Religion is the belief created by human beings, the spirit of sustenance, the guidance and norm of thought and behavior, and even the control of the soul of the people, which greatly affects the quality of the country and the nation.

In the Northern Song Dynasty in which Zhao Lao Er lived, due to the unprecedented economic development and prosperity, there were many people who could provide for idle meals, and the Buddhism that 'kept pace with the times' also had unprecedented wealth.

There are many temples in the south and north of the world, and there are more than 100,000 disciples, and there are not millions of people in total, and they are basically full of people who have nothing to do, and the six relatives do not recognize that they have no worries and only follow the so-called Buddha loyally, which is invisibly a terrible armed force, and the believers are innumerable, and they have a deep foundation in the Han nation, and the power is huge and amazing, far from being comparable to the local Taoism.

Buddhism is not a court.

Temples are not government offices.

The law does not explicitly stipulate it, but Buddhists are invisibly a privileged group.

For example, if a monk breaks the law, many times, the government will naturally and tacitly punish the person by the temple as a violator.

If the case is significant, the impact is extensive and bad, and the temple is usually punished first and given an account to the public.

The arrest will not go to the temple to arrest, and the temple will be escorted down the mountain with a notification, or arrested in other places to avoid affecting the reputation of the temple.

Look, the political treatment of this kind of crime is much higher than that of any parliamentarian or representative in later generations.

Higher privileges manifest themselves in,

The criminal escapes into the empty door, shaves his head, recites the Buddha, the Dharma is boundless, hey, the crime is automatically eliminated, and from now on you can get away with it.

Ruda, who killed the town of Kansai with three punches, is an example of this.

As soon as a murderer becomes a Zhishen monk, he is not a murderer, but a secular and inviolable holy Buddhist Warrior.

Ruda is a good man, a hero and a good man who believes in chivalry, and Buddhism has the invisible privilege to protect him, which seems to be a great thing for society.

However, if a monk wants to eat and have money to spend, there is no essential difference between the survival of other groups, so it is impossible for the temple presiding officer to be a pious and truly wise person like the elder of Wutai Mountain.

It is the monks of Wutai Mountain, and many of them from high-level to low-level are also greedy and obsessive.

Being a monk is just a more alternative way to make a living.

It is not an exception for a temple to be a place of filth and filth.

As a result, those who have money to donate, or who have a close relationship with the temple, are not sure to become monks after committing crimes, and then return to the vulgar leisurely afterwards.

As a huge organization with money, food, manpower, legal force, and huge social influence, and has won the trust and support of too many people, no matter what form such an organization exists, it is undoubtedly a powerful group force with hard power that cannot be ignored, and it is much more powerful and terrifying than ordinary parties.

For example, Freemasonry, Skull and Bones.

Such a group will inevitably influence and even influence the politics of the country.

The Buddhism of the Song Dynasty undoubtedly had this strength, and it was also an organization like this.

In short, temples are special existences, and monks are not easy to provoke.

Even the imperial court did not dare to easily touch the fundamental interests of Buddhism. The local government did not dare to easily irritate the local temples.

Of course, this is not easy to provoke does not include wild monks who do not have the protection of the temple's roots.

There is an organization and a backer, and it is naturally different from the non-existent.

Just like the monsters in "Journey to the West", the monsters who have a backer and are useful can return to the organization no matter how evil they are, and become members of justice and light, and those who don't have them are all killed.

Buddhism in the Han nation than in the birthplace of Tianzhu is 100 times more prosperous, is a real family dominance,

And with the help of the prestige and extensive influence of the Han nation, it has effectively spread to the Wa Kingdom, the Goryeo Peninsula, Liao, and Western Xia, not to mention the Dali Kingdom, which can be called the Buddha State, influencing and controlling more ethnic groups.

Some people with common sense know that Buddhism is not a mainstream sect in Tianzhu.

Brahmins are.

Islam comes in second.

Buddhism is just one of the many religions in Tianzhu.

Brahmins and Buddhism have a lot to figure out, but they are not the same religion in the hearts of the Tianzhu people.

There is a strict distinction between the two.

For example, even in the 21st century, the idea of the caste system generated by Brahmanism still strongly dominates the consciousness of the three kingdoms. Buddhism, on the other hand, teaches that all beings are equal.

Buddhism as an alien species can develop rapidly in the Han world, can be called a siege of the city and plundering the terrain like a bamboo, and quickly reached the height of the supreme religion, the most important thing is to supplement and change the concept according to local conditions, implement localization, integrate into the local situation, and actively cater to the Han rulers' weakened sense of resistance to the political needs of the foolish people, and has the most ideal national thought, that is, Confucianism as the foundation, actively absorbed the Confucian spirit, and Confucianism has become the most powerful tool for the dynasty to imprison and dominate the people's thoughts, and has been approved and strongly supported by the regime.

