Although it is the winter of the thirteenth year of Wanli, the sun is just right on this day, and in the bright room, everyone only thinks about the affairs of the court and politics, and does not feel the slightest cold, and they are all full of red light.

After hearing this, Shen Shixing bowed his head and said, "That servant will go up to the book and propose this matter!" ”

Saying that, Shen Shixing looked at Hai Rui, Wang Xun and the others: "When the time comes, the princes will work hard, I believe that Your Majesty will reward the princes generously, and future generations will also praise the princes!" ”

Hai Rui, Wang Xun and others gave their hands: "It is the duty of the ministers to share worries for the king, so why talk about hard work." ”

At this time, Wang Xun asked Shen Shixing: "Rectifying the Buddhist temple, it is inevitable that there will be changes, and it is not appropriate to have no soldiers and horses to protect it. ”

"The servant has agreed with the cardinal minister to make the Marquis of Tieling the Admiral, the Marquis of Tieling has just returned triumphantly, and the holy family is in the ascendant, and it is easier to change his actions."

Shen Shi Xing returned.

"Ready!"

Wang Xun replied.

Everyone else bowed their heads.

Soon after, Shen Shixing officially went to the Shu to ask for the rectification of the Buddhist temple and Taoism, and asked the Governor of the Ministry of Household Shangshu Wang Xun Qinto send the world to rectify the affairs of the Buddhist temple and Taoism, Tieling Marquis Li Rusong Qin sent a battalion of soldiers and horses to prevent a big change, and the cabinet bachelor Shen Li supervised the matter, and the right attendant of the household department Lu Kun and the right attendant of the military department Jin Xuezeng assisted in this matter.

Zhu Yijun gave permission.

As a result, the rectification of the Buddhist temple was really carried out.

"The household department Lu Butang is responsible for the world's Buddhist temples, Taoist temples, and fields, and clarifies their taxes, money, and grains;"

"The Jinbutang of the Ministry of Rites is responsible for the inventory of monks, nuns, and Taoists in the world, clarifying the number of degreed and undegreed monks, as well as the number of official and private Buddhist temples and Taoist temples."

"If there are regulations and national policies that need to be amended, the Cabinet will report to the Cabinet for study and policymaking."

"And the first thing to do is to destroy the private nunnery first."

After accepting the matter of the governor of Qincha, Wang Xuan, the secretary of the household department, reported his specific arrangements to Zhu Yijun in the Imperial Division, and handed over the book:

"Then there are seven more things, please Your Majesty to take a look."

Zhu Yijun read it after taking it, and he had to admit that these Wenchen were really planning to seriously rectify the Buddhist temple, and they were obviously prepared for a long time, rather than deciding on it with a pat on their heads, otherwise there would not be eight steps.

Zhu Yijun naturally gave it permission, and at the request of Wang Xuan, he first issued an edict to destroy the private nunnery.

At the same time that Wang Xuan, the secretary of the household department, began to take charge of the rectification of the Buddhist temple due to Shen Shixing's request, the new secretary of the ministry Hai Rui also came to the ministry to take up his post.

"I didn't expect that Brother Gangfeng would one day become an official to Otsuka."

And Hai Rui is in charge of the ministry, and the happiest Mo Ruowen chooses Shilang to use the king.

And when he was invited to the duty room by Hai Rui alone, he first said with a smile, and then sighed: "It can be seen that Your Majesty is trying to rule, so I am willing to let the public come to the Ministry of Officials to serve as a heavenly official to ensure that the government is not bad." ”

Hai Rui faced the warm sun that was reflected in the room through the open window, took off his official robe, and wore only a cloth shirt with patches, and smiled at Wang Yongji: "I didn't expect that one day you, Wang Runlian, would also be in charge of the Anthology Division." ”

Saying that, Hai Rui said with a smile on his face: "Now that I am in charge of the Ministry of Officials, and you are in charge of the Anthology, then let the officials of this dynasty rule the Qingming Dynasty when they reach Taizu, so as to live up to our long-cherished wish in Nanzhi in the past!" ”

Wang Yongji arched his hand: "Don't dare to live up to the long-cherished wish of the past!" ”

As he spoke, the two looked at each other and smiled.

"Now that the Buddhist temple and nunnery are about to be rectified, how do you think the matter of Quanxu should be arranged?"

At this time, Hai Rui continued to ask Wang Yongjilai.

