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

Dare to say it!

Although the Tang Dynasty worshiped Taoism, Buddhism was still prosperous, and the number of believers even surpassed that of Taoism by a lot.

If Li Heng's words got out, he would immediately be reviled by all the monks in the world.

After all, the dispute over Taoism has been going on for a long time and has never stopped.

As for which is higher and which is lower, the two sides hold their own opinions, and have argued for hundreds of years without any results.

But now Li Heng's suggestion is simply to integrate the beliefs of the entire Buddhist sect into the Taoist sect, and all the gods of the Buddhist sect become the gods of the Taoist sect.

If it is really implemented, then from now on, there will be no Buddhas and Bodhisattvas in the world's beliefs, only golden immortals and great men, which is almost equivalent to destroying the Buddhist sect.

Too bad!

"My loves, what's your opinion?" Li Shimin broke the silence in the Xuanzheng Hall, and said with a smile, "Actually, I think the method that the mage said may be feasible.

"Change the titles of these gods from the West, and then change the temples into Taoist temples, Buddhist halls into palace temples, and monks into Taoist robes. In this way, there is no need to dismiss the monks, and they can also punish the Buddhist sect."

Pfft!

Pfft!

At this time, finally two court officials couldn't help but knelt down and kowtowed and said: "Your Majesty, please think twice! I'm telling you, Your Majesty! Buddhas and Bodhisattvas are the spiritual sustenance of countless Buddhist believers.

"And these believers are not only monks who become monks, but also many ordinary people who pray for blessings. If they change their titles rashly, or even merge into Taoism, it is very likely to cause even greater disasters!"

"What disaster?" Li Shimin's face darkened, his expression was not friendly, and he said in a deep voice: "What do you two lovers mean to say, if I change the name of Buddha and Bodhisattva, there will be Buddhist believers who will rebel?

"The demon monks came out of Buddhism to cause trouble in Chang'an. I didn't close down the temples, I didn't push down the Buddha statues, but I just asked them to change their names. How could they actually want to rebel?

"If that's the case, then what's the use of keeping such a sect, it's just raising tigers to cause trouble. No matter how much they resist, I will definitely wipe them out, and I will never let a group of bald donkeys mess with our Tang Dynasty."

As soon as these words came out, the two court officials trembled with fright, their legs became weak, they knelt on the ground, and hurriedly explained: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty! We didn't mean that, we never meant that, we just"

"Then what are you talking about?" Li Shimin snorted coldly, waved his hand casually, and signaled the imperial guards to drag the two court officials down, and at the same time looked around under the jade steps, and said lightly: "My dear friends, do you have any comments or suggestions? ?"

The audience was silent, no one dared to speak.

Obviously Li Shimin has made up his mind and has a firm attitude.

But at this time, Yuan Tiangang suddenly stood up and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, although this is a good way of punishment, if it makes the Buddhist sect completely desperate, it may attract a lot of counterattacks, which is not appropriate.

"Your minister thinks that this matter may be taken care of slowly, can you first order that Buddhist monasteries all over the world do this, but explain that this is only a temporary punishment for a period of three years.

"After three years, it is up to the monastery to decide whether to change the titles of Buddha and Bodhisattva back. In addition, if monks are willing to go to the frontier battlefield to accumulate military merits, they can also help their monasteries change their names in advance."

Hearing this, Li Heng couldn't help but glanced at the old man in surprise, and wondered in his heart, "This ginger is really old and spicy, and the old man is still ruthless. It's wonderful to boil frogs in warm water."

What Yuan Tiangang said is actually very reasonable.

Such an approach of directly changing Buddha to Tao is actually very difficult to succeed in one fell swoop.

After all, the number of monks in the world is extremely large, if they are made to despair all of a sudden, it may really cause a lot of turmoil.

This is not the result Li Shimin wants to see.

But as long as some hope is given to the Buddhist sect, and they see the possibility of restoring the Buddha's name, it will surely kill the will of the monks to resist, and let them expect to change it back after three years.

But after three years, after three years of worshiping the Golden Immortal and Great Master, three years of studying the Immeasurable Heavenly Venerable, and living in the Taoist Temple for three years, and the people around believe it, it is not so easy to change it back.

Taking a step back, even if all the Buddhist temples were changed back to their original names in the end, the prestige of Buddhism among the common people would definitely not be as good as before.

In this way, the purpose of punishment is achieved, and there is no need to suffer any losses, and it is even possible to obtain some monks and soldiers, which can be sent to the border to kill Turkic people.

It can be said to serve multiple purposes.

At this time, the people in the Xuanzheng Hall were all shrewd, and they all reacted quickly when they heard Yuan Tiangang's words, and couldn't help gasping.

This old fortune teller usually doesn't show his mountains and dews, but he is really ruthless at critical moments.

Li Shimin stroked his beard lightly when he heard the words, first looked at Yuan Tiangang, then at Li Heng, and said with a smile: "What Aiqing said is quite reasonable, mage, what do you think?"

"Jian Yuan just had an idea." Li Heng nodded.

Yuan Tiangang improved on his suggestion, but it was easier to wear down the Buddhist will to resist, and it was more feasible in practice, so he naturally supported it.

Subsequently, the rest of the court officials also nodded in agreement to express their support.

Therefore, Li Shimin drafted an edict.

"Buddhism came out with a demon monk, causing chaos in Xijing. The sin is unforgivable. The sins of all Buddhists cannot escape the punishment. Now, the temple is changed into a Taoist temple, the name of the Buddha is changed to Dajue Jinxian, and the rest are immortals. Ni is a female virtue. It will last for three years"

The imperial decree came out of Chang'an and announced to the world.

Countless monks and Taoists were in an uproar, and they were all shocked. Many monks from monasteries tried to go to Chang'an to ask for an explanation, but after seeing the three-year period, they began to hesitate again.

In the end, it was impossible to form an organized action. Only a few scattered monks were determined to go to Chang'an, which was nothing at all.

This earth-shaking Buddhist reform was carried out in Datang just like that.

Li Heng returned to his usual leisurely life.

It's just that, unlike before, as the shepherd of Yongzhou, he needs to go to Xuanzheng Hall to work and clock in every day.

It became a social animal of the Tang Dynasty.

However, for Li Heng, this is not bad, the Xuanzheng Hall is a good place to sign in, and the rewards are generous.

Half a year passed in a flash.

Li Heng's Taoism has improved again, and it has reached 5000 years.

That day, when he came back from work in the Xuanzheng Palace, he was about to go to the Human Emperor's Palace, but was stopped by an old man in a simple toga.

"Young master, I see that you are extremely talented and have extraordinary aptitude. I have the method of longevity, would you like to learn it?" The old man looked like a charlatan and smiled authentically, "Hey, you only need to tattoo a hundred taels of silver!"

Chapter 50 Suspected Immortal

Li Heng was taken aback when he heard the words, and looked the old scribe up and down.

Only then did he realize that there was a young man who looked dumbfounded behind him, standing there looking around in a daze, as if he was very curious about everything in Chang'an.

"Where did the old man come from?" Li Heng could tell that this old scribe was dressed strangely, obviously not belonging to this era, and his temperament was also different from ordinary people. Perhaps he had an extraordinary origin

"Naturally, it's an overseas longevity family." The old scribe smiled and said, "A hundred taels of silver can be exchanged for a chance of longevity. I wonder if my lord is willing?"

"I can give the old man a hundred taels of silver, but I don't need the chance of longevity." Li Heng shook his head, took off the jade pendant from his waist, and said with a smile, "This jade pendant can be held by the old man, it is invaluable."