Chapter 168 Kong Zhengan: It's over! Dark-hearted Qingfeng: The person who wronged you knows it better than you do!
Haiyun Gang, headquarters.
"Listening to a master's words is better than reading ten years of books." The leader of the Haiyun Gang is named Lu Hong, a middle-aged man with dark skin, thick eyebrows and big eyes.
At this time, Lu Hong was looking at the old monk in front of him with a humility on his face, and his words and actions were extremely respectful.
However, even the old monk who was sitting opposite him did not notice the barely perceptible disdain in the depths of his eyes.
The reason why he made the entire Haiyun Gang become believers of Buddhism and openly support Buddhism was just to make the matter bigger. No one knew that the Haiyun Gang had already been taken over by Lord Yan.
As for why his superiors asked him to do this, he didn't know and was too lazy to care. He just did what his superiors asked him to do.
As for believing in Buddhism? Haha, he really doesn't believe in that.
What about cause and effect, what about this life and the afterlife? They are all nonsense. The most important thing is to live well in the present.
"Amitabha," the old monk did not take Lu Hong's compliment too seriously and said slowly, "You are the most intelligent person I have ever seen. This is all because of your high level of understanding."
Nowadays, the three schools of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism are fighting each other. We can put Confucianism aside for now, but Taoism must be suppressed.
Everyone now knows that the two geniuses from Taoism and Buddhism were conferred as national masters by the emperor. This gave Buddhism hope for its rise. They took advantage of this dispute among the three religions to let the world know that Buddhism is no worse than Taoism, and may even be stronger than Taoism!
Of course, the most important thing is that they have to fight.
After all, Chanshuang is now the national teacher. If he does not argue with either Buddhism or Taoism and allows Confucianism to criticize him, the result will be that he will be despised and misunderstood by people all over the world.
By then, even if they close the mountain and lock the gate, it will be of no avail, and they will most likely be faced with destruction.
If people all over the world think that Buddhism is not a good place and is a den of filth and dirt, then even if there is no substantial evidence, the imperial court will deal with them in order to avoid trouble.
Therefore, everyone should fight for it!
"Boss, something bad has happened, something bad has happened!" Just then, outside the hall, a servant ran in shouting.
Hearing the servant's shout, Lu Hong's eyes flashed with a gleam of light, and then he stood up and shouted: "How dare you! Didn't you see Master Miyun is here? You are making a fuss, how can you behave like that!"
Although he said this, Lu Hong had already guessed what had happened in his heart.
"Reporting to the gang leader, the brothers had a fight with the Chaoyong Society members at the dock, and then the prefect Hai led the soldiers and took everyone to jail! Not only that, the constable is outside the door now, and he wants to take the gang leader back for questioning!"
"What?!" Hearing this, Lu Hong was suddenly shocked and exclaimed in disbelief.
Of course, all these behaviors of his were just acting.
He had already anticipated what would happen and what the outcome would be if the matter became a big deal, and it happened on Hai Rui's territory.
After all, when his superiors assigned him to do this, they had already told him clearly the consequences.
"What should we do now, boss?" The servant was so anxious that sweat was pouring down his forehead.
"Tram, tramp, tramp!" At this time, a sound of footsteps was heard, followed by three constables rushing in.
"Lu Hong, I'm ordered by the prefect to take you back to the yamen for questioning," the leading police chief said coldly, "Let's go, don't make things difficult for us."
As he spoke, he waved his hand lightly, and two constables behind him stepped forward and directly captured Lu Hong, the leader of the Haiyun Gang.
As for the old monk called Master Miyun, his face was full of confusion at this time. However, looking at the situation in front of him, he did not dare to say a word after all. He could only stand there at a loss.
"Go!" The captain looked at the old monk coldly, turned around and left.
Within one day, great changes took place in Yin County. The two major gangs entrenched in Ningbo Prefecture were directly declared destroyed, and many gang members were directly dismissed. As for the businesses of the two gangs, they were directly taken over by the government.
