Chapter 109: Burning the Scriptures and Arguing
Fei said with a smile: "In the Han Dynasty, Emperor Ming of the Han Dynasty dreamed of gold at night, and sent people to the Western Regions to welcome the two high monks of Tianzhu, Jiaye Morteng and Zhu Falang, to come to China, and the camel passed through the White Horse Temple, which was the beginning of Buddhism in my Han land.
Jiaye Morteng and Zhu Falan came to Wutai Mountain from Luoyang. The two of them wanted to build a temple here, but because Wutai Mountain was a Taoist base at that time, they were quite excluded, so they learned about Emperor Ming of the Han Dynasty. In order to distinguish the advantages and disadvantages of Buddhism and Taoism, the Han court let monks and Taoist priests perform, explain, and verify, so the two sides reached an agreement - an appointment to burn the scriptures, so as to distinguish the results of burning the scriptures with authenticity and falsity, all the Taoist scriptures were burned, but the Buddhist scriptures were intact...... Hehe, today is a grand event, and so many monks from Wutai Mountain are also there. Why don't we burn the scriptures again and see who is the false Fa and who is the Fa-rectification!"
Lin Lingsu applauded loudly, he also found that the atmosphere was a little wrong just now, and he regretted a little in his heart, he had to force Monk Congyue to death. But this move of flying, like a strange peak, suddenly attracted everyone's attention!
What Fei is talking about is the history of the flow of Buddhism into China, and these people are familiar with history books, so they naturally know it. And now Fei actually wants to burn the scriptures again with the monks of Wutai Mountain, repeating the scene of the eastward transmission of Buddhism in the Han Dynasty, which immediately attracted everyone's attention.
Even some people who read a lot of books secretly thought in their hearts that it was said that Jiaye Moteng and Zhu Falan brought fire cloth from the Western Regions to write scriptures, so it was not bad to burn them in the fire. During the Han Dynasty, people hadn't seen much of this stuff, so they could naturally fool people.
But in the time of the Zhezong Dynasty, the fire was seven inches...... It's about today's kapok. The color is slightly green. If you throw it into the fire, it will be white, and it will not be a rat hair! I want to fool people with this again. I'm afraid it's not easy.
These monks, seeing that Fei said it so firmly, all knew that Fei had already prepared, and they all had no bottom in their hearts, and they didn't dare to agree.
When Zhao Ji heard this, he was immediately overjoyed and said with a smile: "Okay, good." Father Shang's words are exactly what I want!" "He is the emperor, and as soon as Chrysostom opened his words, those monks could only accept if they were unwilling."
At that moment, Fei asked people to take the scriptures from Shang's father's mansion and flip through them casually. Then he handed it to Song Huizong to look at. It's just a "Tao Te Ching", "Nanhua Sutra", "Duren Sutra" and other very common scriptures. It's just that I don't know what paper to print it on, it's white and smooth, and it feels excellent to the touch, which is lighter and softer than the best Chengxintang paper recognized by the Northern Song Dynasty.
Chengxintang paper made in Shezhou. It has always been recognized as the best paper. This paper is 'smooth as spring water, fine as a silkworm cocoon, tough than Shu paper, Ming than Yan'. This kind of paper can be 50 feet in size, and it is as thin as one from head to end.
This is the minimum standard for papermaking in modern times. Just buy a little paper on the street and have this level. Zhao Ji is a person who loves calligraphy and painting, so he naturally has a study of paper. When he saw this scripture, he sighed and said, "This is what Father Shang brought down from Heaven, if you want to come to these immortal family scriptures, you are naturally not afraid of fire!"
Huohuan cloth is a cloth spun from asbestos fibers, needless to say, it naturally cannot achieve this feel and lightness......
A large copper furnace had already been lit and a blazing flame had been lit. Song Huizong directly threw those scriptures into the fire, although he hesitated and prepared mentally, he saw that those scriptures in the flames had not changed at all.
