Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 2192
This possibility is not impossible, but extremely great.

The Qimen Dunjia, Fengshui spells, and Yin-Yang and Five Elements theories handed down by the ancestors are by no means a fantasy, but the laws that have been summed up after countless years of fighting against nature, and they are absolutely well-founded.Li Chunfeng may have some doubts about his own origin, but Yuan Tiangang is almost a "half-fairy" existence. Give him time, maybe he can really see through his own reality.

That would be troublesome...

Fang Jun poured wine for Li Chunfeng, drank a cup, and sighed: "It's hard for you masters and apprentices, the whole Taoist sect has already reached the crisis of life and death, and you don't know it, and you still have a face that is thinking about it..."

Li Chunfeng was stunned: "How do you say that?"

Now His Majesty the Emperor respects Lao Tzu as his ancestor, Taoism naturally rises, and many dignitaries believe in Taoism. Even an ordinary Taoist priest can get help and preferential treatment from all over the world. The whole Taoism is in a good situation, unprecedented. good.

Why did it come to Fang Jun's mouth, but it became "the autumn of life and death crisis"?
Simply sensational...

"Don't believe me?" Seeing Li Chunfeng's disapproving expression, Fang Jun put down his wine cup, sat upright, and said, "Then let me ask you, since Buddhism was introduced into China during the Han Dynasty and continued until now, do you know any changes? "

Li Chunfeng froze for a moment, then shook his head blankly.

I am a Taoist priest, and I am still the kind who doesn't care about things. As a Taoist priest, I am an official of the imperial court. How can I have the leisure to pay attention to Buddhist affairs?
Fang Jun slapped his thigh, and said wryly: "Look, your Taoist sect doesn't even pay attention to your opponents, isn't it just asking for death?"

Li Chunfeng didn't like to hear these words, so he said with a calm face: "Taoism originated from Lao Tzu, and the land of China stretched for thousands of years, and it has long been deeply rooted. Buddhism is a foreign sect, and it is inevitable that it will not accept the climate. How can it be called an opponent of Taoism? Let alone seek death The words... are simply alarmist."

In fact, until now, the situation is indeed as Li Chunfeng said.

As a local sect, Taoism has a solid foundation, far from being able to compete with Buddhism...

Fang Jun sighed and said: "480 temples in the Southern Dynasty, how many towers are in the mist and rain... The old temples are still spread all over the south of the Yangtze River. Buddhism is pious, and it is still in the evening drum and morning bell. It was the era of the rise of Buddhism and the decline of Taoism. The lessons are not far away. Where does the Daoist Master have the confidence to not consider Buddhism as his opponent?"

Misty Rain in the Southern Dynasties, Song Qi Liang Chen.

After the fall of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, the four dynasties with health as their capital were not very conspicuous in history. However, during this period, it was the golden age of unprecedented development of Buddhism. Among them, there were 1000, 32 temples in Nanchen. Tens of thousands of monks and nuns...

Li Chunfeng looked a little ugly.

As Fang Jun said, that period was a glorious period for the rise of Buddhism, but one ebb and flow, for Taoism, it represented endless darkness and humiliation.

"But...it's different today."

Li Chunfeng still insisted on his own opinion, thinking that it is impossible for Buddhism to rise again, let alone replace the status of Taoism, and even force Taoism to a critical survival situation as Fang Jun said.

Fang Jundao: "However, in today's world, Taoism is a high-ranking elite gathering, but Buddhism is universal, regardless of high or low. If things go on like this, its influence is self-evident. The most important thing is that Buddhism is a foreign sect, and its scriptures are originally Sanskrit. In the process of translation, a lot of words from Confucianism and Taoism were used for reference, so as to learn from each other and learn from each other. For example, the word "Fangzhang", originally a Taoist title, has become a general term for Buddhist abbots. You can ask the common people, Is 'Abbot' the Buddha or the Tao? Nine times out of ten, he will tell you that he is a disciple of Buddhism. There are too many to list, and the influence is accumulated bit by bit. If things go on like this, who knows what the Taoism looks like? "

In this era, the difference between Taoism and Buddhism is probably the difference in the way of communication.

Taoism is noble, like snow in spring, and follows the elite model. Its rules for selecting disciples and preaching are strict, and not everyone can teach the core of Taoism.This stipulates that He can only be circulated in the upper class of society. Although it has great influence, it is difficult to spread it from top to bottom.

Buddhism is different. They are from Lower Liba, and they follow the path of popularization. Princes, generals, businessmen, husbands and soldiers can do it. Good people come to save the world, and evil people come to become Buddhas immediately, which is too inclusive.

In short, if Fomen opens a store to welcome customers, anyone will do.

Daomen belongs to high-end clubs. In theory, anyone can enter, but the core is the mainstream and upper class of society, and they are seriously out of touch with society.

This is another interpretation of the strategy of "encircling the cities from the countryside". As a result, everyone knows that Buddhism has achieved positive results after countless disasters and has become popular in the world, while Taoism has become less and less influential under its "elite model".

All the good things in the world have been said about the Buddha, but most of the famous mountain monks in the world...

In later generations, Taoism declined and Buddhism flourished.

Li Chunfeng finally realized the seriousness of the problem, pondered for a long time with a sullen face, and asked, "What clever strategy does Erlang have to turn the situation around?"

