Chapter 77 Life Encounters
Ming Zhao is a monk.
Don't underestimate the monk, he is a monk with a dharma title. His mother was a prostitute, and when he was very young, someone sent him to a temple. Starting from a young novice monk,
Buddhism flourished in Korea, but many monks could not succeed in their lives. But Mingzhao was also considered a clever person and became a nominal disciple of Zen Master Dajue. But it's just in name only. He has not met his teacher even a few times.
However, his life, now in his thirties, can be considered magnificent, with ups and downs.
When Wang Qi, the king of Goryeo, was in power, he favored Buddhism. He also took advantage of it. There is an opportunity to read, although it is Buddhist scriptures. After Wang Qi's death, there was some suppression of Buddhism. It’s not that the scholar-bureaucrats don’t believe in Buddhism. But worshiping Buddhism consumes too much money and food.
His life was a little more downtrodden.
As Wang Yu grew up. He couldn't find any supporters among the scholar-bureaucrats, so he got close to the monks. Especially after the war with the Ming Dynasty started last year, many monks were promoted like rockets. The same is true for Ming Illumination. Soon he became an officer guarding the city.
He returned to secular life and had long hair. He didn't know what his last name was, so he named him Wang. The same surname as the king.
This period of time was his most glorious moment. From a monk to an officer who established real power in Beijing. Suppress those rebels who are not loyal to the king. He has his own wife and a beautiful woman from the land. But the good times soon came to an end. Li Chenggui suddenly attacked the city. He wanted to hold on to the city, but he didn't know who opened the city gate. Immediately, the situation was over. He did not dare to go home and shaved his head. Escape into the temple.
Became a monk again.
However, this time he could only pretend to be an illiterate vegetable-growing monk. He is no longer a cultural monk who associates with scholar-bureaucrats.
The comings and goings, the splendor, the wealth, the white clouds and the dogs, made the Buddhist scriptures that I recited in order to have a full meal really sink into my heart. In the dead of night. Recalling the Buddha's teachings, Mingzhao is undergoing some changes. It's just that he himself doesn't know that his life experience is not over yet.
When Li Chenggui opened the capital, he suppressed these monks very much. Most of the Buddhist temples around Geinkai were built by the kings of Goryeo in the past dynasties, that is, royal temples. Their lands and various privileges were granted by the royal family.
This is also the reason why Wang Yu can draw so many monks to work for him.
So Li Chenggui wants to suppress it. But at the same time, Li Chenggui cannot go too far.
Without him, Buddhism was so deeply rooted in the people of Korea that it was almost the state religion. Many monks have become national teachers and their influence is amazing. At the same time, there are many precedents of high-ranking officials becoming monks. The people revere him. Li Chenggui really wants Dofo Temple to do something. It is easy to cause a chain reaction.
Therefore, Li Chenggui did not dare to go too far.
Even if he knew that there were a large number of remnants of the Wang family in these temples, he could only stop there.
But it didn't work in He Xi's hands.
Then Mingzhao encountered the biggest change in his life.
Suddenly thousands of Ming troops surrounded the temple.
In the Main Hall, Yao Guangxiao pretended to light incense and bowed to the Buddha, as if thanking the Buddha for his care in those years. Then he issued an order at the Main Hall. Said: "From now on, the temples will have to reduce their manpower, leaving only a hundred people in each temple. They can maintain it as much as possible. They will cultivate their own crops and can only collect incense money. In addition, all the land will be confiscated."
"Amitabha, sir. This is the Protectorate Temple given by the late king." An old monk said, "It has not changed for many years."
Yao Guangxiao said: "Is it the Huguo Temple of the Ming Dynasty? Or the Huguo Temple of Goryeo?"
These old monks were stunned and didn't know what to say.
Yao Guangxiao waved his hand and said: "Take all these old monks away and let them return to secular life and become common people. It doesn't matter if they don't want to return to secular life. Just let them go south by themselves. All the remaining monks. If you can read, bring them over and let me see." "
Immediately, some soldiers asked one by one if anyone could read.
Even in temples, there are not many literate people.
Mingzhao has seen the market after all. His heart moved, and he volunteered, "The young monk knows how to read."
