In the court, an official was originally a Buddhist believer and offered incense on a daily basis.
Naturally, I disagree with the words of Xun Yu, the Minister of Revenue, that slandered Buddhism.
As the majestic voice of Emperor Da Gan rang out, an inexplicable sense of confidence suddenly surged.
He retorted, "Your Majesty, I think Lord Xun Yu's words are biased.
As Your Majesty said, Buddhism has protected the people for thousands of years. Although there are a few bad elements, how can we generalize?
This matter can be resolved if the Buddhist community examines and corrects itself. If it is not handled properly, it may lead to chaos in the world."
After these words were spoken, some of the ministers nodded slightly.
Emperor Dagan's expression remained unchanged, but the chief steward beside him secretly wrote down the names of these officials.
From now on, these people will be the focus of inspection.
At this moment, Xu Shu stepped out, his voice resounding and powerful: "Your Majesty, the Buddhist sect makes a living by farming and selling goods, relying on relatives to build up a party, and raising wives and children.
The six senses have long been impure and one cannot obtain the true Dharma.
At the same time, they raised hundreds of thousands of monk soldiers, secretly robbed the people, gathered bandits, and had long become a cult.
Please, Your Majesty, order the destruction of Buddha with thunder and lightning to prevent future troubles."
Xu Shu now serves under the Privy Council as a co-signer of the Academy, and is a fourth-rank official.
But he did not get promoted, it was just a side transfer.
It is much better than the Chief Censor, after all, it is a real position.
I knew a little bit about Da Gan's information, so I spoke up.
After hearing this, Emperor Dagan looked at Xu Shu with some curiosity and kept this person in mind.
You know, I had instructed the Minister of Revenue Xun Yu to start this topic early on, but this person didn't.
The first thing he said was to destroy Buddhism, which naturally touched upon his own heart.
These words startled the Eighth Prince. You know, Xu Shu was his own man, and he had finally entered the Privy Council.
Speaking in this way, he fought against the giant of Buddhism.
He was the first to stand out. In the court, Buddhism had considerable influence, so it was inevitable that others would hold a grudge against him.
At this time, people in the court also spoke one after another.
Naturally, there are those who support Buddhism and those who do not.
Among them were those who did not support Buddhism, those who suppressed Buddhism, and those who wanted to destroy Buddhism. The quarrels were endless.
At this time, Emperor Dagan sat upright on the dragon throne with an expressionless face, listening to the quarrel below, and seemed to have no intention of speaking.
However, several princes had their own ulterior motives and were wondering what the Emperor was thinking at this time.
In the future, I will be able to listen to the analysis of my own advisers.
But naturally, there is no such opportunity in the court.
But they are not stupid. After listening to the inclinations of their advisers, they naturally understand which side they should stand on.
Although it is unknown why, they all seem to be proposing the destruction of Buddhism.
Emperor Dagan did not say anything, and it was naturally impossible for the princes to join the struggle among these ministers.
"Boss, what do you think of Buddhism?" Emperor Dagan half-closed his eyes, looked at the eldest prince who was standing upright below, and asked.
As soon as these words were spoken, the court suddenly became quiet and everyone looked at the eldest prince.
However, most people believed that the eldest prince's views on Buddhism must be conservative, even the Great Emperor believed so.
After all, directly destroying Buddhism is not something that the rigid and old-fashioned eldest prince would propose.
However, the speeches of Chen Qun and Zhao Yan in the court were insignificant.
But the eldest prince also understood what he should do.
Ever since he was deceived in Jingzhou, the eldest prince has abandoned all those red tapes and rules.
He trusted Chen Qun and Zhao Yan even more.
"Father, I believe that Buddhism must be destroyed.
Those Buddhists only know the Buddha but not Your Majesty. This is a crime of great disrespect and deceiving the king.
According to the laws of the Dàqān, anyone who deceives the emperor shall be executed.
Furthermore, the Wusheng Sect, as a branch of Buddhism, is guilty of practicing evil rituals in Jingzhou, which is an unforgivable crime.”
Although the eldest prince's words seemed to be very serious, he did quote the laws of the Danggan Province after all.
Emperor Dagan was also stunned for a moment, and then a hint of admiration flashed in his eyes.
He had never expected that the normally reserved eldest prince could actually speak so decisively.
Perhaps he was kidnapped by the Wusheng Sect, so he has some resentment towards Buddhism?
After getting the answer he wanted, Emperor Dagan naturally stopped asking questions.
Instead, he concluded, “This time, I asked someone to investigate the Buddhist sect’s assets and what they had done.
You guys take a look, and then we can talk.”
After he finished speaking, a large number of attendants handed over the evidence of Buddhist crimes they had found to the officials in the court.
After seeing these shocking evidences, even those officials who originally believed in Buddhism fell silent.
Emperor Dagan prepared this thing, naturally he had already thought of destroying Buddhism.
"I have heard that Buddhism is flourishing throughout the world, with numerous monks and temples.
However, in recent times, the influence of Buddhism has been growing, which is contrary to government policies. In addition, temples occupy a large amount of land, and monks do not engage in production, resulting in a reduction in tax revenue and exhaustion of people's strength.
There are many lawless people in Buddhism who do illegal things in the name of teachings, undermine the government and disturb the people.
What’s more, cults like the Wusheng Sect were so bold that they even kidnapped the prince with the intention of overthrowing the court.
I have thought about it again and again, and in order to consolidate the country and the people and revitalize the government, I will use thundering measures to rectify Buddhism.
All Buddhist temples in the country were closed, and monks returned to secular life and resumed their original occupations.
All the land occupied by temples will be reclaimed, become state property, and redistributed to the people for cultivation.
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