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Chapter 962 Ask His Majesty Li Shimin to pay homage to the ten virtues to show respect
In the main hall of the Chongxuan Office not far from the Taishi Bureau in the Outer Imperial City of Chang'an, there were already filled with bald heads with dignified treasures.

"Everyone is enlightened! Originally, there were three seats in my Chengshi sect among the 'Ten Virtues'. Now my sect is willing to give a seat to the rest of the Buddhist sects. It's the best of benevolence..."

At this time, a middle-aged monk sitting on the left said with a face full of righteous indignation.

"But you actually want to take away a seat now, I, Cheng Shizong, will definitely not accept this!"

"Not bad!"

The middle-aged monk had just finished speaking, and another monk next to him also spoke.

"The same is true for my Jushe sect. We can give up one seat, but no matter what, we must reserve the last two seats for my Jushe sect!"

"The words of the two great monks are wrong. In the matter of His Majesty's big exam for Samana, Chengshi and Jushe suffered heavy losses, which can almost be said to be broken..."

Just when the voices of the representatives of Chengshizong and Jushezong fell, they heard a monk sitting at the bottom who seemed to be gentle and polite had already spoken.

"Even if a certain class gives you three seats, can the two of you still find candidates who can convince the crowd? So instead of letting the two of you choose some unsuitable candidates, it is better to give up the seats to more prestigious ones." people……"

Having said that, the monk slowly looked around the scene and said.

"What do you guys think?"

"Monk Falin's words are justified!"

Just as the gentle monk finished speaking, he heard a more than 50-year-old monk sitting in the middle nodding his head and speaking.

"Furthermore, it can also be seen from this big test of Samana that His Majesty is not happy with the two sects of Chengshi and Jushe. If there are so many monks from the two sects among the 'Ten Virtues' at this time, maybe it will be the second sect. What is going to happen..."

After the more than 50-year-old monk finished speaking, several other great monks stood up to express their agreement.

"What the Great Monk Zhishi said is absolutely true!"

"Since Chengshizong and Gushezong are not sanctified now, they should not occupy so many seats..."

"The poor monk also thinks that one seat is just right..."

"..."

After hearing the words of these great monks, the two great monks of Chengshizong and Jushezong sitting at the top were suddenly anxious and angry.

"Everyone, are you planning to take advantage of others' danger?"

"The two great monks speak carefully!"

The gentle monk who spoke before spoke again.

"Now my Buddhist sect has encountered a catastrophe, so some things must not be realized. How can this be regarded as taking advantage of others' danger!"

After speaking, he turned his head to look at a more than 60-year-old monk with a kind face and a handsome old monk who was sitting in the middle of these bald monks, and said in a respectful tone.

"Master Du Shun, master of empowerment, what do you two think?"

"Namo Miaoguang Bodhisattva!"

Hearing the gentle monk mention his name, the empowering monk Zhang An sitting on the main seat put his hands together and recited a Buddha's name before continuing.

"The old monk thought that there was nothing to say about this matter. Originally, the 'Ten Great Virtues' were seats divided according to the strength of each sect in the Northland, especially in the land of Jingzhao, just like my Fahua temple in the Northland a few years ago. After being eliminated by the late emperor Sha, my sect's place in the Ten Virtues was vacated... Now that the temples of the Chengshi and Jushe sects have also been eliminated by Jinshangsha, it is natural that the place must be vacated!"

"What the great monk said is a bit unreasonable..."

After hearing his words, the kind-faced old monk sitting not far from him, that is, Du Ruhui's uncle, Monk Du Shun, actually opened his mouth to refute the empowering monk.

When he heard what Monk Du Shun said, the monks of Chengshizong and Jushezong immediately showed approval on their faces, but before they stood up to express their support, they heard Monk Dushun continue.

"However, as far as the matter is concerned, the candidates for the top ten virtues this time, it is best to choose those eminent monks who stand out from the monks and nuns in the current qualification examination and pass the examination, so that the present has nothing to say..."

Speaking of this, Monk Du Shun turned his head, looked at an old monk who was sitting in a corner without saying a word, his left hand was still wrapped in white gauze, and he spoke kindly.

"For example, the Great Monk Sengyan of the Lianzong is also a person of profound cultivation, and this time the qualification examination for monks and nuns is also excellent, but it was a pity that he was not included in the 'Ten Virtues' before!"

"Uh……"

After hearing this sentence, Master Shi Sengyan, who came to get some soy sauce and observed some enemies of the Fahua Sect, suddenly raised his head in astonishment.

what!
The poor monk didn't say a word, how could things still be brought on my head!

"The Great Monk Du Shun is too praiseworthy. The poor monk is just an old mountain monk who can read a few words. How can he be called the word 'great virtue', let alone become the only ten in the Buddhist sect. Great virtues, so the position of these ten virtues, the great monks can decide for themselves, don't count the poor monks!"

"Master Seng Yan is too modest..."

