Zhuang Zhou asked with some reluctance: "Junior brother, are you really not thinking about it anymore?"
Lin Ze replied calmly: "Think it over carefully. It's not a good opportunity now. Wouldn't it be wonderful to wait until junior brother has completely pacified the world and received the destiny, and then join forces with Xuantang to plan the Buddha and Buddhism?"
In the past, Lin Ze had no choice but to take risks and fight.
From the beginning, Lin Ze took great pains to serve Hu Hai, even if he faced the risk of Hu Hai crossing the river and demolishing the bridge at any time, he never wavered. In the final analysis, he just wanted to gain wealth and the high-end cultivation resources that were attached to his position as a human being.
Later, Emperor Qin came back from the dead, and Lin Ze was forced to lead an army against Confucianism and Buddhism, causing a bloody storm. In addition to saving his life, he wanted to get the secret method of ascending to the realm of heaven and human from Emperor Qin's hands.
Later, Lin Ze relied on joining the Taoist Palace and becoming a disciple of the Taoist Saint and was promoted to the Heavenly Realm. With the support of the Taoist Palace, he decisively turned against the Emperor of Qin and became independent. He was willing to be the Taoist Palace's sword to gain destiny and harvest luck for the Taoist Palace.
It's just to improve one's own cultivation to a higher level.
Even some time ago, he and Emperor Qin joined forces to scheme against the saint, but they were forced to do nothing.
If it weren't for the Confucian saints and Buddhas who attacked Lin Ze one after another, giving him the feeling that he was in danger of dying at any time, Emperor Qin would probably have been buried underground for a long time without ever seeing the light of day.
That was Lin Ze's trump card, but he threw it away without any hesitation.
If you could be Neptune, who would be willing to be a dog licker?
If Lin Ze had a good cultivation environment and could steadily improve his cultivation, he would not be able to get along with the saint all day long unless he was too busy.
And there is no better cultivation environment than now.
The Confucian saint Buddha lost his holy position and his cultivation was greatly damaged. He could only sneak around and make small moves in the dark. Chu and Han in South Vietnam would soon become history. Now was the best time for Lin Ze to harvest his luck. Why should he mess with Buddha?
Woolen cloth?
Rabbits bite when they are anxious, and dogs jump over walls when they are anxious. If Buddha were anxious, given his state, who knows if it would bring disaster to Lin Ze.
Therefore, Lin Ze decisively rejected Zhuang Zhou's proposal to deal with Buddha now.
Unless the Buddha jumped out to cause trouble and made Lin Ze feel that he was in danger, otherwise, he would have to wait for his destiny to be with him before he made any move.
Without the protection of destiny, do you think you will die quickly enough if you rashly participate in the battle of saints?
Zhuang Zhou could tell from Lin Ze's words and resolute expression that he really didn't want to participate in this matter. He could only sigh slightly and said: "Now that junior brother has thought about it clearly, let's let this matter go. We will wait until one day junior brother wants to participate."
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Lin Ze bowed his hands sincerely and said, "Thank you, senior brother, for your understanding."
Zhuang Zhou waved his hands and said, "Why are you and me so polite? Junior brother, Maitreya, Ksitigarbha and Xuantang, have you figured out how to deal with them?"
Lin Ze thought without thinking: "Buddha's target is Maitreya Ksitigarbha. These two people cannot be let go easily. Junior Brother thinks that we can keep them forever."
"Whether it is used as a bait to lure the Buddha into being fooled, or to make the Buddha feel jealous and unable to achieve his goal, the Taoist Palace will not lose."
"As for Xuantang, junior brother suddenly thought of a trick to deal with Buddhism. If it is completed by his hand, it can test whether he is an internal agent sent by Buddha."
Zhuang Zhou was slightly curious and asked: "What is a good plan?"
Lin Ze replied: "A strategy of differentiation."
Looking at Zhuang Zhou who was a little confused, Lin Ze explained: "Previously, Maitreya Ksitigarbha abandoned the Buddha and established his own sect. Although it divided the strength of the Buddhist sect, the effect was not very good. There are still countless people who secretly believe in the Buddha.
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"These people will continue to convey the power of faith and luck to the Buddha, which invisibly increases the speed of the Buddha's return to the holy throne."
"Junior brother originally wanted to eliminate all these people physically, but firstly, the killing was too heavy and it would easily damage the destiny of the Western Qin State. Secondly, it would be difficult to eradicate the roots, so I gave up this idea for the time being."
"It wasn't until I heard Xuantang's plan to deal with the Buddha that my junior brother thought of this. Instead of dividing Buddhist believers based on different ideas, it would be better to directly change the ideas of Buddhism."
