At the great court meeting, Taishi ordered Fu Yi to write a letter "Please abolish the Buddhist Dharma Table", in which he urged eleven measures to exterminate Buddhism and establish a country. It can be said that he clearly stated the pros and cons. Taking advantage of the strong winds of Chang'an City to exterminate Buddhism, Fu Yi's memorial was unanimously voted for. It passed, and no one in the court objected and expressed support.
In the past, when the imperial court tried to exterminate Buddhism, it would be met with crazy counterattacks by Buddhist temples, Buddhists, and Buddhist believers, resulting in a time-consuming, labor-intensive, and many difficulties.
But with Chang'an's 'process' leading the way, other places have followed suit, letting the people be the vanguard and the government following behind, and it can be said that everything will go smoothly.
Xiao Rui's methods were extremely ruthless. In order to completely defeat their beliefs in other Buddhist holy places, Xiao Rui sent a large number of well-trained eloquent people to mix among the crowds. Everywhere they went, there were immortals debating. Only Let the people know what they worship every day, and then they will change their old beliefs from the bottom of their hearts.
Regarding Xiao Rui's move, Du Ruhui described it euphemistically as removing poison from the heart of the people.
In fact, this method is only feasible in China and not in any other region. Not to mention Tianzhu, the birthplace of Buddhism, it is also a Western Europe, a cultural region that believes in God. This method will not work.
Someone once analyzed that our Chinese people actually have no faith and are very different from foreigners. If foreigners have faith, it is true faith. They firmly believe from the bottom of their hearts. They may even think that it is terrible for a person without faith. How can he survive in this world?
But Chinese people are different. Foreign countries swear with their hands on the Bible, but what about us? Swear to God, swear to earth? No, more of a swear by the lamp! Most of them swear by soft sister coins!
This point proves that Chinese people are the most realistic. Even if they burn incense in temples and worship gods, they must do it only when it is useful and efficacious. If I go there once or twice, it doesn’t work? Damn this god and that god, you can't protect me. Why do I worship you? Go to hell!
All these illustrate one thing: we essentially have no faith, and worshiping and praying to God is just out of greed or fear, and we want to seek refuge. rather than true faith.
So what do we believe? Believe in man and conquer heaven? Letter to work together? Believe in the country? Believe in yourself?
Haha, in fact we don’t believe in anything, not even ourselves.
Maybe, not believing in anything is also a kind of belief.
It should be said like this: Belief is temporary, unbelief is eternal.
Back to the main story, today’s meeting is destined to be lively.
The emperor had just approved Fu Yi's memorial, which set the attitude and tone of the court. If it cannot go against public opinion, then Buddhism should be banned. The court meeting here has not yet ended. Someone from outside reported that the eminent monk from Tianzhu requested to see the emperor on behalf of Buddhism.
Buddhism? Buddhism is in decline. Is it possible for you to see the emperor whenever you want?
In the Daxingshan Temple incident, Buddhism was completely defeated. The news spread, and the entire Buddhism knew that a great disaster was coming.
The Shaolin Temple, the holy land of Buddhism, is busy looking for someone. The Thirteen-Stick Monk has been there to help with boxing for many days. Now Daxingshan Temple has been destroyed. There are countless casualties among the monks in the temple, but the Thirteen-Stick Monk is missing? Was he mixed up in the crowd and beaten to death? Or is it Xiao Rui's evil hand?
As for the emperor's evil intentions, the Shaolin Temple does not believe it. The Thirteen Sticks Monks were kind to the emperor, and Li Er would not retaliate for the sake of reputation.
Mount Wutai, another Buddhist holy place, has been besieged and blocked. It is said that the temples in Longxi were violently demolished under the leadership of the Li family in Longxi. A few bald monks fled to the Gaochang Kingdom in the Western Region, and most of them were beaten to death on the spot.
At the time of life and death, as if by fate, the eminent Indian monk Tianmani traveled eastward to preach the Dharma. He came to Chang'an City and learned about the great catastrophe of Buddhism.
He was originally going to be listed at Daxingshan Temple, but now he was found by the fleeing monks, and he was elected as the protector of Buddhism, and went to discuss the Dharma with the court on behalf of Buddhism to save the Buddha.
The reason why I found a monk from the Western Regions instead of a local monk was because of identity issues. The most suitable local Thirteen Shaolin monks disappeared, and no one else could see the emperor.
