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Chapter 1049 After the qualification examination for monks and nuns... the monk fell down, and the second phoenix was full
Whoa!wow...

With the sound of chains, more than 30 dejected monks were chained back and forth, escorted by a group of arresters and fast hands with sabers, and walked out from the gate of a monastery.

This kind of rare scene instantly attracted those boring idlers from the streets and alleys to come up and comment.

"It's more than 30..."

"Hey! This time, the prison in our city will probably be filled with these monks, right?"

"Didn't you read the notice from the government? This group of people who have to be monks in the assessment will not go to jail, and they will be exiled directly to the Turks... By the way, now that piece of land is not Turkic, it has become our Great Tang. land!"

"How do you think the government managed these monks so well?"

"What is good? Haven't you heard that these monks don't want the current emperor to be the emperor, they want the deposed prince who ran away before to be the emperor, so they secretly donate money and people, wanting to plot rebellion, and the result will be It made the current emperor angry..."

"..."

Amidst the discussions of these idlers, a dozen or so ox carts creaked out behind these monks who were chained together. It must be very heavy.

"Tsk tsk tsk... look at the wheel prints, the designations on this car are all good things!"

"That's for sure! Who doesn't know that monks are rich people..."

"You're right. Let me tell you. I have a friend who has been close to me. I went to the warehouse of Yongfu Temple in the next state and bought [-] acres of land when I came back. I heard from him that There are mountains of gold, silver and copper coins in the treasury..."

"This time the government has caught it!"

"..."

Amidst the discussions of these idlers, an official in a green robe finally came out of the temple. He looked to the left and right impatiently, then waved his hand to signal to the fast hands behind him Close the gate of the monastery, and then add a heavy lock and lock it.

"Okay, it's just a few monks who committed crimes, what's there to see, let's go away..."

The green-robed official waved his hands impatiently, then got on his horse with the help of Kuaishou on one side, followed the convoy, and walked in the direction of the county government office.

Looking at the back of the green-robed official and the fast-handed convoy leaving, the idlers all had envious looks in their eyes.

"Oh! It's such a peaceful life. This was more than ten years ago. Nai Weng will mess with him tonight. The government can't eat meat, and don't even leave us any oil and water!"

"Li Dalang, don't mess around. I heard that someone from the neighboring state and county did this, but they did it the day before, and the soldiers from the imperial court rushed down the next day. They were all black armor and dark horses, very sturdy!"

"No, why did I hear that some monks in the neighboring prefecture urged other people to rebel, and the soldiers from the imperial court came down?"

"No way! It's only been a few days of peace, who would go crazy and follow the monk to rebel, can the monk also sit in the Dragon Court!"

"..."

After commenting for a long time, these idlers had enough bragging, and the monk and the motorcade had also left, so there was nothing exciting to see, so they dispersed one by one, and went back to their respective homes. Only the somewhat lonely monastery behind was left silent in the wind.

……

In this national monk and nun qualification examination that began in August of the first year of Zhenguan...no, it should be said that it lasted for more than three months, such things as before were not uncommon.At the end of November in the first year of Zhenguan, the current emperor Li Shimin once again issued an edict, announcing the results of the qualification examination for monks and nuns to the people all over the world.

'In this exam, more than 300,000 monasteries were assessed, nearly [-] were recruited and ordained, and about [-] monks and nuns were assessed. However, only more than [-] people passed the assessment...The good and bad of Buddhism can be seen, and my heart really hurts... ...'

Of course, because Li Shimin publicly stated that this is a qualification examination, not a movement to destroy Buddhism, so in the edict, Li Shimin did not mention a word at all. The fact that Zhaoti and Lan Ruo were all confiscated.

After this wave of fat sheep was slaughtered, in addition to the floating wealth in the monastery and bronze Buddha statues, Li Shimin also collected tens of millions of hectares of rich land and liberated at least more than 20 slaves, plus Those monks and nuns who have returned to the vulgar are equivalent to nearly 400,000 more people paying taxes.

Of course, while eating meat, Li Shimin didn't forget to give his subordinates some soup, so with a big wave of his hand, he announced that he would raise the titles of all the gods under him in the Tiance Mansion by a few levels. A lot of money was rewarded collectively to the officials of the Manchu Dynasty, and everyone in the ruling and opposition parties was immediately happy...

Ok!

Except for Xiao Yu and a few truly religious Buddhist believers, the rest of the officials are very happy!
"Shubao, you said you found Hu Nu who believed in you?"

After the court was over, Cheng Yaojin said excitedly as he walked out beside Qin Shubao.

"That's great. I just don't know how to spend the money rewarded by His Majesty. Just follow what we said before, go to Turkic to buy pastures and raise livestock. At that time, we just need to send something to those slaves... "

"Bite gold!"

Before Cheng Yaojin finished speaking, he heard Qin Shubao reply with a straight face.

"When going south this time, X and Jingde discussed with Keming again... We can do this matter, but we must not do it like you said. Not only can we not eat those shepherd slaves, but we have to take the initiative to pay them more money .”

"is this necessary?"

After hearing Qin Shubao's words, Cheng Yaojin was a little puzzled.

