Conferred God: Got cramped at the beginning

Chapter 967: The Tang Emperor’s Decision: If Buddhism is to be spread eastward, why don’t I take the initiative to seek it?
After all, the news was too shocking.

Heaven and earth collapsed - Li Shimin didn't dare to imagine what kind of chaos would happen in this world if this news got out.

This situation absolutely cannot be one that can be broken by combining everyone's wisdom - the more people who know, the less likely it is to be broken.

One night passed quickly.

After pondering in the middle of the night, Li Shimin was certain that if the Jade Emperor's assessment of the situation was not wrong, then the Jade Emperor's suggestion of showing weakness and using the spread of Buddhism to the east as a chessboard would attract the strong men from all four corners of the world to fight, thereby causing the strongest men from all four corners to temporarily suspend their war - this was the only way to break the deadlock.

As for whether the Jade Emperor's judgment of the situation was right or wrong, Li Shimin had no doubt about it.

As the current Emperor of Heaven, the Jade Emperor is one of the highest-ranking people between heaven and earth, and also one of the people with the closest connection to heaven and earth - even if the worst situation between heaven and earth emerges.

That is to say, heaven and earth collapsed and were invaded from all directions.

Then other immortals, gods, and other living beings between heaven and earth may still have the opportunity to go to the other four directions of heaven and earth, but as the Emperor of Heaven, the only ending for the Jade Emperor is that he will collapse along with the heaven and earth itself.

Just like when the Tang Dynasty collapsed, he, as the emperor of the world and the Son of Heaven of the Tang Dynasty, would surely perish along with the Tang Dynasty.

Just as he, the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, would not joke about the collapse of the Tang Dynasty, the Jade Emperor, the Emperor of Heaven, would not joke about the collapse of heaven and earth.

After all, the position between heaven and earth will always be occupied by those with virtue and ability - under the current situation, the Jade Emperor cannot cope with it independently, so he has to come to him for help.

Similarly, under this situation, if he, the Human Emperor, could come up with a better way to deal with it, he might be able to replace the Jade Emperor and become the new Heavenly Emperor.

——From this we can see that the fact that the Jade Emperor came to ask for help proves that he has really reached the end of his rope in this matter.

During the morning court session, the ministers in the court once again suppressed the war against the Turks and instead mentioned the incident of the wind and rain.

In the East China Sea, Ao Bing came out of retreat and was welcomed by all the gods. Such a major event finally caused the news to reach the human world.

Let alone the envoys from outside the domain - even the elite people in the human court could see the dispute between the Jade Emperor and Chengtian Dragon King revealed in that drama.

These two, one rules over heaven and earth, and the other controls the wind and rain.

If the two of them were to fight, then wind and rain would definitely be the focus of their struggle - and wind and rain are the factors that have the greatest impact on the human world!
Therefore, the civil officials in the court all concluded that there would be great changes in the human world and even in the entire world.

They must respond to this in advance.

This generation of civil officials were all the civil officials of the founding generation. They were the most elite group of that era. For them, there was no such thing as fear of war - they were also aware of the threat from the Turks on the border of Youzhou.

However, compared to the Turks, the impact of this wind and rain on humans will be even greater!

After all, no matter how severe the war caused by the Turks was, at most it would only affect the border areas.

But if there is a drastic change in the wind and rain, the entire human world will be affected!
Whether it is the drought caused by lack of water or the flood caused by heavy rain, it is the most feared disaster in the world - a disaster that could lead to the collapse of the dynasty even if the emperor were reborn.

Therefore, even though a major war was about to break out on the border of Youzhou at this time, all these civil officials spontaneously suppressed the warlike desire of the military generals in the court, and with an extremely strong attitude, made the emperor focus his attention internally.

Even before this, they had already made considerable preparations for the war with the Turks.

Looking at the fierce excitement of the civil officials in the court and the military generals who wanted to fight, who were shrinking back one by one amid the spit of the civil officials, Li Shimin could not help but feel emotional.

If it wasn't for the dream last night in which the Jade Emperor and the Dragon King teamed up to sneak into his dream and analyze the current situation with him, who could have believed that the Dragon King, who was on the verge of a war with the Jade Emperor as soon as he came out of retreat, had actually teamed up with the Jade Emperor?

Even these wise men in the court believed that there would be open and secret struggles between the Jade Emperor and the Dragon King, so naturally, those powerful people outside the domain would also believe it.

Li Shimin was thinking, and amidst the voices of those civil officials and military generals, his determination gradually became firm.

