The relationship between Buddhism and Taoism, just like the relationship between the human race and the demon race, is subtle, and the grievances and grievances do not come from nowhere, and naturally they do not know where they go.

The legacy of history is sometimes too complex, and people prefer to be confused. After all, there are many things in this world, and it is always more cost-effective to be confused.

The cycle of cause and effect, grievances and grievances are difficult to understand.

Lu Beichen's question actually stumped Zhang Zhice.

Just like Zhang Zhice himself said, he only participated in the national examination two years earlier, although he is now called the Holy Envoy, but after all, he is younger, where will he know all the past events?

However, some things in the academic world are still very elegant, and some old people in the holy capital have given a unified statement about the relationship between Buddhism and Taoism.

This statement is the story that Zhang Zhice is about to tell.

Ten years ago, Emperor Yan dominated the country after that great war and became the noble emperor of the human race. However, the foundation is not yet stable, and everything still needs the assistance and support of many forces, among which the Daomen occupies a very important position.

Not long after ascending the throne, Zhang Zhenren of Longhu Mountain once told the Holy Emperor that half of it was in Sanmao Mountain, and half of it fell in the vast West Sea. Legend has it that if you get this seal, you can keep the world safe forever.

The Holy Emperor wanted to send someone to retrieve this heirloom seal, but Yao Taishi said, "Those who are right and wrong are right and wrong", which made Zhang Zhenren extremely unhappy.

So, Zhang Zhenren used a plan for this and asked the Holy Emperor to exterminate the monks before he could take the seal. Although the Holy Emperor was a compassionate man, for the sake of the stability of the world, he drove the Buddha cultivators to the land of the Southern Barbarians, and was not allowed to participate in the major events of the Holy Capital.

The dispute between Buddhism and Taoism is deep-rooted and not a one-day affair.

"When the demon clan was arrogant, almost all of the important generals who guarded the Holy Capital were from cultivators, and the choice of the Holy Emperor back then was naturally normal. Fortunately, the Holy Emperor was benevolent and did not kill them all, but only moved the cultivators to the land of the Southern Barbarians. Zhang Zhice said slowly.

If the competition for hegemony reaches the time when one male rises strongly, the former heroes will naturally learn to converge; if the contention of a hundred schools of thought reaches the time when one is blooming brilliantly, there will naturally be a few families to be wronged.

As Zhang Zhice said, when the demon clan was arrogant, almost all the important generals who guarded the holy capital were from cultivators, and the Holy Emperor's choice back then was naturally normal, and fortunately, the Holy Emperor's mercy did not kill them all, but only moved the cultivators to the land of the Southern Barbarians. In this way, the people's hearts can be stabilized, and the Buddha cultivators who advocate peace and happiness can have a pure land for Buddha cultivation.

But in fact, from that time on, the gap between the Buddha and the Tao became even deeper.

Nowadays, the Shengdu Taoism is prevalent, and the national examination was founded by cultivators, so it is natural to stipulate that people in Buddhism must not spy on Taoist learning in the name of the examination.

But over time, that chasm will get deeper and deeper.

It is so deep that no one can fill it anymore, so that the two sides can cross again.

"I'm afraid there is something else going on......" Lu Beichen listened to his words, and always felt that something was wrong.

What is wrong is that the Holy Emperor is benevolent in his administration.

Everyone knows that Emperor Yan does not have a relationship with the word benevolence at all, because in those days, benevolence represented stupidity and cowardice. Ten years ago, all the benevolent people were dead, and only the warriors who faced blood, storms, and intrigues remained.

The people who survived that period of history, if they didn't have the means and decisiveness, and if they didn't have the courage to despise life and death and the broken arms of strong men, how could they seize the holy capital and make the demons afraid for a whole decade?

Who would believe that the Holy Emperor spared the Buddhists out of kindness? I am afraid that there is something else going on.

Although Lu Beichen was young, in the time of the Holy Capital, it was enough for him to understand this.

Zhang Zhice opened his fan, fanned it twice, and said with a smile, "You are really smart, you haven't even reached the first enlightenment realm, and you have such insight and analysis." ”

"What kind of words are these?" Lu Beichen was a little stunned, naturally because he was not used to a stranger's repeated appreciation.

Zhang Zhice would not know Lu Beichen's mental activity at the moment, so he continued to finish the story. "The reason why the catastrophe did not come was not because of kindness, but because of a high monk. ”

"When sweeping the Buddhist temple, a certain general found a letter left by a senior monk after his death in Longxing Temple in the south of the city, and entrusted it to the saint. After seeing this, the saint thought about it for many days before deciding to stop killing. ”

Lu Beichen listened to every word very carefully, and suddenly remembered a lot of things, but he didn't say it.

Zhang Zhice saw that he didn't respond, so he asked, "What are you thinking?"

Lu Beichen raised his head and glanced directly at it, and said, "I didn't think about anything, I was just curious about the content of that letter." ”

"No one knows what the letter says, only the Holy Emperor. ”

The letter left by the eminent monk was only seen by the Holy Emperor, and the letter sent by Master Qiu Shan was only seen by the Holy Emperor.

