People in Datang have been expelled from school

Chapter 501
Li Zheng went on to say: "By the way, Mr. Zhao, I heard that you like to defecate anywhere. It's true."

Changsun Wuji: "..."

The hall was quiet.

Wei Zheng pointed at Li Zhengda and shouted: "Li Zheng! You are slandering the ministers of the court again!"

Li Zheng said apologetically: "It's all hearsay, Zhao Guogong, don't be offended."

Changsun Wuji still closed his eyes and did not speak.

Fang Xuanling bowed and said, "Your Majesty, it's getting late."

Li Shimin nodded and gestured to the eunuch beside him.

The eunuch came carrying a box with a jade ruyi on it.

When the jade Ruyi was handed to him, Li Zheng picked it up and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

Li Shimin stood up suddenly, and the officials immediately bowed to salute.

Li Shimin with a tired expression said, "Retire."

The ministers saluted again, and only after Li Shimin left did the ministers leave.

Cheng Yaojin glanced at Li Zheng before leaving, wanted to say something more, but left with a sigh.

Wang Ding came up and said, "Chang'an ordered Li Zheng, Zhongshu ordered Fang Xuanling, Minister of the Ministry of Officials Du Ruhui, I will see you in the Palace of Ganlu."

After everyone dispersed, Li Zheng asked Yu Ruyi, "Eunuch Wang, weren't you just outside?"

Wang Ding wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "The three please."

Li Zheng followed Wang Ding's footsteps and left Tai Chi Hall and asked again: "Eunuch Wang, do you know how to do light work? Suddenly came to Tai Chi Hall?"

Wang Ding walked all the way, "Chang'an Ling really likes to joke."

Li Zheng asked again: "Eunuch Wang, have you practiced the Sunflower Book?"

Wang Ding took a breath, "What is that?"

Li Zheng nodded and said, "That's all right."

Du Ruhui said with a wry smile: "The old man met you back then, are you still so clueless?"

Fang Xuanling also said: "I don't know you anymore? This is Du Ruhui. It was your medicine that saved him back then."

Li Zheng hurriedly saluted and said, "I remember now, it's just that the medicine has been discontinued for so long, how is Du Shangshu's health recently?"

Du Ruhui nodded with a smile, "Sun Miracle Doctor has seen it. If there is medicine, I can't afford it. It's really too expensive."

Li Zheng said with a smile: "When we go back, send some to Du Shangshu."

Du Ruhui quickly waved his hands, "Your medicine is indeed effective, and it will be effective once you use it, but a bottle of tens of thousands is really..."

Li Zheng said again: "It's okay, I have plenty."

Du Ruhui was speechless for a while, and felt emotional in his heart, it seemed that Li Zheng made a fool of him at the beginning.

Although I have figured it out a long time ago, I still feel a little uncomfortable.

The three of them followed Wang Ding to the outside of Ganlu Hall.

Wang Ding went to the hall to report before coming out, "Please."

The three walked into the Ganlu Hall.

Li Zheng looked at the situation in the Ganlu Hall, and the Ganlu Hall was not very big.

Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui saluted.

Seeing that Li Zheng was not polite, he seemed to be still looking at this place.

Li Shimin said, "Li Zheng, how does this palace compare with your Jingyang?"

Li Zheng glanced around and said, "How can the little Jingyang be compared with the imperial palace? It's incomparable."

Assuming that this kid is sensible, Li Shimin said again: "What do you think about the Buddhist affairs?"

Li Zheng thought about it and said, "What can I think?"

Li Shimin said again: "Buddhists don't do production, they take money from pilgrims, and they also take in monks. If this goes down to my country, do my people believe in me or the Buddha?"

Questions of faith do threaten imperial power.

Li Zheng said again: "Your Majesty, didn't you manage all the temples?"

Li Shimin said: "Although the temples have been managed, there are so many temples in the Central Plains."

"It's enough to destroy them all. Your Majesty will have a thousand troops and horses to flatten the temples in the world."

Li Shimin sneered: "If I want to do this, it won't be all messed up."

Fang Xuanling also said: "The temples in the Central Plains have been deeply rooted since the Jin Dynasty, and there are too many interests involved, so it is not easy to make big moves."

Du Ruhui said in a low voice: "To eradicate the temple from the Central Plains requires a long-term plan."

Li Zheng was listening to the discussions of Li Shimin, Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui.

Du Ruhui continued: "If we start reducing the number of Buddhist temples now, the number of Buddhist temples in the Central Plains will decrease by [-]% in a few decades."

After speaking, the three of them looked at Li Zheng together.

Li Zheng was still pondering, and realizing the gazes of the three, he quickly said: "Your Majesty is right, you are all right."

Li Shimin took another sip of tea, "So?"

Li Zheng nodded, "The discussion is very lively. It is indeed a good direction. Let's continue the discussion and study."

After finishing speaking, the three of them still looked at themselves, and Li Zheng said again: "Let's continue discussing, it's so lively."

Li Shimin's face was livid, "If it wasn't for Cheng Yaojin's protection, I should have chopped you up in the Tai Chi Hall."

Li Zheng cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty is merciful."

Fang Xuanling said: "Li Zheng, tell me your opinion."

Li Zheng laughed awkwardly and said, "Being the next country boy, there's no room for schemes and foresight."

Li Shimin coughed, "If you want to say it, just say it, tell me what you think, and I won't chop you up with a knife."

Li Zheng whispered: "You just said that above the hall..."

Li Shimin was angry, "If you want to say it, you can say it. If you don't say it, I will chop you up right now. At worst, Li Zhi will become a widow."

"Your Majesty is so ruthless that he doesn't even care about his own daughter. He really is a ruthless person."

Li Shimin sneered, it seems that the title of ruthless person is quite useful.

After thinking for a while, Li Zheng said, "Actually, this matter is easy to handle."

Fang Xuanling became interested, "Let's listen."

Li Zheng thought about it and said: "Many times, we need a bowl of water to balance many things. Presumably His Majesty already knows this well."

Li Shimin nodded, being an emperor does not require a bowl of water to be flat.

"The reason why the Buddhist school is prosperous today is because of the imbalance. The imbalance has led to the growth of the Buddhist school, and it is out of control. If there is a faction that can oppose the Buddhist school at this time, coupled with His Majesty's support, it will be able to compete with the Buddhist school. That’s enough.”

Du Ruhui thought about it and said: "This strategy is really good. Support one side and suppress the other, so that the two sides will consume each other, and the court will reap the benefits of the fisherman."

Drawing inferences from one example, taking one step and seeing three steps, he immediately thought of letting Chaozhong reap the benefits of the fisherman, Du Ruhui really lived up to his reputation.

Fang Xuanling expressed his concerns, "But what kind of faction do you support?"

Fang Xuanling's worries were also correct, if he wanted to support a faction, the best thing about this faction was the existing ones, otherwise it would be difficult for people to accept.

Li Zheng said: "Daomen, support the Taoist."

Li Shimin drank the tea, with hesitation in his eyes.

Ganlu Hall also fell silent.

Li Zheng said, "Isn't it appropriate?"

Fang Xuanling said in a low voice: "If His Majesty comes to support the Taoist sect in person, I am afraid that some people will not accept it, and the Buddhist sect will definitely snatch the benefits."

(End of this chapter)