Emperor of the Tang Dynasty

"Even the 830 gender and age of the monks, as well as the family, etc. are to be managed, is it too broad!?"

"There are millions of monks in the world, but he has been reduced to one percent! How vicious?!"

In countless Buddhist temples, the mourning of monks sounded.

They only felt that in less than a month, it was as if the world was turned upside down in an instant.

Not only was the imperial government heavily suppressing it, but even the "Datang Daily" also had non-stop reports about various evil monks and evil temples in every issue.

Under such uninterrupted blows, the prestige of Buddhism has plummeted, and the attitude of ordinary people towards Buddhism is also constantly changing.

All of this was greatly beneficial to the imperial court's investigation and rectification of Buddhist temples, and there was almost no resistance. Soon the Buddhist Management Law was promulgated.

On the day of the successful legislation, many court officials still felt as if in a dream, that Buddhism, which was extremely difficult in the past, has been repaired so badly by His Royal Highness the Prince in less than a month?

"Alas... It seems that the imperial court has set up a big net, basically eliminating the possibility of any expansion of Buddhism, Amitabha."

In Daxingshan Temple, what may be the last Buddhist Dharma conference is being held.

And this time, there are already very few participants, and only the most representative few well-known monks are left.

As for the rest of the abbots and chairpersons, all of them were devastated by the new law, and they went back to deal with it without taking care of themselves. Maybe they will be forced to return to the secular world. How can they have time to participate in any Dharma conference?

"If that's the case, then it's still a free place for Buddhism, but in addition to promulgating laws to strictly limit the number and number of temples, the imperial court has also set up special management officials, and may even be stationed in Buddhist temples!"

Facing the sigh of the host of Dajing Temple, the host of Bainiu Temple said indignantly.

Among the details of Li You's perfected Buddhist management law, in addition to the content discussed earlier in the Senate, many additional regulations were made to prevent the Buddhist economy from over-expanding and developing to the extent that it would be harmful to the Tang Dynasty's finances and people's livelihood. .

Not only that, Li You also intends to use each monastery as an individual unit to strictly rectify the corrupt morals in Buddhism. It is absolutely impossible to accept criminals or privately become a monk as in the past!

After all, the number of Buddhist temples has been greatly reduced now, so it is also much easier to manage, but in the eyes of the abbot of Bainiu Temple, this is like a bastard's behavior like meddling in the internal affairs of Buddhism!

Another old monk said angrily: "The abomination of the government is far more than that! The poor monk heard that even monks and monks have to submit an application if they want to go out. relationship?"

"And even if you can go out, you are not allowed to fast to the donors... Even the relationship between master and apprentice within the Buddhist sect is registered and managed by the imperial court! Every Buddhist temple and the stationed officials dispatched by the imperial court are watching, it has been infiltrated in almost every aspect. !"

In fact, he hasn't said it completely. In addition, Li You also strictly prohibits Buddhist monks from engaging in any economic industry or commercial activities, such as renting, lending, mortgage, etc.... Not to mention any violations of law and discipline, once caught All are handed over to the government for severe punishment!

Everything must be handled strictly in accordance with the "New Zhenguan Law", like the good days of punishment inside Buddhist temples in the past, will soon be gone forever.

Of course, in addition to being a monk, it is also completely illegal to build a temple without permission. Not only the monks involved will be punished, but even the hired craftsmen will not be exempted from the crime. Therefore, no workers dare to undertake this kind of business!

"Yeah, even all the properties of the monastery must be reported and registered. This is simply unprecedented!"

"If it's just registration, it's fine. The poor monk remembers that these properties still need to pay [-]% of the tax? Just like this, the number of properties is limited!"

"The original loan business has to be confiscated and taken over by the government. The court is really calculating!"

"Even the clothes of the monks in the temple and the size of the Buddhist temple, as well as the materials of the bucket arches, pillars and Buddha statues have to be taken care of. It's all about treating my Buddhist sect as my own home!?"

Although most of the remaining abbots and hosts were virtuous monks, even they couldn't help madly criticizing Li You and the court.

After all, the gap between the days before and after is too obvious!

Nowadays, the temple does not allow slaves, and all the slaves in the temple have to be handed over to the imperial court, so they have to do everything by themselves.

In addition, even fields that had been strictly limited in number still had to be taxed in accordance with the laws of the court.Even if you want to hold activities such as Fa conferences and lectures, you have to report to the government in advance, and you can only hold the activities after getting approval. Otherwise, it is illegal! .

Chapter 772 This is the entire national power of the Tang Dynasty!

"Hey... what's the point of discussing this now? Compared to these, it is even more difficult for monks to become monks now."

Huiming sighed and said, "Mingming only wants to be a Buddhist monk, but not only does he have to get the consent of his parents, but he also has to have the protection of his neighbors, so that he can study at the temple... Why can't he make his own decisions about this kind of thing? "

Not only is the road to Buddhist learning full of difficulties and obstacles, because ordinary families value the inheritance of their descendants and will definitely not agree to become a monk. The key is that you may not be able to legally become a monk after learning!

"I didn't expect to be a monk and still need an exam," Hui Ming shook his head immediately. "Just to study, take the exam, and handle the ultimatum, it's already a huge amount of terrifying expenses!"

"Don't say it's them, we also have to pay this large sum of money."

Daoyue, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly spoke up, and everyone remembered that they also needed to pass the assessment again and spend money to handle the ultimatum before they could continue to be monks.

Even if they are all well-known monks, they are still unavoidable, and everything must be done in accordance with laws and regulations.

"Ugh……"

For a while, the scene of the Dharma Conference fell silent, filled with groans and sighs.

Yes, do you still have time to worry about others at this time?It's better to worry about whether you can pass it first!

"It turns out that His Royal Highness said that day that he would not give Buddhism a way to survive, that's what it is..."

When everyone sighed, Daoyue recalled what Li You said to him that day.

In fact, after the end of the debate, Daoyue was completely convinced by Li You, so Li You also said more to him in private.

"Nowadays, Buddhism has become a disaster in the Tang Dynasty. Regardless of whether they really believe in Buddhism, they all want to take part in it to gain convenience, so as to get something for nothing. Is this kind of chaos also ignored by the master?"

Daoyue was silent when he heard the words at the time, and he was also ashamed. As a real virtuous monk, he was also aware of such chaos in Buddhism and was deeply ashamed.

However, even though Daoyue was not used to it, he alone could not change anything in a loose and bloated organization like Buddhism.

"Amitabha...Anything that has light has darkness, even in the government, it has its dark place, and it is unavoidable for me in Buddhism."

After thinking about it for a long time, Daoyue could only say this to Li You in a low voice.

To be honest, although half of him agreed that Li You should strictly rectify such chaos, he even had expectations, because Li You had the strength to do what he was powerless to do... But even so, Daoyue still had to Fight Li You for Buddhism.