At this time, Zhang Lu was drowsy, and he did not have the destiny to conquer the world. Listening to the merits of these marquises was boring, and it was not as straightforward as cultivating immortals.
"Nothing, nothing. I just haven't seen the Marquis for many days. I just came here to ask for a glass of water and wine." Zhang Lu said with a smile.
Zhou Yuanfu glanced at him with a smile, "Since we are drinking, let's serve the wine. After drinking, we have to hurry up and hit the road."
After three rounds of wine and five tastes of food, Zhang Lu and others just kept asking for wine, but did not say what they wanted.
"Gongqi, we are not outsiders, and your mother and I are...acquainted. So if you have anything to say, just say it. As long as it doesn't violate morality, I will tell you everything."
Zhou Yuanfu saw that Zhang Lu couldn't bear to beg him, so he could only make his words clear. He always felt that he owed Lu Quan, so helping Zhang Lu would be a return of favor.
"Then I'll tell you the truth. We built a Taoist temple to enshrine the Sanqing Saints." Zhang Lu said with some embarrassment, "But the incense has never been popular, so I came here to ask the Marquis for advice. I also know that this matter is difficult for others.
, there are thousands of Taiping Taoists, do you have any special method to confuse the believers? For example, use elixirs?"
Zhou Yuanfu breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this. He was still hesitant about this matter. I thought you were going to snatch the eggs.
"How did you develop believers before?" Zhou Yuanfu asked with interest.
Zhang Lu looked at the crowd and said quietly: "Before, we did the same thing as Taiping Dao, we treated people. We asked the patient to sit in a small room and let him tell what mistakes he had made. We secretly
Listen, see if this person is sincerely repentant and honest, and then consider whether to accept him. If he is a cunning person, naturally say he is not sincere and drive him away."
Zhou Yuanfu thought to himself that this is quite similar to the confessional room in Western sects. It turns out that the methods of each sect are similar.
"After selecting an honest and reliable person, we will read scriptures to bless him, write his name and address on three tiles, indicate that he sincerely repented and ask for God's forgiveness. After writing, we will bury one piece on the mountain and the other on the tiles.
Buried in the soil, a piece of it sank in the water. Then he told him that God had forgiven him and his illness would be cured immediately. When this man recovered, he would naturally believe in it and would give us five measures of rice." Zhang Lu
continued.
"What about those who are not well?" Zhou Yuanfu asked.
Zhang Lu chuckled and said, "What's the difficulty? Just say that his repentance was not sincere enough, so God did not forgive him."
Zhou Yuanfu really wants to cover his face. This way he can develop into a believer. How ignorant must the common people be. In fact, as long as the sense of ritual is sufficient, not only the ancient people with poor knowledge will believe it, but also those who have a certain education and believe in supernatural powers.
Even modern people believe it.
"Since the last conversation with Mr. Hou, we also feel that the previous methods of cultivating believers are too low-level. People don't believe in gods only when they are sick. As long as they find it difficult to do something, they almost have to pray for help from gods. Some people want to marry a wife
, Some people want to get rich, some want to have a better harvest, some want to build a new house, in short, everyone has their own wishes. So, we built a Taoist temple for people to burn incense and make wishes. We thought there would be a lot of people coming,
But the result was a big surprise. They would rather go to the nearby Buddhist temple to worship Buddha than go to the Taoist temple to burn incense. So we sincerely came to seek advice from the Marquis." Zhang Lu finally made the matter clear.
According to Zhang Lu's thinking, since Taiping Road has developed so quickly and is distributed so widely, there must be a secret medicine that can make believers follow the sect firmly after taking it, even if they rebel. Therefore, I came here to ask for the secret recipe.
, he knows that this kind of secret recipe is a secret that is not passed down, so he does not dare to mention it rashly.
Zhou Yuanfu touched his chin and said, "Have you ever observed? How do people come to Taoist temples to burn incense?"
Zhang Lu didn't know why, so he said truthfully: "I just brought some tributes, burned incense, kowtowed, and then left. It's nothing special. It's almost the same as a temple."
"Isn't there anyone who still wishes?" Zhou Yuanfu asked in surprise.
"You still wish?" Zhang Lu became even more confused.
"Yes, people come to burn incense to make wishes and tell their wishes to the gods. If their wishes come true after returning home, they should come to the temple to fulfill their wishes." Zhou Yuanfu further explained.
"What does that have to do with whether our incense is strong or not?"
"Of course it does matter. If your wish comes true and you come to fulfill it, it will naturally be seen by more people. Then if it is spread from ten to ten, then from ten to ten, more and more people will believe in the gods, and the incense will naturally become more prosperous.
." Zhou Yuanfu said seductively.
"What if the wish is not fulfilled?" Zhang Lu asked still puzzled.
"Haha, why did Gongqi suddenly become confused? This is the same as before." Zhou Yuanfu laughed loudly, "If his wish is not fulfilled, he will naturally not come to fulfill his wish. He will reflect on whether he is not sincere enough.
Ah, did the gods not hear me when I made a wish? Or did the gods fall asleep? Is it because my own affairs are too small for the gods to care about? No matter how you say it, he will find the reason from himself, and it will never happen.
There are a few clay bodies in the temple that are causing trouble. Therefore, people who come to offer incense see efficacious people coming to fulfill their wishes, and naturally they become more sincere."
