After the Yellow Turban Rebellion, those in power in the following dynasties also saw the power of Taoist masters, which was the Dragon Slaying Tao. Therefore, they became more and more fearful of Xuanmen Taoism.
Xuanmen monks, after this incident, became even more shunned by the fate of dynasties in the world.
Even Zhang Jiao, a descendant of Zhuangzi and a great virtuous teacher with "unfathomable" cultivation in this world, could not withstand the backlash of fate and eventually died of illness. How could an ordinary monk take the initiative to provoke him again?
As for the many emperors in the future, they only wanted to prevent Taoist rebellion, and they also wanted to let Taoist priests refine the elixir of immortality. Not to mention that the emperor could not live forever, even if he could, I am afraid it was just wishful thinking.
Most emperors always seem to worry too much about the security of their throne.
I wonder if this courtier is disloyal, if other aristocratic families want to rebel, and what are the movements of the various families in the opposition.
Even the Taoists, who have always been indifferent, have been holding back for hundreds of years and are about to explode into a shocking thunder. So what will happen if other schools get interested?
Confucianism, Legalism and military strategists are already inseparable from the dynasty, but schools such as Mohism, Zongheng and Yin Yang have never been peaceful people.
After the Qin and Han Dynasties, these three families gradually disappeared. If the Yin and Yang family fled overseas after the death of Ying Zheng, the Zongheng family also declined due to the unification of the world. The Mohist family, which was not bound by the imperial court, directly cut off the inheritance.
Regarding such matters, in the Fire Cloud Cave, Fahai also discussed with several human kings what decisions they would make if such things happened during their rule.
At that time, Dayu smiled directly and said: "Since I am the King of Humans, naturally everyone in the world must obey my orders, no matter they are gods descending to the earth or demons in the world. There are no exceptions. The hundreds of schools of thought are originally human schools, so naturally they must obey the King of Humans. Order."
"What if they don't listen?" Master Sanzang asked. After all, hundreds of schools of thought are competing for the status of prominent scholars in the world. On the other hand, they are also competing for the destiny of the human race. Once they gain power, how can they not suppress other schools?
The peaceful coexistence of hundreds of schools of thought is something that even Confucius would not dare to boast could be achieved in Haikou, because many of their ideas are fundamentally in conflict.
However, it is a pity that the sage Kong used Confucianism to protect all things and had the mind to embrace all rivers. Human life is limited, and there were many outstanding people in the world at that time. Although he led three thousand disciples to teach in various countries in the Central Plains, he could not get what he wanted.
It was already a great surprise to be able to fly up to the Fire Cloud Cave when the deadline was up. But on the other hand, it was really uncomfortable to sit in the Fire Cloud Cave and watch the suffering of the world without being able to help.
Although Confucianism is respected in the world today, Confucius knew very well that if Dong Zhongshu had not "perfected" the theory of heaven and man's induction, it would be a matter of time before the Confucian school was expelled from the imperial court.
It was from this time that Confucianism began to continuously absorb the theories of various schools for its own use and serve the emperor's imperial power. This formed a situation of "deposing hundreds of schools of thought and respecting Confucianism alone."
Regardless of whether Confucianism really regards the emperor as the supreme emperor in its heart, in short, the superficial writing is very beautiful. It is not like other schools of thought, which blatantly restricts the monarch's power.
For example, when the emperor heard that "the emperor breaks the law and the common people are equally guilty" and "the three cardinal principles and the five constant principles", no matter how reasonable the former is, the emperor will definitely choose the latter.
But most emperors often said the previous sentence to show their wisdom.
"Actually, the reason why the Human King is the Human King is partly because our power seems to be invincible in this world and can protect the human race." Shaohao said with a smile: "But in fact, among the human race, we are by no means the only one who can speak. Under the Human King, there are also heads of tribes and tribes, and they also have decision-making power on many matters. Among them, it is not just the human race."
Fa Hai still knew a little bit about Emperor Shaohao. There were rumors that all the Bird Tribes had submitted to his command. This was the only collective submission of the Bird Tribe since the Phoenix returned to southern Xinjiang.
This shows how powerful Emperor Shaohao was at that time.
Emperor Zhuanxu also smiled and said: "In fact, the gods were not willing to listen to my orders back then, so I asked them to stay in the sky and never come down. As for the evil ones."
"Ha ha ha ha--"
Emperor Zhuanxu did not say anything further, but all the human kings present burst out with heroic and wanton laughter. Obviously, when the human king was ruling the world, the life of the evil spirits was not easy, and the fierce power of Dayu is still there to this day.