Yao Guangxiao took a look and found that although this monk was young, there were some vicissitudes of life between his features. His eyes were clear, and he did not dodge Yao Guangxiao's eyes. He saw that Mingzhao was only wearing a pair of straw sandals and there was mud on his trouser legs, so he asked: "What did the monk do before?"
Mingzhao said: "Grow vegetables."
Yao Guangxiao said calmly: "Growing vegetables? I want to find a literate and educated monk. Someone who understands Buddhism."
Mingzhao said: "Follow the heavens and follow the festivals, and the prosperity and prosperity are impermanent. Growing vegetables is the Dharma. The Dharma is growing vegetables."
Yao Guangxiao said: "Yes. It's just you. You are the host of Huguo Temple."
Mingzhao never expected it. This time he jumped up and reached a high position that he had never dared to imagine before. Huguo Temple is very large. There are several hills. Several halls and two to three thousand houses. The former abbot of Huguo Temple was a distinguished guest even in front of the Goryeo royal family.
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Yao Guangxiao did not have time to stay in Huguo Temple for too long. I went to report to He Xi.
A considerable part of the land around Kaijing is occupied by temples. He Xi asked Yao Guangxiao to handle it. Other aspects of the land are handled by others.
With the military support of the Ming Dynasty, He Xi took all the land around Kaijing into his hands, and immediately began to grant land according to ding. The population around Kaijing is not too large. Only a few hundred thousand people. It is enough for each person to cultivate a hundred acres of land.
As a result, hundreds of thousands of people in Beijing became the strongest supporters of the Ming Dynasty. Gein and the others understand one thing very well. That is to wait for the nobles from the south to come over. None of them want to survive.
Of course, those who gain will also lose.
The temple was just one of them, the most severely damaged. In fact, there are branches of the local wealthy and royal families in Kaijing. These people were caught in one fell swoop. Entire families were uprooted. Following Li Chenggui's men, they are going to migrate to Liaodong.
It can also be regarded as the first batch of immigrants to Liaodong.
What surprised He Xi even more was that he was so hands-on. Things that were found out.
There are tens of thousands of taels of gold, nearly one million taels of silver, and countless copper coins. The real countless ones have not yet been counted. As for other things, their value is even more difficult to measure. For example, there is a book called "Tripitaka" that even Yao Guangxiao couldn't put down. Legend has it that it was during the Yuan Dynasty's invasion of Goryeo. The King of Goryeo lived on Ganghwa Island and ordered 80,000 volumes to be engraved. Extraordinary value.
As for why Buddhist scriptures were carved at a critical moment for the country. He Xi was confused. Can't figure it out. But this is indeed Goryeo culture, no, it is the treasure of Buddhism. Although Yao Guangxiao is not a pure Buddhist disciple. But I still have a deep study of Buddhist scriptures.
besides. He Xi was even more amazed by another treasure. It’s just that this treasure appears to others. But it may not be a treasure.
When Yao Guangxiao found He Xi, He Xi was in the palace of the Goryeo royal family.
As soon as Yao Guangxiao entered the door, he saw that they were all women. Korean women still have some beauty, not to mention. These women all serve the Goryeo royal family and can be considered the cream of the crop. Many of them are women from high-ranking families who were captured during various incidents in the capital city and were simply placed in the palace.
Yao Guangxiao only felt that his eyes were full of spring. Yao Guangxiao said to He Xi, "Sir, if the princess is not around, you can't act so recklessly. You have to be careful of your body and bones."
He Xi was stunned for a moment. He never expected that Yao Guangxiao would say this, and said, "What is this? Look at this." Then He Xi handed a piece of cloth to Yao Guangxiao.
Yao Guangxiao took it over and saw that the cloth was very light. It's colorful cloth with some Buddhist patterns on it. For example, the Four Heavenly Kings, Feitian and so on. Yao Guangxiao touched it and said, "linen cloth."
He Xi said, "Yes, it's ramie cloth. Have you ever seen it before?"
Yao Guangxiao said, "Of course I have seen it. I have seen linen from all over the country. Although this Korean linen is good, there is nothing unusual about it."
Fabrics like linen seem to be reduced to inferior clothing materials when faced with silk and cotton. But in fact, among the sackcloth, there are also very good ones. It's just that He Xi didn't care about this before. Therefore, it was only after he came to Goryeo and entered this palace that he realized that there was such fine linen in the world.
Without using it, I just looked at it from a distance and thought it was silk.
