Chapter 377 Its hard to know the blessings of a decision
The winding path leads to a secluded place, and the meditation room is deep with flowers and trees.
Shaolin naturally took out the best Zen room in the temple to entertain Emperor Liu, and the environment was naturally excellent. However, Emperor Liu could not have too many deep feelings. He just experienced the quiet environment and was no longer interested.
Not talking about Zen, not practicing Zen, just looking for a place to stay.
It is very necessary that the Zen room was carefully checked again and again to avoid any traps or ambushes. For the safety of Emperor Liu, no matter how careful you are, you can't be too careful. This kind of vigilance and targeting that is shown everywhere makes it even more frustrating.
The monks in the temple were frightened.
As for the vegetarian food served, it has not been handled by anyone in the temple at all. Even the ingredients are purchased from the mountains by special personnel. Emperor Liu has always paid attention to food safety. Going to Shaolin to eat vegetarian food is probably reflected in Shaolin.
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"Fainted? It's nothing serious!" In the Zen room, Emperor Liu was lying on the futon in a meditative posture. There was a very spiritual "Buddha" hanging on the wall behind him. Facing Zhang Yong's report, he was very surprised.
It's an accident.
Zhang Yong replied: "After the greeting, when Master Hongtai returned to the monk's room, he lost strength and fainted. After diagnosis and treatment by the traditional Chinese medicine monk of the temple, he got better and regained consciousness!"
"What's the reason?" Emperor Liu didn't seem to have any awareness of this.
Zhang Yong looked at Emperor Liu carefully and said, "It is said that he is suffering from a sudden attack of anger!"
"Oh." Emperor Liu responded, and then joked: "It seems that the practice presided over by Mr. Hongtai has not yet reached the state of perfection and is not perfect!"
"This must be frightened by His Majesty's majesty!" Zhang Yong said cautiously.
He listened closely to the conversation between Emperor Liu and the old host. If he had faced Emperor Liu's heart-breaking questions, he would have prostrated himself on the ground and apologized. Although the old host had been practicing for decades
Buddha, but he still has to take care of the Shaolin Temple and his disciples and grandchildren.
"What's so intimidating?" Emperor Liu shook his head when he heard this, looked at Zhang Yong and said: "If the old host is so old and frightened, if he really has good intentions, wouldn't it be my fault?"
After pondering for a while, Emperor Liu asked again: "Did my performance today seem to be a bit too much to rely on the power of others, and to be inconsistent with the dignity of the emperor?"
In response to this, Zhang Yong responded promptly and seriously: "Your Majesty is the supreme being in the world. He is above all living beings, so how can you talk about bullying? Thunder, rain and dew are all your kindness, and the monks and monks in the temple are no exception!"
"You bachelors and Hanlins can indeed talk, and I feel comfortable listening to you!" Hearing this, Emperor Liu smiled and said, "However, if I hear these words too many, I am really afraid that I will become drifting without knowing it.
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Zhang Yong seemed a little embarrassed. However, under Emperor Liu's seemingly clear and calm remarks, he might have already been satisfied.
"What do you think of my thoughts on the management restrictions of monks in Buddhist temples?" Emperor Liu talked about business.
After thinking for a while, Zhang Yong said: "Your Majesty, the holy candle shines, this is a very good idea."
"What's so good about it?"
"If the number of Buddhist temples and monks in various temples can be limited in the world, it will certainly limit the endless growth of Buddhism. At the same time, it can also make up for the loopholes in government supervision and inspection!" Zhang Yong said eloquently: "Even for Buddhist temples,
The number of monk fields owned by a temple is also clearly limited. In addition, a set of severe punishment measures should be formulated for monks in Buddhist temples who violate the court's restrictions. Only in this way can it be perfect!"
"Qian Yu destroyed the Buddha, and the monks all over the world already hate me deeply. In recent years, the imperial government has relaxed its policies and has not cracked down too much. I have finally lived a peaceful life. If I impose this restriction again, I am afraid that these Buddhist monks will want to eat me.
Meat, my skin is gone!" Emperor Liu said with a chuckle.
"How dare your Majesty, the Buddhist sect in your dynasty, dare to be angry?" Zhang Yongxin said.
"What about the successors? After two or three generations, can future generations still strictly abide by this system? Buddhism has no way to break through this restriction?" Emperor Liu asked rhetorically.
"Your Majesty founded the country and made the regulations. Future generations should abide by them. How can we violate them?" Zhang Yong hesitated for a moment and replied with a slight lack of confidence.
