There are eighteen layers of hell in the underworld, one of which is the 'volcanic hell', where all those who are rich and unkind, greedy for money, as well as monks and Taoist priests who break the precepts, will be driven into the volcano and burned alive without dying, and will suffer from the flames forever!

In the past month or so, the Shenguang monk has been in a volcanic hell, constantly borrowing, repaying debts, and being forced to pay debts every day...... The cycle goes on and on, endlessly, so that I can't eat, I am haunted by nightmares every night, and I lose a lot of weight!

More than 180 pounds of weight, only less than half is left, his eyes are deep-set and dim, like a skeleton, walking in the world in a robe, but as the old saying goes, suffering losses can always gain insight, and the Shenguang monk has figured out some things......

The proprietor of Dayuan Qian Zhuang is the eldest lady of the Hou Mansion - Cao Jie!

The owner of the second resignation money village is the second lady - Cai Wenji!

The owner of Sanjiang Qianzhuang is the third lady - Zhen Mi!

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But what do you know, from the first loan, I fell into the trap, and it was impossible to stop, so I could only continue to borrow new debts and repay old debts...... The total debt owed now is as high as 270,000 taels of gold, even if you cut the flesh and bleed, boil the bones and sell the oil, you can't pay it back!

At the same time as the debts were piling up, the number of monks was decreasing, and seeing that the catastrophe was coming, no one wanted to follow the funeral...... These high-ranking monks each looked for a way to survive.

Just last night, the four hall masters, who are known as brave and loyal, swear to live and die with the temple, also slipped away with their burdens, and there were more than 800 monks in the Tianyi Temple at its peak, and only the Shenguang monk was left!

Even so, Wu Zhen still did not let him go, and brought people to collect debts several times, demolished houses, lifted tiles, and broke down walls...... All of them were transported away to the account, and the originally huge Tianyi Temple was left with only a small courtyard and three thatched houses!

This was originally the host of the previous generation, the retreat place of Master Yixiu in his later years, Xiao Yi, Xiao Jing, and the three sisters of the Cao family once visited, and there was a period of incense, so it was not demolished, but it became a refuge for the Shenguang monks, which is really a great irony!

"The disciple is wrong, he shouldn't disobey the master's last order and forcibly seize the position of presiding, let alone have a bad relationship with his fellow disciples and make everyone betray and leave!"

"The disciple is wrong, he shouldn't be blinded by fame and fortune, so that he makes mistakes again and again, and brings the temple into a place of no return!"

"And the biggest mistake of the disciple is that he should not offend Xiao Yat, should not meet Xiao Yat, and should not coexist in the same world with Xiao Yat...... Whining! ”

Late at night, in the thatched hut, the Shenguang monk knelt in front of the priest's spiritual seat, kowtowed, wailed, and made a deep reflection on what he had done in the past, but unfortunately it was too late!

I remember what the master said: Xiao Yiwolf Gu is crazy, he is a person who never forgets and will take revenge, and has the means to reverse the situation, slaughtering the hearts of the world, don't offend him in the future!

He also warned himself: practice with peace of mind, promote the Dharma, don't meddle in worldly affairs, let alone touch national affairs, so as not to get into trouble!

But he was a deaf ear, thinking that the Buddha was far higher than the emperor, so he befriended the powerful, amassed money, and acted even more rampantly, offended Xiao Yi on Suzaku Street, and refused to put down his body to admit his mistakes, and finally caused a catastrophe!

"Ding! Bite! --It's all because you have harmed Tianyi Temple, I swallowed this bane alive--haha! ”

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The Shenguang monk held an iron rod, smashed a few glass Buddha statues, and swallowed the relics into his stomach, and finally set the thatched house on fire......

The fire burned his body, his soul entered the underworld, but the great revenge could not be forgotten, the monk of the divine light who had fallen into madness, at the last moment of his life, issued a vicious curse:

"Xiao Yi, you have used despicable means to destroy my Tianyi Temple, even if this seat turns into a terrible ghost, you will be cursed for not dying well, crushing bones and ashes......

No, you are the reincarnation of the Greedy Wolf Star King, even if you slaughter thousands of miles of blood, you will not be stained with any cause and effect, then I will curse you for the rest of your life and be a minister forever...... Ha ha! ”

In the eyes of the Shenguang monk, Xiao Yi is ambitious and intends to be the world, and he cursed him to be a minister forever, and he will not be able to realize the dream of being an emperor in his life, so although he is alive, he is more painful than dead, and he can be regarded as angry.

"Ahh --Come on, take a cup of hot tea, the spring night is still slightly chilly! ”

Late at night, in the study, Xiao Yi sneezed a few times, hurriedly added a piece of clothing, drank a few sips of hot tea, and continued to read "Historical Records-Zhou Benji" by candle night: 'King Wen of Zhou, there are two out of three parts of the world, especially serving Yin Shang with courtesy, and the world is called holy virtue......