Night. Ningbo Prefecture, the back hall of the prefectural government office.
"Gangfeng," Wang Yongji walked in quickly from outside. Looking at Hai Rui who was sitting behind the desk reviewing official documents, he took a deep breath to calm himself down, and then said:
"Are the higher-ups planning to take action?"
Wang Yongji naturally knew the court's plan, and he also knew that the court wanted to use Hai Rui as a sword to end the chaos caused by the dispute between the three religions, thus paving the way for Yan Shifan's reform.
Before this, Ningbo Prefecture, including Yin County where the prefectural office was located, had also experienced some disturbances caused by the dispute among the three religions.
But in most cases, Hai Rui turned a blind eye and did not pursue the matter. At most, he would just ask the police to maintain order and avoid causing any deaths or major chaos.
But this time, the garrison was directly mobilized, and it was obvious that the court was planning to take action.
The only person who could command Hai Rui and make him willingly cooperate in acting was the Emperor in the palace. No one else could do that.
"Today's Ming Dynasty is not just Ningbo Prefecture. The dispute between the three religions, the two capitals and thirteen provinces almost cover the entire Ming Dynasty."
"Many people have now started to participate in the dispute between the three religions and have started to take sides. Civilian forces such as the Haiyun Gang and the Chaoyong Society have also emerged invisibly."
"Fights like today's are constantly happening in all parts of the Ming Dynasty. Although they do not pose any substantial threat to the stability of the country, a farce is still a farce..."
As Hai Rui spoke, his tone gradually cooled. He looked at the written memorial in his hand and said in a deep voice, "Since this is just a farce, it's time to end it."
That's right, in Hai Rui's view, the dispute between the three religions was a farce. Buddhism, Taoism, and Confucianism were all meaningless if they could not be used to serve the country.
If the court did not want to use this farce to carry out a reform, and if Hai Rui did not believe that this reform would be helpful to the future development of the Ming Dynasty, he would definitely have submitted a memorial to advise against it.
Hearing Hai Rui's words, Wang Yongji nodded, and then he suddenly seemed to have thought of something and said, "In fact, in this dispute among the three religions, Buddhism and Taoism are just pawns. The one the court really wants to attack is Confucianism."
Wang Yongji paused for a moment, then said seriously, "Brother Gangfeng, if you want to take action against the entire Confucian sect, you must first bring down the Kong family."
"If I don't handle it right, I'm afraid I'll offend everyone in the government and the country, and I'm afraid impeachments will come one after another..."
"As long as it's for the Ming Dynasty and the Emperor, I, Hai Rui, have nothing to fear." Hai Rui said, and then he said, "Someone come here."
After a while, the servant came in trotting.
"Submit this memorial to the cabinet as quickly as possible." Hai Rui handed a thick stack of written memorials to the servant.
"Yes!"
September, the 48th year of the Jiajing reign.
A month has passed quickly. Although it is a short time, a lot of things have happened.
First, Hai Rui of Ningbo Prefecture, on the grounds that the three religions were disrupting the law and inciting civil unrest, eliminated the Haiyun Gang and Chaoyong Society, which had existed since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, and confiscated their properties and turned them over to the court.
Afterwards, Hai Rui summoned merchants from Songjiang Prefecture to the coastal areas of Fujian and went to Ningbo Prefecture for talks to divide up the assets of the two major gangs.
Not only that, Hai Rui personally led troops to seal off many Buddhist temples and Taoist temples.
Many people from both the Buddhist and Taoist sects were imprisoned in prison, including some eminent monks and Taoist masters.
What happened in Ningbo Prefecture was like some kind of signal.
After Hai Rui took action, almost all local government offices in the two capitals and thirteen provinces of the Ming Dynasty responded and began to arrest those who had caused the unrest due to the dispute among the three religions.
