Kaifeng Mansion, Yuqing Daode Palace construction site.

In the inner city view Longmen, which is surrounded by the bustling market of Kaifeng Mansion, there is a new garden-style Taoist temple construction site. There are always several miles in the radius, and in addition to the palace buildings that are being built with red bricks, there is also a man-made earth mountain, which is busy carrying soil and mounds of soil by countless people and laborers. The palace under construction is called Yuqing Daode Palace, and the earth mountain in the Daode Palace is called Genyue. It was built for today's official family to seek immortals and cultivate Jiao. Zhao Ji was originally superstitious about Taoism, and when he was working hard in the past, he still pressed the mind of cultivation. Now that he has been hit, he is even more obsessed with Taoism. Therefore, he was bewitched by Liu Wuji, who returned from Hexi, and issued an edict to build this Yuqing Daode Palace.

However, the construction of the Yuqing Daode Palace is not entirely a waste of people's fat and people's ointment, because the Yuqing Daode Palace is not an ordinary Taoist temple, but the center of the Taoist reform movement!

That's right, Taoism is also going to be improved!

The rise of Tianli has seriously threatened the status of Taoism. Speaking carefully, Tianlijiao and Taoism are almost the same origin. The "Heavenly Principles" of the Heavenly Doctrine and the "Dao" of Taoism are fundamentally the same existence. Therefore, Tianlijiao also listed the Tao Te Ching as a classic and Lao Tzu as a sage.

The difference is that Tianli Sect does not have a system of immortals, nor does it think that mortals cultivate the theory of immortals. Under the Heavenly Principle (Dao), there are sages. And "poor reasoning" and "preaching" are the ways for mortals to become sages.

And those who become sages are still mortal beings of flesh and bones, who will not soar through the clouds and mist, and will not live forever, but their spirit is connected with heavenly principles, and they can return to heavenly principles after death, and be admired and imitated by all ages.

This set of theories almost completely took away the philosophical content of Taoism, leaving only a bunch of myths and stories for Taoist priests to tell.

But myths are not religions, and they cannot be powerful beliefs. Therefore, the Hexi Taoism led by Liu Wuji was defeated by Zhang Yuan's Tianli Sect in a very short period of time, not only did it not gain believers, but many Taoist priests who followed Liu Wuji to the west defected to the Tianli Sect.

And Liu Wuji himself also knows that alchemy and seeking immortals is a deceptive trick. Of course, it can also be seen that Tianlijiao is superior to Taoism.

The theories of the Tenrikyo religion are simple, perfect, and unfalsifiable, and can be argued with the "Theory of Reason" and the "Theory of Analysis" - the sonorous "Theory of the Origin of All Things" can be used to prove the existence of the Heavenly Principle (Tao). To put it simply, everything has a source, the universe is the sum of all things, nature also has an origin, and the origin of the universe is the "Lord", the "Heavenly Principle", and the "Tao". It is entirely possible to think of these three as one thing. But Tianlijiao is more rational and based on reason and empirical evidence, rather than a direct "revelation". Based on this theory, Tianli can even question the "Heavenly Revelation" and regard the "Heavenly Revelation" as "the sage making a false education to the world", that is, using the "Theory of Reason" and "Theory of Analysis" to find the "Lord", "Heavenly Principle", and "Dao" of the saint pretending to be the Revelation......

The combat power of this set of theories is simply one heaven and one earth compared to the Taoism of mortal cultivation of immortals. The latter is easy to be debunked, while the former can easily lead to a struggle to "convince people with reason".

However, the Tenrikyo religion is now spreading not only in Hexi, but also in the Broken Leaves (the territory of the Great Stone), but also among the Jurchen and Menggu tribes. To convince people with reason, hehe...... Those people are very reasonable.

Therefore, Liu Wuji's Taoist priests lost a fine light in Hexi, and many Taoist temples became Tianli Academy just after they were built. In comparison, the monks of Middle-earth are a little more powerful. You can also go and find some theories and Tianli Sect to go around. It's really not good, and you can still practice Esoteric Buddhism behind closed doors.

And the Taoist priests who lost all their money are not without gains. They have harvested the "Dao", and after excluding the theory of mortal cultivation of immortals, they can rebuild a Taoist immortal system - as long as there are no mortals cultivating immortals, Taoists only need to take "Tao" as the master of everything, the source of creation, and turn "Heavenly Court" and "Earth" into a world created by "Dao" (the world after death), and turn Lao Tzu and Zhao Gongming into saints who "attain the Dao". The theory is perfect.

Liu Wuji, who returned from Hexi, worked with Guo Jing, Lin Lingsu, Guo Xiaoxiao and others to improve Taoism and form the so-called Daodaozong.

This sect no longer pays attention to the cultivation of immortals by mortals, but preaches the Tao of enlightenment and the accumulation of virtues, and the Tao is holy, and after death it is immortal...... It is impossible to become an immortal by knocking medicine again.

And Zhao Ji, who only likes immortals and doesn't like drugs, is obviously very satisfied with the improved Taoism. At the expense of huge sums of money, the Yuqing Daode Palace was built in Kaifeng Mansion as the general altar of Daodaozong.

In order to supervise the construction of the Yuqing Daode Palace, Zhao Ji came to inspect every once in a while, and by the way, he also discussed the issue of the immortal soul descending to earth with a few Taoist friends. He thinks that he is most likely an immortal, and he wants to enjoy it when he goes down to earth, and he doesn't need to worry too much about the things of the world.

The government or something, just leave it to Cai Jing, He Zhizhong, Su Chi, Wu Juhou and these people to assemble, as long as the wife is peaceful and does not cause chaos, there will be Amitayus Buddha.

