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Chapter 1485 The Wonderful Use of Zhu Xi's Neo-Confucianism

"Your Majesty, may the Buddha have mercy on us. There is no need to kill them all!"

Dao Ji said with a sad face that Buddha has always been compassionate. If he gives up even this, then is he still Buddha?

"When you go to India and see the Buddha's situation, you will understand that the defeated Buddhist sect is worse than a wild dog."

Sun Lei said.

Dao Ji remained noncommittal and insisted that he was right.

"Master Lu, you guys should set off first, to Tianzhu!"

Sun Lei looked at Lu Zhishen and said.

"Tianzhu?"

  Lu Zhishen was a little confused. Aren't they going to march west? Why were they asked to go to India?

"Western Liao doesn't need you to take action yet. Go and deal with Tianzhu first. That place is weak and in chaos right now. It's a good time to try your hand!"

"You should go to Guangzhou Prefecture first, and then let the navy take you to Tianzhu. This route is faster and more convenient. If you are fast enough, you may be able to meet up with Mr. Xu and unify the entire South China Sea. Mr. Xu has already taken action against Dali."

Sun Lei looked at Lu Zhishen and said.

"Hey, I'll arrange it right away!"

When Lu Zhishen heard that he could send troops immediately, he smiled and went to arrange the army without caring about the strength of the enemy.

"We are going to India! Amitabha, I will go and tell all the monks!"

Dao Ji also stood up and said that India is the birthplace of Buddhism and has special significance for Buddhism in the Central Plains. Nowadays, most of the Buddhist scriptures were sent from India. It is a great honor for every devout monk to be able to visit India.

"A monk is a monk after all!"

Sun Lei felt a little disappointed when he saw Dao Ji leaving. He originally thought that Dao Ji would be different from other monks, but now it seems that he is just like a cliché.

"Your Majesty, Daoji's Buddhism is quite good!"

Gongsun Sheng looked at Sun Lei and said.

"When you get there, you will realize the inadequacy. Be prepared. The journey to India is not easy. I think we will have to use force in the end."

Sun Lei said, the Buddhist sect in India couldn't even defeat Brahmanism, so what could these monks in the Central Plains do?

"Your Majesty, do you think that the Buddhist sect in the Central Plains is not good?"

Qiao Daoqing asked curiously. Although he was a Taoist, he was not so averse to Buddhism. When facing foreign races, he felt that China was one family.

"The Buddhist teachings themselves have problems. People outside are not stupid. They are very good at seizing flaws and attacking fiercely. Buddhism says that color is emptiness and emptiness is color. It believes that everything is illusory and this is emptiness."

"Shankara, the Brahmanist who destroyed Buddhism, seized on this emptiness and used the teachings of Brahmanism to explain this emptiness. In this way, Brahmanism was superior to Buddhism, and Buddhism began to collapse..."

Sun Lei looked at Gongsun Sheng and Qiao Daoqing and said.

Gongsun Sheng and Qiao Daoqing were both stunned. Taoists emphasize tranquility and inaction, and are not good at arguing, but they could hear the terrifying power of the outsider from Sun Lei's words.

"Didn't you write to me, saying that Zhu Xi has extreme ideas and is very snobbish, and that you think he can't be used for important tasks. On the contrary, the Lu brothers' philosophy of mind is very good and suitable for promotion?"

Sun Lei looked at Gongsun Sheng and said, this was a memorial submitted by Gongsun Sheng some time ago. Gongsun Sheng was the Minister of Dali Temple, and memorials could be submitted directly to the case.

After reading it, Sun Lei also convened Xiao Jiasui, Wen Huanzhang and others to discuss it. These two also believed that Zhu Xi was not suitable. If Zhu Xi's Neo-Confucianism was promoted, it would cause endless harm. This is a school of thought that restricts people's thoughts.

However, Sun Lei did not rush to reject it. Everything has two sides. Although Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism has caused endless harm, it has its own unique features in being able to be promoted. It cannot be rejected blindly.

"Yes, Zhu Xi's debates have become more and more extreme recently, and he seems to have grasped the key points. His arguments are nothing to those who have some knowledge."

"But if it is aimed at ordinary people, it is completely different. Ordinary people are ignorant and blind, and they are easily deceived by Zhu Xi's deceptive theories and words."

Gongsun Sheng said.

"Haha, this is exactly the effect I want. I don't worry about the Central Plains. I can suppress him, and with the popularization of education, his misleading words will be useless. And when facing external affairs, Zhu Xi is more aggressive than others." Sun Lei looked at Gongsun Sheng and said, those ignorant people in the West need spiritual sustenance, so he will give them a spiritual sustenance, and Zhu Xi's Neo-Confucianism is a good thing.

"I see!"

Gongsun Sheng suddenly realized that Zhu Xi was like a poisoned weapon. It was very vicious when facing his own people, but if facing the enemy, it was a magical weapon.

"Also, you must be prepared to take action at any time. When you are outside the domain, you must be careful at all times."

Sun Lei looked at Gongsun Sheng and Qiao Daoqing and said.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty. I know!"

Qiao Daoqing replied that he would not feel at ease with people from outside the domain.

As the army set out, merchants from all over the country also took action. When the army set out, the supplies needed would definitely not be insufficient. These supplies were not only needed for the expedition, but also for the follow-up. When the army was away, food and drink were indispensable.

"Zhu Fuyin!"

Outside the government office of Liangshan City, a group of merchants surrounded the entrance.

"What are you doing? Do you have any grievances?"

Zhu Fu frowned as he looked at the merchants and asked, "It's uncommon for people to come to the government office to report a crime on ordinary days."

"Mr. Zhu, I'm in the cotton cloth business. My cotton cloth is tight and durable, absolutely good stuff..."

"Prefect Zhu, my boots are the best in Qi, and we have boots for all seasons..."

"Mr. Zhu, my family is in the medicinal materials business..."

……

A group of merchants were talking in unison, holding up their goods and shouting.

The Zhu Mansion is now in charge of the procurement of logistical supplies for Qi's army's western expedition. Once word of this spread, all merchants set their sights on Zhu Fu, hoping to cooperate with the military.

"How did you know that?"

Zhu Fu was a little stunned. He had been very low-key since he received the imperial edict and never publicized it. He had wanted to raise supplies secretly to lower the price and save some money. How come the news spread so quickly?

The merchants did not explain where they got the news, but just competed to talk about the advantages of their goods.

"Everyone, please come in and talk."

Zhu Fu looked at the merchants and said.

Merchants rushed to the government office, fearing that they would fall behind.

Zhu Fu reluctantly went into the mansion and started talking to these merchants. He carefully checked the goods of these merchants. The cotton cloth was very good, and the shoes and other things were also very good. After asking the prices, they were quite reasonable.

"Everyone can go back and wait, I will think about it."

Zhu Fu said to those people after registering the information.

"Mr. Zhu, this..."

A merchant quickly grabbed Zhu Fu's hand and secretly slipped a note into his pocket.

"What are you doing?"

Zhu Fu shook off the merchant's hand with a cold face. He didn't expect that someone would actually give him a bribe.

"Mr. Zhu, we know the rules!"

The businessman was not angry at all. Instead, he smiled and said that it was not the first time they had done this kind of business and giving kickbacks was an unspoken rule in this business.

(End of this chapter)