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Chapter 312: Tang Wuzong's Achievements

[In July 845 AD, Emperor Wuzong of Tang issued an edict: prohibiting Buddhism.]

[Two Buddhist temples were retained in Chang'an and Luoyang, with 30 monks in each temple.]

【Demolish all Buddhist temples in the country, leaving one temple in each state, but they must be divided into different levels.】

[A high-quality temple can retain 20 monks, a medium-quality temple can retain 10 monks, and a low-quality temple can retain 5 monks. ]

[All monks, nuns, Daqin Muhu (Manichaeism), and Zoroastrian monks returned to secular life. ]

[The imperial court took back tens of millions of hectares of fertile land belonging to Buddhist temples and 150,000 temple slaves.]

【Temple buildings were demolished and the wood was used to repair government offices and post stations.】

【All Buddhist bronze statues, bells, and other artifacts were melted down and used to make coins.】

[This incident is known in history as "Emperor Wuzong of Tang's destruction of Buddhism" and in Buddhist history as "Huaichang Persecution of Buddhism."]

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During the Song Dynasty and Renzong Period
"Councillor Ouyang seems to have some objections to Emperor Wuzong's destruction of Buddhism?"

Zhao Zhen, who stopped the ministers from bickering and took them for a tour of the lake, saw Ouyang Xiu's disdain at a glance.

"During the reign of Emperor Wuzong, the temples colluded with the eunuchs and the nobles."

"Occupy land, expand estates, and drive slaves."

"They used various means to evade taxes, and many temples even made profits by lending money at high interest rates..."

"With all these things, isn't what Wu Zong did wrong?"

Ouyang Xiu looked at the slightly strange looks in everyone's eyes and said:

"Your Majesty, in terms of the results, the temples that Emperor Wuzong demolished will not only no longer consume the national finances in the future, but also a large amount of land and money will be confiscated, which will greatly ease the pressure on the national treasury."

"Secondly, after returning to secular life, monks and nuns went from being hedonists to farmers. From then on, they had to pay taxes and grain to the court and also perform corvée labor accordingly. This did reduce a lot of burdens for the Tang Dynasty at that time."

"However, the reason for all this was not because Wuzong did it out of a desire to pacify the people."

"In fact, Zhao Guizhen and Deng Yuanqi successively advised Emperor Wuzong of Tang that Buddhism was not a Chinese religion, was harmful to the country and the people, and should be banned. They also spread the idea that if Buddhism was not eliminated, the heart of Taoism would not be true and it would be difficult to achieve immortality."

"Finally, Taoism took over and also began to compete with the state for profits."

"To abandon Buddhism and promote Taoism in order to seek immortality is clearly not a wise person."

"If the mind is not right, then the body is not right. If the body is not right, then the family is not right."

"If the family is not upright, how can the country be upright?"

"The success of Emperor Wuzong's Huichang reign wasted all his previous achievements, which was caused by his unwise and unrighteous behavior."

"The Book of Rites says: Cultivate oneself, regulate the family, govern the country and bring peace to the world."

"This is the way for a king to govern a country."

Zhao Zhen was overwhelmed by what he heard, but he still smiled:
"Ouyang Councillor has his heart set on the emperor and the country. I understand his sincere intentions."

"You are welcome to speak your mind, and I will remember everything you have to say."

The ministers bowed and said:
"Your Majesty is wise!"

……

[In March 846 AD, Emperor Wuzong of Tang died of poisoning from taking elixirs at the age of . He was buried in Duanling Mausoleum and was posthumously named "Emperor Zhidao Zhaosu Xiao" and his temple name was "Emperor Wuzong".]

