Although it is the winter of the thirteenth year of Wanli, the sunshine is just right on this day. In the bright room, everyone is only thinking about government affairs and does not feel the slightest bit cold. Their faces are all flushed.
After hearing this, Shen Shixing nodded and said, "Then come up to me and propose this matter!"
After saying that, Shen Shixing looked at Hai Rui, Wang Lin and others: "Then you will work hard, I believe your majesty will reward you generously, and future generations will also praise you generously!"
Hai Rui, Wang Lin and others handed over their hands and said: "It is the duty of ministers to share the worries of the king, not to mention hard work."
At this time, Wang Lin asked Shen Shixing: "When renovating the Buddhist temple, changes will inevitably occur. It would be inappropriate if there are no soldiers and horses to protect it. Who does the Privy Council plan to appoint as the admiral and deploy troops and horses to respond to the situation?"
"I have made an agreement with the Prime Minister to appoint Tieling Hou as the admiral. Tieling Hou has just returned from his triumphant return and his holy family is in full swing, so he is more likely to act on his own initiative."
Shen Shixing replied.
"appropriate!"
Wang Lin replied.
Everyone else also nodded.
Soon after, Shen Shixing formally sent a memorial to request rectification of Buddhist temples and Taoist temples, and asked Wang Lin, the Minister of Household Affairs, to send the governor to the world to rectify the affairs of Buddhist temples and Taoist temples. Tieling Marquis Li Rusong sent an admiral to supervise a battalion of troops to prevent major changes, and cabinet bachelor Shen Li supervised it. Lu Kun, the right minister of the Ministry of Revenue, and Jin Xuezeng, the right minister of the Ministry of War, assisted in handling this matter.
Zhu Yijun approved.
Ever since, the matter of renovating the Buddhist temple was really implemented.
"Lubu Tang of the Ministry of Hubu is responsible for the clearing of Buddhist, Taoist and Taoist temples, fields, and taxation, money, and food matters all over the world;"
"The Jinbu Hall of the Ministry of Rites is responsible for the inventory of monks, nuns and Taoists in the world, clarifying the number of dutiful and unduly ultimatums, as well as the number of official and private Buddhist temples and Taoist temples."
“If there are regulations and national policies that need to be revised, Cabinet Master Shen will report them to the cabinet for consideration and policy making.”
"The first thing to do is to destroy the private nunnery."
After Wang Lin, the Secretary of the Ministry of Household Affairs, accepted the imperial envoy to the governor, he reported his specific arrangements to Zhu Yijun in the Imperial Service Department, and handed over the following:
"Then there are seven more things for your Majesty to read."
Zhu Yijun read it once after taking it. He had to admit that these civil servants were really planning to seriously reorganize the Buddhist temple, and they had obviously prepared it in advance, rather than making a decision at once. Otherwise, there would not have been eight steps. .
Zhu Yijun naturally agreed, and at Wang Lin's request, he first issued an edict to destroy the private nunnery.
At the same time that Wang Lin, the Minister of the Ministry of Hubu, began to ask for orders to reorganize the Buddhist temples due to Shen Shixing, the new Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, Hai Rui, also came to serve in the Ministry of Personnel.
"I didn't expect that Brother Gomine would one day reach the rank of Prime Minister Otsuka."
As for Hai Rui, who was in charge of the official department, Mo Ruowen was the happiest person to choose the chief minister, Wang Yongji.
And when he was invited by Hai Rui alone to check in, he first said something with a smile, and then sighed: "It can be seen that His Majesty wants to govern, so he is willing to let Gong Lai serve as a heavenly official in the Ministry of Personnel to ensure that the administration of officials is not bad."
Hai Rui faced the warm sunshine that filtered into the room through the bright window. He took off his official robe and wore only a patched cloth shirt. He smiled at Wang Yongji and said, "I didn't expect that one day you, Wang Runlian, would also be in charge of the literary selection department." .”
As he spoke, Hai Rui said with an excited face: "Now that I am in charge of the Ministry of Officials and you are in charge of the Selected Works of the Lotus, let the officials of this dynasty govern the Qingming Dynasty and live up to what we have done in Nanzhi in the past." Make your long-cherished wish!"
Wang Yongji cupped his hands and said, "I dare not betray my long-cherished wish!"
As he said that, the two looked at each other and smiled.
"Nowadays, the Buddhist temple and nunnery are about to be reorganized. How do you think the affairs of Quansu should be properly arranged?"
