Han Shizu

Chapter 1424 The resolution that is difficult to know

The winding path leads to the secluded place, and the zen house has deep flowers and trees.

Shaolin naturally took out the best meditation room in the temple to entertain Emperor Liu. The environment is naturally excellent. However, Emperor Liu can't have too many deep feelings, but after experiencing the quiet environment, he is no longer interested. Don't talk about Zen, don't practice Zen, just looking for a place to stay.

It was very necessary, the meditation room was carefully checked again to avoid any traps or ambushes, for the safety of Emperor Liu, no matter how careful it was, it could not be overstated.This kind of vigilance and targeting everywhere made the monks in the temple even more frightened.

As for the vegetarian food served, it was not handled by anyone in the temple at all, and even the ingredients were purchased from the foot of the mountain by special personnel. Emperor Liu always paid attention to food safety.Going to Shaolin to eat vegetarian food is probably reflected in Shaolin.

"Cainted? It's nothing serious!" In the Zen room, Emperor Liu pressed on the futon in a meditation posture, with a very aura of "Buddha" hanging on the wall behind him. Facing Zhang Yong's report, he was very nervous. It was an accident.

Zhang Yong replied: "After welcoming the driver, after the abbot Hongtai returned to the monk's room, he was exhausted and fainted. After being diagnosed and treated by the traditional Chinese medicine monk in the temple, he has recovered and regained consciousness!"

"What's the reason?" Emperor Liu didn't seem to have any awareness of this.

Zhang Yong took a careful look at Emperor Liu and said, "It is said that he is in a hurry!"

"Oh." Emperor Liu responded, and then teased: "It seems that the practice of the old master Hongtai has not yet reached the perfect level, and it has not been perfect!"

"This must be intimidated by His Majesty's majesty!" Zhang Yong said cautiously.

The conversation between Emperor Liu and the old host, but he followed him and heard it very clearly.If he had faced Emperor Liu's questioning of his heart, he would have prostrated himself to plead guilty. Although the old abbot has practiced Buddhism for decades, he still has to care about Shaolin Temple and his disciples and grandchildren.

"What kind of prestige!" Emperor Liu shook his head when he heard it, looked at Zhang Yong and said, "The old abbot is so frightened by such an old man, if there is something good or bad about him, wouldn't it be my fault?"

After pondering for a while, Emperor Liu asked again: "Is my performance today a bit bullying and unreasonable?"

To this, Zhang Yong answered promptly and earnestly: "Your Majesty is the supreme being in the world, and he is above all living beings. How can you talk about bullying? Thunder, rain and dew are all the grace of the king, and all the monks in the temple can do nothing!"

"You Hanlin academicians can indeed speak, and I can hear it comfortably!" Hearing this, Emperor Liu smiled and said, "However, if I hear these words too much, I am really afraid that I will be drifting off without realizing it. "

Zhang Yong was a little embarrassed, but under the seemingly clear and calm expression of Emperor Liu, he may have already been complacent.

"What do you think of Zhencai's thoughts on the management and restrictions on monks in Buddhist temples?" Emperor Liu talked about the business.

After thinking for a while, Zhang Yong said: "Your Majesty's holy candlelight, this discussion is very good."

"Where's the good?"

"If we can limit the number of Buddhist temples and monks in the world, it will definitely limit the endless growth of Buddhism, and at the same time, it can also make up for the flashy loopholes in government supervision and inspection!" Zhang Yong talked eloquently: "Even, for all Buddhist temples The number of monk farms owned by the temple is also clearly limited. In addition, a set of strict punishment measures should be formulated for Buddhist monks who violate the imperial government's restrictions, so that it can be perfected!"

"When Qianyou destroyed Buddha, the monks all over the world hated me deeply. The imperial government has relaxed the policy these years and did not hit me hard. After a few days of peace of mind, if I impose this restriction again, I am afraid that these Buddhist monks will hate me. Meat, I'm sleeping on my skin!" Emperor Liu chuckled lightly.

"Your Majesty is in the court, a mere Buddhist sect, how dare you complain?" Zhang Yong said to himself.

"What about the successor king? After two or three generations, can the descendants still strictly abide by this system? There is no way for Buddhism to break through this restriction?" Emperor Liu asked rhetorically.

"Your Majesty's founding rule, future generations should obey it, how can you go against it?" Zhang Yong hesitated for a while, and replied with a little confidence.

In fact, if we follow this line of thinking, there will be no results. The future is too unpredictable, not to mention the restrictions on Buddhism, even the court laws are constantly changing.

