Great Tang Dynasty

Chapter 604 Objection
Chang'an City seemed much quieter.

The autumn wind is getting colder and colder.

After Qin Tian and Wei Zheng had almost done all kinds of preparations, they were finally ready to do it.

Early this morning, Qin Tian and Wei Zheng made a list of temples that they thought could be recovered, monks could be dismissed, and temples that had to be demolished.

"Your Majesty, this is the list that I and Lord Wei have determined after several investigations. Please take a look at it. If Your Majesty thinks it is okay, we will do it."

Qin Tian submitted the list, Li Shimin nodded after reading it once, and said, "Qin Aiqing's list is very detailed. These temples should indeed take back their land. Who do you plan to take first?"

"My lord, the Great Buddha Temple is the largest temple in Chang'an City. They have more than 1 acres of land and more than [-] monks. These are huge resources, but they have made no contribution to the imperial court. Naturally, they must be attacked first."

After Qin Tian said this, Li Shimin didn't feel that there was any problem. If the largest monastery was solved, other small monasteries would naturally not be a problem.

However, at this moment, someone in the court suddenly stood up.

"Your Majesty, there is nothing wrong with confiscating the land of the temple, but I think that the Great Buddha Temple should not be moved."

The fat official who stood up was named Huang Dayu. After he stood up like this, there was a commotion in the court.

Li Shimin frowned slightly, no one had ever stood up to object before, why is it really going to do something now, but someone objected?

"Oh, Huang Aiqing, why can't the Great Buddha Temple be moved?" Li Shimin asked, and Huang Dayu said: "My lord, the Great Buddha Temple is the largest temple in our Tang Dynasty, and there are many believers. If it is moved, it will have a huge impact and cause unnecessary chaos in the Tang Dynasty." I was flustered, and I thought the monastery should always be kept as a spare. After all, many things in my Tang Dynasty do need the monastery sometimes. Other monasteries can be moved, but one must be kept, otherwise even the biggest one will be moved. I am afraid that many people will think that the Holy One is going to destroy Buddha."

After Huang Dayu said this, Li Shimin's expression was already a little ugly, but what he didn't expect was that at this moment, other people also stood up one after another.

"My lord, I think what Master Huang said makes sense. Even if the monastery is to be moved, the biggest one should be kept as a reminder."

"That's right, Your Majesty, I also feel that Master Huang's words are reasonable. You should not go too far in everything. You should keep what should be kept."

"Your Majesty, I also think what Master Huang said makes sense."

"........."

Officials from the DPRK and China stood up one after another. There were more and more people who opposed the move of the Great Buddha Temple. The situation was a bit bad. Changsun Wuji stood in the crowd and hesitated a few times, but finally endured it.

Looking at these situations, Li Shimin was very puzzled. No one had spoken out against it before, so why did so many people appear all of a sudden?
Everyone said one word to another, the whole court was almost out of control, Li Shimin was a little angry, even a little confused, Wei Zheng's violent temper came up again, and he confronted people like Huang Dayu alone, Qin Tian stood in the hall But fell into silence again.

In the early morning, they broke up unhappy.

After the early dynasty retreated, Li Shimin left Qin Tian and Wei Zheng behind.

Wei Zheng was still a little angry. Although he didn't speak, his chest was heaving with anger. He even looked at Qin Tian sadly, because when he scolded those people today, Qin Tian acted like nothing happened. , standing by without saying a word.

This made him very aggrieved, as if he felt abandoned by his comrades.

"You two lovers, I didn't expect that so many people would object. Now, what should I do?"

Li Shimin is not worried about those believers making troubles, after all, they are just ordinary people, but if the officials in the court object, then he has to be cautious and make decisions carefully.

Li Shimin asked, Wei Zheng immediately stood up and said: "My lord, these people are really hateful. They don't think about the court at all. In my opinion, don't worry about them. We can do whatever we want, and they can't stop us."

Wei Zheng's straightforwardness is really unstoppable, Li Shimin smiled wryly, glanced at Qin Tian, ​​and said, "What does Qin Aiqing mean?"

Wei Zheng curled his lips, and rolled his eyes at Qin Tian, ​​but Qin Tian didn't take it seriously, and said, "Your Majesty, this matter is strange, some of these officials don't believe in Buddhism, why do they plead for the Great Buddha Temple?"

Li Shimin frowned slightly, and said, "What does Qin Aiqing mean?"

"Your Majesty, everything happens for a reason, and the occurrence of these things is nothing more than involving the interests of some people. As long as the Holy Majesty sends someone to investigate, we will know the reason."

Qin Tian's words are not clear enough, but the meaning can be understood by people. I am afraid that these people have interests involved with the Great Buddha Temple, so they will oppose the move of the Great Buddha Temple.

Hearing this, Li Shimin frowned slightly, slightly displeased.

"Come on!"

As soon as the order was given, a guard stood up immediately: "What is your order?"

"The officials who spoke up for the Great Buddha Temple this morning, let me investigate carefully to see if they have any interests with the Great Buddha Temple."

"Here!"

The guards retreated, Qin Tian said: "Your Majesty, there is no need to be too anxious about mobilizing the monastery. After the investigation of this matter comes out, we will not be too late to do it."

Li Shimin nodded, in this situation, this is the only way to go.

After the three monarchs and ministers finished speaking, Qin Tian and Wei Zheng left.

On the way to leave, Wei Zheng glanced at Qin Tian and said, "Why do you need to investigate, it's better to do it directly."

Qin Tiandao: "Master Wei is a smart man, so why should I say too much, if you can't stop the mouths of the officials in the court, you think the monastery is active, it's not easy to be a saint, and it's not easy to be a saint, so take your time Come on, this kind of thing can't be done overnight."

Wei Zheng didn't say anything more. He was naturally aware of this kind of thing, but the longer he was a spokesperson, the more he was too lazy to be devious when faced with many things. However, this did not mean that he would not be devious.

The two left the palace, someone from the Great Buddha Temple had sent news to Qing Xin.

"Chairman, Qin Tian and the others in the court today were going to attack us, but our people have already stood up and opposed it. The Holy Majesty temporarily suppressed this matter. Presumably there are some officials who object, and they dare not touch the Great Buddha Temple. "

Hearing this news, Qingxin nodded and said: "Okay, those officials took our money, so naturally they want to help us, and there are many family members who are also our believers. They will help, as long as they save money." Great Buddha Temple, we will become an even more glorious temple."

Saying that, Qingxin folded her palms together and said, "Amitabha..."

(End of this chapter)