Emperor Taizong's Growth Plan

Chapter 254 Buddhism and Taoism Debate
Cloud Country, Zhongqing City.

Recently, there has been a turmoil in the court, and a group of officials in the court who wanted to cling to the Qu family had already been taken down because of their involvement in the northern border, and all of them were dismissed and awaited questioning.This is the case, making the current situation in Yun Kingdom slightly turbulent.

But the people above the court were panicked, but it didn't have much impact on the common people.

Now that the plague in the northern border has subsided, the previous victory in the foreign war has also stabilized the hearts of the people, and their centripetal force towards the Dayun court has even increased.

In the city of Zhongqing, if you look up, you will see brothels, painting pavilions, and bead curtains embroidered with households.Carved cars compete in Tianjie, BMW competes in Yulu, the golden emerald shines in the sun, and Luo Qi is fragrant.The new voice laughs cleverly in the Liumo Huaqu, and tunes the strings in the tea house and wine shop according to the pipe.

There are crowds of people coming and going, the shops on the street are densely packed, the sound of hawking is endless, and the noise never stops.When you are in it, you can't help but marvel at the prosperous scene of this school.

The more people walked into the city, the more people there were, and the crowd was crowded, and they all went back to the front.Looking forward, you can already see the majestic and majestic palace buildings that show the royal majesty.

And just in front of the large square in front of the palace, two high platforms were erected at some point.

At this time, there are already many people there.

Just looking at the attire, there are family members of honorable ministers from the court and China in splendid attire, Buddhist and Taoist outsiders, and disciples from hundreds of schools wearing the costumes of students from the Jixia Academy.People from all walks of life, merchants, ordinary people, and people from all walks of life gathered under the high platform, which was even more lively than when Xiao Cheng ascended the throne.

Looking up towards the high platform, you can see several monks wearing monk robes sitting cross-legged on the high platform in your left hand, with solemn treasures.At this time, the great monks were sitting on it with their palms folded, their eyes closed, and they bowed their heads and recited scriptures silently.

From the looks of it, it looks like it's unaffected by favor or humiliation, unmoved by foreign objects.

On the right hand side, several Taoist priests in azure blue plain Taoist robes and Hunyuan scarves walked slowly under the high platform.

Then, under the eyes of everyone, he jumped up, his body was like catkins, and he floated on the high platform. He made a slight salute to the monk opposite, and then sat down cross-legged.

Such a battle, which can attract so many people in the city, is the recent Buddhist and Taoist debate conference that has attracted the most attention.

The Tao among Buddhism and Taoism does not refer to the Taoism among the hundreds of schools of thought, but the Taoism that is prevalent in the Central Plains today.

Taoism and Taoism, although the two are somewhat unclear about each other, they still have their own emphasis.

Taoism ranks among the hundreds of schools of thought, and it is one of the ten schools of the nine streams. It advocates following all things, respecting the rules of the world, and using this as the core to govern the country.

Taoism, on the other hand, is a religion formed by intercepting some ideas of Taoism and integrating the theory of ghosts, gods and monsters.

Although Buddhism has undergone several times of rectification by Xiao Cheng, its influence has dropped sharply now, but how deep was Buddhism in Yunguo back then!Even now, it has enough influence among the people.

Religion is something that cannot be eradicated.

Buddhism has been dormant for tens of hundreds of years, and it may not be impossible to make a comeback.Xiao Cheng is not willing to see this happen!

Therefore, the Taoism that prevailed in the Central Plains was also introduced into Tiannan by Xiao Cheng.

Under the newly established Ministry of Rites, in addition to the Senglusi Yamen, which manages the monks, the Daolu Division has also been established to control and support the development of Taoism.

Taoism can spread its beliefs in the south of the world, and it is also happy to be a sharp weapon in Xiao Cheng's hands to control Buddhism, and the cooperation is incomparable.

Supporting the two to fight each other, and the court sitting in the seat of reconciliation, as long as the kings of the later generations of Yun Kingdom don't get into trouble, the situation can always be controlled.

The Buddhist and Taoist debate meeting in front of us was held under Xiao Cheng's secret hint.

Taoism needs to become famous and quickly open up the situation.Buddhism needs to set back the edge of Taoism, make up for the prestige lost by Buddhism during this period, and strengthen the belief of the people of Yunguo.Both sides are pushing the boat along the way, and there will be this Buddhist and Taoist debate conference that attracts everyone's attention.

On the palace wall, many guards of honor were clapped away one by one, surrounding the emperor Yu Lun in the middle.The curtain above the jade was lowered, and only a tall and heroic figure could be seen sitting in it.

Seeing that both parties were already seated, Dang even the courteous officer stretched his voice and said:
"Please give instructions, Your Majesty!"

Xiao Cheng, who was in the middle of the jade, was busy reviewing the memorial in his hand, without raising his head, he said:

"let's start!"

Xiao Cheng didn't want to go back to the Hall of Mental Cultivation to work overtime later, so he could only take advantage of the present to sneak around.

Feng Bao at the side saluted immediately when he heard the words, stood up and said loudly:
"allow!"

Just listening to the sound of "dong" beating the jade bell, the Buddhist and Taoist debate conference began.

Immediately on the side of the Buddhist gate, a group of monks suddenly stood up and shouted:

"Taoism is not enough to teach!"

The sound of drinking loudly, under the blessing of Buddhist martial arts, resounded like a lion's roar, and immediately resounded all around.

