Chapter 1037: The Deified Emperor
Zeng Dian, Zeng Shen, Fan Chi and other ministers of Confucianism, the set of theories of "heavenly grant of monarchy" advocated by them made Qingji very excited.
However, Qingji must be considered for his own practical needs.
The current Dawu is a situation of "a hundred schools of thought contending", and there are various institutions of learning in various places, so that Confucian students have a great soil to carry forward.
It's just that there are still a minority of people who read books, and more people have no books to read.
Even a powerful Celestial Empire like Great Wu is like this, let alone those vassal kingdoms that are overseas and extraterritorial?
Many of the people under the rule of the vassal kingdom were just "barbarians", who didn't know a single big word and didn't say anything, and some were still living a primitive life of drinking blood.
With such a person, how can Confucian people be educated?
I'm afraid that there is not a sentence "rotten wood cannot be withered"!
Qingji believes that whether it is Taoism or Confucianism, its doctrines have merit.
Seeing the ministers arguing, Qingji made a decision.
"I mean, integrate the doctrines of Confucianism and Taoism, and establish the national religion of Dawu, called 'Heavenly Taoism'!"
"Your Majesty Shengming!"
The ministers and officials shouted all over the mountain.
It's just that how to integrate the doctrines of Confucianism and Taoism and take their essence as the teachings of "Heavenly Taoism" remains to be discussed.
"Your Majesty!"
At this time, Shang Shu Ling Wen came out of the queue with a tooth wat in his hand, and said to Qingji with a solemn look: "This Heavenly Taoism should be established to maintain the rule of Great Wu and the authority of Your Majesty!" ”
"The doctrine of the Heavenly Taoism should preach the power of the monarch."
"The emperor is ordered by the heavens, and he lives forever."
"Your Majesty is the eldest son of God, and his power is granted by God, and he governs the world by adhering to the will of Heaven, so he is called 'Son of Heaven'."
"I heard that the religions of foreign tribes in Fanbang all have sect leaders, and Your Majesty and the successors of my Great Wu will all be the sect leaders of the Heavenly Dao Sect!"
"The minister seconded the proposal!"
Zeng Shen followed: "Your Majesty, the heavens descended to the people, and they are the kings and teachers, but they are said to help God and favor the Quartet. ”
"The minister heard, the heavens, the reason; God, the one who speaks for all things; The emperor is known for being the master of things. ”
"Tiandaoism should establish a doctrine that God has appointed kings and teachers for mankind to educate and govern God's people and be God's representatives."
"Jun is the emperor, and the teacher should be Confucius......"
Zeng Shen is worthy of being a disciple of Confucius, and he is bent on elevating Confucius's status.
Historically, since the Tang Dynasty, Confucius's status has been continuously improved, and the titles of Confucius have also increased.
In the Qing Dynasty, the Confucius sacrifice once became a "great ritual" at the same level as God and the ancestor gods of the country......
A proper "Master of All Ages"!
"No!"
Imperial Doctor Bo Yao immediately stood up against it, glared at him and said, "The Son of Heaven is unique, how can God send another 'teacher' to assist Zuo?" ”
"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that Your Majesty is the 'First Emperor', carrying forward the past and forging ahead into the future, dominating all things in heaven and earth, although the name of the Son of Heaven and the Emperor of Man can no longer bring out the dignity of Your Majesty, the prestige of Your Majesty, and the merits of Your Majesty!"
"Your Majesty, where are you the 'Son of Heaven'? Your Majesty, you are the Emperor of Heaven! It's God! ”
"Your Majesty, you are the incarnation of the Emperor of Heaven in the world!"
"Shhh
As soon as Bo Yao's words came out, all the ministers and officials above the court couldn't help but gasp and feel shocked.
How dare Bo Ya make such a "big talk"?
Aren't you afraid of God's retaliation?
For the subjects of Great Wu, Qingji is indeed a "heaven" existence.
It's just that who dares to talk nonsense and say that Qingji is the "Emperor of Heaven"?
The honorific titles of the Son of Heaven and the Emperor of Man have indeed made Qingji unsatisfied.
He is not the son of God, he is the first emperor of Great Wu, the incarnation of heaven!
For a while, Qingji's mind was also active, and it was very hot.
"What do the second and third sons think of what Bo Yao said?"
"The minister seconded the proposal!"
"The ministers seconded it!"
Although Qingji will not be happy, but according to their own understanding of Qingji, where do the ministers dare to raise objections?
Qingji has long been "deified".
Bo Yao said angrily: "Your Majesty, the emperor God, there is a great thing to come." Monitor the Quartet and seek the people's opinion. ”
"I think that my Dawu should integrate the myths from ancient times to the present and form a mythological system, with His Majesty, that is, 'God' as the supreme deity, so that the world will bow and worship!"
"Good."
Qingji bowed slightly, and immediately agreed.
He had already had this thought in his heart.
"Based on the "Classic of Mountains and Seas", I combine folk myths and legends to create a unique mythological system of Tiandaoism. Its teachings, which integrate the doctrines of Confucianism and Taoism, are based on the Tao Te Ching and the Analects, plus the classics of the ancient sages. ”
After Qingji looked around for a week, he handed over this arduous task to Bo Yao, Zeng Shen, Zuo Qiu Ming, Lie Yukou, Yin Xi and others.
Qingji wants to create a relatively complete mythological system, and "The Classic of Mountains and Seas" is the most important basic theory.
The myths preserved in the Classic of Mountains and Seas are quite ancient, but strictly speaking, there are more gods than myths.
The mythological color of the Book of the Sea and the Book of the Great Wilderness is the strongest in the book, recording the strange appearances, habits and customs of some foreign people.
Such as the country of the chest, the country of the feather, the country of the long arm, the country of the immortal, the country of adults, and so on.
Among them, there are many myths with peculiar imagination, such as Kun Yu's water control, Jingwei reclamation, Xingtian Dance and other relatives, all of which are deeply rooted in the hearts of the people and spread far and wide.
Although the myths in the "Classic of Mountains and Seas" are also fragmentary, many stories have clear outlines, and some can even get quite complete stories and images after conjugation.
Such as the legend of Dayu, Emperor Jun and the Queen Mother of the West, as well as the miraculous scene of the holy land Kunlun Mountain......
In general, this work is a treasure trove of Chinese mythology, and is of great significance to the dissemination and study of Dawu mythology.
……
Half a month later, after the sorting out of the ministers and a group of scholars, Zeng Shen, Zuo Qiu Ming, Lie Yukou and others took a large number of pieces and came to Qingji to return to their lives.
All they have to do now is to build the framework of the Heavenly Daoist Sect and provide a practical plan.
“…… My Great Wu is the unity of politics and religion, Your Majesty is the embodiment of Haotian God in the world, God has been in the beginningless, the calamity is long, and the saint should be called, and it is boundless. ”
"There are sun, moon, stars, wind and rain around, thunder and lightning as messengers, and the five gods as auxiliaries."
"Thirty-six heavens in the palm of the sky, seventy-two lands under the jurisdiction, in charge of all things of gods, immortals, demons, saints, the world, and the underworld, the power is boundless, and there is the holy lord of the firmament, and the honorific title of the king of the heavens."
"In the future, only I, Emperor Wu, can serve as the leader of the Heavenly Dao Sect......"
"Wait."
Qingji interrupted Bo Yao's words and said, "I don't like the name of Haotian God, so I changed it. One One, One God. ”
"No."
Bo Ya immediately agreed.