Great Tang Southern Emperor

"Amitabha, the poor monk has no objection to this matter." Xuanzang approved of Li Zhen's handling method. For a religion, after all, people speak lightly, and there is no way around it.However, after learning from Tianzhu, his status will definitely increase greatly after returning this time. If he brings it up again, many people should think about his idea.

However, the possibility of this proposal passing is not too great, because this is a major source of income for Buddhism, and the greatest possibility of my proposal is to delay, delay and delay, and finally fail.

Since Li Zhen wanted to rectify things that he couldn't do himself, he naturally had no objection.

But Li Zhen's next words made his face change...

I saw Li Zhen said: "In addition, besides these criminals, there are also some fake monks who are also within the scope of processing."

"Excuse me, Your Highness, what is a fake monk?" Xuanzang was startled, and already had a guess in his heart.

Li Zhen explained: "It literally means that you are a monk, but you don't eat fast, chant Buddha, recite scriptures and scrolls, don't practice well on the mountain, abide by the rules and regulations, but use various names to trick believers into offering incense money, or simply Using the name of a monk to evade the government's taxation, turning a good Buddhist and clean place into a miasma, looking around, it is full of copper stink-Master, do you think such a monk is a real monk? It is precisely this kind of opportunistic villain that ruined the reputation of Buddhism. If such a person is not cleared out, how can Buddhism have a positive image? Master yourself, should such a person be cleared?"

"This..." Xuanzang looked ugly. Although he hadn't investigated it, he knew that the kind of people Li Zhen said accounted for more than [-]% of Buddhist disciples. It is said that if these people are cleared out, the influence of Buddhism will be infinitely reduced, and it will completely change from the largest religion in the Central Plains to a partial sect, and it will never be possible to have a bright future.

But what Li Zhen said is very reasonable. These people are all greedy. In order to compete with the Taoists for believers, they will do everything possible, and even assassinate Li Zhen. How can such a person be regarded as Buddhist disciples?

This is a fact, even Xuanzang can't refute it - let alone disdain to refute it.

"Then what is His Highness going to do?" Thinking of this, Xuanzang couldn't help asking.

"It's very simple. This king is going to set up a Buddhist Association. The role is to supervise and guide the direction of Buddhism. The so-called horse can't do without a rein. If Foen wants to develop smoothly, he must put a saddle and rein on him. The Buddhist Association is The saddle of Buddhism.

As for the reins of Buddhism, this king intends to regulate them with laws.

Don't forget that the preliminary writing has already been completed, and today, as the master is here, I will ask the master to help me correct it.If the master has no opinion, then the king will go to the father and ask him to make a conclusion. Li Zhen clapped her hands, and a waiter immediately came to Xuanzang holding a booklet.

"Master, please take a look." Li Zhen smiled and motioned Xuanzang to open it.

"The poor monk is rude." Xuanzang picked up the booklet and read it carefully.

What is recorded in the booklet is exactly the rules Li Zhen set for Buddhism, all kinds of things:

Article [-]: Withdraw the right to issue the Buddhist certificates and change them to be issued by the Buddhist Association. The Buddhist certificates will no longer enjoy legal protection.

Article [-]: In the future, all those who want to become monks must take the same exam as the students. Only after passing the assessment of the Buddhist Association can they be issued a degree certificate. Otherwise, they can only be regarded as wild monks. Secretary.

Article [-]: Buddhist disciples should study Buddhist scriptures intensively and devote themselves to practice. Therefore, the Buddhist Association needs to conduct examinations for registered monks every year. If they fail, they will withdraw their certificates and order them to return to vulgarity. If they still want to become a monk, they must take the examination again.

Article [-]: "Under the whole world, is it the land of the king; the shore of the land, is it the king's ministers", the world belongs to the Tang Dynasty, and the mountains and rivers also belong to the Tang Dynasty.If a Buddhist sect wants to build a temple, it must report to the Buddhist Association for approval, and the Buddhist Association will build it in a unified manner according to the specifications, and must not exceed it, otherwise it will be severely punished.

Article [-]: The Buddhist industry, only the temple itself belongs to the temple's own industry, and the land outside the temple will be taken back to the country. Without permission, Buddhists are not allowed to occupy it privately, otherwise they will be severely punished.

Article [-]: Buddhist disciples also need to be registered, and each person will be given acres of land according to the quota. In addition, Buddhism is not allowed to own an inch of land.

Article [-]: Buddhist disciples also need to pay taxes and no longer enjoy tax-free privileges.

Article [-]: Buddhist disciples only need to practice and not be ordered to do other things. The Buddhist Association will collect [-]% of the incense money offered by believers, and establish orphanages in nearby counties to adopt orphans without children or orphans who have lost their parents. , accumulate virtue and do good deeds.Only [-]% is reserved for the daily life of the temple.

Article [-]: There are so many Buddhist temples, there are at least three in every prefecture and county, which is a great waste. Temples should be combined and redundant temples should be demolished. Only one temple should be left in each prefecture, which is not only convenient for management, but also can promote Monks communicate with each other, learn from each other, and promote progress.

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Article 1: Buddhist disciples should abide by the clear rules and precepts at all times, and must not violate the slightest violation, otherwise they will be severely punished.The above laws and regulations, the Datang One Buddhist Association has the final right of interpretation, the above.

Chapter 658 Blocking is worse than sparse, it is better to limit Buddha than to destroy Buddha (1)

Chapter 21 Blocking is worse than sparseness, and it is better to limit Buddhas than to destroy them (1)

The booklet is not long, there are only more than 100 pieces, each of which is only a few tens of figures, and the sum is only a few thousand words, so it doesn't carry too much weight in your hand.

