The winding path leads to a secluded place, and the Zen room is deep with flowers and trees.
Shaolin naturally took out the best Zen room in the temple to entertain Emperor Liu. The environment was naturally excellent. However, Emperor Liu could not have too many deep feelings. He just experienced the quiet environment and was no longer interested. He Not talking about Zen, not practicing Zen, just looking for a place to stay.
It was very necessary that the Zen room was carefully checked again and again to avoid any traps or ambushes. For the safety of Emperor Liu, no one could be too careful. This kind of vigilance and targeting shown everywhere made the monks in the temple even more frightened.
As for the vegetarian meals served, they were not handled by anyone in the temple at all. Even the ingredients were purchased from the mountains by special personnel. Emperor Liu always paid attention to food safety. Going to Shaolin to eat vegetarian food is probably reflected in Shaolin.
"Fainted? It's nothing serious!" In the Zen room, Emperor Liu was lying on the futon in a meditative posture. There was a very spiritual "Buddha" hanging on the wall behind him. Facing Zhang Yong's report, he was very surprised. It was an accident.
Zhang Yong replied: "After the greeting, when Master Hongtai returned to the monk's room, he lost strength and fainted. After diagnosis and treatment by the traditional Chinese medicine monk of the temple, he has improved and regained consciousness!"
"What's the reason?" Emperor Liu didn't seem to have any awareness of this.
Zhang Yong looked at Emperor Liu carefully and said, "It is said that he is anxious to attack his heart!"
"Oh." Emperor Liu responded, and then joked: "It seems that the practice presided over by Mr. Hongtai has not yet reached the state of perfection and is not perfect!"
"This must be frightened by His Majesty's power!" Zhang Yong said cautiously.
He was listening closely to the conversation between Emperor Liu and the old host. If he had faced Emperor Liu's heart-wrenching questions, he would have gone to the ground to plead guilty. Although the old abbot had practiced Buddhism for decades, he still had to care about the Shaolin Temple and his disciples and grandchildren.
"What's so powerful?" Emperor Liu shook his head after hearing this, looked at Zhang Yong and said: "If the old host is so frightened at such an advanced age, wouldn't it be my fault if he really has any good intentions?"
After pondering for a moment, Emperor Liu asked again: "Did I rely on my power to dominate others in my performance today, and did it violate the dignity of the emperor?"
In response to this, Zhang Yong responded promptly and seriously: "Your Majesty is the supreme being in the world. He is above all living beings, so how can you talk about bullying? Thunder, rain and dew are all your grace, and the monks in the temple are no exception!"
"You bachelors and Hanlins can indeed speak, and I feel comfortable listening to them!" Hearing this, Emperor Liu smiled and said, "However, if I hear these words too many, I am really afraid that I will become drifting without knowing it. "
Zhang Yong seemed a little embarrassed. However, under Emperor Liu's seemingly clear and calm remarks, he might have already been satisfied.
"What do you think of my thoughts on the management restrictions of monks in Buddhist temples?" Emperor Liu talked about business.
After thinking for a while, Zhang Yong said: "Your Majesty, Holy Ming Zhuzhao, this is a very good idea."
"What's so good about it?"
"If the number of Buddhist temples and monks in various temples can be limited in the world, it will certainly limit the endless growth of Buddhism. At the same time, it can also make up for the loopholes in government supervision and inspection!" Zhang Yong said eloquently: "Even for Buddhist temples, The number of monk fields owned by a temple is also clearly limited. In addition, a set of severe punishment measures should be formulated for monks in Buddhist temples who violate the court's restrictions. Only in this way can it be perfect!"
"Qian Yu destroyed the Buddha, and the monks all over the world already hate me deeply. In recent years, the court has relaxed its policies and has not cracked down too much. I have finally lived a peaceful life, and if I impose this restriction again, I am afraid that these Buddhist monks will want to eat me. Meat, it’s my skin!” Emperor Liu said with a chuckle.
"How dare your Majesty, the Buddhist sect in your dynasty, dare to be angry?" Zhang Yongxin said.
"What about the successors? After two or three generations, can future generations still strictly abide by this system? Does Buddhism have no way to break through this restriction?" Emperor Liu asked rhetorically.
"Your Majesty established the country and made it a rule for future generations to abide by. How can we violate it?" Zhang Yong hesitated for a moment and replied with a slight lack of confidence.
In fact, if we follow this line of thinking, there will be no results. The future is too unpredictable, let alone the restrictions on Buddhism. Even the legal system of the court is constantly changing.
