The third emperor of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 629 The Truth (Congratulations to the soldiers of the Republic for their safe life)
Three days passed by in a hurry, and the travel-worn Li Zhi rushed to Luoyang, went home to wash up, did not have time to talk to his family, and went to the palace to ask to see the emperor.

Yang Tong was discussing the Southern Expedition in the Xuanzheng Hall with the civil and military ministers, and when he heard Li Zhi begging to see him, he asked someone to bring him here. Three days ago, he had received Ling Jing's eagle letter, but there were many issues that Li Zhi was in charge of investigating. Chi.

Last year on the Mid-Autumn Festival, Ma Zhou was recommended by Yang Qinfang to tell Yang Tong about the collusion between the Zhuanlun sect and Japanese slaves. Since then, Yang Tong has been vigilant, The county soldiers who believed in the "Runlun Religion" were transferred from Bohai, and Pei Renji, Minister of the Ministry of Military Affairs, was assigned to various counties in the Central Plains to suppress bandits, and then a large number of credible people were sent into Bohai County to investigate the origin of the so-called leader. The other party has been in peace for a while, and has not taken any drastic actions so far, so Li Zhi has not obtained any information to break the situation. Although Ling Jing said in the letter that he has enough information, Yang Tong still dare not have a specific interview. Relax.

He is the soul from later generations, and he knows very well that the sect develops believers so fast that it can sweep the entire county in just a few months. If it is used by people with ulterior motives, it will cause irreparable losses.At the same time, he also knows the horror of fanatical believers. After being brainwashed by the doctrine, these people are not afraid of death one by one, and the damage is unimaginable. The most typical is the history of Europe, which is purely a history of religious grievances and wars.

In the Sui Dynasty, there were also cases of rebellion by using religious teachings. More than ten years ago, Song Zixian, a native of Tang County, was good at illusion. He could change the shape of a Buddha and claimed to be Maitreya. Song Zixian planned to raise troops to attack Yang Guang's car while the unsheltered meeting was held, and was informed by the court beforehand, so Song Zixian was executed.More than a thousand of his henchmen were executed together.

There is also Fufeng monk Xiang Haiming who also claims to be Maitreya's birth, and anyone who has the heart of attachment can have auspicious dreams.Therefore, people in the Sansuke area unanimously believe in him.As a result, Xiang Haiming rebelled with tens of thousands of troops.Xiang Haiming proclaimed himself emperor and changed his reign name to Baiwu.Yang Guang ordered Yang Yichen to crusade and destroy Xiang Haiming.

Another year, on the first day of the first lunar month, dozens of people wearing white hats and clothes, burning incense and holding flowers, claiming to be Maitreya Buddha, entered the city through Dingding Gate, the Zhengnan Gate of Luoyang.The soldiers guarding the city kowtowed collectively. These "Maitreya" snatched weapons and hacked and killed soldiers. After that, a large-scale raid was carried out in Luoyang. In the end, more than 1000 households and tens of thousands of people participated in the rebellion.

So many people have been deceived repeatedly, because the wisdom of the people has not yet been developed. Whenever natural disasters and man-made disasters occur, the helpless people pin their hopes on illusory gods and Buddhas. When they die, they think that they are acting according to the divine will.

And to deal with this kind of rebellion using religious teachings, the best way is not to use the army to suppress it from the people, that will only make things worse, even if the suppression goes on, there will be heavy losses, and countless hatreds will be left behind. The best The way is to capture the core congregation and massacre them.Just like how Yang Guang dealt with Song Zixian, he just killed himself and more than a thousand core believers, and stopped a large-scale rebellion in time.

And there are people behind the Chakrat in Bohai County who are also doing trouble. If this group of people is not wrestled out and completely eradicated, it will not be long before a new cult will be created to confuse people. This is why Yang Tong did not rush to do it. reason;
Second, to the south of Bohai County is Douzigang, the most famous holy place for rebels in the middle and late Sui Dynasty.Whenever the situation is not good, the rebels will quickly go to Douzigang. There is a swampy area, and it is very difficult to wipe out the imperial army. The behind-the-scenes of the Chakra Sect may also have the same idea, but this person does not know about Douzigang. And another rebel paradise - Qinghe Gaojibo, all developed by Yang Tong into fertile land.But apart from these two rebel holy places, Hejian County to the north of Bohai County also has undeveloped swamps such as Fox Lake and Baiyang Lake where you can hide.

"The last general, Li Zhi, sees the sage!" After a while, Li Zhi entered the main hall, the Xuanzheng Hall is the official palace of Chang Shen, only talking about the monarch and ministers, not personal friendship, so he didn't salute his grandfather Li Jing and other senior officials.

