In Chang'an alone, the amount of land in the hands of Buddhism has reached more than 30,000 mu, not counting the various provinces of the Tang Dynasty.

There are countless golden Buddha statues in the temple, and each one is cast of melted gold.

In exchange for money, it cannot be achieved without millions.

The involvement made Master Xuanzang and other monks of Daxiangguo Temple panic one by one.

"Xuanzang, this is really a catastrophe for Buddhism!"

Looking at the abbot's sad face, Xuanzang was speechless, and finally could only say "Amitabha!" ”

Sit down with all the brothers and sisters and pray to the Buddha in their hearts to forgive them for their sins.

As soon as the big move of Buddhism began, Li Shimin received the news.

Xuanzang visited the King of Qin, and then Buddhism moved.

Li Shimin secretly sent someone to supervise it, and he was very curious about what Buddhism was going to do next.

The news that followed was shocking, "What? The temples in Chang'an, expelling tens of thousands of Buddhist monks? ”

Liu Sancheng explained: "Your Majesty, not only that, but the twelve all-gold Buddha statues were also handed over by the Buddha Gate. ”

Li Shimin couldn't help but ask in his heart, "Buddhism, what do you want to do?" ”

The next day, outside the Qin Wangzhuang, Xuanzang led the monks of the Great Xiangguo Temple to ask for a meeting.

Li Fangchen did not come forward, Li Tai held the letter of King Qin and said to Xuanzang: "Second brother doesn't see the monks, let me send you a sentence and weigh it carefully!" ”

Xuanzang didn't dare to be sloppy, and hurriedly said: "Please advise His Royal Highness King Wei!" ”

"The Taiping Buddha is greedy for money, and the troubled world goes down the mountain!"

Since ancient times, Buddhism has been in a state of seclusion.

They enjoy the fireworks of the world, but they do not worry about the country.

Where there is a fight, there are few Buddhist monks.

One of the few pure lands in the war, because Buddhism does not talk about killing, many people rely on Buddhism for protection when they are in war.

The passing army paid little attention to Buddhism.

If you want to talk about the origin of Shaolin Temple and Li Shimin, it has to be in Baiguwu many years ago, which was the temple property given to Shaolin Temple by Emperor Wen of Sui.

Fifty miles northwest of the temple, because of its dangerous terrain, it is a place where soldiers must fight, Wang Shichong took it as his own, as a military fortress, let his nephew Wang Ren guard, and his own troops with Luoyang, which is not far away, echoed and supported each other, in order to resist the Tang army.

One day later, the monks of Shaolin Temple united with Sima Zhao Xiaozai of Yuzhou under Wang Renze, and they should join forces with each other, captured Wang Renze, and gave it to the Tang army; Three days later, Li Shimin sent officials to the temple to give a reward, giving 40 hectares of land (i.e., Baiguwu) and a body of water.

With this achievement, Li Shimin has always been tolerant of Buddhism.

Wang Shichong is undeniable that he was once a great rival of Li Shimin.

This place is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and the appearance of the monks of Shaolin Temple saved Li Shimin a lot of trouble.

It's just that later generations have many misunderstandings about this story.

The key to the rise of Buddhism is because of Taoism.

Regardless of the Sui and Tang dynasties, Taoism, as a local religion, had a profound influence in the Tang Dynasty.

And His Majesty Li Shimin, as the first person in the world, is deeply fond of the way of checks and balances.

Since the Taoist sect is strong, then choose the Buddhist sect to compete with it.

Taoism pays attention to inaction and advocates the way of heaven, but there are countless people who have the ability.

Comparatively speaking, the escapist Buddhism is more likable.

It's just that when a large number of monks were dismissed from the Zhou Temple in Chang'an City, Li Shimin was angry.

"What does Buddhism want to do? People, money, land, what else do they lack? ”

Closing the fold, Li Shimin really wanted to order someone to raid all those magnificent temples.

