Chapter 101: First hit the third-order teaching
Li Sipang laughed, patted Xu Qilin on the shoulder, and said, "Tao and Buddha dispute, Qi Lin has found a good helper."
Xu Qilin smiled and said, "Not only invites people from Taoism, but also Confucian scholars, who will also help."
Li Si said in a pudding voice: "I have many helps to get the Tao, and Qi Lin understands this path!" After pausing, he asked again: "By the way, what is that newspaper?"
Xu Qilin said: "It was just a piece of paper. It used to be just a small amount of printing, and it was published in a few days. It was published by various merchants. Now, it was just enough to expand sales through the debate and let everyone know this thing."
"When will I print and publish it, let me see it too." Li Sipang looked at Xu Qilin with interest.
Xu Qilin thought for a while and said, "It should be printed the next day, and the theme is 'Buddha blesses wealth but not poverty'."
Li Sipang thought about it for a while, stretched out his thumbs at Xu Qilin, and praised: "This theme is very good, it hits the key points of the third-level sect, and there are few monks who support it."
The third-level religion, also known as the third-level sect, the third-level sect, the third-level Buddhism, etc., was founded by monks of the Sui Dynasty. Historically, due to attacks from other Buddhist sects and prohibitions from the court, it was spread for more than 300 years and was destroyed and passed down.
The third-level religion aims to be ascetic and endurance. It only eats one beg meal every day, and it is illegal to eat the meal in the temple. Walking on the road, you will worship people regardless of gender, and strive to promote donation. After death, you can place a corpse in the forest for food for birds and animals, which is called giving with your body.
Moreover, the third-level teaching says that all Buddha statues are mud niches and do not need to be respected; all sentient beings are true Buddhas, so they should be respected. These purposes are very inconsistent with the theories and practices of the Buddhist community at that time, and are constantly hit.
The most criticized thing about the third-level religion is that it uses believers' fear of the end of the world to make money by taking advantage of the end of the world in the name of the coming of the Dharma-Ending Age. According to the third-level religion, it is called endless sacred gifts, which emphasizes the merits of giving.
It was precisely because he promoted the Sui Dynasty as the Dharma-Ending Age that in the 20th year of Kaihuang in the Sui Dynasty, the court banned the spread of the people, but failed to completely ban it.
To this day, Chang'an Huadu Temple, Luoyang Fuxian Temple, and the slightly smaller temples such as Guangming, Cimen, Huiri, Hongshan, etc. are all the strongholds of the third-level religion. The temple has endless courtyards of the Tibetan temple, with money, silk, gold and embroidered, and the accumulation is incomparable.
On the fourth day of the April 10, the third-level religion also holds a conference, where ladies from all over the world provide money and silk to carry the money and silk.
It is precisely because the third-level sect is crazy about making money and emphasizes that one's personal good deeds must be melted into the "endless hidden deeds" in order to obtain greater blessings, which aroused Xu Qilin's disgust and became the first target for him to attack.
At the same time, the third-level religion is not tolerated by other Buddhist sects. It is the smallest force and the smallest number of people among each sect, which is also the factor that Xu Qilin considers.
Divide and control it, first weak and then strong, promote one and suppress the other, and defeat them one by one.
Regarding the suppression of monks and the benefit of the country and the people, Xu Qilin has formulated a sixteen-character policy and is convening allies from all sides to prepare for joint action.
The history of the third-level sect that was destroyed in the Wuzhou and Xuanzong era will undoubtedly be greatly advanced.
Xu Qilin was very surprised at Li Sipang's reaction. He didn't expect that this fat man was so smart that he knew that the third-level sect could actually deduce the target he was going to attack from a topic.
Seeing Xu Qilin staring at him with wide eyes, Li Tai couldn't help but feel a little proud. He smiled and said, "I know a little about the monk, but I don't believe in it. Don't be surprised."
Xu Qilin blinked his eyes, put away his astonishment, and said, "I am not as good as Your Highness. What are the third-level teachings, the Dharma Yan Sect, and the Pure Land Sect, are all spoken by people in the Taoist sect."
"But this method was decided by Qi Lin." Li Tai said: "Buddhism and Taoism have been fighting for hundreds of years, and they all know each other well. Qi Lin has the support of Taoism, and will fight against the third-level religion, which will achieve twice the result with half the effort."
Xu Qilin nodded and said, "After your highness arrives in Luoyang, please send someone to keep an eye on Fuxian Temple. If you can overthrow your teachings and collect your wealth, you can build several palaces for your Majesty to patrol."
Li Taiheshou agreed and said, "This matter requires the permission of the father to accomplish this matter. It is only because of the construction of Luoyang palace, I am afraid that the court officials will criticize it."
