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Chapter 561 Remediation
Chapter 560 Remediation
Seeing this, Master Hongda followed immediately.

Xuanzang entered all the way, and only after returning to his residence did he let Master Hongda in.

Seeing Xuanzang being so cautious, Master Hongda felt very disturbed along the way, not knowing what Tang Emperor Li Shimin and Xuanzang had said.

After entering the residence, Xuanzang let Master Hongda sit down on the seat beside him, and then said softly: "Master Hongda, what are you looking for the poor monk?"

Hongda frowned slightly when he heard the words, and immediately said: "Master Xuanzang, His Majesty is looking for you..."

"Oh, that's what happened." Xuanzang smiled lightly when he heard the words, and said, "It's not a big deal for your Majesty to find the poor monk, just chatting for a while."

When Hongda heard the words, the stone in his heart fell to the ground, and then asked: "What did your majesty say? Did you ask me about the temple?"

"I did." Xuanzang nodded lightly, "But I didn't ask about the monastery. I just asked how the poor monk lived in the monastery."

"What did Master Xuanzang say?" Master Hongda immediately started beating his heart again.

"Tell me the truth." Xuanzang smiled indifferently, and said, "Master Hongda, don't worry, Xuanzang never mentioned any temple issues in front of His Majesty, and this time I want to see him, it has nothing to do with the temple."

"Huh..." Master Hongda let out a long breath, and said, "Master Xuanzang is trying to scare this old monk to death. Your Majesty summoning Master Xuanzang is no small matter."

"Master Xuanzang knows that before His Majesty summoned Senior Brother Hongzhi and the abbot of the Little Foshan Temple. After returning, my Hongyuan Temple has become the number one temple in Chang'an, and it is also very supported by the court."

"Without those dignitaries and dignitaries coming here, the thousands of monks in Hongyuan Temple would not know where to go."

"Amitabha." Xuanzang smiled lightly when he heard the words, and said, "Master Hongda, the thousands of monks in my Hongyuan Temple are indeed too many."

"How many of them are aimed at the Dharma, and at least some of them are aimed at fine clothes and fine food. I also ask Master Hongda to observe clearly."

Hearing what Xuanzang said, Master Hongda frowned slightly, and then said softly: "The temple is so big, there must be people who pretend to be fools. I understand what Master Xuanzang said, but when I sit up..."

"This time when His Majesty approached the poor monk, he didn't ask too many questions about the monastery, but the poor monk can also tell that His Majesty is on the verge of patience with Buddhism and Taoism in Chang'an, and the comparison between each other."

"I'm afraid it won't be long before there will be a decree. By then, Master Hongda will start rectification, and it may be too late."

When Xuanzang said these words, he kept smiling.

Naturally, Tang Emperor Li Shimin did not say these words to Xuanzang, and Xuanzang himself heard the meaning.

If Tang Emperor Li Shimin had no intention of this direction, he would not have asked Xuanzang related questions.

Master Hongda heard the words and immediately said: "Master Xuanzang's meaning, I understand that from today onwards, Hongyuan Temple must take an exam and start doing this."

Although Master Hongda is not as good as Xuanzang in terms of Buddhism, his management of temples is not comparable to Xuanzang and others.

As soon as Xuanzang said it out of his mouth, Hongda immediately knew what to do.

Afterwards, Xuanzang sat on his couch, and softly said to Hongda who was beside him: "Master Abbot, three days later, His Majesty will hold a Dharma meeting in the palace and invite the poor monk and abbot."

"I also ask Master Abbot to spread this matter, and then arrange some monks to go with me."

Hongda was taken aback when he heard the words, but then immediately said: "Oh, Master Xuanzang, this is an important matter, why didn't you say it earlier!"

After finishing speaking, Hongda got up straight away, assuming he was about to go out, but after thinking about it for a while, he stopped his figure, turned to Xuanzang and said, "Master Xuanzang, is it possible to take the elders and disciples of my monastery there?"

Xuanzang didn't speak, he just nodded slightly, and then fell into samadhi.

Master Xuanzang's position in the entire Hongyuan Temple is very detached.

When Master Hongzhi was there before, Xuanzang was known for his proficiency in Buddhism, and everyone in Hongyuan Temple admired him very much.

Now that Grandmaster Hongda has become the host, and Xuanzang has been personally summoned by His Majesty, and now invited by His Majesty to host the performance, Xuanzang's status is even higher.

Xuanzang was clear in his heart, and didn't think much about it. Master Hongda quickly came out of Xuanzang's house after seeing Xuanzang nodding his head.

After coming out, Master Hongda immediately started a series of actions.

First of all, arrange for all the elders to discuss matters in the exclusive hall of the temple, mainly explaining two things.

First, from that day on, all monks in Hongyuan Temple began to conduct screening and assessment, mainly based on the time when all monks entered the temple, and assessed different scriptures.

If a monk is found to be unable to comprehend three consecutive scriptures and understand the Buddhist principles in them, he will be sent to the lower court to practice with new monks.

After practicing together for one month, they will be screened again, and if they still cannot understand Buddhism and Buddhist principles, they will be expelled from Hongyuan Temple.

From now on, Hongyuan Temple will no longer take in any monks who do not follow the Dharma and principles of Buddhism.

Second, in the entire Hongyuan Temple, 17 people were selected, and after three days, they went to the palace with Xuanzang to participate in the Dharma meeting in the palace.

Because of the great significance of this Dharma conference, seventeen monks who are not elders but proficient in Dharma are selected to go with them.

After announcing these two things, Master Hongda personally commanded to clean up many empty courtyards in the monastery, and prepared to leave them for the monks who were screened out to live.

If the two screenings fail, those monks will be dismissed directly.

In this way, there will be no scattered people in Hongyuan Temple, only those who are dedicated to the Buddha.

As a result, the possibility of being targeted by the court in the future was also cut off.

Master Hongda hurriedly finished all these, and then let out a long breath, returned to the teahouse, and sat cross-legged in meditation.

The series of actions of Hongyuan Temple naturally set off an uproar in the entire temple, but many monks who are dedicated to the Buddha are very supportive.

For a long time, Hongyuan Temple has been filled with a large number of monks who have nothing to do every day, and they don't regard the practice of Buddhism as their lifelong wish, but just eat and drink.

Not only that, some of these monks are also greedy for money, taking advantage of the opportunity to go out to preside over religious ceremonies to amass a lot of money, which has ruined the reputation of Hongyuan Temple a lot.

If it is not rectified, this largest temple in Chang'an will definitely become the first place Tang Emperor Li Shimin cleans up. From here, stop the extravagant atmosphere.

Fortunately, Hongyuan Temple has He Xuanzang, otherwise, if Tang Emperor Li Shimin starts to attack, Hongyuan Temple will definitely bear the brunt, and the first to be dealt with must be Hongyuan Temple.

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(End of this chapter)