Wudang Mountain is also known as Taihe Mountain, Xie Luo Mountain, Shenshang Mountain, it is said to be the dojo of the Zhenwu Emperor, and it is the first mountain of Taoism. The first major sect of Taoism in the Ming Dynasty - Wudang is flourishing here, known as the "Xuanyue" in the world, located above the five mountains. It is said that all the religions in the world are the scripture discussion conference, and they have gathered in the small town under the mountain one after another, and the market in the town is not known to be many times more lively than usual.

Because tomorrow is the scripture conference, therefore, all sects and factions will arrive before that night, but Wudang has a rule that all friends in the rivers and lakes are not allowed to go up the mountain before the day, therefore, the inn under the mountain has already been full, and many people are still camping outside.

Some sects meet each other, there are a lot of contradictions, and the children of the rivers and lakes, three or two sentences are not right, they will start to move, although Wudang specially arranged people to be responsible for the reception at the foot of the mountain, but the night was inevitably noisy.

Inside a large tent, the lights were brilliant, and the hands of the six people were clasped together, and all of them had smiles on their faces.

These six people are the head of Nanyue Hengshan - Yuhuizi Wang Zhaoren, the head of Zhongyue Songshan - Fang Yuanzi Feng Ji, the head of Dongyue Taishan - Guanchengzi He Jiuyuan, the head of Beiyue Hengshan - Dai Fairy Du Qinglan, the head of Xiyue Huashan - Zeng Xuanying, the god operator, and He Jiuyuan's righteous brother Tiancongzi - Lu Ke. In addition to Lu Ke, the other five people are from the same school, that is, the five sons of Confucianism who are called chess, qin, calligraphy and painting.

"Senior brother, senior sister, we haven't seen each other for many years, but I miss death!" Zeng Xuanying has always been a straight-hearted person, and he is the youngest, and he is emotional and authentic as soon as he meets.

"Yes, since Master Xianyou, we gather less and leave more, the last time we met was the meeting of Junshan twelve years ago," Du Qinglan said.

"Alas...... Over the years, our brothers and sisters have been busy with the affairs of the church, and now that the rivers and lakes are finally peaceful, and the children have emerged, it is time for us to retreat into the background. It was Wang Zhaoren who replied.

The six of them gradually calmed down and sat down one after another. There is a hot fire in the middle, a few pots of old wine are boiling, and the six of them sit in a circle, drinking and eating meat while talking.

"What the senior brother said is very ...... According to the law of the rivers and lakes, there will be new martial arts masters every 20 years, since the master Xianyou, I and others have established themselves in Wuyue, it has been more than 20 years, and now the rivers and lakes are young and talented, we are old and immortal...... Haha, it's long lagging behind, why don't you all abandon this clothes, find a clean place, live together, or travel around, wouldn't it be happy? He Jiuyuan laughed and laughed.

"The young generation naturally has an unlimited future, but where are we not old and immortal? Haha...... "It was Du Qinglan, the head of Hengshan, who spoke, and she didn't think that she was old.

"People live for a lifetime, when they only want to be safe and comfortable, like a few of us, if you really want to say that you have thrown away all the mundane things on the mountain, I am afraid that it will be difficult to do it." Feng Ji, the head of Songshan, lamented. As soon as these words came out, everyone was ashamed, only Taishan He Jiuyuan, and Lu Ke's face was a little pale.

"You don't have to blame yourself so much, in fact, people live between heaven and earth, and they are not mushrooms and cockroaches, the most important thing is to abide by their own hearts, they can be hidden from the world, or they can make great achievements, as your brothers and sisters do, and they are not greedy for fame and fortune," Lu Ke said.

"What Brother Lu said is indeed reasonable, just like our senior brothers, except for the third senior brother, they won the lord of the Wuyue Mountain Gate by force back then, and now that I think about it, there are also many innocent people who have been killed, every time I think of this, I think it is too much." Du Qinglan, the head of Heng Mountain, said quietly.

