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Chapter 252 Plan on Li Shimin

Xianweiju.

It was true that after three days, Qin Shubao and Wang Xuance were released after they were rode [-] times.

Although it was released, but thirty sticks...

It's not good.

At this time, both of them were lying on the bed, their buttocks and thighs had already bloomed.

Naturally, Cui He and his subordinate Fa Cao would not be polite to them.

Qin Shubao remained silent, but Wang Xuance was different...

While moaning, he complained to Xu Mu: "My lord, that Wei Zheng is really not a thing. If you give him a gift, it's fine if he doesn't want it, but he even sent me to the prison..."

Xu Mu smiled awkwardly.

This is the best way to save Qin Shubao and punish Cui Gu.

After this incident, many titles that Cui Guqiao seized were returned to the original owners.

The fields and houses of Liang Ziqiu's family were also returned in full.

But giving Wei Zheng a gift is indeed very risky.

Naturally, Xu Mu would not put himself in danger, this task must of course be handed over to Wang Xuance.

Those who dared to bully the Song family have been punished, and he has completed one of the three missions he came to Chang'an.

Taking a deep breath, Xu Mu murmured: "The matter of Liang Ziqiu is over, and the next step is to attack Li Shimin."

The assassination of Sun Ying has been investigated.

It has nothing to do with Li Shimin!
Moreover, as a competitor in the same industry, Li Shimin has been plotting against Henan, and there are many good ministers and generals under his command, which is currently a big threat to Henan.

But this is Chang'an, Li Yuan's territory.

Li Shimin has been in battle for a long time, and he attaches great importance to his own safety.

Methods such as assassination are the last resort.

The best way is to create a rift between Li Yuan and Li Shimin!

Then father and son kill each other in advance!

Now Li Jiancheng is far away in Puzhou, responsible for guarding the north of Chang'an and defending against the Turks, which gave Li Shimin a chance to recruit allies frantically.

According to the original history, the rise of Li Shimin was at this stage.

He recruited a large number of capable ministers and military generals, and the Eighteenth Bachelor of the Qin Palace gradually became famous during this period.

Most of the 24 heroes in Lingyan Pavilion during the Zhenguan period were Li Shimin who surrendered during this period.

While Xu Mu was thinking about countermeasures, Fan Zhu rushed back from the outside and reported to Xu Mu: "My lord, I have already found out, and now the Xianyou Temple in the east of Chang'an is for sale, should we..."

That's right!

This time Xu Mu wants to make Li Yuan and Li Shimin father and son fight each other, the starting point is the temple!
Looking at Li Tang's founding of the country, it is closely related to temples, or in other words, Buddhism.

Not only during Li Yuan's period, but even after the Xuanwu Gate change, Li Shimin highly respected Buddhism.

In the history books, there is even what Li Shimin himself said: "Being a monk is a real husband, not what princes and generals can do."

During the Zhenguan period, when Li Shimin saw eminent monks who attained the Tao, he would salute first and perform the disciple salute.

After Xuanzang returned from Tianzhu, he even received Xuanzang in person and respected him very much.

And last year, since Li Yuan invaded Chang'an, he began to order the Ministry of Industry to carry out large-scale construction projects and build temples.

In order to promote the justice of Li Tang's entry into Guanzhong!
At the same time, he also respects Taoism and claims to be a descendant of Lao Tzu...

In the early days of Li Tang's founding of the country, Buddhism and Taoism were almost in a state of parallelism!
During this period, Buddhism went through the Northern and Southern Dynasties and the development of Emperor Wu of Liang...

Especially in Chang'an, it is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, the incense is at its peak, and there is an endless stream!
It can be called the pinnacle of Buddhism!

There are no fewer than thirty temples alone!

Among them, the most famous are the four major temples, Qinglong Temple, Huayan Temple, Wulou Temple, and Xianyou Temple!
Among the four major temples, Xianyou Temple is now less and less visited, and less and less incense.

