In the Baoxiang Temple, in a wide hall.

After Wei Huang and the others were seated, except for the cadres of Nanzong Temple, only the abbot of Juekong and Juekong were left in Beizong Temple, as well as the abbot of Baoxiang Temple, Elder Juening, and the rest of the disciples were not allowed to enter.

Wei Huang got straight to the point and asked, "Abbot Juekong, you have already learned the rules of this Dao Conference, do you have any ideas and suggestions?"

Abbot Juekong said: "Listen to the arrangement of His Royal Highness the Prince. ”

Wei Huang said: "This prince is not here to show prestige to you, but to discuss countermeasures with you! At present, the situation of Buddhism and Taoism is not optimistic, and before you summoned the holy elder to gather merits for the queen mother, my father and emperor were already testing the hearts of the people of Buddhism.

He said coldly: "But it is obvious that in the hearts of officials, disaster victims and ordinary people, Buddhism has completely fallen into the disadvantage and is unpopular with the people. It's just that the father and emperor were hindered by various factors such as the queen mother, so he didn't make up his mind. Now that you have failed for the Queen Mother and shattered your father's dream of becoming a Buddha, your father will soon see the reality clearly and will not let Buddhism be so unscrupulous again. ”

Abbot Juekong didn't care, and said with a smile: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is serious, Buddhism and Taoism have been developed in the Dawu Kingdom for thousands of years, although he is a latecomer to Confucianism and Taoism, but it has developed so far, and it is also a great view, and there are many believers. Emperor Wu will not fail to see this, and reforming Buddhism and Taoism will probably cause panic. ”

Master Zhiran said: "Uncle Juekong, do you know what the situation is outside Junzhou? Have you ever seen that the victims are all over the place, there are starvations on the way, and the people are already struggling to make a living?"

Abbot Juekong's eyes flashed, and he said lightly: "Clearly, do you know why Nanzong Temple is inferior to Beizong Temple? I just often mislook at the situation! Let me tell you, no matter what happens outside Junzhou, as long as there are not a few officials and royal families in Junzhou who support Buddhism and Taoism, the situation will not get worse!"

He said a little proudly: "Isn't there a saying in the mouths of the people, called, 'Junzhou kicks, the earth shakes the mountains.'" 'It is enough to see that the power of Junzhou has a decisive role, not to mention, we still have the support of the crown prince!"

Wei Huang smiled angrily and said, "How can you say that you are good, you are really stupid!"

Jue Song came forward to argue: "His Royal Highness the Prince, the old monk is brave and thinks that what the senior brother said is reasonable. ”

Wei Huang slapped the table and shouted: "Fool, who is the decisive authority in Junzhou, and even in the Great Wu Kingdom? Is it the big and small officials in Junzhou City, Zhejiang, and the West? Is it the emperor's relatives and relatives? Wrong! It is the Great Wu Emperor! As long as he moves his mind, all other powers will be grass on the wall! It's really a summer worm that is silent! Let me ask you, what do you think of the arrangement of this discussion?"

Jue Song was reprimanded, his face was a little embarrassed, and he reluctantly replied: "Emperor Shengwu said that this time in the Dao, the literati must make the best use of their talents, reorganize the teachings of the three religions, explain the essence of morality, and let the people of the whole world choose the good and follow."

Emperor Shengwu also said that martial artists should pay attention to fairness, and the three religions compete on the same stage, which is to show the cultivation strength of the three religions, and it is also a side reflection of the morality of the three religions. Emperor Shengwu also said—"

"Let me ask you what you think!" Wei Huang interrupted him and scolded, "Sending you to discuss the rules of the Tao on behalf of Buddhism is to fight for a fair opportunity for Buddhism, you only know what the Emperor said, what is the use of sending you?

Jue Song's heart tightened, and he suddenly felt that the prince's words were right, and in what he said, Emperor Wu was also in charge of the overall situation.

Master Ran couldn't help but ask: "Uncle Juekong, Uncle Juesong, haven't you really discovered that the Daoist Conference has been under the control of Emperor Wu, and the original intention of the two sects of Confucianism and Taoism to jointly deal with Buddhism and Taoism?"

At this time, the abbot of Baoxiang Temple Juening glanced at Wei Huang, thought for a while, and said: "His Royal Highness the Prince, Lao Qu feels that under such circumstances, in the Wenlun Dojo, people who study Buddhism and Taoism should be sent to participate, so as to distinguish right from wrong and distinguish the truth of morality. ”

As soon as these words came out, Nanzong Temple and the others were shocked, they had already predicted in their hearts that they would let Abbot Juekong participate, after all, he was the leader of the Buddhist giant Beizong Temple, and it was a matter of course.

Juekong and Juesong's faces were displeased, but Wei Huang nodded and said, "This prince thinks the same way. According to my conversations with Master Zhiran in the past few days, the Master's positive understanding of the Buddha path is much more than that. ”

The two senior brothers of Juekong hurriedly restrained their faces and nodded one after another.