Of course, those arrested this time were mainly believers of Buddhism and Taoism, as well as some monks and Taoists from temples and Taoist temples.
As for the Confucianists who were behind the scenes and fanning the flames and were the main people the court wanted to deal with, they did not move at all.
All of this naturally made Kong Zhengan, the Duke of Yansheng, who was far away in the Kong family, more and more certain that what he thought was correct.
Qufu. Inside the Confucius Ancestral Hall.
"Shangxian, do you have anything else to say?"
Kong Zhengan looked at his son Kong Shangxian, who was kneeling on the mat with his back to him, his hands behind his back, and asked condescendingly.
At this moment, he seemed to be very proud and was showing off to his son.
Ever since Kong Shangxian's words that day made him doubt his own judgment, Kong Zhengan's originally confident heart became uneasy. Because what Kong Shangxian said that day was indeed something he had not expected.
The court's goal was to reform the political system and lower the unique status of Confucianism. If they took advantage of the chaos of the three religions to reform the entire Confucian school, they could have supported a new Confucian school.
The emperor never said that he wanted Confucianism to disappear, but rather that he wanted Confucianism and the Hundred Schools of Thought to govern the world together.
From the beginning to the end, he had always placed the various schools of thought in opposition to his own and regarded them as enemies!
He did not want the status of Confucianism to decline; he wanted to maintain Confucianism's transcendence and position above all other doctrines.
But he knew in his heart that this "innovative" reform was to break the old system of the dynasty and build a brand new dynasty, and Confucianism's doctrines and ideas were a stumbling block.
Fundamentally speaking, this was unacceptable to the imperial power. Either the Confucianists gave in and surrendered, or the emperor gave in.
And he unilaterally gave the emperor a choice.
That is, you can reform, you can break the old system, but Confucianism will always be Confucianism and cannot change. Wasn't it that even in the prosperous Tang Dynasty, the Khan and Confucianism ruled the world?
Why can’t you, Emperor Jiajing, do it?
So, I will give you a way out, and you also give me, the Confucian sect, some face. If you want to reform, we will fully support you. This time, we will add fuel to the flames and give you an excuse to clean up the mess and make use of the issue.
This is the sincerity of our Confucian sect, and we hope you won’t make things difficult for our Confucian sect or our Kong family.
He stubbornly believed that the emperor had seen the power of Confucianism, had the opportunity and the choice, and would cooperate with him.
But Kong Shangxian's words shattered the perfect excuse he had created for himself.
From Kong Shangxian's perspective, the emperor does not need the step he gives him, let alone cooperate with him!
By taking advantage of the Three Religions Rebellion and eradicating the Kong family, the Confucian sect could be dealt a heavy blow, and then a new Confucian sect could be supported to emerge at any time.
Confucianism will not disappear, but Confucius will disappear.
What made him suffer even more was that the arrow was already on the string and he had no choice but to shoot.
Once the dispute among the three religions began, whether intentionally or unintentionally fueled by the Kong family or the imperial court, it was doomed to continue unabated. It can be said that the end of the three religions was bound to be liquidation.
So during this period of time, Kong Zhengan has been in a state of anxiety.
He was waiting, waiting for the court, waiting for the emperor's choice!
Should we choose to attack all three religions at the same time, or just Buddhism and Taoism?
Fortunately, thanks to the blessings of his ancestors, the emperor did not take action against Confucianism after all. Now the Ming Dynasty has taken large-scale actions against Buddhism and Taoism, which shows that he guessed correctly at that time.
Finally, he stepped into the ancestral hall for the first time in a month, and he could finally use facts to refute what his son had said.
He wants to teach his son Kong Shangxian a truth!
That is the status and power of Confucianism, which is far from as simple as he thought. How could a thousand-year-old sect not be able to withstand the storm?
Even the emperor would be wary of the power of the Millennium Sect and would not easily take action against the Confucian Sect!
