"… The Chinese didn't promote their religion in Africa. They just thought that they could use their military force and advanced technology to make the locals obey them. The experience of the British Empire tells us that this is wishful thinking. If we can't get the locals to give up their local beliefs, it's only a matter of time before they rise up … "
From Memoirs of East Africa, published in 1899, Max? Thomas Samson.
Taoist Master Xing Yang, who looked less than thirty years old, sat cross-legged against the side wall of the train carriage. He placed his rifle in front of him and asked Taoist Master Daoquanzi, "Are you still alive?"
Daoist Priest Daoquanzi, who was also less than thirty years old, was sitting cross-legged on the floor of the convertible truck. He did not lean against the side wall, and his rifle was slung comfortably behind his back. He handed a cigarette to Taoist Priest Xing Yang and lit one for himself. Then, he said, "People from Dragon Tiger Mountain don't live such a short life."
If it had been half a month ago, Daoquan Zi's words would undoubtedly have triggered the emotions of the factions within the Dao Sect. Taoist Master Xing Yang only smiled. With trembling hands, he started smoking the "Golden Leaf" brand of cigarettes produced in Madagascar. This was a gift from a local comrade when the ship first arrived at the Madagascar Province in the western frontier of China. The mellow and silky taste of the Mozambican tobacco made the two Taoist priests who had just finished a battle squint their eyes slightly.
After a while, Daoist Master Xing Yang's hands finally stopped shaking so badly. He said to Daoquan Zi, "I never expected the rifle to vibrate so violently and have such a strong recoil."
Daoquan Zi was still sitting cross-legged. This position allowed him to get up and join the battle at any time. Hearing Daoist Xingyang's words, Daoquan Zi smiled slightly. "That's because your Dragon Gate Sect's people are too pretentious. They are only willing to lower their heads when His Majesty reorganizes the Dao Sect. Our Dragon Tiger Mountain has long sought refuge with His Majesty. People like me who preach in the Western Region Province are probably always armed. Every month, there would be a drill. If you train well for three months, you won't be like this when you pick up a gun. "
Although what he said was true, Daoquan Zi was obviously very insistent on his identity as a righteous Taoist. This made Taoist Xing Yang, who was sent by the Quanzhen Dragon Sect, unhappy. He put out his cigarette, straightened his back and said, "His Majesty said that revolutions only distinguish between real and fake, regardless of the order. Now that the Dao Sect is cleaning up, all the sects want to restore the origin of Laozi's' morality ', could it be that the righteous sects want to put on airs and talk about seniority? "
In terms of seniority, the Righteous Sect that originated from the Celestial Master Sect was indeed older than the Quanzhen Sect. However, up until now, the Quanzhen Dragon Sect's strength and influence were stronger. Therefore, Taoist Master Xing Yang had every right to be unhappy with Zhang Yingchen's performance.
Daoist Quanzi was not unhappy with Daoist Xingyang's rebuttal. Along the way, he and Taoist Priest Xing Yang had argued with many people. A small rebuttal like that was nothing. Daoquan Zi also sat up straight and said seriously, "The current leader of the world's Taoist sects is not our Dragon Tiger Mountain's righteous sect, nor is it the Quanzhen Dragon Tiger Sect, nor is it the North and South Mao Mountain. The current leader of the world's Taoist sects is His Majesty Vézé … "
Daoist Master Xing Yang completely agreed with Daoquan Zi's judgment. His Majesty Vézé was not only the Emperor, he was also a person with shocking knowledge and powerful means. Other dynasties would confer titles on the Taoist sects, but the Min dynasty gathered the Taoist sects for a meeting. Using the country's Great Archives and Great Library as the foundation, they cooperated with each other. Through a large amount of text search and compilation work, on the basis of materialism and reality, the history of the Taoist sects for the past two thousand years was sorted out.
The popularity and development of mysticism mostly depended on illusory things. After the history of the Taoist sects was sorted out, all the mysterious colors on the Taoist sects were stripped away. Facing the group of Taoist disciples, His Majesty Vézé asked a question, "Are you going to continue as the successor of the Taoist sects? Or are you going to be annihilated by me as a feudal Taoist sect? "
Later on, in the "First Taoist general assembly" recorded by the Taoist sects, the Taoist sects made a "resolution on several major issues in the history of the Taoist sects". The general assembly also made a resolution on the future development of the Taoist sects, the "Letter to All Taoist Friends".
In the "Letter to All Taoist Friends", it was stated that the Taoist sects would no longer use the name "Taoist". Other than that, the Taoist sects stated that as the followers of China's pre-Qin philosopher and scientist, Laozi, the disciples of the Taoist sects should talk about science, learn science, and use science. They were against all feudal superstitions and all kinds of feudal Taoist sects. They were to carry forward the materialistic tradition of the Taoist sects and be practical and realistic disciples.
The Min dynasty spared no effort in attacking the feudal Taoist sects. Since the Taoist sects were willing to be upright, His Majesty Vézé naturally gave them a way out. However, His Majesty Vézé did not just beat them up, the Taoist sects also received some benefits. Under the propaganda of the state, the order of appearance of the "Buddhist beads" and the "flowing beads" of the Taoist sects and the difference between the two were clarified. The "Muslim" title that the Mongolians forced the disciples of the Taoist sects to give up was returned to the Taoist sects.
