On the golden dragon steps, Gonggong De led many eunuchs and palace maids to stand behind Wei Yu, waiting for Emperor Wu's will.

Emperor Dawu looked at the three crowds in Xuanming Square, representing the three sects of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism guarding the Dawu royal family, it seemed that he was overlooking the three sects, condescending, and controlled in the palm of his hand.

But in fact, the complex relationship between the three religions and the Dawu royal family is like these three towering trees that are intertwined, but where the branches of the clouds intersect, they jointly support a golden palace.

In the Great Wu Kingdom, all the people in the world who have knowledge and practice, one quarter of them study Confucian classics, one quarter of those who practice Taoism, and almost half of those who believe in Buddhism.

And the larger number of ordinary people are almost all under the influence of cultivators, not to mention them, even the interests of the Dawu royal family and the three religions are deeply involved, look at the position of the crown prince now! He has already stood in the center of the Buddhist and Taoist people!

In this case, the government and the opposition, the whole world, who else is not under the control of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism?

If the three religions are withdrawn, the golden palace of the Dawu Imperial Family will be like a rootless attic in the sky, and it will fall directly into the endless abyss!

Thinking of this, Wei Yu couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart.

Everyone looked at the Dawu royal family as a golden and brilliant heavenly divine court, but they didn't see that under the light and shadow, the intertwined forces and the collusion of interests.

Now that the big tree of Buddhism and Taoism is a little more nutritious, it has begun to grow tall, and seeing that it is higher than the other two sects, the palace of the Dawu royal family has begun to tilt unsteadily, and Wei Yu really has a bitter word in his heart.

Seeing that the representatives of the three sects in Xuanming Square had gathered, Wei Yu took a deep breath and said in a deep voice to the Duke De next to him, "Let's start." ”

So Gonggong De stepped forward, raised his voice and said loudly: "The Great Martial Kingdom Dao Conference, start now!"

Three teams of eunuchs suddenly appeared around Xuanming Square, they walked on the middle of the first layer of the golden circle of Xuanming Square, after a period of their busyness, three futons and three black gold lacquer patterns appeared in the center of Xuanming Square, and a beautifully carved bronze incense burner in the middle exuded bursts of rich jasmine dipterocarp, which was scattered to all parts of the square for a while, so that everyone's spirits were lifted. It seems that this is the venue for the debate of the three teachings of Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism.

On the top of the golden dragon steps, Gonggong De saw that he was ready, so he shouted loudly again: "Please send people from the three sects of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism to participate in the debate!"

So Dazhuguo Cui Ming immediately walked out of the crowd, he did not wear a black and gold python robe today, but a high crown and a broad belt, holding a feather fan, wearing a green shirt, fluttering clothes, and an elegant and Confucian demeanor.

The national teacher Yan Guizhen is still in a black robe and has gray hair today, but the Taiqing fishtail crown on his head is the highest level of Taoism.

The master of the apricot yellow monk's robe, wearing a big red robe, ordinary wooden Buddhist beads hanging on his chest, and the prayer beads in his hand are also ordinary wooden, he walked to the futon, sat on his knees, like the Buddha into the meditation, solemn and simple.

Gonggong De continued to shout: "The argument begins!

On Xuanming Square, everyone's eyes looked at the three people in the center of the square.

I saw that Cui Ming of the Great Pillar Kingdom shook the feather fan slightly, glanced at the other two, and said: "Confucianism worries about the worries of the world, sleeps at night, and supports the right way, which is the first benevolent way in the world." The words are sonorous and powerful, like throwing gold and jade.

Master Zhiran opened his eyes and said solemnly: "The way of Buddhism is to lead people to goodness, to benefit all sentient beings, and it is the first good way in the world." The tone is solemn and the words are reverent.

Yan Guizhen glanced at Master Ran, sneered, and said: "The Taoist door is good in the land, the heart is good, the heart is good, the benevolence is kind, the words are good and the letter is good, the government is good, the things are good, and when the action is good, it is the first true and good way in the world!

