His Majesty Li Er pondered, took the teacup and slurped slowly, and after a while, he said in a deep voice: "There is indeed a temple that is too grand and magnificent, and it costs millions of dollars to be the royal palace, which is not an exaggeration."

Xu Hui nodded, stopped talking, and obediently held the fan to fight the wind.

His Majesty Li Er reached out and patted Xu Hui on the waist and said, "I am not annoyed that Qi Lin's words of rebellion against Buddha, but am annoyed that his words were wrong. It almost ruined the Three Deeds' Discourse Conference, making it difficult for Chengqian to do."

Xu Hui pondered for a moment and said warmly: "Fortunately, nothing happened, and the discussion of the Three Deeds was successful. Your Majesty is the 'Buddha of this life'. How could he get angry about this little thing?"

His Majesty Li Er suddenly smiled and said, "Qi Lin is a sloppy person. He is afraid that I will be angry, so he cleverly speaks flattery and deserves punishment."

Xu Hui observed his face and knew His Majesty Li Er's nature. He knew that he said this, but he didn't know how beautiful he felt. He agreed: "Your Majesty is magnanimous. I also wrote a letter to scold him, so he would definitely make him correct his mistakes."

His Majesty Li Er nodded and fell into long-term thinking.

The monks have advantages and disadvantages for the country and the people. This is not a problem. The great advantages and disadvantages are what the court should consider. Of course, if the emperor believes in Buddhism, it is a different matter.

But His Majesty Li Er is obviously not a Buddhist, and he treats Li Er as his ancestor, and does not allow him to abandon the Tao and become a Buddha.

His Majesty Li Er, who is familiar with history books, knows very well about the destruction of Buddhism in the Erwu, and the result of the destruction of Buddhism is also obvious.

A large number of monks and nuns returned to secular life and were enshrined as nationals, which not only provided the society with sufficient labor and facilitated the development of production. At the same time, it also provided an inexhaustible source of national taxation and guaranteed the source of conscription.

The confiscation and confiscation of temple property provided a lot of money to the country and strengthened the country's financial resources.

More importantly, the Northern Zhou Dynasty Emperor Wu's movement to destroy Buddhism established the political principle that monks must respect imperial power, cut off the possibility of a **** regime, and established the tradition of separation of religion and politics in the Chinese dynasty.

To put it bluntly, under the circumstances at that time, in order to stabilize and develop the country, His Majesty Li Er had to take similar measures. Perhaps it would not be too violent, but it would not be too polite.

There are more than 30,000 Buddhist temples, and the number of monks and nuns accounts for one-sixteenth of the total population, which is something that no monarch can bear.

Of course, the fanatical belief in Buddhism like Emperor Wu of Liang led to a sharp weakening of the country's economic and military power, and the national strength was strong outside and the middle, which eventually led to the Hou Jing Rebellion and finally starved to Taicheng to death.

However, the two martial arts destroyed Buddhism only carried out in the north, and Buddhism in the south was not affected. After rough calculations, there are more than 30,000 temples in the country, and more than 40,000 temples.

Take Chang'an as an example. Almost every yard has temples, and the larger ones can even occupy a yard. Together, there are more than 100 large and small buildings.

His Majesty Li Er does not know exactly how much money is spent in so many temples and how many monks there are, but he also knows that it must be a surprising number.

As for His Majesty Li Er’s belief, it is neither Taoism nor Buddhism, but to maintain imperial power, ensure that the country is forever and will be passed down for generations.

Therefore, whether it is Taoism or Buddhism, it is just a tool he uses. It is beneficial to rule and it is suppressed if it is not conducive to it.

Relatively speaking, because Taoism is conducive to the orthodox and sacredness of the imperial power of the Tang Dynasty, His Majesty Li Er spared no effort to promote it. Regarding Buddhism, he had similar ideas to Xu Qilin, suppressing Buddha rather than abolishing Buddha.

In the early years of Zhenguan, His Majesty Li Er had just seized power. With stability as the prerequisite, he abolished Emperor Gaozu's decree of Buddhism. He even asked Bo Po to translate scriptures at Daxingshan Temple in order to achieve political goals.

Four months after ascending the throne, His Majesty Li Er summoned the Grand Historian Fu Yi to commend his prophecy for ascending the throne six months ago. During the conversation, His Majesty Li Er agreed with Fu Yi's anti-Buddhist remarks.

It was also in this year that Emperor Taizong of Tang sent Du Zhenglun, the censor, to investigate Buddhism and clean up the law. In the same year, he issued an edict saying: Those who privately save monks will be punished with the death penalty.

In the second year of Zhenguan, His Majesty Li Er said to his servants: Emperor Wu of Liang is good at Buddhism, but his country is destroyed, and his family is destroyed. He should learn from it. He publicly declared in the court: "What I like now is the only way of Yao, Shun, and Zhou and Confucius."

