Changsun Wugou comforted him while asking for various details, and soon Li Shimin came in a hurry.
Even if he was mentally prepared, his eyelids would jump when he saw Chen Jingke like this, and his anger could not be controlled.
Not to mention anything else, if Chen Jingke disappeared, all the previous layouts and plans of the imperial court might have to change or even come to an abrupt end, which would cause immeasurable losses to the Tang Dynasty.
There is also Xiao Sizi, that girl is young but a little too precocious, and her heart is entirely focused on Chen Jingke. If he has some shortcomings, what will this girl do?
He didn't want to see Chen Jingke go into trouble, both publicly and privately.
However, he did not directly target Buddhism, but said: "What do Xu Shanying and the other five do? They were touched by assassins and stabbed without any reaction, and they still had to rely on a maid as their savior."
Changsun Wugou also said: "The five of them have indeed made serious mistakes and should be severely punished."
Li Shimin said directly: "Then throw them to the border army's death row camp to serve their crimes."
The so-called death row camps are, to put it bluntly, just cannon fodder. It is said that they are serving crimes and meritorious services, but in fact they are sending themselves to death. Only one in a hundred people can come out of there alive.
Although Chen Jingke was also annoyed that they had missed the mark at five critical moments, he did not want them to die in the death row camp, so he said:
"Just transfer them away. The punishment would be too severe if they go to a death row camp."
Li Shimin hated the fact that iron cannot become steel and said: "A woman's kindness, you still haven't made any progress after going through this."
Chen Jingke didn't know how to answer.
On the contrary, Changsun Wugou said: "It is better to punish them severely and then continue to stay with Jing Ke than to directly change a group of guards."
Li Shimin thought for a while and said: "Okay, let's keep them first to see the effects."
Chen Jingke thought about it and it made sense. It was obvious that Xu Shanying and the other five were regretful and scared. If they were given a chance, they would be more attentive.
Besides, he wasn't going to take only the five of them with him when he went out in the future.
Select a few skilled Taoist priests from Zixiao Temple, and then select two or three from the five of them to accompany you. The effect may be better if you mix them together.
However, the matter of guarding was not important. Obtaining Li Shimin's permission to take revenge on Buddhism was the real issue, so he immediately said:
"Saint, you must uphold justice for me."
Li Shimin was a little embarrassed and said: "This matter is most likely caused by Buddhism. Although I am also very angry with their actions, it is a critical moment for the imperial court to reform, and it is not appropriate to cause extraneous matters."
Chen Jingke's heart sank, he knew this would happen. The emperor was thinking more about the overall situation and the court's plan.
Before he said anything, Changsun Wugou became unhappy and said: "Erlang just ignores you and doesn't ask questions? Then Jing Ke won't go out anymore... No, just hide in the palace, I'm afraid of others
I will chase him to Zixiao Temple and assassinate him."
Li Shimin quickly comforted him: "It's not that I don't care, I will punish the Buddhists and warn them not to let such things happen again."
"Hmph." Changsun Wugou snorted coldly and said, "Then what? I'm afraid that they think that you, a saint, can't do anything to them, and you will become even more unscrupulous."
"And don't forget to enfeoff. How will the imperial court unite the hearts of the vassal states? Is it a foreign religion like Buddhism?"
"If a few princes and kings who believe in Buddhism appear and depose hundreds of schools of thought to only worship Buddhism, do you think the people in this country will think of themselves as Tianzhu people or as Chinese people?"
"All we can rely on is Chinese civilization, which is local sects like Taoism."
"This was the plan to transform Hu into Buddha. Why did you back down at the critical moment? This is not like the Erlang I know."
Li Shimin looked a little confused, but he also knew that he was in the wrong, and she was also angry, so he patiently explained:
"I'm not shrinking, but everything must be prioritized, and innovation is the most important thing."
"When the reform is completed, you can take care of Buddhism anytime you want. They will still be able to escape from Wuzhishan."
Changsun Wugao retorted: "The current Tang Dynasty is compared with Emperor Taiwu of the Northern Wei Dynasty, and what about the period of Emperor Wu of the Northern Zhou Dynasty? It was still a troubled time, and both monarchs were capable of destroying Buddhism and almost annihilated Buddhism."
"Now that the Tang Dynasty has unified the world, all the barbarians have surrendered. The nobles who previously hindered the imperial court have also been suppressed. You, Qian Gang, are arbitrarily claiming the Constitution of Heaven..."
"We are not trying to destroy Buddhism, we are just asking Buddhism to recognize the transformation of humans into Buddhas. What do you have to be afraid of?"
"This..." Li Shimin was a little moved, but he still couldn't make up his mind.
