Mixed with salted fish in Hongwudang

Chapter 490 That Rebellious Grandson Still Has Backhands?

Many of the people present in the hall are eminent monks who have attained the Tao and profound Dharma. When they heard Zhu Yunxie's words, they didn't show any expression on their faces, but a trace of disdain flashed in their eyes, thinking that this move was too simple.

However, there were still a lot of people with sweaty foreheads. They moved their buttocks uneasily while looking left and right in a panic.

However, Zhu Yunxi had already considered this point, and directly asked Jin Yiwei to be the invigilator beside him with a sword.

One for everyone, anyone who dares to look around will be cut off!

After Zhu Yunxi announced the start of the exam, everyone was writing furiously, but as they wrote, some people's writing speed slowed down for a moment, and after a while, some people stopped writing directly, frowning and thinking hard.

Zhang Sloppy did not participate in this exam, but he sent Yu Lianzhou, a disciple of Wudang Mountain, to play for him.

Yu Lianzhou took advantage of Zhang Sloppy to serve as the Zhengyin official of the Daolu Department of the imperial court, so she didn't have to take this kind of exam.

But he learned the scope of the exam in advance from his master, and when he thought of the incompetent juniors at home, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and join the battle.

Zhang Yuchu also read the inside of the skirt from time to time, and successfully wrote three Taoist scriptures silently.

Jin Yiwei, who was standing next to Zhang Yuchu, looked at Zhang Yuchu's non-stop small movements, pretending not to notice them.

After all, the superiors said that this person spent money, so they can't make things difficult for him.

Relatively speaking, there is no such treatment for the monks, and they can only write from memory.

Many people leave a blank line when encountering a sentence they have forgotten, and then write what they can remember first.

Three hours later, Zhu Yunxi forcibly closed the paper.

He was too lazy to do the marking work, so he directly recruited a group of students from Jinling Royal University, and asked them to compare the Buddhist scriptures and Taoist scriptures to judge the papers.

Mark any mistakes that are encountered, fill in the blanks with red, and then summarize how many mistakes there are.

Marking papers is much faster than asking them to write silently, and it can be done within an hour.

Zhu Yunxi took the test papers handed in by the students and flipped through them casually, and found that in this random test, except for Wudang Mountain and Longhu Mountain, there were many mistakes and omissions in other schools, regardless of Taoism or Buddhism.

Some of the lesser-known Buddhist temple abbots can't even write a complete scripture silently, and only memorize a few familiar scriptures.

For example, form is emptiness, emptiness is form, all conditioned dharmas are like dreams and bubbles, dew is like electricity, and it should be viewed as such.

A monk of this level is obviously enough to deal with the daily work of fooling people, but he must be anxious when facing an examiner like Zhu Yunxi.

After this test, no matter the temples in the four famous mountains of Buddhism, or the abbots of some small monasteries, all disappeared.

Because even the abbot of Xiantong Temple got stuck several times, and couldn't pronounce a few words correctly, thinking that he must have made a typo.

As for the abbots of other monasteries, there are even more mistakes. It is normal to miss one or two sentences, and many of them cannot write entire paragraphs.

"Tsk tsk tsk..."

"Let Gu tell you what to order?"

"Are you also worthy to be an eminent monk?"

"The Buddha left you with only a few scriptures, and you can't memorize them verbatim. How dare you say that you are one of the three treasures of the Buddhist family?"

When all the monks heard this, they all lowered their heads in shame.

"Your Highness, forgive me..."

After Zhu Yunxi finished counting down the monks, he set his eyes on the group of Taoists.

Because of Zhang Sloppy, the Taoist sect has been very arrogant in the past two years, and has always regarded itself as the grandson of the emperor.

In their minds, if the grandson of the emperor recognized Zhang Sloppy as his teacher, he must be close to them.

However, as soon as Zhu Yunxi opened his mouth, they shattered their illusions.

"You bull noses are also..."