Looking through history books, from ancient times to the present, dynasties have changed, overlords have risen and fallen, but only Confucianism has always stood firm.
"Father," Kong Shangxian knelt on the mat, lowering his eyebrows and eyes. The candlelight under the ancestral tablet in front of him flickered and danced. Under the light, his face became obscure and unclear. "You are wrong."
When Kong Zhengan heard what his son Kong Shangxian said, his face darkened.
He didn't expect that this rebellious son would still refuse to admit that he was wrong.
Although he ordered Kong Shangxian to kneel in the ancestral hall as punishment this month, he did not forbid his servants from passing on news from the outside world about the dispute among the three religions to Kong Shangxian, just for the purpose of arguing with his son about who was right and who was wrong.
Of course, it is more of a comfort to myself.
Now the imperial court only takes action against Buddhism and Taoism, but turns a blind eye to Confucianism. The winner has been decided, but this rebellious son still doesn't know he is wrong.
"Do you still remember Wu Chengen, the man who wrote 'Journey to the West'?" Kong Shangxian's voice was calm, but to Kong Zhengan's ears, it sounded inexplicably like a sense of old age.
"Hmph," Kong Zhengan snorted coldly, "He is just a third-rate scholar, and a mere pawn in the dispute among the three religions. Why bother saying anything?" In fact, Wu Chengen's "Journey to the West" can be said to have made an indelible contribution to the key factor in provoking the dispute among Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism.
After all, the people of the Ming Dynasty did not know much about the so-called Buddhist and Taoist doctrines and teachings.
The most one-sided and single-minded thing is that in Buddhism, people can pray to Buddha and make wishes, while in Taoism, there are only Taoists who practice Taoism and make elixirs.
However, once "Journey to the West" was published, coupled with Wu Cheng'en's deliberate description, introduction and plot arrangement, the public suddenly had a deeper understanding of Buddhism and Taoism.
For example, Buddhism talks about cause and effect, and the next life and the present life.
Taoism, on the other hand, focuses on the present moment, on cultivating to become an immortal and achieving immortality, and does not pin hopes on the six realms of reincarnation or the afterlife or future.
It was also because of Wu Chengen's "Journey to the West" that the people of the Ming Dynasty were able to have such a deep understanding of Buddhism and Taoism in a short period of time and develop into believers and supporters of both sides.
Therefore, in Kong Zhengan's view, Wu Chengen was just one of the many tools of the Confucian school. He didn't understand why this rebellious son suddenly mentioned this third-rate writer.
"In the dispute between the three religions of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism, Buddhism and Taoism have faced a reckoning, but Confucianism has been ignored," Kong Shangxian said in a calm voice, but his tone was increasingly filled with sadness. "Everyone can see clearly that the emperor wanted to take action against Confucianism, and my Kong family took the lead in resisting, which then triggered the dispute between the three religions!"
"Now the emperor has dealt with Buddhism and Taoism, but has spared Confucianism and turned a blind eye to it. Father..."
Kong Shangxian said, turning his head slightly, looking up at the tall figure of Kong Zhengan, and said in a solemn tone: "Is the emperor telling the world that he knows his mistakes and has compromised with the Confucian Sect and the Kong family?"
"May I ask where is the dignity of the emperor, father?"
"I'll ask my father again, since ancient times, has there been an emperor who issued an edict to confess his mistakes? Has there ever been an emperor who admitted his mistakes to a certain person or a certain family?"
"Is the current peace really over?" Kong Shangxian said, his elegant face half bright and half gloomy under the candlelight, disappearing into the darkness, and said: "Have you ever heard that the clouds on the stream rise and the sun sinks into the pavilion, the mountain rain is about to come, and the wind is blowing in the building!"
"Everything now is just the calm before the storm... The Kong family has no way out!" Kong Shangxian turned his head silently while speaking, lowered his head and closed his eyes.
"Wow!" At this moment the doors and windows behind him were suddenly blown open by a gust of wind. The strong wind rushed into the ancestral hall, and the lights suddenly went out.
