The fundamental reason for the decline of Shinto is that the human emperor Zhuanxu used his luck in humanity to forcibly destroy the power of heaven and cut off the belief in Shinto, so that the death of the gods and the reincarnation of the gods were almost extinct.
Several powerful Shinto warriors, including Taishan Shenjun, have been able to preserve themselves until now by finding other ways.
In the dispute between Mohism and Confucianism, in the end the Confucian sage made a superior move and took the lead in being promoted to the saint realm and won. As a result, the Mohism was torn apart and scattered.
No wonder the farmer Xu Xing and the doctor Bian Que stayed out of the matter and did not participate in the struggle for destiny among the three religions. However, several powerful Shintoists and Mo Zhai quickly joined the camp they chose.
If you connect the whole incident together, it makes sense.
However, the key point for Confucianism to win was that the Confucian sage advanced to the saint realm earlier, and it is rumored that the Confucian sage was able to advance to the saint realm because of the guidance of the Taoist sage.
In the dispute between Confucianism and Mohism, the role played by Taoist saints in it was probably not very glorious.
Therefore, the Taoist Saint Association directly asked the Taishan God Lord Jiu to occupy the magpie's nest and annex Buddhism. When it came to how to deal with Confucianism, they wanted to take a detour and let Lin Ze encourage Mo Zhai to replace Confucianism.
Is this because he is worried that Mo Zhai is still brooding about past events and is unwilling to cooperate?
Lin Ze thought about it carefully and felt that it was unnecessary. Let alone the Taoist saints, including Buddha and Confucian saints who had repeatedly opposed him, there was no reason why he couldn't tolerate Mo Zhai, who held a grudge.
Besides, if Dao Sheng really dislikes Mo Zhai, or is defensive, he can take measures to make Mo Zhai disappear. Why keep this hidden danger?
Lin Ze said that he couldn't figure it out, but he knew how to deal with it. Of course, he couldn't do what the Taoist sages were unwilling to do.
So Lin Ze pretended to think for a moment and replied calmly: "Reporting to the teacher, Confucianism is different from Buddhism. There are still heavenly beings to control the situation. He also expressed that he would fully support the plan of reviving the Taoist palace and building a sacred tree. The disciple secretly believed that there is no need to create complications.
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"Besides, as the teacher said, the Confucian sages are still around. Even if Mohism replaces Confucianism, it will only be temporary. When the Confucian sages get out of trouble and resume their cultivation, the two families will fight for the orthodoxy, which will inevitably cause a bloody storm."
"After tossing back and forth, Dao Palace did not get any benefits, but Confucianism and Mohism would suffer heavy losses. It is inevitable that they will resent Dao Palace. Dao Palace has established strong enemies for nothing, and the gains outweigh the losses."
The Taoist Sage couldn't deny it and said: "Is that so? If the Three Saints don't restore their holy status for a day, you can seal the Three Saints forever. In this way, why worry about the Confucian Saint's escape from trouble and revenge?"
"The Mohism's banning of Confucianism is not fundamentally different from the Taishan God King's dove occupying the magpie's nest of Buddhism. It would be unfair to take out one and abandon it."
Lin Ze bowed his head slightly and said in greeting: "This matter has nothing to do with fairness. It is because the disciple cannot bear the risk."
"It's just a matter of dealing with a Buddhist. Even if the Buddha escapes from trouble and wants revenge, at worst the disciples will target him to death. He is still in the realm of a saint and will not let him cause any big trouble."
"If we deal with Buddhism and Confucianism at the same time, once the Buddha and Confucian saints get out of trouble and focus on one thing and not the other, it is very likely that they will lose everything. Please forgive me for being timid and not daring to be presumptuous."
The Taoist sage said unconcernedly: "Buddha, Confucianism, and sages combined are no more than two sages. The Taoist palace can be called one of the four sages. Why do you need to worry?"
Lin Ze still lowered his head and replied: "Once something unexpected happens, senior brother must stay by the Jianmu Sacred Tree to avoid accidents. How can I easily trouble the teacher with some trivial matters? After thinking about it, it is better not to cause trouble."
The Taoist Saint said in a deep tone: "In order to recruit Mo Zhai, you made a lot of promises. Are you going to go back on your word now?"
