Chapter 327: Manichaeism

Tian Renfeng poured out all the banknotes in his pocket and quickly counted them.

After a while, he said to Cheng Sangou: "It's all counted, there are a total of five and seven hundred and forty texts." ”

Hu Yidao said: "No, shouldn't there be so much money?" ”

Tian Renfeng said: "I have already found out that many people have given more money, how can we deal with the extra money?" ”

Cheng Sangou suggested: "Otherwise, let's tell you a little more, and we can't let the people who come suffer." ”

Hu Yidao nodded: "Okay, let's do it." Anyway, from the afternoon to the evening today, everyone has nothing to do, so let's talk a few more paragraphs. ”

So Hu Yidao began to tell the story to everyone, and when he was tired of talking, Tian Renfeng continued to tell everyone.

Until dusk, Tian Renfeng couldn't say anything, and then Cheng Sangou picked it up and continued to tell the story to everyone.

Tonight's audience can be regarded as too addicted, the three of them took turns to tell everyone about "Journey to the West", which lasted until midnight, and the three boys were really tired, so they ended the hundred pulpits, and everyone dispersed.

The next morning, Zhao Zizhong left behind two warships and six merchant ships that had unloaded their cargo, and after giving advice to Zheng Debao and Liu Shiyuan, he led the fleet to set sail south to find the pirates' lair.

He issued an order for the second level of combat readiness, and the guards and sailors on each ship were busy nervously, constantly practicing the firing of bed crossbows and ballistas.

The heavy infantry in the escort kept waving their weapons on the deck, practicing the skills of killing, and after a while, they were sweating profusely.

When Tai Qin saw this scene, he couldn't help but sigh:

"Hey, what's the trouble?"

Du Dalei said with a smile next to him: "Monk, you are sighing again." In this world, if there is no force as a backing, we will be eaten up completely, and there will not be even half of the bones left. What will happen to the displaced and orphaned? Not a dead end? ”

Tai Qin nodded: "Lord Dushi, these sprinklers all understand, but they are just a little sad in their hearts." When my Buddha still has vajra's angry eyes, besides, you mortals have been wronged, can you not take revenge? ”

Du Dalei's rare expression became serious, he looked compassionate and compassionate, and opened his mouth to chant:

"Burn my stubs,

The Flame of Flame,

What joy is life,

Why die or die.

For the good and the evil,

But the light is the same,

Joy and sorrow,

All to dust.

Have mercy on me,

There are many sorrows,

Have mercy on me,

There are many sorrows. ”

Tai Chin's mouth opened wide when he heard the song he sang in a manly voice:

"Lord Dushi, you, what are you?"

Du Dalei smiled: "Monk, how is this short sentence?" Isn't it compassionate? ”

Tai Chin shook his head: "Lord Dushi, this short sentence of yours should be a Manichaean doctrine, right?" ”

Du Dalei was surprised: "Monk, do you even know this?" Hasn't Manichaeism changed its name yet? Isn't it called 'Mingjiao'? ”

Taiqin thought about it and said: "Lord Dushi, Manichaeism has been strictly banned by the government since the destruction of the law by Tang Wuzong, and now it is only secretly circulated in the countryside. The names vary. ”

Du Dalei sighed: "So that's the case! Monk, tell me about the origin of Mingjiao, I'm very interested. ”

Tai Qin nodded and said: "Manichaeism originated in Persia and was introduced to the Western Regions about three or four hundred years ago, and then from the Western Regions to the Hui of Mobei, and prevailed there.

During the period of Tang Gaozong and Wu Zetian, Manichaeism gradually spread in the Anxi Protectorate. In the first year of the Wuhou Yanzai (694), the Persians introduced Manichaeism to Chang'an; In the third year of the Tang Dynasty (768), there was a Dayun Guangming Temple in Chang'an.

However, when the Manichaeans first entered the Central Plains, they did not go well, and they tried to preach under the guise of Buddhism. During the reign of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, the king of Tocharian offered a Muja to China and was received by the Tang Dynasty. However, before the Anshi Rebellion, the religion did not set up a monastery in China, but the imperial court banned the religion. Xuanzong soon ordered the people to strictly prohibit participation in Manichaeism on the grounds that it was "originally a heretical view, and falsely claimed that Buddhism was confusing Li Yuan".

At the same time as Manichaeism was introduced to the Tang Dynasty, it was also introduced to the Hui shortly thereafter, and was designated as the state religion by the latter. After the Anshi Rebellion, the Manichaeans were able to preach in the Tang Kingdom with the support of the Hui Hui because of their meritorious contribution to helping the Tang Dynasty quell the rebellion.

In the third year of the Tang Dynasty, the Hui Manichaeans were allowed to build a Mani Temple in Chang'an, the Dayun Guangming Temple. Subsequently, at the request of Hui Hui, temples were built in Jingzhou, Yangzhou, Yuezhou and other prefectures. In the second year of Tang Xianzong's Yuanhe (807), he built two Manichae temples in Henan and Taiyuan, and sent commissioners to protect them, and since then, Manichaean temples have spread all over the Central Plains. Manichaean priests came to China with the envoys of the *Sect, and they were courteously received by the Tang Emperor, which spread rapidly in the Central Plains.

In the first year of Changxing, the prime minister of Hui ordered 573 Manichaean people to enter the court to welcome the princess together, which shows that his influence has extended to the court level through the relationship between Hui and Tang. In the eighth year of Yuanhe (813), the Hui Manichaeans who returned from the banquet were ordered to meet the prime minister in Zhongshu, which shows that the Manichaeans often traveled from the Hui to the Tang Dynasty and were treated by the Tang royal family.

