Chapter 745 Good Strategy
Although Cihang and Guanyin Bodhisattva appear to be identical in appearance, from the Taoist perspective, Cihang and Guanyin Bodhisattva are fundamentally different people.
Give a simple example.
Gender.
For Taoism, Taoist Cihang is a Taoist Jurchen deity, who was originally a woman before becoming an immortal through Taoism.
According to the "Tongjian of Immortals of the Past Dynasties", there is a Jurchen Monarch in the Chaoyin Cave of Luojiayan in Putuo. According to legend, he practiced Taoism here during the reign of King Shang. He had acquired the magical Samadhi and vowed to save men and women in the world. She often used elixirs and nectar to relieve the people. People in Nanhai called her Cihang Master.
The ancient scripture "Lingbao Sutra" records that Taoist Cihang was originally the youngest daughter of King Chui of the Zen Li world. She was still unable to speak even when she was four years old. King Chui felt very strange and was not happy. So he abandoned her in the Akong Mountain of Nanfusang. There is no food in the mountains, and he is young and cannot pick or hunt, but he can swallow the essence of the sun and the moon.
According to records in ancient books, it can be seen that Taoist Cihang was originally a woman, which is different from Buddhism. In the popular Buddhist view, Guanyin Bodhisattva was originally a boy and later transformed into a girl.
There is another obvious difference.
Time.
Taoism is a religion native to China, with a documented history of more than 4,000 years. According to the "Tongjian of the Immortals of the Past Dynasties", Cihang had already practiced Taoism and became an immortal during the reign of King Shang. In addition, "The Romance of the Gods" records that during the period of King Zhou of Shang, Cihang was one of the twelve golden immortals under the sect of Yuanshi Tianzun. , ranked third.
According to this, it can be seen that Cihang Zhenren already existed in Chinese history at the end of the Shang Dynasty and the beginning of the Zhou Dynasty at the latest, and Buddhism first emerged in the Han Dynasty, about 400-500 BC. It entered China around the time of the Eastern Han Dynasty, so Guanyin Bodhisattva first appeared in history only during the Han Dynasty.
There are also differences in the appearance of the two. The statue of Guanyin Bodhisattva enshrined in the temple will have a Buddhist symbol of "卍" on its chest, while the statue of Cihangdao enshrined in the Taoist temple There are absolutely no human images of gods.
Hearing the young eunuch talking about Cihang Zhenren and thinking about the religious beliefs of Buddhism and Taoism, Zhu Pingan roughly guessed the reason why Emperor Jiajing was in a bad mood.
Sure enough.
What the little eunuch said the next second also confirmed Zhu Ping'an's guess.
"Coincidentally, June 19th is also the day when Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva became enlightened. Yesterday, the Holy Master sent Jin Yiwei to collect folk customs to see how the people celebrated the day of the Enlightenment of Lord Cihang. See how Cihang became Enlightened. Mr. Hangzhen's incense is not bad, but these ignorant people, every family, Amitabha, household. "Hu Guanshiyin', most of them are praying to Guanyin Bodhisattva, and few are praying to Lord Cihang. The incense in the temple is in full swing, but the incense in the Taoist temple is not satisfactory."
The little eunuch came closer. Zhu Ping'an said in his ear, his eyebrows slightly wrinkled, an angry expression on his face, and his voice full of complaints.
“You said these ignorant people, how sad they make the Holy One. For them, the Holy One practices Taoism day and night, fasts and prays for blessings, prays to God to eliminate and mitigate natural disasters, and prays for the peace and prosperity of the country and the people, and that’s not all. For these ignorant people, how many prayers does the Holy Spirit have? What a sleepless night, you say they are good, they are blessed by the Holy Qilai, but they all worship Guanyin like a wolf with white eyes!"
The little eunuch was very upset for Emperor Jiajing, and when it comes to the people, When the people worship Guanyin instead of Lord Cihang, they look like they want to spit in their faces.
"So, it is because of this matter that the Holy Emperor is in a very bad mood. The adults such as Yan Shoufu and Xu Ge Lao who were sent to Yongshou Palace this morning, as well as the adults who stayed in Wuyi Palace, are all working hard because of this matter. I'm busy writing." The little eunuch then returned. Main story, "So, it was for Master Zhu's benefit that I didn't pass the communication to Lord Zhu just now."
"Ping'an thanked my father-in-law again." Zhu Ping'an cupped his hands and thanked him. After understanding the cause and effect, he already had something in his heart. Got the idea.
It seems that the only way to get Emperor Jiajing's request is
After thanking the young eunuch, Zhu Ping'an returned to Wuyi Hall. At this time, three officials in Wuyi Hall had completed their masterpiece and were standing. Next to another official who was writing quickly, we were exchanging masterpieces while waiting for the official to finish writing the masterpiece so that it could be handed over to the eunuch who was in charge of Wuyi Hall and forwarded to Yongshou Palace.
Generally speaking, Sizhi's chamberlains would collect four or five works and then submit them to Yongshou Palace for royal viewing.
If you write an article and the chamberlain has to deliver one, and he writes an article and the chamberlain has to deliver another, then the chamberlain’s legs will be broken
“Please, colleagues, wait a moment for me to have some tea. Give me some time to polish it up a little, and then we can send it off for the royal viewing." The official who was writing furiously on the seat raised his head and said apologetically to the three colleagues and friends waiting aside.
"It doesn't matter, it's not too late. Brother Zhang, just feel free to write."
"Haha, we will just have a chat, Brother Zhang will write slowly."
"Hahaha, I am finally a little faster than Brother Zhang today. If Brother Zhang feels guilty, you can treat us to a drink someday."
The three officials on the side smiled and said with relief that they had been writing for a whole day and there was no shortage of tea time.
The official named Zhang responded naturally with a smile, then lowered his head and concentrated on writing.
This article took him a whole day to write. The writing and conception are among his rare masterpieces in recent years. It is just short of an ending, but you must think carefully about it, and you must not continue it in vain. Ruined this masterpiece.
Zhu Pingan's eyes lit up when he heard their conversation. When he passed by them, he smiled and greeted them with his hands.
The three standing officials nodded in response. They all had higher official positions than Zhu Pingan, and their seniority in Wuyi Hall was much older than that of Zhu Pingan. There was nothing wrong with returning the favor.
"Didn't Mr. Zhu go to inspect Taicang on orders? Why did he come to Wuyi Palace all the time?" asked an official.
"Oh, Xiaguan just came from Taicang." Zhu Ping'an replied, "I just went to Qintian Prison to ask for an auspicious day to change the Kumen."
"Yeah"
< br>Several officials nodded and said nothing more. The official just now The officer just asked casually, as for Zhu Pingan's inspection of Taicang, it has nothing to do with them. If it does have anything to do with it, it is just that the Taicang inspection team was reduced to only Zhu Pingan before the inspection. Such a person It just increased their after-dinner jokes.
Seeing this, Zhu Pingan handed over his hand again, and then returned to his office.
The other two officials in the room were still busy writing. When they saw Zhu Ping'an arriving, they just raised their heads and glanced, then lowered their heads and started writing furiously. After entering the room, Zhu Ping'an sat down, spread out his pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and began to grind ink
(End of this chapter)