Chapter 207: 'Western Crusade' and 'Eastern Crusade'

Yun Xi saw them coming. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE怂 Info said to them, "Masters, please take a seat. ā€

Shaolin's Master Fangzheng hurriedly said: "Don't dare to be Your Majesty's 'please' word." Then he bowed and sat down on the futon. The others also pushed and gave in before sitting down.

Yun Xi greeted Master Fangzheng, Master Guangyuan and others for a while, and was the opening remark.

Then Yoon-hee cleared his throat. Yunhee now has a habit of clearing his throat, indicating that he is going to get down to business. These people also inquired about his habit, so they all straightened up and listened carefully.

Yun Xi said: "Several senior monks and Taoist elders came today, mainly because they have a great happy event to tell you. ā€

"I know that the land of thousands of miles in the Western Regions was originally a Buddha country, but now many of them have become countries of the True God Sect."

"I want to support the temples in the Central Plains, go to the Western Regions to promote Buddhism, and rebuild the Buddha country. Master Fangzheng, you are one of the most famous monks in the world, what do you think of this? ā€

What else can you think of Founder? Of course, this is a great thing for Buddhism! Fang Zheng said a Buddha horn and said: "Your Majesty's move, from now on, all the monks in the world will praise Your Majesty's benevolence!" "If there will be people who will oppose Zhu Yuanzhang yesterday when he was forced to promote it, then no one will oppose it today.

Yun Xi said: "Okay, do the masters have other opinions?" ā€

No one dared to have other opinions, so they all supported it again and again. And they're really supportive.

Yun Xi then said, "That's good. I thought it would be better for you to do the mission yourself. I wanted to make Lanzhou the fundamental place for missionary work to the west. Shaolin is the largest temple today, if it is inconvenient for Master Fangzheng, please send other Shaolin monks to Lanzhou to preside. ā€

"Huacheng Temple, Guangji Temple, and Huazang Temple are also great temples in the world, and they must send people to participate in this missionary event."

"Ganzhou is located in the northwest, there is the friendship of landlords, and the presiding officers of the two big Buddha temples in Ganzhou also have to participate in this missionary event. In my opinion, your two temples are called the Big Buddha Temple, so it is better to combine the two into one and participate in the grand event. The presiding officers of the two Great Buddha Temples squeezed out smiles. When the news of Yun Xi's support for the mission came out, Buddhists all over the world would praise Yun Xi, how dare they not agree? It is not considered a typical example of opposition to westward proselytizing.

The abbot of Shaolin has already reached the pinnacle of Buddhism in the Central Plains in this life, and if he can leave a mark in the westward mission, his reputation will rise again, so he is very enthusiastic about it. But he also knew the difficulties of proselytizing.

So he asked, "Your Majesty, what about the cost of this mission?" ā€

Yun Xi looked at him strangely and said: "Since it is a Buddhist event, Shaolin Temple, as the largest temple in the Central Plains, doesn't it pay anything?" ā€

Fang Zheng choked him, but he still said: "Your Majesty, although Shaolin is big, it can't afford the cost of preaching?" ā€

Yun Xi knew that it would be a hindrance to let them pay, so he said: "When Master Bodhidharma came from India, did he come to the Central Plains with carts of gold and silver? ā€

Yun Xi glanced at the young monks present, and then said, "Could it be that there is no one in my great temple in the Central Plains who is willing to sacrifice his life for the glory of my Buddha like Master Bodhidharma?" ā€

Young monks are different from old monks, one by one is still very idealistic, and many people suddenly said: "You don't need a penny, as long as Your Majesty gives you customs clearance documents, the poor monks (poor nuns) are willing to go all the way west to promote Buddhism." ā€

Several hosts immediately Alexander. There are not many young monks present today, only two or three people in each temple, but there are many similar young monks in the temple. During the Zhu Yuanzhang period, the assessment of monks and Taoist leaders was very strict, and there were very few degrees, so those who could have real degrees were the best of the best.

But these monks tend to be very committed to the Dharma, so they are easily deceived by the promotion of the Dharma.

Several hosts were suddenly helpless, Yun Xi This is a soft knife to cut people! Compared to the direct confiscation of the temple land, it is more mixed, but it can also consume the temple's property, and the monks will not protest yet.