As soon as these words came out, everyone was in an uproar, and the hundreds of officials next to the golden dragon steps were talking, and it was noisy for a while.

Yifeng's heart tightened, he had heard Yan Guizhen's words as early as Feixiantai, but he didn't expect that he would take the lead in attacking at the beginning, and he approached Master Ran.

Father-in-law De didn't say a word, took out a golden whip in his hand, shook it violently, and there was a crisp sound of "pop", penetrating the sky, and the noise on the steps disappeared.

This Xuanming Square seems to have the ability to gather sound and amplify sound, even if the square is very open, but any sound can be gathered and spread, which is very magical.

Under the hundred officials of the Golden Dragon Rank, there was a row of special officials who worked hard to write down any words of the three people in the field.

Yuchuni glanced at Yan Guizhen in the field, his face was cold, and there was no discoloration, as if he had expected that her eldest brother would say this.

Master Zhiran looked at Yan Guizhen intently, and said: "The Daomen is the best, and the goodness of Buddhism, although the road is different, but the different paths are the same, there is no need to grandstand in order to step on one and promote the other." ”

Yan Guizhen snorted coldly and said: "The old man is grandstanding?

"The dignified of the great martial arts is the grace of the chime, the flattery of Hou Dian;

"The funeral system of the Great Martial Kingdom is a coffin funeral coffin, and your Buddha Tao will burn the body of the deceased and sink it, which is a despicable custom!

Buddhism is the so-called morality, and it does not hesitate to destroy its appearance and transfiguration, and it is the study of evil.

"Buddhism and Taoism are so full of the ugly things in the world, and inciting the people of Dawu to fall into it, like a dream, not knowing life and death, paralyzing, and taking death as a pleasure, won't it make my Dawu Empire's humanity extinct?"

Yan Guizhen's tone is sonorous, his words are like swords, guns, swords, and halberds, extremely sharp, pointing directly at the hearts of the people, he has completely denied the Buddha's way, and even rendered the Buddha's way as the way of evil demons.

Master Ran's face sank, but he still said firmly: "Buddhism cultivates the mind, and is not infected by the outside world, so I decided to invent my will." And what you said, the disfigured act is really a prayer for goodness, and the old monk only sees his good heart and Buddha heart, what is ugly?

"Everyone has death, and it is inevitable to be reincarnated, so practice the past, pray for the blessings of the world, die in the body, but stubborn things, and the good way will last forever, so why obsess?

"The Buddha's path is empty, nothing is empty, as long as you have a good heart, it can be described as the Buddha's way. The people of the world all have good intentions, so what is the deep trap of such a good thing?"

Master Ran refuted Yan Guizhen's remarks one by one with a clear mind, which made everyone in Buddhism nod their heads and praise.

Seeing that Yan Guizhen was useless, Cui Ming's eyes froze, and he said in a deep voice: "The great martial state, the country is determined by martial arts, and the country is prosperous by culture." Text, then etiquette, self-cultivation, Qi family, governing the country, and leveling the world are the ability to truly contribute to the Dawu Empire.

He said coldly: "And the Buddha Tao instigates the people, insulates the family, separates the bloodline, separates the wife, and even the six relatives do not recognize it." Even the countless naïve children of the Dawu Empire have been instilled by them since they were young that the so-called world is a sea of suffering, the six roots are pure, so unkind, so taboo, so in the past, how can my Dawu Kingdom inherit the heirs and build a prosperous world together?"

Knowing that the master's face was embarrassed, Yan Guizhen suddenly perked up, and suddenly understood that attacking from the doctrine is a back and forth, Buddhism and Taoism are the best at sophistry and wit, and debating doctrines with them will fall into the endless abyss of overlapping Buddhist and Taoist teachings.

Only by attacking from the influence of the Chinese folklore can we defeat the hypocritical nature of Buddhism in one fell swoop.

Thinking of this, Yan Guizhen lifted his spirits and also opened his mouth to attack: "What proof is there for the reincarnation of the Buddha's way? Ordinary people who are not cultivators believe in the reincarnation of the Buddha's way, and they are useless, and they have only wasted countless years in vain!"

