Compete for the Song Dynasty

Wang Pang heard Yuexia say that there was a certificate in the item, and took it from Yuexia's hand, and saw that it was a piece of paper like a certificate.When I looked at the contents of the package yesterday, I didn't look carefully, thinking it was a bank note or something, but I looked carefully today and it turned out to be different.

This is a chapter of five-color gold-flower silk paper, on which is written the Buddhist name, common name, identity (indicate boy or monk and his title), birthplace, age, residence or abbot monastery (in which monastery register) , the classics recited, the name of the teacher, etc., and there are approval documents from the temple department, the date of signing and the signature of the official signature, etc.

Yuexia looked at the contents of the package and asked Wang Pang, "Where did these things come from?"

The king looked around and saw that the name of the monk on the certificate was Jinghui, and his common name was Tongzhong, so he said: "This is the thing in the well of the privet conservatory. Don't be angry after telling me, I heard yesterday that I was going to practice archery, and I was worried. I was ashamed of being defeated, so I asked Xiao Lu to fetch the jade gift from my father-in-law."

"Bah, father-in-law is easy to call, and he doesn't know how to be ashamed." Yuexia said with a soft smile.Wang Pang smiled and continued: [

"When Xiao Lu fetched the things, he brought this package with him. Did you say that a thief stole it and hid it in that well? The thief is also strange. It's nothing more than stealing things. What's the use of stealing a certificate of becoming a monk?"

Xiao Lu said: "I didn't notice this thing yesterday, it's a good thing."

Wang Pang looked at the certificate carefully, and when he saw Xiao Lu's question, he also said: "Young lady should know about this, so please tell me how to do it."

Yuexia was happy to hear the word "lady", but she still pouted and ignored the king, pretending to be angry, but she smiled again immediately, and talked about the ultimatum.

"Naturally, the benefits of the degree of ultimatum need not be mentioned. After receiving the ultimatum, you can avoid the remote labor without a dime. It is needless to say that ordinary people. Monks and Taoists eat ten squares, and monasteries have land. When monks and Taoists do not have to perform military service, labor, and birth Dingqian rice and other exorbitant taxes, evading taxes, eating a bowl of ready-made rice, and becoming a legal homeless person who eats without work."

Xiao Lu said: "I also know that the landlord also wants to save the ultimatum. In order to protect his family property, he must do everything possible to become an official household, and ask his children to become scholars and become officials. If not, they have to pay for officials." At that time, the official notice could also be bought with money, but it was more expensive than the Du Die. Otherwise, it is better to buy Zhang Du Die. Because the monastery land can be rent-free."

The girl under the moon is not convinced: "I also know that with the degree, it can protect the property and prevent the powerful from annexing the family. In addition, there are many benefits, such as monks and Taoists are treated preferentially in the law:

The two of you said one sentence, and I said one sentence, like rushing to answer, telling out the many benefits of Duyi.Seeing this, Wang Pang said: "I said why the lady wants to become a monk. It turns out that there are so many benefits."

Yuexia put down the gold and silver jewelry she just looked at in her hand: "There are many benefits, but it's not easy to become a monk now. But it's one in a million."

Lu Shenyan also agrees: "It's better if it's not easy to come out. The young master can only joke around. If he has been looking for Miss Yuexia for so long, and the girl becomes a monk, the young master will not know how to be sad."

Wang Pang didn't deny it when he arrived, he laughed, and Yuexia said: "Who can say that it's not easy to get out, these things are enough to buy Zhang Dudu." She said, pointing to the gold and silver in the package.

"Can this kind of thing be bought and sold?" Wang Pang asked Yuexia in surprise.

Yuexia said: "I also heard from others, and I heard that it is still very expensive. Now it is better, and it costs thirty or forty guan."

Wang Pang was a little surprised that the price of a dutiful certificate was so high. He looked at the gold and silver in the package and the dutiful certificate, and remembered the "Water Margin".I read Water Margin in my previous life, and I remember saying this:

The wine and meat monks Lu Zhishen and Wu Song swaggered through the market, and they didn't worry about Mr. Kuaishou coming to make trouble. That's because they all had a copy of the certificate, just as Sun Erniang said: "Let's get this certificate as a talisman... Go ahead, who dares to interrogate you?" The difference is that Wu Song was an impostor, but Lu Zhishen was officially submitted by Wenshu Monastery in Mount Wutai.

