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Chapter 667
"Why?! Are you dizzy after eating too much?!"

"That's right! Back then Emperor Taiwu spent so much effort to destroy the Buddha, and now he wants to call him back, what are you so worried about?!"

"Your Majesty, this is absolutely impossible. Back then when Buddhist temples were prevalent, all the people went to become monks. They couldn't recruit soldiers and farm fields. The monks in those temples were full of brains, but the country couldn't even collect taxes. How can such a disaster be caused? Can you call back? I think Shen Shizhong's move is either because he is so dazed and stupid that he has come home, or because he has a heart to kill!"

"Correct!"

"I will never agree!"

In the court hall, the elders of the various tribes of the Xianbei tribe spoke one after another, filled with righteous indignation, wishing to eat Shen Liuzhen.

Wu Lei sighed, knowing that this court meeting would inevitably take a lot of time, so he retreated his body to make himself sit more comfortably, glanced at it, and waited for Shen Liuzhen to fight the crowd.

Only Shen Liuzhen took a step forward, raised his voice slowly, with a soothing tone, and said:
"So everyone, when His Majesty asked you to circulate the memorial just now, you should take a good look at it patiently. My memorial is not only long, but it is very easy to understand. If you are willing to read it a few more times, you don't need to read it." I'll explain it now."

"Don't talk about those useless things, no matter how clever you are, we will never agree."

Shen Liuzhen stood in the middle of the court hall with his sleeves upright, looked at the Xianbei people opposite and said:

"Don't be impatient, everyone. If what I said didn't make sense, His Majesty wouldn't bring it up to the court to discuss it. I am very much in favor of Emperor Taiwu's move to destroy Buddhism. But... whoever believes in Buddhism must become a monk. What about being a monk? If you only limit the number of temples and the size of monks, will the problems you worry about still exist?"

Everyone was silent for a moment.

After a while, someone from the Xianbei tribe said:

"Some people believe in it, so naturally some people want to become monks. While saying that they want to promote Buddhism, they want to limit the number of temples and monks. What are you doing?"

As soon as this remark came out, everyone found the point of attack and rebuttal one after another, and asked:
"Yeah, what are you doing with this? What's the use?"

"Your Majesty, it's not because Emperor Jingmu sympathizes with the monks. He loves Buddhism, so... Shen Liuzhen, a villain, wants to please you and please you, so he came up with such an idea? Is this worth discussing as a major issue? !"

Shen Liuzhen smiled helplessly, looked at an elder of the Xianbei clan opposite, and slandered in his heart:
Sure enough, it is the characteristic of Xianbei people, these words are too straightforward...

When Ulay saw that someone asked him, he sat up straight, put one hand on the desk, and said:
"Don't worry, it's definitely not because of this reason. It's because I want to quell the Hu-Han conflicts in the country, so Shen Sizhong came up with a way for me to come up with an idea. That's why I came up with such a method and brought it up for everyone to discuss..."

Everyone in the hall was silent again, and then began to whisper and discuss and argue with each other.

Seeing this, Wu Lei didn't stop him, and leaned back again to make himself more comfortable. He observed the expressions of the ministers, and weighed the chances of winning the policy in his mind.

The adults of the Eastern Xianbei tribe took the lead to stand out from the team and said to the emperor:
"Your Majesty, let's not talk about the relationship between the promotion of Buddhism and the conflict between Hu and Han. I think that the reason for the conflict between Hu and Han is that those Han people don't obey discipline and want to drive us out and continue to ride We are on the head. If you are disobedient, you will be beaten up a few more times under pressure. How can there be conflicts if you are honest?"

As soon as these words came out, most of the Xianbei people agreed, but the Han bureaucrats standing beside Shen Liuzhen all showed expressions of hatred and contempt.But no one dared to refute.Muttering two words "shallow" in the throat is already courageous.

Shen Liuzhen spoke at this time, still in a gentle and leisurely manner, without the slightest hint of anger, with a persuasive and soothing attitude, as if he was not among the Han people just mentioned:

"Hey...Even if the adults are right, the reason why there are rebellions all the year round is because the Han people and other miscellaneous people don't obey discipline.

But because of their disobedience, the adults have to run around all the time, sacrifice their lives to suppress the rebellion, and even the beautiful wives and concubines in their own families cannot enjoy the food and wine with peace of mind. Suppression, is there any other way to make them obey discipline willingly? "

As soon as Shen Liuzhen's words came out, some adults of the Xianbei tribe had already moved their minds, but some people still said disdainfully:
"You're dreaming, you can't even beat it, you can conquer it with other methods? What method."

"Zi Yue..." As soon as Shen Liuzhen started, he saw the bored expressions on the faces of the Xianbei people opposite him as before. He pursed his lips, swallowed back what Zi Yue said, and said:

"It is very important to implement a benevolent government, which is also the root of the Han Dynasty's strength, and it has been practiced by the predecessors.

That is to say, if everyone is allowed to have land, a house to live in, and live and work in peace and contentment, then no one will risk their lives to rebel. I don't need to say that you have been running around to suppress rebellion. Rebels, which one has not been cornered? "

"Oh!... I said, people live in the world, and the weak are prey to the strong. We sit on the land and lean forward, and have thousands of slaves. We fought hard for it. If they can't fight, they have to suffer! God! How can there be such a good thing down there?!"

"Exactly! If you can't do it, you have to give in. If you are a sheep, you are food for wolves. If you want sheep to eat meat, God will not allow it."

Shen Liuzhen was silent for a moment, like this kind of difference in concept, he has experienced many shocks, and he was able to bear it, but now facing this situation, there is no disturbance, so he can only say:
"Let's go back to Buddhism... Buddhism has an advantage, that is, it can replace the gods of the Han people and the gods of the Hu people, and be the common god of the Hu and Han peoples.

A Xianbei person once told me that the gods of the Han people can't control them, and they don't recognize Confucius.Similarly, Han people don't care about the gods that Xianbei people believe in.

But Buddhism is different, it is a god from the west, it is foreign, and it persuades people to be good, to endure suffering, and not to kill.For so many years, both Hu people and Han people have believed in it.Just imagine, if the Dharma prevails, no matter the Xianbei people, the Han people or the Zahu, because they believe in the Dharma, they will learn patience, learn not to resist, and learn to do good deeds and accumulate virtue.So... is it possible that there will be many fewer people rebelling in the future? "

The master in the west snorted coldly and said:
"Don't bring us Xianbei people, whoever loves will believe, and don't kill birthdays to do good? If you lose your blood, you will not be Xianbei, and you will not be far from extermination."

"I didn't say that everyone should be forced to believe. So, do you think it makes sense to revive Buddhism and promote Buddhism? Anyway, as long as the people are not allowed to become monks and nuns, there will be no harm at all. Do you want to give it a try? ?" Shen Liuzhen smiled kindly and discussed.

(End of this chapter)