Chapter 15 Follow-up measures to deal with Buddhism
In the Hall of Cultivation, Xiao Cheng looked at the figures from the treasury displayed on the golden finger panel, with uncontrollable excitement on his face.
[August 3rd, the 22nd year (summer) of Tiande in Dayun Kingdom
National Treasury: 31.72 million Lianghuangwei: 69
Wearing the Emperor Card: King Qi Wei—Tian Yinqi
Effective skills: Tian clan on behalf of Qi, accepting suggestions widely, working hard to govern, Jixia Academy
Additional skills: Heavenly Favorite]
Feng Bao stood beside Xiao Cheng with a bow, holding the memorial in his hand, and reported:
"In Ganye Temple, a total of 24,310,000 taels of gold, silver, and copper were seized. In addition, there are also treasures such as jewelry and colored glaze, which have been returned to His Majesty's private treasury."
Feng Bao waved his hand, and dozens of young eunuchs quickly walked into the hall carrying dozens of trays, knelt down on the ground, and held them high.
"These are all treasures selected from Ganye Temple."
Xiao Cheng nodded slightly, stood up and looked over one by one.
Most of these things are classics. In addition to Buddhist scriptures, they are also martial arts secrets collected by Ganye Temple.
It's just that if you open these secret books casually, you will see that they are almost the same as ordinary Buddhist scriptures. Buddhist terms are used throughout the text, and they look like clouds and mountains. Without the guidance of Buddhist experts, Xiao Chengke would not be able to practice it.
The rest of the things are also considered treasures, but most of them are one-star treasures without special effects.
There are only a few things that can catch Xiao Cheng's eyes.
[Big Buddha chants the Shurangama Mantra, four-star treasure
Introduction: It comes from the "Surangama Sutra", the supreme Buddhist classic. Practitioners can overcome the difficulties caused by demons and resentments, and achieve perfect results in their practice.
Study effect: The person who studies has a chance to understand Buddhist martial arts, and the martial arts value increases to 90 (this chance depends on the Buddhist cultivation level)]
[Vajra Prajnaparamita Sutra, Three-Star Treasure
Introduction: All conditioned phenomena are like bubbles in a dream, like dew or lightning, and should be viewed as such.
Study effect: The person who studies has a chance to understand Buddhist martial arts, with a cultivation level below eighth level, and a force value of +30 (this chance depends on the Buddhist cultivation level)]
[Vairu Buddha Lotus Hat, Samsung Treasures
Introduction: How to regulate the ten bodies? Tan Yue steps up to Pilu Peak.
Wearing effect: The person wearing it will gain the skill "Guangming Wisdom" and moral +10.】
【Hualien cassock, two-star treasure
Introduction: The dharma robes worn by the monks can protect them from cold, heat, mosquitoes, make those who see them happy, eliminate all sins, and cut off the five desires.
Wearing effect: The person wearing it has moral +5]
Xiao Cheng was a little surprised by the only four-star treasure among them, the giant Buddha chanting the Shurangama Mantra.
"There is a chance to understand Buddhist martial arts, and the force value will be increased to 90." This thing means that the force value will be increased to 90. In other words, even a virtuous and eminent monk who is not familiar with martial arts can just trigger the effect and be able to
Promoted to the ninth level master.
The increased force value of this thing seems a bit exaggerated!
However, looking at Ganye Temple, the leader of the Buddhist sect, there are only two ninth-level masters among them, and it can be seen that the effect of this thing is not that easy to trigger.
Xiao Cheng waved his hand helplessly and ordered:
"Put it away!"
"yes!"
How can I put it, they are all good things. But unfortunately, Xiao Cheng seems to be unable to use any of them!
However, getting so much money is obviously enough and you should be content.
Feng Bao waved his hand quickly, and the young eunuchs quickly bowed and left.
Xiao Cheng sat back on the throne and said:
"What happened in Ganye Temple should have spread to temples all over the country!"
Feng Bao quickly lowered his head and said:
"Yes, now the temple in the country has received the news. The Buddhist sect is already preparing to send people to Beijing to meet with His Majesty."
Xiao Cheng couldn't help but smile when he heard this:
"Hey, Dongchang has been developing very fast recently, and it has even reached into Buddhism!"
Feng Bao immediately replied:
"Monks are human beings too. How can any of them not be afraid of death? During the incident at Ganye Temple, Dongchang left several monks from Ganye Temple behind and used some means to control them. Now they have all been sent out!
These monks originally had a high status in Buddhism. When they went to various temples, they were naturally able to come into contact with the core plans of Buddhism. Now every move of Buddhism cannot escape His Majesty's eyes!"
"Well, the ordinary monks don't know what Ganye Temple is doing, but the abbots of the big temples know it very well. How can they believe that they are accused of colluding with traitors? I am afraid that I am here to investigate Hui Hui.
They are using this as an excuse to attack me."
When Feng Bao heard this, he quickly asked:
"Then Your Majesty, how do you plan to deal with it?"
"It's always a trouble. It's better to make them so busy that they have no time to take care of it!"
When Feng Bao heard this, his eyes moved and he muttered:
"There are a lot of dirty things in Buddhism. Otherwise, how could there be so many gangsters pretending to be monks to commit crimes every year? As long as these things are spread widely, they will always be in a hurry."
Xiao Cheng laughed out loud, pointed at Feng Bao and said:
"Hahaha! A hairless prodigal, a Tathagata with a family. He kills and commits evil monks, and sets fire to plunder the monks. This trick of yours is weak, but it will definitely work!"
