Datang unsigned for six years, only to know that it is Journey to the West

Chapter 189 Fighting wits and courage, foresight【Please subscribe and ask for a monthly ticket】

The monks gradually approached the emperor's car.

Naturally, it attracted the vigilance of many Jinwu guards. No matter they are eminent monks or other figures, it is absolutely impossible for them to approach the emperor without any warning.

Qin Qiong and Yu Chigong are the two patron saints following the emperor this time, one is in charge of the front and the other is in charge of the rear.

At this time, it was Qin Qiong who was in charge of opening the way. He took the lead and blocked all the monks.

"Presumptuous, where are you monks from, you dare to bump into the holy car."

Qin Qiong snarled, and the aura on his body immediately suppressed, causing the faces of many eminent monks to change drastically.

Fa Ming was also shocked, "Thousands of years of skill, Lu Fanxian, I can't imagine that Qin Qiong, who is very old, has such strength."

Shocked by Qin Qiong's aura, many monks were a little afraid and took several steps back.

Fa Ming said: "General Qin, we are monks from the White Horse Temple, and we are here to welcome the holy driver."

Qin Qiong said: "You don't know the etiquette. Even if you welcome the holy driver, you should be under Wei Xianghe and the county guard. How dare you deviate?!"

Fa Ming said: "These three juniors of the poor monk once rescued His Majesty in the army of millions. This time, seeing His Majesty coming to Luoyang, they reacted aggressively when they were excited."

Then he brought many monks together and put his palms together to give Qin Qiong a great gift.

How dare Qin Qiong accept it.

Faming is presided over by Baima Temple, and in Shaoqing Temple, he is also at the level of a great elder. His status is respected, and he is already a great master.

The others were also eminent monks of the Tang Dynasty, and he had already recognized them. Several of them had entered the palace and were summoned by the emperor and empress alone.

These people may not have real power, but they are deeply trusted by the emperor, and many relatives of the emperor will invite them to dinner.

Their connections are all over the sky, and Qin Qiong is not stupid.

Just scolding is enough, how dare to accept their big gift.

Just let them back down.

"Stand back, Your Majesty..."

Before he finished speaking, Li Shimin inside the car was already disturbed, lifted the umbrella cover, and stood on top of the car.

When he saw Fa Ming and other eminent monks, he immediately smiled.

Faming had been waiting for this opportunity all along. He just wanted to make trouble and attract the emperor's attention.

At this time, they brought together many eminent monks and shouted, "Welcome Your Majesty to Luoyang. The poor monks and others prayed and chanted sutras for Your Majesty day and night. My Buddha protects Your Majesty. Longevity is boundless and Dharma is boundless."

Li Shimin used to believe in Buddhism very much, even though he now recognizes Su Chen's Taoism more, but Buddhism has not yet reached the time for him to make a choice, so it does not prevent him from trusting Buddhism.

What's more, these eminent monks often recite scriptures and Buddhas for him on weekdays, bless him with eternal imperial power, and there are many temples, so that the common people will not just idle and think about rebellion, but pray to God and worship Buddha if they have problems.

For Datang, Buddhism is a means to stabilize the foundation of Datang.

And many high-level officials in Datang believe in Buddhism, and Li Shimin is one of them. This is also the means and medium he uses to balance the high-level.

So he beckoned and said, "Master Faming, you can walk with me."

Fa Ming and You Rongyan, under the envious eyes of everyone, are about to bring Xuanzang forward.

Qin Qiong said: "Elder Faming, this is..."

Faming said: "My apprentice, the future abbot of the White Horse Temple, the elder Xuanzang of the Shaoqing Temple, I am the most profound Buddhist monk in the Tang Dynasty."

Although he tried his best to praise Xuanzang, Qin Qiong did not intend to let Xuanzang get close.

"Your Majesty just let you approach alone, please Master Xuanzang to wait."

Faming didn't want to act recklessly, so he just nodded, and then stepped forward, and was pulled into the car by the emperor, and they walked together all the way.

In the car, Fa Ming saw the queen, and he was even happier.

The queen paid more attention to Buddhism, and would invite eminent monks to the palace to give lectures on Buddhism every now and then.

When Fa Ming met the empress, he chatted endlessly about the many contributions of their Buddhism to the emperor and empress.

but.

At this time, the emperor only wanted to have a close contact with the civil and military officials in Luoyang, as well as the common people.

So he just exchanged a few words, then went to the shaft of the chariot, waving to many people.

Wei Zheng also came forward with all the officials to welcome the emperor into the city.

Faming still wanted to say something to the queen, but the queen had to go out with the emperor at this time, so he had to be left alone in the car.

This made Faming feel a little embarrassed. After all, the emperor and queen greeted each other on the shaft of the chariot, and when they reached the city gate, they all got out of the chariot. How could he, a monk, continue to sit in the chariot?
He could only find an excuse to get out of the car, but he still followed the emperor and empress, enjoying the attention of everyone.

The monks of the White Horse Temple were a little excited when they saw the majesty of the presiding officer, but Xuanzang didn't have so many ideas. He just thought that it would be great if he could use the imperial power of the Tang Dynasty to promote Buddhism!
Everyone quickly entered Luoyang.

