"Is this difficult to understand?"
Cai Jing said softly, "In fact, for Your Majesty, it doesn't matter whether the Tianshi Dao is stronger than the Taiping Dao or the Taiping Dao is stronger than the Tianshi Dao.
The most crucial point is whether the Tianshi Dao can help His Majesty better control the people of the world, or the Taiping Dao..."
The root of Taoism is Taoism among the Hundred Schools of Thought.
Strictly speaking, both Tianshi Dao and Taiping Dao are branches of Taoism.
The original doctrine of Taoism was intended to help the monarch govern the country.
Therefore, for emperors of all dynasties, they spread Taoism, gained believers, and then controlled the believers.
In a sense, it can play a role in centralization.
Cai Jing believed that Ying Yuan had this intention in mind when he appointed Zhang Jiao as the national teacher.
So why not vigorously promote Buddhism?
Among them, the most important reason is that Taoism is under imperial power.
Buddhism attempted to transcend imperial power.
Buddhist believers are basically fanatical fans.
Sometimes, it's almost like brainwashing.
Taoism is different. It only makes people believe in gods and respect the way of heaven.
With a sense of awe in mind, one will naturally respect the Son of Heaven, that is, the emperor, even more.
This is also why, whether in the history of Ying Yuan’s previous life or in the history of this world, there have been many incidents of destroying Buddhism.
Imperial power can be understood as military power.
Due to the different nature of its doctrines, Taoism is unable to control military power.
But Buddhism is different...
Buddhism is similar to Jesus and Christianity in that they all want to be above imperial power and military power.
Therefore, in Ying Yuan's previous life, some countries were still dominated by religious beliefs, and religion was more important than the government, which was a common thing.
Cai Jing had no idea about Ying Yuan's previous life.
He only focuses on the present.
No matter which religious belief will ultimately win, he must ensure that it will not affect the interests of the court.
If today's Qin State Master was a monk.
Then, Cai Jing would definitely suppress Buddhism at all costs.
Don’t talk about Buddhism saving all sentient beings.
Taoism also emphasizes following the laws of nature and governing by inaction.
In essence, religious beliefs must not be allowed to affect the long-term stability of the country.
After hearing Cai Jing's words, Zhang Zhifu was silent for a moment, and finally he slowly asked:
"What is Mr. Cai planning to do?"
The latter said softly: "Whatever your majesty can give to the Taiping Dao, I can give to your Tianshi Dao.
If Your Majesty cannot give you the Taiping Dao, I will find a way to give you the Tianshi Dao.
In short, in one sentence, I hope that one day in the future, the people of Daqin will not only know the Taiping Dao, but also know your Tianshi Dao."
In fact, the so-called Tianshi Dao generally refers to the correct way.
The Taiping Dao evolved from the Huang-Lao school of thought.
Therefore, it can be regarded as a huge branch of Taoism in its early days.
Zhang Zhifu nodded and said, "In that case, I will agree to the Prime Minister's request to use my Heavenly Master Dao to better benefit the people."
Hearing this, Cai Jing laughed and said, "A fight with the Taiping Dao will also affect the honor, disgrace, rise and fall of your Tianshi Dao, right?"
"Your Excellency, this is wrong... As the saying goes, water benefits all things without competing..."
"Correct answer."
...
Water is good at benefiting others...which means helping others and not competing with others.
Well, I have to say that Zhang Zhifu’s starting point is very good.
He did not want to compete with the Taiping Dao for believers.
Instead, I want to use the teachings of Tianshi Dao from the bottom of my heart to help more people.
If you have a righteous heart, you will naturally have many believers.
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