Li Longji's reward caused an uproar among the ministers, and even Pei Min was very surprised.

Although the superior of the Censor is the Censor Central Chief, the two seem to be only a rank different, but this rank has a substantial leap. In comparison, the Censor Central Chief only controls the Taiyuan of the Censor Taichung, while the Censor Central Chief is the second in charge of the affairs of the Censor Central Chief, the Censor Central Chief Secretary, and the power has been increased by more than twice. As for the improvement of status, let alone. If the Censor Central Chief Secretary is at the management level, then the Censor Central Chief Secretary is at the leadership level. The Censor Central Chief Secretary can be promoted to Prime Minister. The Tang Dynasty has a multi-prime system. As long as the emperor is willing to promote you to Prime Minister, he will be awarded the title of "Ping Zhangshi in the Secretariat of the Secretariat" to you, he will be the Prime Minister of the State. Zhou Yunyuan, the Censor Central Chief Secretary and the Censor Central Chief Secretary Ji Xu, the two were the Censor Central Chief Secretary, who were promoted to Prime Minister.

Whether it is power or status, the difference between them is not based on reason.

The ministers looked at Pei Min and felt a little jealous. Being a marquis and prime minister was something that officials dreamed of. Pei Min relied on his merits as a minister and gained the status of a duke at a young age. He was already drooling in his eyes and now he has obtained the position of the Censor Central Chief. It can be imagined that at most ten years, if Li Longji did not change his favor, Pei Min would become the youngest prime minister of a foreign surname.

However, they also knew that Pei Min had obtained this little thing. Just like Li Longji killed Empress Wei, Zong Chuke defeated Wei Wu and won the position of prince, they all had real achievements in front of him. They had to admit that this young man who was not as weak as the one in the weak was indeed amazing. Only some people felt that Li Longji's reward was too heavy and secretly dissatisfied.

Pei Min was about to retreat, but Li Longji called him and said, "Pei Qing, I also received your memorial yesterday. I didn't expect that the harm of Buddhism is so serious. You told the important ministers that you found this matter yesterday and you must deal with it carefully."

Pei Min nodded: "Buddhism and the prosperity of the Southern and Northern Dynasties. According to the records of Luoyang Galan in the Northern Wei Dynasty, the temples in Luoyang were over 1,300 at its peak, with tens of thousands of monks and nuns. There were hundreds of Buddhist temples in Jianye in the south. It was precisely because of this that there were two incidents of destruction of Buddhism. Among them, Emperor Taiwu of the Northern Wei Dynasty, Tuoba Tao, intends to govern the north, and the national policy is that all the people will be soldiers. The monks and nuns are exempted from rent and taxes, and corvee service has shaken the foundation of the Northern Wei Dynasty and is incompatible with Tuoba Tao who is determined to be a martial arts master."

"As for Emperor Wu of Northern Zhou destroyed Buddhism, it also showed the dangers of Buddhism. At that time, because Emperor Xiaomin, Emperor Yuwen Jue, the founding emperor of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, believed in Buddhism very devoutly. Buddhism was prosperous in its territory, with more than 3 million monks and nuns in its territory. This means that there are more than 3 million laborers and no need to serve and pay taxes. The harm caused can be imagined. The development of the country cannot be separated from corvee service. No corvee service means no source of troops, no one builds bridges and roads, no one clears blocked rivers, no one reclaims wasteland, no one builds water conservancy and corvee service too much, which is a disaster for the people, but without corvee service, the world will be in chaos. Corvee service is the foundation of the country, and monks and nuns are the foundation of the country. This is the reason for the two events of destruction of Buddhism."

"In the past, Empress Wu was in power and indulged in Buddhism to the will of the will of Buddhism. Now Buddhism is spread all over Chang'an. Many people who are unwilling to produce and do not want to serve and pay taxes have become monks and nuns by various means. According to statistics, the number of monks and nuns in Chang'an has reached 40,000, and half of them are opportunists, seriously endangering the livelihood of the country. In Chang'an, this is the case, let alone the world? It is estimated that the monks and nuns in the world have already exceeded one million, and the tax losses caused are no less than ten million. The lessons of the past are the teachers of the future. For some reason, the ministers propose to strictly regulate Buddhism, disperse monks and nuns, and demolish unnecessary temples to save the losses of our Tang Dynasty."

Pei Min was not afraid of his ministers. He compared the incidents in history to explain the importance of his own investigation.

After realizing it, Chaowu was mostly not a believer and didn't know much about religious affairs.

After hearing Pei Min talk about this, I realized that there were so many monks and nuns in Chang'an, all of whom whispered to each other and detailed the matter.

"Pei Zhongcheng, don't exaggerate!" At this time, there were voices of opposition in the hall.

Pei Min looked at him in the voice and was Wang Shouyi, the young supervisor in the hall. Wang Shouyi was the son-in-law of the Tang Dynasty and the relative of the foreigner, and his sister was the queen of Li Longji. Wang Shouyi was one of the few Buddhist believers in the court. It was a trend that noble relatives competed to build Buddhist temples. Pei Min proposed to demolish the temple, which was contrary to his taboo.

