The Heavens Begin with Detective Di Renjie

Chapter 50 Theory of Ghosts and Gods
"Your Highness, the old minister heard that Princess Taiping recommended Wang Zhiyuan, the national teacher, to the emperor in order to solve the haunting in the palace."

Di Renjie tentatively said: "Wang Zhiyuan once scolded sneaky people in the palace, and helped the emperor get rid of the nightmare temporarily."

Wang Zhiyuan was a Taoist priest who practiced hermit in the deep mountains, was recommended by Princess Taiping, and was personally appointed as a national teacher by the emperor.

And Wang An devoted himself to Taoism since he was a child, and was called "Taoist" by the world.

Di Renjie really wanted to know why the two people who were also in the Taoist sect had such completely different views on ghosts and ghosts!
"Ha!" Shen Youzhi heard the words, and said with a smirk, "Wang Zhiyuan and his like are nothing but slanderous mountain cultivators, what kind of Taoism do they know?
At most, I have read a few classics, learned a little bit of trickery, and dare to speak falsely? "

Shen Youzhi mercilessly satirized Wang Zhiyuan and other sycophants who deceived the public with their lies.

Taoism is the study of Taoism.

Taoism is not the same as Taoism.

Taoism is a school of learning that studies nature and philosophy.

Taoism is a kind of pragmatic religion. It mainly teaches people how to conceive alchemy and cultivate health. As for theoretical research, it is just a by-product.

This is why every time Buddhism and Taoism debate scriptures, Taoism always loses.

Because Buddhism is more theoretical, the research on philosophy and psychology is very deep, and the theory is also very perfect, and various terms and concepts have formed a complete system.

On the other hand, the theory of Taoism has developed very slowly since the old age, and especially after Ge Hong, the Waidan School has flourished, and everyone is studying how to refine alchemy and medicine, and achieve longevity. Theoretical moralists too.

In other words, the mainstream of Taoism now is to teach people how to make alchemy, how to be convinced, and what to do to become immortals. As for why they can become immortals in this way, there is no theoretical support, and only the deeds and legends of predecessors can be used as arguments.

But Buddhism is not the case. It can throw out many concepts in one go, such as "what is good is rewarded with good", "put down the butcher knife and become a Buddha immediately", etc., which can explain why you want to do this.

Whether the so-called afterlife and karma is true or not, at least it can be justified.

How could Taoism, with pragmatism as its mainstream, beat Buddhism in the battle of words such as debating scriptures?

As for whether Buddhism or Taoism is better, this question itself is problematic, just like asking whether there are more good people among men or more good people among women.

In any group, there are good and bad people.

It is a mistake to judge an individual by a group, or to represent a group by an individual.

This will only lead to prejudice.

Without specific analysis of specific issues, we will naturally not be able to obtain objective and fair answers.

Moreover, Taoism is different from Taoism, Buddhism and Buddhism itself.

Not all priests in Taoism understand Taoism, and not all monks in Buddhism are proficient in Buddhism.

Any knowledge, when it becomes a sect, in order to adapt to social development and attract believers, it will inevitably continue to develop in the direction of social trends.

Because those who don't do this have already been submerged in the trend of historical development.

However, the problem with this approach is also obvious, that is, there are good and bad personnel, and the faster the development, the faster the overall quality will decrease.

Even the biggest prominent school of Confucianism is the same.

Fortunately, the Tang Dynasty, civil and military is not yet clear.

But is the corrupt Confucianism of later generations the same as the Confucian scholars mentioned by Confucius in the Spring and Autumn Period?
Even so, Confucianism cannot be completely negated just because of individual sour Confucians.

In the same way, one should not comprehensively deny any side of Taoism and Buddhism because of individual evil ways and obscene monks.

Only natural sciences have absolute right and wrong, while humanities and social sciences can only be suitable or not.

Shen Youzhi learned Taoism because he was close to Taoism by nature, but he never belittled Buddhism.