Xu Qilin smiled and said, "If we dig a mountain and dig a road, reform the canal transportation, and then build a cemetery, a treatment workshop, and a nursing home for the elderly and orphans?"
"So great." Li Tai nodded vigorously and said confidently: "The father is generous and kind, and he will never harm the people for the wealth of the evil monk."
The earliest "welfth home" in ancient times appeared in the Northern and Southern Dynasties. Emperor Wu of Liang Xiao Yan set up a lonely garden in the capital, so that "the orphans and young people have returned home, and their hair is not scarce."
Although laws were enacted in the early Tang Dynasty to provide relief and care for widows, widows, orphans, poor and elderly diseases, special welfare institutions did not.
If you attack the third-level sect just for the sake of royal self-interest, it will inevitably be criticized. However, if you use your money to benefit the country and the people, your opposition will naturally decrease.
Li Sipang seemed to have been developed and said with unsatisfactory feelings: "I want to report to my father, saying that Guanzi had the policy of Jiuhui in the Spring and Autumn Period. Is my towering Tang Dynasty as good as a small Qi State?"
Jiuhui's teachings include the elderly, the elderly, the young, caring for orphans, raising illnesses, uniting with the independent, asking about illnesses, engaging in poverty, relieving the needy, and connecting with each other. They basically include all social welfare, which can be said to be the greatest achievement of caring for people's livelihood in ancient times.
This is a good thing, but should you stand out? If you are fat enough, you can't be low-key?
Xu Qilin scratched his head and said tactfully: "Although this proposal is good, it seems inappropriate to be initiated by Your Highness!"
Li Tai looked at Xu Qilin with a little confusion, probably because he felt that he was too cautious. Could it be that mediocrity and inaction are the best way to fight for the throne?
Xu Qilin smiled bitterly and said, "Your Highness goes to Luoyang, and when the tide rises, you will respond actively and take down the third-level Luoyang sect cleanly. Only then will you make the best decision. Action is better than words, and action determines value. Do you agree?"
Li Tai thought for a while, Zhan Yan said, "Immortal Lu Yu is very particular about his words, and he has received teachings."
This is what I said, why do you put all the golden sentences on Lu Yu? Lu Yu, I hate you.
Xu Qilin rolled his eyes helplessly, too lazy to explain to the fat man.
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The interior is bright, and this is Xu Qilin's study, which always lit nearly twice as many candles than ordinary people.
Without electric lights, the light of the candles made Xu Qilin feel that he was not very adaptable. With some money, he has always been this habit.
Daya was half lying in a soft chair, holding a wine pot, drinking it with a delicious taste; Xiaoye sat opposite the desk, fiddling with Huarongdao, and occasionally grabbing snacks from the plate and stuffing them into his mouth.
Xu Qilinyue looked at the manuscript and wrote with a pen. Among them, there were those from Taoist Cai Huang and others, and several unknown Confucian scholars, all of which were related to the theme of "Buddha blesses wealth but not poverty".
Well, this article can be reported with a little modification and fired the first shot to attack the third-level sect. Xu Qilin finally picked it up and put the manuscript aside.
After rubbing his slightly sore eyes, Xu Qilin looked up at the little ghost opposite, feeling a little strange.
According to his thoughts, being locked in the Soul Detention Order was like being imprisoned and slept in prison, which was not pleasant. But looking at the appearance of Daya and Xiaoye, it was not like that. Even the two ghosts seemed more energetic.
"What are you looking at?" Xiaoye didn't move Cao Cao out and raised his head to vent unhappily.
What's wrong with you? Xu Qilin curled his lips and said, "You can't even understand it so simple. You are such a stupid little guy."
Humph, Xiaoye rolled his eyes and said, "I have understood it a long time ago, so I don't want you to see it."
"Are you a fool, don't you worry?" Daya shook the wine pot, and heard that there was not much left. She turned to Xu Qilin and said, "It seems like she is going to fight with a monk, I'll help you?"
"Aren't you afraid of monks?" Xu Qilin asked with a smile: "They have magic powers."
Daya sneered disdainfully and said, "I have never seen a monk with magic power. There are many bald heads who are greedy and lustful."
Xu Qilin narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at Daya carefully, and vaguely felt that she seemed to have changed a little.
"Are you lustful?" Daya took another sip of wine and glanced at Xu Qilin sideways, as if she was teasing, as if she was making fun of her.
Xu Qilin ignored this, frowned slightly, and said in confusion: "You two seem to be different from before. Tell me, it's better to live in the Soul Detention Order. What's inside? Why doesn't you look like you are so depressed at all?"
"Why are you so weak?" Xiaoye didn't seem to have taken it into the Soul Detention Order as a hard thing, and said with a smile: "My sister and I are inside..."
"Will you be better if you are locked up?" Daya rushed to say, "If it weren't for safety, who would have gone there?"
