Zhenguan's prosperity and fame

Chapter 326

Not knowing why the King of Qin wanted to dismiss the King of Wei, Xuanzang had many questions in his mind, and he needed to ask His Highness the King of Qin for advice.

Li Fangchen looked at Xuanzang, "This king asks you a few questions. If you can answer them, you will come in and out of Qinwangzhuang from now on. If you can't answer them, the life and death of Buddhism will have nothing to do with you from now on."

"Your Highness, please speak clearly." Xuanzang did not dare to be sloppy, judging from Li Fangchen's intentions, he feared that Buddhism would be doomed in the future.

"Buddhism is a country?"

The first question surprised Xuanzang.

"Why did Your Highness say such a thing?"

"If you don't serve the country, why don't you pay taxes and don't cultivate the land?"

Xuanzang explained: "Your Majesty is exempted from the Buddhist tax due to the contribution of the Buddhist sect to rescue him. Don't you know His Highness?"

Li Fangchen said with a smile: "Since this is the case, don't monks who join the Buddhist sect do not have to pay taxes?"

Xuanzang suddenly felt nervous, yes, His Highness King Qin's question really frightened him.

"Buddhism is a country?"

Li Fangchen raised this question again, Xuanzang looked a little serious, "Return to Your Highness, no!"

"Then why do my frontier men fight the enemy bravely, while Buddhism can sit back and enjoy a peaceful and prosperous age?"

"Buddhism prohibits killing, stop killing, those who enter Buddhism should not kill."

"According to what you mean, but when the foreign enemy comes, let your Buddhist sect come forward to influence the other party?"

Listening to the sneer in Li Fangchen's words, Xuanzang couldn't help breathing heavily, feeling complicated.

"I'll ask you again, Buddhism is a country?"

"No"

"Then why do the people in the world work hard, but your Buddhist school sits and enjoys the fruits of it, and does not cultivate the land or raise the fields, and collects offerings from others? Is it possible that your Buddhist school is supreme, and that's how it should be?"

Xuanzang hurriedly argued, "Your Highness, don't be in a hurry, Buddhism has land, and it also has land to cultivate, so I dare not waste it."

"There is land? Why does Buddhism have land? Didn't you say that all four elements of Buddhism are empty?"

"by"

Could it be that it was just because of the merit of saving him?

It is undeniable that Buddhism did help Li Shimin, but only.

They did not accompany Li Shimin to fight the world, Li Shimin has already repaid the Buddhism, if he is not satisfied, the disaster of extinction may be just around the corner.

"The four elements of Buddhism are all empty, but what about the golden Buddha statues in the temple? Xuanzang, do you know how much of the land in the Buddhist circle has occupied the world in recent years?"

"The poor monk doesn't know."

Suspicion about Buddhism itself made it impossible for Xuanzang to speak forcefully in front of Li Fangchen, and he revealed humility when he spoke.

Because of the status of King Qin, no matter how dissatisfied Xuanzang felt in his heart, he could only hold back.

The King of Qin is the King of Qin in the Tang Dynasty, and Buddhism is the Buddhism of the Tang Dynasty.

In the end, they are all the branches and leaves that survived under the giant tree of the Tang Dynasty, and the branch of King Qin is far thicker than that of Buddhism.

Without Buddhism, Datang is still Datang.

Without the King of Qin, the Emperor's Wrath would definitely require Buddhism to be buried with him.

Against the King of Qin, Buddhism will not get half of the benefits at all.

Regardless of how much the people of the Tang Dynasty admired the Buddhas on weekdays, if King Qin took the lead in hating Buddhism, he was afraid that the Buddhism would not persist for a year and would be completely reviled by the people.

Because he is the king of Qin, the king of Qin who has made great achievements in the world.

"Eat the food grown by the people of the Tang Dynasty, and rely on the mountains and rivers that the Tang soldiers saved. Your Buddhism does not see the duty that the people of the Tang Dynasty should have. Come and tell me, isn't your Buddhism a country within a country?"