Hai Rui then continued to ask about Wang Yongji.
Wang Yong said confidently: "When it comes to Buddhist temples and nunneries, the two capitals are the best!"
"Therefore, the chief officials of Shuntian and Yingtian are very important."
"It just so happens that Xu Yongjing (Xu Minshi) is studying in the ruling school in Beijing, so he should be appointed as the Prime Minister of Shuntian."
"As for Ying Tian Fu Cheng, he can appoint Li Yutian (Li Hualong) as deputy envoy to Henan. This person is currently studying at the Military and Political Academy."
"The current Shuntian Fu Cheng and Ying Tian Fu Cheng have mediocre qualifications. They were promoted to Fu Cheng only because they were students of Yuan Fu and were obedient. However, they are also clean and honest. They should be promoted to study or manage food."
"I wonder what the public thinks?"
Wang Yongji said and asked about Hai Rui.
Hai Rui smiled and said: "After all, Runlian knows that I don't pay attention to the old relationship between my disciples. Except for Lu Xinwu who made an exception and accepted me as my disciple, I don't lead my disciples into old relationships. I have also observed Xu Yongjing and Li Yutian with a cold eye. They dare to offend people and are good at doing things, just these two people!"
"Let people know that I, Haigangfeng, am in charge of the official department. The official department must change its past nepotism."
"Sure enough, in order to rectify the Buddhist temple, it must be done by a public official!"
Wang Yongji said with a smile and said:
"Because of this, if the governor's protégé Gujiu is transferred or dismissed, they can shirk the righteousness and not mess with him, and advise their protégé Gujiu to be patient, and even in the future they can use the dismissal of their protégé to make peace with their protégé. blame."
"Sophisticated!"
Hai Rui couldn't help but smile and say something to Wang Yongji, and then said: "Privately, you should still call me Gangfeng, don't get angry."
Wang Yongji nodded.
As soon as Xu Minshi was appointed as the Prime Minister of Shuntian Prefecture, he came to Shuntian Prefecture and took office. Not long after he took office, Wang Lin was ordered by the emperor to urge all the governors of the country to destroy privately built Buddhist temples and nunneries. The ticket was in his hand.
Xu Minshi did not dare to neglect, and hurriedly organized his soldiers, and first went to Xiangcheng Temple, the largest private Buddhist temple near Lishuntian Mansion.
Because Shuntianfu and Yingtianfu were the two capitals of the imperial court, the governors of the two capitals mostly needed to participate in coordinating the affairs of the local government and the imperial government, and basically did not have the actual power of local governance.
Of course, this is also to avoid offending the powerful ministers by governing the local area, and all matters governing the two governments are done by the magistrate.
Therefore, it was Fu Cheng who was actually responsible for cleaning Buddhist temples in Shuntian and Yingtian Prefectures.
After Xu Minshi came to Xiangcheng Temple with his soldiers, he immediately ordered Huang Kezuan, the new general magistrate of Shuntian Mansion under his command, to invite the chief abbot to come out to see him.
Buddhist temples in the Ming Dynasty have always been divided into levels: chief abbot, abbot, chief monk, hall master, and steward monk.
Although Xiangcheng Temple is a private Buddhist temple, it is also classified in this way. The great abbot Ruda is like a local emperor in the entire temple and even in the nearby village.
Ruda can earn one hundred thousand taels of silver every year just by accepting donations from his disciples, which is much higher than the income of many bureaucrats.
In addition, the powerful bureaucrats Ruda came into contact with were basically high-ranking officials above the governor's level. For people like Shuntian Fu Cheng, he often didn't have to come to greet him in person, and sometimes he even didn't bother to meet him.
Because although Ruda is the abbot of a private temple, his background is not simple, otherwise he would not have opened a Buddhist temple in Gyeonggi.
Soon after, the monk who came out to see Xu Minshi was indeed not Ruda, but the abbot Huigu.
When Hui Gu came out to see Xu Minshi, he asked Xu Minshi arrogantly: "Why did the Prime Minister come to disturb the tranquility of this temple?!"
After the Zhao Zhigao incident, the secrecy of the Ming Dynasty's decrees became much stronger.
At present, only Shuntian Mansion and several important ministers in the court know about the renovation of the Buddhist temple in the Shuntian Mansion area. Therefore, the people in Xiangcheng Temple do not know that the court has planned to renovate the Buddhist temple. Monk Huigu also has an attitude towards Xu Minshi's arrival. Very disapproving.
(End of chapter)
