The Tang Dynasty started from saving Empress Changsun

While comforting him, Changsun Wugou asked for various details, and soon Li Shimin came in a hurry.

Even if he was mentally prepared, his eyelids would jump when he saw Chen Jingke like this, and his anger could not be contained.

Not to mention anything else, if Chen Jingke is gone, the various layouts and plans of the imperial court may have to change accordingly, or even come to an abrupt end, and the loss to Datang is immeasurable.

There is also Xiao Sizi, that girl is young but a bit too precocious, and her heart is all on Chen Jingke.If something happens to him, what will this girl do?

Whether in public or private, he doesn't want to see Chen Jingke have problems.

However, he didn't directly target Buddhism, but said: "What are the five of Xu Shanying doing for food? They didn't react at all when they were touched by the assassins, and they still had to rely on a maidservant."

The eldest grandson Wugou also said: "The five of them did have serious faults, and they should be severely punished."

Li Shimin said directly: "Then throw them to the death row camp of the frontier army to serve their crimes and meritorious deeds."

To put it bluntly, the so-called death camps are cannon fodder, and they are actually sent to death for crimes and meritorious service. Less than one hundred people can come out of there alive.

Although Chen Jingke was also very annoyed that they lost the chain at five critical moments, but he didn't want them to go to the death camp to die, so he said:

"It's enough to transfer them away. The punishment for going to the death row camp is too severe."

Li Shimin hated iron for being weak and said: "The benevolence of a woman, after going through this incident, you still haven't improved."

Chen Jingke didn't know how to answer.

On the contrary, Changsun Wugou said: "It's better to do it than to do it. It's better to punish them severely and then stay by Jing Ke's side than to directly change a group of guards."

Li Shimin thought for a while and said, "Okay, let's keep them for the time being."

It is not unreasonable for Chen Jingke to think about it. It is obvious that Xu Shanying and the five are very regretful and afraid. If they are given a chance, they will definitely work harder.

Besides, he didn't plan to take only five of them when he went out in the future.

Select a few skilled Taoist priests from the Zixiao Temple, and then choose two or three of them to accompany them. It may be better to mix them together.

But the matter of the guards is not important, the matter of getting revenge on Buddhism with Li Shimin's permission is the real issue, so he immediately said:

"Saint, you must uphold justice for me."

Li Shimin was a little embarrassed, and said: "This matter is most likely caused by Buddhism. Although I am also very angry with their behavior, it is now a critical moment for the imperial court's reform, so it is not appropriate to make extra troubles."

Chen Jingke's heart sank, he knew this would happen.The emperor was more concerned with the overall situation, the imperial court's plan.

Before he said anything, the eldest grandson Wugou was not happy, and said: "Erlang just doesn't care about it like that? Then Jing Ke won't go out anymore... No, just hide in the palace, I'm afraid of others I will chase after Zixiao Temple to assassinate."

Li Shimin quickly comforted him: "It's not that I don't care, I will punish Buddhism and warn them not to have such things happen again."

"Hmph." Changsun Wugou snorted coldly, and said, "And then? I'm afraid they will think that you, a saint, can do nothing against them, and become even more unscrupulous."

"And don't forget about enfeoffment, how will the court rely on to unite the hearts of the vassal states? Is it a pagan religion like Buddhism?"

"If there are a few princes and kings who are superstitious about Buddhism and try to overthrow Buddhism, do you think the people in this country will think of themselves as Tianzhu people, or will they think they are Huaxia people?"

"What we can rely on is the Chinese civilization, the local sects like Taoism."

"Turning a tiger into a Buddha was originally a plan for this. Why did you back down at the critical moment? This is not like the Erlang I know."

Li Shimin's face was a little uneasy, but she also knew that she was wronged, and she was also angry, so she patiently explained:
"I'm not shrinking back, but everything must be prioritized, and innovation is the most important thing."

"After the reform is completed, they can clean up Buddhism anytime they want, and they can still jump out of Wuzhishan."

Changsun Wugou retorted: "How does the current Tang Dynasty compare with that of Emperor Taiwu of the Northern Wei Dynasty and Emperor Wu of the Northern Zhou Dynasty? It was still a troubled time, and both monarchs were able to destroy Buddhism, almost exterminating Buddhism."

"Now my Great Tang has ruled the world and the four barbarians have surrendered, and the gentry who held back the imperial court before have also been suppressed. You, Gan Gang, are arbitrarily asserting the constitution of heaven..."

"We don't want to destroy Buddha, but let Buddhism recognize the matter of turning Hu into a Buddha. What are you afraid of?"

"This..." Li Shimin was moved, but he still couldn't make up his mind.

