Chapter 0049: Self-humiliation

Mi Jing said he would select some before sending them to Xiao Rong. Xiao Rong naturally had no objection and returned to his residence leisurely. …

Sitting on the chair, Xiao Rong was in a leisurely posture. He supported his head with one hand and began to check for omissions in his mind.

In front of Gao Xunzhi, he said that he wanted to borrow the reputation of Emperor Wenchang to promote the library, and in front of Mi Jing, he said that he would print Buddhist scriptures first and borrow the name of the Buddha to make it easier for everyone to accept this matter.

He certainly did not want to offend believers on both sides; on the contrary, he wanted to please both sides.

He would tell others that the idea of ​​building the library was given to him by Emperor Wenchang in a dream, and that printing Buddhist scriptures was the benefit that the Buddhist disciple Mi Jing was fighting for for their Buddhist sect. …

In this way, the advent of printing would not be so conspicuous, and the dispute between Buddhism and Taoism would not be so rampant. You have to know that from the first day these two religions met, neither side was willing to submit to the other. This was not the later period when Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism were integrated into one. At this time, monks and Taoists were like sales champions competing for customers. When they met, they would shoot arrows at each other, slander their opponents behind their backs, and refuse to admit it even if they were caught.

At that time, all the scriptures were handwritten, so the circulation rate was not high. Many people could not afford to buy the scriptures, so they could only go to Buddhist temples or Taoist temples to listen to the people inside reading and explaining them sentence by sentence. Monks and Taoists should be the most anxious people in this situation, but they have no other way. Monks send novices to copy scriptures every day, but the supply cannot meet the demand. Taoists compile new Taoist scriptures every day, but they suffer from the lack of much reference materials.

Xiao Rong printed Buddhist scriptures, and Gao Xunzhi heard that he would definitely contribute a few Taoist scriptures in the future. When monks and Taoists from other places heard about this, they came to take a look with a tentative attitude. However, after coming, they found that not only their own people came, but also their opponents. The scene must have been extremely lively.

Under this circumstance, Xiao Rong could print more scriptures and distribute them for free. The aristocratic families were in charge of literature but not the scriptures. By the time they realized that they had been boiled like a frog in warm water, the bookstore would probably have officially started operating.

However, these are all superficial benefits.

The real and absolutely unspeakable benefit is that Xiao Rong hopes that these two religions can ask him for help, develop within his restrictions, and check and balance each other so that no one can suppress the other.

Xiao Rong is neither an atheist nor a theist. He keeps an open mind and is willing to accept all different voices. One thing he truly agrees with is that existence is reasonable. Even if something seems useless to humans, it may be a life-saving thing in the eyes of other species.

Whether it is Buddhism or Taoism, both of them cannot be banned. They have been developed for too many years and their respective theories have been very complete. Forced bans can only allow people to believe in them secretly, but it is impossible to really make them disappear, not to mention that this will cause resentment among the people. There is no need to explain how important public opinion is.

Since they are not prohibited, let them develop well. This can be regarded as a part of cultural heritage. After all, there are no entertainment activities nowadays. Burning incense and participating in various festivals and celebrations have become the people's favorite hobbies.

Therefore, although Xiao Rong attached great importance to Buddhist disciples and was determined to invite them, no one knew that Xiao Rong not only planned to invite Buddhist disciples, but also some Taoists. One Buddhist disciple was enough for Buddhism, and his reputation was equal to that of a hundred famous Taoists. As for Taoism, Xiao Rong did not plan to invite any famous people, he planned to take Taoism on another path.

A road that is down to earth, with low short-term returns but long-term returns that can last for thousands of years. ...Okay.

Although he wanted to treat these two religions objectively, Taoism was indigenous after all, so Xiao Rong couldn't help but give them some preferential treatment. ...

There is no rush now. The sentence Xiao Rong said most recently is that we will talk about the future later. He has almost completed the preliminary preparations. The next step is to wait for his subordinates to gradually complete the tasks he assigned. During this process, he can leave for a while without worry.

Xiao Rong put down the hand that was supporting his chin and tapped the table a few times unconsciously as if playing the piano. He narrowed his eyes slightly and then suddenly stood up.

After living in the palace for so long, Xiao Rong came to the kitchen for the first time, shocking the chefs so much that they dropped the green onions in their hands. …

Looking at this group of all-male kitchen staff, Xiao Rong felt mixed emotions.

Even now, the Zhenbei Army is still a true bachelor army, without even a cook. How miserable is their situation?

Qu Yunmie sat in the study, seemingly staring at a document on the desk, but in fact he had been lost in thought for a long time. …

He was calculating how long it had been since he had used a weapon to kill someone.

The last time Xue Yinchou Mao took someone’s life, it seemed to be that damn Li Xiuheng, and that was two months ago.

Qu Yunmie didn’t know what the highest record was, but this was indeed the first time he had such a long gap since he started leading the troops.

I feel so empty and lonely. I really want to feel the warmth from other people's blood.

Qu Yunmie's eyes gradually became empty. He was thinking about whether to go out of the city to hunt. In fact, he has never liked hunting in the mountains. Hunting is done with bows and arrows, and he prefers to fight with real knives and guns at close range.

I regretted it a bit. On the first day in Chenliu, Qu Yunmie asked Gongsun Yuan to deal with the nearby minions, all the mountain bandits and robbers. Xiao Rong always asked him to spare the lives of the captives, but he didn't say a word this time, because this group of people were really full of evil, killing innocent people passing by and taking them back to the mountains to torture for fun. However, if the other party had some guards, they would not take action, and they would be scared faster than anyone else.

This kind of guy who bullies the weak and fears the strong and has blood on his hands is even worse than the foreigners. Xiao Rong even feels disgusted to keep him as a laborer.

Qu Yunmie was a bit busy at the time, so he handed the task to Gongsun Yuan. However, the initial busy period had passed, the army was idle, and he, the King of Zhenbei, was also idle. Most of the affairs in the city were handled by Xiao Rong. If he was too busy, he would ask Gao Xunzhi and Yu Shaoxie for help. Anyway, they would not come to him.

It would have been great if he had gone by himself. Gongsun Yuan was good at defensive battles and at using stillness to overcome movement, but he was not good at this kind of small-scale pursuit battle like a cat catching a mouse. It was said that because he was unfamiliar with the terrain, he watched a group of bandit leaders escape twice. If he had gone by himself, he would have cut the leader into pieces the first time.

Qu Yunmie was struggling between going up the mountain to hunt a bear in rutting and going to a farther place to bring back Gongsun Yuan. Suddenly, he heard two gentle knocks on the door in front of him.

The only person in this palace who would knock on the door was Xiao Rong, everyone else would just push the door open and walk in. After Xiao Rong got angry, they started shouting through the door. …

He was stunned for a moment, because Xiao Rong seemed to have never been to his study. Qu Yunmie stood up subconsciously and looked around the study environment.

Thanks to the previous governor of Chenliu, this study was arranged according to the layout he left behind. There were decorations on the antique shelf, and a few volumes of books were placed on the bookshelf at the back to show off the appearance.

Although Qu Yunmie had never read it once.

Feeling that there was nothing wrong, Qu Yunmie walked over quickly and opened the door.

He wasted some time, so Xiao Rong thought that the person inside didn't hear him. He raised his finger and was about to knock again, and then the door was opened.