When Liu Bei arrived at the White Horse Temple with his five hundred followers, this ancient temple from the Ming Emperor's period had been renovated, becoming magnificent and brilliant.
From the Imperial Palace to Yongmen Temple and then to the White Horse Temple, incense is lingering all the way, and half of Kyoto is filled with indigo clouds.
In order to welcome the Jade Buddha to the White Horse Temple, the young emperor specially collected an additional amount of "Buddha Ceremony Money" from Kyoto, and then mobilized nearby people to start renovating the White Horse Temple.
In short, it is necessary to show the magnificent momentum of our Han Dynasty in front of the Khotan envoys. As for the complaints of the conquered Guizhou leader, the little emperor in the deep palace will naturally not be able to hear it.
However, in fact, many good people and nobles in Kyoto are indeed devout to Buddhism. After all, Buddhism has been introduced to Kyoto for more than a hundred years, and it has also developed a group of good men and women of its own.
This time, the White Horse Temple was renovated and the Jade Buddha was welcomed. The emperor and officials all came to watch the ceremony. For this prosperous time, many of them donated their family property to the White Horse Temple with sincerity.
When Liu Bei came, he happened to see a group of soldiers chatting in the pomegranate garden.
After seeing Liu Bei coming, one of the generals with bright armor, a beard and a Chenliu accent came over. He shouted loudly:
"Brother Xuande is here, come on, come here."
Liu Bei smiled shyly and recognized that the man was Wu Kuang, the captain of the general He Jin. Next to him was a fat general named Zhang Zhang, who was also Wu Kuang's army commander.
As the general in charge of military affairs, He Jin had his own complete shogunate. The shogunate was divided into two groups, namely the civilian officials responsible for the administrative work of the shogunate and the military officials responsible for the military strength of the shogunate.
Among them, the main tasks of civil servants include writing documents, recording accountability, recommending positions, admonishing and criticizing matters, providing advice and strategies, participating in court meetings, and revising calendars. These positions are noble and not complicated, and they have always been pursued by the children of aristocratic families.
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But the main reason why they flock to it is that this road is Qingyun Road. In the past, those who were lucky enough to be appreciated and promoted by the generals generally had a smooth official career, and there were not a few who reached the rank of Three Dukes.
For example, the current He Jin has a long history with Wang Qian, who belongs to the family of a duke in Yanzhou. The two generations above are all three dukes, so Wang Qian is undoubtedly the head of the shogunate's civil servant system.
Under Wang Qian were the ministers Xun Shuang, Xu Xun and others. These people all had the power to contribute opinions and suggestions and participate in the discussion of political affairs. They were also He Jinneng's most important helpers in handling political affairs.
It can be said that many civil servants in He Jin's shogunate were all descendants of aristocratic families from the land of Ruying. He also relied on the promotion of subordinate officials to serve in foreign dynasties, and he gradually controlled most of the court.
Today's He Jin may not have as much absolute power as the former generals Dou Xian and Liang Jiqiang. After all, the world was not yet torn apart at that time, but in terms of relative power, He Jin is not far behind.
However, although this was a Qingyun Road, those officials who were promoted by He Jin were also tied to He Jin, and they both prospered and suffered losses.
Once He Jin loses power or dies in a power struggle, all these officials will be affected. At the least, they may be demoted and dismissed from office, or at most, they may be buried together.
For this reason, the clerks in the He Jin shogunate quite consciously formed an interest group.
Liu Bei didn't know much about the civil servants who entered the shogunate, but he knew a lot about the generals in his shogunate.
Wu Kuang, who just greeted him, is one of He Jin's five battalion captains, Bi Qian Shi. Zhang Zhang next to him is his Army Sima, Bi Qian Shi. And such captains include Wu Fu, Fan Zeng
, Xu Liang, and Wu Dang are all He Jin's confidants.
And these people are the enemies Liu Bei wants to deal with this time.
Liu Bei had something on his mind, but he greeted Wu Kuang quite naturally. He first punched Wu Kuang on the chest, then patted himself, and then laughed heartily:
"Well, Old Wu, I brought my brothers here too early. I didn't expect you to come earlier than us. You are the one!"
As he said this, Liu Bei gave Wu Kuang a thumbs up.
Wu Kuang was also a vulgar warrior, so he took advantage of Liu Bei's kindness. He smiled and said:
"Xuande, you don't know that our general attaches great importance to welcoming the Buddha. Why would he have asked our brothers to wait here long ago?"
As he said this, Wu Kuang also said hello to Zhang Fei. The two had had drinks before and were considered acquaintances.
Then seeing that Liu Bei didn't care, Wu Kuang still whispered mysteriously:
"Xuande, you don't know, and you don't know where the rumors came from. It is said that someone is going to be harmful to the general at this Buddha reception, so he asked the brothers to come here early to arrange it. Don't tell outsiders, otherwise it will appear too much."
Our general is cowardly."
Liu Bei's heart tightened, and then he looked behind Wu Kuang, and sure enough he saw officials belonging to the general's shogunate guarding the main road of White Horse Temple in twos and threes.
Liu Bei's heart was beating fast and his face was a little red. When he felt that if he continued, his secret would be exposed, he told Wu Kuang:
"Then you have to be careful. The current situation is in chaos. There are still many remnants of the Yuan family lurking in Kyoto. You must not protect the general. By the way, has the general arrived?"
Wu Kuang was stunned by what Liu Bei said. Hearing Liu Bei's question, he nodded subconsciously, and then explained:
"The general and some ministers have already arrived at the temple. Now we are waiting for His Majesty to arrive."
At this time, Liu Bei already understood that there might be something wrong with the original plan. After he dealt with Wu Kuang for a few words, he took Zhang Fei and Chen in first.