With the implementation of various policies, Gaochang has gradually become regular. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info originally Wei Shuo thought that he could finally catch his breath, but who knew that another unexpected trouble found him.

In other words, this trouble has always been there, but it was ignored by Wei Shuo intentionally or unintentionally at the beginning.

Now that we have come to this point, we have reached a point where we have to solve it.

Since Wei Shuo took charge of Gaochang, he first abolished the government's support for Buddhism, and then overtly and covertly restricted the people from becoming monks, and adopted strict surveillance of monks and nuns who had already become monks, and focused on cracking down on the crimes of monks and nuns.

These measures weakened the influence of Buddhism in Gaochang, and the number of monks in the city, which was once as high as thousands, suddenly dropped to only about 1,000.

Now, with Gaochang's vigorous implementation of the Juntian system, the huge land owned by the temple has become a thorn in the side of the government. As a result, under the strong blows of the government, the monastery lost a large amount of land. Without land, the monastery was deprived of an important source of income, and life became more and more difficult.

As a last resort, the senior monks had no choice but to come forward to coordinate with the government, and in the end, this mess still fell on Wei Shuo's head.

Knowing that the Buddhist monk came to the door, Wei Shuo couldn't help but feel a headache. As far as he knew, there were thirty-six countries in the Western Regions, known as the Ten Thousand Miles Buddha Country.

The power of Buddhism here is far beyond the imagination of the outside world. As far as Gaochang in front of him is concerned, the total number of soldiers and civilians in the entire city is only tens of thousands.

In the past, there were thousands of monks alone, and there were dozens of temples. Even after his repeated weakening, the Buddhist power in the city was still very large.

The flourishing of Buddhism in the Western Regions began in 260 B.C., when Emperor Ashoka sent Mahala to Quta and Moshu to preach in the Western Regions.

After that, Buddhism spread rapidly in the Western Regions, and by the fourth century AD, all the countries in the Western Regions had adopted Buddhism as their state religion, which was at the peak of Buddhism in the Western Regions.

The current situation of Buddhism in the Western Regions will continue until the Sui and Tang dynasties.

At that time, Muhammad created Mus-Si-Lin* in the Great Food, practiced Buddhism by force, and Buddhism was completely destroyed wherever the horse's hooves went.

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"The poor monk pays a visit to Lord Duwei." The Taoist monk speaks fluent Chinese.

"I don't know what the master is doing here?" Wei Shuo asked knowingly.

Although Gao Chang secretly restricted the development of Buddhism in the open, but in the face of virtuous monks, Wei Shuo was still polite, first giving up his seat and then serving tea, not letting Dao Xing see what he had a bad feeling about Buddhism, and I don't know why he suddenly restricted Buddhism.

"The poor monk was originally an outsider, and it was not appropriate to pay attention to the worldly things. However, Gao Chang has been making frequent moves recently, disturbing the cultivation of poor monks and disciples, so he has to come to harass Lord Duwei. If there is any offense or offense, please also ask the adult Haihan. ”

"Hahaha, the master is polite, if you have anything to say, you might as well speak up, and listen to me."

Dao Xing's eyes flashed, and he suddenly asked, "Dare to ask if your lord is disgusted with my Buddha?" ”

"Huh?! Why did the master say this? Wei Shuo was stunned.

"If it weren't for the fact that adults hated my Buddha, why did Gao Chang devote himself to restricting the development of Buddhism?"

"The master said that Gaochang restricted the development of Buddhism, and I do not deny it, because it is true. But if Shuo is accused of hating Buddhism because of this, it will be a strange injustice for the ages, although I don't believe in Buddhism, but I am not disgusted with Buddhism. I have always believed that Buddhism as a religion has a reason for its existence since it exists. ”

"What should be the explanation for the adult's act of restricting the Buddha?" Dao Xing asked with a puzzled face.

"Master, the reason why Shuo is limited to Buddhism in Gaochang is because Buddhism has become a shackle that hinders the development and growth of Gaochang. In order to strengthen Gaochang, not to mention Buddhism, no matter who or any force dares to hinder the development of Gaochang, it is Shuo's enemy and will be destroyed. ”

"So that's the case, it seems that the poor monk misunderstood the captain."

After listening to Wei Shuo's explanation, the Taoist monk finally breathed a sigh of relief, he was afraid that Wei Shuo hated Buddhism in his heart, which would be tantamount to a catastrophe for Buddhism.