The main reason is the current good situation. He doesn't want to add any more variables. It is safer to start Buddhism after the reform is completed.

How could the eldest grandson Wugou not know what he was thinking, and directly resorted to his trump card, saying: "The enfeoffment is imminent, and if you start to attack Buddhism after the enfeoffment is completed, they will inevitably flee to the princes, what are you going to do?"

Forcing the princes and kings to destroy Buddha together?too difficult.

These princes and kings were very honest when they were in the Tang Dynasty. Once they went to their own territory, they would immediately have all kinds of small thoughts, and it would be difficult to command them.

In addition, Guan Longxungui was influenced by his father and grandfather, and most of them believed in Buddhism. It was too difficult to get them to follow the Buddha.

Even Li Shimin and Changsun Wugou are devout Buddhists themselves, just because Buddhism is helpless in the face of their family's diseases.

Because of the birth of Sun Simiao and Chen Jingke, Taoism solved a series of problems of the royal family and gradually changed the beliefs of their husband and wife.

What's more, these two are old foxes who can distinguish between personal beliefs and the country's future, which is more important. As long as it is beneficial to the country, it is nothing to give up some personal beliefs.

Suppressing Buddhism is beneficial to the country, so they will take action without hesitation.

But not everyone is like them, and more Guan Longxunguis are actually inclined to Buddhism in their hearts.

They did not dare to show it in the Tang Dynasty. Once enfeoffment was implemented, they would definitely respect Buddhism in their vassal states.

At that time, it will be almost impossible to turn Hu into a Buddha.

Sure enough, Li Shimin was persuaded and pondered for a long time: "If Buddhism breaks the rules first, heavy punishment must be given, otherwise everyone will want to follow them, and the world will not be in chaos."

"Buddha is originally the Tao, which is the destiny of destiny. It is abhorrent that Buddhism intends to go against the general trend. Tomorrow, I will announce that "Lao Tzu Hua Hu Jing" will be included in the must-study list of the Imperial College."

"Textbooks in schools around the world should also include excerpts from Lao Tzu's Hu Jing..."

Chen Jingke was overjoyed and said, "Your Majesty is wise."

Li Shimin ignored his flattery, but said: "I will let the people of Dali Temple investigate your assassination, and I will definitely give you an explanation."

Chen Jingke saluted again and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

The eldest grandson Wugou was also overjoyed, then got up and performed the Wanfu salute, saying: "Just now I was too emotional and my words were disrespectful, I ask Erlang to punish me."

Li Shimin said helplessly: "You...now you are the only one who dares to question me like this."

Changsun Wugou blinked his eyes and said, "Did Mr. Wei not dare?"

Li Shimin was angry, and said: "I am also angry, you should reflect on it here, when you have finished your reflection, when will you see me again."

After saying that, he shook his sleeves and left, but when he walked to the door, he turned around and said, "Hurry up and get out, don't let Xiao Si see this distressed appearance, she should be worried again."

Chen Jingke hurriedly said: "Here. Your Majesty, I think my aunt has rethought, and I want to give you a good apology... Then what, I won't bother you, and I will leave first."

After speaking, he ran away.

Li Shimin couldn't laugh or cry, making him look like a child.

Changsun Wugou covered his mouth with a chuckle, took the initiative to take his arm and said, "Don't be angry, Your Majesty, I really know I was wrong."

Half of Li Shimin's body was numb, but he still said seriously: "Don't do that, I won't take this kind of thing..."

But he was still helped by her back to the room and sat down.

Then Changsun Wugou suddenly sighed, and said: "You don't know, when I saw Jing Ke appearing in front of me covered in blood, my heart almost jumped out."

Li Shimin also nodded and said: "Just now I heard that he was assassinated, and I was also worried. He is too important to Datang, and there is no room for loss. Fortunately, Yi Nu is still useful, and blocked the knife for him at the critical moment. "

The eldest grandson Wugou nodded, and then said: "Yi Nu, what are you going to do? Give her back her freedom?"

Li Shimin said helplessly: "Do you think Yi Nu is still the same as she used to be? My heart has already gone to Chen Jingke. Let's just push the boat along the way and let her go free."

The eldest grandson Wugou smiled and said: "Just let her serve Jing Ke for the little one, and Yuzhu is enough."

Li Shimin did not continue this topic, but said: "Buddhism is really too much this time. The assassination of Chen Jingke completely ignored us. When I first heard about this, I decided to take them into surgery."

The eldest grandson Wugou said puzzledly: "Then why did you pretend to be unwilling just now?"

Li Shimin snorted coldly and said: "It's not that you dote on him too much. I can only play the bad guy and let him know that the court will not protect him unconditionally, lest he be too arrogant and domineering."

