Chapter 2017 Religious Planning, Transformation of the Red Emperor


    Qiao Bing is a wine offering from the Chidi Palace. When he came to see Fei Qian, he was also very religious. He wore a robe with a red base and black edges. There was a big picture of yin and yang on the front and back. He looked like a **** at first glance. A professional player among stickmen.


    Fei Qian smiled, helped Qiao Bing up, and then walked to the Chidi Palace.


    Qiao Bing, with a kind of flattery that was rarely seen on ordinary days, occupied Zhuge Liang''s original position, and followed Fei Qian in a hurry.


    ?Little Luobotou was not angry and walked behind thoughtfully.


    ??Zhuge Liang felt that Fei Qian must have had Fei Qian''s purpose in bringing him to Meiyang like this, and now it seems that it seems to be related to Qiao Bing and Chidi Palace...


    ??But how come the "Law of Loan Order" is related to the Red Emperor Palace?


    Could it be said that the Cavalry General wanted to take advantage of religion?


    But the problem is...


    ?While Zhuge was thinking about it, the group of people had already arrived near the Red Emperor Palace.


    That''s right, Fei Qian wanted to do something with the "Five Directions God" that he created by himself. This matter has actually been planned for a long time.


    The Han Dynasty can be said to be a very special era in terms of religion. What is special about it is that at the beginning of the Han Dynasty, it inherited the kinship religious structure that collapsed after the impact of the great social shocks since the Spring and Autumn Period. And also at the end of the Han Dynasty, Also encountered the collapse of national religion…


    At the same time, the Han Dynasty was also an era when local folk religions were born and foreign religions were integrated, and they were mutually reinforcing and incompatible.


    Chidi Palace occupies a large area. After all, in the Han Dynasty, the land was vast and sparsely populated. Even in the Sanfu area of ????Guanzhong, there were large tracts of barren mountains and ridges.


    Before arriving at the Red Emperor''s Palace, all the officials and subordinates in the Red Emperor''s Palace, large and small, knelt on the ground to welcome Fei Qian''s inspection.


    That’s right, the Red Emperor’s Palace is part of the official system…


    Just like religious figures in later generations also had official ranks.


    ? Huang Xu and his guards had already entered the palace to inspect and occupied a key position, while Xu Chu followed closely behind Fei Qian, following suit.


    ??In the main hall of the Red Emperor Palace is naturally the tall statue of the Red Emperor.


    Fei Qian stepped forward, lit the incense, and bowed down to worship.


    People in the Han Dynasty still adhere to the custom of kneeling up to the sky, kneeling down to the ground, and kneeling to their parents in the middle. Even when they meet the monarch, they do not always kneel, so even if they are worshiping the gods, they do not need to kneel down. Ordinary people, for example, even if they see Fei Qian traveling, they only need to move aside and do not need to kneel down. If they are slaves who do not even have the right to freedom, they must kneel down no matter who they see.


    The religion of the Han Dynasty came from the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, and its nature has undergone great changes.


    At the beginning, Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties were blood religions, which lasted until the Qin Dynasty. Then he was shocked and collapsed by "Prince General Xiang Ning has the kind", and Liu Bang, a second-rate man, ascended to the highest position, causing the country''s religious belief based on blood to collapse into a mess.


    ?The green smoke curled up, seeming to cast a mysterious color on the statue of the Red Emperor.


    Fei Qian looked at the solemn statue of the Red Emperor, but felt a little emotional in his heart. If Liu Bang was underground and knew that the Han Dynasty he had single-handedly defeated turned black into red, and then the Black Emperor he represented rolled aside to eat the exhaust, I don’t know if I will cry or laugh?


    Liu Bang initially wanted to promote himself as the Black Emperor, but it was obviously more of a self-pleasure and no one cared about him. So much so that by the time of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Dong Zhongshu came out of nowhere to fill the vacancy and form a new national religious system.


    In the development of state religion in the Han Dynasty, Dong Zhongshu''s "Lunun of Heaven" thought, the rise of prophecies and Ban Gu''s "Bai Hu Tong" are three iconic milestones.


    Dong Zhongshu''s "Lunun of Heaven" thought first clarified the existence of "Heaven". , that is, "the power of kings is given by heaven", and this point is inherited from the blood relationship theory of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, which means that there is a certain blood relationship between "Heaven" and "Human", that is, the "Son of Heaven", and it is logically demonstrated. The rationality of imperial power.