Xuanyuan Huangdi said with some pity: "In those days, hundreds of schools of thought were the outstanding figures of our human race. Unfortunately, internal strife continued. If anyone could do what Ying Zheng did with the Six Kingdoms, he could unite hundreds of schools to serve. Our human race today I’m afraid it’s hard to imagine what a grand scene it is.”
"In this case, what the First Emperor did was more like the methods of a human king." Fa Hai sighed.
"Ying Zheng was born at the wrong time." This sentence was said by Emperor Fuxi.
Obviously, the ancestors in the Fire Cloud Cave all recognized His Majesty the First Emperor. From their expressions and words, it can even be inferred that if Ying Zheng had not been born a thousand years earlier, he would have been a human being. The king of men.
It is a pity that when he was born, the human king had already withdrawn from the stage of history, and the emperor's pattern of governing the world had already taken shape, which could not be shaken by human forces.
This is also one of the reasons why several human kings feel sorry for this outstanding junior.
Dayu also revealed a secret that no one in the world knew: "Back then, he was unwilling to keep it safe and wanted to give it a try. So he borrowed the Jiuding as a base to smelt the Twelve Golden People, intending to gather the destiny of the human race and forcibly break through. It is the destiny of the emperor to return to the throne of human beings and rule the world. Unfortunately, his success fell short and he died from the backlash of heaven."
Emperor Shun even meant something, "That Tian Khan is not a peaceful person either. He compares himself to Emperor Qin and Han Wu. Even Emperor Ziwei has incarnated into the lower realm, but it seems to have escaped the control of Emperor Ziwei. You Return to the human world. If I can help him, maybe he won't follow in the footsteps of Ying Zheng."
Of course, my royal brother is restless. He really wants to become the Taoist King and ascend to the Fire Cloud Cave!
After Lishan Laomu entered the mountain gate and formally took his seat, it was finally Li Shimin and Empress Changsun who led the prince, a group of princes and princesses, and hundreds of officials and ministers into the temple.
It's not that Li Shimin deliberately came last. In fact, he wanted to come earlier. After all, he knew that so many gods and bodhisattvas would come today. Even if he was the emperor on earth, he would inevitably be a little curious.
This is Fahai's arrangement, and it also expresses his position to the three realms of practice, heaven and Buddhism. Tang Sanzang is a Tang Dynasty and will protect the Tang Dynasty in the future.
At first, Li Shimin vaguely expressed concern to his younger brother, "If I show up last, wouldn't it be considered disrespectful to the gods and Buddhas?"
"Your Majesty, the gods and Buddhas must bow their heads and salute when they see the human king." At that time, Fahai only said these words, which immediately made his blood boil. He even faintly broke through a small realm, and the power of his blood surged endlessly. interest.
This imperial brother has a temperament that Fahai has mastered. At least in terms of "great joy", he is definitely a model among human emperors.
Especially when it was known that he was targeting the Fire Cloud Cave, it was easier to figure out what to do. Inadvertently, Fahai had revealed to the emperor that he had met several Holy Emperors in the Fire Cloud Cave. On my brother's face, which used to be indifferent to emotion and anger, there was a rare hint of envy.
As for jealousy, Fahai didn't feel it.
Fahai personally presided over the opening ceremony, so he did not dress up until all the guests had arrived.
Wearing a brocade cassock and holding a nine-ringed tin staff, he looks like an eminent monk of this sect. The Buddha is truly the Holy Buddha of the Three Realms.
Some of the monks who came to join in the fun saw Master Tripitaka for the first time. After just one glance, they couldn't help but have the idea of taking refuge in my Buddha. Some of the monks who were already very devout Buddhist cultivators now had their hands on their hands. Putting his hands together, he knelt on the ground and worshiped in the direction of the Holy Buddha.
When one moves, a second one will follow.
As soon as the people who gathered in the city to watch the excitement saw the "gods and bodhisattvas" kneeling in the direction of Master Tripitaka in the temple, they stopped standing. Even though Master Tripitaka had previously issued an "edict", they were not allowed to kneel down. , at this moment, a large number of them fell to their knees and said: "Holy Buddha is merciful."
In fact, the real people still hesitated for a while. The ones who really knelt down decisively were the fairies who came after hearing the news. Especially on the westward journey, they were spared by Master Tripitaka and were ferried over by the "White Dragon Bodhisattva". Transformed little monsters.
It was their worship that led the people in Chang'an City to worship the Holy Buddha together.
Even the chants of "Holy Buddha's Mercy" were shouted out by these little demons first and then spread to the surrounding people, out of control.
Originally there were only sparse and scattered shouts, but as they kept shouting, for some reason, everyone's rhythm became exactly the same. People from the whole city and people who came here specially came to watch the ceremony. The little demons, who had not discussed anything before, are now like one body, soaring into the sky with great momentum.
