Ancestor Bless: I built a thousand-year-old family

Chapter 823 Luo Xian’s rule of Buddhism!

Luo Xianzhi waited quietly for Xiao Yan to make the final decision.

He took it easy and took his time, seemingly unaware that he had created a big problem for Xiao Yan.

What should a qualified king do?

Naturally, he did not hesitate to choose to attack religious forces and deprive wealth from a group that did not have much ability to resist. Luo Youzhi probably thought of this day when he let it go.

If Xiao Yan is unwilling, Luo Xianzhi doesn't care. It's just a matter of changing a group to deprive him. The group of monks and Taoist priests will be dealt with later.

Xiao Yan is not young anymore, and he has been fighting abroad. Luo Xinzhi estimates that he should have reached the end of his life.

As soon as Xiao Yan died, he took action against the monks and Taoists in Liang who were called religions but were actually big landowners.

Xiao Yan hesitated for a long time.

If he had been young, he would have chosen to attack religion without hesitation.

But now his hair has grown on his temples, and his wrinkles have become more numerous.

When a person is young, he is two different people than when he is old. When he gets older, his personality will change drastically, he will become stubborn to the point of stubbornness, and he will change from being enterprising when he was young to being conservative and stubborn.

The most frightening thing is that people themselves cannot recognize this change.

When his grandparents and parents once rejected his hobbies, he thought it was because they were stubborn.

When it comes to rejecting the hobbies of his sons and grandchildren, he thinks that the younger generations don't understand what is right.

Only thinking of what you like is good, beautiful, right, and right. This is something that people don’t want to admit but it really exists.

This is why people will eventually go to the opposite side, will eventually become the person they hate, will eventually become an authority, and will eventually become a conservative in the eyes of future generations.

Only a few can maintain their progress.

It is a pity that politicians are usually not people who can change with the trend of thought. Politicians are usually the most conservative people in the world and refuse to change.

As we get older, another scary thing is the fear of death.

This kind of fear is even more terrifying among these powerful people.

Belief in gods and Buddhas is a manifestation of fear of death.

Only when people encounter problems that cannot be solved in the real world will they seek help from gods and Buddhas.

He finally said slowly: "Lingxiu, please give me some more time. I still need to think about it. It's a big deal. It's a big deal."

There was no expression on Luo Xianzhi's face. He bowed slightly and saluted: "Your Majesty, I will leave first."

After that, he left the palace calmly.

The moment he stepped out of the palace gate, Luo Xianzhi sighed imperceptibly and frowned slightly.

The emperor's obsession with Buddhism was somewhat beyond his expectation. This was inconsistent with the message his father Luo Youzhi left him. The only explanation was - "The emperor is old."

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When Luo Xianzhi returned to his house, Xie Daoyun, who was already pregnant with Liujia, came up to him as usual, took off his crown and coat for him.

She was still as beautiful as before, with a hint of maternal brilliance, just like spring water. Luo Xianzhi looked at Xie Daoyun tenderly and gently stroked Xie Daoyun's pregnant belly.

Xie Daoyun felt the slightest sadness in Luo Xianzhi, so he asked softly, and Luo Xianzhi told Xie Daoyun what happened in the palace. After speaking, he leaned on the bedside and hugged Xie Daoyun's weak and boneless body and lowered his head. He said, "Madam, I'm very worried."

Xie Daoyun nestled in Luo Xianzhi's arms. She was a smart woman. She naturally knew what Luo Xianzhi was worried about and comforted her: "Husband, if His Majesty the Emperor is unwilling to attack Buddhism, then he can turn to other things and it should not affect the overall situation." .”

Luo Xianzhi sighed softly: "What I worry about is not whether His Majesty is willing to attack Buddhism. This is just a small matter.

What I'm worried about is that His Majesty has changed. If he really gets old, the consequences will be disastrous.

Is there any decaying thing in this world that is only bad in one aspect?

No.

