The establishment of monks did not cause much turmoil in the court.

There are many monks in Dingxi.

There are also a few local and Western Regions, Xianbei, Lu Shuihu and other Hu Yi monks, and their ethnic groups are complex.

Not only that, but in terms of the level of personal cultivation of Buddhism, these monks are also uneven.

Knowledgeable, well-versed in Confucianism and Taoism, has evolved to be proficient in the use of Buddhist scripture theories, compared with the doctrines of Confucianism and Taoism, especially Taoism, in and out of the right surname, nobles, by talking about the Xuan with the scholars, to enhance the status of Buddhism.

There are also those who are known as "supernatural powers", which still use the common methods of Buddhism when they first entered the Central Plains, through the "illusion" of the Western Regions, to dazzle the people and scholars, to boost their fame and recruit believers.

Those who are devout to the Buddha and do not ask about current affairs; There are also those who deceive believers and serve as a blessing.

Cohabitation.

Sooner or later, it will be necessary to build an organization and systematically manage it, as Jiang Zuo did.

This monk is nothing more than a matter of how many days early and how many days late.

Only in the selection of monks and chief officials, the courtiers have a little different voices.

Someone nominated a high monk from the Western Regions,—— that is, the one to whom Dao Zhi had asked him to take the bodhisattva vows; Another native monk was elected.

Zuo knew that Huang Rong was Xin Er's cronies, so he didn't listen to them, but finally accepted Huang Rong's recommendation and gave this position to Daozhi.

Under Xin Er's design, the monks not only managed the monks, but also managed the monasteries in the western country.

At the administrative level, it is divided into two levels: central and county.

In addition to the chief official, the central government has two people on the left and right, two on the left and right on the right to lecture on the scriptures, and two on the left and right to translate the scriptures, who are responsible for the translation and preaching of Buddhist scriptures; The county has a capital and a sub-program, which are responsible for supervising whether the monasteries and monks under their jurisdiction are observing the precepts. The precepts of the monks are still very simple, they have not been formed, and they plan to improve the precepts for the monks after the Buddhist scriptures about the precepts are translated.

The central government and the county, these two levels of officials, either by the Daozhi or by the courtiers, can be.

There is only one principle: Dingxi monks are managed by Dingxi, and all spare candidates must be local indigenous monks in Dingxi, and they must also be willing to bow to the king.

To tell the truth, although Xin Er is a religion that does not matter, there are two things that he is not used to the current Buddhism, one is to consume people's money, and the other is to see the monarch and not worship. If it is put into the future generations, it doesn't matter if you worship it or not, but what kind of society is it now? It can be said that it is a royal society, or it can be said that it is a "secular society" characterized by the supremacy of royal power.

In secular society, monks are also members of the secular world. Xin Er could not tolerate the existence of a certain religion as if there were privileges beyond the world, so he set such a principle in the selection of monks and officials.

Fortunately, this is Dingxi, not Jiangzuo.

On Jiang Zuo's side, there have been two court-level discussions on whether monks should worship the Son of Heaven, and the pure Confucian faction that respects the king and suppresses the Buddha has lost to the opposite side both times. Of course, the two failures do not mean that the monks of Jiangzuo are eloquent, in the secular society, no matter how prosperous the religion is, it must also depend on power, and the failure of the pure Confucians is not so much a defeat to the monks, but more importantly, a defeat to those who are not happy to see the imperial power extended, so they support the theory of "not worshipping the Son of Heaven".

After all, there are not as many scholars in Dingxi as there are in Jiangzuo, and the royal power in Dingxi is also heavier than Jiangzuo's imperial authority after all.

Therefore, this principle of Xin Er has also been successfully adopted.

But in another incident, it provoked a certain amount of noise.

It's the degree.

Nowadays, monks, although they have enjoyed some privileges in terms of economy and taxation, do not need to be granted by the state in the procedure of ordination, that is to say, the ordination of the common people is still outside the jurisdiction of the "royal law", and scholars and ordinary people can become ordained if they want to.

As a result of this situation, the state is unable to effectively control the "number of monks in the country", and it is therefore impossible to strictly restrict the "wanton expansion" of Buddhist power at the level of laws and regulations.

Drawing on the lessons of the "Four Hundred and Eighty Temples of the Southern Dynasties" that later generations heard, Xin Er asked Huang Rong to apply for the DPRK and the Central Committee to discuss the creation of the system.

It is expressly stipulated that only monks who have a degree of degree are eligible to enjoy various privileges.

In order to alleviate some of the resistance that may be encountered in the implementation of this system, the monks who have already become monks have not discerned for the time being, and all of them have been replenished.

However, from the date of the promulgation of this decree, if there are any other sergeants and people who want to become a monk, they cannot just find a monastery, worship a master, and have a few monks to witness it, just go through the Buddhist ordination procedure, and even if they are ordained, they must first be approved by the imperial court. If it is not reported to the imperial court, or it is not approved, and it is not ordained, it is a wild monk who is not recognized by the state, and taxes and labor are not exempt, and if he abandons his home and flees, he will be guilty of his parents and wife; If any temple dares to take it in, it will be sinned together.

The issuance and filing of the degree are the responsibility of the monk officials, and the number of degrees issued each year is determined by the pastoral government.

In other words, from now on, it will be up to the imperial court to decide how many people in the country can become monks each year.