For him, any knowledge is the wisdom of the sages of previous generations. It should take its essence and discard its dross, and should not presuppose a position and completely deny it without thinking.

Seeing that Shen Youzhi dismissed Wang Zhiyuan and his likes, Di Renjie already had some good feelings in his heart.

This is not that Di Renjie is prejudiced against Taoists.

On the contrary, Taoism is Li Tang's national religion. Although Emperor Wu began to worship Buddhism and suppress Taoism in order to weaken Li Tang's political influence after he ascended the throne, the influence of Li Tang's respect for Taoism for many years will not disappear in a short time.

Therefore, it's not that Di Renjie doesn't like Taoists, but he just sneered at Wang Zhiyuan and his like: Since ancient times, whoever flattered the emperor with ghosts, gods, witches and voodoo is a good person?

"Your Highness."

Di Renjie thought for a moment, and finally decided to tell Shen Youzhi about the "Blooded Eagle" he heard recently.

"The old minister recently heard about a strange case, Yongchang County at the foot of the God City"

Di Renjie told Shen Youzhi carefully about the bloody eagle case in Yongchang County.

After finishing speaking, he added: "Not only Shendu, but Jiannan, Longyou, and Hedong also sent official documents one after another, saying that the same case happened there."

Shen Youzhi heard the words, "thought" for a moment, and said: "Ge Lao means that the bloody eagle case and the haunting case in the palace are very likely to be done by the same person?"

Wang An is really quick-witted, and he really knows everything!
Di Renjie appreciated it in his heart.

Talking to smart people is easy, as long as the key points are mentioned in anything, the cause and effect can be understood.

"Although there is no evidence, the veteran has a faint feeling that the two cases must be intrinsically linked." Di Renjie stroked his beard and smiled.

Faint feeling?

Would you just say that you secretly read the script?
Shen You's stomach slandered.

No matter when, as long as Di Renjie said "a faint feeling", it means that he guessed right.

This terrible intuition can no longer be explained by science, it can only be attributed to extraordinary talent.

"To be able to set off the conspiracy of the 'Blooded Eagle' at the same time in all four states and ten states, the power of the people behind this is extraordinary!" Shen You sighed pointedly.

In fact, Di Renjie could have thought of this without him reminding him.

The "Blood-Dripping Eagle" murders in Jiannan, Longyou, and Hedong at the same time were undoubtedly planned by the same force.

With such influence covering the whole country, how can the power of the planner be underestimated?
"Could it be a snake?" Di Renjie couldn't help exclaiming in a low voice.

"Huh?" Shen Youzhi was slightly surprised, and asked, "Mr. Ge? What did you say?"

"Oh, it's nothing." Di Renjie laughed quickly: "The old minister just remembered something else."

Since the Youzhou case, Di Renjie has been paying attention to the snake spirit organization, and even specifically wrote it into the memorial of the Youzhou case, hoping to use the emperor's exclusive inner guard to check its traces.

However, the past few years have passed, and there is still nothing.

Even the internal guards all over the country could not find any trace of the snake spirit, which made Di Renjie shocked by the power of this mysterious organization.

Therefore, he couldn't help but wonder: Could it be the snake spirit that set off the "Blood Eagle" all over the country?
Although there are speculations, but there is no evidence after all, Di Renjie will not speak nonsense.

"Your Highness, the case of the Bloody Eagle in Yongchang County is under investigation." Di Renjie said with a smile, "Will Your Highness go to investigate with the veteran?"

"Since this is the case, everything depends on the elders, and I will wait and see what happens." Shen Youzhi said.

Di Renjie nodded, he didn't ask An Wang for help, as long as he didn't make trouble.

What he is most afraid of is that this King An pretends to understand, and even intervenes recklessly.

Although this so-called bloody eagle case sounds weird, Di Renjie firmly believes that there must be someone behind it.

As long as it is a case made by people, it will definitely be solved!
It's not ego, it's self-confidence.

(End of this chapter)