The next day Chen Jingke found Changsun Wujia, told her his plan, and asked her for two Taoist temples.
Changsun Wugou sighed: "I don't know what kind of virtue they accumulated in their previous lives, but they will be able to meet you in this life."
Chen Jingke said: "I am lucky to meet them."
Changsun Wugou didn't say anything else. A few days later, he gave him two official documents, which clearly stated that such-and-such tunnel belonged to Chen Jingke.
It also clearly states the size of the Taoist temple, staffing, etc.
With these two official documents, he can send people to take over the two Taoist temples. Then recruit the necessary Taoist priests and apply for ultimatums for these Taoist priests based on the official documents.
The scale of these two Taoist temples is naturally far inferior to that of Zixiao Temple, but they are still relatively large.
And they are all located in relatively prosperous places, which are stronger than most Taoist temples, and are enough for Yuzhu and Yi Nu to establish themselves.
In addition to the above, the two Taoist temples each have 300 acres of auxiliary temple property.
Li Shimin's reforms covered a wide range of areas, including restrictions on religious scale and property.
It is unrealistic not to allow temples and temples to own any land, but it must be strictly limited.
According to the size of the temple, the land owned is also limited.
Generally, a small temple with three or five people will be given 20 acres of land; a temple with a dozen or so people will be given 50 acres of land.
The bigger ones are 100 acres, ranging from 150 acres to 300 acres.
The land of each temple is fixed and no increase or decrease is allowed. If there is an increase or decrease, the temple will be destroyed directly and the first offender will be severely punished.
Moreover, temple land must also pay taxes. Taoist monks have only one privilege, they do not have to perform corvee, and the rest are exactly the same as ordinary people.
Changsun Wugou gave him two Taoist temples, each with a property of 300 acres, which shows the scale of these two Taoist temples.
After returning home, Chen Jingke handed these two official documents to the two women, which naturally caused them to burst into tears of excitement.
"These two places are still temples and need to be renovated to a certain extent, and manpower needs to be recruited again. Are you going to do it yourself, or let Zixiaoguan do it for you?"
Yuzhu immediately said: "I don't understand this either, please help me, Master."
Chen Jingke said: "Yes, but you must also learn how to manage the Taoist temple, and don't rely on others for everything."
Yuzhu naturally knows this truth. She values this industry more than anyone else. How could she not be interested in it: "Don't worry, I will study hard and take over this Taoist temple as soon as possible."
Chen Jingke nodded and asked Yi Nu: "What about you? Do you have any ideas?"
Yi Nu hesitated for a long time and then said cautiously: "I... many people helped me when I was in the palace... I want to discuss it with them..."
Chen Jingke interrupted her with a smile and said, "I understand. You don't need to tell me these things. You can just go and discuss them with them."
Yi Nu said gratefully: "Thank you, Master."
After that, Chen Jingke went to the obelisk class in the outer courtyard, and Yuzhu also left with an excuse.
How could Yi Nu not know the reason why the two did this? He was very moved and contacted Yang Tianlu.
Yang Tianlu came very quickly. As soon as he came in, he frowned and said: "Why are you contacting me again? After finally getting away, live a happy life. Don't contact me again in the future."
Hearing this, Yi Nu became more sure that what he had done was right. He took out the document and showed it to him: "Look."
Yang Tianlu took it and looked through it and knew what it was. He asked doubtfully: "How come you have this thing? Where did it come from?"
Yi Nu said: "The real person gave it to me, he said..."
She explained the ins and outs of the matter, and then said: "With this industry, you can put some important people here and do things without any worries."
Yang Tianlu was very excited, but still asked: "This is given to you and your children by the real person, do you really want to do this?"
Yi Nu smiled and said, "Why not? Without your care, I would have died a long time ago...Besides, didn't I agree at the beginning that I would take care of your children when I got away? Is there any better place than this now?"
Yang Tianlu took a deep breath and said: "Okay, we didn't misjudge you. I believe everyone will be very happy to know."
Then he returned the official document to Yi Nu and said: "Give it to Zhenren and let him help you build this Taoist temple."
Yi Nu said in surprise: "Why?"
Yang Tianlu smiled and said: "I am the governor of Zixiao Temple. If a real person wants to build these two Taoist temples, he must go through my hands. Do you understand, my silly sister?"
Yi Nu suddenly realized it and said: "I see, well, I will give the official document to the real person when he comes back."
After a pause, she asked again: "Are they okay?"
Yang Tianlu's face turned gloomy and he said: "The only five people left are Xiang Xuezhen, Kong Zhengping, Yao Yangyun and you and me."
