Travel to the early Tang Dynasty and become a salted fish

Hearing that Huizhen agreed to Chu Mo's request, the other monks immediately frowned and looked at Hui Jue.

Hui Jue, who was originally looking excited and angry, now seemed to be fine. He stood there and looked at the monks who were being treated in the distance with a compassionate look on his face.

Several people looked at each other and saw deep fear in each other's eyes.

After Yang Hongyu heard that Monk Huizhen promised to compensate, her beautiful eyes turned and she tugged on the hem of Chu Mo's clothes to indicate that she had something to say.

It was rare for Yang Hongyu to speak, so Chu Mo would not refuse.

The two fell in love and said something, and then came to a secluded place.

"Madam, if you have any questions, just ask me, as long as I can do it."

Looking at Chu Mo, Yang Hongyu sighed and said: "Chu Mo, you also know that nowadays Buddhism is prosperous and our Taoism is weak. Although it is said that Taoism is used to suppress Buddhism, you have also seen how many temples there are in the entire city of Chang'an. How many Taoist temples.”

"Nowadays, it is rare for the Buddhist sect to make concessions. I want you to step forward and help the Taoist sect."

Chu Mo shook his head and rejected Yang Hongyu's proposal: "Madam, you are wrong. The battle between Buddhism and Taoism is now a battle between the generals."

"Although today's advocates use Tao to suppress Buddhism, you have just noticed that Li Yuan is obviously familiar with those bald donkeys, and those bald donkeys respect Li Yuan obviously more than they do Li Shimin."

"Suppressing Buddhism with Taoism was proposed by Li Yuan. They identified Lao Tzu as their ancestor and wanted to raise their own status, but they were worried that Taoism would become bigger through this, so they had to bring Buddhism out to suppress Taoism. .”

"But they have never thought that Buddhism is already powerful, and the court is deliberately biased in all aspects, so that it is now unable to lose its power."

"Although Li Shimin has the intention to destroy the Buddha, he does not have the strength. Before you were promoted to Grandmaster, you could enter and exit his East Palace at will. It can be seen that Li Yuan did not give the other party the power that the royal family truly controls."

"However, now we have an opportunity. We can use this incident to create a gap between the royal family and Buddhism, and then let them kill each other."

After hearing Chu Mo's words, Yang Hongyu's eyes lit up and she looked at Chu Mo eagerly.

Chu Mo was a little moved by her scorching gaze, but thinking that he was still on someone else's territory, he hurriedly recited the Heart-Cleaning Mantra several times to calm down.

He continued: "Madam, the Taoist sect's decline is not something that happens overnight. If you want to grow stronger, it cannot be changed by some petty profits or the gains and losses of one city or one place."

"If you want to develop Taoism, then don't just think about developing in Chang'an. We should weaken the influence of Taoism in Li Shimin's eyes, give up Chang'an, and let the Buddhist family dominate."

"Only if Buddhism grows big in Chang'an and becomes a thorn in Li Shimin's side, Li Shimin will attack Buddhism and think of Taoism and support Taoism."

After listening to Chu Mo's words, Yang Hongyu fell into deep thought.

Soon, she raised her head, looked at Chu Mo with burning eyes and said, "Ms. sir, master is very kind to my family. Master has been working endlessly for the prosperity of Taoist sect these years, so, I..."

Chu Mo nodded, stopped Yang Hongyu's words and said, "Madam, don't worry, your business is my business. Master's kindness to you is the kindness to me, Chu Mo. Don't worry, I will take care of you in everything."

Yang Hongyu blushed slightly, nodded shyly, and then took advantage of Chu Mo's turn to quickly peck him on the face.

Chu Mo, who felt something touching his cheek, turned his head and saw Yang Hongyu's pretty face like a red apple, which was pitiful and about to take action.

Yang Hongyu gave a sweet smile, tapped her toes, and quickly left.

With a sigh, Chu Mo lowered his head and came to Huizhen with a dejected look.

"Old monk, my wife and I have agreed that your Buddhist sect will compensate me for three months' losses. It's not much, only [-] million taels of silver."

Pooh. . .

Cough cough cough. . . .

There was a coughing sound all around.

When he looked up, he saw everyone around him. Except for Yang Hongqian, who looked excited, the rest of them were all holding their chests and pinching their throats, gasping for air.

Chu Mo curled his lips and looked dissatisfied at the frightened Huizhen in front of him and said: "Old bald donkey, what's the matter, do you not intend to compensate, or do you want to default on the debt? In this case, then we don't need to talk, I'm going to Find someone to set off firecrackers."

With that said, Chu Mo took Yang Hongqian's hand and turned around to leave.

Seeing this, Huizhen hurriedly stopped Chu Mo: "Little friend Chu, it's not that I don't agree, but your offer is a bit outrageous. Please forgive me for being unable to do anything."

"Oh, that means there's nothing to talk about. Then why are you stopping me? Are you trying to kill someone and silence me?"

Chu Mo crossed his arms and looked at Huizhen with an unhappy expression.

"No, little friend Chu, I don't mean that. I just want to ask little friend Chu to give in. I, a monk, have no wealth and are really short of money and cannot afford so much money."

Chu Mo snorted disdainfully, looked the old monk up and down and said:

"You said you monks are poor? You lied to a three-year-old child."

"You monks are not engaged in production and do not pay taxes. Every year, countless people offer incense money, and there are countless property shops that do not pay taxes for profit. All year round, you can only get in and out. You tell me that you have no money?"

"And in your temple, there are so many golden Buddha statues standing on the left and right, and you have so many housekeepers and warrior monks, and you provide food and drink every day. Don't these all require money? Are you telling me now? money?"

"You are the only ones in the entire world who have the longest inheritance. Now, not to mention me, even His Majesty the Emperor, who has the power of the world, can only be regarded as a pauper in front of you, right?"

When Huizhen heard this, she broke into a cold sweat.Looking nervously at the expressionless Li Yuan and Li Shimin behind him, who looked thoughtful, Huizhen coughed dryly and said:

"Little friend Chu is joking. Although my Buddhist sect has countless believers and the incense is constantly burning every day, we give alms every day and the money we give away is also countless."

"The real estate shops you mentioned can only barely allow people like us from outside the country to have enough food and clothing. If we want to make a profit, it is absolutely not enough."

"Oh, I didn't expect that you, an old monk, have such a big heart. There are so many fertile land and shops, but that's not enough. You want to annex land everywhere. Tsk, tsk, tsk, I'm really ashamed of myself."

Chu Mo looked at Huizhen with a joking expression and smiled.

"Child Chu Mo, if you want to smear my Buddhism, just say so. Why do you need to make some unfounded charges?"

Hui Jue on the side couldn't stand Hui Zhen's stupidity, so he had to stand up to clear the name of Buddhism.