Before Zhang Tang and the others came to the mountain gate, they happened to see several soldiers escorting down the two frightened little novices.

After asking curiously, I found out that when I saw their army blocking the door, the great monk, who was the uncle of the temple in the mouth of the two little novices, immediately left the two of them and ran away by himself!

When Zhang Tang heard this, he immediately sneered:

"Run? I can run the monk, but I can't run the temple! Where can they run?

Come! ”

"In!"

"Call the door!

A quarter of an hour, if no one opens the door for a quarter of an hour, just bang the door and rush in!

I'll see how long they can hide in this temple! ”

"No!"

Zhang Tang gave an order, and immediately a soldier with a loud voice was sent out, holding a loudspeaker and shouting at the mountain gate of the White Horse Temple.

"The monks inside are listening! My lord came to supervise the inventory of the Nanyang Buddha Temple by the order of the imperial court! Implement the new policy of the imperial court for Buddhist temples! If you know each other quickly, open the door quickly, otherwise don't say it is unpredictable!

"The monks inside are listening! My lord came to supervise the inventory of the Nanyang Buddha Temple by the order of the imperial court! Implement the new policy of the imperial court for Buddhist temples! If you know each other, open the door quickly, otherwise you ......"

The continuous shouting continued for a quarter of an hour, but the gate of the White Horse Temple remained unmoved, and there was no intention of opening it.

Seeing this, Zhang Tang didn't wait, nodded, and Li Dingguo on the side immediately began to order people to find a suitable knock wood to prepare to rush the door!

However, at this moment, only a creaking sound was heard, and the closed temple door finally slowly opened.

Master Guangping, the abbot of the White Horse Temple, walked out of the mountain gate with the first of the halls of the White Horse Temple and came to Zhang Tang and others.

"Amitabha! Our monks in the White Horse Temple have seen adults! ”

Zhang Tang looked at the group of monks, his face was expressionless, and only after they finished saluting did he ask:

"Who is the abbot of the White Horse Temple?"

Guangping came out of the crowd and said after announcing the Buddha's horn again:

"Amitabha, the poor monk Guangping, is now added as the abbot of the White Horse Temple, the adults have come here, presumably they have already been tired, why don't you go to the temple with the poor monks to rest for a while?"

When Zhang Tang heard this, he waved his hand directly and said: "No need, since you are the abbot, then the official wants to ask the abbot of Guangping, have you heard of the new policy of the imperial court on the Buddhist temples in the world recently?" ”

Guangping shook his head when he heard the words and said: "But I want to disappoint my lord, I live in the mountains and wilderness of the White Horse Temple, and I don't know much about the affairs of the imperial court, and I have never heard of the new policy of the imperial court for Buddhist temples in the world recently." ”

Guangping is not stupid, the imperial court publicized the new policy some time ago, if it is said that it has been heard, then the officials of the court in front of him can be accused of the White Horse Temple knowing the new policy of the imperial court but still resisting the government.

Only if you don't know it, and those who don't know are not guilty, the situation that the White Horse Temple has not changed at all is reasonable.

Guangping is pretending to be stupid, how can Zhang Tang not see it?

But it doesn't matter, you can pretend to be stupid and don't know.

But now that I'm standing in front of you, see how you can pretend?

Zhang Tang nodded slowly:

"I see, the abbot of Guangping didn't know it, that's right, today the official told the abbot.

Some time ago, the imperial court had a new policy on the world's Buddhist temples, and since then the world's Buddhist temples have been investigated, mainly to investigate whether there are criminals in the world's Buddhist temples who use the pure place of Buddhism to avoid crime and pretend to be monks, as well as those illegal temples that collude with the local government to lend usury to the people for money and use various illegal means to annex the land in the hands of the people.

If found, it will be cleaned up and banned immediately.

In addition, in recent years, many lawbreakers have randomly opened monasteries and pretended to be monks in order to avoid the normal taxes of the imperial court, resulting in the reduction of the imperial court's tax revenue year after year.

In addition, this kind of illegal temple did not collect the local young and strong population, resulting in a sharp decline in the local young and strong population, which had a great adverse impact on the imperial court.

Therefore, since the imperial court issued a new policy, the number of Buddhist temples and monks in the world has been restricted, and all Buddhist monks who want to get the degree must first pass the assessment of the imperial court monks and Taoist priests before they can issue the degree, so as to verify and put an end to the fake monks to avoid taxes.

According to the new regulations of the imperial court, from the time the news is received in various places, the imperial court will temporarily suspend the distribution of degrees until the inventory is completed.

After the number of monks in the world is generally accepted in the imperial court, it will be determined whether to continue to distribute the degree according to the size of the city where the temple is located and the size of the population.

For example, in the case of a prefecture, only one monastery with no more than 200 people is allowed in each county capital, and only one temple with no more than 100 people is allowed in a city with more than 50,000 people.

In the case of counties with insufficient numbers of people, and in towns below them, only one monastery with no more than 50 people is allowed to exist in one place.

And from now on, no monastery with more than 100 people shall occupy more than 10 hectares, no more than 50 people shall occupy more than 7 hectares, and no more than 50 people shall occupy more than 5 hectares!