Yi Nu said sadly: "Are you sure everyone is gone?"
Yang Tianlu smiled bitterly and said: "How can you be sure? Have you forgotten the rules we agreed upon? If a person disappears, it means he is gone."
Yi Nu sighed and stopped talking.
Yang Tianlu smiled and said: "But they all left behind descendants before they left, which can be regarded as leaving roots. We take good care of these children, which is the best way to miss him."
"You came to the Taoist temple at the right time. I was just worried about how to accommodate these children."
Yi Nu nodded and said, "Well, we must take good care of them."
Speaking of this, she remembered something and asked quickly: "Where is your child?"
Yang Tianlu said somewhat uncomfortably: "Ahem, I'm relatively safe in Zixiaoguan, so there's no rush for now... Ahem, no, I'm looking for a suitable woman to give birth to me."
Yi Nu said suspiciously: "You are not attracted to a certain woman, are you?"
Yang Tianlu said with some embarrassment: "No, no, how can people like us incur love debts? Wouldn't that be harmful to others? It would be good for everyone to give money to find a new wife."
Yi Nu sighed and said, "That's right. With your personality, if you really fall in love with a woman, you will definitely stay away from her."
"Hurry up and spend money to find a woman to have a baby. Anyway, there is a place for her now, so don't delay."
Yang Tianlu said with a somewhat unnatural expression: "Okay, don't worry, my child will definitely be born next year..."
"I'm leaving first. Although the real person has guessed my identity, it's better not to let him catch me."
Yi Nu said: "Okay, you go back first, I'm looking for you if I have something."
When he walked away, she showed worry.
She has been trained as a spy and a dead soldier since she was a child. Observing people's words and serving others is something she must learn, so how could she not see that Yang Tianlu was not honest with her words.
What she didn't expect was that he was actually attracted to women, and she didn't know which woman had such charm.
But thinking rationally, she didn't want such a thing to happen. If a dead soldier gets emotional, there is a high probability that he will die soon.
She wanted Yang Tianlu to live well, and every extra day she lived would be earned, right?
I just hope he can think clearly and don't regret it if something goes wrong.
In the evening, when Yi Nu returned the official document, Chen Jingke was not surprised.
He would be stupid if he didn't know Yang Tianlu's identity by now... Well, okay, he is indeed stupid.
Because it was under Wu Shu's guidance that he determined Yang Tianlu's identity as a spy.
Mainly because of preconceptions, he took the initiative to find Yang Tianlu, and he didn't subconsciously consider this aspect.
After confirming Yang Tianlu's identity, he was so embarrassed that he almost found a crack in the ground and crawled in.
No one would take the initiative to invite spies to his home. The key is how confident he was at the beginning, thinking that he had the spirit of a bastard, and that the heroes in the world would bow to him as soon as his tiger body shook his body.
Only now do I know how to lure the wolf into the house.
At the same time, he was secretly glad that he had no other ideas and behaved openly, otherwise the end would definitely be miserable.
Then he concluded a truth: the most important thing in life is not how good you are, but how to embrace your thighs.
The only way to survive is to make sure that Changsun Wugu's thigh is firmly hugged and not let go.
That night, the two excited little maids transformed into Juicer Girls and squeezed him in all directions. Even Yi Nu was injured and danced a light twist and slow swing.
But she finally got the essence she dreamed of, but she didn't know how lucky it was.
…
The imperial court officially took sides, which was a fatal blow to Buddhism.
There is a saying that what is good for the superiors must be done for the inferiors. When the emperor expresses his dissatisfaction with Buddhism, the officials below will only redouble their actions.
Banning all Dharma activities in the temple is a minor matter, but finding various excuses to close the temple and think about one's mistakes is commonplace.
What's more serious is that all the temples that had done dirty things before were found guilty this time, and were punished quickly and severely. Hundreds of temples were destroyed in a wave.
When this evil deed was exposed, it had a huge impact on local believers.
It is conceivable that when the people know that they believe in such a group of filthy people, it will be a huge blow to them.
Of course, people will not implicate the entire Buddhism because of the evil deeds of one temple.
But this temple is closed and there are no temples around. What should I do if I want to worship God?
As general believers, the common people of the Tang Dynasty immediately made a choice to go to Taoist temples.
They are all gods, and worshiping no one is not worshiping them.
However, many things often rely on inertia. When people get used to coming to Taoist temples to worship gods, it will be difficult for them to come back even if the temple is built again.
Don't forget that there is also Journey to the West. People don't care so much, they really treat mythical stories as reality.
