In a clean courtyard in Shanshiyuan, a group of monks gathered here, each of them looking solemn.

The current deputy seal of the Senglu Division, Monk Huili, looked at Liu Huai and Hui Qi who were sitting upright, and couldn't help but say:

"Master Liuhuai and Hui Qi Zhengyin, you two must come up with an idea!"

Another deputy sealer of the Senglu Division, the Zhimi monk, also spoke out:

"The Taoist group has now entered the palace. If no further measures are taken, won't it be even more difficult for our Buddhist sect in the Yun Kingdom from now on?"

At this time, the reason why all the monks gathered here was because of the Taoist group who had entered the palace at this time.

You must know that compared to other schools of thought, Buddhism was more wary of Central Plains Taoism.

Hundreds of schools of thought entered the Yun Kingdom and formally promoted the knowledge and ideas of their own schools. This helped a very small number of young people in the Yun Kingdom no longer need gods and Buddhas to place their faith.

However, the believers who originally worshiped Buddhism and the people who were struggling at the bottom of the Yun Kingdom, who had done something guilty and had a troubled conscience, still had to rely on a faith, so it could not be considered as damaging the foundation of Buddhism.

But when Taoism, which is also a religion, came to Yun Kingdom, the meaning was different.

Everyone is a religion, and they all know the tricks the other party will play. If Taoism is allowed to grow in the Yun Kingdom, then it will truly dig up the roots of Buddhism!

That's why these monks are so anxious and worried.

When Monk Liuhuai heard the monks asking questions, his heart moved. He sighed softly, looked at Monk Huiqi, and said:

"Master Huiqi, you are now the official seal of the Senglu Division, and you are the head of the Buddhist sect recognized by the court. I am afraid that only you can come forward in this kind of matter!"

When Hui Qi heard this, he gave Monk Liuhuai a thoughtful look.

Others didn't know Liu Huai's character, and had the filter of the great Buddhist master, so they thought Monk Liu Huai was just asking Hui Qi for advice. But Hui Qi knew that Liu Huai was just a charlatan, and his character cultivation was really not good enough.

The reason why I asked Hui Qi at this time was that he still wanted to play a trick to divert misfortune to the east.

You, Seng Lu Si, are now in charge of all the affairs of my Buddhist sect, and you have made me, the great Buddhist master, useless. Do you want to step in at this time?

After hearing what Monk Liuhuai said, all the monks in the hall nodded and turned to look at Hui Qi.

Hearing this, Hui Qi first sighed softly, then clasped his hands together, lowered his head and said in a deep voice:

"This Seng Lu Division has now been placed under the imperial court. It is an official subordinate to Li Cao. Lao Na, Junior Brother Huili and Junior Nephew Zhi Mi have now become monk officials and are under the jurisdiction of the imperial court. At this time, they will come forward.

, The name is not justified! But you, the Archmage, are the nominal leader of our Buddhist sect. You are respected by His Majesty and do not have the status of a monk or official, so you are the most suitable identity to come forward!"

Monk-official monks have already taken on the word "official". Even though they are in charge of many matters related to Buddhism, they have lost their previous transcendent status as a monk and have become officials under the jurisdiction of the imperial court.

Since he is a court official who receives a salary from the court and is under the jurisdiction of the emperor, how can he have the right to dictate which religion the emperor summons?

So Hui Qi's words are indeed good. He, including Huili and Zhimin, are indeed not good candidates to come forward at this time.

On the contrary, you, a great Buddhist master, have a transcendent status and are not involved in the secular world. It would be a bad idea not to come forward at this time!

When all the monks present heard this, they also thought it made sense. They nodded repeatedly and turned to look at Monk Liuhuai.

Monk Liuhuai looked at the gazes of the monks who were all looking towards him, and his face couldn't help but froze.

Damn it, you Huiqi can't say it, how dare I persuade the emperor not to respect Taoism? I'm afraid if I hadn't just opened my mouth, Governor Feng Bao and Feng would have asked me if I was teaching His Majesty how to do things, and then turned around and thrown himself into the East Factory.

…

Thinking of Dongchang's methods that he had seen before, Monk Liuhuai shuddered involuntarily.

But at this time, all the monks were looking at Liuhuai, as if they were waiting for him to pay attention.

Staring at the gazes of the monks, Monk Liuhuai felt his scalp numb.

Huiqi, you are a bad old man, very bad!

After pondering for a moment, Monk Liuhuai could only look at Huili and Zhimuan, and winked slightly.

Zhimi narrowed his eyes slightly and sighed slightly. Huili frowned and returned the look with his eyes.

Liu Huai: What to do?

Zhimi: His Majesty has made it clear that he intends to weaken Buddhism. What can I do?

Huili: Who dares to say it? I won’t go anyway! I have just become the deputy seal of the Senglu Division. I am still thinking about one day pulling Hui Qi down and being the chief seal for a few days...

In fact, speaking of it, the four leading monks of Buddhism now all know that Xiao Cheng has begun to boil frogs in warm water against Buddhism.

However, Hui Qi had already interfered in too many secular affairs of Buddhism, which made Buddhist disciples unable to meditate and practice and became dissatisfied. Xiao Cheng's move to weaken Buddhism could, on the one hand, prevent Buddhism from being involved in too many secular affairs, and secondly, it would not spend so much thought on Buddhism.

