decided to become a monk because he envied the lama monks and
When he was eighteen years old, Yao Guangxiao (the real name before Daoyan became a monk) saw a big lama traveling in Suzhou City. The escorts were surrounded by people, which was very majestic. Yuan Dynasty designated the Lama religion as the national religion. If it could become a Lama, it would be a matter of glorious ancestors. Because at that time, Lama was not only rich and status, but also could marry and have children. In short, becoming a monk would not delay the inheritance of the family line. Yao Guangxiao decided to become a monk and adopted the Dharma name "Daoyan" to strive to become a noble lama.
However, not long after he became a monk, peasant uprisings in various places overthrew the Yuan Dynasty. After the peasant uprisings leader Zhu Yuanzhang established Ming Dynasty , he abolished the privileges of Lamaism, and its status as state religion no longer exists.
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Practice the art of power and strategy, waiting for the opportunity
But Daoyan's pursuit of fame and fortune is still very strong. Although he had become a monk, he was not at chanting scriptures and meditating in the temple. Instead, he worshipped the Taoist priest, Xi Yingzhen as his teacher, and learned Yin-Yang numerology and power schemes from him. A few years later, Daoyan became a power schemer who could calculate and calculate.
Daoyan's friend commented that he was "having talented in governance, even though he was hiding himself, he wanted to use it." This shows that he was waiting for the opportunity to show his ambitions.
According to " Ming Shi ", once, Dao Yan went to Songshan and met the minister Yuan Gong . Yuan Gong commented on him and said, "What a strange monk, Triangle Eye , shaped like a sick tiger, he must be bloodthirsty by nature. He is a person like Liu Bingzhong ." After hearing this, Dao Yan was not angry, but was overjoyed. Because Liu Bingzhong was also a powerful scheming scholar who was both monks and Taoism, he became famous in the early years of the Yuan Dynasty by assisting the Yuan Dynasty's ancestor Kublai Khan.
Show your ambitions
Hongwu Fifteenth year (1382), the opportunity finally came. Zhu Yuanzhang's first wife, Empress Ma, died of illness. Zhu Yuanzhang held a grand funeral for her, summoned famous monks and Taoists from all over the country to the palace, and recite scriptures for Empress Ma to pass through. With the recommendation of , , Daoyan was invited to Nanjing. King Yan Zhu Di When he saw Daoyan in the palace, he was immediately attracted by this strange monk who was "like a sick tiger". When Daoyan saw this young and heroic King of Yan, he was also attracted by his demeanor and style. After the conversation, the two sides felt that they met too late. Daoyan discovered the opportunity to make himself famous, that is, to support the same ambitious King of Yan to the throne.
Daoyan said to Zhu Di privately: Your bones are sophisticated and heroic. Now that the country is just beginning to be determined, the prince is kind and gentle by nature. I hope you take care of yourself, your king. If I can let me go with you, I will definitely wear a white hat for you.
Zhu Di certainly understood the hint of this strange monk. The word "王" plus the word "white" on it is the word "huang" of the emperor. Zhu Di was happy to get such a monk with similar interests. From then on, Daoyan became the main strategist around Zhu Di.
Daoyan followed Zhu Di to Beiping and was arranged to serve as the abbot of Daqingshou Temple. But he was often summoned by the King of Yan to conspire and became a regular visitor in the mansion of King of Yan Zhu Di. It is said that on the eve of Zhu Di's rise and seize the throne, he made a couplet with Daoyan. The first couplet of Zhu Di was: "It's cold and the earth is frozen, and the water doesn't make ice at all." Daoyan casually said, "In times of troubled times, people are poor, and no one will take the lead." This shows that the rebellion and seizing the throne is forced to do so, and is making the rule for the people. This is of course self-comfort and cheering up his own risky actions.
The world is in power and is left in history
After the king of Yan Zhu Di seized the throne and became emperor, Daoyan has always been valued by Zhu Di. He wore a cassock during the day to handle government affairs in the court, and returned to the temple to live at night. Live a life of both an official and a monk.
In the first year of Yongle html (1403), Zhu Di appointed Daoyan as the monk Lusi Zuo Shanshi, who was in charge of national Buddhist affairs.
In the second year of Yongle (1404), Zhu Di appointed Daoyan as the crown prince and the chief tutor, and was ranked first in the official position, above the ministers, and was called the prime minister in black (because the monk's cloak was black). His job is mainly to guide the crown prince and teach him how to govern the country and ensure stability.
Zhu Di also asked Daoyan to re-edit the "Taizu Records", and asked him and Grand Secretary Xie Jin to preside over the compilation of " Yongle Ceremony ".Although Daoyan was a monk, he was an important and powerful figure in .
In the 16th year of Yongle (1418), Daoyan passed away. Zhu Di was very sad and issued an edict to posthumously award him the title of "Gongjing" as the support of the country to assist in the country.
Although Daoyan is powerful all over the world, he did not marry or have children. It is said that monks were not prohibited from marrying wives at that time. There are many unconventional aspects of Daoyan's life, which almost became a mystery.
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