It is not easy to be a monk in the Tang Dynasty

At that time, when Li Shimin was still the King of Qin, he was helped by the Shaolin monks to solve his siege. After he came to power, Li Shimin's attitude towards Buddhism was still relatively good. Knowing that the people need faith, and the good and evil preached by Buddhism will eventually be rewarded. Having no desires and no desires is very good for managing a country. People can follow it, but they don't know.As a ruler, this promotion of Buddhism catered to Li Shimin's needs, so Buddhism prevailed with the tacit approval of the court.

However, Buddhism as a pawn is doomed to be abandoned when necessary!Chess players take care of the overall situation and don't care about the fate of a small chess piece.

In the whole world, is it the land of the king, and the soldiers who lead the land are the ministers of the king!

And what has Buddhism done in these years?

No labor, no production!Don't talk about the righteousness of the monarch, the minister, and the father and son!For infidelity!

It is unfilial to cut off your family and not serve your parents!

It is unrighteous to go about eating and drinking, not to engage in production, to collect land, and to evade taxes and duties!

It is inhumane to exploit the people and cut off the national stockpile!

Is such a disloyal, filial, benevolent and unrighteous Buddhism really necessary?The coldness in Li Shimin's eyes became more and more intense, it seemed that it was time to act.

Holding the ledger in Zhang Yang's hand, he felt very heavy, as if he was holding the lives of thousands of Buddhist disciples. The historical scenes appeared in front of his eyes. Zhang Yang seemed to see the butcher's knife killing the monks, and the blood was stained red. Buddhism also dyes people's eyes red.

No!I don't want to do this!

Zhang Yang roared in his heart, it has been a few months since he came to this world, and after getting along for such a long time, Zhang Yang has remembered the care of him from his master and Yunyin. People are animals with emotions, especially in this strange place. The place where Zhang Yang felt the warmth is engraved in his heart, and he dare not forget it.Throwing peaches and plums, I can't just watch them go to a dead end. Now that I have sensed the danger, I have to find a way to save them. Even if the final result is still disappointing, at least I tried my best and dreamed back at midnight. When you are happy, you can comfort your soul without regret or shame.

In people's eyes, monks have become synonymous with landowners. This is definitely a dangerous signal, especially the shelter of some idlers and criminals, which makes Buddhism stained with a layer of filth that cannot be washed away.Putting down the butcher knife, can you really become a Buddha right away?Even children know this simple truth.The nature is hard to change, and a large number of people with bad conduct joining Buddhism will definitely discredit Buddhism, and even bring a catastrophe to Buddhism.

Zhang Yang frowned, feeling helpless in his heart, so what if he knew this?I'm a soft-spoken person, do I really think that a time travel can change everything and convince everyone?You can climb up and call out, and the respondent gathers? Zhang Yang is not that naive, this matter is not easy to solve!

"Junior Brother, what are you in a daze for? It's been half an hour standing here without moving!" Yun Yin didn't know how long he had been here, but now he was very excited, and his whole body felt relaxed as if he had let go of his burden.

Seeing Yun Yin's expression, Zhang Yang could only show a wry smile, what should he say, it really is that the ignorant are fearless, are there any blessings for stupid people?

"Master, when this disciple sorted out the temple's accounts today, he found some problems."

In the meditation room, Zhang Yang bowed to Daoyue who was sitting on the futon with his eyes closed and reciting sutras, and explained all the problems and conjectures he had discovered to Daoyue one by one.Following Zhang Yang's narration, Daoyue's original casual smile froze on his face, and his eyes opened, staring at Zhang Yang in front of him.

"Bianji, how sure are you of your conjecture?"

"Nine points, even higher." Zhang Yang confirmed.

