So can we suppress it directly? Just pretend that there is no such thing. In the words of the Daxuan court, it is "staying in the middle without making a move".
It's possible and it's not possible.
It is possible because Master Landa does have this power. For example, the last time the Wang family attacked Qi Xuansu, they were suppressed by the Heavenly Master.
If you say no, the reasons are more complicated.
Let’s take the last incident as an example. The Heavenly Master took action and suppressed it without any sequelae. This was because the Wang family lacked the relevant power of the Jinque Center. At that time, the Li family was focusing on the Fenglinzhou war and wanted to seek help from the Zhang family. It was impossible for them to do so here.
He always goes against the Zhang family, not to mention Quanzhen Taoism. Therefore, the Heavenly Master has no worries.
There is considerable room for flexibility in determining how high a case should be capped and where the bottom line should be. The beauty of flexibility lies in one intention. To put it more bluntly, the case should be about politics first, then the impact, and finally the facts of the case.
The difference between this time and the last time is that we don’t know who the opponent is for the time being, and we don’t know if the opponent lacks the support of Jinque’s central power. However, those who dare to target Qi Xuansu at this time are probably a certain group within Jinque.
power.
There are also routines for doing things within the Taoist sect. Usually, a pawn is sent out to ask questions first. The most common one is to report, or some other means, such as making a public attack, lifting the lid, etc. It is essentially a test. Then there is
Follow up further and carry out a series of actions such as adding fuel to the flames, adding fuel to the flames, and amplifying the situation. Only when the matter reaches the point where the matter becomes controversial and the whole world is furious, will the real man behind the scenes come forward and make claims on behalf of a certain force, forming a trend of forcing the palace.
If this is a tentative move, it means that there will be various follow-up measures later. In this case, suppressing the matter directly becomes a sign of weakness, or even acquiesce to the content of the report.
If you don't do these things, then what are you pressing for?
This will trap you in passivity.
To put it bluntly, the method of strong pressure can only be used to bully the weak. If it is an opponent of the same level, it is of no use. Therefore, the emperor can ignore ministers, the same can be done between superiors and subordinates, and it can be used between colleagues.
There is no such thing.
So you can't force it down.
If we cannot suppress it forcefully, and if we want to minimize the impact, we must use some means.
By what means?
Zhang Yuelu really thought of a way to use another thing to attract attention before the matter officially fermented, such as the marriage of the first oiran Li Qingnu. It would be best to make it known to everyone, from the Imperial Capital to the Yujing.
From Fenglin Continent to Dongposu Continent, no one knew about it. Everyone paid attention to Li Qingnu's affairs. Naturally, no one paid attention to Qi Xuansu's affairs. This was won.
time.
After Li Qingnu's enthusiasm has subsided, Qi Xuansu's affairs can be investigated. After all, it is essentially slander, so it is relatively easy to find out.
At that time, the news that outsiders see is not "Qi Xuansu was reported", but "Qi Xuansu was falsely accused." Although the two are essentially the same thing, the impact they have is very different.
Zhang Yuelu is true to her integrity, but that doesn't mean she is a fool. She still has the means to do so.
However, Li Qingnu’s marriage is just an example. Li Qingnu is from Taiping Dao, and Zhang Yuelu is from Zhengyi. It is impossible for her to order Li Qingnu, so she has to think of another way, which is topical enough.
This actually put Zhang Yuelu in a bit of trouble.
Zhang Yuelu is not good at concocting topics, she is better at investigating cases.
However, the mention of the case reminded Zhang Yuelu. Throughout the ages, various strange cases can also attract attention, especially those related to one's own interests.
Zhang Yuelu is now the second deputy palace master and is in charge of the law. She immediately asked people to call in various files.
If you don’t know, there was a rather special case recently.
The Lingnan Daofu is different from the Borneo Daofu. The latter is under the direct control of the Taoist government, while the former is located within the territory of Daxuan, so it is handled by the Taoist government and the government in parallel. This case is not handled by the Taoist government, but by the local government.
It was a civil case handled by the government. Therefore, Zhang Yuelu did not know about this case beforehand. It was not until Zhang Yuelu was searching for relevant strange cases today that he found out this case from the government files.
The case is not complicated. A popular actress came to Lingnan to perform. In the process, she met and fell in love with a wealthy businessman's daughter, and even discussed marriage. In the end, the two became a couple in private. The wealthy businessman
When the daughter's uncle learned about this, he was very angry and filed a complaint against the famous actress in court, claiming that he had abducted a good woman. The county magistrate immediately sent a government official to take her away on their wedding night.
This case has now been pronounced, and the result is that the county magistrate sentenced the case harshly. The woman was sentenced to slap two hundred dollars, and was sentenced to Pu Shan Tang to choose another marriage. The famous actress was sentenced to exile. The county magistrate is a Confucian, and the basis for the verdict is
Good people and bad people should not intermarry.
Because the celebrity is so famous, this case has caused a certain amount of controversy.
There are two main factions. One is the "Sympathy Faction", which sympathizes with the young couple's experience, and believes that the woman's uncle and the Township Party are actually overstepping their bounds. The other is the "Severe Punishment Faction."