"I don't care whether it can be changed for the better or for the worse. In short, it will be completely changed beyond recognition so that the Buddha cannot receive the power of faith and luck."
Zhuang Zhou thought for a while and said, "What exactly do you plan to do, junior brother?"
Lin Ze Youran said: "Buddhism attaches great importance to cause and effect. In order to preach and develop believers, it usually preaches retribution in the afterlife and deceives believers into willingly enduring oppression in exchange for happiness in the afterlife."
"In order to help these believers return from their lost ways, I plan to promote the World News in southern Xinjiang and tell them that everything they do now, no matter whether it is good or bad, will soon have results."
Zhuang Zhou frowned slightly: "Although Junior Brother's idea is strange, it may not be that easy to eliminate the deep-rooted ideas of Buddhist believers."
"Not to mention that Buddhism has tens of thousands of disciples who are proficient in Buddhism. Where can you find so many people to promote your ideas?"
Lin Ze coughed lightly and said, "Senior brother has misunderstood. I have no intention of changing his mind through preaching, but through practical actions."
"As far as my junior brother knows, most people in Buddhism are not engaged in production and rely on donations from believers. Junior brother plans to issue a decree requiring all Buddhist disciples to be registered and issued with written ultimatums. Once discovered, those who do not have written ultimatums will be arrested and charged immediately.
You will be forced to do hard labor for the rest of your life and you will never be able to get out of it."
Zhuang Zhou asked at the right time: "What about those who have written ultimatums?"
Lin Ze said calmly: "Those who have written orders must work in exchange for food, and monks are prohibited from accepting donations from believers. If there is any violation, the value of the donation will be considered, and the person who gives the donation and the person who receives the donation will be punished to complete a certain period of hard labor."
"The Western Qin Dynasty does not raise idle people. Those monks are all strong and strong. It is a pity to do nothing but chant sutras and Buddhas all day long."
Zhuang Zhou looked at Lin Ze with a strange expression and talked for a long time. It turned out that he wanted to use Buddhist disciples to fill the labor force and solve the problem of population shortage caused by the war.
"But what does this have to do with the current world?"
Zhuang Zhou thought for a long time and couldn't help but ask.
Lin Ze looked solemnly and said: "Of course it does matter. Those monks' fields and property were given by believers. Junior Brother plans to take them back. Considering that they have nothing to do, he plans to hire them to cultivate the land and take care of the property in the name of the government."
"As the saying goes, the more you work, the more you will get. If you perform well, you can eat well and drink well, and you can also get a considerable amount of labor fees. Those who perform poorly will not even be able to eat enough."
"Whether you live a good life or not depends entirely on your performance every day. Isn't this the reward of this world?"
Zhuang Zhou thought for a long time, then he choked out a sentence and said: "You and I are the only two senior brothers here. If you want to exploit the Buddhist disciples, please make it clear. Why do you have to beat around the bush?"
"Junior brother, have you ever thought that if you squeeze the Buddhist disciples like this, you will only force the Buddhist disciples to resist desperately, causing the entire southern Xinjiang to be in chaos?"
"Once a turmoil breaks out, junior brothers can only send troops to quell the rebellion. By then, we don't know how many people will be killed or injured, and we don't know how much the national destiny will be damaged."
"The world is one, and the turmoil in southern Xinjiang continues, which will inevitably affect other places, thus damaging the majesty of junior brother as the king of a country, causing the people of the world to be unable to return to their hearts."
"With the people unable to return home, it will be much more difficult for junior brothers to obtain their destiny, so there cannot be chaos in southern Xinjiang."
Lin Ze smiled and said: "Senior brother, don't worry, there will be no chaos in southern Xinjiang. Have you ever heard that monks are used to rule monks, and Buddhas are used to suppress Buddhas?"
"Junior brother will choose some supervisors from some monks. The supervisors do not have to work, and the salary is the same as if there is no more than one person working every day. If the team the supervisor is responsible for supervising is inefficient, then another supervisor will be replaced."
"If we continue to operate according to this model, within half a year, all the monks will be working diligently in exchange for food rations."
Zhuang Zhou frowned slightly and said, "Junior brother, aren't you worried that the overseers will bring the monks and believers together to cause chaos?"
Lin Ze said with a sincere face: "Don't worry, because the life and death of the senior Buddhist sect, including Xuantang, is in the hands of junior brother."
"Although junior brother cannot afford the backlash caused by destroying Buddhism and killing hundreds of thousands of Buddhist disciples, there is no pressure to suppress a few heavenly beings."
"In many cases, if you control only a few people, you can rely on these few people to build a dragnet and control everything."