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Chapter 234 The shaving of the ministers 【Please subscribe】

After the dispersal.

Wang Shichong returned to Hanliang Hall, which is his bedroom.

As soon as he returned to the palace, he received a secret letter sent by Shen Guang to the palace.

After reading it, his eyes brightened slightly: "The lord is coming to Luoyang soon, the ministers are almost brainwashed, it's time to give the lord a surprise!"

These days, Xu Mu taught him the way of brainwashing in secret letters.

As soon as he came into contact with it, he was fascinated by this knowledge.

Speaking of which, the way of brainwashing, uh... that is, pyramid schemes, this knowledge is very particular.

If you really want to study, you may spend most of your life's energy.

But under Xu Mu's simple explanation, Wang Shichong, also known as Qian Mian, has realized the three-step method of brainwashing.

The first step is to give them a clear direction.

As long as you learn the Buddhist scriptures well, you will be able to be promoted to a noble position, and you will be rich and honorable at your fingertips.

For this reason, Qian Mian set up Yun Dingxing as their role model.

At every Dharma exchange meeting, Yun Dingxing, who is the most active, will be praised by him, and then...all kinds of rewards are available.

The kind of reward that is enough to make the officials envious!

Either reward beauties, or reward money, or reward mansions, or reward official positions, or reward titles...

All in all, under the power of Yun Dingxing's example, it triggered an upsurge of officials to actively study Buddhism.

After all, there is love in the upper body, and there is effect in the lower body.

The king of Chu was so thin-waisted that everyone in the palace starved to death. This has happened since ancient times.

In addition, after guiding the officials to actively study Buddhism, Qian Mian also invited the host of the White Horse Temple...

Round Master.

Specially responsible for explaining Buddhism to the ministers.

Of course, all the content of the explanation has been reviewed by thousands of people, the kind of content that will make people stand apart from the world and consume their minds.

And for this lecture, Qianmian even let Yuandao live in the palace.

It is required to give a small lecture every day and a big lecture every three days.

Every time you explain, you have to ask questions to check whether the officials have kept these Buddhist theories in mind.

For example, the causal cycle says that if you did not do evil in your previous life, no one will bully you in this life.

Once someone bullies you, it means that you have committed crimes in your previous life.

So you can't fight back, you have to repay the debt of your previous life first.

Otherwise, it will be time for retribution, and you will not be able to achieve a positive result at all.

Of course, it doesn't matter to the officials whether they can achieve a positive result, but whether they can stand out from others and get rewards is very attractive to them.

Over time, under Master Yuandao's crazy explanation...

Under the subtle influence of the group of officials, their words and deeds all have a tendency to evolve into monks.

The third step is the most important step...

Returning to Qianmian of Hanliang Hall, he summoned Master Yuandao in the palace and asked, "Where is the monk uniform I want?"

Master Yuandao looked at his benefactor, respectfully, and quickly replied: "730 eight pieces of monk clothes, they will be ready tomorrow."

Only then did Qianmian nodded in satisfaction.

This is his crucial step.

Let them recognize themselves as monks.

Fundamentally imperceptible.

In the entire city of Luoyang, there are currently 730 or eight people from Wang Shichong's direct lineage.

As long as the power of these people is transferred, Wanmin City will be able to take over Luoyang City smoothly.

……

The next day.

in the hall.

Wang Shichong, who was incarnated with thousands of faces, looked at the courtiers and said quietly: "Last night, I had a dream, and the Buddha and Bodhisattva told me in the dream that the world has been in chaos for a long time, and the world has fallen into the sea of ​​misery, all because of the serious crimes committed in the previous life. .”

When the officials heard Wang Shichong's words, their bodies trembled, and they immediately pricked up their ears to listen.

His Majesty saw that he wanted to popularize Buddhism to everyone.

If you don't hear it, His Majesty will ask questions later. If they don't answer, the reward will be gone.

That's right, in order to brainwash, Qianmian went to great lengths.

At each court meeting, the content of the discussion was Buddhist scriptures, and before the end of the court meeting, he had to ask questions about the day's problems, and anyone who did not listen carefully would be punished by deducting his salary.

Those who give excellent answers will be promoted to rank...

Under the leadership of Yun Dingxing's example, all the officials turned into three-good students, listening carefully in the court every day.

Then, Wang Shichong continued to explain his dream yesterday: "Buddhas and Bodhisattvas told me that people in the world have committed a lot of crimes in the previous life. If you want to end the troubled times in this life, you can only save the world, escape into Buddhism, end the karma of the world, and become a monk."

The officials bowed their heads and listened carefully.

But one after another showed a puzzled look.

According to His Majesty, do you want a wave of shaving?

Since the Northern and Southern Dynasties, the dynasties in the Central Plains have been influenced by Buddhism and have a fine tradition.

Once there is a disaster in the world, whether it is a military disaster or a drought or flood, the first thing to do is to shave your head.

Shaved monks turned common people into monks and enriched Buddhism, so as to pray for the protection of God and Buddhas and Bodhisattvas.

Once a royal family member or aristocrat is ill and cannot be cured, they are also converted monks, and more than 500 people will be converted at one time.

Once the emperor's character is lacking, there is no need to convict himself, but to save monks...

After Li Shimin's Xuanwu Gate incident, he has done this many times.

After killing brothers, the first thing to do is to convert monks.

