Chapter 1225: Stealing Faith and Causing Trouble
When the new dynasty was established, the new emperor took drastic measures to rectify the situation, whether it was suppressing bandits or rectifying corrupt officials. The suppression of bandits in various places soon achieved certain results, which made many merchants and people who came and went feel at ease. There were fewer bandits, and they would not be worried and frightened whether they were doing business or living.
As for the refugees who fled their hometowns, because there was a two-year tax exemption, the court also ordered the free distribution of this year's grain seeds. Many people voluntarily returned to their hometowns to farm. If there was a little hope for the future, who would want to leave their hometowns?
But not everyone was willing to go back to their hometowns. Some people were used to being lazy. In a place like Shengjing where there were powerful people everywhere, they could get food by begging for mercy. Why bother to suffer on the road? Moreover, the new dynasty had just been established and seemed stable, but in fact, the treasury was empty, and the wars at the border had never stopped. It was not impossible that it would be dragged into a war.
Why?
Naturally, everyone knows that Da-Yan has changed the emperor, and wants to seize the territory, women, slaves and wealth while the internal forces are not yet completely united.
Who knows if the war will come and there is nowhere to hide, and it is not bad to be in Shengjing. At least if it is really attacked, there are many powerful people here, and they can also hold one or two.
In general, although there are policies that benefit the people, not everyone has confidence in the current national conditions. If the new emperor wants to build a prosperous dynasty, he still has a long way to go.
Stabilizing the country and maintaining peace is the responsibility of every official in official uniform. Civil and military officials can write and make decisions, and can defend the country with swords. But who can tell them why so many monsters and demons suddenly jumped out to do weird things after the new dynasty was established.
This is completely beyond the scope of their learning.
Yes, when the new emperor and his civil and military officials were trying their best to stabilize the national conditions and recuperate, some Taoist priests in Da-Yan suddenly stopped worshipping the ancestors and worshipped some gods.
You say they are heretical, but that is not the case. They are monks with formal certificates, that is, they are officially recognized, but they betrayed their ancestors and converted to other gods.
You can't blame them for betraying halfway. You can't specify one to believe in, right?
There are many gods in Buddhism and Taoism, just like some people believe in Guanyin Bodhisattva, some believe in Tathagata Buddha, and some believe in Taishang Laojun. It is normal for them to worship other gods.
It can only be said that the ancestors or some Bodhisattvas were robbed of their faith by this god.
And that god is not fictional, but real. He is the water god of Yuhang Green Lake who has saved countless people. He has been protecting the people of Yuhang for hundreds of years and is extremely revered and worshipped by the people. There are many legends about the water god in the local area. Some people say that he is actually a dragon hidden in the Green Lake, specializing in controlling the water. Some people say that he is actually a gentle beauty. Some people say that he looks fierce and powerful.
The more people spread the word, and the more monks preached, the more people believed in the water god. This was a bad signal for the court officials.
Let's not talk about the fact that people should not blame the gods. There is a scale in everyone's heart. If you believe, there is, if you don't believe, there is no. Just respect it in your heart.
But the overall phenomenon now is that the people believe in gods more than the court and saints. This is extremely scary, because if it goes on for a long time, the people may be brainwashed. If the Buddhist and Taoist sects have the intention of rebellion, they will be incited to cause trouble based on the people's madness for faith.
There have been incidents in history where the national teacher and evil monk controlled the government. Once the evil monk and evil Taoist were in power, it would be an extreme disaster.
It is the knowledge that all officials should take precautions and strangle the danger in the cradle.
Local officials have continuously petitioned to close some of the empty doors, whether it is the Buddhist, Taoist or scattered Taoism, and not to preach.
Just let the new emperor suppress Taoism like his grandfather did, no, it's even worse than that, this time even Buddhism will be affected.
Another group of officials said that one cannot knock down a whole boat with one bamboo pole, and not all monks and Taoists are like this. If Man Dazhen suppresses, it may cause the people to rebel.
In fact, it does not include ordinary civilians. Even these court officials, who doesn't have an old lady or concubine who believes in Buddhism or Taoism? If they really support the full suppression and closure of the Buddhist sect, I am afraid that they will never have a peaceful life from now on. If they are not scolded as unfilial sons, they will be rejected by their wives.
The supporters immediately talked about the painful history of the evil monk and evil Taoist in history who came to power and harmed a country.
The opponents said that there are more than one belief among the people in the world. If all of them are suppressed, the people will have nowhere to worship, which will only make them more rebellious.
The two groups argued endlessly in the court.
Qi Qian's face was as dark as the bottom of a pot. He had never thought that as an emperor, he would have to decide whether faith should be broken, and that he would be debated by all officials in the court.
Shouldn't they increase revenue and reduce expenditure, recuperate, and let the people live and work in peace?
It is impossible to suppress and close the Buddhist sects with all their strength. As a monarch, Qi Qian also has faith.
His faith is Qin Liuxi!
It is because he had just ascended the throne and the treasury was empty, otherwise he would have wanted to build a golden statue for Qin Liuxi and worship her as the goddess of the country, instead of just setting up a small altar in the Taiping Hall, offering a small golden statue, and burning incense day and night.
If the supporters agreed, wouldn't Qingping Temple be in trouble?
Qi Qian was very unhappy. He slapped the dragon chair hard and said: "Why do people believe in the water god? You don't find the answer from the root cause. You just talk about suppression. Is it useful? Faith cannot be eliminated by suppression. What would happen if a nation had no faith? Faith is not only the spiritual thought of all people, but also a kind of culture. Since ancient times, Buddhism and Taoism have been preserved. Isn’t it the belief that you want to suppress? The culture of our ancestors still wanted to compete with the sky and compete with the sky? "
"Your Majesty, calm down." All the officials knelt down.
"Faith is a kind of power that cannot disappear through suppression. Instead of thinking about such suppression, it is better to think about how to guide all people. But if you have faith, you should not be dominated by it, become its slave, and be lost under a tight curse. Thought."
Qi Qian stood up and said: "To solve the problem, we should not beat him to death with a bamboo pole, and we should not become anyone's opinion. Otherwise, what is the difference between this kind of behavior and burning books and humiliating Confucians? I don't want to see the two schools of Buddhism and Taoism The monks fled and dispersed like the bachelors in the world."
Everyone was shocked and fell to the ground, shouting in unison: "Your Majesty is wise."
"Retreat from the court." Qi Qian waved his sleeves and left.
It wasn't until the dragon robe disappeared that all the officials got up from the ground and looked at each other. Although the new emperor was young and ascended the throne quickly, he was not easy to fool.
Prime Minister Lin and Mr. Yu looked at each other with relief.
If a child can be taught, there is hope for a strong country. (End of chapter)