It was originally the palace of Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty, and was later converted into a temple.

Yang Jian, Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty, also known as Lao Yang's father, in his early years, in order to fight against the aristocratic family, he promoted imperial examinations and built schools and private schools all over the country.

But in his later years, he also made many mistakes that wise kings would make...

During his tenure, he will destroy all the more than [-] schools built in various states and counties all over the country, and convert to Buddhism, and wantonly build temples!

Xianyou Temple was transformed into a temple during that period.

At first, the incense was very strong, but since Li Yuan entered Chang'an and forced Yang You to abdicate to proclaim himself emperor, the incense of Xianyou Temple became more and more ineffective.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, the white jade paper is famous in Chang'an, so Xu Mu specially asked Fan Zhu to ask, which temples would be transferred...

Then he used a pile of blank paper to buy a temple...

"The location of Xianyou Temple is excellent, it fully meets the requirements of the lord, and only needs 20 guan..." Fan Zhu truthfully said the situation of his investigation.

"Wait a minute, it's the 14th year of Daye, which is the second year of Wude, and something big is about to happen." Xu Mu pondered for a while, but still didn't act rashly.

If he remembers correctly...

During this period of time, Taishi ordered Fu Yi to join forces with Wei Zheng and other ministers to openly oppose Buddhism.

This is a good time for him to use Buddhism to sow discord between Li Shimin's father and son!

"Qian Mian has studied Buddhism for a period of time. The Dharma is profound. Let him come to Chang'an as soon as possible. The temples here need him to preside over them." Afterwards, Xu Mu said to Shen Guang.

During the time when Xu Mu was out of Chang'an, Shen Guang was responsible for sending some news about Henan's movements and information.

Shen Guang is worthy of the name of "Flying Meat Fairy" praised in the history books. From Luoyang to Chang'an, the delivery speed is extremely fast...

Shen Guang, a fat man of two hundred catties, had a bright look in his eyes.

Can't help looking forward to it.

The last time the lord designed the White Horse Temple, he asked the officials to shave their heads and escape into Buddhism...

This time designing Xianyou Temple, I am afraid that someone in Chang'an will be unlucky again.

……

a few days later.

In the Chang'an Imperial Palace, in the main hall, what Xu Mu predicted had indeed happened.

Taishi ordered Fu Yi, together with Wei Zheng and others, to go to Shushu to ask for the abolition of Buddhism.

"Your Majesty, the Buddha is in the Western Regions, and the way to talk about monsters is far away. The Chinese translation of Hu Shu is unrestrained. Therefore, he is unfaithful and unfilial. He shaves his hair and bows to his relatives; he roams about eating and drinking, and changes clothes to escape rent and tax. Playing his demon books, Describe its evil methods, falsely reveal the three ways, absurdly spread the six ways, intimidate the foolish, and defraud the mediocre."

Tai Shi ordered Fu Yi to act as a representative, and began to lament the disadvantages of Buddhism: "Could it be possible that Your Majesty has forgotten the old affairs of Luoyang Wang Shichong?"

"The old lessons are not far away, please Your Majesty rein in the precipice, abolish Buddhism, and promote our Han family theory..." Fu Yi and others bowed to the ground, and more than ten people knelt down.

Most of them are people of insight who are aware of the tendency of Buddhism to invade China's native Confucianism and want to resist.

Li Yuan didn't expect that his promotion of Buddhism and the construction of temples would attract so many people's opposition.

But he promotes Buddhism not because he believes in it, but because of Li Tang's orthodox rationality...

There is a political need!

Naturally, such national policies cannot be abolished at will.

then……

Li Yuan started kicking the ball again, and looked at the officials: "My dear friends, what do you think about this matter?"

Knowing his father Mo Ruozi, Li Shimin just wanted to stand up to support Li Yuan, but he was preempted by others. Xiao Yu, who was ordered by Zhongshu, stood up and retorted: "Buddha, a saint is also. I will discuss this, non-sages can't, please Severe punishment."