Although the system is established, what is more important is how to implement and supervise, and these all need to be done by people. Anything that is done by people will not be complete. Emperor Liu has long been very clear about this. know.

Therefore, Emperor Liu smiled and sighed softly: "Forget it, I won't worry about the successor's heart anymore, let's do what I can do first! There are some things that only I can do!"

"Your Majesty's heart, I admire you very much!" Zhang Yong said.

"As for this restriction, you will take the lead, find some people, draft it first, and submit it to the Political Affairs Hall for approval!" Looking at Zhang Yong, Emperor Liu handed over the task.

"Yes!" Zhang Yong was slightly delighted, this was an achievement for him.

"In addition, not only Buddhist schools, but also Taoist temples and temples everywhere should emulate this method!" Emperor Liu added.

"Yes!" Zhang Yong was a little surprised. Many people, including him, thought that Emperor Liu just hated Buddhism, and that's why he had so many vigilant targets.

But judging from this, Emperor Liu may not be targeting Buddhism alone.

But Emperor Liu pondered for a while, hesitated for a while, and said: "Besides, from now on, everything other than Dahan Buddhism and Taoism is a cult, and it is strictly forbidden!"

Obviously, Emperor Liu is going to make a one-size-fits-all plan, and intends to clean up the domestic religions of the Han Dynasty.As for Zhang Yong, perhaps he only completed it as a political task, without in-depth weighing and thinking, and resolutely agreed that he would do what the emperor said.

"I've heard that in recent years, there have been a large number of evil cults in various parts of the Han Dynasty, especially in the south, deceiving people's hearts and inducing people to pay homage to evil gods. Fan Min, the governor of Guangxi, has banned dozens of prostitution temples in the territory before, and he should be commended. We should urge the governments of Daozhou all over the world to strengthen the supervision of the evils in the territory, and all obscene temples should be banned, and I will clear up a bright and clean world!" Emperor Liu said coldly.

Probably sensing the firmness in Emperor Liu's tone, Zhang Yong responded cautiously.

Emperor Liu thought for a long time before he sighed: "I'm going to offend a large number of people again. I don't know if it's a blessing or a curse to meddle in the world like this!"

Zhang Yongdao: "What Your Majesty has done is for the country and the people, and for clarifying the world, the merit is immeasurable!"

"For these deceptive cults, I will not show mercy!" Emperor Liu's attitude was extremely strong: "You write a charter, express my meaning clearly, and send it back to Luoyang. Let Zhao Pu and the others do it!"

"Yes!"

"In addition, this discussion may cause some riots among the people. The imperial court should be the first to warn the Taoist government, and then strengthen its defenses in this regard to avoid turmoil!" Emperor Liu said again.

"As ordered!"

"Go to work!" Emperor Liu waved his hand: "I'm tired!"

"Rest in peace, Your Majesty, I will leave!" Zhang Yong bowed and retreated slowly.

Yan Tuo and other attendants were also ordered to retreat, the door was gently closed, the light in the meditation room dimmed a bit, Emperor Liu stretched out his slightly numb legs, thought about it quietly, and inevitably there was a smile on his face. a little worry.

Since ancient times, religious matters have often become a kind of trouble, and Emperor Liu didn't know what kind of impact he would have if his strict order was carried out.Belief in this thing, it may be troublesome if it is stained, so don't be careless.

However, if he does nothing, he will feel unhappy. After all, even if nothing else is mentioned, his instinct as an emperor and the majesty of a generation of heroes are driving him to strengthen the rule of the court and deepen the authority of the government. Outside, is no exception.

As for the common people in the world, they can believe in religion, but accepting the rule and management of the imperial court is the first priority.If, because of this incident, some disturbances were caused, then in Emperor Liu's case, it proved the necessity of doing so.

As Emperor Liu said, there are some things that only he can do. Others don't have the courage and ability to deal with possible troubles.More people, perhaps want to see a stable and peaceful world, even if there are some compromises, it doesn't matter, but today's Emperor Liu, there are very few things that can make him compromise.

After thinking about it for a while, Emperor Liu's gaze became firmer, and his expression was faintly cold and stern under the dim light, which was a bit penetrating.

"Buddha? Dao?" After muttering for a while, Emperor Liu smiled again, turned around, looked at the vivid Buddha characters on the wall behind him, and couldn't help but sneered: "I worship the sky and the earth to worship my parents. I don’t beg you! In my empire, you still have to beg me!”

(End of this chapter)