因果之北魏滅佛（中）

Last time, we talked about the 30 old ministers of the Northern Wei Dynasty, Cui Hao, who were wise and resourceful. Under the influence of Cui Hao, Emperor Tai Wu, Tuo Ba Tao, changed from believing in Buddha to believing in Taoism. At that time, there was a Xiongnu man named Ge Wu who rebelled in today's Shaanxi Huanglin County. Emperor Tai Wu then dispatched troops to Xizheng and arrived in Chang'an. At that time, some monks were raising horses in the courtyard. Emperor Tai Wu came to the courtyard to see the horses. The monk invited the servants of Emperor Tai Wu to come in and drink. As a result, these servants found a lot of weapons in the monks' rooms. There were bows, spears, and shields. The servants were shocked and came out to report to Emperor Tai Wu. Emperor Tai Wu was very angry and suspected that the monks were colluding with the rebels. Then he began to search the temple. Under the persuasion of Cui Hao, Emperor Tai Wu issued an edict to kill all the monks in Chang'an and burn the Buddha statues. He also issued an edict that no one in the world is allowed to offer the monks privately. If anyone hides the monks, he will be found. The monks will be executed and the people who took them will be exterminated. Emperor Tai Wu was in the middle of a war. He sent an edict to Emperor Tai Wu in Chang'an. Emperor Tai Wu respected Buddhism very much. After reading the edict, Emperor Tai Wu repeatedly discussed with his father. Emperor Tai Wu did not want to kill the Buddha statues, but Emperor Tai Wu did not agree. Emperor Tai Wu had no choice but to release the news that the Buddha statues were going to be exterminated. But Emperor Tai Wu did not understand. So the monks got a chance to hide the Buddha statues and the Buddhist scriptures. However, many temples in Chang'an were destroyed. This was the first time that Buddhism was destroyed. In 446 AD, when Tuoba Tao exterminated Buddhism, Cui Hao's teacher Kou Qianzhi came forward to stop him. Although Kou Qianzhi was a Taoist, he knew that Buddhism was a religion. Killing the Buddha statues and killing the monks was a big deal. He could not do it. He tried to persuade Cui Hao to stop exterminating Buddhism, but Cui Hao did not agree. Kou Qianzhi sighed and told Cui Hao, If you do this, there will be a disaster in the future. Cui Hao was good at Yin and Yang. He was very careful. Was Kou Qianzhi's worry unnecessary?