Conceptual melting pot, the fusion of all realms starting from the Qin Dynasty.

Li Jiancheng glanced at Fan Qinghui, whose face was deathly pale, his eyes flashing with murderous intent: "She deserves to die!"

"The change of emperors is a major event for our Central Plains Chinese people. How can it be decided by another religious sect?"

4.3 “And…”

Li Jiancheng thought about the number of monks and nuns in Buddhist temples and the wealth contained within them, and his heart couldn't help but stir: "If Buddhism is really allowed to develop like this, our Central Plains might really be taken over by Buddhism."

"By then, it will really be too late!"

Upon hearing Li Jiancheng's words, Li Shimin asked meaningfully, "What does elder brother mean...?"

Li Jiancheng shook his head and said with a faint smile, "Although I have some ideas, let my father make the decision when we get back."

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Chapter 202 The Divine Right of Kings and the Bottom Line of the Chinese People

At the location of the Song Clan, Song Yuzhi frowned and asked her father, Song Que, with some curiosity, "Father, is Buddhism really as Mr. Chen Hao said, aiming to realize... the divine right of kings system of India?"

Song Que looked at Fan Qinghui with a complicated expression, and slowly shook his head: "I'm not sure either!"

When Song Que was young, he had a beautiful romance with Fan Qinghui, the master of "Cihang Jingzhai", but they were ultimately unable to be together due to their different social statuses.

Although Song Que married an unattractive wife in his middle age for the sake of his bloodline and to focus on martial arts, he still harbored feelings for Fan Qinghui.

Song Que was naturally aware of the Cihang Jingzhai's practice of choosing an emperor on behalf of Heaven, but he had never considered that such a possibility existed.

It is undeniable that the concept of divine right of kings, or the right of kings bestowed by heaven, has always existed in Chinese history. However, it has never been specifically attributed to any particular deity or sect. The only deity that the Chinese people have always respected is their own ancestors.

However, if Buddhism were to truly etch the image of the divine right of kings into Chinese history, it would undoubtedly have an extremely negative impact on the Chinese nation.

It was precisely because Song Que understood this that he realized he had never truly known Fan Qinghui.

Song Zhi, the Earth Sword, looked at his elder brother, sighed helplessly, and then said, "Whether Buddhism originally had this idea or not, after Mr. Chen Hao proposed this possibility, Cihang Jingzhai's plan to select an emperor on behalf of Heaven has become a thing of the past."

"After all, no emperor would allow a religious sect to trample on his head."

Song Zhi surveyed the talents gathered around him and continued, "Any force aspiring to the throne that dares to cooperate with Cihang Jingzhai will face a united attack from all the forces of the Central Plains."

Song Yuhua glanced at Chen Hao with admiration: "Mr. Chen Hao, what a ruthless scheme you have!!!"

“No!” Song Zhi shook his head and said calmly, “It should be said that the other party is wise.”

Song Yuhua glanced at her uncle with a strange look and asked curiously, "Uncle, isn't it going too far for the other side to try to destroy a righteous sect without any reason?"

Song Zhi looked at Song Yuhua with affection and patiently explained, "The struggle for orthodoxy is often more brutal than this."

“Yu Hua, you only see Mr. Chen Hao’s cruelty towards Buddhism, but you haven’t noticed that Buddhism has been squeezing the living space of our native Central Plains sects.”

"Among the indigenous religious sects in the Central Plains, only Taoism and Confucianism were able to survive the pressure from Buddhism."

"It seems so!" Song Yuzhi looked around at the people with curiosity and murmured, "Such a big thing happened in the world this time, and it seems that the Taoists only sent one [Sanren] Ning Daoqi."

Moreover, although Ning Daoqi is revered as the number one master of Taoism, everyone knows that he is actually quite close to Cihang Jingzhai, or rather, the Buddhist sect.

If Taoism and Buddhism were to clash over their positions, it would be impossible for anyone to know whether Ning Daoqi would side with Taoism or Buddhism.

Song Zhi smiled and nodded, then gestured for Song Yuzhi, Song Yuhua, and Song Shidao to look at Chen Hao and the others: "Also, pay attention to those people standing with Mr. Chen Hao."

"Although their clothing varied, they all generally exhibited a style reminiscent of the pre-Qin period."

"In addition, given that the other party has a similar appearance to us and also claims to be of Chinese descent, we can boldly guess that the other party should come from a world similar to ours, but in the Qin Dynasty."

Song Zhiyu's eyes grew brighter and his voice more confident as he spoke: "If the other party's world is still in the Qin Dynasty, then Chen Hao's current aversion to Buddhism makes sense."

"That period was the most prosperous time for many schools of thought and religions in China. Now, in our 'later generations', we find that most of the Hundred Schools of Thought have declined and disappeared, while Buddhism, as a foreign religion, has gained the greatest influence in the Central Plains."

After making his speculation, Song Zhi turned to the three siblings, Song Yuhua, Song Yuzhi, and Song Shidao, and asked them in return: "If you were a person from that period, or even one of the Hundred Schools of Thought from that time, how would you view Buddhism?"

Song Yuhua, Song Shidao, and Song Yuzhi, the three siblings, remained silent.

Song Zhi had already deduced to this extent; no matter how stupid the three of them were, they couldn't possibly not understand the reason behind it.

"Mr. Chen Hao and the others must be quite disappointed with the people of our world, right?"

A spirited voice suddenly appeared beside Song Zhi and the others.

