Chapter 573 Taiping Dao!
The weather gradually warmed up, and spring swept across Jizhou County. The mulberry trees that had been dormant for a cold winter began to sprout green buds.
Jizhou is undoubtedly the leader among all the states. Not only does it have the largest population and land, but its commerce is also extremely developed.
As soon as the weather turned warmer, the straight roads between the counties and countries were filled with merchants and travelers.
The farmer was working in the fields. His skin was dark, covered with calluses and wrinkles, like a withered old tree.
The farmer would occasionally glance at the wealthy merchants on the road, with a hint of envy showing in his gradually numb eyes.
We are under the same blue sky, but our lives are so different. It is just a fantasy, and then we lower our heads to cultivate the land of the nobles.
This was once his land, but it is not anymore.
You should be grateful.
After all, he sold his land and rescued his son. The taxes he paid to the wealthy families as farmers were lower than those paid to the court. He also did not have to perform corvée labor and could live a more comfortable life.
In this era, many people who farmed their own land died because the land was not enough to pay taxes to the court.
As I was thinking about this, I suddenly felt dizzy, my vision went dark, and I fell to the ground.
The sound of him falling to the ground attracted the people around, who saw him lying on the ground without a sound.
He was startled and called out in a hurry, "Sanlang, Sanlang, what's wrong with you?"
Naturally, there was no movement. If he had not been breathing, everyone would have thought he was dead.
"Sigh."
A carriage with extremely simple and even old decoration happened to pass by and stopped on the side of the road.
Everyone looked at the carriage curiously, wondering who the distinguished person was and what important business he had.
After all, a carriage and a horse to pull it are not something that ordinary people can afford.
A Taoist priest in a Taoist robe holding a nine-section staff got off the carriage. He was about forty years old, very thin, with a dark complexion, but a kind face, which made people feel close to him.
A farmer on the roadside saw the Taoist priest and was immediately surprised and said, "It's a great man from the Way of Taiping."
Because Zhang Jue's image was too obvious, especially the nine-section staff, plus the unique symbol of the Taiping Dao, almost everyone in Jizhou knew it.
Taiping Dao originated from Taoism.
Huang-Lao Taoism itself is full of mystery, especially the "Tai Shang Su Wang Pian" written by Lao Tzu, one of the sages, which clearly records the dialogue between himself and the incarnation of Su Wang.
Although this is considered a forgery by most people, there are still many people who firmly believe it, because it directly records the words of King Su, and the Luo family did not refute the rumor, but let Laozi serve as the chief priest of the Luo family academy. Confucius, a contemporary of the same generation, also did not raise any doubts.
This is very abnormal!
There is only one truth, that is, this article is true, and Lao Tzu really had a conversation about Tao with Su Wang Shang Huang.
The fusion of Taoism, immortality, alchemy, Yin-Yang school, various folk legends and metaphysics, coupled with the influence of Buddhism from the Western Regions, the sects cultivated in this religious pond brought about a change in thinking, and eventually Taoism was formed by integrating local religions from the schools.
Taoism in Ji Zhao's history had some dark history at the beginning, but in this world, Ji Zhao's influence was so strong that even the hundreds of schools of thought had to be related to Su Wang in terms of inheritance.
In order to survive, Buddhism completed its localization in the Western Regions in just over a decade, wrote the classic theory of the incarnations of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, and then spread it to the Central Plains, where it was localized again and its culture was localized again, leaving it completely unrecognizable.
The same is true for Taoism. From the moment it was born, there has been a question: what is the status of the Su Wang Shang Huang in your religion?
No?
You evil cult!
Subordinate to other gods?
You this evil cult!
Under this reality, Taoism learned the Buddhist theory of the incarnation of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, and believed that the Suwang Shanghuang was the source of all Taoism, gods, and saints.
His original body is asleep, but his spiritual consciousness has tens of millions of clones. The holy kings, emperors and kings in the past three generations are all incarnations of the Suwang Emperor.
Until the end of the Three Dynasties, the Emperor Su Wang was born as Ji Zhao and completely established the Xia Dynasty. This is why the Zhou Dynasty was able to have a thousand-year destiny.
Laozi was the last incarnation of the Supreme Emperor Suwang's spirit to come to the mortal world, leaving behind the "Tao Te Ching" and many other Taoist scriptures to save the world.
This is the origin of "Su Wang is like the sky, Lao Tzu is like a dragon". This is why Lao Tzu, a mere mortal, can feel Su Wang, because Lao Tzu is a wisp of Su Wang's divine thought.
The Taiping Dao completely absorbed this set of fundamental theories. The difference is that the leader of the sect called himself the Great Sage Teacher, who was taught by the Jade Emperor and used the way of kindness to educate the people.