"Those Turkic hozens are not from my Tang Dynasty, so I don't care about it, so why bother?"

"No! Keming is right about this..."

Qin Qiong seriously explained to Cheng Yaojin.

"Although those Turkic people don't care about Tian Tiao now, they may not always be under Tian Tiao's control. You and I are gods with endless years. If things are too out of line now, there will definitely be troubles in the future."

"Alright alright……"

Looking at the serious Qin Qiong, Cheng Yaojin could only wave his hands helplessly.

"Then listen to you, Shubao, isn't it just to distribute more things to those shepherds? At worst, let's buy them from Chang'an and send them to them at the local price... By the way, uncle Bao, will your shepherd raise cows, horses and sheep?"

After hearing Cheng Yaojin's words, Qin Qiong touched her beard with her hand and thought about it seriously.

"He is a naturalized Sogdian. Not only can he herd cattle, but he is also literate. He can speak Turkic and Mandarin well. His family still runs a shop in West Market..."

"Great!"

Hearing Qin Qiong's words, Cheng Yaojin patted his thigh excitedly.

"This is the person we need... Uncle Bao, I'll go home and collect some money, and send a few capable people to follow your treasure to find Li Yaoshi outside the Great Wall... By the way, aren't you still talking to the black man?" Have Tantou and Keming talked about this? Let’s take them with us, and let’s all go to Turkic to open a ranch..."

When he said this, Cheng Yaojin was fascinated.

"When the time comes, we gods will work together to bless our ranch, so why not worry about the prosperity of the animals and the wealth of money!"

……

Just when Qin Qiong and Cheng Yaojin were discussing how to bring the gods of Tiance Mansion to make money together, in the Zhengjue Temple on Shuangfeng Mountain in the west of Huangmei City, Qizhou, an old monk with a gentle face was looking at him gently and kneeling in front of him. There were more than 20 weeping monks, and he spoke slowly to comfort them.

"Isn't it just that you failed the qualification examination for monks and nuns? It's not a big deal. As the saying goes, if you have a Buddha in your heart, there are spiritual mountains everywhere. Practicing in a temple is a practice. Can't you practice at home?"

"But……"

After hearing the old monk's words, a crying monk immediately replied with a sob.

"The disciple still wants to follow you, Master Daoxin, and obey your teachings sooner or later. This is a word of disobedience..."

"You guys can rest assured on this point!"

Before the weeping monk finished speaking, he saw a square-faced monk standing up from Monk Daoxin's side, speaking to them calmly.

"The poor monk has already talked with Lu Mingfu in Jizhou, and he agreed to allocate the Yongye Field of the senior brothers to the foot of the Shuangfeng Mountain. Live near Zhengjue Temple, don't worry about not seeing Master..."

"what……"

After hearing what this monk said, all the crying monks present burst into laughter.

"Brother Hongren, is what you said true?"

"nature!"

The square-faced monk nodded with a serious face, which looked very convincing.

"Poor monks never tell lies, and after returning to the secular world, you can also come to the temple to attend morning and evening classes after working. It can be said that except that you have to pay food and taxes to the court, everything else is in the temple. the difference!"

"That's really good!"

After these monks heard it, they all looked joyful and encouraged.

"It doesn't matter if you farm the land and pay the rent... Anyway, I'm used to doing farm work every day in the monastery, as long as I don't let me leave Master Daoxin."

"Don't worry!"

After seeing these monks bursting into laughter, the old monk Daoxin said slowly.

"You are reluctant to part with the old monk, and the old monk is also reluctant to part with you..."

……

Ten minutes later, Monk Hongren sent these Zen monks who had been eliminated by sand out of Zhengjue Temple, turned around and returned to Daoxin's Zen room, and said respectfully.

"Master, what happened to the junior brothers this time..."

"You did very well!"

Monk Daoxin nodded towards Hongren, and said in an approving tone.

"What the imperial court wants is money and taxes, and what we monks want is to spread the Dharma. In fact, there is no conflict between the two. It's just such a simple matter, and some great monks from other sects can't see it clearly. !"

"Thank you, master, for the compliment!"

Monk Hongren saluted Daoxin respectfully, and then continued.

"This time the imperial court promoted the qualification examination for monks and nuns. Apart from my Zen sect, the other sects of Buddhism have been greatly damaged, so the disciples think it is..."

"no!"

This time, before Hongren finished speaking, he saw Daoxin twisting the rosary in his hands, and interrupted him neatly.

"It is not a good time to go north at this time. In fact, if it is not because the old monk has only been here for less than two years, the old monk will definitely continue to go south..."

"Continue to go south..."

Hongren blinked in surprise, and asked Monk Daoxin.

"Master, is it more than that?"

"Hard to say!"

Monk Daoxin twisted the rosary in his hand and raised his eyes to the north.

"The old monk still feels that my Zen troubles will never end here, so I'd better stay away..."

"Master Daoxin!"

Before Monk Daoxin finished speaking, he heard the voice of a young monk outside.

"That crazy Monk Baozhi is here again. He said that if he doesn't see you this time, he won't leave..."

"Ugh!"

Monk Daoxin sighed and said to Hongren.

"Look, don't you just come to the door yourself?"

(End of this chapter)