"Nowadays, the imperial court is short of finances, and the years of wars have consumed a lot. My disciple estimated that the imperial court did not have much money. When I sorted out the accounts, I found that our Dazongchi Temple has more than 300 mountains and more than 800 acres of land. This is only On the surface, it should be far more than that in the dark. Not to mention, the sesame oil money paid by pilgrims every year is even more amazing. Although we worship the Lord Buddha, everyone knows that we benefit. Just our temple is like this, Chang'an How many temples are there, and how many are there in the entire Tang Dynasty? It is not too much to say that the wealth owned by Buddhism is incomparable."

After a pause, Zhang Yang continued; "In addition, temples have no restrictions on the entry of monks. Many criminals have converted to Buddhism after committing crimes, and Buddhism has become their protective umbrella! This will not only destroy the atmosphere of Buddhism, but also make people have a negative attitude towards Buddhism. Doubt, and more importantly, this will interfere with the court's handling of the case. In the long run, the court will inevitably be dissatisfied with Buddhism. In addition, the court is short of money, but Buddhism has hoarded a large amount of food and money. From this point of view, the court will take It is inevitable to open a knife in Buddhism."

"It doesn't matter if you are a monk or a monk!" At this moment, Zhang Yang seemed to feel that the old monk who looked like a Bodhisattva, smiled like a Maitreya, pinched his fingers, and chanted the Diamond Sutra, full of fairy spirit, suddenly became old. Everyone is depressed, with a kind of loneliness and depression.

Running all day is only for hunger, so I have to eat and think of clothes;

Put down the silk and wear it on your body, but look up and feel that the house is low;

High-rise buildings are built and mansions are built, and there is no beautiful wife in front of the bed;

The beautiful wives and concubines are all married, and they are worried about going out without a horse;

Buy a high-profile horse with money, and follow the horse less;

The family recruited a dozen or so, and they had money but no right to be bullied;

A bolt is tied to the county magistrate, and it is said that the official position is low;

As soon as I climbed to the rich man's position, I dreamed of being an emperor every day;

One day, sitting on the south side of the world, I wanted to play chess with gods;

Dong Bin played chess with him, and asked where is the ladder to heaven;

As soon as the ladder was lowered, the king of hell came to urge him to deal the cards;

If it wasn't for this person's time limit, it would be too low to go to the sky.

Singing this poem lightly, Zhang Yang is silent, greed is human nature, man dies for money, bird dies for food, and the heart is not enough to swallow the elephant. This has been the case since ancient times. How many people can face such a temptation without being moved?Of course, not all monks are so corrupt and perverting the law, wearing cassocks and doing things that both humans and gods hate, but when things broke out, how many people spoke for the innocent among them?What people saw was only one scene after another of appalling incidents. How did the Buddhist sect who had committed public anger survive the catastrophe?

"Bianji, you can keep your original heart in front of money and silk, which shows your heart. There are three precepts in Buddhism, abstain from greed, abstain from anger, and abstain from ignorance. This heart is inherently pure and there is no choice. I am very pleased to see your performance as a teacher. At least The old monk has a good vision. Since you know these problems, you can see that you are talented and intelligent, and you must think of a way to solve it and clear the way for my Buddhist inheritance. The teacher will try to help you as much as possible."

Seeing the anticipation in Daoyue's eyes, Zhang Yang had no choice but to agree.Buddha said, if I don't go to hell, whoever goes to hell!Although I can't sacrifice my life for righteousness, I try my best to change, even if I fail after fighting, I don't regret it!Zhang Yang is not that great, not to mention that he can really save the entire Buddhist sect, not because he looks down on himself. In the face of the general trend of history, his personal strength is still very weak. It's good to be implicated!

There is a long way to go. Zhang Yang looked up at the sky, where the setting sun was already setting and the clouds were drifting.

Tomorrow, things will be done tomorrow, and today we will drink and sing together.Generally speaking, Zhang Yang is still very cheerful and will not be immersed in that kind of sorrow and cannot extricate himself. Since the matter has already happened, he must find a solution instead of blindly sighing and frowning.

As a veritable landowner in the Tang Dynasty, but trying to get rid of him, life, has to be said to be an irony.