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Chapter 939 Don't forget your original intention, Buddhism collects taxes

"The Jin people are generous to me, aid the natural disasters of the Liao Kingdom, gather the refugees, and buy people's hearts..."

"I also kidnapped the courtiers of Zhao Song's clan, and finally reached the border, which can be described as double happiness..."

"What do you gentlemen think?"

In Mingde Hall, Li Yan sat behind the imperial case and calmly put down the memorial.

The officials were silent and the atmosphere was depressed.

On the side of the Governor's Mansion, Lu Junyi was the first to speak: "The Lianshui army was defeated, and the captives have not yet been rescued. The grain and grass that were confiscated at that time were used by the Jin people as favors."

"In that impoverished land, the impoverished people don't stockpile their own food when they have rice, but instead help the Liao Kingdom, which is even more embarrassing to Emperor Tianzuo who abused them. To be honest, when I first heard this, I couldn't believe it! "

"I can't do it if I bear the humiliation so hard. If I can do such a thing, it's really a serious problem for my heart!"

Hua Rong and Shi Qian also nodded, their eyes serious.

On the side of the Zhongshu Province, Cai Jing said: "Emperor Tianzuo is stupid and sits and watches the rise of the Jurchens, but after all, he is the monarch of the Liao Kingdom, and his name is justified. Now we want to get rid of it, and the Jin people want to support it. I am afraid that the Jin people will be more dominant..."

Zhu Wudao: "The fact that we can't change is that the Jurchen belonged to the Liao Dynasty and have close ties with the tribes in the grassland. If you want to give those ethnic groups a choice, it is natural to rely on the Jurchen, not my Han people."

Wu Yong said: "People's hearts are changeable, and greed is not enough. Although the Jin people are sending charcoal in the snow this time, their food cannot supply the whole family in Liao. If they buy people's hearts, they will only care about Tokyo. , in Zhongjing Road, Shangjing Road, and Xijing Road to promote..."

However, he immediately denied this strategy: "It's still inappropriate. A good name and a bad name are reputations. The Kingdom of Jin urgently needs to be famous at the moment. We can't make people famous for attracting Liao people!"

The ministers discussed it.

Perhaps it was because Liao and Zhao Song fought too smoothly, Yan Ting didn't have this feeling of seeing each other's moves, although he had a headache, he still had a sense of excitement.

Li Yan also felt the same way.

In history, when the Liao Kingdom treated the rise of the Jurchens, Yelu Yanxi made a big mistake, that is, he did not listen to the advice of Xiao Wuna and Xu Ertuzhi, and tried to decide the outcome in one battle, [-] against [-], thinking that he had a big advantage In my case, the result was that the entire army was almost wiped out. On the contrary, World War I was doomed to the end of the country and the family.

In the case of superior overall national power, in fact, there is no need to rush. Once the face of a big country is hindered and the big taboo of acting too hastily is committed, the other party will be given a chance.

And Jin Ren is undoubtedly good at seizing opportunities.

In other words, all tribes that rise in adversity are ground out in rough clothing and simple food, fought in bloody battlefields, and shaken out on horseback. In the process of rising such a nation, as long as they grasp Whenever there is an opportunity, it may turn against the wind.

In view of this, Li Yan's military control of the center is divided into two steps.

The first step is to treat Jin Ren with real respect.

The second step is to treat Jin Guo, and don't expect to destroy the country quickly.

Now that the first step has been completed, although the price of casualties of the Lianshui Army has been paid, the second step has begun to be put on the agenda.

After the group of officials discussed it, Li Yan said, "Emperor Tianzuo didn't know good from bad, and he blindly protected the slave Jurchen. He continued to question him diplomatically, and his words were more intense. He created an image that he would not retaliate when he scolded others. Shame."

"In addition, if folk merchants help the Liao people out of morality, they should be encouraged, especially to help the Xi clan. King Xi returned to Libao to send his son, and said that the Liao emperor was unfair. He cried blood every word. The fate of the Xi clan is also fate. , if a merchant sells grain at a low price, the imperial court will reward him..."

Speaking of this, Li Yan's expression became more serious: "There are also states and counties in the south that are affected by disasters. Don't patronize the affairs of other countries. The people in the country are the first. Disaster relief is the most important thing, put it first!"

Zhongshu Sheng, the Ministry of Household Affairs, and the Ministry of Officials hurriedly took orders: "Yes!"

The country of Yan is still far from being a complete country and the people are safe. Any damage after the change of dynasty is not so easy to heal, especially in the south.

Fortunately, the Quartet has now surrendered, the military expenditure is far less than that of Zhao Song, and the treasury is full. Once the farming dynasty is willing to provide disaster relief for the people, it is far behind the nomads, fishermen and hunters. Liang supports the Xi family in Zhongjing Road and helps them tide over the difficulties.

Li Yan summed it up: "The Jin people's vain attempt to exert influence on disaster relief seems clever, but it is actually ridiculous. The country of Yan is strong, but the Jin people can't even really rule the Koryo Kingdom. How can we compete with us? In the future, if we compete with them, All can compete for comprehensive national strength, this is to use your own strengths to overcome the enemy's weaknesses!"

The thoughts of the ministers became clearer, and they all bowed together: "Follow the king's order!"

Li Yan never worried about the specific matters. After setting the overall strategy, let the various ministries implement it, but this time two people were left: "Wu Youcheng and Shi Dudu, stay here for a while."

Wu Yong and Shi Qian stayed behind, and this man asked, "Which one is the largest Buddhist temple in Yanjing?"

Shi Qian was a little strange, but Wu Yong said without hesitation: "Reporting to Your Highness, it is the Minzhong Temple."

Li Yan raised his brows slightly, the Minzhong Temple in Yanjing is the Fayuan Temple in Beijing for later generations.

