Chapter 11 New Religion
He Ying knew that engraved books in the Ming Dynasty were quite expensive, and the senators had to spend silver on their own, so Delong's exchange procedures were very troublesome. [Read the latest chapter] Most elders are simply too lazy to do this. Ying Chen is really willing to spend money on this piece. Hanging on the snow-white wall is a picture of Laozi transformed into a Hu. It is the work of a local painter from the Ming Dynasty in this time and space. It was probably bought from the trophies of the Gou family.
Zhang Yingchen was wearing a strange piece of clothing: a navy blue jiaolingdao garment with a cloth sash around the waist. It was cut by a clothing factory in Lingao according to his design. At the end, he also had a short ponytail on his head, which made him look like he was engaged in modern art. of.
The man was humming and writing something quickly on the paper. After He Ying listened carefully, he realized that he was writing lyrics for the scriptures.
"With such good publicity skills, it's a pity to do this." He Ying looked at several new Taoist scriptures written by Zhang Yingchen and said with a bit of regret.
"It's not a waste if you can use your energy and enthusiasm in the most suitable position and contribute to the crossing group." Only then did Zhang Yingchen notice that he had come in. He quickly took off his headphones. Smiling and making him new tea.
"As someone who is about to save money, it is necessary for me to live frugally and be cautious in my words and deeds. So I have given up smoking and drinking. There is no good thing to entertain you."
"It's okay." He Ying thought that this person was really dedicated. He held the tea cup and said straight to the point, "I just want to hear about your new Taoist system."
"Take a look at this first." Zhang Yingchen said and opened a box next to him. Inside was a new book smelling of ink. This kind of binding will tell you at a glance that it is a book printed by the printing house.
He Ying took it and took a look. On the cover was written "The Jade Scripture of Taishang Dongyuan to Save the World". He knew nothing about Taoist classics. After flipping through a few pages, I felt a little confused.
"Look at these sentences." Zhang Yingchen pointed.
He Ying looked closely and saw what was written: "In the Ming Dynasty, when the world was about to end, the people were not honest, and Miao Yin was born. But the sound of crying corpses was heard, but the sound of fairy songs was not heard, and the people were dirty. The three caves are blocked, there are hundreds of disasters, swords and diseases, the demon king indulges in poison and kills the good, the doors are in danger, the mourning sounds are heard from each other, the living beings kill each other, bring troubles to themselves, lead each other to death, suffer from ignorance, and do not know how to escape."
"Daming?" He asked hesitantly, "Is this the Daming we are in now?"
"Yes, it's the Ming Dynasty." Zhang Yingchen nodded and picked up another book, "You can read it here again."
"When the great calamity comes, there are immortals Wen Si, immortals Wu Mei, and immortals Ma Shi in China, leading five hundred immortal saints. They ride on an iron boat to pick up Taoist priests and people with scriptures. My son is waiting for them."
He Ying immediately understood that this meant traveling through the group. He asked in surprise: "Did you write this?"
"Yes and no." Zhang Yingchen was a little proud. He took out another book from the bookshelf and turned to a certain page to show him.
The book is called "Taishang Dongyuan Divine Curse Sutra". He Ying carefully read the section he pointed out: "When the flood came, there were immortals Tang Ping, immortal Yuguang, and immortal Maqi in China, leading 80,000 heavenly beings. Immortal Take an iron boat to pick up Taoist priests and people with scriptures, and I will wait for you."
"The part about 'Da Ming' you just read, the original text is actually 'Da Jin'."
"You are tampering with Taoist classics." He Ying suddenly realized that this Ying Chen was so powerful that he could think of this. Those who are not extremely familiar with Taoist classics and have done in-depth research cannot do this. He couldn't help but look at this doctor with admiration.
"That's it. What I want to introduce is the new Taoism, not the old system." Zhang Yingchen nodded, "I plan to compile the "True Book of Interpretation of Taoism" based on "Laozi", "Xiang'er Annotated Version" and "Taiping Jing" "It is the only designated classic for Lingao Taoist clergy."
"Such major deletions and major changes won't work, right?" He Ying expressed doubts. "Although Taoism is in decline here in Lingao, it is still very powerful in the whole country. This scripture will not be an isolated copy. If you directly tamper with it, you will be exposed. of."
"You don't have to worry about this. There are doctrinal disputes everywhere. It just depends on who has the upper hand." Zhang Yingchen didn't care about this and seemed to be confident.
"Leaving aside doctrine, now that the Catholic Church has occupied its place, how can we get along with a new church? Wouldn't it cause great confusion in terms of faith?"
