He dug the soil, sown the seeds, watered them, and then covered the seeds with soil again. After this process, most of the time was gone in one go. For Li Yuan, although he was old, but with Wang Can,
, with Wang Can taking care of me and exercising regularly, my body is actually very strong and I don’t feel tired even after working for such a long time.
On the contrary, he is in good spirits.
Feeling refreshed.
The great monk Puji and the others were tired of waiting. These great monks were all in their fifties and sixties. They were all pampered in their daily lives. They had never been standing like this. But here in Li Yuan, they were not
Even if I dare to sit down, I can't even move my body significantly. Every body is almost frozen.
Very unaccustomed to it.
While they were waiting eagerly, Li Yuan washed his hands, wore coarse linen clothes, came to where Master Puji and others were and stood there, then casually sat down on the field.
Li Yuan sat down to rest, but felt relaxed.
The great monk Puji and others sat on the wax.
Still standing.
They didn't dare to be as casual as Li Yuan, they could only stand there honestly.
Li Yuan looked up and saw everyone standing in front of him in a daze. He smiled and said, "What are you doing standing there in a daze? Sit down."
Everyone shook their heads in a hurry.
In front of Li Yuan, they didn't dare to sit casually, especially this time, they all had requests from Li Yuan, so they didn't dare to sit casually and leave a good impression on Li Yuan.
On weekdays, in their respective temples, everyone from dignitaries to peddlers and commoners are nothing in front of them, because in the temples, there are people who seek help from the Buddha, no matter what status they are.
, I met them in the temple, they were all a bit shorter.
Even if the emperor is in the temple, he cannot be superior.
But today, Li Yuan, the expired emperor, made them tremble.
Li Yuan saw that all the great monks were unwilling to sit down, and sneered: "Why, none of them want to sit down. Could it be that they dislike the field being unclean, or that the field is too small and can't accommodate your butts?"
As soon as these words came out, everyone's expression changed.
Monk Puji quickly said: "Your Majesty, that's not what we meant."
He waved his hand and motioned for everyone to sit down.
However, the great monk Pu Pu sat down at the front, the closest to Li Yuan.
Li Yuan said: "Tell me, why are you here?"
Monk Puji took a deep breath and said, "Your Majesty, the reason why we are here is because the imperial court has ordered Buddhism to hand over land, money and other orders."
Li Yuan raised his brows, glanced sideways at Puji, and said calmly: "I am no longer involved in government affairs. For this matter, you can go directly to the imperial city to find the emperor, but you are looking for the wrong person when you go to me."
Monk Puji said: "The Supreme Emperor, you are His Majesty's father, and you are the most eloquent."
Li Yuandao: "I can't speak up. Don't you know that I was forced to step down from the throne by the emperor? If I could speak up, would I still be kicked out? So, you have found the wrong person."
When the great monk Puji heard this, he was immediately speechless.
I didn't know what to say for a while.
Every word he said was retorted by Li Yuan, and he had no chance at all.
This is where Puji gets into trouble.
However, behind Puji, a monk who had just turned fifty stood up. He was relatively young among the crowd, and although he looked quite wealthy and had a big belly, he was
Among all the people, he is relatively thinner. His name is Xuan Zhao, and he is the abbot of Putuo Temple in the Chang'an City area.
Xuanzhao walked to Puji and sat down.
He nodded to Pu Ji, then looked at Li Yuan and said solemnly: "Xuanzhao, I have met the donor."
A smile appeared at the corner of Li Yuan's lips, and he said: "Hey, here comes a bold man. When he saw me, he didn't say he was meeting the Supreme Emperor, but he said he was a benefactor."
Xuan Zhao was neither humble nor arrogant and said: "In the eyes of the Buddha, there is no distinction between old and weak, no distinction between high and low, so in the eyes of the poor monk, the Supreme Emperor is just like an ordinary person, so the poor monk calls the Supreme Emperor the donor."
Li Yuan said calmly: "Since I am an ordinary person, why do you need to come to me?"
Xuan Zhao smiled and said calmly: "Donor, these different people have different strengths. For example, some people are good at farming, some are good at catching fish, and some are good at hunting. Everyone
, all have their own fate and expertise. The donor is a different kind of ordinary person, because the donor is close to His Majesty the Emperor and can talk to each other. Therefore, we come to the donor."
"Interesting. Interesting."
A smile appeared on Li Yuan's old cheek.
He found it quite interesting.
The monk in front of me speaks very mysteriously. Although he has some strong words, it is good to be able to say it.
Li Yuan smiled and said: "Unfortunately, I can't actually help."
Xuan Zhao did not dwell on the issue of whether he could help or whether he was willing to help. He changed the subject and said: "As the donor knows, because of the imperial court's actions, which ordered the temples to hand over the land under their jurisdiction and inventory the property, it will be very important to the general public.
