"Your Majesty, the minister has raised the prestige of my Tang Dynasty state religion at the debate meeting, refuted the monks, and settled the dispute about Lao Tzu's transformation into Hu. Buddhism's vain attempt to use the barbarian god to override Emperor Xuanyuan of the Tang Dynasty has been completely shattered since then. ”

Emperor Taishang Xuanyuan is the Lao Tzu who was respected as the ancestor by the Li Tang royal family.

Lu Heng said that he was skillful, where could the emperor not hear it?

First of all, Daomen is the state religion of the Tang Dynasty, and secondly, Lao Tzu, the ancestor of Daomen, is also the ancestor of the royal family, so Lu Heng's debate confirmed the legend of Lao Tzu's transformation into Hu, not only to promote the Tao, but also to respect the emperor.

In fact, aside from political considerations and respect for some real monks, the emperor was also quite unhappy with the statements in some Buddhist scriptures.

For example, in many Buddhist scriptures such as "The Chronicles of the Buddha", "The Collection of All Good Things", and "The Sutra of the World", it is mentioned that before Buddhism was introduced to China, the Buddha had already sent three Bodhisattvas to China first, among which the Bodhisattva of the Buddha manifested Lao Tzu, the Confucian Bodhisattva manifested Confucius, and the Bodhisattva of Light and Purity manifested Yan Hui.

When did all my Chinese saints become the embodiment of Buddhism and Bodhisattva?

What made the emperor even more unhappy was that some Buddhist scriptures also said that the first emperor and Gaozu were the incarnations of a certain Bodhisattva, and cited scriptures and arguments to prove that there was something to be done.

In the eleventh year of Zhenguan, there was also a famous monk Fa Lin in order to prove that the emperor is the incarnation of the Bodhisattva, tirelessly researched Li Tang Fei Lao Tzu's descendants, and finally committed a taboo, even if the first emperor admired Buddhism very much, and even claimed to be the emperor's Bodhisattva precept disciple, he was also furious, and finally promulgated the "Taoist Priest, Female Crown on the Monks and Nuns", and exiled Fa Lin to Yizhou.

Thinking of this, the emperor couldn't help but admire the national teacher even more.

Whether it is the royal family, the Taoist or the Confucian family, in the face of the Buddhist debate, rarely wins, especially in the matter of Lao Tzu Hu, Confucian Bodhisattva manifestation, Taoism, Confucianism has never won, even in the Falin incident, the first emperor was unable to rebuke Falin, so he was exiled on the charge of slandering the royal family, it can be seen that the mouth of Buddhism is really invincible.

But today, the national teacher not only argued with more than ten senior monks speechless, but also took out the "Futu Sutra" to completely debunk the Buddhism on the basis of Lao Tzu's nonsense, and told a big lie for more than 600 years.

For Lu Heng's intentions, the emperor understood in his heart, he already felt guilty about Lu Heng, and he had a request for Lu Heng at this moment, so he did not hesitate to say: "The national teacher has made new contributions to my Tang Dynasty, and it is really my Tang Dynasty National Pillar, my humerus." Come on, edict! ”

The emperor paced left and right for two steps, and said in a slightly excited tone: "I inherit the mandate of heaven, and I am dying, dare not admire the way of heaven to declare the virtue of heaven?" I am often the classical, is the order of the Confucian school of its advantages and disadvantages, know the Buddha first, see the importance of Yixia! However, the two sects of Buddhism and Taoism argue first, and they often prescribe precepts, but they are not yet followed. ”

"Today's national teacher Li Rongzhun is now considering the ancient, reasonable, and poor source - in terms of heaven and man: the Tao is the mother of all things in heaven and earth, and the Buddha is made of cultivation; The Tao is called by heaven, and the Buddha is in the ranks of people. How dare you add man to heaven and earth! ”

"And there is the Han Dynasty Dayue clan envoy Yi Cun awarded the "Futu Sutra" as evidence, which proves that Lao Tzu turned Hu Nai into a canonical style, stirred up turbidity, and governed the Tao Mingfan."

This passage of the holy oracle is about the fact that the emperor has discovered the Tao first and then the Buddha, but the monk does not admit it, fortunately, there is a national teacher Li Rong who refuted the monk with the argument of heaven and man, and showed the "Futu Sutra" to confirm the existence of Lao Tzu Huahu, and this matter can be closed from then on.