    Of course, when Dong Zhongshu began to promote this approach, not everyone questioned it, but Dong Zhongshu made a big move, that is, he put forward the so-called "man is equal to the number of heaven". Generally speaking, it is: "Heaven counts the number of years and the human body, so the small section is 366, which is the number of the day; the big section is twelve points, which is the number of the month; there are five treasures inside, which is the number of the five elements; the outer section is the number of the five elements. There are four limbs, which are related to the four hours; the first glance and the quiet time are related to day and night; the first strong and soft are related to winter and summer; the first sadness and joy are related to yin and yang..."


    Dong Zhongshu said that no matter in physical or mental aspects, humans are copies of heaven. Therefore, human actions will definitely be reflected in "heaven". At this point, the theory of heaven and man induction is completely confirmed.


    Old Master Dong stood proudly and looked around, saying that there was no one who could fight...


    Dong Zhongshu won, but he also lost.


    Because not all "emperors" are Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, or can have the abilities of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.


    ??It would be easier to explain if it was the pre-Qin blood religion, after all, who doesn’t have naughty children? Just choose a better one among the many (●￣()￣●) children, but what does the "Emperor" theory say now? Is it because God thought that our group of ministers were too incompetent, so he deliberately sent a monkey down to torment us?


    Hence, prophecy has become very popular.


    Especially at the end of the Western Han Dynasty, as the emperor became more and more incompetent, in order to cover up his ugly appearance and to still be able to rely on the supremacy of imperial power to eat meat and drink blood, high officials and nobles began to implement prophecies, which on the surface seemed to A very bastard, very stupid, very incompetent emperor is not really what he seems on the surface, but a kind of wise and foolish words and deeds, please appreciate it, please appreciate it, please appreciate it carefully...


    So, Wang Mang said, I understand.


    Then Liu Xiu also said, I also licked it to understand...


    As a result, after the prophecy became popular, the ideological world of the Eastern Han Dynasty became even more chaotic. The contradiction between the prophecy and the traditional Confucian classics, and the contradiction between the modern and ancient texts of the Confucian classics intensified. The more you talk, the more cumbersome it becomes.


    Just like Fei Qian''s Qinglong Temple talk, it''s not because Fei Qian is a time traveler, so there is a BUFF bonus, but on the one hand, prophecy has developed to the present, and many people understand the harm involved. At the same time, before Fei Qian, The White Tiger Concept has been implemented once. From a certain perspective, "White Tiger Tongyi" is actually trying to eliminate it to a certain extent, or it is correcting the prophecy. So when Fei Qian proposed "seeking truth and correctness", with Zheng Xuan and Sima Hui in his name, no one had any objections.


    "Baihu Tongyi" eliminates many simple and crude theological statements in Chenwei''s theology. For example, Chenwei regards the ancient emperors Fuxi, Shennong, and Zhurong as gods, while "Baihu Tongyi" believes that these ancient emperors were human beings; Weishu deifies Confucius. "White Tiger Tongyi" believes that Confucius and others are not gods; Wei Shu deifies the Five Classics, while "Baihu Tongyi" believes that the Five Classics are "the Way of the Five Constant Beings" and are not sacred books.


    However, "White Tiger Tongyi" still did not knock down the status of the classics, nor did it completely abandon the prophecies, so that the current redefinition by Fei Qian can be regarded as a kind of inheritance and development.


    So now, Fei Qian is also preparing to continue to develop the Chidi Palace...


    After completing the superficial ceremony, Fei Qian looked at Qiao Bing. Qiao Bing immediately understood and asked his men to go about their business, and then led Fei Qian to the back hall to sit down. No one is stupid. Who would really think that Fei Qian came to Red Emperor Palace to burn incense when he had nothing to do?


    ? Religion must serve politics. A religion that cannot serve politics is not a good religion. It is like a religion that besieges the government all day long...cough cough cough...


    So why does Fei Qian keep Qiao Bing and his gang?


    Naturally, it is for political service, for Feiqian, and for the current Little Ice Age.


    In Chidi Palace, humans and gods are separated.


    Humans are human beings, and gods are gods. This is very clear. Qiao is not the spokesperson of God, nor is he a prophet, nor is he a saint, nor is he an incarnation. If we talk about it, he is a bit like a missionary with government subsidies.


    Qiao Bing and others vigorously promote the current religion, not because Qiao Bing really believes in the five gods, but because Qiao Bing takes the money given by Fei Qian and enjoys the status given by Fei Qian. Naturally, he is not the same as those who practiced folk religion in the Han Dynasty. They are different. One is trying hard to sell, and the other is begging me. Can it be the same?


    That’s right, I’m talking about you, Mr. Huang.