All monasteries that exceed the local quota will be banned, all monks who exceed the quota will be returned to the laity, and all land that exceeds the quota will be nationalized! ”

Zhang Tang made the new policy of the imperial court clear in one breath, looked at the uniform black faces of all the monks of the White Horse Temple on the opposite side and asked with a smile:

"So, the abbot has already heard the new rules of the imperial court clearly?"

"Amitabha, the poor monk heard clearly."

Guangping lowered his eyes and nodded slowly.

"That being the case, then we are going to start an inventory of the White Horse Temple, after the inventory, the monks who exceed the White Horse Temple will be dismissed and recovered, and the excess part of the land owned by the White Horse Temple will also be nationalized, please cooperate with the abbot."

Zhang Tang nodded, and immediately prepared to call people into the temple, but at this moment, all the high-level officials of the White Horse Temple blocked the gate of the White Horse Temple, blocking the road to the White Horse Temple.

Seeing this, Zhang Tang's face sank instantly, and he looked at Guangping, who was bowing his head, and asked, "Abbot Guangping, what does this mean?" Mofeer White Horse Temple wants to fight against the new policy of the imperial court? ”

Before Guangping could speak, among the high-level members of the White Horse Temple, Guangwu, the first seat of the Luohan Hall, which was the most sturdy, immediately said angrily:

"This lord, don't you think the appearance of the court is too ugly?

We have no objection to the imperial court wanting to investigate whether there are criminals in the temples of the world, but we do not need to investigate by the imperial court, we will check ourselves, and if there is, we will hand it over to the government for disposal.

But since the establishment of my White Horse Temple a thousand years ago, the accumulation of successive generations has the current scale, such a number of monks, such a land for Buddha.

Now that the imperial court is going to plunder the thousands of years of accumulation of my White Horse Temple, and also limit the scale of my White Horse Temple, don't you think it's too ugly? ”

Although the rest of the people did not speak, looking at their expressions, it was clear that they meant the same thing, opposing the new policy of the imperial court on the Buddhist temples in the world.

Originally, according to Guangwu's plan, he wanted to use the identity of the Northern Buddhist Sect of the White Horse Temple to gather the warrior monks of all the temples in the north to resist the implementation of the new policy of the imperial court, but what he didn't expect was that the imperial court, the Qincha, did not talk about martial virtues, and came directly to their White Horse Temple as soon as he came to Nanyang.

didn't give him any time to prepare, so he could only stubbornly hold his head, and if he didn't top it, the other party would forcibly bulldoze the White Horse Temple!

By then it will be too late.

Seeing this, Zhang Tang was angry on his face, but he was already ecstatic in his heart!

That's it! That's it, my first appearance must make something big, if you obediently obey it, then there will be no bright spots, only if you don't listen to resistance, I can attack you with thunderous means, and I can tell Your Majesty my determination!

Anyway, with Li Dingguo and them sitting behind him, Zhang Tang is not afraid that these monks will make trouble, but he is afraid that they will be too honest and let him have no chance to perform.

"Abbot Guangping, is this the attitude of your temple?"

"Amitabha!"

Guangping sighed, pronounced the Buddha's name again, and then looked at the many heads behind him, and said slowly:

"My lord, it's not that the White Horse Temple is unwilling to cooperate with the imperial court, but the new policy of the imperial court is too harsh, and it is difficult for the White Horse Temple to obey its fate, and it is difficult for the Buddhist temples in the world to obey its fate.

Please also ask your Excellency to turn back to Bianjing and inform Your Majesty that the Buddhist temples in the world have no intention of confronting the imperial court, and the imperial court will investigate the criminals and the illegal temples that evade taxes, and the White Horse Temple can convene the Buddhist temples in the world to conduct a self-examination, and will inevitably give the imperial court an explanation.

However, if the imperial court insists on limiting the number of Buddhist temples in the world and collecting the fields accumulated by the Buddhist temples in the world over the years, please forgive your majesty, I really can't obey my fate!

This is a chaotic life! ”

After Guangping spoke, the first seat of the Luohan Hall and others who blocked the door behind him immediately shouted loudly.

"Mess with your life! Mess with your life! Mess with your life! ……”

A group of monks looked like they were swearing to resist.

Seeing their determination, Zhang Tang smiled, laughed a few times, and then restrained his smile in everyone's puzzled eyes.

The voice was cold and said in a deep voice: "This official is here today to inform you of the new policy for the imperial court, not to discuss with you!"

That's it for you to agree!

If you don't agree, then the court also has another way to deal with it!

I just hope you don't regret it!

Holy Decree! Anyone who obstructs the imperial court's investigation during the census of Buddhist temples and resists the new policy of the imperial court and the world's Buddhist temples!

Kill!

Kill until no one dares to stop it! Kill until no one dares to object! ”

"No!"

5,000 officers and soldiers, thunderous in unison!

Suddenly, the high-level officials of the White Horse Temple who were blocking the gate of the White Horse Temple changed their faces in fright!

…… (End of chapter)