Xu Qilin didn't believe it very much and asked, "How did you two deal with the danger before?"
"Then you have to ask, you're going to escape!" Daya sat upright and said with a complaining look: "But you didn't let us run around, Xiaoye and I agreed, of course we have to believe in our words."
"You must be trustworthy when you are a ghost." Xiaoye glanced at Ajie, pretended to be serious, and added and corrected Ajie's grammatical problems.
Xu Qilin scratched his head, thinking that what he said made sense, although he was not 100% convinced.
"The little Taoist who loves to find someone to play chess, he has a good thing on him, which may be good for you." Daya changed the subject and said, "It's the stream beads on his wrist."
Rosary beads were first called "flower beads", which was first used by Taoist Ge Xianweng as a count for chanting holy names. It has been used to this day and is mostly worn as a protective instrument.
The first time Buddhism used rosary beads in the Tang Dynasty, later than Taoism, but later generations called it Buddhist beads when they saw bracelet beads, but they didn't know that it was wrong.
Xu Qilin nodded and said with a smile: "You are not even afraid of Taoist priests, but you are still thinking about the things on others. It's very awesome."
"I told you that I am a Taoist practitioner." Daya said disrespectfully: "I have never harmed anyone and I have no anger on my body. Even a Taoist priest with cultivation will not take action even if he can see me."
People cannot kill people directly. If they can, they will be in chaos. If they have grudges and revenge, how can there be restlessness in the world?
The so-called harm to others is mostly temptation, beauty, money, or power. Those who are confused are getting deeper and deeper, and eventually cannot extricate themselves. Some may have illusions and physical weakness or illness; or they may have committed crimes and be punished by laws in the world, and they will be blamed for themselves.
"What is a ghost with a sensation?" Xu Qilin asked curiously: "Tell me, you'll be careful when you see him in the future."
Daya raised the wine pot and protested: "I want to drink fragrant wine."
"I want to eat fudge." Xiaoye shouted, "If you want to be stingy, I won't tell you."
Xu Qilin rolled his eyes and said, "I will give it to you if I say it, and I will do my best."
Daya thought for a while, and Xiaoye said impatiently: "Sister, believe him once. If you break your promise, we will go and steal."
Hey, the thief is so righteous? Xu Qilin glanced at Xiaoye and felt that it was safer to post a few talismans in his warehouse.
Daya told Xu Qilin how to distinguish ghosts, and urged him to get fragrant lu and food. When Xu Qilin left the door, he immediately came to the girl and whispered: "Didn't you tell you not to tell him what nourishes the soul-detention order? Why did you almost miss it?"
Xiaoye grinned and said, "I'm getting quick, but I'm sorry for my sister interrupting it." After pausing, she said, "But this will be leaked sooner or later. How many excuses can be made up and how long can I cheat? I've already become suspicious if I didn't see it."
Daya scratched her head and face, thought for a while, and said, "It will take as long as you can. If he knows that we are hiding in the Soul Detention Order and nourishing it with his qi and blood, we will most likely be afraid."
Xiaoye blinked and said, "He has a strong qi and blood, so he is fine. He can get some more meat and eat a few more bowls of meat."
"That's the case, but he may not believe it." Daya smiled bitterly and said, "If you know, if you have a heart disease and are suspicious, wouldn't you be weak?"
Xiaoye nodded slightly, silently expressing his approval of Sister's words.
Daya touched the little girl's head and said softly: "We will give him good too. If he put the string of flowing beads in his hands, it will be of great benefit to his health."
"Can you live forever?" Xiaoye raised his head, looked at his sister with bright eyes, and showed some expectations.
Daya thought for a while and said, "This soul-retaining order should have other uses. He doesn't understand, and my sister hasn't seen the secret."
Seeing that the little sister showed disappointment, Daya hurriedly added: "For immortality, it will definitely not be possible now. It is okay to prolong life. Let's study this soul-retaining order slowly, and you may be able to obtain the method of immortality in the future."
Xiaoye pursed the corner of his lips, just smiled for a moment, then turned his head, reached out to take a doll, and hugged it in his arms and fiddled with it.
It turned out that Daya and Xiaoye hid in the Soul Detention Order on excuse to nourish themselves and replenish their energy.
It was only after Daya was taken in that she discovered this secret. This was much better than her method, both relaxed and safe, like retreating and resting.
This is also a wonderful use of the Soul-Retaining Order that is only entrusted to Xu Qilin's body. If it is carried with you by a cow head and horse face, it will be like a prison.
Xu Qilin didn't know this, but he was also a little suspicious when he saw the two sisters released from the Soul Detention Order.
I yearn for immortality, but I am not very eager to do it, I only have such a thought.
Chapter completed!