Wang Yongji said: "If you talk about Buddhist temples and nunnery, take Liangjing as the most!" ”

"Therefore, the officials of the two prefectures of Shuntian and Yingtian are very important."

"It just so happens that Xu Yongjing (Xu Minshi) is studying in the Beijing Ruling School, and he can be appointed as the Shuntian Mansion."

"As for Ying Tianfu, Cheng Ke ordered Li Yutian (Li Hualong), the deputy envoy of Henan, to be appointed, and this person is now studying in the Military Administration."

"The current Shuntian Mansion Cheng and Ying Tianfu Cheng have mediocre qualifications, just because they are Yuanfu students and obedient, they can be promoted to the Mansion Cheng, but they are also incorruptible, and they should be promoted to school or food management."

"I wonder what the public thinks?"

Wang Yongji asked about Hai Rui as he spoke.

Hai Rui smiled: "In the end, it is Runlian, I know that I will not pay attention to the old relationship between my protégé, except for Lu Xinwu who made an exception and was accepted by me as a protégé, I will not lead the old protégé; This Xu Yongjing and Li Yutian, I have also observed their bullets coldly, they dare to offend people and are good at doing things, just these two people! ”

"It also lets people know that I, Haigangfeng, are in charge of the Ministry of Officials, and the Ministry of Officials has to change the nepotism of the past."

"Sure enough, the rectification of the Buddhist temple must be in charge of the heavenly officials!"

Wang Yongji said with a smile, and said:

"Because in this way, if the protégés of the rulers are transferred or dismissed, they can also shirk the fact that it is not easy to provoke the public, and persuade their protégés to endure the old ones, and even in the future, they can use the removal of the public to settle the old grievances of their protégés."

"Sophistication!"

Hai Rui couldn't help but smile and said Wang Yongji, and said: "In private, I still call me Gangfeng, don't give birth." ”

The king drew his head with his chin.

As soon as Xu Minshi was appointed by Shuntian Mansion here, he went to Shuntian Mansion to take office, and not long after he took office, Wang Xun was ordered by the emperor to urge the officials of all the prefectures and counties in the world to destroy the private Buddhist temples and nunnery.

Xu Minshi did not dare to slack off, and hurriedly organized soldiers, and first went to Xiangcheng Temple, the largest private Buddhist temple near the Shuntian Mansion.

Because Shuntianfu and Yingtianfu were the locations of the two capitals of the imperial court, Yin Duo of the Liangjing Prefecture needed to participate in the coordination of the affairs of the local government and the imperial ministries and other Beijing officials, and basically did not hold the real power of local governance.

Of course, this is also to avoid offending the powerful ministers because of the governance of the place, and all the things in the governance of the two prefectures are done by the government.

Therefore, the one who actually cleaned up the Buddhist temple in Shuntianfu and Yingtianfu was Fucheng.

At this time, after Xu Minshi came to Xiangcheng Temple with soldiers, he immediately ordered Huang Kezhang, the new general judge of Shuntian Mansion, to ask the abbot to come out to see him.

Buddhist temples in the Ming Dynasty have always been divided into levels such as the abbot, the abbot, the first monk, the hall master, and the steward monk.

Although Xiangcheng Temple is a private Buddhist temple, it is also classified, and the abbot Ruda is like a soil emperor in the entire temple and even in the nearby village.

Every year, just by receiving money from his disciples, Ruda can earn 100,000 taels of silver dollars, which is much higher than the income of many bureaucrats.

In addition, the powerful bureaucrats that Ruda came into contact with were basically high-ranking officials and eunuchs above the Ministry of Governorship, and he didn't have to greet Shuntian Mansion Cheng in person many times, and sometimes he didn't even bother to see it.

Because although Ruda is the abbot of a private temple, his background is not simple, otherwise he would not have opened a Buddhist temple in Gyeonggi.

And not long after, the monk who came out to see Xu Min-style was indeed not Ruda, but the abbot Huigu.

When Hui Gu came out to see Xu Minshi, he also asked Xu Minshi arrogantly: "Why did Fu Cheng come to disturb the tranquility of this temple?!" ”

After the Zhao Zhigao incident, the secrecy of the Ming Dynasty's decrees was strengthened a lot.

At present, the Shuntianfu area is known about the rectification of the Buddhist temple by the Shuntianfu and several important ministers in the court, so the people of Xiangcheng Temple do not know that the imperial court has to rectify the Buddhist temple, and the monk Huigu is also very dissatisfied with the arrival of Xu Minshi in terms of attitude.

(End of chapter)