Then he coughed lightly.

The dispute in the court immediately calmed down.

"Last night, I had a dream." Li Shimin spoke slowly, but ignored the previous debate in the court about wind, rain or war.

"I dreamed of Jiancheng and Yuanji." Li Shimin easily disguised his hoarse voice and dazed look.

"They came to claim my life."

Upon hearing this, everyone in the court, both civil and military officials, were shocked.

Officials in the human world also belong to a kind of "career position".

Under human nature, the law does not apply to noble people.

The dreams of these high-ranking officials in the court are not accessible to ordinary people - even the immortal gods with high positions in their karmic positions find it difficult to enter their dreams without reason... let alone those lonely ghosts?

What’s more, he is Li Shimin, the emperor of mankind?

Lonely ghosts appear in dreams and evil spirits haunt people. That is what happens when a dynasty is about to collapse and the king of a country cannot even support the fate of the princes and snakes under the emperor.

But what time is it now?
This was the time when the Tang Dynasty had just come to power, was at the peak of its founding, and its national strength was growing rapidly.

At this time, there were wandering ghosts sneaking into the dream of the Human Emperor - you can imagine how incredible this was!

One can imagine how much turmoil this caused in the court!

"Someone, call Li Chunfeng, the director of the Imperial Observatory!" Du Ruhui, the Shangshu You Pushe, spoke immediately.

Although his voice was steady, everyone could hear the suppressed anger and murderous intent in it.

The imperial palace is an important place for humanity and is immune to all evil. However, there have been kings, emperors, and others throughout the ages who have harbored delusions of persecution. Therefore, throughout the dynasties, there have been various magic arrays in the imperial palace to isolate the power of all kinds of immortals, gods, and ghosts.

Under the magic circle, even the emperors of heaven found it difficult to set their eyes on the palace.

The one responsible for maintaining the magic formation of the imperial palace is naturally the Imperial Observatory - now, when the country is at its peak, ghosts appear in dreams again. In everyone's opinion, the only possibility is that there is something wrong with the magic formation of the imperial palace.

There are people in the palace who are colluding with the evil demons outside.

Moreover, someone in the Imperial Observatory must be involved.

As the saying goes, Fang makes plans and Du makes decisions. Among the team in the court, Du Ruhui is the one who is most capable and adept at making decisions. Once he makes a decision, he has the greatest execution ability to implement it.

To put it another way, although Du Ruhui was a civil official, to a certain extent, his murderous intent and murderous nature were even stronger than those of the military generals!
Those generals who decided to kill someone might be persuaded by others to stop killing. But if Du Ruhui decided to kill someone because of the situation... even if Li Shimin came, he would not be able to persuade him!
He will definitely carry out his plan at all costs and will not waver no matter how many people die for it.

At this time, Li Shimin told Du Ruhui about the dream in which Jiancheng and Yuanji came to demand his life. Du Ruhui then directly sent someone to call Li Chunfeng from the Imperial Observatory - at that moment, everyone seemed to sense the emergence of a bloody storm!

The entire court was at a standstill.

In the extremely depressing atmosphere, Li Chunfeng, the director of the Imperial Observatory, hurried over.

He still didn't know what had happened in the court, and the guards who summoned him did not dare to tell him the whole story - but the mere fact that Du Ruhui summoned Li Chunfeng to the court, bypassing Li Shimin, was enough to make Li Chunfeng extremely terrified.

As the karma system became more and more stable, the actions of the many immortals, gods, and living beings became more traceable.

In this way, the results calculated by numerical calculations will become more and more accurate.

Therefore, between heaven and earth, there are more and more people who are proficient in counting and calculation, and those who are obsessed with counting and calculation. Even if everyone knows that the method of counting is an obstacle to spiritual practice, countless people still indulge in it tirelessly.

And in this era, Li Chunfeng, the director of the Imperial Observatory, is the most outstanding among all the mathematical masters!

If we put aside other magical powers and only talk about the method of numerology, even some Daluo Tianzuns cannot compare with Li Chunfeng.

On the way to the Taiji Hall, Li Chunfeng wanted several times to calculate what changes had taken place in the court, and wanted to calculate his own future fate... But every time this thought came to his mind, an instinctive warning sign told him not to calculate!

If you don’t count it, you can live; if you count it, you will die!
So Li Chunfeng chose to trust his instincts.

"Your servant Li Chunfeng pays homage to the emperor." Li Chunfeng stepped into the hall and immediately bowed.

At this moment, all the civil and military officials in the hall turned their eyes to Li Chunfeng.

