Since Li Chun established Yuan and Zhongxing, he has experienced Li Heng and Li Zhan's excessive pleasures, Li Ang's helplessness, and when Li Yan arrived, Datang finally ushered in another master, which is expected to be Zhongxing.

Li Yan worked hard, but at this time, the situation in the Tang Dynasty was divided by feudal towns and foreign nuisances such as the Uighurs, which could be described as internal and external troubles.

Even if Li Yan is wise and capable, it will be difficult for a while. And the simplest one at the moment, the court is short of money.

"Your Majesty, a sheep in the pen has been fattened, why not kill it and eat it!"

Just when Li Yan was at a loss, Qiu Shiliang, who was also an ugly slave, suddenly appeared with a smile.

"Fat sheep, Uncle Ugly is talking about ......"

"Gaga, who else but Buddhism. ”

"Buddhist ......"

Li Yan was slightly stunned, and then frowned and groaned.

During the reign of Leon, he vigorously supported Buddhism and granted many privileges. Although Li Ang was later placed under house arrest and had few rights, for some reason, the imperial court's support for Buddhism did not decrease.

During the fifteenth year of Leon's reign, Buddhism developed for a full fifteen years, and according to the words of the ugly slave, the sheep had already been fattened.

If the fat sheep is slaughtered, the court will definitely increase a lot of income. Moreover, Buddhism is powerful, and it also brings a series of drawbacks, if it can be removed, it will be beneficial to the Tang Dynasty.

But the problem is that Buddhism is too powerful, and many people, from ordinary people to princes and nobles, are followers of Buddhism. If Buddhism is to be eradicated, there will be a lot of resistance. If a hard-line approach is taken, it is likely to lead to unrest.

What Buddhism did greatly affected the interests of the imperial court, and Li Yan had long been unaccustomed to it. He also had the heart to slaughter the fat sheep, but when he thought of the problems behind him, he couldn't help but feel worried, and he didn't dare to act rashly.

"Your Majesty, if Buddhism is not eliminated, there will be endless troubles!"

Just when Li Yan hesitated, Li Deyu entered the palace to speak.

Li Deyu was the leader of the Li Party in the Niu-Li Party Struggle, and successively served as the school secretary, the superintendent of the imperial history, the bachelor of Hanlin, the envoy of the Zhenhai Festival, and the envoy of the Huainan Festival. But because of party strife, he has also been excluded from Beijing many times.

It was not until Li Yan ascended the throne that Li Deyu was reused and appointed as prime minister. Li Deyu is extremely talented, and later generations will be called China's six major politicians along with Guan Zhong, Shang Ying, Zhuge Liang, Wang Anshi, and Zhang Juzheng!

As the so-called employment is not doubtful, Li Yan also has great trust in Li Deyu. In the history known to Mi Xiaoxia, the two are rumored to be a good story.

"What should I do if someone in the DPRK obstructs me?"

"Kill! In troubled times, use heavy canons, but anyone who obstructs the great cause of destroying the Buddha will be killed!"

"What if it leads to a rebellion?"

"Isn't Your Majesty on good terms with Jiangnan Dao, if someone rebels, you can lead Jiangnan Dao soldiers and horses to destroy them, just to eradicate these ill-intentioned people!"

“...... Qing Zhen is the minister of my humerus!"

After listening to Li Deyu's suggestion, Li Yan's face was full of excitement and couldn't help but give Lao Li a hug.

Immediately afterwards, Li Yan found the ugly slave again and asked about the borrowing of troops from Jiangnan Province.

"Gaga, if it is to destroy the Buddha, Your Majesty, whenever there is a need, the soldiers and horses of Jiangnan Province are on call. ”

"Thank you, Uncle Ugly!"

The ugly slave replied happily, and Li Yan was overjoyed in his heart and thanked him again and again. Then he summoned Li Deyu again to discuss the destruction of the Buddha.

At the same time, the ugly slave spread the news to Gangnam Province. The destruction of Buddha is the top priority of the new sect, and Chun Niang immediately secretly issued an order, and 200,000 soldiers and horses in Jiangnan Province were ready to fight. But whoever hinders the destruction of the Buddha, send troops to step on it!

After that, it is time to prepare for the destruction of the Buddha. After all, Buddhism is widely implicated, and even if there is the support of Jiangnan Province, it is impossible to deal with it forcefully.

So next, Li Yan and Li Deyu cooperated, first eliminating the pro-Buddhist people in the DPRK and China. Those who hold soldiers and horses, or hold important positions, are given priority.