Liu Sancheng persuaded: "Your Majesty, Buddhism will have this move, presumably it must be related to the Second Highness, if it weren't for the Second Highness, the old slave really didn't know that this Buddhist monk in Chang'an would have so much accumulation!" ”

"Today, the monks of Daxiangguo Temple went to Qinwangzhuang?" Li Shimin nodded slightly, and then asked.

Liu Sancheng said: "Go, the Fourth Highness came forward to send them away, and the Second Highness also asked the Fourth Highness to bring a word." ”

"What?"

"The Taiping Buddha is greedy for money, and the troubled world goes down the mountain!"

Li Shimin hesitated slightly, "Yu'er, this is knocking on the door of Buddhism?" Or are you going to help the door? ”

Liu Sancheng shook his head and didn't know, "The old slave can't guess the thoughts of the Second Highness, but thanks to the Second Highness, now His Majesty has recovered 10,000 acres of land and thousands of catties of gold!" ”

"That's true, I really deserve a reward."

There are tens of thousands of young and strong laborers, and after they take off their Buddhist clothes, they are ordinary people.

Buddhism handed over more than 20,000 acres of land deeds, and also handed over those golden-bodied Buddha statues.

All temples have replaced the Buddha statues with stone or wood.

The matter of working the people and hurting the money does not dare to be contaminated at all.

Xuanzang and other Buddhist monks have been thinking that His Royal Highness the King of Qin asked His Royal Highness the King of Wei to bring out the true meaning of this sentence.

Thinking about it, I am afraid that the key issue lies in the words peace and troubled times.

Why don't Buddhist monks want to be like Taoist priests, and they can also be officials? Or is it the world of medicine?

Unfortunately, they can't, because they know better how many taels they have.

Eating fasting and reciting Buddha all day long, and reading scriptures, they don't know anything else.

"Why don't you ask the brothers and sisters of Shaolin Temple to come forward?"

"Xuanzang, what do you mean?"

"Senior Brother Abbot, the Tang Dynasty has changed, and His Royal Highness King Qin doesn't want the Buddha Gate to become a useless place."

"But...... Worshipping the Buddha is our ......"

Xuanzang said firmly: "The Buddha is not false in my heart, but our Buddha is not the Buddha of the Tang Dynasty!" ”

"Xuanzang, why don't you go to Qinwangzhuang again, now that my Buddhism has broken my muscles and bones, isn't it enough to satisfy His Royal Highness King Qin?"

Satisfied? To be honest, Xuanzang himself was not satisfied.

He is dedicated to Buddhism, and he only thinks that this is what Buddhism should do.

How can the Buddha who serves the Buddha be infected by the world, so that the yellow and white things lose their minds?

It's just a pity that those monks who don't have a paperwork, and some of them may have really served my Buddha, but in the end they had to leave.

The Buddhist monks of the Tang Dynasty must go to the government for the record and leave a document before they can be regarded as verifying their identity.

The amount of documents that can be distributed each year is not much, which is a key factor that limits the development of many monasteries.

Obviously, there is so much money for incense, and the land is getting bigger and bigger, but no one helps them take care of it, and they are forced to be greedy in their hearts, which makes many uncivilized monks appear.

They are different from the monks who have a paper and do the lowest work in the temple, and they are so because in the temple, they don't have to worry about starvation.

A few days later, Xuanzang came to Qinwangzhuang again.

After getting Li Fangchen's face, looking at Xuanzang's slightly nervous face, Li Fangchen asked with a smile: "Master, what do you have to tell King Xunben?" ”

"Little monk doesn't dare!" King Qin is joking with himself? Why does Xuanzang feel cold in his back, and he can let himself break out in a cold sweat with a word?

Li Fangchen sneered twice, and didn't intend to let Xuanzang go, "Your Buddha is much richer than this king!" ”

Xuanzang said quietly: "Please also ask Your Highness to point out a clear path for Buddhism!" ”

"What? Unwilling? Think those things should belong to Buddhism? ”

Xuanzang shook his head and said, "Don't dare, Buddhism is at fault." But now that I have the heart to make up for it, I also ask His Royal Highness to tell the Buddha a way out! ”