It is said that this temple was originally built in Youzhou City by Li Shimin to commemorate the dead soldiers who conquered Goguryeo. Before the temple was completed, Emperor Taizong of Tang died. The Long Live Tongtian was completed in the first year, and it took [-] years before and after.

Shi Qian also remembered that this temple is indeed the most popular temple in Beijing at present, but he still doesn't understand why he suddenly mentioned: "What does Your Highness mean?"

Li Yandao: "Does the golden man believe in Buddhism?"

Shi Qian had a very clear understanding of the enemy's situation, and immediately said, "They don't believe in Buddhism, but what they believe in is the primitive shamanism of the grassland tribes."

In the atmosphere where Buddhism prevailed in the Liao Kingdom, Jurchen still didn't believe in Buddhism, and she could see how bad things were in the Liao Kingdom. Li Yan smiled slightly: "If I want the golden people to start believing in Buddhism, is there a way?"

Shi Qian frowned and said: "I'm afraid this is a bit difficult. Your Highness has taught us before that the people outside the Great Wall believe in religion, which is in need of survival. The Jurchens live in poor mountains and rivers, which conforms to Shamanism. Apart from ascetic sects, Buddhism has nothing in common... ..."

Wu Yong also studied in Suian Academy, and considered the problem from another angle: "Koryo Kingdom is a place that worships Buddhism very much. Jurchen now destroys Goryeo and establishes Jin Kingdom. If they absorb the culture of Goryeo, they will naturally worship Buddhism. If they believe in Buddhism, if they are still the same, it means that foreign cultures are difficult to influence at this stage..."

Li Yan nodded approvingly: "Not bad!"

There is no record of the turning point in the history of Jurchen's belief in Buddhism, but it can be generally judged that it first digested the foundation of the Liao Kingdom, inherited the customs of Buddhism prevailing in the Liao Kingdom, and was influenced by the Buddhism of the Song Dynasty when going south. Influenced by it, the royal family and nobles began to believe in Buddhism since then.

Jin Taizong Wanyan Wu begged to buy, and he enshrined Buddha statues in the inner court, and welcomed Zhantan statues, and placed them in the Minzhong Temple in Yanjing. Every year, meetings and meal monks were held. This temple even served as an examination room for Jinshi.

The rulers believe in religion, and they all have needs. From this time on, the shamanism is not suitable for the Jurchen, and it will naturally be left behind, and Buddhism that is more suitable for the upper class will be introduced.

But the problem now is that the Jurchens have not yet had the conditions to abandon shamanism and convert to Buddhism.

That's why Li Yan made a special proposal.

To deal with the enemy is to guide them to do things that violate the rules, so as to create more opportunities for victory.

Knowing this attitude, Wu Yong effectively imitated the great wish of Tang Dynasty to collect taxes from the Buddhist sect, but failed to implement it. He was ordered to observe the Buddhist sect early on, and immediately took out the memorial from his waist: "Your Highness, I think that if you want the Jin people to believe Buddha, first we must clear up the chaos of domestic Buddhism, there is "Detailed Regulations for the Examination of Monks", please look at it."

"it is good!"

Li Yan showed appreciation, it was Cai Jing's habit to prepare the memorial book at any time, Wu Yong and Zhu Wu approached Zhu Zhechi, and began to move closer to the prime minister.

After unfolding it and taking a closer look, he nodded slightly.

Instead of collecting taxes as soon as it comes up, it first regulates monks.

The selection of monks is stipulated once every three years. For young monks, the recitation of the five scriptures of "Fahua", "Xindiguan", "Golden Light", "Repaying Gratitude" and "Huayan" is used as a trial class. Only those who pass the test can become monks. Adult monks , then the classics, laws, and theories are tested in three courses, and those who are excellent in academic performance will be given various honorary titles...

Formulate the system of monks and officials, which is dedicated to governing the prestige and discipline of the monks, and handling lawsuits within the religious group. Famous temples set up monks, governors, and weinas. Ordinary monasteries can choose one of them, and they serve every three years...

Monks and nuns are forbidden to communicate with nobles, and monks and nuns are required to follow the custom to worship their parents and perform funeral rites...

Set the quota for monks to save disciples...

Li Yan looked at each item: "Parts are negotiable, but the whole is good!"

He doesn't like Buddhism, but he doesn't advocate destroying Buddhism either.

Firstly, the truth cannot be destroyed, and secondly, the matter of faith should not be so extreme that "you must believe what I believe", nor can you follow the path of "you cannot believe what I don't believe".

The former is a monotheistic religion, such as the Mingzun religion, which was introduced from the West, and they are all opposite ideas, either black or white. If they are believers, they are brothers and sisters. If they do not believe in religion, they are all potential enemies. They must either extract value or Eliminate directly.

The latter is to destroy the Buddha, which is not feasible. Even the Ninth Five-Year Lord, the Lord of the World, cannot stop others from believing in something. The duty of the court is actually to guide.

Taxation is a good guide!

In fact, Wu Yong had already prepared it long ago, and did not move because he felt that the time was not ripe. After all, Buddhism, whether it is among the people or the rich and powerful, has huge beliefs, and rashly moving it will cause immeasurable turmoil.

"The imperial court must act in an upright manner, learn from a famous teacher, and the same is true for religion..."

Li Yan took out a list: "This is the list of cults that came from 'Zuo Ming' after Mingzun Sect was destroyed. Take a look at the four bishops. It is really shocking. The rectification of Buddhism is imperative."

The two took a look, Shi Qian was amazed, Wu Yong was overjoyed: "Jinling Tianxi Temple is willing to become a master, is it the Guangming Bishop of Mingzun Sect?"

(End of this chapter)