Li Zhi, don't be a coward

Chapter 664 The Weight of Nestorianism

Poked to the sky.

Yang Shuen is indeed not a vegetarian.

The status of Nestorianism in the Tang Dynasty is not low, ranking third seems to be inferior to Buddhism and Taoism, but they have hundreds of thousands of followers. When they entered the Tang Dynasty, they were grandly welcomed by Taizong and the prime minister.

This kind of weight is not comparable to ordinary courtiers. As the head teacher of Nestorianism, Yang Shuen naturally has the right to face the saint.

After leaving Ganjingzhuang angrily, Yang Shuen immediately returned to Chang'an and entered the Taiji Palace to face the saint.

Obviously, kneeling in front of Li Zhi and weeping and complaining, otherwise Li Zhi would not have sent an eunuch to call him back to Chang'an urgently.

The emperor has an edict, and he dare not disobey it.

After Li Qinzai received the order, he immediately ordered the horses to be prepared, but before he set off, he also summoned the old men in the village, gathered the strong men in the village, patrolled the village entrances in various directions, and left two people in the other courtyard. Hundreds of songs, I only brought a few people back to Chang'an.

He returned to Chang'an City in a flash, and entered the Taiji Palace alone.

In the Hall of Anren, Li Zhi had been waiting for a long time. Seeing Li Qinzai's arrival, Li Zhi sighed and beckoned him to come forward without courtesy.

"Jing Chu, you made a great contribution just now and stabbed a hornet's nest. I doubt that you did it on purpose. Could it be that Jing Chu was afraid of criticism from the court and purposely defiled himself to protect himself?"

Li Qinzai blinked: "Your Majesty, I don't have that much thoughtfulness. I have no other purpose in poking a hornet's nest. Hey, it's just for fun..."

Li Zhi laughed angrily: "Just keep your mouth shut. You don't need me to remind you of what you did yesterday, right? The Nestorian Yang Shuen begged to see me early in the morning, knelt down in front of me and cried, saying that you have lost your morals by protecting the Nestorian traitors." , maliciously provoking Nestorianism..."

As he spoke, Li Zhi paused, and said: "Yang Shu'en said what he said, and I listened to what I listened to. I always feel that there is suspicion of embellishment. I never listen to what I believe, so I urgently call you back to Beijing today, and I want to hear your explanation. .”

Li Qinzai sighed, and said helplessly, "Your Majesty, what Yang Shuen said is mostly true."

Li Zhi was stunned, looked at him in disbelief, and said slowly: "Jingchu, I have known you for several years, you are not the kind of domineering person,...cough, maybe you were before, but after I know you , I have never seen your domineering side, why is it like this today?"

Li Qinzai looked hesitant.

The matter of the new crops should be told in full at this moment, which will not only calm Li Zhi's heart, but also make him happy.

As long as Li Zhi knows that he has discovered a new grain, even if Li Qinzai leads people to kill people and set fire to Chang'an City, Li Zhi will surely forgive him.

Good news of this level is enough for Li Zhi to explode his blood vessels once.

However, the matter is not sure at all. Li Qinzai doesn't even know whether the new grain species mentioned by Yiduo exists or not, and he didn't get a definite answer from Yiduo. The crime of bullying the king is even more detrimental to oneself.

Regarding this matter, Li Qinzai himself was just an unsure gambler, so there was no need to forcibly drag Li Zhi to the gambling table before everything came to light.

After hesitating for a long time, Li Qinzai decided to bear with it.

Looking at Li Zhi's unbelievable eyes, Li Qinzai smiled wryly and said, "Your Majesty, I have some difficulties."

Li Zhi nodded: "Of course things happen for a reason. As Jing Chu is a person, he will not have grudges against Nestorianism for no reason, nor will he cover up traitors of Nestorianism for no reason. Therefore, I want to know the reason."

Li Qinzai was silent for a while, then said: "Your Majesty, I am sorry that I cannot explain today."