But this booklet fell into Xuanzang's hands, but it seemed to weigh a thousand catties. Although he only read it once, looking at the content on it, Xuanzang seemed to see that these words were all turned into sharp swords. One of the handles pierced into the vital point of the Buddhist gate, piercing the Buddhist gate full of holes, and then pressed it on the ground and rubbed it fiercely.

Although it was summer in April at this time, the weather in Yuezhou was still not hot because of the seaside. In addition, Li Zhen had also stored a lot of ice in the living room, so the living room was rather cool.

But I was in such an environment, Xuanzang seemed to have run a five-kilometer cross-country with a heavy load. Not only was his face pale, he was panting like a cow, his whole body was shaking, his face was even paler, and his cassock made of silk was soaked through. .

After he read all the content above, he was sweating profusely, as if all his energy had been exhausted, and he collapsed on the chair with exhaustion, without any more strength.

Seeing Xuanzang's appearance like this, Li Zhen was unmoved, this is her established strategy, no one can change it, even if Xuanzang can't accept it, she can't change her mind.

As the so-called block is worse than sparse.

Buddhism is too loose, apart from Buddhist rules, there are few things that can restrict them, and it is precisely because of this that Buddhism is becoming more and more courageous.In the past, they only collected rents and lent usury privately, but in troubled times, in order to protect themselves, they developed to the point where they secretly stockpiled soldiers and weapons, and they did not disband until the world was stable.

Last year, it was even more extreme. In order to suppress Taoism, they joined forces with Confucianism and aristocratic families to try to interfere with the Nanyang occupation, and almost plunged Li Zhen into a place of eternal doom.

Not only that, Buddhism is also a place where privileges are concentrated.Due to the vicious expansion of Buddhist organizations, the prevalence of arrogance and extravagance, the confusion of believers, good and bad, and various internal strife and external troubles, a religious organization that was supposed to be indifferent to the world and functioning benignly continued to alienate. Instead, it became a social tumor and became the Great Tang The biggest tumor (in the mid-Tang Dynasty, the aristocratic family had declined, but Buddhism quickly took over the position of the aristocratic family and became the new big landlord).

If Buddhism is allowed to develop, the Tang Wuzong extermination of Buddhism in history will still happen again, but Li Zhen knows that the method of extermination of Buddhism is too strong, which will inevitably cause Buddhism to counterattack, so the only way to set rules for them is to boil the frogs , in order to slowly wear away the influence of Buddhism.

And what Li Zhen is doing now is to set a trap for Buddhists to restrain their behavior - aren't you empty of all four things?Since the four elements are all empty, then there must be the appearance of the four elements being empty.

It's just that this set is a bit tight, so tight that it's about to strangle Buddhism to death—a monk can't eat meat, can't marry a wife, can't be exempted from taxes, can't be uneducated, can't make money, can't be extravagant, can't break the precepts, can't buy and sell, and can't occupy. You can't collect rent, you can't do this, you can't do that...except for chanting scriptures, you can't do anything, and you have to pass the annual inspection and exam, otherwise you can only go back to the vulgar home.

In this way, I don't believe that there are any people who will become monks. If no one becomes a monk, can Buddhism force people to be shaved?

"Your Highness...Your Highness...do you really want to do this?" After a long time, Xuanzang recovered a little energy, but his face was still not good-looking: "Your Highness, if this strategy is carried out, there will be no more Buddhist disciples in the world that day. Already."

If what Li Zhen said was true, there might not be many monks left in the world. What is the difference between this and directly destroying Buddhism?When all these are implemented, Buddhism can indeed leave a breath, but there is only one breath left. As long as there is a little more rain and wind, the Buddhism will really be wiped out.

"It's not that serious." Li Zhen said indifferently: "This king just doesn't like those fake monks, but for real monks like the master, this king will not only not suppress, but also treat you with more courtesy-this point Wang absolutely guarantees it, and please rest assured, Master."

"But... this monk has to start, this..." Xuanzang wanted to say, how many real monks can there be in this world?But when the words came to his lips, he swallowed them back—anyone can say these words, but Buddhist disciples cannot say them.

"Why can't you take the exam? The Buddha said that all living beings are equal. Since students have to take the exam to become an official, why are monks not allowed to take the exam? Besides, if they can't even pass the exam of the Buddhist Association, why should they be monks? This is already a mountain. This king is lenient, Master, don't push yourself too hard." Li Zhen interrupted Xuanzang's words unceremoniously, and said with a slightly unhappy expression: "Buddhist disciples, you should just cultivate your mind and recite the Buddha's name. Why do you need to participate in the world of mortals? thing?"

"But the poor monk has never heard that this monk still needs to pay taxes?" Xuanzang pointed to one of them and said, "Buddhist disciples, who recite scriptures and chant Buddha every day, and don't even have time to farm, how can they pay taxes? "

"The king does not agree with this." Li Zhen said slowly: "First of all, it is the land issue. Is it the king's land in the whole world, and the king's ministers on the shore of the land. Since you live on the land of the Tang Dynasty, you must follow the land. Datang's law came.

Besides, you said that Buddhist disciples don't have time to farm the land—don't you feel guilty for saying this?

I don't know about the other kings, but the king of Lingling Temple is very clear. The land under the name of Lingling Temple is at least tens of thousands of acres, right?

How many monks are there in the entire temple of Lingling Temple?

There are only more than three hundred people, even if they are exhausted, they will not be able to plant tens of thousands of acres of land, right?

After so many years, the imperial court has not recovered too much land.

You said, how did they fill up these lands? "