Chapter 320: The Spread of Buddhism to the West?

God is the Buddha Emperor!

There are so many emperors who worship Buddha in history, how many of them ended well? Let's just say that Xiao Yan, Emperor Wu of Liang, who sacrificed himself to enter the temple as a slave four times-

This goods in the early days of the emperor not long ago, even in the winter to get up five more to correct the chapter, and this goods also widely admonished, reuse talented people, and at the same time advocate thrift, the history books say that he "a crown for three years, a two years", is really thrifty to the point of picking the door.

In comparison, he often can't go to court, he goes out of the palace to hang out when he has nothing to do, he pays attention to four dishes and one soup for every meal, and all the clothes he wears and uses are exquisite and not luxurious, although he is not good at sending women by Daming Lake, but even if the palace maid is placed in the future generations, he can be regarded as a school-level beauty, Zhao Huan should feel blushing!

But it shouldn't be, maybe it's because the emperor is too long and too diligent to be tired, Xiao Yan doesn't know what crazy he is, he became interested in Buddhism inexplicably, and in his later years, he built temples on a large scale, developed and monks, and even sordied his ordination four times, went to the temple as a temple slave, and the civil and military officials had to spend a lot of money to redeem it from the temple.

What's even more fucking up is that Xiao Yan not only believes in Buddhism, but he is also more pious than ordinary monks - abstinent and vegetarian, not close to women, generous to others, and put down the butcher's knife.

Basically, it's what the emperor should do, and he doesn't do it at all.

Under the demonstration effect of Xiao Yan's teasing four times to sell himself as a slave, the people dedicated their property and fields to the monks, so that the Liang Empire was rich not in the imperial court but in the temple, and the national strength of the Liang Dynasty gradually declined, and finally ended up with "480 temples in the Southern Dynasty, how many buildings are in the smoke and rain".

There is such an example in front, Zhao Huan, who has been an emperor for two lifetimes, naturally cannot believe in Buddhism, not only does he not believe it, but he also plans to borrow some money from the Buddha.

"Isn't your household short of copper?"

Zhao Huan snorted coldly and said: "Zhou Shizong once said: The Buddha said that the body is delusional, and the benefit of others is urgent. So that its true body is still there, profitable in the world, still want to cut off, besides, this bronze statue, how can it be a pity to give the literary network

Zhuang Chengyi immediately understood what Zhao Huan said about borrowing money from the Buddha.

Speaking from his heart, Zhuang Chengyi also wished that Zhao Huan would come to a good show of martial arts to destroy the Buddha, so that those who became monks and became thieves would go back to farming and working. But then again, there is such a thing as destroying Buddhas...... It's so good!

Emperor Taiwu of Wei and Emperor Wu of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, the two so-called martial sects, destroyed Buddhism in order to prove that they were not "Hu", so they made Buddhism "Hujiao", and then by suppressing "Hujiao" and favoring "Confucianism and Taoism", in order to prove that they were not "Hu people".

Tang Wuzong's martial sect destroyed the Buddha, but it has nothing to do with "Hu" or "Hu". And Zhou Shizong's reason for destroying the Buddha is the same as Tang Wuzong's, everyone is for money - if there is copper, there is money, and there is a lot of copper in the temple.

However, the crux of the matter is, what does this have to do with you, the official of the Great Song Dynasty? Do you need to prove that you are not Hu? Or are you short of money?

So Zhuang Chengyi asked with a confused face: "The official family is the son of the Han family, and he doesn't need to prove that he is not Hu, and there is no shortage of money in the inner money, how can he prepare to destroy the Buddha?" ”

was asked by Zhuang Chengyi, and Zhao Huan was suddenly a little confused.

How did this old horseman's head grow? What about the groove in the head?

Who said they were going to destroy the Buddha?

!

I plan to borrow money from the Buddha, how can I destroy the Buddha?

"I never said I wanted to destroy the Buddha."

Zhao Huan glared at Zhuang Chengyi, and then said with a smile: "I just heard that the body poison Buddhism is weak, and I also remembered that Master Sanzang had poisoned himself to retrieve the Buddhist scriptures, so I thought if I could go to the Western Regions by some of my great monks in the Great Song Dynasty to promote the Dharma with body poison?" So, is it a good talk? ”

At this moment, not only Zhuang Chengyi understood, but even Fang Zi'an, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, also understood-I said how to call me, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, into the palace, and the co-author is to distribute a group of bald donkeys, and my Ministry of Rites will issue documents?

Then Fang Zi'an bowed down and said, "The Ministry of Rites can give customs clearance documents." ”

Fang Zi'an even thought about what to write on the customs clearance document - these bald donkeys belong to the Great Song Dynasty, either let them pass, or I, the Great Song Emperor, will bring troops over.

Of course, this must be written elegantly, and it must appear cultured, and it cannot be so straightforward, after all, he has a knife in his hand, and he must pay attention to a skill in speaking, and he can't sharpen the knife to put it on the neck of the person as soon as he comes up.

Then Zhuang Chengyi summed it up and felt that this matter had to be done.

After all, those bald donkeys don't produce, and they don't pay taxes, and the treasury is so empty that they can run horses. Now that the officials want to get these bald donkeys out, can the land be distributed to the people?

The people have to pay taxes for farming, and even if the tax money is small, it is estimated that they can buy a few cats and let them catch mice in the treasury.

Then, Zhuang Chengyi and Fang Zi'an set their eyes on He Ji together.

As soon as He Ji saw Zhuang Chengyi and Fang Zi'an's eyes, he secretly screamed that it was not good-Lao Tzu has worked so hard to play the wooden man, and he is still being targeted by the two of you!

Sure enough, as He Ji expected, after Zhuang Chengyi and Fang Zi'an glanced at each other, Zhuang Chengyi bowed to Zhao Huan and bowed: "Qiguan family, the minister thinks that the matter of finding the Buddha to borrow copper can be handed over to Commander He." ”

He Ji naturally heard the subtext in Zhuang Chengyi's words - anyway, the reputation of the Imperial City Division is already stinky enough, as the so-called debts are too much, you don't have to worry about lice and itching, now let you go to the Buddha to borrow money, just to be able to pick out the official family and his old man together with the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Households, which can be regarded as a merit for you.

Then He Ji bowed down and said: "Kick off the official family, and the ministers are willing to go." ”

However, Zhao Huan shook his head and said, "Why bother? ”

After finishing speaking, Zhao Huan turned his head and instructed Wuxin when He Ji, Zhuang Chengyi and others were confused: "Proposed edict, I have heard, Zhou Shizong once said: The Buddha said that the body is delusional, and the benefit of the person is urgent. So that his true body is still there, and he is profitable in the world, and he still wants to cut it off, and I think so.

It decrees that all Buddhist temples, temples, nunnery, etc., in the world, shall not accept contributions, shall not rent land, and shall not cast the golden bodies of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas in copper, and shall pay taxes with the common people. Violators will be judged as sins of disrespecting the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas. ”

"In addition, all the Buddhist temples, temples, nunnery, etc., in the world, can choose the great monks to go to Bianjing, and I want to choose those who are advanced in Buddhism to pass on the Buddha, and go to the Western Regions to spread the Buddha with poison."

After bowing down unintentionally, Zhao Huan turned his head and said to Fang Zi'an: "This year's ferry hasn't been sent yet, right?" Let's reduce it by 1% first. ”