Above the nine heavens.
Although the Jade Emperor did not descend to earth in person, he was still in the Yaochi, watching Master Tripitaka's opening ceremony of the Consciousness-only Sect with the Queen Mother.
Master Tripitaka has also emerged as a new force. In just a dozen years, a Buddhist monk who went west from the Tang Dynasty has become the Holy Buddha of the Three Realms who is so respected today. It is impossible for the Jade Emperor not to consider his relationship with this Holy Buddha. How to make good dealings.
Fortunately, Erlang Zhenjun, who is now acting on behalf of the Heavenly Court in the Three Realms, has an irreversible relationship with Master Tripitaka. This is an excellent start.
When the Queen Mother on the side saw this scene in the lower realm, she suddenly sighed: "I wonder if you and I in the lower realm can also inspire sentient beings to worship like this."
"Haha——" It was also the case that there were only two of them in Yaochi, and there was no one else around. So the Jade Emperor couldn't help but chuckle twice when he heard the words, as if to say: Are you talking about fantasy?
But seeing that the Queen Mother's expression was a little stiff, the Jade Emperor subconsciously explained: "Let's not mention the other tribes for the time being, just talk about the Central Plains human tribe. They talk about praying to immortals, worshiping gods and worshiping Buddhas. But in fact, the vast majority of people have no regard for gods and Buddhas. Respect is, at best, outwardly respectful.”
"Respectful on the surface?" The Queen Mother shook her head, "Some time ago, there was a crazy student who got angry and cursed God because he failed in the scientific examination in the lower realm. He was always blaming God. People like this probably don't even show respect on the surface. "
"It is a capital crime to curse God. Now that the empress knows this, what will happen to Kuang Sheng?"
"That Kuang Sheng was captured by the people from the Temple of Justice. Meishan Lao Liu, in the name of God, punished him to complete a thousand sets of imperial examination questions and said that letting him die is really too cheap for him. It is better to make him live than die."
"Oh?" The Jade Emperor had never heard of this, "What happened next?"
"Later? He rushed to take the exam again the next year, and became the top scorer in high school. But he was no longer as arrogant as before, and he became more humble. Now he is the county magistrate under the rule of the Tang Dynasty. He has clear and clear government orders and good governance. Of course. , he naturally never scolded the thief God again."
Jade Emperor:.
Nether.
Even with thousands of warnings, things still developed in this direction. Even though Fa Hai had predicted it beforehand, he really didn't expect that it would be such a big scene, and even he could not control it for a while.
"Amitabha."
The Bodhisattva recited the Buddha's name and said to the Great Sun Tathagata beside him: "Buddha, please look at this magnificent scene in Chang'an City that people's hearts long for."
The Great Sun Tathagata also sighed for a long time, and then said to Guanyin Bodhisattva: "It seems that when we come to the human world to show our holiness, there are scenes of people worshiping us, but it is indeed difficult to gather such pure vows."
Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva pretended to be curious and asked, "Has the Buddha never seen such a scene before? Has he received such a vow to worship him?"
The Great Sun Tathagata immediately stopped talking. There is no such thing as making fun of people!
When the Arhats and Bodhisattvas around saw this scene, they couldn't help but secretly laugh in their hearts, saying in their hearts: Master Guanyin is naturally different from ordinary Buddhas. Master Guanyin is compassionate and saves all living beings. That is not the case. I am just joking.
"Have you ever seen it?"
This sentence was also said by the Bodhisattva, and the target was all the Arhats and Bodhisattvas present, and then their expressions became exactly the same as the Great Sun Tathagata.
"Actually, what all sentient beings desire is not very high." The Bodhisattva took this rare opportunity to teach by words and deeds: "It's nothing more than asking for rewards for good and evil. If you do good deeds and get no response, then there will only be fewer and fewer good deeds; On the contrary, evildoers will not be punished, but evildoers will only increase in number and become more and more cruel. If the evildoers overwhelm the good among all living beings in this world, then do you have to rely on those evildoers to support you?"
"Don't say that they are unwilling to worship, even if they kowtow their heads in front of your golden body with a loud noise, the incense will continue to flourish. But you, do you dare to accept it openly?"
It is rare for a Bodhisattva to show such seriousness, which makes Arhats and Bodhisattvas dare not speak loudly.
Fahai did not panic when such an uncontrollable situation appeared. In order not to let down the people in the city, he directly rode the clouds into the sky and said: "Everyone, please get up. I will say it again, I don't have to see you in the future." bow down."
"Holy Buddha has mercy!"
The crowd shouted again, and this time they all stood up together.