"The way to reconcile is for the two new religions to go hand in hand, recognize each other as brother religions, and at the same time check each other. Because my Taoist template adopts the Taiping Tao theory of the savior and the kingdom of God on earth, and the Christian idea of the thousand-year kingdom of Christ. It’s almost the same thing.” Zhang Yingchen said, “There’s a lot to be done in it, and there’s room for development in the future. If Dean Wu is followed and the theocracy of a single religion is extremely expanded, its influence on the traveling country in the future will only be excessive. Senate. This sequelae must be guarded against."
He Ying nodded, this was what he had been worried about recently. Now the other party's thinking is very clear and organized, and this plan is promising.
"Tell me your specific thoughts."
"First of all, the ultimate belief of Taoist teachings is Tao. The so-called "things are mixed and come into being innately and on earth." This is infinitely more advanced in philosophy and theology than the Christian doctrine of the Trinity."
He Ying thought that this beginning was no surprise, as he usually had to belittle his competitors first.
"Secondly, the worldview of Taoism comes from the Theory of Dao Qi. From ghosts, gods and stars to mortal ants, they are all the evolution of Yuan Qi."
"Qigong Qi?"
"No, it's Qi," Zhang Yingchen dipped his hand in tea and wrote this word on the table. "'Qi' refers to the innate Qi, and 'Qi' refers to the acquired Qi. The two are completely incompatible."
He continued to explain: The so-called Qi is a kind of metaphysical mysterious energy, which is different from Qi.
"In our theory of traditional Chinese medicine, qi refers to the most basic energy that constitutes the human body and maintains life activities, and also has the meaning of physiological functions. In traditional Chinese medical terminology, qi is used with different words to express various meanings, such as The Qi of the five internal organs, the Qi of the six internal organs, the Qi of the meridians, etc. An important concept in Taoism is that 'one Qi transforms the three pure'.
"I see." He Ying suddenly thought of "psionic energy" for some unknown reason. Is the concept of subspace energy just copying Chinese Taoist concepts? Thinking back to the "Tao" and "Theory of Harmony" of the Tau people, He Ying became more and more convinced of this feeling.
Zhang Yingchen didn't know Director He had such an association. He continued to explain the most important concept in his religious system:
"Note that it is 'Yiqi', not 'Yiqi'." Zhang Yingchen said emphatically, "Based on these two points, we can carry out transformation."
His idea is to start from the root, based on the traditional "Tao Qi Theory" and deism as the reference point, completely abandon the Taoist ghost and god system represented by the "Three Pure Ones and Four Imperial Guards", and interpret all ghosts and gods as "Tao" The manifestation of "Qi" at a certain level.
Secondly, regard Laozi as the ancestor, not the supreme god. This leaves room for expansion in the final form of the Supreme God.
Third, towards all ghosts and gods, including Taoist theogony and gods from other religions such as Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Buddhism and Shinto, we must adopt the attitude of the Vatican Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith under the guidance of Dao Qi Lun. These gods are just manifestations of Dao Qi at a certain level.
"There is a concept of 'Gongen' in the Japanese Shinto system, which plays a role in mediating the contradiction between Buddhism and Shinto, forming a de facto 'dual-track system' of Japanese religious beliefs.
“Our goal is to thoroughly integrate these beliefs into Lingao’s new religious system and become what saints are to Christianity.
"Of course, in such a fusion, the old local Yin sacrifices will inevitably be attacked. The Yin sacrifice beliefs will be eliminated, and then the local positive belief in gods will be transformed and transformed.
"For example, the far-reaching local deities such as Mazu and Emperor Baosheng in Fujian must be the focus of new Taoism's absorption, making them the target of conversion to new Taoism. At the same time, the problem of the actual separation of local gods' beliefs from Taoist organizations in the past must also be reformed.
Zhang Yingchen was in high spirits, and the more he talked, the more interested he became.
"Let's not talk about this aspect. How do you plan to promote your new Taoism? To what extent can this kind of propaganda promote the rule of the Chuan Dynasty Group?" He Ying interrupted his eloquent talk about the doctrine.
"As expected of Director He, he immediately talked about the core issue." Zhang Yingchen calmly flattered him and said: When promoting to ordinary believers, the focus is on "doing good", "obeying the law", "Support the Lingao regime," said the ethnic minority group Tiantian. Promoting the crossing group is to make them believe that they are ethnic groups chosen by the true king. At the same time, we should promote the legitimacy of the Lingao regime based on the prophecies of "the coming of the true king" in Taoist scriptures such as the Taiping Jing and the Dongyuan Divine Curse Sutra.