When something begins to decay, everything about it will decay to the point where it cannot be looked at directly.

The safety of Jiangzuo depends on the emperor, and the chaos in Jiangzuo depends on the emperor's thoughts.

The safety of our family is at stake. How can I not worry?

If Jiangzuo is in turmoil, what can I do to protect the family, keep you safe, and let our children live peacefully in this world? "

Luo Xianzhi is not the kind of person who is willing to sacrifice his family for the sake of his career. The reason why he appears in Jianye is because he can protect the safety of his family. That's all. As for his personal ambitions, they are insignificant. .

Xie Daoyun could feel the uneasiness in Luo Xianzhi's heart. This uneasiness exists in everyone's heart. In this chaotic world, in this world where direct descendants of the Luo family do not exist, there is no absolutely safe place in this world.

She didn't know what she should do, so she could only comfort her softly: "Husband, the Gusu Luo family is a wealthy family in Jiangzuo. No matter what, our safety can always be guaranteed. You don't have to worry so much."

Luo Xianzhi shook his head, hugged Xie Daoyun tightly, smelled the faint fragrance, and whispered: "Madam, you are wrong. We wealthy families are very dangerous, especially in today's world. If you encounter a tyrant, or encounter a In the event of a war, it may even be possible for them to be completely wiped out in one fell swoop.

No matter how much power we have, in the final analysis, we are mortal bodies. If we are struck by a sword, we will die. This is an unchanging law. Just watch, the wealthy families in this world will be reshuffled.

This has been true since ancient times.

At the end of the Shang Dynasty, the old aristocrats were purged by the Zhou Dynasty. The old aristocrats who were unified by the Qin State were purged again in the chaos of the Qin Dynasty. At the end of the Han Dynasty, a large number of aristocrats were purged again. Most of the noble families and noble families that remain in the world today rose up during the Later Han Dynasty. Just watch, they will definitely be cleaned up, and when they are almost dead, there will be a new emperor to unify the world.

This is fate.

The fate of the old aristocracy is to accompany the changes of an era and become the nourishment of the new era. "

Xie Daoyun was shocked when she heard such violent remarks for the first time. Luo Xianzhi stroked her back and said: "Especially in Yan State, the powerful noble families are the weakest and the army is the strongest. This kind of Countries are most likely to have military meritorious service, and each generation of new nobles comes from military meritorious service.

This is why I have always paid the most attention to the Yan Kingdom. From the Yan Kingdom, I may be able to see where the world should go in the future.

I, Daliang, with its current posture, is not enough to unify the world. We must carry out several rounds of major restructuring and seize the land south of the Yellow River in Han Dynasty before we can have any hope. "

Xie Daoyun calmed down instead. She held Luo Xianzhi's hand firmly and said, "Husband, you must have a way."

Luo Xianzhi nodded and said: "Although the replacement of old and new in this world is always going on, it is never a complete separation. There is always a way for us to survive. If the world becomes unified in my generation, then I am sure that I can make Luo's family stable." Landed.

I'm just worried that my descendants will be unworthy. Two generations of great talents have appeared in the Luo family. If the third generation is mediocre, and if the fourth generation is also mediocre, it will be dangerous. It doesn't matter if we can't hold on to such a big family business. I just worry about losing the family. Pay it in. "

Xie Daoyun caressed her pregnant belly and murmured to herself: "Our child will definitely be able to support the family. After he is born, I will teach him well. Even if he cannot become famous all over the world, I will teach him how to protect himself wisely." Technique."

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Xiao Yan thought about this for seven days, and Luo Xianzhi sat in court as usual in Shangshu Province until Xiao Yan summoned Luo Xianzhi into the palace again. After meeting Xiao Yan, Luo Xianzhi knew that Xiao Yan had made up his mind.

Xiao Yan's first words after seeing Luo Xian were, "Lingxiu, your proposal really makes me sleepless these days. If it weren't for you, if anyone else dared to raise this matter, I would kick them out directly." , but since you said it, I know that it must be beneficial to the country."

