returned to Fuzhou with a bunch of surrendered troops, although a lot of baggage was also captured, but Li Bao felt even more headache.

Afraid that he would be punished by the prince for causing trouble, Li Bao did not dare to easily dismiss the surrendered troops, but raising these soldiers would cost food.

After thinking about it, Li Bao decided to dismiss the recruits recruited by Tong Guan first, and then eliminate the old and weak soldiers in Fujian. But those Zhejiang soldiers can't move for the time being, and they have to be sent back to their hometowns, otherwise they will inevitably loot all the way back to Zhejiang.

When he arrived in Fuzhou, Li Bao called the civil and military officials: "What are the largest temples in Fuzhou?" ”

Mao Kui replied: "There are four Zen monasteries in the southeast, northwest, and northwest." ”

Li Bao asked again: "Which one is the most famous?" ”

Mao Kui said: "Dongzen Temple is the most famous. In the third year of Yuanfeng, Dongchan Temple gathered famous monks from all over the world to prepare for the compilation and carving of the "Tripitaka Sutra", which took 30 years to complete. Because it was carved in the Chongning period, this scripture is also known as "Chongning Collection", and it was also presented to the ...... by the transit envoy Well, for the faint king. Fuzhou Dongchan Temple, by the old Song Dynasty court canonized two temple numbers. One is 'Dongchan Pure Land', which comes from the Tang Dynasty, and the other is 'Long Live Chongning', which comes from Duanjun. ”

Xie Ruyi said: "In the Dongchan Temple, there is also the imperial handwriting of the faint king. Some time ago, Tong Guan ordered the temples to pay food, and the Dongchan Temple took out the faint king's imperial book, and Tong Guan did not dare to persecute it too much. When Tong Guan supported the puppet emperor, he also invited the abbot Guanghui Dagao Zen Master, which made the identity of the puppet emperor more convincing. ”

"In other words, Dongzen Temple has the most food?" Li Bao muttered.

Xie Ruyi said: "Dongchan Temple only has the most money and the most fame, and its money mainly depends on donations and business operations from believers. But the most grain is Xichan Temple, the western suburbs of Fuzhou are rich in fertile fields, and six or seven out of ten belong to the temple field of Xichan Temple. ”

Li Bao asked again: "What is the prestige of the abbot of this Xichan Temple?" ”

Cao Zai said: "The abbot of Xichan Temple is Guangji Zhaogao Zen Master, who was also invited to participate in the puppet emperor's enthronement ceremony, and is a senior monk in Fujian second only to Guanghui Dagao Zen Master.

Li Bao slapped the table: "It's actually a demon monk who resists the new dynasty, I should raise troops to let him know to change his evil and return to the right!" ”

Xie Ruyi lowered his head and smiled, he was not used to seeing these monks.

Mao Kui also gloated because he was a Taoist believer and was too lazy to care about the life or death of the bald donkeys.

Fujian Yun sentenced Cao Zai but was shocked: "The two Zen masters of Guanghui and Guangji are both highly respected in Fuzhou. They participated in supporting the puppet emperor to ascend the throne, which was also persecuted by Tong Guan, and they must not be dealt with easily, otherwise it will definitely cause a popular uprising. ”

"I'm not afraid of mutiny, I'm afraid of the people," Li Bao glanced at everyone, "You also participated in supporting the puppet emperor, did you collude with those monks in a vain attempt to secretly rebel and subvert the new dynasty?" ”

"Never!"

Cao Zai was so frightened that he immediately changed his words: "We are persecuted, but those monks are voluntary, and the general should immediately lead troops to arrest them!" ”

Li Bao grew up in an environment where he was exposed to Confucian classics, and he had no interest in Buddhism.

Now that there is a shortage of food, and the temple is hoarding food, it is natural to attack the monks.

Moreover, the policies of Zhu Guoxiang and Zhu Ming's father and son in Sichuan, Li Baotun also personally participated in the Bingkuizhou when he was in Kuizhou, and he was very familiar with this set of temple destruction procedures.

The hundreds of monasteries in Fuzhou controlled more than 70% of the local economy, and industry, agriculture, and commerce were all involved, so they sent monks to sail ships to engage in maritime trade (they also supplied and purchased goods from maritime merchants).

