But life still has to go on, just do what the old uncle says, anyway, she is a monster, she can live for a long time, and one day we will meet again.
Yamazaki felt Gu Ling'er's release. Feeling relieved, he stroked his beard and continued to observe.
Looking at the things on the street—many clay and wood carvings of Buddha statues and utensils for worshiping Buddha—you can tell that the influence of Buddhism in Da Zhao has been deeply rooted in people’s hearts.
When it comes to deceiving people's minds, there is really no one like him.
Looking over there, there are signs hanging openly on the restaurants and teahouses, prohibiting Buddhist believers from entering.
It also shows the dispute between Confucianism and Buddhism in Da Zhao and the unpopularity of the new King Zhao.
Otherwise, this thing would not dare to be displayed. This would be a sure sign that the court would not dare to use force to force people to believe in Buddhism.
Obviously, many officials in the imperial court privately resisted and communicated the situation of the imperial court to the outside world.
In other words, there were serious differences within the Zhao court.
If it weren't for the fact that the new King of Zhao had won a victory and forced Zhou to cease the war, the situation in Zhao would have been even worse.
Nowadays, even if all the heroes come together, the fundamentals will probably not be harmed.
But Zhao will still be able to see the death, but we don't know how long it will take.
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Ten years later, Zhaodu has become a Buddhist temple. Except for a small group of Confucians, most of the people have become Buddhists.
It’s hard to say how deep the belief is, but every household has a Buddhist niche, enshrining one or two Bodhisattva Buddhas, with open and closed mouths on Amitabha.
Not to mention burning incense every day, you must worship on the first and fifteenth day of the lunar month. In addition to various Buddha birthdays, the most busy thing throughout the year is worshiping Buddha.
There are temples everywhere, and when it’s busy, the incense is almost like burning a fire.
In another ten years, this situation was not only in the Zhao capital, but also spread to all major cities in Zhao territory.
In another ten years, Buddhism has become deeply rooted in the hearts of the people in the three areas of southeast, due east, and central areas where Zhao is located, spanning a territory of 60 million miles.
Even Confucianism was defeated, because now there was another Confucian—Buddhist Confucianism.
The dispute between Buddhism and Confucianism turned into an internal dispute between Confucianism and Taoism, and Buddhism became much quieter.
It's just that Zhao's internal and military affairs were in a mess, because everyone went to worship Buddha instead of farming and producing.
The soldiers did not participate in the training very much. They spent three days fishing and ten days drying nets.
It is safe for businessmen to travel, but it is very tiring to take leave. People have to take leave all year round to worship Buddha, so they have to give up.
Finally, there are still slaves to support it, and there are demon servants available, so that Zhao can continue to operate.
It's just that prices are soaring and people are struggling to make ends meet, let alone magic weapons like Talisman and Thunder Pills.
People’s money was used to buy incense, burn it, and donate it to the temple.
The temple in turn provided relief to the people, saying that our Buddha is compassionate and saves all living beings. A bowl of gruel can move people.
I really don’t know how to calculate the cause and effect.
Anyway, in Yamazaki's opinion, it should be evil, not good, but if it is really an act of defeating Zhao in compliance with God's will, then it is meritorious.
The great rise of Buddhism is probably the latter.
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On January 1, 171 in the Linghai Calendar, in the northwest of Dongsheng Shenzhou, the northern tribes spent many years recuperating, absorbing the refugees from Zhao, and acquiring culture and technology from them. They finally gathered and formed a country, named Da Lian.
With tens of millions of powerful soldiers, he is eyeing the great Zhao.
At the same time, the armaments in Da Zhao were too weak to fight, and the people had no intention of war.
Most of them don't even have enough to eat, so they just wait for the temple to give them porridge, and then wait to die. After death, they can go to the Paradise of Paradise, or be reincarnated into a good family in the next life.
I have never thought about how many children would have to be born in a good family before they could be reincarnated.
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In November, heavy snow fell in the north, and then it became heavier and heavier, turning into a blizzard that had not been seen in decades.