"Why? You and I are both monarchs and ministers and friends, so what can't we tell you? If you don't say anything, how can I explain it to you in front of Yang Shuen?"

Li Qinzai sighed, and said: "Your Majesty, you should be proud of your merits. I really can't express my difficulties at the moment. If the matter is undecided and you speak falsely, I will be ashamed to see Your Majesty."

Li Zhi frowned.

"If Jing Chu doesn't explain, Nestorianism will not let you go. Yang Shuen is in charge of Nestorianism, and there are hundreds of thousands of believers in the church. If he is incited to target you, even I will have to be afraid. If you provoke unreasonably, I will I can't protect you."

"Because Nestorian believers are not only among the people, but also among the courtiers. Many of them are ministerial officials. If they mobilize the censor to impeach, do you know what the result will be?"

Li Qinzai smiled: "I am not afraid of impeachment, because I have a clear conscience. If your Majesty wants to punish my crimes, I will accept the crimes willingly."

Li Zhi was stunned again, did this guy take the wrong medicine today?Why did he become so rigid all of a sudden?
After a long silence, Li Zhi sighed and said: "A Nestorian traitor, life and death don't matter, the matter is not serious, what I'm afraid of is that someone is determined to make trouble, do you understand what I mean?"

"The minister understands, and the minister is also ready."

Li Zhi shook his head: "No matter how much preparation you have made, you will not be able to handle this matter. Nestorianism... is the third largest religion in the Tang Dynasty. Foreign sects, do you know why the late emperor greeted them so grandly?"

"Perhaps it was the first emperor who was courteous to the world, treated foreign sects with sincerity, and made the world return to his heart?"

Li Zhi smiled and shook his head: "It's not that simple."

"During the Zhenguan period, the Tang Dynasty set up the Anxi Capital Protectorate in Xizhou to protect the smooth flow of commercial routes in the Western Regions. For the first time since the founding of the country, our king was placed in the territory of the Western Regions, and Germany was ruled by the countries of the Western Regions."

"At that time in the Western Regions, all the countries were unwilling to be vassals of the Tang Dynasty. After Hou Jun gathered and destroyed Gaochang, the countries were shocked. Nestorianism happened to send envoys to the Tang Dynasty in that year."

"The first emperor treated Nestorianism with courtesy because the headquarters of Nestorianism was in Persia, in the Western Regions. Most of the Nestorians were proficient in Chinese. The Tang Dynasty needed them to translate Chinese and foreign books and languages ​​to serve Anxi. Safeguard the hearts of the people in the Western Regions."

"This is the purpose of the first emperor's courteous treatment of a foreign religion. Today, as the Tang Dynasty took control of Tuyuhun and drove Tubo back to the plateau, the Western Regions and Longyou Guanzhong of the Tang Dynasty have become one."

"We need the Nestorians to play the role of translation and dissemination, spreading the meaning of my sages in the Central Plains far outside the region, so that all the countries in the Western Regions will obey my king and return to the orthodoxy of the Tang Dynasty."

Li Zhi sighed, and said: "In fact, I don't like this kind of sect outside the region, especially in recent years, Nestorianism has mixed good and bad people, and I have heard a lot of bad deeds in Chang'an, but as a monarch, I can't act on my will. Even though I don't like it, I have to use it." them."

"Now that you have offended the head teacher of the Nestorian Church, they have sued me in front of me. If someone else changed, I might still be able to favor you a bit, but the Nestorian Church..."

Li Qinzai nodded: "Your Majesty understands that there is no need to make things difficult. If anyone participates in impeachment, then follow the rules. Dismissal or removal of titles, I have no complaints."

Li Zhi said angrily: "I've been talking for a long time, but it's in vain? Did I say that I'm going to be dismissed from office? What I want is the truth! If you tell the truth, I will have the confidence to speak for you. Personally, why are you suddenly stunned?"

(End of this chapter)