Datang first village

Qin Qiong is here!

Li Yuanxing greeted him personally at the gate of the villa. Qin Qiongyuan got off his horse three hundred steps away and walked towards the main gate of Qinwangzhuang.

The main entrance cannot be opened, and the first side door to the left of the main entrance is open.In terms of etiquette, with Li Yuanxing's status, the main entrance could not be opened several times a year to welcome guests. Li Yuan didn't even ask Qin Wangzhuang to open the main entrance when he came in the morning, but just walked through the first side entrance.

According to Li Yuan, he came as his father, not the Supreme Emperor.

Therefore, there is only one person who must open the door, and that is Li Er, Emperor of the Tang Dynasty.

At this time, a young monk came over.

When Li Yuanxing sent Li Xiaogong away, the young monk stepped forward, but was stopped by the guards.But this time, Li Yuanxing winked at the guards not to block him. He wanted to hear what this monk would say?

"Poor monk, Xuanzang!" The young monk put his hands together and titheed.

Li Yuanxing ignored him, but watched Qin Qiong walk in front of him and saluted with both hands: "Brother Shubao!" Qin Qiong didn't expect His Royal Highness King Qin to salute first, and hurriedly returned a full salute: "Your Highness, Qin Qiong is polite!"

Li Yuanxing nodded slightly, the ceremony was over.

Xuanzang saluted again: "Xuanzang is polite!"

"I return the gift!" Li Yuanxing bowed slightly.

After finishing speaking, Li Yuanxing was about to leave, and Xuanzang hurriedly said: "His Royal Highness, the little monk is puzzled and wants to ask for advice!"

"Ask!" Li Yuanxing said lightly, while Qin Qiong stepped aside and watched with a blank expression.

"Your Highness, all living beings are equal. Why can officials, Confucianists, Taoists, civilians, and merchants participate in Your Highness's tea party, but not my Buddhist sect!" Xuanzang wanted to speak in a debating tone. When it came to debate, he argued with all the monks in the world. Excellent eloquence.It's just that Li Yuanxing didn't know that Xuanzang still had a dharma title called Sanzang!

Li Yuanxing was just bickering like a young monk.

"My king is also puzzled, so I ask the little monk to give some advice. My king has a banquet and invites friends into the mansion. Do you need your little monk to ask the list of guests invited by this king? Will you allow it?" Li Yuanxing's tone became severe.

If it were someone else, with just these two sentences, and the harsh tone of His Royal Highness King Qin, I'm afraid he would have retreated.But Xuanzang took a step forward and saluted again: "Your Highness talks about tea, and talks about Taoism through tea. Your Highness's tea theory has been spread throughout Chang'an City last night. Your Highness invited all the famous people in Chang'an to enter the palace, but there is no Buddhist sect. How can you belittle my Buddhist sect? .”

"What a contempt!" Li Yuanxing sneered.

An old monk over there stood up and walked towards this side.Xuanzang went on to say: "All living beings are equal..."

"It's a good sentence that all living beings are equal. This king asks you. Why should the Buddhist monk sit on the main seat and the audience monks kneel and worship. Why should the abbot in your temple be bowed by you and others. Since they are equal, why do they sit unequal. It is a good sentence that all living beings are equal. Do I Is the emperor's brother equal to the common people? This king listens to your grand theory!"

Xuanzang was about to argue again when the old monk approached: "Xuanzang, step down!"

Xuanzang gritted his teeth hard, bowed to Li Yuanxing, and retreated behind the old monk.

The old monk clasped his hands together and titheed: "Poor monk, be kind! Your Highness, please forgive me for making a mistake."

Now that the elders of the other party came out to speak soft words, Li Yuanxing would not push him any further, and after a salute, he said, "It's okay, it's just indisputable. Gods and Buddhas are nine heavens, don't use the trick of fooling the common people in this king's place." Show off in front of you, the Buddha's heart is originally good, the four elements are all empty, what is empty, a monk who argues badly, fights with others, fights for the sharpness of the tongue, does not know whether there is a precept in his heart!"

"His Royal Highness speaks highly, and the poor monk pays homage to him!" The old monk saluted.

The old monk said again: "No matter Taoism, Buddhism, or secular world. Naturally, there is a distinction between superior and inferior. As the emperor of the world, the Holy One is naturally superior. Your Highness misunderstood my Buddhist idea of ​​equality."

"Okay! I listen to your sentence that all living beings are equal!" Li Yuanxing gave each other a step down.

"His Royal Highness, all living beings are equal in law and surname, compassion, joy, sacrifice and heart are equal to all living beings. In the face of the law of cause and effect, all living beings are equal, rather than saying that all living beings have equal encounters, equal misfortunes and blessings. There is a cause and an effect, and there must be a cause for the effect, and the cycle of cause and effect , all living beings are equal!" The old monk didn't dare to use the Buddhist Zen ritual to say that all living beings are equal in the most popular sense!

Li Yuanxing nodded: "This statement is reasonable, I understand what you mean. The difference between all living beings can be understood in the context of cause and effect, and it comes naturally, which can also convince people."

"Your Highness Zhigao!" the old monk praised Li Yuanxing.

Li Yuanxing nodded, and said: "My king has a banquet, and the seats have been reserved. No matter what the reason is, you have not invited your temple, and you can't impose a position in the banquet. Since Buddhism also has experience in tea, I will send the invitation today, and I can do it tomorrow." Come in for tea!"

"His Highness Gao Yi!"

"Tomorrow, the king is waiting for you. I would like to have dinner with the master and discuss the tea ceremony together! Then listen to the master's lecture on Buddhism!" Li Yuanxing gave a half-respect.

Ci Ku returned the full salute, and took a few steps back.