Kong Zhengan's robe was rustling in the wind, and Kong Shangxian was kneeling in the ancestral hall. Along with the lights that were blown by the strong wind, it seemed as if the entire Kong family was in the storm, swaying and isolated.
"Boom!" The moment Kong Shangxian finished speaking, thunder exploded in Kong Zhengan's mind. He stood in the wind, his whole body numb and cold, and it seemed as if a big knife wrapped in coldness was falling on his neck.
September 15th, the 48th year of the Jiajing reign.
In the Western Garden, inside the Yuxi Palace, people from the Cabinet and the Imperial Household Department stood in two rows. Prince Yu and Prince Jin sat under the throne, while Yan Song still sat on his small stool with his head lowered.
Jiajing did not show up, but instead he was pruning an immature peach tree in the Lingtian courtyard.
This was what he had brought from the world of immortal cultivation not long ago.
This is the ninth-grade spiritual plant that he bought at Sifang City in the Xiuxian World at the cost of five thousand spiritual sources. Well, the shopkeeper said that this spiritual peach tree can be upgraded, and it should be no problem for it to grow into a first-grade spiritual plant.
When it comes to the ninth to seventh grade, the spiritual peaches it produces have effects similar to those of ordinary spiritual rice after consumption.
However, when it comes to the sixth grade to the fourth grade, the situation is very different. They are all calculated in years, namely ten years, thirty years, sixty years, a hundred years, a thousand years, ten thousand years, or even longer.
For example, a sixth-grade spiritual peach that ripens once every ten years can be equivalent to three months of practice at the initial stage of Qi training. If a cultivator is stuck in a certain realm, taking a ten-year-old sixth-grade spiritual peach can help him break through directly.
A thirty-year-old spiritual peach, if taken by a cultivator in the Qi training stage, can offset six months of training time in the middle stage of the Qi training stage.
If a cultivator in the Qi training stage takes a sixth-grade spiritual peach that is sixty years old, it can offset three to five years of training time in the late Qi training stage.
If a sixth-grade spiritual peach is a hundred years old, it can offset more than ten years of cultivation time for a cultivator in the early stage of foundation building if consumed.
By analogy, the higher the quality of the spiritual peach and the older it is, the shorter the time it can take to offset cultivation, and the higher the realm will naturally be.
In the words of the shopkeeper, if the grade of the spiritual peach tree is upgraded to the first grade, it will only produce spiritual peaches for ten years. If a cultivator in the early stage of the refining void consumes them, it can offset several decades of his cultivation time.
If it is a first-grade spiritual peach that is sixty years old, even cultivators in the late stage of refining emptiness will flock to it.
Not to mention the spiritual peach that is tens of thousands of years old. Apart from the cultivators in the Mahayana stage waiting to ascend, even the Nine Tribulations Immortals would be tempted.
Of course Jiajing could understand that the boss was just making false promises in order to sell the spiritual peach tree. Otherwise, the price of the spiritual peach tree would not be just 5,000 spiritual sources.
The most important thing is that even in the world of cultivation, no one has ever heard of this kind of spiritual peach growing to the first grade. However, the "General Notes on Cultivation" does say that this thing does have the potential for growth.
Unfortunately, only in ancient times did a major sect cultivate first-grade spiritual peaches, and of course academies could naturally cultivate them as well. After that, there was no record of anyone cultivating them.
The highest grade of spiritual peach trees cultivated in the world of immortal cultivation is only the third grade, and the sixth grade is only available in large sects.
Rumor has it that it is a variety of spiritual peach circulated in the world of immortal cultivation, and its bloodline has been castrated, so it can never grow to a high level.
There are also rumors that the laws of the world of immortal cultivation do not allow it, etc. There are different opinions, but they all tell the world that it is impossible to grow to a high level!
However, Jiajing still bought one. He didn't think of cultivating it to a high grade. It was enough to cultivate it to the sixth grade.
