Datang signed in for 18 years and suddenly discovered that it was Journey to the West

"Just kidding, just kidding, liven up the atmosphere." Qin Huaidao prevaricated a few words, then changed the topic, and said, "Actually, I came to see you today, and I really have something to tell you."

"What's the matter?" Li Heng asked suspiciously.

"Do you still remember the old monk who came to trouble you during the opening ceremony of the Demon Town Hall yesterday?" Qin Huaidao asked.

"You mean Monk Yuantong?" Li Heng thought for a while, then nodded slightly, "I remember that he is the abbot of Daxingshan Temple, and he is usually regarded as highly respected. Yesterday he came here to make trouble for no reason, which is really unexpected."

"Yes, that's the old monk." Qin Huaidao nodded and said in a low voice: "Yesterday he openly disrupted the opening ceremony of the Immortal Palace built by His Majesty himself, which is a serious crime.

"So, after you ordered him to go out, our Qianniuwei directly suppressed him and went back to Daxingshan Temple. We happened to see a group of monks drying food, and there were a lot of them."

"Show grain?" Li Heng was taken aback when he heard the words, then his face darkened, and he said, "You mean, the amount of grain stored in Daxingshan Temple is too much?"

Daxingshan Temple used to be the largest temple in Chang'an City. It is not a strange thing to store some food for monks to eat, but if there is too much food, it will be abnormal.

"That's right." Qin Huaidao nodded and said with a sneer, "We realized something was wrong at that time, it's just a monastery, why did it store so much food?

"Next, we gathered and detained all the monks in Daxingshan Temple, and searched carefully in the whole temple.

"Guess what you found in the end?

"In this monastery, not only are there piles of food that are enough to feed hundreds of thousands of people for several months, but there are also some absolutely shady things."

Having said that, he stopped, and a look of palpitation flashed across his face, obviously the matter was of great importance.

"What kind of shameful thing?" Li Heng frowned, he already had some guesses in his mind.

"Bingjia!" Qin Huaidao lowered his voice extremely low, and reconfirmed that there was no one around, "Weapons and armor that are enough to arm 3 people!"

Chapter 34 The Way to Exterminate Buddha

"So much food, and armor." Li Heng raised his eyebrows slightly when he heard this, and said in a deep voice, "Could it be that the group of monks in Daxingshan Temple are planning to rebel?"

"Hey, the monk has no children and no successors. A group of people who have abandoned their families and careers and lost their children and grandchildren. Why are they rebelling?" Qin Huaidao shook his head and sneered: "You should have guessed it."

"In Chang'an City, someone intends to rebel and uses Daxingshan Temple as a cover." Li Heng nodded lightly, and said: "However, since the matter of Daxingshan Temple has been exposed, it must be impossible to do this, but it is impossible for the emperor to Just sit back and watch."

"That's right, it has a lot to do with it at this time. In the end, I'm afraid it's not just a matter of the Daxingshan Temple family." Qin Huaidao pointed out something, and said in a deep voice: "It's unlikely that the incident of the second martial arts will reappear."

"Yeah." Li Heng nodded and said, "It's not impossible."

The two martial arts mentioned by Qin Huaidao refer to Tuoba Tao, Emperor Taiwu of the Northern Wei Dynasty, and Yu Wenyong, Emperor Wu of the Northern Zhou Dynasty.

Both of these two people have taken the initiative to "destroy Buddha".

The large amount of food stored in the monastery may be disputed, but the large amount of armor stored in the monastery will definitely be punished as treason.

However, the status of a person who can hide so many armors without anyone noticing under the eyes of the emperor is absolutely extraordinary.

Maybe even someone in a high position.

The discovery this time was completely accidental, and it could be said to be a surprise. It is almost impossible to find out the real conspiracy.

That is to say, Daxingshan Temple, and even the Buddhist sects of the entire Tang Dynasty, may become scapegoats and bear the wrath of the current emperor.

"I heard from my father that the Holy Majesty was extremely angry when he heard about this matter, and immediately thought of razing Daxingshan Temple to the ground." Qin Huaidao thought about it again, and said, "What do you mean?"

"What do I mean?" Li Heng was taken aback when he heard the words, and then smiled: "It seems that my Great General Qin didn't come to me by himself. Tell me, who is it? Is it your father or my father?"

