Start with detective Li Yuanfang

Chapter 444 Use Buddhism against Buddhism, use faith to defeat faith

"Abbot, those Shaolin monks are wandering outside again!"

"Sigh, senior brother is confused, it's only in the quiet place of Buddhism that I have provoked such disputes!"

Inside the Shengqing Temple, a group of monks poked their heads and looked out in horror. The new abbot Yuanzang, who was wearing a cassock of meritorious virtues, sighed deeply and walked towards the Buddhist hall.

As Master Yuanguang's younger brother, he was the one who restrained the brain-cracked corpse. The miserable appearance still haunts his heart, and he is even more annoyed at what Yuanguang did.

In fact, because the Silla King City surrendered on its own initiative, the Tang army did not experience fierce and arduous battles. In addition, Liu Rengui's military law was strict, and Zhou Guogong's death was still prestige. After entering the city, it was still very peaceful. The monastery I was eyeing, why bother...

Just as he sighed, returned to the Buddhist hall, and sighed again, a young voice suddenly sounded: "Do you regret it?"

Yuanzang turned pale with shock: "Who?"

The young voice had a teasing tone: "Master, as an eminent Buddhist monk, doesn't he have the ability to calm down and cultivate one's energy? You and I have met each other before, so think about it!"

Yuanzang recalled it for a while, restrained his fear a little, put his palms together: "So it's Guo... the benefactor!"

The young voice said with a smile: "I came here uninvited this time, and I also heard an interesting story. I heard that the former abbot of your temple inspected it. Patriarch Bodhidharma is from Silla?"

Which pot was not opened and which pot was lifted, Yuanzang felt as if he had eaten a fly, and hurriedly said: "That's a misunderstanding! A misunderstanding!"

The young voice said: "I also think it's a misunderstanding, it's just that the patriarch of Shaolin monks was insulted by this inexplicably, I'm afraid this anger will not go away!"

Yuanzang's eyes moved: "I don't know if the benefactor has come, what's your order?"

The young voice said: "What do you think, Master?"

Yuanzang thought of the Shaolin monks who wandered outside from time to time, and coupled with the status of this internal guard in the Tang Dynasty, he suddenly realized: "My temple has a little money, and I hope the benefactor will accept it, turn hostility into jade, and calm Shaolin's anger."

The young voice said with a smile: "You are straightforward, but if you call me a benefactor, I should give you a gift and donate. How can I ask for your property instead?"

Yuan Zang said dryly, "Don't dare... dare not..."

After getting along with each other during this period, the monks in Silla have discovered with great regret that although the Buddhism of the Tang Dynasty is also widely believed, it is still incomparable with the secular imperial power. The leadership of each temple must be appointed by Honglu Temple Well, Buddhism can't afford to offend real power figures at all, especially those trusted by saints like Neiwei.

The group of Shaolin monks are like thugs, even if they show off their power outside, they dare not be presumptuous when the inner guard gives an order. Since the monks of the Tang Dynasty are all like this, let alone their subjugated Silla monks.

At this time, Yuanzang was holding the idea of ​​ruining his fortune and avoiding disaster, so he hurriedly sent these plague gods away. With the admiration of the people of Silla for Buddhism, they could continue to live a good life before, and he gritted his teeth again: "Please wait a moment, the poor." If the monk goes to get the property, he will definitely satisfy the donor!"

The young voice suddenly turned cold: "You really think I'm here to blackmail you?"

Yuanzang hastily bowed his head and said bitterly: "Please forgive me for being ignorant, I don't know what the benefactor is asking for, as long as my temple can do it, I will try my best to do it!"

The young voice said calmly: "Your temple is the head of Silla Buddhism, in fact, I am here to show you a clear way, and also to contribute to the stability of Jilin Road Governor's Mansion."

Yuanzang frowned slightly, he really hoped to participate in the comforting work.

It is a pity that after the pro-Tang concept promoted by the two generations of kings Jin Chunqiu and Jin Famin, Silla has always admired the Tang culture. Many people can speak the Tang dialect. Even if the accent is severe, it is not very difficult to communicate.

This strong pro-Tang atmosphere made the work of appeasing the survivors after the subjugation of the country greatly reduced. All aspects were carried out in an orderly manner, and it was not their turn for monks to come forward.

Of course, stability is only now. After the return of the main force of the Tang Dynasty, there will still be more or less rebels trying to restore the country, but that is not something the monks can appease. This person really thinks highly of them...

The young voice smiled: "Master, don't be surprised. What you have to do is actually not difficult. You just take the initiative to bear the taxes and corvees."

Yuanzang was stunned: "Please forgive the poor monk for his ignorance, what is the intention of the benefactor?"

The young voice said: "You have offered to propose that all the Buddhist monasteries here are willing to pay taxes to the Governor's Mansion of Jilin Road."

Yuanzang was completely stunned.

tax?

How strange this word is, almost without concept.

But at the next moment, Yuanzang came to his senses and flatly refused: "I still hope that the almsgiver will forgive the sin. My eunuch Shengqing speaks lightly. I am afraid that the big monasteries will not listen! Besides, we monks are people from outside the world, far away from the world, and respect the Buddha. Can you suffer from worldly troubles?"

