But I heard Li Shimin say: "I know that you have been busy with the big wedding recently, and you have also taken a leave, if you say that you are derelict in your duties, it is not necessary, I am not the emperor who is angry at will, I came to you to listen to your opinions, see your attitude, whether there is a more stable solution, this Buddhist matter, say not big, say small is not small, the most troublesome." ”

Qin Hao was moved in an uproar in his heart, to be honest, if he thinks about this matter, he must take the opportunity to spank him, no wonder so many heroes and heroes have thrown themselves into this emperor's five bodies, and people are really authentic in doing things.

Pei Lin can leave an old life, in the final analysis, it is Li Yuan who plays an absolute role in it, objectively speaking, he is just adding fuel to the fire, or is it half-lured and half-forced under Li Yuan's obscenity, it is fair to say that this fire should indeed be sent to Li Yuan, but it is his old son, to be honest, Qin Hao is ready to be cleaned up.

However, Li Shimin was stunned by this anger, except for the rumors that everyone else in the Yamen was promoted, only he was not promoted, and he didn't even hit his buttocks, and swallowed the fire in his belly, as if he was fine.

That's amazing.

Thinking of this, Qin Hao's voice was choked up, and at this time it was naturally a great opportunity to show his loyalty, so he secretly pinched his buttocks with his hand, and squeezed out a few tears with his emotion: "The saint treats his ministers like this, ministers, it is difficult to protect his bones in case of broken bones." ”

Li Shimin saw Qin Hao so upright, and he couldn't help but feel a burst of joy in his heart, smart people don't need to say too thoroughly, the two of them didn't mention a word of Pei Lian, but the meaning is understood, this is the means of imperial art, and the most effective means for emperors to win people's hearts has always been nothing more than two kinds of grace and forgiveness, and the most feared thing is to throw flattery to the blind man, otherwise he must die of grievance.

So, Qin Hao cried and expressed his sincerity for a long time with half-truths, and Li Shimin acted in a play with mixed truths, everything was so harmonious.

When the eggs are out of the way, it's time to get down to business.

"Zhenheng, the dispute between Buddhism and Taoism has always been a troublesome matter, and this time it was done so recklessly, but is there any last resort?"

Qin Hao smiled bitterly and said, "Back to the saint, there is really no hardship, that Journey to the West, the minister told his younger brothers and sisters when he was in Luoyang, at that time, the minister was just a disaster victim, and he didn't think about it so much, and then after returning to Chang'an, it was naturally spread out more and more, so he simply published the book, but he didn't expect such a big response." ”

Li Shimin frowned and said: "Then what's going on with this so-called Buddhism Bodhisattva, with your relationship with Taoism, you can completely ignore such a monk." ”

Qin Hao had to explain: "It's a kind of flower, Zen holy flower, to be precise, this should not be a flower, but a kind of crop, this thing has heard my father say, I know some, light as silky and soft as mud, the most important thing is that it is warm, and it can also be woven into cloth, and it is filled with clothes under the same quality, which is not much worse than ordinary mink, and it is very comfortable to wear." ”

Li Shimin stood up and asked, "What is the output of this thing?" ”

"More than hemp."

Li Shimin's face suddenly turned red, and he paced back and forth excitedly, muttering to himself: "Old Immortal Xiao is really a god, but since he knows the use of this thing, he has never spoken to the former Sui court, he is really indifferent, what does this kind of immortal want him to do?" ”

Qin Hao hurriedly lowered his head and pretended to be dumb, this pot can't be explained at all if it is not pushed to Xiao Ji, it is too wrong to say, let Li Shimin make up for it by himself.

After a while, Li Shimin said: "Is there a finished product for this flower?" Take me to see it, and if this thing is really as you say, I will make you a marquis. ”

"There are a few, this thing is the mantle of Zen Buddhism, all of them were taken by the ministers, but the marquis is not necessary, in the final analysis, this is also the holy flower of Buddhism, the minister is just a clever snatcher is coming, the minister thinks, it is better to take this opportunity, canonized by the imperial court a Buddhist national teacher."

"Oh? Buddhist Sacred Flower? Could it be that the Buddha blessed it? ”

Qin Hao said with a smile: "It's just nonsense, this thing is a specialty of Tianzhu, a wild flower that grows on the side of the road, but because this thing doesn't look fresh in the Central Plains, it has become the so-called holy flower." ”

Li Shimin secretly breathed a sigh of relief, generally people like him who came down on the battlefield were actually disrespectful to ghosts and gods in their bones, and when he heard that it was not given by the Buddha, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, but he was surprised: "Since this is just a chance meeting of Zen monks, why do you want to canonize them as national teachers?" Wouldn't that make Buddhism bigger? In contrast, I am actually more inclined to the Dao Gate. ”

"Yes, the temple occupies a wide area, does not produce, and the golden statue wastes a lot of wealth, these are the evils of Buddhism, but this cotton can not be used, even if we don't say it at that time, they will also go around to promote what Buddhism holy flowers Buddha blessings and the like, rather than let them talk nonsense at that time, it is better for us to take the initiative to poke it out, so as to unify an official public opinion."

Li Shimin thought about it for a while, knowing that Qin Hao's thinking was often different from ordinary people, so he simply didn't look at the flowers first, but asked: "Zhenheng is also the inheritance of the world's masters, and he will be more thorough than others when he sees these two schools of Buddhism and Taoism, listening to your words, he doesn't seem to have a good impression of Buddhism, so how did he become a bodhisattva in their mouths?" Tell us about your thoughts on Buddhism. ”

Qin Hao has long planned for this matter, since Li Shimin asked, he simply said: "Buddhism has Mahayana Buddhism and Hinayana Buddhism, Hinayana Buddha does not care about him for the time being, the views of various schools and factions in this Mahayana Buddha are not the same, it is undeniable that there are indeed many senior monks in Buddhism, and there is great wisdom in Buddhist scriptures, but most of them are ordinary people, ordinary people do not have the ability to distinguish between right and wrong, often the master believes what he says, so expanding, once there are more believers, after all, it is an unstable force, Not to mention the wasted taxes, land, gold and silver goods. ”

This idea can be said to coincide with Li Shimin, so he asked: "In this way, doesn't it mean that Buddhism is useless?" ”

"No, I think that Buddhism has its shortcomings but also its strengths, if there is a master who can play to his strengths and avoid weaknesses, then the Buddhist monks are not my Tang Dynasty's sharp blade."

"Oh? It seems that I am still a lot away from the master, but you can tell me, how is it a sharp blade? ”

Qin Hao said with a smile, in recent years, there have been more and more Buddhist sects, and some of them even say that as long as they recite Amitabha Buddha, they can be reborn in bliss, these are naturally nonsense, but they spread extremely quickly among the foolish people.

Li Shimin nodded, these are naturally the so-called Pure Land Sect, although it has not yet officially opened a sect, but its prototype is already there.

I heard Qin Hao say: "The Eastern Turks surrendered, and millions of people were placed on the Hetao Plain, if one day there is a change in the center, and there is another ambitious person on the grassland, what about it?" But all the grassland peoples, all of them live in pursuit of water and grass, gather in wartime, and herd in peacetime, if these nonsense is spread on the grassland, and the imperial court is controlled in the center, how about it? It is easier to manage a monk than to manage a hero. ”