But foreign monks are different. They can use the dual identity of envoys from other countries, so this notification was made.
Originally, when the courtiers heard that it was Buddhism, they were about to kick him out immediately, but Li Er was in a good mood and was confident that he was not afraid of any monsters. Since he was from Tianzhu, the birthplace of Buddha, it would be fun to listen to what he said.
If even foreign monks cannot gain a foothold, then the destruction of Buddhism will be considered complete. In the future, there will be no fear of monks from the Western Regions sneaking in to preach, and the people will not believe this at all.
"Hey, this monk is so big. Not only does he have an entourage, but he doesn't need to shave his head?" General Cheng Zhijie complained.
Tang Jian, the minister of Honglu Temple who was sent in, quickly winked and explained loudly: "Your Majesty, this is Master Tianmani, an eminent monk from the country of Tianzhu. He is an accomplished person in spiritual practice. It is said that he has the ability to decide life and death with one glance. "
Before Tang Jian finished speaking, Cheng Yaojin couldn't help but burst out laughing, "One glance can kill you? You're so boastful, bah! Come on, come on, I, old Cheng, am standing here, telling you what Try this trick on me and see how you can end my life or death?"
Qin Shubao grabbed Lao Cheng and said, "Know your integrity and don't mess around. It's medical skills that can determine life and death with one glance. This master must be a person with superb medical skills and can see through a person's physical condition with one glance."
Tianmani was accompanied by a translator. After listening, Tianmani waved his hands repeatedly. Everyone couldn't understand the mumbling, but they understood.
Tang Jian explained: "According to the interpreter, Master Tianmani's ability is not medical skills, but literal meaning. He can make people die instantly with just one look, and resurrect people with a flip of his hand. It can be said to be horrifying."
What? ? ?
After a moment of silence, the entire court burst into laughter. What about blowing? You can kill someone with just one look. Is that a human being? It's a fairy.
"Come on, come on, blow so loudly, try it on me, Lao Cheng, come on..."
"I'll give it a try too, let's go together..." Yuchi Jingde also stood up.
Seeing the worry and anxiety in Tang Jian's eyes, Li Er coughed lightly, waved his hand and said: "Knowing integrity and respecting virtue, this is a court meeting, don't let other people see the joke. Tang Aiqing, is it really so magical? Tell him about it. , can you give a demonstration in class?"
After a jittery translation, everyone saw Tianmani nodding.
Cheng Yaojin and the two wanted to come forward, but Tang Jian stood up to block them, "Your Majesty, why not just select a death row prisoner."
"Hey, Lord Ju, what do you mean? Do you really believe this guy's lies? If he can really kill someone with just one look, then let's stop living and just stand here waiting to die. He is the only one One person can destroy everyone." Lao Cheng shouted dissatisfied.
But Tang Jian did not defend himself, and in the end the emperor agreed to bring a death row prisoner.
Not long after, the Minister of Punishment sent someone to bring in a death row prisoner, "Your Majesty, this person committed Wang Wu's murder and committed murder. He confessed to everything innocently. He has been sentenced to beheading and will only have surgery in the future."
Li Er nodded: "Okay, just him. Tell him that he doesn't have to be afraid and can live with it. Give him a one-year reprieve from execution and let him live for one more year."
Tang Jian stepped forward and explained: "Wang Wu, don't be afraid. I asked you to come here to do an experiment. This is an eminent monk from Tianzhu. He said he has the ability to make people die immediately with just one look. You go up and let him try." If you can survive, His Majesty will let you live one more year."
The Minister of Punishment added: "Don't worry, even if you are really dead, it will still be considered a complete corpse. You will be sent back to your hometown for burial."
As soon as these words came out, Wang Wu's legs instantly became weak. He thought to himself: How big a sin have I committed? Beheading is not enough, let an expert from Tianzhu cast a spell to kill someone?
He knelt down with a plop, feces and urine flowing out, "Your Majesty, gentlemen, please forgive me, I don't want to die now..."
The Minister of Punishment secretly thought that it was bad luck, but it was a waste of time to mention people, so he simply waved his hand, "Master Tianmani, this person is afraid of death and cries, is that okay? We can start."
After the translation, Tianmoni nodded and walked forward, squatting down and staring into Wang Wu's eyes.
The entire Tai Chi Hall was silent, and you could hear a needle drop. Everyone watched this so-called 'casting' with breathless concentration.
