Walking along the corridor of twists and turns, holding a stack of music in his hand, it was a government affairs approved by the Son of Heaven, and it needed to be passed down for disposal.

Fan Zhen was dressed in purple clothes, with a good posture, but his face was stiff, his expression was solemn, and he was extremely majestic. is nearly forty years old, and Fan Zhen is becoming more and more "old-fashioned" temperament, or because he is in a high position and divides power, he has more constraints and requirements for his own actions.

The footsteps seemed a little hurried, step by step, driving the clothes, just like Fan Zhen's always anxious character, provoked his side, and Wang Pude followed step by step. Compared with Fan Qian, Wang Pu's bearing looks obviously much more energetic, and the young gentleman is nothing more than that.

Glancing at the young man in the scarlet robe beside him, Fan Zhen inevitably felt some envy and jealousy in his heart. He has been in the office since the Later Tang Dynasty, and in this turbulent change, he has gone through three dynasties and six generations, until he met Liu Chengyou, and he was able to accumulate thick and thin, govern the country, write history and revise the law, and exert his ability. and in the phase, life ambitions can be first revealed.

And Wang Pu, before the year of establishment, when he met the system, he would be a scholar and the first, if it were not for Wang Pu, he would be the champion. When you enter the office, you will meet the Ming monarch, be a close minister, and often discuss military affairs. There are more talented people in the imperial court, and fewer strong ministers are rising, but Wang Pu is obviously a big step higher than others.

Seeing that Wang Pu was a little cramped, Fan Zhen slowed down, thought about it, and said: "Qi Wu, Your Majesty has always attached importance to your talents, and the Buddhist temple supervision system, I think you will have to worry a lot, supplemented by the old man." ”

Hearing Fan Zhen say this, Wang Pu was a little puzzled, and arched his hand to express humility: "If there is a minister, how dare the lower officials do anything." "The Criminal Code of the Great Han Dynasty" is still out of the hands of the public, and the rules and regulations are ......"

Without waiting for Wang Pu to finish speaking, Fan Zhen answered: "You also know the rules and regulations, and it doesn't take much energy, you just need to prescribe the right medicine, take measures according to the situation, and consider it thoroughly." ”

After a pause, Fan Zhen said again: "The matter of 'destroying the Buddha' will not last long, and it is about to end. This matter is the great plan of His Majesty and the imperial court, and it must not have a beginning and an end, and a proper end thereafter is on the basis of this normative system. This time to destroy the Buddha, the best people up and down, are all loyal and daring ministers who follow Your Majesty, Your Majesty wants you and me to contribute. However, the old man also knows that His Majesty wants to refine your qualifications......"

"Is Xianggong too worried?" Hearing his words, Wang Pu still had a gentle smile on the corner of his mouth. His words, translated as, Fan Xianggong, you may be thinking too much!

"It's been two years since Qi Wu entered the court!" Seeing this, Fan Zhen suddenly changed the topic.

Wang Pu nodded, his eyes were very clear: "The Mid-Autumn Festival system in the first year of Qianyou has been more than two years now!" ”

Stopped, sat with Wang Pu in a corner of the palace pavilion, Fan Zhen looked at the palace from afar, and said: "Now in the imperial court, the old ministers have retired, the power belongs to the center, and the positions of the ministries and departments are still ***** the public. Since the advent of His Majesty, he has been forging ahead, practicing reform, and selecting talents and talents, and you and I are among them. Although some talents have been selected for the two-year system and the permanent promotion, compared with the situation in the DPRK and China, there is still a lack of successors. These situations, with your Wang Qiwu's insight, must be able to see a few points. ”

"As a bystander, the old man can also see that His Majesty has high hopes for you. In time, there will be a seat on your side in the government hall......"

After a discussion, Wang Pu was silent for a while, and then he slowly got up and saluted to Fan Zheng: "Thank you, thank you!" ”

Immediately, he bowed solemnly in the direction of the Chongzheng Palace.

Fan Zhen's remarks seem to be a bit of a fool in order to make trouble with Wang Pu......

