readx; When Zhu Youzhen heard that Rui'er wanted to worship the Buddha and ask for a son again, he couldn't help but smile bitterly. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info thought that his queen was good anywhere, that is, he believed in Buddhism, and he was eager to ask for a child, and the last time he was in Xi'an, he was imprisoned by the White Lotus Sect because of the Buddha, but he didn't expect that he still doesn't have a long memory.

However, when I think about it, in ancient times, when science was not developed, atheism was rarely accepted, and various religions and superstitions were prevalent, which was normal. No matter what kind of religion it is, it will generally persuade people to be good, and advocate virtues such as patience and humility, which is very beneficial to the interests of the ruler, so ancient and modern monarchs at home and abroad will use religion to serve themselves.

Take the Ming Dynasty, Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang once worked as a monk, and after ascending the throne, he personally rectified Buddhism, suppressed the Lamaism revered by Meng Yuan, that is, Tibetan Buddhism, and turned to support the traditional Zen sects of Han China. And set up a special agency in Nanjing, responsible for the appointment and dismissal of the abbots of the country's major temples and the distribution of degrees, since then the Buddhist temples in various places have flourished.

Moreover, the attitude of the Chinese towards religion is very tolerant, and the so-called "three religions", namely Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism, are not incompatible competitive relations, but can coexist harmoniously, and can even learn from each other and accommodate, that is, the so-called "three religions convergence". Like the famous Buddhist mountain Songshan, there are Buddhist Shaolin Temple, Taoist Zhongyue Temple and Confucian Songyang Academy. Therefore, even if the Ming Dynasty produced a Jiajing Emperor who believed in Taoism, it did not affect the status of Buddhism, and almost everyone believed in Buddhism.

Although Zhu Youzhen is a materialist, it is impossible for him to believe in any religion; But as an emperor, he can't use the state apparatus to forcibly destroy the faith of the common people like the "Three Martial Weapons to Destroy the Buddha" in history, because it has proved to be futile. Religious belief is a spiritual thing, and if we want the common people to truly get out of the ignorance of religion, we must make them believe in science and respect science through learning.

Therefore, Zhu Youzhen also intends to adopt the national policy of "freedom of religious belief." Since Rui'er believes in Buddhism, she has no choice but to accommodate her, and nodded with a smile.

Rui'er was overjoyed and said, "Thank you for long live!" In fact, not only Rui'er wanted to go to worship the Buddha, but the Queen Mother also wanted to go, but she couldn't leave the palace casually because of her identity. In addition, a few of our sisters went to the Queen Mother to say goodbye in their spare time, and listened to her talk about the quiet scenery of Tanzhe Temple, and they were very envious and wanted to go to play. ”

Zhu Youzhen also thought about it, although he was already a very advanced emperor, Bao Yulian and Zhu Cunqi often had the opportunity to leave the palace, but in general, several concubines were still locked in the high walls of the Forbidden City most of the time, which must be very boring. The Queen Mother is even more pitiful, widowed at such a young age, she must be suffocated to death in normal times, and it is also a good thing to go out for a walk.

At this time, Zhu Youzhen remembered that he had not gone to the Queen Mother to greet the Queen Mother for a long time because he was too busy, and he was really lacking in etiquette, so he was busy with Rui'er to the Queen Mother's bedroom to ask for a meeting.

When the Queen Mother heard this, she immediately greeted her in person, and Zhu Youzhen hurriedly bowed down to give a salute, and at the same time peeked at the same time, and couldn't help but feel sour. After not seeing her for many days, the already thin Empress Dowager Zhang was even more clear, and there was not much blood on her face, and she looked a little malnourished.