Sure enough, they stayed directly at the Luoyang Palace.

in the palace.

Li Shimin summoned officials of all sizes in Luoyang City, as well as representatives of gentry from all over the world.

And the three religions and nine streams who live in Luoyang City, such as Buddhism, Taoism, and other great Confucianism.

The whole palace is full.

Li Shimin was also very satisfied to see so many people coming to worship him, especially when he entered Luoyang City all the way, the people lined up to welcome him, which made him very happy and excited.

The country of Datang still belongs to Li Shimin.

Li Shimin had a cordial conversation with the local aristocratic families and representatives of the gentry, and even toasted them.

"The prosperity of Luoyang is inseparable from your contributions. I respect you."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, the prosperity of Luoyang is due to His Majesty."

Everyone is also sensible, saying all kinds of polite words.

The palace was full of joy.

Everyone's faces were full of smiles, but Wei Zheng's expression swept back and forth among the crowd.

He needs to do a good job in coordinating this matter, and he has already seen that the family representatives, monks and eunuchs are all ready to move.

as predicted.

Family representatives began to come out to invite credit and rewards.

The old Patriarch of the Luoyang Wang family said: "Your Majesty, the old man has been granted the Marquis of Luoyang by His Majesty. It is really an honor for us to receive His Majesty this time. Even if we spent some money and food for this, it should be done."

The emperor smiled and said: "Your Majesty, you know that I don't like extravagance and waste. This time when I am receiving you, I will keep everything simple."

After he finished speaking, he glanced at Wei Zheng, worried that Wei Zheng would blame him for extravagance.

Patriarch Wang said: "Your Majesty, the cost this time is not much, that is, 3 dans of grain and [-] taels of silver. The people in Luoyang City are willing to receive His Majesty."

As soon as these words came out, Li Shimin was stunned.

It costs so much.

[-] dans of grain are enough to feed [-] soldiers for three months.

3 taels of silver is even more outrageous. That's Luoyang's annual tax revenue, and it's even used to receive him!

and.

From the mouth of the Old Patriarch Wang, it seems that they were all donated by the people in Luoyang City.

The queen frowned.

Li Shimin also loves the people like a son. He knows that there must be false reports in these accounts, but if it is really the common people who chip in the money, it will cost Luoyang a year's tax to receive him.

He will definitely pay back.

It is impossible to let the common people suffer.

What's more, if he is willing, Wei Zheng will definitely not be happy.

He didn't need to look at it right now, he could think that Wei Zheng's face must be ugly, and he would feel that he was extravagant and wasteful.

result.

Before he could speak, Wei Zheng stepped forward.

Wei Zheng said: "The prince is joking, the cost is so great, how can you say it's nothing?"

Old Patriarch Wang said with a smile: "The people are happy."

Wei Zheng said: "The people of Luoyang welcome His Majesty. This is what the people want. We cannot let them down."

"Your Majesty!" Wei Zhengchao clasped his fists together and said, "The old minister thinks that the people of Luoyang should be rewarded."

Patriarch Wang's face changed slightly.

He took one commoner at a time, because he wanted to kidnap Li Shimin with Luoyang commoners, and then reward him.

but.

Wei Zheng directly asked the emperor to reward the people, but he had nothing to do.

Li Shimin said: "It makes sense, how should I reward it?"

Wei Zheng said: "So much money and food is worth a year's tax in Luoyang City. Why don't your majesty exempt the people of Luoyang from taxes for three years as a reward?!"

Patriarch Wang's expression changed drastically.

The aristocratic families were also dumbfounded.

Exempting the people from taxes, has something to do with them? !
Li Shimin's eyes lit up, it was a good move.

He originally wanted to allocate three or four times the amount of money and food to the common people, but he also knew that most of them would fall into the hands of the family.

The people are not good, and they will not think of him well.

but.

Tax-free, that would definitely put him on the line.

It really benefits the people, and Li Shimin doesn't need to pay for it immediately.

It's just the tax in Luoyang, it's not worth anything, and it happens to be exempt from tax for three years, which shows his kindness!
Li Shimin nodded again and again, "Wei Xiang is right, sure."

The cheeks of the prince and the others twitched suddenly. In order to welcome the emperor, they went in a lot, but in the end they didn't get any reward.

The people have been exempted from paying taxes for three years, who is willing to work for them, and go straight home to plow the fields.

As a result, their fields were abandoned, and the people went home to farm, and they got three years of taxes in vain.

Even if they steal chickens, they will lose money!
At this time, they already hated Wei Zheng to the bone, but there was nothing they could do.

The aristocratic family was defeated!

The eunuchs and monks were all ready to move, and then the eminent monks of the White Horse Temple stepped forward.

Faming wholeheartedly wants to push Xuanzang to Li Shimin, but Baima Temple wants to take this opportunity to make a fortune.

Therefore.

The old monk Fachuan, acting director of Baima Temple, hurriedly stepped forward, and the aristocratic family used the common people as a cover, so they could exempt the common people from taxes.

However, they don't have to pay taxes for the restoration of Luoyang Palace at the White Horse Temple, so they must give real money to thank them, right? !

(End of this chapter)