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Chapter 0375: Xingqing Mansion

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    Seriously speaking, Ding Yang was targeting the monks led by Tianxiong Temple in Beijing, but not the influence of the entire Buddhist sect.  Just to vent his anger, Xiao Guanyin framed the cause of Yelu Hongji's death.  But it¡¯s obviously not the case when it falls into the hearts of others! ?????????????????????????????????????? out out of a Taoist sect, Master Bamiao started a bloody storm against the monks, no doubt with the intention of religious war.  "If anyone dares to say that Ding Yang doesn't mean that, not only will the monks spit on your face, but even the Taoist priests will laugh and get rid of the topic.  Who can¡¯t see that things have reached this point?  It is obvious that Master Bamiao was so ruthless because he wanted to wipe out the influence of Buddhism from the prairie in a clean and tidy manner!  Therefore, the Beijing incident has already begun to continue to spread around the world, and has left a mark in the hearts of many caring people.  It¡¯s not like Buddhism and Taoism have never suppressed each other.  Many times it seems peaceful, but in fact no one knows that there will be countless disputes between each other due to disputes over beliefs.  During the Northern and Southern Dynasties, there were too many conflicts between Buddhism and Taoism.  And there are a lot of bloody things in it, and many rules and restrictions slowly turn into personal attacks.  Although Taoism was approved as the state religion during the Li and Tang Dynasties, the Li family went out of their way to recognize their ancestor, Li Er, as the only successor to Taoism.  But Buddhism was not discouraged, but became more courageous with every setback.  After the troubled times of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, the teachings of Buddhism are more suitable for this era full of killing.  Countless killings broke out around us, and various crimes happened almost every day.  So of course the people hope that they can live in a prosperous and happy world in the future.  The Buddhist practice of cultivating the next life just meets this condition.  Since ordinary people are unable to change the current situation, they can only dream about happiness in the next life.  By the time the Song Dynasty had basically wiped out the surrounding separatist forces and restored peace, it was already the era of great prosperity for Buddhism.  In particular, the influence of Buddhism can be said to be everywhere from the Central Plains to overseas.  Compared with this, the influence of Dao Sect is much weaker.  As far as doctrine is concerned, Taoism pursues personal cultivation.  There is no paradise or pure land similar to Buddhism, and there is no hope of rebirth in the world. As a religion, Taoism itself cannot compete with Buddhism.  "After all, every religion with many followers has a description of a beautiful world, such as heaven, and a description of a punishing world, such as hell, and then allows everyone to cultivate the afterlife or the future.  Anyway, they all provide some invisible and intangible benefits to lure believers to yearn for them.  But the fairyland given by Taoism requires great perseverance and effort to practice. Once you fail, you have truly failed.  "Compared to Buddhism, which is something that anyone can do, such as eating fast and chanting sutras, Taoism has much higher requirements for practice.  It's both breath management and alchemy, it's incredibly complicated.  It is normal for Taoism to be unable to defeat Buddhism.  After all, in matters like religion, of course, the more deceptive it can be, the better. It also requires that the program be simple and not overly complicated.  Although Taoism cannot be said to be in decline today, it is far different from the development and growth of Buddhism.  Therefore, there has been a trend since the appearance of the Seven-Star Taoist Master, and all parts of the Central Plains and even surrounding countries have begun to pay a new round of attention to the Taoist sect.  But Buddhism is not willing to lag behind, and is trying every means to expand its influence and offset the expansion of Taoism.  Various conflicts between the two have long been heard.  Ding Yang has never cared much about it, so he still doesn¡¯t understand it well.  In fact, there have been many casualties in the battles between the two sides.  The monks were already wary of the Taoist sect, and when they heard what Ding Yang had done in Shangjing, they were immediately in an uproar.  Since Ding Yang¡¯s visit this time was not through the official channels of the Liao Dynasty, nor even through the official channels of the Song Dynasty, of course the monks had to find a way to keep him out.  What Daomen is best at is bringing out legendary idols to flaunt its achievements and future development.  ?Compared with many Buddhas in Buddhism who remain unchanged, the idols of Taoism have always kept pace with the times and are constantly being updated.  As long as a certain character becomes an immortal, it can be immediately erected as an idol symbol.  