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"Can the Heavenly Master know why Lone supports Fa Xian's westward journey?"

Hearing this, Kou Qianzhi couldn't help but frown and fell into deep thought.

Yes! Why did King Yong support Fa Xian's westward journey? Is it really for the sake of seeking the true scriptures?

No, it can't be! King Yong will never destroy his foundation.

Based on Kou Qianzhi's understanding of King Yong, King Yong was not optimistic about Buddhism at all, otherwise he would not have supported the new Heavenly Master Dao at the beginning.

But what attracted King Yong to be so interested in a monk traveling west?

"I don't know the poor way, I beg Your Highness to speak clearly."

"The real attraction of Fa Xian's westward journey lies in the exploration of the unknown world."

"An exploration of an unknown family?" Kou Qianzhi was confused.

"Yes! Whether Fa Xian can get the true scriptures or not, Lone doesn't care. ”

"But the overseas geography and customs he recorded along the way were a rare treasure for Middle-earth."

"Middle-earth looks very large, because it accommodates tens of millions of Chinese people to survive, reproduce and develop here."

"But it's actually very small, because the population of China will become more and more, and the contradiction between population and land will become more and more serious."

"One day, Huaxia will no longer be able to undertake the development of the Chinese nation."

"You may say that the widow is worrying about nothing."

"Ranya Shengmeng Ziyun: 'If you enter, you will not be able to fight at home, and if you go out, you will be invincible to foreign patients, and the country will perish, and then you will know that you will be born in sorrow and die in peace.'" ”

It can be seen that a country and a nation cannot do without a sense of adversity, and this is the internal driving force that inspires a nation to continue to move forward.

"In order to prevent this day from coming, Huaxia needs to lay out in advance, and it needs to explore outwards to discover and conquer more land."

"At present, the words and maps recorded by Fa Xian will be the guiding light for China's foreign expansion in the future."

Although Wei Shuo's reasoning is very clear, it is obvious that Kou Qianzhi does not understand it very well and is quite unimpressed with overseas exploration.

However, it is not surprising that Kou Qianzhi has this idea.

After all, in the eyes of the ancient Chinese people, overseas was a wild land, how could it be compared to the prosperity of Middle Earth?

In addition, the Chinese people have a strong local complex and are not very willing to leave their homeland and travel far away.

Every great migration of ethnic groups that has occurred in history seems to have been forced under the influence of war.

It was too difficult to push the Chinese people to explore the overseas world independently, so Wei Shuo had no choice but to set his sights on the Heavenly Master Dao.

Since Buddhists can travel far and wide in order to obtain the true scriptures, why can't the New Heavenly Master Dao go overseas to explore the Heavenly Blessed Land of Xianjia Cave?

"Kou Tianshi, is Lone too tolerant of your Heavenly Master?"

"So that you live too comfortably, and you lack the sense of distress and self-motivation in your heart?"

"Why did Your Highness say this? How could the New Heavenly Master Dao not be self-motivated? Kou Qianzhi's forehead was full of sweat and denied.

"Not necessarily alone."

"Look at Fa Xian, in order to revitalize Buddhism, I am willing to go to Tianzhu alone at the age of sixty to seek the true scriptures."

"Look at your Heavenly Master Dao again, who in the sect can be compared?"

"Maybe your success came too easily, and you didn't have the hardships that Buddhism went through, so that you began to settle for the status quo."

"At the same time, because of the lack of a sense of competition, you have begun to become complacent, and you dare not or even do not want to develop outward."

"Your Highness, this is really wronging me."

"That Buddhism was born outside the territory, and when it was transmitted to Middle-earth, there were many mistakes, so it was natural to need Fa Xian to go to its birthplace to distinguish the authenticity."

"But...... But my Heavenly Master Tao was born from traditional Taoism, and all kinds of classics are very complete, so why do I need to seek the true scriptures from the outside? ”

"Hehe, I don't deny that you have a point."

"But I'm asking you, it's rare that you don't need to verify things externally in your teaching?"

"For example, the various caves and blessed lands and overseas immortal mountains recorded in the classics, so difficult that you don't explore them?"

"This ...... Isn't this all nonsense? Kou Qianzhi said with a bitter face.

Wei Shuo deliberately held back and smiled: "How do you know that is nonsense?" What if it's true? ”

"You haven't verified it in person, how dare you say no?!"

"Where are the so-called Penglai, Yingzhou, and Abbot Three Immortal Islands? Is there any Kyushu other than Kyushu? ”

"Shouldn't you Taoists explore and discover all this?"

"Besides, could it be that Kou Tianshi was only satisfied with preaching in Middle-earth, and he didn't think about spreading the New Heavenly Master's Tao all over the world?"

"If you look at other people's Buddhism, it was originally just owned by the extraterritorial barbarians Tianzhu, but now it has taken root in Middle-earth."