He shouted: "You have only made promises all your life, you are sincerely afraid, and you only respect the gods for the sake of foreign sects, but you have weakened the bloody nature of the subjects of Dawu! If there is an attack by foreign invaders, will the monks use chanting scriptures as a weapon?

He sneered and said, "So you taboo killing, this is not good, that is inconvenient, this is a sin, that is karma, if the Great Wu Kingdom has a foreign enemy attacking, do you still dare to fight bloody battles for the country and the people? This is enough to show the hypocrisy of Buddhism and Taoism, which is extremely useless!"

He turned to say: "Taoist practice, free and easy, Tai Chi and two rituals, Yin and Yang harmony, and the method of immortality are all for physical fitness. Moreover, our Taoism has always advocated 'inner saints and outer kings', protecting the family and defending the country, working together, and governing the country together, so as to open the way of the peaceful world!"

Master Ran's heart sank, but he insisted on defending: "Although Buddhism does not kill, there are also demons and demons, if there is a foreign enemy to attack, it must be martyred to death!"

Cui Ming said coldly: "Oh, what if the foreign enemy is not a demon? They invade our country, they are also fathers, brothers, husbands, just ordinary people? How can the Buddha be willing to kill such an innocent person? Aren't you afraid of your Buddha's punishment?"

He waved his sleeves: "In the eyes of Confucianism, those who violate our country's land will be punished even if they are far away! It is the territory of our ancestors, and we should defend it to the death, and we must not be able to size and match people! In this way, it is the right path for the great martial country! All kinds of evasions and fears of Buddhism and Taoism are just cowards and pathologies!"

As soon as these words came out, the three sects and the hundred officials were all disturbed, and Gonggong De squinted at Emperor Wu, and quietly withdrew the whip that was about to be stretched out to whip the silence.

Emperor Wu looked at Xuanming Square intently, and the words of Confucianism and Taoism just now deeply touched the hidden worries in his heart.

The inheritance of the descendants, the morality of the people, the blood of the people, and the courage to resist foreign enemies are indeed fatal weaknesses for Buddhism.

Under the prosperous era, although Buddhism guides people to goodness and appeases the people, once the country falls into chaos, what is the role of Buddhism?

Wei Yu grabbed the dragon chair tightly, his thoughts in his heart turned sharply, recently according to the military situation of the second prince and the third prince, the situation on the border has become more and more severe, Buddhism and Taoism hold the faith of five or six out of ten or even more people in the Great Wu Kingdom, if they really want to be enemies of others, can they stimulate their blood, kill the enemy on the battlefield, and sacrifice their lives for the country?

If they can't, where to look for the strength to defend the country?

On Xuanming Square.

Master Ran pondered for a while, and said loudly: "Dawu Buddha Dao, with Dawu, Buddha Dao is good, I will do my best to stop disputes and endure suffering!"

Cui Ming struck while the iron was hot and continued to attack: "Hypocrisy is extreme! Now the people of Dawu, young and strong, are all thrown into the empty gate, and the Buddhist gate does not pay money and grain, accumulates acres of land, and expands the temple. Nowadays, many temples are more luxurious than the palaces of the government and nobles, and even the palaces of the imperial palace! The common people think that the temple is a paradise for Buddhism and a country of pleasure!"

He rebuked sharply: "There are fewer and fewer people who really fight for the country, and they are greedy for wealth and wealth, how can they ever take their family and country to heart! Money and grain taxes do not go into the state treasury, and young people do not join the army, but choose to serve as monks, Buddhas, and armed temples, not only are you unwilling to sacrifice your life for the country, but even plot against you, and your heart can be punished!"

