Chapter 894 so... also good
Everyone was waiting for Xuanzang to express his position, and the prime ministers wished they could come over and instill in him some words that state affairs are the most important.
No way!
Xuanzang was very busy, as we all know, he was busy translating scriptures, and no one could help him.
But under this situation...Look at those monks, look at those believers.
This is a firewood pile, just waiting for a spark to ignite a raging fire.
Outside, Wang Sheng said comfortably: "I am waiting in the court, and they are outside, the emperor..."
"Shut up!" Lu Shunyi said coldly: "You're getting carried away with your complacency, be careful to bring trouble to the Wang family."
The emperor is still holding the army in his hands. If he really wants to force him to die, he will dare to attack brazenly and wipe out all the family members before he falls down.
So the relationship between the emperor and the aristocratic family is very weird. On the one hand, he uses it, and on the other hand, he guards it... When the two sides are in balance, it is the honeymoon period.
But after the balance is broken... For example, during the period of Yang Guang in the former Sui Dynasty, Yang Guang was ambitious to control the Great Sui, but the powerful family members who stood in the way refused, so the balance was broken, and the Great Sui died in the second generation.
The emperors of the Tang Dynasty were much smarter. On the one hand, they used aristocratic families, but the first emperor had his own set of troops. After supporting them, a new balance was formed again, so there was the rule of Zhenguan.
Aristocratic families can despise the emperor, but you can't challenge the emperor's bottom line, this will break the balance.
Wang Sheng cupped his hands, "The old man has lost his composure."
"Let's watch the fun." Lu Shunyi took a deep breath, feeling very comfortable.
Xuanzang said slowly: "Buddhism is vast and can save all sentient beings. When I become a monk, I want to cultivate myself, study Buddhism hard, and spread Buddhism... When the eminent monks spread Buddhism many years ago, they did not have magnificent temples. They borrowed the houses of good believers. , even in a humble place, they are happy, and their hearts are bright. Today..."
He turned around and looked at Da Ci'en Temple, "Today we are living in a prosperous place. Is this a foreign place, or is it secular? If it is a foreign place, do we have the thought of cultivating our own body?"
He looked at the crowd.
Some people raised their heads up, some people lowered their heads and dared not look at him...
"Someone told the poor monk that Fangwai people are also human beings. As long as they eat, drink, and scatter, they can't get rid of greed and hatred, and they can't get rid of ordinary desires. Population, but so?"
The monks were stunned.
Xu Jingzong said in a low voice: "What the mage said is wrong!"
Li Ji shook his head, "Listen."
A monk said: "Master, those are donated by good believers to serve the Buddha..."
Xuanzang sighed in a low voice, "But we are the last ones to enjoy these things. It is a great crime for poor monks to use the name of Buddha to enjoy them!"
He sat down cross-legged slowly, and said softly: "When the poor monk became a monk, he thought about traveling all over the world with one person and one bowl. But now the poor monk is living in such a magnificent place. Ask yourself, can the poor monk still remember the thoughts back then? ? Forgot... In these years, the original idea was forgotten by the poor monk..."
He looked at the crowd, "Why are you accumulating farm population?"
"That is…"
Someone just wanted to argue, Xuanzang shook his head, "You can refuse later."
As soon as these words came out, even Li Ji couldn't help raising his eyebrows and praised: "The mage is pious, and I admire you so much."
Xuanzang said slowly: "If you focus on cultivating your own body, if you only want to spread the Dharma, you don't feel desolate in the mountains and marshes, but you feel peaceful in the busy city... What should I eat? Two meals are enough, and the whole body Just cover your body with clothes, let's see you wait..."
Everyone couldn't help looking at the monks.
The clothes are brand new, the complexion is ruddy and fair...
"If you want to be a rich man, you can roll in the world of mortals." Xuanzang stood up, "If you want to cultivate your body and promote Buddhism, then you have to give up something. Don't you wait, those good believers can still force the population of the farm to Can't you wait?"
As soon as the last sentence came out, the scene was dead silent.
An old woman knelt down slowly, "Master, be merciful!"
"Master Mercy!"
Those believers knelt down slowly and recited the Buddha's name devoutly.
Li Ji couldn't help praising: "This is the real eminent monk."
Even Li Yifu praised: "Master is merciful."
A monk knelt down suddenly, "My disciple made a mistake in the past!"