In fact, if we follow this line of thinking, there will be no results. The future is too unpredictable. Not to mention the restrictions on Buddhism, even the legal system of the imperial court is constantly changing.
Although the system is established, what is more important is how to implement and supervise it, and these all need to be done by people. Anything done by people will never be perfect. Emperor Liu has already made this very clear.
know.
Therefore, Emperor Liu smiled and sighed: "That's all, I won't worry about the successor's heart. Let's do what we can do first! There are some things that only I can do!"
"Your Majesty is so generous, and I admire you so much!" Zhang Yong said.
"Regarding this restriction order, you will take the lead, find some people, draft it first, and submit it to the Political Affairs Hall for approval!" Looking at Zhang Yong, Emperor Liu handed over the task.
"Yes!" Zhang Yong was overjoyed. This was a achievement for him.
"In addition, not only Buddhism, but Taoist temples and temples should also follow this method!" Emperor Liu added.
"Yes!" Zhang Yong was slightly surprised. Many people, including him, thought that Emperor Liu just hated Buddhism, and that was why he was so vigilant.
But from this statement, it seems that Emperor Liu may not be targeting Buddhism alone.
Emperor Liu thought about it for a moment, hesitated for a moment, and then said: "In addition, from now on, all cults outside of Buddhism and Taoism in the Han Dynasty will be strictly prohibited!"
Obviously, Emperor Liu was going to make a clean sweep, intending to clean up the religions in the Han Dynasty. As for Zhang Yong, perhaps he only regarded it as a political task, and did not think about it in depth. He decisively agreed, no matter what the emperor said, he would
How to do it.
"I heard that in recent years, a large number of pagan evils have appeared in various parts of the Han Dynasty, especially in the south, deceiving people's hearts and inducing people to worship evil gods. Fan Min, the chief envoy of Guangxi, has banned dozens of prostitution temples in the territory before, and should be commended.
We should urge the state and state governments all over the world to strengthen the supervision of evil and evil within their borders, and ban all obscene temples. I want to clean up and create a bright and prosperous world!" Emperor Liu said coldly.
Probably feeling the determination in Emperor Liu's tone, Zhang Yong responded cautiously.
Emperor Liu thought for a long time and then sighed: "I am going to offend a large number of people again. I don't know if it is a blessing or a curse to interfere in the world like this!"
Zhang Yongdao: "What your Majesty has done is for the country and the people, clarifying the world, and his merits are immeasurable!"
"I will never be merciless when dealing with these deluded cults and aliens. I will never show mercy to any of them!" Emperor Liu's attitude was extremely strong: "You should write a charter, express my intention clearly, and send it back to Luoyang. This matter,
Let’s leave it to Zhao Pu and the others!”
"yes!"
"In addition, this meeting may cause some riots among the people. The imperial court should take the lead in warning the state governments, and then strengthen the preparations in this regard to avoid unrest!" Emperor Liu said again.
"As you command!"
"Go and do the work!" Emperor Liu raised his hand: "I'm tired!"
"Your Majesty, rest in peace. I take my leave!" Zhang Yong bowed and bowed, then slowly withdrew.
Yantuo and other attendants were also ordered to leave. The door of the room was gently closed. The light in the Zen room dimmed a little. Emperor Liu straightened his legs that were a little numb and thought about it quietly. Unavoidably, the emotions appeared on his face. A little worried.
Since ancient times, religious matters have often become a kind of trouble. Emperor Liu didn't know what kind of impact his strict order would have if he continued to implement it. Belief may be a troublesome thing, so don't be careful.
However, if he does nothing, he will feel unhappy. After all, not to mention other things, his instinct as an emperor and the majesty of a generation of heroes are driving him to strengthen the rule of the court, deepen the authority of the government, and the secular world. Outside is no exception.
As for the people of the world, they can believe in religion, but accepting the rule and management of the imperial court is the first priority. If this matter really caused some chaos, then for Emperor Liu, it would prove the necessity of doing so.
As Emperor Liu said, there are some things that only he can do. Others do not have the courage or ability to deal with possible troubles. More people may prefer to see a stable and peaceful world, even if there are some compromises. It doesn't matter, but nowadays Emperor Liu has very few things that can make him compromise.
After thinking for a while, Emperor Liu's eyes became firmer, and his expression was faintly cold and stern under the dim light, which was a bit penetrating.
"Buddha? Tao?" After muttering for a while, Emperor Liu raised a smile again. He turned around and looked at the vivid Buddhist characters on the wall behind him. He couldn't help but sneered: "I worship heaven and earth and worship my parents. I won’t worship you! In my empire, you still have to come and worship me!”