At the beginning, Emperor Yang of Sui was kidnapped

Chapter 235
More than [-] people were ordained, and it took a whole day to finish.

From the king of Qi, Wang Shiyun, down to the ninth-rank officials, they all received shaved degrees.

Of course, there is one exception.

That is Sun Ying.

He received a reminder from Qianmian in advance...

Then he pretended to be sick and did not go to court, avoiding this catastrophe.

At sunset, the monks of the White Horse Temple collected all the hairs of more than [-] people, and Master Yuandao bestowed Dharma names on them one by one.

Then came the most solemn...

Ceremony of conferring monk's robes.

Not everyone can wear robes.

Only a small number of people, such as Wang Shiyun and Yun Dingxing, who are "exquisite in Buddhism", were rewarded and distributed cassocks.

Finally, Wang Shichong sat on the dragon chair and scanned the officials below...

More than seven hundred monks wearing monk uniforms all looked at him blankly.

At this time, Wang Shichong pretended to be crying, lowered his head, and looked very moved: "You love the people, you are considerate of the people, you can't bear the suffering of the people, and you are willing to escape into Buddhism. I am really moved..."

"Three days later, I will hold a water and land ceremony at the White Horse Temple to pray for the blessings of the common people in the world, and strive to free all living beings from the sea of ​​suffering as soon as possible. At that time, all the eminent monks in Luoyang City will gather here. If you don’t understand anything, you can ask for advice at that time.”

After hearing this, the officials fell into silence.

They are still immersed in the sadness of their shaved birth, unable to extricate themselves.

After practicing Buddhism for so long, they naturally know everything about the water and land puja.

This is the most grand dharma assembly in the whole of Buddhism, and its full name is Jiesheng Fanshuilupudu Dazhai Shenghui...

Every time it appears, it means that the world is in great misfortune, either in troubled times or in disaster years.

In Journey to the West, it is because all living beings sink into the sea of ​​misery and cannot extricate themselves that Li Shimin held the Water and Land Dharma Assembly and asked Tang Sanzang to go to the West to learn Buddhist scriptures...

Use this to save the world.

Just like that, the officials who doubted their lives returned to their home with mixed emotions.

They were all thinking about how to explain to their mother, youngest son, and wife...

……

three days later.

White Horse Temple.

As soon as Xu Mu and Fang Xuanling arrived in Luoyang, they went directly to the White Horse Temple to participate in the Water and Land Ceremony.

It has to be said that Luoyang City is still very prosperous even after encountering swords and various disasters.

It's just that Xu Mu and Fang Xuanling walked all the way, and as they walked, he found that something was wrong with Fang Xuanling...

Under the White Horse Temple, Fang Xuanling pointed to the refugee area outside the White Horse Temple: "It's too dirty and messy, easy to breed diseases, this place must be demolished!"

Then, I saw a row of small vendors occupying the middle of the road outside the White Horse Temple. I frowned and said, "There can be no more stalls here. It will affect the cleanliness and beauty of the road."

After hearing the news that Qianmian was about to close down and take over Luoyang, Fang Xuanling quickly entered the mood.

Began to inspect all aspects of Luoyang City.

Xu Mu's ears were callused from listening.

"I said old house, today I came to see the Water and Land Ceremony, don't keep staring at his house..." Xu Mu rolled his eyes.

Only then did Fang Xuanling sneer and said: "This subordinate is too excited, this Luoyang city..."

He paused, swallowed, and couldn't help but confirm again: "It's really ours?"

After entering Wanmin City, he once again felt what prosperity is.

What is the background!
Even after suffering from numerous military disasters, Luoyang city was still full of people coming and going, and vendors of all kinds kept coming and going.

You can even occasionally see people from countries such as Persia and the Western Regions.

The only city in the world with a population of over one million!
As long as he thinks that this city... will soon belong to Wanmin City, Fang Xuanling will feel as if he has been separated from another world.

He just entered the deep mountains and old forests for less than a year...

The lord took down the entire Henan County from outside?

Thinking of this, Fang Xuanling once again cast admiring gazes at Xu Mu.

With such a lord, why worry about failure?
"The one who will end the world must be Wanmin City!" Fang Xuanling silently recited these words in his heart.

And these few words, after his emphatic preaching, have already been popularized among the [-] people in Wanmin City.

In Wanmin City, even a three-year-old child would be extremely proud when he said this.

"Not yet, but... it will be soon."

Xu Mu raised his head slowly, looking at the door plaque of the White Horse Temple at the end of the steps, the corners of his mouth curled up.

Today, according to his plan, Wang Shichong, also known as Qianmian, summoned all the officials in Luoyang to prepare to stage a...peaceful evolution here!
Cough cough, put on a scene of ministers handing over power.

Next, the entire Luoyang City will be formalized by Wanmin City, and then, with Luoyang City as the center, government orders will be issued to the 36 prefectures in Henan.

"Do you have the confidence to turn Henan County into an iron barrel within one year?" Xu Mu suddenly looked at Fang Xuanling.

Fang Xuanling trembled when he heard the words, took a deep breath, solemnly nodded and said: "Within a year, Henan County will be an iron barrel, and foreign enemies must not invade it!"

Fang Xuanling is very confident that there are miracles such as the cement high-yield seeds of the research institute.

In the future 36 states, every state city will be rebuilt with cement.

