Chapter 594 593 Use money to knock you out

Seeing that Shi Zhongkui hesitated for a moment, the Bodhisattva quickly reached out to take the cassock, and hurriedly said, "In order to let the true king know, this cassock is a precious treasure of my Buddhist family. Unless you are destined to be a person, you will not be able to enjoy it even if you have merit."

Shi Zhongkui doesn't care if you are destined or not, if it comes into your hands, it means you are destined.

Only then did the Bodhisattva realize that Shi Zhongkui was a scoundrel, and hurriedly threatened again, "Dry a strand of this precious dragon to avoid being swallowed by the big roc. Hang a strand of this precious dragon, and you will gain the wonder of being transcendent and becoming a saint. But where you sit, there are thousands of gods paying homage."

.Every action has the Seven Buddhas with it.

If the true king takes over, the seven Buddhas will follow him as promised.

The poor monk is naturally willing to offer his hands to help the true king listen to the Buddha's teachings at all times."

Shi Zhongkui immediately cursed in his heart. If he really wanted the cassock, the Bodhisattva would definitely send seven Buddhas to stay by his side.

Even if you don't dare to harm yourself, just chanting sutras all the time can still make you sick to death.

Fortunately, I never thought about hiding the cassock and tin staff from the beginning. "Pindao said from the beginning that he would buy these two Buddhist treasures and give them to Master Jiang Liu'er who lives in Shuilu Assembly.

Monk, just sell it. If I buy it, I will order it to be given away.

After all, Master Jiang Liuer was recommended to His Majesty by someone.

Now that I have encountered two good Buddhist treasures, I would like to do my best to prevent His Majesty from spending money from the Tang Dynasty treasury to prepare Buddha treasures and reward them to Master Jiang Liuer."

Now it was Bodhisattva's turn to be in trouble.

Although his original intention was to give the cassock and tin staff to Jin Chanzi, if the emperor of Tang could deliver them in person, it would mean that the emperor had accepted Buddhism.

From now on, the attitude of the entire Tang Dynasty towards Buddhism, whether it is the upper class or ordinary people, will definitely change greatly.

This is equivalent to laying a solid foundation for the great prosperity of Buddhism.

But if it was a Buddhist treasure that Shi Zhongkui, a disciple of Taoism, gave to Jiang Liu'er, it would be easy for this to spread to the immortal world, but in the eyes of ordinary people in the world, it means that monks and Taoists want things sent by them.

The people at the bottom have a difficult life just to have three meals a day, and they don't understand these things behind the scenes. They only laugh at the shameless monks. When they heard about the treasure of seven thousand taels, they didn't even care about the differences between Buddhism and Taoism.

If it creates an image of being "demanding money", this will be a fatal blow to missionary work.

The Bodhisattva took a deep breath and knew that although he had not let Shi Zhongkui succeed, he had no chance to use the emperor's help to promote Buddhism.

"It is not a waste of time for the true king, but these two things were given to Master Xuanzang by the poor monk of his own free will."

Shi Zhongkui was not a good person either. When he saw this, he laughed loudly and said loudly to his entourage, "Someone, please send these ten thousand taels of silver to Huasheng Temple and use it as the cost of this waterway meeting.

It can also be considered that I am the princess who is about to be married, relieving the worries of the Tang Dynasty."

As soon as these words came out, countless people around him cheered loudly, instantly stealing more than half of the limelight of the Waterway Conference.

Even if it is revealed that Taoist priests are rich, it is not entirely a bad thing.

It is true that Shi Zhongkui was a Taoist priest, but he was also a relative of the emperor.

After the people at the bottom know what happened today, in their impression of him, they will definitely remember him as a prince-in-law, rather than remember him as a Taoist priest.

And if the consort is rich, isn’t that a matter of course?

Otherwise, why would the emperor marry his daughter to Shi Zhongkui?

