Lao Zhu stroked his beard and said slowly: "How about I say something?"
"Please give me your Majesty's instructions..." Han Du and Zong Lu said in unison, and both looked at Lao Zhu, waiting for his holy will.
Lao Zhu glanced at the two men on both sides, and then said slowly: "Han Du, give this Journey to the West to Xiucai Li."
Zong Lai didn't look happy at all after hearing this, because he knew that since he had accepted Han Du's books, the natural temple's property could not be saved. Of course, this was what he expected. After all, taking back the temple field will have no impact on Handu itself, but it will be of great benefit to the court.
How could the emperor miss such a golden opportunity?
Han Du smiled and nodded.
Lao Zhu saw that Zong Lai looked a little unhappy, so he continued: "Of course, it is not necessary to take back all the temple's land. How much temple land does Tianjie Temple have now?"
When Zong Lai heard that there was a turning point, he did not dare to neglect the emperor's greetings, and quickly replied: "Back to the emperor, it is 2,176 acres."
After hearing this, Lao Zhu nodded and said: "Then I will limit it to 3,000 acres. Tianjie Temple only needs to have no more than 3,000 acres of land. Other temples will also follow this example. Of course, in the future, the construction of temples must also be like Duuliao. Strict management and no temples can be built without permission."
"The poor monk thanks the emperor for your kindness." Zong Li quickly clasped his hands together and leaned down to bow.
"Get flat."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Zong Li stood up and looked at Han Du with a smile.
Han Du looked at Lao Zhu speechlessly and said nothing. He had been busy with his feelings for a long time, but in the end, his work was in vain. I am still soft-hearted...
Unexpectedly, Lao Zhu, who had always been decisive in killing, would be soft-hearted, which surprised Han Du. Lao Zhu never showed any mercy when faced with the life and death brothers who followed him. How could he show mercy to Buddhism?
Could it be...
Han Du suddenly thought of an explanation. That was Lao Zhu's experience at Huangjue Temple, which must have occupied an important position in his heart. Otherwise, in the situation just now, it would have been impossible for Lao Zhu to let go.
However, during the time Lao Zhu was in Huangjue Temple, no one except himself knew what happened.
Zong Long looked at Han Du with a smile, stretched out his hand and said, "I wonder if you can give this to the poor monk?"
Han Du was naturally unwilling to give it. In this case, it was equivalent to saying that he had not even gotten a hair out of his book. How could Han Du, who had always been determined not to suffer losses, be willing to do so?
Zong Long didn't care about that much. When he saw Han Du holding the book and refusing to hand it over, he reached out and took it. With a strong twist, he broke away Han Du's hand and easily put the book into the monk's robe.
"No, I can't give you this. You can send someone to copy a set and return this to me." Han Du reached out and went to get it.
But Han Du was Zong Long's opponent, and Zong Long just avoided Han Du by turning sideways.
"Just leave this copy here with the poor monk. Master Han remembers to send the rest to Tianjie Temple as well. As for Master Han who wants to keep one set, he will naturally enshrine it with both hands after Tianjie Temple prints out one set. superior."
After saying that, he ignored Han Du at all. Zong Lai turned to pay homage to Lao Zhu and said, "This matter is important, and I need to discuss it with the abbots. Please forgive me for resigning."
Despite the emperor's conditions, the temple has not suffered any losses now. But after all, there are restrictions on temple fields. Although Zong Lai is the leader of the Buddhist sect in the world, he still has to discuss it with other sects. Not to mention anything else, in the capital alone, he needed to convince Baoen and Linggu Temple first.
After hearing this, Lao Zhu said: "There is no urgency in this matter, just do it slowly." He waved his hand and asked Zong Li to retreat.
After Zong Li left, Lao Zhu turned to look at Han Du and said with a smile: "You have made another great contribution."
Han Du was still brooding over Lao Zhu's soft-heartedness, and said angrily to himself: "What kind of merit have you accomplished? I have been busy for a long time, but in the end I have gained nothing. It is like working in vain."
Lao Zhu naturally knew why Han Du said that he was busy in vain, but he refused to explain to Han Du. Instead, his face darkened, and he asked sternly: "How can you take out something like Journey to the West if you have it? Although I have been suppressing Buddhism now, there are signs of prosperity after peace in these years. If they rely on Journey to the West Do you know what the consequences will be if it influences more people to lean toward Buddhism?"
Han Du was stunned. Lao Zhu's change of expression was simply faster than that of a woman. And didn’t you yourself ask me to hand over Journey to the West to Zong Di just now? Without your approval, Zong Di would probably not have gotten it until now.
However, who made Lao Zhu the emperor? If it's your fault, it's your fault, and if it's not, it's your fault.
Han Du had no choice but to smile and explain: "Weichen is confident about this, they will not succeed."
"Oh? Why." Lao Zhu had indeed been worried about this just now. If it is true as Han Du said, Buddhism has tried its best to mold the golden body into the hearts of the people. If all the people in the world turn to Buddhism, won’t the world be about to change?
Seeing Han Du's calm face now, Lao Zhu's worries were temporarily put aside.
"Mold the golden body into the hearts of the people, this sentence seems very reasonable at first glance, but it is actually a high-sounding nonsense on the surface." Han Du explained coldly.
After hearing this, Lao Zhu lowered his head and thought for a moment. I also think this sentence is very good, very wonderful, and very reasonable. How can it be nonsense?
Seeing that Lao Zhu didn't understand, Han Du had no choice but to continue explaining: "Your Majesty should know that the human heart is the most complicated thing in the world. If you want to mold the golden body into the hearts of the people in the world, it is no less difficult than going to the West to give the golden body of Buddha to the world. Please come down, it is simply impossible to accomplish. Take this Journey to the West for example, it does not need to be many people, as long as a thousand people have read it, then the impression of Journey to the West will be completely different in the minds of a thousand people. I want to Putting all of these together is a fantasy and impossible.”
Hearing this, Lao Zhu breathed a sigh of relief. He also felt that what Han Du said was reasonable. A thousand people would have a thousand different feelings after reading the same book. It is not impossible for two people to have completely opposite understandings of the same book.
By then, let alone all of them falling towards Buddhism, it would be good if there was no war between the two sides.
Only then did Lao Zhu understand. It turned out that this kid had no good intentions from the beginning to the end, and was just digging a hole for Zong Lai. Regardless of whether Zong Lai agrees or not, he will be the one who suffers in the end.