The Queen Mother saw the concern in Zhu Youzhen's eyes, and smiled indifferently: "Emperor Lao cares." The day before yesterday, Jianyu besieged Beijing, there was a shortage of food in Beijing, and the mourning family, as a woman, could not share the emperor's worries, so she could only reduce her meals every day and make a modest contribution to the society. ”

Zhu Youzhen's tears almost didn't fall from this sentence, and he was busy laughing to cover up, and said that Rui'er wanted to go to Tanzhe Temple to worship the Buddha, and invited the Queen Mother to accompany her, and the time was chosen by the Queen Mother. The Queen Mother was really overjoyed, and in an instant, she burst into a bright smile that she had not seen for a long time, and nodded again and again: "Okay!" The queen is going to invite the other princesses, and we will discuss it together! ”

After a short time, Concubine De Bao Yulian, Concubine Ling Qi Meifeng, Concubine Li Zhu Cunqi, and Concubine Chen Yuanyuan came at the same time. First, they got along very well with the Queen Mother, and secondly, they heard that Zhu Youzhen was going to take them out of the palace to play, and several of them were very happy, and soon discussed with the Queen Mother and Rui'er, and put Zhu Youzhen aside. For a while, the swallows in the palace were singing, and Zhu Youzhen's head was as big as a fight, and his heart was really three women in one play!

Fortunately, the women quickly discussed the result, and the Queen Mother smiled and said: "When the mourning family is still in Tanzhe Temple this spring, I will listen to the presiding teacher, this year is the 1,300th anniversary of the establishment of Tanzhe Temple. There must be a lot of people who go to worship the Buddha in the first two days, so why don't we go in the third, that is, five days later! ”

"Uncovered?" Zhu Youzhen asked inexplicably, "Aren't people wearing clothes at the meeting?" This... What is this system? ”

All the women burst into laughter, and the Queen Mother leaned forward and backwards with laughter, making Zhu You blush. Or Chen Yuanyuan explained for Zhu Youzhen: "Long live, this 'uncovered meeting' does not mean that there is no clothing to cover, but a kind of ** conference with a wide range of good fate, regardless of monks and laymen, noble and low, wise and foolish, all are treated equally, and they are not hindered or hindered." ”

"Oh, that's the case..."Zhu Youzhen scratched his head embarrassedly and said, "Since the Queen Mother has a decree, then let's settle it like this." I asked the officials of the Ministry of Rites to go and arrange it in advance, and then you can stay there and play as much as you want. ”

After coming out of the Queen Mother, Zhu Youzhen immediately returned to the Yangxin Palace to summon Wen Zhenmeng, the left attendant of the Ministry of Rites.

This Wen Zhenmeng is not simple, he is the great-grandson of Wen Zhengming, one of the "Four Great Talents" of the Ming Dynasty, and he is also a great Confucian and a leader in the literary world, with a loyal and upright temperament. Originally, after the Ministry of Rites Shangshu Lai Zongdao was dismissed, Wen Zhenmeng's promotion to the Ministry of Rites was very popular. But Wen Zhenmeng is also a member of the Donglin Party, and he will automatically enter the cabinet when he becomes the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, Zhu Youzhen does not want the power of the cabinet of the Donglin Party to expand, so he has been pressing, and the Ministry of Rites is still vacant, but Wen Zhenmeng has long been responsible for specific affairs.

Zhu Youzhen went to Tanzhe Temple and Wen Zhen Mengyi, only then did he know that this uncovered conference was definitely a Buddhist event, and more than half a year in advance, Tanzhe Temple sent people to various famous mountains and ancient temples to invite famous monks to participate in the meeting. In Beijing, whether it is a high-ranking official or an ordinary person, they also want to take this opportunity to worship the Buddha and listen to the lectures, and if they are not good, they will also go to join in the excitement and do some business.

Wen Zhenmeng also agreed with the Holy Driver to go to Tanzhe Temple at the end of the Uncovered Conference, and after discussing a few specific matters, he changed his words and said: "Your Majesty, recently the Western priest John Tang has been openly preaching in Beijing, and this is not enough, the Portuguese ambassador is also mixed up. ”

Then Wen Zhenmeng babbled about how Westerners preached and demagoguery, but Zhu Youzhen's eyes suddenly lit up, and he was overjoyed: "Thank you Lord Wen for reminding you!" ”

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