One gaze after another was as cold as swords, spears, arrows and halberds, penetrating into the bones.

"Li Chunfeng, last night His Majesty had a dream haunted by a demon, but your Imperial Observatory didn't issue any warning?"

Du Ruhui's voice rang out.

In an instant, cold sweat completely soaked Li Chunfeng's clothes.

The demons and ghosts touch the Human Emperor?

What a fantasy!
He simply couldn't believe such a statement - but he didn't dare not to believe it!

After all, who would dare to joke about such a thing?

Moreover, such a matter was brought up in the court, how could it be false?

That must be true!

"I am guilty."

"Your Majesty, please allow me to make amends for my crime. I will go back now to check the Imperial Observatory and verify the magic array in the palace." Li Chunfeng kowtowed.

……

There were many people and many gossips in the court. Even though Du Ruhui emphasized it again and again, the news that Li Shimin had a dream about Jiancheng's ghost demanding his life still spread after the court was dismissed.

The entire Chang'an city was in a panic.

The City God of Chang'an was so anxious that he personally brought Wen Du and ventured into the netherworld to spy on the situation of Prince Jiancheng and Yuanji...

While Li Chunfeng was tidying up the Imperial Observatory and rechecking the magic formations in the imperial palace, night slowly fell.

That night, although the city of Chang'an was bustling with people and the defenses in various places were ten or a hundred times stronger, due to the invitation from the Human Emperor last night, after the Tang Emperor fell asleep, Ao Bing and the Jade Emperor, on the contrary, stepped into the Human Emperor's dream in a more relaxed manner.

"Jade Emperor, Dragon King, are you getting anxious waiting?" In his dream, Li Shimin looked at the two gods who appeared in front of him and laughed out loud.

The outline of Mount Tai appeared in his dream.

The three greatest men in the world sit on the top of Mount Tai.

"The Emperor of Tang was in the human world and caused quite a scene."

The Jade Emperor had a smile on his face - if he had not had a smooth dream tonight, he would have believed that the demon that appeared in the dream as the Tang Emperor had told others about was him and Ao Bing.

"It seems that Emperor Tang has made a decision."

"Of course." Li Shimin nodded. He never lacked the courage to fight hard.

"However, in my opinion, His Majesty the Emperor's strategy is still a bit stingy," said Li Shimin.

"Buddhism spreads to the East - how about I take the initiative to welcome Buddhism?"

Li Shimin said with a smile.

The Human Emperor is the most respected person in the world - any sect that wants to come to the human world cannot avoid the likes and dislikes of the Human Emperor.

If a Taoist sect is favored by the Human Emperor, it will naturally be easy for it to gain a foothold in the human world.

But if the Human Emperor doesn’t like your sect, then forget about it and forget about flourishing in the world!

In front of the Human Emperor, even the teachings of saints must bow down in the mortal world - since the Han Dynasty, when Buddhism was slowly spread among the mortals through the White Horse Temple, how many times has the mortal world experienced the destruction of Buddhism?
Hearing the words of Emperor Tang, the Jade Emperor and Ao Bing were also shocked.

——There is no doubt that the Tang Emperor's proposal to actively embrace Buddhism has instantly revitalized the Jade Emperor's chess game.

The Jade Emperor turned the spread of Buddhism to the East into a chess game - the problem was not only the opposition from the gods in heaven, but also the fact that Buddhism itself was not very enthusiastic about the spread of Buddhism to the East!
After all, no one can guarantee whether the emperors, kings, and even emperors of the world will buy into it after they have gone through so much trouble to spread Buddhism to the world again.

If they don't buy into it, then there will be no point in spreading Buddhism to the East - and a meaningless thing cannot be turned into a chess game no matter how hard the Jade Emperor pushes it.

However, if the Emperor of Tang, the Human Emperor, took the initiative to embrace Buddhism, the situation would be different!

It can be said that this is the first time in the history of the world that a Human Emperor has taken the initiative to welcome Buddhism - the influence of this is like that of the oldest Human Emperors of the human race accepting the teachings of Taoist saints!
Under such circumstances, Buddhism would certainly respond to the invitation of the Human Emperor at all costs and spread Buddhism to the East...and the immortals and gods of the Taoist sect in Heaven would also stop the spread of Buddhism to the East at all costs.

You know, Li Tang called himself the descendant of the Supreme One - the leader of Taoism, the descendant of the Supreme One, but he took the initiative to invite Buddhism to spread to the East... What kind of concept is this?
(End of this chapter)