A Good Landlord in the Tang Dynasty: Emperor Yuan Cong

Chapter 444 Taking advantage of the victory to pursue the sword and seal the throat

Wu Huaiyu, who was dressed in a purple robe, came to Huadu Temple surrounded by a large number of forbidden troops.

"Bring Falla!"

Fa Ya, who was once arrogant, spent a period of time in Yongzhou Prison, accompanied by rats, and she has long since lost half of her arrogance.

Early this morning, he was taken to take a hot bath, changed into new clothes, and even gave him a sumptuous farewell meal.

Wu Huaiyu reads the verdict against Falla.

Cut the waist and abandon the market.

Tongshi Sheren came to announce the decree,

The execution of the condemned prisoner was repeated three times, and the emperor's approval was passed for three consecutive days.

Falla was doomed to die.

Unscrupulous officials opened the way, and the imperial army pulled Fa Ya into a prison car and sent him to Gouji Ridge in Dongshi for public execution and beheaded him in half.

All the monks of the Third Tier Sect were trembling.

Falla left with her head down without saying a word.

Wu Huaiyu asked someone to bring a stack of hemp paper, distributed it to the monks, and gave him pen and ink.

"You are all members of the third-tier religion. Xinxing founded the third-tier religion in the past, and recorded four volumes of "Three-tier Buddhism" according to the scriptures. The so-called universal respect refers to respecting the eight kinds of Dharma in him and knowing the twelve kinds of inversions in oneself."

"But nowadays many monks use the banner of the Trinity Religion, but they have even forgotten the teachings and scriptures of the Trinity Religion,"

Huaiyu pointed to the pen and paper in front of them, "Today, according to His Majesty's order, I will rectify the Dharma and clean it up. You three-level monks will be assessed, and now I will silently write out the four volumes of the Dharma of the third level.

If you can't even write the third level of Buddhism, then you are not the real monks of the three religions, but fake monks who pretend to be fake monks. Those who return the edicts to the vulgar and can copy them can continue to become monks. "

As soon as Wu Huaiyu said this, a group of Chang'an third-rank monks were dumbfounded.

There are four volumes of the third-level Buddhism of Xinxing. In fact, this is a collection of scriptures such as Nirvana Sutra, Ten Wheel Sutra, and Daji Sutra. The disadvantages are that the titles of the books are different, the divisions are complicated, the sentences are obscure, and the explanations are confusing. .

When Nobuyuki was alive, he was criticized by other sects. After Nobuyuki died, there are even fewer people who can seriously study it.

For all the monks to silently write four volumes of the third-level Dharma, at least [-]% to [-]% or even [-]% of the monks will not be able to do it.

After all, among these monks, some monks are not chanting scriptures at all, they are engaged in lending business, managing farms, workshops, shops, etc.

Even if it was Falla, if he was asked to silently write these four scriptures, he might not be able to silently write them out.

Assessment and induction.

Wu Huaiyu's request is not too much, you third-tier monks, you can't even be unfamiliar with the scriptures edited by your own sect, right?

Then Wu Huaiyu said that you are right and wrong, and you can't refute it.

There are quite a few monks who can't even hold a pen because they can't write because they are illiterate.

There are also quite a few mistakes in the writing, and the paper is full of mistakes.

Speak first, and if you don't keep silent, you will be forced to return to vulgarity.

Wu Huaiyu's previous suggestion to the emperor is not to directly ban and abolish the third-order religion, let alone destroy Buddha or something, that would be too much force.

You have to slow down, first stare at the third-order sect, and repair it cleanly first, so that the entire Buddhist sect cannot object. After all, although their strength is not worth mentioning, their influence is still great.

Just like Prime Minister Xiao Yu, who is a very devout Buddhist, every time he encounters something related to this, he is very active in defending Buddhism.

Don't be too ruthless, or you may cause disagreements within yourself.

The extermination of Buddhism is too violent. Even if Wei Wu and Zhou Wu exterminated Buddhism, there are still many people who criticize and oppose it.

It is a very good governance method to get rid of the root causes.

With the case of Falla, the third-tier religion will be weakened first.

down one day.

Sure enough, 2000% of the more than [-] third-tier monks in Chang'an were eliminated.

The remaining [-]% are still struggling to write, some are scratching their heads, Wu Huaiyu is not in a hurry, give them time, unless they can't write anymore.

the next day.

Wu Huaiyu announced the results, and eliminated some who had made too many mistakes. In the end, monks and nuns in their early [-]s passed the assessment.

The court allowed them to continue to become monks.

"In the future, the three-level religion should observe the precepts and regulations more. Except for begging, long fasts, keeping precepts, and sitting in meditation, other behaviors will be considered illegal."

As soon as this remark came out, it caused another shock.

These four rules were all promoted by Xinxing in the past, but for example, begging for food. In the past, the third-rank monks were only allowed to eat one meal a day, and they had to be begging for food, and they could not eat in the temple.

Now Wu Huaiyu still allows them to maintain this tradition, in fact, few people still do this now.

As for the long fast, it wasn't a problem at all, but many people like Falla have long been drinking and drinking. After this assessment, those people were cleared out.

