Just as Lord Taishan left, Taoist Saint's eyes fell on Lin Ze and he said casually: "The Buddhist problem has been solved. What do you two think?"
Lin Ze admired from the bottom of his heart: "The teacher's skills are superb, and the disciples admire him greatly. Their admiration is like a torrential river, endless."
Zhuang Zhou frowned slightly and said: "It seems a bit unethical for the teacher to do this. Even if Buddhism has a lot of flaws, the only thing is to reject its orthodoxy. Why should we let the God of Mount Tai occupy the magpie's nest and commit immoral acts?
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Lin Ze looked at Zhuang Zhou with a shocked look on his face, "haven't you always been submissive to the Taoist sage? Today you have the courage to accuse him?"
Sure enough, Taoist Saint's face turned gloomy and he shouted angrily: "Disciple, what are you talking nonsense about? If the Buddha had not lost his holy position and was sealed by your junior brother, and all the Buddhist heavenly beings had disappeared, how would I have made such a move?"
"Buddhism, as the world's top sect, affects many living beings. With the entanglement of cause and effect, how can you say that the annihilation of the Taoist lineage will annihilate the Taoist lineage? Arrogant, I don't know what to say."
"If you are really capable, then think of a way to get the best of both worlds. If you can only talk crazy and disobey my teacher, my teacher will not allow you to be kicked out of the door, so that you can have some peace and quiet."
Zhuang Zhou looked disappointed when he heard this: "Teacher, you were not like this before. Don't fall into the devil's path just because you missed the opportunity to transcend."
The Taoist sage was so angry that he slapped Zhuang Zhou on the chest with his palm and knocked him away. At the same time, he scolded: "Presumptuous."
Zhuang Zhou's whole body was like a withered leaf, spinning several times in the air and falling heavily to the ground, with a touch of bright red appearing at the corner of his mouth.
Lin Ze was stunned again. He had never thought that Tao Sheng would take action if they disagreed. Logically speaking, with Tao Sheng's aloof character, he should be tepid. How could he be so angry?
Of course, Zhuang Zhou was equally strange. He was so idle that he teased the Taoist sage again and again, so much so that he got slapped by the Taoist sage.
For some reason, Daoshengzhuang Zhou made Lin Ze feel like he was a different person.
He wanted to think about it, but Lin Ze couldn't sit back and watch Dao Sheng Zhuang Zhou and his disciples continue to quarrel, so he had to come out to smooth things over and said: "Teacher, calm down. Brother Zhuang Zhou has no ill intentions. He is just worried that this behavior will affect your practice. He said
After all, I still care about you."
The Taoist sage sneered and said: "This is bullshit concern. I don't need this traitor's hypocritical concern as a teacher. It's best to shut him up."
Lin Ze felt helpless and walked over to Zhuang Zhou who was lying on the ground. He pretended to blame him: "Senior brother and the teacher have been together for tens of thousands of years. When have you ever seen the teacher showing signs of being possessed? How can you doubt the teacher just because of his decision?"
Where are the old people?"
"Besides, the teacher always has his elder's considerations in mind when doing things. He is many times smarter than you and me, so why should senior brother worry? Senior brother, get up quickly and apologize to the teacher in exchange for his elder's forgiveness."
Zhuang Zhou sighed slightly and said: "Junior brother, you know that the teacher's behavior today has never been seen in tens of thousands of years. At that moment, I even saw your shadow in the teacher, killing decisively and using any means."
"But you have always behaved like this, and the teacher is indifferent by nature. This is the biggest difference, so I can't help but worry."
Lin Ze was silent when he heard this. He was even a little unsure whether Zhuang Zhou was praising him or hurting him.
However, Zhuang Zhou's words "there is your shadow" were remembered by Lin Ze. He had a hunch that Zhuang Zhou would not say this without purpose.