, advocating that the couple should be severely punished if they do not abide by etiquette and laws.
The focus of the dispute between the two factions is mainly on whether this judgment is reasonable. After all, Taoism already emphasizes equality, but the power of inertia is still huge, and the Confucianism is still deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. This leads to the two factions being at loggerheads.
Zhang Yuelu found this case interesting.
Her position is consistent and she has always been critical of Confucianism, which was already reflected at the Three Religions Conference. In her view, being well-matched is an objective fact, but being well-matched cannot be equated to intermarriage between good and bad.
, this is the difference between unspoken rules and explicit laws. The reason why unspoken rules are unspoken rules is because they have reasonable parts and unreasonable parts. In the philosophy of Taoism, there is no such thing as a Taoist priest marrying a commoner or marrying a commoner.
The explanation for being expelled from Taoism for being found guilty.
This Confucian magistrate has obviously violated the Taoist spirit of equality. Everyone in the Taoist sect only dares to violate it secretly, but you dare to violate it openly. What do you want to do?
This gave Zhang Yuelu a reason to intervene. When it comes to spirit, concepts, ideas, and doctrines, they must be dominated by Taoism. The Daxuan court could not say anything more.
Zhang Yuelu felt that he could publicize this case through Qingping Bookstore, create an impact, and start a national discussion about whether there should be equality and what equality is. Zhang Yuelu also set a tone that there is no high or low ability, and there is no high or low birth.
After Zhang Yuelu considered it carefully, he contacted Master Jiang Da.
Logically speaking, Master Pingzhang, who has the status of Jiang Dazhen, cannot be met if he wants to, let alone contact him if he wants to. However, Zhang Yuelu's identity is unusual. After all, he is one of the candidates for the Eighth Generation Grand Master.
First, there is still a little bit of face. The sixth generation disciples are also happy to show their approachable side in front of the younger generation.
The reason why Zhang Yuelu wants to contact Jiang Daren is because Qingping Bookstore is under the name of Zixiao Palace, and Jiang Dazhen is in charge of Zixiao Palace. This is not a trivial matter of randomly arranging an author. It involves consciousness and philosophy. He wants to let
Qingping Bookstore fully cooperates, but Jiang Daren has to come forward. ??
Regarding Zhang Yuelu's request, Jiang Dazhen was not embarrassed and agreed immediately.
Soon, a great debate began that swept most of the Eastern world.
What is equality? Should it be equal?
The two groups started to quarrel around the case of a famous actress marrying a wife, using Qingping Bookstore's Dibao as the battlefield.
The second of these two questions is not originally the same question. No one in Taoism or Confucianism dares to deny this. Naturally, they should be equal. This is the greatest correctness.
But the first point
That’s very telling.
Different people have different opinions.
So the most discussed question is what is equality?
Everyone is equal, all things are equal, we are born equal, we die equal, this is all equality.
These equalities are not the same.
These discussions were a little tepid at the beginning, but one person's final speech made the discussion directly heated up.
Qin Ling Pavilion.
He was born into a royal family and carried the title of a prince, but he had no real power. Because he had lost his parents since he was a child, His Majesty the Emperor took him to the palace to educate him personally, and asked him to study with the bachelors together with the other princes. The royal family has always
They believed in Taoism, and all the emperors of the past dynasties held the title of Taoist Da Zhen, alongside the Grand Master. Members of the royal family believed in Taishang Taoist ancestors. Although they also studied Confucian classics, they had to focus on Taoism and supplement it with Confucianism. But Qin Lingge was very fond of Confucianism.
Obsessed with him, he did not want to join the Taoist sect. He would rather give up his title as a prince and become a disciple of a Confucian priest. This move made him famous. Many people in the Confucian sect praised him as a scholar who was rare in a century.
After Qin Lingge joined the Confucian sect, he was recognized by a fairy from the Confucian sect and became the master of a cave. He had interactions with the three great priests of the Confucian sect, and all three great priests taught him knowledge. Today's Qin Lingge
He was quite prestigious in the Confucian sect and became the youngest grandmaster.
In addition, Qin Lingge was Zhang Yuelu's opponent at the Three Religions Conference.
Such a person came forward to participate in the discussion and immediately pushed the discussion to the top.
The key point is that Qin Lingge made a surprising statement. He did not discuss the second issue, but the first issue - whether there should be equality.
Qin Lingge said, "Equality? Some people need equality, some people don't need equality, they need to survive. For these people, equality is a luxury. Over the past many years, Taoism has tried to implant equality everywhere, but it has not worked once
, because these places do not have the necessary basic foundation to support equality. Without sufficient material foundation support, can an equal country be established by overthrowing an old monarch and supporting a new leader?"
After Qin Lingge left the stage, Zhang Yuelu suddenly felt that the situation seemed to be a bit out of control, and she had to leave the stage in person to refute Qin Lingge.
Invisibly, this debate has become more heated.
Even many great masters and great masters were alarmed.
At this point, no matter how those people with ulterior motives add fuel to the flames, who will pay attention to the report of a small chief deputy palace master? Now they are discussing Confucianism and Taoism! Compared with this, other things are too small.