Luo Xianzhi bowed and said nothing, and Xiao Yan sighed: "I have decided to take action against Buddhism, but I don't want to disturb the gods and Buddhas, so I want to ask you if you have any way to get the best of both worlds."

The big stone in Luo Xianzhi's heart fell to the ground, he stood up and said: "Your Majesty, don't worry, I have always respected Taoism and Buddhism, how could I disturb the gods and Buddhas?

I am doing this for the sake of gods and Buddhas. If monks and Taoist priests are too disconnected from the people, wouldn't this be against the way of gods and Buddhas to save the world? "

Although he knew that Luo Xianzhi's words were for him, Xiao Yan was still relatively happy. This proved that Luo Xianzhi knew what he wanted. He covered up the sadness between his brows and asked: "Lingxiu, will you Please tell me the general goal, and we, the monarch and the minister, will confirm it together."

Luo Xianzhi was naturally prepared to wipe out Taoism and Buddhism in one fell swoop, but since the emperor said so, he naturally couldn't do it. If there is a conflict between the people who formulate policies and those who implement them, then this thing will definitely not be done.

Since ancient times, all policies have relied on the unity of the emperor and his ministers. It is difficult for the emperor to retreat. Luo Xianzhi's timely concessions can allow the policy to be implemented smoothly. This is one of his smart points.

Luo Xianzhi changed his policy in his mind and said: "Your Majesty, you don't want to disturb the gods and Buddhas. I know this, so my thoughts are roughly as follows.

Chen's father once counted monks and Taoist priests as another category besides scholars, farmers, industry and merchants, and asked them to pay taxes equally. However, this policy was not implemented well. Many officials believed that these monks and Taoist priests were outsiders, far away from the world, so-called monks. .

I think it’s wrong.

These monks and Taoist priests are also mortal bodies. Those eminent monks and real people who have achieved Taoism can get some preferential treatment. But how can those novices and Taoists who have just escaped into Buddhism and have not achieved Taoism get such preferential treatment?

The ancestors of Chu Chen lived in Zhaocheng for hundreds of thousands of years and had never attained Taoism, let alone an ordinary temple or Taoist temple?

Could it be that this place where King Su lowered his gaze is not as good as temples and Taoist temples?

What do you think, Your Majesty? "

How could Xiao Yan answer Luo Xianzhi's question? Of course he was right. Even if he believed in Buddhism, he would not dare to put Buddhas and Bodhisattvas above King Su.

Not only him, but even if he asked those monks, they could only shout that King Su is the Supreme Lord, the Supreme Saint, the Supreme Bright.

Luo Xianzhi said vigorously: "Your Majesty, in the mist and rain of our Jiangzuo, there are hundreds of temples, hundreds of Taoist temples, and countless believers, but the monks and Taoist priests are mixed, and some do not understand the classics at all, but they can read In the temple, people are showing off and cheating.

They hired believers as sharecroppers, but did not pay taxes to the state on the pretext that the grain they produced was for tribute to gods and Buddhas. In fact, those things went into their own pockets.

I have heard that some monks and Taoist priests hug each other, and even play with the wives and daughters of believers at will. This is simply a disgrace to the gods and Buddhas. This is simply the shame of gods and Buddhas, and this is simply the tears of gods and Buddhas.

I believe that this unhealthy trend should be corrected, and all the monks and Taoist priests in Liang should be investigated, and the people should be allowed to sue the officials. As long as there are people suing the officials, we will investigate according to the laws of Liang.

When my father was still alive, he gave these monks and Taoist priests a special law.

We will announce the sins of these people to the entire Jiangzuo, then ban their assets, and then issue certificates from His Majesty to those monks and Taoist priests who are willing to obey the orders of the imperial court. For example, temples like Hanshan Temple.

The main purpose of this move is to destroy all the temples built by oneself and the temples built locally. From now on, only the temples established by the imperial court will be orthodox.