Countless livestock of the people of Dalin were frozen to death, and the weather was so cold that they could not be cooked even if they were eaten.
Da Ling had no choice but to go south on foot to beg for food.
Not wanting the bright-looking army of Da Zhao to be as powerful as chickens and dogs, which would be defeated at the first touch, Da Zhao opened all doors and allowed Da Lian to move south.
Da Lian, composed of tribal people, was not polite and came out in full force to search south for food supplies.
Gather the talismans and magic weapons of the Great Zhao to form an elite.
Use the war horses of Zhao Dynasty to travel thousands of miles to reorganize the iron cavalry to speed up the plunder.
The news quickly spread with the refugees, and the battle report reached Zhaodu, shocking the civil and military officials.
King Zhao personally went to the Guoshi Buddhist Temple to ask for help from the Buddhist community, but the Buddhist community did not agree this time.
I really didn't dare to agree, because I was worried about beating around the bush and confronting Daomen again. This time, there would be no Ziwei soldier talisman to exchange.
Taking this opportunity, Buddhism simply withdrew from the court.
"Amitabha, I am a merciful Buddha and do not commit murder. However, the national affairs are huge and your Majesty has to do some things. It is inconvenient for us monks to comment, so we can only leave with our crowns hanging."
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Fu Men rolled his sleeves and retreated simply, but King Zhao was dumbfounded.
This is like helping him to the house first, then pulling out the ladder and letting him hang in mid-air.
In the past thirty years or so of the Zhao Dynasty, Buddhism has advanced and retreated. Buddhism has occupied the position of national master for thirty years. Now Buddhism suddenly gives up its responsibility. Where can he find someone to replace him?
Although he is a Buddhist believer, he is also an emperor, and he still has the emperor's mind, so he naturally thinks a lot.
But the more I thought about it, the more confused I became, not knowing what to do at all.
While strolling, he unknowingly came to a secluded monastery. The guards outside saluted him, and then he woke up.
However, when King Zhao looked at the monastery, his expression was extremely ugly.
Because his father, the former King of Zhao, was imprisoned inside.
He once committed suicide, but Buddhism rescued him again, and then forcibly converted him to prevent his death.
The result was a rare failure, causing him to become a madman.
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"You lost soul, come in."
"ah?"
King Zhao was shocked. Isn't the old man crazy? Have you been pretending to be crazy?
"I told you to get in, but you didn't hear me!"
"you……"
"If you don't come in, get out, get out, get out!"
When King Zhao heard what his father said, he felt relieved and walked in pretending to be brave.
The former King of Zhao was dressed in tattered gray robes, his beard and hair were disheveled, and his face could not be seen clearly.
He stood upside down on the kang and turned over when he saw King Zhao coming in.
"Son, you are miserable."
"Father, are you really crazy or are you pretending to be crazy?"
"Idiot, what's the difference between true and false? I am who I am, do you understand?"
"not understand."
"I can't explain it to you idiot, let's get down to business."
"Do you have anything else to do?"
"Da Zhao has been governed to death by you, do you know that?"
King Zhao was dissatisfied, "It's a joke, I..."
"Bah, what kind of king are you? A puppet king? Without Buddhism, what do you have left?"
"My king has hundreds of millions of soldiers and a territory of ninety million miles."
The former King of Zhao bared his teeth and said, "That's the inheritance you and I earned for you. Even if you are capable, you will lose everything in thirty years. In this regard, you are really the strongest among all the kings of Zhao in the past."
"Nonsense!"
"Am I talking nonsense? I've done the math for you. Every generation lasts for thirty years. The soldiers of the previous generation have always retired. In this generation, Zhao Min has been influenced by Buddhism since he was a child. I'm afraid he doesn't know anything except worshiping Buddha. You let them They can’t even hold a knife or a gun.”
"Da Zhao is not as miserable as you said."
"You are talking about the elite soldiers raised by the big families. If the leader is weak and the minister is strong, it will only make things worse."
King Zhao was shocked, "What on earth do you want to say?"
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