Shaolin Temple is divided into North Shaolin Temple and South Shaolin Temple, among which north shaolin helped Li Shimin conquer the country at the end of Sui Dynasty and was awarded by Li Shimin. When the Japanese pirates flooded in the middle of the Ming Dynasty, he helped Qi Jiguang to fight against them, and was praised by Emperor Wanli.
And South Shaolin. At the end of the Song Dynasty, he helped Yue Fei to resist the aggression of the Yuan Dynasty, and at the same time, like north shaolin, he helped the imperial court to fight against the enemy. However, in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, the Heaven and Earth Society was established, which set off a vigorous anti-Qing movement and triggered social unrest.
Therefore, what Shaolin Temple has done has shaken the rule of the rulers in the early Qing Dynasty, which is not conducive to social stability. So, Yong Zhengdi ordered all the 25 doors of Shaolin Temple to be burned down, and all the monks rushed to the agricultural province at that time to farm.
In fact, religious issues have always had a prominent impact during the change of dynasties. Since the introduction of a large number of Buddhism in the Tang and Song Dynasties, monasteries around the country have become refuge places for those who violate the law and discipline. A large number of social instability factors and idlers have taken refuge in Shaolin Temple and engaged in illegal and disorderly activities in the name of religion.
Because there are a large number of unemployed monks who are not beneficial to society in the temple, they gather together to rebel and undermine social stability, so it is understandable that Emperor Kangxi ordered the Shaolin Temple to be burned. After all, it shook the rule of feudal rulers.
Although today's film and television dramas regard the Heaven and Earth Society as a just anti-Qing and rehabilitation activity, it undoubtedly destroyed the environment in which people lived and worked in peace and contentment at that time.