Great Zhou Empire: Kill Zhao Kuangyin at the beginning

Chapter 35 Three Martial Arts and One Sect (Special thanks to book friend Mengyu for the two monthly passes! Thank you twice!)
Wang Zhu slowly shook his head and said:

"Your Majesty, according to Chen's secret investigation over the past few months, these people in Youzhou should have no knowledge, and they were just used to become the murderers of the late emperor!

The minister's inference is that among Zhao Ni's party, Zhao Kuangyi is the best at using poison. He secretly united with the Buddhists in Youzhou who had recovered the prefecture and county, mixed the poison into tea, and the Buddhists gave it to the uninformed people. , and used the local people to offer tea to the people who were waiting for the late emperor, thus harming the late emperor! "

Chai Zongxun was surprised for a long time, thinking of the "Three Martial Arts and One Sect" that destroyed Buddhism in Chinese history.

In these four campaigns to exterminate and ban Buddhism, it was all because Buddhism was too powerful and developed too rapidly at that time. They had land but were not engaged in production, and the state still wanted to treat them.

It occupies a large amount of social resources and reduces the country's fiscal revenue. In addition, many young and middle-aged people become monks to avoid corvee service, which reduces the country's soldiers and labor force and threatens the country's rule.

The emperor at that time ordered the destruction of temples, the burning of scriptures, the forced monks and nuns to return to secular life, the confiscation of temple property, the release of slaves, etc.

“三武一宗”分别为北魏太武帝拓跋焘（424-450年在位）、北周武帝宇文邕（561-577年在位）、唐武宗李炎（841一846年在位），和周世宗柴荣（954年—959年在位）。

Compared with the "Three Martial Arts", Zhou Shizong's measures were relatively mild. They mainly imposed many restrictive measures on Buddhism. For example, only famous temples with plaques inscribed by previous emperors were retained, and monks who became monks were required to be able to recite a certain number of Buddhist scriptures. wait.

Sejong's policy of banning and restricting Buddhism was also the most effective. After that, Buddhism never expanded to the point of endangering the country and developed steadily.

In the time and space of Chai Zongxun's previous life, when the "Chenqiao Mutiny" first started, Han Tong led his soldiers to surround Zhao Kuangyin's house and wanted to arrest his family and force him to submit. However, a temple in Bianjing moved Zhao Kuangyin's family and hid them.

If according to Wang's writings, it is entirely possible that Zhao Kuangyi united with Buddhists to poison his father, Emperor Shizong.

When Chai Zongxun pondered for a long time, Li Tao said:

"Your Majesty, now that the late emperor has banned and restricted Buddhism, the power of Buddhism is no longer what it used to be, and it is unlikely that it will ever develop to the point of endangering the country.

It is inevitable to kill Zhao Kuangyi, but I think that your Majesty can spare the Buddhist people. After all, the Zhao brothers are the masterminds of all conspiracies to usurp the throne. "

Chai Zongxun understood Li Tao's intention and did not want to cause any more trouble when his throne was just stable.

However, after his father Emperor Sejong restricted and suppressed Buddhism, it can be said that Buddhism has become more honest and will no longer threaten the country in the future.

Chai Zongxun finally made a decision in his heart and sighed:
"As the two beloved ministers said, all the blame for this matter lies with the Zhao brothers!

Even though my father has succeeded in rectifying Buddhism, I don't want to cause another bloody storm in our territory.

Just do what you two dear friends have agreed upon!

But, Wang Aiqing, you sent people to secretly arrest the several witnesses who murdered my father as soon as possible. I want to find out personally. "

When Li Tao and Wang Zhu heard this, their faces lit up with joy and they praised:

"His Majesty is wise and brave, and he accepts advice readily. He is truly the first child prodigy emperor in history! I will definitely do everything according to His Majesty's will."

After a good meal of praise, Wang said:

"Your Majesty, the New Deal has achieved remarkable results. Although Your Majesty has reduced the taxes of various states this time, I am afraid that there will inevitably be some local nobles, gentry and military leaders whose interests are affected and have evil intentions.

I believe that Your Majesty has sufficient money and food in the national treasury now, so we should strengthen the intelligence gathering across the country and His Majesty's security protection. "

Chai Zongxun's heart moved and he said:
"This suggestion is very good, Master. I will consider it for a few days and then implement it."

