Back to the early Tang Dynasty as a fairy Chapter Three Hundred and Ninety-Fourth: Lao Tzu will be Emperor Xuanyuan of the High Road Jinque in the future
Chapter Three Hundred and Ninety-Fourth: Lao Tzu will be Emperor Xuanyuan of the High Road Jinque in the future
"Subordinate: The second day of March in the sixth year of Wude..."
In front of the Taiji Hall, cigarette smoke filled the air. Civil and military officials stood in two groups. Tang Jian, the minister of provincial affairs, was standing under His Majesty Dan, holding an imperial edict in his hand and reciting it in a sultry voice in front of the civil and military officials.
"Tang Jianxuan, the Minister of Zhongshu: The ancestral Zhou Dynasty is brilliant, and its reputation is far-reaching; the meritorious service is outstanding, and the virtue is everywhere. Today, there are Guanglu Qing, the minister of the Ministry of Rites, Fu Yi, the governor of Hongzhou; the minister of Dali Temple, the Taipu Qing, and the governor of Xiangzhou, Zhang Daoyuan, who is upright in the Qingming Dynasty
, Yi Xianchen Festival, he was born as a good minister and died as a god. With the grace of the distant ancestor of the royal family, Boyang Gong, he was granted the title of the God of the Day and the City God of the Western Capital. It is appropriate to build a temple, perform sacrifices in the Spring and Autumn Period, and implement the system outside. I admire this!
"
After listening to the imperial edict read by Tang Jian, although many of the officials present were Buddhists, they just looked at each other silently and continued to lower their heads, looking at their noses and asking questions. No one stood up to object.
.
There was nothing I could do about it. Not long ago, the protagonist in the imperial edict had met me without looking up. Now when he became a god, they stood up to slander him... It seemed a little inappropriate.
And for many officials who believe in Buddhism, although His Majesty Li Yuan openly linked the Li Tang royal family and Taishang Laojun to get relatives, they were very slanderous, but the matter of Fu Yi and Zhang Daoyuan becoming gods was too much.
To some extent, it caused some wavering in their hearts.
After all, there are so many people who believe in Buddhism, but who really believes in Buddhism and becomes a god or Buddha?
Even Arhat Bodhisattva counts, but after so many years, aren’t the Arhat Bodhisattvas propagated by Buddhism still the names of people from Tianzhu that are difficult to pronounce...
But Fu Yi and Zhang Daoyuan are different. They are different from those ancient gods such as Donghuang Taiyi and Yunzhongjun. They were once colleagues of these people here. They went to and from work together half a year ago. Even this
Everyone present at the two funerals had also been there, and some even laughed at Fu Yi and Zhang Daoyuan's unwiseness in their hearts.
As a result, there was a thunder in the clear sky, and he appeared on stage and became a god.
If you think about it this way, it becomes very suspicious whether the two of them are unwise...
There are still benefits to believing!
In fact, there are some officials who do not believe in Buddhism. They are very rebellious and wonder whether it is because Fu Yi and Zhang Daoyuan have always been against the monks that they were regarded as gods by Taozu.
Sitting on the dragon throne, His Majesty Li Yuan looked around, taking in the expressions of the officials below, and raised a sneer at the corner of his mouth.
"King Qin..."
"The baby is here!"
After hearing His Majesty Li Yuan's words, Li Shimin hurriedly stood up and bowed deeply.
"Please give me your instructions..."
Then, Li Shimin heard his own calm voice coming from the dragon throne.
"How is the progress of the Taiqing Palace built for my distant ancestor Boyang Gong?"
"Qiqi Aye..."
Li Shimin replied respectfully.
"All the buildings have been completed, and we are now working on painting and murals. They will be completed in another two months."
"good!"
After hearing Li Shimin's words, Li Yuan showed a satisfied smile on his face and nodded.
"My distant ancestor of the Li family has promoted Fu Yi and Zhang Daoyuan, who died in the service of Li Tang, to gods this time. This shows his great love for our descendants, so the palace built for him must not be careless."
"yes!"
Li Shimin clasped his fists and bowed again, with a respectful expression.
"Please rest assured, Aye. If anything goes wrong in the Taiqing Palace, I am willing to take full responsibility."
"Um!"
Li Yuan smiled and nodded again.
"I am at ease with my Qilin's work. As the saying goes, one guest does not bother two masters. This time, the temples of Fu Yi and Zhang Daoyuan's family will also be built by you, Erlang."
"yes!"
Li Shimin cupped his fists and raised his hands with a serious look on his face.
"The child will definitely live up to Aye's expectations."
"Um!"
Li Yuan nodded again and waved his hand towards his Erlang, signaling him to step back. Then he turned to look at Tang Jian, the minister of the Secretariat of China, who had just finished announcing the imperial edict.
"Tang Qing..."
After hearing Li Yuan's call, Tang Jian did not dare to neglect and went out to salute.
"I'm here!"
Li Yuan looked down at his close minister and said in a gentle tone.
"The Taiqing Palace built by King Qin for Duke Boyang is almost completed. I wonder how Zhongshu is doing with the matter of conferring a title on Duke Boyang that I mentioned at the beginning?"
"The Saint of Enlightenment..."
After hearing Li Yuan's words, Tang Jian took out a document from his sleeve as if he had been prepared, and raised his hands respectfully.
"Last year, I received instructions from the sage to collect the names of local officials, country scholars, reclusive Confucians, and Taoist sages from all over the country. It took more than several months to collect all the officials, high scholars, Confucian scholars, and sages in the Tang Dynasty.
