The family has a throne to inherit

In the later period of Nanzhao, the influence of Buddhism was already very great. The middle and upper class nobles generally believed in Buddhism, while the people at the bottom, because of the precariousness, were willing to believe in Buddhism that suffering in this life is due to not cultivating meritorious deeds in previous lives. , each one is ready to enjoy the afterlife!

This kind of religion really takes advantage. Few people have the opportunity like Duan Sijin. Even if they are reincarnated, they will still have memories. Who can remember the things of the previous life!For some worlds with the order of reincarnation, there will indeed be such things as accumulating merits and virtues, being reborn into rich and noble families, or even heaven and humanity.However, in many worlds, reincarnation does not exist at all. After a person dies, the soul quickly dissipates and is thrown into the origin of the world. Every life is a newly conceived soul, and there is no reincarnation at all.And in some worlds, reincarnation also exists, but it is relatively rough, directly crushing and reorganizing those souls, stripping out all the emotions, sins, merits, etc., no matter good or bad, all become the driving force and nourishment of reincarnation , After the reorganized soul prototypes, large and small, are put into reincarnation, it is not clear whether they have become animals, plants, or other life forms.

Duan Sijin once observed the death scenes in this world. He had opened his heavenly eyes long ago. Therefore, under the gaze of his heavenly eyes, he saw with his own eyes the appearance of the soul dissipating in a short time after leaving the human body. That is to say, this world , there is no reincarnation at all.Buddhism is all about nonsense.

However, no matter how many ordinary people there are, everyone just believes in this, which has also led to the great influence of Buddhism in the upper and lower classes. Now these monks are rebelling with Duan Siliang, but Duan Siping finds it a bit difficult to handle!

Strictly deal with it, it is estimated that it will cause a backlash, take it lightly, if these monks don't learn a lesson, they can kill the king now, what else can they do later!

Duan Siping himself received a lot of favors from Buddhism back then, but now he feels more and more hesitant.

Duan Sijin originally planned to come here, and wanted to talk to Duan Siping to see if he could show him the Buddhist classics here, even if he doesn't practice, it's okay to absorb the wisdom from them!In the end, I saw Duan Siping pinching one of his beards, wondering what he was thinking about, what level Duan Sijin was in, Duan Siping didn't feel Duan Sijin's arrival at all, until Duan Sijin stood in front of him, did he react, Almost pulled out his beard.

Duan Sijin pretended not to see, opened his mouth to explain his purpose, Duan Siping agreed, anyway, this son has always been a monster, who knows what he can research, and he doesn't plan to get married and have children. Naturally, it will be reserved for the Duan family in the future!

After thinking about it, Duan Siping still asked Duan Sijin about several temples, and Duan Sijin asked, "Are all the temples involved?"

Duan Siping shook his head: "Not all of them, but there are about half of them! The main reason is that there are some connections between these temples, so it affects the whole body. There are many believers in these temples. Turning around and clamoring, it is another trouble! "

Duan Sijin curled her lips and said, "What's the trouble? The Buddhism here in Dali, if you really want to talk about it, has mixed with the teachings of Tantric Buddhism and the Central Plains, so it can't be considered orthodox on both sides! There are several schools of Buddhism on the other side of the earth, such as Pure Land School, Zen School, Tiantai School, Huayan School, etc. Although they all worship Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, they actually have some disagreements with each other! They talk about the ability to teach the Dharma, It’s much better than the monks here in Dali! Dad, you go back and tell those monks directly that if they want to make trouble, they can directly introduce a few sects from Middle Earth and see if they are in a hurry!”

Duan Siping thinks about it too, ordinary people don't know what Buddhism is, probably they can only recite a few Buddhist names, and then listen to those monks explain some specious stories in Buddhist scriptures, many of them don't understand at all.What they recite is Buddha. If Duan Siping said that these monks recited all false scriptures and wanted to import real scriptures from the Central Plains, it would be different.These days, for the people in Dali who have never seen the prosperity of the Central Plains, it is true that the moon in the Central Plains is relatively round, and the Buddhist scriptures in the Central Plains must be more orthodox.

