Struggle in the early Tang Dynasty

If it was in Datang, this number would not have touched him much.However, this is America!

There are too few Tang people in America, and everyone is a very important resource. 100 people are very important to the new Donghua Kingdom.

A few more times like this, the newly born Donghua Kingdom really can't stand it.

So... can the hidden danger of cults be eliminated?

I'm afraid it will be difficult.As An Ye said, if people believe in religion or not, as long as they don't tell, no one will know, and it's impossible to guard against.

What's even more frightening is that among the prisoners exiled by Datang, the proportion of those who believed in cults was too high, which made it more difficult for Xichang to eliminate cults.

In addition, there is another point that Qin Ying and An Ye did not expect, that is, the people in Donghua now have no worries about food and drink.In addition to food and clothing, people's spiritual needs are even stronger, which gives the cult an opportunity to take advantage of.

Combining the three reasons, the problem of cults has become an urgent need for Donghua to solve.

Thinking of this, Guo Ye sighed, and said: "The princess is dead, and it is useless to pursue who is responsible now. However, it is not too late to remedy the situation. Let's discuss how to avoid similar incidents from happening."

An Ye said: "You want to ask how to deal with cults?"

"Yes. Dark night, you have more contact with them, do you know how to deal with them?"

Chapter 16 The Holy Religion (2)

An Ye shook his head slightly, and said: "The humble minister is incompetent, and there is no good solution. The suggestions I can make are nothing more than adding more manpower and strict surveillance. These measures are only temporary solutions, and I cannot guarantee that similar things will not happen."

"What about you, Qin Ying? You have been a Taoist priest, so you should have a way to deal with cults, right?"

"Of course." Qin Ying smiled slightly, and said, "I think that blocking is worse than sparse."

Guo Ye asked suspiciously: "It is better to block than to block? What does this mean?"

"The people's spirits must be sustenanced. Just stopping them from believing in the evil religion may not be very effective. The best way is to let the people believe in the orthodox religion first. They have already heard the righteous law, so how can they be deceived by the evil religion?"

"what do you mean……"

Qin Ying knelt down on the ground and said: "I also hope that the king will issue an order that Donghua Kingdom will take Taoism as the state religion and build Sanqing Temple widely. Send Taoists to preach the true meaning of Taoism everywhere, so as to prevent the people from going astray."

Guo Ye frowned slightly.Said: "This suggestion is more for Taoism, right? Mr. Qin, you have selfish intentions."

"It's both private and public." Qin Yingdao: "This is a matter of public and private convenience. If you can entrust this errand to me, someone from Qin will definitely do his best and die after dying."

Guo Ye thought for a while, shook his head, and said, "It's not right!"

"Why not?"

"You Taoists advocate quietness, inaction, and non-conflict with the world. If the people of Donghua believe in Taoism, who else will open up territories for me? If you lose the spirit of martial arts, Donghua will not be far from the day of destruction."

"Your Majesty's words are wrong!" Qin Ying shook her head and said, "In the beginning of the Han Dynasty, Huang Lao's learning was used to govern the country. Could it be that the people of the Han Dynasty did not practice martial arts?"

"People use Huang-Lao's learning to govern the country, but they don't let all the people learn Huang-Lao's learning. This is a different matter. Besides, even if it is Huang-Lao's learning, it was not abandoned by the emperor of the Han Dynasty in the end? In the end, the big man left. The way is Confucianism on the outside and the law on the inside.”

"Then there is..."

"What else? Taoism is the state religion. I only know two of them. One is Zhang Lu's Five Dou of Rice Dao, and the other is Zhang Jiao's Taiping Dao. What's the future of the two of them?"

"This……"

Guo Ye took a breather and said: "Taoism is of course very good for self-cultivation. But if it is regarded as the state religion, it is really not suitable, so let's not talk about it again. But..."

"how?"

"Although Gu Wang thinks that Taoism is not suitable as the state religion, your thinking is correct. Let the people believe in an orthodox religion, and evil religions naturally have no chance to take advantage of it. However, which sect should be used as the state religion, this king has to think carefully .”

……

……

The king is going to choose a state religion for the Donghua Kingdom. When the news came out, I don't know how many people's nerves were involved.

Someone came to be a lobbyist the next day.

"Teacher, Confucianism is the right way in the world. Why do you want to set up a national religion?" Sun Tzushan said shaking his head.

Guo Ye sneered and said, "Did you think of this yourself, or was it taught by someone else?"

Seeing the teacher's unkind expression, Sun Zishan turned pale with fright, and said, "Don't...other people say that, and this disciple thinks it makes sense."

"Then I'm surprised. If this is so reasonable, why don't others come and tell me themselves, but ask you?"

"Maybe... Maybe they feel that the disciple can speak in front of you."

"Wrong! The real reason for this matter is that they dare not say these things in front of me, and want to use you as a weapon!"

Guo Ye paused, then continued: "Don't you think it's strange? Given my prestige, don't many civil servants sincerely vote? Why are there so many military generals in Donghua, but none of the real literati senior officials? "

"This... disciple doesn't know."

"Hmph, you don't know, other people can see it. Being a teacher means that I, Donghua, must never rule the country with Confucianism! In other words, I will never let Confucianism control any power in Donghua, whether it is political power or theocracy. .”

"Why...why? Ever since Emperor Wu of the Han deposed a hundred schools of thought to respect Confucianism, China has always been governed by Confucianism."

Contempt appeared on Guo Ye's face, and he said, "And then?"

"Then? What then?"

"After governing the country with Confucianism, China became strong and prosperous? What the Han practiced was Confucianism outside the law and the law inside. Let's not talk about it for a while. During the Three Kingdoms, what did Confucianism do? The Jin Dynasty ruled the world with Confucianism, but what happened? Five random things. Not to mention..."

"how?"

Guo Ye also wanted to talk about the pedanticness of Confucianism in the Song Dynasty, who was an amateur in foreign wars and an expert in civil wars.The shamelessness of Ming Confucianism occupies most of the country's resources but refuses to pay taxes.Qing Confucianism is shameless, willing to be a slave, full of ugliness.

However, it is clear that these words cannot be spoken.

He said: "All in all, you just remember that Confucianism is not suitable for governing a country. It is a big mistake for Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty to only respect Confucianism."

Sun Tzu said: "Even if Confucianism is not suitable for governing the country, then it is no problem as a state religion, right? If everyone is taught to be a true gentleman, and the master says to respect ghosts and gods and keep them away, isn't there no chance for evil religions to take advantage of?"

Guo Ye shook his head and said, "Your method seems to be saying that in order to avoid being robbed by thieves, you must first set a fire to burn the house down. This is a bad idea."

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After Sun Tzushan left, a monk walked into Guo Ye's study.

"Amitabha, the poor monk has seen King Donghua!"

When Guo Ye saw this person, he couldn't help feeling short of breath.why?Seriously speaking, he owes others.