Chapter 5-038 Hao Tianming Zhao Xuanyuan Supreme Holy Emperor Monarch
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"This ...... These are the honorific names you came up with?" Su Ze looked at the few lists in his hand with a strange expression.
"Yes, Your Majesty the Bishop, we each thought of an honorific title...... As for which one to adopt, of course, it is up to the emperor to decide......" Jiang Daoquan replied with a respectful face. Now the attitudes of these gods have taken a 180-degree turn, and they are all honest.
"Well, you may not know that my lord never takes these false names seriously...... It's too long, so think about it......"
The corners of Su Ze's eyes twitched a little, what kind of fame is this?
The list reads: Haotian Ming Zhao Xuanyuan Supreme Holy Emperor Monarch, Clear Void Immeasurable Taiji Holy Virtue Emperor, Supreme Nine Heavens Ziwei Xuandu Divine Emperor Destiny, Nine Heavens Taishang Yanxiang Cleansing Evil Mixed Yuan Emperor Monarch, High Taixiao Protector and Blessed People Xuanwei Divine Emperor...... Wait, a total of five long, awesome-looking names.
Since yesterday's dinner, all the four divine sticks that Zhu Hongxue found have decided to worship the great god of the order. Of course, due to the traditional culture of Taoism, in the future, Si Ming cannot be directly called "Si Ming" in Taoism, and must have an official name. So, the five Taoist gods, including Zhu Hongxue, racked their brains and thought of one......
Originally, they thought that they would be able to shoot the sycophants this time, but when Su Xue saw it, he was scorched on the outside and tender on the inside.
Although as Su Xue said, Uncle Si Ming himself doesn't care about what honorific title he uses, but Su Xue cares.
Seeing them looking at each other, Su Xue said with a smile: "I said everyone, the titles you added such as Emperor and Tianzun are very suitable. However, can't we just use a more concise name like [Emperor Si Ming]?"
The five gods looked at each other, but they all looked disapproving.
The most foolish Fuquan Zijiang Daoquan represented the gods and explained to Su Ze: "Well, Your Majesty the Bishop, our situation in China is different...... The [Emperor Si Ming] you mentioned is of course very appropriate as the usual abbreviation, but if it is used as an official honorific title, it is a little inappropriate...... This, our China, due to historical reasons, the honorific titles of the gods in this are the same as the honorific titles of the emperors in the world, which are getting longer and longer...... You see, even the low-level gods of the land and the city god now have seven or eight characters of honorific titles. At the level of the great god of the order, if the number of words in the honorific title is too small, it will not show the respect of the status......"
Jiang Daoquan is worthy of being a rookie in China, but I saw that his mouth was like a hanging river and his tongue was crooked for a long time. The other gods were not idle, they quoted scriptures, talked about the past and the present, and helped on the side to provide fire support, so that Su Ze was stunned. Anyway, what they mean is that Uncle Si Ming's honorific title must not be short, if there is no honorific title of more than a dozen words, he will be embarrassed to greet people when he goes out.
"Hmm...... So......" Su Xue thought for a while, and still felt that there was some truth in the statements of the gods, whether it was Taoism or Buddhism, only if they were famous, then their full names really couldn't find a word less than ten words.
There is no way, although Su Ze feels that these titles are very tiring, but he has to follow the local customs.
"Well, I will tell my lord about these honorific names that you have in mind, and ask him to decide. Su Ze shook his head, and had to pinch his nose to admit it.
.........
He then asked, "How are your books being edited......
"This classic, we just made an outline now, you can take a look at it first......" Zhu Hongxue took out a folder and took out a few pages of printing paper.
“...... Hongmeng is opening at the beginning, and it is clear and turbid. Xuanyuan has been born for thousands of years, and Lingqi is ...... on its own" Su Xue took it and looked at it, and immediately shook his head. He was very annoyed in his heart, are these guys showing their level of ancient literature? What the hell is this ***?
Su Ze threw the printing paper in his hand on the table, frowned, and said: "No! No! Absolutely not!! who are you going to show such obscure Li......wen?
“...... Also, why do you want to join the cultivation of the Dao Fa? Please, you are making up a book for preaching, not a secret book for cultivating the truth......" Su Xue saw the back, and his face was already full of black lines.
Su Xue shook his head and rebuked in a tone of hatred that iron does not become steel: "...... It seems that until now, you have not figured out why Taoism is like this......
The gods looked at each other, so they said in unison: "Please also ask for the ...... of the crown."
