In the summer of the second year of Wuping, a group of monks led by Master Zhiling of Buddhism went to Jinyang to persuade the emperor to retract his life, hundreds of thousands of monks meditated in the Ganye Temple, chanted sutras on an empty stomach for three days and three nights, the sound of Buddha was endless for several days, and the people's hearts fluctuated for a while. The emperor ignored it until mid-July, when Zhiling and others went to the book again, this time they gathered hundreds of high-ranking monks to sign a joint name, and even the people had a strange voice for a while. The government and the opposition were in an uproar, and many courtiers wrote to eradicate this bold monk in one fell swoop! The confrontation between the two voices is already very intense, and the smoke of gunpowder is about to erupt, Gao Wei watched coldly, things have developed to this point, and it is time to make a move.

On July 23, the second year of Wuping, the early dynasty, the Taiji Hall was shrouded in the slanting light of the rising sun, the golden brilliance, the imperial history doctor, the servant of the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Household Books, and the Ministry of Officials jointly went to the court, asking the emperor to issue an edict to mobilize the army, eradicate the foundation of Buddhism by force, and forever eliminate the Taoism of Buddhism. The emperor showed a look of compassion, and after a long time, he shook his head: "The Buddhas are also my great Qi people, and they suddenly overwhelm them with swords, and I can't do anything ......."

The ministers were stunned, the emperor got down the imperial steps, stood with his hands in his hands, and said: "Buddhism is reasonable, and wants to reason with me, I am not a faint king, since they want to reason with me, then it is good to have a good fight...... Spread my will, let the three schools of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism each send people with profound cultivation to gather in Jinyang, and I will vacate a place in Guozi Temple, so that they can have a good debate. If you lose...... Not only will the acres of farmers have to be recovered, but the temples where they are located will also be overstaffed...... Unpredictable...... After saying that, he brushed his sleeves and left.

When the news spread, not only the people who were waiting to watch the fall of Buddhism were dumbfounded, but even the monks themselves were dumbfounded. The civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty were shocked, and they felt that the emperor who had always been wise was confused? You came up with such an idea......

According to their impression of the urine nature of the old Gao family emperor, if they are not satisfied, they will run over, and they will never talk nonsense with people if they can solve it with a knife, a Buddhist sect, even if they are behemoths, even if they have great influence in the whole world, but how can the emperor put them in his eyes? They are just people in Shamen, not the nobles of the six towns who are powerful and stomp their feet and tremble in the world. The emperor actually intends to reason with them?

When everyone found it difficult to understand, Zu Ting and some other important ministers who knew about it were not impressed.

“…… Your Majesty reasoning with those monks, many people may find it difficult to understand, but if they can't understand it, it just means that they have not practiced the methods of the court at home, and if you think about it carefully, there is actually nothing difficult to understand......

"There are many believers in Buddhism in the world, if Your Majesty suddenly overrides it with swords, I am afraid that it will make the people talk about it, and if someone comes out to stir up the storm...... What will the people of the world think of His Majesty? What will you think of this Manchu prince who implemented the new policy in the world?

"People are terrible, even if Your Majesty is Shengming, I am afraid that it will also be attacked and smeared, and the new policy has not yet been implemented in the world, it has suddenly become a bad government that oppresses the weak, and when the time comes, will the people of the world still support it?"

"So what's next? What if Buddhism wins? Will they not be able to continue to wander outside the testimonies? ”

"Win? Scold...... How could they possibly win? Even though the monks and nuns are sharp-tongued, can they afford to be besieged? If the Tao doesn't work, what about those world-famous Confucians...... my Confucianism is inclusive of all things, integrates hundreds of theories, and takes its essence into one, how can it be shaken by a few yellow courts and a few scriptures? Surely they can be defeated!

"But the monks are good at arguing, and if so, they will not be left behind......"

"How did Buddhism stand? Pay attention to great wisdom, pay attention to great cause and effect, and pay attention to ...... It is that good and evil are rewarded

"But how many thousands of bad Dharma followers have been hiding in Buddhism over the years? Even some of the great virtuous monks who have a great reputation among the people, and the private virtues behind their backs are not necessarily good there......

"If these things are put on the surface, they will cut off the foundation of Buddhism!

"If you don't move, it's enough, and if you make a move, you want to hurt...... This is the Yang Scheme, it is even more powerful than the conspiracy, and the general trend is piled up step by step, and even if the monks have realized it now, they will not be able to turn back

"Its power lies in the fact that it does not show the mountains and does not show the water, but when it moves, it is like a landslide.

"Your Majesty once said that this is like solving an arithmetic problem, even if there are 10,000 steps, but as long as you have every step is right, every link is well controlled, and there is absolutely no mistake, that is, 10,000 in 10,000, how can there be any just case?

"If you want to make some achievements and make a career conscientiously, you must have such an attitude."

Zhao Yan, who was far away in Yecheng, said earnestly, and under him sat more than a dozen rookies in the officialdom who won the examination list this year, including Gao Gong, his face flushed, and his fists were clenched and loosened from time to time, and now, every idea of his new deal is being implemented gradually, which shows that his performance has been remembered by His Majesty and adopted.