His words were very strong.

because……

His whole family is Buddhist.

He is also Yang Guang's brother-in-law, Empress Xiao's younger brother, and his great-grandfather is Emperor Wu of Liang... Xiao Yan!
Fu Yi's Shangshu almost pointed at him and said that he believed in a cult.

Fu Yi was so refuted, his face was red, and at this moment, Wei Zheng stood up...

As a teammate, Wei Zheng sneered, and began to retort: ​​"Li is based on serving relatives, and it is finally served. This is the principle of loyalty and filial piety, and the actions of ministers are accomplished. But the Buddha went out of the city to become a monk, escaped from his father, and fought against him as a man. The son of heaven, he disobeyed his relatives by adopting the body. Xiao Yu did not come from Kongsang, but followed the teaching of having no father. I heard that those who are not filial have no relatives, so I called it!"

The general idea is that I heard that people who are not filial are orphans, and I probably mean people like Xiao Yu.

"You...you you..." Xiao Yu blushed from being scolded by Wei Zheng, turned into anger from embarrassment, for a while she didn't know how to answer, held back for a long time, gritted her teeth, and said with incomparable hatred: "Hell is set up for human beings!"

Hell, also a concept taught by Buddhism, is the place where people go after death.

What he means, briefly translate...

It's just that hell is set up for trolls like Wei Zheng...

Wei Zheng held his head high, he didn't care about Xiao Yu's abuse.

In this round of debate, he represented the anti-Buddhists and won a complete victory!
Right, he hasn't lost to anyone yet!
"Your Majesty! Buddhism only talks about the cause and effect of the past life, not about the good and evil in this life. Everything depends on the retribution. It doesn't talk about the law. It doesn't talk about the law. It has no king and no father. It is really not enough to advocate!" Lang Sheng earnestly persuaded.

Li Yuan saw that Xiao Yu was defeated by Zhongshu, and was about to speak when Li Shimin, who had been watching Wei Zheng unhappy, stood up again.

"Buddhism emphasizes both love and kindness in the world. It is the words of a sage. Anyone who dares to become a monk is a man! This king thinks that you are better than a prince and general!" Li Shimin stared at Wei Zheng while talking.

Obviously, he was saying that Wei Zheng couldn't even compare to a monk.

Wei Zheng was so stunned, his expression became serious, he took a deep breath, and was about to speak...

Seeing that this court discussion was about to turn into a scolding battle, Fu Yi quickly pulled Wei Zheng back.

He knew Wei Zheng's combat effectiveness.

Afraid that he would scold Li Shimin and cry...

At that time, Li Shimin will be in trouble if he doesn't step down.

So he stopped Wei Zheng, bowed his hands to Li Shimin and said, "Your Highness, King Qin, the Buddha is a cunning Hu Zhong who deceived the barbarians. He first came to the Western Regions and gradually flowed to China. He followed his teachings, and they are all villains. They imitate Zhuang and Lao Xuan. It is not helpful to the common people, but harmful to the country, please think carefully, Your Highness."

Li Shimin, however, was displeased, and retorted: "Absurd! Buddhism and Taoism are mysterious, the holy miracles can be taught, and the retribution is obvious. It has been tested many times, but you just don't understand the reason, why?"

He knew that at this time, he should show his support for his father's national policy in order to be valued, so he continued to take advantage of the situation and said: "Although the Buddha has evils, there are many good ones. How can one evil ruin the whole situation? Harm the world and drive the people into exile, so why should we, the Tang Dynasty, give up eating because of choking, and stop cultivating swords and weapons?"

Some words, spoken impassionedly, attracted Li Yuan to nod again and again.

ps: This anti-Buddhist speech is what Li Shimin, Wei Zheng, Xiao Yu, and Fu Yi said. It is recorded in history and slightly modified.

(End of this chapter)