Monument Yangmen

Chapter 590 Who Has Seen A Real Immortal?

"Hahaha……"

Yang Qi laughed wantonly, and then sarcastically said in the angry eyes of the four: "I, Yang Yansi, will not bully other orphans and widows!"

As soon as he said that, Chen Tuan's face turned red.

It is rumored that when Zhao Kuangyin was young, by chance, he once studied as a teacher of Chen Tuan.

Moreover, under the guidance of old Taoist Chen Tuan, he became brothers with nine other heroes, which is the "Ten Brothers of Yishe" recorded in the history books.

Afterwards, with the help of the other nine sworn brothers, Zhao Kuangyin conquered the east and west, added the yellow robe, and set the world in motion. It is said that they were all guided by the old Taoist Chen Tuan.

However, rumors are rumors after all.

It is not recorded in the official history whether Zhao Kuangyin was a teacher of the old Taoist Chen Tuan.

Neither party has clarified the matter.

However, one thing is certain, that is, there must be some connection between Chen Tuan and Zhao Kuangyin.

Otherwise, after Zhao Kuangyin ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, he would not have summoned Chen Tuan to meet him in Bianjing several times.

Not to mention that Huashan was promised to Chen Tuan just because of winning or losing a game of chess.

Huashan is one of the Five Sacred Mountains, but it is not a small hill with no name or surname.

The Five Sacred Mountains have represented special significance in all dynasties in Chinese history.

A founding emperor promised one of the Five Sacred Mountains to a sect.

The meaning it represents is not that simple.

This is equivalent to denying the orthodox status of this sect, and at the same time, implicitly agreeing to the promise of resting with the country.

If Zhao Kuangyin had nothing to do with Chen Tuan, how could he do such a thing?
Yang Qi passed Chen Tuan's reaction and confirmed this guess.

If the two of them really didn't have much relationship, how could Chen Tuan react so strongly when Yang Qi mentioned bullying other orphans and widows.

It is very possible that the two are really masters and apprentices.

However, the master of Zhao Kuangyin, the Taizu of the Great Song Dynasty, did not show the situation of shouting and killing when facing him, who was very likely to become the scourge of the Great Song Dynasty.

This raised another question in Yang Qi's heart.

Could it be that Zhao Kuangyin's death was unclear, Zhao Guangyi ascended to the throne of God, and the two parties were unhappy?
Yang Qi thought about it carefully and thought it was very possible.

Yang Qi remembered that at the beginning of Zhao Guangyi's ascension to the throne, he repeatedly called Chen Tuan to Bianjing to discuss Taoism.

Of course, it is very possible to talk about other things in the name of discussing the Tao.

In short, at the beginning of Zhao Guangyi's ascension to the throne, he valued Chen Tuan's old way very much.

However, five years after Taiping rejuvenated the country, Zhao Guangyi never called Chen Tuan to Bianjing again.

Not only that, Zhao Guangyi seems to have become very interested in Buddhism after five years in Taiping Xingguo.

He not only promoted Xiangguo Temple as a national temple, but also built a large number of Buddhist temples in the Song Dynasty.

Taiping Xingguo Temple, Kaiyuan Temple, Chongming Temple and many other temples that are well-known in later generations have been built successively.

In short, there are hundreds of Buddhist temples built during Zhao Guangyi's reign.

It can be seen from this that it is very likely that Zhao Guangyi and Chen Tuan collapsed because of Zhao Kuangyin's problem.

Then, in order to suppress Taoism, Zhao Guangyi began to raise the status of Buddhism in a straight line.

For a moment, Yang Qi felt that the Taoist sect was actually quite pitiful.

Chen Tuan's face was dark, and he reminded him, "Talk about the yellow robe, don't mention orphans and widows."

Yang Qi rolled his eyes, and immediately lost his pity for the Taoist sect, "Everyone of you likes to be emperor? If I like to be emperor, I would have already ascended the throne and proclaimed myself emperor in the Southern Kingdom."

Zhong Fang put down his wine glass for the first time, and said softly, "Even so, why are you planning so much in the northwest?"

Yang Qi immediately shouted angrily: "Do you really think that I like to make wind and rain in this northwest? If it weren't for the fact that the Zhao family brothers failed to live up to their expectations and couldn't even bring back the Sixteen States of Yanyun, I would have waded into this muddy water?

The dignified descendants of Yan and Huang were bullied by a group of barbarians.Do you want to spread the word?Will the children and grandchildren of later generations have a bright face when they know it? "

The four of them were confused by Yang Qi's angry rhetorical question, and it was difficult to refute for a while.

After a long while, the old Taoist Chen Tuan stroked his beard and said quietly: "Although the current emperor is not a wise monarch, but he has the heart to recover the Yanyun Sixteen States, and he will definitely take back the Yanyun Sixteen States."