As the saying goes, there is no excuse for the crime that you want to add, not to mention that the person is the emperor and the prime minister. For various reasons, these people were dismissed from their posts, or they were sent to the air-conditioned faction.

"In recent months, our people have been investigated one after another, doesn't it seem to be a coincidence?"

The three major scholars are still in Chang'an, continuing to arrange and plan, preparing to win over the emperor after Li Yan. At this time, the three of them gathered together, and Guanyin Bodhisattva couldn't help frowning.

They have worked hard to win over some important ministers of the DPRK and the central government, and in recent months, they have been dealt with one after another for various reasons. Guanyin Bodhisattva couldn't help but be a little worried, this is targeted.

"The storm is coming, we have to prepare in advance. ”

Manjushri is known as a great wisdom and is keenly aware that this is an action against Buddhism. couldn't help but sigh, sure enough, it was Mi Xiaoxia's turn to take power, and he had to do something.

It was really difficult to feel at ease in my heart, and the three major scholars also carried out divination, but they were all obscure, and there was no sign at all.

Next, the three great priests tried their best to make arrangements to minimize the loss of Buddhism. But the effect was not great, and by a year later, most of the Buddhist power in the DPRK and China had been eliminated.

And in the early morning of this day, a holy decree was suddenly issued.

"All monks and nuns in the world have been relieved of sorring, incantations, forbidden qi, carrying the army, cane marks, bird writing, miscellaneous writings, those who have committed adultery and raising wives, and those who do not practice the precepts, and they will be relegated to the laity. If the monks and nuns have money and goods, grain, fields, and manors, they will be the collectors. If you cherish money, you will petition to return to the vulgar, and you will also be allowed to return the vulgar and be charged with two taxes and forced labor. ”

After a year of preparation, the time was finally ripe, and Li Yan began the action of exterminating Buddha!

First of all, the first step is to limit the number of monks and nuns, and ask monks and nuns who have different practices and broken vows to return to the laity. At the same time, Li Yan ordered that the number of slaves and maids kept by monks and nuns was limited, and slaves and maids were not allowed to shave their hair.

"Oops!"

After the decree was issued, the local government carried out a thorough investigation and strict handling, and a large number of monks and nuns were immediately forcibly returned to the laity. The three major scholars in Chang'an, after getting the news, all changed their faces greatly, this is really a shot against Buddhism......

At this time, he knew that Li Yan wanted to destroy the Buddha, but he could not intervene with his mana, and the three great scholars were also powerless.

Two months later, there were more than 3,400 lay monks and nuns in the capital alone. As for the rest of Datang, the number is even more tens of thousands!

Monks and nuns returned to the laity, and the number of Buddhist believers decreased significantly, and luck also declined.

And that's just the beginning.

On June 11, the third year of Huichang, Li Yan ordered the Buddhist scriptures to be burned, and they were not allowed to be printed and circulated.

In September of the third year of Huichang, Zhaoyi Town rebelled, and the Jiangnan Provincial Army leveled it in one day. Then, on the grounds that the rebel general was shaving and hiding the Buddhist temple, the surrounding Buddhist temples were slaughtered and cleaned!

In March of the fourth year of Huichang, it was ordered that Buddhist relics should not be enshrined. Wutai Mountain, Sizhou Puguang Wang Temple, Zhongnan Mountain Wutai, Fengxiang Mansion Famen Temple and other Buddhist holy places, because of the collection of relics, it is forbidden to place pilgrimages. It has caused a miserable situation where people in the spiritual realm are cut off from people everywhere and no one has to send offerings.

In June of the fourth year of Huichang, it was forbidden for the monastery to ring the bell and for monks and nuns to leave the temple in the afternoon, thus interfering with the daily activities of the monastery and blocking the flow and contact of Buddhist personnel.

......

The extermination of the Buddha continued until August of the fifth year of Huichang. More than 4,600 temples have been demolished in the world, and 260,500 lay monks and nuns have been restored. Demolition of more than 40,000 Zhaoti and Lanruo, tens of millions of acres of ointment and land, and 150,000 slaves and maids!

Li Yan destroyed the Buddha, and with the achievement of brilliant achievements, Buddhism's luck declined again and again. By this time, it was already showing signs of malaise.

"Haha! Mi Xiaoxia really didn't lie to me, Buddhism's luck has been suppressed! Now, it's time for me to take revenge!"

In the sea of netherworld blood, looking at the declining Buddhist luck, the Styx Ancestor laughed loudly, and with both hands, he took out the two killing weapons of Yuan Tu Abi, and the fierce light in his eyes was revealed, and he immediately killed the Western Spirit Mountain!10