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Immediately, Li Ji reacted. Was Zuo Rong calling him?

Li Ji stroked his chin, then supported it with the back of his hand, his gaze as calm as a windless lake as he watched Zuo Rong.

In name, Li Ji was the governor, and Zuo Rong was also a governor.

However, at this moment, the positions of the two sides seemed to be in different dimensions. Li Ji sat high on the main seat, looking down, while Zuo Rong knelt on the ground, trembling with fear.

But whether it was Xu Chu and the other personal guards standing by, or Zuo Rong himself, no one felt there was any problem.

The chaotic world had arrived; the winner was king, and the loser was the villain.

After a moment, just as Zuo Rong felt that his back was about to be completely soaked with sweat under that seemingly non-existent gaze, Li Ji said playfully again.

"Repeat the address from just now."

Li Ji had always suspected that Zuo Rong had made it up on the spur of the moment and that even Zuo Rong himself would find it difficult to repeat.

"By the order of the Great Virtuous, Great Compassionate, Wise and Renowned, Far-Reaching, Bright and Universally Benevolent Layman, this humble monk dares not disobey."

He could really repeat it accurately?

Li Ji was slightly surprised, and then asked, "Where did this title come from?"

"This was not determined by this humble monk, but was divinely ordained. The so-called Great Virtue is the virtue of the Great Virtuous, Great Compassionate, Wise and Renowned, Far-Reaching, Bright and Universally Benevolent Layman, who is blessed by the people; his compassion is like the warm sun shining everywhere…"

Before Zuo Rong could finish speaking, Li Ji directly waved his hand to interrupt Zuo Rong's spellcasting.

Good!

He didn't expect that Jiangdong was truly full of talent. He didn't expect that in addition to Zhu Zheng, there was also Zuo Rong, a master, and it seemed that Zuo Rong's level was much higher than Zhu Zheng's.

Zhu Zheng at least had ample time to brew his draft, but Zuo Rong was temporarily taken out of prison.

It was only under Li Ji's instructions that the personal guards, while escorting Zuo Rong for a simple wash, told Zuo Rong the news that he was going to meet him, and the time was very tight.

"Compared to this messy title, I prefer the name of National Scholar Marquis bestowed by the Emperor of Han," Li Ji said casually.

"Yes, National Scholar Marquis," Zuo Rong replied quickly.

"However, Lord Zuo, you have taken so much trouble to come up with such a name. Could it be that you are preparing to convert me to Buddhism?"

Immediately, Li Ji asked with a smile, but it scared Zuo Rong, who had just straightened his back, so much that he almost fell down again.

If Zuo Rong wanted to, he would naturally be dreaming of such a possibility.

If Li Ji recognized and supported the existence of Buddhism, it would mean that Buddhism could spread unimpeded under Liu Bei's rule.

However, Zuo Rong knew even more clearly that it was not dark yet, and it was too early to dream now.

"No, I dare not. It is not that the National Scholar Marquis enters Buddhism, but that this humble monk hopes that the National Scholar Marquis can point out a clear path for Buddhism. This humble monk will definitely follow the lead of the National Scholar Marquis," Zuo Rong replied quickly.

"I dare not say a clear path, but I do know that if you continue, what lies ahead for Lord Zuo is a dead end…"

As Li Ji spoke, he pushed the bamboo slips on the table to the ground.

Zuo Rong followed the direction and found that those pushed to the ground by Li Ji were the various doctrines and Buddhist scriptures that Zuo Rong usually used to attract believers.

At this moment, Li Ji's eyes were quite cold.

In a sense, there is no real Taoism now, but it is based on Huang-Lao Taoism as the core, and began to form the Taiping Dao, Tianshi Dao, Wudoumi Dao and other primitive Taoism, and then formed Li Ji's later concept of Taoism after a long period of integration.

However, even if it is the Taiping Dao that formed the Yellow Turban Rebellion, its teachings are still generally guiding people to goodness, and so are the Tianshi Dao and Wudoumi Dao.

Of course, even if the teachings are generally good, they will still be tools for rebellion in the hands of ambitious people, so after experiencing the Yellow Turban Rebellion, the princes in various places are now wary and repulsive of Taoists.

The situation of Buddhism and Taoism is completely different. It has not been two hundred years since Buddhism was introduced into the Han Dynasty during the reign of Emperor Hanming and the establishment of the White Horse Temple.

During these two hundred years, Buddhism has not even completed its localization, and most of the scriptures and theories are still the old set of ancient India, and the teachings are still quite simple and crude, advocating that the secular world is full of suffering, and that one should be liberated from the secular world as soon as possible to seek blessings in the afterlife.

Zuo Rong is also using this teaching to continuously absorb believers, and let believers abandon the secular world and fully donate money and food to build Buddhist temples and pagodas, and then seek liberation with their souls and exchange them for blessings in the afterlife.

This made Li Ji, who had gained a deep understanding, almost frown.

Moreover, in the chaotic world, this set is really not lacking in believers, and there is certainly no shortage of people who are tired of the world. This is also the reason why Zuo Rong has initially formed a scale of Buddhism in Lujiang in less than a year since he became the governor of Lujiang.

Now, six Buddhist temples have been built in Lujiang, and there are seven or eight Buddhist temples under construction. Not only has it attracted a large number of believers, but it has also encircled considerable land.

If the Taoism at this time is thinking about making trouble, making big things, and making things happen in the world; then the Buddhism at this time is encircling land to build temples, then encircling land to build temples, and continuing to encircle land to build temples.

"Yangzhou seems… to have no soil suitable for Lord Zuo to preach the teachings," Li Ji said calmly.

"I'll change it!"

Zuo Rong replied almost without hesitation. "What kind of teachings does the National Scholar Marquis like? This humble monk can change it!!"

This made Li Ji slightly stunned, completely unexpected that Zuo Rong did not even have a trace of hesitation or bottom line.

Before Li Ji could speak, Zuo Rong's mouth kept opening non-stop.

"My Buddha is merciful, and what he does is to benefit all people, so that everyone can ascend to the Western Paradise as soon as possible, and also obtain blessings in the afterlife."

"Now that I can get guidance from the National Scholar Marquis, it must be the blessing of my Buddha, and it is also the will of my Buddha. How dare this humble monk disobey?"

"Furthermore, with the guidance of the National Scholar Marquis, my religion will surely spread widely and benefit the world!"

At the end, Zuo Rong carefully looked at Li Ji with the corner of his eye to confirm whether Li Ji's reaction was satisfactory.

Zuo Rong did not have a trace of rejection for kneeling in front of Li Ji.

Unlike some old stubborn people who stick to the past and only know how to translate scriptures every day, Zuo Rong deeply knows that successfully preaching the teachings and allowing Buddhism to exist continuously in the chaotic world is the right way.

And who is the National Scholar Marquis, Li Ji?

Zuo Rong is very clear that no matter how the chaotic world goes, the National Scholar Marquis, Li Ji, will already be able to leave a strong mark in the history books.

Now, if he can be firmly tied to the National Scholar Marquis, Li Ji, then no matter how much the price is paid, it is worth it.

According to Zuo Rong's guess, the National Scholar Marquis, Li Ji, must have moved to use Buddhist teachings as a tool to promote Liu Bei's concept of benevolence, and Buddhist teachings do have the potential to become such a tool.

Therefore, Zuo Rong is not afraid that Li Ji will not change.

As long as Li Ji speaks, Zuo Rong will immediately change the teachings into the shape that Li Ji likes the most. (End of this chapter)