I live forever in history

Chapter 96

"Junior brother, don't go!"

"Our White Horse Temple is the first temple in the new dynasty. There are many dignitaries and dignitaries who are believers in our White Horse Temple. Why are you not satisfied when you come to us to be a monk? Why do you want to return to the vulgar?"

When Cao Cao and Su Chen passed by a temple on horseback, they saw two monks entangled.

A little monk walked in front carrying a package, and another monk walked directly on the ground and hugged the little monk's legs, not letting go.

"A lot of dignitaries are believers of the White Horse Temple?" The young monk smiled disdainfully.

"I've been here for three months, and the biggest official I've ever seen is a ninth-rank official, and I haven't seen those high-ranking officials you mentioned!"

"There are still quite a few dignitaries among our believers, but they don't come to the temple often!" The great monk said with a flushed face.

"If you don't come to the temple, you are not a believer!" The little monk shouted.

After shouting, the little monk wanted to leave, but his thighs were hugged and he couldn't move his legs.

"There is no need to pay taxes for farming in our temple. Isn't that attractive enough?" said the great monk.

"How dare you say this?"

Upon hearing this, the little monk became furious.

"It's true that there is no land tax and other miscellaneous taxes in Baima Temple, but isn't the [-]% religious tax killing people?" The little monk said angrily.

As long as you are a Buddhist, you have to pay [-]% of the tax no matter you are engaged in any production activities.

Moreover, Baima Temple, a big wronged species, was rewarded with so much farmland by the court. The harvest of hard work every year was given to the court, and the remaining food was not enough for him to eat.

Moreover, [-]% of all kinds of incense money and practice money were given to the imperial court. How can the monk's life be described as "miserable"?

The little monk came to Baima Temple to become a monk because he believed in the evil of the big monk in front of him.

The little monk didn't understand the meaning of saying that one can get a new life under the bath of Buddha's light, but the great monk said that as long as he chanted sutras every day, he would have food.

The little monk was moved.

But after arriving at the White Horse Temple?

He has to do more farm work every day than before, and the food he eats is much worse than before. He has never been wronged like this.

There are also frequent surprise inspections by the imperial court, which annoys the little monk.

After a few days, the little monk finally couldn't bear it anymore and wanted to leave the White Horse Temple.

"Junior brother, you are a monk registered in the official government. No matter where you go, you are a member of our White Horse Temple. You can't escape!" The big monk hugged the young monk's leg desperately.

"You loosen up!"

"Not loose!"

"I'm going to join the army, after I join the army, who cares if I'm a monk registered in the White Horse Temple!" The little monk shouted at the big monk.

The great monk also showed sorrow.

Some of the policies of the new dynasty are too unfriendly to Buddhism. If they go to the border and join the army, they can eliminate the identity of Buddhism.

"Brother, please take pity on our White Horse Temple! We haven't recruited disciples for a long time. As long as you stay with us for a certain period of time, brother, you are guaranteed to be the next abbot. Abbots are established in the new dynasty. , isn’t it better than you going to be a big soldier?”

The big monk begged under the little monk's legs.

"Fucking bullshit! Do you think I don't know how hard our abbot has been through?" the little monk yelled.

The abbot not only has to participate in the assessment once a month to avoid the temple being taken off his hat, but also has to deal with all kinds of bad things in the temple, which is all trouble and no benefit.

The great monk still let him be the abbot, this is to murder himself.

"Junior brother, how can a monk say dirty words?"

"Let go of my legs, I don't want to be a monk anymore!"

"Junior Brother, you have to think about it. After passing this village, there will be no such shop! If you go to other temples, you may not be valued by us here, and the battlefield is so dangerous. How can our temple be safe?"

"If you go to the battlefield, you will either die or be prominent. In this ruined temple, you can only live in poverty for a lifetime." The little monk broke free from the big monk and fled.

The great monk sat on the ground decadently.

Master, it is too difficult for you to realize the dream disciple of Buddhism to flourish.

The world is too vulgar and only cares about those things.They don’t believe when disciples talk about Buddhism and faith, and they disdain when disciples talk about treatment and status.

Disciple is too difficult!

"How can this Buddhist school live so miserable? I think many people in Luoyang believe in Buddhism?" Cao Cao looked at the young monk who had defected and said in puzzlement.

There are many people in Luoyang who believe in Buddhism. Even if there are fewer dignitaries among them, the incense money of the common people is enough to make the Buddhist life very nourishing.

But now this scene makes Cao Cao very puzzled.

"Maybe that little monk doesn't want to stay here all his life as a little monk, he wants to go to the battlefield to make a name for himself." Su Chen looked to the west.

"I really envy that little monk." Cao Cao sighed.

"The battlefield is the best place for a man to display his ambitions. The little monk can go forward without hesitation, but because of his family background, Cao Cao can only be a doctor of [-] shi in Luoyang. It is sad and lamentable." Cao Cao said regretfully, hating That little monk is not himself.

Su Chen gave Cao Cao a sideways look, you are really pretending.

I'm about to ask the emperor to give me a bachelor's degree, did I show off?You are only a small six hundred stones, what are you arrogant about?

"Since my nephew has such ambitions, uncle, I will tell the court that you will have the opportunity to display your talent sooner or later!" Su Chen patted Cao Cao on the shoulder.

"Then thank you uncle."

The great monk looked at Su Chen who was on the horse, and was in a daze.

"That man looks like a master," then shook his head again.

"Master has passed away for more than ten years, it must not be him." The great monk thought of his master, feeling a little sad in his heart.

His master is a legend of Buddhism, and he has made great contributions to the complete establishment of Buddhism in the new dynasty.

His preaching of Buddhism was recognized by the first emperor of the new dynasty, who rewarded the White Horse Temple with many fertile fields.

Although these fertile fields are now the burden of the White Horse Temple, they were a symbol of the imperial court's recognition of Buddhism back then.

Moreover, the master also taught them many methods of recruiting disciples, but they couldn't keep those disciples because of disappointment.

"Master, if you were still here, our Buddhism should have been completely brilliant, right?" The great monk's eyes glistened with tears.

It's a pity that my master broke his heart for Buddhism and passed away at a young age. Otherwise, wouldn't Buddhism be the same as it is now?
"Uncle, the great monk just looked at you so strangely."

"Is it strange? I think you are paranoid. You need to correct your paranoia."

(End of this chapter)