There are one hill and eight buildings in the Northern Prefecture of the Eastern Jin Dynasty Chapter 5503 Demons and Buddhas cooperate to rule the world
Chapter 5503 Demons and Buddhas cooperate to rule the world
The black robe frowned and said: "That was a special situation. Shi Zhao came from troubled times, seized power with violence, and was unfaithful. Shi Le first betrayed his ally Wang Mi, annexed his tribe, and then killed his old comrade Liu Yao, Huo
He also captured the kingdoms of Han and Zhao, and Shi Hu even killed Shi Le's son and took the throne by force. This kind of unkindness and unjust way of conquering the world by violence and deceit aroused public indignation and could not last long."
"So Shi Hu, who reigns supreme in the world, has to use two methods to rule. On the one hand, he uses violent killings, massacres, and Beijing spectacles to intimidate people's hearts. He suppresses all those who dare to resist him. His severed heads are hung all over the city walls.
People are intimidated and do not dare to resist, but on the other hand, they also need to be treated with gentleness, so that people have some hope and will not be desperate to resist. This is the reason why Fotucheng exists."
The ancestor smiled slightly: "That's good, keep talking."
Heipao cleared his throat and continued: "The Han people in the Central Plains have always believed in Zhou Rites, Confucianism, and Taoism, Lao Zhuang, and they all have to talk about order, hierarchy, benevolence, and righteousness. This is the way to govern the world.
The theory requires people to be content with the status quo and accept destiny, but this theory no longer works in the chaotic times of the late Jin Dynasty. The upper-level Sima kings, as well as the powerful nobles from various places, fought for the sake of peace in just over ten years.
Their own ambitions and desire for power have launched endless wars throughout the world, causing chaos in the world, and countless people died as a result. These upper-class nobles and elites do not abide by Confucian values and make demands on others, but they themselves
If you do nothing, then this theory of order is close to bankruptcy. In troubled times, if you use force to dominate and dominate the world, this is the result of the five chaos."
"But the world has been in chaos for a long time. Decades later, Shi Hu can finally unify the north and initially establish a new dynasty. At this time, we have to find a way to stabilize the dynasty so that the people of the world will no longer be confused.
You yourself seize power through violence,
So how do you ask others to stay safe? In the past, the Confucian theory of the Five Elements of Destiny and loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and righteousness have become worthless. The people who believe in this theory are waiting for the world to be in chaos, and no one in ten can survive. Then
We need a new theory to appease the people."
"So at this time, Fotucheng, who came from a foreign land, came into play. Confucianism taught people to be content with the status quo, saying that the emperor is the emperor, protected by the gods, and cannot oppose it. But Shihu and the others succeeded in their rebellion.
, you have your own world, how do you explain it? In Confucian theory, the five elements of destiny and luck are given
This theory of transfer is used to fill this loophole. But you can transfer destiny, and so can others. Today your Shi family can replace the Sima family, and tomorrow others can also overthrow your Shi family dynasty. If you want long-term peace and stability, you must
There is another set of theories, so that everyone in the world can recognize your Shi family’s destiny."
"So Shi Hu found Fotucheng, and first made him a national preceptor and prophet in a series of wars, so that he could tell the results that Shi Hu would win. In the end, Shi Hu really won, of course.
, if he loses this dynasty, it will be over,
There is no need to talk about the future, but just because Shi Hu won these wars that Fo Tucheng predicted victory, Shi Hu became the emperor, and Fo Tucheng was also regarded by the people of the world as a master with divine power and the blessing of Buddha, a great country.
Master, we share weal and woe with Shi Zhao."
"From this time on, Fotucheng, as the national preceptor, often performed some great miracles. In addition to predicting the outcome of the war, he could also perform some special functions such as sitting on the ground, flying up, taking out the heart with his hand and putting it back into the body. Of course,
, we all know that these are just some deceptive tricks and tricks. With the help of some visual
The effect of the horns is made up of various props. If it were placed in the peaceful period, I am afraid that he would be exposed as a charlatan on the spot. But at that time, everyone was convinced, because the war made the people all over the world live so miserable.
I hope very much that a savior Bodhisattva will come to save the world and allow them to live."
"Shihu is a Shura, God of War, and Demon King. His methods are extremely cruel and bloody for those who resist him. People in the world are afraid of Shihu and dare not resist, while Fotucheng is a man with magical power to protect the body.
The eminent monk can soothe people's hearts and advise them not to do anything irrational.
The so-called resistance means that the suffering they experienced is their fate and their practice in this world. Shihu will try his best to unify the world and end the troubled times, so they need to work harder, pay more taxes, and serve as soldiers to eliminate karma through practice.
, once the world is at peace, you can live a good life."
Doupeng sneered and said: "No one with any sense will believe this nonsense, because at that time, during the war, you almost escaped death. If you went to be a soldier, you would die in the war. If you go to pay taxes, your daughter would have to fill other people's harems. He also said
There will be good days in the future? Who would believe it?"
The black robe smiled slightly: "According to the normal thinking of us Han people in the Central Plains, we would not believe it because there are so many living examples around us, but Fotucheng is different. He is a foreign monk. He uses Buddhism to explain this
, that is, these are cultivation, eliminating karma, and repaying the sins committed in the previous life. If the karma is eliminated, what will happen in the next life?
If you are reincarnated, you can live a good life, die early and be reborn early, and if you can survive, things will turn around after the world is peaceful. In addition, Shi Hu's suppression methods are effective, and if you don't want to pay taxes and don't want to be a soldier, you will really die directly.
, so the people basically have no choice, but they can only listen to Fotucheng’s words and still think about it to some extent.”
"Not only that, Fotucheng also built a large number of Buddhist temples, occupying a lot of land in the north. He built temples specifically to house and accommodate those whose family members died in battle, old and young, who had no one to support themselves. Shi Hu looked at these orphans, widowed mothers, old and weak people.
It's useless to be sick and disabled. I can't do it.
They had no job and couldn't pay any taxes, so they were happy to be adopted by the temple. So Fotucheng became a living Buddha who rescued people in troubled times. Buddhism also became famous for a while, becoming the last hope for people in troubled times.
Sustenance.”
"Oh, by the way, Monk Huiyuan was a nobleman who almost died in the war before he was ordained. He was forced by the war and fled into the mountains. He originally thought that he would be eaten by tigers and wolves, or maybe
He died of cold and hunger. As a result, Fotucheng's disciples opened a temple in the mountains to preach and accidentally saved him. From then on, he converted to Buddhism. Although Fotucheng and Shihu were using each other, one wanted to take advantage of the human world.
secular government
Give yourself enough land and population to build temples and preach scriptures. One is to use Buddhist theory to appease the people, let them put down their resistance, settle for destiny, and accept their own rule. But in general, the two are
Everyone takes what they need. A foreign Hu emperor relies on a foreign religion to rule the Han people in the Central Plains who believe in Zhou Rites and Confucianism. This can only appear and succeed in this chaotic world." (End of this chapter.)