On the occasion of rebirth Zhou Sui

Chapter 460 Monk Soldiers Protecting the Temple

On his way back to Jinyang, Cui Yanqing did not see any corpses floating in the water. Instead, he encountered groups of cavalry rushing from Jinyang to various places.

It is said that Buddhism is a pure place, but today's Buddhism also has its own armed forces. Otherwise, how can we invade people's fields and force people to repay your wealth?

This armed force is also called the Monk Soldiers.

Monk soldiers originated in the Northern Wei Dynasty. At that time, Buddhism was booming and temples in various places plundered a large amount of money. In order to protect these assets, monk soldiers appeared.

The reason why Tuoba Tao, Emperor Taiwu of the Northern Wei Dynasty, wanted to exterminate Buddhism was that during his inspection of Chang'an in the west, he discovered a large number of bows, arrows, spears, spears, and secret rooms for monks and women to have sex in temples.

In the history books of the Northern Wei Dynasty, there are many records of monks launching monk soldier rebellions.

During the reign of Emperor Xuanwu, who advocated Buddhism, three of the nine rebellions were led by monks.

Fortunately, after experiencing the Buddhist extermination campaign by Emperor Wu of Zhou Dynasty, the temple today no longer has the armed strength of the Northern Wei Dynasty.

But there is still bad news coming from Hebei.

Monk Gao Tansheng from Huairong County in Yizhou (now Zhulu, Hebei Province) took advantage of the time of sacrifice and led dozens of monk soldiers to attack and kill the magistrate of Huairong County.

Gao Tansheng proclaimed himself Mahayana Emperor, established a Buddhist kingdom in Huairong County, and canonized his old friend, nun Jingxuan, as Queen Yelun.

Fortunately, Yizhou is located in Yandi, Cui Che's hometown, and his trusted general Zhang Wu is in charge.

Zhang Wu learned of the rebellion and immediately led troops to attack Huairong County and captured Gao Tansheng and others and sent them to Jinyang.

Cui Che knew about this and immediately started a court discussion. He spoke loudly in the court hall:

'This is no longer an ordinary mob, we can no longer hesitate, we must hit hard!'

Immediately, the young emperor issued an edict, ordering the captains of the military regiments of various prefectures to lead troops to besiege the temple, forcing the monks and soldiers of the temple to disarm, and anyone who resisted would be killed without mercy.

Cui Che's current attack on Buddhism is no longer just coveting those temple assets, but also wants to eliminate this unstable factor within the territory.

Let Buddhism continue to develop. Back in the Northern Qi Dynasty, monks and nuns accounted for one-tenth of the country's population. If we try to suppress it, it will be troublesome.

Fortunately, under the power of power, there are only a few people who are as reckless as Gao Tansheng.

Otherwise, after Emperor Wu of Zhou annexed Northern Qi and banned Buddhism in Guandong, it would not have been so smooth.

Emperor Wu of Zhou had the power to destroy the country, so the monks did not dare to resist, and Cui Che's reputation was also deafening in Guandong.

It is not difficult for the monks to surrender to Emperor Wu of Zhou thirty years ago and now to Cui Che.

As the saying goes, if you keep the green hills, you won’t have to tear them down and burn them.

At the beginning, Emperor Taiwu of the Northern Wei Dynasty made great efforts to exterminate Buddhism, but as soon as he died, his grandson Emperor Wencheng, who succeeded him, issued an edict to revive Buddhism.

Emperor Wu of Zhou destroyed Buddhism, and within a few years, Yang Jian came to power, and Buddhism flourished again.

Now if Cui Che wants to follow the example of his predecessors, let him go, there is no need to fight for the Buddha.

Thirty-seven-year-old Cui Che is not considered young anymore. Emperor Wu of Zhou Dynasty Yu Wenyong was only thirty-six years old when he died. When Cui Che dies one day, Buddhism will be revived again.

Maybe he was intimidated by Cui Che's reputation, maybe he was afraid of the bravery of the Eastern Sui soldiers, or maybe it was because of his psychological safety.

Buddhist temples in various places did not spread rebellion because of Gao Tansheng's establishment of a Buddhist kingdom.

