Chapter 1044: After the monk and nun qualification examination, the monk fell down and Erfeng was full
Wow! Wow...
With the sound of chains, more than thirty dejected monks were seen walking through the gate of a temple, being led by chains and being escorted by a group of sword-wielding guards and fast fighters.
This rare scene immediately attracted the bored idlers on the streets to come and comment.
"More than thirty again..."
"Hey! Now, the prison in our city will be filled with all these monks, right?"
"Didn't you read the notice from the government? Those who had to pass the test to become monks were directly exiled to the Turks instead of being imprisoned... By the way, that land is no longer the territory of the Turks, it has become our Tang Dynasty
’s land!”
"How do you think the government can manage these monks properly?"
"What does it mean to be good? Haven't you heard that these monks didn't want the current emperor to be the emperor, but wanted the abandoned prince who ran away before to be the emperor, so they secretly paid for and hired people to plot rebellion, but what happened
It just pissed off the current emperor..."
"..."
Amidst the discussion of these idle men, I saw more than a dozen ox carts creaking out behind the chained monks. Judging from the heavy ruts, these carts
Everything must be heavy.
"Tsk, tsk, tsk... Look at the wheel marks, this car is equipped with all the good stuff!"
"That's for sure! Who doesn't know that monks are all rich people..."
"You're right. Let me tell you, I have a friend who I've known for a long time. He went to the Yongfu Temple warehouse in the next state for a tour and bought twenty acres of land when he came back. I heard him say, then
There are mountains of gold, silver and copper coins in the warehouse..."
"Now the government has taken advantage of it!"
"..."
Amidst the discussion of these idle men, an official in green robe finally came out of the temple. He first looked around impatiently, then waved his hand to signal to the few quickies behind him.
He closed the door of the temple, added a heavy lock, and locked it.
"Okay, it's just a few monks who committed crimes. If there's anything interesting to see, let's disperse..."
The green-robed official waved his hand impatiently, then with the help of a quickie on the side, he got on his horse, followed the convoy, and walked towards the prefectural and county government offices.
Seeing the green-robed official and the Kuaishou convoy leaving, the idle men all had envious looks in their eyes.
"Oh! Life is really peaceful. This would have been more than ten years ago. Naiweng would have done anything to mess with him tonight. We can't let the government take advantage of him. He won't even leave any money or water for us!"
"Li Dalang, please don't act recklessly. I heard that someone in the neighboring state and county did this. As a result, they started to attack on the first day, and the soldiers from the imperial court rushed down the next day. They were all black-armored and black-horsed, very tough!"
"That's not right. Why did I hear that there were monks in the neighboring state and county who instigated other people to rebel, and the imperial soldiers came down as a result?"
"No way! It has only been peaceful for a few days. Who would lose their mind and go crazy and follow the monk to rebel? Can a monk also sit in the Dragon Court?"
"..."
After commenting for a long time, these idle guys had had enough of bragging. In addition, the monk and the convoy also left, and there was no excitement to see. So they dispersed one by one and went back to their homes.
Only the somewhat lonely temple behind him was left silent in the wind.
…
In this era of annihilation of Buddhism that started in August of the first year of Zhenguan... no, it should be said that it lasted for more than three months in the national qualification examination for monks and nuns. Things like the previous ones were not uncommon. By the eleventh day of the first year of Zhenguan
At the end of the month, the current emperor Li Shimin once again issued an edict announcing the results of the monks and nuns qualification examination to the people all over the world.
"A total of more than 3,500 monasteries were examined in this examination. There were nearly 30,000 ordained monasteries, and about 300,000 monks and nuns were examined. However, only more than 3,000 people passed the examination... It can be seen that the good and the bad in Buddhism are mixed. I am sincere.
pain……"
Of course, because
Li Shimin publicly stated that this was a qualification examination, not a campaign to exterminate Buddhism, so in the edict, Li Shimin did not mention a word that all the more than 3,500 monasteries after the assessment were sealed, and the recruitment of the 30,000 monasteries, Lan Ruo
All of them were confiscated.
After slaughtering this wave of fat sheep, in addition to the frivolous wealth in the temple and bronze Buddha statues, Li Shimin also collected tens of millions of hectares of fertile fields, liberated at least more than 200,000 slaves, and added
Those monks and nuns who have returned to secular life are equivalent to nearly 400,000 more people paying taxes at once. It can be said that the monks fell down and the two Phoenixes were full!
Of course, while Li Shimin was eating meat himself, he also did not forget to give some soup to his group of people. So he waved his hand and announced that he would raise the titles of all the gods of Tiance Mansion by several levels. By the way,
A lot of money was collectively rewarded to the officials of the Manchu Dynasty, and everyone in the government and the public was very happy...
All right!
Except for Xiao Yu and a few other truly religious Buddhist believers, the rest of the officials were very happy!
"Shubao, you said you found a Hunu who believed in you?"
After the court ended, Cheng Yaojin said excitedly while following Qin Shubao out.
"That's great. It just so happens that I don't know how to spend the money given by His Majesty. Let's go to Turks to buy pasture to raise livestock as we said before. Then we can just send something to those herdsmen...
"
"Bite gold!"
Before Cheng Yaojin could finish what he said, he heard Qin Shubao reply with a serious look on his face.
"When we went south this time, I and Jingde discussed it with Keming again... We can do this, but we can't do it like you said. Not only can we not treat those herdsmen, but we must take the initiative to give them more money.
.”
"is this necessary?"
After hearing Qin Shubao's words, Cheng Yaojin was immediately confused.