Master Zhiran lowered his head and said in a deep voice: "This has nothing to do with the teachings of Buddhism, Buddhism is good, because the expansion speed of Buddhism is too fast, and the mud and sand are all down, it is used by people with intentions." The teachings of Buddhism and Taoism are still bright and full of hope, Buddhism and Taoism need to be reformed, and the disciple of the old monk, the giant of Buddhism and Taoism, has already offered the 'Three Strategies of Buddhism'······"

"That's enough!" Cui Ming didn't wait for him to say Yifeng's "Three Strategies of Buddhism", directly interrupted him, and shouted angrily: "What are the three strategies of Buddhism, it's just a whitewash to cover people's ears." The source of Buddhism is not right, its wind is not right, and its way is not right, it is outright hypocrisy, and it is vainly called the world's first good way!

He waved his feather fan and pointed at Master Ran's nose: "You said that all beings in Buddhism and Taoism are equal, and now there is famine and starvation, and disaster victims are everywhere, all because of Buddhism, and what about the people in Buddhism, the monks in the temple, and the lackey Buddha Tuhu are high and commanding, without the slightest kindness, and there is no equality, what hypocrisy!

Seeing this, Yan Guizhen immediately said: "That's right, what qualifications do you have to talk about the equality of all beings?

He scolded loudly: "You say equality, where should the Buddha Dao put the Holy Martial Emperor? Is the Holy Martial Emperor the same as an ant in the eyes of the Buddha Dao? Does it coexist with the Animal Dao and the Ghost Dao? It is extremely ridiculous!"

As soon as these words came out, the entire Xuanming Square became noisy again, and the face of the master was quite ugly, but he still spoke: "The equality of all beings in the Buddha and the Tao is the equality of the heart of goodness, and there is no other intention. ”

Cui Ming snorted coldly and said: "The Buddha's way is called Pudu sentient beings at every turn, and the sentient beings are just what you want to do? Disasters and sufferings all arise because of the Buddha's way, and the Buddha's way vainly claims to purify all sentient beings, what should you do? Disturb the world, and then clean up the world, is it to rebel and rebel? Is it to replace Emperor Shengwu and rule the Dawu Empire?!"

As soon as these words came out, everyone couldn't help it anymore, except for the people of Buddhism and Taoism with extremely ugly faces, others criticized Buddhism one after another, and they were emotional, reprimanded loudly, and they were angry, and there was chaos.

Gonggong De frantically twitched the golden whip on the golden dragon steps, but he couldn't stop the people who had fallen into madness.

And Emperor Dawu sat on the top of the golden dragon steps, his face was indifferent, and his eyes looked at the officials and ministers who were restless and excited, and the people of Confucianism and Taoism, but he did not open his mouth to stop it.

Cui Ming looked around, nodded frequently, and seemed to be very satisfied with the momentum of the group condemnation inside and outside the entire Xuanming Square, he knew that the moral argument may not be able to defeat the Buddha, and the influence on the world cannot defeat the Buddha, but the rebellion is a punishment of the Buddha's heart, Emperor Wu seems to be calm, but these two words are really unbearable for him.

Thinking of this, he made the ultimate blow to Master Ran, suddenly got up, his robe was flying, his feather fan pointed at the people of Buddhism, and loudly denounced: "In my words, Buddhism not only has no merits, but also has eight evil conditions, which are obvious to all, and the world is obvious:

"First, the essence is hypocrisy, inciting the people.

Second, greedy for pleasure, arrogant and lascivious.

"Third, it destroys human ethics and morality.

"Fourth, to fool the people and enslave the mind.

"Fifth, colluding with the official eunuchs endangers the government and the opposition.

"Sixth, obstructing conscription and undermining military politics.

"Seventh, the convergence of national taxes endangers the national system.

"Eighth, self-built monks and soldiers, trying to rebel and endanger the imperial power!

"If Buddhism is not eradicated, the world will not be at peace!"

Cui Ming's long sleeves shook, like a sword of justice in his sleeve, soaring into the sky!

"Roaring ——"

The entire Xuanming Square was boiling, and everyone around was inexplicably excited by Cui Ming's impassioned words, and even hundreds of officials put down their shelves and yelled and screamed one after another, they stood under the noses of Emperor Wei Yu of the Great Martial Emperor and shouted angrily, what an arrogant mess!