However, when Li Yu summoned Lu Yuanying, he knew that this matter was extraordinary. It was Queen Wang who was slandered by the rumors, but Xiang Zhuang danced the sword with the intention of Pei Gong, and the target of the rumors was the crown prince Li Chun. The queen is the biological mother of the crown prince, accusing the queen of immorality and implying that the prince has not been educated well since he was a child, although this despicable trick is clumsy, but it is easy to spread, and the so-called lie has become the truth after being told a thousand times.

What made Li Yu even more angry was that these rumors were still carried out. It is rumored that the crown prince is not cultivated, and his personal morality is lost, so His Majesty the emperor sent the prince out to lead the troops, so that he could stay away from the clan, and at the same time, it was convenient for him to choose a new prince. Rumors also say that His Majesty the Emperor has worked state affairs, and his body that has recovered is not as good as before, "one meal and three arrows", and some local officials and scholars even encouraged the people to pray for the emperor to worship God and Buddha, praying for the emperor's health and well-being.

Lu Yuanying also reported that in the places far away from Chang'an recently, some high-ranking monks and immortals made a lot of nonsense when they opened the altar and clothed the law, accusing the emperor of destroying the Buddha and destroying the Tao, which would inevitably lead to the curse of heaven, and at present, this demonic wind and evil spirit have spread to Chang'an.

Eastern Zhejiang, western Zhejiang, Lingnan, Huainan, Jiangxi and other places have also made a break into Beijing, saying that in Jiangnan and other places where Buddhism is prosperous, there are quite demon monks demagoguery, and even some officials who believe in Buddhism also have some complaints about the imperial court, and at present, some of the so-called senior monks have been arrested in the local area, and the foolish men and foolish women have been dispersed, but this trend seems to continue to spread, and the imperial court is asked to give guidance.

Buddhism has been propagated in Middle-earth for a long time, and although the controversy between Buddhism and Confucianism has not stopped, Buddhism has indeed been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. In addition to Han Yu's staunch extermination of Buddhism, Liu Yuxi, Liu Zongyuan, and Bai Juyi all believed in Buddhism, and Han Yu's extermination of Buddhism was also motivated by discrimination against foreign cultures. In order to quell the opposition within the imperial court, Li Yu specially pointed out in the edict:

"Why should a monk take food from his family? The belief in the Buddha Buddha method is not practiced in incense. ”

In fact, this also set the theoretical tone for the deprivation of the land property of the monastery and Taoism. Buddhism is originally a religion that emphasizes monastic practice, and it does not need so much money, after revealing this logical contradiction, it seems that many monks have turned their backs on the Buddha's heart because of greed has become the result of reasoning, and such a result is obviously what the monks everywhere do not want to see, such as the Pure Land Sect that has entered the world deeply, but there are many Zen masters in Zen Buddhism who can see it very clearly.

Marx's understanding of religion is very clear, and the tool of the ruling class to exercise spiritual rule has the effect of paralyzing the resistance nerves of the oppressed and easing class contradictions. Fundamentally speaking, the contradictions between the imperial court and Taoism and Buddhism are still contradictions within the ruling class. Besides, no one can say for sure about ideological matters, if it is abolished today, the new emperor will be able to get it back tomorrow, so most of the measures against religious property implemented by Li Yu are mainly escrow and redemption, and only those who are really illegal will be deprived, and on the whole it is not very drastic. Li Chen's hope is that the measures he implemented will be effective for a long time, just like Emperor Wu of Liang's ban on monks eating meat, which will slowly take root in the hearts of the people and become a secular consensus, a kind of "professional ethics".

Therefore, Li Yu introduced a charity tax for religion, stipulating that all donations of land and property to temples and nunnery that reach a certain limit must be levied more than 50% of the heavy tax to be used for good deeds; If it exceeds a certain amount, it will be taxed eighty percent. Haven't all religions always professed mercy? If you do this, no one should object, right? If there is opposition from the monks, it can only mean that this monk is not firm in his thinking, he is still nostalgic for the red dust, he is blinded by money, and he cannot see the nature of his heart.

Besides, not to mention Taoism, Buddhism is still a tool in the struggle against Tibet, how can Li Yu be willing to eliminate it••••••

But now the opposition of the monks is fierce, and even the mere setting aside dozens of acres of land from the big temple will cause a tsunami-like sound, and some people angrily accuse:

"The court says that monks are greedy, but the most greedy is obviously the imperial court, from ancient times to the present, who has ever seen that even good men and women donate to the gods and Buddhas have to be taxed?"

There are also people who like to be in the limelight, and they summarize:

"The hand of the imperial court not only wants to rule the world, but also wants to manipulate the heavens."