In the future, as the Immortal Dynasty develops and rewards its subjects, it will always have to give away something, otherwise the spiritual resources will always be too single.
Although he was not sitting in the main hall to listen to the imperial deliberations, his presence was projecting the scenes in the main hall from beside Jiajing.
Therefore, everything in the hall is in sight.
At this time, everyone in the hall was looking at the Imperial Master Qingfeng and Chanshuang.
After all, the imperial court has already begun to take action against people from Taoism and Buddhism. As the current representatives of Taoism and Buddhism, and as national masters, they naturally have to stand up and express their stance.
"It's almost the end of the year," Lu Fang said, coughing and standing up. "Young Lord, how are your preparations for the 'Qisi Reform' going?"
Although everyone present knew a lot of things, since it was a discussion in front of the emperor, the necessary words had to be started. Lu Fang's words at this moment served to serve as a starter.
As Lu Fang finished speaking, everyone's eyes turned to Yan Shifan.
The last time the emperor discussed politics in front of the emperor, Yan Shifan proposed the national policy of "initiating innovation", and then...
And then nothing happened. The Yan family was betrayed by their own faction, and then the conflict among the three religions broke out.
This dispute lasted for nearly ten months, from the end of the 47th year of Jiajing to September of the 48th year of Jiajing.
This was not long for the imperial court, but it was not short for Yan Shifan. After all, the emperor only gave him five years.
It can be said that the dispute among the three religions wasted nearly a year, and Yan Shifan now only has four years left.
It is not easy to break the old system that has existed in the dynasty since ancient times in four years, but the court will not deliberately make things difficult for Yan Shifan, so this matter must be resolved before the end of the year.
Under the gazes of the crowd, Yan Shifan took a deep breath, stepped forward, and bowed to Prince Yu and Prince Jing above him, saying, "Your Highnesses, the national policy of reform is now underway, and everything is going well."
"I promise that before the five-year deadline comes, my Ming Dynasty will be completely transformed!"
Since Jiajing did not show up, Prince Yu and Prince Jing were responsible for assisting the cabinet, so when everyone reported their political achievements, they naturally spoke to these two people.
Hearing what Yan Shifan said, Prince Yu and Prince Jing looked at each other, both speechless at Yan Shifan's behavior of lying with his eyes open. Now everyone knows that your road to reform has been blocked by the Kong family. If the Confucian sect had not been overthrown, could you have carried out reform?
If it weren't for the people in the cabinet who fanned the flames and paved the way for your reform, would you have been able to be so successful?
But the truth is the truth, and polite words are polite words.
Since Yan Shifan said so, Prince Yu and the other prince naturally couldn't hold on to it. After all, their father had given Yan Shifan five years. The most important thing was today's political discussion, and reform was not the key.
Whether the reform can be successful within the five-year period mentioned by Yan Shifan can only be known after the deadline.
At present, they need to put an end to the dispute between the three religions.
Thinking of this, Prince Yu nodded, and then looked at the two imperial masters, Qingfeng and Chanshuang, who were standing in the middle.
"My two Imperial Masters, the dispute between Buddhism and Taoism in the Ming Dynasty is now raging. Many Buddhist and Taoist believers have gathered together to fight each other, causing many civil unrests," Prince Yu said with a serious look in his eyes. He raised his hand and Lu Fang handed over a memorial, saying in a deep voice:
"There are Buddhist believers who dare to block the county government office for a wandering monk, and there are also Taoist followers who openly kneel down and worship some immortal."
"According to the government's investigation, these are all tricks used by charlatans to deceive people. The key is that the Taoists and Buddhists do not stop them."
"As long as they can attract followers and supporters for the two religions, they will be warmly received by local temples and Taoist temples, and their origins and moral integrity will not be thoroughly investigated, which has led to a chaotic atmosphere among the people."
