Li Longji's reward caused an uproar among the ministers, and even Pei Min was very surprised. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Although the boss of the Imperial History is the Imperial History Zhongcheng, the two seem to be only one order apart, but this level has a substantial leap. In contrast, the Imperial History only controls the Taiwan Courtyard in the Imperial History Terrace, while the Imperial History Zhongcheng is in charge of the affairs of the Taiwan Academy, the Inspection Academy, and the Palace, and is the veritable second in command of the Imperial History Terrace, and his power has more than doubled. As for the rise in status, not to mention. If it is said that the imperial history is at the management level, then the imperial history is at the leadership level. The Tang Dynasty is a multi-phase system, as long as the emperor has the heart to promote you as the prime minister, and give you a title of "Tongzhongshu Menxia Pingzhangshi", it is the prime minister of a country. Zhou Yunyuan in the imperial history and Cheng Ji Ji in the imperial history of the inspection school were introduced into the prime minister from the imperial history.

Whether it is power or status, the difference between them is not measured by reason.

The ministers looked at Pei Min and felt a little hot, and the marquis and the prime minister were dreamed of by officials. Pei Min relied on the dragon's skills, and obtained the status of the prince at a young age, which was already enviable, and now he has obtained such a heroic position as Zhongcheng in the imperial history. It is conceivable that at most ten years, if Li Longji does not change his favor, Pei Min will become the youngest prime minister with a foreign surname.

However, they also know that Pei Min has obtained all this not without reason, just like Li Longji killed Empress Wei, and Zong Chu Kedang Ping Wei Wu Yu won the position of crown prince, they all have factual merits in front of them, and they have to admit that this young man who is not as good as a weak crown is indeed amazing. Only a few people felt that Li Longji's reward was too heavy, and they secretly refused to accept it.

Pei Min was about to retreat, but Li Longji stopped him and said, "Pei Qing, I also received your advice yesterday, I didn't expect that the harm of Buddhism is so serious." Tell me about what you found yesterday...... The stakes are high and cannot be handled with caution. ”

Pei Min said: "Buddhism and the Northern and Southern Dynasties flourished, according to the Northern Wei Dynasty "Luoyang Jialanji" recorded that the number of temples in Luoyang City reached more than 1,300 at its peak, and there were as many as 100,000 monks and nuns, and there were hundreds of Buddhist temples in Jianye in the south. It is precisely because of this prevalence that there have been two incidents of Buddha extermination. Among them, Emperor Taiwu of the Northern Wei Dynasty Tuoba Tao intended to unify the north, and the national policy was that all the people were soldiers. The exemption of monks and nuns from taxes and forced labor shook the foundation of the Northern Wei Dynasty, which was contrary to the tuobatao of Ruizhi martial arts. ”

As for Emperor Wu of the Northern Zhou Dynasty's destruction of Buddha, it shows the trouble of Buddhism...... At that time, because the founding emperors of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, Emperor Xiaomin Emperor Yuwenjue and Emperor Ming Emperor Yuwenyu believed in Buddhism very devoutly, Buddhism flourished in its territory, and there were more than 3 million monks and nuns in the territory. This means that there are more than 3 million laborers, who do not have to serve and pay taxes, and the harm caused can be imagined. The development of the country is inseparable from conscription. The absence of conscription means that there is no source of soldiers, no one to build bridges and roads, no one to dredge blocked rivers, no one to reclaim wasteland, no one to build water conservancy...... Excessive conscription is a disaster for the people, but without conscription, the world will be in chaos. Conscription is the foundation of the state...... Monks and nuns shaking their conscription is tantamount to shaking the foundation of the country, and this is the reason for the two incidents of destroying Buddha. ”

"In the past, the Empress Wu was in power, conniving at the wanton development of Buddhism, so that now Buddhism is all over Chang'an, many people who are unwilling to produce and do not want to serve and pay taxes have become monks and nuns by various means, according to statistics the number of monks and nuns in Chang'an alone, has reached 40,000, half of which are opportunists, seriously endangering the country's livelihood. Chang'an is still like this, let alone the world? According to preliminary estimates, the number of monks and nuns in the whole world has already exceeded one million, and the tax loss caused is no less than 10 million. A lesson from the past, a teacher for the future. For some reason, the minister proposed to strictly rectify Buddhism, evacuate monks and nuns, and demolish unnecessary temples in order to recover the losses of our Tang Dynasty. ”

Pei Min faced the ministers, without fear, and compared the things he investigated with the events in history, and explained the key points one by one.

After realizing that most of the Korean Chinese martial arts were not believers, they did not know much about religious matters.

Listening to Pei Min, I knew that there were so many monks and nuns in Chang'an, and they all talked about this matter in detail.

"Pei Zhongcheng, don't be alarmist!" At this time, there was a voice of opposition in the temple.

Pei Min followed the prestige, but it was Wang Shouyi, the young eunuch in the palace. Wang Shouyi is a concubine of the Tang Dynasty and a relative, and his sister is Li Longji's queen. Wang Shouyi is a rare Buddhist believer in the court, and it is a custom for nobles and relatives to compete to build Buddhist temples, and Pei Min proposed to demolish the temple, which is a taboo in his heart.

