The Way of the National Teacher

In the fourth year of Taiping Zhenjun, that is, in the autumn of [-] A.D., Princess Shanggu passed away.

Emperor Wei ordered that the whole country mourn in mourning.

The national teacher Chu Li personally guarded the spirit of Princess Shanggu for three months, and did not return to the mansion until the next spring.

In fact, it was Helian Kuo and Chu Li who guarded the spirit of Princess Shanggu together.

They watched Princess Shanggu die in front of them, with no bones left.Even for burial, there are only clothes tombs.After being rescued by the king of Wu and the lama, Helian Kuo and Chu Li didn't say a word.The King of Wu intends to kidnap He Liankuo, but unfortunately, when Duke Gao Ping came to look for the prince, he was caught.After Li Chang reported the news of finding Gaxian Cave to Emperor Wei, Emperor Wei ordered the prince to come here to guard the relics of his ancestors.Now Gao Pinggong came to call the prince back to the palace, and the king of Wu and the lama were stopped by Gao Pinggong before they went down the mountain with He Lianxuan.Gao Pinggong has long heard about the national teacher's risking his life to save him. Although he is in prison, he knows a lot about the national teacher's affairs.How could Duke Gao Ping turn a blind eye when he saw the king of Wu and the lama abducting the envoy of Wuluohou?So he detained He Lianzhen and took good care of her and Chu Li until they woke up.

They kept silent for three months, and put on sackcloth in front of the tomb of Princess Shanggu until heavy snow covered the tomb and covered their bodies.

During these three months, they didn't pay any attention to anything that happened in Wei, and only concentrated on guarding the tomb of Princess Shanggu.

However, there has never been a time of peace in Great Wei.

After the death of Princess Shanggu, the war in Beiliang gradually came to an end.After all, Emperor Wei was worried about Gao Pinggong, so he specially ordered Gao Pinggong to go north with the army.Until the Wei army broke Liangzhou, the Juqu family was in a hurry and bribed Gao Pinggong again, but was reported.Emperor Wei was furious, and Cui Hao saw that there was no room for recovery, so he asked for an order to kill Gao Pinggong.In the same year, Emperor Wei ordered Cui Situ to behead Gao Pinggong in the west of the city.

The remnants of Beiliang were wiped out, the war ended, and the Wei army returned triumphantly.

However, the generals of the Wei Dynasty did not get a rest because of this.Emperor Wei first destroyed Beiliang, and taking advantage of the high morale, he ordered Prince Tuobahuang to go out with the army and began to crusade against Rouran. He returned to the court at the end of the year, but the frontier wars did not stop.

In the fifth year of Zhenjun Taiping, that is, in the spring of [-] A.D., Chu Li and He Liankuo kowtowed three times to the tomb of Princess Shanggu, then turned and left.

"Leave."

"Sister."

They looked at each other, clasped their hands, "Yeah."

He must avenge himself, and more importantly, Princess Shanggu.Since the world is going to be chaotic sooner or later, let it be chaotic!

Chu Li paid a visit to Emperor Wei, "Your Majesty, there are many monastic monks in Buddhist sects. I ask the emperor to issue an order to prohibit princes and nobles from raising monks privately, and to order to hand over existing monks. If they do not obey, all monks will be punished."

Emperor Wei was taken aback by her, "Master, think twice!"

Chu Li was expressionless, "Severe punishments and severe laws are not enough to deter the world. Does the emperor want to be merciful?" She raised her head suddenly and looked straight into Wei Emperor's eyes, "I'm afraid that the princes and nobles will use the name of raising monks privately. Secretly domesticating killers, who knows if they are coveting the throne, coveting your great career, the emperor? Rebellious officials and thieves, everyone can punish them."

Emperor Wei pondered for a while, "Xuan Cui Situ."

After Cui Hao kowtowed, Emperor Wei said Chu Li's remonstrance, "What's Aiqing's opinion on this?"

"My majesty," Cui Hao said, "The teacher of the state is right! Now the world is full of sramanas, and it's like a small country. It's the emperor in the city. If we don't stop it, we're afraid it will cause chaos and invade the royal family."

Cui Situ believes in Taoism, and has always taken it as his mission to suppress Buddhism.Now that the national teacher is willing to take the initiative to bring up such a topic, she can't wait for it.

"Okay." Emperor Wei closed his eyes, "Just follow what the teacher said. Let the teacher and Cui Aiqing handle this matter."

In the fifth year of Taiping Zhenjun, Emperor Wei suppressed the recluses and ordered everyone from the princes down to the common people to prohibit private breeding of recluses, and to hand over the recluses in private within a time limit. If there is any concealment, the whole sect will be destroyed.