"General Li is exempt!" Yang Tong raised his arms falsely, signaling to flatten his body.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Facing the gathering of civil and military ministers, even though he was the grandson of Li Jing and had seen a lot since childhood, Li Zhi inevitably became a little nervous at this moment.

The aloof Yang Tong couldn't help laughing when he saw Li Jing glaring at his 'disappointed' grandson.Soldiers always make Yang Tong feel cordial. Facing the iron-blooded soldiers of the Sui Dynasty, he is always more tolerant, saying: "You are also a person who has participated in many wars. What are you afraid of? It's just this rat guts. It doesn't look like the soldiers brought out by me." As he spoke, he curled his lips on purpose, as if disdainful.

Mouse guts?
Li Zhi was a little annoyed, even if it was a aggressive method, there was no need to hurt people like this, right?Immediately said loudly: "Return to the Holy Lord, the general will not be afraid."

Yang Tong nodded in satisfaction and said, "This is my soldier, and I will live up to my expectations."

Don't say it!
Soldiers really do like this, once Yang Tong said that, Li Zhi proudly held his head high, and the previous nervous expression disappeared.

"It's been almost half a year since you were ordered to investigate the Chakratism. Tell everyone what kind of cult it is." All the people present here are the most trusted and trusted ministers, and Yang Tong doesn't have to shy away from anything.

"My lord, this Chakramism is actually similar to the previous Maitreya Sect. It uses Buddhist teachings to control people's hearts. However, after half a year of investigation and unannounced visits, I found that the Chakram Sect is not really supported by the people."

"What's the reason?"

"In the ninth year of Daye, Song Zixian in Bolingtang County, in the name of Maitreya, plotted to attack Emperor Wu, but was extinguished by the court in time. Officials from all over the country denounced it as a cult and asked the people to distinguish right from wrong. It had a great influence in Jizhou at that time. Today, it is still It has been less than nine years, but what the Zhuanlun Sect did is exactly the same as the Maitreya Sect. The common people regard it as a scourge. The concentration of these soldiers and their families are more trusting of the imperial court and the government. In addition, many people were refugees before, and they also believe in the imperial court and support the imperial court. In addition, the Hebei War has not ended for a few years, and the common people are busy building houses and farming. Busy with getting rich, they don’t have time to worship the Chakra. Thirdly, in order to limit the excessive expansion of Buddhism, the imperial court wiped out those false Taoist priests and thief monks. Even Taoists and monks don’t believe in it, so how can common people believe in this unknown religion of the wheel?”

"Where did the tens of thousands of believers in Bohai County come from?"

"It's the local ruffian and the thief monk who ordered him to return to vulgarity!" Li Zhi glanced at Yang Tong, and then said: "The local ruffian dominates and harms the village; while the thief monk who was forced to return to vulgarity is used to a luxurious life, and he doesn't want to farm at all. , these two types of people have the common characteristics of being lazy and oppressing kind people. It is these people who are attracted by the Zhuanlun sect, and these people are instigated to form cliques and harm the common people. I joined the Chakra, but once I joined, I was controlled by these people, and I was forced to enshrine my family wealth, and the kind-hearted people have suffered a lot..."

Yang Tong was very angry when he heard that local ruffians and thieves and monks forced the people to join the Lunlun religion for the disaster of the village. He tried to restrain the anger in his heart and asked, "Are all the officials of the local government dead?"

"Officials in Nanpi County and Yanshan County have all benefited greatly from the Chakratism, and they are the big trees of the Chakratism."

"boom"

Yang Tong's handsome face was contorted, he kicked the heavy imperial case flying, and the melody on the imperial case flew far away, and the glazed inkstone fell to the ground and shattered with a bang.

In an instant, the empty hall was silent.

The civil and military officials were silent.

"My lord is guilty!"

"My lord is guilty!"

"..."

After a while, Fang Xuanling, Shangshu of the Ministry of Officials, Yang Shidao, Shangshu of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, Wei Zheng, Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment, and Liu Zhenghui, Shangshu of the Imperial Ministry, who came back to their senses, came out to plead guilty.

The official department employs people improperly and dereliction of duty.

The Ministry of Civil Affairs does not listen to public opinion and is dereliction of duty.

The Ministry of Punishment lax law enforcement, dereliction of duty.

The Ministry of Imperial Supervision is ineffective and dereliction of duty.

Yang Tong took a deep breath, tried to suppress the anger in his heart, and said, "Punish each of you with one year's salary, can you be convinced?"

The four ministers said unanimously: "I am convinced."

"Come in."

"Here."

The expansion of the Sui Dynasty was too fast, and there was a serious shortage of local officials, and no one could use them, so some people with low morality and ability became local officials, and most of the important officials in the court were focused on the enemy and the newly acquired territory, so It's normal to have problems if you don't care about the rear.Yang Tong was well aware of these problems, but he had no choice but to express some attitudes, otherwise the court's laws would be of no use.The four people who were punished also understood Yang Tong's helplessness, otherwise it would not be as simple as a one-year salary.

