Three days passed in a hurry, and Li Zhi rushed to Luoyang and went home to wash up. Before he could talk to his family, he entered the palace to ask for the emperor.

Yang Tong was discussing the matter of the Southern Expedition with important civil and military officials in Xuanzheng Hall. When he heard Li Zhi ask for a meeting, he asked someone to bring him here. Three days ago, he had received Ling Jing's letter of eagle, but Li Zhi, who had many questions to be investigated.

Last year, Ma Zhou was introduced by Yang Qinfang to the face of the saint in trouble and told Yang Tong Tong about the collusion between the Wheel Cultivator and the Japanese slaves. Since then, Yang Tong has been vigilant. He first transferred the county soldiers who believed in the Wheel Cultivator from Bohai, and sent Pei Renji, the Minister of the Ministry of War to suppress bandits in the Central Plains. Then Guang sent trustworthy people to Bohai County to investigate the origin of the so-called leader. It was just that the county soldiers mobilized the other party for a while, and he still had no extreme actions so far, so Li Zhi had not obtained any information to break the deadlock. Although Ling Jing said in the letter that he had enough information, Yang Tong still did not dare to relax without a specific interview.

He is a soul from later generations. He is very clear that the sect develops believers quickly and quickly, and can sweep the entire county in just a few months. If they are exploited by people with ulterior motives, they will cause irreparable losses. At the same time, he also knows the horror of fanatic believers. After these people were brainwashed by doctrine, they were all brave and fearless, and the destruction was unimaginable. The most typical one is the history of Europe, which is purely a history of religious grievances and wars.

In the Sui Dynasty, there were also cases of rebellion using doctrines. More than ten years ago, Song Zixian, a native of Tang County, was good at illusion. He could change his Buddha form and claimed that he was born of Maitreya. People from far and near believed him and were confused by it. So Song Zixian planned to attack Yang Guang's carriage while holding an unblocked meeting. He was learned by the court in advance, so Song Zixian was executed. More than a thousand families of his followers were executed.

There is also the Fufeng monk Xiang Haiming who claimed that he was born as Maitreya, and anyone who was willing to surrender could have a good dream. Therefore, people in the Sanfu area unanimously believed in him. So Xiang Haiming raised troops to rebel, and the tribe reached tens of thousands. Xiang Haiming called himself the emperor and changed the year name to Baiwu. Yang Guang ordered Yang Yichen to attack and wipe out Xiang Haiming.

On the first day of the first lunar month, dozens of people wore white hats, white clothes, lighted incense and flowers, claiming to be Maitreya Buddha, and entered the city from the south gate of Luoyang. The soldiers guarding the city kowtowed to greet each other. These "Maitreya" robbed weapons and killed soldiers. The believers in the city echoed each other. King Yang of Qi came back from the New Year's Day ceremony and happened to meet this group of robbers. He killed dozens of bandits with one sword alone, and then conducted a large-scale search in Luoyang. In the end, more than a thousand households and tens of thousands of people participated in the rebellion.

So many people have been deceived repeatedly, but because the people's wisdom has not yet been opened. Whenever there are natural disasters and man-made disasters, the helpless people place their hopes on the illusory gods and Buddhas. Under the ulterior motives, they are willing to die in this life in exchange for happiness and satisfaction in the next life. After they die, they think that they are following the divine will.

Such similar riots happened even in the 20th century when the people's wisdom was flourishing. The fanatical believers used by the cult leader of **xxx not only surrounded the imperial capital Zhongnanhai, but were also bewitched and burned to himself in the imperial capital square. The impact was so great that the world was terrifying. Behind this incident, there seemed to be the shadow of the Americans.

The best way to deal with this kind of rebellion using religious doctrine is not to use the army to start suppressing from the people, which will only make things worse. Even if it is suppressed, it will suffer heavy losses and leave countless hatreds. The best way is to capture the core church members and massacre them. Just like Yang Guang did when he dealt with Song Zixian, he only killed him and more than a thousand core church members, and promptly stopped a large-scale rebellion.

