Chapter 22: The Creation of Gods (1)

Li Ren was sweating profusely, and then said to the masters: "You take turns stirring the liquid inside, and then test to see if there are any bubbles, and when there are none, you can start blowing." ”

Exhausted, he returned to his bedroom and fell asleep after handing it over to the potters. After three days of sleep, Rihito finally got a good rest, and while he was eating, Rihito went to the Naval Military Academy on the island to teach and teach.

During this period, Rihito announced on a whim that in the future, every school-age child on the island would go to study at the Military Academy. This suggestion did not win the approval of everyone on the island, and even though the order was issued, there were quite a few people who chose not to carry it out.

Rihito was very annoyed by the current situation on the island, and it was reported that many people on the island were returning to their ancestors and forming family alliances. This situation suddenly made Rihito angry, but many of the people involved were the captains and squad leaders of the Suzaku Army, and they couldn't vent the anger in their hearts clearly, and Rihito never slept for three days and three nights in a row.

On the fourth day, Rihito appeared in front of everyone in the upper echelons of the Suzaku Army with red eyes, and announced loudly: "Proposed! The establishment of the Chinese Bright Sacred Church, referred to as Mingjiao. Sect Leader Yang Liren, Deputy Sect Leader Yang Lixin, Holy Priest Yang Zhiwen, Light Messengers Zhang Hu, Zhang Lei, Chen Lin, Zhang Yue, and Fang Ning. Establish the Holy Knights of Light to defend the Holy Cult of Light. Establish a priesthood to propagate the teachings, and let the Huaxia Guangming Holy Church be built in every place in China. ”

Speaking of which, all the high-level leaders of the Vermilion Bird Army were second monks who were confused, and only Fang Ning was calm and closed his eyes. Chen Lin asked suspiciously: "May I ask my lord, why do you want to establish a sect now?" ”

Li Ren looked at Chen Lin and said, "Let me ask you, why is the land of China a plate of loose sand from Henggu to the present?" Why is betraying one's own country now becoming the capital of Mo people to show off? Why are several ethnic groups in China fighting their own battles until now? You come and tell me why? ”

Chen Lin thought about it and was speechless for a moment, Li Ren looked at his loyal subordinates who were speechless, and then he said: "Every nation has its own beliefs, is this a good thing. After a pause, Liren said, "Yes, this is a good thing, religious freedom." But each religion has its own specific gods, and these gods want the people to believe in themselves. This has become the idea that our beliefs in China have not been unified for thousands of years, and that when the country is in crisis, they will fight separately. On the other hand, these people still have faith and will not do anything to betray the country. But what will those who have no faith do? Think about the so-called Confucianism, what does it mean that the world's great virtuous people live in it? How many interpretations are there for this sentence? Tell me, tell me! As he spoke, Liren suddenly became angry and shouted loudly.

At this time, everyone is fighting with the god in their hearts, and they all want to say something about their faith. But after listening to what Liren said, I wanted to refute it, but I couldn't refute it.

Seeing everyone's uncomfortable looks, Rihito said, "You are all good, you can think about your faith. But what about those below you? And what about the people? Will they think? Just like these days, many people are recognizing their ancestors and forming family alliances, are these the freedoms of our Suzaku Army's beliefs? I tell you no! This is just rushing yourself out of a circle and putting on another circle, and this circle is getting smaller and smaller, and in the end it will only seek the benefit of your own family, and you will never do a little current affairs for ordinary people. At that time, it will be the time for our Suzaku Army to be destroyed, and no matter how much we do, you will all become a stepping stone for others, and it is very likely that they will sacrifice to please the invaders~! ”

At this time, Zhang Yue asked again and again: "My lord, this is why you created a religion?" Couldn't the thoughts of our Suzaku Army itself become a purpose and a belief? ”

"I'm right to you, our current thinking in the Suzaku Army is that it can become our purpose and belief. But our soldiers learn every day to know what freedom, what rights are, and what equality is. Let me ask you, who can win the world? Rihito asked rhetorically.

Zhang Yue was just about to speak, but Fang Ning seemed to close his eyes and said: "Those who are in the world must first win the hearts of the people." ”

Zhang Yue agreed very much and stopped talking, just nodded. Li Ren said loudly: "Those who are right in the world must first win the hearts of the people." Who are the so-called human hearts for thousands of years? It's the people's! But how many of the people in our big country are literate? Speaking of this, Hu Ma looked at each of his subordinates, and said: "There is only one or less of the ten literate people in the Great Song Dynasty, and you want these people to know what freedom, rights and equality are." Can they be clear? ”

"Returning to my lord, I can't." Fang Ning opened his mouth at this time and said, "Does the lord really have to give freedom and equality to those people? Don't you know, my lord, that if you want to rule the people, you must fool the people? ”

After listening carefully to what Fang Ning said, Li Ren replied calmly: "Mr. Fang, what you are talking about is the study of the emperor's rule of the world, right?" ”

"Yes, my lord is wise." Fang Ning said.

