The prosperity of Taoism reached its peak in the Tang Dynasty. Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty made it clear that Taoism was superior to Confucianism and Buddhism. Later, although Wu Zetian followed Buddhism, Taoism was revived again under the reigns of Tang Ruizong and Tang Xuanzong.

Although Taoism advocates immortality and immortality, which satisfies the desires and needs of the ruling class, Taoism was an indispensable legal principle for the Tang Dynasty.

The ignorant people may not know the emperor's surname or age, but they must know Taoism, Laozi, and Taishang Laojun. This is enough to strengthen the foundation of the Tang Dynasty's rule.

Therefore, Li Jia appropriately praised Taoism, and it was also appropriate to indirectly advocate Li's theory of power and emphasize his own legal principles.

The Dai sect is just a military sect he supported to better control the army and inspire his soldiers to fight.

In order to thank the Dai Sect for its support and to show his support for Taoism, Li Jia personally supervised the construction of a large-scale Taoist temple in Renxiao City as the Taoist temple of the Dai Sect.

In the past two months since arriving in Panyu City, the construction speed of the Taoist temple has become faster and faster, especially since Li Jia also used the eliminated 5,000-person Xiang army to help, and the outline was immediately formed.

Viewed from a distance, this Taoist temple covers an area of ​​nearly fifty acres and can accommodate nearly a thousand Taoist priests. It is known as the first Taoist temple in the South.

Although it cost Li Jia nearly 30,000 copper coins, it was still worth it.

The work of the five thousand troops has led to the prosperity of the surrounding market. According to statistics from the Radio and Television Department, there have been dozens more stalls selling breakfast alone, creating hundreds or even thousands of jobs.

The Xiang Army is different from the Forbidden Army. When not working, the monthly payment is only three hundred yuan, which is just enough for food and drink. When working, the salary is at least double according to the labor level, and food and drink are also included, which is quite generous.

Each bucket of rice is only 30 yuan, and the minimum is 600 yuan, which is really a lot. It's not dangerous, but it's a bit expensive...

Such a large-scale building complex naturally attracted the attention of the entire Panyu City. The ordinary people just watched the excitement, but the religious community was indeed in an uproar.

When did the small Dai sect fawn over those in power? This is the envy and jealous voice of the Taoist sects.

Buddha bless you, there is already an enemy of Buddha in the Central Plains, is there another one in Lingnan? In the Buddhist temple in Prince Xing's Mansion, all the monks lamented.

In troubled times, Taoism flourished and Taiping Buddhism prospered. This is indeed true.

For example, King Jian of the former Shu Dynasty, Wang Yan and his son believed in Taoism and respected Du Guangting, who was called the "Heavenly Master"; Meng Chang of the later Shu Dynasty was fond of golden elixir; Li Min of the Southern Tang Dynasty built the Xuanzhen Temple for Wang Qixia, the 19th generation master of Maoshan, and granted him

With his seal and ribbon, he is called "Master Xuanbo".

Zhou Guorong, the Queen of the Central Plains, met Chen Tuan in person. This living god, not to mention Lingnan, Liu Sheng claimed to be a master of divination, and Liu Yuan was the eldest prince of the Jade Emperor.

It can be said that the prosperity of Taoism in the north and south of the Yangtze River is particularly dazzling in these troubled times.

As soon as Li Jia's intention to promote Taoism came out, the Taoist priests in Panyu City immediately became excited.

"I will teach Dachang right now!"

"Infinite Heavenly Lord, senior brother, it is clear that the ups and downs are independent of destiny. We can only follow the will of heaven and cannot force it!"

"Having said that, God's will is playing tricks on people. How can we know whether it is true or false? Why not take advantage of the situation?"

Faced with the favor of those in power, all the Taoist temples could not sit still. Although they said that they would do as they please and not force themselves to do anything, they took action one by one.

As a result, there were piles of invitations at Governor Li's house, and there were a lot of reasons. It was either the birthday celebration of the immortal family, or the completion of a certain temple, and there were as many reasons as you wanted.

Li Jia was like a picky person. He didn't know whether to go or not, and he was worried.

"My lord, if you don't mention anything else, you must go to the Taoist temples of the Zhengyi sect, the Louguan sect, and the Shangqing sect!" Judge Wang Ning on the side said in a conclusive tone, with piercing eyes.

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"The Zhengyi Sect, is it Zhenren Zhang from Longhu Mountain?" Li Jia asked.

I am not familiar with the other two Taoist sects, but I have often heard of Zhang Tianshi from the Zhengyi sect, and he is extremely familiar to me, even to the point of being extremely familiar.

The last Heavenly Master passed away in Taiwan, and the Longhu Mountain lineage was cut off.

I don’t often hear about the Shangqing sect and the Louguan sect.

"The Zhengyi sect is a direct lineage of Taoism. Although it is currently in decline, in the hearts of its believers, orthodoxy has a unique status, and its followers are spread all over the world."

"The Lou Guan Tao uses knotted grass as a tower to watch stars and gases, so it is famous for its famous tower. It was formed in the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, and spread to its peak in the Sui and Tang Dynasties. It was the royal sect of the Tang Dynasty Li family, and Zhongzong was also the leader of the tower.

Apprentice, observe the stars, practice divination..."

"The Shangqing School, since the Sui and Tang Dynasties, has been the teaching of scholar-bureaucrats. It focuses on regulating the mind and spiritual cultivation, and achieving body refining through refining the spirit. It does not emphasize Fu Ce, Zhai Jiao and Waidan. It denounces Fangzhong Shu because it was also practiced in Maoshan.

It’s called the Maoshan sect…”

Judge Wang Ning is very familiar with these sects, and they are the kind that he can easily pick up. Especially the Shangqing sect, he obviously respects them very much and has a deep understanding of them.

Apart from anything else, Li Jia is very interested in the Maoshan sect, and he doesn't know how it is different from the Maoshan sect of later generations who conquered demons and eliminated demons?

Seeing that his lord was interested, Judge Wang straightened his face, bent down and said solemnly:

"My lord, regardless of Buddhism or Taoism, people have not been trusted since ancient times. In the early Tang Dynasty, several emperors died suddenly because of the power of medicine and stone. The court wasted lives and money because of Buddhism, and the treasury was empty. Countless people lost their lives because of this...

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Hearing this, Li Jia was instantly confused. Why did he start to play the admonishment mode again? These ancients always felt good about themselves, and the emperors were stupid. It would be better if they ruled from the ground up.

There was only one person like Wei Zheng in hundreds of years, and his tombstone was dug up by Taizong after his death. It was not easy to be a critic, and no one wanted to hear bad things every day.

"That's enough, I know!" Li Jia waved his hand and said impatiently: "Don't just meet these three families, call all the others together. We are all from the same sect. It's too unfamiliar to be divided into this and that sect.

, take this opportunity to get together!”

"As ordered -" Judge Wang saw that his lord was really not interested, and then he felt relieved. The Taoist method of immortality has fascinated the powerful men of all ages, but the lord is only in his twenties, so it is really difficult for him to be interested.

It seemed that he was nervous, so he shook his head, and Judge Wang couldn't help but smile.

Governor Li, on the other hand, was thinking of using this meeting to win over various Taoist sects, thereby setting up an association or something, leading it, and gaining a dominant position in religion.

Wait, not only Taoism, but also Buddhism, there are so many sects, unite them, and under the organization of the Dudu Mansion, they will actively progress and contribute to the construction of a prosperous Lingnan Kingdom.
Chapter completed!