Although concessions have been made to give all monks who have already become ordained, there is considerable opposition to this.

Thinking of that monk, who claims to be a person outside the world, thinks that he is not the same kind as the ordinary, and holds his identity, and when he sees nobles, even the Son of Heaven, most of them do not worship, not to mention the power of the believers to become monks, that is, their freedom to expand the power of their religion, how can they tolerate being taken over by the imperial court? When the monks of the royal capital heard the news, many came out to protest; The subordinates who believed in Buddhism in the court were prodded by the monks, and some of them wrote to admonish them.

But it didn't work.

For this reason, Zuo specially summoned Xin Er, told him the opinions of his subordinates and monks, and asked whether the system of Du Mu should still be implemented?

Xin Er replied: "'On the shore of the land, it is not the king's minister. 'Monks are monks, and their mouths are called outside, but their food and clothing are not taken from the world?' Since it is taken from the earthly world, it is the earthly people, and how can there be earthly people who do not obey the control of the imperial court? Although he is a monk, he is also a minister of the king! The subjects have a civil identity, and the monks should also have a monk nationality! 'Outside' Yunyun, those who resist the degree, the minister thinks, he really has the heart of not being subordinate!

"If there is such a suggestion, the minister dares to ask the middle palace to punish him!"

"And if there is a meal, wind and dew, no eating of the world's fireworks, no use of the world's clothes, and a transcendent escape, there is no need to live."

Zuo is very confident in Buddhism, although he heard Xin Er's words, he was still apprehensive, and said: "However, the high monks of the royal capital are quite opposed to this system. General, if this arouses the anger of the Buddha and condemns him, what should he do? ”

Xin Er said in his heart: "She's worried about Ling Hule." He replied, "The Queen Mother, the ministers advocate this system for the sake of the country and the king!" ”

"Oh?"

"Buddhism has gradually flourished, but it is only a matter of recent decades, and in just a few decades, I have set the western country, the monks and nuns who have become monks and nuns have reached thousands, tens of thousands, I have set the western country to be small, and the people are not much, if this is not controlled, continue to let the people become monks at will, and in time, the minister dares to ask the queen mother, there are still people under the rule of the king?

"Moreover, Buddhist monks, who do not serve labor, do not pay taxes, sit on the offerings of believers, and eat the ointment of the people of the country, are already wasted, and this generation is not enough, and often organize 'yi meetings', and repeatedly squeeze wealth from believing men and women, build temples and temples, dig caves, and promote Buddhism; In today's troubled times, the people have been living in difficulty, and the Buddha clouds have reached all sentient beings, but they do not pity the people's hardship! The minister dares to ask the queen mother, if the people are exhausted, then in time, there is still money in the treasury of the imperial court?

"There are no people, no money, the minister dares to ask the queen mother, can the country still stand on its own, and the king can still be self-sufficient?"

Although Zuo's worship of Buddhism, but the favorite is Ling Hule, after listening to Xin Er's words, she thought so, immediately made up her mind, decided to do according to Xin Er's advice, and said: "General, you are right! Miao Mu lingered, looking at Xin Er's loyal face and heroic posture, and said softly, "General, the king is young, I have shallow knowledge, and the country's major affairs depend on you!" ”

"The queen mother is discerning and wise, and although the king is young, he already has the appearance of a master; The ministers did their best, and they were willing to die for the queen mother! ”

Zuo's heart was moved, for some reason, there was still some joy, his voice became more and more gentle, and said: "I like the honey fragrance you sent to the palace last time." There is no other reward, these onion leeks and vegetables are just grown, you take them home and give them a taste. ”

After Zhu Nozawa, Zuo never saw Liu Le again, so he asked Xin Er a few more words, and asked Liu Le to come to the palace to see him another day.

Xin Er promised, and said in his heart: "Xiaoxiao is just my maid in name, and the middle palace does not take her status as a lowly person, but still misses the old days, and summons her into the palace, which shows the kindness of the middle palace." Kind people always arouse the sense of justice of others, he thought, "No matter how unpredictable the situation in the DPRK and China is, no matter how many enemies there are, no matter what, I must do my best to protect the integrity of the middle palace and Ling Hule!" ”

As early as the beginning of the Qin Dynasty, there was a "greenhouse cultivation" technology, the first emperor, in winter, in the Lishan hot spring planting melons; Later, the emperor of the Qin Dynasty planted vegetables in the greenhouse of the royal vegetable garden in the capital for the daily use of the royal family. There is also a similar greenhouse in Dingxi, specifically in an airtight room, where a fire is lit around the clock to warm the room so that vegetables can be grown and grown.

The eunuch gave the pre-prepared green onion and leek and other vegetables to Xin Er.

Xin Er said goodbye to Zuo's and returned home with vegetables.

He also built a greenhouse at home, these vegetables are not rare, but they are given by Zuo's family, and they taste different.

Needless to say.

It is only said that after a few twists and turns, the establishment of the monk and the degree was officially approved by the court.

While choosing a place to build an official temple for monks, preparing for the selection of monks and officials, and perfecting the system of degrees, at the next court meeting, Xin Er put forward Huang Rong's proposal for "collecting Xianbei righteousness from Hu Shixin".

This advice is related to "collecting Xianbei righteousness", Xin Er was not handled by others, and went into battle in person and presented the book.

The content is: Request the imperial court to issue iron coupons and Xianbei righteousness, and make a contract with two chapters.

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