I also remembered that there is another point in the book: Zhao Yuanwai "has bought a five-flower degree", and said that "the ancestral hall has all the degrees", which shows that the source is legitimate.After Lu Da shaved his head, the first person presented the certificate of honor to the elder to give him the name of the Dharma. The elder took the blank certificate and said in verse: "A little spiritual light, worth a thousand gold, and the vastness of the Buddha's teachings. Give it a name of deep wisdom." Lu Zhishen.

Thinking of this, Wang Pang asked the two of them, is this certificate for sale by the government?

Xiao Lu shook his head: "The government has never sold it, and most of them are resold by the people."

When Wang Pang asked the two of them again, he didn’t know much. When he returned to the room, Wang Pang thought, it’s good to be a monk, but now there are dozens of certificates, why did the elder hold an empty certificate and say that it’s worth a thousand gold? ?What is the reason for this huge gap? [

But curiosity is nothing but curiosity, Wang Pang still took Xiao Lu to Kaifeng Mansion the next day.Wang Pang was really too busy, so he went to take care of other nosy matters, so he picked up things and confiscated them. As for Tongzhong, Tianqing Temple, it was not Wang Pang's job.

Ever since Wang Pang resigned and walked west, Master Bao Zheng seldom saw Wang Pang, and he missed him in his heart. Yesterday, Master Yushe Bao was worried for Wang Pang.Seeing the envoy of the Liao Kingdom was very arrogant at first, but seeing the little guy next to the king shoot three arrows in succession, the expression of the envoy of the Liao Kingdom became more and more ugly, Lord Bao Zheng became more and more happy.

Mr. Bao's official position is quite high, so he is naturally closer to those foreign envoys. When the envoys see the king on stage, they will talk a little bit, chirping with birdsong. translation.Obediently, everyone is asking who this young man is.

Bao Zheng looked nervously at Wang, while listening to those conversations, is there anyone who doesn't know Bao Zheng's fame?It is natural to say that this Xiaosheng is Lord Bao's adopted son, seeing that Wang Pang won the envoy, he was full of prizes, and Master Bao is very proud of Wang Pang with a stiff neck and a straight chest.

He just received the imperial decree early in the morning, and the emperor will summon him alone tomorrow, Bao Zheng was thinking about the matter of the Nine Dragon Cup, and was also thinking about how to deal with it.Seeing Wang Pang coming from outside, followed by Lu Shenyan and a woman.Xiao Lu was still carrying a package in his hand.

He was very happy to see Mr. Wang Pangbao, he put down the official document in his hand and said, "It's just right for you to come here."

Wang Pang stepped forward to salute, these days are busy with business and entertainment and Chinese New Year, and it has been a long time since he and Mr. Bao had a good talk like before.Bao Zheng half blamed and said: "You child, you are playing crazy. I rarely see you here or your father's side."

Wang Pang quickly apologized and said with a smile: "How dare you, my son, I'm not in a hurry to find your second elder's daughter-in-law." Said, let Na Yuexia go up to meet Mr. Bao.

When Wang Pang first found Yuexia, Yuexia had a wound on her face, so Wang Pang couldn't force her to come to see her. Recently, the scar on her face had healed. Wang Pang thought it was time, so he brought Yuexia with him.Bao Zheng had already heard that Yuexia had been found, and seeing Wang Pang bring Yuexia today, seeing the old man's daughter felt emotional.

After asking a few words about the two's marriage plans, Mr. Bao felt at ease when he saw that Yuexia was also a well-educated and sensible person.

Wang Pang said to Bao Zheng: "Father, I dropped a jade stone in front of the dry well of the Nuzhen Temple. I asked Lu Shenyan to pick it up the day before yesterday, but I found some things. Please take a look."

