The prince did not understand these situations and listened very seriously.
The Taoist Master Tongling said: "Actually, Your Majesty, do you still remember it? Emperor Gaozu also had an action to destroy Buddhism..."
Luo Jia became interested and asked, "How to destroy the Buddha's movement?"
"When Emperor Gaozu, there was a mutiny in Chang'an. Emperor Gaozu personally led his troops to fight. The troops were stationed not far from Chang'an. There was a Buddhist temple nearby. When the soldiers were fine, they went to the temple to watch and play. They found that there were many swords, guns, armor and shields in the temple. When they came back, they told their officer that the officer was indeed like this when he went to see it, so he reported to Emperor Gaozu, who ordered a search. This search was amazing. A large number of weapons were found, and correspondence with the Chang'an rebels, etc. were found, and even more Even more, many young women were found hidden in secret rooms for monks to enjoy lust. Emperor Gaozu was furious and ordered the destruction of all Buddha statues and Hu scriptures in Chang'an. Any women who hide weapons and enjoy lust, regardless of age, would be buried alive and killed. The remaining punishments were He was a slave and summoned all directions to use the Chang'an method. From then on, temples in the northern territory will no longer exist..."
This history is long and Luo Jia really doesn't know much about it. It is precisely because Buddhism was destroyed before it could take root in the northern country, which led to the situation where the temple was dominant.
"It's not just Gaozu, but there were also political and religious struggles in the Southern Dynasties. In a movement to destroy Buddhism, an emperor of the Southern Dynasties once destroyed 40,000 temples, forced 3 million monks and nuns to return to secular life. It was equivalent to 1/10 of the total population at that time and became the national editor again. When the power of Buddhism is too great, the expenses are too great, which threatens the rule of the Southern Dynasties. The emperors kill, destroy Buddhist temples, and prohibit monks and nuns. I believe that these are too much or too much..."
Luo Jia listened very seriously, especially the example below, which is very valuable for the situation in the North. Because there are many similarities between the two.
"What should I do according to Taoist priest's opinion?"
"I believe that to solve the problem of our northern country, we should fundamentally promote Confucianism, introduce imperial examinations, and open the Imperial Academy. Once the people of the northern country have knowledge, they will realize that the teachings of the great gods are not so credible..."
The prince was slightly surprised. He thought that the Taoist Master Tong had taken the opportunity to propose to replace the Divine Cult. Unexpectedly, the Taoist Master Tong had proposed to promote Confucianism.