There are also people behind the wheel sect in Bohai County. If this group of people is not turned out and completely eradicated, it will not take long to create a new cult to seduce people. This is why Yang Tong was not in a hurry to start;

Secondly, to the south of Bohai County, is Douzigang, the most famous rebel holy land in the middle and late period of the Sui Dynasty. Whenever the situation is not good, the rebels will quickly transfer to Douzigang. It is a swamp area and it is difficult for the imperial army to wipe out it. The latter of the Wheel Cult is probably the same as the idea. However, this person does not know that Douzigang and another rebellion paradise - Gaojipo, Qinghe, were all developed by Yang Tong into fertile fields. However, in addition to these two rebellion holy places, Hejian County north of Bohai County also has Foxidian, Baiyangdian and other undeveloped swamps to hide. Therefore, Yang Tong did not have the accurate information to capture all the network, so he did not rush to start.

"I will meet the emperor!" After a while, Li Zhi entered the hall. Xuanzheng Hall was a regular palace that he often attended. It only talked about the king and his subjects, not about his personal friendship, so he did not salute his grandfather Li Jing and all the officials.

"General Li is exempted from the gift!" Yang Tong raised his arm and signaled to flatten his body.

"Thank you, Master." Facing the important civil and military officials of all the church, even as the grandson of Li Jing, who has been knowledgeable since childhood, Li Zhi couldn't help but feel a little nervous at this moment.

Yang Tong, who was arrogant, glared at Li Jing's "unprofitable" grandson and couldn't help laughing. The soldiers always made Yang Tong feel intimate. When facing the iron-blooded soldiers of the Sui Dynasty, they were always more tolerant and said, "You have also participated in many wars. What are you afraid of? Just this rat courage, it doesn't look like a soldier brought out by me." As he said that, he deliberately curled his lips, as if he was disdainful.

Rat gallbladder?

Li Zhi was a little annoyed. Even if he was provoking the generals, there was no need to harm others like this, right? He immediately said loudly: "Return to the emperor, I will not be afraid."

Yang Tong nodded with satisfaction and said, "This is my soldier, and I will live up to my expectations."

Don't say it!

The soldiers really only use this trick. Once Yang Tong said this, Li Zhi held his head proudly and raised his chest, and his nervous expression disappeared.

"You have been ordered to investigate the Wheel Cult for almost half a year. Let me tell you what kind of cult it is." All the most trusted confidant officials here, so Yang Tong doesn't need to avoid anything.

"Returning to the emperor, this Wheel-Turning Cult is actually similar to the previous Maitreya religion, and they control people's hearts with Buddhist teachings. However, after half a year of open investigation and secret investigation, it was found that the Wheel-Turning Cult was not truly supported by the people."

"What's the reason?"

"In the ninth year of Daye, Song Zixian, Tang County, Boling, planned to attack Emperor Wu in the name of Maitreya, and was later extinguished by the court in time. Officials from all over the country denounced him as a cult to let the people distinguish right from wrong. At that time, it was a great influence in Jizhou. It has not been more than nine years since it was still there. The things that the Zhuanghuang Cult do are exactly the same as the Maitreya Cult. The people regard it as a flood and a beast. This is one of them. The second is that Bohai, Hejian, Boling, Pingyuan and other counties are mostly concentrated places where the emperors place their families of soldiers. These families of soldiers believe in the court and officials.

In the palace, many other people were refugees before, and they also believed in the court and supported the court. In addition, a few years after the end of the Hebei War, the people were busy repairing houses and farming, busy making a fortune, and had no time to worship the Wheel Tragedy. Third, in order to limit the excessive expansion of Buddhism and Taoism, the court captured all the fake Taoist priests and thieves in one place, which made the people realize that 10,000 monks were probably not true. Even Taoist priests and monks believed that how could the people believe in this Wheel Tragedy of unknown origin?”

