Finally, I made up for the South China Sea Formation Cloud to make a big update, and Luo Luo continued to work hard!

The sky gradually darkened, and Chen Dexing's tent was silent. Yang Po'er was cooking tea quietly beside him, while Xiao Ai was kneeling behind him.

Chen Dexing sat cross-legged on the banquet, looked at the visiting Ren Daoxing and Mo Yingniang, and asked lightly: "Do you remember why we came?"

Ren Daoxing held his beard and said, "I came here for the sake of defense."

Mo Yingniang said: "It is coming to spread the Dharma!"

Chen Dexing said casually: "It is to open up an era!"

Ren Daoxing and Mo Yingniang were the first time they heard this statement, and they couldn't help but feel a little confused. After a look at each other, Mo Yingniang asked: "What kind of era? Is it the era when the Heavenly Taoism unifies the world's sect?"

At present, Tiandaoism may not be able to do this. The foundation of the three religions of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism is too deep. The Tao of Tiandaoism is seriously in opposition to the three religions. Now Tiandaoism is divided into two levels, with the top of the scientific divine religion, and the bottom of it is simple superstition.

The Scientific Theology emphasizes exploring the truth and studying unknown things in order to master more knowledge and make people closer to God. From this perspective, Mo Yingniang figured out the fallacy that the greater the knowledge, the easier it is to go to heaven to enjoy the paradise. It is considered to be a barely linking the scientific thoughts of the Heavenly Taoism with religion, but it will take an extremely long process to make this set deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and it even takes a long and fierce struggle with Confucianism!

In fact, the superstitious propaganda of the lower classes of the Tiandaoism is not very conflicted with Confucianism. However, it will have serious conflicts with the two religions of Buddhism and Taoism.

Because although Confucianism has a religious nature, it is not a true religion. There is no heaven and hell in the way of Confucius and Mencius, so it cannot meet people's demand for superstition. Therefore, Buddhism was introduced to China in the era when Confucianism dominated and carried forward.

On the contrary, it is difficult to enter Confucianism in areas where Buddhism first prevails, such as the Western Regions, Khmer, Siam, Myanmar and other countries. Because Buddhism itself has a complete set of ideas from profound philosophy to simple superstition, it can meet all the needs of all classes for the field of spiritual thought.

Confucianism only has philosophy, ethics and etiquette, and an ideal society, but there is not much superstitious thing. Therefore, there will be a large-scale invasion of Buddhism, and the development of Taoism and the convergence of the three schools of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism in the Han area to a certain extent.

Therefore, Confucianism has the most disgust of superstitious elements in the Heavenly Taoism, and will not regard it as a mortal enemy. Because Confucianism itself does not have much superstitious elements of going to heaven and hell. This set of things is not to grab the jobs of big and small Confucians. Instead, there are now no monks and Taoists in Liaodong, which are now in charge of jobs.

What really has a fierce conflict with Confucianism is the scientific theocratic thought of the upper class of Tiandaoism. Because the thoughts and principles of the scientific theocratic religion are not true religions, and it is also a kind of science similar to Confucianism. It is just one who focuses on philosophy, the other who emphasizes practical studies; one respects heaven and law and ancestors, while the other believes that science can make the future a paradise; one advocates filial piety and rule the world with clan laws as the social basis; the other advocates feudal democracy (the feudal nation of the Zhou family is actually aspired by some Confucians, but it was not mainstream in Confucianism in the 13th century), and uses sir and Tiandaoism as the social basis.

However, the conflict between the two in terms of ideas is not the main reason why Confucianism hates Tiandaoism, but also the interests! Because for most Confucian scholars in the 13th century, the way of Confucius and Mencius was just a ladder for them to gain wealth. Chen Dexing advocated science. Naturally, he must turn science into a ladder for glory and prosperity.

This deprives Confucian scholars of the interests of taking the exam to become officials and sharing the world with the emperor.

If Tiandaoism and Chen Dexing continue to grow, then millions of Confucian scholars who learn Confucianism in order to become officials and make money will be of no use for what they have learned throughout their lives!

Therefore, the Tiandaoism has offended all the Confucian, Buddhism and Taoism, and the resistance it will face is also conceivable.

"The three religions will not collapse so soon," Chen Dexing sighed softly, "The unity of the three religions, which has been formed over a thousand years, will not be broken in just a few years."

In fact, from the very beginning, the Taoism absorbed the superstitious forms of Taoism, the early political thoughts of Confucianism, and it was also Confucius' ideal to revise the Zhou rituals. Taking the exam to be an official was never Confucius' ideal. Although he seemed to be seeking officials by lobbying the nations, the truth he proposed clearly was difficult to be accepted by the princes who were eager for quick success and instant benefits. If Confucius had the spirit of most Confucian scholars in later generations, he would have long lost his own doctrine and used magic power.

The essence of the Zhou ritual is actually a feudal democratic order that restricts the power of the king. However, what the so-called great scholars and politicians in later generations promoted was the Qin system based on centralization. Even any attempt to move closer to the Zhou system would be opposed by most scholars and officials...

In a sense, Chen Dexing is the Confucian scholar who truly conforms to the teachings of Confucius and Mencius, except for him, he created a noble science master.

