Chapter 1330

With a sound of Zhou Qin, she suddenly said, "I see. It turned out to be so."

Ziyuan nodded: "Why is the practice world so declining now? A big reason also has to do with the state's decision-making and the government's support. In the Han Dynasty, Emperor Wenjing and Empress Dowager Dou believed in Lao Zhuang, so Taoism began to appear and flourish; in the Tang Dynasty, the emperor believed in Buddhism, so Buddhism prospered; in the Song Dynasty, the emperor believed in Taoism, and song Zhenzong summoned the 24th generation of Heavenly Master of Longhu Mountain to give gifts The title of "Sir", especially in the period of song Huizong, the 30th generation Heavenly Master Zhang Jixian won the favor of song Huizong and built a Taoist temple in the capital. The Shangqing temple on Longhu Mountain was also upgraded to the Zhengyi palace of Shangqing Dynasty. Therefore, our Zhengyi religion became famous all over the world and became the supreme Taoist in the world. "

"In the Yuan Dynasty, Genghis Khan and Kublai Khan both believed in Taoism, especially Qiu Chuji, who believed in the Quan Zhen Long sect. In 1227, Genghis Khan gave Qiu Chuji the golden tiger card to command Taoism all over the world. Therefore, Qiu Chuji's Quan Zhen Long sect flourished all over the world and became a major Taoist sect comparable to our Zhengyi sect."

Speaking of this, Ziyuan turned to Li Yundong and said, "Du Fei, who fought with you last time, is the eldest martial brother of Quanzhen Longmen sect and the direct descendant of Qiu Chuji. Quanzhen Longmen sect is also the first of the six sects and has a heavy voice. If Du Fei didn't lead Quanzhen Longmen sect to promise to leave last time, I'm afraid it's not so easy to understand Tianlong mountain."

Li Yundong nodded and said, "you're right. Du Fei is a aboveboard man."

Ziyuan nodded and then said, "in the Ming Dynasty, the emperor began to believe in our Zhengyi religion again. Zhu Yuanzhang gave the 42nd generation of Heavenly Master Zhang normal as a 'great immortal' and ordered Zhengyi religion to lead Taoism all over the world. From then on to the 52nd generation, except the 50th generation of Heavenly Master Zhang Guoxiang, others were 'great immortal' for generations."

When Zhou Qin heard this, she nodded and sighed, "imperial power is above all else, both ancient and modern! But why hasn't the practice world come to this now?"

Ziyuan smiled and said: "In the Qing Dynasty, when Manchus entered the pass, the Qing emperor believed in Tibetan Buddhism, and Buddhism and Taoism did not stand side by side. In any age, the rise of Buddhism would inevitably suppress Taoism, and the rise of Taoism would also suppress Buddhism. As soon as the Qing emperor believed in Tibetan Buddhism, our Taoism began to be suppressed one after another, and even the Buddhism in the Central Plains was suppressed. Until the Republic of China, Taoism In 1912, the 62nd generation of Heavenly Master Zhang Xiaochu organized a national church organization of Zhengyi religion in Shanghai, namely the Taoist Association of the Republic of China. Unfortunately... "

Li Yundong seldom heard Ziyuan introduce the rise and fall history of the practice world. He listened with interest and asked, "what a pity?"

Ziyuan sighed softly and said: "Unfortunately, in 1919, the May 4th Movement broke out, which completely destroyed all the things that the spiritual world depended on for survival. Western culture invaded on a large scale, and traditional culture was abandoned like a pair of clogs. The prosperity of Taoism was based on the prosperity of Taoist culture, and so was the prosperity of Buddhism. However, the traditional cultures of Buddhism and Taoism were destroyed, and the land on which they depended for survival was lost Therefore, the Taoist Association of the Republic of China of Heavenly Master Zhang Xiaochu only established the Shanghai branch and ended without any trouble. "