The main reason is that the current situation is very good, and he doesn't want to add any more variables. It will be more secure to start Buddhism after the reform is completed.
How could Changsun Wugou not know what he was thinking, so he directly used his trump card and said: "The enfeoffment is just around the corner. If you start attacking Buddhism after the enfeoffment is completed, they will inevitably flee to the vassal states. What are you going to do?"
Forcing the princes and kings to join in destroying the Buddha? It would be too difficult.
These princes and kings were very honest when they were in the Tang Dynasty. Once they went to their own territory, they would immediately have all kinds of little thoughts, and it would be difficult to command them again.
In addition, Guan Longxungui was influenced by his father and ancestors, and most of them believed in Buddhism. It was simply too difficult for them to follow them and destroy Buddhism.
Even Li Shimin and Changsun Wujia were devout Buddhists themselves, but it was just because Buddhism was helpless when facing their family's diseases.
Because of the emergence of Sun Simiao and Chen Jingke, Taoism solved a series of problems in the royal family and slowly changed the beliefs of the couple.
What's more, these two couples are both old foxes who can distinguish between personal beliefs and the country's future which is more important. As long as it is beneficial to the country, it doesn't matter if they give up some personal beliefs.
If suppressing Buddhism is beneficial to the country, they will take action without hesitation.
But not everyone is the same as them. More Guan Longxungui actually prefers Buddhism in his heart.
In the Tang Dynasty, they did not dare to show it. Once enfeoffment was implemented, they would definitely respect Buddhism in their own vassal states.
By that time, it will be almost impossible to transform Hu into a Buddha.
Sure enough, Li Shimin was moved, and he pondered for a long time and said: "If Buddhism breaks its rules, it must be severely punished. Otherwise, everyone will want to imitate them, and the world will not be in chaos."
"Buddha is the Tao and is the destiny of destiny. Buddhism's intention to go against the general trend is really abominable. Tomorrow I will announce that "Laozi Huahu Jing" will be included in the required reading list of the Imperial College."
"Excerpts of Laozi's transformation of the Hu Jing must also be included in the textbooks of schools in various places..."
Chen Jingke was overjoyed and said: "Your Majesty is wise."
Li Shimin ignored his flattery, but said: "I will let people from Dali Temple investigate your assassination, and I will definitely give you an explanation."
Chen Jingke saluted again and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty."
The eldest grandson Wugou was also overjoyed. Then he stood up and performed the Wanfu Ceremony, saying, "Just now I was emotional and spoke a lot of disrespect, please Erlang to punish me."
Li Shimin said helplessly: "You...you are the only one who dares to question me like this now."
Changsun Wugao blinked his eyes and said, "Does Xianggong Wei not dare to do it anymore?"
Li Shimin was angry and said: "I am angry. You should reflect here carefully. When will you reflect on it, when will you see me again?"
After saying that, he rolled up his sleeves and left. He just walked to the door and turned around and said: "Get out of here quickly. Don't let little Sizi see this embarrassed look. She should worry again."
Chen Jingke said quickly: "Well, Your Majesty, I think my aunt has thought about it and wants to apologize to you... Then I won't bother you and will leave first."
After saying that, he ran away.
Li Shimin couldn't laugh or cry, making him look like a child.
Changsun Wujia covered his mouth and chuckled, took the initiative to hold his arm and said: "My lord, please don't be angry, I really know that I was wrong."
Half of Li Shimin's body was numb, but he still said seriously: "Don't do this, I won't do this..."
But she still helped her back to the room and sat down.
Then Changsun Wugou suddenly sighed and said, "You don't know, when I saw Jing Ke appearing in front of me covered in blood, my heart almost jumped out of my chest."
Li Shimin also nodded and said: "I was just as worried when I heard that he was assassinated. He is too important to the Tang Dynasty and cannot be lost. Fortunately, Yi Nu was still useful and blocked the attack for him at the critical moment.
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Changsun Wugou nodded, and then said: "What are you going to do, Yi Nu? Will you give her her freedom?"
Li Shimin said helplessly: "Do you think Yi Nu is still the same as before? Her heart has already gone to Chen Jingke. Let's just go with the flow and let her go free."
Changsun Wugou smiled and said: "Let her serve Jing Ke for Xiao Sizi. There are also Yuzhu, which is enough."
Li Shimin did not continue this topic, but said: "Buddhism has indeed gone too far this time. The assassination of Chen Jingke did not take us seriously at all. When I first heard about this, I decided to attack them."
Changsun Wugou said in confusion: "Then why did you pretend to be reluctant just now?"
Li Shimin snorted coldly and said: "It's not that you pampered him too much. I can only play the bad guy and let him know that the court will not protect him unconditionally to prevent him from becoming too arrogant and domineering."