It was said that Xiao Lu submitted the cover, Master Bao saw that there was a certificate of proof, so he called the master to make a confession for Xiao Lu.

Here, Wang Pang took Yuexia down to see his wife, and the lady stayed in Yuexia's room to talk, and Wang Pang went back to see Mrs. Bao alone.The confession has been recorded, Master Bao said to Wang Pang: "You came at a good time today, you must stay for half a day."

Wang Pang originally wanted to take Yue Xia to Wang Anshi's mansion, but after hearing what Bao Zheng said, he just wanted to ask about the degree.So he ordered Xiao Lu to take the girl there first.After making arrangements for the two, the father and son next to King Bao Zheng came to the wing room of the hall. This room was also furnished with some bookshelves and other things, and there was a tea set on a semi-immortal table, and the two sat facing each other.The "incense cake" sent by the king is burning in the stove in the room.

During the chat, Bao Zheng mentioned: "This ultimatum may lead to a case." Wang asked Bao Zheng for advice.

The family made tea for the two of them and left. Wang Pang poured tea into Mr. Bao's cup and asked, "I heard that there is a case of reselling Duyi in the market. Can the adoptive father say this?"

Bao Zheng said: "This is one of them. It is necessary to slack off the family certificate, how can it be easily lost, and it is put together with gold and silver, which may involve transactions."

Wang Pang asked: "How can there be market transactions for this ultimatum? Is it difficult to become a monk?"

Bao Zheng said: "In the later period of Song Zhenzong, Wang Qinruo and Ding Wei were prime ministers, and they believed in Taoism and Buddhism. The Ying Palace was built in a very extravagant manner. It was completed in seven years, and there are nearly 1008 houses. "

In August of the third year of Jingde, Sun Xun, the minister of the palaces of the kings, proposed to Zhenzong "please reduce the number of temples and monks", restricting the construction of too many temples and the rapid increase in the number of monks.Shinzong retorted: "As for the two sects of Taoism and Buddhism, they are helpful to the world. People or prejudices often destroy Zi. If monks and Taoists are indiscriminate from time to time, their teachings can be abolished."

Wang Pang is not clear about this period of history, but he has also heard that Zhenzong's policies and regulations on the construction of temples in various places are also looser than in the past.

I also heard Bao Zheng say: "Zhenzong has contributed a lot to Buddhism in the past few years, but because he can be exempted from taxes because he becomes a monk, many people are enslaved in the name of becoming a monk. Besides, the state treasury is empty due to large-scale construction projects. Zhirenzong still respects Buddhism, but strengthens it. The assessment of monks has been completed, and the qualifications of monks have been clearly stipulated. And the number of monks will not be increased.” [

Wang Pang seemed to understand when he heard this, that this was the result of the limit, and he said: "It is a good thing to be strict."

Bao Zheng said: "I heard that Renzong still has the intention to streamline the number of monks in the temple, so there are some lawless people in the market who resell the degree certificates, or some people commit crimes to seek degree certificates to escape."

Wang Pang thought that there should be escape from crime, otherwise there would be no Lu Zhishen and Wu Song in the future, but after listening to Bao Zheng's words, he could understand why the price of the duo was so high later.

Wang Pang has experienced this before. In the years before 2012, when the number of taxi operating qualifications in a certain city was limited, the number of operating licenses doubled by six times.From 10,000+ to a value of about 60 at once.But how could this price be achieved at that price, and it was an official product, so Wang began to wonder whether it could be done from an official point of view.

Just as he was thinking about it, he suddenly heard Bao Zheng change the subject and said: "When I saw the degree certificate today, I thought of something that was a bit involved. The Emperor Zhenzong treated the Japanese slave monks with respect, and issued an edict to bestow the Dharma name Master Yuantong and a purple square robe. Give the honor."

Hearing Bao Zheng mentioned the Japanese slaves, Wang Pang thought that the Japanese slaves did not come to worship at the court meeting, so he asked, "Father, why didn't the Japanese slaves come to worship at the court meeting this year?"

Bao Zheng said: "This is exactly what I want to tell you. This matter is related to my face. You can find a good solution if you listen to it."