Seeing that Shi Sengyan refused without hesitation, Monk Du Shun's eyes showed more and more admiration.

"Being as modest as a valley, this is what an eminent monk does!"

"Every word that Master Du Shun said is perfect!"

After hearing what Monk Dusun said, the more than 50-year-old monk before him also stood up and agreed.

"I also think that among the top ten virtues this time, it is best to choose those who have passed the qualification examination for monks and nuns, so that it will appear that the top ten virtues are well-deserved!"

"..."

After listening to their words, the monks present all looked at each other, and then nodded in agreement.

After all, after passing Li Shimin's monk and nun qualification examination, the monks who can still sit here and discuss the "Ten Virtues" issue, except for the empowerment of the Fahuazong, the remaining one counts as one, and they are basically people who have passed the examination...

"Agree!"

"Seconded!"

"What the two great monks said is fair!"

"..."

After seeing this one-sided public opinion, even if the two representatives of Cheng Shizong and Jushezong didn't want to, they could only helplessly agree.

"I have no objection!"

After confirming that the new "Ten Virtues" are selected from those who have passed the qualification examination for monks and nuns...in fact, they are selected from among the eminent monks present, the selection of candidates became simple.

Since there are only two people in Chengshizong and Jushezong, then there are two of them, and the rest will be joined by the left-behind monk Haizang of the Fahuazong and the monk Zhang'an who empowered him, as well as Daoxuan from the Law School and Dilun from the Dilun School. Zhishi, Huizang of Shelun School, monk Falin, a Buddhist fighter...

Finally, Du Shun, who was one of the ten virtues before, and Sengyan, who insisted on refusing, but was still selected, formed a new candidate for the ten virtues.

"Okay! Since everyone here is meaningless, then the matter of the 'Ten Virtues' has been decided..."

After seeing the new list of the ten virtues, Monk Du Shun nodded slightly.

"Next, the Chongxuan Department will report the new ten virtues to the current saint, please allow him!"

"Master Du Shun, all great monks..."

Just when the list of the top ten virtues had just been finalized, the more than 50-year-old monk spoke again.

"Before the present day, there was a big exam for monks and nuns, and there were countless deserters...Of course, some people know that the present day is only for the sake of rectifying the source, not for destroying the Buddha, but as the saying goes, what is good at the top must be good for the bottom, because what is going on today is good. For example, many people in the government have begun to treat my Buddhist sect harshly, and I feel that this is a bit of an overkill... So I have an idea, and I think it should be brought up to the present!"

"idea……"

After hearing the old monk Zhishi's words, the remaining group of eminent monks looked at each other and continued.

"The Great Monk Zhishi has something to say, please speak!"

After hearing the words of these eminent monks, Monk Zhishi immediately spoke.

"Someone feels that when the imperial court canonize the top ten virtues again this time, it should be more grand, to show the imperial court's recognition of Buddhism!"

"Ok!"

The eminent monks present looked at each other and nodded.

Not bad!

If the court comes forward to hold a grand canonization ceremony for the ten virtues, it can indeed effectively reverse the current unfavorable situation of Buddhism.

"The words of the great monk Zhishi are old-fashioned words, is there any more?"

"And..."

After seeing that the rest of the monks supported his words, the monk Zhishi immediately continued.

"It's best to please take the lead in worshiping the ten virtues today. In this way, we can completely reverse the current evil trend of persecuting Buddhism!"

"..."

After hearing what Monk Zhishi said, Shi Sengyan, the master of persuasion, was a little confused.

Please His Majesty Li Shimin, the authentic Ziwei Xingjun, take the lead in worshiping the ten virtues, Monk Zhishi, is there something wrong with your head... Okay!Even if you don't know that His Majesty Li Shimin is Lord Ziwei Xing, how about inviting the current emperor, who has killed tens of thousands of monks, to pay homage to the monks?
May I ask Great Monk Zhishi, how did you come up with such an outrageous idea!

"The Great Monk Zhishi's words are justified!"

At this moment, Monk Falin, a Buddhist fighter, stood up directly to express his support.

"Please pay homage to the ten virtues today, in order to eliminate the evil policy of the monks and nuns qualification examinations before today, it is a good thing!"

"..."

Shi Sengyan blinked silently.

What a joke!
There are still people supporting such an outrageous proposal... Is your head in trouble?

But then, Shi Sengyan was astonished to find that all the great monks present voted for it after thinking about it, agreeing to ask the other party to pay respect to the ten virtues in the letter to Li Shimin.

"..."

Shi Sengyan stroked his beard silently.

What's the situation, are all these 'high monks' crazy?

　That's right!In the original history, Li Shimin abolished the system of the ten virtues of monks and officials inherited in the early Tang Dynasty. A big reason was that these monks had drifted away. The ten virtues were paid homage to in public to show respect for Buddhism, so Li Shimin abolished the ten virtues system in a rage!
　　
　
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