Chen Tuan said this with full confidence.

Yang Qi almost laughed out of anger.

It was not the first time he had heard people say this. It seemed that everyone in Song Dynasty felt that Zhao Guangyi would definitely be able to take back Yanyun Sixteen States.

Yang Qi really wanted to know, from where did these people see that Zhao Guangyi was able to recover Yanyun Sixteen Prefectures.

A person who plays remote command in the era when communication depends on shouting.

He is less reliable than Zhao Kuo who talks about war on paper.

Why did he recover Yanyun Sixteen States?

Just because he is the emperor?

joke.

Yang Qi hardly gave old Taoist Chen Tuan any good looks. He said with a cold face unceremoniously: "If he can take back Yanyun Sixteen States, I will take his head off and kick it for you."

Old Taoist Chen Tuan was about to refute immediately, but was stopped by Zhong Fang.

Zhong Fang narrowed his eyes and asked Yang Qi in a low voice, "Huhou, why do you think so little of His Majesty?"

Yang Qi couldn't answer this question with proof.

Yang Qi sneered and asked back: "Will the emperor return the military power to the generals under him?"

The four of them frowned subconsciously when they heard this.

The answer to Yang Qi's question is too simple.

Zhao Kuangyin finally took back the military power from the generals. Zhao Guangyi, the successor, has such a strong desire for power, how could he hand over the military power?

It's ridiculous to say that the emperor is the highest leader of a nation.

But in the eyes of many emperors, there has never been any national righteousness.

They seem to be the most selfish group of people in the world, as long as they can maintain their dictatorial throne, as long as they can have imperial power and wealth.

They don't care about humiliating the nation, they don't care about the lives of the people, and they don't care about ceding land and paying compensation.

Even, some people among them yelled the words 'I would rather be with friends and neighbors than with domestic slaves'.

National righteousness, in their eyes, is sometimes more like a joke.

Zhong Fang opened his mouth, but couldn't ask any more questions.

The Taoist priest in yellow robe wanted to say something, but old Taoist Chen Tuan shook his head.

"Hey……"

The yellow-robed Taoist gave a long sigh and said no more.

The green-robed Taoist said with a dry smile: "Let's...shouldn't it be time to talk about business?"

Old Daoist Chen Tuan nodded, looked at Yang Qi, and said, "You should be able to guess the intention of the poor Daoist here today."

Yang Qidao: "One is asking questions; the other is preaching."

The green-robed Taoist sat down solemnly, and said solemnly: "I heard Senior Brother Chen mentioned that there was a story when he met Huhou outside the Yanmen Pass before. Senior Brother Chen said that Huhou admired the way of preaching in Buddhism. The existing preaching methods of the Taoist sect are quite critical..."

"good……"

Yang Qi was not afraid of offending others, so he admitted it openly.

The yellow-robed Taoist snorted coldly, "Huhou is really frank, and he is not afraid of offending people."

"You will harm me?"

Yang Qi looked at the yellow-robed Taoist priest with a half-smile.

The yellow-robed Taoist priest's face turned ashen like an eggplant.

Zhong Fang put down the empty jug in his hand, stared at Yang Qi, and said calmly: "The Taoist school is vast, and the wisdom of the sages is as vast as the sea. Many ancient books of the Taoist school contain infinite eternal principles.

These are the wisdom of our ancestors, and it is impossible to pass them on to other races.

So, it's not that Taoist sects are unwilling to preach, but that many things cannot be passed on lightly, let alone passed on to foreign races. "

Yang Qi shook his head, and said helplessly: "It is precisely because you have always had this kind of thinking that foreign Buddhism is frequently favored. So now, the momentum of Buddhism's development is overshadowing Taoism.

If things go on like this, aren't you afraid that people in the world only know the six-character name, but don't know the immeasurable deity? "

"Impossible! This kind of thing will never happen."

The green-robed Taoist retorted decisively.

Yang Qi smiled wryly, but didn't speak.

He thought of the later generations, when he went to Huashan to play, he happened to meet a pair of good men and women. After they entered the temple gate, they worshiped the Taoist Sanqing, but they recited 'Amitabha Buddha' in their mouths.

Some people may think that they are ignorant, but this just shows that Buddha has developed better and is more deeply rooted in people's hearts than Tao.

Yang Qi hesitated for a moment, and said in a deep voice: "The four of you are all high-ranking Taoists, so you must be familiar with the allusion of Zhuang Zhou's dream butterfly?"

Zhuang Zhou was a Taoist sage during the Warring States period.

As a Taoist disciple, how could he not know.

Old Taoist Chen Tuan simply closed his eyes, not wanting to look at Yang Qi.

He felt that Yang Qi was insulting him by asking this question.