The reason why he did not say that he was taught by King Su was because he did not dare to directly use the title of King Su as the Supreme Emperor.
The theory of Taiping Dao is based on folk legends. When the Suwang Emperor is asleep most of the time, the world will gradually become a dark world, while the world where the Suwang Emperor is asleep will always be peaceful.
When Emperor Suwang wakes up, the world will be as peaceful as heaven. The goal of Taiping Dao is to establish a peaceful world and eventually form a kingdom of gods on earth.
The Taiping Dao was most prosperous in Jizhou, where people had a deep faith in the Su Wang Shang Huang. Zhang Jue came to the unconscious farmer, holding a nine-section staff, and the people around him all knelt on the ground.
Zhang Jue frowned slightly. The Taiping Dao believes that everyone is equal and everyone is a brother, so this kind of kneeling ceremony is not necessary.
"With the Su Wang in power, the world will be at peace!"
This is a phrase often said by the Taoists of the Taiping Dao. Zhang Jue was stunned, then realized that those people were not kneeling to him, so it was okay.
Everyone stood up and looked at Zhang Jue with hope. Zhang Jue helped the fainted farmer up and found that he was overworked. He looked at the people around him and saw that they were wearing tattered clothes. He sighed slightly and asked everyone around him, "Can this farmer worship the Su King on weekdays?"
When they heard Zhang Jue's question, the people around them hurriedly said, "Of course they are worshipping. It's only a few hundred miles away from Zhaocheng, and every family is praising the Su Wang Shang Huang Tian."
Zhang Jue nodded slightly, and then said: "Since we are offering sacrifices to the Su King, then bring a bowl of water."
The two men hurriedly took a bowl of water, and Zhang Jue reached out and took out a talisman paper. The eyes of the people around them all lit up. It was said that the Taiping Taoist used talisman water to treat diseases, and as long as one was sincere in his heart, he could be cured.
No wonder the Taoist just now asked whether we should worship Su Wang. If we don’t worship him on a daily basis and don’t have a heart towards Taoism, then it will probably be of no use.
Zhang Jue did not say anything, but gently shook the small piece of talisman paper in his hand.
The talisman paper began to burn automatically. The farmers around were shocked and amazed to see this magical scene. They all stared with eyes wide open, fearing that they would miss the Taoist's spell-casting process.
Everyone was secretly nervous, thinking that the Taiping Dao was indeed worthy of its reputation and had such a magical art of talisman water.
There was a gleam of flame and smoke rising from the talisman paper in Zhang Jiao's hand. He waited for a moment, seemed to be muttering something, and then threw the burning talisman paper into the water.
The talisman paper was very magical. When the flame on the paper met water, it did not go out but continued to burn. It was even like a raging fire boiling oil, and the fire became more and more vigorous.
In just a few breaths, the talisman paper burned into ashes in the bowl, floating on the water. Then, after a few more breaths, it completely merged into the water.
The bowl of water was still as clear as before, but everyone could see that there was still ashes on it.
Now the ashes had all melted into the water. Zhang Jue pointed at the farmer and said, "Someone open his mouth and feed him the magic water."
Everyone hurriedly gave the talisman water to the farmer to drink, waiting for the effect to appear. The farmer soon woke up. Everyone was surprised and knelt down to Zhang Jue again, shouting "Peace in the world".
Zhang Jue stood up and left, saying, "Live well, the spirit of the sky will turn to the dark side, the light will pierce the darkness like lightning, the Su King will awaken from the nine heavens, and the world will be peaceful."
After saying that, he walked onto the carriage and opened the curtain. There was a person sitting in the carriage.
He has a handsome face, elegant and refined, as if he walked out of a painting.
Extraordinary and holy, with infinite holiness in his eyes.
There is a holy mark between the eyebrows.
It’s actually Luo’s son!
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Zhang Jue, whose origin and teacher are unknown, was a Taoist priest living in the mountains. He served Taoism. Fortunately, he obtained the "Taiping Qingping Jing", so he established the Taiping Dao and taught the world with the good Tao, and was known as the "Great Sage and Good Teacher."
It comes from the Taiping Jing: "The myriad stars are not as bright as the sun; the words of the pillars of heaven are not as good as one virtuous person in the country; the virtues of the saints and emperors are not as good as a strand of the emperor."
Jiao often traveled between counties and states, covering all provinces. Over the past ten years, he had hundreds of thousands of followers, all of whom said, "The blue sky is dead, and the emperor should be established. Today is the year, and the world will be blessed!" - "Book of the Later Han Dynasty·Biography of Zhang Jiao"
(End of this chapter)
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