These temples established by the imperial court naturally had to pay taxes to the imperial court, and their land conditions were subject to the supervision of the imperial court. In this way, they could not only seize a lot of wealth, but also obtain a steady stream of wealth in the future. "

Luo Xianzhi knew that it was impossible to eliminate Taoism and Buddhism. As long as Taoism and temples existed, people would definitely spend money on these things. What he wanted now was to secretly turn money-making institutions like temples into the possession of the imperial court. .

In the future, the money collected by the temple will be donated to the state.

Xiao Yan pondered for a while and then asked: "Lingxiu, among the people in Daliang, I know that there are many famous Taoist temples and temples. What should I do with these temples that are not under the control of my court?"

Luo Xianzhi said without hesitation: "Those who are willing to obey the court will be recruited. Those who are unwilling to obey will be driven away. Those who are willing to surrender will be let go. As long as the Taoist temples and temples are there, who cares about monks and Taoist priests?" Replaced."

Xiao Yan nodded silently, and paced back and forth, thinking. Although they didn't make it clear, both of them knew that this time it was superficially aimed at Taoism and Buddhism, but the one that would really suffer was Buddhism. The Taoist sect could only say It's easy to clean up.

Of course, this is not just how good Taoism’s teachings are. In fact, the reason is very simple. This is precisely where Taoism fails.

The source of Taoism is Taoism, a philosophy that can be used to govern a country. This leads to the fact that many Taoist ideas have a realistic part. In the process of transforming into Taoism, Taoism absorbed many things from Buddhism.

The result is the fact that there are three schools of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism.

Taoism is not as secular as Confucianism, and its religion is not as good as Buddhism. In the court, it was beaten by Confucianism, and in spreading religion among the people, it was beaten by Buddhism.

It can be said that it is unqualified as a school of thought and unqualified as a religion. It cannot touch the two. This is the embarrassing situation of Taoism.

Fortunately, the pursuit of immortality has always been engraved in the bones of the people of Zhuxia, and Taoism does have a philosophical side, especially the freedom of Lao and Zhuang schools, which is very attractive to those who yearn for freedom, so Taoism will never die.

If you don't show off your integrity, you won't be targeted by politicians like Luo Xianzhi like the Shi family, which is a good thing.

For example, the Buddhists who made gold statues of Buddhas were targeted by Luo Xianzhi this time, while the Taoists who used clay bodies to make statues of gods were fine. This has to be said to be the wisdom of Taoism.

Xiao Yan kept pacing in the hall and finally sighed deeply and said: "Lingxiu, just do what you want. I will issue an edict and give you full authority to take charge of this matter. Remember, don't let me be charged with trampling on the gods and Buddhas." ah."

This is to tell Luo Xianzhi not to kill anyone, or not to let others know about killing, not to make a big deal out of the matter, and to handle it properly.

Luo Xianzhi knew at the beginning that even if he wanted to suppress Buddhism, he would not do it very roughly, especially those Buddhist scriptures, he would not touch any of them.

He stopped making false greetings and bowed straightforwardly: "Your Majesty, please rest assured that this will not be the decline of Buddhism, but the prosperity of Buddhism. Those real eminent monks will praise your name and even reincarnate you as a Bodhisattva." good reputation.

Although Buddhism came from foreign countries, it has been completely integrated into our Xia in two or three hundred years. This is the beautiful culture of our Xia. I will completely preserve every Buddhist scripture and every Buddhist utensil, including Those temples will also remain intact. "

When Xiao Yan heard Luo Xianzhi say the word Zhu Xia, he knew that Luo Xianzhi was serious.

These words were indeed spoken by Luo Xianzhi sincerely. In Luo Xianzhi's heart, these Buddhist scriptures, magical instruments and other objects are too precious, even far more precious than human beings. Luo Xianzhi has always cherished these. Something that represents culture and history.

