His Majesty Li Er nodded and said: "Don't worry, I will definitely inform the current emperor about this. I also think this law should be abolished."
Hearing this, Changsun Wuji sighed helplessly.
The personalities of Su Chen and His Majesty are so similar, both are adventurous and adventurous.
When the two of them meet, they are not just like-minded, they are simply in cahoots!
If things go well, fine, there won't be any problems.
But if they encounter any difficulties or obstacles, they will just rush into it without considering the consequences of the incident.
Changsun Wuji believed that His Majesty Li Er was the emperor of the Tang Dynasty after all, and everything should be done safely.
Therefore, he had already thought of a countermeasure in his mind. He must unite with Wei Zheng and others to dissuade His Majesty when he returns.
Otherwise, the consequences will be disastrous!
Naturally, Su Chen didn't know what was going on in Changsun Wuji's heart. His expression remained unchanged and he continued: "Then, we will exterminate religion!"
"To be precise, it's Buddhism!"
After hearing this, Changsun Wuji stopped thinking and raised his head at the same time as His Majesty Li Er. Both of them looked at Su Chen in disbelief.
They remember, isn't Su Chen a Buddhist?
Why do you suddenly say you want to eradicate Buddhism?
Upon hearing this, His Majesty Li Er was stunned for a moment, and then he felt a little disapproving.
Because based on his understanding of Su Chen, he had long thought that he was talking nonsense. Now that he saw it, he was indeed right!
Changsun Wuji couldn't help but ask: "Didn't you say before that you are a Buddhist?"
"Why do you say we want to eradicate Buddhism?"
Su Chen pretended to be righteous and awe-inspiring, and said: "I am annihilating relatives out of righteousness. Anything that will hinder the development of the Tang Dynasty must be eliminated!"
"If Buddhism is now beneficial to me, the Tang Dynasty, I will definitely not do this."
"No matter what I do, it's all for Datang!"
"Please tell me more about it." Changsun Wuji said in a dumbfounded voice.
Now he finally figured it out. It turned out that Su Chen was talking serious nonsense before.
"Do you still remember that the plan I gave Li Er was to let the monks go to Tubo to spread Buddhism and cause civil strife in them."
Changsun Wuji nodded.
Su Chen continued: "Buddhism is only useful for those rulers who urgently need to consolidate their power, but for Li Er, do you think he needs it?"
"In today's Tang Dynasty, the people love him very much. There is no need to brainwash the people through religious methods. As long as he doesn't mess around, the people will definitely support him."
After hearing this, His Majesty Li Er couldn't help but feel a little complacent.
It seems that he is quite good at being an emperor, otherwise Su Chen would not praise him so much.
It is really not easy to hear such recognition from this picky guy!
At the same time, he also started thinking along Su Chen's words.
It seems that with the current situation in the Tang Dynasty, there is indeed no need for the development of Buddhism.
Naturally, His Majesty Li Er didn't have a good impression of these monks who did nothing but continued to consume the people's wealth.
Moreover, even the powerful Tubo Empire perished because of Buddhism, which forced him to be wary of this.
"Actually, this is quite understandable."
Su Chen continued: "Think about it, how can the characteristics and behavior of Buddhism be conducive to the development of a country?"
"If Buddhism develops vigorously and causes people to stop farming and eat fast and chant Buddha's name, it will obviously have a fundamental impact on a country."
"Moreover, the speed at which Buddhism makes money is extremely terrifying!"
"The most important thing is that I don't know where this saying was passed down, but there is no need to collect taxes from gods and Buddhas!"
"In this way, a country's economy and agriculture will be destroyed. How can it develop?"
In fact, what Su Chen said was not exaggerated at all.
By the time of Emperor Wuzong of the Tang Dynasty, the abnormal development of Buddhism had become the biggest hidden danger among the people!
Before Emperor Wuzong of the Tang Dynasty exterminated Buddhism, he once said with emotion, "Buddha accounts for seventy-eight percent of the world's wealth."
This shows how terrifying it was to make money in Buddhism at that time!
No matter how powerful a country is, if its income is reduced by 70 to 80%, how can it still maintain the normal operation of its national institutions?
And what does Buddhism do with all this money?
Continue to build temples and recruit disciples, forming a vicious circle!
If more and more people become monks, it would be surprising if the fertility rate of the population could increase!
There is no money to build water conservancy projects!
There's going to be a war, there's a call for military service, there's no one!
Su Chen took a sip of tea to moisten his throat and continued: "To put it bluntly, according to the laws of the Tang Dynasty, I have a hundred ways to avoid paying taxes to Li Er, and there is absolutely nothing he can do to me.
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"But I still pay every cent every year. Do you know why?"
Changsun Wuji and His Majesty Li Er shook their heads at the same time.
"Because that's the rule!"
Su Chen put down the tea cup and said seriously: "There is no rule without rules!"
"No one is exempt, including those monks!"
"If you investigate carefully, you will find that it is because of the various preferential treatment given by Buddhist temples."
"In recent years, more and more people have become ordained or become monks."
"When people become monks, who will give birth to children? Who will farm the land?"
"So, this issue must be taken seriously!"
Su Chen's analysis was so clear and logical that both Changsun Wuji and His Majesty Li Er fell into deep thought.
According to this trend, if Buddhism is not controlled, catastrophe will occur sooner or later!
Thinking of this, the two of them looked at each other, both worried.
His Majesty Li Er said: "However, although the scale of Buddhism in our Datang Dynasty is not large now, there are many believers in various places. If there is a big war, it will definitely cause a lot of turmoil."
"Even so, it must be solved!"
Su Chen said seriously: "If we don't control it now, it will be too late when temples are built everywhere!"
"When that time comes, won't it be even more taxing?"
Su Chen's words are not alarmist.
He knows very well how terrifying the speed of Buddhism is!
Tubo is a living example. Not long after Buddhism was introduced, it has already developed millions of believers!
The current situation is not bad, and many people have already become monks.
If we catch up with a bad year, why not double the growth?
His Majesty Li Er pondered for a while and asked: "I think you are right about these two points, so how about you convey them to the current Holy One as well?"
"sure."
Su Chen nodded and said: "This is beneficial to Datang."