For example, the Eight Immortals that only began to emerge in the Tang Dynasty are the elders Tieguai Li and Lu Dongbin.  So Ding Yang was born, especially after his various incredible events in Shangjing City were spread. Compared with the speed of information dissemination among the people, some people in the higher-ups knew it faster and more.  Various temples in Xixia, headed by Chengtian Temple, immediately joined forces to promote the cause through various channels.The Queen Mother's explicit and implicit instructions no longer work.  If Empress Dowager Liang pretends not to hear it, it's not the end of the world.  No matter what, we cannot meet Ding Yang in public.  Once there is contact, the entire Buddhist community in Xixia will have strong hostility towards Empress Dowager Liang.  Of course, the words may not have been stated so clearly, but the specific meaning has been expressed.  This is also the information Xiao Da learned when he inquired about it.  Ding Yang judged that the Empress Dowager Liang herself was a little reluctant, so she pointed out the inside story to prevent Ding Yang from misunderstanding.  No matter whether Ding Yang is targeting Buddhism or not, Empress Dowager Liang does not want to become the focus of Taoism and Buddhism.  "Hehe, she was very kind. She just wanted to take it out in a tactful way." Ding Yangming pretended to understand the meaning, but he just sneered in return.  Lin Si doesn¡¯t like to talk much, but Ding Yang¡¯s regard for him has never diminished.  When he went to Beijing, he was used to guard the miracle fence.  Just this trust made Xiao Da envious.  Therefore, after deciding to follow Ding Yang, even if Xiao Da didn't want to compare with Lin Si, he didn't want to be too far behind.  To make meritorious deeds, you naturally have to do more.  "Chang Immortal, what do you want to do? As long as you give an order, even a villain can break through!" Xiao Da directly expressed his position by patting his chest, as if he was going to kill the Xixia Palace with a knife in the next moment.  Ding Yang shook his head gently: "No, no, no, Pindao is not an unreasonable person. Since Empress Dowager Liang doesn't want to see Pindao, then Pindao should go see her" "What do you mean?" Not only Xiao Xiao  Da didn't understand, and even Lin Si was confused.  However, Ding Yang just smiled and had no intention of speaking clearly.  But the intention of not leaving Xixia in a hurry was still vaguely revealed.  After all, we have arrived at Xingqing Mansion, the capital of Xixia. Wouldn¡¯t it be a pity if we didn¡¯t take a good look at it.  Besides, although most of the party nobles here are devout Buddhists, what he did in Shangjing before has also fallen into everyone's eyes. Who is not willing to be friends with him!  Not to mention anything else, just the skill of flying with the sword is enough for no one to underestimate him.  Even though the Empress Dowager Liang did not want to receive their group of people in a big way, she did not dare to treat them any differently.  Except for the lack of official propaganda, there is nothing lacking in everything else that should be there.  The Xixia officials responsible for welcoming them all smiled and were full of kindness.  However, compared to living in a specially prepared independent mansion in Shangjing in the Liao Kingdom, when I came to Xingqing Mansion, I was just placed in a separate courtyard.  "Whether this courtyard belongs to the Xixia official or is privately owned by the Xixia nobles has not been determined in name.  Ding Yang immediately understood that Empress Dowager Liang was trying her best to walk the tightrope, not daring to offend her at all.  Although the Liang family's power in Xixia is very important, the life of Queen Mother Liang is not dispensable. ??????????????? For legends like the Eight Immortals, it¡¯s better to treat them honestly and tolerantly, and don¡¯t get too involved and form personal grudges.  It was already mid-September when we arrived at Xingqing Mansion in Xixia, which is when the scorching summer has subsided and the autumn mood is refreshing.  Thousands of years later, Ding Yang was studying at the Polytechnic University in Xingqing Prefecture.  He is extremely familiar with Xingqing Mansion.  However, it was only a thousand years ago that we discovered that the gap between the two was still very large.  The Hetao Plain where Xingqing Prefecture is located has always been known as the South of the Yangtze River. It can be said that there are crisscrossing rivers and ditches and thousands of miles of fertile fields.  Xingqing Mansion is also dotted with hundreds or even nearly a thousand lakes, large and small.  Coupled with the several water conservancy ditches built around the Yellow River, the entire Xingqing Mansion suddenly appeared like a misty and rainy water town in the south of the Yangtze River.  "Oh, it's so nostalgic! I haven't seen this scene for many years." Looking at the light autumn rain that suddenly fell, Ding Yang was quite emotional.  Neither Xiao Da nor Lin Si, including the accompanying Xixia envoy who had specially brought over Ye Lirenyu who had gone to Tokyo during the Song Dynasty last time to congratulate the birth of Emperor Zhao Xu¡¯s eldest son, didn¡¯t quite understand Ding Yang.  