Great Tang Broom Star

The prince is here.

The abbot of Longji Temple hurried over with several eminent monks.

"It turned out to be His Highness who came in person, how fortunate Longji Temple is, Your Highness, please."

The abbot explained the buildings in the temple to Li Hong with a smile.

"...This tree was planted by the abbot himself more than a hundred years ago, but now it also covers a side of shade."

Li Hong glanced at the tree and nodded slightly.

"I just want to burn a few sticks of incense and pray for my mother and the unborn child."

The abbot smiled more and more beamingly, "Your Highness is well known for his pure filial piety, please follow the poor monk."

When he arrived at the main hall, Li Hong burned incense and worshiped Buddha. When he came out later, he stood under a tree to enjoy the shade.

The abbot and others were talking with him around, and there was a group of strong monks next to him...

Li Hong looked at all this, with some inexplicable dissatisfaction in his eyes.

When he left later, the abbot turned around and said to the crowd: "Longji Temple is so famous that even the royal family will come to worship the Buddha and pray for blessings. From tomorrow on, this matter must be spread, but it must not be said directly, it must be concealed... Do you understand? "

An eminent monk said with a smile: "It's enough to hint, just say that this Buddha was worshiped by someone in the palace. Don't say who it is, so you won't be hated by the palace. But when those people hear it... guarantee that the incense will continue to burn." Fifty percent more."

"Well, there are also fields. Last time, Ma Shanxin said that he wanted to donate a property to us. There are small bridges and flowing water inside. There are also many Buddhist houses and fruit trees. There are more than a thousand acres of good land outside. ..."

The abbot's complexion became more and more rosy, "You must hurry up, but don't ask questions, you must..."

Everyone said in unison; "Hint!"

"Ha ha ha ha!"

The loud laughter accompanied the incense, like flowers blooming, and the fire cooking oil.

Li Hong returned on the original road, and when he passed the field, the man waved his hand when he saw him, "I'll come right away, I'll come right away."

Li Hong waved his hand, "You all stay away."

Jiang Feng was uneasy,

"But His Highness's safety..."

"This person is a farmer. It is enough to leave Zeng Xianglin and the two servants behind. You all need to disperse."

Li Hong's face was cold, and he was quite dignified.

After the crowd dispersed, the man also came over.

"sit."

Li Hong smiled very amiably, and sat casually on the ridge of the field.

After talking nonsense for a while, he asked, "How many fields does this Longji Temple have?"

The man blurted out, "There are more than thirty hectares!"

That is more than 3,000 mu.

"There are still some fields in other places that we don't know about." The man's face was filled with regret that gossip could not be satisfied, making Zeng Xianglin feel that this man is suitable for entering the palace.

Li Hong took a deep breath, "Then why did you come here to farm?"

"No tax." The man said with a smile: "When we enter Longji Temple, we enter Fuwowo. The Buddha blesses us not to serve and not to pay taxes. This day is much better than those farmers."

"You came in voluntarily?" Li Hong asked with concern.

"That is, my family used to have more than a hundred acres of land, all of which were donated to Longji Temple, but this land is still mine, but the grain that should be paid is given to Longji Temple. But there are no other mediocrities. Tune."

The man is quite proud.

Yongtiao is the service and delivery of cloth.

That is to say, after entering Longji Temple with their own fields, the family no longer pays the mediocre tune, but only pays grain to Longji Temple every year.

What's more: They changed from a commoner of the Tang Dynasty to a person of Longji Temple... This is a strange phenomenon. The people of the Tang Dynasty and the people of the temple are completely different. Work for the country.

Li Hong asked for a long time, and later he got up, and asked someone to touch more than ten yuan to the man.

"No no!"

The man talked a lot, and today he had a good time talking, so he wished he could give Li Hong money, and he would not accept his money.

Zeng Xianglin finally couldn't help but said: "In fact, some places are more suitable for you."

The man asked, "Where?"

"A place with a lot of talk." Zeng Xianglin didn't dare to talk about the palace, but felt that it was really nice to have such a talkative little friend.

Then go back to the palace.

Li Hong looked a little silent.

He was in a daze after dinner.

Wang Xia was puzzled, so she asked Zeng Xianglin, "What's wrong, Your Highness?"