"The Heavenly Taoism... will not become the right path in the world soon," Chen Dexing was silent for a moment, and then said, "The foundation of the three religions is too deep and it takes a greater impact to shake their status."

“Big bigger shock?”

Chen Dexing said in a deep voice: "The impact of the Age of Discovery! What is coming is the Age of Discovery! The world will become beyond recognition!"

"Age of Discovery?"

Ren Daoxing and Mo Yingniang looked at each other, but they didn't understand what era this was.

Chen Dexing stood up and said, "Everyone go back and rest. Let's set off early tomorrow morning, and we will start the era of great navigation!"

"yes."

...

To start the era of great navigation, of course, you have to take a boat, and you have to take a whole fleet in a mighty way.

The next morning, Chen Dexing boarded the Beiyang Fleet's flagship Pili, and led all the warships in Taohua Harbor toward Putuo Mountain 60 miles away.

Jia Sidao, the main opponent of his trip to Putuo Mountain, was temporarily staying in Guanyin Courtyard for most of the day and refused to meet Liu Bingzhong in Guanyin Courtyard.

The meeting was a quiet room, with three cups of tea wafting with a rich and fragrant aroma. Jia Sidao, Liu Bingzhong, and Liao Yingzhong took their seats separately. Others were not allowed to enter without being summoned, which was obviously a top-secret meeting.

"This autumn is probably the day when Tang Yuan's decisive battle, and the situation is very unfavorable to Da Yuan..."

Liu Bingzhong gently turned the teacup in his hand and said in a serious tone.

"How could that happen?" Jia Sidao shook his head, "Kublai's Mongolian headquarters' soldiers were no less than 200,000, and the Han army and Semu army were no less than 150,000. A total of 350,000! Li Yan's headquarters' soldiers were no more than 100,000, and the Han Hou who depended on him would not have more than 100,000 troops. The total was only 200,000."

"Chen Dexing, he still has 100,000 people!"

"He?" Jia Sidao shook his head, "He won't help Li Yan beat Kublai Khan, right? It's not good..."

"But he will fight the four host kings!" Liu Bingzhong said, "If they defeat them, Chen Dexing will occupy all the western Liaoning and Liaodong... And the four host kings must be wary of him, so their 100,000 troops will not be able to move."

"200,000 vs. 200,000... Kublai Khan's chances of winning are still quite good." Liao Yingzhong interrupted. "Li Yan has never had a reputation for being brave. 200,000 soldiers are in his hands, so he may not be able to exert the combat power of 100,000 soldiers. But Kublai Khan has been through the battle formation for a long time and is very capable of fighting."

Liu Bingzhong shook his head and said with his fingers: "Lu Wende, Liu Zheng, Gao Da, Zhang Jue, Xia Gui, Yu Xing, Yang Wen... These people always have an army of 200,000, right? If they join the Tang Dynasty, I, Dayuan, would have to launch the Central Plains."

Unlike the situation in history, Li Yan now looks quite like a true emperor. Kublai Khan is instead like a stray dog. Because he was afraid that Chen Dexing would come over, he didn't even dare to stay in Yanjing, the old nest. Although he practiced Han law, respected Confucianism, and began to pretend to be a Chinese, he still had no way to compare with Li Yan.

Therefore, not only many people in the northern Han marquis tended to be the Tang Dynasty, but even the vassal states on the Song Dynasty were also tempted. There were a lot of people who wanted to join Li Tang to be founding heroes!

Jia Sidao remained silent and said for a while: "I will discuss this matter later. Now I will talk about how to fight for Taoism!"

Liu Bingzhong snorted and said, "What is the Taoist tradition? The Taoist tradition is the foundation of the whole world. Not to mention Buddhism and Taoism, just talk about Confucianism. Ping Zhang Gong, what do you think of Confucianism?"

"It is the way of Confucius and Mencius!" Jia Sidao replied.

Liu Bingzhong smiled: "Pingzhang Gong is talking about true Confucianism... True Confucianism is the way of Confucius and Mencius, and it emphasizes self-restraint and rejuvenation of etiquette, and the world returns to benevolence. Pingzhang Gong, what kind of etiquette do you think Confucius wants to rejuvenate?"

"Of course it's Zhou Li..." Jia Sidao is not a true Confucian scholar, but he still knew Confucius' ideals. "The sage believes that the affairs of the country cannot be all the kings, and the sages think that they should value the people and neglect the kings. However, I, the Song Dynasty, share the world with the scholars and officials, is not too far from the way of the sages."

"But there is no courtesy!" Liu Bingzhong said with a smile, "The one who can share the world with the Tian family is a Jinshi, but how to win the scholars is in the Tian family..."

This is like the Western capitalist countries with democratic parliament in later generations. The parliament is the highest authority, but the capitalists have the final say in the emergence of parliamentarians. This parliament naturally can only focus on the capitalists.

In the Song Dynasty, the literati and officials had great power and status, and sometimes they could sing opposite to the emperor. But this was not the Confucian idea of ​​the people value the king and overestimate the emperor... because these imperial examination officials who sang against the emperor were all chosen by the emperor himself. The emperor asked them to be Jinshi, and they were Jinshi. If the emperor didn't like them, they were nothing!
Chapter completed!