    ??Dong Zhongshu''s theory of heaven and man, on the one hand, expelled the blood religion from the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, causing it to retreat from the position of national religion and become the clan system of local gentry. On the other hand, it was naturally Huang Lao who overthrew it.


    In the early Western Han Dynasty, Huang-Lao Studies could still generally belong to the category of national religion, and it was the governing strategy of the Han Dynasty for a long time. However, after Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Huang-Lao Studies lost its prominent status, and its representatives Liu An, the king of Huainan, also ended up "plotting rebellion and punishing the clan".


    Therefore, Huang-Lao Zhixue had no choice but to leave the political center and develop into Huang-Lao health-preserving techniques, moving towards the path of idolizing the Yellow Emperor and Laozi, forming a religious system with cultivation and health-preserving as the leading ideas, assisting the gods Huang-Bai Techniques and other means, along the way A school of alchemists has also evolved. They are usually very noble, but in fact they want to stick to the emperor''s side, saying that they come to beg me. If you beg, I will give you an egg, uh, give you a pill to eat...


    So Fei Qian is very clear about what religion should do. For example, the three brothers Zhang Jiao actually did well at the beginning, but there were no restrictions. Then they got hot-headed and felt that they had great advantages. Then they F2 and A went up. Finally, GG was played.


    ?The Five Directions God Religion established by Fei Qian not only solves the contradictions between man and nature, but also solves the contradictions in human society itself. The contradiction between man and nature is easy to understand. After all, many things in today''s natural world are difficult for ordinary people to understand. Even if we don''t talk about natural wind, rain, thunder and lightning, it is difficult to explain clearly the life, old age, sickness and death caused by human survival in nature. Therefore, to a certain extent Religion is an inevitable choice for human development.


    As for the contradictions in human society itself... it''s like the present.


    "Qiao offers wine..." Fei Qian gestured to Qiao and sat down, while Zhuge Liang stood behind Fei Qian like a little secretary, "The weather is abnormal this year, and the cold and heat are disordered. Is there any explanation?" 』


    Qiao Bing was stunned for a moment, and then his eyes were fixed on Fei Qian''s face, "My lord, what do you mean...do you want an explanation for these five gods?" 』


    Fei Qian smiled and nodded, "Of course there must be an explanation..."


    since legends on you! ” Qiao Bing nodded repeatedly with a smile on his face, “It’s just this “Dharma”, how do you say it...”


    Fei Qian did not say anything directly, but just nodded and said: "If you host the wine ceremony well, you will definitely be rewarded... I have some free time today, so I came here to have a look. My wish is fulfilled... If there is anything, you can go to the general to offer wine." Mansion…』


    Are you kidding me? You have to say everything, so why do you need me to give you a compliment?


    Fei Qian stood up and left, and Qiao Bing was naturally unable to stop him. Pi Dian Dian followed, but was stopped by Fei Qian. He just told Qiao Bing to remember to go to the General''s Mansion for business in three days, so he took a group of people back to Chang''an.


    Leaving some crazy thoughts and not mentioning...


    On the way, Fei Qian looked at Zhuge Liang, who was following silently, and said, "If Kong Ming doesn''t understand, you might as well speak up." 』


    The general wants to use the gods of the five directions to control the place? Zhuge Liang said.


    "Of course..." Fei Qian nodded and did not deny this idea, "How is it specific?" Let’s talk about it together! 』


    "But..." Zhuge Liang turned his head and looked in the direction of the Red Emperor''s Palace, "General, these five gods can be trusted by stupid people, but if... I''m afraid they won''t be effective..."


    Do you believe in the so-called "Five Gods"?


    hehe.


    ?So how many of the Guanzhong gentry believe in the gods of the five directions?


    ??Of course, hehe.


    On the contrary, at the level of ordinary people, many people believe this, and there are many devout people, so Zhuge Liang said that if Fei Qian wanted to use this method to control the nobles, it would be ineffective.


    "What Kong Ming said is true..." Fei Qian nodded and did not deny it, but instead asked, "Why?" 』


    ‘This…’ Zhuge Liang was stunned for a moment.


    Yeah, why?


    Why do the children of the gentry, or the upper class people, not believe in religious gods and ghosts, but the common people do? Is it because of ignorance?


    Obviously not. After all, in later generations, there are some who are very knowledgeable and even have a certain status, and then they rush to kneel at the feet of the Clay Bodhisattva, trying to let the clay and wooden statues protect themselves. Are these scholars and officials stupid? In some aspects, they are even smarter than most people, otherwise these people would not be able to climb up, but why would they believe it?


    Fei Qian stopped smiling and said, "Without him, human nature..."


    Humanity? ” Zhuge Liang opened his eyes wide, never expecting these two words.


