Chapter 940: The Controversy over Medicine and Buddha
"The ministers heard that the queen mother was seriously ill, and even Doctor Sun was helpless, I don't know if there is such a thing?" Fang Xuanling had already been asked by Li Chengqian, and said with a solemn face at the moment.
Li Shimin nodded gloomily and said, "Since it has spread at this time, I am not hiding it, the queen's illness is indeed not optimistic." ”
This year, because of the illness of Empress Changsun, Li Shimin did not even hold the annual palace banquet, and Sun Simiao's frequent visits to the palace have naturally spread.
"Queen!" When the eldest grandson Wuji heard this, he suddenly burst into tears.
At this time, the eldest grandson Wuji is not a fake, he and the eldest grandson queen have depended on each other since childhood, and they grew up together, so they are naturally affectionate and righteous, and they can't help it anymore when they hear Li Shimin confirm the condition of the eldest grandson queen.
"Don't be sad about the auxiliary machine, the doctor is still doing his best to heal, maybe there will be a turnaround!" Li Shimin comforted, even he knew how unconfident he was in this sentence.
The eldest grandson Wuji wiped away his tears and said guiltily: "Yes, the old minister has lost his temper, and I also know the queen's illness, and she has fallen ill since she was a child, and I am afraid that it is difficult for the gods to heal." ”
Yu Zhining preemptively said: "No, the queen's mother is blessed with all the heavens, how can she be a short-lived person, the minister implores Your Majesty to amnesty the world and pray for the queen's mother, which will definitely make the queen's condition better." ”
"The ministers beg Your Majesty to grant amnesty to the world, so as to ask for God's blessing." Hundreds of officials also followed the way.
"Amnesty to the world!" Li Shimin couldn't help but be moved, his previous amnesty to the world was opposed by many people, but now he is strongly supported by the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty.
He and Empress Changsun have a deep and righteous relationship, and now the doctor is helpless, and it is not impossible to find another party.
Seeing this, the ministers couldn't help but smile, and immediately knew that this matter must be inseparable, and then proposed to save people and enter the Tao, and it was logical to overhaul the temple and pray for blessings.
However, just when everyone thought that it was safe, a discordant voice suddenly resounded in the court.
"No, Weichen thinks that amnesty is absolutely impossible!" Merton suddenly stood out in high spirits.
Yu Zhining couldn't help but be furious when he saw Merton's objection: "Mo Jiazi, what do you mean, don't you want to see the queen recover?" ”
Yu Zhining couldn't help but say that he buttoned up a big hat, but Merton was not afraid at all and said: "Amnesty for the world and praying for blessings is nothing, and countless emperors in history have used this strategy, but can they really make the disease recover?" I don't think so! ”
"Even if there is a glimmer of hope, we can't give up!" Yu Zhining said firmly, looking loyal.
"However, such a good policy, but Mo Jiazi is against it alone, I don't know what your intentions are? It's simply disloyal and unfilial. Many imperial historians reprimanded angrily, pointing out that Morton was unfilial.
Even Li Shimin looked at Merton suspiciously, and he didn't understand why Merton would speak out against it.
Merton said proudly: "It's not that Weichen doesn't want the queen to recover, Your Majesty wants to pray for the queen's mother, and an amnesty to the world may backfire, and it will not attract blessings, but will invite disasters." ”
"Why is that?" Li Shimin frowned.
"Your Majesty gave amnesty to the world before, pardoning three hundred death row prisoners, I don't know if Your Majesty still remembers this." Merton asked.
Li Shimin nodded, this is the most proud thing for him, he took pity on the 300 death row prisoners and allowed them to return after the autumn harvest, but none of the 300 death row prisoners were overdue, Li Shimin was moved and pardoned all of them.
"Then Your Majesty has ever known whether these three hundred death row prisoners will change their minds and reform after they are pardoned, or whether they will continue to be the party to the disaster." Merton asked rhetorically.
"Naturally, it's ............" Li Shimin opened his mouth, and when he saw Merton's expression, he suddenly felt a bad feeling.
Merton nodded heavily and said: "Back to Your Majesty, Legalist Han Zheng resigned as a doctor of law to track the current situation of these three hundred death row prisoners, but the result is chilling, the three hundred death row prisoners are really grateful by Your Majesty, and there are only a few people who have changed their minds, and there are only a few people who have been imprisoned, and the rest are all the evil bullies who have survived in prison, and they are all powerful in the township." ”
"How dare they?" Li Shimin's whole body trembled, and the amnesty world, which he was proud of, would have such a big loophole.
"Criminal Department, is there really such a thing?" Li Shimin suddenly turned his head to look at Li Daozong.
Li Daozong said with a wry smile: "Since ancient times, about thirty percent of the prisoners have been recidivists after they have been released from prison, and as for the three hundred death row prisoners pardoned by His Majesty, many of them have indeed been re-imprisoned and have been reported to the Criminal Department, and the rest are still unknown. ”
"Why didn't you say it earlier!" Li Shimin said angrily.