Hearing Xiao Cheng laugh, Feng Bao also smiled with his face and said:
"I don't think it's dirty at all. After all, I'm just telling the truth!"
The creativity of the common people should not be underestimated. Even if you only tell the truth, as long as it breaks the people's awe of Buddhism, some stories that add fuel to the fire will become even more outrageous. Feng Bao's trick is not
It's wilted and bad. It's wilted and bad.
You are so bad, I like it so much!
Xiao Cheng nodded and said with a smile:
"Okay, you can handle this in Dongchang, and there will be people who will cooperate with you!"
"Thank you for your trust, Your Majesty."
Xiao Cheng was quite satisfied and said:
"I've done a good job on my recent errands! I'll give you a good job and sell all the things confiscated by Ganye Temple for me. You will get a cent of the money. How much benefit you can get depends on your ability!
"
When Feng Bao heard this, his eyes couldn't help but light up.
One centimeter, one percent, doesn't sound like much, but if you can't hold it against Ganye Temple, these things are worth a lot.
If he manages to sell eight million taels worth of it, he can get eighty thousand taels. If he sells 10 million taels, that's one hundred thousand. Xiao Cheng asked him to take it personally, so he didn't have any worries.
Feng Bao was immediately overjoyed. He quickly ran down the steps, knelt down in the hall, kowtowed respectfully, and said:
"Slave, thank you for your favor!"
Xiao Cheng raised his hand to let Feng Bao stand up, but suddenly thought of something again and said:
"It's just that this move doesn't seem to make sense."
Hearing this, Feng Bao turned his eyes again and quickly added:
"My servant has also heard that Taoism is prevalent in the Central Plains. If it is introduced, Buddhism will also pay some attention to it for the sake of folk belief..."
"Taoism?" Xiao Cheng raised his eyebrows.
Taoism and Taoism are actually not closely related, but it cannot be said that they are completely unrelated.
Taoism is a school of thought among hundreds of schools of thought, and Taoism is a religious sect that was born from the careful spread of Taoism, folklore, and the worship of gods and ghosts. Taoism has developed vigorously over the past hundreds of years.
Occupied the folk beliefs of the Central Plains.
You must know that the power of Buddhism is not stronger than that of hundreds of schools of thought in the world. But a large part of the reason why Buddhism is able to monopolize the Yun Kingdom is because of the differences between schools of thought and religions.
People always need faith.
Regarding the hundreds of schools of thought, only when students understand the essence of the doctrines of the hundreds of schools of thought and understand the mysteries of heaven and earth based on the opinions of the hundreds of schools of thought can they have that kind of belief.
For religion, it only requires a pursuit that no one can resist, such as immortality, seeking immortality, and becoming a Buddha. Or a fictional and beautiful picture, such as a peaceful paradise without illness or worry. Or even a sentence is enough.
A simple belief that attracts many people.
For Buddhism, as long as the various schools of thought do not have the idea of developing power in the Yun Kingdom and do not send core personnel to the Yun Kingdom, they will not mind the spread of various schools of thought in the Yun Kingdom.
But if you see Taoism, it will be an all-out attack by Buddhism.
Xiao Cheng thought about it for a moment, then nodded and said:
"feasible!"
The introduction of Taoism is actually just a stop-gap measure to hold back Buddhism and make it unable to take care of itself.
After all, Xiao Cheng's plan to turn himself into a living god requires time to plan and achievements that can convince the people of the world, otherwise it is just a joke.
At this time, Xiao Cheng spoke again:
"It is decreed that the Great Master Huikai has passed away. Ganye Temple has colluded with the rebels and is no longer enshrined by the royal family. The position of the Great Master, who leads the monks in the country, cannot be vacant. I want to hold a Buddhist conference to use the realm of Buddhism and martial arts to cultivate.
Choose the next Archmage!"
This great Buddhist mage was canonized by the royal family and is a recognized leader of Buddhism. In previous dynasties, he was the person in charge of Ganye Temple, and there was no chance for the other temples to be the abbots. But now Xiao Cheng’s move is to make this
The position is put out for people to compete for.
There is no denying that among these monks, there are people with noble morals. However, most people in Buddhism only practice Buddhism in words, and their six roots are not pure at all. Faced with this opportunity to become a leader of Buddhism,
There are not many people who are not tempted!
When Feng Bao heard this, he immediately understood what Xiao Cheng meant, and sent him another flattery, complimenting:
"Your Majesty's method is fair and aboveboard. But this method hits the core of Buddhism. Using the position of great mage to seduce Buddhism will inevitably lead to mutual strife, suspicion and centrifugation within Buddhism. Compared with these tricks of slaves,
I don’t know where Gao Ming has gone!”
Xiao Cheng shook his head and said:
"If you want Buddhism to become completely threat-free, these methods will only treat the symptoms but not the root cause. You step up your efforts to send people to search for you. I don't believe you. There is no Buddhist temple in Yun Kingdom that strictly abides by the rules."
The Buddhist faith is so deep in Yun Kingdom that it is difficult to shake it for a while.
The best way now is to find a Buddhist temple that is obedient and sensible, does not mix with the secular world, and strictly abides by the rules and precepts, and supports them to become Buddhist leaders.
If there really isn't one, Xiao Cheng wouldn't mind creating such a Buddhist sect!
When Feng Bao heard this, he quickly explained:
"My servant has stepped up his efforts to send people to various places to search. I think it won't be long before news comes back. Your Majesty, please wait for a while."