"Aristocratic families are officials seeking the country, and lawless officials are seeking wealth... They don't even recognize people and worry about it. Sound laws, supervision, and education mechanisms must be improved as soon as possible, without delay! After returning, the four departments will form more than a dozen inspection teams. Make unannounced visits to various places, and be sure to bring the black sheep to justice."

"Here!"

"I've lost my composure!" Yang Tong shook his head, not bothering to pay attention to the memorial, and said to Li Zhi, "Go ahead."

"Yes!" Li Zhi replied, and then said: "The Zhuanlun sect is well-organized, a bit like the military officer system of the imperial court. From top to bottom, there are Buddha, Buddha, Buddha's son, Buddha's grandson, and Buddha's disciples. Buddha's disciples are the lowest among them." Duty, one Buddhist is in charge of one hundred believers, the grandson of the Buddha is in charge of two disciples, the son of the Buddha is in charge of two grandsons of the Buddha, there are nine Buddhas on the son of Buddha, and the master of Buddha is in charge of nine disciples of the Buddha, and the leader of the wheel religion has a Buddha As for the appearance of this wheel-turning king, no one has ever seen it. It is said that when he preached Buddhism, a huge Maitreya Buddha composed of green smoke appeared behind him. , so many people believe it to be true. And Maitreya Buddha is shining in the sun, so people can't see his appearance, and believers are afraid to offend the so-called gods and Buddhas, so they dare not look at it."

When he heard "sunshine", Yang Tong felt that the "Maitreya Buddha" might be painted on a convex lens, and then illuminated on the curtain behind the wheel king; The smoke naturally condenses and does not disperse, and it is normal for the glass to glisten.As for methods such as magic, it is beyond Yang Tong's ability to figure it out.

"The magistrates and magistrates of Nanpi and Yanshan are the four Buddhas of the Chakram Sect." Li Zhi said again.

"In this way, the Chakratists are all a group of evildoers, and the imperial court's killing of them is a just act to eliminate harm for the people." Yang Tong understood and was relieved.With the support of the people who are forced to become believers, the matter is simple. You only need to catch these four Buddha masters, and you can follow the vine to get the Chakra.

Li Zhi nodded and said, "Exactly."

"Your Majesty." At this time, Jiang Xingben, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, came out and bowed: "Whether it is the Maitreya religion in the past or the current Chakraism, the reason why they have developed so fast is that the local officials have obtained money from it. It tacitly allowed the expansion of the Chakram religion."

"Jiang Shangshu's words are very true, and I have something to add here."

Du Ruhui, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, first approved Jiang Xingben, and then bowed to Yang Tong, expressing his opinion: "Buddhist teachings are mostly beneficial to the stability of the world. But it is a foreign sect after all. Although it has been propagated in the Central Plains for hundreds of years, However, its scriptures and teachings have too many foreign customs. Even if it absorbs the ideas of the Central Plains and improves them to make them more in line with the morals of the Central Plains Dynasty, there are still many ideas that can be used by people with ulterior motives. The most typical is The theory of reincarnation and reincarnation advocated by Buddhism, alone, has been used by countless unruly people, and many of them appeared in the Sui Dynasty alone. Song Zixian and Xiang Haiming claimed to be the reincarnation of Maitreya, and Zhu Can claimed to be Jialou King Luo was reincarnated, and the leader of the wheel-running sect also claimed to be Maitreya Buddha... There are also many rebels who also claim to be the Buddha in the Buddhist family, which has also confused the ignorant people. But there is no reincarnation in my Central Plains. In other words, even if the Yellow Turban Uprising is attributed to Taoism, Taiping Dao was developed by Zhang Jiao himself, and has nothing to do with reincarnation. Therefore, the reincarnation of Buddhism must be deleted.”

"The most disgusting point is that Buddhist teachings believe that monks are people who are pure and pure. Their parents raised them with painstaking efforts, but they refused to recognize their relatives. In the end, every happy family was broken, causing countless harms. There are countless human relations tragedies, parents, wives and children don't recognize them, and of course they don't take the emperor and the law seriously. During the Jin Dynasty, a monk who had no king and no father even wrote an article on why he disrespected the emperor. It also means that they don't pay attention to the emperor and the law at all. If they are sincere to the Buddha, it's okay, if not? Can they use the name of "outsider" to do evil? If they want to manage things, how can they get it? .”

