The next day, Empress Yuchi Chifan summoned the British Duke Yang Ji in the palace. Yang Ji was now in charge of the cultivation of American crops, so he was called the "corn envoy".

In fact, Yang Ji was first rumored to be the "Imperial Rice Envoy", but later after explanation, everyone knew the word "corn".

However, because the American corn brought back is too terrible, many people are not optimistic about the prospects for the cultivation of this crop in the Central Plains.

Yuchi Chifan knew about corn, but in fact she was not interested in corn. The reason why she summoned Yang Ji today was of course because the drunkard was not about wine.

First, I roughly asked about the situation of corn and learned that this crop native to the Americas is drought-resistant and can be grown in the mountains, so I feel surprised.

He also asked how Yousi how to breed corn and how many years can you see the results of breeding corn at the fastest time. After some emotion, the topic changed: "Donald of England, do you know if the crop of corn is recorded in Buddhist scriptures?"

Even if Yang Ji is not a human being, he is almost the same as a human being. After hearing this, he certainly knows what the queen wants to say, but he is not easy to pretend to be deaf and must make a positive response.

"When you go back to your highness, you are not talented. You have seen Buddhist scriptures in your life, including no records of corn or similar crops."

"Besides, this thing has not been seen in the Central Plains, Western Regions, India, and South China since ancient times. I think it has nothing to do with Buddhism. If you easily contact Buddhist allusions, it may cause your Majesty to question."

When Yuchi Chifan heard this, he asked knowingly: "Oh? Why did the British Duke say that?"

"Your Highness, when your Majesty was in charge of the local area, he often used Buddhist scum to deceive the people with Buddhist terms, so he always disliked the connection between everything and Buddhism."

Yuchi Chifan made a bad example: "Ah, there are indeed some scum in the world that defile the reputation of Buddhism, but this is just the evil deed of a very small number of people. How can we say that Buddhism hides dirty things?"

"What Your Highness said is that I think this is the case, and Your Majesty often says this."

"Well? Gong Ying had heard what His Majesty said?"

"Yes, Your Majesty often says, 'Flaws do not hide the merits'. If you have a scum in Buddhism, then you can eliminate the scum. If you want to destroy the Buddha on this ground, then you will pass."

Yuchi Chifan suspected that Yang Ji was fooling her, but he couldn't explain it. He could only pretend to be confused with his understanding: "But why did Your Majesty suddenly feel the feeling after reading the "Book of Liang"?"

"Your Highness, Emperor Wu of Liang ignored the sufferings of the people and pampered Buddhism, and also spoiled the royal family, which caused many hidden dangers in the country. Later, he led the wolf into the house. This was the reason for the Taiqing crisis (the Hou Jing Rebellion). Your Majesty thought it was thought to be thought-provoking, so he felt emotion."

Yuchi Chifan repeatedly hinted: "But, Your Majesty seems to be dissatisfied with Buddhism..."

"Your Highness, I think that life is difficult and there are many unsatisfactory times. Whether it is Buddha or Taoism, the people must have a reason to go to the temple to burn incense and pray, pray to the gods to bless themselves, and your family, your Majesty will not even ban this need..."

Yang Ji felt that this kind of conversation was very tiring. The queen pretended to be confused. The same was true for him. Then both sides said something around, which was so tired.

The queen summoned him to the palace for no reason, but asked about corn without asking anything else, and mentioned Buddhist scriptures, which were actually for the matter of the matter of the Taishi Cheng Fu Yi who submitted a petition to stop the Buddha.

The queen is asking for help now. Yang Ji is not good at pretending to be stupid and does not want to intervene. In a dilemma, she can only indirectly and resolve the worries in the queen as much as possible.

It is obvious that when Zi doesn't believe in Buddhism today, he even has some negative views on Buddhism. This view comes from his own likes and dislikes, and secondly, from the instinctive reaction of the king of a country.

Yang Ji, who had experienced all history, certainly knew the "Three Martial Arts and One Sect Destroying Buddhism" in history, and also knew that the fundamental reason for this kind of thing was that after the excessive development of Buddhism (single Buddha), it posed a direct threat to the country.

The number of monks has increased dramatically, and a large number of temples have appeared. Believers have continuously donated land to the temples. Countless copper materials have been cast into Buddha statues, which directly led to the decline of national strength.