"Wechen is guilty!" Li Daozong immediately asked for sin. The pardon of 300 death row inmates is the thing Li Shimin is most proud of, and how dare he expose this matter.
Merton sighed: "If these prisoners continue to do evil after the amnesty of the world, I am afraid that the evil that these prisoners continue to do is not to pray for the queen, but to invite disaster!" ”
The civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty couldn't help but be silent, just now they supported the amnesty of the world, but who would have thought that the amnesty of the world would have such serious drawbacks.
"It seems that there is only one last way, and that is to save people and build temples to pray for Her Majesty the Queen." Fang Xuanling sighed.
If the Buddhists do this again, they will definitely laugh loudly, and Morton has helped them a lot this time, and now, if they want to pray for the eldest grandson and queen, I am afraid that this is the only way to go.
"The ministers beg Your Majesty to help people enter the Tao and pray for the queen!"
When he saw that the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty advocated the overhaul of the temple, thinking that the eldest grandson empress was thirty-six years old and needed to distribute 3,600 degrees, and shave 3,600 monks to serve the Buddha and pray for the eldest grandson queen day and night, Merton's face suddenly turned dark.
"Buddhism!"
Merton suddenly realized, this must be the Buddhists behind the force, he looked at Li Chengqian, who was the leader, shook his head slightly, although this matter was carried out in the name of Li Chengqian, but the reason why many officials responded to the call of the Buddhists must have contributed a lot.
The pervasive Buddhist family really won't let go of the opportunity for the eldest grandson queen to be seriously ill, and Merton couldn't help but feel a wave of anger in his heart, he was not angry about the development of the Buddhist family, he was angry that the Buddhist family made a fuss about the eldest grandson's illness, although the eldest grandson queen was his mother-in-law, but he had always been very good to him, and in the bottom of his heart he had regarded the eldest grandson queen as a mother.
In Li Chengqian's view, his move was for filial piety, but in Merton's view, this was the coercion of the Buddhists with serious illness, which was as hateful as the Buddhists asking for incense money from poor families who were already seriously ill and their families were in ruins.
There are only tens of thousands of monks in the Tang Dynasty, and this move has increased by 3,600 monks all of a sudden, and the Buddhists have a good calculation, but he miscalculated! A rage burned in Merton's heart.
"Saving people to enter the Tao, chanting scriptures and praying for blessings!" Li Shimin couldn't help but groan in his heart, although the policy of the court was to suppress Buddhism, but in the face of the seriously ill Empress Changsun, he was unwilling to give up even if there was a chance.
If it was usual, he would definitely open his mouth and agree, as long as Empress Changsun could get better, the three thousand six hundred monks would not be in Li Shimin's eyes.
However, Merton mentioned to him the struggle between divine power and royal power, and he also secretly found Hu Shang to investigate many times, and the results made him shudder.
"Father, the mother is in danger, and I ask the father to promise the child's filial piety." Li Chengqian prayed.
Li Shimin sighed in his heart, this time Empress Changsun's illness was not only her, but also his and Empress Changsun's seven children, he was not a mediocre person, and naturally knew that chanting scriptures and praying for blessings was just hoping for miracles, not really curing diseases and saving people.
However, seeing Li Chengqian's pure filial piety, Li Shimin couldn't help but soften, and was about to open his mouth to agree, when he suddenly heard Merton's voice say: "Your Majesty, the Mo family and the doctor have joined forces to launch the Qinglong Project and find a good way to treat Empress Changsun." ”
In an instant, the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty were silent, staring at Merton one by one.
"Seriously!" Li Shimin trembled.
Morton said: "This matter was witnessed by Princess Changle herself, and Wei Chen naturally didn't dare to have the slightest lie, and besides, it was also about Princess Changle at this time, how dare Wei Chen say anything." ”
"Blue Dragon Project!" Li Shimin couldn't help himself getting up and walking around, just by listening to the name, you could see the importance of this prescription.
Merton said solemnly: "If this medicine is successful, it will definitely be the first of a hundred medicines, curing all diseases in the world, if this medicine is ineffective, even the gods in the sky will be completely useless." ”
Baiguan couldn't help but be shocked, if there was really this medicine, wouldn't it be possible for them to use it when they were sick in the future?
Li Shimin couldn't help but glance at Merton meaningfully, took a deep breath and said, "Okay, then I'll wait for the good news of the doctor!" ”
At the moment, the civil and military of the Manchu Dynasty congratulated Li Shimin in unison, and the prayer of the monks who were vigorously advocated by the ministers just now was suddenly left behind by everyone, in front of the doctor and the Buddhist, everyone knew that as long as there was a glimmer of hope, they would choose to believe in the doctor, only when there was really no medicine to treat, and then asking for the Buddha was just asking for a spiritual sustenance.
The status of doctors and Buddhists is high.