Of course, Duan Siping also knows that the Buddhist scriptures handed down to the Central Plains have long been different from the original versions in Tianzhu after they have been translated and revised by generations of eminent monks. The Tufo sect only fabricated some Dharma Protector Kings, and even Bodhisattvas and Arhats did not know how many statues they fabricated. It is estimated that they would not know them even if they were placed in Tianzhu.

Duan Siping advocates Buddhism, but what he advocates is the thoughts of Buddhism and the great vows of the Buddha. His thoughts are actually more similar to Zen. Therefore, the so-called Buddhist monks in Dali really can't restrain him.At that moment, Duan Siping clapped his hands and said: "That's right, these monks have lived too many good lives, and I feel that I can't do without them. In fact, when I was in the Central Plains, I heard a saying that foreigners The monk is so good at chanting sutras! Hmph, don’t scare me, I’ll ask someone to go to the Central Plains to invite some eminent monks to come to Dali to give lectures!”

Duan Siping's actions like this really hit the key point. When the abbots and abbots of various temples heard what Duan Siping meant, they couldn't maintain their own state of mind, and almost lost their MMP in their hearts!This is really going to dig their roots!

"I said at the beginning that I couldn't get involved in this matter, but you didn't believe me. Now it's over!" A gray-bearded monk who looked very burly said directly, impatiently.

Another skinny monk recited the Buddha's name, and then sighed: "The matter has come to this, under the wrath of the king, it is a great fortune not to destroy the Buddha!"

A gray-clothed monk with a gloomy expression, who looked as if he was covered by a dark cloud, gritted his teeth and said, "It's a big deal, fight him!"

"What are you fighting for? The foundation of your temple is broken, so you want us to die with you?" A short and fat monk said angrily.

Several monks involved in it all sneered, and said: "Don't think you can stay out of the matter, we have made mistakes in this matter, but you also acquiesced, and even got involved! Go back and find out the old account, Everyone's face is not good-looking!"

A group of monks who were kind-hearted in front of the believers and who looked like eminent monks hid together, as if they were about to tear apart. After arguing, they were all headaches. Who would have thought that Duan Siping would be so decisive? ?At first, I thought that he had a bit of sympathy with Buddhism, but looking at it now, this little sympathy has almost been tossed.

There are a few people here who have some contacts with Duan Siping, and they still know Duan Siping very well.Duan Siping is a typical person who takes the soft and does not take the hard. If you pretend to be pitiful in front of him, as long as you don’t violate the principles, then it is normal operation to open the net, and if you use strong methods, then he will naturally continue. Come back tough.

But this time, Dali Buddhism's move was obviously a provocation to Duan Siping, it would be strange if Duan Siping didn't get angry!However, what to do now, Duan Siping will extinguish the fire, this is a problem.If at the beginning, a group of monks still thought that the law does not blame the public, even for the sake of Buddhist believers, Duan Siping would not be able to make a big move, and pay a little price later to smooth things over.

But now, Duan Siping clearly wants to draw the bottom line, saying that what they recited is fake scriptures, they are all a bunch of fake monks, and they will not be able to refute all kinds of true and false charges later.As for those believers whose beliefs were also affected by us after they were hit?It doesn't matter, there are so many sects of Buddhism in the Central Plains, they can't wait to come to Dali!For Buddhism, they don't care about remote places if they can expand their doors.In a word, without Zhang Butcher, there is no need to eat hairy pigs!If you dare to make a fuss, someone will come to fill in the gaps immediately.

The most important thing is that Dali Buddhism has suffered heavy losses this time. Those Dharma-protecting Arhats cultivated by them with secret methods have all been pierced with lute bones. It can be said that their martial arts have been abolished by the most brutal means. In fact, it is already the backbone of nearly [-]% of Dali Buddhism!

Without enough strength, everything is false!At this moment, many monks began to feel annoyed. Even if they were persuaded by Duan Siliang, they shouldn't have dispatched so many people. If they still had enough strength, they wouldn't be overwhelmed right now. Even if the Central Plains Buddhism really came, Can't say but still beat?

Things have come to this point, they can only make concessions as much as possible to let Duan Siping calm down, if they really force Duan Siping to do it, at that time, the Buddhism here in Dali will not have any right to speak.

Therefore, in the end, Dali Buddhism chose to give in, and many eminent monks involved in this matter passed away one after another. Some temples directly announced their temporary closure. In fact, many monks were forced to return to secular life, and many were directly expelled. The temples are so few and far between.