"I'll talk about it briefly now......" Su Xue glanced at them and said, "...... The first is that you Taoists have never understood that for a religion, salvation is the most important thing. Yes, in the early stage of the development of Taoism, it has developed the deity that is responsible for the creation and "redemption" function - the Yuan Shi Tianzun, in the early Heavenly Master Dao, the main functions with the function of [redemption] are earth, water, and heaven. The emphasis on the Yuan Shi Tianzun mainly appeared in the Lingbao Sutra system during the Six Dynasties ......"
“...... However, the "redemptive" role of the creator god has never been implemented in all aspects of Taoist religious life. As we all know, the first role of religion is salvation, so Taoism has never matured in religion. In other words, Taoism has never developed into a full-fledged religion. Why is this? This is mainly due to the emphasis on the "Immortal Dao Decision" from the very beginning of early Taoism......"
"...... [Redemption] can attain immortality, and so can [Immortal Path]. But a closer look reveals that there is a fundamental difference between the two. The former is the realm of religion and the latter is the realm of the individual, and these two main threads are prominent in the Taoist tradition and cannot be mutually reconciled. Judging from the essence of their implications, it can even be said that these are two conflicting main lines, which are also the characteristics of Taoism......"
“...... Secondly, your Taoism has never figured out the priority of preaching and preaching...... For the public, the most important role of religion is to preach, that is, to spread faith, not to teach what cultivation is true** and alchemy...... Look at the religions in the world that teach the practice to the general public? No matter what priority there is, this is chronic suicide!"
“...... The third is that your texts are too obscure and not popular. The most excessive thing is that there is no concise and clear doctrine...... In my opinion, it is an incredible thing that Taoism can continue to this day......"
“...... Fourth, you have too many gods! yes, too many......"
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Su Ze gushed endlessly, in fact, Su Ze has been studying the shortcomings of Taoism for a long time. In the past, when he discussed the establishment of the "Eastern Holy See" on the forum, he discussed it in detail with many netizens. Therefore, it is said that the head is the Tao, and every sentence hits the point.
A few gods were drenched in a cold sweat when they heard it, although they usually thought about these questions, but they were definitely not as specific and direct as Su Xue said. Of course, this is also the authorities' obsession with bystanders, Su Ze, as an outsider, can certainly look at the problem from a more objective perspective, unlike these gods, because they are in the bureau, so they have some taboos and concerns.
After Su Xue finished speaking, the gods were stunned for a while before they showed a look of enlightenment, as if they had just woken up from a dream.
They glanced at each other, and then bowed deeply to Su Ze in unison and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your advice......"
Jiang Daoquan sighed: "...... Listening to your words is better than reading a book for ten years, and the ancients did not deceive me......"
Zhu Hongxue also said convincingly: "...... The bishop's next sentence to his heart talks about the shortcomings of Taoism...... If I am revived, my crown should be the first to ......"
Several other gods also spoke and sighed.
Seeing their appearance, Su Ze also sighed: "...... There are a lot of smart people in the world, and many people can actually see these problems when I am talking about them. It's just that, for various reasons, it was ignored. Well, now that the Great God of Destiny is here, I believe that the situation will be better in the future. These ills will be corrected from you......"
“...... Therefore, the first step is to compile a concise and concise missionary text. Then there is the clear doctrine...... For details, you refer to the "Sacred Book of Redemption" that we use now...... See also Catholic, Muslim ......"
After Su Ze pointed out a few more words, he sent these magic sticks back to compile books and code words.
At this time, Jiang Daoquan suddenly said: "Your Majesty, I have a treasure that I am going to dedicate to the emperor......
As he spoke, he took out a small and exquisite nine-story golden floating pagoda from his leather bag.
"This is ......" Su Xue was stunned when he saw it, this pagoda is clearly a Buddhist thing.
"Hehe, this is a relics pagoda, and there are fourteen real Buddha meat relics in it......" Jiang Shenzhu said triumphantly.
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Commanding the Kingdom of God.
"Si Ming, look at these names, which one do you like?" Su Xue explained what happened just now.
"Whatever...... I'm very busy, Su Ze, I want to watch the ball game, you can help me choose......" As expected, Uncle Si Ming didn't want to spend his brain on such a small issue at all, so he generously authorized Su Xue to deal with it.
Su Ze thought about it and said, "...... Okay, then this [Hao Tianming Zhao Xuanyuan Supreme Holy Emperor Monarch], what do you think?"