It seems that it is no fun to ask for money, but the policy still needs to be wanted. Master Du Er of Huazang Monastery said: "Since Your Majesty is promoting Buddhism and supporting the Dharma's transmission to the west, can you make a public decree and let the local government support it?" ā€

Yun Xi said: "Although I support the spread of Buddhism to the West, but this world is the world of Confucianism after all, and I still don't dare to be too explicit. Therefore, it cannot be decreed publicly. ā€

"However, the King of Qin in Xi'an is also quite fond of Buddhism and is willing to openly support Buddhism." Yun Xi clapped his hands, Shang Bing walked out from the side, and said: "This king likes Buddhism and is willing to support the spread of Buddhism to the west. ā€

Yun Xi also said: "In addition, all temples that are willing to support the spread of Buddhism to the west will give monks under the age of 40 degrees, and all monks who spread the Dharma to the west will not be counted in the number of degrees that the temple should have." ā€

Of course, the conditions for Yun Xi to give are not bad, Zhu Yuanzhang ordered that people under the age of forty are not allowed to become monks, not to give status, and the number of monks in each temple is very limited.

However, when King Shang Bing of Qin came out to openly support Buddhism, these eminent monks had already decided to devote themselves to the spread of Buddhism to the west. They are not stupid, they know that Shang Bing has already set the monarch of the Western Regions. Now that Shang Bing supports Buddhism in this way, Buddhism may become the state religion of the Western Regions in the future, so how can they not support missionary work?

Next is Shang Bing's protagonist. After talking for a while, the general thing was settled.

At this time, Yun Xi said to Jueyuan: "Master Jueyuan. ā€

Jueyuan immediately saluted and said, "The poor monk doesn't dare to be called a master. ā€

Yun Xi said: "Master Jueyuan's belief in the Buddha is extremely devout, which I have to admire. Is Master Jueyuan willing to be the first person to spread Buddhism to the West in Middle-earth? ā€

When Jueyuan heard the honor of the 'first person', he immediately became excited and said, "The little monk is willing to do it!" ā€

Yun Xi said: "Okay! I immediately gave the order and gave Master Jueyuan the paperwork for customs clearance. Jueyuan was given a heavy responsibility, and both parties were very happy.

Yunxi monk Bing got up again to send these monks out of the hall.

When the monks all went out, Yun Xi said to Shang Bing: "I am really wrong, you should have come forward from the beginning, I don't have to come forward." ā€

Shang Bing said: "No, the imperial brother, the imperial brother came forward, but he could calm their hearts, which the younger brother couldn't do." ā€

Yun Xi then went to another side hall, called Han Wang Zhu Song, and explained what he was going to say, focusing on using Quanzhen Dao to 'educate' the barbarians in the northeast, and then sent someone to call all the Taoist leaders over to deal with political affairs again.

Yun Xi was in his heart for the Quanzhen Dao before, so he planned to focus on supporting Zhengyi. But Yun Xi later remembered that Zhengyi could get married and have children, so it was easy to produce a family of Taoist priests who controlled the Taoist temple for generations, and if the whole country was a Taoist temple, it might threaten the power of the emperor/monarch.

However, the middle and high-level Taoist leaders of the Quanzhen Sect are not allowed to marry and have children, so they will not be able to form a family that controls the Taoist temple for generations, and it is difficult to threaten the power of the emperor/monarch.

Although it is also possible that there will be situations like Ma Yu and Sun Buer who get married and have children first, and then divorce and become a monk, it is a minority after all; And Wang Chongyang is a new school, so his disciples are famous. Under normal circumstances, only those who have to become monks from a young age will inherit the Taoist temple and become a famous real person, so there is basically no need to worry.

So Yun Xi changed his mind and maintained the Quanzhen Path in the north.

And the Quanzhen Dao is now more powerful, and the use of the Quanzhen Dao can also spread Taoism in the Northeast more quickly.

After Yun Xi finished explaining, he felt uneasy, so he left Shang Bing here to help Zhu Song. Then Yoon-hee went to deal with political affairs.

Wait until Wang Xi came over and reminded Yun Xi: "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness King Han is about to come to an end." At that time, Yun Xi returned, walked into the hall, made a bright appearance, said a few words of support, and then sent them all away. That's all for today's business.