Buddhism and Taoism both know that the outcome of the two cannot be decided overnight.In the future, the two sides will fight openly and secretly, and I am afraid that it will not be calmed down.

Therefore, in this debate, both sides inevitably wanted to test each other.Therefore, in this debate, even the topic of the debate has not been determined, and it depends on the free play of both parties.

And this monk's violent remarks pointed directly at the foundation of Taoism, but it was the first to attract people's attention.

Even Xiao Cheng, who was fishing, also had a hand pause at this time, and looked up at the high platform.

Xiao Cheng still had some impression of the person who spoke at this time.

At the beginning of the debate on Buddhism, monk Huiqi suddenly realized the Mahayana Buddhism of "saving oneself and others".In an instant, the state of mind is perfect, and I understand the realm of land gods.The heaven and the earth have a feeling, and they respond, and the vision condenses the golden lotus and falls in the air.

The Liuhuai monk that Xiao Cheng favored didn't have much real talent and learning, and it was only because of his help to cheat that he had the confidence to come to power.Facing the sudden violence, Hui Qi, who showed his miraculous powers, was powerless to fight back.

At that time, Xiao Cheng himself planned to give up.It was this monk named Zhimi who was quite quick-witted, and with a cooperation, he was able to be sent to the position of the Great Master of Buddhism, so that Xiao Cheng's plan did not fail.

At this time, Zhi Fan made a sound, Xiao Cheng couldn't help but look at him with great interest, to see what tricks he can play with his quick wit.

Several Taoist priests heard the words of wisdom and confusion at this time, and they were mentally prepared to make things difficult for Buddhism before, but they couldn't help frowning slightly when they heard it now.

Taoism is not enough to teach. If it cannot be refuted, it will shake the foundation. How can we preach in Yunguo in the future?
Thinking of this, a Taoist priest suddenly stood up and saluted Zhi Fan:
"Poverty Shinichi, dare to ask this master, where is such violent talk?"

Zhimi heard the words, the corners of his mouth curled up, and he said immediately:
"The way to establish a religion must first have an owner! Taoism has no owner, so how can it be called a teacher?"

Taoist Shinichi was about to refute, but was held back by the Taoist around him.

The Taoist faced him, and Shinichi shook his head slightly, signaling him not to be impatient.Seeing this, Shinichi restrained himself and sat back.

At this time, Zhi Fan saw that the opposite party had never fallen into a trap because of his hasty rebuttal, so he secretly regretted it, and continued:
"My Buddhism originated from Tianzhu, and it was introduced by the great monk Alagana. The Buddha of my Buddhist sect is the leader. Although the great monk Alagana founded my Dayun Buddhism, he is only a preacher."

"And your Taoism, the founding ancestor Zhang Tianshi, is just a preacher! In the Taoist scriptures, the Sanqing God is enshrined. But if the Sanqing God is the leader, how to prove the Sanqing God?" exist?"

The three pure gods enshrined in Taoism are gods created by combining gods, ghosts, and Taoist scriptures.The Buddha of Buddhism is the man of great wisdom who founded Buddhism in Tianzhu back then, and is revered as the Buddha by believers.

One of the two is false and the other is real, which gave the Buddhist side a reason to attack.

When Shinichi heard the words, his face immediately turned red, and he was caught in the horns, unable to speak out in a daze.

But at this moment, the Taoist priest next to him who had pulled Shinichi before suddenly said:

"My Taoism is derived from Taoism. The leader is not Zhang Tianshi, nor is it the gods of the Sanqing, but the Tao! Tao produces all things, it is the life of heaven and earth, and the way of all things in the world!"

Wisdom fans set up a premise before, that is, the leaders of these schools are real people.Under this logic, the true Taoist who spoke first naturally did not know how to refute.

And this way of heaven and earth, although not human, but it is real.Moreover, comparing the two leaders, they feel that the force of Taoism has been elevated a bit.

Zhimi raised his eyebrows when he heard the words, looked at the man with palms together, and said in a deep voice:

"The poor monk is a fan of wisdom, dare to ask the Shidao name?"

The man stood up, bowed slightly, and said:
"I'm so poor, I've met the master of wisdom!"

Zhimi nodded slightly, a smile suddenly opened on the corner of his mouth, and a look of complacency flashed in his eyes, and said:
"Since your religion regards 'Tao' as the leader, then the poor monk has another problem!"

He paused, looked closely at the Taoist crowd, and said loudly:
"If the 'Tao' is known, then it is only born of goodness, why is it also born of evil?"

To translate, you respect the "Tao" that can produce all things as the leader, so the "Tao" naturally exists with cognition.That being the case, Tao only needs to produce "goodness", why should it produce "evil", so that the world's creatures will fall into misery and misfortune?

In a word, everyone present was stunned.Even the people of the Buddhist sect couldn't help showing a look of surprise at this time.Obviously, Zhi Fan's move had not been discussed with everyone before.

Previously, the theory of the leader was just a trap set by Zhi Fan for this question, in order to introduce this question.

But if it can't be refuted, then it is not the fundamental problem of Taoism's establishment of religion, but to throw all the original sins of the world on Taoism.

Zhimi looked at the stunned Taoist crowd, and the corner of his mouth curled up, revealing a look of complacency.

Taking advantage of this time when the two sides were probing, they became a blockbuster.As long as Taoism is thoroughly debated, then who is the next great master of Buddhism?

　Today I queued up to do nucleic acid, and I waited for a long time.That's all for now, I'll make up for it tomorrow...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)