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Chapter 636 Progressive Li Er pushes all the way

In the Palace of Political Affairs, Li Er was pacing back and forth. Since Bai Fan made his move today, Li Er has been paying attention to the direction of Chang'an, because Buddhism has too much influence among the people. If one is not good, the people in Chang'an City will make trouble stand up.

"Your Majesty, the Marquis of Lantian has arrived."

Lao Gao pushed open the door to remind him, and left by himself.

"You want to destroy Buddha?" Li Er asked in a deep voice.

Bai Fan raised his head and glanced at Li Er, not understanding the purpose of his question at this time, whether he supports or does not support the extermination of Buddha.

Shaking his head, Bai Fan said helplessly: "What's the matter? The Buddhist tree has deep roots, and no one can destroy it. It can only be suppressed and changed to the greatest extent."

"But the whole city is rumored that you, Baifan, slaughtered Wulou Temple and threatened to destroy Buddha and promote Taoism."

Hearing this, Bai Fan was surprised. He was busy running around all the time, and didn't pay attention to the public opinion in the city. How could this happen?
The Dou Fa Wu Ou Temple is open to the public. When did you say that you will destroy the Buddha?Then what happened to accepting apprentices?

"Your Majesty, this is a rumor. Could it be that someone with a heart deliberately provokes right and wrong?"

Li Er nodded, "Since there is no one, then the person behind must have made the move. Hmph, it's a good way to pester you every step of the way. I just take this opportunity to find out who is behind it."

The two sat down at the side, Bai Fan poured two cups of tea, and then asked, "I don't know what your Majesty thinks about Buddhism? If Fan really wants to destroy Buddha, will His Majesty support it?"

Li Erruo glanced at Bai Fan meaningfully, and then said with a hearty smile: "Boy, are you worried that I will protect Buddhism?

Nothing, I once considered imitating the predecessors, such as the former Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty, and Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism were governed in a balanced manner, but over the years, I have come into contact with more and more things from you kid, and the classics I have seen also involve the three schools of thought. teach.

Tubo ruled the country with religion, and they can be regarded as having achieved great success in ignoring the people, but the country is weak and can only settle down in one corner.

How did Buddhism flourish during the Southern Dynasties?There are temples everywhere, everyone recites Buddha, people flock to become monks, and all places spend a lot of money to build temples. In the end, even the fields are barren, and the national power is greatly weakened. Therefore, the way of governing the country, fooling the people and religion, can only be exchanged for temporary stability. For the whole country, it is a kind of poison that delays the development of the country.

Therefore, I never planned to revive Buddhism. "

Bai Fan looked at Li Er, who was shining with wisdom in his eyes, and couldn't help applauding him loudly. Unexpectedly, before he knew it, the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty had grown so much, and his worries turned out to be groundless .

"Your Majesty can have such words, the country's fortune, the people's fortune, and the minister Bai Fan's fortune!"

"Come on boy, I study and read books every day, I don't want you to praise and flatter me, I just don't want to rely on others for everything.

If not, today you will tell me about the dangers of Buddhism again, and then I will lead people to implement it according to your analysis. This will greatly delay the efficiency of the government's implementation. I don't want to be that kind of incompetent king.

Let’s talk about Buddhism, I won’t say anything if you want to destroy Buddha, but Buddhism is powerful, so don’t act rashly, do you understand the pros and cons? "

"I understand, so I need the support of the imperial government's policy. Otherwise, my method can only deal with the erroneous and immoral monks. I am afraid it will not be effective for those Buddhist monks. Only when Buddhism is regulated as a state matter can we really limit it. live."

Bai Fan said seriously, he couldn't help but think of the method of Duyi that appeared in history in his mind. A monk who has become a monk needs to have a Dudu to be considered a decent monk, otherwise he will be regarded as a fake monk or a wild monk.

And this degree is issued by the imperial court on a limited basis every year, and the issuance of the degree must be carefully checked, and the monk must also withdraw the degree. This method effectively limits the development of Buddhism, so Bai Fan is also planning to implement it in the Tang Dynasty, but The rules prepared by Bai Fan for Buddhism can be said to be more stringent than others, and it is more difficult to implement them.

Li Er listened carefully to Bai Fan's method, pondered for a moment, nodded and said: "This method is indeed effective, and the difficulty is not to be feared. Nowadays, Buddhism has not yet flourished, and Taoism has stabilized the momentum of Buddhism in recent years, and Buddhism has gathered after troubled times. , [-]% of them are gatherings of bandits and bandits, it is easier to break them up, and it is better to take advantage of this opportunity and use the law properly.

Go ahead with confidence, all Zhen and the imperial court will back you up.

Where are you going next? "

Bai Fan got up and bowed to Li Er, "Thank you for your support, Wulou Temple is just a small role, the next step is to pull out your teeth and go to Songshan Shaolin Temple!"

"Okay, bring all the people, Shaolin Temple is a green forest sect, so you have to be prepared."

Bai Fan laughed loudly and said: "If they are forced to rebel, I would like to wish for it, I am not afraid of them doing it, but I am afraid of them being a coward.

However, Fan has heard a folk rumor that when His Majesty quelled the troubled times, was there a story about the thirteen stick monks in Shaolin saving the King of Qin? "

Li Er frowned after hearing this, as if remembering something annoying.

He couldn't help standing up and flicking his long sleeves, "Hmph, folk rumors?
It is true, but it is not at all the rescue of Shaolin Yizhi according to the folklore. Shaolin Temple was very powerful in the past, and it had a large number of monks. The largest cottage that is obvious.

Back then, I fought fiercely with Luoyang Wang Shichong for nine months, and when the winner was about to be decided, the idiots in Shaolin Temple came forward to help me. It is conceivable that if I and Datang were at a disadvantage, they would not hesitate to vote for Wang Shichong .

So don't care about it this time, just do your best. "

With Li Er's permission, Bai Fan had no worries, and was about to leave, but before leaving the door, Li Er stopped him.

"Boy, you can make an exception for Taoist matters."

Bai Fan didn't look back, smiled and cupped his hands to Li Er, strode out of the palace gate, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

Just when Bai Fan led the army out of Chang'an City, a decree came from the imperial palace in Chang'an City. Review to verify.

With the matter of Wulou Temple in front, there are no ministers in the court to support the temple. This group of monks is just a group of ordinary people. They have no resistance in the face of the imperial court's army. No, those who resist are arrested on the spot. killed.

And Bai Fan held the imperial decree all the way, and along the way from Chang'an to Luoyang, all the Buddhist temples, big and small, were pushed over, and they rushed towards Songshan Shaolin Temple aggressively.

And other surrounding monasteries, big and small, fled to other places, seeking refuge in famous big temples. Shaolin Temple originally had only a few thousand monks, but when Bai Fan led the crowd to the foot of Shaoshi Mountain, the entire Shaolin Temple had more than ten thousand monks. up.

Master Tanzhi, the abbot of Shaolin Temple, is urgently discussing countermeasures with the elders of Shaolin Temple. Many eminent monks who came to seek refuge elsewhere suggested to take revenge with Dharma protectors.

But Abbot Tanzhi was clear in his heart that Bai Fan led the army, even if he did not talk about the outcome of the battle, once he mobilized troops, the meaning would be different. But he can't bear the prestige of a country, so he can only seek other methods.

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