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Chapter 398 From now on, I will be the Emperor Xuanyuan of the Golden Tower of the High Road

"Under the door: the second day of March in the sixth year of Wude..."

Cigarettes were lingering in front of the Taiji Hall, and civil and military officials were divided into hatchbacks. Tang Jian, the assistant minister of the province under the door, was standing under Dan Majesty, holding an imperial decree in his hand, and facing all the civil and military officials, he was reciting in rhythm.

"Zhongshu Minister Tang Jianxuan: Zong Zhou Huanghuang, famous far and wide; hero Zhaozhao, virtue is everywhere. Today there are Minister of Rites, Guanglu Qing, Hongzhou Governor Fu Yi; Dali Temple Minister, Tai Servant, Xiangzhou Governor Zhang Daoyuan, Qingming and integrity , Yixianchen Festival, born as a good minister, died as a god, received the grace of the distant ancestor of the royal family, Boyang Gong, conferred the title of righteous god on duty, and the position of City God in Xijing. "

After listening to the imperial decree read out by Tang Jian, although many of the officials present were Buddhists, they just looked at each other silently, continued to lower their heads, looked at their noses, and asked their mouths. No one stood up to object. .

There is no way, the protagonist in this imperial decree had bowed his head to him not long ago and looked up to see him. Now they stand up and slander him when he becomes a god... It seems a bit inappropriate.

And for many officials who believe in Buddhism, although His Majesty Li Yuan blatantly linked Li Tang's royal family with the Taishang Laojun to seek relatives, they were very disgusted, but Fu Yi and Zhang Daoyuan became gods. More or less, it caused some shakes in their hearts.

After all, there are many people who believe in Buddhism. Who really believes in Buddhism and becomes a god?
Even if you can't become a god or Buddha, you can become an Arhat Bodhisattva!But after so many years, the Arhats and Bodhisattvas promoted by the Buddhist sects are still those hard-to-pronounce Tianzhu names...

But Fu Yi and Zhang Daoyuan are different. They are different from those ancient gods such as Donghuang Taiyi and Yun Zhongjun. They used to be colleagues of these people here. Everyone present at the two funerals had also been there, and some even laughed at Fu Yi and Zhang Daoyuan's unwiseness in fighting Buddhism.

As a result, there was a thunderclap in the clear sky, and he made his debut, immediately becoming a god.

If you think about it this way, it is very suspicious whether the two of them are unwise...

Is it so beneficial to believe in it!
In fact, some officials who don't believe in Buddhism are already thinking very rebelliously whether it is because Fu Yi and Zhang Daoyuan have always hated monks that they were regarded as gods by Taoist ancestors.

Shall we try it too...

Sitting on the Dragon Throne, His Majesty Li Yuan looked around and saw the expressions of the officials below, with a sneer on the corner of his mouth.

"King Qin..."

"The child is here!"

After hearing His Majesty Li Yuan's words, Li Shimin hurriedly stood up and bowed deeply.

"Aye, tell me..."

Then, Li Shimin heard his Aye's calm voice coming from the dragon chair.

"How is the progress of the Taiqing Palace built for my distant ancestor Boyang Gong?"

"Report to Aye..."

Li Shimin replied respectfully.

"All the buildings have been completed, and the paint and murals are being done now. It will be completed in two months."

"good!"

After hearing Li Shimin's words, Li Yuan showed a satisfied smile on his face and nodded.

"My distant ancestor of the Li family will promote Fu Yi and Zhang Daoyuan, who died in the line of duty of Li Tang, as gods this time, which shows the great love for our descendants, so the palace built for him must not be sloppy."

"Yes!"

Li Shimin clasped his fists again and bowed to salute, with a respectful expression.

"Please rest assured, Aye, if there are any mistakes in the Taiqing Palace, the boy is willing to take full responsibility."

"Ok!"

Li Yuan smiled and nodded again.

"My Qilin is doing things, I don't worry. The so-called one guest does not bother the two masters. This time, the temples of Fu Yi and Zhang Daoyuan's Erqing's family will also be handed over to Erlang for you to build."

"Yes!"

Li Shimin clasped his hands together, with a serious expression on his face.

"The boy will definitely live up to Aye's expectations."