I just don’t know if Zhuang Zhou is reminding him that there is a problem with the Taoist Sage, or if he wants to tell him that the unscrupulous Taoist Sage is becoming more and more difficult to deal with.
The Taoist sage in the distance listened to Zhuang Zhou's words word for word, his face darkened again, and he suppressed his anger and said: "Zhuang Zhou, if you talk nonsense again, I will not only kick you out of the door, but
, but also to clean up the door.”
Zhuang Zhou got up from the ground and said with a melancholy expression: "Teacher, does it have to be like this? Why can't we explore other ways? There is no need to take such desperate risks."
The Taoist sage walked thousands of feet forward and came to Zhuang Zhou. He said coldly: "Just take care of yourself. It's not your turn to comment on the matter of being a teacher."
Zhuang Zhou sighed and finally said nothing.
Lin Ze looked back and forth, doubts abounding in his mind. There seemed to be something between Dao Sheng and Zhuang Zhou that was deliberately hidden from him.
Will it be detrimental to me?
But I heard the Taoist Saint say in an indifferent tone: "If you and your brothers have nothing else to do, just go down the mountain. Now that the sacred tree is about to be resurrected, don't waste the time and tarnish these sacred objects."
Lin Ze coughed lightly and said, "I wonder what the teacher thinks about Confucianism? In terms of influence, Confucianism is only higher than Buddhism. Now that the Confucian saints are sealed, how should we deal with those great Confucianists who are causing trouble everywhere?"
Dao Sheng said indifferently: "Just leave it there and ignore it. Although I have a countermeasure, I am worried about being suspected of having bad intentions, so it is better to just let it go."
Lin Ze laughed along and said: "Buddhism has been dealt with, and I am not afraid of many Confucians. I also asked the teacher to give me some advice to see if it can be used to help revive the Jianmu Sacred Tree."
The Taoist Saint used the steps given by Lin Ze and said calmly: "Since the God of Mount Tai can occupy the magpie's nest and conquer Buddhism, why can't one person appear to conquer Confucianism? Simply, the third realm of Confucian heaven and man has disappeared, which is a good time to become the master.
when."
Lin Ze was surprised when he heard this, and asked tentatively: "There are only a handful of disciples under the teacher and allies in the Tao Palace, and there are only a handful of people in the third realm of heaven and humanity. I wonder who the teacher proposes?"
The Taoist sage said calmly: "Mo Zhai."
When Lin Ze heard this, his heart changed. He had already guessed that the Taoist Saints would have this idea. The Mohist school was once prosperous, and its prestige and influence were not inferior to those of the Confucian school.
In order to compete for the ranking of the three major religions, Mohism and Confucianism fought for nearly a hundred years, and it was difficult to decide the winner. Until the Confucian sage was promoted to the realm of saints, Confucianism ended with a complete victory.
Nowadays, Confucianism is in decline, and the Confucian saints have been sealed by Lin Ze. Their prestige and influence are gradually decreasing, and they will eventually become ordinary.
Therefore, it is also a good thing for Lin Ze to use the Mohism integrated by Mo Zhai to suppress Confucianism.
"I dare to ask the teacher, how should we operate on specific matters?"
Tao Sheng obviously had no interest in continuing the conversation with Zhuang, Zhou and Linze. He said casually: "If you are interested, wouldn't it be better to discuss it directly with Mo Zhai? I am an old teacher, how can I give you guidance?"
Lin Ze looked respectful and said in a sincere tone: "Please give me some advice, teacher."
The Taoist Saint pondered for a moment, looked at Lin Ze, his eyes changed slightly, and said in a deep voice: "Since you insist on giving guidance to the teacher, I will give you four words as a teacher, Confucianism on the outside and Mohism on the inside."
"If you can do it, Confucianism's problems will not be difficult to solve, but just like Buddhism, once the Confucian saints get out of trouble, they may personally take action to wipe out the Mohists."
"It concerns the three religions and saints, and it cannot withstand your nonsense."