First, she temporarily lived in the Wude Palace, and Princess Yongjia asked her to inquire why Her Majesty wanted to investigate the temple in Chang'an.

It is very difficult to reduce the number of temples, Li Shimin sat in the Ganlu Hall and listened to Fang Xuanling's narration, the entire Chang'an perimeter has been until the Qinling Mountains, and now there are 500 temples and more than 20,000 monks.

These monks do not need to pay taxes and do not need to farm.

Fang Xuanling continued: "Many people have a lot of words about the inspection of the temple in Dali Temple this time, and several monks have gathered. ”

Li Shimin's expression was solemn, "I just tried it out and came to such a big reaction?" ”

Fang Xuanling nodded slightly, this is indeed the case now.

A monk can often lead many families, and most of them are powerful families.

In these years, compared with ordinary people, there are still powerful people who move around more with Buddhism.

Feng Ang is already on his way to Chang'an, so he doesn't need to care too much about Lingnan's affairs at the moment.

I thought I would investigate the situation of the Buddhist family first, but before I could do it, it attracted so much opposition.

"I haven't thought about dismantling the temple yet, so are these people going to stand up against me first?" Li Shimin's expression was very bad.

Fang Xuanling took out a piece of music and said, "Your Majesty, this is the situation that Dali Temple has found out these days. ”

Li Shimin looked at this recital, there are more than 20,000 monks, and if these monks are united, it will be an army of 20,000.

Wherever it is placed, it is a force that even the Wei Mansion does not dare to underestimate.

Compared to the only hundreds of guards in Li Zheng's village.

The threat of these monks is too great.

I never thought that the monks of the Tang Dynasty had reached this point.

Believe in the Buddha but not in the Son of Heaven.

Li Shimin said in a low voice: "Xuanling, what do you think of the affairs of the Buddhist family?" ”

Fang Xuanling replied: "The Buddhist family has more than 10,000 incense burns a year, and there are more and more believers, if it is not controlled, it may become a big disaster." ”

Li Shimin asked Wang Ding, "What about the green sparrow." ”

Wang Ding also said: "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness King Wei will go to Jingyang early in the morning. ”

"Prepare your car and drive, and I will also go to Jingyang for a walk."

"Whoa."

Li Shimin's action began.

In the middle and late Tang Dynasty, Chang'an became the economic center of the world.

It has also become the most prosperous soil of Buddhism

Nor can it be killed with a stick, and it is evil.

But there are pros and cons to everything.

By the middle of the Tang Dynasty, Buddhism was even more prosperous than in the past.

There are even monks from the Wa Kingdom who came to Chang'an to be officials, and they have become distinguished guests?

Li Longji's mind only has three thousand golden brilliance and a harem.

Statecraft and faith are two different things.

If it is mixed up, there is no so-called capable person.

It's all up to God's eyes.

What bullshit Buddha, what bullshit mercy.

Li Tai was also a little flustered now, "Li Zheng, let you say monk, now that things are getting bigger and bigger." ”

Xu Jingzong, who was sitting on the side, said: "His Royal Highness King Wei don't be in a hurry first, maybe there is room for relaxation in the matter." ”

Li Shimin came to the horse circle, stood outside the house and heard the discussion in the house, and stopped to listen to their conversation.

Fang Xuanling also signaled Dahu not to make a noise first.

"Li Zhengdu is about to burn his eyebrows, how can you still have the leisure to read."

Li Zheng was eating dried fruits and holding the book in his hand and said, "What are you anxious about?" ”

"What am I anxious about? The loess is going to be buried in the heavenly spirit cover, what do you say I'm anxious about? Li Tai said anxiously: "Li Zheng, it's not me who is alarmist, you offended the five surnames, you offended Confucianism, and now the Buddhists have also offended you, and now the people of Buddhism and the children of Confucianism are planning to join forces against you." ”

"Hmm." Li Zheng nodded, "His Royal Highness King Wei, if I didn't say it, I really didn't know that I could make such a big move." ”

"You're still complacent, aren't you?" Li Tai's surprised tone was a little higher.