Wang Shouyi: "Your Majesty, Pei Zhongcheng's words are very disrespectful, but you can't believe in the things of God and Buddha, and you can't disbelieve it." Perhaps, as Zhong Cheng said, there is a flood of monks and nuns nowadays, as long as the monks and nuns are dredged. Strict rectification of Buddhism and demolition of temples are disrespectful to the Buddha, and they are afraid of being punished by God. ”

Pei Min raised his eyebrows, he originally didn't believe in the gods and Buddhas, but inexplicably crossed over here, his soul and Pei Min exchanged, and he was also a little hesitant about the gods and Buddhas in his heart, but thinking of the information from yesterday's investigation and the harm of Buddhism in later generations, he said loudly: "Buddha Tucheng and Kumarosh are known as high monks, famous all over the world, and there are thousands of believers, but they can't save the destruction of Later Zhao and Later Qin. Emperor Qi Shizong and Emperor Wu of Liang believed in Buddhism, but they were not exempt from disasters. Buddhism also says that saving a life is better than building a seventh-level floating slaughter, as long as His Majesty's people live and work in peace and contentment, it is a great achievement. If the gods and Buddhas really have mercy, how can they blame Your Majesty? ”

Li Longji sat on the top and said with righteousness: "As long as my Tang country is prosperous, I would rather suffer a lot, and I will not hesitate to do so." ”

As soon as he said this, the ministers were moved. I also know that it is imperative to rectify religion. boasted of patting horses, Li Longji's imperial image was extremely tall.

Li Longji also took advantage of the situation to discuss, and on the same day, Zhongshu Province promulgated an official document on the governance of religion: each prefecture and county should limit the number of temples and the number of monks and nuns. For the world's monks and nuns, the screening and elimination have been carried out, which is more stringent than the original ten requirements. In particular, the wealthy and powerful people who tried to evade the need for taxes were severely punished. After the implementation of this official document system, the first to implement is the national capital Chang'an, with the demolition of several temples in Chang'an, the temple surplus money is also made public, a temple that is not famous, actually has more than 500,000 family foundations. The wealth of monks and nuns can be seen in general. The ministers only knew how important Pei Min's advice was. As a result, the decree was implemented: more than 42,000 monks and nuns were ordered to return to lay monks and nuns for fraud, 30 million yuan of tax evasion was received, and more than 56,000 monks and nuns were dismissed. It greatly restricted the development of Buddhism and minimized the harm caused by Buddhism.

Of course, all this is an afterthought.

With the matter of Ren Lin and Ruan Song, the image of Yushitai has changed again, and the hundred officials have recognized Pei Min's reporting system, and they are a little more vigilant in their hearts, and they dare not violate the law at will. This is also the true meaning of the existence of the Goshidai, as a warning rather than a punishment......

Pei Min returned to the Yushitai and was congratulated by his colleagues. Yu Shitai has always been feared by the world because of a cool official who came to Junchen. Pei Min has been in office for less than a whole month, and he has made the Yushitai look different in the eyes of the world, so that they can all puff up their chests and not act cautiously for the world to poke their backbones. For some reason, for Pei Min's promotion, no one in Yushitai was dissatisfied.

The task of serving in the imperial history is much easier than that of serving the imperial history, because the serving imperial history is the supervisor, and the imperial history is the leader. Although they are in charge of two more departments, but the really complicated things are handled by the imperial history, the imperial history in the palace, and the supervision of the imperial history.

Originally, the task of the Imperial History Observatory was not heavy, and the work in the hands of Pei Min, who became the Imperial History Zhongcheng, was more leisurely.

Thinking that his mother was coming, Pei Min simply asked for leave for himself, planning to go out of Chang'an to pick up his mother.

Early this morning, Pei Min was practicing his sword in the courtyard, and he had been busy with the affairs of Yushitai recently. Although he didn't waste his martial arts, he would squeeze out a little time to practice every day, but he didn't really work hard to practice. In the sword technique, there is no progress. After this leisure, I decided to grasp my martial arts.

After practicing for two hours, he stopped, but his expression was a little sullen.

Pei Min's kendo is different from ordinary people, ordinary people's swordsmanship is specialized, concentrating on studying their own swordsmanship, formed after years of hard training, and then polished into a sharp edge through actual combat. And his kendo is absorption, he has an extraordinary talent for swordsmanship, he never forgets sword moves, he is good at learning other people's swords, evolving into his own sword, and improving his strength through continuous learning and evolution. Therefore, every time he fights against others, his strength will be improved to a certain extent, and he trains hard alone, and his improvement is slow.

But now that he is in a high position, it seems a little inappropriate to go to Chang'an to find someone to talk to! But if you don't have an opponent to compete, practicing only by yourself is equivalent to taking a detour that does not belong to you, and you are a little at a loss for a while.

After taking a cold shower and washing away the sweat stains on his body, Pei Min temporarily put aside the distracting thoughts in his heart and rode out on horseback.

He was going to pick up his mother, and although he was waiting in Chang'an, his mother would come as well. But without going out of the city to greet him, it is difficult to express the excitement and anticipation in his heart.

Out of the Chang'an City Gate, Pei Min went east along the official road all the way.

After traveling more than 20 miles, out of the suburbs of Chang'an, I unexpectedly saw more than 100 pedestrians gathered not far away, and something seemed to have happened.

It's human nature to be curious, and Pei Min couldn't help but lean in.

At a glance, I couldn't help but be happy, it turned out that one Jianghu person was pestering another person to compete.

A young swordsman holding a lancet said: "Wu Yuan, you are known as the fastest swordsman of the new generation, I am also a fast knife man, I don't accept your first, today you have to fight with me no matter what, let the world know that my knife is faster than your Wu family's fast knife!" "Guanzhong martial arts is prevalent, this kind of competition in the rivers and lakes is the most common, and the surrounding passers-by also coaxed.

Pei Min looked at the two of them, but his heart moved, he clapped his hands, and secretly scolded himself for being stupid: "Oh, it's stupid, why do you want to find others, can't let others find me?" Compared with the boasting on the rivers and lakes, I am the most authentic in the world! ”