The alarm bell rang, Xuanzang took three steps back, unable to speak, and spit out a mouthful of blood.

Li Fangchen's serious expression remained undiminished, he got up and asked, "You are a Buddhist, Tang's locust! What should you do?"

Sitting down in a panic, Xuanzang finally understood that the Journey to the West written by His Royal Highness, in a fundamental sense, was to tell Buddhism.

Buddhism is not irreplaceable!

"Your Highness, how can we let go of Buddhism?"

let go?Li Fangchen sat down again, his expression returned to normal, and he took a sip of tea, "You should ask, what can your Buddha do for Datang?"

do what?How did Xuanzang know what to do?
Propagate the teachings and educate the people?
I'm afraid that as soon as this excuse is uttered, the person in front of him will have to use a knife.

"The Buddha came from the west, and he was not born and bred in the Central Plains. His teachings are also contrary to the lives of the people in the Tang Dynasty. The so-called blissful rebirth, in fact, you and I know it is a lie. But the key is that Buddhism should show Use him, otherwise this king doesn't mind weeding out the Buddhist sect and supporting the Taoist sect, or a brand new sect!"

The Buddha said that all living beings are suffering, so is it possible that all living beings are going to seek bliss?

If so, how can Buddha exist?Where are the people?
Eating incense money, and finally doing the Buddhist ritual?

Religion and imperial power are not complementary to each other.

The transformation of Buddhism into the Tang Dynasty is what Li Fangchen really wants.

Today's Buddhism is not perfect, it can even be said to be full of flaws.

Originally, Li Fangchen didn't even think about finding trouble with the Buddhist sect, but Xuanzang was blamed for bumping into him and throwing himself into the trap. Could it be that Li Fangchen wanted to let go of such an excellent opportunity?
"Your Highness, how should Buddhism save itself? Is there still a way out?" Xuanzang stood up again, his eyes full of determination.

All the things just now may be the test sent by the Buddha.

With the help of the King of Qin, the Buddhist sect can be reorganized, so that the Buddhist sect can regain its foothold and avoid many obstacles.

Reciting Buddhist scriptures silently in his heart, Xuanzang has already determined that as long as His Royal Highness the King of Qin speaks, he will do his best in Buddhism.

As long as the support of His Highness King Qin can be exchanged, Buddhism will save a lot of trouble.

"Self-help? Naturally, you Buddhists must pay the price. Don't you even understand this?"

"When the little monk leaves, I will arrange it myself, but I don't know how much His Highness wants the Buddhist sect to pay?"

"My lord? What does this lord want your Buddhist sect to pay for? It should be said, how much is your Buddhist sect willing to pay to save itself!"

King Qin didn't want to make it clear, Xuanzang didn't dare to force him, so he chose to resign.

He needed enough time to calm down, left Qinwangzhuang, and returned to Daxiangguo Temple.

The first thing Xuanzang did was to discuss the matter with the abbot and fellow brothers.

At first, the mages didn't care about this, but King Qin was not a saint.

Until Xuanzang asked, "Buddhism is a country?"

The more people learned about it, the more afraid they became.

"This is a catastrophe for my Buddhist sect, Xuanzang, do you have a solution?"

Xuanzang hesitated again and again, "According to all the monasteries in the world, the monks who have not seen the official document will be expelled."

"But this"

"It's nothing. Buddhism can't grow stronger. What Buddha needs is the belief of the people, not the number of Buddhist monks!"

If you don't check, you still don't know, and if you check, Xuanzang can't help but feel fear.

In the monasteries near Chang'an alone, there are more than 8 monks who have not been issued official documents to prove their identity by the court.

Such a powerful force, even Buddhism itself does not know.

There are also many fake monks who have been ordained, taking the Buddha's name all day long and doing deceitful things.

After Xuanzang found out about this, he felt very fortunate. Fortunately, he discovered it early. If it was a little later, Buddhism would really be in trouble!
(End of this chapter)