The main spirit of Confucianism and Buddhism is to emphasize goodness and the beauty of human nature, and to advocate benevolence, which is itself bright and great.

But it doesn't matter.

No matter what religion you are, all members have to eat, and the immortals who can live without eating and eating are bound by real needs, and must be combined with the politics of the time to survive and prosper.

and politics are entangled, again in the era of feudal privilege. No matter how good the scriptures are, they will inevitably be read crookedly.

The good scriptures are not distorted by some bad monk, but the fundamental purpose of survival and development is itself impure, powerful, and crooked.

It is dark politics that is speculated, and it is the will of the corrupt rulers that is satisfied.

And like the imperial court, he became a privileged ruler, riding with the people for nothing, and more transcendent and superior than the imperial court.

The emperor still has to sleep at night to manage the government and worry about governing the world.

The monks only need to live in the beautiful temples, borrow the golden Buddha statues, and talk carefree about the blessings of mercy and chanting the scriptures, and that's it.

Existence is reasonable.

History cannot be changed.

In the world where Zhao Lao Er came, it is said that there are tens of thousands of temples in China, and you can imagine how many members there are, but the actual main business of the monk is to be a tourist practitioner and make money. It can be regarded as contributing to the prosperity of the economy and meeting the needs of the people.

And the monks of the Song Dynasty were de facto vampires, the parasites of society, but they were clothed in divine light.

It's an amazing and terrifying force.

Its terrible is also reflected in the fact that just like a party, internally, the southern faction and the northern faction, the various temples, especially those in the same place, are fiercely competitive, there are differences and even do not deal with each other, and the members of the prosperous temple who run the temple in a good way look down on the poor and destitute, just like the local tyrants against the hanging silk, and externally, it is a party, with the same spirit and branches, colluding with each other to maintain.

If you are a Song person, a small temple, don't think that it is weak and easy to bully.

Maybe the temple has something to do with the authoritative Buddhist monks.

provoked the small temple, it is very likely that it is to stab the hornet's nest, and you are guilty, if you don't kill you, it will also make you smelly.

At the beginning, Zhao Gonglian encountered this kind of danger a few months after he entered Beijing as an official.

Tokyo Daishokokuji Temple is a temple dedicated to the royal family.

Members of the royal family, whether they are the princes and grandsons, or the queen mother's concubines, many believe in Buddhism.

The benevolent seek spiritual comfort and sustenance in Xiangguo Temple;

The evil ones are often more pious, and here they seek the blessing of the Buddha, and get the wisdom of the monks to guide them and have a wonderful way to get rid of their crimes.

There is a superstitious member of the imperial concubine, and by chance, in the Daxiangguo Temple, he heard a certain monk privately give Zhao Gonglian, the new champion of the prodigy who is causing a sensation in the capital and is becoming popular.

asserts that Zhao Gonglian has three words, the words are with swords, and the words hide selfishness. The world is for the public. The public is afraid that it is not the world of Huo Song, it is obviously public, but it is actually private. People are also full of grandeur, although they are still young, the cloud horns are not too big to see, but they must be the genus of the dragon, the back of the head has anti-bones, there are reverse scales on the neck, and it will turn into a dragon in the event of wind and rain.

This assertion is extremely vicious.

It is almost said that Zhao Gonglian was born a rebellion, and he is a great scourge of the hidden dragon, and if he does not get rid of his Manchus as soon as possible, he will definitely be in danger of the Great Song Dynasty in the future, and it may not be impossible to seize power.

When the princess heard this, she was taken aback.

Zhao Gonglian is a genius in the sky, he must have good looks, be talented, have character, and be funny...... It is rare to see such a perfect young man in history, he is deeply loved and valued by the emperor, and he really hates that Zhao is this Zhao, but unfortunately Zhao Gonglian is not his eldest son, so he will be trained by Zhao Gonglian as the prime minister.

If Zhao Gonglian was a naturally rebellious villain, but he was cultivated and maintained by the emperor like this, how could he still get it?

No way.

This matter must be made known to the emperor and arrangements must be made as soon as possible.

Although this imperial concubine is not the concubine favored by Emperor Daojun, her heart is naturally very longing for the emperor, of course, she also wants to take advantage of this meritorious service to please her favor, and she will report it euphemistically when she finds an opportunity.

Speaking of which, Zhao Gonglian is lucky. It is also the luck of Cangzhao Manmen.

Even though he was young at the time, only six years old, he had already made up his mind to make trouble, and he had the luck of Zhao Lao Er, who gradually improved the plan to stir up the world and the world.

