Struggle in the early Tang Dynasty

"Yes! Of course!" Hearing the sincere words from the child's sobs, Guo Ye couldn't help but have red eyes, and said, "Build! Of course we must build! The teacher will be anxious to anyone who refuses to build! Zhier, Tell the teacher, what are you going to name this temple?"

"Da Ci'en Temple! Use this name to commemorate your mother's kindness in giving birth to Zhi'er."

"Wait!" Guo Ye waved his hand and said, "His Royal Highness, you don't know that we already have a Daci'en Temple in Chang'an, right?"

Chapter 1871

"Of course the disciples know that this temple occupies a large area. It is also the residence of Master Xuanzang who came back from learning Buddhist scriptures from the West."

"Since you know, why do you still choose such a name?"

"The disciple thought the name was good, so of course he used it. It's fine to change the name of the original temple."

"Is that okay?" Guo Ye frowned and said, "As a prince, it's not impossible to order that temple to change its name. But in that case, it is inevitable that you will be suspected of oppressing others. If you offend the Buddha, I am afraid it will be against you. The queen's blessing is not in the way."

Li Zhi shook his head and said, "No, absolutely not. The disciple built the Da Ci'en Temple beautifully, and it must not be left empty. Of course, Buddhist disciples should be invited to settle in. It turns out that the monks of the Da Ci'en Temple can move here."

He smiled slightly and continued: "They got a temple for nothing, but the price they paid was just to change the name of the original temple. Tell me, teacher, why are they not happy?"

Guo Ye suddenly realized, scratched his head, and said: "The teacher is really wrong. When the monks heard about this kind of good business, they were so happy that they were crazy. Is there any reason why they don't want it? Zhi'er, you think It's really thorough."

Then, he ordered his grandson to take a pile of money tickets, and said: "This is 100 million coins, you can use it. If it is not enough, come and get it. It is not counted as borrowed by you, but as a teacher's tribute to the empress."

Li Zhi took the money ticket and said, "No, this disciple must pay it back. The Daci'en Temple was built by the disciple for his mother's filial piety. Of course, he must use his own money. With your money, I'm afraid..."

"That's right." Guo Ye didn't take it for granted when he heard the words, nodded, and said, "In that case, then I'm not being polite. You take the money away, and you can return it when you have more money."

"Thank you teacher!"

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After sending Li Zhi away, Guo Ye continued to think about how to deal with the Khitan problem.It seems that no matter whether China or foreign countries, before the industrial revolution, there was no good way to deal with this kind of grassland people.

Wait... No, there seems to be some successful examples.For example, the Yuan Dynasty controlled Tibet, and the Qing Dynasty controlled Mongolia.

The Yuan Dynasty made use of Lamaism and finally brought Tibet into China's territory.The Qing Dynasty controlled Mongolia with two main policies, one was to reduce Ding, and the other was to promote Lamaism.

The so-called reduction policy, in fact, the effect is not very good, the Jin Dynasty also implemented a reduction in Mongolia, the result did not stop the rise of Genghis Khan.

So in the final analysis, it depends on Lamaism.

The so-called Lamaists are also Tibetan Buddhism.

Thinking of this, Guo Ye couldn't help but brighten his eyes. If there is no Lamaism, can we replace it with Buddhism?

By the way, there seems to be such a point of view in history, which is called the Liao Dynasty was abolished by Buddhism, and the Jin Dynasty was destroyed by Confucianism.

Doesn't his own plan coincide with history?It's just artificially speeding up the process.

There's something going on!

He did what he said, and he immediately sent someone to invite Monk Xuanzang over.

"See the Dharma protector!" Xuanzang put his hands together and bowed to Guo Ye.

"Okay, we have known each other for so many years, don't engage in such nonsense." Guo Ye waved his hand and said, "We all know what's going on with this Buddhist Dharma protector. Don't mention it anymore, you still call it Brother Guo, right?"

"Okay then, brother Guo, I've brought the little monk here today, what can I teach you?"

"Great monk, congratulations, I have brought you here today, but I have two great things to tell you."

"A happy event? But where does the joy come from?"

"The first happy event is that your temple is going to be renamed."