Zeng Xianglin shook his head, "We don't know either."

The joys, sorrows, sorrows and joys of noble people are different from ordinary people. For example, noble people will be annoyed and angry about things that ordinary people find happy. And when ordinary people feel sad, noble people will laugh out loud.

Don't guess what the nobleman is thinking, you won't understand even after guessing.

Li Hong tossed and turned at night, unable to sleep.

He got up quietly, lit the candle by himself, and rummaged through the bookcase.

After a while, he found a letter he wanted, and sat under the candlestick to read it.

"There are many minerals in the depths of the earth, and the same is true in the center of the earth..."

"The energy brought by the movement of the earth's crust needs to be vented. When one piece of the earth's crust hits another, an earthquake occurs. The earth trembles and is torn apart, countless houses collapse, and human beings can only do nothing...In the power of nature Before, humans had no way..."

"The stars in the sky do not represent any noble person, they are the nonsense of human arrogance. Every star is big or small, and the big ones are much bigger than the earth under our feet. The above may be desolate, maybe You can see mountains and rivers…”

"We are in awe of the heaven and the earth, and we are grateful for everything that gives us life, food and air. Although human beings are small, we are constantly making progress..."

Wang Xia heard some voices outside, so she got up and went to the door to listen.

"Many years ago, our ancestors watched the forest fires caused by lightning and worshiped in panic, respecting them as if they were gods, thinking that this was God's punishment, but later they learned to drill wood to make fire..."

"Many years ago, the language of our ancestors was simple and could not describe many things, and there was no writing to record everything. So Cangjie created characters, and gods and ghosts yelled at him... Many years ago, our ancestors were sick and had to wait to die. So Shen Nong tasted all kinds of herbs. found a way to heal mankind..."

"Many years ago, the ancestors would be terrified when they saw a shooting star, they would worship a white tiger as a god, and they would be frightened or shocked when they saw any phenomenon they had never seen before..."

"The ancestors found fire, found medicine, found language and writing, they were still strong and unyielding in the land surrounded by beasts, and they still encouraged each other to move forward despite hardships and hardships. As descendants, we wear neat clothes and say Writing elegant language, writing fascinating words, and building countless houses..."

Wang Xia was fascinated by what she heard, when a servant came over, she raised her index finger to her lips and let out a soft hiss.

The prince's still immature but firm voice came from inside.

"The ancestors created a splendid civilization. Why do we not move forward when we are enjoying the benefits? The ancestors never had anything to learn from. They had no writing or precise language, so they created it, and they still created it."

The voice inside paused.

"Then why can't we, with better conditions, create a civilization that will amaze future generations?"

"This road will be full of thorns, this road will have countless slander and accusations, and this road will lead to... glory!"

"If you have the common people in your heart, you will not hesitate; if you have the world in your heart, you will be fearless...Young man, hold your chest up, even if the future is a mountain of swords and seas of fire, you will turn them into a smooth path one by one!"

Wang Xia heard the panting sound, looked up, and saw that servant clenched his hands into fists, his face was flushed, and his eyes were firm... It seemed that he could run all the way from the palace to the far end of the sky in the next moment.

But I seem to be... very excited too!

Wang Xia only felt a slight tremor all over her body. If her enemies in the palace dared to appear at this moment, she swore that she would beat them out of shit!

Li Hong inside looked up at the candlelight, his eyes full of determination.

On the second day, Li Hong went to the front to observe the government.

With the emperor and the queen, the prince can only stand on the sidelines and act as a little transparent.

"...There was no conquest this year, but last year's conquest of Liaodong mobilized a lot of civilians to transport food, grass and supplies, plus the army's chewing abroad, after the triumphant return... the rewards, the second half of the year I think it should be more economical, otherwise if there is a change, the court I can only say nothing in vain."

Master Xu Yu raised his head, "The good news is that the weather has been fine these few days, and seeds are being planted everywhere. Next year will definitely be a bumper harvest..."

This is an excellent omen, Li Zhi smiled and nodded, "Next year should be a good harvest year."

Wu Mei said indifferently: "Look at the household department to see if there is any mistake, if there is, the palace will save some money."

