Empress Changsun cooed and said, "Didn't Your Majesty say that you want to leave Li Mu to Qian'er?"
"Qian'er..." Li Shimin probably finished writing, and raised his head to look at Empress Changsun. He seemed to be hesitating. He lowered his head again, used the seal, and said calmly as if gossiping: "Qingque's Kuo Di Zhi" , have you seen it?”
"I've read it, it's really detailed. It's a good book that combines the strengths of Geographical Chronicles and Geographical Chronicles."
Li Shimin finished stamping the seal, blew the ink gently, and waited for it to dry, saying: "Cheng Qian has been obsessed with martial arts since he was a child. Now, although his temper has changed a bit and he can handle the affairs of the East Palace, I know that he is absent-minded. I asked him He is an official in the East Palace. Every time he comes back to the palace, he will finish his business and leave. He would rather live in the dormitory of the Urban Management Bureau than stay in the East Palace. I will not see you here or yours even once in ten months... "
Empress Changsun felt something, her face changed, and she said hastily: "This can't be said to be a fault!"
"It cannot be regarded as a fault," Li Shimin continued: "I did not say that Cheng Qian was at fault, I just thought about it. To establish a dynasty requires military force, and to enjoy a dynasty requires literature. To create the world, martial arts are needed, but to govern the world, literature is needed. When the Tang Dynasty conquered the world, my father's generation was enough, and my generation was enough. I am still young, and in another twenty years, I will be able to pacify the barbarians. By then, there will be no need for martial arts, but the vast territory, But we need an emperor who understands civility——"
Empress Changsun couldn't bear it any longer and said, "Is it possible that Your Majesty has the idea of Yi Chu?"
"Queen, don't worry, let me finish."
Empress Changsun said nothing and turned away. Li Shimin came to her, held her hand and said: "Chengqian is my eldest son, how can I not love him? But the position of emperor is not just for the royal family. Things are not determined by my likes and dislikes. I must also be responsible for the people of the world. I have to find the most suitable monarch for the people of the world. I have three legitimate sons, the child slaves are still young, and only the two Chengqian Qingque, who are close to each other, In comparison, Qingque is indeed more suitable."
"What about Cheng Qian?" Empress Changsun stared at Li Shimin and asked, "I remember that when I appointed Cheng Qian as the crown prince, His Majesty once told me that the matter with the Xuanwu Sect was an extreme measure of last resort, but the family and the country In the world, there is an order of elders and younger ones, and there are distinctions between descendants and concubines. Have you forgotten these words? If your Majesty is easy to save, how can you face the world's long words?"
"Yeah..." Li Shimin sighed and said to himself, "How to face it?"
"Don't think about Yi Chu!" Empress Changsun tightened Li Shimin's hand and said seriously: "Your Majesty, even if Cheng Qian has all kinds of shortcomings, on the whole, he is still a good boy, a child who can be cultivated. A talent in the world. There are so many things. As long as he can know people well and assign them well, it doesn't matter if his own governance is slightly flawed. Why is it so easy to store?"
"But,"
"Your Majesty!" Empress Changsun's voice deepened: "Chengqian and Qingque are both my children. Which mother doesn't want to have children? However, compared to helping Qingque on the dragon throne, what I want more is their brothers. Hehe, does your Majesty want the Xuanwu Sect incident to happen again?"
"..."
This sentence hit Li Shimin's heart. He took a deep breath and thought of that bloody night. He thought of the arrow he shot at Li Jiancheng. The sharp arrow passed through the rain curtain and pierced the man who had treated him like a father since childhood. Brother's heart...
"cough!"
Li Shimin's face turned pale, and there was a trace of blood spilling from his mouth.
"Your Majesty!" Empress Changsun saw this clearly and hurriedly helped Li Shimin, shouting loudly: "Come quickly and send the imperial doctor!"
Eunuch Gao rushed into the palace, and the eunuchs and maids became a mess.
That night, there was no peace within the palace walls.
…
The next day.
Qin Tian Jian Earth Palace.
Yuan Tiangang was summarizing the secret reports sent from various places. Suddenly someone came in. He did not look back and continued to deal with the matter at hand, saying: "What's the matter? Tell me."
"Sir, the Marquis of Luoyang has sent an invitation."
Yuan Tiangang stopped for a moment, then turned around and said, "Marquis of Luoyang, Li Mu? Did he send me an invitation?"
In fact, Yuan Tiangang and Li Mu had no grudges at first. It was only because of the incident between Dongchang and Xichang that they had a rift. But these things are not insolvable. As long as there are enough benefits in exchange, who would mind
What about a strong ally?
