Take the farm down to earth

How could the bodhisattva put Qin Shubao, a ninth-rank god general, in his eyes.

But this place is Chang'an, no matter how low Qin Shubao's cultivation is, he is also Duke Yi of the Tang Dynasty, and he was also named General Zuo Wuwei.

If he stood up against Western religion, there would be a large number of soldiers, common people and noble relatives who would join him.

Not to mention that the social environment and public opinion in the early Tang Dynasty were already very unfavorable to Buddhism.

Some ministers are not interested in Western teachings, or even disgusted to the extreme.

Just the three points of not doing production, not respecting the emperor, and not respecting ancestors make it difficult for Buddhism to spread in the circle of rational scholars.

And looking at history, we know that after Buddhism was introduced to the East from the Western Han Dynasty, it did not develop for hundreds of years, and it was not accepted by the people at the bottom until the troubled times.

After the Tang Dynasty, a large number of Confucianism and Taoist theories were absorbed, and this really took root in the East.

The Bodhisattva endured his dissatisfaction with Qin Shubao, put his palms together with a smile and said, "The poor monk saw that the young man next to the general was born extraordinary, so he took the liberty to meet him and invited this young man to come to the stage to discuss the Tao."

Shi Zhongkui's face tightened, he wanted to make a fool of himself.

After thinking silently for a moment, he asked with a smile, "If I put down the butcher's knife and take refuge in my Buddha after killing a living being, does the mage think that the Buddha Tathagata is willing to accept me?"

The Bodhisattva was taken aback for a moment, and then realized that Shi Zhongkui had other words waiting for him.

If it is about accepting, then Shi Zhongkui said, "If you kill the disciples of the Western religion and then sincerely repent", will you forgive or not?

If you don't accept it, it will go against the saying of saving sentient beings.

If you accept it, then no one will be afraid of Western religion in the future.

To make matters worse, Shi Zhongkui is likely to be unfavorable to the reincarnated Jin Chanzi.

Otherwise, he just suddenly appeared here?

There is no need to talk about this at all.

The Bodhisattva clasped his hands together again, "The almsgiver has too much obsession, and the poor monk interrupted."

Shi Zhongkui couldn't help laughing when he saw the old monk hurriedly got off the VIP platform.

And let alone the Bodhisattva, the entire western sect's forces in the Tang Dynasty quickly turned their eyes and attention to the city of Chang'an, lest Shi Zhongkui really dare to do harm to Jin Chanzi.

Many people on the VIP platform had been paying attention to Shi Zhongkui because Shi Zhongkui had cured Du Ruhui of his serious illness for many years, and they had heard that Qin Shubao had been taken in. Now they saw an old monk who said a few words and left in a hurry. They were curious and couldn't help laughing stand up.

It caused many unaware eminent monks and novice monks to stare at Shi Zhongkui.

Not long after, even Li Shimin heard that Shi Zhongkui had gone to the Land and Water Conference, so he drove over to meet him in person.

In fact, Shi Zhongkui really didn't want to see Li Shimin, but whoever let himself ask for him, besides, when the emperor was in front of him, even the old gentleman had to salute.

He could only get up and worship, "I have seen Your Majesty."

Li Shimin grabbed Shi Zhongkui's hand, and asked with a smile on his face, "My son-in-law always likes to be quiet, and he doesn't even want to go to the family banquet in the palace.

But I don't want today's waterway meeting to attract my son-in-law to go out. In this case, why don't you help the Prime Minister with this matter, okay? "

When the eminent monks and great virtues with mortal bodies heard that Shi Zhongkui was the emperor's son-in-law, their expressions instantly became amiable.

To be honest, although Li Shimin did not destroy Buddhism, his attitude towards Buddhism has never been very good.

When the Sui Dynasty was founded, there was a nun named Zhixian. From the time of Yang Jian's birth, she believed that her son would become a great success in the future, so she worked as a part-time nurse in Yang's Mansion for 13 years.

Later, Yang Jian won the world, and he was grateful for the nurturing grace of the nun Zhixian. During his reign, he vigorously promoted Buddhism, built Buddhist temples widely, and watched the universe all over the world. Seventy-eight out of ten are Buddhists.