"Rename?"

"That's right. In order to pray for the empress, the prince plans to spend 200 million yuan to build a large temple with more than 2000 houses and name it Da Ci'en Temple. Don't you want to change the name of your original temple?"

Xuanzang rejoiced and said: "Amitabha, the crown prince's offering to the Buddha is really a blessing for the recluse! Even if the poor monk's temple is to be renamed, the poor monk will not be dissatisfied. A happy event is indeed a happy event."

Xuanzang deserves to be a true son of the Buddha who has been famous through the ages, but his vision is different. He can see at a glance that the prince's construction of the temple has great political significance.

This is of great benefit to Buddhism. As for the name change of the original Da Ci'en Temple, it is nothing compared to this matter.

Guo Ye said with a smile: "Not only that, this temple will eventually be managed by the original Da Ci'en Temple. You are equivalent to getting a temple worth 200 million yuan for nothing. How is it? Are you happy?"

Xuanzang was so excited that his face turned red, and he said, "This is really great! The poor monk must take good care of the new Da Ci'en Temple, so that my monk can flourish in Chang'an! Uh...Brother Guo, can you ask His Highness the Crown Prince? Introduce the poor monk, so I can thank you in person."

"It's easy to say, easy to say. There is no rush."

Guo Ye paused for a moment, and then said: "Monk, don't pick up sesame seeds and lose watermelon. From my point of view, even if you have the prince's support in Chang'an City, your Buddhism will not be able to develop much. If you want to truly carry forward, You can’t just stare at a corner of Chang’an.”

"Qin Guogong means..."

"The place where your Buddhism can really flourish should probably be in the north."

"North? Isn't that the grassland?"

"It's the grassland."

Guo Ye sighed, and said: "To tell you something you don't like to hear, the most basic idea of ​​Buddhism is to suffer hardships in this life and serve the Buddha, and to enjoy blessings in the next life. This is the same in a peaceful and wealthy place. If you really want to develop, you have to fight everywhere in that place." , where the people are in distress."

Xuanzang nodded and said, "Although Qin Guogong doesn't understand Buddhism, the poor monk still agrees with your conclusion. The more difficult the place is, the more precious the Buddhism is. But, again, everything is difficult at the beginning..."

Speaking of this, he smiled wryly, and said: "The more difficult the place, the stronger the people's customs. In the beginning, to open up the situation, we need the Dharma Guardian King Kong. But now, the power of our Buddhist sect is declining, and I am afraid it will be difficult to expand the territory for the time being." earth."

"Great monk, it's not kind of you to say that." Guo Ye pointed at his nose, and said, "Who am I? The Dharma protector of Buddhism! You are looking for me for this kind of thing! I have been your Dharma protector for so many years." Why didn't you assign me a task!"

Xuanzang hesitated and said: "We Ming people don't speak dark words. Do you really take this Buddhist Dharma protector seriously? Obviously you just..."

"Just now? What I meant just now is, don't put your respect for the Dharma Protector in words, but in your heart! It's not that I have any bad views on the Dharma Protector! Do you understand?"

"Then... well. Even if it is true, what are you going to do?"

Guo Ye said: "This is the second happy event I want to tell you. I just got His Majesty's order to go to Khitan as an envoy. Great monk, come with me. With the blessing of me, the imperial envoy of the Tang Dynasty, you can preach Who dares to stop at the beginning?"

Xuanzang was an eminent monk with the right way. Hearing this, he rolled his eyes and said, "Brother Guo, if the poor monk has guessed correctly, this trip to Khitan is for the sake of the Tang court, not for me. Samana. On the contrary, I, Samana, have done you a great favor!"

"Hey! Why are you so clear about this matter? Buddhism spreads Khitan, and my Tang Dynasty, to ensure the peace of the border. With your Buddhism, we have a foundation that will last forever. If this matter is combined, it will benefit both, and if it is divided, it will be better. Two defeats. Great monk, why don't you do it?"

"It's reasonable. The poor monk is in Chang'an City. He selected fifty eminent monks and went to Khitan together with the poor monk to spread the Buddhadharma."

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The 14th year of Zhenguan, the first day of February.