Chapter 2522: Imperial Taoist Temple
In troubled times, Taoism descends from the mountain to help the world. In prosperous times, Buddhist schools open their doors and the incense is flourishing. The rise and fall of success or failure are all determined by God. Why spend so much thought?
Now that I have been following Fang Jun for many days, the profound and unpredictable natural sciences seem to have suddenly opened in front of Li Chunfeng. The movement of stars, the passage of time, the endless calculations between numbers, the original power of various things... any one of them Which one All these things are enough for a person to spend his whole life pursuing the truth and getting a little glimpse into the ultimate mystery of the universe. It makes people excited and excited. Why waste the short decades of this life in intrigues and fights for power? Above?
That would be too stupid.
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His Majesty Li Er pondered undecided.
He naturally understood the meaning of Fang Jun's words, and believed that Fang Jun's worries and fears were necessary. He wanted to train all the students in this academy to become his "emperor's disciples", who would inevitably become the empire in the future. He is a pillar of talent, but it is mixed with sand from the Taoist sect, which is inevitably depressing.
Not only does he admire Buddhism and Taoism, and he is obsessed with immortality, as an emperor, he absolutely does not want his ministers to be influenced by Buddhism and Taoism. He even goes so far as to obey the emperor's imperial edict and protect the interests of others. .
It's nothing more than Buddhism, it's just that Zhenguan has gradually risen over the years, so there's no need to pay too much attention to it.
However, Dao Sect made a lot of contributions and gave him a lot of support in his struggle for the world. Now that he has secured his position and created a prosperous age, he has abandoned Dao Sect outside the center of power, which is a kind of The impression of being mean and ungrateful.
This is absolutely unacceptable to His Majesty Li Er, who is very fond of merit and cherishes his feathers.
Furthermore, the way of the world lies in balance. This is the situation of the government and the situation of the country. Nowadays, all industries are prospering in the prosperous times, and the rise of Buddhism is unstoppable. Xuanzang went west to seek scriptures from Tianzhu to boost the morale of Buddhism. For a long time to come, the prosperity of Buddhism will inevitably affect the political situation. .
Regardless of whether it is Taoism or Buddhism, once it becomes a major climate problem, the disaster it will cause is definitely no less than the invasion of powerful enemies, natural disasters and man-made disasters. If it cannot be suppressed in time, it will break into the palace and participate in the government affairs at the slightest carelessness, which will harm the world. Stablize.
As an emperor, he naturally cannot turn a blind eye. The best way to suppress Buddhism is of course to support Taoism...
After thinking about it in his mind, he said slowly: "I shouldn't refuse Taoist Yuan's request. Our Li Tang royal family is after me, so naturally we are also from the Taoist sect. However, Fang Shaobao's worries are not unreasonable. These in-depth discussions How can young people in the official career have the leisure to pursue the way of heaven and man and the art of the five elements? Even if they set up a Taoist academy, it is just a matter of curiosity in their spare time, and it is extremely difficult to achieve anything."
Seeing Yuan Tiangang opening his mouth to speak, His Majesty Li Er raised his hand to interrupt him and said with a smile: "I plan to build a large-scale construction project in Lishan, use the original garden left over from the Sui Dynasty to rest, and add palaces and pavilions as a summer escape. You might as well embroider in Lishan West I reserve a piece of land on the third peak of the ridge to build a Taoist temple and give it to the Taoist sect as a testimony of my friendship with the Taoist sect. The Taoist leader can set up a Taoist academy there to promote Taoism. I don’t know what your future plans are.”
Fang Jun listened on the side and couldn't help but click his tongue.
Sure enough, no matter what era, men can't be idle when they have money. His Majesty Li Er has been suffering for many years since he ascended the throne. He is frugal and simple and spends two halves of a penny. Now that his money is like a mountain of gold and silver, he can't bear to think about loneliness. It's going to cost some.
Lishanxi Xiuling?
After thinking about it carefully, if the other courtyards left over from the Sui Dynasty were built for rest, it would have been a big deal given His Majesty Li Er's temperament. The palaces would be as luxurious as clouds, and it would probably be the Huaqing Palace in history.
As for the third peak on Xixiuling...
On the beacon tower on the first peak, King You of Zhou Dynasty smiled in favor of his concubine, and the beacon fire played on the princes.
The Laomu Hall on the second peak is said to be the place where Nuwa made stones to mend the sky.
The third peak... Could it be that after it was completed and presented to Daomen, it was the Chaoyuan Pavilion in history?
Your Excellency Chaoyuan is the famous and sentimental Palace of Eternal Life...