The scenery of Buddhism is the same for a while.

But the good times didn't last long. The Sui Empire was a short-lived dynasty. Since the Li Tang Dynasty came to power after overthrowing the Sui Dynasty, they naturally would not choose Buddhism, and simply called themselves the descendants of Lao Tzu and Li Er.

The relationship between Taoism and the Li and Tang dynasties has become closer, and the situation of Buddhism has naturally become more difficult.

In the ninth year of Wude, Tang Gaozu issued an edict to determine the order of the three religions, Taoism first, Confucianism second, and Buddhism last.And the scale and number of monks in Buddhist temples have been greatly reduced.

Unable to change Li Yuan's decision, the Buddhist family set their sights on the next successor to the empire.

Wanting to reproduce the legend of the wise fairy Ni, Fomen simply bet on Li Jiancheng.

No, Li Jiancheng was the prince back then, and Li Jiancheng was actually no worse than Li Shimin.

The only thing I didn't expect was that I was not as decisive as Li Shimin, not as ruthless as Li Shimin.

If you dare to break the boat, all your brothers will be killed.

So at that time, Buddhism was not a bet at all, but Stud.

Li Jiancheng even had a dharma called "Bishamon", and after the change of Xuanwumen, the ending is naturally needless to say.

The Taoist priests who saw the opportunity took the initiative to write a letter saying that Xuanwumen discovered the vision of "Taibai Jingtian appeared in broad daylight" that day.

The so-called Taibai Jingtian is nothing more than a transit of Venus and a small solar eclipse.

However, the appearance of a solar eclipse represents 'the revolution of the world, and the king of the people'.

It can be regarded as giving the bloody Xuanwumen change, adding righteous and natural rhetoric.

In the second year of Zhenguan, Buddhism counterattacked. When a monk named Chen Xuanzang asked to organize a trip to Tianzhu to learn Buddhist scriptures at public expense, Li Shimin simply and rudely refused.

The most important thing is that Master Falin, who wanted to imitate Fairy Zhi Ni, didn't give up.

Not only did they fight with Taoism, but also openly stated in the article that the ancestors of the Li family in the Tang Dynasty were not the official Longxi Li family, but from the Yinshan Li family outside the Great Wall. .

Dare to question the genealogy of Emperor Li Tang's family, which is tantamount to destroying the foundation of Li Tang's founding of the country.

It's a pity that Shi Zhongkui didn't go to Chang'an City with his family until the fifth year of Zhenguan.

Otherwise, the situation of the Buddhist family at this time will definitely be more difficult.

After Li Shimin heard the Taoist's small report, he was really furious.

He secretly thought that he had just become an emperor, and there were too many mundane things, so he didn't plan to settle the score after the fall. Fortunately, you, Monk Falin, dared to provoke you again and again, and even took the initiative to send a handle to your door.

Immediately send someone to arrest Monk Falin and put him in the sky prison, and say something, aren't you Monk Falin an eminent monk?
I will not bully you either. I will give you seven days to pray to your Guanyin Bodhisattva. After seven days, you will be executed Ling Chi to see if Guanyin grants you the indestructible body of a vajra.

Needless to say the ending, Falin, a mortal monk, couldn't resist himself, so he didn't need the Bodhisattva to save him.

Putong knelt down in front of Li Shimin and said, "What the poor monk is chanting every day for seven days is not the Bodhisattva, but Your Majesty. In the Tang Dynasty, you are the Bodhisattva." '

It can be seen that this monk was not a firm believer at the beginning, and what he wanted in his heart was all rights and interests.

It made it difficult for Li Shimin to raise the knife and axe. In the end, Falin was spared and exiled to the frontier.

With this experience, you will know why the Western religion insists on forcing Li Shimin to visit the underworld.

It is really the entire Tang Dynasty, which really lacks the foundation for the great prosperity of Buddhism.

But Li Shimin is not stupid. After thinking about it for several days after he came back, he didn't know that he was being plotted against.