What betrayed the Quanzhou Pu family in the Southern Song Dynasty could not have developed in the late Northern Song Dynasty, because Quanzhou's trade was also controlled by the temple.

It was not until the Southern Song Dynasty began to flourish and Fujian was the base of science that it counterattacked with the help of the government and continuously weakened the influence of Buddhism in the middle and late Southern Song Dynasty.

The civil officials took the initiative to suppress Buddhism, which started with Cheng Zhu Lixue, and before that, they were mainly inclined to destroy obscenity.

Those magistrates in the Ming Dynasty, regardless of their background in science or psychology, as long as they were strong temperaments, more or less had the deeds of "destroying the temple", and they liked to demolish the temple to expand the school.

……

Fuzhou Xichan Temple, also known as Changqing Temple, was built in the eighth year of Tang Xiantong and has a history of hundreds of years.

The temple building area is nearly ...... Ten acres!

In the western suburbs of Fuzhou, most of the fertile land belongs to the temple property, and there are countless shops inside and outside the city.

The monks in the temple alone are close to 5,000 people, and there are many monks (no armor, with bows and crossbows).

Regarding the change of dynasty, Zen Master Guangji Zhaogao is not worried, nor is he afraid that his participation in supporting the puppet emperor will anger the new dynasty.

Because he was forced, the abbots of several other temples were all shouted by Tong Guan, could it be that Emperor Zhu could still kill all the abbots?

The industrial, agricultural, and commercial industries of the temple, Zen Master Guangji Zhaogao does not personally take care of them, and has the following monks to take care of them. All kinds of dirty and ugly things have nothing to do with him, because he is a great monk, and he is responsible for studying the Dharma, making friends with celebrities, giving kindness, and presiding over pujas.

From his personal point of view, he is absolutely respectable, and he can't find the slightest stain.

The monks below do bad things, what does this have to do with the residence?

"Abbot, it's not good, that Li Bao is here with troops!"

Zen Master Guangji Zhaogao is obviously profound, his expression is calm like water, his heart is not wavering, and his tone is indifferent: "The old Song Dynasty was brutal and unreasonable, and the new dynasty conformed to the will of the people, and the change of dynasty was secretly in line with Buddhism." This General Li Bao, maybe there is any misunderstanding about this temple, you must not resist, and let the poor monk talk to him about the Dharma. ”

The monks and soldiers of Xichan Temple did not dare to dispatch, in case they angered the emperor of the new dynasty, these centuries-old temples may be gone.

Guangji Zhaogao Zen Master led the monks out of the camp, met Li Bao at the foot of Yishan, and found that Mao Kui, the transfer envoy, was also there, and immediately said: "Amitabha, poor monk Guangji, please enter the temple for a while." ”

Li Bao said: "I heard that you helped Tong Guan support the establishment of the puppet emperor? ”

Zen Master Guangji Zhaogao explained: "This child is forced, and the poor monks dare not resist the new dynasty. ”

Li Bao also said: "Our army does not have enough food, and the people in the city have no food to eat. ”

Zen Master Guangji Zhaogao immediately promised: "Although the temple does not have much grain, it is willing to give 500 stone of grain to the general for temporary use." ”

"Is 500 stone grain too little?" Li Bao's idea is very simple, if these monks are aware of current affairs, then he will not bother to kill, and leave everything to the court officials.

Zen Master Guangji Zhaogao thought for a while: "Eight hundred stones can barely be scraped together." ”

Li Bao asked, "Can't you have more?" ”

Zen Master Guangji Zhaogao said: "There are still many monks in the temple to eat. ”

Li Bao stretched out his hand to hold the knife: "Can't you really have more?" ”

Guangji Zhao Gao Zen Master said: "A thousand stones, no matter how much it is, there is really nothing." ”

"Then there's no need to talk about it anymore!" The smile on Li Bao's face became hideous, but he heard those officials say that Xichan Temple has built several granaries.

Monk Guangji suddenly felt a pain in his lower abdomen, and was kicked by Li Bao and flew back.

"Boom!"

Before the virtuous monk could react, Li Bao had already drawn his knife out of its sheath and slashed down a monk next to him.

The 1,000 Kuizhou soldiers behind him also formed a formation and charged forward, and dozens of monks died tragically in an instant.

