This question stopped these bigwigs in the court, and they really didn't know how many identity documents the Chang'an City government issued to the temple every year.

"Jin Yiwei also visited the government for this matter, and after inquiry, the result was that Chang'an City distributes about five to fifteen ordination documents to the temple every year according to the size of the temple, that is to say, even if it is the largest temple in Chang'an City, Fahua Temple, it recruits monks within a year, and it is only fifteen." Xuan Shijing said: "And that day only in Dongshan County, there were more than 60 monks present, half of whom were warrior monks. ”

"This ......" Chu Suiliang heard Xuan Shijing's accurate analysis, and then found that the problem seemed to be really inappropriate, but it was only limited to inappropriateness.

"In the last years of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, Yao Qin Sanzang Master Kumarosh came to Chang'an to translate the scriptures, stayed in the holy land of Hori Mountain, and here translated the outline of all the Buddhist Dharma classics "Diamond Sutra", this is the Fahua Temple, it is this scripture that is enshrined, Fahua Temple and Fufeng Famen Temple are far away, although the construction age is earlier, but the real prosperity is also after the Tang Dynasty Dingding Central Plains." Xuan Shijing said: "In the early years of Zhenguan, there were only about 30 monks in Fahua Temple, and it was just a small temple at that time. ”

According to the government's annual method for Fahua Temple, a maximum of fifteen monks a year will be accepted, and for twenty years, but there are only 300 people, so what about the more than 700 people who are extra?

The rise of Buddhism fever was also a test for the imperial court, most of the believers were really obsessed with it and could not extricate themselves, so they were ordained monks, and more and more monks in Buddhist temples were ......

"It's just a Fahua Temple, a Famen Temple that is equal to the Fahua Temple? And what about other Buddhist temples, big and small? Xuan Shijing asked.

"This endless unregulated ordination is indeed a headache." The eldest grandson Wuji also spoke: "Although the problem is troublesome and tricky, it is not so trivial, and the intensity of the government's picketing is increasing." ”

"What the eldest grandson said is right, the Buddhist temple endlessly recruits monks, this is just a disease of ringworm and scabies, there are many people in the Tang Dynasty, if you like to toss, just toss it." Xuan Shijing smiled: "Even if the people of the entire Chang'an City are monks, they won't be hungry for the eldest grandson anyway." ”

"That's not what the old man meant......"

"The younger generation is not aimed at the eldest grandson, but the matter of the number of monks is really not a big deal compared to the things recorded in the account book." Xuan Shijing said.

"What the Xuan Hou said ...... big deal," Ma Zhou asked as he looked at Xuan Shijing.

"The Manna Hall has arrived, and you will know when you go in a while." Xuan Shijing pointed to the gate of the Ganlu Hall near in front of him: "A few seniors, please."

Several people entered the Ganlu Palace, and His Majesty Li Er was already sitting on the top of the Ganlu Hall with a black face.

Sure enough, the Buddhist temple robbed his old Li family's taxes, so His Majesty Li Er's face was dark.

The biggest landlord in the Tang Dynasty is the emperor's family, and now I find out that someone is grabbing land with the landlord, and he doesn't pay taxes after grabbing the land, which is a problem, and it seems that this non-payment of taxes is still the policy of the imperial court to relax the Buddhist temple.

Chi Guoguo's slap in the face.

"Your Majesty, Ministers." Everyone stood in the hall and bowed to His Majesty Li Er.

"A few Aiqing don't have to be polite." His Majesty Li Er stretched out his hand to support him, and then stepped into the topic: "I think a few Aiqing also know what I called a few people to this manna hall." ”

Several people looked at each other, and then nodded.

"These things that Dongshan Hou presented, now I just took a rough look at them, and next, there are a few Aiqing, let's take a look at these things." His Majesty Li Er said, and then looked at Deyi: "Give a few Qing family seats." ”

"No." Virtue and righteousness responded.

In the past, when they were discussing in the temple of manna, they were all standing, but now they are all given to sit, that is, they have to stay in this hall of manna for a while.

Soon, some eunuchs began to arrange the two sides of the Ganlu Palace, and after a while, several bigwigs present sat on both sides of the Ganlu Palace.

There are three or four account books submitted by Xuan Shijing, in addition to these, there are also some materials in the temple that have been collected and summarized, and His Majesty Li Er sent these things to several courtiers to take turns to look through.

Xuan Shijing and His Majesty Li Er sat in their respective seats and waited for these ministers to look through the account books.

The expression on the face of the person looking through the account book can't be hidden, the more he looks back, the more surprised he is, compared with the information sorted out by Xuan Shijing, the Buddhist temple in Chang'an City is indeed excessive.

On the road, he said that the Buddhist temple ignored the government's endless recruitment of monks, although everyone felt that the Buddhist temple had done it, but they had never been so shocked.

"A few Aiqing, how's it going?" His Majesty Li Er asked.

"Your Majesty, what is recorded in this account book is indeed beyond the minister's expectations, and for a while, the minister doesn't know what to do." Chu Suiliang was also simply, he didn't know what to say, so he said it straightforwardly.

It's a bit difficult for anyone who comes into contact with such a big thing at once to want to publish something to watch right away.

"Your Majesty, although there are many properties in the name of the temple, after all, the imperial court issued an edict that the temple can be exempted from taxes, and now it is a little difficult to rectify it." The eldest grandson Wuji said.

If the decrees of the imperial court are changed as soon as they are said, then this imperial court will have no prestige at all, so the eldest grandson Wuji said that this matter is tricky.

"Yes, although this temple is rich and has a lot of wealth, it is not appropriate to want to touch these things." Ma Zhou also agreed.

"Isn't Master Ma always willing to uphold justice and ask for the people's lives? Why is it that in this matter, but also cowardly? Xuan Shijing asked puzzled.

Ma Zhou smiled bitterly when he heard this: "It's not that I don't want to take care of it, it's that I can't take care of it, and the Buddhist temple can use the decree of the imperial court as a shield." ”

"In addition to these, if His Majesty orders the rectification of the Buddhist temple, I am afraid it will be difficult to stop the rumors." Fang Xuanling said: "Although there were not many monks and soldiers in the army back then, they did exist, once His Majesty issued an order to do something to the Buddhist temple, he would inevitably be charged with crossing the river and demolishing the bridge to unload the mill and kill the donkey." ”

"Was there really a monk in His Majesty's army back then?" Xuan Shijing asked, "Songshan Shaolin Temple?" Thirteen stick monks save the King of Qin? ”

"There are indeed monks, but what kind of stick monks save the King of Qin is just a arrangement of idlers in some teahouses and wine shops." Chu Suiliang said with a smile.

"But even if it's choreographed, there are a lot of people who believe it." Fang Xuanling said.