Over the years, Luo's treasures have emerged one after another. Isn't it because of the hobby of collecting passed down from ancient times.

Wang Xizhi took the opportunity to take away the Orchid Pavilion Collection Preface when he was in Kuaiji County and the Qu Shui Shang Shang outside Jianye City. Not only that, but also many cultural calligraphy and paintings have entered the collection. Luo's treasure house.

Luo Xianzhi has already thought about it. In order to rectify the Buddhist sect, he will take away all the unique Buddhist scriptures and so on. When the master comes back in the future, he will give these things to the master branch. Jiangdong Luo family is not considered Live up to that last name.

If Xiao Yan knew these thoughts of Luo Xianzhi, he would definitely laugh at himself for being too cautious. Luo Xianzhi was much more measured than him.

You must know that Luo Xiuzhi is someone who can make the clan scold and cooperate at the same time after carrying out the important task of attacking the clan.

The clan members are not mean, they just feel that it is not enough to resist, and it will be very uncomfortable not to resist. Luo Xianzhi can be stuck in this situation, so you can imagine how easy it is for him.

Although doing so will inevitably lead to insufficient reforms and leave a lot of residues, thorough reforms are impossible in Jiangzuo. Unless all the clans are uprooted, it cannot be done. But doing so will destroy What is the difference between Liang Guo?

What Luo Xianzhi is doing now is already the best choice for Liang Guo at the moment.

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Luo Xianzhi was naturally happy that the emperor could make up his mind. This proved that Xiao Yan was indeed old, but he had not completely lost his mind and was not completely addicted to illusory religion.

As long as this is the case, it means there is still salvation.

When he returned to Shangshu Province, the officials coming and going were no longer surprised by Luo Xianzhi's sudden appearance. For this chief, all officials were now waiting for his promotion.

After all, Luo Xianzhi came to the palace every two days, and the emperor would come to him to discuss anything. As for the other three princes, they did not get such an honor. Many of them only had the opportunity to see the emperor during the court meetings.

Luo Xianzhi's power far exceeds that of the three ministers, not only because he is the Minister of Secretariat, but mainly because he actually performs the functions of the prime minister.

There are two departments, Shangshu Province and Zhongshu Province. Zhongshu Province works in the palace, while Shangshu Province works outside the palace, so Luo Xianzhi has to run in both directions.

The biggest shortcoming of Luo Xianzhi now is that he has not opened a mansion. The official position of Shangshu Ling is not enough. Of course, it is impossible for Luo Xianzhi to be promoted to the third Duke in one step. But now everyone is waiting for the emperor to add a palace opening ceremony to Luo Xianzhi. Three divisions.

With the official position of prose official, coupled with the order of the minister, or the record of the minister's affairs, Luo Xianzhi is basically inferior to one person and superior to ten thousand people. Later, he will gradually become the real three princes, and even restart the prime minister's career. Official positions, that's all a thing for later.

The current Shangshu Province and when Luo Xianzhi first came here, many changes have taken place. The candidates for the left and right servants have been replaced, and the candidates for many departments have also been replaced. The current Shangshu Province belongs to Luo Xianzhi. One word.

His adjustment to Shangshu Province was not only about Jianye personnel, but also the most important local officials who extended from Shangshu Province. Those talents were the foundation of his governance.

Just as he has always emphasized a team of officials who can carry out his will, this team of officials who have been adjusted for several years is the foundation for the gentry counterfeiting case he initiated.

Now, the attack on Buddhism also depends on this team.

Luo Xianzhi did not like to give orders directly from the court, which was completely different from his father Luo Youzhi. Luo Youzhi liked to directly use the great coercion of the court to pressure the officials to implement policies, highlighting a rapid development.

Luo Xianzhi, on the other hand, likes to take advantage of the trend. For example, in the case of gentry fraud, he first started with the gentry in a small county and stirred up a wave of public opinion, and then started to investigate the matter.

The same is true for Buddhism now, and it can even be said to be even more so.

