Xianjue followed Lou Shoujian to the gate of the Great Song Palace again, but this time there was no crossbow arrow thicker than a baby's arm to threaten him, put his hands together and whispered a Buddha name, Xianjue stepped into the gate of the black hole.

This time, we must ask the Zhao Song official family for the right of passage of the party Xiang Fan monk in the Great Song Dynasty, otherwise how to complete the king's plan?

Looking at the solemn Lou Shoujian in front of him, Xianjue showed a disdainful expression, this great monk actually didn't know the simple truth that religion should serve the regime, and he was stupidly brought by himself to ask the emperor for the right of passage of the monk by a few words of Buddhism and a small provocation.

It seems that the so-called virtuous monks are just superficial articles, in retrospect, almost all the monks he saw along the way were fat-headed, big-eared and fat-headed, and there were very few skinny ascetics, and the monks of the party were simply refugees compared to them!

I didn't expect the status of the monks in the Great Song Dynasty to be so high, no need to work, no need to serve, and even no need to be recruited by the state to join the army, since this is the case, then Lou Shoujian must be the guest of the Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty, as long as he can help himself with a few good words, plus the relics from the Western Regions, he should be able to move the emperor.

Still in the back garden, Zhao Zhen summoned Lou Shoujian and Xianjue, one of whom smiled like Maitreya Buddha and skinny like an ascetic, which reminded him of the strange combination of "no brain" and "unhappy".

A cylindrical golden urn was placed on the table of the water pavilion by Sancai, and Zhao Zhen pointed curiously: "What is this?" ”

Lou Shoujian smiled and pretended to be profound, and Xianjue stretched out his hand to lead: "Please uncover it in person, this thing is extremely sacred, and it has great luck!" It is the cremation of the living Buddha after his death......"

Zhao Zhen asked in surprise: "What are the relics in here?!" ”

The corners of Lou Shoujian's mouth twitched: "It's not a relic, it's a relic...... The hair, bones, ashes, etc., left behind by monks after their death are called relics, and relics are sturdy seeds left after being burned by fire! ”

Zhao Zhen cleaned up his embarrassment slightly, he didn't expect the difference between relics and relics to be so big, he had always thought that this was a thing.

When the lid of the golden urn was lifted, a beam of sunlight shone into the golden urn, and several translucent balls reflected a cloudy glow in the sunlight......

This is not as bright as glass beads, and the slightly cloudy colorful beads are actually relics?

What exactly is a relic? Although there is no conclusion in later generations, Zhao Zhen knows that this thing is nothing more than the recrystallization of the remnants of human bones, or the items that he carries with him, and the main reason why it is falsely rumored is because it is the relics of great monks.

Lou Shoujian and Xianjue looked at Zhao Zhen in surprise, not because of his solemnity, on the contrary, but because the official family showed disdain.

"What's the use of this thing? If it can really bring atmospheric luck, then how did Xiao Yan, Emperor Wu of Liang in Southern Liang, starve to death in the Jingju Hall of the Taicheng Imperial Palace? ”

Zhao Zhen picked up the golden urn and looked at it in the sun, this relic was not even as good as the color of the glass, let alone compared with diamonds, crystals and pearls.

In Xianjue's horrified eyes, Zhao Zhen gently picked one up with a handkerchief, looked at it through the sunlight, and said to himself: "Is this relic a bone or the crystallization of personal belongings?" ”

In the eyes of Xianjue and Lou Shoujian, this kind of behavior is simply blaspheming the evil deeds of the Buddha! The heinous ones will be like the hell of the nose!

"Your Majesty, you must not blaspheme, otherwise the Buddha will send down a great calamity!"

Zhao Zhen gently put down the relics, maybe this thing is still useful, let's put it in the treasure house first, anyway, there are countless treasures in the world, and there is no one more!

Sancai left with the golden urn in his arms, creating a private chat environment for the rest of the people.

"If there's anything you want, just say it, and give me a gift."

