Chapter 1225: Stealing faith and causing trouble
The new dynasty was established. Whether it was to suppress bandits or rectify corrupt officials, the new imperial capital took drastic rectification. The suppression of bandits in various places quickly achieved certain results, which made many merchants and people calm down. There were fewer bandits, and whether they were doing business or living, they were not worried or worried.
For refugees who have left their hometowns, because they are exempt from two years of taxes, the court also ordered the distribution of this year's grain crop for free. Many people voluntarily return to their hometowns to farm. If life is a bit hopeful, who wants to leave their hometown?
But not everyone is willing to go back to their hometowns. Some people are used to being lazy. In a place like Shengjing where there are many powerful people, you can get something to eat if you sell miserables. Why bother to suffer on the road? Moreover, the new dynasty has just established, and it seems stable, but in fact, the national treasury is empty, and the war at the border has never stopped at all. It is not impossible to be dragged into a big war.
Why?
Of course, everyone knew that Dafeng had changed the emperor and wanted to take advantage of the fact that the inside was not completely united, robbing the country, women, slaves and wealth.
Who knows if the war will come and have nowhere to hide? There is nothing bad in Shengjing. At least if you are really beaten, there are many powerful people here, and you can still bear it.
In general, although there are policies to benefit the people, not everyone has confidence in the current national conditions. If you want to build a prosperous dynasty, the new emperor still has a long way to go.
The country and the country are the responsibility of every official wearing official uniform. The civil and military officials can hold a written decision and the martial arts can defend the country with swords. But who can tell them why so many monsters and monsters suddenly jumped out and made a mess of power and chaos.
This is completely beyond what they have learned.
Yes, just as the new emperor and his civil and military officials were trying their best to stabilize the national conditions and recuperate, some Taoist priests in Dafeng suddenly did not offer sacrifices to the ancestors, but to offer sacrifices to some gods.
Do you think they are evil ways? It is not the case. They are monks with serious certificates. In other words, they have officially recognized them, but they betrayed their ancestors and converted to other gods.
You can't blame others for betraying the middle of the process. If you believe in this thing, you can't designate a letter, right?
There are also many gods in the two gates of Buddhism and Taoism, just like some believe in Guanyin Bodhisattva, some believe in Tathagata Buddha, and some believe in the Supreme Lord. It is normal for them to offer other gods.
I can only say that the ancestor or a Bodhisattva was robbed of faith by this god.
Moreover, the God Lord is not fictional, but real. He is the water god who has saved countless people from Luhu Lake in Yuhang. He has been guarding the people of Yuhang for a hundred years and is extremely respected and believed by the people. There are many legends about the water god in the local area. Some say that he is actually a dragon hidden in the Green Lake, specializing in the water situation. Some say that he is actually a gentle beauty, and some say that he has a twitch and claws and is extremely powerful.
The more people spread it, and there are monks preaching it, more and more people believe in the water gods. This is a signal that is very unfavorable to the country for all officials of the court.
Let’s not talk about the fact that the gods are not intimidating. The gods and gods have their own scale in their hearts. If you believe, you have it. If you don’t believe, you have nothing. Just respect it in your heart.
But the overall phenomenon now makes people believe in God more than the court and saints, which is extremely terrible, because if they continue for a long time, the people may be brainwashed. If the two disciples of Buddhism and Taoism are stubborn and use the people's crazy about their faith, they will rush their arms and incite them to cause trouble, that would be terrible.
There has been no incident in history where the national master and the demon monk control the government. Once the demon monks and demons take power, it will be an ultimate disaster.
Being careful before it happens and strangling dangers in the cradle is the cognition that all officials should have.
Local officials have been constantly submitting requests to close some empty sects, whether it is Buddhist sects, Taoist sects, or scattered sects, and missionary preaching.
It was just that the new emperor was like his grandfather, and he was strongly suppressing Taoist sects. No, it was even more powerful than that. This time, even Buddhism would be affected.
Another wave of officials said that one should not overturn a boat of people with a bamboo pole, and not all monks and Taoists are like this. If Man Dafeng suppresses it, it may cause the people's rebellious mentality.
In fact, it does not include ordinary people, or the officials of the court. Whoever does not have an old lady or wife or concubine who believes in Buddhism or Taoism, will they really support and suppress and close the empty doors, but they are afraid that there will be no purity from now on. They will either be scolded for being unfilial sons and will be rejected by their wife outside the room.
The faction that supported the supporters immediately took the tragic history of the demon monk and Taoism in history and harmed a country.
The opposition is to regard more than one belief in the people of the world. If all of them are suppressed, all people will have nowhere to worship, and they will only be more rebellious.
The two factions argued endlessly in the court.
Qi Qian's face was as dark as the bottom of a pot. He didn't expect that as an emperor, he would have to decide whether his faith should be broken and that he would be taken to the court to argue.
What they should do is not to increase revenue and reduce expenditure, rest and recuperate, so that the people can live and work in peace and enjoy peace?
It is impossible to suppress and close the empty door with all its might. As the monarch, Qi Qian also has faith.
His belief is Qin Liuxi!
That is, he had just ascended the throne and the treasury was empty. Otherwise, he would have wanted to build a golden temple for Qin Liuxi, and regarded it as the goddess of Dingguo, rather than setting up a small altar in the Taiping Hall to provide a small golden statue and incense day and night.
If the supporter responds, wouldn’t Qingping Temple suffer?
Qi Qian was very upset and slapped the dragon throne heavily and said, "Why do the people believe in the water god? You don't find the answer from the root, and just say that suppression and suppression is useful? Faith cannot be disappeared by suppression. What will a nation be like if it has no faith? Faith is not only the spiritual thoughts of all people, but also a kind of culture. Since ancient times, Buddhism and Taoism have been preserved. Isn't it just based on faith? If you want to suppress this, do you want to erase the culture of your ancestors, or do you want to compete with heaven for the strengths and weaknesses and be higher than heaven?"
"Don't calm down." All the officials knelt down.
"Faith is a kind of power, and it cannot disappear by suppression. Instead of thinking about such suppression, it is better to think about how to guide the people. But if there is faith, it should not be dominated by it, become its slave, and lose its thoughts by wearing a tight spell."
Qi Qian stood up and said, "Solving problems should not be killed with a bamboo pole, nor should it be anyone's one-man rule. Otherwise, what is the difference between this kind of behavior and burning books and burying scholars? I don't want to see monks from the two sects of Buddhism and Taoism flee and disband like scholars in the world."
Everyone was shocked, crawled on the ground, shouting together: "The Emperor is wise."
"Retreat." Qi Qian shook his sleeves and left.
It was not until the dragon robe disappeared that all the officials got up from the ground and looked at each other. Although the new emperor was young and ascended the throne quickly, he was not easy to fool.
Lin Xiang and Mr. Yu looked at each other, showing relief.
Chapter completed!