Survival Three Kingdoms

Chapter 700 Preaching the Scriptures and Evangelism (2)

At the meeting of the Privy Council, Zhou Cang mainly put forward five opinions:

First, to teach people with morality, the rule of law is the basic system, and there is a long way to go to educate the people, including moral integrity, cultural knowledge, and life skills, etc. It is far from enough to rely solely on the official, and the official propaganda often lags behind and penetrates Insufficient strength needs to be supplemented.

[-]. In the spring and Autumn period, a hundred schools of thought contended, both the essence and the dross. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty deposed the hundred schools of thought to only respect Confucianism, and Emperor Ming Yemeng Jinren invited Buddha from the west, first built the White Horse Temple in Luoyang, and then built the Dafu Lingjiu in Wutai There are more and more Buddhist believers in the temple. Instead of taking root and sprouting foreign religions, why not advocate my way.

Third, the Taoism of the Heavenly Master has been spread for four generations, and its followers are spread all over the states. Compatibility with its teachings will help stabilize the hearts of the people and attract people's hearts.

Fourth, preaching is only allowed to persuade people to do good, but it is not allowed to involve in politics, let alone take the opportunity to amass money and deceive the people.

Fifth, those who are officials or generals can understand their teachings and must not abolish their official duties.

Zhou Cang's whimsical idea caused controversy in the Privy Council. Except for Zhou Chong who knew the reason, everyone was amazed by Zhou Cang's sudden idea.

Duanmuling was the first to say: "Zi doesn't talk about monsters, power, chaos, and gods, and my master never believes in ghosts and gods. Why do you want to preach instead?" Zi Gong's descendants quoted what Zi once said.

"Confucius didn't talk about weirdness, bravery, rebellion, and ghosts." Zhou Cang nodded and said, "This seems to be a conclusion. However, I have another explanation: the son does not speak, and the strange power is chaotic. Confucius stopped talking, for fear of using force to disperse the influence. Spirit. Do you think this solution is acceptable?"

There are no punctuation marks, and the meaning is taken out of context. Naturally, it makes sense to explain it however you want.Duanmu Ling opened his mouth and remained silent for a long time. Can this sentence be explained in this way?
Xun Chen saw that Duanmuling's sage words didn't work, so he coughed lightly and said, "During the time of the first emperor, Zhang Jiao used Taiping essentials to fool the people, which led to the Yellow Turban Rebellion, and he still suffers from it. Sun Ce was afraid that he would cause trouble again and kill him. It can be seen that he is the easiest to deceive people, and if anyone has evil intentions, he will inevitably bring disaster to the world."

Zhou Cang said with a smile: "Zhang Jiao and Yu Ji, it is precisely because the eunuchs in the imperial court messed up the government, the officials preyed on the common people, and the local power ran amok. What can we do? But you know what to worry about. It makes sense to strengthen control over it.”

Xun Chen couldn't help shaking his head and sighing, obviously Zhou Cang didn't completely convince him.Zhou Cang went on to say: "Your biggest concern is that everyone in the world believes in this religion. I thought it was impossible. As long as I follow the public opinion and keep pace with the times, why should I worry about the people's support?"

Zhou Xin hesitated and said: "My boy also read the Tao Te Ching, and he advocated that as long as the government is peaceful and abstaining from desires, and governing by doing nothing, the world will naturally be settled..."

Zhou Cang shook his head and said, "That's not true. Do nothing and do everything. Doing nothing means not doing nothing, but not acting rashly, not restricting and restricting the creativity of the people, and not doing things in reverse. Following social development means doing everything, do you understand?"

Zhou Xin was ignorant of what he heard, Yang Rui, the new head of the Privy Council's Department of Civil Affairs, wrote down these remarks, and it is estimated that Jian'an Anthology will be looted again.

Zhou Cang said to Duanmuling again: "Zifan, brother Ling is a great Confucian and is now the dean. You can tell him my opinion. Shaozhengmao misinterpreted that Kongqiu was killed. I think flowing water does not corrupt households." There may be differences in opinion, but it can only be tested by practice.”