In that year, Feng Ji, Wang Zhaoren, Du Qinglan, and Zeng Xuanying respectively challenged the head of Siyue by force, and each won the position of head. And Lu Ke and He Jiuyuan were originally sworn brothers, at the beginning, Taishan Sect people fought for the position of the heir to the head of the family, but in the end the position of the head of the family fell into the hands of Lu Ke, who was the most unwilling to be the head, Lu Ke then let the virtuous He Jiuyuan, so the position of Confucianism and Confucianism in the rivers and lakes was finally established, and the two religions of Buddhism and Taoism lost their control over the five mountains and suffered a great blow. After years of fighting, the position of the five sons in the rivers and lakes has become more and more solid.

There is another tent next to the big tent, although it is not as gorgeous as the former, but it is full of singing and laughing. When a few young people get together, they are from the same school, so they naturally have something to say.

Due to the proximity of Huashan Road, Zeng Xuanying had a good relationship with the head of Wudang, so he took his baby daughter Zeng Jinyi, who had just passed the age of Xuan, to visit the mountain in advance.

Everyone listened to Zeng Jinyi's interesting story in Wudang, and they didn't feel that the tour was very popular, so they discussed how to go to play.

The hustle and bustle of the night passed quickly, and the various sects were afraid of Wudang's prestige, but they also obeyed the rules and did not break into the mountain in advance.

In normal times, the foot of the mountain is already full of people, and everyone attending the meeting has advanced towards the mountain.

At that time, the Yongle Emperor ordered Zhang Xin, the Marquis of Longping, Mu Xin, the commander of the horses, Guo Jin, the right attendant of the Ministry of Industry, and Jin Chun, the Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, to overhaul Wudang with more than 20 thousand soldiers and craftsmen, and they could still see a busy scene.

After climbing the upper and lower eighteen plates, I reached the golden top, entered the Yuxu Palace, and came to the field, where there was already a high platform standing in the middle.

Facing the direction of the upper head of the high platform, a main stand, three sandalwood Taishi chairs are placed safely, covered with red and yellow umbrella covers.

In front of the eaves, there is a "King James Ming Teachings and Classics Conference", and there is a joint on the left and right that "Bowen strengthens the body and prospers the Ming Dynasty; Talking about the scriptures and the Tao, it is the style of Xia Bang. These eighteen characters are written vigorously and powerfully, and even illiterate reckless men are pleasing to the eye.

In the middle of the venue is the debate area, and the four sides are the audience area. The audience is divided into five major districts, according to the sect in the broad sense of the word, in order of "Confucianism, Taoism, Buddhism, Hu, and San". Among them, "Hu" mainly refers to the churches introduced from Fanbang, such as Zoroastrianism, Nestorianism, Mingjiao and other churches. Strictly speaking, Buddhism was also introduced from other countries, but after more than 1,000 years of development, it has acquired local characteristics, while Mingjiao, although derived from Persian Manichaeism, was introduced to Middle-earth as early as the Tang Dynasty, when it was already localized, but it was classified as "Hu". "San" refers to those sects in the martial arts that have little religious beliefs and gather together with the same industry, such as the Beggar Gang, Danxing, Cao Gang, etc., as well as some rangers who come to watch the excitement.

At that time, the bells rang in unison, and the conference officially began, and the venue was already full of heroes from all walks of life. A Taoist priest with a length of eight feet, a turtle-shaped crane's back, handsome eyebrows, and high spirits came to the stage, looked around with his fists clenched, and then stepped back to stand in the corner. Everyone knew that he was Sun Biyun, the third-generation master of the Wudang faction, and he was indeed the proud disciple of Patriarch Zhang Sanfeng.

Then I saw a team of palace guards surrounding Zhu Gaoxu, the king of Han, and ascended to the middle of the presiding platform. Another team of brocade guards in goldfish suits escorted the other to the left position. The venue suddenly exploded, some were happy, some were confused, some were angry, and some were frightened.

It turned out that this left was the commander of the Jinyi Guard of the Dynasty, Ji Gang, this person was brave and vicious, efficient, good at riding and shooting, and able to cater to the holy will, so he was deeply trusted by Zhu Di, but in private, he was a fox and a tiger, and he did a lot of evil, and he was embarrassed to collude with many scum in the rivers and lakes, framing others, and getting power and greedy for money. I saw him on the stage, his slippery eyes swept the venue, showed a sly smile, flicked his clothes, and sat down.