Xuanzang said calmly: "It's not too late."
Someone looked resentful, hesitant to speak, Xuanzang calmly said to the people around him: "Fangwai is a place to cultivate oneself and spread Buddhism, send back all the slaves of Daci'en Temple, everyone stay 30 mu of land, and the rest will be sent back... From today, the poor monk will go to the field to cultivate..."
"Mage!"
An old monk persuaded: "Master still needs to translate scriptures..."
Xuanzang smiled and said: "If you don't work, you can't eat. When you work, you can translate the scriptures. The poor monk is happy."
He turned around and entered the Da Ci'en Temple, and the sound of the Buddha's trumpets was endless behind him.
"This is a real monk."
Bao Dong and Lei Hong are together, sighing endlessly.
Lei Hong nodded, "Master Jiajun only has Buddhism in his heart, nothing else."
…
In North Korea, the impeachment is still going on.
"Chang'an is shaking now, it's going to be chaotic!"
There was a lot of discussion in the imperial city, some people were filled with righteous indignation, and some people were secretly smiling...
In the palace, Li Hong was pleading guilty.
"Get the prince up."
Li Zhi was quite calm, Wang Zhongliang hurried to help the prince up, and said with a flattering smile: "Your Majesty is here, Your Highness need not worry."
This idiot!
Li Zhi pointed to the side, and Wang Zhongliang knelt down in a daze.
"But what I said made Aye Niang suffer, I... was wrong."
Li Hong's eyes were red.
This child never mentions the right or wrong of those words. He must think that he is not wrong, but he feels guilty and disturbed because of his parents...
Li Zhi's eyes were soft, "There are many things in the world, and these disputes are just a corner. What is the world? Can Wulang know it?"
Li Hong said: "The world... is a group composed of countless people."
"Very good." Li Zhi smiled and said: "The countless people are the foundation of the world, and governance must be based on these countless people. If the emperor favors anyone, the world will be out of balance...
In the former Han Dynasty, the aristocratic families and the powerful and powerful were all powerful. This was also the fault of the emperor himself. Later, when he found a problem, he wanted to use his servants to fight against him, but the servants were not restless. In the end, the emperor became a doll. Why not die? "
This is the learning of emperors!
Li Hong raised his head, "Aye, no wonder people say that the emperor is the world's safety and danger..."
"So the emperor must be cautious in choosing the state reserve."
After ascending the throne for many years, Li Zhi has been able to face this problem calmly, "If one is not careful, the whole world will have to bear the fault of one person, why not?"
"You have to remember that people in the palace can be used, but they can't be used too much." Li Zhi glanced at Wang Zhongliang, "The emperor's deep palace, once there is a change, it is either dead or a puppet. It's a lesson."
"yes!"
"People outside should not be completely trusted. Once the emperor confides in his subjects, it will be the beginning of disaster."
Wang Zhongliang trembled when he heard it, wishing he could cover his ears.
Wu Mei looked at Li Zhi and shook her head slightly.
Is it too early to say such things to the crown prince?
Li Zhi ignored it, "The emperor is ruthless. It doesn't mean that the emperor is vicious, but that the emperor takes the people of the world as his responsibility. If the emperor is affectionate, he is facing the whole world. If the emperor is affectionate to someone, or some people, then these people will be very angry." Soon to become a scourge to the world... You have read history books, you should know such things."
Li Hong was thoughtful, "Once the emperor has a preference, he will..."
"Out of balance." Li Zhi said with a smile: "The emperor is ruthless so he won't be out of balance. You have the world in your heart, so there is no difference between the courtiers and the servants in your eyes. You will use the pros and cons of the people in the world to measure these courtiers and servants. How do you do it?" It is best for the world...then you just do it, instead of liking a certain person, you just prefer him, and the rewards and favors are endless.
Remember, no matter whether it is your close minister or your favorite servant, you cannot be partial...
Remember, you only have the world in your eyes! This is ruthlessness, this is the way of the emperor. "
"yes."
Li Hong was still a little ignorant, but a glimmer of understanding gradually emerged.
So the emperor is ruthless?
Then why does Aye prefer that mother and daughter?
Uncle said that as long as people are still eating, drinking and drinking, they cannot escape the desires of mortals. The four walls of wine, sex, wealth, and mortals are trapped in the center.
"Goro, do you have something to say?"
