Today, Xingcheng Prefecture Governor Liu Qi brought his entire family to the Zhenyang Palace to pay homage to the Three Yang Patriarch. Now, Zhenyang Taoism is the state religion of the Great Zhou Kingdom. The Three Yang Patriarch is the chief deity for the Great Zhou Kingdom, blessing the Great Zhou Kingdom with good weather and harvests.
However, this blessing is also different. There are many gods in the Zhenyang Taoist Palace, so creating clouds and rain is no problem.
However, they did not dare to openly create clouds and rain, because this was the power of heaven. They could only carry out small-scale rainfall in the name of saving all living beings.
The Zhenyang Palace located in every provincial capital has this special mission.
However, because they could not make clouds and rain on a large scale, the Zhenyang Palaces in various places could only give priority to raining on official fields and the land of powerful gentry, because these people had strength, reputation, and voice among the people, and could better help the Zhenyang Taoist Palace to preach.
As for the ordinary people, they could only stand in their own dry fields and look at the fertile fields of the masters with bitter expressions on their faces.
The government fields and the fields of the wealthy and powerful had a good harvest every year, but the common people at the bottom went hungry every year. This led to constant famine and large numbers of refugees in various places.
But for Zhenyang Taoist Palace, this is a great thing.
If the common people eat too much and live too well, they will start to have good manners and be reasonable, and live peacefully without making trouble. The Patriarch Sanyang said: This is not allowed, absolutely not allowed.
For Sanyang Patriarch, the best thing is that the upper class cannot finish eating and the lower class cannot get full.
If the lower class people are well fed and well-dressed, they may not listen to you when you preach to them.
But if those lower-class people are not well fed and clothed, and you hold porridge in your left hand, clothes in your right hand, and preach and recite scriptures, then tell me, if they don’t believe you, who will you believe?
If you want to believe in my Zhenyang Dao and respect my Sanyang Patriarch, then okay, take the clothes and you can come and drink porridge every day. This is the first step.
You have already believed in the True Yang Dao and are extremely pious to the Three Yang Patriarch. Now I tell you, the Heavenly Palace is a bad place. You see, the monks of the True Yang Dao Palace cast spells to bring rain to the believers, which ensures a good harvest for everyone.
Porridge. But now, there are still so many people suffering from drought and no harvest. Why? Because the Heavenly Court is unkind and treats the common people like ants. When it is happy, it will rain, and when it is unhappy, it will cause severe drought. This is why we are in such a situation today.
And the story of Nuwa creating humans is fake, and the stories of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors are also fake, they were all made up by gods to deceive you!
Is Nüwa actually a demon? Otherwise, why does the Nüwa depicted in the Nüwa Temple have a human body and a snake tail? The Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors were all treacherous and despicable villains who used various underhanded tactics to gain the throne...
As various rumors spread, as the saying goes, one should be grateful for what one has received, and one should be grateful for what one has received. Those people who were short of food and clothing ate the porridge provided by the Zhenyang Palace and wore the clothes given by others, so they naturally chose to believe in the teachings of the Zhenyang Dao.
Perhaps everyone was skeptical at first, or just pretended to believe it as a temporary measure.
But over time, as the disciples of Zhenyang Palace became more skilled and secretive in their preaching, everyone gained more benefits from Zhenyang Palace. In addition, the people around them became more and more enthusiastic, so their hearts gradually began to change. From the initial doubts,
He began to believe in the teachings of the disciples of Zhenyang Taoist Palace.
Are there any who absolutely don't believe it? Of course there are, but those people are not here. They don't accept charity, but choose to flee famine and seek survival elsewhere.
So, why did the kings, princes, generals, nobles and gentry believe in the Zhenyang Taoist Palace?
It's very simple, because the Zhenyang Taoist Palace can maintain their status and rule, and even give them something they cannot refuse: immortality.
No one doesn't like longevity. The more powerful and wealthy one is, the more one desires immortality.
The abbot of the Zhenyang Palace in Xingcheng Prefecture is known as Ming Su, and the people of Xingcheng Prefecture respectfully call him Master Ming Su.
This Master Ming Su, like Qi Kuo from Huacheng, is a third-generation disciple of the Zhenyang Taoist Palace and a Xuanxian Taoist.
At this moment, Master Mingsu sat high in the hall, and those sitting below were all the prominent figures in the entire Xingcheng Prefecture.
The leader was Xingcheng Prefecture Governor Liu Qi and his wife and family, followed by the children of wealthy and prominent families in Xingcheng Prefecture, or officials with real power in Xingcheng Prefecture.
Master Ming Su was preaching the "Six Desires Dharma" to everyone, and the hall was filled with gorgeous things and immortal light.
The so-called six desires are: eyes, ears, nose, tongue, body, and mind.
"Those who desire the eyes see beautiful things and strange things."
"Those who desire the ears should listen to beautiful sounds and praise words."
"Nose desires are for smelling sweet and delicious things."
"Those who desire the tongue enjoy delicious food and eat it quickly."
"Those who desire the body crave comfort and enjoyment."
"Those who desire pleasure love fame and gain."
"These six desires are bestowed by Heaven, specifically to temper the human heart. Therefore, the six desires are not a disaster, but an opportunity. The six desires Taoism taught by the Youyang Patriarch is a warning to all living beings that the six desires are bestowed by Heaven and cannot be suppressed. If you want to escape the sea of suffering and achieve immortality.
One needs to indulge the six desires and endure many hardships before one can glimpse the great way..."
Master Ming Su was speaking with great interest, and the people below were also listening with great interest.
In the crowd below, Xingcheng Prefecture Governor Liu Qi was filled with excitement, his eyes gleaming as he said, "Today I have heard the true words and wonderful teachings of Fang. The first half of my life has been lived in vain!"
After saying this, he reached out and took his beautiful daughter-in-law in his arms and said, "Master, please listen carefully to what you are saying about the six desires."
The beautiful daughter-in-law leaned on her father-in-law's arms and nodded, "Yes, father."
Liu Qi's wife and son were not surprised at all. Instead, they smiled and continued to listen to Master Ming Su explaining the Six Desires.
If Fang Jian were here, he would immediately understand what Master Ming Su said about the six desires. To put it bluntly, it can be summed up in two words: indulgence!
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