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{Wu Zong had the appearance of a wise ruler in a prosperous era, but what a pity, he died too young! Wu Zong's revival was the most valuable of the three revival periods in the middle and late Tang Dynasty!}
{There was no shortage of wise rulers, capable ministers and brave generals in the middle and late Tang Dynasty, but what was most depressing and regrettable was that every time an emperor who had made achievements fell short of success!}
{Tang Wuzong can be considered a wise ruler, but he died too early. If he had died after Li Deyu, Li Deyu would have had a good ending.}
{Zhang Zhongwu and Zhang Yichao of Xuanzong's reign were also promoted by Wuzong, who had a good eye for people.}
{Linghu Tao feels that Emperor Bai Minzong of Xuanzong’s reign is not very good...}
{This sit-up is unique in history.}
{If he had lived a few more years, the achievements of the Huichang Restoration would have been the most fruitful of the three restorations of the Tang Dynasty, but his reign was too short, so it could only fall on the shoulders of the Yuanhe Restoration.}
{It is a pity that there was no real leader who could restore the Tang Dynasty like Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu in the middle and late Tang Dynasty.}
{Liu Xiu fought for the country again, which was equivalent to reshuffling the cards.}
……

Great Qin.

"I think the Tang Dynasty is great."

Ying Zheng was very satisfied with Datang's sit-ups.

What does this mean?
This shows that people’s hearts are still there!

The Qin Dynasty has no chance to do so!

Liu Bang nodded with a smile.

He is really crazy, don't call him Zulong anymore.

Let’s call him Dianlong.

……

The period of Emperor Guangwu of the Han Dynasty

"I am just following the general trend."

“What we actually do is actually very insignificant.”

Liu Xiu looked at the sky and sighed sincerely.

Liu Zhuang looked at his father strangely.

Then father, you have quite a lot of power.

If you want wind, you will get wind; if you want rain, you will get rain; if you ask the heavens for help, the earth will respond.

So insignificant...

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Datang.

Three ZTEs?

Again? !
During the Zhenguan period, everyone in the country was completely paralyzed.

For the first time, an outrageous thought flashed through my mind.

Otherwise, just die completely.

This state of being neither up nor down is so torturous!
There was silence in the hall.

"Your Majesty, restrictions should be imposed on Buddhism and Taoism."

"People outside the monastery cannot be so lawless, and the Taoists and Buddhas cannot interfere with the emperor's rule."

"One hundred and fifty thousand slaves and servants, and ten million acres of good land."

"Indulge in the world of mortals together with all living beings."

"This is a national pest!"

Directly ignoring those unspeakable feelings, Wei Zheng began to propose targeted policies against Wuzong's destruction of Buddhism.

"It is impossible to contain them with a large house or long dormitory."

"Do not support them with untaxed land."

"Don't use the policy of no corvée to ease the people."

"Do not use gold, ruby, or varnish to dazzle the eyes."

"Do not debauch his ears with bells, chimes, and chimes."

"Make their lives gloomy and depressed, examine their age and make them serve in the county."

"You should return to secular life without being ordered to do so."

“If there is a monk who truly practices the truth, then all things will not linger in his mind and will not hinder his practice.” “If this is the case, his followers will no longer convert to Buddhism, and then the vague theories and strange people will become boring.”

Li Shimin looked at Wei Zheng with great satisfaction.

Don’t miss any opportunity to build the Tang Dynasty!
Although he has a foul mouth, he is a good minister...

The whole Tang Dynasty began to discuss specific feasible plans.

……

Tang Xianzong Period
Li Chun looked at little Li Yan and was angry at him for not fighting back.

"I'll tell you!"

"Stay away from those Taoist priests from now on!"

Little Li Yan nodded ignorantly.

Queen Guo, who was standing by, glared at him and said slowly:

"Why, don't you plan to see how Xuanzong is doing?"

"Xuan is right after Wu."

"He looks so much like Emperor Xuan of Han, isn't he moved?"

Li Chun smiled:
"Am I the kind of person who is fickle and indecisive?"

Do you think I'm stupid?
Li Yan is only this old!
Then Xuanzong wouldn't even have a place to give birth!
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Tang Dynasty - Wuzong Period
Li Yan bowed to the sky.

"I was just arrogant."

"I thought about it and decided that life span is more important!"

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【Tang Wuzong Li Yan】

[Military achievements: The Zhaoyi Rebellion was suppressed, and the various separatist warlords began to obey the imperial orders again. The Tang Dynasty was formally unified.

The Uighurs were wiped out and the northwestern border was stable for more than 30 years.

Evaluation level A, four points]

[Institutional construction: set up a "Border Preparation Treasury", and store 120,000 pieces of money and silk from taxes every year, and store 120,000 pieces of money and silk from salt and iron taxes in the Ministry of Revenue, which will be reduced by one third in the second year.