In addition, there are indeed scum that corrupts the reputation of Buddhism, so it would be strange if nothing happens.

Yang Ji is a Buddhist believer. Of course, he didn't want to see the destruction of Buddha happen again, but based on various signs, he came to a conclusion that Yuwen Wen was unlikely to destroy Buddha, and at most he would knock it from time to time.

Now, it is time to take advantage of the problem and get to a certain level, and you will naturally stop. Therefore, there is no need for the queen to be anxious.

Yang Ji knew that the queen wanted to mobilize him to persuade the emperor, but Yang Ji felt that since the emperor did not intend to destroy the Buddha, how could he stop something that could not happen?

He was not good enough to say this directly, and could only find a way to "hint" the queen to persuade the emperor himself. This kind of thing is actually a matter between the couple. If an outsider talks too much, it will have a counterproductive effect.

Seeing that the queen pretending to be confused and insisting on making a statement, Yang Ji was helpless and said, "Your Highness, have you ever heard of using softness to overcome hardness?"

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At night, Yuwen Wen and Yuchi Chifan sat opposite each other, and were speechless. After a long time, he looked at the "Female Buddhist Protector" who "swears to the death to protect the sect", and rubbed his temples helplessly and asked directly: "Who told you that I want to destroy the Buddha?"

Seeing the other party crying and silent, Yuwen Wen slapped the desk with a "pop": "Emperor Wu of Liang sincerely worships the Buddha. Even if he does something wrong, the Buddha should only let him suffer retribution. He should not stand by and watch the millions of people in Jiangnan!"

"Hou Jing was in chaos with the Liang Dynasty, and the lives of Jiangnan were in trouble. So many people who recite scriptures and worship Buddha devoutly on their daily lives died in the chaos of wars and horses and did not receive the protection of the Buddha. It is impossible to say that these people committed crimes in their previous lives and deserved to suffer such a disaster in this life!"

"The court collects protection fees from the people... and collects taxes, and must assume corresponding responsibilities and obligations, build water conservancy, build bridges and roads, and ensure safety in one area. At critical moments, disaster relief should be provided, and foreign enemies should be resisted. If you cannot do it, it will be the end of a change of dynasty."

"You have to do things when you collect money! Why can Buddhism do whatever you want?"

"Oh, you can get a lot of money for indulgence and oil when you collect money on weekdays. At the critical moment, you can stay out of it by saying "I have committed evil in my previous life and retribution in this life." How can you be so good?"

"This matter is not over, there must be an explanation!"

Yuchi Chifan just sobbed, pulling Yuwen Wen's sleeves with tears in his eyes.

This is the peerless magical skill: using softness to overcome hardness.

However, Yuwen Wen doesn't take this trick.

Buddhism developed rapidly in the Central Plains during the Southern and Northern Dynasties, and its momentum has been achieved. It was not until the "Three Martial Arts and One Sect" destroyed Buddhism in history that the Buddhist lessons were imparted, so he must not take it lightly.

The first "Wu" in the Three Martial Arts and One Sect was Tuoba Tao, Emperor Taiwu of the Northern Wei Dynasty; the other Sect was Guo Rong (Chai Rong), the Zhou Shizong of the Later Zhou Dynasty. He destroyed Buddhism four times, spanning nearly five hundred years, which shows the tenacious vitality of Buddhism during this period.

He knew that it was impossible to destroy Buddha because in real life, people need spiritual support, and Buddhism is just right.

However, he wanted to try to realize the "secularization" of Central Plains Buddhism and let the secular form of Central Plains Buddhism appear in advance in later generations.

Therefore, we must take advantage of the opportunity of completing the first draft of "Shu Liang" to "make trouble".

It is wrong to collect money and not do things. He wants to ask the monks all over the world, who are dedicated to Buddha and have become monks several times, what did Emperor Wu of Liang do wrong and end up like this.

The people of Jiangnan who worshipped the Buddha devoutly would rather worship Buddha statues even if they lived a hard life. What did they do wrong? They had to go through the Hou Jing chaos and fall into hell on earth.

If the monks cannot answer these questions, or cannot fix them, then...
Chapter completed!