I Am Sanctified By Writing Books

In the folk, such people are generally called "immortals" and "masters".

There are countless people like this, relying only on ghost stories passed down by word of mouth and fabricated stories, they began to deceive the people and defraud them of money.

Wen Yan looked at Mu Tong, but Mu Tong didn't speak this time, but looked at Mr. Gong.

Mu Tong is in charge of the affairs of the ghost world, while the affairs of the common people are in charge of Mr. Gong.

Mr. Gong was in charge of the final examination of the academy's outer court, and Mr. Gong was also responsible for the academy's external work on weekdays. He knew more about the folk affairs in the capital.

Mr. Gong didn't speak immediately, but looked at the other three great scholars.

These three great Confucian scholars are respectively in charge of the auditing of the academies in Dagan and Dajun, and they have also heard about many folk affairs.

So this time, the four of them need to speak together.

Mr. Gong spoke first.

"I don't think there is any need to mention the fact that it was spread to the public so that it was discovered by the anti-race people. Let me talk about the impact of the spread to the public."

"First of all, I want to mention an example. This is an example I saw with my own eyes when I was spreading in the capital."

"On Vermilion Bird Avenue in the capital city, there is an 'immortal' who holds a white banner, wears a Taoist crown, and wears a Taoist robe. He sets up a stall to watch the sky."

"A person came forward to inquire. After the 'immortal' looked carefully, he told him that he had suffered a bloody disaster recently, that his family was in decline, that his fortune was reversed, and that there were signs of family ruin and death."

"The man was terrified and asked quickly, but the 'immortal' said that he was possessed by ghosts, and threatened that he could expel the ghosts, but only needed some money to pay tribute."

"The 'immortal' asked for a whole three taels of silver."

Hearing Mr. Gong's words, everyone was surprised.

They are all senior officials of the academy, busy on weekdays, and basically have no chance to get in touch with folk affairs. Although they have heard a little about such things, they have not deliberately learned about them.

Now that I heard this, I suddenly realized the seriousness of the matter.

A person who holds a white banner but has no Dao Qi, and can detect ghosts just by looking at his face and asking questions, must be a liar.

But even so, it is still possible to defraud money, and it is three taels of silver at a time!

Three liang of silver is not much for everyone, but for the people in the capital, it is at least one month's wages!

This is still for the people in the capital, and for the local people, three taels of silver are equal to half a year's food money!

What is certain is that such things are not uncommon in Dagan.

In a place like the capital, where the folk customs are open and the people have a lot of knowledge, there are such liars, so there is no need to say more about that place.

The other three great Confucianists spoke alone.

"I've heard of such things, but it's not just local people, there are people in remote academies who believe in this saying. Even after reading books, these Confucian scholars still think that ghosts are like this."

Another great scholar said.

"The news of the ghost world has not been spread. Even Nanjun, who has the most frequent contact with ghost cultivators, is still worried that ghosts will affect luck and possess ghosts."

"It's been like this for almost two decades."

The third person spoke.

"Twenty years ago, during the battle between the Two Realms Mountains, the number of Taoism, Buddhism and Taoism was cut in half, so that Taoism went to the mountain to retreat, and there were only a few places of Buddhism and Taoism, while swindlers sprung up like bamboo shoots after rain."

"Taoism, Buddhism, and Taoism, whose number is already very small, can't come forward to clarify, and they don't have the energy to come forward to clarify. The matter of popularizing knowledge falls on top of Confucianism and Taoism."

Mr. Gong nodded, looked at the crowd and said.

"If we can systematically disseminate the matter of ghosts cultivating the ghost world, I believe the common people will be clearer, and the fear of the ghost world will be reduced in their hearts. It is a good thing for both public and private purposes."

Someone spoke up.

"But how can the Ghost World Sutra be spread? How to avoid reverse seeding?"

Everyone fell into silence.

It is a good thing for the people to spread the news of the ghost world.

But how to avoid it is the biggest problem.

Everyone thought hard.

After a while, Wen Yan looked at Chu He and said.

"Chu He, do you have an idea?"

Chu He thought for a moment, then spoke.

"I think you are stuck in a habit."

Wen Yan's eyes lit up when she heard that Chu He really had a plan, and she continued to ask.

Chu He got up slowly and spoke.

"I remember having a debate with Mu Yingjin, a disciple of the academy's Tianjiao list, during the final examination of the Tianjiao list."

"One of the debates is the theory of official books and miscellaneous books."

The eyes of many great scholars suddenly lit up, and they already had ideas in their hearts, and they all looked at Chu He, waiting for him to continue.

"At that time, I asked, what is an authentic book and what is a miscellaneous book."

"Mu Yingjin said that cultivating Taoism and explaining the way of sages is the official book, and confusing rumors and sensationalizing the public is called miscellaneous books. The authentic books should be widely circulated, and miscellaneous books should be banned."

"I had objections at the time, the debate said."

"The official book is written by us literati, what we think and what we learn is the way of a sage."

"But should miscellaneous books be banned?"

"I do a lot of work, but not everyone can learn literature, step into Confucianism and Taoism, and become Confucian scholars, and there are very few people."

"Is it true that those people who have no money to buy books and the ability to learn books will suffer from ignorance?"

"That's the meaning of miscellaneous books."

"Attracting people's attention is a real thing, but helping more people learn characters and knowledge is also a real thing."

"What our academy does should not cut off miscellaneous books, but should be controlled reasonably. It is absolutely impossible to cut off the people's right to learn knowledge in one fell swoop."

Many great Confucian scholars could not help but nod secretly when they heard this.

Wen Yan even clapped her legs and said.

"The good ones are the good ones!"

"What my academy does is to inherit the meaning of the saint and educate the common people."

"If miscellaneous books can enable many people to understand knowledge and pass on knowledge, my academy must encourage and support it, but it also needs limitations."

"Chu He, you are really working hard for me and thinking about the people of my race. You should be learned by me and others."

At this point, everyone had fully understood Chu He's thoughts, but no one proposed it, but sat upright, waiting for Chu He to say the last sentence.

Chu He nodded and continued.

"Since miscellaneous books can spread knowledge and enable people to understand the truth, ghost world scriptures cannot be spread at will."

"Then why can't we compile a miscellaneous book based on the ghost world classics, not enter the library, not enter the royal library, and spread the people, so that everyone can understand the knowledge of the ghost world while reading the miscellaneous books?"

"In this way, the ghost world classics will be included in the bookstore, and miscellaneous books will be included in the common people, and we will not be perverted to understand our next plan. It is better to kill three birds with one stone."