Li Zhi is in a good mood.
Wu Mei also smiled and said: "Wu Lang is smart, and he has some understanding after thinking about it."
Li Hong blurted out, "Aye, mortals can't escape their desires, and the same is true for emperors. But the emperor is ruthless, but he also abandoned these desires?"
This kid!
Li Zhi smiled bitterly in his heart, coughed dryly, and found that the queen was looking at him with a smile...
This shrew thinks that Goro is speaking for her.
"Desires must be restrained, go one step further..." Li Zhi's face is solemn, "One step further, desires are generated by people. The emperor is ruthless, enjoys the desire, but treats those people as worthless, understand?"
This is the real imperial mind.
I have enjoyed beauty, but I regard beauty as worthless. I am not obsessed, and can detach myself at any time.
This is also a kind of ruthlessness.
"Money is used by the world, and it is stupid for the emperor to collect money, which means that the emperor cannot control the world..."
This class is priceless!
The words pointed directly at people's hearts...Emperors are also mortals, and they also have emotions and desires.
Li Hong felt his mind was in a mess.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty!"
People came outside, Wang Zhongliang looked up, Li Zhi nodded, he got up and went out.
After a while, he came in with a servant.
"Your Majesty, many monks and believers gathered in front of the Great Mercy Temple, Master Xuanzang came out immediately..."
Li Zhi and Wu Mei smiled at each other.
"...The master said that all the property of Da Ci'en Temple except 30 mu of land per person should be returned, and all the temple slaves should also be returned. The master also said..."
The waiter showed admiration on his face, "From today on, the mage will also go to the field to cultivate the fields... The mage said that he would be happy to translate the scriptures after farming."
Li Zhi was inevitably moved, stood up and said: "Mage is weak, so don't be like this..."
Wu Mei said: "Your Majesty, the Da Ci'en Temple will naturally arrange monks to take care of the mage, but why did the temple slaves return?"
What the emperor wanted to attack were the hidden households and fields hidden in the temple property.
The waiter said: "The master said that when the eminent monks spread the Dharma, they just begged for food and covered their bodies with clothes. Now they live in the splendor of gold and jade, surrounded by temple slaves, which violates the original intention."
Li Zhi praised: "A mage who practices with all his heart is the real eminent monk."
But there is one more problem...
How to deal with the rest?
The prince fired the cannon, the emperor swung the sword, and Jia Ping'an joined the battle group... It is impossible for them to withdraw their troops if there is no result.
The rest of the matter has nothing to do with Li Hong. His current task is to study and observe politics, and do his duty as a state reserve with peace of mind.
Back to the East Palace, Jiang Feng and others were very anxious, "Your Highness, have you ever been punished?"
If the prince is punished, his prestige will be damaged. When the emperor frequently punishes the prince, it is almost sending a signal to the outside world: the prince is incompetent and unbearable to be the state reserve.
How did Li Chengqian move his hand?
Brothers’ persecution is one thing, and external environment changes are also one thing.
He doesn't move...others expect him to move.
—His Majesty thinks that you are unworthy of being a state reserve, so you can either leave yourself, or...
Li Chengqian moved, and countless people were happy when he moved.
Immediately took it down, well, the prince is gone.
All the people in Donggong were anxiously waiting for the news.
Li Hong looked helpless, and Jiang Feng's heart sank.
"Aye said... Gu said it well."
Poof!
Zhang Song, who was drinking tea, opened his mouth and sprayed.
Jiang Feng was dumbfounded...
"well said?"
"Didn't Your Majesty say that you are in a state of desperation?"
"Nonsense." Li Hong said with a cold face, "Your Majesty is calm."
Young man, you are deceiving the old man... Zhang Song put down the teacup, "Your Majesty, leave."
He ran out quickly and found an acquaintance in the imperial city.
"What scolding? Master Xuanzang came forward and said that Fang Wai should take the promotion of Buddhism as his top priority, and brought those farms and servants here... That is a rich man. The rich man should go back to the world of mortals, and Fang Wai should be Simple food and clothing... By the way, the mage said that from today on he will farm the land himself..."
this…
Zhang Song was sluggish, and went back later in a daze.
Jiang Feng asked in a low voice when he saw him come back: "How is it?"
