Fahai travels through Tang Sanzang

The culture of the Tang Dynasty was relatively open.

At least from Fa Hai's point of view, the constraints of human ethics and ethics are actually far less than those in the Song Dynasty.

When Li Shimin made the policy of accepting all ethnic groups from the three realms into the Tang Dynasty, in fact, all the officials of the Tang Dynasty and the people basically held a positive attitude towards this matter.

People will think that this is a symbol of the strong national power of the Tang Dynasty, and everyone will only feel proud of it.

Of course, it is not that there are cautious people who will raise concerns about this, such as the worry that "those who are not from my race must have different minds", but similarly, Li Shimin and the Tang Dynasty court will naturally not turn a blind eye to such hidden dangers.

But basically we start from three aspects.

First, it is to always maintain its own strength and be able to overtly intimidate all ethnic groups in the three realms, especially those major ethnic groups who have surrendered to the Tang Dynasty, and dare not have any dissent. This is the self-confidence brought by the country's hard power;

The second is to introduce the culture of the Tang Dynasty to their ethnic group, let them learn from the Tang Dynasty, wear the Tang Dynasty, use the Tang Dynasty, and finally identify with the Tang Dynasty in their bones and become Tang people. This is the so-called cultural conquest;

Third, of course, there are the bad guys headed by Yuan Tiangang. It is the job of the internal guards to check the officials on the dark network set up by the Tang Dynasty. Monitoring these monsters, ghosts, and even the affairs of the Immortal and Buddha sects naturally falls under On the heads of bad people.

An empire as huge as this must also have an institution like a bad person to assist the emperor in maintaining the stability of the country.

Just like the Black Ice Platform under Qin Shihuang, the embroidered messengers under Emperor Wu of Han Dynasty, and the school affairs office of Emperor Wu of Wei

It's just that these yamen of various dynasties in those days may not be able to effectively target the spiritual world, but today's spiritual world has gradually been peeled off that layer of mystery. Ignore remote areas for the time being, but there are several "big" cities such as Chang'an, Luoyang, and Yangzhou. The people in the "Main City" and its surroundings have long been exposed to the way of cultivation.

Li Shimin even believed that he would even create an era of "cultivation" for all people, and truly lead the human race to stand on the big stage of the Three Realms.

Because Li Shimin is still alive, the Tang Dynasty has always been in a positive state. Rather than investing in the Tang Dynasty, the various ethnic groups in the three realms are optimistic about Li Shimin, the "Eternal Emperor". In addition, the current situation of the Tang Dynasty In the Tang Dynasty, there were also two great sages from the Buddhist and Confucian families, "Tripitaka Saint Buddha" and "Zeng Zi", who were bound to have a bright future.

As for the Taoist Li family of the Tang Dynasty, Laozi and Li Dan were regarded as their ancestors, and Taoism was established as the state religion.

It's just that Taoism in the Taiping years never messed with the world, let alone temple affairs. It was their way to do things by doing nothing.

But we must not underestimate the power of Taoism in the Tang Dynasty because of this. The Taoist Alliance in Zhongnan Mountain only kept a low profile. Didn't you see that when Yuan Shoucheng only made a slight move, the Jinghe Dragon King went to the Dragon Slaying Platform?

How powerful is Yuan Tiangang now that he can stir up trouble in the three realms?

Aren't these two uncles and nephews representatives of Taoism in the Tang Dynasty?

Gods and demons avoided these two, especially Sanzang Buddha.

Compared with Taoism, Confucianism is much more pragmatic, but also because its foundation lies in the court, and its teachings must be used by the king to benefit himself and benefit all people.

In the past, Confucianism was only suitable for temples and served the king.

But since Zengzi descended to the realm and passed down the great righteousness, the prosperity of Confucianism has been unstoppable.

There were many heroes in the Tang Dynasty, and even Vincent was capable of wielding a sword with loyalty.

Nowadays, as soon as Haoran's righteousness comes out, the cunning people will naturally show their true colors, and the upright gentlemen will shine. In just a dozen years after Haoran's righteousness spread, many famous Confucians have been born in the Tang Dynasty.

The great Confucians of the past may have gained fame in vain.

But now, as long as you soar your own awe-inspiring righteousness into the sky, you will naturally become a genuine Confucian, a child without deception, and attract the respect of all people.

A few days ago, another young scholar was born in the Tang Dynasty. He was received by Emperor Li Zhi and was given a high position. This man was Di Renjie, and he became a new noble in the imperial court, with an endless stream of visitors.

Many dignitaries, relatives of the emperor and the country, would first send their younger disciples to practice and study under his sect.

