"My lord, are you really planning to confiscate the temple and run the school?" Huang Yunfang asked in a low voice.
Xu Jingchang said sternly: "How could I do such a thing? It is clearly the intention of the clan kings! The imperial court expropriated all their palaces, and it is reasonable for them to expropriate temples... You know, I am the most pious person
Well, I also worshiped a Buddhist master, so I can be regarded as Master Yao’s nephew!"
Xu Jingchang said with his hands clasped together, "Amitabha, how good it is!"
Huang Yunfang sighed helplessly, Buddhism is really at a big loss for accepting you. She finally understood her father's worries. Xu Jingchang really doesn't do many good things.
"I heard that since ancient times, those who destroy the Buddha and destroy the Tao have no good end."
Xu Jingchang nodded, "Yes, so I will get married first!"
This reason was so powerful that Huang Yunfang was speechless again.
What else can I say, who can make myself willing!
If you marry a chicken, follow the chicken, if you marry a dog, follow the dog!
But to be honest, people like Xu Jingchang are really rare.
On the third day, a shocking practical topic was announced, requiring all students to go to the village of Weisuo to set up a school... In order to facilitate everyone's work, each of them was assigned 200 soldiers.
Qi King Zhu Su looked at the menacing and brightly armored troops with red eyes... This king can enjoy power again!
This taste is so wonderful.
He closed his eyes and experienced it carefully, then suddenly opened his eyes, and with a command, he led his men and rushed towards Tianjin Wei at lightning speed.
That's right, according to the distribution agreement among the kings, King Qi was assigned to Tianjin.
He rushed over with thunderous momentum.
My palace is gone, what do you think?
Isn't that a dream?
King Zhu Su of Qi led people directly to the most famous Yaowang Temple in Tianjin Wei... This temple has been around since the Yuan Dynasty. It is large in scale and has dozens of rooms. It has a four-story main hall at the front and back, and also has a cross-courtyard.
There are over a hundred monks.
And because it is next to the canal, merchants from all over the world often come to pay incense and pay their wishes, which is very lively.
Zhu Shu suddenly appeared, and there was a panic in the temple. The presiding monk personally came out to greet him.
Zhu Shu smiled all over his face and said, "Master, Xiao Wang has no other intention. He just came to visit your temple. You won't object?"
The presiding monk hurriedly put his hands together and saluted, "How dare you, how dare you, the king of Qi is here, it will really make the plum blossoms shine."
Zhu Shu walked in with a smile on his face. They passed through the Heavenly King's Hall and the Maitreya Hall and arrived at the main hall, where the Medicine Buddha is enshrined.
Looking around, he saw an eight-foot golden body sitting on the shrine. On the left and right were two Bodhisattvas, Sunlight and Moonlight. They were all gleaming with gold, clad in colorful satin, and magnificent.
Zhu Shu looked around with interest, and then said: "Master, is it effective?"
The presiding monk hurriedly said: "It's effective. It's very effective. It responds to all requests. It cures diseases and eliminates disasters. It's all right."
Zhu Su nodded, "He is indeed the compassionate Medicine Buddha! By the way, is this golden body made of pure gold?"
The presiding monk didn't understand what it meant, and said honestly: "The king of Qi said that it was originally a bronze statue, and the outside was covered with gold paint. It was painted on continuously over the years."
Zhu Shu nodded one after another, "It's quite thick...come here!"
He suddenly yelled, and the soldiers rushed over. Zhu Su shouted sharply: "Go up and scrape off all the gold paint for me!"
The presiding monk was so frightened that he hurriedly stretched out his arms to stop him, "King Qi, what are you doing?"
Zhu Shu laughed loudly, "I'm here to ask for money. Didn't you say that I will grant my request? You will definitely agree to my request."
The presiding monk suddenly felt ridiculous and said hurriedly: "Your Highness, you are asking for money. How can you scrape off the gold paint of the Buddha statue after you leave the temple?"
Zhu Shu said seriously: "Master, what you said is wrong. I left the temple, and then I picked up the money. What if someone else lost it? I worshiped the Buddha, and the Buddha gave me the money. If others don't worship the Buddha, they will throw it away.
If you get money... how can that be regarded as merciful and helpful to the world? You must ask the Buddha himself to reward you, and that is only natural. What's wrong with me taking the gold paint from the Buddha statue?"
The presiding monk was dumbfounded by what he said, and suddenly burst into tears, "Your Highness, King Qi, I would rather die than destroy the Buddha statue. If the king insists on doing this, then I have to kill him first!"
Zhu Shu laughed loudly, "You are overthinking it. You are still in good health. The school will still be short of a janitor in the future. How can I be willing to kill someone?"
As he spoke, Zhu Su shouted angrily, "Take everyone to the military camp and imprison them."
After giving the order, the soldiers worked together, tied up the monks with ropes, and escorted them directly out of the temple and towards the military camp...
The same thing happened in Shanhaiguan, Xifengkou, Yingzhou, Qingzhou... These princes are not good people to begin with, and with the loss of the prince's palace, everyone is holding their breath.
How could you miss this perfect opportunity to vent?
They kept closing temples and detaining monks. Everything around Peiping suffered, and almost no temple was spared.
There are so many temples, some of which were worshiped by Zhu Di and Empress Xu, especially since many monks had contacts with Yao Guangxiao. Faced with this situation, they could not sit still and wait for death.
More than a dozen monks, including celebrities from Peiping's Jin gentry, came to Prince Yan's Mansion and came to cry.