"And what the Buddhists like to do most is to gather believers to spread the Dharma from time to time. They always spread the word a few months in advance, and let the believers all over the world gather in places where the Dharma is preached. If the monk who preaches the Dharma has a great reputation, in just a few Tens of thousands or 10,000+ people can be convened in a month, which has caused great security risks to local stability. This is also a unique habit of Buddhism. Our local sects do not have such large-scale gatherings. If it is just to guide people to be good, it will be fine. If the organizer is a person with bad intentions, and there are natural disasters and man-made disasters at that time, they can incite believers to riot in a blink of an eye and bring great trouble to the court. If there is no restriction, there will be chaos." To the Buddhists Du Ruhui, an orthodox literati who hates him deeply, started to 'bombard' Buddhist speeches with the help of the case of the Zhuanlun religion.

Everyone nodded, and Yang Tong asked, "How does Du Shangshu think the court supervises?"

Du Ruhui replied calmly: "About this point, all dynasties have been aware of it, and it came into being as an institution to manage monks' monastery properties, but this is far from enough. For example, at present, the temple department of the Ministry of Rites is the one that manages Buddhism and Taoism." The Ministry of Temple Department is in charge of the doctor of the temple department, but there are shortcomings such as too small powers and responsibilities, insufficient personnel, etc., and it is impossible to control Buddhists all over the world. Therefore, Wei Chen suggested expanding the department of the temple department and formulating a set of detailed rules for various religious sects. Restriction and supervision must not be left alone. Right now, we can take advantage of the opportunity of restricting Buddhas to order Buddhists to delete unreasonable teachings, otherwise they are not allowed to preach. As for Buddhist gatherings, temples are used as individuals to set restrictions and stipulate that temples An assembly can only be held once every three or five years, and the scale is strictly limited. If the number of believers exceeds the specified number, it will be regarded as a crime of rebellion.”

"My minister agrees that right now I am restricting Buddhism in the dynasty and exterminating Buddhism in the false Tang Dynasty. The reason is to wipe out the fake monks and thieves and priests, and return the Buddha's innocence. In these actions, the Sui and Tang dynasties both stood on the moral heights. , so it is a god-sent opportunity to get strong support from Buddhist and Taoist believers. After passing this village, there will be no such shop in the future." Yang Gongren came out and echoed.

Everyone also expressed their deep approval.

These important ministers in the court are all well-informed and well-informed, and they know that Buddhism is a sharp double-edged sword. If it can be controlled under the law, it will be like Confucianism, and it will be the right-hand man for the court to stabilize the world. On the contrary, it will become a hidden danger that shakes the foundation of the imperial court.Therefore, we must take advantage of the opportunity when everyone is shouting to crack down on thief monks and fake monks, and bring the Buddhist school that has fallen into a historical trough into the management of the law. Any monk or temple that does not follow the rules will be punished as a fake monk. They will clap their hands and applaud; if this trend is over, it will be difficult to intervene indiscriminately. The manpower and material resources required will be countless times higher than in front of them.

"I am very relieved that you can attach so much importance to Buddhism and Taoism. I agreed to the expansion of the Ministry of Rites and Temple Department, but what is imminent is the various restraint systems. , implement the big framework first, and it won’t be too late to improve the detailed rules in the future.”

"Here." The four ministers responded in unison.

"In addition, it is necessary to increase the intensity of publicity among the people, so that the people know that, except for the sects approved by the imperial court, all cults established without authorization are for the sake of money and death, and there will be rewards for reporting." At this point, Yang Tong thought of a way, Then he said: "In order for the common people to distinguish right from wrong, the Ministry of Rites issued plaques to temples and Taoist temples approved by the imperial court, requiring them to hang in the most conspicuous places in the main hall. To further standardize the order, the local government inspects once a year, and if there are unqualified places for three consecutive years, the plaques will be forcibly withdrawn, the names of the monks in the temple and Taoist priests in Quanguan will be confiscated, and they will be dismissed.”

"Your Majesty's method is very wonderful!" Fang Xuanling cupped his hands and said, "I suggest that this plaque should be compared to the colors of court officials' uniforms, and set six colors of scarlet, green, blue, yellow, white, and black. At the beginning, they were all blue. Those who have a good reputation within one year will be promoted to dark green, light green, dark green, light scarlet, and deep scarlet in sequence; those with a bad reputation will be reduced to dark yellow, light yellow, moonlight, pure white, and black. Five years Afterwards, they were all changed to cyan, and started from cyan again. In this way, it is clear at a glance which is good and which is bad. In order to gain the support of the government and the belief of the people, even if officials do not need to supervise them all the time, the hosts of various temples and Taoist temples themselves will treat the people below. If you manage affairs strictly, monks and priests will not dare to do evil, and this will also reduce the pressure on the court and local governments."

"Fang Shangshu's method is good, and it will be played."

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Civilized soldiers of the Republic of Wuwei:

Because of you carrying the burden forward, our years are quiet and good!
Allow me to say, 'You guys, you have worked hard! '

Wish: Happy Army Day.

(End of this chapter)