Abandoned Prince Survival Guide

But Xiao Yu also knew that Buddhism had taken root deeply in this dynasty and had a wide audience. If it was not handled properly, it might cause turmoil.

He told Guan Shan not to embarrass these monks. The monks of Jiming Temple were not allowed to go out privately. The abbot and several monks in charge were invited down the mountain and sent to Dali Temple. Tomorrow he would meet these great monks in person.

The next day, Xiao Yu summoned Master Hongguang, the abbot of Jiming Temple, and several monks in charge in the side hall.The snow melted today, the weather was extremely cold, and there was no floor heating in the side hall, so the attendants burned several charcoal basins around him, and got him a hollowed-out copper hand stove to keep him warm and prevent him from freezing.

Several great monks did not receive such good treatment. Each of them was rewarded with a futon, and there was no other heating equipment in the hall.

Xiao Yu was dressed in a commoner coat, only the white fox fur was more gorgeous, the white fur collar set off his red lips and white teeth, his eyebrows and eyes were picturesque, just like the exiled fairy walking out of the picture.He sat cross-legged at the top, and when he saw the great monk saluting, Xiao Yu waved lazily: "Masters, please sit down."

Several old monks sat on the ground anxiously, and Master Hongguang in the middle put his hands together: "Amitabha, thank you for your seat. I don't know why your majesty invited poor monks and others into Dali Temple late at night?"

Xiao Yu is different from his ancestors. His ancestors would come to Jiming Temple to burn incense and pay homage to the Buddha just after they ascended the throne. His father, Emperor Jingping, personally bestowed Jiming Temple as a royal temple.It has been nearly half a year since he returned to Jianye, not to mention going to the monastery to burn incense, and he has never even summoned monks.

Xiao Yu took a sip of hot tea and chatted, "How many years has Master Hongguang presided over the Jiming Temple?"

Master Hongguang was slightly stunned, and then said: "Returning to Your Majesty, the poor monk has been a monk in the monastery since he was a child, and has presided over the monastery for ten and seven years."

"Does Master Hongguang know the number of monks in your temple?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, there are 420 monks registered in this temple."

Xiao Yu raised his eyebrows: "Oh. Last night we went to your temple to count the number of people, but there were 940 people. Where did the extra 6000 people come from?"

Master Hongguang clasped his hands together, lowered his eyebrows and narrowed his eyes: "Reporting to Your Majesty, some of the extra disciples are wandering monks from other places, and some are disciples who have not yet been ordained."

At present, the imperial court has not yet promoted the abolition of poll tax nationwide. That is to say, more than 6000 people not only evaded taxes, but also evaded corvee and military service.

Xiao Yu smiled but said, "Buddhism is so prosperous in the Central Plains, the Buddha should be very pleased."

Master Hongguang clasped his hands together: "Amitabha, all thanks to the blessing of the Buddha."

A mocking smile appeared on the corner of Xiao Yu's mouth: "Master Hongguang, does Master Hongguang know why I invited you into Dali Temple?"

Master Hongguang bowed his head: "The poor monk doesn't know."

Xiao Yu said: "On New Year's Eve, the patrol team of the Imperial Army intercepted [-] cargo ships along the Yangtze River. Each ship weighed [-] jin. Master, can you tell me what was on board?"

Master Hongguang shook his head: "The poor monk doesn't know."

Xiao Yu slapped the paperweight on the table vigorously, and pointed at Hong Guang: "Well, you don't know anything about it! It seems that Master Hong Guang is extraordinary and refined, and has long since ignored worldly affairs. Then I will tell you about the They are all grains that are forbidden to be sold privately in this dynasty. The source of the grains is the granary of your temple. The destination of the grains is the enemy country Xirong who is at war with our own country. This is already a crime of collaborating with the enemy and traitorous country, how brave you are! "

Master Hongguang hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed: "Your Majesty, forgive me! The poor monk really doesn't know about this matter. The poor monk has not been involved in the affairs of the temple for several years. Everything is taken care of by the poor monk's apprentice Huiming."

As soon as he finished speaking, a fat-headed and big-eared monk beside him prostrated himself on the ground: "Your Majesty, calm down, I just heard a wandering monk in the temple say that Xirong is suffering from a severe famine at the moment, and starvation is everywhere. I think about the Buddha's love for all living beings. I want to use these grains to help the hungry.”

Xiao Yu raised his eyebrows: "Oh, so to speak, I am being unreasonable. But since it is to relieve the hungry people and donate food, why do they have to collect money? The people of this dynasty also suffered from famine. If you can barely make ends meet, why don’t you see your monastery opening warehouses to help the hungry people? Do you think the lives of the people in our dynasty are not as valuable as the lives of the people in Xirong?”

Monk Huiming suddenly kowtowed on the ground: "Your Majesty, please forgive me! I am convicted."

Xiao Yu snorted coldly: "The people of Xirong are wolves with ambitions, encroaching on our territory, torturing and killing our Anguo people, and enslaving our Han compatriots. Now my hot-blooded man from Da'an is throwing his head and blood on the front line, charging into the battle, driving out the barbarians, and guarding the territory and people of our Anguo .Without them, can you monks burn incense and chant Buddha peacefully? I’m afraid it’s a dream! Now look at what you have done! You even secretly sold food to the enemy, let them eat enough to slaughter our soldiers in Anguo , invaded our land of Anguo! What should you do?!"

Several monks in the hall trembled and prostrated themselves on the ground: "Your Majesty, spare me!"

Xiao Yu gritted his teeth and looked at the group of monks: "As a monk, Huiming doesn't abide by the rules and regulations, and breaks the laws of the country. He should be punished for his crime!"

Huiming was so frightened that he almost peed in his pants, and kowtowed again and again: "Your Majesty, spare me! Your Majesty, spare me!"

