After some thought, Zhao Kuangyin also knew that what Zhao Xu said was the truth, why the emperors of previous dynasties vigorously supported Buddhism. Pinshu.com(wWW.VoDtw.coM)

It's not like Zhao Xu said just now, Buddhism is conducive to their rule, so that the people should be obedient.

Your current life is not good, that is because you did too many bad people in your previous life, you have to do good deeds and accumulate virtue in this life, and you can be reincarnated into a good family in the next life.

Then you don't have to suffer anymore, so you are not having a good time now, and you don't have to complain about someone, you have to endure it.

For the sake of your good life in the next generation, you can't have any dissatisfaction, after the people believe in this Buddhism, they have a belief in their hearts, and they slowly become obedient people.

Can a ruler not vigorously support such a sect? Zhao Kuangyin naturally understands the truth of this.

"I know that it is naturally not a good thing that there are more Buddhist temples here, how can you say that it can weaken the strength of the Tang Kingdom in the south of the Yangtze River, this is very incomprehensible to me."

Too much belief in Buddhism will only make the people more docile, at most, the combat effectiveness of the Tang army will decline a little, and the strength of other countries will not decline much.

"Father, you are right, the people have become docile, and the combat effectiveness of the army has naturally declined, which is obvious."

"But father, have you ever heard the allusion of King Chu's thin waist?"

The story of "the king of Chu has a thin waist" is very popular, and it comes from a fable in "Mozi": "The king of Chu has a thin waist, and he starves to death in the palace." ”

King Chu is talking about King Chu Ling, this guy has a habit, that is, he likes those palace maids with thin waists very much.

In order to win the favor of the monarch, a large number of palace maids went on diets to lose weight, and some even hung themselves up to slim their waists.

As a result, the waist was thin, and I don't know if I was thin, but the palace maids in the palace did starve to death.

"Father, you must know that the king of Chu has a thin waist, and he is good at the top, and he will follow suit at the bottom, which is an immutable truth through the ages."

"You look at the monarchs of the Southern Tang Dynasty, they are interested in Buddhism, so they have a lot of domestic Buddhist temples, and this is not a matter of its dynasty, four hundred and eighty temples in the Southern Dynasty, how many smoke and rain buildings in Taichung."

"The land south of the Yangtze River has been a Buddhism since ancient times, so they are destined not to become the protagonists of the troubled times, which can be reflected from the demise of the Eastern Jin Dynasty and the Eastern Wu Dynasty."

Before the Great Song Dynasty, as long as the country was unified, it was unified from the north to the south, and the Sui Dynasty, which was not far away, unified the north and south and destroyed the southern Chen, which was the same reason.

"The weakness of the Southern Dynasties is one of the reasons, but I think their most important weakness is that they believe in Buddhism too much."

When Zhao Kuangyin heard Zhao Xu say this reason, he didn't believe it a little, how could believing in Buddhism make the country perish, isn't this nonsense?

"Isn't this a strong word, you kid, how can believing in Buddhism make the country perish, I see that you are disgusted with Buddhism and say so, right?"

Zhao Xu thought in his heart that I was disgusted with Buddhism, but I didn't reject it very much, and besides, I said that it made sense.

"Since you say so, I will ask you how Emperor Wu of Liang of the Liang Dynasty died and how his country perished."

Emperor Wu of Liang was obsessed with Buddhism throughout his life, and built a large number of Buddhist temples during his reign, and the whole country was about to become a Buddhist country.

The most ridiculous thing is that as an emperor, he actually wanted to escape into the empty door, and the ministers did not agree, this guy actually stopped leaving the temple for a long time.

It is not absurd that he sold himself to the monastery, and later the state paid a lot of money to redeem him.

But the Liang Dynasty also slowly declined, and it cannot be said that its demise was due to belief in Buddhism, but to a large extent because of this.

"Li Jing, the monarch of the Southern Tang Dynasty, believed in Buddhism by nature, and had no interest in the government, especially after his son's death, he handed over the government to his sixth son, King Wu of the East Palace, and chanted the Buddha all day long."

"An emperor does this, and the other ministers follow suit, what do you say the Southern Tang Dynasty can look like, and in the future, I must restrict Buddhism when the Great Song Dynasty destroys the Southern Tang Dynasty."

After Zhao Xu said this in one breath, he didn't notice that he was stunned at all when he talked about King Wu of the East Palace.

"As the emperor, every word and deed should be an example for the world, Li Jing is also a little confused, I feel a little sorry for him."

Zhao Kuangyin thought that he was definitely better than them, otherwise he would not have the confidence to destroy Nantang.

"I said old man, you are so good that you are holding grievances for him, isn't this just right, won't it be easier for us to pacify Nantang in the future?"

Zhao Xu knew that Zhao Kuangyin was also thinking about unifying the Quartet, how could he feel worthless for Li Jing now, which made him very incomprehensible.

"By the way, did you let the so-called senior monk go to the Southern Tang Dynasty specifically to promote Buddhism, I don't think you think you would be so boring, otherwise you wouldn't have come to talk to me."

Zhao Kuangyin knew that the prince himself could call the shots in such a matter, and he didn't need to report it to the emperor at all.

The emperor has so many things every day, where can he take care of such a small thing, but Zhao Xu specially came to talk to him, which means that things are not so simple.

"Your old man is really very wise, this is all seen by you, my admiration for you is like a surging river......"

"Stop, you kid just tell me about your true purpose, don't talk about other imaginary things, I can't bear it."

Zhao Xu also often jokes with Zhao Kuangyin when he is two people, using the classic lines of a famous actor in his previous life who made a fool of himself in a work.

"Okay, I finally remembered a sentence that patted you on the back that you didn't understand, so forget it, then I'll talk about my plan."

"It is true that he is going to preach Buddhism, and he has a better chance of getting close to the monarch of the Southern Tang Dynasty, but his most important task is to transmit information for my Great Song Dynasty, and he is a high-level spy I personally cultivated."

Zhao Kuangyin also saw what Zhao Xu meant by the senior spy, didn't he think that there was anything outstanding about this secret agent?

Later, when these people went to various countries and completed the tasks that the secret agents could not complete, he really knew how capable these people were.

"You kid is really selling dog meat on the head of a sheep, and you actually let a senior monk do the thing of transmitting intelligence and spying on military intelligence, you are not afraid that the Buddha will blame you,"

Zhao Kuangyin said angrily.

"I don't believe in Buddhism, and he can't control me, and besides, I am more concerned about when reunification will be completed and when the people will no longer suffer from war."

"If the Buddha really wants to blame you and let him blame me alone, I am worth it for the sake of the Great Song Dynasty, so I must send this person to the Southern Tang Dynasty."

Zhao Xu said righteously, I am doing this for the country and for the Great Song Dynasty, you can blame me.

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