"Bring it to me." Yuan Tiangang took the invitation, opened it, and frowned.
"Invitation to establish the Bureau of Religious Affairs of the Tang Dynasty?" Yuan Tiangang frowned: "What is this?"
…
The monks spent a day in jail and were taken back to Ci'en Temple. But overnight, their moods were completely different. They now understood how cruel Li Mu was, and they also understood how much His Majesty treated Li Mu.
What an attitude. No one can stop what he wants to do.
There are still some things that the monks can't figure out. They still don't understand why they were arrested, why they were released, and for what purpose. There are many more Taoist priests in Ci'en Temple. Could it be that these bullshit got the news and came to see the joke?
Of?
Soon, they discovered that there might be a misunderstanding. Because each of these Taoist priests had expressions of mourning. If they were gloating about misfortune, they would definitely not look like this.
"The Marquis is here."
With a loud shout, Li Mu led Chang Sun Chong to the front of everyone.
"Hello everyone, how did you sleep last night?" Li Mu greeted kindly, but no one dared to respond. Li Mu frowned. He was kind enough to ease the awkward atmosphere, but why didn't anyone support him? At least he did too.
The first prince of the Tang Dynasty was so shameless that it was a joke.
"I asked you how your sleep was, and you said yes without any fuss?!"
Li Mu shouted, and the monks standing in the front row were so frightened that they all knelt down. Some of them were timid and even peed their pants. Li Mu frowned in disappointment, waved his hands, and said: "Forget it, you don't have it.
Sense of humor, let’s just talk about things directly.”
"Just as His Majesty is about to be crowned, all of you Buddhas, Taoists and prominent figures from all walks of life have gathered together, which is very convenient for me. I invite you here today to inform you of something. This matter
, it’s been decided.” Li Mu raised his hand, and Chang Sun Chong held the imperial edict in his hands and showed it to everyone.
"Here's the holy decree. I won't read it anymore. It's too verbose and wastes time. To give you a rough idea, Datang is about to set up a Religious Affairs Bureau. It's not yet decided whether it will be affiliated with it, but basically, it should be under the reformed Ministry of Civil Affairs.
, that is, under the future Ministry of Household Affairs. From the name, everyone can understand what this place does. In the future, all religions in the Tang Dynasty, not only Buddhism and Taoism, but any religion must be registered in the Religious Affairs Bureau
If you fail to register, you will be treated as a cult."
Li Mu raised his hands in the direction of Taiji Palace and said: "Your Majesty has made a decision. The cult has deceived people's minds and must be eradicated. His Majesty's attitude toward cults is only one word, kill! It's a matter of state affairs, no mercy!"
"In addition, in view of the fact that many temples and Taoist temples housed many criminals, who lent their family identities to evade the sanctions of the country's laws, your Majesty was very angry. Therefore, at the suggestion of this prince, I decided to punish not only monks, nuns, Taoist priests, etc.
, conduct an identity check and qualification assessment.”
Yuan Tiangang listened for a long time and couldn't bear it any longer. He stood up and asked: "Marquis of Luoyang, I don't understand something. The identity check is just that. Why is there a qualification assessment? Monks and Taoists, how do you check your qualifications?"
"Taoist Yuan is indeed an expert. When he asked, he got the point right." Li Mu was not annoyed and explained: "Why do we need to check the qualifications? Let me give you an example. The teachers in Hongwen Hall must be those who have read poetry and books.
The master who teaches the prince in Chongwen Hall must be a great Confucian who is famous all over the world? Why, because teachers are also those who preach and receive knowledge and solve doubts. Whether they have the ability to teach knowledge is very important to whether they can become teachers.
"
"The same goes for temples and Taoist temples. Take temples as an example. When believers come to temples, they are all lost sheep, hoping to get guidance. And many so-called eminent monks do not understand Buddhism or understand scriptures. They are nothing but nothing. How can they do anything for them?
Believers, please answer your questions? Such a person has no qualifications to be a monk! The qualification assessment we are going to conduct is to clean up the door, get rid of these rubbish people, return the Buddha, the Tao, and even the world's religions to be clear and clear.
The donations and offerings of believers are worth every penny, and the money is spent happily, openly and happily!"
"This is not a business!"
"Yes, how can this be so!"
The crowd started to make noises, and soon they became one. Li Mu sneered, raised his hand slightly, Jin Yiwei Canglang Canglang drew his sword out of his body, and immediately suppressed all the noise.