Lu Beichen found that these two things were very similar, and he was a little confused for a moment, and he couldn't help but shake his head and said, "It shouldn't be." ”

Zhang Zhice smiled, not understanding what Lu Beichen meant, so he continued, "The image of Buddhism is not good, in fact, this is one of the reasons for rejection. ”

Lu Beichen glanced at him, couldn't help biting his lip, and didn't speak.

Zhang Zhice saw that he was silent, so he continued, "But in fact, it is not a good thing, so that it can stabilize the people's hearts." Since ancient times, blessings and misfortunes have depended on each other, and Buddhist cultivators who advocate peace and happiness have also had their own pure land for cultivating Buddhas, so they have been at peace all these years. It's just that in recent days, something has happened in the Holy Capital, so naturally there are more people talking about the change of Buddha's color. ”

Lu Beichen's expression was awe-inspiring, and he asked, "Is there anything about the Buddhist monks staying in the holy capital?"

In recent days, Buddhist monks stayed in the holy capital, and then had a dispute with the disciples of the Taoist Academy at the city gate, and the holy envoy went out to mediate, but those monks insisted on seeing the Holy Emperor. These things have spread throughout the Holy Capital, but the national test is at the head, and all parties are not in such a mood to deal with it, and they even feel troublesome to ignore it.

Lu Beichen has been staying in the library these days, and occasionally going out is because he wants to find Shang Lu, but even so, he has heard a lot of troubles from the whispers on the street, and the matter of Buddhism is one of them, and it is also the one he wants to figure out the most.

Zhang Zhice was naturally not surprised why he knew, and said calmly, "That's right, it's good that you didn't see them, otherwise I wouldn't have seen these wonderful answers today." ”

"Why do you say that?" Lu Beichen said a little strangely.

"Disciples who come to the Holy Capital for the first time are often unclear about the grievances between the Southern Zen Buddhism and the Holy Capital Daomen. But perhaps it's because of the fearlessness of the ignorant that you are so bold to write something like that on the answer sheet. ”

Lu Beichen was stunned for a long time, and it took a long time to understand what Zhang Zhice meant.

It turned out that the other party thought that he had not witnessed the scene of the rejection of Buddhism by the aisle door, so he naturally did not know how deep the problem between Buddhism and Taoism was, so he would be naïve and ignorant to speak out on the answer sheet?

The other party didn't know that it was precisely because he witnessed the injustice that he would write those simple words on the answer sheet, but he didn't expect it to set off a small storm.

Zhang Zhice saw that he hadn't spoken for a long time, so he asked him, "Why didn't you make a sound?"

Lu Beichen said, "Since Brother Zhice knows this, according to your identity and status, why don't you tell the Holy One, but tell me?"

Zhang Zhice looked at him, the corners of his mouth were still raised, and he didn't speak.

"Presumably, Brother Zhice has already felt that this matter is inappropriate, and he has already explored the problems between Buddhism and Taoism, why hasn't he been expounding to the Holy Emperor? Whether it is cultivating Buddha, cultivating the Dao, or cultivating the spirit of the Spirit Clan, or cultivating the demon of the Demon Clan, as long as the heart is pilgrimage to the capital, why can't it be reused?" Lu Beichen continued.

"What do you think?" Mr. Zhang said.

"I can't talk about opinions. Lu Beichen said, "I just think that the program of the national examination should be revised, and only by recruiting talents from all ethnic groups can we succeed." ”

"Buddhism focuses on the practice of the mind, but it does not conform to the mainstream world concept of power first, while Taoism is the opposite. In the long run, the direction of Buddhism may be right, but in reality, the direction of Taoism is right. Because many people think so, what you say is simply impossible to achieve in a short period of time. ”

Zhang Zhice's tone became more and more calm and calm, looking at the serious appearance of this young man in his prime, he couldn't help but think of himself back then.

Lu Beichen knows how to observe words and emotions the most, and when he saw that the other party's expression was wrong, he thought that he seemed to be a little too excited.

Even a well-known young envoy will have a lot of powerless and unspeakable secrets, right?

The sun is fading, and twilight is approaching.

"It's getting late, and I still have important business to attend to. Zhang Zhice patted Lu Beichen on the shoulder again and said, "If you can enter the national list, maybe you can use this to speak out, I hope I am not wrong, I am looking forward to seeing your performance in the next exam." ”

After finishing speaking, Zhang Zhice waved his hand and left, leaving Lu Beichen who was contemplating alone.

What did he mean by that? ”

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"Childe is really strange today. Zhang Zhice's entourage said softly, "On such an occasion, Childe shouldn't do this." Even if Mr. Bai came forward, why did Childe need to deliberately leave that young man?"

"Which eye can see that I am deliberate?" Zhang Zhice looked at the remnant sun and said with a smile, "There has been nothing new in the Holy Capital for a long time, and I just want to see more interesting scenery by doing this." ”

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