When ordinary families marry their daughters, they all want to marry into a rich and powerful family. Not to mention using the son-in-law to gain benefits for the family, at least the daughter will not have to endure hardship when marrying, which is always a good thing.

When the princess chooses a husband, she naturally has to choose a rich man, so as not to lose the royal dignity because of poverty.

This idea is normal, so Shi Zhongkui is not worried at all about how much negative impact he will have on Xuanmen if he reveals his wealth.

The most important thing is that after more than 170 years of chaos in the Northern and Southern Dynasties, as well as more than ten years of turmoil in the late Sui Dynasty, the people have accepted Buddhism to a certain extent.

But most of the people who really want to become a monk are at the bottom who can't survive.

The reason is nothing more than that they really can't survive and just want to make ends meet.

Even believers are mostly at the bottom.

People who have enough food and clothing, no shortage of gold and silver, and great power rarely have true believers.

It’s Mrs. Wang in the world of Red Mansions. She eats fast and prays to Buddha every three days. Does she really worship Buddha sincerely?

It’s just for outsiders to see.

If rumors spread that Taoist priests are rich and monks are poor, more people will definitely choose to become Taoist priests.

This is tantamount to competing with Buddhism for believers and labor force.

At this time, the Bodhisattva's face changed with anger, and Mu Zha even glared at Shi Zhongkui.

Shi Zhongkui didn't care, but threatened, "Monk, since you said you wanted to send the cassock and tin staff to Master Jiang Liu'er, then send them over now.

Lest you, bald ass, regret it again.

When the time comes, you will be able to escape without a trace with the treasure, and I will spend thousands more, tens of thousands of taels, to make a new cassock and tin staff for Master Jiang Liuer to fulfill my promise."

When the people around heard this, they realized that the Anandao Bodhisattva had just regretted it once, and that the prince-in-law's worries were really not nonsense.

Immediately, some people began to criticize, and even some officials who wanted to reduce the court's expenditure also agreed.

The Bodhisattva must send the cassock and tin staff to the Huasheng Temple now under everyone's watchful eyes.

Bodhisattva and Muzha were forced to have no choice but to leave. They could only be surrounded by others and went all the way to Huasheng Temple.

After meeting Jiang Liu'er and a group of eminent monks, Shi Zhongkui took advantage of his high enough status and was appointed by Li Shimin as the general manager of the waterway conference.

Not only was he at the front, but he was also the first to speak to Jiang Liu'er and the other monks, "Your Majesty, Master Lao and other eminent monks are the ones who want to prove your good deeds.

I happened to meet two lay monks today, and I planned to buy the cassocks and tin staffs from them for ten thousand taels of silver. Unfortunately, the monk was too obsessed with the difference between Buddhism and Taoism.

He said that a certain person was from a Taoist background and refused to sell him.

I have no choice but to offer these ten thousand taels of silver to cover the cost of this waterway conference. One is to reward the Master and the eminent monks, and the other is to relieve His Majesty's worries."

Now all the monks around were attracted by the ten thousand taels of silver, and basically few of them cared about the family struggle between Buddhism and Taoism.

When they saw Shi Zhongkui's entourage offering a large bag of horseshoe gold with both hands, many monks began to breathe heavily.

I am still thinking about how ignorant the Bodhisattva is. It is true that Buddhism and Taoism are competing against each other, but if a Taoist priest sends money to his door, it is tantamount to showing weakness and helping to promote Buddhism. Is there any reason not to accept it?

Moreover, although the emperor held a waterway conference and spent money, most of the expenses were actually raised by the monks according to the size of each temple.

Nowadays, there are people who are willing to take care of all the expenses and still make a fortune. Even a virtuous and eminent monk will inevitably have an ordinary mind.

I had a very favorable impression of Shi Zhongkui in my heart, and even the poorer monks in the temple were extremely grateful to Shi Zhongkui.

How can I care about Bodhisattva and Muzha?

As for the cassocks and tin staffs in the hands of the two men, they accepted all comers.
Chapter completed!