"Where did the tens of thousands of believers in Bohai County come from?"

"It's the gangsters and the thief monk who ordered the return to the secular world!" Li Zhi glanced at Yang Tong and said, "The gangsters are kings and domine the countryside; and the thief monks who are forced to return to the secular world are used to luxurious life and are unwilling to go to the land to farm. These two types of people have the common characteristics of being lazy and bullying kind people. The Wheel Cultivation wins over these people, instructing these people to form gangs and harm the common people. Most of the people have the idea of ​​calming things down. There is no way to join the Wheel Cultivation, but as soon as they join, they are controlled by these people and are forced to worship family wealth. The kind people have trouble saying..."

Yang Tong was extremely angry when he heard that the local gangsters and thieves monks were plaguing the village and forced the people to join the Wheel Cult. He tried hard to restrain his anger and asked, "Are all the officials in the local government dead?"

"The officials in Nanpi County and Yanshan County have gained great benefits from the wheel-running sect, and are the big trees for the wheel-running sect to enjoy the shade."

"Bang"

Yang Tong's handsome face was twisted, and he kicked the heavy imperial case away. The memorials on the imperial case flew out far away. The glass inkstone fell to the ground with a "trumpet" shattered.

In an instant, the empty hall was silent.

All civil and military officials were silent.

"I am guilty!"

"I am guilty!"

“…”

After a moment, Fang Xuanling, the Minister of Personnel, Yang Shidao, the Minister of Civil Affairs, Wei Zheng, the Minister of Justice, and Liu Zhenghui, the Minister of Imperial Affairs, took the lead in accusing him.

The Ministry of Personnel’s employment was inappropriate and dereliction of duty.

The Ministry of Civil Affairs did not listen to public opinion and neglected its duties.

The Ministry of Justice has not strictly enforced the law and has neglected his duties.

The Imperial Department has failed to supervise and has neglected its duties.

Yang Tong took a deep breath, tried to suppress his anger, and said, "Is it acceptable to punish each of you for one year?"

The four ministers said at the same time: "I am convinced."

"Just join the list."

"Here."

The Sui Dynasty expanded too quickly, with serious shortage of local officials and no one available, which led to some people with low moral character and talent becoming local officials. Moreover, the important officials in the court were mostly focused on the enemy and the newly acquired territory, so they could not care about the rear. This was normal. Yang Tong knew these problems very well, but there was no way. Some attitudes had to be expressed, otherwise the court's laws would be useless. The four people who were punished also understood Yang Tong's helplessness, otherwise it would not be as simple as a year's salary.

"Aristocratic families are officials to plan for the country, while illegal officials are to make money... They don't care about people's worries. A sound law, supervision and education mechanism must be improved as soon as possible, and it is urgent! After returning, the four ministries formed more than a dozen inspection teams and went deep into various places to conduct secret investigations, so that the black sheep must be brought to justice."

"Here!"

"I have lost my composure!" Looking at the memorial on the ground, Yang Tong shook his head, too lazy to pay attention to it, and said to Li Zhi: "You continue."

"Yes!" Li Zhi responded and said, "The Wheel Cultivation is well organized, somewhat similar to the military officer system of the court. From top to bottom, they are Buddhas, Buddhas, Buddhas, Buddhas, and Buddhists. Buddhists are their lowest positions. One Buddhist is in charge of one hundred believers, Buddhas and Buddhas, Buddhas and Buddhists. Buddhas are in charge of two Buddhists, Buddhas and Buddhas, Buddhas and Buddhas, and Buddhas have nine Buddhas on top of the Buddhas, and one Buddhas and Buddhas have nine Buddhas. The Wheel Cultivation Master has two other names: Buddhas and Wheel Cultivation King. As for what this Wheel Cultivation King looks like, no one has seen it. It is said that when he was preaching Buddhism, a huge Maitreya Buddha made of blue smoke appeared behind him. The blue smoke seemed to condense but did not disperse, so many people believed it. Moreover, Maitreya Buddha shining in the sun, so everyone could not see his appearance. Believers were worried about offending the so-called gods and Buddhas, and they dared not look at it."

