The Hope of Buddhism in the Great Tang-Tang Sanzang!
In the Imperial Palace of the Great Tang.
"Your Majesty, after a month, all the monks in the Great Tang have been sorted out!”Zhangsun Wuji lowered his head and said to Li Shiming, who was sitting on the chair.
"How's the situation?" Li Shi Min asked. Just by looking at his tightly clenched hands, one could tell that he was a little nervous.
"There are a total of one million and three hundred thousand monks in the Great Tang. Among them, seven thousand and three hundred monks who committed murder before becoming monks have all been thrown into prison, awaiting execution!”
"Before becoming a monk, there were a total of 34,000 people who committed crimes. They have also been imprisoned for punishment!”
"Among the many temples, there are a total of 208 places that hide evil. The temples are extremely corrupt and even rob the nearby commoners and women.”
"Among the monks, there are more than 40,000 people who were forced to become monks by the Buddhist Sect. There are also more than 100,000 people who had no choice but to join the Buddhist Sect for various reasons!”
"And among the monks who have not committed any crimes, most of them are just muddling along. There are less than 10,000 monks who have truly studied the Buddhist Dharma and cultivated bitterly with their heads closed!”
Zhangsun Wuji's voice trembled slightly as he spoke a series of data. Even he was shocked by such a situation. He did not expect the Buddhist Sect to be so corrupt.
"Your Majesty, when we were searching the temple, we found a large amount of money and a mountain of food. It could sustain the Great Tang for at least thirty years!”
Fang Xuanling lowered his head and added in a low voice. As Li Shiming's trusted aide, Fang Xuanling knew that Li Shiming was on the verge of exploding!
" Good, good, good!!!" Sure enough, after hearing their report, Li Shiming's face turned ashen, and his heart was filled with boundless anger.
More than a million monks? After all, there were less than twenty million people in the Great Tang. What were these bald donkeys trying to do?
A large amount of money and food was piled up in the temple? When the Great Tang was in trouble, when food was scarce, these bald donkeys had actually asked him for food. Were they treating him like a fool?
Snatching the population and seizing the women of good families? These bald donkeys deserved to be cut into pieces, their bones ground into ashes!
"Deal with them strictly according to the law. As long as they commit a crime, they will be severely punished.”
"All monks who have not committed any crimes, except for real monks, will be forced to renounce asceticism and sent to various places in the Great Tang. They are not allowed to return to the mountain gate!”
"Pass down the order to make the crimes of the Buddhist Sect public. I want all the people of the Great Tang to know the true colors of the Buddhist Sect within three days!”
Li Shiming said through gritted teeth, his eyes filled with killing intent. If it weren't for the fact that he was concerned about the Buddha and Bodhisattva of Spirited Mountain, he would have uprooted all the Buddhist forces in the Tang Empire!
"Yes, Your Majesty!" The ministers replied in unison and left.
With Li Shiming's series of orders, the Great Tang began to move at full speed. For a moment, all the commoners were in disbelief, and many of those who had lost their families rushed to the nearby temples, wanting to fight the monk to the death!
Outside Chang 'an, in Lantian County.
"This kind of life is really pleasant!”Bai Chen stayed in his old house, his gaze constantly sweeping across the Great Tang. The corners of his mouth curled up slightly, looking like he was in a good mood!
"System, what's the situation?" A moment later, Bai Chen asked in his heart.
"User, the Great Tang is the beginning and end of the Journey to the West, so it contains a lot of providence. User has destroyed the image of the Buddhist Sect in the Great Tang, causing the Buddhist Sect to suffer heavy losses and its providence to begin to drain!”
"Although a portion of the lost luck of the Buddhist Sect has been absorbed by Jie School, the other factions have also absorbed a lot. Therefore, Jie School's luck has not increased much!”
The system's voice sounded out in Bai Chen's mind, causing Bai Chen to be slightly stunned. Then, he reacted.
The image of Buddhism was destroyed, and most of the people began to believe in Taoism. However, Jie School was only a part of Taoism. There were also Ren School, Chan School, and some small sects!
In addition, Haotian had gained a lot of prestige and attracted a lot of believers. They had all gained a lot of benefits from this turmoil!
"Looks like I have to find an opportunity to collect some fees from them. I can't let them sit idly by and enjoy the fruits of my labor!”Bai Chen rubbed his chin and began to ponder in his heart.
He was busy working himself to death while they stayed at home and did nothing. Why should he give them the benefits? He had to make them bleed!
"Junior Brother, what are you thinking about this time?" At this time, Holy Mother Wudang walked over. A trace of extraordinary splendor flashed across her eyes as she looked at Bai Chen curiously.
Holy Mother Wudang felt strange about this junior brother of hers. The Buddhist Sect was powerful now, but they had suffered a great loss from him. In addition, her junior brother had asked her to make many arrangements before, but he did not tell her what the use of these arrangements was. This made Holy Mother Wudang very curious.
"Nothing, I was just thinking!" Bai Chen smiled.
At the same time.
In a temple, a large number of monks had gathered. If Zhangsun Wuji was here, he would realize that these monks were the " real monks " he had mentioned!
"Everyone, now that the Buddhist Sect is on the decline, and all the citizens of the Great Tang are filled with hostility towards it, what should we do?”An elderly monk said to everyone.
Unfortunately, after the old monk finished speaking, the entire temple fell silent. No one dared to speak.
The monks present were all monks who had been cultivating Buddhist scriptures. If they were asked to debate Buddhist Dharma, they would all be able to do it. However, if they were asked to come up with ideas, sorry, this was not their profession!
After a while, a middle-aged monk suddenly patted his head fiercely, attracting everyone's attention.
"Huihai, did you think of something?”The old monk asked.
"Zen Master Fa Yun, everyone, do you still remember that some time ago, when Guanyin Bodhisattva descended, she once appointed Zen Master Xuanzang to go to the Western Heaven to seek the true scriptures?”Hui Hai said.
After Hui Hai finished speaking, all the monks looked at Tang Sanzang. Some of the smarter monks immediately understood what Hui Hai meant.
"That's right. As long as Zen Master Xuanzang successfully brings the Mahayana Buddhism back to the Great Tang, the Buddhist Sect will definitely be able to get out of this situation!”
"That's right. Now, only by retrieving the Mahayana Buddhism can we save the Buddhist Sect!”
"As long as we have the Mahayana Buddhism, our Buddhist Sect will definitely be able to return to its heyday, or even far surpass the past!”
The monks seemed to have grabbed onto the last life-saving straw and began to speak one after another, causing Tang Sanzang to be stunned on the spot.
The old monk Fa Yun slowly walked up to Tang Sanzang and said,""Xuanzang, you've heard it. In the current situation, you can be said to be the last hope of our Buddhist Sect. The fate of the Buddhist Sect is in your hands!”
" But " Tang Sanzang hesitated, not knowing how to answer.
"Is there any difficulty?" Monk Fa Yun looked at Tang Sanzang and asked,""Don't you want to go to the Western Heaven to seek the true scripture?”
"Of course not. It is my dream to learn the Mahayana Buddhism. However, the Tang Emperor had already rejected me and refused to give me the pass certificate.”Tang Sanzang said helplessly.
"Ha…" Zen Master Fa Yun smiled gently and said,""Xuanzang, don't be anxious. Now that all the filth in Buddhism has been removed, only the real monks are left. As long as we ask His Majesty again, I believe that His Majesty will not make things difficult for us again!”
Tang Sanzang was stunned. He looked at the monks around him and sighed softly." If that's the case, I'll go to see Your Majesty tomorrow. I hope I can get what I want!"”
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