"Dare to ask Lord Duwei, when will the Gaochang Buddha limit end? Or what step will it take to stop? ”

"Well, this ......"

Wei Shuo pondered for a while, and said in an affirmative tone: "At least the number of Buddhist monks should be limited to about one hundred, and at most no more than three hundred, and only one temple in the city can exist. ”

Hearing this, the corners of the monk's mouth couldn't help but twitch, Wei Shuo's move to reduce Gaochang Buddhism to one-tenth of the original, how could he not make him feel distressed.

However, Daoxing Gaochang knew that this was Wei Shuo's last bottom line, and if Buddhism did not agree, it was very likely to face annihilation.

"The poor monk has taken his leave, and he will go back and discuss it with everyone before making plans."

"Well, this official is waiting for the master's good news."

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Looking at the back of the monk who had just walked in, Song Xuan, who had just walked in, said: "Lord, I don't know if Buddhism will accept it, if Buddhism refuses, you won't really destroy the Buddha in Gaochang, right?" ”

"Destroy the Buddha? Of course I wanted to, but I didn't! Wei Shuo shook his head regretfully.

"Well, the lord has this idea, and the minister is relieved. Destroying the Buddha is too radical, and restricting the Buddha is the best policy. ”

Nowadays, the power of Buddhism is developing extremely rapidly, not to mention the Western Regions, but only the Central Plains. With the strong support of Hulu monarchs such as Shi Le, Shi Hu, and Fu Jian, Buddhism has become the largest religion in the north. ”

"Who's to say it isn't?" Wei Shuo also had to lament that Buddhism had developed too rapidly.

"However, Buddhists do not engage in production and occupy a wide range of fertile land, which greatly hinders economic recovery and people's livelihood development. You only have to look at the countries of the Western Regions to see that the prosperity of Buddhism is not a good thing for the country. ”

"Buddhists are parasitic moths on the state, not only seizing all kinds of resources from the state, but also eating down the self-motivation of the people of the country, so that the country will be willing to degenerate in numbness."

"Therefore, Shuo will not let Buddhism become big in Gaochang, if it weren't for the fact that Buddhism is powerful, I would have let people destroy Buddhism."

"Regarding the destruction of the Buddha, the lord just thinks about it, and don't declare it in his mouth, so as not to tell the truth and bring unnecessary trouble."

"In fact, the minister thinks that the measures proposed by the lord to restrict Buddhism are very good, and as long as they are seriously implemented, whether it is to control the scale of Buddhists or to include the monastic property in the scope of taxation, it can well curb the development of Buddhism."

"At present, Buddhism can only be restricted through these means, and I am mainly worried that Buddhism will sue in front of Lu Guang."

"The lord is talking about Master Kumarosh?"

"That's right, Kumarosh's ancestral home is Tianzhu, born in the Western Regions Qiuzi country, his family is illustrious, his ancestors have been prime ministers for generations, and he is famous and famous. It is said that he has extraordinary talent since childhood, can speak at the age of half, can read at the age of three, began to read a wide range of books at the age of five, and became a monk with his mother at the age of seven. ”

"Half of the reason why Qin Fujian attacked the Western Regions was for this high monk, and later Lü Guang successfully captured Qiuci, and then took Kumarosh captive and returned to China. Today, Kumarosh lives in Guzang and is deeply trusted by Lü Guang. If Gao Chang's action of restricting the Buddha is known to him, it is difficult to guarantee that he will not do anything bad in front of Lu Guang. ”

"It depends on whether the Taoist monks are willing to accept the conditions publicly announced by the Lord, if they can accept it, there is still the possibility of peaceful coexistence between Gaochang and Buddhism at the moment, otherwise they will really face a storm."

In the end, Wei Shuo and Song Xuan's worries did not come true, which couldn't help but make the two breathe a sigh of relief.

Buddhism is still relatively peaceful, and it did not choose to break the net with Gaochang and lose both.

In fact, the real reason lies in the initial decision of Liangzhou, and Dao Xing knows that even if he sues in front of Lu Guang through Kumarosh, he will not be able to influence Wei Shuo's decision, and if it is not done well, it will further deteriorate the relationship between the two sides.

Although it will greatly affect the spread of Buddhism in the future, Gaochang did not beat Buddhism to death with a stick after all, and left a way to live.