"If I hadn't helped you alone, I don't know what the situation of the Taoist Church is now!"

"Think of Gudu being ashamed of you, being defeated by Buddhism in your own base camp!"

Originally, he and his master Cheng Gongxing had not revived the glory of Taoism and were complacent, but now after listening to King Yong's discussion, Kou Qian was embarrassed.

However, think about it, what qualifications does he have to be complacent, and the current Taoist Daxing really has little to do with him.

Even if there is no Kou Qianzhi, even if there is another person, as long as there is the support of King Yong, Taoism will still flourish.

That's right! King Yong is right, the Heavenly Master Dao should not be satisfied with only preaching in Middle-earth, and should have the courage to open up outward.

"Generally speaking, your New Heavenly Master Dao or traditional Taoism lacks the courage to explore the unknown world outward!"

"Exploring?"

"Yes!"

"Just like Hanbo Wanghou Zhang Qiantong to the Western Regions, boldly explore the unknown world."

"This is not only of great benefit to the spread of the New Heavenly Master Dao, but also to Huaxia."

In the era of Western colonization, religion has always played a very important role, even as a forerunner.

Christian preaching was a phenomenon that could not be ignored in the colonial era of the Great Powers.

Missionaries are actually a special kind of colonizers, who support and engage in colonization by relatively peaceful means.

Even for the sake of missionary colonization, Christianity has woven a whole set of discourse systems, equating Christianity with civilization, and vice versa, barbarism and uncivilized.

The period when the foreign colonial expansion of the European powers was in full swing was also the heyday of Christian mission.

The missionary and colonial expansion coincided in a striking way, with the sole purpose of the mission being to expand the territory of the Christian Empire.

If you look at the history of the late Ming Dynasty, you will find that as early as hundreds of years ago, Western priests came to China.

They not only brought Christianity to China, but also introduced China to the West.

Wei Shuo hopes that traditional Taoism can also play this role, not only spreading Chinese culture to the world, but also bringing the customs and customs of the world back to Middle-earth, so as to broaden the horizons of the Chinese nation.

And this is also Wei Shuo's last resort, since most of the Chinese people are nostalgic for the countryside and are unwilling to travel far, it is better to let the New Heavenly Master Dao as a pioneer in exploring the world in China.

"Kou Tianshi, I let you explore overseas, in addition to religious needs, it is more for the future of Huaxia."

"When the war is over in the future, the world will be peaceful, the country will soon recover, and the people's lives will be improved."

"But Middle-earth is so big, sooner or later it will not be able to meet the needs of the Chinese nation."

"At that point, we will inevitably have to turn our eyes to the outside world."

"But there is a good saying: everything is foreseen, and everything is not foreseen!"

"If you don't plan for anything in advance, it's absolutely not enough to just rely on temporary cramming."

"Now that your New Heavenly Master Dao has basically gained a firm foothold in Middle-earth with the support of the government, it's time to open up outward."

"Your Highness, it's not impossible to let this sect act as a pioneer in external development, but I don't know where to start?"

"Well, that's just as well!"

Wei Shuo bowed slightly, understanding Kou Qian's difficulties very well.

From ancient times to the present, except for Zhang Qian's trip to the Western Regions out of political needs, there has been no official exploration action.

If you really look for any 'overseas immortal island' according to the so-called Taoist classics, it is estimated that you will immediately be regarded as Xu Fu's second.

For some reason, Wei Shuo remembered Youhou Xi and the Indians again, although he knew that it was fake, but the ancients didn't know wow!

"I wonder if Master Kou Tianshi has ever heard of this person, Hou Xi?"

"Youhou Xi? Haven't heard of it? What does he do? ”

It was not surprising that Kou Qianzhi didn't know about Hou Xi, because this person was not very famous.

If you don't deliberately understand it, I am afraid that Cui Hong and other contemporary university scholars who are familiar with the subset of scriptures and history may not know.

"This person's surname is Xi, and he is the prince of the Shang Dynasty and Huaiyi."

"In the last years of the Shang Dynasty, King Wu invaded, and after the Battle of Muye, Hou Xi led 100,000 soldiers to the expedition, hoping to save the Shang Dynasty."

"They have not been heard from since they set out from today's Huainan and have since disappeared from historical records."

"Lone heard a rumor that after the self-immolation of the king of Zhou, Hou Xi led his men and horses to cross the strait in the far north and reached the other side of the sea, where they thrived and survived."

"And this kind of thing? How does it sound like a fantasy? ”

"Whether this matter is true or not, I don't know, but isn't it an opportunity for your Heavenly Master Dao?"

"You can go overseas in the name of looking for the descendants of Yanhuang Miao, and by the way, look for the so-called Xianshan Immortal Island."