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Chapter 70 The scheming loyal ministers
In the palace, Li Shimin happily patted Changsun Wuji on the shoulder.

"Auxiliary machine, good plan."

A proud smile appeared on Changsun Wuji's lips, but he quickly covered it up and said calmly: "Your Majesty performed very well. If you hadn't been shocked just now, Sima Daoxin would not have believed that this was Yuan Tiangang's own idea. "

Li Shimin's proud smile was not concealed at all.

What was the reason why he hosted a banquet for Yuan Tiangang and Sima Daoxin, the two leaders of the two Buddhist and Taoist sects?
Of course there is a plan.

Otherwise, they would not be worthy of being hosted by Li Shimin at the Tai Chi Palace.

The strategy is that Yuan Tiangang, the leader who was pushed out by the Taoist sect, will sacrifice the entire Taoist sect.

No matter how perfect their operations were before, there was no way for the leader of the Taoist sect to sacrifice the entire Taoist sect.

The most important thing is that you can take the opportunity to intimidate Buddhism.

The door of Taoism has opened wide, will you Buddhists follow?

If you don't follow, I will have reason to let Yuchi Jingde, the number one horse boy, go.

If you follow, then your Buddhist sect will also be doomed.

The most important thing is that Yuan Tiangang, the leader of the Taoist sect, was elected by the Taoist sect itself.

Daomen must recognize the decision he made.

If the Taoist sect refuses to admit it, then Li Shimin can say that your Taoist sect is bullying the emperor and refusing to let the real leader come to attend the emperor's banquet.

After linking one link after another, Li Shimin said that he would soon successfully obtain the entire second door of Buddhism and Taoism.

The next day, Yuan Shoucheng and others were listless when they woke up.

They wanted to resist, but there was no way.

On the Buddhist side, Changsun Wuji and Yuchi Gong came to visit.

In the courtyard where the Taoists gathered, Changsun Wuji smiled and said to Sima Daoxin: "Your Majesty is merciful and let you go after you fainted yesterday."

"But by the same token, you are not qualified to see His Majesty today. Just tell us the results."

Following Changsun Wuji's words, Yuchi Jingde pulled out his sword and grinned, showing his white teeth.

It was obvious that the old gangster was excited.

The opportunity for him to make great achievements is coming again.

Yuchi Jingde was not as close as Changsun Wuji and Li Xiaogong in terms of closeness, in terms of fighting alone, his personal force was not as good as Qin Qiong, in terms of wisdom he was not as good as Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui, and in terms of leading troops in battle he was not as good as Li Jing and Li Ji.

Then why did he become Li Shimin's number one pawn.

When the Zhenguan Dynasty was discussing meritorious deeds, they got the entire Prince Qi's palace.

Of course it was because he was loyal and could do things for the emperor that he could not say or do.

If Li Shimin wanted to slaughter the two sects of Buddhism and Taoism, he would definitely need a pair of gloves.

Yuchi Jingde said, "Let me do it. I am familiar with this life."

Sima Daoxin and a group of Buddhist masters looked at Changsun Wuji, who was sitting across from him and drinking tea leisurely. He sighed slightly and said with a painful expression: "The temple was built on the land of the Tang Dynasty, so it is natural that it must obey His Majesty's orders. "

"Mr. Changsun can use it as he pleases on behalf of His Majesty."

Changsun Wuji put down his teacup and smiled, "Very good."

At the same time, a fierce light flashed in his eyes.

The next step is to punish the people and punish them.

Whether it's a Taoist temple or a temple, there are more or less things that harbor filth and evil.

This time, it is time to sort out a religious system that His Majesty needs.

Changsun Wuji and Yuchi Jingde personally took action to liquidate Taoist temples and temples within the Tang Dynasty.

Private slaves were liberated and land was divided.

The hidden wealth in temples and Taoist temples was cleared away bit by bit.

Those who used Taoist temples to make money and harmed one party were all killed.

The people were punished and tried in public, and the people all applauded the Tang Dynasty.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Li Shimin's prestige among the people began to increase on a large scale.

Changsun Wuji, as Li Shimin's brother-in-law and a die-hard imperialist, spared no effort to help Li Shimin enhance his prestige.

Above the city of Luoyang, the body of a Taoist monk hangs here.

