When the sword comes out of Emei, I will be the front

Chapter 45 The battle between Buddhism and Taoism, the difference between bravery and timidity

Zou Pusheng taught Xu Shouhui Quanzhen Sword Technique, but told him that it was called Hu-Zhan Sword Technique.

When Xu Shouhui displayed it, Master Chi Miejie saw through it at a glance and pointed out that this was a swordsmanship from Changchun master Qiu Chuji's lineage.

After Xu Shouhui returned to Luotian, he was confused and asked several times, but Zou Pusheng avoided mentioning it.

Today, when he brought it up again in front of Miejie and others, Zou Pusheng had no choice but to express his difficulties: "I'm afraid the master doesn't know the details of this matter. Nowadays, if anyone practices Quanzhen Kung Fu, unless he works for the imperial court, he will be like a rat crossing the street. Not only are they not tolerated by the Tatars, but the Shaolin people are also determined not to let him go when they see it."

Miejie was surprised after hearing this: "Quanzhen and Shaolin are both leaders of the decent sects, how come they have such discord with each other?"

Zou Pusheng sighed: "If a sect is smaller in scale, it can still have a leader to make the decision. But when it develops to the scale of Quanzhen or Shaolin, it can only continue to grow and eliminate dissidents. If the leader is not willing, the sect will be destroyed." The forces within will crush him, and it will not be his turn to be the leader."

As the head of Emei, Miejie was naturally interested in this kind of topic, but she was completely puzzled by Zou Pusheng's words and wondered: "What does this mean? Is it an internal strife within the Quanzhen Sect? Is it possible that you betrayed Patriarch Qiu? "

Zou Pusheng knew that she had gone wrong, waved his hand and said: "Master, don't be impatient, just listen to what I have to say——"

He thought for a while and said slowly: "More than a hundred years ago, when Genghis Khan was still alive, he wanted to see the real person in Changchun. The real person and his twelve true disciples traveled thousands of miles to meet Genghis Khan at the Balu Bay Palace in the Snowy Mountains. It was for 'Long Ma' The meeting'! The real person advised him to stop violence and killing, and taught methods to maintain health and prolong life. Genghis Khan was overjoyed, built the Changchun Palace in Dadu, and asked Patriarch Qiu to manage Taoism in the world. The Quanzhen sect has reached its peak with this!"

Miejie frowned, looked unhappy, and said nothing.

Zou Pusheng continued: "However, things in the world will inevitably decline when they are prosperous. For example, human nature, the days of success are often the moments of forgetfulness. Quanzhen's popularity has grown so much that many Taoists in the sect have become increasingly arrogant, seizing famous mountains and usurping Buddhas. The fields were all converted into Taoist religious property. At first, they only targeted abandoned Buddhist temples. Later, they even robbed the main Buddhist temple, which aroused the anger of the Zen forest. The Shaolin monk Fuyu Zen Master went straight to seek an audience with Meng Ge Khan. Initiated the first debate on Buddhism and Taoism, Meng Ge Khan and many Tibetan masters personally served as referees. Monk Fuyu uttered lotus flowers and was aggressive. Li Zhichang, the leader of Quanzhen Sect at the time, was unfavorable. Meng Ge ruled that Buddhism won and ordered Quanzhen to return to the Buddhist temple. , rebuilt the Buddha statues, and forced more than ten famous Taoist priests from Quanzhen to be ordained and became monks on the spot."

Miejie said in surprise: "I said that in the past, the Daquan Zhenjiao suddenly almost disappeared from the world. It turned out that it was all a matter of order in the court! If Mr. Zou hadn't mentioned it, how would the poor nun know about it?"

Zou Pusheng added: "That's not all. Later, the debate between Buddhism and Taoism was held twice in a row. The three games before and after were all defeats of Quanzhen. In the end, Kublai Khan ruled that Taoism not only had to withdraw from all temples it occupied, but also They also wanted to burn the forgeries such as "Laozi's Transformation of Hu Jing", "Laozi's Eighty-one Transformation Pictures", etc. Since then, the Quanzhen Sect has been officially despised by the Yuan Dynasty, and was persecuted by Shaolin in the world. There is a fear that the Quanzhen Sect will be revived, so that Disciples and I don’t dare to reveal our origins anymore.”