Seeing Wang Pu's reaction, Fan Zhen stroked his beard, and there was an extra smile on his stiff face, with an expression of "children can be taught".

After chatting for a while, Fan took the lead and returned to the political hall, and now Fan Xianggong has become the backbone of the political hall, shouldering current affairs, with increasing authority and prestige.

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Autumn to winter, as the weather gets cooler, the animals put away their claws, the imperial court also gradually rests the big politics, before and after the four months of the "rectification of the Buddha's law", in the third year of the winter solstice of Qianyou, by the emperor issued an edict, the center announced, officially ended.

In this campaign to rectify and destroy the Buddhas, a total of 33,730 Buddhist temples of all sizes were abolished, about 230,000 people were released, and more than 7,000 people who had violated the law were arrested.

As for goods, food, and the like, the immediate benefits that can be seen are more abundant. As the lion's share of this gluttonous feast, there are tens of millions of catties of copper imported to Tokyo, as for gold, silver, money and grain, there is no calculation, in short, it is a wave of fattening, and the huge dividends of exterminating Buddha that have been imported into Tokyo have already made a group of courtiers feel at ease. Although, there are always people gossiping about "tyranny" and "harshness", for this reason, Wu Desi has taught his generation to be a man.

After this change, there were only more than 3,000 monasteries left in the Han Dynasty, and less than 60,000 monks and nuns were registered.

Of course, behind the huge gains, there is no way to avoid disasters. In the past few months, there have been more than 40 civil unrest in Zhudao Prefecture, and although the civil unrest is large and small, the local generals have also been inefficient in quelling the unrest, and the means are different, and more than 20,000 people have been killed and injured in the chaos. In addition, in the land of Henan, many monks and nuns secretly fled to the Southern Tang Dynasty and Jingnan for refuge, although the imperial court issued a timely order to send troops to intercept it, it still caused a lot of population loss.

Of course, the Southern Tang Dynasty Buddhism Yichang, these monks who would rather avoid other countries, are obviously tenacious to the Buddha, and these people to the Southern Tang Dynasty are not completely bad for the Han Dynasty.

At the order of the emperor, Fan Zhen and Wang Pu convened a group of scholars to formulate a relatively comprehensive system for the management of Buddhist temples and monks and nuns, called "Regulations for the Management of Monks and Nuns in Chinese and Foreign Monasteries of the Great Han Dynasty".

First of all, the existence and abolition of monasteries, all counties and towns in Daozhou, all have quotas, which are determined by "merit" and the number of household registrations.

Secondly, the lineage of monks and nuns needs to be registered with the government and reported to the central ancestral hall for unified management. Monks and nuns are registered and regularly assessed.

Third, there is a age limit for men and women, 15 years for men and 13 years for women, and the consent of parents and grandparents in the family is required, and those who have been orphaned need to be punished by uncles and uncles who live together. All meet the conditions, party and affiliation.

Fourth, it is to continue to develop the degree system, for the past dynasty, all of them are abandoned, and the monks and nuns of the existing monasteries need to apply to the government within a year to receive the system, of course, it is inevitable to be scraped a layer of oil and water, after all, the government also has administrative costs.

As for the others, there are some supplementary details, prohibiting the monks and nuns from gathering to dazzle and bewitch the vulgar behavior, such as teasing props, forbidding the left way, vainly claiming to realize the soul and sitting down, holy water and holy lamps and illusions, etc., and adding regulations for violating the rules and punishments.

These regulations are tantamount to the development of Buddhism, adding another layer of restrictions, Liu Chengyou followed them roughly, did not care more, and even did not particularly care about these regulations. The destruction of the Buddha this time, in his heart, is actually a one-shot deal, and the development of the Buddha is not his ultimate goal after all.

He also didn't think that relying on such a system could really limit the development of Buddhism, and the vitality of Buddhism was too tenacious. In his dynasty, may he be able to suppress the king of the next generation? What about the Emperor of the World?

In Liu Chengyou's view, as long as it is beneficial to his grand cause, the development of the national conditions, and the current situation of the times, he needs to destroy the Buddha, he will do it, it's that simple!