Chapter 28 The Religion of Scissors
Pei Min flipped through the monk's account and smiled even better on his face.
The anonymous letter of complaint he received today was of no use, but it surprised him with Hui Fan and several Buddhist destruction incidents known in history as the "Sanwuyi Sect". The Three Wuyi Sects were Tuobatao, Emperor Taiwu of the Northern Wei Dynasty, Emperor Wu of Northern Zhou Yuwen Yong, and later Emperor Wuzong of Tang Li Yan and Emperor Shizong of Later Zhou Chai Rong.
These four emperors, whether Tuobatao, Yuwen Yong, or Li Yan, Chai Rong, were very capable. They were not full and had nothing to do, but they were unable to get along with religious beliefs. Instead, they threatened their existence by the monks and nuns who should have been obedient. Because the flying Buddhists brought huge economic benefits to the temples and monks, and Buddhist temples enjoyed tax exemption, fields, maids, slaves and other privileges, which concentrated the national wealth in the Buddhist temples and fell into the monk's pockets, seriously affecting the national economy. So when Huichang destroyed the Buddha a hundred years later, he said, "Ten the world's wealth, and the Buddha has seven or eight." In addition, because monks did not do production and did not serve labor, they also had a large number of servants and maids. In ancient times, when human resources were scarce, this phenomenon had a worse impact on the national economy and military, and was even more unbearable by the rulers, so there were such repeated and repeated events of the Buddha's destruction.
Pei Min still remembers something in his memory. In the late Anshi Rebellion, the court had no money to pay military salaries, so he asked the monk for perfume, and then increased his income by one million in a few days. It can be seen that the richest in the world is the monks and nuns in temples, and this is true. The monks who do not work in production and do not need to pay taxes enjoy the fields, maids, and slaves. This great thing was enjoyed by the monks who recite scriptures. How could this be the reason?
Pei Min does not target faith, but since Buddhism emphasizes that all four elements are empty, everything is outside the body. Then we should recite scriptures well. When we are free, we should just enlighten people who need to comfort themselves. What should we do if we need so many privileges?
Just as he was worried about the lack of opportunity to show his feelings, Pei Min thought of this and decided to take action against the monks and nuns in the temple to govern religion. He did not allow monks and nuns to continue to do whatever he wanted with the theory of faith.
The Chongxuan Bureau has all the accounts of monks and nuns in the capital, so I came here to see how Buddhism was exhibited in this era and how harmful it was to the Tang Dynasty.
Therefore, today's visit to Honglu Temple was founded.
But I saw something unexpectedly. It has been more than ten days since the innate coup, Li Longji officially took power. In the past ten days, there have been ten monks in the book.
You should know that monks have been treated as disasters and have long been valued by rulers. Two incidents of destruction of Buddhism have occurred before. In order to limit the exhibition of Buddhism, there have been clear regulations on the selection of monks throughout the dynasties, and the Tang Dynasty also had ten regulations:
yi, you cannot be too old or too young, you must be able to take care of yourself.
Second, you must be strong in will, be able to endure hardships, be able to withstand the pain of eating, staying, sleeping, and eating less.
3. Parents allow it.
Fourth, you cannot have four crimes, that is, the four precepts of adultery, killing, stealing, and lying.
5. The motive for becoming a monk is pure, not because of the thief's heart entering the Tao.
6. Firm ambition and clear belief.
7. If you have no debts, you do not become a monk without evading your creditor and change your name.
8. Be healthy, have tinea scabies, yellow scabies, lepers, carbuncles, acne, hemorrhoids, can not help, yellow scabies, malaria, coughs are gone, madness, fever, wind swelling, edema, abdominal swelling and other diseases that cannot become a monk.
Nine, complete limbs, correct facial features, imperfect hands and feet, deaf, dumb, blind, lame, bent waist, dwarf, extremely ugly, prohibited from becoming a monk
Ten, officials who serve in the court are not allowed to become monks.
These ten regulations are not possible. It can be said that being a monk is not easier than taking civil servants in later generations. Ten certificates of tribute will be issued in a short time, and there must be some ghosts among them.
Nowadays, not only are the monks and nuns in serious condition, but there is also the phenomenon of officials randomly placing the sacrificial certificates. This random placing the sacrificial certificates was common during the early days of the Taiping Party's rule, especially the thief monk Huifan liked to do this. It was also because of this that he copied Huifan's home and immediately copied 1,300 million stagnants, enough to pay the military pay for several years of the Tang Dynasty.
Before that, Pei Min was not in his position and did not plan his own affairs, so he was unable to take care of it. Now that the new era is approaching, the Taiping Party is almost punished, and there are still some sluts who use this to enrich their own pockets!
Pei Min held the accounts of recent years in his hand, knocking them constantly, making sounds.
Lu Li only felt his heart beating with the sound, and he was sweating profusely thinking about the "fame" of the Censorate.
"What do you want to say? There is a saying in my Censorate that you are frank and lenient, and you are resistant to strictness. Only obedient people do not need to enjoy punishment." Pei Min stopped beating and said with a smile.
The voice stopped, and Lu Li felt his heart stop beating, and he was so scared that he knelt on the ground, saying, "I am wronged, but I am just a small official, unable to interfere, and did not join them."
Pei Min asked, "Who are they?"