Wang Shouyi said: "Your Majesty, Pei Zhongcheng's words are very disrespectful. You cannot believe in the affairs of gods and Buddhas. Perhaps as Zhongcheng said, monks and nuns are everywhere now, as long as you dismiss monks and nuns are disrespectful to monks and nuns. Strictly purify Buddhism and demolish temples are very disrespectful to Buddhas, you may be punished by God."

Pei Min raised his eyebrows. He originally didn't believe in the matter of gods and Buddhas, but he was inexplicably traveling here. His soul and Pei Min exchanged. He also had a little hesitation about gods and Buddhas. However, thinking about the information investigated yesterday and the harm of later Buddhism, he whispered: "Fu Tucheng and Kumarajiva are known as eminent monks, with many famous people, and have many believers, but they cannot save the demise of Later Zhao and Later Qin. Qi Shizong and Emperor Wu of Liang believed in Buddhism, but failed to avoid disasters. Buddhism also said that saving lives is better than building a seven-level Buddhist Tu. As long as Your Majesty and the people live and work in peace and contentment, it is a great achievement. If Gods and Buddhas really have mercy, how could they blame Your Majesty?"

Li Longjigao sat on the table and said righteously: "As long as my Tang Dynasty is prosperous, I would rather suffer all the hardships."

His words were moved by the ministers. He also knew that it was imperative to rectify religious affairs. He boasted and criticized, and Li Longji's image as an emperor was extremely tall.

Li Longji also took advantage of the situation to discuss, and on the same day, each prefecture and county limit the number of temples and the number of monks and nuns was restricted. The screening and elimination of monks and nuns in the world was more stringent than the original ten requirements. Especially for the wealthy families who intend to evade taxes, they were severely punished. After the implementation of this official document system, the first implementation was the capital Chang'an. With the demolition of several temples in Chang'an, the remaining money in the temple was also made public, and the family also

The unnamed temple actually has a family fortune of more than 500,000 yuan. The wealth of monks and nuns can be seen. The ministers only realized how important the matter Pei Min advised was. The government orders were even more than 42,000 people in the country were ordered to return to secular monks and nuns for fraud, and received a total of 30 million yuan in tax evasion, and more than 56,000 monks and nuns were sacked. This greatly restricted the development of Buddhism and minimized the harm brought by Buddhism.

Of course, this is all about the later story.

With Ren Lin and Ruan Song's affairs, the image of the Censorate has changed again. All officials recognized Pei Min's reporting system and became more alert in their hearts and did not dare to break the law at will. This is also the true meaning of the existence of the Censorate, which is for warning rather than punishment.

Pei Min returned to the Censorate and was congratulated by his colleagues. The Censorate was frightened and despised by the world because of a cruel official Lai Junchen. Pei Min worked in the Censorate for less than a month, but actually made the Censorate change in the eyes of the world, allowing them to stand up and not act cautiously for the world. For some reason, everyone was convinced of Pei Min's promotion.

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Originally, the mission of the Censorate was not heavy, and Pei Min, who became the Chief Censor, had a more leisurely life.

Thinking that his mother was about to come, Pei Min simply asked for leave for himself and planned to go out to Chang'an to pick her up.

It was early this day, Pei Min was practicing swords in the yard, and he was busy with the affairs of the Censorate recently. Although he had not abandoned his martial arts and squeezed out some time to practice every day, he did not really work hard to practice. He did not make any progress in swordsmanship. After his leisure time, he decided to grasp his martial arts.

After practicing for two hours, I stopped, but my expression was a little depressed.

Pei Min's swordsmanship is different from ordinary people. The swordsmanship of ordinary people is specialized, and he concentrates on studying his own swordsmanship. After years of hard practice, he then polishes it into a sharp edge through actual combat. His swordsmanship is absorbed. He has the talent of ordinary swordsmanship, and he never forgets sword moves. He is good at learning other people's swords, evolves into his own swords, and improves his own strength through continuous learning and evolution. Therefore, every time he fights with others, his strength will be improved by a certain degree. Practicing alone, he will be slower.

But now he is in a high position, so it seems a bit inappropriate for him to go to Chang'an to find someone to discuss! But without a rival, and relying on oneself to practice alone is equivalent to taking a detour that does not belong to him, and time is a bit difficult to do.

After taking a cold shower and taking off his sweat, Pei Min temporarily put aside the distractions in his heart and rode out.

He was going to pick up his mother, and even though he was waiting in Chang'an, his mother would come. However, it was difficult to express his excitement and expectation without going out of the city to greet him.

After leaving the Chang'an City Gate, Pei Minyi walked east along the official road.

After walking for more than twenty miles, I left the outskirts of Chang'an. I accidentally saw more than a hundred pedestrians gathered not far away, and it seemed that something had happened.

Curiosity is human nature, and Pei Min couldn't help but lean on it.

After looking at it, I couldn't help but laugh. It turned out that it was a man from the martial arts world who was pestering someone else to compete.

A young swordsman holding a lancet said: "Wu Yuan, you are known as the fastest swordsman of the new generation. I am also taking the fast sword path. I am not convinced by this. Today, you will fight with me no matter what, so that the world will know that my sword is faster than your Wu family's fast sword!" The martial arts trend in Guanzhong is prevalent, and this kind of martial arts competition is the most common, and passers-by around you also make excuses.
Chapter completed!