Li Yuan, a former emperor, knew that suppressing temples would really affect the stability of the world. Li Yuan should agree to help them.
But Li Yuan refused.
Xuan Zhao took a deep breath and said: "The Supreme Emperor, this has nothing to do with the government affairs of the court. The biggest key is that this is a matter of life and death for the peace of the Tang Dynasty. So the poor monk believes that the Supreme Emperor cannot ignore this matter.
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The Great Monk Puji said: "The Supreme Emperor, please help me. Now all the ten thousand Buddhas in the world are tied to the Supreme Emperor. If the Supreme Emperor doesn't care about it, then Buddhism in the world and all the people in the world will suffer."
The other monks also spoke one after another.
One person keeps talking.
They all begged Li Yuan to take action, because Li Yuan was the Supreme Emperor and Li Shimin's father. As long as Li Yuan opened his mouth to persuade, Li Shimin might change his mind.
Li Yuan saw everyone's anxious expressions, but shook his head and said: "As I said just now, I have abdicated the throne in favor of others. Now the emperor is in power. As the Supreme Emperor, I will not interfere. You should go see me.
You are here to see the emperor, there is no point in looking for me."
Xuan Zhao and others looked at each other and sighed.
I felt very disappointed.
Because under the current circumstances, Xuan Zhao and others really have no choice.
Li Yuan looked at the dumbfounded expressions of everyone, and felt inexplicably happy in his heart. In fact, Li Yuan now also discovered that being without an official means being unworthy. If he were the emperor, when encountering these things, he would have to consider the stability of the court on the one hand, and the stability of the court on the other.
Buddhism is powerful and must be suppressed, but it also involves the common people. Considering all aspects, it is not an easy task.
Now that his Zen position has been given to Li Shimin, there is no need to take care of him.
There is no need to think about it.
You can do things based on your heart.
Li Yuan said: "Puji, Xuanzhao, I have heard of you. Speaking of which, Puji is very influential, and Xuanzhao is a famous astute monk who is good at debating. It's just that your opinions are unreasonable to me.
From here, it seems that suppressing Buddhism does have its problems here and there, and it is indeed quite troublesome."
"The problem is, the benefits are also huge, because the inventory of temples all over the world has freed up countless lands, and the people have farmland."
"Money is also pouring into the treasury."
"The country also has money."
"Of course, through such an implementation process, many monks will indeed have nowhere to go, and many temples will be suppressed or even completely deserted."
"But the monks who leave, even if it is difficult, will eventually settle down."
Li Yuan spoke very freely.
This is what Li Yuan wants to say, because he has always been unhappy with Buddhism. What's more, the ancestor Li Yuan found for the Li family is actually Taoist Li Er, and Li Yuan is even more unhappy with Buddhism.
However, as the emperor, Li Yuan could not deal with Buddhism because the influence it brought was difficult for Li Yuan to suppress.
Li Shimin did it, and Li Yuan was very happy.
This did something he didn't dare to do.
Li Yuan smiled and continued: "As the saying goes, choose the lesser of two evils, and choose the greater of two benefits. Although suppressing Buddhism involves many difficulties, it is worth it. Therefore, I support the emperor.
.When I met you, the first thing I wanted to do was to hear your opinions and see if there was really any room for redemption. The second thing was to make you give up."
"Of course you didn't seize the opportunity."
"Because Xuan Zhao never convinced me."
"So now, you can give up, I will not come forward here. If you want to restore the current situation, and if you want the emperor to stop such administrative methods, you should consider other methods."
Li Yuan spoke eloquently.
His heart felt even more at ease.
After finishing these words, Li Yuan waved his hand and said: "Okay, I have said what should be said. I have even said what should not be said. You can leave."
Wow!!
A group of monks started discussing.
If they could kill someone, they would have rushed forward and fought Li Yuan to kill him.
Li Yuan is the emperor, but they dare not move.
I don’t even dare to curse with my mouth,
You can only slander Li Yuan in your heart, curse Li Yuan, and even pray for Buddha's blessing to make the Li family pay the price.
Pu Ji opened his mouth, but when the words came to his lips, he swallowed them back.
He didn't know what to say.
I don’t even know how to persuade Li Yuan.
Because what Li Yuan said just now was really bold, firm-willed, and inspiring. So their idea of asking Li Yuan to come forward obviously failed.
Xuan Zhao was unwilling to give in.
He just wanted to give it a try, so he was about to speak, but when the words came to his lips, Xuan Zhao swallowed them back because even if he wanted to try, he didn't say anything.
However, some monks in the crowd were unhappy.
This person's name is Xuan Yuan.
Xuan Yuan was quite fat, but he had a good temper and a very aggressive nature. He finally couldn't bear it anymore and said: "The Supreme Emperor, you are so unwilling to save me, and you even let the emperor suppress all the Buddhas in the world.