In the third year of Zhenguan, the world's great stakes (Yining Emperor Gong of Sui) were privately punished, and those who did not leave were killed.

It can be seen that His Majesty Li Er showed his kindness and tolerance on the one hand, and strictly regulated Buddhism. It can be said that he used both carrot sticks and used both soft and hard.

His Majesty Li Er didn't know the evils of Buddhism. But the way of balance is his most skillful strategy and means, whether in governance or employment.

As long as the development of Buddhism is still under his control, it cannot form a threat and can even be used by me, His Majesty Li Er does not want to take too cruel measures.

Moreover, His Majesty Li Er also knew the power of Buddhism among the people, and knew that to fight against Buddha and suppress Buddha, we should also get the response and support of important officials in the court.

Xiang Fu Yi wrote a letter seven times, and only one Taifu Qing in the court agreed with him, and no other ministers expressed his opinion. The Secretariat ordered Xiao Yu to object even more and curse Fu Yi to go to hell.

Therefore, to suppress Buddha in a large way, we must have reasonable excuses, get the support of our ministers, and minimize the chaos that may arise.

Thinking of this, His Majesty Li Er looked up at Xu Hui who was concentrating on cooking tea, and said, "When the beloved concubine sent Qi Lin a letter, you can ask him whether the anti-Buddhist words were mentioned by Lu Yuxian. What else does Lu Yuxian have to do with the monks? Let me report them together."

Xu Hui blinked her eyes and felt that this was not easy to understand. She had to ask herself why she had to submit a memorial? However, she didn't ask about the details, so what was wrong with doing it in two things.

On the other side, A Ke had stopped playing the piano. Nothing else, her sharp hearing made her realize that someone was approaching, and her face turned to the direction of the visitor.

The maid followed her gaze and found a young man approaching quietly. He saw the person coming clearly. He couldn't help but get up and reminded: "Madam, it's His Highness, King Jin."

A Ke hurriedly got up, and with the help of his maid, he bowed to him, "The girl from the people greets His Highness the King of Jin."

Li Zhi waved his hand helplessly and said, "No gifts are not allowed. I have already let go of my steps, but I am still observing Miss A Ke, interrupting the sound of nature. I'm sorry."

A Ke said, "Your Highness is so serious that it is because the young woman who has not been able to concentrate and is disturbed by the outside world."

Li Zhi walked into the pavilion and laughed: "Look, I'd better disturb Qinqu!" As he said that, he raised his hand and said: "Miss A Ke doesn't need to be polite, please sit down quickly."

A Ke bowed to thank him and sat down a little restrainedly.

"Listen to Xiao Zhao, Miss A Ke often follows Miss Zheng in the brothel and sings." Li Zhi seemed to be a pity and said, "The people in the city are vulgar, and they have no insulted Miss A Ke's piano sound and beauties."

"It's just for life." A Ke frowned slightly and said calmly: "In the past, singing on the streets or entertaining people in restaurants, it was more difficult than hanging out in vases. Fortunately, Xu Lang helped him with righteousness, and now he has a place to make money and live a life without being bullied, which is already satisfied."

"Qi Lin is indeed enthusiastic." Li Zhi said: "However, it would be better if Miss A Ke didn't show up in public?"

A Ke slowly lowered his eyelids and said, "Xu Lang once said: People have no noble or low status, but their careers are different. By relying on skills and skills, they can support themselves. What's wrong with my family showing up without realizing it?"

Li Zhi chuckled twice a little embarrassedly and said, "It's great to support yourself. Miss A Ke is ambitious and admires me very much."

A Ke pursed his lips, still with a faint expression, and said slowly: "Xu Lang has transferred his family master and slave family to a good family. It is particularly valuable for freedom. Don't your Highness think so?"

Li Zhi sighed in his heart. He originally wanted to suggest A Ke and Zheng Tuantuan to enter the inner teaching house or the foreign teaching house of Taichang Temple. After hearing A Ke said this, he naturally could not speak.

The inner sect of Taichang Temple is equivalent to the national song and dance troupe. It is well treated and belongs to music officials, not in a low-key manner. Its main job is to master elegant music and lead the fashion trend of the Tang Dynasty singing and dancing art.

Foreign teachers are in charge of common music and are also a royal offering. Some people are music officials.

However, although the staff of the internal and external teachers’ workshops are not inferior, they are happy, which means the household registration system of those who have been engaged in art for life.

In feudal society, these literary and artistic workers did not have the glory of later generations. No matter how good the treatment was, their status was low, and the term "actor" was called bamboo.

Although A Ke cannot see her, she is good at listening to the sound and distinguishing colors. His Majesty Li Er had revealed this idea before, and she pretended to be confused and didn't understand it. Now it happened that with Li Zhi's inquiry, she indirectly refused.

Li Zhi looked at A Ke, calmed down and said, "Miss A Ke, can you please play a song for Orphan?"

