Dawu Emperor's Palace, in a palace.

Wei Yuping, who was sitting on the golden dragon couch, retired from the palace maid and eunuch, leaving Wei Huang on the ground to wait for a conversation.

Emperor Wu's face is not very good-looking, and the military situation in various places in the past few days has shown that he used to be relieved and extremely respected Buddhism, and he once thought that he was a monk who honestly ate fasting and recited Buddha, but he never thought that he would eat leopard gall and rebel.

To be honest, he didn't know that there were people in Buddhism who were full of selfishness, and after nearly a thousand years of development, Buddhism was already quite cystic.

The monks of Nanzong Temple, especially the Buddha, knew in his heart that maybe the matter was not as Cui Ming said, slaughtering thousands of people.

As Emperor Dawu, he has always seen people well, otherwise he would not have entrusted his companion who grew up together since childhood with the important task of leading Confucianism, which is because Cui Ming is good at understanding his own heart, doing things vigorously and resolutely, and has always been his own arm.

He was not a cronyist, but a meritocracy.

Confucianism, as the first major school to support the imperial court, has to train many doctors and officials every year to supplement the talent vacancies in the imperial court and local governments, and the leading generals of the Dawu army are also mostly trained by the Holy Academy.

Not to mention that Confucianism occupies most of the imperial court, but the officials and generals they have cultivated are really good.

Even the lowest-grade bachelors of the Holy Academy, as soon as they are appointed, they can shoulder the military and government affairs of a place.

From this point of view, the Holy Academy is the cradle of military and political talents in the imperial court, and with Cui Ming as its leader, relatively speaking, it is more able to know oneself and know the other's trust.

Therefore, although he has not come into contact with the monks of Nanzong Temple, judging from their performance at the Taoist conference, they are not such treacherous people who hide evil, but a group of Buddhist monks who have been greatly wronged.

But Cui Ming was so sure and persistent that day, there must be considerable evidence, even if the matter is not true, at least seven percent of the sins are caused by them.

Thinking of this, Emperor Wu said to Wei Huang: "Prince, has my recent order made you dissatisfied?"

Wei Huang hurriedly knelt down and replied, "Father, the son is panicking. The father and emperor ruled the country, and the people praised it, saying that it was prosperous and prosperous. The father's order must be for the sake of the country. ”

Emperor Wu said lightly: "Prosperous and prosperous? Hmph, the prosperous and prosperous era can make all the monks of the fourteen states of the Wu Kingdom rise up and rebel?"

Wei Huang knelt on the ground, not daring to answer.

Emperor Wu said: "Prince, you get up, stand up and speak, you have my Wei manhood." ”

Wei Huang obeyed the order and got up, still bowing his head and standing in front of Emperor Wu.

Emperor Wu said again: "Count it up, after you came back from Beizong Temple, I and you have never had a good heart-to-heart conversation. Recently, due to the death of the Queen Mother, the Taoist Conference, the riots of the victims, and so on, I don't have time to talk to you. It just so happens that you came over today to say hello, and we can talk with peace of mind. ”

Wei Huang said: "My father thinks the country is the priority, and he doesn't have to worry about his sons. ”

Emperor Wu's eyes were blazing, and he snorted coldly: "Isn't it important that the matter of the continuation of the national throne is important? You are the crown prince, and you are the one who will rule the Great Martial Kingdom in place of me in the future!"

"Your affairs are not only a matter of filial piety for father and son, but also closely related to the country! If you don't have such a pattern, how can you become the emperor of the Great Martial Kingdom?"

Wei Huang hurriedly said: "What my father taught me is that my son is guilty. ”

Emperor Wu sighed and said, "I didn't say this to find your guilt. When you were originally elected as the prince, there were three things, first, the queen mother recommended, you were happy under the queen mother's knees since you were a child, and when you were a little older, you were arranged by the queen mother to go to Beizong Temple to bring hair to cultivate Buddha, and won the favor of the queen mother.

"The second is that you are the eldest son of the Wei family, according to the Wei family's royal etiquette, it should be so.

"Third, it is my mind, just because you have been smart since you were a child, you can observe words and colors, and you can assert things, and then you went to Beizong Temple, and every time you send someone to send the country is a criticism to you, you have a unique insight to reply to the person, and I am relieved. ”

Wei Huang replied respectfully: "Father's heart is licking the calf, and the son remembers it. ”

Emperor Wu nodded and said, "It's good that you know." For this reason, I sent the second and third to the border to defend the country for my Dawu country, the fourth is gone, the fifth is six years old, and I am close to you, such a good situation, how rare it is, you may not know.

"When I took the throne, it could be regarded as a dragon and tiger fight, and your ancestors were all right. ”

Wei Huang's heart froze, and he immediately understood his intentions and replied: "The sons and daughters will be properly arranged for the emperor's brothers in the future, and they will live up to their father's heart." ”

Emperor Wu had a look of relief in his eyes and said, "Very good." The second and third are stationed at the border, fighting for the country, sparing their lives, and the fifth and sixth are all mediocre people with no special skills, all thanks to your arrangement. ”

Wei Huang said: "Erchen doesn't dare. ”

Emperor Wu's tone changed and he said: "But recently, your attention to Buddhism and Taoism has been too urgent, I have heard that people say that you always send people to the south to inquire about the news, is it for the sake of the country's society, or for the interests of Buddhism?"