It is said that when Di Renjie went to Da Ci'en Temple to visit Tripitaka Buddha, he discussed Taoism with Tripitaka Buddha on the Big Wild Goose Pagoda for seven days, which caused the relic Buddha light on the Big Wild Goose Pagoda to bloom, covering the entire Chang'an and making Di Renjie a famous figure in the Tang Dynasty. , a popular figure.

The prosperity of Confucianism can be said to be rapid.

Its momentum has even surpassed that of Buddhism, which has the "Sacred Tripitaka Buddha".

But anyone with a discerning eye can see that the reason why Buddhism in the Tang Dynasty did not take advantage of the situation and become the number one sect in the Tang Dynasty because the "Sacred Tripitaka Buddha" returned from studying scriptures. The fundamental reason is that the "Sacred Tripitaka Buddha" was actively suppressing it. The development of Buddhism in the Tang Dynasty.

Not to mention the Tang Dynasty, even the immortals and Buddhas could not have expected such a phenomenon from the beginning.

Including the Jade Emperor in Heaven, Taishang Laojun in Tushita Palace, Guanyin Bodhisattva in Nanhai, and Tathagata Buddha in Lingshan. Even though Tripitaka was not promoted by Tathagata Buddha in Lingshan back then, they thought Tripitaka was going to be in the Tang Dynasty. Start a new one, thus completely replacing the status of Lingshan Buddhism.

But I didn't expect that even though Tripitaka was following the Jade Emperor's lead, he established the consciousness-only teaching and self-realized Tripitaka Tathagata, but it actually restricted the development of Buddhism.

However, this was an internal affair of the Buddhist sect of the Tang Dynasty. Even Tathagata Buddha and Bodhisattva had no room to interfere, and the two of them were not that concerned about Sanzang's affairs in the Tang Dynasty.

Guanyin Bodhisattva is now focused on running his own Nanhai Buddha Realm, not to mention Tathagata Buddha. In addition to trying to rescue Wuyunxian from the Eight Treasures Merit Pool all day long, he is just counting the days and waiting for the demon world and The three realms are integrated. As soon as Wutian arrives at Lingshan, he will immediately give up his position and reincarnate in the lower world.

It is no coincidence.

The Jade Emperor in heaven, after the reunion of Yang Jian and his family, can be said to have become a real hands-off shopkeeper. I have to say that Yang Jian is really easy to use. After her mother was resurrected, her attitude towards his uncle has also been turned upside down. transformation.

In the past, no matter in front of others or behind others, this boy always kept his face and refused to get close to him. Now it is very different. Whenever their family reunites, they basically call him "uncle", which is very comforting. But the only thing that made the Jade Emperor a little upset was that the little Golden Crow still didn't recognize him as his father, so he stayed alone in the Sun Star, performing his duties as the Golden Crow day after day.

It’s not to blame that the Little Golden Crow can’t let go. Perhaps the Ten Golden Crows are not the biological sons of the Jade Emperor. Even though the Big Golden Crow was manipulated by Heaven and killed Yao Ji’s family. But for the Little Golden Crow, He said that the Nine Golden Crows were his biological brothers.

Now, the Yang family can be reunited, but his nine brothers have really died.

He didn't know how he should look when he saw the Jade Emperor, let alone how he should get along with his aunt Yao Ji and his family. Maybe a lonely life on this sun star would be his destination.

Yang Jian actually wanted to resolve this grudge, but if he put himself in his shoes, he could understand what kind of state of mind Xiao Jinwu was in. After all, he himself had been through this way back then.

This matter cannot be forced, and you may have to wait for a suitable opportunity.

It is indeed difficult to understand clearly the Jade Emperor's affairs.

But the path that Bajie pointed out to the five great immortal families in Changbai Mountain is quite clear - "Datang Academy".

If in the past, the five great immortal families actually had a somewhat condescending attitude towards the people of the Tang Dynasty because they occupied Changbai Mountain, then after Yuan Tiangang's ravage, it was obvious that they almost crushed all their dignity.

After they have clearly understood the reality, they will naturally adjust their position. Otherwise, I am afraid that Bajie will not receive such courtesy during this trip.

The Tang Academy is now the holy land of Confucianism among the three major religions of the Tang Dynasty. Under the leadership of Confucianism, it has attracted hundreds of schools to settle in, and it is likely to recreate the scene of hundreds of schools of thought contending in the past.

The five great immortal families naturally knew the status of Datang Academy in the Tang Dynasty. After Yuan Tiangang left, they had privately discussed where the five great immortal families should go.

It is basically impossible to take refuge in Taoism. Not to mention that Yuan Tiangang is one of the spokespersons of Taoism in the Tang Dynasty. As far as Taoism's teachings are concerned, he will not accept these wild monsters like them;

In addition to Taoism, the remaining ones are the Tang Academy of Confucianism and the Daci'en Temple of Buddhism.