Although Emperor Zhao Ji is extremely superstitious, he does not believe in Buddha, but in Taoism, so he is the Emperor of Daojun.

He is superstitious about the Taoist priests he believes, not Buddhist monks.

I believe that there are indeed masters in the world who can understand the fate of people, extremely superstitious and critical, and firmly believe that they are Taoist immortals, such as the reincarnation of a barefoot immortal who has vast magical powers, advanced status, and enjoys glory and wealth, and has to be at ease, but that has to be the life of Taoist masters.

At the same time, at that time, Zhao Ji had just become the emperor, he had been in power for a short time, and the real power was in the hands of the Empress Dowager Xiang, he didn't need to make decisions on political matters, and his heart had not become so black in the political dye vat.

In a word, he has not fully entered the role of the emperor, lacks political experience and some vigilance, and the style of the rich and idle king in his bones is still working.

Therefore, he listened to the imperial concubine's euphemistic reminder and warning in the form of interesting stories, and instinctively became agitated at that time, but then he took it as an interesting thing and didn't care.

A person who has no political background at all, Ding Dan, a small family, can threaten the Great Song Dynasty?

Don't be funny.

Is it really that the Great Song Dynasty is so good and bad?

It is not in vain to treat the world's scholars well, treat the soldiers well in money, prosper in the economy and civilization, and the people live a better life than in any previous dynasty, and win the hearts of the people in the world.

Since the founding of the Great Song Dynasty, there have been many rebellions, but no matter how sensational it is, who can really succeed?

Officials with high prestige and power have never dared to rebel without military force. In addition to the necessary political suppression measures, the most important thing is that the people's hearts are in the Song Dynasty.

No matter how capable Zhao Gonglian is, being an official is under the control of the imperial court, and the fate of the whole door is pinched in the palm of the court's hands.

Zhao Ji is not a traverser, nor is he the reincarnation of a true barefoot immortal who can predict the future, so naturally he doesn't know that the situation will change, and there will be a Jurchen alien clan who will violently destroy the Great Song Dynasty by force.

He was confident that with the governing strategy of the Great Song Dynasty, no one could subvert the Song dynasty.

Can Zhao Gonglian, this kid, replace him?

That's impossible.

It's just a joke. I don't know what kind of mind that the high monk has to slander people like this.

Although it is this mentality and the style of the idle king, Zhao Ji once revealed this matter to Zhao Gonglian as an anecdote during a casual chat, which was amused, but it was also a kind of temptation and test.

As an emperor, Zhao Ji is not without necessary precautions and some small means.

Rebellion, Hidden Dragon?

When ordinary people heard this, they should not be scared to death.

In particular, Zhao Gonglian and his younger brother had indeed planned a possible rebellion in the future, and now they are making every effort to enhance their self-protection ability and make preparations for rebellion in all aspects of the economy and the armed forces.

It's the ghost in the heart.

He was only nineteen years old, and he had just entered the officialdom, and he was extremely lacking in officialdom experience, lacking political wisdom and adaptability.

It should have been timid.

There will be nothing to do with Zhao Lao Er in the future, he has lived in the Great Song Dynasty for six years, and his life has come to an end, so there is no need to toss anything.

How can there be the great reputation and prestige of the little bully.

But Zhao Gonglian's first reaction at that time was not to be frightened and afraid, not to be suspicious and cranky, and to quickly figure out what was the loophole and leak the secret, but to be furious.

Originally, he was spending time with the emperor in private and gossiping to have fun, but he didn't even kneel, he straightened up and said to the emperor with indignant fists: "Those who speak falsely should be killed." Please allow your ministers to confront the vast man. I'm so curious, I want to see how amazing he really is, what kind of so-called ability to see through fate. ”

Zhao Gonglian's outstanding performance, in addition to the fact that he is indeed a political genius and has high psychological quality, the most important thing is that he has a real miracle brother in his family.

He used to be very puzzled by his younger brother, who was more than ten years younger, and he didn't believe in the words of Zhao Laoer, a little kid, and he was not convinced by his ability.

But by then there had been a growing conviction.

Because, the big things in the world predicted by the little kids, as small as the inconspicuous little people in the officialdom suddenly came to power and took power, and so on, are being staged accurately one by one.

And the changes that the little kid brought to Zhao Zhuang are unprecedented, unheard of, and they can only do it unless they are really reincarnated as gods.

Boss Zhao firmly believes that his younger brother is the reincarnation of a spiritually undead god in the world, and is reincarnated in his family, and he also firmly believes in the little child's negative assertion about the gods and monsters in the world.

He didn't believe it, there were strange people in the world who could be more powerful than his brother.