What does it mean that "monks are in Beijing and officials are out of Beijing"?

As the saying goes, Prime Minister Qipin, not to mention people in Beijing, had access to the power center at that time, so even monks were very powerful outside Beijing.

1, the cultural heritage of China.

The reason why there is such a statement is mainly because in the culture of the Qing Dynasty, under the influence of the emperors of the past dynasties, the monks of the Qing Dynasty still have a very important position, because the previous emperors were very devout to Buddhism. So at that time, the treatment and status of monks and nuns in the Qing Dynasty were relatively high. And because the royal family likes it, ministers are very kind to monks in order to cater to the royal family's preferences, and they are willing to invite monks or others to do anything at home. So the monks at that time were very close to all kinds of dignitaries. Even though they didn't have any rights, they had connections, so when they left the capital, they were very respected by people at that time.

2. Wide connections

If the profession of monks was very popular in the society at that time, they had a large network of contacts, and everyone from royalty to ordinary people might ask monks to do it. So if a monk is famous in Beijing, his connections are scary, and people who believe in Buddhism are willing to sacrifice some of their own interests for the monk, which is why the monk has such a great influence after leaving Beijing.

To sum up, the reason why monks are so fierce after leaving Beijing is mainly because their occupations are special and they can accumulate contacts, and the trend of the times at that time was also very Buddhist.