"Those Turkic hozens are not from the Tang Dynasty, and Tian Tiao doesn't care about them, so why bother with this?"
"No! Keming is right about this..."
Qin Qiong explained to Cheng Yaojin seriously.
"Although those Turks are not under Heaven's rule now, they may not ever return to Heaven's rule. You and I are both gods with endless time. If we do things too outrageously now, we will definitely be in trouble in the future."
"Alright alright……"
Looking at the serious Qin Qiong, Cheng Yaojin could only wave his hand helplessly.
"Then I'll listen to you, Uncle Bao. Isn't it just to give those shepherd slaves a little more stuff? In the worst case, we can purchase it from Chang'an and send it to them, and then give it to them according to the local price... By the way, Uncle
Bao, does your shepherd slave know how to raise cattle, horses and sheep?"
After hearing Cheng Yaojin's words, Qin Qiong touched her beard with her hand and thought about it seriously.
"He is a naturalized Sogdian. Not only can he herd animals, he is also literate. He speaks both Turkic and Mandarin well. His family also runs a shop in the Western Market..."
"Very good!"
Upon hearing Qin Qiong's words, Cheng Yaojin immediately slapped his thigh excitedly.
"This is the person we need... Uncle Bao, I will go home to collect some money and send a few capable people to follow your treasure to find Li Yaoshi outside the Great Wall... By the way, aren't you still working with the gangsters?
Have Tantou and Keming talked about this? Let’s just take them with us and let’s go to Turks to open a ranch together..."
When he said this, Cheng Yaojin suddenly looked fascinated.
"When the time comes, we, the gods, will work together to bless our pasture. Why worry about the livestock prospering and money rolling in!"
…
Just when Qin Qiong and Cheng Yaojin were discussing how to bring the gods of Tiance Mansion to make money together, in the Zhengjue Temple of Shuangfeng Mountain in the west of Huangmei City in Qizhou, a gentle-faced old monk was kneeling in front of him.
The more than twenty monks who were sitting there were crying and slowly opened their mouths to comfort them.
"Isn't it just that you didn't pass the qualification examination for monks and nuns? It's not a big deal. As the saying goes, there is a Buddha in your heart, and there are spiritual mountains everywhere. Practicing in a temple is cultivation. Can't you practice at home?"
"But……"
After hearing what the old monk said, a crying monk immediately answered with a choked voice.
"This disciple still wants to follow you, Master Daoxin, and listen to your teachings sooner or later. If you return to secular life..."
"Junior brothers, you can rest assured on this!"
Before the crying monk could finish speaking, he saw a monk with a square face standing up from the side of Monk Daoxin and speaking to them calmly.
"The poor monk has already talked with Lu Mingfu in Jizhou, and he agreed to allocate the Yongye fields of all the brothers to the foot of Shuangfeng Mountain. In other words, although the brothers have returned to secular life in name, in fact they are still in my family.
If you live near Zhengjue Temple, you don’t have to worry about not being able to see the master..."
"ah……"
After hearing what this monk said, the monks present who were crying suddenly burst into laughter.
"Senior Brother Hongren, is what you said true?"
"nature!"
This square-faced monk nodded seriously, looking very convincing.
"A poor monk never lies, and after you return to secular life, you junior fellow apprentices can also come to the temple to attend morning and evening classes after work. It can be said that except for the fact that you have to pay grain and taxes to the court, everything else is not in the temple.
the difference!"
"That's really great!"
After these monks heard this, they all looked happy and excited.
"It doesn't matter whether you farm the land or pay rent... Anyway, I'm used to doing farm work every day in the temple. As long as Master Daoxin doesn't let us leave, that's all."
"Don't worry!"
After seeing these monks turning into laughter, the old monk Daoxin said slowly.
"You can't bear to leave the old monk, and the old monk can't bear to leave you either..."
…
Ten minutes later, Monk Hongren sent these Zen monks who had been eliminated by the sand out of Zhengjue Temple, then turned around and returned to Daoxin's Zen room, saying with a respectful expression.
"Master, what happened to you fellow juniors this time..."
"You did very well!"
Monk Daoxin nodded towards Hongren and said in an approving tone.
"What the court wants is just money and taxes, and what we monks want is to spread the Dharma. In fact, there is no conflict between the two. It's just such a simple thing, but some great monks from other sects can't always see it clearly.
!」
"Thank you for the compliment, Master!"
Monk Hongren bowed respectfully to Daoxin, and then continued.
"This time the imperial court promotes the qualification examination for monks and nuns, except for my Zen sect, all other sects in Buddhism have been greatly damaged, so my disciples wonder if..."
"no!"
This time, before Hongren could finish his words, he saw Daoxin already twisting the rosary in his hand and interrupted him neatly.
"It's not a good time to go north at this time. In fact, if it weren't for the fact that the old monk had just arrived here less than two years ago, the old monk would definitely continue to go south..."
"Continue heading south..."
Hong Ren blinked in surprise and asked Monk Daoxin.
"Master, is it more than that?"
"Hard to say!"
Monk Daoxin twisted the rosary in his hand and looked up to the north.
"Old monk still feels that my Zen sect's troubles will never end here, so I'd better stay away..."
"Master Daoxin!"
Before Monk Daoxin finished speaking, he heard the voice of a young monk speaking from outside.
"That crazy monk Baozhi is here again. He said that if he doesn't see you this time, he won't leave..."
"well!"
Monk Daoxin sighed and said to Hongren.
"Look, didn't trouble come to your door yourself?"