All the money and goods donated by various provinces to aid the army were also stored in order to reserve supplies and strengthen border defense.

With the idea that "saving trouble is not as good as saving officials, saving officials is not as good as saving clerks, and being able to reduce redundant officials is truly a cure for the root cause," we can cut redundant officials, improve administrative efficiency, and save treasury expenditures.

At the beginning of his reign, he issued an edict: "The court's laws and punishments should be uniform, and officials should not be treated differently for corruption. Civil and military officials inside and outside the court who embezzle 30 pieces of stolen silk will be punished to the utmost."

He also ordered that officials who embezzled more than one thousand coins would be sentenced to death.

At the same time, officials were given money to maintain their integrity in order to encourage them to abide by the law. "Officials selected every month were allowed to borrow money to maintain their integrity, and they were given two months' salary more than the current salary, which was particularly generous."

A strict examination system for Jinshi degree was implemented to select candidates with real talents and knowledge.

In addition to taking tests on theoretical and cultural knowledge, students also have to take tests on current affairs before they can be taught.

Limiting the number of local officials will reduce the country's financial burden while preventing local centralization.

Historians praised him as: "He suppressed the superficial and encouraged the lonely and poor."

Because at that time abusing and misusing the privilege of family connections to gain official positions had become a major problem in the civil service, many children of wealthy families were often spoiled brats who "were appointed to official positions at a young age based on their family's merits, but often did not study, had no knowledge of the law, and committed many violations."

Therefore, Emperor Wuzong of Tang ordered strict implementation of the standards for using influence and explicitly restricted the privileges of influence.

The decree stipulated that an official could not hold more than two concurrent posts. If, under special circumstances, he held three or four concurrent posts, he had to accept supervision from the central court. This was to prevent officials from holding too many concurrent posts and being unable to take full care of the areas they were in charge of.

And effectively curb the excessive expansion of local forces.

In order to correct the atmosphere and curb corruption, Emperor Wuzong of Tang also strengthened the power levels of the censors and remonstrators.

The reform of civil service during the Huichang period of Emperor Wuzong brought great benefits to the twenty years of the middle and late Tang Dynasty.

Rating A+, score 4.5 points]

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Tang Xuanzong Period
Li Longji, wearing armor and chewing on a sandalwood table, looked at the sky with tears streaming down his face.

"Ooo ...

Yang Yuhuan, who had already seen how he could explode, looked at Gao Lishi calmly.

Gao Lishi sighed:

"What a good emperor! It's a pity that he died too early!"

"woo woo woo woo!"

"Your Majesty is guilty!"

"woo woo woo woo!!"

"If it weren't for Your Majesty, this boy would be Emperor Xuan of the Tang Dynasty!"

Yang Yuhuan looked up in confusion:
"General Gao, the number is wrong, right?"

Gao Lishi said respectfully:

"Your Majesty spoke too quickly and swallowed and simplified the words."

"……Oh."

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[Diplomatic Strategy: Nanzhao sent envoys to pay tribute. Khitan submitted and was granted the "Seal of the Khitan"

The Khitans paid tribute to the Tang Dynasty and joined forces with the Tang army to eliminate the Uighurs.

The countries of Shiwei, Bohai, Zangke, Kunming and others sent envoys to the court.

Evaluation level B, score three points]

[People's Livelihood and Economy: In the sixth year of Huichang, official statistics showed that there were 4.5 million registered households nationwide, and the population had declined due to years of war.

The destruction of Buddhism released fertile land, which temporarily improved the people's economy.

Evaluation level C, two points]

[Employing and identifying people: During his reign, he made use of Li Deyu, which led to the Huichang Restoration.]

Promoted Shi Xiong to defeat the Uighurs.

He believed in Zhao Guizhen's theory of "changing bones" and poisoned himself to death.

Evaluation level B, score three points]

[Later influence: The Huichang Restoration, which was of great value but little reputation. "Emperor Wuzong of Tang destroyed Buddhism." Rating: B+, 3.5 points]

[Total score: twenty points]

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　Xuanzong took advantage of a big opportunity.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)