a new day.
In the Tai Chi Hall of Chang'an, the seat of the highest power in the Tang Dynasty, Li Yuan sat in the main seat and watched the civil and military officials arguing below.
Li Jiancheng came out: "Father! This Buddhist sect must be investigated carefully. They are so unscrupulous in taking in people who do evil, and they even have the euphemistic name of putting down the butcher's knife and becoming a Buddha on the spot. Isn't this a challenge to our authority?"
After Li Jiancheng finished speaking, Li Shimin also came out: "Father! This Buddhism is full of filth and evil, we should come and sweep the holes to see what kind of monsters they are. They dare to annex land wantonly. So much wealth has been destroyed." They deserve to be severely punished for their unwarranted gains.”
Emperor Li Yuan of the Tang Dynasty, who was not very interested in Buddhism, heard this and was considering whether to follow the suggestions of Li Shimin and Li Jiancheng and conduct a nationwide inventory of temples. Who made our ancestors recognize Taoism? As for Li Er, just when Li Yuan was thinking this, some ministers came forward to dissuade him.
"Your Majesty, this must not be done. It will offend the Buddha and fear that Heaven will punish me, Tang Dynasty. There must be a few things in this temple that have done something wrong. As the saying goes, a mouse dropping spoils a pot of soup. Shouldn't we just Are we going to raid the temples just because of this piece of rat shit?”
Li Yuan sat in the main seat and watched these officials saying good things about the temple. He was not sure what to do for a while, but Li Shimin and Li Jiancheng persisted here.
"Father, we must check these temples. If there is one, there are two.
Maybe some temples still do good deeds and accumulate merit according to the rules we set, but some people will follow their footsteps and do such things as long as they find that a small mistake is not held accountable.
The boy was afraid that if something more serious happened, he would conduct a strict investigation on the temple. "
Li Jiancheng kept demanding a strict inspection of the temple, and Li Shimin was not to be outdone.
"Father! This temple really must be investigated. Brother Huang is right. We cannot let this temple think that our law does not punish the public, and then let the whole world think that the law does not punish the public.
How will our government act in the future? Someone is using this to cause trouble, how should we respond? I also ask my father to strictly inspect these courtyards, severely punish those with problems, and encourage those without problems, so as to set a precedent for many such things in the future. "
Prince Li Jiancheng and King Qin Li Shimin repeatedly emphasized the need to inspect the temples. Li Yuan looked at his two sons with a headache.
It's not that he doesn't want to inspect the temple, it's just that many officials believe in Buddhism and stop everyone here. Li Yuan could only sigh, "Let's skip this matter and discuss other matters first. Let's study this matter at the next court meeting."
It's easy to change the subject, but it's really difficult to do something like this again.
Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin, two brothers who would do whatever it takes to get the throne, worked together for a rare moment on this matter, but ended up in failure, making the two of them hush.
Other matters were discussed in the court, which did not affect the situation outside the court. After receiving the news that Xu Yunyan was about to come to Beijing, the two third emperors, Li Chengdao and Li Chengqian, ignored the dissuasion and came down with some confidants under the protection of a group of guards. Prepare to welcome Xu Yunyan outside Chang'an City.
Li Chengdao brought the sons of his teachers in the Prince's Palace in the East Palace and the descendants of some generals and literati. Basically all the hard-core descendants of Li Jiancheng were here.
As for Li Chengqian, in addition to himself, there were also some generals under Li Shimin, and in addition to the descendants of civil servants, there was also a person named Hou Xiaomei.
That was Hou Junji's daughter, who was basically inseparable from Li Chengqian.
When the two came to the pavilion ten miles outside Chang'an City, which was originally a place for sending people off, but they were waiting here to welcome Xu Yunyan, no one on the two sides liked the other, but this did not affect Li Chengdao and Li Chengqian. brotherly feelings.
"Brother is here too, what a coincidence!"
The two of them were saying politely, "Yes, I'm here to greet the teacher! I wonder why my dear brother is here?"
"Like my brother, I am also here to greet the teacher."
"What a coincidence. We have to study under the same teacher again. We must learn all the skills from the teacher!"
"right!"
The third generation of emperors kept talking here, but the people behind them who supported them glared at them.
Especially the descendants of those who were close to Li Chengqian, such as the eldest grandson Chongcheng Chu Mo Qin Huaiyu, who hoped that Li Shimin would ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor after he became the prince, looked at Li Chengdao here and wanted to go forward and kill him.
And Li Chengdao's die-hard confidants also looked at the group of distinguished disciples behind Li Chengqian and wanted to come forward and fight them to the death.
I finally have the life I have now, but I can't let you take the position of the prince away from me. From now on, we will be ministers of Conglong, and we will be different from you.
Just when the two parties were at war with each other, but their leader was calm and peaceful, a flash of light on the official road in the distance caught their attention.
The Tang army mainly wore Mingguang Kai, and the Mingguang armor of the captains and brigade commanders were even more sophisticated, reflecting a frightening light in the sun.
Although they only saw a few flashes of light from a distance, Li Chengdao and Li Chengqian knew that it was Xu Yunyan's arrival.
Li Chengdao looked at the light in the distance and hurriedly waved his hand to let the people behind him talk about it. In fact, he was thinking about how to speak to the group of supporters behind Li Chengqian.
"Everyone! All dress up and get ready to welcome Gu's teacher."
After Li Chengdao spoke, Li Chengqian followed closely and said, "We also tidied up a little and prepared to welcome Gu's teacher."
When Xu Yunyan led the team to the vicinity of Chang'an, he told Liu Xiaopeng that the fifty soldiers who followed him must pay attention to their speech and behavior. Although they all had good official positions in Zhechong Mansion, when they arrived in Chang'an City, they were not. That's it. If you meet a few casually, they may be the commander of the team, or even more likely a general. For the sake of safety, do not be careless.
This moment made the marching team move forward cautiously, looking at the two groups of people located at the Ten Mile Pavilion on the roadside. These soldiers are quite discerning.
Many of them went to the farm to study, especially the two standing at the front who were dressed in Chinese clothes. They did not wear the clothes of their own princes, but at first glance they looked like two figures who were extremely noble. Li Chengdao and Li Chengdao Carrying forward.
Liu Xiaopeng hurriedly stopped the motorcade and came to the carriage where Xu Yunyan was.
"Sir, we have arrived in the capital. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the Crown Prince of Qin are leading people at the pavilion ten miles ahead to greet us."
Hearing this, Xu Yunyan sighed, "Why bother? Is it necessary to greet me like this? Are you trying to make yourself jump into the pit of fire again? What should I do if both of them are pulling me over? Driving on the road When I was there, I encountered a team arranged by my fathers to deliver treasures to me, which doubled my original carriage worth, although most of the treasures were given to me by these two highnesses."
After receiving the report, Xu Yunyan could not express anything in the carriage, so he hurriedly made arrangements for Liu Xiaopeng outside the carriage.
"Our people must pay attention to their mouths, don't say nonsense, and do what they should do."
After saying this, Xu Yunyan straightened his clothes and got out of the carriage.