"There are even many businessmen and students who will be chased and intercepted by a large group of people if they say anything unfavorable to Buddhism or Taoism."
"Two Imperial Masters, do you have anything to say?"
For a moment, everyone's eyes were on Qingfeng and Chanshuang in the field.
"Master, do you know what to do?" Qingfeng recalled what Huang Jin said to her when they went to Yuxi Palace today.
She naturally knew what to do today. Well, doing bad things for the emperor and taking the blame for the emperor. She was familiar with this!
At the side, Huang Jin from the Imperial Household Department was looking at his own imperial teacher eagerly, with encouragement in his eyes.
Chen Hong, who was standing next to Huang Jin, had a gleam of light in his eyes as he looked at the national teacher Chan Shuang.
As one of the people who knew the inside story of the dispute among the three religions, he naturally understood the purpose of having these two state masters come to Yuxi Palace to discuss politics today.
The cause of the dispute between the three religions was to target Confucianism. Buddhism and Taoism were the swords used by the Yan Party to deal with Confucianism. Now that the goal has been achieved, the swords should be taken out.
However, one of these swords belongs to Qingfeng, the imperial teacher who has always been favored by the emperor, and the other belongs to Chanshuang, who has just been appointed as the imperial teacher.
This shows that both of them are the emperor's men, and the Buddhism and Taoism they represent are also the emperor's tools.
Since they are the emperor's tools, they should be returned perfectly after use, and they need to be given a reason to withdraw.
As for the National Master Chan Shuang, Chen Hong did not point out the key points to her, because the dirty work had already been done too many times by the National Master Qingfeng, and she was already proficient at it, so he just let her start, and Chan Shuang would cooperate.
To put it bluntly, today is just a show.
The play was over, and in the end someone was brought out to take the blame, and the matter was over.
Hearing this, Qingfeng's bright and pure eyes glanced at Chanshuang, who was standing quietly beside him with her head lowered, and decided to speak first. She saw the matter clearly and wanted to resolve it quickly.
Well, isn't it just a quarrel? Isn't it just making trouble? Isn't it just wrongly accusing others? It doesn't matter.
Thinking of this, Qingfeng spoke first and said:
"In the final analysis, this matter is nothing more than the people's lack of understanding of the Buddhist teachings." Qingfeng paused for a moment and continued, "I heard that the Buddhist teachings emphasize the theory of cause and effect and reincarnation?"
Qingfeng took the lead in attacking, pointing his spearhead directly at Chanshuang.
The meaning implied in these words is obvious, which is to say that the dispute between Buddhism and Taoism has become so serious all because of Buddhism!
Hearing this, Chan Shuang was stunned, and subconsciously raised her head, with a puzzled look in her compassionate eyes. She didn't understand why this Qingfeng National Master suddenly spoke like this?
Could it be that they want to exonerate Taoism by targeting Buddhism?
For a moment, Chan Shuang couldn't help but frown slightly.
There was also a hint of anger in that pair of compassionate eyes.
She originally thought that this Imperial Master Qingfeng, who was honored with the title of Qingfeng Xuanling Shouzhen Huiwu Zhenren, was a man of insight, but she did not expect that he would behave like this when being questioned and criticized.
How could she remain calm even when she wrongly accused someone in front of him? She must have misjudged him!
Before entering the palace, her master had warned her to be careful of Taoists, but she did not take it seriously. She only thought that Buddhism and Taoism were just different in doctrine, and if the two had any intersection, they could just discuss Taoism.
But today, she was wronged by the Taoist national master in person. Only then did she realize that she was wrong. This national master was unreasonable!
Sensing the hidden anger in the eyes of the Buddhist girl, Qingfeng's bright eyes couldn't help but light up slightly.
Looking at this pair of pure eyes that faintly revealed compassion and dissatisfaction, Qingfeng felt it was fun for a moment.
"..."
I didn't make up for it, I'll make up for it tomorrow~
(End of this chapter)