At this time, Zhao Ji was in a newly completed pavilion, discussing with a few Taoist friends whether he was the star monarch of the heavenly court. A middle-aged eunuch, wearing a red robe, hurriedly approached, and when he arrived outside the pavilion, he stood firm and saluted: "Your Majesty, Yang Jian asks to see you...... Youzhou is playing again! ”

"Youzhou ......" Zhao Ji immediately became sad when he heard "Youzhou". He said to himself: "Why is Youzhou playing again? It's been a long time since I played, and the world is peaceful, how good is it? What did Yang Jian say, does it matter? ”

"Back to Your Majesty, Yang Jian said that it was an important matter...... It seems that someone wants to betray the country. ”

"Traitor!?" Zhao Ji was stunned, he had not made a traitorous decree recently!

"Who is so bold, who wants to betray the country?" Zhao Ji asked.

"There are a lot, the slave maid can't remember the name, only that Yang Jian said that he was the envoy of the birth of the Nuzhen Festival, and there are two Goryeo Pingzhang princes who want to betray the country......"

It turned out that someone else's courtier wanted to betray the country, so that's okay...... No, the world is going to be in chaos!

Zhao Ji stood up suddenly, his face changed greatly, and he said loudly: "Bei Yuan, I want to go to the Chongzheng Palace, and then send someone to pass on Cai Jing, He Zhizhong, Wu Juhou, and Su Chi to the Chongzheng Palace!" Tell Yang Jian to go to Chongzheng Hall too! ”

……

The world is really going to be chaotic!

Zhao Ji was not wrong at all.

The birth of the Great Liao Kingdom, the Jurchen Jiedu envoy, and the two Pingzhang of the Goryeo Kingdom, are about to betray the Great Liao. Such a mess will not be confined to the territory of Daliao!

If it was a few years earlier, when Zhao Ji was still triumphant, he would definitely think that this was God's help to the Great Song Dynasty. But now, he wants to live in peace and stability, and he doesn't want to fight anymore. Even if half of Hedong was occupied by the Liao State, he didn't want to take it back.

But the problem is that the world is in chaos, and he, the official of the Song Kingdom, can't stop it!

This Yelu Yanxi is also yes, how did the emperor be? Why did you lose both Goryeo and Shengnuzhen all at once? By the way, this matter was reported by Yang Jian, needless to say, it must be Wu Haogu who is making it bad.

gave birth to Jurchen, Goryeo, and a martial artist, most of them will also add Hexi Zhangyuan, and maybe Menggu Hebule, Kerehuer Zahusi...... There are so many enemies, how can Yelu Yanxi beat them!

If Yelu Yanxi is finished, they will all pounce on the Great Song Dynasty like wolves and tigers, how can the Great Song Dynasty stop it?

Zhao Ji sat and walked all the way, and he also thought about the whole way in his heart. The more I think about it, the more anxious I become, the more I think about it, the more scared I become, and the more I think about it, the more helpless I become. He and Yelu Yanxi are enemies on the surface, but in fact, they are a pair of difficult brothers. Yelu Yanxi was trapped by the blockade, Menggu, and Jurchen. And he was threatened by the two major feudal towns of Youzhou and Hexi.

Now it is very likely that the rebel tribes of the three Liao States and the feudal towns of the two Song States will unite, and the power of these five families is beyond the strength of Yelu Yanxi.

And once Yelu Yanxi falls, the next one will definitely be himself!

Zhao Ji is still very smart! Especially after suffering a setback, I know how many pounds and taels I have. I know that this world is actually maintained by the balance of the imperial court, Youzhou, Hexi, Zhaoyi and Liao. Once the Liao State falls, the balance will be broken. Youzhou and Hexi, especially Youzhou, are likely to grow through this. Wu Haogu is now actively involved in the destruction of Liao, colluding with the birth of Jurchen and Goryeo. After the war, he will definitely eat a lot of Daliao's territory. Half of Hedong, Yunzhong, Liaodong and Liaoxi may all be returned to Wuhaogu.

Maybe the Raw Girl Mabu will also become a subordinate of Wu Haogu......

At the same time, in the political affairs hall, it was also learned that the Goryeo Kingdom had become two, and they both had to submit to the Great Song Dynasty, and the birth girl Zhenbu of the Great Liao Kingdom had also made up their minds, and Cai Jing, He Zhizhong, Su Chi and others, who were going to return to the Song Dynasty soon, also knew that things were not easy to do.

"This, this, this martial arts has only stopped for a few months, why did it cause a big incident?"

"Not only Wu Haogu, Zhang Yuan is also a troublemaker, he is very sick, and he also sent his son Zhang Ju to go deep into the grassland to contact Hebul...... None of them are afraid of making things bigger! It's all rebellious and thieves! Rioters and thieves! ”

"This time the matter must not be small, the original daughter was really restrained by Goryeo, and now that Goryeo is finished, Wu Haogu has joined forces with them again, and the Tokyo Road of Liaoguo must not be in chaos? If Zhu Bu and Menggu rebel together, Da Liao will be finished. ”

"Then can we take the opportunity to get Hedong back from the Liao? It's a big deal to give them a sum of military expenses, and let them take it to fight against Wu Haogu, Zhang Yuan, Sheng Jurchen, and Kerebu. ”

"Of course it's good if Liao is willing to return Hedong, but I'm afraid that Yelu Yanxi won't agree...... He is going to give up Hedong and can't recover Yandi, will those Khitan nobles look at him like this? ”

"Those who won't agree, they are all masters who don't cry when they don't see the coffin! The world is going to be chaotic, it's going to be chaotic......"