If the holy decree only ends here, then Lu Heng's previous words of "skill" will be in vain.

The emperor thought of the loyalty of the national teacher but was repeatedly misunderstood by himself, and even disappointed to hang the seal, and thought of the arrow that was shot at him in the Buddhist camp before, and the ugly behavior of the monks who snatched the scriptures after seeing the evil deeds exposed, a trace of disgust flashed in his eyes, and he was ruthless.

He continued: "After I have written this edict, I have published the beginning and end of this debate and the original text of the Futu Sutra to the world and make it known to the world. Within 30 days of the order of Buddhism, the Buddhist scriptures of Lao Tzu will be turned into Hu, and all the scriptures will be paid, and they will be thrown into fire and water, and they will never be fundamental, and the doubts of the world will be broken, and the confusion of future generations will be eliminated! ”

This order is quite ruthless, not only to make public the embarrassment of Buddhism and the ugly act of seizing the scriptures in the course of the "Futu Sutra" and the debate meeting, and occupy the political and moral commanding heights, but also to use this as a basis to let the Buddhism destroy all the Buddhist scriptures that deny Lao Tzu Huahu within a month.

However, this is not over, since the emperor has decided to satisfy the national teacher and resolve the grievances he has suffered, he will naturally not do only half of the matter.

"All the classics of the Buddha in the world must be added to Lao Tzu to say that the world is listening to and hearing, in order to pass on the eternal confusion, the Buddha must be thoughtful, dare not comply, the heavy will be punished with capital punishment, and the light punishment will be the city Dan! Under the order, there is a division to be cut off! ”

As soon as these words came out, a large number of people suddenly fell to their knees around the emperor, and everyone trembled, only Li Chunfeng, who was excited, and Lu Heng, who was slightly surprised, still stood still.

In the last paragraph of the emperor's words, it can already be foreseen that the world's Buddhists will be bleeding and drifting, and there will be a mournful and miserable scene!

But in all Buddhist scriptures, Lao Tzu must be added to turn Hu into a Buddha, how can this order be obeyed by Buddhism?

As soon as this order is given, the Buddha Gate will fiercely resist the Holy Decree, and the officials from all over the country will raise the butcher's knife, and when the time comes, they will either kill their heads or repair the city walls.

What's more, now the Tang Dynasty Buddhism is powerful, occupying countless lands, thousands of monks, and now the emperor's holy decree has been issued, and I don't know how many profit-seeking people have rushed up to snatch the resources that originally belonged to Buddhism.

And the major mountain gate temples of Buddhism have a secret realm of cave heaven and blessed land, which is used to plant spiritual plants, in the era of the end of the law, the Taoist gate has long been red-eyed, how can it let go of such a great opportunity?

However, these caves and blessed lands have long been regarded by Lu Heng as things in the bag, although his plan has just begun, and the emperor took the initiative to achieve his first goal, which surprised him, but this is all through his efforts, of course he has to smile happily.

He has a great demand for aura, except for a blessed place owed to Qingyang Temple, he will never allow others to touch other secret realms.

The emperor gave an order, and all the forces in the world were justifiable to kill people and seize property, and what Buddhism was about to face was such a situation where the wall fell down and everyone pushed it, which was all caused by Lu Heng.

This is no longer suppressing the Buddha, this is destroying the Buddha!

Whether it is Huineng, Shenxiu or Yuanxue, or even the thousands of monks in Buddhism, I am afraid that they did not expect that a debate by the national teacher would cause such a devastating blow to Buddhism.

Xuanzang said that Lu Heng was the one who destroyed the Buddha, and now it is really a proverb!

However, destroying the Buddha Gate is not what Lu Heng wants.

After being stunned for a moment, Lu Heng immediately clenched his fists and admonished: "Your Majesty, Buddhism is the best at demagoguery, if this order is issued, I am afraid that it will coerce the ignorant people to confront the imperial court, causing turmoil in the world and damaging the society." ”

When the emperor heard Lu Heng's words, he sighed with emotion in his heart, what is a loyal minister? This is the Loyal Minister!

Although I am afraid that Buddhism will occupy a wide range of land and the number of Shamen disciples is huge, I am mainly doing this drastic act for the sake of you, the national teacher......