His energy also proved that Xiao Cheng had no intention of killing all Buddhism. Monk Hui Qi was naturally happy to see this happen.

Huili and Zhimi, on the other hand, did not take Buddhism to heart. Otherwise, they would not have hooked up with Feng Bao's Dongchang. In order to secure their current position as the deputy seal of the Senglu Division, where would they go?

Oppose Xiao Cheng.

As for Liu Huai, let alone that, this one is simply a parallel import puppet created by Xiao Cheng.

The top management of Buddhism, all members are undercover.

The reason why we gathered here now, Huili and Zhimi led a group of monks to ask them to make a decision, was actually just to show off to the other Buddhist disciples and to appease them.

As soon as Monk Liuhuai saw their expressions, he knew that these two people had made up their minds to pretend to be dead this time and not come forward. He couldn't help but think that he was the one who took the blame and let himself bear the wrath of the Buddhist disciples.

That's not possible! I also think about one day gaining His Majesty's trust and taking the position of Archmage to concurrently serve as the official seal of the Senglu Division!

Monk Liuhuai's mind was racing, and he suddenly remembered that during the debate conference, he had done something like holding a flower and smiling in a hurry, and he suddenly felt inspired.

He glanced around him slightly, but saw only Hui Qi with a tea cup in his hand.

After hesitating for a moment, Liu Huai couldn't resist the gaze of the monks. He felt cruel in his heart, gritted his teeth and reached out to pick up the tea cup in Hui Qi's hand.

But perhaps because he was a little flustered and thinking about his next words, Liu Huai couldn't help but become distracted.

It wasn't until he picked it up that he realized that his hands were burning and stinging, and he realized that the teacup in his hand was filled with freshly boiled tea.

He couldn't bear the pain, so his hand suddenly loosened, and the tea cup fell back to the table, knocking it over with a "clang" sound, and spilled the tea on the entire table.

Liuhuai stared at the doubtful gazes of the monks, and his heart suddenly skipped a beat.

He coughed lightly, quickly picked up the tea cup again, and showed a slightly embarrassed smile to everyone.

Just when Liuhuai was about to explain, the monk Zhimui on the side saw this scene. Suddenly he had a flash of inspiration, stood up suddenly, put his hands together and saluted the monk Liuhuai, and interrupted excitedly:

"The poor monk is enlightened. Thank you so much, Master, for your enlightenment!"

The monks present looked at Zhi Mi's excited reaction with doubts on their faces.

What did you realize again?

Huili rubbed his hands, hesitated for a while, then stood up and echoed:

"That's it, that's it!"

Seeing this situation, Hui Qi couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth, and couldn't help but think of the scripture debate conference. At that time, it was thanks to the lies made up by Zhimi that Monk Liuhuai was able to get through and secure his position as the great mage.

He looked at the two of them, couldn't help but smile in his heart, and said:

"I don't have enough understanding, so I'd like you to give me some pointers."

Huili opened her mouth and glanced at Zhimin subconsciously.

What did I realize? You tell me, otherwise I wouldn’t know what I realized!

Zhimi coughed lightly, pointed at the tea cup that Liu Huai was holding at the moment, and said:

"The Great Master just grabbed the tea cup from Hui Qi Zhengyin's hand, but it slipped from his hand because the tea was boiling hot. He is using this tea cup to give us some guidance!"

Zhimin paused, then said:

"We only saw that Taoism came to the Yun Kingdom to preach, and we, the Buddhist sect, should go to compete for the believers. As everyone knows, this is the greed among the three poisons, which caused us to have the desire to compete. We only saw

The benefits of competition, but the Great Master has seen the shortcomings of competition, and will ruin the practice of my Buddhist disciples!"

Huili blinked his eyes and nodded:

"Yes, I have also realized the profound meaning of the Archmage!"

Monk Liuhuai looked at Monk Zhimi who stood up and looked at him with a look of respect and admiration on his face. He was so moved that he almost cried!

It feels like having a great teammate to guide you, which is just right!

When the monks heard this, they were stunned for a moment, and after pondering for a long time, someone finally said with hesitation:

"What the Archmage means is that we should not pay attention to it? But the matter of Taoist missionary work, I'm afraid..."

"Yes, if we let it go, our Buddhist sect's influence will be greatly reduced in the future!"

Hui Qi shook his head slightly and said extremely against his will:

"What Master Liuhuai said, well, it is indeed... it is indeed profoundly Zen and gives people a sense of profound enlightenment!"

He paused, composed his mood, and spoke again, solemnly:

"Our Buddhist sect is a sect of transcendental practice. Disciples should pay more attention to cultivating the state of mind. All other matters are of no benefit to practice, so why should we care so much!"

Monk Liuhuai was a little surprised to see Huiqi cooperating with him in this way. He also gave in like this at the debate meeting. But even though he had doubts in his heart, he didn't care to think about it at this time and immediately put on a precious look.

With a solemn look, he said solemnly:

"What Hui Qi Zhengyin said makes perfect sense! As long as my Buddhist disciples have high virtues and complete merits, they will be sincerely respected by believers. You must know that the pursuit of things outside the body is the result of insufficient practice and the three poisons in the heart!"

Originally, according to Buddhist scriptures, Buddhist disciples should not get too involved in worldly affairs.
To be continued...