Miejie sighed: "The poor nun doesn't know anything about these earth-shattering events. It's just that Shaolin is the leader of the righteous way. Doesn't this mean he has openly become friends with Yuan Ting?"

Zou Pusheng raised his head and laughed, and after a long while he said: "Master, Master Fuyu has become the imperial master of the Yuan Dynasty. Since then, all the abbots of Shaolin have been the official of the Yuan Dynasty. Doesn't Master know this?"

At this moment, Miejie was truly shocked. He was stunned for a long time, then he shook his head blankly and said: "Since I took over as the leader, I have cultivated my martial arts to great perfection. In recent years, I have been able to move around in the world. How do I know these things? But Shaolin Is the abbot... actually an official of Yuan Ting?"

Zou Pusheng sneered and said: "Since ancient times, in terms of the kindness shown to Shaolin Temple by all dynasties, no one can compare with the Yuan Dynasty. The great monks were grateful and naturally felt that Meng Yuan should be the master of destiny, and the Yuan Dynasty was even more grateful. Isn't it just coincidental that he would be happy to have someone to teach him Dharma conch and gain a foothold?" Upon hearing this, Master Miejie suddenly broke out in a layer of cold sweat on his forehead.

Zou Pusheng added: "In the past few years, Shaolin monks have been practicing chivalry in the martial arts world. At least half of the so-called criminal thieves they killed or captured were famous warriors in the rebel armies in various places."

Ye Guhong listened for a long time and then slowly interjected: "Master, my disciple, let me tell you something, in fact, if we want to resist the Yuan Dynasty, in the final analysis, we, the noble and decent people, are definitely not as determined as those heroes like Monk Peng."

Master Miejie frowned and said, "Where do you start talking about this?"

Ye Guhong sighed and said: "Because we have a foundation! Master, let's not talk about Emei, let's talk about Wudang. The Seven Heroes of Wudang have become so famous in recent years. They must have done a lot of chivalrous and righteous deeds, and there must be many times among them. He is in trouble with the Tatars. But Master, do you think that even if he is as powerful as the Wudang Clan, he would dare to openly raise the anti-Yuan banner? I am afraid that if he raises his banner today, tomorrow Wudang Mountain will be flattened by the Tatar cavalry!"

Miejie said angrily: "If it's flattened, it will be flattened! They are afraid of being flattened by Yuan Ting, but I, Emei, are not afraid! Who can live without death? Even the sect is ordinary. A hundred years ago, there was no Emei sect in the world." ? Everyone fought with the Tatars vigorously, and everyone was defeated, so what's the big deal? Didn't Monk Peng say - the wild fire will not burn out, but the spring breeze will blow again! There are thousands of famous mountains in China, and the Tatars can really do it Are they leveled one by one?"

Ye Guhong only felt a steam rising from his liver and intestines, and the movement of energy in his body seemed to speed up suddenly.

I couldn't help but straighten my waist and said loudly: "The leader has such courage! Our Emei Sect should be prosperous!"

Zou Pusheng was also impressed by the arrogance of Mie Jie. He cupped his fists and said, "Today Zou really saw the spirit of the head of Emei! I admire you, I admire you!"

Miejie shouted: "What's the point of admiration for what is within the scope of your duties! Huh, let's wait until the poor nun returns to the sect and make a good plan to finally have a fight with the Tatars."

After saying that, he urged us to go on the road. Xu Shouhui said quickly: "Master, don't be anxious. I'm waiting here specially just to give you a ride."

Seeing that Miejie was eager to return, he sent people to sail the boats. They took the boats on the horse head of Yishui River next to the county town, sailed straight into Bashui, then entered the Yangtze River, and then went down the river to Poyang Lake. In just two or three days, we arrived at Wucheng Town.

Xu Dali, the leader of the Poyang Clan, learned about it and rushed over to entertain him. However, Mie Jie returned home quickly and entrusted Xu Dali to take care of his sister-in-law and nephew. He took Ye Guhong with him, drove an empty car, and went directly to Xiaoxiao. Yue'an picks up his apprentice.

The two masters and apprentices went back and forth for three months. When they left, the sky was covered with snow. When they came back, the grass was growing and the orioles were flying. They saw the Meiling Mountains standing in the distance. Both the master and the apprentice could not help but feel sad. Smile.

(End of this chapter)