Xiao Yu closed his eyes: "Because the big mistake has not yet been made, the death penalty can be avoided, and the living crime cannot escape. You will be judged by Dali Temple!"

"Thank you Your Majesty for not killing!" Huiming burst into tears.

The others were all prostrate on the ground, motionless.

Xiao Yu went on to say: "Master Hongguang, as the abbot of a temple, connives at his disciples colluding with the enemy and betraying the country. You cannot escape the blame for this matter. Considering that you are old, proficient in Buddhism, and have made outstanding contributions to the study of Buddhism, you will not be held accountable. Since the Buddhists are sympathetic to all living beings, and the people in the Northland are suffering and need the Buddhadharma to be enlightened, Master Hongguang will lead his disciples to the Northland to spread the Dharma in person."

Xiao Yu thought about it all night yesterday, thinking about how to deal with this group of monks. Master Hongguang has a relatively high prestige, so he can't deal with it at will, and he doesn't want to keep him here to get in the way. Propagating Buddhism is more reliable. It not only dismisses these annoying monks, but also does not arouse public anger. It can also use religion to check and balance barbarians.

Master Hongguang knelt on the ground: "The poor monk obeys the order!"

Xiao Yu didn't say anything about dealing with Jiming Temple. Except for Huiming who was detained in the prison, everyone else was released and set off for the north on another day.

Xiao Yu was not in a hurry to deal with the ordinary monks and temple property of Jiming Temple, but first published an issue of "Spark" newspaper, especially focusing on the Jiming Temple's smuggling with the enemy country and selling food to Xi Rong who was at war with his own country. one thing.

This incident caused a great shock, collaborating with the enemy is a felony, especially since Jiming Temple sells food that Anguo is also extremely short of now.The government has come forward more than once to buy food from big households to help the victims, but the results are very limited, so the people in the north still can't fill their stomachs.

However, the Jiming Temple, in the name of benefiting the people and saving all sentient beings, sells its privately stored grain to the enemy country, which is completely outraged by the public.As soon as the report came out, the reputation of Jiming Temple plummeted, and it became a street mouse that everyone shouted and beat.

Taking this opportunity, the imperial court confiscated the property of Jiming Temple, expelled and dismissed tens of thousands of monks, and only allowed [-] monks to remain.

Moreover, the imperial court took the opportunity to promulgate a new management method for Buddhism. The number of monks in temples across the country must not exceed [-], and the scale of temple production must not exceed a certain quota. No one is allowed to build temples at will, and must be approved by the government.

For all temples, once the incense income exceeds a certain limit, [-]% of the income will go to the government, [-]% will go to the temple, and [-]% will be used for charity to give back to the society.

As soon as these official documents were promulgated, everyone knew Xiao Yu's attitude. He really didn't like Buddhism, at least he didn't allow it to expand indiscriminately.

Originally, Xiao Yu could rest for two or three days this year, but since the first day of junior high school, he has been busy with the affairs of Jiming Temple, and then started to rectify the whole Buddhism, which also made him exhausted.

It wasn't until the fifteenth day of the first lunar month that I barely relaxed.

On the Lantern Festival on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, folks have the custom of watching lanterns and putting river lanterns. This is a festival that combines Taoist and Buddhist customs. It has gradually become secular and popular among the people.

There is usually a curfew in Jianye City, because the world is not peaceful, and I am worried that it is easy to make mistakes at night and sneak in spies and enemy troops.Only the Lantern Festival on the [-]th day of the first lunar month and the Mid-Autumn Festival on the [-]th day of the eighth month are not subject to a curfew every year, and people of all ages can go out for night tours.

Therefore, Shangyuan Festival is also a day for lovers to have a tryst. I don’t know how many good stories will be achieved this night.

There is no curfew in Panyu City. Although there is also the custom of watching lanterns and putting river lanterns on the Lantern Festival, due to the small population, Buddhism is not prevalent in Panyu, so the festival atmosphere is a bit far away.

So it was the first time for Xiao Yu to experience this lively atmosphere. From daytime on, the streets and alleys were covered with various lanterns at the door of every house.There were also many lanterns hung in the palace, most of which were made by the children themselves. Xiao Yu also made a revolving lantern for A Ping. The child was thinking of waiting for the night to go out to show off with his lantern.

Xiao Yu called Lai Feng: "You don't have to worry about patrolling tonight, I have already arranged for Guanshan, you can find a chance to protect the flowers."

Although he was busy these days, he occasionally took the time to pay attention. Shuang Luo didn't have any intentions towards Lai Feng, but he was too inferior to his background, so he didn't dare to agree.

Lai Feng was a little embarrassed: "Your Majesty, then I have to protect your safety."

Xiao Yu smiled and waved his hands: "Don't worry, with Xiang Yang and the guards here, I'll be fine. You just go."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

"Seize the opportunity well."

As soon as it got dark, the whole Jianye City became brighter in another way. Almost all the lanterns were lit up. People save fuel and wax on weekdays, but tonight, they can't save money anyway.

All the lights in the palace were also lit, and the dim candlelight illuminated the surrounding scenery gracefully and gracefully.

After the young people finished eating, they couldn't wait to go out. Xiao Yu gave them a vacation tonight and let them go out to play in the palace.Aping also went out with them, and of course the guards followed.

Xiao Yu took it easy, he planned to wait until it was dark before going out to have a look, without Linzhi by his side, no matter how beautiful the night was, it didn't seem to mean much to him.

After it was completely dark, Xiao Yu got into the carriage and went out, accompanied by sisters Shuang Luo and Qing You who were called out by him.

The lights on the street are brightly lit, and the lighting decorations of various houses compete with each other, which is really beautiful.The streets are bustling with crowds, and everyone is dressed up for this once-a-year event.