During the reign of the former emperor Guo Rong, he once carried out a campaign to exterminate Buddhism with great fanfare.

Guo Rong said: "Don't be suspicious of destroying the Buddha. Fu Buddha, with good Taoism, Gou Zhi good, Si Feng Buddha. Is the bronze statue called Buddha? And I heard that the Buddha is benefiting people, although the leader is still willing to give. If I can help the people, it is not a pity. “

Only the key Buddhist temples that the emperor of the previous dynasty had given plaques were left, and the rest of the temples were all destroyed, prohibiting monks and nuns privately, prohibiting monks and laymen from sacrificing themselves, and issuing an edict to destroy the bronze Buddha statue to mint money.

In addition, the conditions for monks are strictly restricted, and they must be able to recite more than a certain number of Buddhist scriptures and obtain the consent of the elders before they can become monks, otherwise they will commit crimes.

And prohibit all the "self-harming generosity" (cutting off hands and feet, burning the face with hot oil, etc.) of Buddhists in the past.

In the end, 30,336 Buddhist temples were abolished, and more than 61,200 monks and nuns were returned.

There are only 2,000 monasteries left in the country.

When Guo Zongxun leveled the Daomen and turned his eyes to the Buddhist Gate, he was surprised to find that it was obviously inappropriate to use the destruction of the Buddha to evaluate the political achievements of his father.

Guo Rong only banned the indiscriminate construction of monasteries, forbade monks and nuns to shave their ordination without permission, and banned the indiscriminate construction of monasteries, and the number was huge, 30,000 temples......

How big the whole territory of the Great Zhou is, Guo Zongxun, who has a full understanding of the territory of China, knows it.

The current territory of the Great Zhou Dynasty is not good to say, that is, the area of several provinces in the Chinese territory.

In these places, 30,000 temples were banned, and it is conceivable that if Guo Rong had not banned the Buddha, Buddhism would have developed into a situation without restrictions.

Saying that they are rampant seems to be disrespectful to Buddhism, but Guo Zongxun feels that it is polite to say that they are rampant.

There are still 2,000 temples in the territory of the Great Zhou, which is still too much in Guo Zongxun's opinion.

At least another 1,800 will be cut.

"The ban on Buddhism movement cannot be stopped, I said that Buddhism has not come to me for a long time, I originally thought they were afraid, but now it seems that their small life is still very leisurely."

Guo Zongxun decided to do something about Buddhism.

First understand the Taoist and Buddhist gates, and then turn your head to deal with the biggest umbrella of those families, Confucianism.

"Isn't there a group of veterans who have just come down from the guard division, and they have been trained for a while to be scattered by me, and the temples in the Great Zhou Dynasty will be thoroughly investigated. How many people of the Great Zhou Dynasty have become tenants of Buddhism. ”

"The minions obey."

Winter in the north is coming, and goose feathers and snow cover the entire Kaifeng? Guo Zongxun deals with government affairs every day? My favorite place to visit is the highest place in the entire palace, the rooftop.

Looking at the snowy city of Kaifeng? Exceptionally beautiful, but Guo Zongxun didn't come to see the snow scene? He knows? In the middle of the year? The most difficult period for the people of the north has arrived.

"Send an edict to let the household department send people down to verify the living conditions of the people in winter, and immediately organize disaster relief when the disaster is discovered? The department sent someone to find cotton seeds for me? In the coming year, large-scale planting of rice, wheat, and cotton with high yields will begin. ”

There is no cotton in the territory of Dazhou, Guo Zongxun has already sent someone to find it before? However, he still did not give up, cotton is indispensable for winter cold.

No cotton? Then look for it.

"Wei Banban, send Jinyi Guard, go to the Tianzhu area, find the cotton for me, no matter what method you use, you must bring the cotton seeds back to me, and the rest of the local specialties, related to people's livelihood, can be brought back to me."

"The minions obey."

Wei Zhongxian's Dongchang and Jinyiwei are now being used by Guo Zongxun as a panacea, and what others can't do, all of them are handed over to Jinyiwei.

Yue Fei led the army to conquer the Northern Han Dynasty in winter, saying that the grain and grass were well prepared, but the winter clothes for the cold were extremely lacking.

This is also the reason why Guo Zongxun is in a hurry to find cotton seeds.

"How long has Yue Feibing besieged Taiyuan City?"

"Your Majesty, Marshal Yue has led the army to besiege Taiyuan for half a month."

Since Han Zhao shot and killed the Northern Han general Jiang Xizhong in front of the formation, the Great Zhou army has never encountered decent resistance in the southern part of the Northern Han Dynasty, and soon, the Great Zhou army surrounded Taiyuan.

The first emperor Guo Rong once besieged Taiyuan, but finally retreated, giving the Northern Han a chance to survive.

This time, Guo Zongxun was determined to completely include the Northern Han Dynasty in the territory of the Great Zhou.

"Your Majesty, Xu Guangqi, the secretary of the department, asks to see you."

"Let Xu Guangqi wait in the imperial study, and I will go over after I go to greet my mother."

Since Fu Yanqing, the king of Wei, returned to Beijing, the Empress Dowager Fu Jinhuan's mood has improved a lot, and her cooperation with Guo Zongxun has become more and more tacit in the affairs of the court.

These are all influenced by Fu Yanqing.

Fu Yanqing told Fu Jinhuan that the Fu family was able to survive several dynasties and still stand, relying on the trust and promotion of the Lord and the loyalty of the Fu family.

Fu Yanqing's words are very real:

"In the old man's view, the change of dynasties is either the time of the day, or the people, Taizu established the Great Zhou, accounting for the time of the day, Taizu's wisdom is to pass the throne to the emperor and not to Li Chongjin or Zhang Yongde, because compared with Li Chongjin and Zhang Yongde, the first emperor has more eloquence and strategy of the Son of Heaven."

"So far, the Fu family has not produced a figure who can compare with the previous emperor, and there is no genius who can control the court at His Majesty's age, so the best choice for the Fu family so far is to be a loyal minister and wait for the opportunity."

"Now, the time is all in the present majesty, although the people and aspects are insufficient, but this is not an opportunity for our Fu family to have the ability to go further, for our Fu family, we have no time, no land, and no people, so we must not have any thoughts."

"Li Yun of Chang'an is an example, thinking that he had seventy or eighty thousand soldiers in his hands, he wanted to rebel and stand on his own, but Li Yun was directly killed by His Majesty, and the Li family was completely defeated.

With Fu Yanqing in charge of the court, the life of the little emperor and the queen mother was relatively easy.

Fu Jinhuan originally didn't have much ambition, but now she is the queen mother, and she doesn't understand things in terms of government affairs, her father is back, and she has the backbone, and she can go out of the palace from time to time to go home to relax, so she can settle down and enjoy the scenery of the queen mother.

Guo Zongxun came to Yanfu Palace and asked Fu Jinhuan for peace, and the mother and son had a warm conversation.

"The mourning family heard that coal was found in Huaizhou, if it can be transported to Kaifeng, the emperor should not forget to send more to the Wei Palace, which can be regarded as a piece of filial piety to his father."

"Queen Mother, don't worry, not only my grandfather will send it, but even my aunt's place, I have made special arrangements."

"Let the emperor bother."

"The queen mother is so polite to the child, but it makes the child feel uneasy."

After returning from Yanfu Palace, Guo Zongxun met with Xu Guangqi, the secretary of the department, in the imperial study.

"Your Majesty, Song Shilang not only found a coal mine that is convenient for mining in Huaizhou, but also successfully tested explosives......