Lu Li dared not deceive him and said: "Ren Lin, the Minister of the Temple of the Temple of the Temple of the Temple of the Temple of the Temple of the Temple of the Temple of the Temple of the Temple of the Temple of the Temple of the Temple"
When Pei Min heard these two names, his eyes were lit, and he really caught a big fish. The Temple Department was in charge of the release of monks and Taoists, so the Certificate was also called the Certificate. It is reasonable that the Certificate could not escape the relationship. However, he never expected that the new era and new atmosphere. As the highest chief of the Temple Department, he had not restrained himself and could not help but know his life or death.
Pei Min smiled gently at Lu Li and said, "I believe you for now, remember, don't disclose what happened today to anyone, otherwise the Taiwan Prison of the Censorate will have you a seat." After today's incident, the Taiwan Prison of the Censorate was not as terrifying as the people in the eyes of the world, and it is definitely the most terrifying way of threat. There are many people watching him now. Today, the news of his trekking of the Honglu Temple will spread throughout all the official offices outside the imperial city, and the same will be true for the sacred department. If he brings Lu Li back, there will be a risk of alerting the snake.
The Ministry of Ceremony is a branch of the Ministry of Rites. The Ministry of Rites has little real power, but its connections are the widest of the six departments. It will cause a lot of trouble to make them prepare well, which is also the reason why Jingguan is difficult to deal with.
What Pei Min wants is a killing attack, not a breakup. Lu Li is just a small person in charge of the information, so it doesn't make much sense to catch him.
"I understand!" Lu Li pointed his head like a chicken eating rice, and he dared not have any doubts.
After walking out of the Honglu Temple, Pei Min couldn't help asking: "This Taiwan Prison of the Censorate is really that terrible?"
Wang Xiaobai nodded seriously and said carefully: "A person like Mr. Di Guo arrested all the prisons in Taiwan and admitted to rebellion, let alone others?"
Pei Min sighed with his forehead, and it seemed that something was really true in his memory.
When he returned to the Censorate, Pei Min immediately issued an order.
The monks who have recently registered in the case, whether they are real or fake monks, have "invite" to the Censorate.
Wang Xiaobai and other inspectors responded with great enthusiasm and dispersed.
The archives of Honglu Temple are recorded in very detailed details. The monks who received the precepts took the precepts, their name before taking the precepts, and their homes are clearly recorded. If the time is long, the records may not be accurate, but in just about ten days, the archive records are still accurate.
In just two hours, ten monks who were recorded on the record had already been invited to the Censorate.
Pei Min looked at the monk in front of him with laughter and cry. Among them, there were eight of them with oily heads and powder noodles. Not to mention taking the ordination, even the most basic work of slaughtering was not done. He was born well on the top and you could tell that it was full of oil and water.
"You know where this place is, do you know?" Pei Min said a terrible thing with a kind smile: "Lai Junchen has a book of crafting scriptures, which records the criminal law he clearly stated. I have not tried it for a while. Who would you like to try it?"
Plop! Plop! Plop!
Before Pei Min finished speaking, the monks all knelt down in tears, and some even became scared and incontinent.
Censorate, Lai Junchen, torture!
Every word is as terrifying as an evil ghost.
There is no need to be interrogated at all, and the Censorate's reputation has already made them confess all of them.
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The value of 40,000 jin is equivalent to that of RMB but more than several million.
The fake monk was willing to spend such a large price to buy the sacred sacred sacred sacred sacred sacred sacred sacred sacred sacred sacred sacred sacred sacred sacred sacred sacred sacred sacred sacred sacred sacred sacred sacred sacred sacred sacred sacred sacred sacred sacred sacred sacred sacred sacred sacred sacred sacred sacred sacred sacred sacred sacred sacred sacred sacred sacred sacred sacred sacred sacred sacred sacred sacred sacred sacred sacred sacred sacred sacred
"Xiaobai! You lead the team members to capture the middleman who resells the sacred department certificates to the Censorate. The rest of you will follow me to the Ministry of Rites to capture Ren Lin and Ruan Song."
With the privilege of the Censorate, Pei Min spent almost no effort to capture Ren Lin and Ruan Song to the Censorate.
Wang Xiaobai also arrested Ren Lin and Ruan Song's relatives.
After being promoted to the court for interrogation, Ren Lin and Ruan Song faced all the evidence of the crime, they knew that there was no room for maneuver and confessed.
Pei Min submitted a memorial to Li Longji for the result of the interrogation, asking him to make a judgment on Ren Lin and Ruan Song. The Censorate was directly responsible to the emperor in the process of handling criminals, so he uploaded the results of the interrogation of Ren Lin and Ruan Song directly to Li Longji. At the same time, he wrote a memorial to report all the harms of the temple, and submitted a memorial to the Secretariat and passed it to the Secretariat for review.
After writing these two official documents, Pei Min stretched out with satisfaction and looked forward to tomorrow's grand ceremony.
At the same time, the Minister of the Honglu Temple learned that Pei Min was acting powerful and blessed in the Honglu Temple just to find a former enemy. He was so angry that he was so angry that he just glared at the beard. He was just talking casually, but now he was so angry that he walked into the inner hall, thinking about the wording, and preparing to submit a memorial to impeach Pei Min.
Chapter completed!