Observing the precepts and sitting in meditation are actually just the basics.

But other illegal things are very particular. This means that they can no longer operate manors, shops, and workshops, can no longer lend money to collect interest, and can't even enslave slaves, accept surrender, or even accept donations from others.

Yes, the imperial court canceled the Endless Zang of the Three Tier Sect.

If there is no Endless Zangyuan, there is no way to give alms, so how can it be called a third-order religion?

But the imperial court will not care about you.

"All the belongings, fields, livestock, slaves, etc. of the Endless Tibetan Academy of the Third Tier Sect will be handed over to the Du Branch and divided into three parts for disposal.

One is used for repairing temples in the world, repairing damaged statues, and temple beams. If necessary, the ten virtues of Chang'an and the abbots of the Jing Temple will be responsible for discussing and passing the application. funds, and dispatch officials to supervise the use.

The other part is used to help the poor and old people in the world. For the elderly over 80 years old, orphans, widows, disabled and helpless, the local government will report to the local government, and the Department of Branches will allocate money and food for relief after hearing.

The third portion is used to buy grain at a higher price in good years, and to sell grain at a lower price in times of famine to relieve disasters and help the people. "

Having said so much, it actually means the same thing. The large amount of wealth accumulated by the Third Tier Sect over the years, whether it is from donations or from their own business, is now confiscated.

Just made a special fund for this money, and it will be used for special purposes in the future.

The first sum is the National Temple and Pagoda Maintenance Fund. This is only for repairs but not for construction, and it doesn’t care about gold-plated Buddha statues.

The second is equivalent to a special fund for five-guarantee households, which is a relief fund for the elderly, disabled, and orphans who have no ability to work, no source of income, and no supporters.

As for the third one, it is similar to Changping Warehouse, except that it uses endlessly hidden capital to sell grain and buy rice, stabilize prices, lend grain and provide relief from famines.

The confiscated wealth has been turned into these three special funds, and even allows the Third Tier Sect to recommend some famous eminent monks to participate in the audit and supervision every year.

Of course, they lost this huge fortune completely.

For the monks who passed the exam and obtained the degree, the imperial court would give them [-] mu of land each, and they could be exempted from the official rent and active service, but the two liters per mu of grain in the righteous warehouse could not be exempted.

The rest of the land under the temple will be confiscated and will be transferred to the three special funds for management, and the proceeds will still go into the special fund.

When your third-tier sect was founded, you started Wuwu Zang, and it was all about cultivating Garan and saving the poor. Now you can't manage it well, and the imperial court will take care of it for you.

In the future, believers of the Three Tier Sect can also continue to give alms to the Sanzang library of the endless collection of the imperial court. The imperial court will register and file it, and even set up an inscription every year to thank them for their merits, which is still equivalent to giving salvation.

From now on, you can no longer donate money and property directly to the temples and monks of the third-order religion, you can only donate food, and you are not allowed to surrender to temples, let alone keep slaves and maidservants.

It is even more forbidden to support private armed forces.

None of the slaves and maidservants of the temples of the previous three-tier religion were official slaves. As for the trilogy and dependents, they were restored to the status of good citizens, registered as households and naturalized, and granted land. point.

Immediately afterwards, there was another disposal at the end.

The monks and nuns left by the third-tier religion after passing the assessment will be re-adjusted and deployed, dispersed and assigned to the temples of the third-tier religion, and the abbots of each temple will be re-appointed.

In the future, they will have to beg for food for a long time, observe the precepts and sit in meditation, and they will have to cultivate the [-] acres of land by themselves. The mu mouths are divided into fields, and the fields are returned after death.

If you have money, you are not qualified to buy land. Even if you donate a lot of land, you are not allowed to accept it.

It was even stipulated that in the future, the imperial court would assess the monks holding the certificates every year, not only the scriptures, but also their moral behavior. For crimes, they must be handed over to the Yongzhou government for punishment.

The imperial court took so much, and the exchange it gave was that this time the third-tier prisoner was such a big deal, but the crime was only Fa Ya and some of his cronies, only Fa Ya was punished, and the rest of the accomplices were sentenced to exile.

As for the others, they will not be held accountable, but those who fail the assessment will return to vulgarity, and then their endless wealth will be confiscated, and they will not be allowed to accept donations in the future.

In other words, the endless treasures of the third-tier religion are still there, but the monks of the third-tier religion are no longer qualified to manage them, and they are no longer qualified to accept them. They believe in the third-tier religion and believe that giving can bring about a better future, and they can still be managed by the court. Endless Tibetan donations will not affect their merits.

The private soldiers were disbanded, and all the ordnance was taken away.

This matter, also counted so far.

Of course, if they refuse to listen to the order, it will be different.

"Chan Master Yong?"

When Wu Huaiyu and others replied, all the monks' eyes fell on the 86-year-old Chan Master Yong.

This old Zen master has been in charge of Huadu Temple since Xinxing's death, but he is too old to be a director, but this time, he was invited out.

The old Zen master is said to have a common surname of Guo, a descendant of the Guo family in Taiyuan, and his father was once the prefect of Boling.

