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On this day, outside the city of Guzang, there were crowds of people and flags.

The soldiers of Hexi in military uniforms lined up neatly, full of energy, and ready to go.

Wang Maide, Fuqu Nancheng, Qi Gan Ali, bald Wei Tan and other generals stood in the front row of the queue, dressed in military uniforms, radiant and energetic.

Tens of thousands of troops marched in the northwest direction like a flood, and the banners were waving and mighty.

When the people in Hexi were angry about the invasion of Rouran, the Later Qin Dynasty in Guanzhong also opened the prelude to the great revival of Buddhism because of the king's belief in Buddhism.

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The night was dark, and the drum was drummed three times.

However, in the thatched temple in Chang'an City, the lights and candles are still bright.

In a large spacious meditation room, Yao Xing holds a yellowed scroll of old scriptures in his left hand and a pen in his right hand, listening to the master Kumarosh reciting Buddhist scriptures with his ears pricked up.

Kumarosh first recited the original scriptures of Tianzhu and then translated them into Chinese.

Finally, he compared it with the old scriptures in Yao Xing's hand in order to find out the fallacies.

Returning from Hedong, Yao Xing handed over the affairs of Yiying to the crown prince and the auxiliary ministers.

He spent most of his time in the temple listening to Master Kumarosh give lectures on the Dharma.

After getting along with Kumarosh day and night, Yao Xing gradually understood the true meaning of Buddhism and converted to Buddhism in his heart.

After paying a little attention to state affairs every day, Yao Xing couldn't move and took a carriage to Caotang Temple to listen to the teachings of Buddhism.

I'm afraid no one expected that the damage caused to Yao Xing by the Pingyang fiasco far exceeded the defeat of Shangjun.

Whenever in the dead of night, as soon as he closed his eyes, the scene of the Later Qin soldiers jumping into Fenshui in despair appeared in his mind.

Only when he is immersed in the Dharma can he temporarily forget the pain of his brother, his confidant, and the death of his robe.

After translating many scriptures, Yao Xing started a lot of civil engineering, built a floating map in Yongguili, and Libo Ruotai in the Middle Palace.

When the monks from near and far heard the news, they came one after another, and there were more than 5,000 people who studied under Kumarosh.

Among them, there are only famous monks in the north, including Sanglue, Sangqian, Daoshu, Sang, Daotan, Sangzhao, Tanshun and others.

With the assistance of such a large number of Buddhist monks, Buddhism has flourished in Guanzhong since then.

So much so that in the streets and alleys of Chang'an City, there are monks everywhere.

The sound of chanting Buddha and chanting sutras is endless.

The governors of various prefectures and counties were moved by the news, and in order to curry favor with Yao Xing, they were enthusiastic about developing the cause of Buddhism.

As a result, in the land of the Later Qin Dynasty, nine of the ten households believed in Buddhism, and the remaining one family was also ready to believe in Buddhism.

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Yao Xing's obsession with Buddhism made Yin Wei very dissatisfied, and he couldn't understand why Yao Xing had changed so much before and after.

The defeat of Pingyang was indeed miserable, and it also shook the foundation of the Later Qin State, but it will not be decadent to this point, right?

If you really want to talk about it, Hou Qin still has the elite of the Western Army under Yao Shuode, and it is not completely without the strength to fight.

In private, Yin Wei couldn't help but compare Yao Chang and Yao Xing's father and son.

In terms of character, the despicable and shameless Yao Chang is definitely not as good as the generous Yao Xing, but Yao Xing is far less tenacious than Yao Chang.

At the beginning of the founding of the Qin Dynasty, Yao Chang defeated Fu Deng in a row, but Yao Chang never lost his belief in victory.

It's like Yao Xing, after a big defeat, he completely lost his fighting spirit, buried his head in the sand like an ostrich, and only blindly sought solace in the essence of Buddhism.

I don't know how to regain my strength at all.

Every time he thought of this, Yin Wei couldn't help but feel sorry, and even felt ashamed of Yao Changtuo's loneliness.

Seeing that Yao Xing was indulging in Buddhism all day long and ignoring political affairs, he couldn't hold back anymore and was ready to meet Yao Xing.

At this time, Yao Xing was listening to Kumarosh's lecture in Caotang Temple, and when he got the report, he ordered Yin Wei to come in.

After Yin Wei came in, he couldn't help but be startled at a glance.

It turned out that he saw the entire hall, the crowd of black crows, a bright blue and bright bald head, all of them were Shamen monks.

Fortunately, Yao Xing still has hair, which is particularly eye-catching among the monks.

He walked over and came to Yao Xing, and was about to curtsied, but was pulled aside by the chamberlain.

Yin Wei didn't know what to do, but he saw the waiter pointing to a futon on the ground, and said sternly: "Sit down, listen and talk." ”

As a last resort, he had to endure his impatience and sit in the monk's pile.

It wasn't until Kumarosh finished his speech that he stood up, and his legs were numb.

And Yao Xing also saw Yin Wei, so he beckoned the other party to pass.