Only then did Li Yuanxing enter the mansion together with Qin Qiong. Outside the door, he turned back and said to Xuanzang: "Your practice is not enough! His Royal Highness Qin Wang came from the heaven. It is said that the three religions of China, namely Chan, Ren, and Jue, have their own gods. In the heavenly court, there was also a debate with my Buddhist patriarch, how can you use words to argue!"

Xuanzang was not satisfied: "Then all living beings are equal, why do you misinterpret the meaning of my Buddhism!"

"Ridiculous!" He slapped Xuanzang on the head compassionately: "First go and realize what His Royal Highness the King of Qin said: The Buddha's heart is originally good, and the four elements are all empty. What is empty! The sharpness of the tongue, I don't know if there is a precept in my heart!"

Xuanzang has been a monk since he was a child, and he only has Buddha in his heart.

Some people say that Buddhism is not good, so he will naturally jump up like a cat whose tail has been stepped on.

On the other side, Li Yuanxing and Qin Qiong entered the village, and after entering the small living room, Qin Qiong said: "Why does Your Highness treat those bald men so courteously? According to someone, just beat them with sticks!"

"Baldy, I like the bald donkey better!" Li Yuanxing replied with a half-smile.

Qin Qiong was stunned for a moment, and then smiled: "I am stupid, as I have said in the Art of War, when I attack when I let the enemy be paralyzed!"

"Tell those three people to come in! Then stay outside!" Li Yuanxing said to Bai Erwa.

The three people mentioned by Li Yuanxing refer to Niu Jinda, Su Dingfang, and Xi Junmai. They entered the Qin Palace and have been training soldiers recently. The official conscription of the Qin Palace has not yet started, and there are only 600 guards.More than a dozen people were killed or injured on the Shuofang battlefield. After returning, they replenished and the actual number was 600.

Qin Qiong also asked her personal guards to withdraw and put a burden at her feet.

"Your Highness, I think you're bald..." Qin Qiong paused for a moment, and then continued: "Vald donkeys! Hahaha!" Qin Qiong laughed heartily, and continued after a few laughs: " These bald donkeys, at the end of the Sui Dynasty, said that the affairs of the world had nothing to do with them, but secretly supported those rebels!"

"Support?" Li Yuanxing asked.

Qin Qiong nodded: "Money, food, ordnance, and even manpower!"

No wonder, it's understandable that Qin Qiong doesn't like monks, but there may be more reasons for this.

Soon, the three of Niu Jinda entered, saluted and sat down.

Only then did Qin Qiong open the bag in his hands: "Your Highness, Lao Cheng was blocked in Yaozhou, and that is where His Highness must win. The damage that Lao Cheng suffered is only superficial!"

Fur!Li Yuanxing sighed inwardly.

As for this monk, it seems that Qin Qiong really hates him, and it seems that he has done a lot of bad things.

Qin Qiong took out the first account book, opened it and said to Li Yuanxing: "Your Highness, apart from Chang'an County, which is entirely occupied by His Highness, with Chang'an as the center for five hundred miles, temples and Taoist temples occupy [-]% of the land. , half of which is occupied by Taoist temples. In the entire Tang Dynasty, temples occupy more land than the seven families combined!"

Li Yuanxing nodded slightly, this number was not enough to surprise him.

Qin Qiong took out another notebook: "Your Highness, to the north of the Jinghe River. There are 73 coal mines. Except for the two mines used by His Highness, 24 of them are occupied by nobles from Chang'an, who pay full taxes on a monthly basis. The rest are mines. The temple is open privately, but it is difficult for the government to manage it, because there are many believers in the government's family members!"

"Believers, this is a disaster!" Li Yuanxing nodded slightly.

Qin Qiong took out the third notebook: "Your Highness, within five hundred miles of Chang'an, there are more than [-] young and strong people in the temple!"

"One hundred thousand!" This time, Li Yuanxing was really surprised.

Qin Qiong nodded heavily: "Your Highness, at the end of the Sui Dynasty, the homeless accounted for [-]% of them. And the deserters accounted for as much as [-]%, and it is not an exaggeration to say [-]%. Thieves and bandits accounted for more than [-]% of them." In other words, less than [-]% of the real young and strong monks who are truly dedicated to Buddha, such as the little bald donkey outside!"

Li Yuanxing gasped!

"Your Highness, tell me another number that will surprise His Highness even more!"

"Say it!" Li Yuanxing said in his heart, what could be more surprising, this is enough to surprise himself.

Qin Qiong stretched out three fingers: "The nuns in the nunnery and the nuns in Guanzhong. There are more than 30 people in the five hundred miles around Chang'an. Some refer to the number of people under the age of 30 and over the age of 15. If you count them all, there are as many as 40 !"

Teng!Li Yuanxing stood up: "How could there be so many people!"

"The chaos at the end of the Sui Dynasty was just for self-protection. Most of these were poor people, and their lives were as cheap as dogs in troubled times. However, many women's views are no different from brothels. Your Highness can take care of this matter." Qin Qiong's tone , Obviously, his attitude is completely different from the view of the temple.

Li Yuanxing waved his hand: "Don't worry, just don't move!"

"If you move, you will kill with one blow!" Qin Qiong echoed from the side.

"I don't dare to move lightly. I haven't made up my mind about how far this move will go. The Shaolin Temple in Luoyang has merits in helping the war, and the emperor's brother will be rewarded. Many believe in Buddhism in the Western Regions. Before the Tang Dynasty pacified the Western Regions, Don't make any big moves! There are so many Buddhist believers in the Tang Dynasty, so don't make any rash moves!"

Li Yuanxing expressed his scruples.

Qin Qiong also immediately said: "But don't move!" (To be continued.)