"Hehe, doesn't it take merit to become a Buddha?"

"I believe that as long as the Tianzhu system can be successfully transferred to the prairie, all the monks in the temple will become Buddhas."

"Even if the Buddha does not recognize it, I will directly give you the title of the Buddha and let you be the Buddha in this world."

Li Mao's face was full of domineering, as if the gods and Buddhas of the heavens were not in his eyes.

After the monk heard this, the blood in his body also boiled.

"Your Majesty, please rest assured that the poor monks will seriously educate the monks of the Great Ci'en Temple, and strive to bring the Buddha's sound to the grassland as soon as possible."

Li Mao nodded in appreciation: "Master Bukong has such ambitions, so I naturally won't worry. I expect to pacify the world within three years, and in three years I should send troops to the grasslands. ”

Bukong responded: "Your Majesty did not hesitate to start a war in order to promote Buddhism, and it must be the reincarnation of the Buddha." The poor monk must tell the believers who you are in the future! ”

Li Mao's expression moved slightly.

The reincarnation of the Buddha is here, as if Tang Sanzang in Journey to the West is the reincarnation of the golden cicada.

If he wants to become the reincarnation of the Buddha, wouldn't he be a generation higher than him?

Li Mao looked up at the pagoda in the distance, where Xuanzang's relics were stored.

"Forget it, there is no need to pull the reincarnation of the Buddha."

"I am an authentic Taoist descendant after Emperor Li Er of Taishang Xuanyuan, and I don't want to have anything to do with your Buddhist family in terms of identity."

Taishang Xuanyuan Emperor Li Er is the Lao Tzu of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period.

Monk Bukong has been in the Tang Dynasty for 20 years, and he is familiar with the classics of Buddhism and Taoism, and he immediately understood the identity of Emperor Taishang Xuanyuan.

"The poor monk obeys!" The face of the monk was suddenly disappointed.

He also planned to emulate the story of Emperor Ashoka, pull Li Mao to the Buddha's car, and establish a Buddha kingdom in the land of the east.

Ashoka's life can be divided into two parts.

The first half of his life was mainly through the struggle to secure the throne and the basic unification of India by force.

He was extremely brutal in his youth, slaughtering captives in every war, slaughtering hundreds of thousands of people in his conquest of the kingdom of Kalinga alone.

It may be that this war has stimulated him too much.

In the second half of his life, Emperor Ashoka began to work hard to promote Buddhism throughout the country, and he definitely took most of the credit for the prosperity of Buddhism and its spread to the eastern land.

Although Ashoka believed in Buddhism, he did not suppress other sects.

This also led to the development of Brahmanism, which promoted the caste system.

Eventually, at this time, Buddhism and Brahmanism gradually began to merge.

"I'll go back to the palace first, and then I'll report after you find out!"

Li Mao looked at the smoke and dust rising in the distance, and immediately guessed that it was the city guards who were coming, and with Dongchang Fanzi and the city guards, it was impossible for the bald donkeys of the Great Ci'en Temple to make waves.

"Wechen obeys!" Wei Jian, who had been a tool man, immediately bowed down and replied.

Li Mao still took the dozen or so guards who came in the morning back to the palace.

Along the way, under the word of mouth of the people, the people of the entire Chang'an knew that the emperor had copied the Great Ci'en Temple today.

"Have you heard? Your Majesty copied the Great Mercy and Grace Temple today! ”

"Huh? That's a good copy! ”

"What's going on? Did those monks offend you? ”

"That's not true, Your Majesty does this, it naturally makes sense! I believe that all the decisions made by His Majesty must be resolutely upheld by the ordinary people, and all the instructions of His Majesty must be unswervingly followed by the ordinary people. ”

"Erniu, you summed it up well! I forgot that you didn't read. ”

"Hahaha, this is what Mr. Li summed up."

……

Li Mao listened to the discussions of the people in the city, and it was obvious that he was different from the people who went to the Great Ci'en Temple to burn incense.

Just look at the clothes they are wearing.

The people who support themselves are all a group of bitter people in coarse linen clothes.

"After you go back, let Dongchang inquire about who Mr. Li is in their mouths?"

Li Mao whispered to the guards behind him.

This guard is none other than Wang Ergou, who couldn't cut his neck when he was executed in Tongguan before.

"The slave welcomes His Majesty back to the palace!"

Li Mao had just walked into the Suzaku Gate when he saw Zhao Gao kneeling on the ground to greet him.

"Get up, you go and inform Xiao Song to come to Zichen Palace, I have something to discuss with him."

"Slaves obey!" Zhao Gao immediately ran towards the Hongwen Palace.

Li Mao came to Xiao Song mainly to discuss the guiding ideology of Datang in the future.

He had just thought about it in the Great Ci'en Temple, and the academic thinking of the entire Tang Dynasty was really too chaotic.

Buddhism, Taoism, and Confucianism fought against each other.

Taizong Li Shimin wanted to recognize Laozi Li Er as his ancestor, so he believed in Taoism, and there were Taoist priests such as Yuan Tiangang by his side.

Gaozong Li Zhi and Wu Zetian liked Buddhism, and built new temples in the territory, such as the Great Ci'en Temple and the Leshan Giant Buddha, which were built during their reign.

Confucianism was very weak at this time.

It was not until Han Yu wrote "The Original Dao" that Confucianism began to be valued by the imperial court.

The full text has a clear point of view, some breaks and some stands, citing the present and the ancient, from the aspects of historical development and social life, analyzing layer by layer, refuting the wrongs of the Buddha and the elderly, expounding the truth of Confucianism, and boiling down to the purpose of restoring the ancient way and respecting Confucianism.

Li Mao happened to read this article in her previous life.

After being reborn, his memory was greatly improved, and every word of the original text came to mind at this time.

Li Mao immediately picked up the brush on the table and wrote down the entire article.

At this time, Xiao Song also walked in.

"Xiao Xiang, come over and see how I wrote this article?" Li Mao hurriedly motioned for Xiao Song to stop saluting.

Xiao Song thinks that he is still a talented person.

"Fraternity is benevolence, action is righteousness, and righteousness is righteousness."

But when he picked up the article and read it, his jaw immediately opened in shock.

The opening sentence shows the author's ancient literary skills, which is completely impossible for a young man in his twenties to write!

Li Mao looked at the look of doubt on Xiao Song's face, and said angrily: "His prince An can write the "Preface to the Pavilion of King Teng" at the age of twenty-four, can't I write this "Original Path" when I am in my twenties?" ”

"Don't dare!"

Xiao Song hurriedly put away his suspicion and looked down.

"Lao Tzu's small benevolence and righteousness are not destroyed, and those who see it are small."

Thinking of this, Xiao Song's face changed drastically, and he immediately bowed to the ground.

"Your Majesty, this article must not be circulated!"

"Your Majesty, as a descendant of Emperor Taishang Xuanyuan, how can you discuss the rights and wrongs of your ancestors?"

"On this occasion, there are countless vassal kings in the world who are watching, where will your majesty put them as soon as this article comes out?"

Xiao Song was ostensibly talking about the vassal king, but in fact he was saying that Li Mao had turned his back on his ancestors.

"I'm just showing you!"

Li Mao was also a little surprised to see that the ministers under his command reacted so much.

I had to take back the manuscript paper and put it back on the desk.