Lin Ze shook his head and said: "I promised to help him at the beginning, but I didn't say that I would use this method of accidentally harming others and myself. This disciple secretly thought that Mo Zhai might not be willing to take risks."
Dao Sheng narrowed his eyes slightly and said coldly: "If you are willing to take risks, you have to ask and find out."
Lin Ze felt a toothache after hearing this. If I want to ask you, go and ask. Why do you have to drag me along?
At this time, Zhuang Zhou saw that Lin Ze was in a weak position, and was afraid that the Taoist saint would cause trouble again, so he forcibly intervened: "Junior brother is right, and I don't think there is any need to bother. I hope the teacher will think again."
Tao Sheng glanced at Zhuang Zhou coldly and said indifferently: "Since you think there is no need to bother, why do you two bother me as a teacher?"
Lin Zezhuang and Zhou Zhou saluted in unison: "I deserve to be punished for disturbing my teacher's practice. I hope my teacher will forgive me."
The Taoist Saint looked at the two of them, his eyes flashing coldly, as if he was extremely unhappy.
After a long time, I saw that Lin Ze and Zhuang Zhou were firmly unwilling to agree to Mohism replacing Confucian Taoism, so I had no choice but to give up.
"Humph, it's really troublesome. Don't bother me if you have nothing to do in the future."
The Taoist Saint snorted coldly, waved his Taoist robe vigorously, and a hurricane appeared out of thin air, blowing towards Lin Zezhuang Tuesday's people.
Lin Ze felt a huge push coming from him, and he jumped into the air. The scene in front of him changed drastically, but he was thrown hundreds of miles away by this sleeve.
Of course, this was because Lin Ze did not sense the danger and did not resist.
Otherwise, no matter how bad Lin Ze is, he will not be able to withstand the power of Dao Sage's blow.
Compared to Lin Ze, Zhuang Zhou's fate was obviously much more miserable. With a single blow from the Taoist Saint, he was directly embedded into an unknown mountain peak.
Soon, Zhuang Zhou walked out of the mountain, shook off the dirt on his body, and said to Lin Ze as if nothing had happened: "Junior brother, let's go back to Chang'an."
Lin Ze saw this scene and thought that Zhuang Zhou was unhappy, so he couldn't help but advise: "Brother, don't take it to heart. The teacher is just angry for a moment. After a while, you can apologize to him and the matter will be over."
Zhuang Zhou was stunned for a moment, looked at Lin Ze with a strange expression, and said inexplicably: "Junior brother, you think I will be dissatisfied with the teacher? I should say this to my junior brother instead."
Lin Ze's face was full of surprise and he said: "Senior Brother, why did you say this?"
Zhuang Zhou shook his head and said: "Junior brother, why bother asking? I will know it later. Let's go. It is important to revive the Jianmu Sacred Tree."
After saying this, before Lin Ze could ask any more questions, Zhuang Zhou turned into a butterfly and disappeared.
Lin Ze's face immediately turned gloomy. The Taoist Sage was plotting against him. Zhuang Zhou knew that the Taoist Sage was plotting against him, but he himself knew nothing about it.
This feeling of knowing that someone is doing harm to you, but not knowing how to do it, let alone how to deal with it, is really uncomfortable.
Lin Ze guessed that Taoist Saint's plan was most likely inseparable from the resurrection of the Jianmu Sacred Tree.
When the Jianmu Sacred Tree reaches the Heaven Realm above and the Nine Netherworld below, is it necessary to kill a saint to offer sacrifices to the Heaven?
Perhaps after the Jianmu Sacred Tree revived, what Heaven gave was not a reward, but a punishment, and he was just the scapegoat for the Dao Saint to connect heaven and earth?
Lin Ze, who lacked key information, could not figure out what Dao Sheng had planned, so he could only secretly make up his mind and never act rashly until he knew the destiny and calculated whether reviving the Jianmu Sacred Tree would bring advantages or disadvantages.
During this period, Lin Ze would try his best to delay the recovery of the Jianmu Sacred Tree.
Fortunately, Lin Ze is responsible for this matter. He has countless reasonable means and reasons to quietly delay time.