Even Luoyang City, he will remodel it with cement!
Luoyang City was originally a well-known strong city in the world, and it was rebuilt by cement...

Almost impossible to break from the outside!

Receiving Fang Xuanling's guarantee, Xu Mu nodded with a smile, and immediately stepped up the steps, together with Fang Xuanling, holding the invitation that Qian Mian had prepared for him in advance...

Entered the White Horse Temple.

After entering the White Horse Temple, Fang Xuanling heard the sound of a group of monks chanting sutras, feeling compassionate and compassionate, as if praying for the salvation of the people all over the world.

Blessing props were placed everywhere, and the dignitaries who received the invitations sat on one side, looking at the many monks on the high platform.

Among them, some are monks from the White Horse Temple.

Some of them are the latest shaved Luoyang officials.

"What a water and land ceremony, the intention is good, but... Buddhism has lost its will to forge ahead, so it cannot be promoted." Fang Xuanling looked at such a spectacular scene, and couldn't help but sneak a glance at Xu Mu.

After seeing the powerful brainwashing effect of Buddhism, Fang Xuanling was a little worried...

One day, if Xu Mu becomes obsessed with Buddhism, the world will probably repeat Xiao Yan's past.

Xu Mu quickly understood Fang Xuanling's meaning, and couldn't help snorting coldly: "The foundation of my Wanmin City's foothold in the world, there are only four sentences: establish a heart for the world, establish a life for life, inherit the knowledge of the past, and serve the world forever. Open Taiping!"

These four sentences represent the direction of the new Confucianism that Xu Mu "created".

It won't be long before the University Hall in Wanmin City matures, and he will propose New Confucianism.

That is to say, the new Confucianism that integrates modern scientific knowledge such as studying things to know, Mozi school, physical chemistry and so on.

With this shell, it promotes the inheritance and development of academics.

As for Buddhism...

Its starting point is good, but it has lost its determination to forge ahead, and it is not suitable as a policy for governing the world at all!
Even Lao Tzu's theory of inaction is not like Buddhism.

Lao Tzu's inaction does not mean doing nothing.

It's about doing something and not doing something.

Do nothing and do nothing.

Hearing Xu Mu's cold snort, Fang Xuanling blushed. Just as he was about to say something, he saw an old monk with a grin from ear to ear... coming up on the high platform.

This old monk is naturally Master Yuandao.

After gaining more than 700 monks, the White Horse Temple grew unprecedentedly.

The main thing is...

Today's water and land ceremony, even His Majesty is going to become a monk!

That's right, this is the highlight of the Water and Land Ceremony!

When he learned of this, he was stunned.

I thought Wang Shichong was joking.

After confirming again and again, he almost fainted from ecstasy.

Since the Southern and Northern Dynasties, except for Xiao Yan who was shaved four times and then redeemed by the officials with [-] million yuan...

No temple has accepted the emperor as a monk!
He could even imagine that after Wang Shichong was shaved, he would be redeemed like Emperor Wu of Liang Xiao Yan...

One time is [-] million yuan!

Not only that, after a monk becomes a monk, he belongs to the temple.

Throughout the ages, it has been a matter of course that if you want to return to vulgarity, you must redeem someone and pay money.

The same goes for the more than 700 ministers.

"Buddha, today, the White Horse Temple will be developed to an unprecedented height in my hands!" Master Yuandao walked up to the high platform with anticipation, and began to preside over the water and land ceremony.

First of all, it is chanting.

Pray for the people of the world.

Pray for the people who died in the wars, floods, droughts and diseases.

This prayer and chanting lasted for a very long time.

It lasted until noon, and the monks began to fast.

Speaking of which, the tradition of being a vegetarian originated because of Emperor Wu of Liang, Xiao Yan.

He admired Buddhism very much.

But I don't like vegetarian food very much.

After finally becoming a monk, he seemed to be the head of the monks in the world.

So he created a precept, prohibiting monks from eating meat.

On the high platform, the officials headed by Wang Shiyun and Yun Dingxing were already in a state of being unable to get off a tiger.

They were forced to wear cassocks and monk's clothes and chant sutras on the high platform.

Fortunately, they were continuously brainwashed by Master Yuandao, so they were very familiar with the scriptures, and they looked good when they recited them.

after all……

Below the high platform, His Majesty has been staring at them.

When it was time for the fast, the officials breathed a sigh of relief and rushed towards the fast.

The onlookers also received the fasting meal presented by the temple.

"Master, this is the food box just sent by Xianweiju."

When it was time for dinner, Fan Zhu ordered Xuansuo tactfully, and ordered Xiaoer to deliver the hot meal to the temple.

Xu Mu is very satisfied with this...

He glanced at the vegetarian meal that the people around him were eating, it was just a bowl of rice with boiled vegetables...

I don't know how these monks can eat these fast meals.

"Next, it's the main event."

After finishing the vegetarian meal, in the afternoon, Xu Mu looked at the high platform again with anticipation.

In the morning, Master Yuandao presided over it.

In the afternoon, it was naturally hosted by Wang Shichong.

Quite similar to Zhao Kuangyin's drinking and releasing military power...

As soon as Wang Shichong came to power, all the ministers and monks from the White Horse Temple shouted "Long live Your Majesty".

Immediately afterwards, Wang Shichong looked at the ministers and said, "I... had a dream last night."

Hearing this, all the ministers trembled in conditioned reflex.

I had a bad premonition in my heart.

(End of this chapter)