Duan Siping obviously didn't mean to threaten with empty words. He actually wrote letters to several monks in the Central Plains who had exchanged Buddhist teachings, asking them to send people to give lectures.

In fact, compared with the official, people in the Jianghu are more informed. After all, those upper-middle-level Jianghu forces are actually connected with each other.Dali is located in the south of the sky, and it is relatively remote. However, compared with ordinary people, because of their physique, martial arts people are much more adaptable to miasma and different climates. Therefore, many martial arts people will For various reasons, they went to various remote places, such as Tiannan, the Western Regions, or even traveled overseas to Qiongzhou.

For example, on the Tiannan side, some small sects have some relationship with the Central Plains. Therefore, the Central Plains Wulin has long known about the changes that have taken place in Dali. However, due to Duan Siping's reputation, the Central Plains Wulin did not He knew what Duan Siping's attitude towards the Central Plains martial arts was after he became the lord of a country, so he never made any actions that might cause misunderstandings.

However, the letters Duan Siping wrote were mainly written in the name of the Duan family in Dali, which was also the name he used when he was in the Central Plains martial arts. Instead, they talked to them as members of the martial arts world, and each of them immediately felt that they were respected, and then they made small calculations.

Things like Zhanluan will naturally affect many martial arts sects.People in Wulin also have to live and eat, and even their expenses are much higher than ordinary people.Among other things, if you eat wild vegetables and drink cold water every day, then you will definitely not be able to practice martial arts well.Therefore, no matter whether you are practicing external skills or internal skills, sufficient nutrition is needed.Even in Shaolin Temple, real monks can't help eating meat. If they really don't eat meat and eat only green vegetables and tofu, they won't be able to support the consumption of martial arts.

What about unarmed kung fu like iron sand palms, you have to soak your hands with medicinal materials, and you have to put your hands in the hot iron sand to practice, this is all money!As for the practice of swordsmanship, swordsmanship, strange weapons, and other sects with hidden weapons, iron is also very expensive these days, and it is normal for several families in the countryside to share a kitchen knife and hatchet.The utensils in the house can be made of wood, and they are all made of wood.

Therefore, if you want to support a sect, the normal source of income is nothing more than the sect’s own property. Another example is the Shaolin Temple, at the foot of Songshan Mountain, there are countless fertile fields and tenants farming for the Shaolin Temple. In such a situation, Shaolin Temple did not pay attention to compassion, and forced the tenants to sell their sons and daughters to pay the rent!

In addition, it is the worship of the big households within the sphere of influence. These big households need the protection of the martial arts sect to a certain extent, so as not to encounter any bandits, and other attacks by thieves and flower pickers in the rivers and lakes. The families of the disciples of various sects all need to offer money to the sect.

There is also the road money, such as escort caravans, etc., after passing through the range of various sects, if you want to ensure the safety of this road, you have to pay a little road money, otherwise, you can’t guarantee safety, and even the more arrogant sects directly Buckle things down.

But in these troubled times, although there are land property and so on, the tenants have run away to avoid military service and corvee service. You can’t call these heroes and young heroes. Let’s farm the fields by ourselves. This profession is not suitable!As for offerings and the like, what big households are now afraid of is rebellious soldiers, as well as officers and soldiers. It doesn’t matter if something is stolen, but they are afraid that they are in the wrong team, and they will be charged with some crimes later, and their families will really be ruined!Therefore, instead of paying tribute to these high-ranking people, it is better to use it to honor those military masters, so as to avoid disasters!

As for buying road money, the smaller escort caravans will not go far at all now, while the larger ones directly pay for those master guards who have always been solitary in the world, or simply worship them for a long time. It doesn't cost a lot of money. If we really want to fight, we don't know who will fight whom!

Therefore, nowadays, even the famous and decent families are living a hard life!It's just that the world is so big, but there's no happy land to be found, there are similar postures everywhere, and there will be a war after a few years of peace, it doesn't matter if it is to fight Khitan, or Dangxiang, or a few feudal towns, or a few Small countries conquer each other, which has a great influence on them. Therefore, a place that can guarantee peace is not bad.

