Chapter 47: Fu Yi's long-cherished wish

No one stopped Cheng Huailiang's excesses.

The face of the emperor of the Tang Dynasty was expressionless, the Hanshan Temple that Cheng Huailiang said was just one of the benchmarks, what virtues the temple had, Lao Li knew better than anyone else. This is the second largest cancer after the clan gate valve.

Cai Wenhao covered his face and wanted Fu Yi to apologize, but Fu Yi completely ignored it. To do one thing in his life, he didn't understand it, and he still needed a junior to come out to help play the round, Fu Yi blushed slightly.

"The monks of the prosperous times went out of the mountains to collect wealth, and the Taoist priests of the troubled times went out of the mountains to save the world. Personally, I don't mean to belittle the Buddha and promote the local religion. Cheng Huailiang took a few steps forward, "I'll tell you a story." This is the story of what really happened. ”

In the far east, there is a place called China, there is a remote mountainous area, and there is a large Taoist temple here. There is an old Taoist in the Taoist temple who is withdrawn and unwilling to communicate with others.

The incense here is very bad, and there are very few people who come here every year, and one day a person asked curiously, "Such a big Taoist temple, do you live alone?" ”

The old Taoist leader immediately choked up in his voice, "Fifty years ago, when the country was invaded by foreign tribes, Master took the senior brothers to fight the invasion, leaving the youngest me to watch the pipe view. Master said let me wait for them to come back...... But I've been waiting for more than 50 years! ”

At that time, the young Taoist Master once asked Master, "Master, when are you going to come back with your senior brothers?" ”

The Master replied, "The world is peaceful." ”

"What if you don't come back?"

Master and the other brothers laughed, and a sonorous and powerful voice resounded in the sky, "If not, then don't go back." ”

"This story is real." Cheng Huailiang's eyes were slightly moist, "The local religion still knows the righteousness of the rise and fall of the country, but what about the bald donkeys?" Okay, you don't want to hear this story, so let me ask you again, the famous doctors of all dynasties, who is not a Taoist who walks on his feet? Even Sun Simiao, the medicine king you call an old immortal, is also a Taoist. When you are sick, you will think of the Taoist, and when you are sick, you will go to worship the Buddha, and the master will look down on you in his heart. Your conscience has been eaten by dogs. ”

Everyone was silent and didn't speak, in fact, what Cheng Huailiang said had happened before, and it had happened many times. It's just that everyone is almost forgetting what the local religion really means.

The person wearing the robe looked very excited, and his eyes were extremely complicated when he saw Cheng Huailiang. But Lao Guo touched him, and he immediately stood up straight, squinted his eyes, and forcibly suppressed the restlessness in his heart.

"Your Majesty." Fang Yiai stood up, "I believe that Cheng Huailiang did not deliberately elevate Taoism to belittle Buddhism. Along the way, the minister also discovered that many temples are indeed as lowly as Cheng Huailiang said. Every year, the courtier's father receives cases of illegal enrichment in Buddhist characters, and the number is simply outrageous. If it is okay to simply annex land, the outcome of the trial will be more favorable to the people. But they actually sold the population, to the point that people and gods were angry. ”

Fang Yiai's fists were clenched, and his eyes were red.

As a foreign religion, many people take advantage of the development of temples to add huge benefits to individuals, coupled with the temple enjoys tax exemption and other privileges, which causes a part of the economy to fall into the hands of the temple.

There was no need to work, no military service, no taxes, but there were a large number of maidservants, which had a huge impact on the military and the economy in an era of manpower scarcity. The occupancy of land by the people of the temple has also accumulated a large number of social contradictions, resulting in many times when the monarch has no choice but to do anything to Buddhism.

"Why did Emperor Taiwu of Wei and Emperor Wu of Zhou destroy the Buddha several times?" Fang Yiai looked at Cheng Huailiang, Cheng Huailiang gave him encouraging eyes, and Fang Yiai also completely let go, "It's because when a country is using money, the temple does not pay taxes and controls a lot of money." When the country is stable, usury and monopoly are practiced. When the country needed to fight, there was no rank of soldier, and the temple was privately armed. Buddhists always say that the Buddha also has fire, so don't kings have fire? Emperor Wu of Zhou destroyed the Buddha, lived a large amount of land and taxpayers, abolished the debt of the north, and stabilized the economy. ”

"I have to mention the Qinghe Cui family here. As a gate valve, the Cui family set an example back then. Cui Hao, the ancestor of the Cui family, advocated that Emperor Taiwu issue an edict during the period of Emperor Taiwu of the Northern Wei Dynasty, and all Shamen under the age of 50 should also serve in the military. At the same time, several wars were launched in succession to exterminate the Buddha, and the results were remarkable. ”

can't let Fang Yiai talk about it, if he is talking about Fang Yiai, he can't hold back, and if he continues to talk about it, he has to say that Li Shimin is a faint king. After all, the Zhenguan Dynasty was based on the belief in the angle of depression.

The corners of Fang Xuanling's mouth twitched one after another, silly son, do you still want the emperor to destroy the Buddha? If you had destroyed the Buddha, you would have done it a long time ago, and you would have waited until now?

Fang Xuanling, as one of the three giants of Wenchen, couldn't come out to play a round, his hands were tight, and his hand holding the wat board was full of cold sweat.

"Your Majesty, what Fang Yiai means is that Buddhism cannot be born." Cheng Huailiang hurriedly came up to play a round, "The wildfire can't be burned, and the spring breeze blows and grows." Since it can't be extinguished, let's start from the root. Chen felt that Mr. Fu Yi had the most say in this matter. ”

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks it's inappropriate." Cai Wenhao stood up at this time, "Fu Yi has an enmity with Buddhism in the world, and he has no right to speak." ”

"Cai Wenhao, you really have nothing to do." Cheng Huailiang glared, "If you're bored, I'll find you that flower girl who had an affair with your uncle now." Let you chat with Aunt Hua Girl? ”

Poof! All the generals laughed.

Cai Wenhao hung his head and retreated to the team, not saying a word.

Fu Yi then handed in the transcript, "Your Majesty, the minister suggested that a religious institute be added under the six ministries, regardless of whether the monk or the Taoist priest, the religious institute will be uniformly assessed, and the degree will be issued uniformly, and the six ministries will be directly monopolized." Those who fail to pass the assessment will not be given degrees, the number of temples will be reduced, and temples will be prohibited from hoarding warrior monks. Monks under the age of 50 are responsible and obliged to perform military service, and the income of the temple is uniformly taxed in accordance with national standards......"

Fu Yi put forward dozens of constructive suggestions, which were passed by Lao Li one by one.

Among the three giants of Wenchen, Fang Xuanling is the main one to grasp this matter and implement it as soon as possible.

Li Shimin was sick with a heart, and the curtain came to an end in the first massacre of the Zhenguan Dynasty. The process was a little bloody, but the ending was beautiful.

Fu Yi has worked hard all his life to do, and what he has not done has finally been completed. Fu Yi felt that his life was worth it.

Cai Wenhao looked unconvinced, angry, and stared at Cheng Huailiang.

"Cai Wenhao, are you not convinced?" Cheng Huailiang seemed to be deliberately looking for fault, "I don't have any enemies, and if I have a vengeance, I will take revenge on the spot." You have to feel like it's not over. Come on, you draw a way, and Cheng will take it. ”