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Shenguang monk self-immolation, Tianyin Temple completely lost, this is just the tip of the iceberg, in the past month or so, the large and small temples in Xuchang City, have been Wu Zhen to collect debts, the Buddha statue looted all the way, the temple property was confiscated, the monks of all sizes fled in all directions......

Xuchang is another corner of the world, under the secret instigation of Cao Cao and Xiao Yi, Luoyang, Chang'an, Yecheng, and Shouchun...... They have all launched activities to exterminate Buddhism, demolished more than 200 temples, forced tens of thousands of monks and nuns to return to the laity, confiscated countless temple properties, and dealt a heavy blow to the viciously swollen Buddhist forces!

As the saying goes, before the chick is slaughtered, it has to flutter a few wings, not to mention the profound Buddhism, in the face of the cruel situation, Tianyin Temple-Yijie Master came forward, contacted hundreds of large and small temples, with thousands of bald monks, and found the Wushou Hou Mansion with great momentum......

"Please be compassionate and spare my Buddhist disciples, and the great kindness will never be forgotten!"

"If Da Sima refuses to forgive, the old man will burn himself here today, and there is no way to live anyway!"

"Master Xiao is merciful, spare the Buddha!"

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The monks didn't come to fight hard, and they didn't dare to borrow their courage, but they came to obey the soft and beg for mercy, so they sat in front of the Wushou Hou's Mansion, crying, making trouble, hanging themselves, going on a hunger strike, and self-immolation, all kinds of rogue tricks were used.

In order to survive, face is no longer important, and the monks have inquired, the ghost-faced Xiao Lang is fierce and domineering, but he is arrogant but not humiliated, strong but not bullying, and never kills those who are soft!

The Buddhist disciples of the Zhengming Academy also came over to help plead, shouting 'Master Xiao' one by one, so as to leave a way for Buddhism to live, and some officials, businessmen, and ordinary people who believe in Buddhism and sympathize with the monks also came, and tens of thousands of people gathered!

At this point, Xiao Yi can't sit idly by, the monks are in a desperate situation, if they are persecuted, they should jump over the wall in a hurry, although they can't shake the country, but it's also a big trouble, they still have to spare people and spare people!

Therefore, he sent someone to inform Wu Zhen to stop the oppression of the temples and release the captured monks; He also asked Guo Yi to come forward and negotiate with the hosts of each temple to formulate a series of conditions:

First, in the future, the construction of temples in various places needs to be approved by the imperial court and the government, and the number of monks must also be limited, the number of monks shall not exceed 100 in large temples, 50 in medium temples, and 20 in small temples.

Second, all monks and nuns who are monks and nuns need to be issued by the government to give them a degree document, each of which needs ten taels of gold, and those who do not have a degree are wild monks.

Third, the temples are not allowed to do business, they are not allowed to issue seal money, and the land property is not allowed to exceed ten hectares, and monks and nuns must also pay field taxes and poll taxes, and labor can be paid instead!

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A total of 18 clauses, are used to bind Buddhism, the monks who watched grinned, but helpless, did not agree to only a dead end, promised to live, from now on peace of mind chanting scriptures, practice well!

At the same time, on the site of Tianyi Temple, a large number of buildings were built and houses were rebuilt, and Xiao Yi personally went to the imperial court to set up a new Yamen-Dongzhi Factory here, and set up a factory officer, and there were several people in charge, foreman, and secretary!

The responsibility of the Dongji Factory is to monitor monks, nuns, and Taoist priests...... All monks and cultivators, if they commit illegal acts, can be immediately arrested and punished with heavy punishment, and the first factory official will be Wu Zhen.

Xiao Yi's recital was handed over, and it was quickly approved, and Wu Zhen also happily took office, and he did it well, but some people also questioned, why is this newly established yamen called the East Investigation Factory, could it be that there is also the West Investigation Factory?

There are also officials in charge, why don't they call them factory supervisors, factory supervisors, and factory captains...... Instead, it's called 'factory father', where does the strange name come from?

Xiao Yi didn't answer everyone's questions, and went back to the study and laughed for a long time...... In any case, the power of Buddhism has been suppressed, as long as the ruler does not change his orders overnight, and there are no mediocre and incompetent people, he will be safe and sound for hundreds of years!

The confiscated temple land was all distributed to the poor people for farming, and the field tax was exempted for three years, and the Buddha statues and bronze bells were minted into coins, most of which were used for the daily expenses of the imperial court, and the small half were used for ordnance, war horses, grain and grass for the second expedition to the west!

In this way, the soldiers, salaries, and materials of the Western Expedition have been prepared, and the following is to select the commander, Xiao Yi is interested in Cao Zhang, but Cao Cao and Mrs. Bian may not be willing to do so, and they still need to be accommodating!

In addition, Ma Chao and Cao Zhang are both brave people, it's no problem to charge into battle, but it's not good to strategize, if you want to pacify the 36 countries of the Western Regions and fight all the way to Tianzhu Kingdom, you still need a superb strategist!

(End of chapter)