For the Central Plains Buddhism, although it is true that it is very suitable to promote Buddhism in troubled times, the problem is that after many times of extermination of Buddhism, the Central Plains Buddhists are also worried that they have made a big move. The monk has money, so we must carry out a campaign to destroy Buddha vigorously!

The monks in the Central Plains are no better than the monks in Dali. Although there are many people with high martial arts skills, they all know the power of the army. They let you go at ordinary times, but when it comes to the real thing, let you know what King Kong is not. Bad merit, in the face of thousands of troops, can only be crushed into mud. Therefore, unless it is necessary, for example, if you want to earn a meritorious service from the dragon, otherwise, these monks do not want to cooperate with any regime at all. , so as not to be liquidated in time!

Now that they got the news of Duan Siping, the Central Plains Buddhism is thinking about leaving a way out for their family. Among other things, Dali has always worshiped Buddhism. It's not fake either, such a place is really a good place for spreading Buddhism.Therefore, many people were moved, and they simply sent the eminent monks in the temple directly to Dali with their disciples and the fundamental scriptures of their school.

After Duan Siping sent out the letter, he knew that it was impossible for these monks not to take the bait. Who said that there are not many people in the Central Plains countries and towns today!In addition to these monks being able to come over to teach the Dharma, Duan Siping actually wanted to use the way of these monks to get some talents back from the Central Plains.

This is also something that can’t be helped. Duan Siping has already discovered the problem in the previous accident. The upstarts of the Bai people in Dali are like the poor who become rich. After they have good material conditions and enough power, they actually have no There is no heart worthy of this wealth and power, so it is easy to be shaken, and in many cases, there is no corresponding understanding of imperial power at all.

Duan Siping didn't want to be like the Montessori back then, who was directly emptied, and even all his heirs and grandchildren were killed, making him a stepping stone for others.Therefore, Duan Siping needs to truly establish the authority of the Dali Duan family as the royal family, and the ideas and concepts from the Central Plains should be used to let people here know what is called imperial power and what is meant by Tianwei.

Duan Sijin didn't know about Duan Siping's psychological changes. If he knew, he would know that Duan Siping had already taken another step in the direction of being self-respecting. Take the first step toward expansion.

Duan Sijin didn't have any doubts about this, and didn't think that Duan Siping would be rejected by the Central Plains people because of the problem of Han and Bai people. If this is the case, why did those people submit to the Xianbei and Huns during the Northern and Southern Dynasties?That is, the emperors of the Sui and Tang dynasties all had Xianbei blood, mainly from the Xianbei blood of their mothers. Dugu, Dou, and Changsun were all Xianbei surnames.His parents were Han nobles. In today's Tang Dynasty, apart from the surname given by Li Tang's clan, the emperor is basically from Shatuo!Therefore, Duan Siping is no different from them.

Therefore, now it is just waiting for Duan Siping to have this thought, and then watching the changes in the Central Plains, and then responding.After all, based on the current situation in Dali, one day, the Jiedushi of Dongchuan and Xichuan nearby, such as Ma Chu, Minyue first-class, will come to the door droolingly. Instead of responding passively, it is better Take the initiative!

Because of the previous turmoil in Dali, when the smell of blood had just dissipated, the eminent monks from the Central Plains had already brought people over.

The first one to arrive was Master Mingshang from Qingliang Temple in Qingliang Mountain. He was the younger brother of Master Mingshan from Qingliang Temple, and he brought all his disciples here.

Master Mingshang has always been indifferent to fame and wealth. Originally, he was the candidate for the next abbot, but he was rejected by him. However, this did not damage his reputation, nor did it hurt the relationship between the brothers and sisters.He is well-known around Qingliang Mountain, and has some contacts with some masters of the Taoist sect.Back then, Duan Siping traveled to Qingliang Temple, and he and Master Mingshang had known each other for years. This time, Master Mingshang brought his disciples here in person, and Duan Siping hosted a banquet in the palace directly, and asked his sons to accompany him.

When Master Mingshang looked at his appearance, he looked like an eminent monk, with kind eyebrows and kind eyes, which made people feel close to him at first sight.