Since the emperor's eyesight failed, the empress has performed the duties of the emperor on her behalf, and the prime ministers secretly approved of several policy responses.

Now that the emperor and the empress are coming to the court together, outsiders call the two saints coming to the court. Everyone was surprised for a while at first, but then they got used to it.

Li Zhi nodded, "There are a lot of people in the palace, and there is a lot of consumption every year..."

Wu Mei glanced at him and raised her neck slightly.

The shrew!

Li Zhi cursed in his heart: This shrew holds the business shares that Jia Pingan gave her, and earns a lot of money every year. A few days ago, she even said that even if there is no money and food in the palace, she can still support me and the children... Extremely domineering! It can be called the number one shrew in ancient and modern times!

"Yes." Master Xu Yu is a servant, and now he is in charge of all the affairs of his subordinates. But Li Ji worked hard and made great achievements, and because he was getting older, Li Zhi also worried that he would be exhausted one day in the value house of Shangshu Province, so he gave him many preferential treatment.

Li Yifu smiled and said: "Your Majesty and the Empress have the world in mind, but everything in the world has its own definite order, and if there is not enough food, there must be no shortage of food in the palace. What do you think?"

The sycophant!

Li Ji nodded slightly.

Can you still object?

Everyone seconded the proposal one after another, and the monarch and his ministers enjoyed themselves for a while!

Li Hong was a little restless on the sidelines, hesitant to speak.

Li Zhi saw it, and said with a smile: "The prince never speaks, but today he has something to say? Come, let me and Zhu Qing listen to what the prince has to say."

The prime ministers couldn't help smiling, feeling the emperor's pride of having a young son in my family.

However, the prince is honest, filial and loving, so they can't find any faults.

Li Hong took a deep breath, "Your Majesty, I think there is still a lot of food in the world! There is so much that the court doesn't need to worry about money and food."

Um?

What did the kid say? Didn't wake up? Li Zhi frowned, "Where are you talking about?"

Wu Mei said lovingly: "Prince, don't worry, speak slowly."

Women will spoil... Li Zhi glanced at her, coughed dryly, and called it a day.

Li Hong was a little apprehensive, but when he thought of his uncle's letter, he plucked up his courage and said, "Your Majesty, yesterday I went to Longji Temple to pray for Auntie and that child. working..."

The matter of addressing is very troublesome. After the government, Li Hong called the emperor Aye, but when he was in the court, he could only call him a minister. As for the title of son-in-law...it never existed. If you call yourself a son-in-law, the emperor will immediately change his face and shout that the prince is insane, and quickly ask a medical officer to come and treat him...

Everyone seemed to see a picture of field work, and they couldn't help feeling refreshed.

Ren Yaxiang even smiled and said: "If Yan Shangshu is allowed to paint according to this, it will be famous forever."

Yan Liben! If he paints, it's really worth it. The prime ministers nodded.

Li Hong continued: "I then went to Longji Temple and found that the monks there were quite strong, even a little obese..."

Strong and obese... everyone couldn't help being stunned.

"Many people looked at the red face, and I was quite curious, but I didn't want to ask. When I returned later, I asked a farmer to ask. The farmer said that this piece of fertile land belonged to Longji Temple, and the surrounding area, as far as he knew I know...Longji Temple has more than 30 hectares of land..."

How perceptive the prime ministers were, they found that the taste of these words was not right, so they put away their smiles and looked serious.

Prince, what are you doing here?

Li Yifu squinted at Li Ji: You old bastard, last time Jia Pingan sprayed on the temple, saying that the temple has too many fields and too many temple slaves, so they should be suppressed. You were still protecting him at the time... Later, the pressure was too great, and the matter was left alone. The crown prince mentioned this matter again today, most likely because of Jia Ping'an's instigation...Jia Ping'an should die!

Li Ji glanced at him with contempt.

"The minister asked him, and he said that he brought more than a hundred acres of his own land and donated it to Longji Temple in the name of alms. Regardless...he said...it's a very good day."

Li Zhi looked slightly cold, "There is no need to talk about this matter."

Li Hong blushed, "Your Majesty, I saw that the monks in Longji Temple are pampered and pampered. They say they serve the Buddha, but why would the Buddha want them to serve him? They are full of food... What kind of monks are these?" ?”