At the age of 13, he became a monk in Yunmen Temple in Yexi, and studied under Zen Master Chou. This Chan Master Chou was a monk in Yecheng in the Northern Qi Dynasty at that time. Later, he went to Shaolin to learn Buddhism and martial arts. Back in Yecheng, Chan Master Yong worshiped him as his teacher there.

Emperor Wu of the Northern Zhou Dynasty exterminated Buddhism, and Chan Master Yong went to the deep mountains of Bailu to practice in seclusion. Until the beginning of Emperor Kaihuang, he met Zen Master Xinxing and became his disciple.

After Xinxing passed away, Chan Master Yong took over the third-level teaching, and Fa Ya was his disciple.

Chan Master Yong, who was in retreat this time, was invited out, but in the face of the current situation, Chan Master Yong also knew that he could only obey. He had experienced the extermination of Buddha by Emperor Wu of the Northern Zhou Dynasty. The boundless power of Buddha.

What's more, the third-order sect has been caught by the court so many key points this time, and if it does not obey, it will only perish.

Now obedience, the third-order religion can at least have a sliver of life, and even Chan Master Yong, who is nearly ninety years old, feels that this may not be all a bad thing.

Today's Sanjiejiao is indeed the opposite of when he and Nobuyuki founded Sanjiejiao. In recent years, he has retreated and sat in meditation.

As it is now, maybe the third-order sect can return to the right path.

"Chan Master Yong obeys the order!"

The old Zen master stepped forward without any resentment.

"Okay, let's ask Chan Master Yong to go to the ancestral court of the third-rank sect in Zhongnan Mountain to be the abbot of Zhixiang Temple!"

"In Huadu Temple, we asked Chan Master Yong's younger brother, Zen Master Hui Liao, to take over as the presiding officer."

"I hope that after the three-level teaching scriptures are cleared up, you can still follow the philosophy of Chan Master Xinxing, pay attention to practice, follow the times, practice economy, don't talk about theory,

You should learn from Chan Master Xingxing, personally perform labor, eat only one meal a day, and pay homage to men and women on the way, to promote the spirit of Mahayana altruism, and all sentient beings are true Buddhas. "

Hui Liao is also a direct disciple of Xinxing. Although he is not a big disciple, he has a high status in the temple. When Xinxing passed away, he led 300 people to send Xinxing to Zhonglin for burial in Zhongnan Mountain. To Xiangsi.

He is also very old now, and he didn't care about things long ago, but now he is pulled out by Wu Huaiyu to preside over Huadu Temple.

The largest religious sect in Chang'an crawled at the feet of the emperor, and the endless wealth hidden in it was also brought into the country.

On the way to leave, Ma Sanbao admired Wu Huaiyu's series of dispositions, "I never thought that the third-order sect was so flamboyant under Fa Ya, but now it is so docile in front of Duke Yi."

Wu Huaiyu thought it was normal, they were not afraid of themselves, but the court behind them.

Especially after Falla had let the imperial court get these fatal handles that could wipe out the Third Tier Sect, they had no way to resist except rebellion.

Even if he interceded with a prime minister like Xiao Yu, it was useless.

In fact, under the leadership of Falla, the Third Tier Sect has been gaining momentum over the years, but the early citrons rotted first, and Falla's backers were the Supreme Emperor and Pei Ji.

Now that Pei Ji has been rushed back to his hometown in Puzhou, who would dare to interfere with Fa Ya and the Third Tier Sect at this time?
"There is someone who wants to see Duke Yi."

"Who?"

"Mrs. Kang, the Da Nong of Wei Guoguo Division."

Da Nong is a state official, Wei Guo, of course it is the feudal state of Wei Guogong Pei Ji, and this Kang Po is Pei Ji's Da Nong, obviously Pei Ji's confidant.

"The ancestor of this Kang Po was a native of the Kang country with the nine surnames of Zhaowu in the Western Regions who moved to Luoyang. It is said that he was a prince. When he arrived in Kang Po, he settled in Boling. Closely, after he became the prime minister, he let Kang Po be the state official of his own state of Wei, and divided the state affairs.

Kang Po is good at business and financial management. Pei Ji's family business has been managed by Kang Po over the years. Under his management, Pei Ji's family wealth has skyrocketed. "

"Why does he want to see me?"

Ma Sanbao entered Pei Ji's side according to the order, and he was very familiar with Pei Ji's big housekeeper from a long time ago.

"After Pei Ji was deprived of office, Po Kang immediately resigned from her position as a farmer in Wei State."

The big peasants in the Wei state are actually only regarded as the seventh rank, which belongs to the private staff of the nobles. They are not considered official court officials, but they can also be regarded as a family background.

"Pei Ji is down, Po Kang wants to find another backer, he is very optimistic about you, Lord Yi," Ma Sanbao said with a smile.

Today's Wu Huaiyu, although young, is indeed red and purple in the court, and he is very hot.

Although Kang Po is only one of Pei Ji's aides, with low rank, but he is a wealthy businessman with a lot of money. Now he is very worried that after Pei Ji falls, he will be implicated and liquidated, or someone will pounce on him and swallow him up. He couldn't wait to vote for a new owner as his backer.

(End of this chapter)