In addition, this person is also very knowledgeable. Although Duan Siping said that we are old acquaintances, we just follow the rules of the rivers and lakes, and don't pay attention to superiority and inferiority. Master Mingshang still shows more respect.Seeing Duan Siying, Duan Sijin and Duan Siyu, they praised again: "Your highnesses are all dragons and phoenixes among the people, the emperor is really lucky!"

Although Master Mingshang knew some rumors about Duan Sijin, such as the fact that Su Hui was born, but after much deliberation, he didn't bring this matter to any connection with my Buddha.After all, the Duan family in Dali today is not the one who became a monk when the emperors abdicated to become monks after tens of hundreds of years.It's a bit annoying to say that the prince of the family has a relationship with the Buddha!

Buddhism is not the same now as it used to be. During the Southern and Northern Dynasties, too many things happened. In this regard, everyone is already on guard. Later, a queen finally came out, who took advantage of Buddhism to shape himself What kind of Bodhisattva and Buddha girl came to the world, but when Jiangshan returned to the hands of the Li family, the Li family didn't need to do it deliberately, and directly supported a group of Taoist priests, it was enough to make the Buddhists feel unspeakable!Therefore, although everyone has reached a consensus that it is difficult to establish a law without relying on others, it is better to stay away from imperial power and so on.

Complimenting his own son, naturally scratched the itch, Duan Siping laughed: "The master is too praised, but the child is naughty, I can't be praised by the master! Come, meet Master Mingshang!"

Duan Siying, Duan Sijin, and Duan Siyu stepped forward to greet each other, Master Mingshang couldn't help it, and couldn't help sensing Duan Sijin secretly, but Duan Sijin didn't exist at all in front of him, and he just felt quite awkward. Uncomfortable, and even more horrified in my heart.No matter what the origin of this person is, but at this age and this level of cultivation, it is really terrifying!

In this way, Master Mingshang couldn't help but believe in those rumors. After all, other things can be faked, but this level of cultivation cannot be faked. Is there such a realm similar to the unity of man and nature?

The Central Plains Buddhism is different from the Tibetan and Border Buddhism. In the battles with Taoism and even Confucianism, it has also absorbed many Taoist and Confucian concepts. Even, opening the scriptures and putting them together with Taoist scriptures, there are many similarities The problem, anyway, is that you copy me and I copy you, everyone knows it well.

Master Mingshang originally had some contacts with several masters of the Taoist sect, and he also knew quite a lot about the realm of the Taoist sect. Now it seems that Duan Sijin's realm is already a first-class master of the Taoist sect, so there is no reason not to be alarmed.At this moment, he couldn't say anything out of conscience that Duan Sijin was destined for Buddhism, and that the way Duan Sijin walked was really not the same as Buddhism.Of course, what made him feel at ease was that in fact, following the Daoist sect was not the same as going all the way.

Master Mingshang was thinking in his heart, but remained calm on the face, fought with Duan Siping a few times, and then sat down.

Duan Siping is also very busy now, and he didn't bother to beat around the bush with Master Mingshang, so he said directly: "Since Master has seen the letters between Duan and others, he probably understands Duan's meaning!"

Master Mingshang recited another Buddha's name, and then said: "I understand what the emperor means. To promote Buddhism and guide people to be good is what I should do!"

?Master Mingshang is also a real person. He directly said that teaching the Dharma is fine, but he has to see the actual situation on Tiannan's side before talking!

Duan Siping naturally expressed his understanding of this, and of course, he also vaguely reminded that the Buddhist temples in Tiannan can play games, but they can't really beat their faces too hard, just take it easy!

Master Mingshang naturally understands that, although disputes between religious beliefs are often a life-and-death situation, what is more abominable than heretics is often those who cannot be classified within the same sect. First of all.

However, everyone is a mature adult, and many things have to be paid attention to. Since the eight major sects of Buddhism have been able to coexist harmoniously for such a long time, it is also appropriate to give the Buddhism here in Dali a little living space. The best way is to subtly influence it, just like Buddhism is actually catering to Shang's wishes. Compared with the teachings hundreds of years ago, it is far behind.

The two sides reached a consensus. After Master Mingshang had a vegetarian meal in the palace, he took a group of disciples to walk around on the grounds of observing Tiannan, preparing to kick the hall.