When the emperor disposes of temples, isn't he afraid of Buddha's retribution, and isn't he afraid that Buddha will punish the people of your Li family, causing the Li family's foundation to perish in the second generation just like the Great Sui Dynasty?"
"Hahaha……"
After Li Yuan heard this, he sneered.
There was more murderous intent in the laughter.
There was more anger in the laughter.
Li Yuan was forced to abdicate, but Li Yuan was not someone who didn't care about the foundation of the Li family. Li Yuan still thought that the power of the Tang Dynasty could be passed down to generations and could be managed well.
Li Yuan said coldly: "The monk who spoke, please stand up."
Xuan Yuan stood up immediately.
He looked fearless and said coldly: "The Supreme Emperor called me out. Why, did he want to kill me? Anyway, the number of monks your Li family killed was not just one or two. You killed thousands of monks and forced them to die."
Countless monks, the killings committed by your Li family will never end like this. Buddha will definitely give you retribution."
He has already given up.
Because there is really no other way to solve the current dilemma.
So Xuan Yuan fought hard.
Li Yuan said: "If the Buddha has a spirit, then in the late Sui Dynasty, all the people in the world suffered. There are countless temples in the world. Why didn't the Buddha make a county magistrate to save the people who were in dire straits?"
"If the Buddha is alive, the borders of the Tang Dynasty were invaded every year before the Turks were defeated, and the people's lives were miserable. Countless women were kidnapped every year, and countless women were kidnapped every year.
The people died tragically at the hands of the Turks. Why didn't the Buddha appear and save those thousands of people?"
"If the Buddha had a spirit, why didn't he show up to rain during the severe drought in Guanzhong, so that thousands of people could avoid the drought and escape the disaster?"
"If the Buddha appeared, it was very cold last year, and thousands of refugees gathered in Chang'an. Why didn't the Buddha appear and save the people from freezing to death, so that the people would not suffer?"
Li Yuan became more and more angry and said: "Now, what do you tell me about Buddha's retribution? Since I am such a Buddha, even if it is retribution, I, Li Yuan, will bear it with all my strength. I, Li Tang, do not rely on the blessing of Buddha for my country.
, it was built by thousands of soldiers in the army, fighting with swords and guns, and was poured out by countless blood. This is the foundation of the Tang Dynasty."
Li Yuan, who is no longer on the throne, is even more sharp.
It is also wiser.
Because he will not be blinded by many things, let alone restricted and restricted. Because he is not the emperor, he does not need to consider the assumptions that the emperor needs to pay attention to.
He just needs to think about his own thoughts.
This is a very simple thing.
Li Yuan finally said: "Xuan Yuan, according to my nature, I must kill you for what you just said, otherwise, you will keep talking nonsense. But I will keep you here and let you see.
Whether the empire of the Tang Dynasty will collapse or continue. I tell you, the empire of the Tang Dynasty will definitely continue to be passed down. It cannot be like the death of the second generation of the Sui Dynasty. You Xuan Yuan, just watch with your eyes wide open. The Tang Dynasty
Everything will develop better and better.”
Hearing this, Xuan Yuan clenched his fists.
He is not afraid of death.
The moment he dared to say those words, he was already prepared to be killed.
But Li Yuan didn't kill him.
Pu Ji saw that the atmosphere was already very tense, and it would definitely be impossible to persuade Li Yuan to help them. Under this situation, Pu Ji said: "Let's go, let's find another way."
He stood up, turned around and left.
Xuan Zhao, Xuan Yuan and others followed Pu Ji one by one, turned around and walked out.
They all knew that it was impossible to seek help from Li Yuan.
Especially from Li Yuan's tone, he was extremely hostile to them. The emperor was suppressing Buddhism everywhere now, which was obviously playing into Li Yuan's hands, so when they came to ask for help, they had already found the wrong person and the wrong direction.
After leaving one by one, they quickly left the Wang's house and arrived at the gate of the Wang's house, ready to board the carriage and go back. But at this moment, Puji stopped. He did not get on his carriage and looked at
People who had already boarded the carriage immediately called everyone to come down.
At this moment, everyone looked at Puji, wondering why Puji stopped them.
This is somewhat confusing.
Pu Ji said in a deep voice: "You must be a little confused about me stopping you. Now that we have left the Wang family, I just thought of a question. Li Yuan is a person who can influence the emperor, and this Wang Can is not simple either.
!According to the news, Wang Can can influence the Supreme Emperor Li Yuan, and he can also influence the emperor. So we failed to find Li Yuan, but we can change our thinking and directly ask Wang Can for help. As long as Wang Can is willing to help, we also have the opportunity.
Opportunity."
As soon as these words came out, everyone's eyes lit up.
Everyone feels right.
They failed to seek help from Li Yuan, but they can seek help from Wang Can. As long as Wang Can comes forward, they still have a chance to reverse the situation.