The eldest grandson Wugou said in shame: "It's my fault, sometimes I warn myself not to do this. But every time I see him and hear him call my aunt, I can't be cruel."

"Just now when he knelt in front of me and cried, his voice was hoarse. I could hear that he was really scared and really wronged. At that time, I was angry and only had one thought, to avenge him."

Li Shimin said: "Maybe this is fate... It's okay for me to play the bad guy for you, not to mention that in the eyes of many people, I am already a bad guy, and there is no need to play it."

The eldest grandson Wugou was very moved, and then asked worriedly: "Isn't it a big problem to take action against Buddhism at this time?"

Li Shimin smiled and said: "Now you know you are worried? Don't worry, there is no problem. As you said, Taiwu Zhouwu can destroy Buddha, and we have no problem."

"It was my plan to completely solve the problem of Buddha's origin and Tao before enfeoffment. It's just that I couldn't find the opportunity before. This time they took the initiative to give the opportunity to me..."

……

Chen Jingke went all the way back to Zixiao Temple, and first told Sun Simiao and Wu Shu about the process of entering the palace.

Sun Simiao didn't seem to be surprised at all, and said: "Sages with great talents and general ideas have never been conservative kings. They will definitely use this opportunity to make a final decision and complete the Buddha's original Tao."

Wu Shu said happily: "The sage has no room to resist Buddhism. From then on, the Buddha is the Tao. With this credit, the real person is the real young master of Taoism."

Sun Simiao also nodded and said, "The main thing is that you don't make mistakes. From then on, you are the second person in Taoism."

No.1 is of course his Sun Simiao himself.

Chen Jingke was not as happy as he imagined, and he didn't continue this topic, but said: "Where is Yi Nu, how is it now?"

Wu Shu said: "The operation has been completed, and Yi Nu is still in a coma. If there is no accident within twelve hours, he will be out of danger."

Chen Jingke let go of his hanging heart, and said, "That's good, I'll go to the ward to see her."

Wu Shu said: "Go take a shower and change your clothes before going."

Chen Jingke thought for a while and said, "Alright, I've been with her in the ward these few days, so don't think too much about it."

Wu Shu sighed: "In the past, I really didn't want anyone to share my husband, but now I can only be grateful to her. If you don't tell me, I will also suggest that you spend more time with her these few days, just leave the outside affairs to me gone."

Speaking of this, she said with a sullen expression on her face: "This time, I will make Buddhism pay a heavy price."

……

Soon the news of Chen Jingke's assassination spread under the spread of caring people, and at the same time his identity as the dreamer was released, and Chang'an immediately boiled.

First of all, although there is no conclusive evidence of who did it, Chen Jingke chose to expose the matter of the dreamer at this time. It is too ambiguous, and anyone would suspect Buddhist revenge.

The news that Buddhism actually assassinated important figures of Taoism is too shocking.

Secondly, this kind of assassination in the street has rarely happened in recent years, especially with the growing imperial power and stricter control over the capital, there are even fewer such dudes.

It happened again today, and the one who was assassinated was the emperor's son-in-law, the only disciple of the medical sage Sun Simiao.

For ordinary people, this is a major event worth spending time talking about. For high-ranking officials, this matter is even more serious.

Why do you want to say this?

It's very simple. Although assassination is a routine method, it is a method that everyone fears.

Assassinating the enemy is normal in the war years, and everyone can accept it.Assassinating political enemies in peaceful times is a bad rule and will be resisted by everyone.

You can use almost all methods, such as slander, framing, etc., to attack political opponents, which are all allowed, but assassination is not allowed.

Now the dispute between Buddhism and Taoism is seen by everyone as an internal dispute. If you see super-bad moves when he makes moves, if he can't win, he will bow his head and admit defeat to give others a little advantage.

Well now, if you directly send people to assassinate, it is an act of bad manners.

In fact, the main reason is that the rich and powerful cherish their lives more and do not want to die, so they are even more reluctant to see someone breaking this rule.

If everyone disagrees and sends dead soldiers, then the powerful and powerful will all die.

Why did everyone work so hard to climb to such a high position?

It is to enjoy the glory and wealth, not to compare with the other party.

Now you break the rules of Buddhism first, the key point is that you still failed in the assassination and left a handle, so you should be punished even more.

Buddhism wants to make excuses, but it is just like what was said before.

Some things don't need evidence, as long as everyone knows that you did it.

Naturally, Buddhism will not sit still and try every means to save the situation.

However, at this moment, an order from the imperial court completely drove them into the abyss: "Lao Tzu Hua Hu Jing" was included in the compulsory subjects of the Imperial College, and it will also be a compulsory bibliography for the imperial examination one year later.