Why did Wu Zetian issue a "no slaughter order"

The purpose is to admire Buddhism, control ideas and make it easier for them to govern the country. Prohibition of slaughter literally means prohibition of killing, because one of the five precepts of Buddhism is not to kill, and ordinary people are not allowed to eat meat. At that time, Wu Zetian ascended the throne and overhauled the Buddhist temple, which set off a craze for worshipping Buddha and set off a craze for worshipping Buddha among the whole people. Forcing the whole people to believe in Buddhism and prohibiting the slaughter of livestock, fish and shrimp.

Although Wu Zetian issued these outrageous bans in order to rule the world and admire Buddhism, no one seems to take them seriously.

No slaughter, no killing, how is it possible? Killing is indispensable in the development of human diet. In the initial stage of the ban, it may still have a deterrent effect, but in the later stage, even Wu Zetian was not taken seriously.

In the middle and late period of the ban, Wu Zetian sent people to patrol around to see the effect of the ban. At that time, the prime minister was the leader of the patrol, and the basic officials did not seriously entertain him. On the dining table, plates of vegetarian food are placed on everyone's table. As officials, we naturally dare not disobey the ban, but we can't stand places where there are policies and countermeasures. After the vegetarian dishes are served, a plate of mutton is served. When the Prime Minister saw it, he immediately flew into a rage. I came down to check the effect of the ban. Isn't this a blatant violation of the ban?

The nearby official explained charmingly: My Lord, this sheep was killed by a wolf last night. How dare we kill it? The officials around echoed. Slowly, another plate of fish came, and the Prime Minister was very confused. The official nearby explained that this fish was also killed by a wolf. The prime minister has a high position and has always been with Wu Zetian. It is not good for him to violate the ban. Maybe it's how long he hasn't eaten meat, so he acquiesced. Looking at the fish on the table, the fish brain was killed by a wolf, and it should be killed by a water wrasse. Officials around him quickly said, yes, yes. In this way, everyone finished the banquet tacitly.

Although there are regulations prohibiting slaughter, the above one is the following one, and in the later period, Wu Zetian also felt that the ban was inhuman and eventually went away.

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