Xu Jingzong whispered, "County Marquis, if we don't take a step back first. ”

"Stand out." Li Zheng said immediately.

"But the Buddhists are under the banner of mercy for the common people, and if the temple is abolished, it will be disrespectful to the Buddha."

Li Zheng said to Xu Jingzong: "What kind of mercy for the people in the world, what bullshit merits are immeasurable, there really must be a fucking Buddha, how many people died in the drought in the second year of Zhenguan, how many people died in the frost in the third year of Zhenguan, when the world was in chaos and changed to eat, where was their Buddha?" ”

"It's all bullshit!"

Li Zheng scolded loudly.

Li Shimin, who was standing outside the house, could hear it clearly.

Back in the early days of the rebellion at the end of the Sui Dynasty, the battlefield was full of corpses, and there was no Buddha who came to purify sentient beings.

Xu Jingzong comforted: "County marquis, don't be so excited first. ”

Li Zheng said to Li Tai: "I don't believe in Buddhism, I don't believe in any heavenly gods, heaven and earth are not benevolent, and all things are dogs!" There has never been anything that conforms to the destiny of heaven, if you want to live, if you want to pass it on from generation to generation, you have to fight with the sky, God has never had mercy on us, smallpox, snow, drought, flood, disaster after disaster are all carried down by us mortals again and again, and we mortals have to give our lives to God, and everyone in the world will die. ”

Li Tai listened to Li Zheng's words, and his mind was shaken.

Li Shimin listened to Li Zheng's words, his fists clenched, and his heart was boiling.

How have you survived all these years?

It's not like gritting your teeth and coming over step by step.

The Turks are approaching, droughts, locusts, snowstorms.

If the Buddha was really compassionate, why did so many human lives turn a blind eye?

Li Shimin turned around and left, his steps a lot firmer.

Fang Xuanling stepped forward and asked in a low voice, "Your Majesty has not seen Li Zheng?" ”

"No need to see you."

Walking out of Jingyang Village, Li Shimin stopped when he was about to get into the carriage and said, "Xuan Ling, you go and check if there are monks from those temples who are trying to win over the powerful everywhere to make a noise. ”

"Your Majesty's Meaning ......"

Fang Xuanling looked at Li Shimin with some uneasiness, could it be that His Majesty is really going to do it?

Li Shimin's voice was low, "I can allow Buddhism to exist, but I don't allow them to make waves. ”

"Whoa!"

Fang Xuanling understood what Li Shimin meant, Buddhism can exist, but those who want to commit chaos may not be able to stay.

Li Tai went back, and Xu Jingzong also went to Chang'an to inquire about the situation outside.

Li Yifu said to Li Zheng anxiously: "County Marquis, there are many monks outside, asking the County Marquis to revise the White Snake Biography. ”

"These bald asses really don't give up." Li Zheng said with a smile: "Li Yifu, do you say that the incense money of the Buddha Gate is less, and I, Li Zheng, deserve to apologize?" ”

"This ......" Li Yifu looked at Li Zheng's smile and was shocked.

It was the first time to see Li Zheng smiling like this, and he didn't know how to talk, Li Yifu hurriedly said, "I'm going to drive that group of monks away." ”

After saying that, Li Yifu hurried to the entrance of the village, and this time Li Zheng was really angry.

Li Zheng is thirteen years old this year, and it is the first time he has seen such a cold smile on the face of a thirteen-year-old child.

Back in his room, Li Zheng took out a book from the system library and wrote down a few materials according to the records on it.

"Big Tiger." Li Zheng shouted.

Dahu hurriedly walked into the house, "What will Zhonglang command?" ”

Li Zheng handed the thing in his hand to Dahu, "According to the materials on this, take a thousand catties of each." ”

Dahu looked at Li Zheng's thing and was curious, "saltpeter, coal, sulfur...... What is Zhonglang going to do with these? ”

Li Zheng interrupted him, "Don't ask me what I'm going to do with it, just take it." ”