When he heard the "sunlight", Yang Tong felt that the "Maitreya Buddha" might be painted on a convex lens and then shone on the curtain behind the wheel king; it might be a Maitreya Buddha made of hollow glass, which would naturally condense but not disperse. It is normal for the glass to shine. As for magic, it is not something Yang Tong could figure it out.

"The county magistrate of Nanpi and Yanshan, the county magistrate is the four Buddhas of the Wheel Cultivation." Li Zhi said again.

"In this way, the Wheel Cult is a group of evil people. The court killing them is a just act to eliminate harm for the people." Yang Tong understood and felt relieved. With the support of the people who were forced to become believers, the matter was simple. Just grasp these four Buddhas and you can follow the clues and get to the Wheel Cult.

Li Zhi nodded and said, "That's exactly what it is."

"Sage." At this time, the Minister of Works, Jiang Xingben, took off and bowed: "Whether it was the Maitreya religion in the past or the Wheel Cultivation now, the reason why they developed so quickly is that local officials have obtained money from it and acquiesced to the expansion of Wheel Cultivation."

"Shangshu Jiang's words are extremely true, and I have a little addition here."

Du Ruhui, the Minister of Rites, first agreed with Jiang Xingben, and then bowed to Yang Tong, expressing his opinion: "Most Buddhist doctrines are beneficial to the stability of the world. However, it is an alien sect after all. Although it has been reproduced in the Central Plains for hundreds of years, its scriptures and teachings have too many customs. Even if it absorbs the ideas of the Central Plains and improves them and makes them more in line with the world of the Central Plains dynasty, there are still many concepts that can be used by people with ulterior motives. The most typical one is the theory of reincarnation advocated by Buddhism. This item alone has been countless.

The people of the guild have used it. There are many people in my Great Sui Dynasty alone. Song Zixian and Xiang Haiming claim to be the reincarnation of Maitreya, Zhu Can claims to be the reincarnation of King Garula, and the leader of the wheel-turning genius also claims to be the Buddha in Buddhism, which also deceived the ignorant people. However, there are no rebels in the Central Plains. Even if the Yellow Turban Rebellion is counted as Taoism, Taiping Dao was developed by Zhang Jiao himself and has nothing to do with reincarnation. Therefore, the Buddhist reincarnation must be deleted."

"The most disgusting point is that Buddhist doctrine believes that monks are people who are purified and purified by the six senses. Their parents raised them with great pains, but they did not recognize them, and eventually broke up one happy family, causing countless human tragedies. The parents, wives and children did not recognize them, and of course they would not take the emperor and the law to heart. During the Jin Dynasty, a monk without a monarch or father wrote an article about why they disrespect the emperor. This also means that they did not take the emperor and the law seriously at all. If they truly respect the Buddha, what if they were not? Can they do evil in the name of "transforming people outside"? If they manage things, how can they do it?"

"The thing that Buddhism likes to do most is to gather believers from time to time to promote Buddhism. They always make news a few months in advance to let believers all over the world gather in the place where they preach Buddhism. If the monks who preach Buddhism have great reputations, they can gather tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of people in just a few months, which poses great safety hazards to local stability. This is also a unique habit of Buddhism. Our local sects do not have such large-scale gatherings. It would be fine if they just guide people to be kind. If the organizers were not upright in their minds and natural disasters and man-made disasters happened at that time, they could incite believers to cause trouble in a blink of an eye and cause great trouble to the court. If there is no restriction, chaos will happen." Du Ruhui, an orthodox literati who hated Buddhism, used the case of the Wheel-Turning Sect to start the "bombardment" Buddhist remarks.

Everyone nodded, and Yang Tong asked, "How does Shangshu think the court supervise?"