This thought.  "Why, has Master Bamiao been to Xingqing Mansion before?") Li Renyu accompanied Ding Yang in high spirits.  Nominally, he came here in a private capacity, but in fact, every night when he went back, he had to report to Empress Dowager Liang what Ding Yang had done today, and not even a single detail was allowed to be left out.  From this point on, he understood that Empress Dowager Liang's cold treatment of Ding Yang was justIt's just a gesture.  What¡¯s more, after Ding Yang¡¯s actions in Linhuang Mansion in Shangjing were reported last time, he was summoned by Empress Dowager Liang several times and asked about everything he saw and heard in Tokyo. ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? Many details were grasped, and repeated questions over and over again, which showed the interest of the Queen Mother Liang.  Originally, he had almost determined that when Ding Yang came to Xixia again, he would definitely be the one to greet him.  Unexpectedly, Empress Dowager Liang's attitude suddenly changed 180 degrees.  The initial enthusiasm turned into indifference in a short period of time.  Later, Ye Liren found out that some of the monks from Chengtian Temple were playing tricks on them. It was said that they were slandering and threatening them.  Ye Lirenyu, who has been to Tokyo City in the Song Dynasty and whose understanding of Ding Yang can be said to be the best in the entire Xingqing Mansion, is very aware of the power of Bamiao Zhenren.  But even he couldn't care less about the attitude of the monks headed by Chengtian Temple.  Originally thought that there would be no chance this time, and that his previous encounter with Ding Yang would probably be shelved.  But what he didn¡¯t expect was that after Ding Yang entered Xingqing Mansion, Empress Dowager Liang suddenly summoned him and personally arranged a task - to receive Master Bamiao and his party in every detail to ensure that the great immortal had a good impression of Xixia.  Even if you don¡¯t have a good feeling, don¡¯t turn it into a bad feeling - that can be fatal!  Ye Liren cheered up and got ready early. He waited for Ding Yang and the others to settle down before he came to visit.  After all, he is an old acquaintance in Tokyo, and Ding Yang is still very polite to him.  In particular, Ye Lirenyu's Kaifeng Prefecture official spoke more authentically than Ding Yang, making communication easier.  Hearing Ding Yang¡¯s emotion, Ye Lirenyu certainly refused to let go of any opportunity to inquire about the news.  But he never expected that Ding Yang¡¯s emotion was not directed at a few years ago, or decades ago, but directly evoked the vicissitudes of life a thousand years later.  Xingqing Mansion is located on a plain, with very developed agriculture and water conservancy.  However, thousands of years later, due to some misconceptions, they thought that lakes could be reclaimed to create farmland, so many natural lakes were filled in.  But I didn¡¯t expect that although a lot of fertile farmland had been opened up, the climate would change and become drier day by day.  Originally, there were hundreds of natural lakes of various sizes in Saishang Lake City.  The climate itself is quite humid, but after many years of reclaiming land from the lake, sandstorms gradually began to rage.  The rainy season becomes less and less throughout the year, rainfall continues to decline, and the dry climate prevails.  The environment in the south of the Yangtze River gradually became the mainstream of the loess high slopes.  Ding Yang¡¯s emotion comes from this. Human interference in nature has indeed caused more bad consequences.  Hearing Ye Liren¡¯s question, Ding Yang didn¡¯t reply. Instead, he raised his head to feel the coolness of the raindrops himself.  Such a good place, left in the hands of Xixia, really has no more use except to continue to create wars.  On the contrary, after the Song Dynasty obtained this land, it could use it as a base to expand its influence to the entire Western Region.  I dare not say that restoring all the territory of the Western Regions Protectorate in the Tang Dynasty can at least extend the influence of the Song Dynasty to the entire Central Asia.  And that place is an important communication hub between the East and the West.  If you want to build this plane into a world unique to him, then the entire vital part of Central Asia must not be abandoned.  Therefore, Xixia must become the first target of the Song Dynasty to be eradicated.  Empress Dowager Liang's cold reception this time just gave him an excellent excuse.  "The Queen Mother Liang was in charge of Xixia as a Han, so she had an unfair reputation in the hearts of the party aristocrats. Keeping her would bring all kinds of internal strife to Xixia.  " However, it is not necessary to completely ignore what Empress Dowager Liang did this time. It is Ding Yang's long-decided plan that she should leave some thoughts on her.  Well, tonight the moon is dark and the wind is high, it is the best time to implement the whole plan!  ~
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