Datang: At the beginning, I wanted to rebel against my father-in-law

Chapter 321 Anguish!

Xuanzang was very happy to get such a reply from Li Shimin.

To know.

In the past several times, Li Shimin would refuse his request without hesitation, and there was no room for negotiation. Today, he promised himself that he would consider it, which means there is something to be done!

Having obtained the result he wanted most, Xuanzang pondered for a while, and decided to take advantage of the victory to pursue and continue to consolidate the emperor's idea.

"Your Majesty, the prevalence of Buddhism and the absolute faith of the people are of great benefit to His Majesty. In a sense, respecting His Majesty the Emperor is also a kind of faith!"

If this was put in the past, Xuanzang would never have said these words.

Such obviously flattering words are completely inconsistent with his attitude and philosophy.

But the situation is different now. In order to achieve the purpose of getting Li Shimin's permission, he can only temporarily wrong himself and try to make the emperor happy as much as possible.

Hearing these words, Li Shimin's heart became more complicated, and he felt irritable at this moment, and he didn't even want to see Xuanzang again.

Seeming to have sensed Li Shimin's emotions, Xuanzang didn't continue talking, and soon got up to say goodbye, leaving with his satisfactory result.

Xuanzang left for a long time, but Li Shimin was still sitting there. He kept thinking about the prevalence of Buddhism, and he was very unwilling to let Taoism fail and exit.

But the common people accepted this fact on a large scale, and no one could refute it.

The more Li Shimin thought about it, the more annoyed he became, and he even felt a little out of breath.

In order to temporarily forget about this incident and make himself feel better, Li Shimin immediately sent someone to summon the eldest grandson Wuji, Wei Zheng, and Su Feng into the palace...

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Ganlu Temple.

When Su Feng, Changsun Wuji, Wei Zheng and others came here, they saw the tables and mahjong that had been prepared long ago. Li Shimin seemed to have already prepared them, waiting for their arrival.

Seeing that the emperor was so interested, the three of them sat down quickly.

Especially Su Feng...

He has been busy with business affairs recently, he has always been very busy, today is just a time to relax, and he hasn't played mahjong for a long time.

but.

"Come on, let's have a good fight today!" Li Shimin forced a smile, and quickly started to fight.

During the process of counting cards, the three of them suddenly discovered that the emperor's mood didn't seem very high. Logically speaking, playing mahjong is a happy thing. How could the emperor become like this?
"What's bothering your Majesty?" Changsun Wuji asked casually while playing cards.

"It's nothing, I just want you to play mahjong with me!" Li Shimin shook his head stubbornly, a little reluctant to tell about Xuanzang.

The atmosphere suddenly cooled down, and there was only the sound of mahjong colliding in the hall.

"Your Majesty, if you have any troubles, you can just say it. We may share your worries for His Majesty. It's not good to play mahjong with your worries. It's a waste of interest, isn't it?" Su Feng looked at the ugly Li Shimin, raised his eyebrows twice and said.

Any fool could see that the emperor must have an unsolvable boredom in his heart.

It seems that asking them to play mahjong today is not purely for fun, but a different way to let them solve difficult problems.

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Wei Zheng nodded in agreement.

When they said this, they all stopped what they were doing, looked at Li Shimin very seriously, and waited for him to say what was bothering him.

"I just met Xuanzang. This is the fifth time he has asked to see him. He wants me to agree to his journey to the west. Buddhism is now popular and its influence among the people is growing!"

"I want to revitalize Taoism, but the chances are getting slimmer and slimmer. I'm afraid it won't be long before Buddhism will win completely. No matter whether I agree with it or not, I can't change it!" Li Shimin sighed and expressed his annoyance.

in fact.

He does not want Taoism to fail, and there is a deeper reason, that is, he does not want everyone to disobey his own intentions. Now it is a matter of Buddhism and Taoism, but will it extend to other issues in the future?
What if one day, an influential person like Xuanzang appears, and what they want to do is not to suppress Taoism, but to suppress the imperial court?
This is a serious problem!

After hearing what the emperor said, Changsun Wuji and Wei Zheng immediately understood.

But they also knew in their hearts that neither the emperor nor themselves were really powerless in this matter.

after all.

This is something that the people are willing to choose to do. When the vast majority of people choose the same thing, even the emperor cannot be too disobedient.

Especially Changsun Wuji, he knew very well how much effort the emperor had made in order to promote Taoism and compete with Buddhism.

It's really unacceptable that something like this happened.

"If things go on like this, it won't take long for Buddhism to be unstoppable in Ye. It's a pity that Taoism has declined and there is no leader like Xuanzang!" Li Shimin shook his head helplessly.

Why doesn't he hope that Taoism will produce a person like Xuanzang, even if the influence is not as good as the other party, he can go all out to help.

In this way, what happened today would not happen, and I was speechless in the face of Xuanzang's words.

In fact.

Regarding Xuanzang's words, Li Shimin still has a grudge. Although what the other party said is very reasonable, Buddhism is indeed what everyone expects, and he should not go against the wishes of the vast majority of people.

But he was clearly threatening himself!
The method used by Xuanzang is different and very subtle, but the core remains unchanged.

With such influence now, in order to meet his requirements, he can directly use such means. What will happen when he returns from his westward journey and Buddhism has a stronger influence?
In order to show his true inner thoughts, Li Shimin also deliberately told the conversation between him and Xuanzang today in great detail.

Especially the part where the other party threatened him by borrowing people, Li Shimin explained it very carefully.

The expressions of Changsun Wuji and Wei Zheng began to turn ugly.

They knew the emperor's character very well. If he encountered any similar situation in the past, no matter who the other party was or what he said, he would definitely fly into a rage and make him pay the price.

This kind of thing, there will be a second time immediately after the first time, it is the most intolerable thing for the superiors, but now... the emperor dare not show any performance.

It's no wonder that he is so distressed, even if they are called to play mahjong now, they are not thinking about it at all.

Hearing the analysis and narration of Li Er, Changsun Wuji and others, Su Feng played mahjong calmly all the time, completely staying out of it, and didn't even listen to their conversation...

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(End of this chapter)