"Your Highness is really smart, you can tell when you hear it." Qin Huaidao nodded, his expression became serious, and said: "Your Majesty asked me to come here, and ask your opinion on this matter."

"My opinion..." Li Heng thought for a while, and said: "Buddhism has always been 'occupying mountains to build temples, and allocating land for governance'. Even a temple like Daxingshan Temple in Chang'an City has a lot of fields outside the city. .

"Furthermore, these 'Buddha Fields' do not pay taxes, and the food they produce is purely owned by the monastery. This is a huge waste for our dynasty, and it is also convenient for the monastery to accumulate food and secretly plot rebellion.

"This is a great factor of instability, and it should not exist due to emotion and reason."

"You mean..." Qin Huaidao narrowed his pupils and lowered his voice, "Destroy Buddha?"

"Not for the time being." Li Heng shook his head and said, "There are many Buddhist believers inside and outside Chang'an City, and even in the entire Tang Dynasty. If the Buddha is destroyed in one fell swoop, it is very likely to cause huge turmoil."

"Well, my father told me that this is what the Holy Majesty is worried about." Qin Huaidao nodded.

"Buddhism is the moth of the country. Although it can't be wiped out in one fell swoop, it can't continue as it is now." Li Heng pondered, "There are two obstacles to destroying Buddhism.

"The first is the people's beliefs. If the Buddha is destroyed rashly, it may attract a lot of people's resentment. Coupled with the Turkic troubles outside, the combination of the two is very likely to cause instability in the current situation.

"Secondly, there are so many monks in the world. If the Buddha is exterminated, the placement of these monks will become a problem. They have no family property. If they don't have a monastery to live in, they may become bandits and rob their homes.

"If these two obstacles can be resolved, the Buddhism does not need to be destroyed, it will perish by itself."

"That's right, it's very good!" Qin Huaidao patted his thigh excitedly, and said happily: "But, how should I do this? You see, I have worshiped the Tao, but I am still not as good as those bald donkeys in promoting the afterlife. Reward."

If you suffer in this life, you will have blessings in the next life.

This is an unverifiable expectation, but it has drawn a beautiful pie for countless poor people.

Let them willingly shave or become a monk, eat fast and chant Buddha, abandon their wives and children, and be unfilial and unkind.

"Develop the productivity. The higher the productivity, the richer the people's own life will be, and the sustenance for the afterlife will naturally decrease accordingly." Li Heng's eyes seemed to be shining brightly.

"In this way, there will naturally be fewer people who believe in Buddhism, fewer people who care about Buddhism, and fewer people who become monks. Whether it is the belief of the people or the number of monks, it will be alleviated. .

"However, the development of productivity does not happen overnight. Before the people's livelihood can be truly improved, there is actually another way, and that is to convert Buddhist believers.

"Buddhism is the god of the West, and it has no merit for our human race. Instead of believing in these Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, we should pay homage to our ancestors. Respecting the Three Emperors and worshiping the Five Emperors can also be regarded as thanks to the ancestors who led our ancestors to rise through the turbulent road.

"Although the Human Emperor's Hall has been expanded, the number of pilgrims has increased, and the place is not big enough. It still needs to be bigger, so as to compete with Buddhism for pilgrims."

In the end, he simply stopped hiding his purpose.

However, these words are indeed a solution to the current situation of Buddhism, and they are practical.

Moreover, next, Li Heng plans to make some inventions that can improve production. At that time, he will use the excuse that His Royal Highnesses will show their spirits and bestow "artifacts" to help the people of the world to farm better.

This will definitely increase productivity significantly, and at the same time improve the status of Renhuangdian in the hearts of the people.

After all, no matter how delicious the cake in the afterlife is, you can’t eat it now, but the increase in productivity and the increase in the output of the cultivated land are actually eaten in your own mouth.

Any fool knows which is better.

"It's indeed a good way." Qin Huaidao nodded, and said with a smile: "Your Highness, I really didn't see it before, I didn't expect you to be so capable, amazing, amazing!

"However, these practices are all long-term plans. Now His Majesty is furious and must deal with Daxingshan Temple and the entire Buddhist sect immediately. What do you mean?"

"Is this what your father asked you to ask?" Li Heng asked with a half-smile.

"Take me as a sounding board." Qin Huaidao spread his hands helplessly, and said, "Who told me that I am no longer the idle prince's guard before, and have been transferred to His Majesty's side as a guard. Naturally, I have to send a message to His Majesty."