His voice is still immature, but clear.

"There are many tenant farmers in those fields, as well as temple slaves. Most of the temple slaves are donated by the nobles to serve the monks and cultivate land for them... But these people don't have to pay taxes or serve. They are from the Tang Dynasty. the people?"

Li Hong really didn't understand, "Are those people in the roster?"

The prime ministers were silent.

Of course not, those people became temple people when they entered the temple, and they have nothing to do with Datang ever since.

Li Yifu saw that the empress looked ugly, so he got up and said: "Your Highness, I am afraid that you have misunderstood, how can there be so many lands? I think most of them are ignorant peasants talking nonsense."

This kind of resolution method is quite good, but the young man's spirit just exploded like this.

"I don't see the difference."

The young man felt that he had been wronged, and his anger was hard to contain. He turned around and said, "Aye, if you don't believe me, you can go outside Longji Temple and ask..."

Li Zhi said suddenly: "Alright."

The prime ministers were stunned.

Gaozu and the late emperors didn't think much of Buddhism. For example, Xuanzang, a great Buddhist monk, never left the city of Chang'an under the hands of the late emperors.

But both Gaozu and the late emperor were quite afraid of Buddhism, because there is no one else, the power is too great.

Buddhism is not just as simple as having money, food and population. Those believers are the best helpers. What's more terrible is... the Tang Dynasty scholar-bureaucrats have a close relationship with Buddhism.

Scholar bureaucrats and Fang Wai teamed up, plus countless fields, money and food, as well as countless believers... the emperor... what is it?

The contest between the emperor and Fang Wai has never stopped, and it has been going on for many years.

But Li Zhi suddenly changed direction, what is the meaning of this?

The prime ministers felt uneasy, Li Zhi got up immediately, "Zhuqing went to change clothes, and I will go and see with you later... that's right."

Li Zhi said with a smile: "I know that all the ministers have friends from other places."

——Don't go to the tip-off!

Wu Mei got up, and the empress left with the prince.

After leaving the main hall, Li Zhi walked in front, Wu Mei and the crown prince were behind.

"Who told you to watch it?"

Wu Mei asked.

"Auntie..."

"It's useless to call Aye!" Wu Mei said angrily: "Who can easily shake such things? You know the power of Buddhism...Even those aristocratic families dare not offend them easily. dare?"

Li Zhi in front suddenly said, "Don't scare Goro."

Wu Mei just laughed, and said happily: "They don't know that His Majesty has been thinking about the field for a long time. At the beginning, Pingan said that with the increase of population, the land must not be distributed enough, so the land equalization system will definitely be abolished... ...the land equalization system is abolished, and then the Fubing system cannot continue, and the Tang Dynasty...will be in turmoil."

Li Zhi held his hands behind his back, and said lightly: "There is a rule in the early years. Every monk and nun has thirty acres of land, which is enough for them to chew and spend. But people are not enough. Charity is digging the roots of Datang."

Wu Mei narrowed her phoenix eyes slightly, "Once there are more fields, people are needed to farm them, so the population has gathered in the Buddhist gate. Farming is one thing, but if someone has evil intentions, just climb up and call... Your Majesty, don't forget Those monks and soldiers. There are so many temples in the world, and they occupy so many fields. If they are swept up...it will be no less than that of aristocratic families."

"I know."

The three changed their clothes and left the palace.

Wu Mei, dressed in men's attire, followed her on the horse, and Zhou Shanxiang, who accompanied her, advised, "The queen just found out that she is pregnant, so why don't you take the carriage?"

Wu Mei shook her head, "I'm not that delicate, and neither is my child!"

A group of people went out of the city and saw the field later.

Li Zhi dismounted, and Wu Mei was supported by two maids dressed in men's clothes.

The farmers were a little curious when they saw hundreds of people coming... But there is no need to panic, it is common for those nobles to travel with hundreds or hundreds of people.

Li Zhi smiled and said: "I and Zhu Qing also have a look at the prince's ability today. Prince, you go and ask questions."

The mentality of the old father is undoubtedly revealed in these words.

The prime ministers stroked their beards and smiled.