"Ok!"

Li Yuan nodded again, and waved to his own Erlang, signaling him to back down.Then he turned his head and looked at Tang Jian, the Minister of Zhongshu who had just announced the imperial decree.

"Tang Qing..."

After hearing Li Yuan's call, Tang Jian did not dare to neglect, and went out to salute.

"Chen is here!"

Li Yuan looked down at his close minister, and said in a gentle tone.

"The Taiqing Palace that King Qin built for Lord Boyang is almost finished. I don't know how the Zhongshu is doing with the matter I said at the beginning of giving Lord Boyang the honorary title?"

"Sage Enlightenment..."

After hearing Li Yuan's words, Tang Jian took out a document from his sleeve as if he had been prepared, and raised his hands respectfully.

"Last year, I was instructed by the sage to collect local officials from all over the country, high-ranking scholars in the countryside, great scholars who lived in seclusion, and Taoist high-sages. It took more than several months to collect all the officials, high-ranking scholars, great Confucians, and high-sages in my Tang Dynasty It is the honorary title given by the Supreme Master, and it is summarized and sorted out, all of which are here, please read the sage."

"Oh!"

After hearing Tang Jian's words, the smile on Li Yuan's face became more intense.

"I just want to ask about the progress. Is this matter already finished? Tang Qing has worked hard!"

With that said, Li Yuan waved his hand, and the servant on one side stepped forward, took the document from Tang Jian's hand, and put it on the table in front of Li Yuan.

Li Yuan picked up the document, opened it casually, and asked casually.

"Then Tang Qing, tell me, what are the titles given to my distant ancestors by these high-ranking scholars?"

"Although the appellation titles are different from place to place, it is not without commonality..."

Tang Jian raised his head and replied respectfully.

"Great sages and Confucians from all over the world agree that, as the ancestor of the royal family, the Taishang should be the emperor, and the temple name can be chosen from the two characters of sacred."

"God ancestor, holy ancestor..."

Li Yuan murmured and read the two temple names one by one.

"The god ancestor seems to be a little inappropriate. In my opinion, it is better to be the saint ancestor, so let's go to the saint ancestor!"

"Yes!"

Tang Jian agreed, and then continued.

"As for Taishang's honorary title, based on the letters written by great Confucian scholars from all over the world, the word Xuanyuan should be the best, and it is the Taishang Xuanyuan Emperor."

"Emperor Taishang Xuanyuan! Emperor Taishang Xuanyuan..."

After repeating the title again and again, Li Yuan shook his head with a dissatisfied look on his face.

"No, there are too few words!"

After hearing Li Yuan's words, Tang Jian gritted his teeth lightly, and rolled his eyes slightly, as if he remembered something.

"Then you can add the word Jinque to refer to Emperor Xuanyuan, Jinque!"

"Emperor Jinque Xuanyuan!"

After Li Yuan read it again, he still shook his head dissatisfied.

"No, there are still too few words!"

After hearing Li Yuan's words, Tang Jian was a little dazed...

Just kidding, eight characters are too few for you, how long do you plan to use for this title?

"Tang Qing,"

At this moment, His Majesty Li Yuan, who was sitting on the dragon chair, spoke.

"You said, is this the longest title?"

Tang Jian gritted his teeth, bowed down and saluted.

"Sage Qi, this is indeed the longest title..."

"Humph!"

Li Yuan snorted dissatisfied.

"The titles you give to the gods and Buddhas of those Buddhist sects are longer than each other. When it's the turn of the distant ancestors of my family, there are only eight characters, hehe..."

As he spoke, Li Yuan sneered, and turned to look at Li Shimin who was standing aside.

"Erlang, how about you, don't you also think that eight words are enough!"

"Of course not!"

Li Shimin stood up from one side, saluted respectfully, and replied.

"My distant ancestor of the Li family naturally cannot lose to those Buddhist gods and Buddhas."

"well said!"

Li Yuan nodded in satisfaction and said in an encouraging tone.

"In my son's opinion, what title should be given to the Holy Patriarch Boyang?"

"The child dares..."

After hearing Li Yuan's words, Li Shimin prostrated himself on the ground, and confidently changed the title he had negotiated with the Eighteen Scholars a long time ago, and said it out.