The emperor is the Son of Heaven, and if the Son of Heaven wants to manipulate the heavens, it is a rebel, if someone deliberately expounds it, it may lead to the fact that since the imperial court can be rebellious, why can't we protect the Dharma and promote the Tao? If this kind of thinking spreads, sooner or later it will inevitably lead to chaos. Lu Yuanying said:

"Your Majesty knows that there are even demon monks in the Xichuan area to confuse the people, asking the people not to farm in the coming year, saying that they want to use this to promote the Dharma and defend the Tao. Some foolish men and women who firmly believed in the Futu method actually listened to such a fallacy, killed cattle and sheep, boiled seeds and grains and offered them to the monastery. Think about these people, who worked hard for a year, did not go to feed their families, but sent mountains of grain, cattle and sheep all over the field to the monastery, so that those monks could enjoy them instead of the Buddha, even in the years when the court allowed them to pay no taxes, their own wives and children were not clothed and hungry, and in the end, what did they get? There is only an afterlife that cannot be seen or touched! I don't want to think about who they are when they have no food or clothing. It's really unpredictable! ”

Religious belief is really inexplicable. Lu Yuanying's integrated description of information from various places made Li Yu suddenly vigilant, and the royal private matter such as the princess marrying was infinitely amplified by people with intentions in such a background, and became a sharp weapon to attack the imperial court. And the target of the attack was the crown prince. The reason for the intensification of the attack on the crown prince is also that the crown prince has always stood on the side of the emperor in state politics, and if the crown prince succeeds to the throne after the emperor is a thousand years old, then it is very likely that the policy of the current prince will continue, which is what those conservative forces do not want to see.

As for why it is the crown prince and not the emperor, the reason is very simple, the current emperor Li Yu, since he succeeded to the throne, he has almost killed anyone, his position is stable, his reputation is outstanding, and if his body is there, he will not live for many years. This analysis made Li Yu very depressed, it is said that his mental age is only in his thirties, why is he so despised by others? But there is no way but to go crazy secretly.

Li Yu had to hate, these so-called monks with compassionate hearts, how could their hearts have been compassionate? Those who keep talking about benevolence, righteousness and morality, completely ignoring the current foreign war and bent on provoking trouble, how can there ever be benevolence, righteousness and morality?

However, with such an analysis, the scope of the driving force behind the whole incident seems to be narrowed, that is, those who are qualified to inherit the throne, as long as the crown prince is overthrown, they can inherit the unification, only such people will spare no effort to add fuel to the fire and even secretly manipulate, and they are most likely to delay the western expedition for the sake of power, and destroy the impression of the prince in the hearts of the people and even in the emperor's heart.

If they are given a chance, they are afraid that they will cut off their military rations, and they will do everything to secretly cooperate with the enemy!

Li Yu secretly scolded in his heart. Seeing that Lu Yuanying was waiting for instructions, Li recited:

"Lu Qing, can I trust you?"

Lu Yuanying's heart was stunned, and he said:

"Serving His Majesty's court, the ministers are all over the place, and they will not give up!"

Li Chanted:

"In this way, I am very relieved. Lu Yuanying listened to the order. ”

Lu Yuanying stood up and said:

"Chen Lu Yuanying is here."

"With Lu Qingyuanying, from now on, he will officially promote the Department of Grain and Straw Statistics, and his official position is on the fourth grade, and he is responsible for foreign military intelligence and catching bad people."

"Your Majesty, Minister Lu Yuanying."

"Put!"

Huge stones were thrown at the head of the city with flames, but most of them fell halfway, and only a few smashed into the city, causing some damage.

It was freezing cold, but many soldiers took off their uniforms, shirtless, and pulled the noose under the shouting of the team, throwing a new round of stones onto the city of Herong.

"It's not okay to fight like this!"

Li Guangyan frowned and said. Herong City was built at the mouth of the gorge, the terrain is high and dangerous, if you want to storm it, you have to attack it like attacking Shibao City in the past, there are countless corpses.

Cui Chengdu's tentative attack ended, and he rode his horse and ran in front of Li Guangyan and said:

"Dashuai, if you attack strongly, the damage will be heavy. The last general thinks that he can only outwit and not attack. ”

Li Guangyan said:

"If this city is not taken, our army's westward advance will inevitably be dragged down, does General Cui have a magic method?"

Cui Chengdu said:

"When the last general entered the valley, he saw that this gorge is more than 40 miles long, connecting Wusheling in the south, Surabaya and Huangyang in the north, and it is like a bee's waist. The last general remembered that he passed through Tongguan when he entered the middle of the pass with the marshal, and he had heard that Tongguan was built by Cao Cao when he lost Hangu Pass, in order to prevent the Western Army from attacking, and now Tongguan still exists and Hangu Pass has been abolished, and the last general thinks that our army can build two passes in the valley, leaving the elite soldiers and fierce generals to garrison, so that they are not afraid of Tubo attacking the rear of our army. ”