One of the very old ministers came out and said.

"Although the Emperor Taishang did not clearly express his belief in Buddhism, after that debate, the minister felt that the Emperor Taishang should respect Buddhism alone."

Li Xingchen already knows about this.

If the old man didn't believe in Buddhism, it would never be possible to arrange Xinye Temple so big.

Although all the buildings in the capital must be planned and designed by the imperial court, if you don't believe in Buddhism, there is no reason to make it so big, just arrange it in a small wooden house in the corner.

"What's going on with the debate between Buddhism and Taoism?" Li Xingchen asked.

"That was more than 20 years ago, and a lot of people here probably don't know it.

It was the only debate held by the Emperor Taishang, and it was debated in terms of Buddhism, about the issue of crossing oneself and crossing others.

Buddhism says that you should cross others first and then yourself, but the opinion of the Taoist Gate is just the opposite, you must cross yourself first and then others.

At this point, the two parties argued for a whole day, and finally the Daomen convinced everyone to say that they were happy, and the Buddha Gate jumped to his feet, and insisted on classifying what the Daomen said as crooked heresy, and asked the Emperor Taishang to severely punish the people in the Daomen.

This caused the dissatisfaction of the Manchu Dynasty civil and military at that time, and the Emperor Taishang wanted to use this to directly destroy the Daomen, but was unanimously opposed by the Manchu Dynasty civil and military, and felt that the Buddhism was absurd and unreasonable.

The Emperor Taishang was still young at the time, and he did have this idea, but he didn't do it after all.

Once you want to destroy the Dao Gate, it will inevitably cause trouble. First of all, the civil and military opposition of the Manchu Dynasty was certain.

Later, the emperor sent Zhao Dezhu, who participated in the debate at that time, to Wanglong as the county guard.

After all, Zhao Dezhu is not only a Taoist priest, but he does not satisfy the emperor. His own ability and talent are all superior.

If it weren't for the matter of faith, the Emperor Taishang would probably let him stay in the capital as a high-ranking official.

It's a pity, it's a pity. ”

The old minister shook his head as he spoke, looking sorry.

Dingyuan Hou said, "Zhao Dezhu must be very depressed there, so his son will have a grudge against the imperial court, and he will intercept a large amount of tax in Wanglong County?" Do you want to stir up public opinion and eventually turn into the current rebellion? “

Li Xingchen curled the corners of his lips disdainfully, I'm afraid it's not just that.

If this rebellion was deliberately guided...

Now the rebellion is limited to Wanglong, but Changzhi, Huazhou and other places are connected with Wanglong.

Rebellion is like a fire, it originates from a point, but it can burn in one piece, and once it is left unchecked, the stars will burn the prairie and be unstoppable.

Soon, the war within the Great Wei will be raging, and the results can be imagined.

"Stand down, Prime Minister stay." Li Xingchen said in a deep voice.

Everyone is very strange in their hearts, a small rebellion in a small place, just send troops to suppress it, why is the emperor so worried?

Is it because he is afraid that he will not be able to suppress Zhao Dezhu, the former Taoist priest?

It is said that the emperor went to the Buddha Gate a few days ago, is it a choice between the Buddha Gate and the Taoist Gate, which one to believe?

For a while, the courtiers had a lot of speculation in their hearts, where did they know what Li Xingchen was thinking.

After everyone retreated, Li Xingchen said: "If this is the case, do you think Zhao Dezhu is a usable person?" ”

"Your Majesty, do you mean to let him return to his old business and return to his old profession as a Taoist?" The prime minister was confused.

There are so many Taoist priests all over the country, why did they hit the old man Zhao Dezhu with the idea?

Li Xingchen smiled, "First, he was born noble, and he was originally from the royal family of the previous dynasty.

Second, he has been a monk since he was a child, and he has a deep understanding of the Taoist system, plus he is now old, and he must be immortal when he wears a Taoist robe, which is a congenital advantage in image talent.

Third, he was able to win the debate on Buddhism and Taoism back then, proving that he was articulate, and I needed this kind of person who could completely suppress the arrogance of Buddhism.

Even if there are indeed many Taoist priests across the country, how many good Taoist priests are there? Most of them are just as swaggering and deceiving as those bald asses in Buddhism. ”

Is the emperor planning to summon Zhao Dezhu to the capital? But if the rebellion had anything to do with him, I am afraid that he would not have traveled thousands of miles because of an edict. The prime minister hesitated.

"I understand, so I'm going to make a trip myself. Come on, get the map. ”

Soon, the chamberlain brought a map.

This is the map of the whole picture of the Great Wei, and there are only two copies of the entire Great Wei, one in the Imperial Palace, and the other in the hands of General Longhu.

Unfolding the map, Li Xingchen took a look at the location of Wanglong, which was extremely far away from the capital, and it would take at least a month to make a quick trip back and forth.

"Your Majesty, Zhao Dezhu is a member of the imperial family of the previous dynasty, you said that he deliberately set off a rebellion, could it be that he thought of rebelling and overthrowing the Great Wei?"

"If you don't know if you look at it, everything is speculation now."

"Your Majesty, the minister still thinks that as the king of a country, you should not go on an adventure yourself.

Even if you are brave and good at fighting, but the court is busy with state affairs, you will go for as little as three months, as much as half a year, or even a year, where can the court leave you?

What's more, now these representatives of the missions are still in the palace, they are eyeing each other, thinking about lowering the price all day long, only you can suppress them!

It's better to send General Tiger to go, and it is enough for a small rebellion to bring one or two hundred thousand soldiers. If it doesn't work, let people secretly go to Wanglong, tie up Zhao Dezhu's father and son, and forcibly bring them back to the capital. The prime minister said.

"No, if you forcibly bring it back, how can you have a public trial if there is no evidence? They bit themselves to death without knowing it, could it be that the court wanted to slander his father and son?

The local county magistrate is directly responsible for this matter.

Moreover, the mountains and forests on the other side of the Yellow River are not easy to attack, and 20,000 soldiers should not be enough.

I believe that most of the rebellious people are bewitched, and that General Long Hu is a decisive general who kills on the battlefield, and his methods are too blunt, which will only arouse the dissatisfaction of the people more and more, and then the rebellion may not be quelled, but will become more and more intense. Li Xingchen shook his head and said.

The prime minister thought for a moment, "What if Zhao Dezhu is given benefits and asked to come up with evidence of corruption by Wanglong County officials?" The anger of the people in Wanglong County may soon subside. ”

Li Xingchen said in a deep voice: "Every civil strife in the past has been like this, right?" Again and again, it never stopped.

If one Wanglong county magistrate dies, there will be the next one, and if the root of the problem is not solved, it will always be a big problem.

I need to settle the rebellion once and for all, to address the root causes. All the people involved in this series of cases have been arrested, instead of letting the upper echelons of corruption rectify the lower echelons of corruption, so that it will not be better for two years, and they will still come out to make waves again.

It was not a wild place, and as long as it was within the territory of Great Wei, I would never allow a rebellion to occur. ”

The current Great Wei is already developing at a rapid pace.