    Fei Qian nodded, "Human beings have seven emotions and six desires, and naturally there are clouds and clouds. Fear of life and death has nowhere to resolve it, so we have no choice but to entrust it to the gods... Therefore, things happen because of people, and you must consider the person before you do it..."


    ?Zhuge Liang was stunned. He seemed to understand something, but also seemed not to fully understand...


    …(··)…


    Chang''an.


    At Wei Duan''s home.


    In the backyard, there were only three people inside and outside the remote pavilion, and the rest of the servants were kept far away.


    ‘The Hussars General went to Meiyang? 』


    『Red Emperor Palace? 』


    『What do you want? 』


    Fei Qian took Zhuge Liang with him, and the whereabouts of a large group of people were naturally difficult to keep secret, and the news soon spread.


    ?Especially the center of the vortex, Wei Duan in Chang''an, as a representative of the Guanzhong gentry, was of course more concerned about these things.


    There is no way. The family originally planned to train the children to follow two routes. One is naturally that the son inherits the father''s legacy, and the other is to follow the route of the living masters, the model of celebrities. The eldest son can follow Wei Duan himself to gain seniority, and the second son, didn''t he originally study with the so-called "Sages of Calligraphy"? Of course, after the Qinglong Temple lectures, there are a lot less of this sage and that sage, but it doesn''t matter. You will still blow if you blow...


    ??But who would have thought that with the old man''s hand disabled, a road would collapse immediately. Therefore, under such circumstances, the only way to find a way to climb higher in the official career, and if you want to obtain better benefits in the official career, is to think through the thoughts of General Fei Qian of the Cavalry, which is the most important thing at the moment.


    What''s more, the hotly released "Loan Order Law" is also a new achievement of the Senate. Although Wei Duan is not the leader, but the guy named Pei, it is still a matter of the Senate. How to prevent Wei Duan from getting involved? Heart?


    “Anyway, I have issued an order that no loans are allowed in Zhuangzi...” Li Yuan said, I will follow Qiao Qi on this matter.


    Wei Duan glanced at Li Yuan, shook his head, and said, "This order is actually... only superficial..."


    Du Ji was silent and did not speak.


    The previous amnesty incident, the guy surnamed Pei thought it was easy at the beginning, but it turned out to be troublesome when he actually started it. Then of course he dragged it on, using the excuse that the nobles of Qinglong Temple were arguing about it. On the surface, he seemed busy. It''s really hard to do, but in fact, if you drag it, it will become obsolete. And this time, Wei Duan didn''t expect that the guy named Pei would move so quickly...


    I thought it would be like an amnesty, and there was a discussion at Qinglong Temple, which lasted for several months...


    ?But now that I think about it, I can understand it. After all, the amnesty has been delayed for so long. If it is delayed again, I am afraid that the old man will eat pizza, uh, arsenic, and either lose his teeth or get tired of living.


    ? It’s just that Wei Duan, who studies laws and regulations, found the flaw in it without much effort when he saw this new "Law of Lending Orders".


    『Flaw? "Li Yuan was stunned for a moment, then shook his head and said, "This is very special. I don''t seek merit, but seek no fault. This matter... even if there are flaws, it has nothing to do with me..."


    Du Ji nodded and said, "My dear brother, this is a prudent statement." What''s more... if this flaw was intentional..."


    Yeah, eh? ” Wei Duan rolled his eyes, “Is this intentional? That being said…』


    ??Is this the Cavalry General Fei Qian preparing to sharpen his sword again?


    This makes sense. After all, the weather is not good now, and it is obvious that there may be problems with the autumn harvest, so finding someone fat to start with is of course a way, but there must be some rules in everything, so I first made such a law, Then if the time comes when someone accidentally hits the edge of a knife, it is no wonder that the Cavalry General Fei Qian is cruel, ruthless and unreasonable.


    So this is what Du Ji meant when he praised Li Yuan for being prudent.


    ??But the problem is that everyone knows that General Fei Qian of the Cavalry always does things in the same way. Just like today, the General of the Cavalry went to Meiyang. What on earth was he going to do?


    Wei Duan pondered for a while and said, "Why don''t you try it?" "We know there is a pit, but where the pit lies always makes people feel uneasy. So if you know where the pit is, you don''t have to be afraid. Give it a try. You can count the pitfalls, big or small."


    Du Ji frowned.


    Wei Duan smiled and said: "Of course it is not the place of Sanfu... You know, Longyou... Haha, many people are afraid that they have read less scriptures and don''t understand the reason... In addition, the transmission of this law is always delayed..."


    (End of this chapter)