Fei lightly picked up the glass and took a sip of the wine that he had snatched from the Western Xia royal family, seemingly unconcerned. In fact, I was quite proud in my heart, brewing such a scene, Fei had already calculated for a long time. I specially found a manufacturer of special paper and ordered such a paper made of nanomaterials, which is really invulnerable. For these books, Fei spent at least a million.
Not surprisingly, those Buddhist scriptures were thrown into the copper furnace, and they were immediately ignited by the raging fire, and in an instant, they were burned to black ashes. Those monks' faces were extremely pale, as pale as paper!
Fei stood up: "I'm tired, my majesty, I'm going back to rest!"
Zhao Ji hurriedly got up and sent him off: "Father Shang, go slowly!"
Those ministers, all of whom saw the wind and steered, flew away with the might of the great victory, and the ministers hurriedly got up and sent each other: "Congratulations to Father Shang!"
Flying big sleeves swaying, proud in my heart. Sure enough, when he heard Zhao Ji behind him, he was shouting: "These monks are really everywhere except for swaggering and cheating, and they are all in this generation who have brought disaster to the country and the people." Take them all down to me, tattoo them on their faces, and parade them through the streets. Ordered the destruction of Buddhist temples in the world......"
Lin Lingsu chased after a few of them, and said with a smile: "Senior brother, I admire you more and more, and the kung fu of seizing the opportunity is really amazing." As soon as you wave your sleeves like this, the official family will naturally give you an explanation!"
Chen Niwan said: "This matter is not so simple, Buddhism is extremely powerful. This time they were just caught off guard, and when they reacted in a few days, they would definitely not be so easy to deal with. Look at the history, the three martial arts and one sect destroyed the Buddha, but in the end, they did not hurt the muscles and bones of the Buddha, and they were still supported by them. In turn, several dynasties that destroyed Buddha were all revolted by Buddhism, and they all ...... in the end Alas!"
Chen Niwan also said: "Yes, these monks have great potential, and if they really make a fuss, they can't even bear it today." What's more, the queen mother and the queen concubines in the palace are also many of them believe in Buddhism!" Chen Niwan didn't say it too clearly, but everyone understands that the pillow wind has been blowing for a long time, and I am afraid that the official family will change their minds.
In short, what Chen Niwan was worried about was that the potential power of Buddhism was too great to be defeated, and it was quite unwise to offend them.
Historically, Lin Lingsu destroyed the Buddha, but he only lasted less than a year before he was ordered to be restored by Zhao Ji. And Lin Lingsu was also driven back to his hometown!
Fei said with a smile: "I have already considered these things, and the potential power of Buddhism is naturally great. It is difficult to remove their forces. However, in fact, I haven't thought about destroying the Buddha Gate, it's unlikely!"
Lin Lingsu frowned and said, "Senior brother, what do you mean?"
There are hundreds of thousands of Buddhist monks, and there are probably no less than tens of millions of believers. With such a huge force, it is impossible to eliminate the roots.
Fei Dao: "In fact, Mahayana Buddhism has been introduced to my Middle Earth for thousands of years, and it has long been integrated into Middle Earth, which is very different from Tianzhu Buddhism. Zen Buddhism, in particular, has a great relationship with my Taoism, and it can be said that it is completely Middle-earthed!"
So what's the matter? There are so many believers in the world, and when there are more people who believe in Buddhism, there will naturally be fewer believers. To put it bluntly, the contradiction between Buddhism and Taoism is still a contradiction in interests, and in the Northern Song Dynasty, the contradiction in faith has become smaller and smaller. Almost all of them are advocating the integration of Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism!
The normal of a certain dynasty in later generations was to preach independently, and the people of their own country believed in their own religion. To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to the www.biquge.info of Biquge (qidian votes for recommendation votes, monthly passes, your support is my biggest motivation.) For mobile phone users, please go to mqidian to read. )