Everyone is in danger for a while.Almost all of the royal family of the Great Wei believed in Buddhism and raised monks privately. Once the ban was issued, the entire upper echelon of the Wei Dynasty was shaken, and the trend of resistance to assassination rose, and repeated prohibitions continued.Chu Li has no real power, but Cui Hao has the right to mobilize troops. Whenever there is resistance, Master Cui will bring down his sword and kill the whole family without mercy.Under the policy of iron and blood, all the horses and horses of the Great Wei were silent, and a lifeless and terrifying atmosphere was shrouded from top to bottom.

Among the rebel forces, including King Wu Tuobayu.

The king of Wu was furious, "The villain of the national teacher! This king rescued her, but she avenged her!"

In the Prince Wu's mansion, there are hundreds of ascetics raised privately, most of them are Tibetan Tantric sects, and the main method of practice is the harmony of men and women.Chu Li came forward with a cold face, but the King of Wu refused to hand him over.Cui Hao said, "It's full of crooked ways, King Wu should not disobey the imperial decree."

The King of Wu was furious, "If you have the ability, you will kill the whole family of this king!"

"Hmph," Cui Hao sneered, "My lord, this is the imperial decree of the emperor. If you disobey the imperial decree, I'm afraid it's imperative to punish your whole house." Cui Hao showed the imperial decree in his hand, "Since the emperor made this decision, can it be I don't know that you will resist? My lord, I advise you not to toast or eat fine wine."

The king of Wu's eyes were shattered, and he pointed at Chu Li and Cui Hao's noses and cursed, "What kind of bullshit national teacher! The evil way is rampant, and sooner or later you will die without a place to bury you!"

Chu Li hooked his lips and smiled inexplicably, and glanced at Cui Hao, "Let me have a word with King Wu."

King Wu Heng raised his eyebrows coldly, "I don't want to talk to monsters like you."

Chu Li took a step forward and lowered his voice, "Does the lord want this esoteric monk who doesn't know the truth, or do he want the world under the great Wei?"

King Wu was taken aback for a moment, his expression changed a few times, "I don't understand what you're talking about."

"My lord," Chu Li said with a half-smile, "Eternal life is what everyone wants, but how many people have it in the past and present? Instead of spending your whole life trying to achieve longevity, your lord, why not enjoy this...world."

"Presumptuous!" King Wu scolded coldly, "This king is loyal to my father and the Great Wei, how can I allow you to make such treasonous words!"

Chu Li backed away, and said in a neither high nor low voice, "Since King Wu's loyalty to the emperor and Wei can be learned from, then don't delay, and follow the emperor's order to confiscate the monks."

King Wu's eyes flickered, he looked at Chu Li for a long time, and angrily shook his hands away, but he didn't stop her.

This year, the whole country of Wei Dynasty was shaken, and there was an upsurge of exterminating Buddhism and worshiping Taoism from top to bottom.

Chu Li hated the harmony of men and women, and Cui Hao was deeply disgusted by the sorcery that harmed women, so he reformed the New Deal in the Tao of Heavenly Master, strictly ordered the elimination of the harmony of men and women, and integrated Protestantism.

Throughout the Northern Dynasties, the movement to exterminate Buddha was in full swing.It was during this movement to eradicate Buddhism that it was discovered that Buddhist temples are mostly places where filth is hidden, monks and nuns do not abide by the clear rules, and there are endless incidents of immorality.Amassing wealth and sex, cheating and abducting, abducting women and children, the more prosperous the recluse is, the more he abuses the people.Emperor Wei was furious, and ordered that anyone who found such personnel should be beheaded regardless of the reason.

Immediately, Buddhism was like a frightened bird, and countless monks died.

Chu Li didn't kill anyone with her own hands, but her hands were already covered with blood.

Just because of one "regardless of the reason", countless monks died in vain.Cui Situ was particularly keen on exterminating Buddhas, wishing he could kill all the monks in the world.

Seeing that Cui Hao abused his power and more and more people died in vain, Chu Li finally couldn't sit still.However, she couldn't stop Cui Hao at all.

"National teacher, you are still young. You are not pure and gentle in governing the country. You have no benevolence for women." Cui Daren said, "What you see is me killing monks and Buddhas, but what you don't see is me cutting off the hair behind them. Power. Little Guoshi, do you know how many nobles are supported behind each of these ancient temples. They are greedy and barbaric, and restrain the Great Wei everywhere. If not for their power, the Great Wei will not last forever!"

Every ancient temple is supported by nobles, and nobles use this to make money. Buddhist temples have too many privileges. If nobles control a temple with a lot of incense, it is equivalent to deducting a piece of land from the emperor for nothing, and taking away everything on this land. ——People, wealth, and land.Otherwise, Emperor Wei would not be so afraid of Buddhism.The growing prosperity of Buddhism means that the more the land of the Wei Dynasty is divided by the nobles, the weaker the imperial power will be.So no matter how bloodthirsty Cui Hao's methods are, Emperor Wei will keep silent and push the boat along.

The Buddha extermination movement became more and more out of control, and even forced Kou Tianshi back.