"Very good, then I'll tell you here what the so-called Emperor's Study of the World is." Liren sat down calmly and drank tea to moisten his throat: "The emperor's study of governing the world pays attention to the foolish people, what is the foolish people?" That is what Lao Tzu said in the Tao Te Ching, absolute sainthood and abandonment of wisdom, and the people benefit a hundred times; Absolute benevolence and abandonment of righteousness, and the people restore filial piety; There are no thieves who abandon profit. These three words are also thought to be insufficient, so the order belongs: see plain and simple, less selfish and few desires, and never learn without worry. Let me ask you, if you abandon the wisdom and ingenuity, can the people really benefit? Can abandoning benevolence really restore the people to their filial nature? Can abandoning cunning and profiteering really make knives forbidden? ”

Zhang Yue and Fang Ning knew these words very well in their hearts, but when Li Ren asked about them, they couldn't say it clearly. So when no one answered for a long time, Liren looked at it and said, "Now I tell you that to abandon wisdom is to push the ruler to death, to abandon benevolence is to force everyone to die, and to abandon cunning and profit, to destroy a country." I know why you want to ask now, because the people of a country without the ability to create themselves, the so-called ingenuity, would not have the clothes we wear, the utensils we use, the blades of war, and so on, without which the nation would revert to the time of the wilderness, no different from the savages. If there is no benevolence, hum, you yourself will always be suspicious of anyone around you, and if someone around you behaves unusually, you will definitely raise your weapon and kill him without hesitation, and then you think that you are not even qualified to be a wild man. If you think about it, without benevolence, you will not hesitate to kill your wife and children, let alone filial piety. It is all the more sorrow of a country to abandon deceit and profiteering, and you think that if you were rulers now, and there were no merchants and no taxes, would you be able to let you and your men go without food? Can you allow the state to concentrate its efforts on saving the people who are suffering? ”

"Therefore fooling the people is fooling themselves and thousands upon thousands of future generations! Only when the people are wiser, the more they understand the importance of righteousness, and the more they can use their wisdom to obtain certain benefits under the law, will the country become stronger and stronger. Li Ren paused and said: "The current Great Song Dynasty is a good example, the consequence of their foolish people to the present is that they are invaded by other countries, and they dare not say a tough word if they are deceived by other countries." ”

At this time, everyone was reflecting, and they were all seriously thinking about what Liren said. Rihito saw something and knew they were all awake. At this time, he said earnestly: "The reason why I want to establish the Huaxia Light God Sect now is so that we will not become other people's stepping stones and other people's sacrifices~!" It is for the people to better know what freedom, rights, and equality are, so that each of them will examine their own lives, value their own freedom, and know that they are equal to others. Speaking of this, Liren asked the guards to take a book that had been written three nights and said, "At this time, I summarized the characteristics and essence of all religions and compiled the teachings of the Chinese Light God Cult. In it, the beliefs of our Suzaku Army are written, and freedom and equality are proclaimed. I will give you seven days, and after seven days you will eat all the doctrine, and I hope you will have something new to me. ”

All the important personnel of the Vermilion Bird Army received the teachings of the Chinese Illuminous God Cult written by Rihito, and from this day on, all the high-ranking people disappeared collectively for seven days, and during these seven days, Rihito put Lehi fully responsible.

Li Ren knew in his heart what kind of religion this was, and it was just a summary of the party classics of the past life in disguise. In order to make it easier for these people to accept, Li Ren spent a lot of effort to rewrite the doctrine of the Chinese Light God Cult.

When everyone got the deal, they turned to the first page and saw a sentence that said, "God is great, and they created our lives." But what is God? Are they really on top? No, they do not rise above us, but exist among us, and from time to time they come out to save a civilization that is on the verge of destruction. They are supreme, a little light in our hearts, they don't need anything in return, they don't need our sacrifices, they just need us to love and create our own civilization, and watch us grow little by little, from barbarism to civilization, from barbarism to prosperity. That's what they need us to pay to them. ”

The opening chapter ends, "What is the real God?" The ancient gods and sages told me that it was the light! Without light, there would be no us, without light, there would be no food, clothing, shelter and transportation on which we depend, and without light, there would be no culture that we reveal. So the light is the God we need to worship, and only He is the true God, everything, everything. Only by believing in him will you be liberated and become a member of the gods. Here the gods told me that believing in light is the only way to be favored by the gods after death, and to become a member of the gods. Faith in the light leads to eternal life. ”