Wei Huang was taken aback, and hurriedly said: "Father Emperor Mingjian, Erchen has only been in Buddhism for many years, but he doesn't know that Buddhism has so many shortcomings. Once exposed, they actually linked up to rebel.

"The sons are worried in their hearts, they have the heart of their father's teachings, and they are saddened by the illness of Buddhism, so every time they go to investigate, they secretly think about it, and share their worries for their fathers with the hard work of filial piety. ”

Emperor Wu said lightly: "It's best if you can think like this." Don't misunderstand my intentions, I have made it clear to you today: sending you to the Buddha is to see Confucianism controlling the government and using the Buddha to weigh the strategy.

"Although I forgive Confucianism and teach them all to be subservient, but in this way, the Holy Academy controls the entry and exit of the imperial court, and the disadvantages are no less than Buddhism, and the Taiqing Gate controls the astrological powers, which is closely related to the lifeblood of the Great Wu Kingdom.

"When I sent you to Beizong Temple to practice, although the Queen Mother strongly recommended it, it was inevitable that you would lead the Buddhism and Taoism, so as to balance the heart of Confucianism and Taoism. ”

Wei Huang lowered his head and thought for a moment, and said: "Father, since this is the case, why do you still want to purge the Buddha now, and the sons and daughters are brave, is there a risk of taking care of one or the other?"

Emperor Wu shook his head and said, "I said that you were too deep in the game, and you didn't even understand it. Governing a country is not so simple.

"Nine times out of ten, the affairs of the country can not be predicted, and only when the chaos comes, can we get the big thing, retreat with the whole body, and command all directions.

Nowadays, Buddhism does not pay national taxes for money and grain, and the monks do not join the army.

"Someone once privately told me that in the fourteen states of Dawu, each Buddhist temple is a Buddha country, enjoying bliss, having soldiers, food and land, and using Buddha households to oppress the people, and the people are not able to make a living.

"The famine in the past few years has erupted intensively, starving to death how many of my martial arts people. Since then, you can see the whole leopard, but Buddhism has already shaken the foundation of the Wei royal rule.

"Although I knew one or two things before, I was in the way of the Queen Mother's face, and I never thought that there would be a famine at that time, causing chaos among the people. Now that the situation is like this, it must be cleared up, which is to consolidate the foundation of our Wei clan's rule of Dawu. This is the first of all. ”

Wei Huang bowed his head and said yes.

Emperor Wu said: "The second thing, because they are stockpiling money and grain, even if the people are not famine, they are too unrestrained, and they will inevitably swell, and breed a heart of disobedience.

"Right now, because of my Golden Dragon Order, Buddhism and Taoism have rebelled, which is real evidence. It's just that the fourteen states of Dawu, I never thought that they could become so powerful.

"But I don't worry too much, this is the focus of the Great Martial Kingdom, and the disease is the most taboo to hide and not appear, so that it is triggered, but it makes me more and more aware of their details. ”

After Wei Yu finished saying the second reason why he issued the Golden Dragon Order, he asked again: "Prince, I ask you, how will the disaster riot and the Buddhist rebellion develop in the future?"

Wei Huang lowered his head and thought for a moment, then said: "The riot of the victims is the difficulty of survival, and the government and the army are now in accordance with the Golden Dragon Order, the money and grain hoarded by the Buddhist temple will be relieved of the people, and the disaster victims will be saved, and the trouble of survival will be reduced slightly, and it will eventually cease to fall."

"Even if there are still those who are trying to rebel with the heart of luck, the rabble gathered, the government and the army, hoarding money and food in Buddhist temples to recruit troops and horses, expanding their strength, and suppressing them with the strength of a strong dragon, so that they are bound to not last long. ”

Emperor Wu nodded with a smile and said, "You can answer it so quickly, and you will not live up to my teaching." If the people riot like this, then what will happen to the Buddha's path?"

Wei Huang was shocked in his heart, knowing that he couldn't answer at will, so he said: "Erchen dares to ask his father for advice. ”

Emperor Wu immediately restrained his smile and said with a cold face: "You don't have to play tricks with me here. I'm just going to tell you, jump out of the game and watch from the sidelines, that's the third thing I'm going to tell you.

"When Confucianism and Taoism see that Buddhism and Taoism are gaining momentum, they inevitably have the heart of competing between high and low, and they also breed trouble.

"It is necessary to get rid of the ills of Buddhism and Taoism, so as to suppress Buddhism and make an example of chickens and monkeys, so as to demonstrate the inviolability of the majesty of the Wei royal family!

"The imperial power is above the divine power of the three religions of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism, which is the undoubted providence of heaven!"

Wei Huang hesitated and said, "If the Buddha Dao always disobeys the Golden Dragon Order, then ······"

Emperor Wu shouted angrily: "If you dare to challenge the imperial power, you will directly annihilate it completely!"

Wei Huang shook his body and quickly knelt down.