In the first year of Emperor Wuzong of the Tang Dynasty (841), the Hui were defeated by the Hui and the country's power declined, and the Tang court's attitude towards the Hui and Manichaeism immediately changed.

In the third year of Wuzong Huichang (843), the state of Hui declined, and the troops were withdrawn from the Central Plains, and the Tang Dynasty was asked to 'save Mani', but Tang suddenly changed the previous state and ordered the ban on the Mani Temple in the towns of Jianghuai.

When Huichang destroyed the Dharma, Manichaeism could not escape its catastrophe, and the "Pilgrimage to the Tang Dynasty" said: "In the middle of April of the third year of Huichang, the world killed the Manichaean master, shaved his hair and ordered him to wear a robe, and kill him in the shape of a sand gate. In fact, in the first year of Huichang (841), the imperial court ordered the confiscation of Manichaean assets, books and statues, and because some Manichaeans did not resist, the number of Manichaeans who died in Chang'an amounted to 72.

After being severely attacked, Manichaeism turned into a secret religion and is now popular in Huainan, Liangzhejiang, Fujian, Jiangdong, Jiangxi and other places. ”

Du Dalei asked, "Monk, are there many Manichaean followers now?" ”

Taichen replied, "It must be quite a few, and the Manichaeans worship Mani as the god of light and worship the sun and the moon. Christians wear white clothes, advocate vegetarianism, abstain from alcohol, and bury naked; Emphasizing solidarity and mutual assistance, it is called a family, believing that the light in the world will eventually triumph over the dark forces. They form secret societies and help each other, so no one knows how many of them there are. ”

Tai Qin paused and asked, "Lord Dushi, where did you know the short sentence you just recited?" You shouldn't have anything to do with Manichaeism, right? ”

Seeing that there was no one around, Du Dalei whispered in Taiqin's ear:

"Monk, this phrase is something I learned from a thousand years later."

"Ahh Tai Chin exclaimed, "Why, Manichaeism has been around for thousands of years? ”

"Hehe, Manichaeism has not only been passed down for thousands of years, but after four hundred years, a great figure has been produced and a dynasty has been created."

Tai Qin was amazed: "There is such a thing! So what happened to my Buddhism? Has it been forbidden by this imperial court? ”

Du Dalei said with a smile: "Monk, you don't have to worry, after Zhu Yuanzhang established the Ming Dynasty, he vigorously banned the spread of Mingjiao, he listed Mingjiao as a cult, and spared no effort to crack down, which later caused Mingjiao followers to rebel many times, and his descendants were in a mess." ”

Tai Qin asked again: "This Zhu, why did Zhu really name the country name as the 'Ming' of Mingjiao?" ”

Indeed, Zhu Yuanzhang was poor when he was a child and used to herd cattle for a rich family. At the age of sixteen, he became a monk in Huangjue Temple. At the age of twenty-five, he participated in the Red Turban Army led by Guo Zixing to rebel against the Yuan Dynasty, and three years later was honored as the Duke of Wu by his subordinate generals.

In the same year, Jinling was captured and changed to Yingtianfu. Twelve years later, after Zhu Yuanzhang defeated the rebel armies from all walks of life, he was proclaimed emperor in Yingtianfu, with the country name Daming and the year name Hongwu. ”

Tai Qin asked puzzledly, "Isn't he a disciple of Buddhism?" Why did you have something to do with Manichaeism again? ”

When Zhu Yuanzhang was fifteen years old, there was a drought in his hometown, and in the spring of the following year, there was a serious locust plague and plague, and in less than half a month, his father, eldest brother and mother died one after another.

Only Zhu Yuanzhang and his second brother were left, and the family had no money to buy a coffin, not even a piece of land to bury their relatives, and the neighbors gave them a cemetery. The brothers found some torn clothes and wrapped the body and buried their parents on the neighbor's land. In order to survive, Zhu Yuanzhang and his second brother, sister-in-law and nephew were forced to separate and escape.

Zhu Yuanzhang was desperate, so he went to the monk Gao Bin of Huangjue Temple, shaved as a monk in the temple, and became a little boy. Soon, there was a famine in the local area, and the temple could not get alms, so the host had to dismiss the porridge and disperse the monks, and send the monks to travel to the world. In this way, Zhu Yuanzhang, who was only 17 years old, only worked as a fifty-day walking child, and had to leave the monastery to wander.

During the three years of wandering, he traveled all over the famous capital of Huaixi, got in touch with the customs and customs of various places, saw the world, broadened his horizons, and accumulated experience in social life. This period of life had a profound impact on Zhu Yuanzhang's life.

During the three years of his travels, he heard the saying that 'King Ming was born and purified all sentient beings', and the White Lotus Sect in the north was also carrying out the same propaganda. In his wanderings, Zhu Yuanzhang also came into contact with many Mingjiao followers. ”

"White Lotus Sect? What kind of sect is this? ”

"The White Lotus Sect is a branch of the Ming Sect, which was very popular in the north at that time."

"Did Zhu Yuanzhang establish the Ming Dynasty after overthrowing the Great Song Dynasty?"

"Monk, Zhu Yuanzhang did not overthrow the Great Song Dynasty, but killed Meng Yuan to establish the Ming Dynasty."

"Meng Yuan? Why is the name of this dynasty so strange? ”

"The Mongolian Yuan Dynasty is a dynasty established by the Mongols from the north, and the country name is 'Yuan', which is to take the meaning of 'Dazai Qianyuan' in the Book of Changes. The name of the country was 'Dayuan'. ”