Zhao Yanshen smiled faintly:

"You should have made a name for yourself by now...... It's a pity that the New Deal has been completely overshadowed by such a big move.

"But it's okay, young people are still modest, and making too much of a name is too loud, which is easy to breed pride. It's not conducive to the future career.

"The approval of the ministry has come down, and you all have official status, so from now on...... Let's take your time in the place.

"The dynasty is the time to employ people, work hard, and there will be a future."

In the small pavilion, the old man in Zhu Zi's court clothes got up from his seat and turned to leave.

In front of everyone's desk, there was a bright yellow silk book, which sank into their hearts, as if it had a thousand weights.

The weather in July, the sky is warm and cloudy, and the cool breeze of the summer evening passes through the hall, blowing on the faces of every scholar in the column, and blowing on the locust tree in front of the hall, and the leaves on the tree are moving, like spring silkworms gnawing on mulberry leaves, which makes the house more and more silent.

Zhao Yanshen only used one example to explain to them the danger above the court, on the one hand, telling them that the depth of the water in the court is terrible, and it is for the good of these young people to boil up above the place first, on the other hand, it also reveals the emperor's personality preferences, like to do things in a measured way.

This is quite a bit of old-timers to the juniors who like to value the meaning of mentioning and carrying in it.

However, this remark contained too much content for them to digest for a while.

Someone thought about it carefully, and half-believed and connected the step-by-step actions of this imperial court...... The results can't help but be creepy.

I broke out in a cold sweat.

"What Your Majesty wants to plot, is it just for the wealth in the hands of Buddhism?"

Gao Gong absentmindedly walked out of the small attic with carved beams and paintings, and some of the same year as him greeted him, but he didn't care, and did something perfunctory.

I got on the horse in a daze, and when I left the door, the sunset was about to completely set, and the western sky was already gradually coming from the smell of blood......

After the emperor issued the edict, Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism three famous Confucianism, high monks gathered in Guozi Temple, the group sat under the tree, day and night debate, Taoism talked about the Yellow Court, talked about inaction, talked about the pure heart and few desires, the Buddhist monks talked about the Buddhist scriptures, talked about karma, the reincarnation of the three worlds, all living beings are suffering, Confucianism is all talking, all can be taken out to dialectic, the three have their own victory, it is difficult to distinguish the superior for a while.

In this debate, Confucianism wants to maintain its orthodox status, Buddhism wants to hold on to the death so that Taoism does not die, and Taoism wants to redeem the momentum that has been suppressed by Buddhism, and all three parties have made every effort. The emperor watched this fierce debate from afar, turned his head and smiled and asked Pei Shiju beside him: "Pei Qing, who can have the upper hand in this debate?" ”

Pei Shiju only glanced at it slightly, "It's still difficult to distinguish the superior for the time being, but according to Weichen, Taoism will undoubtedly lose, and it will take some time for Confucianism and Buddhism to decide a winner......

"These big monks are very sharp-tongued, I underestimate them, it seems that they are not very easy to deal with."

Gao Wei smacked his lips with some regret, but there was no trace of discoloration on his face, no matter what changes occurred, he could firmly manipulate the situation in his hands, in his eyes, the ending had already been arranged, and now the dialectic was fierce, just to block the mouths of the people in the world and go through the motions.

"Those great monks can not only read Buddhist scriptures, they will also study poetry, Confucian scriptures, and many people's cultivation, even some famous Confucians, are not as good as themselves. Moreover, they have always been good at arguing, so the ministers only said, it's hard to say......"

When walking through a small forest, Gao Wei stretched out his hand to remove some of the branches and leaves in front of him, stepped over, and said nonchalantly, "So what? That's just sophistry, Taoism since the end of the Han Dynasty, began to preach 'the line of Fu water', 'eliminate disasters and eliminate disasters', 'ascend to heaven in the day, live forever in the world' these means to deceive people, the Buddha is no better there, what gods are immortal, karma, reincarnation of the third world, heaven and hell, etc., these just cater to the psychology of the rulers of the country, slightly more clever than Taoist means, Buddhism momentum surpasses Taoism, it is not all unreasonable......"

"But so what? These theories of theirs cannot save lives, nor can they be used to help the world and save the country, they are just blindly utopian, catering to the psychology of the people at all levels, so that those oppressed and miserable people can get some psychological comfort, and those poor and extravagant elites can get illusions and satisfaction for the future, that's all, nothing can be done. ”

Gao Wei pointed to the debate arena in the distance, shook his head and chuckled: "Although existence is reasonable, and Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism are all useful, but if anyone stands in my way, I don't mind spending a lot of effort to move away...... Buddhism has been raised too big, which has seriously restricted the development of Great Qi, and I must suppress them well. When the time comes, I have the money, the people, and the land, and I can almost take over the plan, hehe......"

The emperor looked in a very good mood, with one hand behind him, quite a bit of the taste of the wine in the wind.

"This is called, ask for soldiers among the monks, and take the land under the tower temple."