Chapter 277 Su Chen’s advice, how to master Buddhism [Please subscribe and vote monthly]
"this……"
Li Shimin's face looked a little ugly, and so did the other ministers' faces.
It’s a great day to say these disappointing things.
Needless to say, Buddhists, only Xuanzang, a Buddhist who truly cared about compassion, could be compassionate towards heaven and humanity.
but.
Facing the floods in the south of the Yangtze River and the famine in the south, even he could only recite a few Buddhist scriptures and had no other choice.
Donate money or goods?
He would like to, but he is not the head of White Horse Temple and Shaoqing Temple yet, and his personal wealth is actually nonexistent.
So he really can't provide any substantial help.
It was impossible for other monks to use their wealth to solve the problem, so when Xu Maogong said that he would donate one-third of his family property to Goguryeo, they all chose to pretend to be deaf and dumb.
It’s not their fault, the other ministers didn’t respond either.
Even Cheng Yaojin, Qin Qiong and others are like this.
However, Jin Wang Li Zhi stood up at this time and said: "Father, my sons and ministers are also worried about the south and Jiangnan all day long, but they can't bear to disturb the elegance of father and ministers."
"Now that the British Lord has mentioned it, if there is no certainty about these two things, I will not accept it, so I will go down and think about countermeasures."
Duke Xu Maogong took the lead in worrying about the country and the people. Even if other ministers wanted to relax, they had to express their attitude at this time.
"Your Majesty, we don't have to eat or drink, but we still have to serve the country and the people."
"Your Majesty, I second the proposal."
"I second the proposal."
More and more ministers are coming forward, and even some supporters from the Buddhist side want to take a stand.
Only Buddhists have ugly faces.
Today's banquet was held to celebrate the success of their Buddhist association, but now it has turned out like this, where does that leave them?!
Is it really true that the flowers in the backyard are still singing across the river?
Li Shimin saw that the ministers were so concerned. He was an ambitious and wise king who cared about the country and the people.
He immediately corrected his attitude and said, "Go and invite Prime Minister Wei and the others. Since you all have your heart, I can't let the hearts of the people in the world be cold."
"If I can't come up with anything today, I won't sleep. If you want to go back, you can go back directly."
The civil and military ministers all smiled bitterly. The emperor didn't even sleep. How could they go back to sleep?
If you really go back, you won’t come back again.
Xu Maogong was very satisfied. He had to say these words under such circumstances to attract attention. Otherwise, it would take at least half a month to argue in the court and come up with countermeasures.
soon.
Wei Zhengchang, Sun Wuji, and other veterans who had been arranged to rest at home because of their old age, all showed up one after another, and seemed to have heard about what happened along the way.
After appearing, they all looked at Xu Maogong with shock and admiration. Obviously, they did not expect Xu Maogong to have such courage and concern for the country and the people.
Wei Zheng said: "Mr. British, is there a solution to the problem you raised?"
Xu Maogong said: "No."
Wei Zheng frowned, and other ministers also frowned.
They are all speechless, asking questions and not giving any solutions to the problems. This is too stupid!
The good reputation belongs to you, but we are the ones who are exhausted in the end?!
Many people were slandering in their hearts, but what Xu Maogong said next left them speechless.
Xu Maogong said: "I am not good at running a country, but I understand one thing, that is, money can make all the difference. No matter it is a flood or a famine, the last thing you need is money and food."
Wei Zheng nodded and said, "That's true."
Tang Jian said: "But we don't have much money left."
The Minister of Hubu said: "The Ministry of Hubu can no longer afford much money, otherwise the local government will have to raise it by itself."
Tang Jian snorted: "Self-funded again? The local area has been affected by the disaster, where else can we get the money?"
Soon, there was a quarrel at the imperial garden banquet.
In fact, this situation happens often these days, because the disaster has already happened, and they are all discussing countermeasures.
However, apart from the initial arrangement of some people by the emperor to provide disaster relief, there has been no information on how to solve other major disasters.
It is because the civil and military ministers have always disagreed with their opinions. Public opinion is reasonable, and mother-in-law opinion is reasonable.
Li Shimin also couldn't make up his mind, so he could only ask people to bring some money and food to provide disaster relief, and arrange for some soldiers and civilians to help themselves.
Other major plans and policies still need to be discussed.
At this time, Li Shimin was having a headache. The banquet he couldn't bear was disrupted by Xu Maogong. He originally wanted to take this opportunity to build a relationship with Buddhism.
After all, the Buddhist Maitreya Buddha appeared as a saint and allowed Xuanzang to go to the west to obtain Buddhist scriptures. This was very important.
After it was completed, the entire Tang Dynasty benefited immensely.
As the emperor, although Li Shimin was very optimistic about Su Chen, he did not want to hang himself from a tree.
However, the banquet was ruined at this time, and the court masters and monks had to retreat.
Seeing this scene, Li Shimin felt a headache and helpless.
He can't blame Xu Maogong for this, because he serves the country and the people.
Just when everyone was arguing, Xu Maogong spoke up and said: "Your Majesty, I have something to say."
Li Shimin said: "Please tell me what the British public has to say."
Xu Maogong said: "I still said the same thing, money can make the world go round."
Li Shimin smiled bitterly and said, "But I don't have any money now."
Xu Maogong said: "I have."
Um?!
The Minister of Civil and Military Affairs was stunned.
Li Shimin was also stunned.
Xu Maogong continued: "I only donated one-third of my family property, and two-thirds of my family property. These should also be worth two to three million taels of silver!"
hiss!
Li Shimin took a breath.
The Minister of Civil and Military Affairs was even more stunned.