Du Ruhui calmly replied: "About this, all dynasties have realized that the institutions that manage monks' temples came into being, but this is far from enough. For example, the one who manages Buddhist paths is the Ministry of Rites, which is under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Rites, which is under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Rites. However, there are shortcomings such as too little power and responsibility and insufficient personnel, so they cannot control Buddhists all over the world. Therefore, the ministers suggested expanding the Ministry of Sects and Secretariats, and formulate a set of detailed rules to restrict and supervise various sects. They should never be allowed to let them go. Now we can take advantage of the opportunity of limiting the Buddha to order Buddhists to delete unreasonable teachings, otherwise they are not allowed to preach. In terms of Buddhist gatherings, temples are set as individuals, and the temples can only hold once every three or five years in the temples, and the scale is strictly limited. If the number of believers exceeds the specified number, they will be considered as a conspiracy to rebel."

"I advise that at present, our dynasty restricts Buddhas and the false Tang Dynasty destroys Buddhas. The reason is to capture all the fake monks and thieves in one go to restore the innocent body of Buddhism and Taoism. In these actions, both the Sui and Tang dynasties stood above the height of morality, so they received strong support from Buddhist believers. This is a good opportunity for heaven. After passing this village, there will be no such store in the future." Yang Gongren appeared and agreed.

Everyone also deeply agreed.

These important officials in the court were all knowledgeable and well-known. They knew that Buddhism was a sharp double-edged sword. If they could control it under the law, they would be like Confucianism, and like Confucianism, and would become a hidden danger that shakes the foundation of the court. Therefore, they must take advantage of the opportunity of everyone shouting to attack thieves and fake monks to include Buddhism, which fell into the historical trough in the management of the law. Which monk and which temple did not handle it according to the rules, the people would only applaud. If this trend passes, it would be difficult to intervene again. The manpower and material resources required are countless times higher than before, and if they are not done well, it would lead to the rebellion of the fanatical believers of Buddhism.

"I am very pleased that you can attach so much importance to Buddhism and Taoism. I agree to the expansion of the Ministry of Rites and Temples, but what is imminent are various constraints. The Ministry of Justice, Imperial Department, and Dali Temple sent officials who are proficient in the law to cooperate to complete it. The big framework will be implemented first, and the details will be gradually improved in the future."

"Here." The four ministers answered in unison.

"In addition, we must increase the publicity of the people, so that the people know that in addition to the sects recognized by the court, all cults that were founded without authorization were all for money and murder. Reporting was rewarded." Speaking of this, Yang Tong thought of a solution and continued: "In order to allow the people to distinguish right from wrong, good from evil, the Ministry of Rites issued plaques to temples and Taoist temples recognized by the court, requiring them to hang them in the most eye-catching place of the main hall. Temples without this plaque are all cult organizations that were for money and murder. In order to further regulate the order, the local government inspected once a year. If there are unqualified places for three consecutive years, the plaques will be forced to be collected, the monks of the temple and Taoist priests of the temple will be confiscated, and the certificates of the Taoist priests of the temple will be dismissed."

"The priest's method is very wonderful!" Fang Xuanling bowed and said, "I suggest that this plaque be compared with the clothes of the court officials, and set it to the six colors of breeze, green, green, yellow, yellow, white, and black. At the beginning, they are all blue. Those who have good reputations within a year will be promoted to dark blue, light green, dark green, light green, light breeze, and deep breeze. If the reputation is not good, they will be reduced to dark yellow, light yellow, moonlight, pure white, and black. Five years later, they will all be replaced with blue and start with blue. In this way, which is better and worse is clear at a glance. In order to get the support of the government and the people believe in it, even if the officials do not need to supervise at all times, the Taoist temple master will strictly manage the people below, and monks and Taoists will not dare to do evil, which can also reduce the pressure on the court and local governments."

"Shu Fang's method is good and he is correct."

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Military soldiers of the Civilized Republic of Wuwei:

Because of you carrying the burden, our years will be peaceful!

Allow me to say, "Thank you for your hard work!"
Chapter completed!