"Your Majesty, this is unfair!"
With so many people gathering outside the palace and crying loudly, it was naturally impossible not to alarm the people inside.
Zhu Di looked around and saw that his two sons had gone to look for Xu Jingchang. He could only ask Zhu Zhanji to go out and have a look.
Soon the black boy came back and said, "Grandpa Qizhuang, it's nothing serious. It's just that someone next door has died and is mourning."
How can a good saint-grandson lie!
Zhu Di had no doubt that he was there, but after a long time, it was still noisy outside, and faint cries could still be heard.
From the looks of it, this family has a really good family tradition!
When Zhu Di thought that he was his neighbor, he called an eunuch and rewarded him with a hundred taels, asking him to go and see it as a token of condolences.
The eunuch left and returned less than an hour later, still holding the one hundred taels of silver in his hand.
"Your Majesty, he is no longer dead."
"What is that?" Zhu Di wondered. Could it be that his grandson could still lie to him?
The eunuch said bitterly: "It's the abbots of several temples and celebrities from the gentry in Peiping. They are coming one after another. There are already a hundred people, and they are all crying."
"Why are you crying? Why is no one paying attention?"
"Going back to your Majesty, there are two junior brothers of the Young Master here. They are crying for the imperial court to seal their temple."
"What?" Zhu Di was shocked, "When did I decree to seal the temple?"
Zhu Di was furious and immediately called Zhu Zhanji, "What's the matter with you kid?"
How dare you deceive Grandpa Huang?
Black boy, what a grievance!
"Grandpa Huang, I don't want to lie to you, but I'm afraid."
Zhu Di hummed: "What are you afraid of? Do you know the crime of bullying the emperor?"
Zhu Zhanji felt aggrieved, "I know...but I'm afraid of losing money! When the emperor saw those people, he wanted to reward them, and all the money I spent will be used to govern the country in the future."
Zhu Di was also shocked...are we spending our grandson's money to govern the country?
"You little bastard!" Zhu Di was furious and punched... Zhu Zhanji saw that Grandpa Huang's face turned black, darker than him, and the little guy turned around and ran away.
At this time, the only one who can save him is Queen Xu.
"Royal Grandmother, help me quickly!"
Zhu Zhanji escaped and rode a horse in a hurry... The little guy was not very old, but he had learned how to ride.
He hurried to his cousin's side, and as expected, the imperial grandmother was here.
Queen Xu took Huang Yunfang and talked and laughed. She liked her niece-in-law very much, especially her cooking skills, which made Queen Xu full of praise.
"Grandma Huang, Grandpa Huang wants to beat me."
Empress Xu hugged Zhu Zhanji distressedly and asked with concern: "What's going on? Did I hit you?"
The black boy shook his head, "My grandson can run fast...but Grandpa Huang is going to lose his family again, Grandma Huang must take care of him."
Queen Xu was puzzled and asked patiently.
After a while, she finally figured out what was going on.
"The kings closed down the temples, who gave them the power?"
Huang Yunfang coughed slightly, "Well... the imperial court intends to take back the schools run by the princes. The princes think that running schools is very important, and they are willing to give up the real estate. But they also hope that the people below can contribute some efforts. Therefore, temples, ancestral halls, etc.,
They will be expropriated."
Queen Xu blinked, "Is this done by Xu Jingchang?"
Huang Yunfang didn't dare to say anything, but Empress Xu snorted: "I knew that no one could do it except him!"
Zhu Zhanji said bitterly: "Grandma, it was easy to collect it. These all belong to the imperial court and will belong to the grandson in the future. You can't let Grandpa Huang give them back to those bald donkeys!"
Queen Xu glared at him angrily, "Children are not allowed to talk nonsense and must be polite."
After scolding Zhu Zhanji, Queen Xu thought seriously for a while and suddenly laughed again.
"Don't worry, let's make two dishes first and let's chat while we eat."
Huang Yunfang agreed, and soon the dishes were ready, and Xu Jingchang, Zhu Gaoxu, and Zhu Gaosui also came over.
Queen Xu looked at them, then smiled and said, "Guess how Your Majesty will handle this matter?"
Zhu Gaoxu said with a sullen face, "No matter what I do, the temple can't keep so many, let alone let them escape taxes."
Zhu Gaosui smiled and said: "I remember that my cousin arranged examinations for monks, and those who failed were not given ultimatum documents. Why are there so many temples around Beiping, and there are many monks in the temples? Isn't this the Ming Dynasty?
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Xu Jingchang was not surprised at all. The world is so big that it would take several months for an order from Tian to be sent to the frontier, let alone implemented.
Moreover, in the temples here in Peiping, no matter whether they have seen the emperor or not, they are so powerful that not many local yamen dare to touch them.
Zhu Gaosui continued: "This place is so shameful. I am going to launch the Di newspaper to expose their inaction and deal with a group of people severely."
While he was talking, Zhu Di came from outside. He was quite far away and hummed: "You are eating and drinking here and you didn't tell me. It's really disgusting."
With that said, Zhu Di came over on his own. Seeing that Zhu Zhanji still had a seat, he grabbed the little guy by the collar, lifted him aside, and slapped his butt twice hard.
"I'm not beating you because you deceive the emperor, but because you underestimated Grandpa Huang." Zhu Di snorted: "Am I such a soft-hearted person? I have already given an order to King Qi, asking him to open a low-price medicine store...
When people are sick, they still have to seek medical advice and seek medicine, and praying to God and Buddha does not work."