Of course Yuan Tiangang is not satisfied. Lishan is dozens of miles away from Chang'an City. What if he builds a Sanqing Temple there?
It has no influence!
However, he also understood that this was His Majesty Li Er's compromise. If he insisted on establishing a Taoist academy within the academy, His Majesty Li Er would definitely refuse. This would make everyone look bad, but he was passive everywhere. , after all, the Taoist sect urgently needs the support of the court, otherwise it will be suppressed by the Buddhists.
Mother!
It's all Fang Jun's fault...
Yuan Tiangang said helplessly: "The old Taoist, on behalf of all the Taoist disciples in the world, would like to thank your majesty for your generous help!"
He said thank you, but stared at Fang Jun, wanting to jump up and give the mallet a good beating.
In his opinion, the Taoist sect spared no effort to support His Majesty Li Er in his bid for the throne. It was a great effort. No one could deny this love. Even if he made a small request, His Majesty Li Er might refuse, even if he wanted to refuse. It doesn't save face either.
Who would have expected that this bastard Fang Jun would reject his offer right away, and no one would be able to say anything weird if His Majesty Li Er went down the slope again.
You bastard, you ruined a big thing...
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The advent of the steam engine set off a trend in Chang'an City and even the entire Guanzhong.
No one knows what kind of power this thing is driven by. Ignorance means fear, especially when an iron lump roars and sprays black and white smoke as it runs on the flat ground beside the Kunming Pool. It is immediately painted with countless... Mysterious color.
When he heard that his steward came back from inquiring about the news and said that "the academy has mastered some mysterious witchcraft that can turn steel into monsters," Changsun Wuji was a little confused...
Turn steel into monsters?
He wondered if the steward was trying to find out information, but in fact he went to a restaurant in the city to have a drink. He was so dizzy that he hadn't sobered up yet. Otherwise, how could he have said such unbelievable nonsense?
He admitted that Fang Jun did have some talents, especially his attainments in strange and obscene skills. Even the "Mo Family" who were famous for their machines and equipment at that time did not necessarily have the achievements of Fang Jun, but they turned steel into Be a monster...
Why don't you just say that Fang Jun transformed into an Iron Warrior?
The steward seemed to have expected that the master of the house would find it difficult to believe what he said, and swore to the sky: "This slave realized that he was lying half-heartedly. Fang Jun just made a wide iron lump, just like an iron stove, right in the furnace." Add coal to the fire, and then the iron lump rumbles forward! There were oxen and horses, no manpower, not even water power, so the thing just kept running forward... This was not just what the slave said. No less than a few thousand people, but everyone saw it!”
Changsun Wuji sat on a chair, stroking his beard and lost in thought.
He didn't think that his manager would dare to lie to him, let alone such an unbelievable lie... But he couldn't understand, even if the academy could turn steel into monsters, what use would it be?
Can that thing really eat people like a wild beast?
Or can he be dragged to the battlefield to fight?
It’s just baffling...
I felt a little regretful, so I might as well go and watch the ceremony in person so that I could see what kind of weird thing Fang Jun had cooked up.
Today's academy opening ceremony, most of the ministers from the DPRK and China did not attend the ceremony. Li Ji, Ma Zhou, Cheng Yaojin and others were all on duty because they had to guard Chang'an City to prevent unrest from the influx of common people and merchants into Chang'an, and Changsun Although Wuji had no such mission, he refused to go to the ceremony.
Just kidding, Fang Jun regards the academy as a lectern. Today, among the students enrolled, less than one in ten are descendants of Guanlong. Everyone in the world knows that in the struggle for admission quota, the nobles of Guanlong were defeated. It was simply How could these big guys from Guanlong be willing to add glory to that so-called opening ceremony after losing their face?
I wish there would be something unexpected during the ceremony...
Changsun Wuji was upset for a while.
Although His Majesty suppressed the Guanlong nobles in the past, with his profound influence in the Northwest Army, the big bosses headed by Sun Wuji were not too worried. If you suppress, just suppress. The ministers are so powerful and they stick together, no matter which emperor is there, they have to worry. Suppression is the norm, and letting it go is strange.
As long as everyone hugs and twists together, even if they lose some profits temporarily, it won't be a big deal in the long run.
No matter how arbitrary the emperor is, he can't just suppress the ministers and completely ignore the turmoil in the court, right? The Guanlong nobles have been prospering for hundreds of years and have faced countless crises, but they still have confidence in this.
However, ever since preparations for the academy began, Changsun Wuji felt an undercurrent of uncontrollable agitation washing away the foundation of the Guanlong nobles... (End of Chapter)