"Just now, I have already said it, let me inform you." Li Mu slightly raised his chin and said proudly: "When will it be your turn to discuss His Majesty's decree? Monks, do your duty as a monk, and don't make any unreasonable comments.
Otherwise, figure out the outcome for yourself!"
There was total silence, even Yuan Tiangang was speechless.
Li Mu continued: "I came to you today. In addition to informing you of the news, I also hope that you will discuss a charter. The new policy must be implemented. Everything that happened in Ci'en Temple will soon be implemented throughout the world.
.In addition to the New Deal, it is impossible to occupy an additional acre, no, let alone an acre, even a piece of land! The land where the temple is located will also need to be approved by the court in the future. Those who build it privately will also be treated as a cult.
. In short, there is only one purpose. No matter whether you are a monk or a Taoist priest, do what you should do and no one will cause trouble for you. But if you stretch your hand too long like before Ci'en Temple, then I'm sorry, you will not be considered.
If you have great supernatural powers, thousands of hands and thousands of eyes, the court will cut off your hands and dig out your eyes, and will never tolerate it!"
"The responsibilities of the Bureau of Religious Affairs need to be jointly recommended by everyone. The requirements are very simple, and you only need to be proficient in the business. Kindly remind you that if you don't have diamonds, you will not be accepted for the porcelain work. You can self-recommend, but if you don't do it well, you will be punished as dereliction of duty.
This is also the proper meaning in the title.”
After saying that, Li Mu turned and left, leaving only people whispering.
…
Li Mu left the side door of Ci'en Temple and rushed to the craftsman's workshop. In the past, he led the Ministry of Works and the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
The government will soon be handed over to Li Tai, and Li Shimin of the Ministry of Industry will definitely have other arrangements, so it would be unrealistic to not distinguish between you and me in the future.
Li Mu came here to separate the two parts. By the way, he checked the 'homework' he had left for the Ministry of Industry, that is, how many open spaces and abandoned mansions there are in the 108th Street of Chang'an City, and he wanted to plan from them.
Ichiban wanted to build an official office for the Ministry of Internal Affairs just like the official office of the Ministry of Construction. In addition, Jinyiwei also needed an office location, and the 'Prison Prison' that he had shelved before would also be put on the agenda.
Li Mu wanted to be kind to the world, but when he found that the world was not kind to him, he had to make some necessary preparations.
Changsun Chong moved a low stool and helped Li Mu get into the car. After passing Ci'en Temple, Li Mu became taller and taller in his heart. His teacher was worthy of being a teacher. What had caused him headaches for several months was in the hands of his teacher.
It was solved in the blink of an eye. This made Changsun Chong feel that there was still a lot to learn from Li Mu, and he wished he could always be by his side.
Li Mu stepped on the low stool and climbed into the car, when suddenly a childish voice sounded from behind him.
"Why does the Marquis want to be an enemy of the Buddha?"
Before Li Mu could speak, Changsun Chong became furious and scolded: "You little monk are so brave! If someone comes, drive them away!"
The Jin Yiwei was about to step forward, but Li Mu turned around, waved his hand, and the Jin Yiwei dispersed.
"I'm off, long time no see."
They hadn't seen each other for almost half a year. Yixiu's height had grown a lot, but his appearance had remained the same, so Li Mucai recognized him at a glance. Seeing that he was wearing the monk's robe of Ci'en Temple, he remembered that he was a 'study monk' from Ci'en Temple.
When the monks were arrested yesterday, these "student monks" were not arrested, so Li Mu did not see Yixiu.
"Please, Lord Marquis, answer the monk's question."
Changsun Chong said angrily: "You are a little monk, why do you have to answer your questions?"
Yixiu didn't speak, just looked at Li Mu. Li Mu looked at him, suddenly smiled, got off the low stool, and sat down on it, so that his eyes could be level with Yixiu's.
Li Mu looked at Yixiu and said: "You have heard what my apprentice said. Based on your status, you are not qualified for me to answer. However, I will still answer you today. After all, you and I have known each other."
"Thank you." The young monk was still very polite.
"You think I did something wrong because these monks from Ci'en Temple treated you and your master very well. But you didn't see that they occupied the land near Chang'an City and forced many people to become their tenants.
They lend money and ruin many people's families. Things in this world cannot be influenced by personal feelings. It doesn't mean you think they are good, they are good people. There is something called justice. The greater the ability, the greater the responsibility. Protecting the mentally retarded is
The responsibility of the strong. Remember this sentence, one day you will understand."
After speaking, Li Mu patted his shoulder, turned around and got into the carriage.