"Thought that the title of the distant ancestor should be the Supreme Dao Jinque Xuanyuan Emperor!"

After hearing Li Shimin say this title, almost all the Buddhist believers present slandered in their hearts.

unacceptable!

Can the word supreme be used to describe Taishang?That can only be used to describe Shakyamuni Buddha, the leader of our saha world!
Also, can the word Tianhuang Dadi be used indiscriminately?
The current Five Heavenly Emperors dare not use this title, okay...

"Ok!"

Unlike those Buddhist believers, Li Yuan nodded in satisfaction when he heard his son's title.

"My son said it well, but the word "supreme" is too much, and it does not conform to the way of humility, retreat and harmony of my distant ancestor..."

Huh?
Hearing this, the Buddhist believers were stunned.

Saint, this is... a sex change, and he actually thinks it's inappropriate to give money to Li's surname?

But then, they heard Li Yuan's next words.

"Let's do this, remove two of the four characters "Supremacy" to represent Emperor Xuanyuan of the Golden Gate of the Great Dao. This will not only show the majesty of my surname Li, but also show the humility of the distant ancestors."

With that said, Li Yuan repeated the title again.

"Well, Holy Ancestor, Emperor Xuanyuan of the Golden Gate on the High Road! This is very suitable!"

After hearing His Majesty Li Yuan's words, the Buddhist believers among the ministers below twitched the corners of their mouths almost at the same time.

Co-author of the sage, do you feel that changing the supreme to the highest is a modest retreat...

Is there any difference between these two words?

"it is good!"

After confirming Laojun's temple name and honorary title, His Majesty Li Yuan felt very happy.

After all, the temple name is certain, which means that he can openly invite the Taishang Laojun into the Taimiao Temple, which also means that from now on, he Li Yuan is the direct descendant of Lao Tzu Li Er...

Iron!
It doesn't matter who opposes...

"Then it's so decided, King Qin, I've also entrusted you with the matter of renovating the Taimiao for the holy ancestor Gaoshang Dao Jinque Xuanyuan Emperor. It must be more solemn and magnificent, and the majesty of the ancestors must not be lost."

"Yes!"

Qin Wang Li Shimin, who had received three temple repair tasks in one day, stood up silently and took over this glorious task.

"The child will definitely not disappoint Aye!"

　The honorary title given to Taishang Laojun actually started from Tang Gaozong. In the first year of Qianfeng, that is, in 666, he gave Taishang Laojun the title of Emperor Xuanyuan.Then after Tang Xuanzong succeeded to the throne, in the second year of Tianbao, that is, in 743, another temple name was added, called Shengzu, and the posthumous title was Emperor Xuanyuan; in the eighth year of Tianbao, that is, in 749, Tang Xuanzong again The honorary title given to the Taishang Laojun was Emperor Xuanyuan of the Holy Ancestor Dao Dao; in the 13th year of Tianbao, that is, in 754, Li Longji gave the honorary title to the Taishang Laojun again, and he was called the Great Sage Patriarch Gaoshang Dao Jinque Xuanyuan Emperor Great Emperor.

　　Why did the word Jinque appear in the middle of Emperor Xuanyuan later? This is related to the Shangqing sect!

　　Because the Taoist priests of the Shangqing School wanted to elevate their Taoism and get rid of the influence of the Supreme Lord, so they created the three highest gods of Taoism, namely Yuanshi Tianzun, Xuanhuang Daojun and Taiji Jinque Emperor.

　　Then they ranked the position of Taishang Laojun below these three gods, No.4.

　　After this set of theories of the Shangqing School took shape, Tao Hongjing, the real master of the Shangqing School at that time, created a "True Spirit Position and Karma Map", and brought out this set in a grandiose manner.

　　As a result, in the Tang Dynasty, the Taoist priests of the Shangqing School found that something was wrong. The emperor's surname was actually Li, and the Taishang Laojun became the ancestor of the emperor, so they urgently revised it and changed the No.3 Taiji Golden Tower. The emperor pulled it out and asked Laojun to control it, claiming that Laojun was the reincarnation of Taiji Jinque Emperor...

　　Everyone understands, in fact, there are many struggles in the emergence of the Daoist Sanqing!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)