A Ke nodded slightly, but Wu Shen looked in the direction of Li Zhi with his big eyes and said, "I wonder what your highness wants to listen to?"

"It's the song "Erquan Yingyue"!" Li Zhi said: "It's like crying and complaining, and it's very touching. I don't know the sufferings of the people. Listen to this song, maybe you can understand something!"

A Ke was silent for a while, smiling slightly, as if he was relieved that Li Zhi said this.

She turned around, calmed her breath, stretched her hands forward, and with a deep and painful sigh, she felt as if she was walking on the bumpy road of life again. She wandered, wandered, but was unwilling to surrender to fate.

Li Zhi stared at his slightly thin back and felt the miserable struggle, struggle and survival of the lowest class of society.

In the distance, His Majesty Li Er stopped his pen and listened; Xu Hui also put down the book in his hand, showing pity and regret.

After a while, Xu Huicai sighed quietly, "This song is miserable, and it feels heartbroken. This girl, A Ke, has a miserable life!"

His Majesty Li Er nodded, as if he felt the same way, and said in a deep voice: "There is no loneliness and poverty in the world, and everyone is full of warmth, so that we can be called a prosperous era, right?"

Xu Hui thought for a while and said, "Your Majesty's standards are too harsh. I think that the people will measure whether it is a peaceful and prosperous era. Now it is a peaceful world and a peaceful rule for the Qing Dynasty. If you have a rest for a few years, you will be expected to have a prosperous era."

His Majesty Li Er smiled and said, "This is the most true saying of a beloved concubine. What is a prosperous era? I have my standards, officials have their standards, and people have their standards. Well, it's better to take the standards of the people!"

Is there anything lower than the ancient people's requirements? As long as they can have food and clothing and peace, they will be satisfied. But in all dynasties, there have been few people who have done this. Isn't it strange?

Xu Hui glanced at His Majesty Li Er and said meaningfully: "Blind women can also struggle to survive and earn their own strength. However, the monk did not eat without farming and did not weave clothes, which was strange."

His Majesty Li Er opened his mouth slightly and looked at Xu Hui, speechless for a moment.

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Chang'an, the Wei Palace.

"The father gave a mansion in Luoyang. I heard that there was a yard of things and another 300 acres of marsh." Li Tai shook his head and said, "It's too big, it's a lot of money to repair it, and I don't want it."

Before I could go to Luoyang, my father prepared such a big house, and there was also a lake. Xu Qilin was envious, jealous, and hated!

Li Sipang is about to set off in another ten days and half a month. Xu Qilin found an excuse to come, which could be regarded as seeing him off in advance, so he would not join in the fun when there were too many people.

"If you use the squat as a pond, build the embankment and plant trees and plant lotus, it can be said that the capital's 'King of Wei Pond' is a grand scene." Xu Qilin smiled faintly and said, "The literati and poets recite poems, which also promote the name of the prince."

The King of Wei is the King of Wei in the Shengjing of Luoyang, and the King of Wei is the King of Wei. You should quickly build it up. After I go to Luoyang, I can also visit it. See how good I am, I have come up with all the names for you.

Li Sipang's eyes lit up and nodded repeatedly. As a literary youth, he was just like this. Besides, he became famous in the world and did not spend his own money, so why not do it?

"The name of this Wei Wangchi--" Li Sipang waved his hand modestly, "Why don't the world laugh at me when I hear this?"

It doesn’t matter what name it is, the Turba Pond is also good.

Xu Qilin smiled and said, "In a few days, the officials will also go to Luoyang. Dayingku will focus on operating in Luoyang, and you also need your highness to help."

Li Sipang smiled and said, "This is natural, why should you be polite?" After pausing, he asked curiously: "Is Qi Lin's rebellion against Buddha true or false?"

Xu Qilin scratched his head and said helplessly: "It's actually fake, but now it seems that it's going to come true."

Li Sipang said: "It may be feasible to suppress Buddha, but it is difficult to destroy Buddha. Even though Qi Lin debuted, he should not make a rash move."

Xu Qilin laughed and said, "Is the monk a Buddha? Is the bronze statue a Buddha? The monks also have multiple sects, and they are not all against all the suppression."

Li Sipang was puzzled and asked, "Qi Lin has made a decision? Let's listen."

Xu Qilin pondered for a moment and said, "In short, Buddha is Buddha, monk is monk. Some monks who do not like to get something for nothing and do not work, cannot represent Buddha, and what they do is not in line with Buddha's true intention."

"Among the monks' sects, Zen is good. They mostly live in mountains and forests, and are contaminated with dust and dust. They do not set up Buddhist temples, but only build Dharma halls. They also advocate self-cultivation and self-eating rather than begging for food."

Li Sipang nodded and praised: "Qi Lin knows very well about Buddhism. Such a division and control is indeed a perfect solution."
Chapter completed!