Buddhism has deep roots in Liang State.

Those eminent monks could even influence the emperor, not to mention the dignitaries. Many dignitaries and their family members liked to worship Buddha. Even Luo Xianzhi's mother sometimes worshiped Buddha.

This is not just true for the powerful, but also for ordinary people. To rectify Buddhism for no reason is to find trouble for yourself. All kinds of troubles are enough to prevent the implementation of the policy.

In particular, Emperor Xiao Yan also made it clear that he should not be forced too far, which would quite test the means and policies.

However, for Luo Xinzhi, it is much easier to rectify Buddhism than to rectify the gentry.

After all, the nobles have soldiers in their hands. If the quarrel really gets to the point of breaking out, the consequences will be really disastrous. But the Buddhists are much easier to bully, they are just like a fat sheep waiting to be slaughtered.

Especially Buddhism has too many flaws.

As long as Luo Xianzhi knows a little bit about Buddhism, he will know that there are too many filth and evil practices in Buddhism, and these things will become his sharp sword to pierce Buddhism.

Especially his identity, Jiangzuo Luoshi!

When he first used this identity to rectify the gentry, he stood on the highest moral point and used the reason of cleaning up the gentry to clean up the gentry, which made almost everyone speechless.

Now using Luo's identity to rectify the scum in Buddhism, and standing on the highest point of morality, this method is simply tried and tested.

I can only say that I am grateful to my ancestors for giving so many conveniences to future generations. This feeling of having the right to explain and then reduce the dimensionality is really great.

Although you still have to put it into practice in the end, and although you also have to bear a lot of responsibilities, compared with the benefits, these costs are worth bearing.

In Jianye City, the person Luo Xianzhi found to sue the officials was ready.

Luo Xianzhi will arrange a group of people to expose some of the evils of Buddhism, and then naturally start to interfere. This is his tried and tested trick.

Luo Xianzhi called his servants around and made arrangements directly: "I will put all the official duties on hand recently, especially the envoys who are out to patrol the prefectures and counties, and ask them to come back to Jianye. I have something to arrange."

hiss!

As soon as Luo Xianzhi said these words, the servants on the left and right looked at each other and immediately knew that this was not a simple matter. He summoned the envoys from the prefecture and county. This was the momentum that the nobles had only when they made false accusations.

The two of them were now regarded as Luo Xianzhi's people, and they immediately asked: "Ling Xiugong, what big thing happened that we don't know about?"

The left and right servants of the Shangshu Province are in charge of the secrets of the entire country. There is almost nothing that can be hidden from the two of them, but now the two of them don't know anything.

This is quite unreasonable.

Luo Xianzhi glanced at it and said: "You will soon know that this is a matter assigned by His Majesty. There must not be any mistakes, even for major matters related to Daliang's national affairs."

Luo Xianzhi said it so seriously that the two of them immediately stopped asking, and they immediately knew that this matter was probably discussed between the emperor and Luo Xianzhi. Just like the original case of gentry fraud, no one knew about it. The situation suddenly erupted.

This is probably still the case now!

Looking at the two people leaving, Luo Xianzhi's eyes darkened and he began to calculate the scale of the upcoming Buddhist treatment.

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Luo Xianzhi is undoubtedly one of the most outstanding prime ministers in the Southern Dynasties. The only one who can compare with him is his father Luo Youzhi. People of that era praised them like this - "A family of father and son is an emperor's guest, and Jiangchuan will last forever." Famous physiognomist".

The lives of Luo Youzhi and Luo Xianzhi were prosperous and splendid. Different from most mediocre governments, they had pioneering political achievements that were praised by others.

Luo Xianzhi's life was full of strange colors. Three major cases were born through him. He made outstanding contributions to the achievements of centralization of power in the Southern Dynasties. He fought against the aristocratic nobles who wanted to split, and fought against the religious forces that developed unbridled and barbaric. in this way. ——"History of the Southern Dynasties"

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