Hengdao Sixteen Kingdoms

Chapter 521 Intimidation

If they continue like this, Li Yue feels like he is just working.

They had wiped out all the dividends from Liang's development, and they didn't have to pay taxes or labor...

If you don't serve me well one day, maybe they will rise up, cooperate inside and outside, and welcome the King of Qin...

Fu Jian promoted Confucianism in Guanzhong while supporting Samanas. He had political purposes behind it.

No wonder three martial arts and one sect destroyed Buddhism in history. Li Yue remembered that the number of monks in the Northern Zhou Dynasty once reached more than three million.

How many people are registered in the imperial court?

If things continue like this, do you think they will just keep their heads down and praise Buddhism?

If you have money, people, and land, you can either infiltrate the upper echelons of the empire and create a Buddhist kingdom, or kick away the uncooperative Li Yue and replace him with an obedient one...

These are just a few Buddhist temples in Yecheng. If we check the Buddhist temples across the country, the number will be unimaginable, and a huge thing will jump out.

"The planners of the school affairs office have initially estimated that the population of the monks is around 80. In recent years, Daliang has become increasingly prosperous and the number of monks has increased." Yang Lue reported everything in a cold tone as always.

"A gentry can only have 4 or [-] people at best. All the gentry in Daliang put together may not be able to compare with them." Li Yue felt like he had a light on his back.

The powerful gentry still farmed the land, engaged in learning, and engaged in various productions. The children of the clan joined the army and fought for the country.

The ascetics...are obsessed with hiding behind and getting rich.

At the beginning, Wang Meng banned business, but now it seems that these people are getting an advantage.

However, the powerful nobles were not united and fought among themselves. Whenever something happened, most of them would go their separate ways.

But Samanas are different. They can quickly unite through Buddhism.

"It's still the same as before. School officials have infiltrated the inside, lurked down, and collected all kinds of evidence. The junior high school has just experienced a rebellion. Let's take it easy for a while." Li Yue put down the book and paced with his hands behind his back.

These temples are deeply rooted in local areas, intricately connected, and have a common base. A few words can inspire foolish fathers and foolish women to rise up.

It’s not that we are afraid of them, but that we are afraid of them. Spring plowing is about to begin.

Everything must be done with a rhythm and strategy, and nothing can be done recklessly.

The existence of Samanas has a certain value, and there are indeed many eminent monks among them. Moreover, the northern kingdom has been fighting for many years, and objectively many people have been saved.

However, no matter how strong the ascetics were, they were still a bit immature if they wanted to fight against the emperor.

They haven't grown to this extent either.

It is not difficult to manage, and there are many successful experiences in history that we can learn from.

In short, since the Samana appeared on the opposite side of the imperial power, he was destined to be punished.

Li Yue issued two secret edicts, one to Wang Meng and one to Cui Jin. The first was to clear the air and identify the next target to be cleaned up. Instead, he asked for their opinions and waited for a suitable opportunity to take action.

The reply came quickly.

Wang Meng advocated the establishment of monk officials and strict management like the Han and Wei Dynasties.

During the Han Dynasty, ascetics had already appeared. The White Horse Temple in Luoyang was a Buddhist temple officially run by the Eastern Han Dynasty, but they did not grow in size.

Cui Jin's reply is interesting. After being supported by Jie Zhao, the ascetics are deeply rooted and easy to suppress, which will definitely cause a backlash. It is recommended to support Confucianism or Taoism to compete with them, dampen their spirit and suppress their power.

During the Han and Wei dynasties, metaphysics became popular and the art of yin and yang prophecies became popular, but Confucianism fell into a trough. Shamanism flourished in the north and Taoist sects became rampant in the south.

However, compared to the Shamen who want money and power, the Daomen directly want your life and have extremely strong combat effectiveness.

Li Yue did not forget that the Han Dynasty was overthrown by Taoism. They were also not the masters who thought about cultivating immortals all day long after the Sui and Tang Dynasties, but fierce men who would do it with a sword if they disagreed.

At the end of the Han Dynasty, Zhang Lu's Five Pecks of Rice religion relied on Hanzhong to overwhelm Zhang Yan and his son in Shuzhong.