They were too hasty when they came here before, and they didn't pay much attention to it. Now that they calmed down, they suddenly found that the situation here in Dali was much better than they expected. , can't compare to places like Luoyang, but what's lacking is just the foundation. In fact, this city is full of vitality now, which makes people feel unreal.

Last year, Master Mingshang was invited by a nobleman in Luoyang to give lectures in Luoyang. Although Luoyang is prosperous, there are many people who are poorly clothed, hungry, ragged, and disheveled. The eyes that come out are the kind of despair.

But here in Dali, it's a completely different situation. Everyone's clothes are very bright, all of them have rosy complexions and smiles on their faces. It cannot be concealed either.Some young people got together and talked about their expectations for the future in the dialect of Tiannan. Some planned to marry a beautiful girl, some planned to renovate their house, and some When he said how many words he knew and what school he planned to go to learn a skill, he immediately aroused amazement.

Master Mingshang knew some Tiannan dialect, and he was stunned when he heard it. Those disciples did not have the strength of concentration of Master Mingshang. They were all tall and tall, and their faces could be regarded as correct. Some of them could be said to be pretty. On the way, some young women even threw flowers on them and sang love songs, asking them to return to the world and be their lovers!Although they didn't understand, they all blushed and were at a loss when they saw those flowery smiles.

Master Mingshang also felt a little funny when he saw his disciple like this, but he still reprimanded him, and then said: "The situation in Dali is completely different from what I thought before I became a teacher. Let's find a place to stay temporarily and see it in Dali first. Let's talk about the situation!"

A disciple asked: "But Master, where do we live, do we still live in a post house?"

Master Mingshang shook his head. There are not many monks who are short of money, so he said: "No, find an inn to stay in!"

The group immediately took a pile of scriptures and luggage, found a similar inn, booked a yard, and stayed.

Not to mention the shock that Master Shang and a group of disciples received in Dali, other people also came over one after another. Duan Siping met them one by one and reached a tacit understanding with each other. After that, they were all shocked by the current situation in Dali.

The current situation in Dali is obviously not something that can be summed up by a simple small border country.These days, those who can become eminent monks are not illiterate, and all of them are highly educated, and many of the people they communicate with are princes and nobles. Some eminent monks have even traveled around the world. Have some knowledge.

In such a chaotic situation, Buddhism is also very anxious. They don't want to turn back to unify the world. In the end, the master who doesn't like Buddhism is just waiting to take money from the monks' pockets!Therefore, they are actually observing secretly, looking for someone who can rule the world.

Although it seems that Datang has the advantage now, the disadvantage is also obvious. There are many feudal towns. If we talk about the Tang Dynasty back then, these feudal towns probably wanted to be the emperor of a country, and they couldn't think of anything to replace them.However, only since Zhu Wen killed Emperor Li Tang and established himself as emperor, the situation has changed. This is the situation where Qin lost his deer and the world pursued him. Everyone has their thoughts.

Even though Li Cunxu claimed that he inherited Li Tang, those feudal towns surrendered in name, but they didn't recognize it in their hearts.You, a person from Shatuo, can be emperor, so can we!

This is also called the shock of the Central Plains. The situation is not clear at the moment, and no one knows who will be the final winner.Fomen feel very embarrassed now, they want to place a bet, but the problem is that they can't find Qianlong, everyone looks alike, but when you look closely, they don't look alike!

Now when I went to Dali to see it, I thought it was a place outside the world, but after a look, it is also impressive that it looks like an emperor.

Dali's current situation, compared with other places, has great advantages. It is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and the logistics are sufficient. After all, after these monks know that even ordinary people in Dali can eat white rice with an open stomach, Everyone is speechless!

If Dali can fill the stomachs of the people all over the world, then, I'm afraid everyone will be on the lookout!

However, there is also a problem that an environment that is too comfortable will make people lose their aggressiveness. During the Southern and Northern Dynasties, starting from the Eastern Jin Dynasty, one by one called for the Northern Expedition. What happened in the end? Yang Guang easily led soldiers to attack After leaving Nanchen, the situation of dividing the north and the south ended.

After some hesitation, these monks wrote directly back to their own sect to ask for help. Among other things, everyone should have a similar idea. If Duan Siping really wants to dominate the world, they have to think Let's see if we need to get on the boat quickly!