After the Taoist sects returned all the authority to the government and took the initiative to get rid of the black sheep and the fake Taoist priests who had sneaked into the Taoist sects, the Taoist sects came up with a new organizational model. Patriotism and the party were placed before the Three Pure Ones. The Taoist sects held a national conference every year and elected a national committee every five years. They cooperated with the government in the West Province and further northwest of the West Province to build Taoist temples in Europe and South America.
If all of these could be summed up in one sentence, it would be "obeying the orders of His Majesty Vézé". Daoquan Zi's words only described the current situation of the Taoist sects. Whether it was Daoquan Zi or Daoist Xing Yang, their goals were the same.
Daoquan Zi continued, "I know that you published an article against the creation of the God of Personality and wanted to restore the Taoist sects to their original state. Being appreciated by His Majesty made the old guys in the Taoist sects unhappy. That's why they sent you to Africa to 'render meritorious service'. "
Daoist Xing Yang smiled bitterly. That article was indeed his sincere understanding of the Taoist sects. However, this kind of understanding itself had the intention of completely changing the Taoist sects' way of thinking. It was not a big deal for a young Taoist priest who was not even thirty years old to write such an arrogant article. However, this article was praised by His Majesty. Other than being sent to the frontline of Africa to render meritorious service, Daoist Xing Yang really did not know what other possibilities there were.
"Your article was very well written, I like it very much. However, that's only meaningful when discussing it with people like His Majesty Vézé. When we go to Africa and face a group of natives, they definitely won't understand what you're saying. In a place like this, they don't need a God who opposes the God of Personality, but you. You have to be very good at pretending to be mysterious. "Daoquan Zi frankly expressed his opinion to Daoist Xing Yang.
Daoist Xing Yang listened quietly. Previously, Zhang Yingchen did not say something like this, and Daoist Xing Yang only thought about it from the side. Now that Zhang Yingchen pointed to the core, Daoist Xing Yang had a deeper understanding of the shrewdness of people's hearts.
Now that His Majesty Vézé was the number one person in the Taoist sects, if Daoist Xing Yang did not complete the mission in East Africa, it would mean that his eloquence was far greater than his ability. In the Min dynasty, where the capable people were the most, this was not a good thing.
If Daoist Xing Yang completed the mission in East Africa well, a guy who was good at pretending to be mysterious advocating against the God of Personality … it sounded a little too ridiculous.
At least from the current situation, regardless of whether Daoist Xing Yang succeeded or failed, the result was that he would have to shut up. Even before he shut up in the future, he would not have the chance to speak in the core region of Asia.
Looking at Daoist Xing Yang's changing expression, Daoquan Zi laughed. "I say, you don't have to be so anxious. Actually, I have high hopes for you. Fellow Daoist, let's work together and open up a big business in East Africa. In the future, not only will we be able to enter Europe from East Africa, there's a high chance that we can build our Taoist Sect's African Knighthood. When that time comes, we'll return to Asia and wipe out those muddle-headed and incompetent old fellows, establishing the glorious future of our Taoist sects! "
Listening to Daoquan Zi's impassioned description, Daoist Xing Yang did not show a happy expression. After thinking for a moment, he asked in a calm tone, "Taoist Knighthood … Are we going to kill our way back to seize power?"
"Of course we can't let those old fellows torment us like that …" Daoquan Zi said unhappily. Those with ambition could indeed treat Africa as an opportunity, but there were not many who came to Africa voluntarily. East Africa, which was considered a barren land, was filled with darkness everywhere …
"Darkness … Taoist Knighthood … Wahaha …" Daoquan Zi first widened his eyes, then burst into laughter. He imagined a Taoist Knighthood formed by tall and strong black uncles, wearing a knight's robe embroidered with the Eight Trigrams, revealing their snow-white teeth when they smiled. The contrast between black and white, complementing the Eight Trigrams …
"Wahaha … Haha …" Daoquan Zi laughed as he punched the floor of the train carriage. The elegant, calm, and long history of Taoist sects, a group of uncivilized black people. The combination of the two seemed so absurd. Other than laughing, Daoquan Zi had no other way to express it. However, he knew very well that this was probably the only path for Daoquan Zi and the others in the future.
"Dong … Dong … Dong …" The sound of a rifle butt smashing was heard from the carriage, followed by someone shouting angrily, "You in the carriage, stop laughing, we're about to fight! If you laugh again, come down and laugh under the carriage. Don't delay the war! "
Daoquan Zi was considered a person with self-control. He managed to hold back his laughter. His red face had two streaks of tears. However, Daoist Xing Yang did not laugh. He only handed a handkerchief to Daoquan Zi.
After wiping their faces, the two of them supported each other to stand up. They carried their rifles and leaned against the side of the open carriage to look into the distance. There were many corpses lying on the ground in the distance. These corpses were the work of the warriors on the train not long ago. In front of the locomotive was another locomotive that was used for inspection. In front of the locomotive, the warriors were moving away the stones piled on the tracks.
Perhaps they saw that the stones on the tracks would soon be unable to stop the train from moving forward, the enemies that had retreated once again launched their attack. Daoquan Zi heard an indescribable chanting coming from the enemy's formation. Even though there were many people chanting, he could not hear it clearly due to the distance. However, the chanting style sounded too sorrowful to Daoquan Zi.
He swiftly reloaded the clip and reloaded the rifle. After that, Daoquan Zi kicked all the empty shells on the floor of the carriage to a corner. This was to prevent them from slipping and falling during the battle.
"I don't know if those black people know the Dao Sect. However, I don't think they have a chance in this lifetime, "Daoquan Zi said to Daoist Xing Yang.
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