But Confucianism seems to be a purely human sect, and they really don’t know how to contact Confucianism or the Tang Academy. The leader of Buddhism in the Tang Dynasty is Sanzang Saint Buddha, who has always been strict with mountain spirits. Naturally, they didn't dare to come to see him. After going back and forth, they found that they could only follow Yuan Tiangang.

Unexpectedly, the sudden visit of Monk Bajie gave them an opportunity to express their feelings.

But I didn’t expect that the Bajie Divine Monk did not accept them on behalf of the Great Ci’en Temple, but instead pushed them to the Tang Academy.

I have to say that the Tang Academy is indeed a good place. If it can be accepted by the Tang Academy, and the disciples of the family have achieved success in the Datang Academy and are reused by the court, maybe they can really get rid of Yuan Tiangang. suppression, but they will inevitably have worries in their hearts: "It's just our tribe, can we really go to the Tang Academy to study?"

If you can't even take the first step, enter the Tang Academy to practice, then everything else is just a luxury.

However, there is one thing that Bajie Divine Monk said that is indeed reasonable and speaks to their hearts.

It is better to seek help from others than from yourself.

What you get by begging others will not be reliable after all. Even if you get it now, as long as the other person says a word, it may not last long.

This sentence was exactly what Bajie said when he followed his master to the West to learn Buddhist scriptures. He often heard what his master and senior brother said. The many "difficulties" along the way were basically overcome by the abilities of their masters and disciples.

Although they have troubled Guanyin Bodhisattva and Erlang Zhenjun several times, the two of them are not outsiders and seem to have no burden when shouting, and they are very skilled.

Even when he was subduing the golden-haired rat spirit in the bottomless cave of Kongcheng Mountain, God went to find King Li Tian. He was there to ask for guilt, not to ask him to go down to the lower world to surrender the rat spirit.

It's just that King Li Tian felt sorry for himself, and Li Zhenying shot an arrow from a distance from Chentangguan. At the foot of Lingshan Mountain, he hit the golden-haired mouse in the middle.

It also caused everyone to praise this girl Li Zhenying for her demeanor as the third prince of Nezha back then.

"Old Zhu, let me tell you everything." In order to reassure them, Bajie told them some so-called "inside" information, "For you who have been living in Nanzhou for generations and have no hatred against the human race, especially... People from all ethnic groups in Tang Dynasty who are kind to others have certain admission criteria."

"The reason why it is called an indicator is that the corresponding admission standards have been relaxed, and after admission, you will not be directly allowed to practice together with the elite disciples of the human race. Instead, we will understand your respective levels through a thorough assessment. After that, we will arrange corresponding practice tasks.”

"So you don't have to worry about whether you can enroll."

Bajie's words gave them reassurance.

But Hu Ming grasped one point keenly, "Since the holy monk said so, could it be that it would be very difficult to become a master from the academy?"

"Amitabha." Bajie clasped his hands together and recited the Buddha's name. He agreed with Hu Ming's words and nodded. "What Benefactor Hu said is true. It has always been easier to enter the Tang Academy than to graduate."

"For human race disciples, every imperial examination or another Enke exam set up by His Majesty is the assessment for their graduation. Generally speaking, as long as they can pass the rankings, it will be the day when they leave the self-study palace."

"But similarly, his ranking on the list will also affect the evaluation given by the academy when they graduate and become teachers." Bajie said with a smile: "Therefore, those who are ambitious, even if they already have the knowledge to become a Jinshi , but in order to get the first place, I will still polish my knowledge in the academy. After accumulating in this way, the talent reserve in the Tang Academy is actually quite impressive."

Seeing the worries on the faces of the heads of the five great immortal families, Bajie continued: "You don't have to worry too much about this. The human race has human assessment, and there are relatively loose policies for disciples of all races. Both sides naturally Not comparable. Just.”

"Just what?"

The Five Great Immortal Family were tortured so much by Bajie's first sentence and the latter sentence today. It was really not easy to hear the whole story.

"Hey, it's not a big deal. It's just that young people from some ethnic groups are not happy to enjoy such benefits. They think that since they have already entered the Tang Dynasty and have entered the Tang Academy to study, it is already a great convenience. Therefore, I hope that the Tang Academy will treat them equally and use the same standards as the elite disciples of the human race. It is said that there is a student from the Qingqiu Fox Clan who is proficient in the Four Books and Five Classics, as well as many Confucian classics in just a few years of enrollment. It is rumored that He has the talent of a top scholar."

"Of course, Datang Academy will not make any changes to this policy just because of the geniuses of some ethnic groups. Teaching students in accordance with their aptitude is the teaching policy of Datang Academy, and it will not do anything to encourage students or force students. As for those ambitious young people from all races, they will demand themselves according to the requirements of the elite disciples of the human race."

After saying this, Bajie looked at the clan leaders, wanting to see what their attitude was towards this matter.