Volume 2 Chapter 74 It's up to you

In the past two years, there has been a heated discussion between the Great Jin and the Southern Tang Dynasty on the topic of Taoism authenticity, and the controversy also lies in this, that is, who is the orthodoxy of Taoism?

The Southern Tang Dynasty once ruled the land of Zhongzhou in the Liuyun Immortal Domain for thousands of years, although the territory was not as vast as the Great Jin, but it was also the first power in the world!

If it weren't for the rise of the Great Jin Dynasty and the gradual encroachment on their land, the Southern Tang Dynasty would not have retreated to the land of Nanzhou! And many small states that were vassals with them at the beginning, such as the Yuan Kingdom, the Song Kingdom, the Xiaoliang Kingdom, and so on, were destroyed by the Great Jin Dynasty one after another!

The Great Jin Dynasty also expanded its territory, conquered the Northern Yan Kingdom in the east, and attacked the Xiren Kingdom in the west! Completely conquered the entire Liuyun Continent! The only Nanyue Kingdom in the southern land was still destroyed by the Southern Tang Dynasty and occupied their land!

At this point, the entire Liuyun Immortal Domain basically formed a north-south confrontation between the Great Jin and the Southern Tang Dynasty.

The Great Jin Dynasty has been established for nearly 5,000 years, and was originally a small country, but it rose rapidly under the control of the Tang Empire, and replaced the Tang Empire's control in the Liuyun Immortal Domain.

The decline of the Southern Tang Dynasty had a lot to do with their internal problems, that is, the size of the feudal towns, and the disobedience of the central government to the self-respecting localities, which was also their repeated defeat in the wars with the Great Jin.

However, the Southern Tang Dynasty enjoyed the country for thousands of years and had their own heritage, and they quickly reacted, so the whole country moved south, avoiding the edge of the Great Jin army, and then soon established the central court of the dynasty in the land of Nanzhou, and began to counterattack the Great Jin, gradually stabilized the position, and once achieved certain results.

As a result, the two sides have been fighting for thousands of years, and the battlefield where the basic tug-of-war is near Dingnan Pass! The Great Jin army has died for this moat! And the Southern Tang Dynasty also paid a heavy price.

And the most recent war took place more than a hundred years ago! For the people of the Immortal Realm, a hundred years is not too long, so many people's memories are very retained about what happened at that time, and the tragic war is always unforgettable.

In the past few decades, the overall strength of the Southern Tang Dynasty has gradually declined, but the Great Jin Dynasty is not much better, both sides are self-preservation, and they no longer have the ability to fight another big war, but they have made this land a rare peace.

The two countries are bounded by the Dingnan Pass of the Great Jin Dynasty, and they maintain a balance between each other, and some people still hope that the war between the two countries will not happen again, but some people probably still have ambitions and want to annex each other.

But as far as the current situation is concerned, neither side can do this, and the confrontation is also rational, and there will not be too much friction, of course, this friction is still indispensable.

The Southern Tang army is also an iron-blooded army, and it has a profound heritage, who knows how many means they have hidden, just like the Great Jin Dynasty, the checkpoint of Dingnanguan alone is built like a copper wall!

In addition, this level also has the kind of killing weapon guarded by the Yellow Dragon, when Sedum passed through Dingnan Pass, although he didn't see it, he could clearly see the existence of the majestic aura of the Yellow Dragon.

Generally speaking, the peace between the two countries in the past few decades is still somewhat beneficial, and there are a lot of caravans between each other, but a doctrine has gradually emerged in the Southern Tang Dynasty, that is, where the orthodoxy of Taoism lies, is it in the Tang Empire that moved south, or is it still in the Great Jin Dynasty, which still exists with the homeland?

This kind of controversy between scholars soon spread throughout the two countries, after all, the current Great Jin Immortal Dynasty also respects the way of saints, and attaches great importance to learning and scholars, after all, there are still a large number of employment gaps in the selection of grassroots officials in various places.

Although the strength of the Shendu Imperial Court of the Great Jin Dynasty is weak, but the control of the vast immortal land is getting stronger and stronger, if the immortal officials and generals who rely solely on the power of cultivating immortals are obviously not enough, then the talented and learned people among the ordinary people are the best choice.

In recent years, Ichisaikaku has opened schools in various places to promote the doctrine of sages, which has also received the support of the Shendu Imperial Court, and is even preparing to implement the scientific examination system.

This set of scientific examination system is completely copied from the Southern Tang Dynasty, so the dispute over the origin of orthodox Taoist culture will inevitably affect all students in the world.

Therefore, if Sedum said that the Southern Tang Dynasty was once an orthodox dynasty, naturally Lu Bancheng was surprised, you must know that this involves the orthodox relationship of Taoism, the so-called orthodoxy, and in the depths, it is the orthodox belonging of the entire dynasty!

This is not just a controversy over learning, but a question of the world's ownership and fame, because after all, if the name is not right, the words are not good, then the virtuous people in the world have lived in it since ancient times! The virtuous person is the name is orthodox, and the big one is the representative of the people!

Naturally, this kind of thing can't be handled indifferently, so Lu Bancheng's face turned red, and he had to refute Sedum's remarks!

"The son of the world is wrong to say this...... The so-called orthodoxy of the dynasty still needs to look at the people's hearts, I have won the world for a long time, and the people's hearts have long been returned, how can it be just words......

He set up a posture and was ready to debate with Sedum, completely ignoring the Lang Zhong next to him and Ling Chu to secretly pull the corners of his clothes.

Sedum looked at this posture, this person is really like this, it is indeed in line with the habit of being able to speak well, I am afraid that with his kind of verbal appearance, it is impossible to be too popular in the court.

He waved his hand again and again and said: "Lord Lu, Master Lu, it's avoidable, the kid knows so much about this bit of ink, and it is inevitable to say the wrong thing, you must not be like me......

Lu Bancheng opened his mouth and before he could say anything, he was blocked back by Sedum, and he was even more shocked! But Sedum continued:

"But what! Lord Lu, this time the Shendu Imperial Court sent you an envoy, in addition to your own matters in foreign affairs, this topic of orthodoxy in the world, the Southern Tang Dynasty obviously has a great opinion! So you must be clear that you are shouldering a greater mission! This kind of Taoist orthodox controversy depends on you!"

"This ...... This ......!" Lord Lu stammered, not knowing how to speak.

In fact, he really didn't think that he, the Zhengqing of Honglu Temple, still shouldered the glorious mission of the orthodoxy of Taoism in the Great Jin Dynasty, he watched Sedum turn around and leave, his mind was in chaos.

"Lord Lu! In my opinion, His Royal Highness the Prince of the World is likely to have a point! The controversy between the Great Jin and the Southern Tang Dynasty has always been fierce among the people, but if you go deep into other countries this time, you will inevitably have the dilemma of being besieged, I don't know how Lord Lu will prepare?"

Lord Chu beside him sneered inwardly, but he still kindly reminded Lu Bancheng that according to Lu Bancheng's temperament and character, it is likely that they will have to argue with others in the future.

Lu Bancheng was suffocated by Sedum just now, and he was uncomfortable, and when he heard Lord Chu's words at this moment, he suddenly felt unhappy, and he grabbed the other party.

"What is there to prepare for, the Great Jin Dynasty is naturally the orthodoxy of the world, does this still need to be proven......? What the people want......"

Seeing this scene in the distance, Sedum couldn't help but feel helpless and sympathetic to Lord Chu.