What an impact Tang had. This impact is immeasurable."
Li Yuan said seriously: "What's so immeasurable?"
Xuan Zhao said: "So far, it has caused three huge impacts."
Li Yuan dusted off his wrinkled robe and said, "I am free and have nothing to do. You, a monk, said that it caused three impacts. Then I will listen to what you want to say. Come on, start your explanation."
Xuan Zhao spoke to Amitabha and said, "Donor, the first impact of this is that countless monks in the world have been displaced and have lost their place of refuge. The Tang Dynasty has become unstable."
"There are countless temples in the world."
"Every temple has hundreds of people, not to mention too many. But now temples are being suppressed everywhere. The land of each temple has been liquidated and their property has been deprived. It is impossible to support monks anymore."
"To put it bluntly, the temples in the world are in ruins and at least hundreds of thousands of people have been displaced."
"That's what leads to chaos in the place."
The expression on Xuan Zhao's face was full of seriousness, and he said: "Donor, hundreds of thousands of people have been displaced. This is a huge impact. It will even affect the stability and tranquility of the Tang Dynasty."
After hearing this, Li Yuan raised a smile at the corner of his mouth and smiled, but he was noncommittal and said without saying anything more: "Let's put it aside for now. Let's put it aside for now. What about the second aspect?"
Xuan Zhao was a little happy to see Li Yuan take the initiative to ask about the second point, because this seemed to attract Li Yuan, so Xuan Zhao said again: "This second thing is that the imperial court has lost its law and credibility."
"The management of temples in the world has always been in accordance with the laws of the imperial court, and there has never been any violation of law or discipline. It is extremely normal for such a temple to accept gifts from the people."
"Ordinary people can still give gifts."
"Why can't the temple work?"
"But the imperial court ignored the existence of temples and forcibly expropriated the land of various temples. Doing so was tantamount to directly attacking the people. It treated the temples and people like pigs and sheep, and there is no benevolence at all."
Xuan Zhao said seriously: "When the court does things, there should be laws to follow and laws to be followed. Only in this way can we gain trust and be convinced. But what the court is doing now is obviously against this system and principle. This way
The arrangement is extremely unreasonable. Your Majesty, this is the second reason I mentioned."
Li Yuan smiled again.
As an emperor, Li Yuanke and even the situation of the temple. Xuan Zhao's words seem to make sense, but in fact, they don't make sense because many of them are untenable.
Li Yuan did not refute, but simply said: "What about the third reason?"
Xuanzhao's expression was solemn, and even more so as that of Baoxiang, and he solemnly said: "The third reason is that the court's actions have hurt the hearts of countless Buddhist monks, and even more so the hearts of countless Buddhist believers. It will make people
All people in the world will hate the emperor."
"All over the world, there are those who believe in Taoism, some who believe in ghosts and gods, and some who believe in witches and gods, but most of them believe in Buddhism and become followers of Buddhism."
“Countless people recognize Buddhism’s clear rules and disciplines.”
"Countless people appreciate Buddhism."
"But now the imperial court is suppressing Buddhism on a large scale, even treating Buddhists as pigs and sheep. Under such circumstances, all the people will be disappointed with the emperor."
Xuan Zhao said sternly: "Those who have attained the Dao will receive many aids, while those who have lost the Dao will receive little help. This is a very normal principle. According to our Buddhist cause and effect, the emperor's treatment of Buddhism in this way will result in retribution. In the memory of the emperor,
For the sake of the Tang Dynasty, such a strategy should not be adopted. Therefore, I do not agree with the court's measures."
"These are the three aspects I mentioned."
"The court should be trustworthy."
"The imperial court protects all people, and Buddhist monks are also one of the people. Therefore, the emperor's current approach does not care about Buddhist monks."
Xuan Zhao put his hands together, said Amitabha, and then said again: "Donor, these are the three influences mentioned by the poor monk. I don't know, what does the benefactor think?"
Li Yuan stroked the beard under his chin and suddenly laughed.
There seemed to be fun in the laughter.
As if he noticed something interesting.
Xuan Zhao saw Li Yuan's smile and listened to the hearty laughter, but the expression on his face froze. Originally, he thought that he should be able to persuade Li Yuan, but Li Yuan's reaction was clearly not affected at all.
Influence.
Xuan Zhao's words were in vain.
Under such a situation, Xuan Zhao was quite frustrated. He took a deep breath and solemnly said: "Donor, it is related to the stability of the Tang Dynasty. Please spare no effort to help me and others."
When Li Yuan heard this, he shook his head and said: "Unfortunately, I no longer care about the government affairs of the court. So, you don't need to say more, it is useless to persuade me."
