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Chapter 37 Shanlin Temple

Li Shimin had calmed down at this time. Now Li Tang had just established a country and only occupied one-quarter of the world. With foreign enemies, there were Dou Jiande who occupied Hebei, Wang Shichong and Li Mi in the Central Plains, and the princes from all over the south of the Yangtze River were not destroyed and were in a period of conquering the world.

He was just the King of Qin of Li Tang, not even the crown prince. Shi Feixuan actually asked him and Xuanba about his way of being a king. If the news came out, not only would the eldest brother Li Jiancheng be dissatisfied, but his father would be wary of him.

However, the Heshi Bi is very important to Li Tang. If he does not answer this question, Li Tang might have no chance of having the imperial seal. So Li Shimin frowned and said, "The so-called way of being a king is to first appoint talents to select talents. Otherwise, no matter how good the national policy is, it is impossible to implement people or implement laws, everything will be in vain! Is this answer satisfactory?"

Shi Feixuan nodded slightly, but did not make any comments. Instead, she asked Gao Cheng: "I wonder what kind of insights does King Zhao have?"

Gao Cheng smiled. He once unified the world in the Heavenly World and became the founding Taizu, and also separating a county in the Three Kingdoms World, preparing to annex the world. He naturally had insights into the way of governing the country and governing the country. However, there was no need to talk to Shi Feixuan at this time.

He said lightly: "I have no idea about the way of being a king, I just got one sentence! The so-called emperor, those who are strong in their hands will do it! Without strength in their hands, no matter how smart the way of being a king is, there is no place to use force!"

Shi Feixuan, Li Shimin and Xu Ziling frowned when they heard this, and felt that although what he said was the most rational thing in the world, it was very inconsistent with his own nature.

Shi Feixuan sighed: "The words of King Zhao have fallen into domineering power. Governing the world requires the king's way. The tyrannical Qin governs the world with domineering power, but it has only been destroyed in the second lifetime. Now Yang Guang is stubborn and uses domineering means to build palaces, build canals, and conquer Goryeo three times, which has lost people's hearts and led to chaos in the world. These are all the lessons of the past!"

Gao Cheng said lightly: "The Han family has its own system, and they are originally mixed with overlords and wise men, but how can they use the Zhou government?

Everyone was silent when they heard this, and Li Shimin smiled bitterly. Unexpectedly, his third brother and the fairy from Jingzhai were so tit-for-tat. Should we pass on the imperial seal?

Shi Feixuan didn't know how to refute it at this time. Emperor Xuan of Han was a wise monarch with a number of historical books. The Han Dynasty reached its peak in his hands. What Gao Cheng said just now was the national policy of Emperor Xuan of Han to govern the country. Whoever refuted this sentence would mean that he did not agree with Emperor Xuan of Han's civil and military achievements.

And Emperor Xuan of Han’s civil and military achievements have been recorded in history, so how can he be questioned casually?

At this time, Xu Ziling was upset when he was listening. He had no interest in the world and the way of being a king. He immediately stood up and said, "Three Young Master, Brother Shimin, and Fairy Shi, you can continue talking. If you have something to do, say goodbye first!"

Then Xu Ziling left with great strides, leaving only Gao Cheng, Li Shimin and Shi Feixuan in the tavern.

Gao Cheng smiled, interrupted everyone's silence, and said, "Sister Fairy, I have no intention of the world. With my elder brother and second brother here, I can't be the emperor. It's just a personal opinion just now! Even if I want to use domineering to poison the world, I'm afraid there won't be this opportunity!"

"By the way, I heard that the Heshi Bi was placed in Jingnian Zen Temple outside Luoyang City by the fairy. I wonder if I would have the opportunity to see this treasure of eternal times and satisfy my curiosity?"

Shi Feixuan was shocked again. After coming to the tavern, she had been trembling one after another by Gao Cheng, which made her mind a little unstable.

After she arrived in Luoyang, she entrusted the Heshi Bi to Master Lekong of Jingnian Zen Temple. No one knew about this except her and the many monks in the Zen Temple. Unexpectedly, Li Xuanba in front of her said in one sentence.

Shi Feixuan sighed softly and said, "If King Zhao promised that he would never snatch it in the Zen temple, Feixuan could agree!"

Gao Cheng smiled and said, "Then I will thank Master Fairy. My second brother will continue to talk with the fairy. I will go to the Zen Temple to see what this treasure of eternal history looks like!"

After saying that, Gao Cheng's figure suddenly disappeared from the tavern, leaving only a phantom gradually dissipating.

In the mountains outside the city, Gao Cheng stood on a big tree and looked forward from a distance. He saw a majestic Zen temple located at the foot of the mountain. The reason why this Zen temple is described as majestic is because it is too big and the walls around it are strong, like a small town.

If you look at it on the flat ground, because the temple is deeply hidden, you think there are only a few main halls. Only when standing on the tops of big trees and without the obstruction of trees can you know that the buildings in the temple have a total of hundreds of rooms.

Each hall is made by skilled craftsmen, especially the hall made of pure copper in the middle, which is even more amazing.

"Jingnian Zen Temple is really rich enough to rival a country! Just this bronze hall is worth billions! These are all the money of Buddhist believers!" Gao Cheng sighed.

Buddhism has its pros and cons, which allows the people to rely on their faith, obey the management of the emperor and the government, and place their hopes on the next life to eliminate possible rebellions.

The disadvantage is that as a religious belief, it will overtake the imperial power if you are not careful. If ordinary people really place their hopes in the next life, they may not say that they will devote their accumulated wealth to the Buddha for the rest of their lives, and make the temples worshipping the Buddha a place to collect wealth in the world.

Since the Jin Dynasty, the world has been in chaos, and the Sui Dynasty has been unifying the world for only more than 30 years. After so many years of chaos, Buddhism has become a place where the people of the world rely on pain and continue to flourish. The accumulated wealth is enough for any emperor to covet it.

Emperor Wu of Northern Zhou was very talented and could not bear to attack Buddhism and issued a ban on Buddhism. The result was that he died young and his country was captured by Yang Jian, who was supported by Buddhism.

"By the way, from ancient times to the present, there is only the destruction of Buddha, and I have never heard of the destruction of Tao!"

Gao Cheng thought in his heart that there have been several famous destruction of Buddha in history, and the most famous one is the Three Martial Arts and One Sect. If only one person destroys Buddha, it may be that this person is cruel and incompatible with Buddhism, but all four of them have been destroying Buddha, and these people are famous generations of heroes in history books, that is the problem with Buddhism.

Among these four people, Emperor Taiwu and Emperor Wu of Northern Zhou were both Hu people. Even the Hu people attacked Buddhism, which shows that.

Gao Cheng put away his complicated thoughts and jumped to the gate of the Zen Temple. The sounds of Sanskrit chanting scriptures came from the courtyard in a melodious manner, echoing among the mountains and forests. The mountains and Zen temples seemed quite Zen.
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