"What is Yin Qing's important matter when he sees me today?" Yao Xing said softly.

I don't know why, looking at Yao Xing today, Yin Wei always feels that the other party has long lost the vigor of the year.

The whole person looks solemn, and he really has the temperament of a monk.

"King Qijuan, recently, a large number of people have embraced Buddhism instead of farming, resulting in barren fields, lack of tax revenue from the government, and the country's strength is weakening day by day."

"And the people believe in Buddhism, and the people go to become monks with light farming, which not only hurts morals but also adds burden."

"I beg Your Majesty to purge the Buddhas, devote yourself to political affairs, and be considerate of the people."

Looking at the emotional Yin Wei, Yao Xing sighed.

He knew very well in his heart that Yin Wei was both a capable minister and a loyal minister, but he had prejudices against Buddhism.

"When the first emperor was there, he always praised Yin Qing for his lofty ambitions."

"But what you played is biased, what does the rise and fall of Great Qin have to do with Buddhism?"

"At present, the most urgent problem in Great Qin is not Buddhism, but Hexi, Northern Wei and even Later Yan and Eastern Jin Dynasty."

"Today, Hexi occupies Longyou, Shuofang, and Hedong, threatening Guanzhong from three sides, which is a big trouble."

"Yin Qing, as a Zaifu, doesn't think about how to solve external troubles, but cares about Buddhism, which is really ungraceful."

"If destroying the Buddha can really make the widow Xue Pingyang's hatred, then what if the widow listens to you?!"

"But in fact, even if Guanzhong destroys the Buddha, it will not help resist Hexi."

"Why do you want to do anything else?"

"Yin Qing, I have to say that in the treatment of Buddhism, you have disappointed the widow too much!"

After listening to Yao Xing's quibbles, Yin Wei was so angry that he almost turned his back in one go.

He finally understood that Yao Xing had been completely bewitched by Buddhism.

Sure enough, I only heard Yao Xing continue: "As for saying that the people believe in Buddhism, few people have known about it. ”

"Since the people's customs are like this, the widow thinks that it is not appropriate to go against the will of the people, and it is better to obey the will of the Buddha in everything."

"The widow respects the Dharma and deserves the protection of the Buddha."

In the past, Yin Wei didn't know much about Buddhism, and only heard that Hexi advocated restricting Buddhism, but he didn't know what harm Buddhism was.

It wasn't until the recent revival of Buddhism in Guanzhong that he had a deeper understanding of the dangers of Buddhism.

However, the more he understood, the more he couldn't wait to destroy the Buddha in Guanzhong, and at the same time expressed great understanding of Wei Shuo's move to limit the Buddha.

As a traditional Confucian scholar, Yin Wei hated the Buddhist theory of reincarnation in the next life.

In his opinion, it is simply self-deception to think about the afterlife without cultivating the blessings of this life.

What's more, the parents of the body and the skin, Buddhism pays attention to going out of the house, not marrying relatives and not having children, which is contrary to the road of human ethics, and in his eyes it is simply a great unfilial piety.

Moreover, the Buddhist monks did not produce, did not pay taxes, did not serve, and did not contribute to the government, but also greatly weakened the power of the state because of the extensive occupation of fertile land.

In short, after knowing several hidden dangers of Buddhism, Yin Wei also began to advocate the destruction of Buddhism.

Otherwise, there is no need for the Hexi army to go east, just a large group is enough to drag Hou Qin down.

It's a pity that he completely underestimated the status of Buddhism in Yao Xing's heart, no matter how he persuaded him, Yao Xing was always unmoved.

In the end, Yao Xing's face sank slightly, and he said impatiently: "Aiqing can know that Buddhism is what Emperor Ming of the former Han Dynasty, who is known as the Ming Emperor, wanted. ”

"The widow is willing to follow in the footsteps of the ruler and feel the glory of the Buddha."

"Furthermore, if Buddhism is really as heinous as Yin Qing said, why can it spread all over China in just a few hundred years?"

"It can be seen that Buddhism is by no means a crooked cult, and it really contains great wisdom and great opportunities."

Yin Wei couldn't help but discuss: "The great revival of Buddhism is not caused by the propaganda of the Hulu monarchs?" ”

At this time, Kumarosh, who had been watching coldly, also stood up to support Yao Xing.

"What the king said is very true, in the opinion of the poor monks, the rule of the dynasty and the good and evil of the people do not depend on whether Buddhism is prosperous or whether the monasteries are widely built."

"It depends on whether the government teaches the people to be in harmony with the Tao, and once the people's hearts are in harmony with the 'Tao', the world will be stable and the country will be governed."

"And teaching the people to be in harmony with each other is exactly in line with the Buddha's original intention, and it is also where the spirit of Buddhism lies."

As soon as Kumarosh's words came out, Yao Xing and others praised him, but Yin Wei sneered.

However, he also had to admit that the great monk was able to turn Yao Xing's flickering dizziness, and his eloquence was really good.