Zhang Song shook his head, "The mage came out and said...the one who accumulates fields and houses, and makes servants and servants is not a real outsider...the old man wants to farm the land by himself, and he also returned those temple slaves and the extra fields. Dou Dexuan, Minister of the Household Department Going to pick it up in person, the entire household department was shocked..."
Jiang Feng was stunned, and said for a long time: "That is to say... Your Highness has won the hearts of the people?"
Zhang Song nodded, "It is said that the empress is merciful, and His Highness is merciful..."
Two people go in.
Li Hong stood in front of the bookshelf, holding a book in his hand and looking through it intently, his brows were slightly frowned, and he was very serious.
Still immature face with majesty!
Tobe is very lively.
Master Xuanzang's disciples came and sent a register of fields, and a group of temple slaves were waiting outside the imperial city to receive them.
Dou Dexuan praised: "Master is merciful."
But Fang Wai exploded.
"Master, there are many people outside asking to see you."
Xuanzang, who had just returned from the field, was beating his legs, feeling that he was able to travel thousands of miles to and from the Western Regions back then, but now he was overwhelmed after working for only half a day...
Hearing this, he said indifferently: "Those who have Dharma in their hearts will naturally have a sense of propriety. Those who don't have Dharma in their hearts, at this moment, all their minds are full of money, food, and population. This is the rich family outside Fangwai. What good does the poor monk see? It is better to translate a few more pages of scriptures."
The monk went out and said loudly: "The mage has just returned from working in the fields and is about to translate the scriptures. You can go on your own."
The monks immediately complained, but Xuanzang's prestige was too high, so he dared not speak out.
"He can endure hardships, but what about me waiting? He gave up all the slaves in the farmhouse and temple, what about me waiting?"
"Then why don't you give up?"
"Damn it! Without those things, who would want to come to an empty temple all day long?"
Who wants to come?
This remark caused everyone to sigh.
"No!"
"Yes, no!"
A group of monks went back full of righteous indignation.
"Mage."
Xuanzang has already started translating scriptures.
"Those people said no."
Xuanzang said calmly: "It's all caused by myself. I wanted to practice peace of mind, but I was impatient because of money and wealth. How can I practice this?"
It depends on the emperor at this time.
On the second day, the emperor called his ministers to discuss matters.
"Master Xuanzang is merciful."
The emperor threw Xuanzang out at the very beginning, "Thirty mu of land per person is extremely appropriate, and all the servants will be returned..."
The atmosphere suddenly felt a little...wrong.
Li Yifu bit the bullet and stood up, "Your Majesty, I believe that this should be the case everywhere in the world. If each person has more than 30 mu of land, everyone who has land and population will pay taxes according to the law, and the rent adjustment will be a lot."
"Cough cough cough cough!"
Someone is coughing violently.
Can't stop coughing.
Once there are a lot of rent and mediocrity, those fields have to pay rent to the temple, and they instantly become the most miserable group of people in Datang.
They are equivalent to paying double the tax, this is going to happen!
Someone bit the bullet and said, "Your Majesty, what Li Xiang said is inappropriate. If so, wouldn't those outsiders from Fang not even be able to support themselves?"
A lazy voice came, "Don't they have 30 acres of land? Rent and mediocrity don't control them. They don't have to pay land rent, service, or anything..."
Everyone saw that it was Jia Ping'an.
Sure enough, this product came out on top.
"One more thing."
Jia Pingan is not going to back down now that he is in the early stage, "Except for Fangwai people, those people are the citizens of the Tang Dynasty? If so, then they should pay taxes, why can they be exempted? If not, then what are they?"
Several people who wanted to argue with him were speechless.
Jia Pingan looked at everyone, "What does Fang Wai want? Do you want to promote Buddhism or glory and wealth?"
This assist is good.
Li Yifu breathed a sigh of relief, and for the first time felt that Jia Ping'an was not that disgusting, at least he would be disgusting to others.
But what should come has to come, Li Yifu must keep up with the rest.
My life is so miserable...
Li Yifu coughed dryly, "Your Majesty, I think the edict should be issued as soon as possible..."
Li Zhi's face was slightly gloomy, "I...hesitate again and again..."
Li Yifu said sternly: "Your Majesty, I heard that many outsiders agree with this. Why do you want to embarrass them?"
This rambunctious Li Mao... Has anyone ever agreed with this?
Li Zhi was in a dilemma.
"So... that's fine."
(end of this chapter)