In the backyard of the Xiaoyao Medical Hall, Li Er sat on a rattan chair on the side, holding a purple clay pot and drinking herbal tea, with a sad face.

"Sir, is it possible that I have really suffered this loss?"

Three have passed since he came back from the underworld, and in the past three miles, Li Er has been staying in the Xiaoyao Medical Hall, and even handed over the government affairs to the ministers of the imperial court.

He was scared, who knows what kind of moth the Buddha will make!

And if it weren't for Bei Mingyu stopping him, he would have issued an order to destroy the Buddha a long time ago, and he, Li Er, is not the one who is willing to suffer.

"Otherwise, it's better to listen to my advice, hold a water and land conference as soon as possible, and gather the monks to let them spend a little time on those undead!"

Bei Mingyu snorted and said, "Anyway, those bald heads are just trying to make a reputation, they want to make them famous!" ”

"No, Buddhist disciples don't produce, don't farm land, don't pay taxes, just like a leech lying on a person and sucking blood, it must be contained, otherwise it will be easy to suck people dry!"

After listening to Li Er's remarks, Bei Mingyu nodded and agreed, religion does have its own positive side, in the early human society, religion not only assumed the role of explaining society, but also played a great role in shaping people's values, mobilizing society, and regulating people's behavior. But once religion wants more, it is wrong, and the many times in Chinese history that the Buddha has been destroyed is because they are insatiable and have gathered a lot of social wealth, and those in power are not used to it, so they will naturally be exterminated!

"I don't care about this, but if you're really aggrieved, I have a way here!"

Touching his chin, Bei Mingyu's voice sounded slowly, "The water and land conference must be held, otherwise Buddhism will not be able to give the scriptures a momentum, but you can join the conference again to make some restrictions, such as monks who want to participate must pay a certain fee, and their clothing, food, housing and transportation during the entire conference must also accept the arrangements of the imperial court, in addition, you can also sell some souvenirs, such as prayer beads or something, of course, these are not free, if it works well, maybe the money you collect for this conference is worth the national tax of Datang for several years!" ”

Bei Mingyu's words made Li Er's eyes light up, he has been the emperor for thirteen years, and he naturally knows how rich the wealth accumulation in those temples and Buddhism is, yes, some big temples themselves are equal to some gate valve families, and their influence in some areas is higher than the official government set up by the imperial court, which Li Er cannot tolerate, and now that there is an opportunity to weaken them, he will naturally not let it go.

"Not only that, but I can also take this opportunity to order the announcement that anyone who does not participate in the water and land conference will be an evil demon and obscene shrine, cancel the temple monk's degree, and let the government destroy it!"

Li Eryue's eyes brightened, and his thinking gradually became clearer, if the monk participated in the water and land conference, then he had to pay a large amount of money, if he did not participate, he would be canceled by the imperial court, and he had to pay taxes and serve, no matter what he did, it would be the benefit of the imperial court!

"Hahaha, thank you sir for your advice!"

After arching his hand to Bei Mingyu to express his gratitude, Li Er hurriedly walked out of the medical hall and returned to the palace to discuss these matters with his minister.

And on the second side, Bei Mingyu heard in other mouths in Chang'an City that Li Er was going to hold a water and land conference.

Monk Faming, the abbot of Jinshan Temple in Jiangzhou, looked at the notice sent by the imperial court, his face was full of sadness, and he looked up at his junior brother Fajing sitting beside him, and said: "This Tang King is determined to rectify our Buddhism!" ”

"Senior brother, some time ago, King Tang died but was resurrected, it seems that he was plotted by the people above, but it didn't succeed, and now I'm afraid he is here to take revenge on us!"

As the caretaker of Xuanzang, Fa Ming and Fa Jing are both the reincarnations of the Western Lingshan Arhats, and they know a little bit about learning scriptures, thinking of what happened in Chang'an City some time ago, it is easy to deduce what happened.

"So how are we going to do this?"

Fa Ming moved the rosary, looked at the statue of Guanyin on the side, and said, "Why don't you tell Guanyin Bodhisattva about this matter and listen to his decision!" ”

"So, good!"

Fa Jing nodded a little, no matter what, the water and land conference must be attended, they have built momentum for Xuanzang more than 10 years ago, no matter what happens, even if all the wealth of Jinshan Temple is handed over, Xuanzang must also participate!

But their willingness to hand over a large amount of wealth does not mean that other monks are also willing to do so, if one is not good, it will intensify the relationship between Buddhism and the imperial court, even if the land and water conference is held, there are not a few monks, and Xuanzang will go in vain by himself!

Cast a spell to communicate with Guanyin Bodhisattva, listening to Fa Ming and Fa Jing's report, Guanyin Bodhisattva nodded and said: "I already know this matter, don't worry, everything is as usual!" ”

"Order the Bodhisattva's Decree!"

Facing Guanyin Bodhisattva with his hands folded, Fa Ming watched Guanyin's soul leave, touched his bald head, and said to Fa Jing: "Since the Bodhisattvas are all over, then let's go according to the original plan, I will take Xuanzang and several of his brothers to participate in the water and land conference, and Jinshan Temple will be handed over to you to take care of!" ”

"Don't worry, senior brother, there is no accident with me!"

Fa Jing smiled and said confidently.

On the other side, on the Luojia Mountain in Putuo in the South China Sea, on a pool where lotus flowers are blooming, Guanyin Bodhisattva holds the jade net bottle in his hand, and sighs, he has already known the things in the Lin Mansion from Jizang, and he has expected this, but there is always some unhappiness in his heart, but it is a matter of learning from the scriptures, he can only compromise with the Tang King, otherwise it will not be good for them to stalemate!

At night, Guanyin Bodhisattva cast a spell and dreamed of all the monks in the temples of the Tang Dynasty and asked them to participate in the water and land conference!

All in all, it worked great!

As the day of the water and land conference is getting closer and closer, Chang'an City is becoming more and more lively, there are a large number of monks in the city preaching scriptures, bringing a lot of discussion topics to the people in the city, although some believers have also developed, but compared with the high fees they pay, Li Er is too lazy to care about them, let them move!

At noon, Yang Chan and Zhao Ling'er, who had been walking around outside, came back from outside and said to Bei Mingyu: "Master, there are more and more bald heads in these cities, and we have inquired, Xuanzang of Jinshan Temple has never lost in the discussion of scriptures, plus he used to often eliminate demons and subdue demons and help the people, so he is only 25 years old, but he already has a high status among those bald heads, and the abbots of some temples will salute when they see him!" The most important thing is that his qi and blood are comparable to that of demon beasts, and his strength is probably no less than that of the fifth order! ”

"It's normal, it's also the reincarnation of the Buddha's disciple Jin Chanzi, and it's normal to be outstanding!"

Bei Mingyu touched his chin and said, "What about Li Er?" What does it mean? ”

Zhao Ling'er shook her head and said, "Everything is normal, but secretly, the government has informed those merchants that monks will spend more money than others when they buy things, and for this, many monks complain!" ”

"That's ...... Well?! ”

As soon as Bei Mingyu thought about it, he suddenly turned his head to look at the city gate and said, "Chan'er, make tea, a noble person will come this afternoon!" ”

"Yes, Master!"