Everyone was dumbfounded. At this moment, they felt that Xu Maogong was stupid.
They don't think Xu Maogong is so noble, they just think Xu Maogong is a fool.
It’s just donating money and materials, but all your wealth has been donated.
Is it worth it?!
Only Wei Zheng frowned, thoughtfully.
The next moment, Wei Zheng actually spoke up and said: "Your Majesty, I also have a net worth of one hundred thousand, and I am willing to use it all to save the people of the world."
Wei Zheng is known to be honest and honest, but as a member of a powerful family, even if he is honest, the family will still make money.
In more than 20 years, he also accumulated a fortune of more than 100,000 silver.
Among the many ministers, it was just a fraction, but it showed Wei Zheng's attitude.
All the ministers were stunned.
Everyone was shocked beyond measure.
People who know Xu Maogong and Wei Zheng feel that this moment is extremely strange.
Li Shimin was also shocked, "You two, you must not..."
Xu Maogong and Wei Zheng said firmly: "It is very necessary."
They rarely speak in unison, but at this time they were eager to donate their wealth, leaving everyone confused.
Some ministers felt that they were threatened and their property and life might be lost, so they donated their property to save their lives?!
There is more than one person who has this idea.
Many people looked at Li Shimin and felt that accompanying you is like accompanying a tiger.
Only Li Shimin cried out that he was wronged. He also guessed what the other ministers were thinking. He must have felt that he was threatening the two ministers with his wealth and life and would sacrifice his wealth more than them.
But.
He didn't.
He is famous for being friendly to the heroes. Although he knows that the heroes are greedy secretly, he rarely cares about them.
During the previous locust plague, he did not force his ministers to donate their wealth.
Now that the three disasters are still being discussed, how could he kill the goose and lay the eggs?
What's more, no matter who he touches, Wei Zheng will not be touched.
Xu Maogong is famous for being stingy, and he can't move!
However, it does not prevent others from thinking wildly.
This left Li Shimin speechless. He couldn't explain even if he wanted to, so he had to suffer the loss of being dumb.
Cheng Yaojin said: "Your Majesty, I am also willing to give 30,000 taels of silver to help the victims."
Qin Qiong said: "I am willing to give you thirty thousand taels..."
Yuchi said respectfully: "I am willing..."
More and more ministers came forward, and almost all the civil and military ministers present expressed their willingness to donate money and materials. Even as they verbally agreed, the amount exceeded five million taels of silver.
Li Shimin was stunned.
He was originally depressed at the loss of being mute, but now he felt extremely comfortable.
Wealth worth five million silver, how much is that? The Tang Empire’s tax revenue last year and a half!
One can imagine what a huge fortune this is.
Not to mention disaster relief, we can also rebuild the disaster area and make it more magnificent.
Ha ha!
Got money.
Li Shimin only had this idea, so he suffered a loss. Instead, he was grateful to Xu Maogong and Wei Zheng.
Little did they know that both Xu Maogong and Wei Zheng were extremely anxious. They thought that their money would be enough to provide disaster relief and monopolize merit.
As a result, other people came in, and their merits were reduced.
Xu Maogong was very worried, "It won't affect my merits. Damn it. It's all Wei Zheng's fault for coming to donate his wealth, this old guy."
At this time, Wei Zheng came to Xu Maogong's side and whispered: "Young Master, it seems that you have also gone to heaven. Why don't you give me the opportunity? From now on in the human world, when I see you, I will take a detour."
Xu Maogong was not willing to give in, so he hummed: "You give it to me, and I can call you daddy from now on!"
The two knew that it was impossible to give in to each other, so they could only snort at each other and retreat.
The next step was Li Shimin's operation. He asked everyone to write down the money and materials they wanted to donate, and then asked Jin Wuwei to ask for them afterwards, so he was not afraid that they would default on their debts.
Then Li Shimin set his sights on Buddhism, which was a big fat pig. If he could get them to cut a piece of meat, he would have money to fight again.
It's just that Li Shimin was embarrassed to speak, after all, he wanted to win over Buddhists.
Jin Wang Li Zhi was famous for his ruthless treatment of Buddhism. After noticing Li Shimin's attitude, he immediately came out and expressed his intention to let Buddhism donate money and materials.
Many great sages in Buddhism pretend to be deaf and dumb and simply cry out for poverty.
However, no one believed it.
At this time.
Xu Maogong stepped forward and said, "Your Highness, Prince Jin, we have enough money today. There is no need to ask for more money from the Buddhist monks."
Li Zhi had no choice but to give up.
Li Shimin also secretly said it was a pity.
The Buddhists were extremely grateful to Xu Maogong.
Everyone said that Xu Maogong was a Taoist, but he didn't expect to be so friendly to Buddhism.
What a good man!
Therefore, Master Tianshu stepped forward and issued an invitation, "Mr. British, thank you for speaking for me about Buddhism. When you are free, why don't you come to my Shaoqing Temple to sit for a while?!"
He just invited casually.
Xu Maogong is a Taoist priest, so he would not go to Shaoqing Temple.
Who would have thought that Xu Maogong thought of Su Chen's words, it is not enough to have merit, you also need to have enough luck.
Buddha luck is the most suitable.
But how to obtain Buddhist luck, according to Su Chen, is to hold what Buddhism cares about most!
Xu Maogong said quickly: "It's better to hit the sun someday. I'm free now, so why not go to your Shaoqing Temple for a walk?!"
Now?
Master Tianshu was stunned.
It's night now.
Besides, I'm just being polite.
Why are you, a Taoist priest, going to my Buddhist temple?!
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