People in Datang have been expelled from school

Chapter 306 Chapter 310 A thorough investigation of the temple
It is said that the monks in the Tang Dynasty were all rich and big, and they were tax-free.

Seeing that Li Zheng was silent, Daoyue asked again: "I don't know how our Buddhist disciples have offended the county lord?"

Li Zheng looked at Li Tai suspiciously.

Daoyue took out a copy of the White Snake Biography and placed it in front of Li Zheng, and said in a low voice: "I searched all the monks in many temples in the Central Plains, but I didn't find a person named Fa Hai, but this book by the county lord In the book, what Fa Hai did was the right way in the world."

"But it caused our Buddhism to be abandoned by the world, and we asked the county magistrate to uphold justice for us."

Li Zheng looked at the old monk for another day and said again: "How can I uphold justice for you?"

Bian Ji stepped forward to salute and said: "There is no balance between good and evil in this world since ancient times. Fa Hai's suppression of the white snake is to eliminate harm for the people. The white snake deserves what it deserves for causing harm to the world and bewitching scholars."

Li Zheng stared at the defense machine.

Bian Ji noticed Li Zheng's eyes, took a step back and said, "I would like to ask the county marquis to revise it, so as to restore my Buddhist reputation."

Li Zheng said to the defense machine: "Do you have a share here?"

Bian Ji said again: "Why can't the monk stop talking? Isn't that the way of the world?"

Li Zheng continued: "What if I don't change?"

"you!"

Just as Bianji was about to say something more, Daoyue stepped forward to stop Bianji and said again: "Xianhou, I and other Buddhist disciples just hope to return the world to a righteous way, and the white snake is a disaster. If everyone thinks that Fa Hai has done something wrong, I will Where does the righteous way of Buddhism exist?"

"Are you threatening me? Is it because if I don't change, it means that I am an enemy of your Buddhism?"

Daoyue recited the Buddha's name devoutly, "I just want to persuade the county lord to turn around."

"Sorry, I never go back."

Daoyue went on to say: "As long as the county lord repents, the Buddha will forgive the world and the county lord."

Li Zheng stood up and said to the old monk: "Forgiveness is the business of the Buddha, and it has nothing to do with me. If you really want to threaten me, I will be happy to send you to see the Buddha."

"Master of the county, don't be obsessed with it." Daoyue said again.

Seeing Dahu come back, Li Zheng said loudly, "Dahu! See off the guests."

Daoyue said again: "I know that the county marquis is close to the Taoist, but Buddhism has not offended the county marquis, please think again."

"Dahu, drive them out!" Li Zheng said loudly, "I look at these two people with disgust."

Duo also drew out his saber and pointed at the two monks and said, "If you don't leave, don't blame us for being rude."

Li Zheng said to the two monks: "This is the horse pen of the Longwu Army. Even if I kill you here, you are trespassing on the important place of the Longwu Army."

Daoyue took a deep look at Li Zheng, and had no choice but to leave with his defense.

After they left, Li Tai explained: "Li Zheng, I really didn't know why they came to see you for this matter."

"How could His Royal Highness King Wei know them?"

Li Tai sat down and said, "I don't know them either. My aunt recommended them to me."

"You have so many aunts, which one?"

"Who else is there? There are so many princesses in the court who become monks, only one."

"The princess who became a monk?" Li Zheng was thinking: "You mean Princess Fangling?"

"The title has been changed, it's Princess Yongjia." Li Tai said with emotion: "Actually, it was my aunt who asked them to come to see me. I don't know them at all. After all, they are my aunt. I can't refuse. If I had known it was In this way, I will not bring them to see you."

Li Zheng said to Du Hu: "You pass on the word that any monks who come to my Jingyang territory in the future will be driven out by me."

"Here!"

Duo was ordered to leave.

Li Zheng said to Li Tai: "His Royal Highness, being a monk is not a good person."

Li Tai also said: "Their minds are too narrow."

"It is not a good thing that His Royal Highness King Wei has too many monks in this world."

"Huh? How do you say this?"

Li Zheng went on to say: "The monks believe in Buddhism, and they will also persuade others to believe in Buddhism, but the children of the Buddhist family do not have to produce, they live on the money given by others, and even the incense money does not have to pay taxes, that is a big problem." Don's tax haven."

"And it's not a good thing that too many people believe in Buddhism. More and more people in this world believe in Buddha in their hearts. They don't believe in emperors. They pray to Buddha but never do serious things. Even if someone starves to death, They can only recite the Buddha's name and settle down, if the Buddhist scriptures can really govern the world, what do they want the emperor to do."

Li Tai's complexion also became tense, thinking about Li Zheng's words.

"Never give up our Central Plains people's industrious farming, hard and simple nature. When people all over the world believe in Buddhism, the world will be over."

After Li Tai returned to Chang'an, he kept thinking about Li Zheng's words in his heart. When all the people in the world believed in Buddhism, the world would be finished.

Uncertain in his heart, Li Tai wrote a memorial, which was sent to the palace overnight.

Li Shimin, who was reviewing the memorials in the Ganlu Hall, was a little curious when he saw the memorials sent by Li Tai at night.

After reviewing the memorials from various places, Li Shimin looked at the words in Li Tai's memorials and abolished Buddhist temples and controlled the number of monks.

Li Shimin read the memorial over and over again.

Finally, he understood the meaning of Li Tai's memorial.

Indeed, as Li Tai said, monks are not involved in production, they rarely cultivate, and incense money has nothing to do with North Korea and China taxes.

What made Li Shimin taboo the most was Li Tai's statement in the memorial, "Believe in Buddhism but not in the Son of Heaven."

This sentence reached Li Shimin's heart.

If people all over the world believe in Buddhism, what does the world have to do with the emperor?

From the bottom of my heart, Li Shimin is not a Buddhist.

"Wang Ding."

"The old slave is here."

Li Shimin put down Li Tai's memorial and said, "Go and find out how many temples and monks there are in Chang'an today."

"Here."

Li Shimin continued: "Let Yongjia return to vulgarity, and don't let her be in the temple."

After dawn, the political machine of the Tang Dynasty began to operate, and Dali Temple sent people to investigate the temples around Chang'an immediately.

Daoyue saw many officers and soldiers walking into the Dazhu Temple, so he asked a Dali Temple official, "Why did the benefactor come to check the temple?"

The officials of Dali Temple looked at the old monk and said, "What? When will it start? Do you need your permission to investigate your temple?"

Bian Ji watched the group of officials rummaging around in the temple with a serious expression on his face. He thought that Li Zheng would take revenge, but he didn't expect to come so soon.

Daoyue still recited the Buddha's name, feeling more and more uneasy.

Princess Yongjia was returned to the secular life by Li Shimin's decree and returned to the palace.

Li Shimin didn't see her, and Princess Yongjia also knew that Li Shimin didn't want to see her, so she went to Wude Hall after seeing Empress Changsun.

(End of this chapter)