Sun Biyun stepped forward, first bowed to Zhu Gaoxu and Ji Gang, then turned around, took two steps forward, hugged his fists around, sang a promise, and said: "Rank, Fang Jinzhi Shi, education and prosperity, all factions in the world, adhering to the ambition of preaching and preaching, although the beliefs are different, they are on the same path." The contempt faction is fortunate to have the grace of the emperor, the holy order, to hold this scripture conference, by the heroes and heroes of all walks of life tirelessly worked, to appreciate the light, to come to the remote place, it is really a flourishing and honorable. Because of his advanced age, and he has traveled all over the world for many years, it is difficult to find a trace of immortals, so Biyun is here on behalf of the Taoist priest of Heshan, and expresses his sincere welcome to the arrival of heroes from all walks of life. The meeting was presided over by His Royal Highness the King of Han in person, and the King of Han was invited to give an edict. ”

Zhu Gaoxu got up and hugged his fists around, and said loudly: "Heroes, this king is entrusted by His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty to preside over this scripture conference. Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the internal revival of the society, the external service of the state, all the countries to the court, not only the saint is wise, the courtiers are loyal and wise, but also rely on Qianli to cultivate literature and martial arts, strengthen the body, this is unprecedented. Today, all sects and factions have made great contributions to abiding by the emperor's orders, educating the people, and spreading kindness. Today, the Holy Beings are sympathetic to the merits of your preaching and preaching, and have specially organized this conference to observe the prosperity of education, to debate the truth of the people, to reward the models of learning, and to encourage loyalty. Below, the king solemnly announced: "King James Ming Teachings Sutra Conference" Sutra Conference officially began, please Honglu Temple to prepare to draw lots.

Subsequently, Zhu Gaoxu blindfolded his eyes with a yellow cloth, stretched out his hand to draw lots, handed it to Sun Biyun, and opened it under the public notice of the representatives of various sects, and determined that the topic of the debate was "On the Thirteen Stick Monks and Tang Wang's Violation of Buddhist Teachings."

Zhu Gaoxu continued: "According to the holy decree, the winner of this debate will be awarded the official position of Honglu Temple, and will be ordered to oversee the world's religious affairs, and the sect to which he belongs will also be awarded 1,000 acres of land and 10,000 degrees. The emperor's grace is vast, and you should show your true skills. ”

Subsequently, Sun Biyun continued, "Next, please ask the commander of Jinyiwei to read out the rules of this competition." ”

Ji Gang then talked about the rules. The competition is first composed of three representatives of each denomination to form a debate team, write out the views of the subject, and then the organizer will write the title number of each debate team on a piece of paper according to different views, the same font size will appear once in different two views, and then draw lots by the representatives of each debate team, and those who win the same font size are a group, so as to ensure that the first round of debate has different views, and then grouped according to this method after the end of a round, until the final winner is determined, if the final duel has the same point of view, then enable other alternate topics. In order to reflect fairness, the debate was conducted openly, and the referee team was composed of officials from Honglu Temple and the Ministry of Rites, local gentlemen, celebrities and wealthy businessmen inside and outside the region. One requirement is that only the mouth is allowed, and no force is allowed. All the disciples of Wudang and a large number of brocade guards were in charge of patrolling.

Considering that Wang Zhaoren was erudite, He Jiuyuan's speculation, and Du Qinglan's wisdom, they were recommended to fight the battle, and they agreed to divide the fields and acres equally after they succeeded.

The debate in the morning ended quickly, and as the old man in the Hanyang Jiangshanyue Wine Shop said, the three religions of Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism have emerged.