I didn't expect that the first thing that the national teacher thought of was still my Tang Dynasty, I was afraid that my society would be damaged, the national teacher, the national teacher, I am really ashamed of you......

The emperor was very moved and asked, "Why did Qing teach me?" ”

Lu Heng hesitated slightly, sighed and said: "There is something before the minister's performance, if it is in the throat, can Your Majesty allow the minister to express his chest directly?" ”

The emperor's face also became serious, and he said, "Please speak up." ”

Lu Heng said solemnly, "Your Majesty's intentions and ministers have already known everything, the holy family is magnanimous, and the ministers are terrified. It's just that the friendship between the minister and His Majesty's monarch and ministers is only one year......"

"A year?" The emperor was shocked, "Could it be that the national teacher is still blaming me and insisting on abandoning me?" ”

Lu Heng shook his head: "That's not the case, Your Majesty, within a year, the minister will be able to wake up the queen, and it will be enough to end all the dust, and from then on he will concentrate on cultivating the Tao and not ask about the world, this is the minister's long-cherished wish, and I hope Your Majesty will fulfill it." ”

The emperor was very disappointed, but seeing Lu Heng's resolute face, but it was difficult to refuse, he had no choice but to agree, he regretted it very much in his heart, and felt that it was because he had speculated about real people with the heart of a mortal before, and was suspicious of the teachers and students of the country, so that he missed the God-given opportunity to be loyal to the masters.

At this moment, he no longer has the slightest doubt about Lu Heng in his heart, a person who just wants to leave and does not want to be an official, where can he have any ambitions?

I'm afraid that this year's time was also deliberately left by the national teacher in order to save the queen, right?

In fact, Lu Heng said that one year was because one more year of his position as a national teacher would be enough to get everything he wanted, and then he would retreat. If he continues to do it, it will not only not benefit him, but will only delay his cultivation.

Moreover, it is wise to retreat bravely from the rapids, and it can also leave an excellent impression on the emperor.

He wants to establish a Taoist system in this position, and retiring from a high position early will also be beneficial to his disciples and grandchildren, at least he will not fall into the political whirlpool and be implicated, and because of the emperor's good impression of him, he can be affected by Yu Ze.

After seeing that the emperor agreed, Lu Heng began to play officially: "If Your Majesty's order is issued, it will definitely lead to confrontation between Buddhism and local governments, causing turmoil in the world." The minister thought that the local government should only supervise and investigate this matter, and His Majesty should send another messenger to receive the holy oracle, go to the world, supervise the world's Buddhism, and if there is a person who does not respect the holy oracle, he will have the right to do it cheaply. ”

The emperor thought about it, felt that it was very reasonable, and said: "In this way, this Qincha must have enough deterrence against Buddhism." ”

He looked at Lu Heng and said with a smile: "Since it is played by Qing, why not let Qing share my worries about this matter?" ”

Lu Heng said calmly: "Your Majesty doesn't say it, the minister is also about to recommend himself, and it is most appropriate for the minister to do this." ”

He wants to receive the major secret realms, of course, he has to run them one by one.

And if the local government and Haoqiang are allowed to divide the Buddhist industry, get benefits, raise a butcher's knife, and finally throw the black pot on the head of the national teacher, Lu Heng is unwilling.

What's more, this matter is also related to his next second step plan, so he must go out himself!

The emperor smiled at Lu Heng's frankness, if it was before, he would still suspect that the national teacher was taking the opportunity to abuse power, but now no matter how you look at it, he is dedicated to the public and is not afraid of slander.

"I'm going to play it!" The emperor said angrily, "I give you the sword of Shang Fang, if you don't meet a minister, you can cut it first and then play." In addition, Qing has become the target of Buddhism, I promise you 10,000 troops, and you can transfer officers from each battalion of the Beijing Division and Sanwei to act with Qing. ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty, Longen!" Lu Heng's heart was steady, and when he heard this, he knew that the first step was already stable!

Next, it's time for his second step......

And the second step is about the means he has arranged on the queen.

Sure enough, after the emperor finished asking about the debate conference, he couldn't wait to say to Lu Heng: "Li Qing, Mei Niang is really as Qing said, she fell into a coma again the moment she woke up, and I was so anxious that I was burning......