Yang Qi smiled lightly, and said with emotion: "Speaking of which, I also have a relationship with Taoism, and this relationship comes from Zhuang Zhou's dream butterfly."

Yang Qi recalled, "That was when I was in Tianbo Yang's Mansion. One day, in the haze, I seemed to be drawn into a strange world. In that world, I saw houses that were hundreds of feet high, and experienced flying Iron bumps in the sky..."

Yang Qi talked a lot.

Old Taoist Chen Tuan didn't know when he opened his eyes, he looked at Yang Qi, his gaze became extraordinarily serious.

The same is true for the release of three people.

The four of them are representative figures in the Taoist sect, and they have reached a level that is difficult for ordinary people to reach in the cultivation of the mind.

Especially the old Taoist Chen Tuan, whose state of mind has been cultivated like a calm lake.

Therefore, the four of them are very sensitive to other people's moods.

Everything Yang Qi talked about seems to be Zhuang Zhou's dream of a butterfly.

But it gave them the feeling that Yang Qi was talking about a real world, not a dream.

They don't pay much attention to the grotesque world that Yang Qikou talked about.

Because they have been exposed to too many myths and stories since they practiced Taoism.

Even when they have achieved a little success in their cultivation, they will personally compile some fairy tales, and even participate in some fairy tales.

Therefore, they didn't care how strange the world Yang Qi described was.

They only care about the Taoism in the world that Yang Qi depicted.

When Yang Qi joked about what he saw and heard in Huashan in his dream.

Even Chen Tuan's old-fashioned calm state of mind, like that of a lake, also became erratic.

Let alone the other three.

"In that world, there is not one out of ten Taoist temples, and Buddhist temples are full of incense..."

Yang Qi laughed at himself, "When I woke up, I felt extremely distressed by the situation of the Taoist sect. In my bones, I am a pure descendant of Yan and Huang. I can't see the vast wisdom of my ancestors being abandoned by others, let alone those foreign things. It is popular in the world in the land of our Chinese descendants.

This is why I met with the four of you today. "

Yang Qi said with emotion: "To be honest, for me today, if I have to establish a sect in the place under my jurisdiction, Buddhism is far more suitable than Taoism.

Although they are sometimes greedy, they are obedient enough.Moreover, they know how to bow their heads to a ruler. "

The four of Chen Tuan lowered their heads and didn't say a word.

It can be seen that Yang Qi's words have set off a huge wave in their hearts.

It was hard for them to imagine how the Daoist sect would decline after the scenes in Yang Qi's dream actually happened.

Yang Qi looked at the four people who were silent, and said softly: "As Mr. Zhong said, Taoism is vast and there are many classics. Therefore, when preaching, it is not necessary to spread everything.

There are countless classics such as guiding people to be kind, attracting people to be merciful, persuading people to be good, and enlightening the world.

I think these classics are not considered precious in the Taoist sect, are they?
It is even less likely that it is a secret classic.

The most believers are, after all, the common people.

What the people are looking for is not soaring or longevity.

What they are asking for is very simple, that is, someone to guide them when they are depressed; someone to comfort them when they encounter misfortune at home; Help them; have someone to share with them when they are happy.

All of the above can be summed up in one sentence.

That is, the common people worship the gods, and what they ask for is only a sustenance in their hearts.

This is the only thing you have to give. "

If the four of Chen Tuan had realized something, they suddenly felt that the Tao they had taught all their lives was just like what Yang Qi said.

Dao heart shakes.

"Well……"

The Dao heart of the Taoist priest in green robe almost fell.

Seeing this, old Taoist Chen Tuan roared solemnly, "We practice Taoism, and what we seek is longevity! Longevity!"

On the forehead and neck of the green-robed Taoist priest, blue veins protruded, and his face was ferocious.

Chen Tuan's old-fashioned low growl reached his ears, like a Hong Zhong Da Lu, constantly vibrating.

The abnormal performance of the green-robed Taoist priest lasted for a quarter of an hour.

Under the reminder of Chen Tuan and Zhong Fang, they managed to stabilize their minds.

When he looked at Yang Qi again, there was a trace of fear in his eyes.

It can be seen how much Yang Qi's remarks just now had an impact on him.

After appeasing the green-robed Taoist priest, old Taoist Chen Tuan stared at Yang Qi unkindly, "My generation cultivates the Tao, what we cultivate is the mind, what we cultivate is the Tao, what we cultivate is nature, and what we cultivate is detachment..."

Yang Qi smiled slightly, folded his hands behind his head, and said with a sneer, "Why are you deceiving yourself? What is detachment? What is Tao? In your perception, immortals represent Tao and detachment.

In the eyes of the world, you are immortals.

But, let me ask you, who of you has ever seen a real fairy? "

(End of this chapter)