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Iron Buddha Temple
The ancient road outside Yangzhou City.
farewell booth.
The scorching sun hangs high, and the fragrance of tea soup overflows.
A handsome young man gracefully fiddled with the exquisite tea set on the stone table.
Under Su Jing's favor, most wealthy families in the south of the Yangtze River gradually prefer fried tea.
As for the tea soup, which was full of flowers in the past, it has become an unpopular thing.
"My son.
The Guo family has been surrounded by large armies, and the only way to rescue Guo Cheng is to enter and exit through secret passages.
It's a pity that the secret passage is too narrow and long, and Guo Cheng's family may not be rescued for a while. "
A follower with the same extraordinary appearance bowed over.
Mr. Pian Pian smiled slightly, and said calmly: "There is no rush.
Li Jing has always been known for his intelligence, so he must have a plan for besieging but not attacking.
It has been less than a day since my young master arrived in Yangzhou, so let's take a look first before making any plans. "
"Yes, son."
The entourage bowed and retreated.
Mr. Pianpian brewed the tea in a leisurely manner, quietly put it on the tip of his nose and took a deep breath.
Then he turned the small teacup carelessly, and looked at the mountains in the distance with deep eyes.
"Wang Gui."
"The little one is here."
Mr. Pianpian thought for a moment, then suddenly let out a soft cry.
Hearing the words, the entourage immediately stepped forward to respond.
Young Master Pian Pian saw it, covered his face with his sleeves and gulped it down, and said with a warm smile: "Uncle Zheng leaked the whereabouts of this Young Master, and you should tell this Young Master both emotionally and logically.
You go immediately to deliver the invitation. Tonight, my son will hold a banquet in the city to entertain Prince Li Jing, Uncle Zheng, and Uncle Cui. "
Wang Gui thought for a while after hearing the words, and asked boldly: "My lord, what if His Royal Highness refuses?"
"If he refuses, you don't have to come back.
There are no useless people around me. "
Young Master Pianpian still had a smile on his lips.
He looked up at Wang Gui, who was sweating profusely, squinted his eyes and said, "Outsiders say that Li Jing values real things and despises virtuous names.
But this son thinks that he is the one who values reputation the most.
If he refuses today, you will jump into the river and kill yourself in front of the people, so as to prevent my son from making tricks against him again. "
"...Yes, my lord."
Wang Gui's face was pale, his legs trembled, but he didn't dare to speak out to argue.
I had no choice but to bow my hands respectfully, and strode away in disbelief.
Although his son is named Yong, he is full of sneaky thoughts.
Not only does he have no loyalty, benevolence or righteousness at all, he is also a model of crossing the river and tearing down the bridge, turning his face and denying others.
If not, the head of the Wang family would not have sent him here alone.
……
It is said that Tiefo Temple was first built in the Guanghua period, and it was the former residence of Yang Xingmi, king of Wu in the late Tang Dynasty.
But in fact, during the Daye period, Yang Guang ordered people to build a temple here to worship.
It was only because the former abbot didn't like to make noise that his reputation was not as good as other temples.
But today, this "noble and elegant" place is in a mess.
More than a hundred monks knelt in the courtyard, silently reciting unknown Buddhist scriptures.
"Amitabha.
Faming, a poor monk, pays homage to His Highness the Crown Prince. "
The middle-aged abbot obviously knew that Namo Amitabha was related, so he modified it without changing his face.
Su Jing smiled lightly when he saw it.
Looking at the tattered robes on his body, he jokingly said: "Monk, I dare to make a decision at this moment.
Your meditation room must have extremely luxurious monk's robes and cassocks.
And the person who gave you the treasure must be Guo Cheng from Iron Buddha Temple. "
"Your Highness is wise!"
Fa Ming didn't shy away from it, and said bluntly: "The poor monk does have a few gifts from believers.
But if it is not to worship the Buddha and Bodhisattva, poor monks will not deliberately wear it. "
"You are honest.
If others listen to it, they will be confused by your simple and honest attitude. "
Su Jing sneered, shook his head and said, "But it's a pity.
Master Ben Gong comes from a sect with well-developed knowledge, and your master has already told you everything about Buddhism.
Even the name of your abbot was learned by Buddhism from my Taoist school.
