Chapter 897 Old Monk, You Have Broken the Precept of Anger
Chapter 897: Old monk, you have broken the precept of anger.
"What a good Buddha to keep in mind."
Li Chen sneered and said, "Then let's give it a try."
"Three Treasures."
Hearing Li Chen's call, Sanbao's flesh tightened.
At this point, the words were no longer speculative. The prince now called himself, making it clear that he planned to give an order to let the old monk in front of him experience the terror of imperial power.
That's right, Li Chen really planned to let this old monk see what it was like to have supreme power under the feudal system.
With thousands of years of historical experience, Li Chen knows very well that any regime must be cautious when dealing with religion.
Not to mention Buddhism and Taoism, the two largest religions in China, even those Tusi Lamas, as branch religions, can recruit a large group of believers to create a counterfeit counter-concept of the Kingdom of God.
Therefore, Li Chen did not want to deal with these two religions unless absolutely necessary.
Without him, it would be difficult to deal with.
As for the pseudo-religion and pseudo-belief of the White Lotus Sect, that is another matter.
But now that the old monk with unknown purpose came to the door, something must have happened. Li Chen had no intention of being weak from the beginning.
When dealing with them, once they are weak once, they will be taken advantage of. Li Chen will never tolerate any power overriding his own monarchy.
So he simply ordered: "Pass this order, starting from tomorrow, all the Jinyi guards will demolish a temple every time they see it. A hundred temples will be demolished every day. I want to see how many of your temples with clay statues can be given to me."
The palace was demolished."
Calling myself this palace instead of me means that Li Chen is now giving an official order as the crown prince of the Qin Empire. It is definitely not a joke.
The old monk opposite noticed this keenly.
A look of anger finally appeared on his always calm face.
After all, the identity of the young man in front of him was extraordinary. If he really carried out this order, it would be the end of the Buddhist sect in Daqin.
"Your Highness!"
Before the Three Jewels could open their mouths to receive the order, the old monk said flatly: "I, a Buddhist, have been studying Zen for decades and pay attention to accumulating virtue and doing good deeds regardless of the worldly world. Why do I have to suffer so hard?"
"Old monk, you are angry."
Li Chen said calmly, at this moment he was actually more professional than the old monk, "The Buddha said that an angry person does not know what is good or what is not good, does not understand the blessings of sin, does not know the benefits, and does not remember the self, he will fall into the evil path. You yourself are worthy of it.
If you have violated the precept of anger, how can you talk about salvation?"
The old monk's snow-white eyebrows twitched, and he sang a Buddhist chant to suppress the raging emotions in his heart. He bowed to Li Chen, his voice returned to calmness, and he said, "Your Highness's words are reasonable, and I, the poor monk, will learn from you."
Looking at the submissive old monk with a half-smile, Li Chen said: "I don't have much time. If you are still making jokes here, I don't have time to accompany you."
When the old monk saw this, he stopped playing riddles and said directly: "Buddhism is willing to fully support your highness, but please give us a chance to spread our incense."
Seeing that the old monk, who just a moment ago had kept saying that he was careful and was not afraid of the clay statue being destroyed, now wanted to spread his incense, Li Chen felt that these bald donkeys were really hypocritical.
But from this we can also see how difficult it was for the inheritance of Buddhism in the Qin Empire.
But what Li Chen saw was something else.
Religion began to interfere with the core of imperial power.
This is definitely not a good sign.
With a gloomy expression, Li Chen said: "Buddhists never ask about political affairs. How dare you say your full support in front of me today? Or, if I don't agree, will you support others?"