While a group of monks were waiting for a reply, several Taoist priests had already flown down the river, entered Tiannan from the middle of Shu, and began to travel around.

Ever since some merchants in central Shu came to Dali with a large amount of gold and silver to invest, many people have noticed Dali, but most people don't really care about it. Everyone can't manage their own territory. Who will manage it? What about Tiannan!

In particular, Dali is not a soft persimmon. When Mengshi was in power and after the Anshi Rebellion, Mengshi had the intention of taking advantage of the fire many times, but unfortunately his strength was insufficient. Later, when the Tang Dynasty also declined, Mengshi himself almost fell into the trap. into civil strife.

Liangchuan Jiedu envoys did not care about the situation in Tiannan, anyway, Dali directly handed over the letter of credence and went to Luoyang to pay tribute. As for the charges, I can't tell clearly when I look back.

But Daomen sensed the opportunity.

In Li and Tang's generation, the Daoists lived relatively well. In order to put gold on their own faces, the Li family recognized Lao Tzu Li Er as their ancestors, so they were naturally very close to the Daoists. Yuan Tiangang, Li Chunfeng and others from the Daomen were outside The representatives of the Dao Sect are on the right team every time, so the Dao Sect becomes more and more prominent.

However, after Li Tang's decline, the situation began to change. When everyone was in danger, even believing in Taoism would not bring any benefits.The Daoists still have integrity now, and they will not fool the emperor himself with the kung fu of turning beans into soldiers. Just a single spell can call the wind and rain, and defeat the enemy in one fell swoop.Even Taoism is not as good as Buddhism in martial arts killing. Taoism's martial arts is more important than self-cultivation and prolonging life. When it comes to the ability to save life, it is absolutely leveraged, but if you want a group of Taoists to become sword immortals, Just like Zhang Jiao and his three brothers in the Three Kingdoms period went into battle to kill the enemy, that would be really difficult for them!

Of course, Buddhism has so-called protectors, and Taoism also has so-called yellow scarf fighters, who are actually Taoist soldiers. Unfortunately, this is also too resource-intensive, and in the eyes of Taoism, it is harmful to heaven, and Taoism is not like Buddhism. Widely open the door of convenience, recruiting disciples has never been more expensive than expensive, so there will not be many Taoist soldiers cultivated by each sect.

If they want to maintain the detached status of Taoism after the change of dynasty, they also have the same idea as Buddhism, and that is to bet in advance.

After knowing the situation in Dali, the Taoist priests in central Sichuan couldn't sit still, and went directly to Dali first.Since the Buddhist sects in the world are not one family, the Taoist sects in the world are naturally not one family.At the beginning, everyone almost didn't have a dog's brain because of where the ancestral home of the Taoist sect was.Some shouted at Sanqing Mountain, some at Longhu Mountain, and some at Emei Mountain. Then, a bunch of bastards traced the history of Taoism back to the pre-Qin period, and regarded the time when Lao Tzu passed Hangu Pass as the beginning of Taoism. Turn Zhongnan Mountain into the ancestral home of Taoism.

Just kidding, at that time, the so-called Huang Lao thought of Taoism was not a religion at all, but a prominent learning like Confucianism and Legalism!The real Taoism is actually something after Buddhism was introduced to the Central Plains, almost at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty.For example, the Dao of Peace developed by Zhang Jiao and the others, and then there are the Five Dou Rice Sect, the Heavenly Master Sect, and so on. For a long time, the role played by Taoism was not so glorious.Therefore, compared with Buddhism, everyone's eldest brother, let alone the second brother.

After Taoism and Buddhism were attacked several times, everyone became smarter, and everyone was honest and did not mix indiscriminately, but that's all. If you keep silent, others will naturally forget about you. It’s not true that Taoism doesn’t eat human fireworks, gods can do this, but Taoists still have to eat and sleep!Therefore, if you want to maintain the orthodoxy, it is the most convenient channel to synchronize with the ruler!

This kind of troubled times is a test of people's eyesight. Taoism and Buddhism used to bet on both sides in many cases. When the dust is about to settle, when the strong men cut off their wrists, they are also learning from the practices of such aristocratic families.But what a disaster for the abandoned sect!And as at the end of the Sui Dynasty, the two families were considered to be some kind of