Changsun Wugou said with shame: "It's my fault. Sometimes I tell myself not to be like this. But every time I see him and hear him calling me aunt, I can't help myself."
"Just now he knelt in front of me and cried so hard that his voice became hoarse. I could tell that he was really scared and wronged. At that time, I only had one angry thought, to avenge him."
Li Shimin said: "Maybe this is fate... It doesn't matter if I play the bad guy for you. What's more, in the eyes of many people, I am already a bad guy and there is no need to play the bad guy."
Changsun Wugou was deeply moved, and then asked worriedly: "Isn't it a big problem to take action against Buddhism at this time?"
Li Shimin smiled and said: "Are you worried now? Don't worry, there is no problem. As you said, Taiwu and Zhouwu can destroy the Buddha, so we have no problem."
"It was originally my plan to completely solve the problem of Buddha being Tao before enfeoffment. But I couldn't find the opportunity before. This time they took the initiative to give the opportunity to me..."
…
Chen Jingke went all the way back to Zixiao Temple and first told Sun Simiao and Wu Shu about the process of entering the palace.
Sun Simiao didn't seem surprised at all, saying: "A saint with great talent and great strategy is never a conservative king. He will definitely take this opportunity to complete the things that Buddha originally taught."
Wu Shu said happily: "The saint has taken action and Buddhism has no room for resistance. From now on, the Buddha is the Tao. With this meritorious service, the real person is the true young leader of Taoism."
Sun Simiao also nodded and said: "I hope you don't make any mistakes. From now on, you will be the second person in Taoism."
The first person is of course Sun Simiao himself.
Chen Jingke was not as happy as he expected, nor did he continue the topic. Instead, he said, "Where is Yi Nu, how are you doing now?"
Wu Shu said: "The operation has been completed. Yi Nu is still sleeping. If no accident occurs within twelve hours, he will be out of danger."
Chen Jingke finally let go of his worries and said, "That's good, I'll go to the ward to see her."
Wu Shu said: "Let's take a bath and change clothes first before going."
Chen Jingke thought for a moment and said, "That's fine. I'll be with her in the ward these days. Don't think too much about it."
Wu Shu sighed: "I really didn't want anyone to share my husband before, but now I am only grateful to her. If you don't tell me, I will also suggest that you spend more time with her these days. Just leave the outside affairs to me."
Already."
When she said this, she said with a grim look on her face: "This time I will make Buddhism pay a heavy price."
…
Soon, the news of Chen Jingke's assassination came out, spread by thoughtful people, and at the same time, the identity of the person he said was the dreamer was released, and Chang'an was immediately boiling.
First of all, although there is no conclusive evidence of who did it, Chen Jingke chose to expose it at this time because he was talking about the dreamer. It is so ambiguous that everyone would suspect Buddhist revenge.
Buddhism actually assassinated important Taoist figures. This news is so shocking.
Secondly, this kind of assassination on the street has rarely happened in recent years, especially as the imperial power has become more and more strict in controlling the capital, and there are even fewer dandy boys.
It happened again today, and the person who was assassinated was the emperor's prospective son-in-law and the only disciple of the medical sage Sun Simiao.
For ordinary people, this is an important matter worth spending time talking about. For dignitaries, this matter is even more serious.
Why do you say that?
It's very simple. Although assassination is a conventional method, it is a method that is feared by everyone.
In times of war, assassinating enemies is normal and acceptable to everyone. In times of peace, assassinating political opponents is a bad rule and will be boycotted by everyone.
You can use almost all means, such as slander, frame-up, etc., to attack political opponents. These are all allowed, but assassination is not allowed.
Nowadays, the dispute between Buddhism and Taoism is considered by everyone to be an internal dispute. If he tries to make a move, you can use it as soon as possible, but if you can't beat him, you will gain a little advantage by bowing his head and admitting defeat to others.
Well now, if you directly send someone to assassinate you, it is a bad behavior.
In fact, the main reason is that the rich and powerful cherish their lives and do not want to die, so they are even less willing to see anyone break this rule.
If everyone disagrees and sends soldiers to death, then not all the powerful people will die.
Why do you all work so hard to climb to such a high position?
It is to enjoy the glory and wealth, not to compete with others.
Now you broke the rules of Buddhism first, and the key point is that you failed in the assassination and left evidence, so you should be punished even more.
Buddhism wants to defend itself, but as mentioned before.
Some things don't require evidence, as long as everyone knows you did it, it's enough.
Buddhism naturally will not sit still and wait for death, and will try every means to restore the situation.
However, at this moment, an order from the imperial court completely threw them into the abyss: "Laozi Transformed the Hu Jing" was included in the required subjects in the Imperial College, and it will also be a required book for the imperial examination one year later.