"Of course, how to do publicity requires communication with the comrades at the propaganda outlet. Only in this way can we play a complementary role." He said, "I only have some superficial ideas now, which are not mature enough, so I won't show my shame for the time being. My The first step is to establish the image of the new Taoism. Religious personnel must have eye-catching signs so that they can clearly identify themselves and show the presence of the religion."
He Ying nodded and looked at the slender doctor again.
"How long have you been studying this information?"
"Not long after, I audited a Taoist studies course when I was studying. It was a personal hobby. Not only Taoism, but all forms of religion interested me. I planned to use it to kill time when I was bored, but I didn't expect it to actually come into use."
Zhang Yingchen shrugged indifferently, picked up the teapot at hand, and refilled He Ying's teacup.
"In short, the uniforms of New Taoism are the first propaganda weapon. We must give the public an intuitive understanding and distinguish New Taoism from Old Taoism. Therefore, I chose this set of Tang style Hufu with narrow sleeves and lapels. As a blueprint, I asked colleagues from the clothing factory to design this set of uniforms for general teaching staff.”
Zhang Yingchen said, pulling a rattan box from the side, taking out two sets of military-style gray-blue lapel Hufu, and hanging them on hangers.
"In order to distinguish male and female teaching staff, the comrades in the garment factory referred to the 6th Army uniform system and sewed a red armband on the right arm of the uniform. The Qian Gua armband represents male teaching staff, and the Kun Gua armband represents female teaching staff. It is simple and clear."
A hypocrite is still a hypocrite of great ability and religious quality. Looking at the military-style lapel robe in front of him, He Ying defined the man in front of him. In essence, he is the same as Wu Shimang, a stickman who respects his job and loves his career. The difference is that he coated his ambition with a rich layer of doctrine. Dean Wu simply went into battle shirtless.
He talked endlessly about many things, including theological arguments, the compilation of classics, the modification of doctrines, organizational management models, personnel training, etc. He Ying was secretly surprised. This person had obviously planned this for a long time. This set of things couldn't have been produced without months of repeated consideration and revision. The so-called "nothing to kill time" is obviously a deliberate understatement.
"Of course, to prepare for the establishment of the Taoist Council, we also need the guidance of leaders and comrades. I can't do it behind closed doors - it is inevitable that there will be some taken-for-granted elements. These teachings, precepts, rituals, uniforms, and management are all my own Every superficial idea requires everyone’s supervision and control.” He ended his explanation in a clichéd way.
When he said this, Zhang Yingchen still smiled gently, but He Ying felt that it was necessary to re-evaluate this doctor.
"What you're doing is a bit like the relationship between Protestantism and old Catholicism."
"It does have this meaning." Zhang Yingchen nodded. "Old bottles must be filled with new wine. The final product is a brand new religious system. Pay attention to the system, not the one that dominates. A church that can influence the whole society is dangerous to the secular government." He said, " I think every elder who engages in religious activities should be reminded that no matter what religion they are, religion is just a tool for propaganda and stability that serves the Lingao regime. Other than that, it is nothing."
"This is an inevitable contradiction between the secular government and the religious group." He Ying pondered for a moment and suddenly proposed a new concept:
"Since the state church will inevitably exert influence on secular society, and the contradiction between the two is irreconcilable, how about a complete integration of politics and religion? For example, in the United Kingdom, the king is the leader of the church." He continued, "You made five hundred cents Holy, doesn’t it mean that every elder is a ‘god’ in this system?”
"There is a problem with the integration of politics and religion: Britain has a king who is the natural leader of the church. Who do we have? Five hundred people are all archangels. Should Mr. Wen be the archangel? Do you agree or not?" Zhang Yingchen asked and answered, "Obviously You won’t agree. No matter who becomes the archangel, everyone will not agree. The danger in this is obvious to everyone.”
"You put together the plan, and I will report it to the Executive Committee." He Ying said, "This matter will probably be heard at the Senate Standing Committee. There is no small matter in the ideological field."
"The hearing doesn't matter. I believe the elders can fully understand my intentions." Zhang Yingchen was very confident about this. After all, Taoism is also a native product of China, and its status in the minds of the elders is very different.
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All explanations about the theories, concepts, costumes, and details of New Taoism were provided by Dao Quanzi from the l forum (that is, Zhang Yingchen in this book). I would like to express my gratitude to e! ~!