Oh, it turns out that Buddha was the disciple of Lao Tzu, the moral god, and it turns out that Buddhism is a branch of Taoism.
In this case, why should we worship the Buddha instead of directly worshiping the Daode Tianzun?
In the past, monks would explain that this was a story, made up randomly, and that Buddha and Lao Tzu had nothing to do with each other.
But now, temples all over the country have either been ordered to retreat to reflect on their mistakes or have been closed down, and no one has come forward to clarify.
As time goes by, the story of Journey to the West gradually becomes more and more popular. It no longer matters the truth. What we believe is the truth.
Buddhism will naturally not sit still and lobby hard.
Some lobbied local officials, some lobbied powerful people, and some tried to see the emperor.
The role of lobbying local officials is quite obvious. After all, not everyone is willing to offend religion. What if the Buddha really appears?
Many officials, under the lobbying of Buddhism, chose to turn a blind eye.
It is also useful to lobby the powerful. After all, many powerful people themselves are Buddhists, so it is inevitable that they will be inclined to them.
But the powerful know better what is most important. What is faith compared to feudalism?
Now that the power of enfeoffment is in the hands of the emperor, you want us to offend the emperor for you? Is it possible?
So after expressing their sympathy, the powerful people spread their hands and said: There is nothing we can do.
Until a Buddhist temple quietly promised that if you are willing to speak for us, how much money will we donate after your feudal kingdom is built?
Then many dignitaries who thought they were eligible for enfeoffment were tempted and quietly relaxed some of the restrictions on Buddhism.
However, these changes can only be regarded as a drop in the bucket and cannot fundamentally reverse the difficulties faced by Buddhism.
However, the most critical aspect of lobbying the emperor has never made any progress. Fa Lin and others were blocked outside the palace several times when they asked for an audience, and not even a human figure was seen.
Faced with this situation, the various Buddhist factions finally had no time to fight among themselves.
Tiantai Zhiwei, Niutou Zhiyan, Zen Daoxin, Sanlunzong Huiyuan, Lu Zong Daoxuan, etc. all went to the capital to discuss how to deal with it.
However, what the Buddhists don't know yet is that something that will hit them even harder is about to happen.
…
Li Chunfeng and Tian Shiwen came to Zixiao Temple again, found Chen Jingke and said: "Confucianism finally relented, and the powerful alliance gave Buddhism a fatal blow."
Chen Jingke was not surprised by this result. Confucianism's reliance on imperial power was the most serious. Now that the emperor has made it clear that he wants to attack Buddhism, they will inevitably choose to take sides.
"What are the specific conditions? What does Confucianism want?"
Li Chunfeng said: "They want the Ministry of Rites."
"Ha..." Wu Shu laughed and said, "Why don't they just say they want to take the imperial examination? Confucianism will definitely flourish if they have the channels to become officials."
Chen Jingke was not surprised by this answer. It was almost inevitable that Confucianism wanted the Ministry of Rites, and it was also their only chance to turn around at the moment.
"I can promise the Taoists not to interfere with the Ministry of Rites, but it depends on their sincerity."
Li Chunfeng said: "Confucianism recognizes that Laozi transformed the Hu Jing."
Chen Jingke shook his head and said: "It's not enough. If it were a year ago, this bargaining chip would have been enough, but now the situation has changed, and they no longer need to admit it."
Because the emperor has listed Laozi’s Hu Jing as a required subject in the Imperial College, and it is also a required subject in the imperial examination three years later.
If Confucianism admits it, it’s better, but if it doesn’t, it doesn’t matter.
Li Chunfeng naturally understood this truth and said, "I don't know what the real person's conditions are, so I can tell Xueshie Kong and the others."
Chen Jingke said: "If you add the study of science and technology to the academic system, you will enjoy the same treatment as other subjects. No one is allowed to discriminate. As for the teaching materials of the study of science and technology, they are all compiled by Zixiaoguan."
Although he could lobby the emperor to introduce science into the academic and political system. But now almost all the officials in the academic and political system are of Confucian origin, and most of the teachers are also Confucian.
If they act in a positive and negative way, it will be extremely detrimental to the development of science.
If we can get the consent of Confucianism and add science to the academic and political system, we can get twice the result with half the effort.
Li Chunfeng didn't expect that he would put forward such a condition, and he didn't see any benefit to Taoism from this condition.
But now the person in charge is Chen Jingke. No matter how many doubts he has, it is useless. He can only say: "Okay, I will go to Xueshi Kong and others to discuss this matter."