The titles given by the Supreme Being have been summarized and sorted out. They are all here for the saint to read."
"oh!"
After hearing Tang Jian's words, the smile on Li Yuan's face became even stronger.
"I just want to ask about the progress. Has this matter been completed? Thank you Tang Qing for your hard work!"
With that said, Li Yuan waved his hand, and the chamberlain on the side stepped forward, took the document from Tang Jian's hand, and placed it on the table in front of Li Yuan.
Li Yuan picked up the document, opened it casually, and asked casually.
"Tell me, Mr. Tang, what are the honorific titles given to my distant ancestors by these great scholars?"
"Although the titles in different places are not the same, they are not without similarities..."
Tang Jian raised his head and answered respectfully.
"The great sages and scholars from all over the world unanimously believe that as the distant ancestor of the royal family, the Taishang should ascend to the throne of emperor, and the temple name can be chosen from the two characters "sacred".
"Sacred Ancestor, Holy Ancestor..."
Li Yuan murmured and read the two temple names one by one.
"The Divine Ancestor seems to be a bit inappropriate. In my opinion, the Holy Ancestor is better, so let’s go with the Holy Ancestor!"
"yes!"
Tang Jian agreed and then continued.
"As for the title of Taishang, based on the letters written by famous Confucian scholars from all over the world, the two characters Xuanyuan should be the best. He is Emperor Xuanyuan of Taishang."
"The Supreme Emperor Xuanyuan! The Supreme Emperor Xuanyuan..."
After Li Yuan recited this title again and again, he shook his head with a dissatisfied look on his face.
"No, there are too few words!"
After hearing Li Yuan's words, Tang Jian gritted his teeth gently and rolled his eyes slightly, as if he remembered something.
"Then you can add the word Jinque, which means Emperor Xuanyuan of Taishang Jinque!"
"Emperor Jinque Xuanyuan!"
After Li Yuan read it again, he still shook his head dissatisfied.
"No, there are still few words!"
After hearing Li Yuan's words, Tang Jian was a little stunned...
Just kidding, eight characters is still too few for you, how long do you plan to make this title?
"Tang Qing,"
At this moment, His Majesty Li Yuan, who was sitting on the dragon throne, spoke.
"Do you think this is the longest title?"
Tang Jian gritted his teeth and bowed down.
"Sage of Enlightenment, this is indeed the longest title..."
"snort!"
Li Yuan snorted dissatisfied.
"The titles you give to the gods and Buddhas of Buddhism are getting longer and longer each time. When it comes to the turn of the distant ancestors of my family, there will only be eight characters, haha..."
After saying that, Li Yuan sneered and turned to look at Li Shimin who was standing aside.
"Erlang, what about you, don't you think that it's all in just eight words?"
"Of course not!"
Li Shimin stood up from one side, saluted respectfully, and replied.
"Of course my distant ancestor of the Li family cannot lose to those Buddhist gods and Buddhas."
"well said!"
Li Yuan nodded with satisfaction and said in an encouraging tone.
"Then according to my son's opinion, what title should be given to Saint Ancestor Boyang Gong?"
"My child is brave..."
After hearing Li Yuan's words, Li Shimin fell to the ground and confidently revised the title that he had discussed with the eighteen bachelors before saying it.
"I think the title of our distant ancestor should be the Supreme Dao Jinque Xuanyuan Emperor!"
After hearing Li Shimin say this title, almost all the Buddhist believers present cursed in their hearts.
unacceptable!
Can the word supreme be used to describe the Supreme Being? It can only be used to describe the leader of our Saha world, Sakyamuni Buddha!
Also, can the word "Emperor the Great" be used indiscriminately?
The current emperors of the Five Directions don’t dare to use this title, okay...
"Um!"
Unlike those Buddhist believers, Li Yuan immediately nodded with satisfaction after hearing the title spoken by his son.
"What my son said is right, but the word "supreme" is too much and does not conform to the way of my distant ancestor of the Li family who retreated modestly and made peace..."
Huh?
Upon hearing this, the Buddhist believers were stunned.
The saint... has changed his gender, and he actually feels that it is no longer appropriate to give gold to the surname Li?
But then, they heard Li Yuan's next words.
"Well, let's remove two of the four words "Supreme" and call it "High Supreme Dao Jinque Xuanyuan Emperor". This can not only show the majesty of my surname Li, but also show the humility of our distant ancestors."
With that said, Li Yuan repeated the title again.
"Well, Holy Ancestor, the Emperor Xuanyuan of Gaoshangdao Jinque! This is very suitable!"
After hearing His Majesty Li Yuan's words, the Buddhist believers among the ministers below twitched the corners of their mouths almost simultaneously.
Co-author Saint, do you think that changing the word supreme to high means you will be humbled...
Is there any difference between these two words?
"good!"
After confirming Laojun's temple name and honorary title, His Majesty Li Yuan felt very happy.
After all, the temple name is certain, which means that he can openly invite the Supreme Lord into the Ancestral Temple to worship, which means that from now on, he, Li Yuan, is the direct descendant of Laozi Li Er...
Ironclad!
No one can oppose it...
"Then it's decided, King Qin, I'll leave it to you to renovate the Imperial Ancestral Temple for the Holy Ancestor, the Great Golden Tower, Xuanyuan Emperor. It must be more solemn and magnificent, and the majesty of the ancestors must not be lost."
"yes!"
King Qin Li Shimin, who had taken on three temple construction tasks in one day, stood up silently and accepted this glorious task.