When Empress Changsun was seriously ill, there was no cure for it. He even killed 2000 people at one time, just to pray for Empress Changsun.

After Li Chengqian rebelled, he didn't kill Li Chengqian, but demoted him to a commoner.

In order to wash away the sins of his eldest son, he also ordained 1000 people and filled them into Buddhism.

Send more believers to the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, and the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas will bless you.

This concept has existed since ancient times.

Therefore, all the ministers felt that His Majesty, who is superb in Buddhism and compassionate, planned to make a big fuss.

If you want to free the world from the sea of ​​suffering as soon as possible, you must save thousands of monks, right?

When the officials thought this way, Wang Shichong let out a long sigh: "In my dream, I pity the suffering of the world and the many sorrows. I ask the Buddha and Bodhisattva to show mercy and save the world."

After a pause, Wang Shichong continued: "After many pleadings, the Buddha and Bodhisattva finally told me a way."

After all, he stared at the ministers with piercing eyes and said: "My dear friends, you are all the pillars of the country, and you have practiced Buddhism hard, and you know the essence of Buddhism. Are you willing to end the troubled times as soon as possible and dominate the world for our Great Zheng Kingdom?" ,do one's best?"

As soon as he said this, all the officials fell to the ground, nodded, and said: "The ministers are willing to relieve His Majesty's worries, to do the work of dogs and horses, to end the troubled times as soon as possible, and to relieve the suffering of the people!"

"it is good!"

Wang Shichong stood up abruptly, clapped his palms and laughed loudly: "I knew that all the officials in Luoyang are humerus, so they must not bear to see the people hang upside down and suffer from famine!"

"In this case, Master Yuandao, pass the ordained monk from the White Horse Temple to the hall."

Wang Shichong then said to the MLM lecturer in the center of the hall, Master Yuandao.

Master Yuan Dao put his palms together quickly, and grinned so much that his mouth was about to part.

The whole audience, more than [-] people, will fill the White Horse Temple and become his disciples...

Throughout the ages, except for the Nanliang Xiaoyan period, Buddhism has never been so strong!

But now, the White Horse Temple, during his tenure as the host, will be carried forward and will create an unprecedented splendor throughout the ages!
All the Confucian scholars in the temple, all contacts are court officials!

What kind of scene is this?
Thinking of this, Master Yuandao almost trembled with excitement.

But fortunately, in the main hall, he still suppressed the excitement in his heart, and hurriedly went outside the hall to pass the shaved disciples in.

Today, according to His Majesty's request, he will shave all the courtiers!
Seeing Master Yuandao's expression, the officials immediately felt something was wrong.

Didn't His Majesty mean to make a big splash?

They all thought it was for the people of Luoyang City to shave their degrees!

how……

Seeing the monks walking into the hall one by one, all the ministers were dumbfounded.

They just wanted to open their mouths and refuse this shaving...

But he heard Yun Dingxing's crying sounded in the hall.

Look straight ahead.

They only saw Yun Dingxing's eyes filled with tears, prostrate on the ground, twitching constantly, and his voice even choked up because of this: "Your Majesty is merciful, remembering the people of the world in his sleep, it is really a blessing for the people! "

"I have no talent or virtue, and I can't bear the great responsibility. To be so valued by His Majesty, to be promoted to a noble, I am grateful, and I have nothing to repay. I can only sacrifice my life to save the people. If you can relieve your Majesty from the people's worries, you will be a minister." What a blessing!"

After speaking, he wiped away the tears on his face with tears, stood up solemnly, and walked towards the monk holding the razor.

The officials just looked at him like this, as if a thousand horses were galloping in their hearts.

The mood is indescribably complicated.

"Come on, for the sake of the common people, for the sake of His Majesty, I am willing to be ordained!" Yun Dingxing said with a dignified expression and was extremely generous.

Seeing this, Wang Shichong praised him again and again: "What a loyal and righteous man! What a humerus minister!"

"If my whole world is filled with a humerus like yours, how can we worry about the failure of major events?"

After finishing speaking, he looked at the group of officials and asked back: "My dear ministers, if you don't say a word, is it because you don't want to relieve the people's worries?"

As he spoke, his expression sank, and he said in a cold voice, "Have you read all your Buddhist scriptures in vain?"

Between the words, there were faint signs of anger.

The ministers trembled, nodded quickly, and expressed their opinions one after another: "I...are willing to shave my degree!"

"For the sake of the common people, what's the harm in allowing the minister to die?"

"I'm not hesitating, but I'm moved by His Majesty's mind. I can't add it, I can't express it in words!"

……

The first wave of flattering ministers expressed their views one after another.

It made those ministers who just wanted to refute a few words for themselves... shut their mouths honestly.

Received a shave.

Among them is Wang Shiyun.

He stared blankly at a monk walking towards him with a razor.

Then he has waist-length hair...

Inch by inch it fell.

He didn't even know how to explain to his wife and children after returning...

It's not just him.

The other ministers were all struggling with this matter.

After returning home, how should I explain to my wife and children’s parents?
I can't tell them that I was forced to shave by His Majesty and escaped into Buddhism, right?

that's it……

Above the main hall, there appeared an unimaginable scene of ancient times and gold.

Hundreds of people were shaved together, and the scene was extremely spectacular.

(End of this chapter)