Chai Zongxun paused and said:

"Taifu, tomorrow as an angel, you will go to Luzhou to meet Zhaoyi Jiedushi Li Jun and his son, so that Li Shoujie can be prepared. When he comes to the capital, don't let me down!"

Wang Zhu saluted and said with a smile:

"Your Majesty, please rest assured. I will definitely explain the pros and cons of this to Li Jun and his son."

Li Tao hesitated for a while and then said hesitantly: "Your Majesty is the lord of our Great Zhou Kingdom. Now General Han, the commander in front of the palace, is loyal to your majesty and obeys his orders; Zhang Yongde, the bodyguard and military commander, can also obey your majesty's orders."

Although Li Chongjin, who returned to the German army, was rebellious, he had no objection.

In my opinion, this thief Zhao Kuangyi must be killed!
Your Majesty, the Queen Mother is a womanizer after all and is prone to being emotional. If Mrs. Xunyang does not agree to remarry no matter what, in my opinion, Your Majesty might as well... might as well just order Zhao Thief to be killed! "

Chai Zongxun said displeasedly:

"What are you talking about!
Li Xiang, I know that you are thinking about the country and want to get rid of Zhao Kuangyi as soon as possible.

However, my mother's kindness to me is the highest. She only has one biological sister, my aunt. How could I do anything that would disobey my mother's wishes and make her sad?

There must be a way to resolve this matter.

Even if Zhao Thief lives a few more days, he won't be able to escape from my prison! "

What Chai Zongxun thought in his mind was that he inherited the throne of emperor from his father, Emperor Chai Rong, and his mother, Queen Mother Fu, had always cared for him very much. Except for the "Bianjing Incident" caused by Zhao Kuangyin's party, she had been obedient to him.

If you inherit someone else's political legacy but don't think about anything in return, or even rebel against it, is that still a human being?

God will not bless him.

Li Tao and Wang Zhu looked at each other and saluted together:

"Your Majesty is extremely filial to the Queen Mother, and you are truly a saint!"

The next day, Wang Zhu set out from Bianjing and went to Luzhou where the Zhaoyi Jiedushi Mansion was located.

There were about ten Jiedushi in the Great Zhou Dynasty, and each Jiedushi had jurisdiction over about 2 to 5 states. Most of the remaining states were directly ruled by the imperial court.

For example, Fu Yanqing, the military envoy of Tianxiong Army, governed 5 states and had 3 sergeants.

Next was Li Jun, the envoy of Zhaoyi Festival, who governed four states and had 4 soldiers.

Other Jiedu envoys usually have jurisdiction over 2 to 3 states, and their military strength ranges from several thousand to ten thousand people.

In the next few days, Chai Zongxun was busy working with Han Hui, Zhang Yong and others to arrange for more than 320,000 orphans.

Under the arrangements of the imperial army and the eunuchs, the orphans have been settled in the military camps and arsenals by category since April 26th.

The barracks in military camps and arsenals are all made of large wood. Craftsmen from the palace and the Ministry of Works built them to be strong and ventilated, with complete bedding.

Tang Qijing was in charge of allocating food every day, and the gang leaders of the Forbidden Army cooked two meals for the orphans to eat as much as they wanted.

Moreover, all the management staff are kind to the orphans, which makes the orphans so happy that they feel like they are in a dream.

After selection, a total of 90,000 boys aged 12 to 15 were selected into the "Dragon Army".

Taking into account Wang Zhu's suggestion a few days ago, Chai Zongxun decided to establish another intelligence agency, named "Longxiang Guards", which would be comparable to the Jinyi Guards of the previous Ming Dynasty. They would be responsible for inquiring into the intelligence of domestic and surrounding enemy countries, as well as protecting the emperor. Chai Zongxun’s safety.

Because it requires several years of training, the age selected for the "Longxiang Guard" is ten years old. The orphans selected are all smart and intelligent people, and the number is 6 boys.

The rest, totaling more than 160,000, were male orphans and all female orphans under ten years old. They were assigned to do whatever they could in the arsenal, such as cleaning, washing, cooking, and producing simple accessories. In the future, There will be craftsmen and palace maids who will gradually teach them some skills to make a living.

There are special eunuchs, maids and craftsmen to take care of and direct them.

When they get older, boys will be selected into the "Longxiang Army" or "Longxiang Guards" based on their talents, while girls will be married off.

(End of this chapter)