"Wonderful, the Marquis just woke up the dreamer with his words. After I returned home, I shared with the believers the principle of making vows, saying that the gods have blessed everyone, and everyone will come to reward the gods after their wishes are fulfilled. The Marquis is really a genius.
, If so, we will have more and more believers." Zhang Lu even got a little carried away, "It seems that we need to build more Taoist temples. How can a mere Taoist temple satisfy so many people's wishes?"
Zhou Yuanfu saw that Zhang Lu was full of energy, so he encouraged him and said: "You only worship the Three Pure Ones now, which is not enough. Let's get more gods in there to take care of different things. For example, some are in charge of marriage, and some are in charge of lifespan."
, some are in charge of wealth and fortune. If everyone has a wish, they will build a statue corresponding to it, so as to avoid everyone crowding together and bumping into each other, even stepping on flowers and plants."
"Wonderful, wonderful, Yan Pu, hurry up and take notes. We must remember every one of the Marquis's teachings. It will be of great help to us." Zhang Lu was so excited that he was a little incoherent.
Over there, Yan Pu quickly agreed and took a piece of bamboo to record it item by item.
"That's right." Zhou Yuanfu pointed to the bamboo pieces in Yan Pu's hand, "You can use these to make some bamboo sticks, write some prophecies on them, make dozens of them and put them in bamboo tubes. After everyone has prayed to God, you can come here
Divination is to take a bamboo tube and shake it, shake it, and shake it, and it will be a reminder from the gods. The words above must be plausible, and remember not to be too straightforward. You can think of what to write specifically, I really can’t remember it.”
Zhang Luxi scratched his head and head, not knowing where to put his hands, "Master Hou is so kind and kind, Zhang Lu has nothing to repay!"
Zhou Yuanfu smiled again and said: "You can't commit yourself to me, forget it." When he said this, he thought of Lu Quan again, and felt an inexplicable pain in his heart.
"By the way, Gongqi, there is one thing I want to explain. In the past, both Taiping Dao and your Five Pecks of Rice Sect had a very tight relationship of personal dependence. After the believers joined the religion, they were bound by fate. This is not good. Rebellion will make you lose your head.
Everyone must follow us, as this will lead to no future sooner or later."
Zhou Yuanfu said this, which made Zhang Lu's enthusiasm slowly decrease. Everyone does this. Once you enter the sect, you will be as deep as the sea, and then you will risk your life when you leave the sect. If this is not the case, then what is the use of being the leader of the sect.
"I think the name Wu Dou Rice Sect can no longer be used. You can call it Tianshi Taoism or just Taoism. In the future, there will be no need to distinguish Wu Dou Rice Sect or Taiping Taoism. All Taoist sects in the world believe in one religion. But it only exists as a belief.
, not as a mandatory requirement." Seeing Zhang Lu's hesitation, Zhou Yuanfu continued to explain, "If you were the emperor, would you be willing to let the people of the world join the Five Dou Rice Sect or Taiping Tao?"
Zhang Lu thought about it carefully and said, "I don't want to. If this is the case, then the emperor's throne will be in danger."
"Yes, so the sect should do the things of the sect and become a tool for people to comfort their souls. Whenever a person is unable to do what he wants, the sect can give him comfort and let his soul find a sustenance. Only then
This is what the sect should do." Zhou Yuanfu continued.
Zhang Lu nodded in understanding, and Zhou Yuanfu also knew that this change in concept could not be achieved in a short while, and he could only rely on him to slowly become enlightened.
"Okay, I have said enough for today, you can explore slowly. By the way, how is your cultivation going?" Zhou Yuanfu asked again.
Zhang Lu was elated when he heard this, "Every day I meditate and breathe out according to the method taught by Mr. Hou, and absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. Now I have made some small progress. Recently, I feel that there is always a flow of breath in my Dantian, and I think I am about to break through."
"
Zhou Yuanfu nodded when he heard this, "Very good. Hard work pays off. I believe that one day you will be like your father, able to ascend to the Great Perfection state."
Zhang Lu became excited again.
"However, the spiritual energy in this busy city is too thin. If you think about it, there are people everywhere, and no matter how much spiritual energy there is, it will be sucked away by them." Zhou Yuanfu said mysteriously.
Zhang Lu said anxiously, "What should we do? Where can the spiritual energy be strong? I am also anxious to break through as soon as possible."
"Is it a place with rich spiritual energy? It must be among famous mountains and rivers. That place is sparsely populated and full of spiritual energy. You must look for mountains with lush vegetation, not bare mountains." Zhou Yuanfu added.
"Why is that?"
Zhou Yuanfu couldn't tell him that oxygen would be sufficient where there were many plants, so he could only say mysteriously: "It's the same for humans, animals and plants. Places with lush plants naturally have sufficient spiritual energy, which is suitable for plant growth and people's cultivation. By the way, Taoist temples
Do you want to build it in a place like this?"
Zhang Lu didn't understand again, "If this is the case, then believers will have to walk a long way to offer incense."
"Gongqi, you have to remember that what you get easily will not be cherished. People will be more pious in this kind of holy land that has gone through so much hard work to reach. If you are too lazy to walk this way, you still need this kind of believer
Whatever you do, the journey itself is also a test. So it is best to build the Taoist temple on the top of the mountain. In the process of climbing the mountain, people have actually completed a sublimation from ordinary people to believers, do you understand?"
[Author’s digression]: It’s half a million words long. It’s not an easy journey, and it’s unexpected that it will end up like this.
I have a lot to say but I am too lazy to say it. Brother Cui, where is your knife?