What he did was to confuse the people of the Central Plains and make them let go of their guard to make it easier for you and other foolish people.
Otherwise, when the common people all despise the barbarians, how can there be thousands of people who believe in your barbarian way.
It's a pity that Confucius fooled the people all his life before he made the statement that "the people can let them know, but they can't make them know".
But throughout his life, he was unable to convince everyone in the world to believe in the way of Confucianism.
You people who keep saying they are compassionate, but they can tell the people to abandon their wives and children, ruin their homes and wealth, and devote themselves to Buddhism.
Great monk, I really admire your abilities.
In terms of forcibly subduing wisdom, even thousands of years later, there is absolutely no one who can compare with your Buddhism. "
"Amitabha!
His Royal Highness is too hostile and misunderstood my teaching.
My Buddha is merciful, how can I confuse the people to abandon their wives and children.
This is a believer's own decision, and it has absolutely nothing to do with my Buddhism. "
Fa Ming saluted with one hand, and loudly proclaimed a Buddha's name.
Su Jing chuckled, squinted his eyes and asked: "In this case, great monk, come and talk to me.
You Buddhists always pay attention to suffering in this life in exchange for blessings in the next life, and monks like you also practice karma in the afterlife.
But if this is the case, why did you cheat money to repair the Buddha statues in this world?
Isn't this saying one thing and doing another, putting the cart before the horse? "
"This?!"
Hearing the words, Fa Ming stopped immediately, not knowing how to defend himself.
Seeing it, Su Jing became more and more contemptuous, waved his hands and said, "You don't have to search your guts to deceive me.
To tell you the truth, I was deceived by your Buddhist sect when I was young, and now I have fully realized it.
You should leave those words of forcing your wisdom to fools and corrupt officials.
But I want to remind you that I don't care if you cheat officials for money.
But if you dare to interfere in the government to deceive the people, and plant Buddhist believers to make profit for your Buddhism, be careful of my palace doing what Emperor Wu did, and slaughter all the monks in the Tang Dynasty! "
"Amitabha.
Poor monk, remember His Highness's instruction! "
Fa Ming gave a salute without changing his face, but he was extremely happy in his heart.
What Su Jing just said clearly means that he will no longer pursue the faults of Tiefo Temple today.
As long as the temple is preserved, the monks are preserved.
He believes that with the "help" of believers, Tiefo Temple can regain its glory within a year or so.
As for the gold and silver treasures hidden in the temple now, he wouldn't feel bad if they were all given to Su Jing.
After all, those who work hard will be cherished.
Believers rushed to send them up with shy faces, let alone temple monks, even the Buddha would not care.
It's just that today's revenge must be reported!
He didn't dare to feel resentment at Su Jingchu.
But the person who deceived Su Jing when he was young, he must find out and flay him.
If he dared to destroy the good deeds of his Tiefo Temple, even the Buddha would not give him face.
That's right.
The most disrespectful people in the world are the monks in the temple.
After all, being in it, you can understand the essence of Buddhism more and more.
"Report!!!"
At this moment.
A scout rushed over.
He stopped at a distance of three zhang, bowed and said: "His Royal Highness, the messenger just came to report:
Su Guogong Cheng Zhijie personally led the army directly to Linyi, and fought fiercely with Linyi's army outside the capital.
Our army won this battle!
There were more than ten thousand troops in Linyi, dozens of war elephants and five warships.
Countless gold and silver treasures were seized, and two small elephants. "
"real?!
Where is the messenger?
Bring it here and let me have a look. "
Su Jing rubbed his hands excitedly, and very rarely lost his composure in front of everyone.
Just because the natural disasters in the Tang Dynasty were too serious.
Along the way, he has seen many miserable scenes where the common people are deprived of their livelihoods. At this moment, he just wants to mobilize food and grass for disaster relief as soon as possible.
However, relying solely on the savings in Datang's country is obviously unable to help the people survive the disaster year.
The East and West Turks and Linyi are the only lifelines for the common people today.
As long as he can survive this year's severe winter, he will have a way to get countless yaks.
At that time, with the support of Lin Yiguo, the people of Tang Dynasty will have no worries in three to five years.
but……
Why did the courier never mention the amount of food and grass when the messenger reported the victory just now?
Could it be that too many were seized, and it was impossible to count them for a while?