"It's really disappointing. No wonder Yuan Shizu forced the Taoist sect to apologize to the Buddhist sect, and also forced the Taoist priests to lose their hair and shave their heads!"

"These 100 years have passed, and you haven't grown at all."

"The Tao Te Ching is only [-] words in total, how many mistakes have you made?"

When all the Taoist priests heard what Zhu Yunxi said, they all lowered their heads in shame.

"Your Highness, forgive me, I am ashamed of the Daoist Patriarch, I am ashamed of Sanqing..."

After Zhu Yunxi finished counting these Taoist scumbags, he turned his attention to Zhang Yuchu and Yu Lianzhou.

"Finally, there are still two who make Gu satisfied, and feel that they are worthy of the status of Taoist masters."

"The Celestial Master Zhang Yuchu of Longhushan is worthy of a thousand-year inheritance, the ancestral court of Taoism, and there is no mistake in the three scriptures!"

"Wudang Master Yu Lianzhou is a small sect, but he is diligent in studying the scriptures, and he is also very proficient in mastering the scriptures. He can be tied for the first place with Zhang Tianshi!"

"As for Buddhism..."

Zhu Yunxi set his sights on Yuanjue and Huiming.

"Yuanjue, your Xiantong Temple is worthy of the emperor's inscription. Although you have a few mistakes and omissions, they are all minor problems. They belong to the lack of pen in the words. I will not punish you!"

When Yuanjue heard this, he didn't have the arrogance just now, and hurriedly bowed to thank him.

"The poor monk thanked the emperor and grandson for his praise!"

"This time when the poor monk returns to the mountain, he will practice hard behind closed doors and study the scriptures carefully, so that he can live up to His Highness..."

Zhu Yunxi nodded towards Yuanjue, then looked at Huiming who was beside him.

"Huiming, you've given your Puji Temple honor, and you only made a few mistakes..."

When Huiming heard this, he followed the example of Senior Brother Yuanjue and bowed in worship.

"The poor monk thanked His Highness for the compliment!"

In fact, these two people were a bit wronged. The Buddhist scriptures have been spread for a long time, and the versions of each dynasty are different. The standard version that Zhu Yunxi gave to the students was only published in recent years. It is not the same as Yuan Jue Huiming and the others. Version.

Therefore, some words in it are indeed different, and some of them belong to the category of Tongjia characters.

But Zhu Yunxi didn't want to make it easier for them. If there are loopholes, he will catch them, and if there are no loopholes, he will also catch them.

After Zhu Yunxi took control of the two Buddhist tycoons, he became less polite to others.

"As for you, you are also worthy of being called Buddhist disciples?"

"Yuanjue, Huiming, you two hand out the test papers belonging to your Buddhist sect, and let them see for themselves how long they have been wrong!"

"Zhang Yuchu, Yu Lianzhou, the Daoists belong to you two..."

After the four masters of Buddhism and Taoism stepped forward to take the paper and hand it out, all the monks and priests below fell silent.

Some of the whole paragraphs that could not be written by dictation were sweating on their foreheads, and they stood there with a guilty face.

Because the emperor's grandson just said something beforehand, and everything that cannot be written by dictation will be banned on the spot and the property will be confiscated!
Seeing that everyone had got their papers, Zhu Yunxi opened his mouth leisurely.

"Everyone, I'm not someone who destroys Buddha and Dao."

"In fact, Gu respects and respects both Buddhism and Taoism."

"However, your performance disappointed Gu too much."

"Gu has said before that if he can't even write three scriptures silently, Gu will clear up these scum for the Buddha and Sanqing who pretend to be bluffing and deceiving in the name of Buddhism and Taoism."

"Now do you still have any objections?"

As soon as Zhu Yunxi's words came out, there was a moment of silence below.

silence?

This was not what Zhu Yunxi wanted. Since they didn't want to offend anyone, he could only name them.

"Yuanjue, Huiming, tell me, it's the right thing to do the assessment for the Buddha alone, monitor the world's Buddhist sects, and weed out the black sheep among them?"

