Chapter 304
The news that Pei Miaode wanted to use Buddhism as the state religion of Dayuan soon spread.

Those who hear it are delighted, some are doubtful, and some are disgusted.

Some people think that he is trying to gain fame and destroy the tranquility of Buddhism; some people think that he is spreading the teachings and showing his own experience.

In just a few months, eminent monks from various countries traveled with their disciples, wanting to debate the Dharma with this Buddhist disciple.

The background is the famous temple Jialan Temple.

The young novice monk with clear eyebrows walked through the dense bamboo forest in the back mountain and came to a secluded cave.

Perform the disciple salute respectfully.

"Great Master, Prince Miaode of the Great Yuan Dynasty wants to establish Buddhism as his state religion. The Buddha said that there is no distinction between teachings, and anyone who puts down the butcher's knife can become a Buddha. "

"The disciples thought that this person was not a disciple of the Buddha, but a disciple of Bo Xun who did perverted things in the name of Buddhism."

"The disciple is willing to go to the Great Yuan Kingdom alone to do the work of eliminating demons and defending the Tao. I also hope that my teacher will complete it."

If anyone saw the young man's respectful appearance, he would be extremely surprised, for no other reason, but because he is the current presiding monk of Jialan Temple.

It is said that this son was taught by a Bodhisattva when he was young, and he was successful in practice, and he has maintained his youthful appearance without changing.

There are rumors in the market that this Zen Master Seng Wo is a Bodhisattva who came to the world and wants to save the common people.

"Don't you already have the answer in your heart? Follow your heart. Wherever your heart goes, your Buddha will be there."

After a long time, a sound came from the cave, the door of the cave opened, and a sloppy monk with ragged clothes and a broken cattail fan fluttered in his hand, showing his figure.

What no one knew was that this Chan Master Sengwo also had a master.

Many years ago, when the monk Seng Wo was still a young novice monk, he accidentally broke into the forbidden area of ​​the back mountain and found this Taoist monk with shabby clothes but great wisdom in his speech.

After discussing the Dharma several times, the young novice monk at that time was astonished by the infatuation of Taoism.

Not only promised to give him wine and meat every day, but also wanted to worship Dao Chi as his teacher and practice by his side.

Unexpectedly, Dao Chi said that the little monk's Buddha's fate is not with him, but in other places. One day he will understand, and he gave him a scripture to let him go.

He also said that wine and meat had passed through the intestines, and the Buddha kept it in his heart. He also said that if the world learns from me, it is like falling into the way of a demon.

Relying on the content of the scriptures, monk Seng Wo quickly stepped into the practice, and his understanding is also increasing day by day.

Some obscure scriptures that were incomprehensible in the past can now be understood at a point. It didn't take long for the monk Sang Wo to become a famous master.

Now the monk who has turned from a young monk to an old monk, the only wish is to carry forward the Buddhadharma in his lifetime, so naturally he can't understand Pei Miaode's perverse behavior.

"Praise the Buddhas."

Monk Seng Wo bid farewell to the Great Master, took his two most proud disciples, and then set foot on the eastward journey.

It's just that after Monk Sengwo left, a voice came out of the cave inexplicably, then two, three and even countless voices buzzed, with cruelty and jokes in their words.

"He really believed it!"

"I believe it, I believe it, hahaha, what a stupid monk!"

"I said you don't want to give him the scriptures that you made up, but you don't believe me, something is wrong now, he has trained his brain out!"

"Whatever our business is, we didn't force him to practice!"

"That's it!"

……

The sound of frolicking and frolicking was like mosquitoes, which made people feel sick when they heard it.

The disorganized voices were gradually integrated, and gradually, there was only one magnificent and unified voice left in the world.

"Three years, wait another three years, and finally it will be time for us to be born again!"

The Daoist monk who was chic and detached just now, now only has cruelty and oncoming malice in his words.

……

But all of this has nothing to do with Pei Miaode.

Today, Pei Miaode's attention is all on cleaning up the chaos in domestic temples.

Do not check, I don’t know, I’m scared.

Because the Buddha was born into the royal family, even though King Chetuo had not openly raised the treatment of Buddhist monks these years, he still gave some preferential treatment to some extent. This phenomenon intensified after Pei Miaode was worshiped as the prince.

The land rent of the temple was exempted just like the scholar-bureaucrats. In the vicinity of Wangjing alone, the temples scattered over [-] mu of land on the farmers.

This is considered light in the information sent by the embroidery guard.

Some monastery colluded with bandits, murdered local wealthy households, plundered family properties, some monks played with pilgrims' wives, and pretended to be arhats to deliver their children, all of which made Pei Miaode's forehead throbbing.

What's more, they blatantly sang against the imperial court and took in the villains who were arrested by the government.

They said they put down the butcher's knife and became a Buddha immediately. They tried their best to influence the villains, which was also an act of enlightenment for the government.

Pei Miaode didn't say a word with them, and directly attacked the 37 temples in Wangjing City, Gyeonggi, to find out whether the monks in the temples had a degree.

Those who did not have a certificate will be sent back to their original place of origin. If a murder case is found, the crime will be increased. You don't have to wait until the autumn, and you will be beheaded wherever you are caught.

After checking, it is considered good if one of the five monks in a temple has a degree.

Often the ratio is eleven or nine to one.

In the most exaggerated monastery, from the beginning to the end, none of the [-] monks can match their appearance and degree, and Pei Miaode even knows nothing about his Dharma.

Afterwards, they couldn't stand the torture of the Dali Court, and the abbot finally recruited them. These people turned out to be a group of bandits who were wiped out by the government 15 years ago. They were desperate and were kindly taken in by the abbot of Xuanyin Temple.

As a result, these people not only did not want to repent, but also killed the monks who did not cooperate to avoid future troubles, and left the monks who were willing to take refuge. After impersonating, they raped women and played with children.

As soon as the case came out, the world was shocked.

Even the few eminent monks who used to say that Pei Miaode was cruel and not like a Buddhist disciple obediently kept their mouths shut.

Lest he set his eyes on his own temple.

A total of one hundred and eight people were executed by the Buddha's prince Ling Chi, and their heads were still built into a Beijing temple outside Xuanyin Temple to worship the innocent souls in the temple who were killed in vain.

After being killed by him like this, the atmosphere of the Buddhist sect suddenly became austere.

Whether they like it or not, at least on the surface, those people no longer dare to pretend to be criminals.

However, Pei Miaode promoted Buddhism as the state religion of Dayuan, but did not allow monks to eat meat and drink alcohol, and even raised the butcher's knife wantonly to his fellow monks. After a long time, the title of an angry king of Ming inevitably fell on him.

(End of this chapter)

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