Chapter 401: The Truth of the Matter

In fact, it's not just Buddhism who wants to kill Li Zhen, just like Buddhism, Li Zhen also wants to get rid of Buddhism quickly, and the two sides have been fighting since the unsuccessful assassination in the Battle of Nanyang.

The previous Xuanzang was just a temptation, but unfortunately the reaction of Buddhism was too radical, and he directly killed the killer, and even Li Zhen was taken aback, and he didn't dare to do it again in a short time. But now that the Buddha's tooth has appeared, he will not let go of such a good opportunity, and he plans to try it again to see if the Buddha's tooth relic can pry their hearts.

It's just that according to Li Zhen's estimate, this time it should be enough to hang.

What is a Buddhist Society?

The good thing to say is that it is a department of the imperial court to manage Buddhism, and to put it mildly, this department was established to limit and weaken Buddhism.

It is conceivable that once the Buddhist Society is really established, the popularity of Buddhism will inevitably decline, and if Taoism rises again, there may never be a future in the future.

And what is the Buddha Tooth Relic?

It is nice to say that this is a relic left by the Buddha, which is of great significance, but all Buddhist disciples are obliged to redeem it.

To put it mildly, this is a broken stone, which is nothing but beautiful, and can be sold for two taels of silver at most.

On the one hand, it is a stone that cannot be eaten or used, with only a little symbolic meaning, and on the other hand, it is related to the future of Buddhism.

As long as you are not mentally retarded, you will know how to choose - but Li Zhen doesn't care, this is just a temptation for him, if Buddhism can't agree to his request, then Buddhism will see the Buddha tooth relics hidden in the Tang Dynasty royal treasury, never see the light of day, if Buddhism can bear such a reputation, then Li Zhen of course doesn't matter.

However, Li Zhen feels that after this trial, the contradiction between Li Zhen and Buddhism will really be put on the surface, and no one knows what the consequences will be, but in any case, Li Zhen has the blessing of the entire court of the Tang Dynasty, even if it fails in the end, it will be everything, and the power of Buddhism is destined to be hit, and Taoism has a bright day, at least it can form a situation where the two tigers are fighting, rather than the current Buddhism is dominant, which has a great impact on the imperial court.

If Christianity, Islam and Zoroastrianism can be introduced in the future, it will completely form a check-and-balance between the five parties, and Buddhism will no longer have the grand occasion of '480 temples in the Southern Dynasties, how many buildings are in the smoke and rain'.

The banquet ended in such a strange atmosphere, and everyone retreated with their hearts, they all knew very well, don't look at the current time is normal, but it won't take three or even two days, or even a day, and maybe things will change early tomorrow morning - although the Buddha's tooth seems to be just a stone, but its meaning is too great, if the price of sacrifice is not too big, if it can be redeemed, they will still redeem it, of course, as for whether Li Shimin is willing to exchange, Then it depends on Li Shimin's own meaning.

"Your Highness, the minister really broke out in a cold sweat today." Li Zhenzheng lowered his head and pondered, and Liu Hongji suddenly caught up and said: "Your Highness, the minister has already done what Your Highness ordered, but Your Highness can really guarantee that the Buddha Gate will not find out the clues and will not trouble the minister?" ”

Of course, things are not so simple, what Sinharap dedicates, and what comes from the Lion Nation?

Yes, the Lion Kingdom is indeed the King of Sinharap, but the relics are not the treasure of the royal family of the Lion Country, this is the treasure of the entire Lion Kingdom and even Tianzhu Buddhism, just temporarily sheltered in the temple of the Lion Kingdom, where is the King of Sinharap qualified to take it without authorization? In fact, King Sinharap is nothing more than a back-err.

Of course, this is the result of the Tang army's questioning - the 10,000 army directly set up a formation to besiege the entire temple, blocking the temple door for three days and three nights, threatening to set fire to the temple if it is not handed over to the treasure.

The monks on the mountain are used to being pampered on weekdays, where have they seen such a scene? All were terrified.

Facts have proved that the monks are not all monks like Xuanzang who can sacrifice their lives for righteousness, but more are greedy for life and afraid of death, in the face of the fear of death, in the face of the threat of the outside soldiers, the monks inside did not even hold on for three days to completely soften, and finally gave up the Buddha treasure-—— not only the Buddha's tooth relics, but even the relics of the senior monks of the past dynasties have been picked all over, but all those with a little supernatural characteristics have been taken away, and what I am afraid of is that those monks are confused, and they are fake and true.

Fortunately, in the end, it turned out that the courage of the group of monks was still very small, and after many verifications, Liu Hongji finally determined that the relics that were first offered before were real, which surprised him, but this can be regarded as saving the lives of the monks.

It's just that after snatching back the Buddha's tooth relic, Liu Hongji is worried, the power of Buddhism in the Tang Dynasty is very terrible, and with the connection between Datang and Tianzhu, this matter will be known by the Buddhism of the Tang Dynasty sooner or later, so it is difficult to guarantee that the power of Buddhism will not stand out for Tianzhu Buddhism, if the court does not make decisions for him, then he will really be unlucky.

Of course, Li Zhen knew what Liu Hongji was worried about, and explained with a smile: "You can rest assured, if such a big thing happens, Buddhism will focus on the Buddha tooth relics in a short period of time, and they won't care about other things until they get their hands on the relics, so this matter is what this palace ordered you to do, and if someone is accountable in the future, they will not look for you." ”

Liu Hongji was a little embarrassed by Li Zhen's heart, and explained in a snort: "That's not what the minister meant, the minister even came to the battlefield, and the Buddhism was really not taken to heart by the minister, mainly because ...... Your Highness, you also know that Buddhism is not easy to mess with...... I'm afraid they're really targeting you...... After all, you're still our direct superior. ”

Li Zhen didn't break it, just smiled: "Hehe, it's good that you have this little intention, it's just a Buddhist gate, and this palace has its own way to solve it." ”

"In this way, the minister will be relieved."

"Alright, you can go back."

"Yes, the minister retired."

As soon as Liu Hongji was sent away, Li Zhen was about to continue to go back, but suddenly a little Taoist priest came: "Your Highness, the Lord is invited." ”

"Li Chunfeng? He came...... Okay, Hongu understands, take me there. At this time, Li Chunfeng's reason for finding himself is very simple - he must have known the news of the Buddha's tooth relic, and he was worried that this matter would have an impact on Taoism, after all, this is the Buddha's relic, and there is only such a piece in the entire Datang Temple, and now there is a second one, and the power of Buddhism will definitely increase greatly, and maybe it will have a bad impact on Taoism that has just barely raised its head.

(End of chapter)