His tone was tough, quite resolute that I would not obey even if I was killed, because this was going to touch the root of their Buddhism!
Exemption from taxes and corvee service are the source of all the privileges of Buddhism. Only in this way can the certificate be valuable, the occupation of the land meaningful, and the status of the monk can be high, separated from ordinary people, but worshiped by the whole world.

Just imagine if the monks are also working hard, how can there be a prosperous scene where "from the high-ranking dignitaries to the common people, they all use their family property as the public property of the temple, and they compete to donate fields to the temple" and "one monk's fee is hard to cover"?

The young voice was not angry this time, and chuckled lightly: "Does Master know Gao Changguo?"

Yuanzang shook his head.

The young voice said: "Gaochang is similar to your Silla. They worship Buddha very much. However, due to the large number of monks, monks must also pay taxes. Otherwise, it will be difficult to maintain. The situation in Silla is somewhat similar to that of Gaochang. The monks in Gaochang also pay respect Buddha, why are they able to pay taxes?"

Yuanzang clasped his hands together: "Namo Maitreya Buddha!"

No matter what Gaochang, let us pay taxes, there is no door!

The young voice said: "It seems that the master is not willing to do it?"

"Forgive the hardship!"

Yuanzang's attitude was firm, but he was afraid of the opponent's power, hoping to give him a step down: "If the benefactor wants me to wait for the monastery to pay homage to the Governor's Mansion, it can be discussed, but it can't be in the form of taxes to disturb the purity of my Buddhist school. ..."

From Yuanzang's point of view, this is still an excuse for the other party to plunder the property of Silla Buddhism, but these Tang people are clever and ready to make a detour.

They would rather lose a large amount of money, anyway, they can earn it back from the believers in the future. Once the privileges are lost, the life of the monks will change drastically, which is absolutely unacceptable!

"The benefactor? The benefactor?"

However, Enzo's words did not receive a response, the Buddhist hall fell silent, and the person who spoke had already left.

Leaving the new abbot with a fluctuating expression, Guo Yuanzhen left the Shengqing Temple, using his true energy to perform light kung fu all the way, feeling the pleasure of the scenery on both sides constantly receding, and flew back to the Dudu's mansion.

When he arrived at the mansion, he immediately walked to the martial arts training ground, and he heard the passionate clanging sound from a distance.

All the monks are competing with each other, all using the method of true energy movement.

Compared with Guo Yuanzhen and An Zhongjing's rapid progress under the method of refining and transforming qi, some of these Shaolin monks turned to practice zhenqi, some refined strength, and summed up a lot of tricks, and under Li Yan's improvement , become a lot of stunts, continue to learn from each other and practice hard.

Seeing this onlooker at this moment, Zhi Jian, the leader, immediately came over to salute: "Guo Jiyi!"

The imperial edict for the rewards against the former generals arrived just the day before yesterday. Guo Yuanzhen successfully crossed the fifth rank and was promoted to the internal guard. He is in his twenties and has a great future. Grinning like that, he nodded with a smile and said, "Hello, Master!"

Zhijian hurriedly said: "Don't dare to be called a master!"

After the two exchanged some pleasantries, the monk asked a little nervously again: "Does Guo Jiyi know where Li Ge led him? We haven't seen him today..."

Guo Yuanzhen said: "The ship from the Wa Kingdom has returned, and Liu Lang is busy with the affairs over there. After finishing the matter, he will come back and continue to guide you."

Zhijian heaved a sigh of relief, unconsciously showing admiration in his tone, clasped his hands together, as if paying homage to the Buddha: "This is our great fortune!"

Guo Yuanzhen smiled: "Indeed."

During the teaching during this period, Li Yan was able to teach according to the different aptitudes of each person, as if he could empathize with any situation, and figured out the best way to deal with it to solve the problems of cultivation.

This kind of heaven and man are teachers, people are desperate, not to mention the Shaolin monks, even he and An Zhongjing have become more and more revered.

As a result, Guo Yuanzhen said, "I passed by Shengqing Temple just now, and I saw some Shaolin monks wandering outside?"

Zhijian's face changed slightly: "I hope Guo Jiyi will forgive me. The monks in this temple once slandered my Patriarch Bodhidharma, and my juniors were very angry. This poor monk will restrain them..."

Guo Yuanzhen waved his hand: "Master misunderstood, I have also heard about this, this group of thieves and monks blasphemed their ancestors, and did such evil things, how can we not give them a retribution? You don't have to be scruples, don't be limited to the saints. Qing Temple, all the temples in Silla should be punished!"

Zhijian was overjoyed: "Please rest assured Guo Jiyi, we will leave this matter to us!"

They are already full of energy and have nowhere to vent their energy. The Buddhist temples and famous temples in the Tang Dynasty have a very wide network of contacts. They do not dare to move. What are the monks in this place? ?
Watching Zhijian leave with high spirits, Guo Yuanzhen smiled slightly.

The belief in Buddhism is deeply rooted in the hearts of ordinary people. To give a particularly realistic example, two murderers committed the same capital crime. One is an ordinary person without faith. He is sentenced to death. The other is a monk who is ordained ordained. The monk is sentenced to death, but the people watching will be terrified, fearing that he will offend the Buddha and will suffer retribution.

So soldiers from the Tang Dynasty rushed into the temple, even if the temple was guilty, it would cause panic, but if a group of monks rushed into the temple, the nature was different.

"What Liu Lang said is really a wise saying..."

"Use Buddhism against Buddhism, use faith to defeat faith!"

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