"Amitabha, can the Hou Ye know that even in the prosperous era of the Tang Dynasty, the people have a time when they are hungry and poorly clothed, and in the year of the catastrophe, the Buddha Gate opened porridge sheds everywhere to relieve the people, didn't the Hou Ye see it?" The debater asked.

"The matter of opening a porridge shed has also been done in Benhou's mansion, not only in Chang'an, the chamber of commerce under Benhou's hands, in various places, as long as the local disaster occurs, the chamber of commerce will do its part to open a porridge shed to release grain and relief, and the account in this, Benhou is naturally clear, I don't know if the mage is clear." Xuan Shi lifted the teapot and poured a cup of tea for the debate.

Marshal Zhao and Fang Yiai, who were sitting on both sides of the table, watched Xuan Shi and the debate machine debate quietly, but they felt that the debate between the two was quite interesting, it sounded profound, but after careful consideration, it was easy to understand, if Xuan Shi was not the Hou Ye of the Tang Dynasty, his identity changed, and he became a monk, he would definitely be more able to fool people than the current Taoist monks in Chang'an City, no, it is more Huigen.

"Fahua Temple is Ben Hou personally led people to check, the accounts of which Ben Hou has also seen, naturally, Fahua Temple has also opened a porridge shed, relief of the people, Zhenguan three years, Zhenguan four years, just say these two years, is the most sad two years for the people of the Tang Dynasty, in these two years, the total amount of Fahua Temple to open a porridge shed, compared with the accounts of the year, does not reach one-fiftieth of the general account." Xuan Shi said with a smile: "The money of the Buddhist temple is taken from the people, if it is used for the people, it is not too much, is it?" Don't ask the temple to use all the money to help the people in the year of the catastrophe, but isn't it too much to draw one out of fifty? Xuan Shi said.

Marshal Zhao and Fang Yiai also participated in the seizure of Fahua Temple, and the two were also responsible for recording the ledger, and the accounts were naturally clear, the two looked at the debate, nodded, and signaled that Xuan Shi was right, judging from the account books recorded in the three or four years of Zhenguan in Fahua Temple, this is indeed the case.

"After all, the Master is a member of the Buddhist Sect, and he is different from ordinary people like me." Xuan Shi said with a smile: "The master can devote himself to the study of Buddhism in the Buddhist temple, sincerely worship the Buddha, and don't have to worry about food and clothing, but I am different from the laity, not to mention that Benhou is still an official of the imperial court, and he is an official, that is, he wants to be a blessing for the people, otherwise, this official is meaningless, not to mention the fact that the temple swallows the goods, it is a large number of enclosures of Buddhist temples around Chang'an, this matter cannot be so simple, and the things in the world are not as simple as the master imagines in his mind." ”

If the previous words were Xuan Shi reasoning with the debate machine and laying out the facts, then the last remarks undoubtedly directly scolded the debate machine back.

You are indeed chic as a monk, and now you can't stand it when you look at the Buddha's suffering, when the people are suffering, where is your Buddha? Who are your Buddhas going to save sentient beings? It's just a matter of inaction in troubled times, the common feeling of seeking benefits and avoiding harm, now that the Tang Dynasty is strong, one by one they run out to recruit people to enclose the land, if most of the land around Chang'an City is encircled by the temple, what do the people plant? What did the people eat if they had no land? How? Do you want to work for a temple? Farming for the temple, busy all year round, just barely satisfied?

Xuan Shi couldn't figure it out, what could the monks in the temple do with hoarding so much food and goods, and what was the use? If you don't need it, it's not moldy and rotten in the warehouse?

No matter how rich the monk is, he doesn't dare to spend it blatantly, and it is the biggest expense to paint the Buddha statue in the temple with gold powder.

"Although what Hou Ye said is true, but now the Buddhism in Chang'an City has paid a great price, and there must be an end to the matter, so the poor monk begged Hou Ye to raise his noble hand." The debate machine folded his hands and bowed to Xuanshi.

"There is no need for Benhou to say anything about this matter, the imperial court has its own measure, every year the Chang'an government will give the temple a certain amount of documents, as long as the temple acts in accordance with the rules of the imperial court, even the imperial court will not do anything to the temple, isn't it? The reason why the imperial court has taken such a big move against the temple now, in the final analysis, is the problem of the temple itself. ”

The temple moved the interests of the imperial court and the interests of the people, so His Majesty Li Er was ruthless and ordered the six departments of the three provinces to renovate the temple.

Land and people, these are the foundation of the Tang Dynasty, and the temple's endless accumulation of wealth, people, and land, continue to sit idly by, and people develop together, but it is the foundation of the Tang Dynasty.

One day, the people will have no land, no food, and the foundation of the Tang Dynasty will be hollowed out.

"The master is already a senior disciple of Master Xuanzang at a young age, helping Master Xuanzang to translate the scriptures and write works in Chang'an, and the future prospects are also immeasurable, so Ben Hou also advises the master, sometimes the ears don't hear the things outside the window, it is also good, learn from Master Xuanzang, that is the real disciple of Buddhism, Master Xuanzang has faith in his heart, and the people in the Buddhist temple in Chang'an City, if they say faith, I am afraid that it is almost hot." Xuanshi said: "I heard that Master Xuanzang recently wrote about his experience of going west, after the master went back, he also asked Master Xuanzang to tell Master Xuanzang on behalf of Ben Hou, Ben Hou is very interested in Master Xuanzang's experience of going west, and in the future, I hope that Master Xuanzang will not hesitate to look at this Hou, and Ben Hou can also help Master Xuanzang publish books and carry forward the experience of the master. Xuan Shi smiled.

"Amitabha." The debate machine said the Buddha's name: "Hou Ye's words, the poor monk must tell the master." ”

The debate machine in the restaurant and Xuan Shi's conversation came to an end, after the debate machine left, Xuan Shi glanced out the window, if the debate machine is in high spirits on the street, then the current debate machine, obviously a little decadent, it is estimated that Xuan Shi's words are not lightly hit.

Is the Buddhist gate of Chang'an City really eroded to this point?

It is said that the debate machine became a monk at the age of fifteen, and then he has been in the temple with the master to devote himself to penance, never paying attention to how the outside world is, which is why the debate machine was very knowledgeable at a young age, and was selected as the translator to follow Xuanzang's side, and now he came out and chatted with Xuanshi for a while, so that he deeply understood the Buddhism of Chang'an City.

Buddhism, Buddhist temples, has become like this, indeed, the Buddhist temple that Dongshan Hou said is too big a gap with his ideal Buddhist temple.