The opinions were not unanimous, and before the actual situation came, Li Yue could only put it aside and make long-term plans.During this period of time, I was busy with internal affairs. When I looked up, I saw that the war between Liaodong and Shuzhong had long come to an end.

Murong Ke defeated Goguryeo in Liaodong and encroached on a lot of territory.

However, Goguryeo's resistance was also extremely tenacious, and it was impossible for Murong Ke to swallow them up in a short time. Goguryeo sent an envoy to Yecheng to request canonization.

Li Yue did not agree. Once they were canonized, Goguryeo would be a vassal state and would have the obligation to send troops to protect them.

It is in Liang's best interest for the two countries to bite each other dog-eat-dog in Liaodong, and there is no need to intervene in advance.

What made Li Yue wonder was that Fu Jian's attack on Sichuan was overwhelming at first, capturing Jiange, Mianzhu and other fortresses, and pushing into the central Sichuan. However, the veteran general Zhou Fu was as steady as an old dog, with strong walls and clear fields, so he huddled in the city of Chengdu, unable to hold on. out.

Fu Ya, Yao Chang and Yang An attacked fiercely for more than a month, but due to lack of food and grass, they had to retreat.

The Zhou family was a general in Jiangdong, and he had been a general for many generations. Zhou Fu followed his father Zhou Fang and participated in pacifying the rebellion of Wang Dun and Su Jun, and wiped out the forces in various parts of Jiangdong that did not obey the Jin Dynasty. He worked hard and made great achievements, and was reused by Wang Dao.

After Zhou Fu followed Huan Wen in his expedition against Shu, he was promoted to General of Zhenxi, Governor of Yizhou, and Duke of Jiancheng. He guarded Shu County for ten years and became famous far and wide, and the place became stable.

At first, Sima Xun had the intention to seize Shu, but he was too frightened by Zhou Fu's reputation to dare to do so.

It was reasonable for Fu Jian to stumble on him.

Without food, the Qin army could not fight even if they wanted to, and had no choice but to retreat to Hanzhong.

This battle exposed the weakness of Di Qin's national power.

However, Fu Jian was not one to give up easily. He vigorously cultivated land in Guanzhong, Hanzhong, and Longyou, preparing for the autumn harvest before doing it again...

Shuzhong was like a bottomless pit, consuming Di Qin's national power.

Li Yue did not get what he wanted. In order to stimulate Fu Jian to keep up his efforts, he issued an edict and persuaded him to stop. The fertile land in Sichuan is thousands of miles away, the money and food are abundant, and the population is huge. It is not something that your Fu family can get involved in.

Fu Jian made the annexation of Shuzhong a national policy. Since it was a national policy, he would not easily turn around.

Otherwise, all the initial investment will be in vain.

Fu Jian's defeat also made Li Yue realize that Jiangdong still has some strength, not enough in offense but more than enough in defense.

The Jiangdong nobles did not want to go north, but once the northern country invaded the south, they would risk their lives to resist.

Daliang's national policy is, as always, to disarm the troops, consolidate national strength, and accumulate money and food.

If it accumulates to a certain extent, it will erupt on its own.

Seeing that spring plowing was about to come, Jiangdong refused to hand over his help, and Li Yue gradually became irritated, "If you don't drink a toast, you will be punished with a drink!"

It is of far-reaching significance to let Jiangdong make friends.

Huan Wen must have realized this. What he was fighting for was the hearts of the people, and the hearts of the people were orthodoxy.

"Your Majesty can order Wang Jinglue to send troops to Hanjiang River, Yuan Zhen and Deng Xia to drive troops to wet their beards to intimidate Jiangdong!" Chang Wei cupped his hands and said.

"What if Huan Wen still refuses to make friends?"

For such a long time, there have been several back and forth confrontations.

"If we don't surrender, then we will attack Jingxiang!" Chang Wei uncharacteristically supported the war.

With his level, he can naturally see clearly what is being fought for under the water.

Handing over Fan Wen was tantamount to cutting off the last thoughts of the powerful nobles of Guandong.

If you want to intimidate others, you must show the momentum to fight. Huan Wen is not a fool, and the Jiangdong nobles are not stupid either.

"Send the order, except for the Xiaoqi Army, all other armies must gather in Yecheng!" Li Yueran said, first to build up the momentum.

(End of this chapter)