Yuanjue and Huiming's hearts sank when they heard the words, this is putting them on the fire.

However, what makes them even more depressed is that this is the grandson of the emperor standing up for righteousness!

Even if the emperor's grandson abolished their ultimatum and banned their sect, people in the world would only blame them for their lack of knowledge and for being deceitful.

Therefore, as soon as the two tangled, they hurried forward and sang praises.

"His Highness Shengming!"

"His Royal Highness is perfect for monitoring the world's monasteries on behalf of the Buddha. Those who do not study Buddhism should be eliminated!"

"Since the two masters have said so, come here, those who fail this assessment will be dragged down, their degree certificates will be revoked, their sects will be banned, all monks under their names will be forced to return to secular life, and all temple properties will be confiscated!"

"promise!"

The unqualified list has been sorted out a long time ago. Zhu Yunxi's definition of eligibility is not strict, and he let go of all the mistakes and omissions in the words.

As Jin Yiwei took people out, the monk formation in the main hall suddenly decreased by more than half, and Yuanjue and Huiming's old faces twitched.

When the Taoist side was gloating, Zhu Yunxi spoke again.

"I came from the Sanqing sect alone, and I didn't intend to fight against my brothers and sisters, but you guys are so unbelievable!"

"The Taoist ancestor left a [-]-word Tao Te Ching, and you can't even memorize it. Do you still have the face to wear this Taoist robe?"

"Come here, take off the Taoist robes of the unqualified Taoists this time, and then remove them from the Daolu Department, ban their sects, and confiscate all the fields and properties under the name of their sects!"

"promise!"

After Jin Yiwei took half of the people out of the Taoist gate, the hall suddenly became empty.

Zhu Yunxi looked down at the group of monks and priests standing below again, with a warm smile on his face.

"Everyone, let's talk about how much tax we pay to the court every year?"

Zhu Yunxi thought that after the beating just now, the monks and Taoists present would wake up and take the initiative to pay taxes to the court.

No matter how much he thought he had talked about this, this group of people still pretended to be dead with him.

Only Zhang Yuchu of Longhushan expressed his willingness to donate half of the land, and the remaining forests and tea gardens were also willing to pay taxes in accordance with the imperial court's policy.

In addition, no matter Buddhism or Taoism, they are pretending to be dead with Zhu Yunxi.

"Everyone, silence is not an option."

"Yuanjue, do you think it's okay to pay [-]%?"

"Your Highness, the poor monk agreed to pay the tax, but [-]% is really too much... [-]% of the land tax is unprecedented in all dynasties..."

"Yuanjue, there has never been a precedent in all dynasties that collected poll tax and all kinds of exorbitant taxes into the fields together."

"The land tax will be combined with other miscellaneous taxes, and only [-]% will be charged, so it's not too much, no matter what?"

Yuanjue lowered his head and muttered.

"Your Highness, the monks in the monasteries of all dynasties have no head tax and miscellaneous taxes, and most of the land taxes are also exempt..."

"Uh……"

As soon as Zhu Yunxi heard this, he directly greeted the great wronged emperors of all dynasties.Even for Grandpa Huang, a superstitious person, he still had a lot of complaints.

The reason why Yuanjue dared to hate himself like this was because the emperor's grandfather had bestowed a name on their monastery.

As for the monastery where the emperor's grandfather became a monk in his early years, Zhu Yunxi didn't even dare to provoke him, and just ignored him.

"Master Yuanjue, the times are developing, and the times are progressing. Now it is not Tang, Song and Yuan. Now it is my Ming Dynasty, so you should follow my Ming rules!"

Yuanjue is also a hard-headed person, so seeing Zhu Yunxie say this, he immediately put it down.

"Since His Highness said so, the poor monk has nothing to say, and the only thing he can do is die!"

"From today onwards, the poor monk will go on a hunger strike to show his ambition!"

Zhu Yunxi was shocked when he heard the words.