"Why is this, why is this!" Mao Kui was shocked.

The rest of the monks fled in fright, and in horror, they organized monks and soldiers to resist.

Most of these monks were armed with clubs, and a few were armed with knives, guns, and bows.

The Kuizhou soldiers marched forward in a mandarin duck formation, and soon broke through the temple gate, but more than ten people were injured by bows and crossbows.

Li Bao picked up the Guangji monk: "Okay, Xichan Temple actually hides bows and crossbows and keeps private soldiers, it must be because the old Song Dynasty wants to subvert the new dynasty!" ”

"Bloody mouth!" The monk Guangji was shocked and angry.

The wolf-like Kuizhou soldiers, where can the monks and soldiers stop them? Soon, they successively captured various temples in the temple.

In the Xichan Temple, there were corpses everywhere, and at least a thousand monks were killed.

The rest of the monks were terrified, and the monks and soldiers who did not die all laid down their arms.

Li Baoyi didn't stop doing anything, and ordered: "Except for this abbot who escorts Tokyo, the rest of the monk leaders are all executed, and ordinary monks can live." All the grain was moved out, and the account books and deeds of the factories and shops, as well as all kinds of goods were sealed. The land deed was searched and the land property was distributed to ordinary monks and tenants. All the IOUs, all the fires! ”

Li Bao turned to look at Mao Kui: "The matter of assigning Terada, you will personally preside over it." If something goes wrong, don't come to see me, jump into the Min River by yourself! ”

"Yes...... Be...... Yes, sir! Mao Kui was so frightened that his legs were weak, and he couldn't even stand steadily.

Li Bao said to a few pro-soldiers: "You bring someone to inform the monks in the temple, as well as the surrounding monks and laymen, and say that the temple field of Xichan Temple will give them all of it!" ”

The news of the division of the field quickly spread, not to mention the monks and tenants outside, even the monks inside the temple were overjoyed.

Because those who are still alive now, in addition to the heads of various industries, only the abbot Guangji monk remains, and all the monks and leaders in the temple have been killed.

"Knock on the blue sky!"

Before the land was obtained, the policy was announced, and countless monks and tenant farmers came to bow down and give thanks.

The civil uprising that Mao Kui and Cao Zai feared did not happen at all!

……

Tozenji Temple.

There are not as many teradas here as there are Xizenji Temples, but business is more prosperous and the social reputation is higher.

Dongchan Temple held a puja, and tens of thousands of believers participated at every turn, and tens of thousands of people flocked to it at the most.

The kitchen board used in the temple is called the "1,000-person noodle bed", and when all the parts are put together, it can accommodate hundreds of cooks cutting vegetables and noodles at the same time.

Moreover, there is also the imperial book rewarded by Song Huizong, with the year name of Song Huizong as the official temple name "Long live Chongning", which caused Fujian officials to dare not offend Dongchan Temple. Its abbot, Guanghui Dagao, is known as "the first virtuous monk in the southern sky".

"Zen Master, Xichan Temple has been slaughtered!"

Monk Guanghui, who was studying Buddhism, trembled when he heard the words, and then realized that he had moved his thoughts, and hurriedly proclaimed the Buddha's name to sober himself up.

This eminent monk also left a famous Buddha: Buddha is unenlightened, and the heart is fascinated by Buddha. The Buddha's heart is pure, and the wild apes cry outside the clouds.

Monk Guanghui asked, "How was Xichan Temple slaughtered?" ”

The monk replied: "Then Li Bao claimed that the Xichan Temple was raising private soldiers and hiding bows and crossbows, in a vain attempt to restore the Great Song Dynasty and subvert the new dynasty. I don't know how many monks I killed, I heard that the blood in the temple was like a river, and I robbed all the food in Xichan Temple, and declared that I would distribute the temple land to the monks and tenants. ”

"Amitabha Buddha ......"

Monk Guanghui began to think about it seriously, and soon made a decision: "Give the imperial book of the old dynasty to Na Li Bao, and then remove the plaque of 'Long live Chongning'." The monks were dismissed, and part of the grain was left, and the rest of the grain was donated to the new dynasty. Terada also kept only one-tenth, and the rest was divided among the lay monks and tenants. ”

(End of chapter)