Although the system is established, what is more important is how to implement and supervise it, and these all need to be done by people. Anything done by people will never be perfect. Emperor Liu has long been very clear about this. know.
Therefore, Emperor Liu smiled and sighed: "Forget it, I won't worry about the successor's heart. Let's do what I can do first! There are some things that only I can do!"
"Your Majesty is so generous, I admire you greatly!" Zhang Yong said.
"Regarding this restriction order, you will take the lead, find some people, draft it first, and submit it to the Political Affairs Hall for approval!" Looking at Zhang Yong, Emperor Liu handed over the task.
"Yes!" Zhang Yong was slightly happy, this was a contribution to him.
"In addition, not only Buddhism, but Taoist temples and temples should also follow this method!" Emperor Liu added.
"Yes!" Zhang Yong was slightly surprised. Many people, including him, thought that Emperor Liu just hated Buddhism, and that was why he was so vigilant.
But from this statement, it seems that Emperor Liu may not be targeting Buddhism alone.
Emperor Liu thought about it for a moment, hesitated for a moment, and then said: "In addition, from now on, all cults and aliens outside of Buddhism and Taoism in the Han Dynasty will be strictly prohibited!"
Obviously, Emperor Liu was going to make a clean sweep of all religions in the Han Dynasty. As for Zhang Yong, perhaps he only regarded it as a political task and did not think deeply about it. He decisively agreed and did whatever the emperor said.
"I heard that in recent years, a large number of pagan evils have appeared in various parts of the Han Dynasty, especially in the south, deceiving people's hearts and inducing people to worship evil gods. Fan Min, the chief envoy of Guangxi, has banned dozens of prostitution temples in the territory before, and should be commended. We should urge the state and state governments all over the world to strengthen the supervision of evil and evil within their territory, and ban all obscene temples. I want to clean up a bright and prosperous world!" Emperor Liu said coldly.
Probably feeling the determination in Emperor Liu's tone, Zhang Yong responded cautiously.
Emperor Liu thought for a long time and then sighed: "I am going to offend a large number of people again. I don't know if it is a blessing or a curse to interfere in the world like this!"
Zhang Yong said: "What your Majesty has done is for the country and the people, and for clarifying the world, it is of immeasurable merit!"
"I will never be merciless when dealing with these deluded cults and aliens. I will never show mercy to any of them!" Emperor Liu's attitude was extremely strong: "You should write a charter, express my intention clearly, and send it back to Luoyang. This matter, Let’s leave it to Zhao Pu and the others!”
"yes!"
"In addition, this meeting may cause some riots among the people. The imperial court should take the lead in warning the state governments, and then strengthen their preparations in this area to avoid unrest!" Emperor Liu said again.
"As you command!"
"Go and do the work!" Emperor Liu raised his hand: "I'm tired!"
"Your Majesty, rest in peace. I take my leave!" Zhang Yong bowed and bowed before slowly retreating.
Yantuo and other attendants were also ordered to leave, the door was gently closed, and the light in the Zen room dimmed a little. Emperor Liu straightened his legs, which were a little numb, and thought about it quietly, and the emotions that inevitably appeared on his face were unavoidable. A little worried.
Since ancient times, religious matters have often become a kind of trouble. Emperor Liu did not know what impact his strict order would have if he continued to implement it. Belief is something that may lead to trouble if you get involved in it, so don’t be careless.
However, if he did nothing, he would feel unhappy. After all, not to mention anything else, his instinct as an emperor and the majesty of a generation of heroes were driving him to strengthen the rule of the court, deepen the authority of the government, and the secular world. Outside is no exception.
As for the people of the world, they can believe in religion, but the first priority is to accept the rule and management of the imperial court. If this matter really caused some chaos, then for Emperor Liu, it would prove the necessity of doing so.
As Emperor Liu said, there are some things that only he can do. Others do not have the courage or ability to deal with possible troubles. More people may want to see a stable and peaceful world, and it doesn't matter even if they compromise, but today's Emperor Liu has very few things that can make him compromise.
After thinking for a while, Emperor Liu's eyes became firmer, and his expression was faintly cold and stern under the dim light, which was a bit penetrating.
"Buddha? Tao?" After muttering for a while, Emperor Liu raised a smile again. He turned around and looked at the vivid Buddhist characters on the wall behind him. He couldn't help but sneered: "I worship heaven and earth and worship my parents. I won’t worship you! In my empire, you still have to come and worship me!”