"Are you threatening Gu?"

However, as soon as Zhu Yunxi finished speaking, the other abbots in the hall stood up in unison.

"The poor monks are also willing to die to show their ambitions!"

"From today onwards, we will no longer eat until His Highness the Emperor Taisun withdraws his order..."

"You...you..."

Zhu Yunxi looked at the group of bald donkeys angrily, and he swallowed the word "kill" several times.

When Zhu Yunxi was forced into the palace by a group of monks, Lao Zhu, who was in the Forbidden City, was not idle, and kept sending people to observe the movement here.

"What, those monks went on hunger strike?"

"Is Zen Master Zhiqing from Huangjue Temple also included?"

"Returning to Your Majesty, Zen Master Zhiqing is naturally in the line, and he is standing quite in the front!"

When Lao Zhu heard this, he anxiously spun around on the ground.

"This rebellious grandson is impatient in everything he does. You should take your time with this kind of thing. How can you charge [-]% if you come up with it!"

In fact, Lao Zhu has been watching Dasun's movement all the time, and he is very clear about Dasun's plan to attack the monk.

The reason why he has not shown up is actually to protect Dasun.Once things got into trouble, he, the old emperor, still had room for change, and he could appease the grandson's heart.

At this time, Lao Zhu was hesitating, whether to go out and settle the matter for Dasun.

As long as he sets a [-]% tax rate, he believes that this group of monks will sell him this face!

After all, many properties of these monasteries were bestowed by him, even if they were not bestowed by him, they were recognized by him.

Lao Zhu hesitated again and again, and then he walked in on Qin De who was beside him.

"Prepare the car... No, no, just prepare the car, don't make too much noise!"

"promise!"

Not long after, Lao Zhu came to Beigong in an unremarkable carriage.

It was the first time for Lao Zhu to come here since the completion of the North Palace.

He had only heard people say how desolate and crude the North Palace was before, so he always had some doubts in his heart.

However, when he saw it today, he was instantly shocked by the simplicity of Beigong.

The huge North Palace doesn't even have a palace wall, it just dug a ditch on the ground.The buildings in it are all gray, not to mention the carved beams and painted buildings, not even a colorful paint can be seen!
"Why is our eldest grandson treating himself so harshly!"

Upon hearing this, Qin Deshun hurriedly offered a flattery, and wiped his eyes with his sleeve cooperatively.

"My lord, His Royal Highness said that Daming is still very poor. He, the grandson of the emperor, should lead by example and save as much as he can. If he saves a tael of silver, the people of Daming will be able to eat an extra bite of meat. Add a dress..."

Lao Zhu is the person who loves his children and grandchildren the most, for fear that the children and grandchildren will not have enough to eat.Hearing Qin Deshun's words now, he was moved to tears on the spot.

"It's hard for our grandson, woo woo woo..."

Lao Zhu was sad for a while, and just about to enter the North Palace, he saw a Jin Yiwei riding a fast horse running over.

Since Lao Zhu was riding in an ordinary carriage and there were not many guards with him, Jin Yiwei not only did not recognize him, but even yelled at him.

"Brothers, hurry up and inform His Royal Highness the Emperor Taisun, saying that we are back, and we can attack those bald donkeys and Taoist priests..."

Old Zhu was stunned on the spot when he heard the words, secretly thinking that Ni Sun actually has a second hand?

It's just that what is the second hand, why doesn't he, the emperor, know?
"Qin Deshun, do you know what's behind that Ni Sun?"

Qin Deshun secretly thought it was bad when he heard Jin Yiwei's words just now, but now he heard Lao Zhu's question, he stumbled and said on the spot.

"Reporting to the emperor, the servant has heard a little bit, but I don't know if it's true or not..."

"Say!"

"It is said that His Royal Highness the Emperor Taisun has sent people to various temples to investigate. The Jinyiwei who was riding a horse just now should be the person who was ordered to investigate..."

(End of this chapter)