Master Zhiran clasped his hands together and said: "The heavy responsibility of the Buddha's way, and Zhiran will not live up to the trust." ”

The fire monkey stood behind Master Zhiran, and whispered to Shuli: "I think the Beizong Temple is just like this, where can it compare to the abbot master of our Nanzong Temple, and even the Fa Elder can't compare, and that Jue Ning is smarter." ”

Ben Yuan heard the words of the fire monkey next to him and glared at him.

Shuli shook his head slightly, and whispered: "It's not that they are not smart, they have been immersed in power and interests for too long, and they have been blinded and can't see the situation clearly. I only know that flattery is clever but mistaken by cleverness.

He glanced at him: "That Elder Juening is a little more flexible than them, but he is also a raccoon dog, he just understands the prince's intentions and speaks along his train of thought." ”

The fire monkey said softly: "Before, in the Xiaoshan Temple, I thought that Juesong was quite majestic, but now he is just an old monk lying on the ground, and such a person can also be in charge of the Buddhist giant?"

Shuli said: "I feel different from you, it is not them who are in charge of the Beizong Temple, but the power. The last time he appeared in front of the small mountain temple, he only knew how to obey the prince's orders, and ignored the disaster caused by Xiao Ji and them, just like the current flattery.

He said in a deep voice, "They are just puppets of the power of Buddhism and Taoism. No important decisions can be made by them, last time they only dared to obey the prince's orders, and now, from beginning to end, they have never truly comprehended the Buddha's way, but have made the Buddha's way secularized and authoritative. In fact, from this point of view, Buddhism and Taoism are just a pretense, and Confucianism and Taoism are the same, they are just a fig leaf for power. ”

The fire monkey chuckled, "You just figured this out before you decided to come back?"

Shuli was silent.

At this time, Abbot Juening said: "Ask His Royal Highness the Prince, which two of the two Confucianism and Taoism schools should be sent to participate?"

Wei Huang said: "Such a great opportunity to be in the limelight, Cui Ming and Yan Guizhen probably won't let it go." ”

He changed his words and said, "Okay, let's discuss who should go to the martial arts dojo." The Buddha is the first to be involved in the Emperor Wu, so the other disciples of the Nanzong Temple will not go first, so the other two, who do you think of the candidates for the Beizong Temple?"

When Abbot Juekong heard this, he said, "Prince, have you forgotten? Some time ago, didn't Emperor Wu order the two sects of Confucianism and Taoism to send people to select the people to participate? Therefore, this candidate was also decided, and they selected five people, and we can only choose two of them. ”

Wei Huang sighed and said: "Things have come to such a point, you haven't been aware of the crisis yet, and you are still relying on those officials and nobles in Junzhou City who suck blood from Buddhism, and follow the Spring and Autumn Dream! Forget it, let's take a look at the qualifications of these five people first, they are now in Baoxiang Temple, right?"

Abbot Juening said: "Yes, His Royal Highness the Prince, Lao Wei immediately arranged for them to come over to pay homage to His Highness." ”

After saying that, he went out for a while, came back immediately, and after a while, he led five monks in.

Wei Huang, Master Liran and the others glanced at them, and couldn't help but gasp: the five monks who came in, two with sallow faces, one with straight eyes, one with words in his mouth, and one with a fat cyst, smiled stupidly.

The fire monkey secretly said to Xiugu: "Little junior sister, I think I'm here to help you pick a husband! ”

Xiu Gu glared at him and quietly stretched out her leg and kicked him.

Yifeng heard this, but unconsciously a trace of gloom flashed across his face.

The five of them came over and knelt down, but the direction of kneeling was Master Ran, who hurriedly waved his sleeves and said, "Wrong, wrong, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is over there." ”

The five of them hurriedly twisted their bodies in unison and knelt down towards His Royal Highness the Prince, and when the fat monk was twisting his buttocks, he also let out a fart and popped.

With a "bang", Wei Huang slapped the table hard and scolded angrily: "Just a few of them? Who picked it? Don't you have long eyes?"

Juekong and their three senior brothers were startled, and hurriedly knelt in front of Wei Huang, Jue Song reluctantly raised his head, and said: "At the beginning, Yan Guizhen and Cui Ming took two disciples to come over to pick people, and those two disciples didn't know what was going on. So they didn't even go to Beizong Temple, and directly picked up a few of them in Baoxiang Temple. ”

Wei Huang said angrily: "Just a few of them, can they have the cultivation of the Jade Vehicle? Do you want to commit the crime of defrauding the king?"

Abbot Juening said: "Although we also feel that the two disciples sent by King Cui are not behaving properly, but when they were selected, they did not require that they must be in the Jade Vehicle, so only three of them were in the Jade Vehicle. ”

Wei Huang laughed angrily: "Oh, among these five geniuses, there is actually a Jade Rider realm, then show it, and let me open my eyes!"

After Wei Huang finished speaking, four people came out of nowhere, dressed in black, with a black mask on their faces, and their breath was powerful, at least the cultivation powerhouses of the third realm, and after they appeared, they tacitly stood behind Wei Huang.

Then Wei Huang said lightly: "Let's start!"

Three of them got up from the ground, the one with a sallow face, the one with the words in his mouth, and the fat monk.

The three of them immediately closed their eyes and ran the exercises, and suddenly their momentum changed, and three huge momentum burst out, startling everyone.