When Song Yuhua and the others looked in the direction of the voice, they found that it was Dugu Feng from the Dugu clan who had spoken.

Dugu Feng, supporting You Chuhong, stood not far from the Song Clan members. Clearly, Dugu Feng and You Chuhong had overheard Song Zhi's previous analysis and deductions.

of course!

Song Que and Song Zhi had always known about the existence of Dugu Feng and You Chuhong, but they hadn't paid much attention to it.

After all, the information that Song Zhi analyzed and deduced was not something shameful.

"Cough~ cough~~!"

You Chuhong coughed twice, then said admiringly to Song Zhi, "Mr. Song Zhi's prediction is brilliant! This time, the Buddhist sect, which has always been difficult to deal with, is probably going to suffer a great loss."

"Senior You flatter me!" Song Zhi raised his hand to bow to You Chuhong and said politely, "What I said before was just my guess and cannot be considered true."

"Hehe!" You Chuhong chuckled, then looked at Chen Hao and the others and said, "Whether what you said, Mr. Song Zhi, is true or not, it doesn't really matter. As long as it can be confirmed that Mr. Chen Hao and his group are of Chinese descent, then I would be happy to see Buddhism suffer a great loss."

While many at the bottom of this world believe in Buddhism, the powerful families at the very top of the world have never let their guard down against it.

Although they are usually very polite to Cihang Jingzhai and Buddhism, these powerful families will not compromise at all when it comes to their own interests or the interests of the Chinese nation.

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Phew~!

Upon hearing Chen Hao's words, Fan Qinghui's pretty face turned ashen with anger, and she suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood. Overwhelmed with rage, she angrily rebuked Chen Hao, "You are slandering me! Our Buddhist sect is only choosing an emperor on behalf of Heaven to quell the internal strife in the Central Plains as soon as possible. How could we possibly have such an idea that defies the world?"

Cihang Jingzhai naturally harbored such ambitions, believing in the divine right of kings and wanting Buddhism to control the succession of emperors in the Central Plains.

These things are fine to think about privately, but if brought into the open, no matter how powerful the Buddhist sect is, Fan Qinghui wouldn't dare to admit it.

Chen Hao stared at Fan Qinghui with his golden eyes and said calmly, "Whether your Buddhist sect has such thoughts or not is not important. What is important is that your Cihang Jingzhai has already done so."

"Since your Cihang Jingzhai is capable of doing something that crosses the bottom line of the Chinese nation, then you must bear the consequences after the matter is exposed."

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Chapter 203 One Move! The Four Great Buddhist Monks Annihilated

Phew~!

Fan Qinghui spat out another mouthful of blood, her face showing despair.

She naturally knew that once Chen Hao's words were spread today, the prestige and morality that Cihang Jingzhai and the Buddhist sect had worked so hard to build would all turn into a joke.

Fan Qinghui pointed at Chen Hao and smiled miserably: "Demon, enemy of Buddha! You really are a demon from beyond the realm."

As she spoke, Fan Qinghui spat out another mouthful of blood and staggered backward.

"Master...Master...Master, are you alright?" Shi Feixuan, who should have been the one being taken care of, had to force herself to calm down. She barely managed to support Fan Qinghui and said anxiously, "Master, calm down, don't let his words disturb your peace of mind!"

Shi Feixuan, who was originally as aloof as a fairy, now appeared extremely miserable, with her aura fluctuating erratically, and her "Compassionate Sword Manual" sword heart clarity realm could fall at any moment.

Although Shi Feixuan really wanted to find out if what Chen Hao said was true, she could only put those things aside for the time being after seeing Fan Qinghui's current condition.

After all, no matter what, Shi Feixuan was raised by Fan Qinghui.

"Amitabha!"

At this moment, the four great monks of Buddhism finally couldn't hold back any longer and stepped forward together, forming an arc to surround Chen Hao, and shouted angrily: "Demon! Our Buddhist sect has no grudge against you, why do you keep slandering us?"

Master Zhihui of the Tiantai School glared angrily and roared:

"It seems that our Buddhist sect must also follow the example of the Buddha today and slay you, this extraterrestrial demon, in this world."

The Fourth Patriarch of Zen Buddhism, Daoxin, echoed this sentiment:

"Today, even if we four have to risk our lives, we will leave the lives of you demons in this world."

After realizing the increasingly unfavorable situation for Buddhism and Chen Hao's hostility towards Buddhism, the four great monks of Buddhism made the same decision without prior agreement: to eliminate Chen Hao.

The winner is the king and the loser is the bandit!

Only by leaving Chen Hao's life here can the Buddhist sect minimize the impact of Chen Hao's words on the sect.

As they spoke, the four great Buddhist monks silently channeled their inner energy, preparing to attack at any moment.

Although Chen Hao noticed this, he didn't care and calmly said, "Your Buddhist sect has clearly experienced the persecution of Buddhism by two martial arts, but you are still stubborn and unchanging, and still so disgusting~々."

"shut up!"

The wise monk of the Tiantai sect roared and leaped into the air, his right hand forming a hand seal as he slapped towards Chen Hao.

A massive handprint, shimmering with golden Buddhist light and as large as a canopy, flew out from the right palm of the wise monk and pressed down on Chen Hao with unparalleled force.

The Mind-Buddha Divine Palm!

The Heart Buddha Palm, which should have been peaceful and serene, was instead filled with murderous intent when unleashed by the angry wise monk, completely losing its true meaning.

at the same time...