However, we don't realize that the topic of this scripture is actually a trap, at first glance, it seems that Buddhism has the advantage, but to talk about the thirteen stick monks, we must talk about Li Shimin, in the Tang Taizong Li Shimin's right and wrong, especially the change of Xuanwumen and the issue of the secluded ancestor, Taoism Qingcheng, Dragon and Tiger and Wudang three factions debated Qi Yun, Laoshan and other factions, the unified view is that Li Shimin's move is in accordance with the will of heaven, in line with the times, in response to the people's will, Li Shimin is the destiny of heaven, so the thirteen stick monks to protect the Tang King is a divine move. This viewpoint is also highly appreciated by the forces representing the DPRK and China.

In Buddhism, however, there are many different sects, such as the Kusha sect, the Chengshi sect, the Three Treatise sects, the Nirvana sect, the Vinaya sect, the Earth Treatise sect, the Pure Land sect, the Zen sect, the Zen sect, the Celestial Sect, the Tiantai sect, the Huayan sect, the Dharma Xiang sect, the Tantric sect, and so on. However, the Northern Chan led by Shaolin has a better chance of winning, after all, its strength is strong, and the famous houses of the Southern Chan and Tiantai sects are not present for some reason.

In Confucianism, in addition to the five factions of the Confucianism, there are Hengqu, Jingling, Qingtian, Yuelu, Songyang and other major academies, many people think that Taizong usurped the throne and stood on his own, and the rites were not compatible, and the thirteen stick monks recited Amitabha Buddha in their mouths, but they intervened in the world, and they were used by people, and they were not allowed in the law. But there was a huge disparity in strength with the new Wuyue, and they were defeated by Wang Zhaoren and the three of them in a few rounds.

At lunchtime, everyone was eating and chatting, discussing the morning event and preparing for the afternoon.

"Senior sister, according to what you see, who will win among the Buddhist sects?" Wang Zhaoren asked.

"Big brother must know it, Shaolin Temple will definitely win." Du Qinglan said with a smile.

"But I always feel that it's not so simple, the Northern Zen view represented by the Shaolin Temple may not be in line with the meaning of the current emperor, if Shaolin wins, then the possibility of Wudang winning is not greatly reduced?" Wang Zhaoren said.

"Big brother, don't forget, our views are opposite to Shaolin." He Jiuyuan said with a smile.

"That is, the current Wuyue, if the Wuyue more than twenty years ago would not think so." Feng Jidao, he seemed to be a little unsmiling, and everyone didn't think it was strange.

Du Qinglan was stunned. "It's quite strange that Tiantai and Wutai must have the same views as Shaolin, so they didn't come to the competition. And Jiuhua, the power of the Emei factions is not small, with them, whether Shaolin can win or not is probably not able to draw conclusions. ”

"That's what my sister said. However, if Shaolin doesn't win, wouldn't we all have the same opinion? Are you really planning to play over? Zeng Xuanying said.

"However, we will face Wudang in the afternoon, and our views on the matter of Tang Taizong's ban on Gaozu are not in agreement with the Wudang faction, we are more than enough to deal with other sects, but the pressure to deal with Wudang is not small."

"We all saw the power of Wudang in the morning, the strength of the Wudang faction itself, and the great help of the seven families of the Sanfeng faction to which it belongs. Moreover, its doctrine is a fusion of Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism, and has always been respected by the royal family, and it is really a fierce rival. ”

The elders were talking about the scriptures, but the young people were not very interested, and they only wanted to come out and see the world for Yu Changxuan, Tie Lian, Jing Yunpeng, Fang Lingyan and Zeng Jinyi, who had lived in the mountains for a long time, but they didn't think about participating in the debate, and they were not qualified to discuss these things at their level.

In the afternoon, the debate will be more intense, and the debate teams that enter the final rounds of the duel will have different views, and the two sides will be-for-tat as the ultimate showdown, and the alternate topics will not be used. Although Shaolin's defeat was a bit unexpected but reasonable, because the Shaolin participating monk Master Zhiqing suddenly fainted during the competition, Emei defeated Shaolin and was defeated by Southern Shaolin-Wuyi. Wudang defeated Confucianism, on behalf of Taoism to win the championship of Nanchan Wuyi, and Sun Biyun, the head of Wudang, was also awarded the position of Taoist Youzheng on the spot by the imperial court, leading the world's teachings, which made people envious.