Lou Shoujian clasped his hands together and proclaimed the Buddha's horn and said: "Qiqi official, although Xianjue is a person who has become a foreigner, he was ordered to come to my Great Song Dynasty for Buddhist exchanges with the orders of King Xiping, and ask for the Buddhist classics Mahayana Buddhist scriptures, please ask Your Majesty to agree." ”

"Promise what? Let the people of Fan walk around in my Great Song Dynasty at will? Lou Shoujian, you didn't take the wrong medicine! ”

Zhao Zhen's attitude changed drastically, and Lou Shoujian, who was originally smiling, and Xianjue, who was looking forward to it, froze.

How so?!

Was the emperor of the Great Song Dynasty a black eating black bandit?

The relics are so noble that they are unceremoniously accepted, and they are accepted, and they are rejected without even thinking about their own requests.

"Your Majesty! Although our party is fighting against the Great Song Dynasty, it is also a last resort......"

Zhao Zhen really wanted to kick this fake monk, obviously he wanted to get rid of the Great Song Dynasty, but he wanted to use the name of necessity, which was shameless.

"Oh, so that's the case, you are forced to do so, so am I forced to lead the army to attack and be a party item? I might as well tell you that it is absolutely impossible for the party monks to enter my Great Song Dynasty! You're going to die of this heart! As for the scriptures, I remember that there is also a copy in the Great Xiangguo Temple and I will give it to you, and then I will order someone to send you out! ”

Xianjue left under the leadership of Chen Tong with a dead face, but he didn't expect the relics that the army snatched from the Western Regions to be lost like this, so he changed a copy of the Mahayana Buddhist scriptures of Xiangguo Temple!

The reason why Lou Shoujian stayed was because he still had something to discuss with Zhao Zhen: "Qiqi official, my Buddhism has always respected imperial power, and the old monk heard that the official family intends to change the status of my Buddhism in the Great Song Dynasty, I don't know what to do?" ”

Zhao Zhen smiled slightly: "Simple, from now on, the imperial court will no longer have a degree of distribution, the existing Buddhist disciples must participate in the examination of Buddhist classics organized by the government, and if they can't pass the expulsion of monks, they will be sent to Lingnan to open up wasteland!" ”

Lou Shoujian's body trembled, what kind of arrangement is this, it is simply a rush to kill!

"Why does Your Majesty treat me like this?"

"You don't know that? Doesn't Buddhism pay attention to the cycle of cause and effect? It's time to pay off your debts! I want you to spit out all the fat and ointment of the people who looted the people before, and you will also return what you owe to the Great Song Dynasty! ”

Lou Shoujian had no way at all, the situation in front of him was completely no longer in his plan, and he was in the palace at this time, and he could only obey the royal will.

In desperation, the two queens put together the Buddha's name: "There is no Amitabha!" The old monk retired ......"

You have to go back and inform all the disciples of Buddhism as soon as possible, and study and analyze the scriptures, otherwise it is unknown how many people are left in Buddhism!

But before he could take two steps, he heard Zhao Zhen speak: "Oh, I forgot to say, every piece of land in Buddhism must be taxed, if you evade taxes, hum...... You know the consequences! ”

"Why does Your Majesty do this to my Buddha? Could it be that the disciples of Buddhism are not the people of the Great Song Dynasty! ”

Zhao Zhen smiled slightly, this Lou Shoujian actually questioned it, it would be better: "Of course not, there were four people in ancient times, Shinong Industry and Commerce!" What kind of monk do you think you are? ”

"This ......" Lou Shoujian was speechless, since ancient times, the theory of the four people has never included monks and Taoist priests.

"It seems that you yourself know that the monks are not counted among the four peoples, do you know why? Because you don't do anything about production, sit back and enjoy the success, and still use usury to squeeze the people to defraud the land, how can you be regarded as the four people, it is simply the four evils! ”

It's good to confiscate your land back, but it's not acceptable to pay taxes?

In fact, the reason why Zhao Zhen did not take back the land of Buddhism was not because he didn't want to, but because he couldn't.

The land of Buddhism supports a large group of peasants, but once the harvest is gone, and the peasants have no land to cultivate, what should we do?