The petty officials were reading their charges under the city walls.

Occupying land, bewitching good families, and inducing people to donate land and children.

It is an unforgivable crime.

What angered the court the most was that they also occupied land for their own families. He was obviously a monk, but he ended up raising his wife outside, making money with the help of Taoist temples, and living the life of a landlord.

This sin is too serious.

The minor officials took turns reading.

And this matter has to be written in the local county annals.

These Taoist priests and monks will be infamy for thousands of years.

After clearing away the borers and dividing the land, Li Shimin felt much better.

Then people from the Taoist and Buddhist sects headed by Yuan Shoucheng, Sima Daoxin and other older generations were sent to various places one after another.

Only the truly virtuous people remain in the temples and Taoist temples.

These people either rely on Taoist temples, open charity halls in temples, practice righteous medicine, or enlighten the people and learn to read and write.

However, the content of their teachings was determined by the imperial court.

Those who did not have great virtues and were not worthy of death were selected by Li Shimin for their talents and sent to Tubo, the grasslands, the Western Regions, the west of the Western Regions, overseas and other places.

The task Li Shimin gave them was simple: to preach.

The main purpose is to teach these countries to put down their butcher’s knives and become Buddhas immediately.

Tell them that death is the beginning of life and they should pursue death.

At the same time, Li Shimin adopted Changsun Wuji's strategy and sent out all the new versions of Five Stone Powder and Golden Pill.

So much so that Buddhism tells foreign nobles that if they devote themselves to worshiping Buddha, they will enjoy happiness in the next life.

The best way to retaliate against an enemy is to use your own life to inflict sin on the enemy.

For example, after the cavalry of the Tang Dynasty comes, you must learn to use your lives to increase the sins of the Tang Dynasty.

Just don't resist and let the Tang Dynasty massacre them.

Then you will go to the Western Heaven to enjoy happiness, while the Tang Dynasty will have to work hard here to cultivate the land.

The Daomen will bring foreign nobles to have fun.

When eating golden elixir, it is best to eat lumps of big gold mixed with five-stone powder.

Enjoy the joy of mental relaxation together.

By the way, Daomen also began to teach foreigners to write poems.

Tell them that poetry is popular and Buddhism and Taoism are prosperous, which is the real prosperity of the world, and the rest are false.

Of course, Li Shimin said that he was also generous.

If any monk or Taoist priest helped the Tang army to conquer a foreign country, Li Shimin would give him military merit.

Those who should be granted the title of marquis should be famous in history books and be famous throughout the ages.

He, Li Shimin, will never be picky.

In Chang'an City, Changsun Wuji and others used the Buddhist and Taoist families to go out and devise one poisonous plan after another for Li Shimin.

It fully demonstrates the abilities of these traitorous officials of the Sui Dynasty in the Tang Dynasty.

A group of officials headed by Pei Ju said that they were not good at building a country and could never compare to people like Fang Xuanling and Wei Zheng.

But they are too familiar with destroying a country.

Did the Sui Dynasty know that they had a share of the credit when the country fell?

So they taught Li Shimin step by step how to use soft knives to bleed foreign countries, and then use the army to defeat them.

Are the grassland peoples strong?
Then through the blessing of the Buddha, a Buddha Khan and a Turkic Khan came to stand together, and they merged and extended the order of grace to separate the layers of power.

Tubo is rising, can we go up?

Then let the Taoist sect be integrated with the local religion of Tubo and teach the Tubo people what it means to sacrifice food to the sky to get a better future.

Use religious culture to tell them that bound feet are truly beautiful.

Anyway, Tianmu has said that the dangers of binding feet can break the integrity of women of that nation.

By the way, the Taoist sect's unique culture of taking drugs and cultivating immortals led the Tubo nobles to ascend.

Give them Tang troops to climb the plateau to create time to adapt.

Goguryeo has dangerous mountains and rivers, so let Buddhism convey truth, goodness and beauty to them.

Come to practice asceticism and cut off your descendants directly.

Whether it can succeed or not depends on the deception ability of those Taoist priests and monks.

But thinking about Emperor Wu of Liang, Changsun Wuji, Pei Ju and others felt that with the abilities of Taoist priests and monks, they would definitely be able to create surprises.

(End of this chapter)