Xu Shu, who kept silent all the time, didn't think that Zhou Cang wanted to seek pills and medicines for longevity. He was still trying to figure out what kind of medicine was hidden in Zhou Cang's gourd.What is the reason that made Zhou Cang put preaching on the agenda.Obviously, everyone including Zhou Xin was a little caught off guard, that is to say, it can be ruled out that someone spoke in front of Zhou Cang.No, except for one person, Xu Shu took a look at Zhou Chong, who was so calm, could it be related to Zhou Chong?Zhou Chong has always acted recklessly and doesn't believe in ghosts and gods, so why didn't he speak up?Wait, Zhou Chong, Jin Yiwei, does Jin Yiwei have any plans?This conspiracy is related to Tianshi Tao or its followers, and the conspiracy is very big. If this is the case, the explanation will make sense.

Xu Shu was still thinking, Yang Rui coughed lightly. "My lord, when I was in Bingzhou, my subordinates visited Wutai, and it cost a lot to build the dojo..."

Building a Taoist temple in the mountains is no less than building a city. It consumes a lot of manpower, material resources, and financial resources, ranging from a few years to decades, which is a big problem. It is out of the sheep, and it is not in Zhou Cang's interest to invest in it.Everyone nodded and turned their attention to Zhou Cang.

Zhou Chong chuckled: "Why not change the temple into a Taoist temple?"

Yang Rui was shocked: "The commander made a mistake, not to mention that the Lingjiu Temple was built by Emperor Ming and dare not move it lightly. How can it be so simple to change the plaque when the temple is changed to Taoism? Its teachings are different, and the layout, buildings, and furnishings are all different. , Dealing with it indiscriminately and rebelling against the rules."

Sure enough, Xu Shu can already conclude that Zhou Chong is involved, and even put forward the bold idea of ​​changing the temple to a Taoist temple, which shows that Zhou Chong has no awe at all, and Zhou Chong has always said something, and supporting Zhou Cang is obviously not a blind obedience .But why didn't Zhou Cang tell the truth?

Zhou Cang was worried, and his eyes fell on Xu Shu who was in deep thought: "What's Yuan Zhi's opinion?"

Xu Shu soon had an idea of ​​whether he was a generation of wise men. "I think that everyone's concerns are beneficial. I think that even after a great war, the people all obey the Lord's teachings and have no other thoughts. It is especially early to preach at this time."

Zhou Cang frowned, did he just run aground?
Xu Shu quickly said, "I heard that my lord sent Wang Can as an envoy to Jiangdong, and one of his missions was to repair the cemetery for the real Tongbai."

"Well, it does."

"My subordinates also heard that Zhang Daoling practiced Taoism and alchemy in Yunjin Mountain, which can be described as the auspicious place of heavenly masters..."

Zhou Cang patted his forehead with his hands: "Wonderful, if it wasn't for Yuan Zhi, I would have almost missed it."

Yunjin Mountain is located in Poyang County, which is also under the rule of Sun Quan. Wouldn't it be possible for Sun Quan to pay for the construction of an ashram here?It can win Zhang Lu without affecting his own rule, which can be said to kill three birds with one stone.Zhou Cang looked at Xu Shu, Xu Yuan was afraid that he had figured out some of his own thoughts before he came up with this method. Not only was he a Confucian general, he was no less sophisticated than Zhou Wen and Zhang Jiong.

The meeting of the Privy Council came to an abrupt end.Zhou Cang added an order to Wang Can, applying to Sun Quan to build a Taoist temple in Yunjin Mountain. After repairing the tomb, he went west to Poyang and built the Tianshi Palace in Yunjin Mountain. Because Yunjin Mountain looked like a dragon coiling a tiger, it was renamed Longhu Mountain.Zhou Chong passed the news to Zhang Lu, and asked Zhang Lu to send someone to Longhu Mountain to preside over the construction of Tianshi Palace.

Zhou Cang gave a small amount of money symbolically, solicited some sponsorship from Sun Quan, and raised some donations from the people. It was enough to build a Taoist temple, and it would be expanded in the future. It would depend on the Taoism of the Celestial Master.

(End of this chapter)