The monks and soldiers obediently laid down their weapons, and the monks and nuns from all over the country waited for the imperial court's orders.

At this time, Cui Che was in the Prime Minister's Mansion teaching Cui Yanqing, his second son who hurriedly came to Jinyang.

Cui Yanqing kept in mind his brother-in-law Mai Mengcai's advice. No matter what Cui Che said, he would always blame himself.

Seeing that his attitude was so submissive, Cui Che could not continue scolding him. After a few words of warning, he asked Yang Lihua to take Cui Yanqing back to Prince Yan's Mansion for correction.

As for the more than ten concubines Cui Yanqing brought back, they were all placed in the palace.

Cui Yanqing thought the matter was over, but before he could breathe a sigh of relief, he bumped into his father-in-law Liu Fang outside the Prime Minister's Mansion.

Liu Fang bowed to Yang Lihua and said:

"Wei minister pays homage to the princess."

Yang Lihua smiled and said:

"My dear father-in-law, there is no need to be polite. I haven't paid my respects to your father-in-law yet."

Cui Yanqing hurriedly saluted and said:

"My son-in-law pays homage to my father-in-law."

However, Liu Fang snorted coldly and did not give this son-in-law a good look.

Yang Lihua was extremely embarrassed. She also knew that her son, who had been married for less than a year, had brought in more than a dozen concubines and neglected his wife, which naturally made Liu Fang dissatisfied.

She smiled and smoothed things over:

"My father-in-law, it is better to go and see the king first. Don't keep the king waiting for a long time."

Even if Liu Fang was angry, he would not vent his anger on Yang Lihua. He softened his expression and bowed to Yang Lihua to say goodbye.

When Liu Fang entered the Prime Minister's Mansion, Cui Yanqing complained:

"This old man is so arrogant that he dares to treat me so slowly."

When Yang Lihua heard this, she glared and scolded:

"Liu Gong is not only your father-in-law, but also your father's former subordinate. When your father raised troops in Youzhou, he decided to mobilize the three states of Hebei and Ying to respond. He was the first official who made the first contribution to your father's business.

"Don't say that Mr. Liu treats you lightly. Just because you neglect your wife and favor your concubines, even if he beats you in the street, your father will not punish you. Instead, he will punish you heavily to appease Mr. Liu."

Hearing what his mother said, Cui Yanqing shuddered unconsciously and wondered if he should be nicer to his wife in the future.

Mother and son got into the carriage, and Yang Lihua asked:

"There are so many concubines in your family now, but is there anyone pregnant?"

In the final analysis, Yang Lihua doesn't care whether Cui Yanqing dotes on his wife or his concubines. What she cares about is when his son's wives and concubines will be able to conceive children.

At least Yang Lihua will not treat her concubine's grandson like a pig or dog like her mother Dugu Jialuo.

Hearing his mother talk about heirs, Cui Yanqing groaned in his heart. He also wanted to give birth to heirs as soon as possible, but his wives and concubines' bellies just didn't move, which really left him helpless.

Looking at her son's face, Yang Lihua knew what was going on, but fortunately, good news came to both Cui Qiji and Cui Yanzong. One of Cui Qiji's concubines was pregnant.

Cui Yanzong's wife and daughter of Fang Xuanling has also been diagnosed with Ximai.

The third generation of the Cui family. After some time, the third generation of the Cui family will no longer be Cui Baer'er alone.

At the same time, Cui Che was also apologizing to Liu Fang for Cui Yanqing's neglect of his wife.

Naturally, Liu Fang would not anger Cui Che.

In fact, he deliberately kept a distance from his son-in-law, and his arrogance outside the prime minister's palace was also intentional, so as to create a situation where he and his son-in-law were at odds.

Anyone with a discerning eye knows that Cui Qiji, the eldest son, is the most trusted by Cui Che, and Cui Badger, the eldest grandson, is loved by Cui Che, Yang Lihua, Yang Awu and others.

In any case, this position of power cannot belong to Cui Yanqing's lineage.

For this reason, Liu Fang couldn't help but complain that Fang Xuanling was cunning and chose a hopeless bastard as his son-in-law, so that he could maintain a close relationship with the Cui family without having to worry about the flames of the heir apparent being burned to him.

No more today

(End of chapter)