Fang Jun shook his head and said, "I'm an outsider. How can I know what's going on inside? If I don't know the inside story, how dare I point my fingers. But I have to remind the Taoist priest that when I was in the battle to put down Gaochang Kingdom, I met several people. A monk from Tianzhu once said that in the 13th year of Zhenguan, Xuanzang, a monk from Chang'an, disregarded the imperial court's obstruction, violated the charter, and went to Tianzhu privately. After going through Yumen Pass, crossing Wufeng, crossing the quicksand, and having endured hardships, he arrived in Yiwu and arrived at Gaochang State, where he was received by Qu Wentai, the king of Gaochang. After a short rest, Xuanzang set off again, passing through Quzhi, Lingshan, and Sui Yecheng, Kapishi State, and Chi Jianguo, arrived at the hometown of Huoluo State, traveled southward through Fuhe State, Jiezhi State, Daxue Mountain, Fanyana State, and Dagashmira State, and finally arrived in Tianzhu to study in Nalan It is said that Xuanzang has a very high reputation in the Western Regions and Tianzhu Buddhism. Once this person returns to Chang'an, he will bring the sacred scriptures and scriptures of Tianzhu Buddhism with him, and he will definitely bring a world-shaking event to the Buddhism of the Tang Dynasty. At that time, the influence of Buddhism will be enough to spread throughout the Tang Dynasty, and for Taoism, it will be nothing less than a catastrophe."

No one knows better than Fang Jun how Xuanzang's journey to the west to learn Buddhist scriptures had an earth-shaking impact on Buddhism in the Tang Dynasty, and even made Buddhist followers all over the world for a time, and finally influenced Tang Xianzong, who was determined to live forever, to advocate Buddhism, almost "taking the country as the teach"……

It directly laid the vigorous foundation of Buddhism in Middle-earth.

Li Chunfeng turned pale with shock: "There is such a thing? The poor don't know!"

Perhaps the former Xuanzang had a good reputation in Chang'an Monastery, but since the beginning of Zhenguan, he traveled westward to learn Buddhist scriptures, and he has not been heard from for so many years. How many people still remember him?
However, when he returns to the Tang Dynasty with the Supreme Buddha Light, it will definitely cause a shock, and even His Majesty Li Er, who advocates Taoism, has to treat him preferentially, acquiescing to the spread of Buddhism...

Since then, the tone of Taoism’s decline and Buddhism’s prosperity has been established. Even after Tang Xianzong’s whole country prospered Buddhism and Tang Wuzong’s extermination of Buddhism, it was difficult to change this pattern.

Li Chunfeng couldn't sit still.

"Today was abrupt, Pindao said goodbye first, and I will invite Erlang another day to drink and apologize."

After saying that, without waiting for Fang Jun to reply, he got up and left in a hurry.

As a Taoist disciple, the rise and fall of teachings is everyone's responsibility. Now that we are aware of the hidden dangers that Buddhism may bring to Taoism, how can we sit still?

I don't care about the "different faces" at all...

*****
The Gao brothers came out from Zuixian Tower, and seeing Chai Lingwu go away, they were very angry.

Now the Gao family has become dilapidated to the point where anyone can show their faces?

Gao Zhenxing let out a "bah", spit hard on the horse, looked at the figure of Chai Lingwu going away surrounded by his own soldiers, and said angrily: "It's just a waste who relies on his father's family background to eat vegetarian food, in front of us What kind of prestige is there? If you are capable, you will do it with Fang Jun, you useless!"

Gao Xing said nothing, sitting on the horse with a gloomy expression.

Gao Zhenxing looked around and saw that the nearest guard was more than ten steps away. He rode forward and approached his elder brother, his eyes flickered, and said in a low voice: "Brother, how can this go on? Now my Gao family has fallen, if we wait until The Crown Prince ascends the throne, and people like Fang Jun ascend to heaven, I am afraid it will be difficult for us to have a place in Chang'an City!"

Gao Xun's face sank like water, and he naturally understood what his brother meant.

He said calmly: "Father won't allow it, what can I do?"

Gao Zhenxing gritted his teeth and said, "Father is old and confused, he only cares about enjoying the rest of his life in peace and security, but my brothers and I are in the prime of life, do we have to learn from father to hide our strength and bide our time, hiding in the city, with our tails tucked for the rest of our lives?"

High performance in silence.

It is conceivable that the current predicament is not the lowest point of the Gao family.

After the crown prince ascended the throne, Fang Jun and his gang came to power, and it was when the Gao family completely fell into the dust...

"It's been a long time since I went to drink with King Jing, let's go, go to King Jing's mansion to bother me."

Gao Xun sighed deeply in his heart and made up his mind.

Back then, his father was "exotic goods to live in" and fell in love with His Majesty today. With his full support, he finally helped His Majesty achieve hegemony.Wealth and wealth are sought in the midst of danger, and we are reluctant to part with rice, so how can we steal chickens?

Gao Zhenxing's eyes flashed immediately, and he said excitedly: "It's all up to the elder brother to decide!"

Brothers and brothers, connected by blood, work together, and their strength can break gold!
I don't believe that with their brother's ability, they can't make some noise in this era...

(End of this chapter)