Chapter 2583: Sun Lingming becomes a monk, the westbound group of four
Chapter 2583: Sun Lingming becomes a monk and a group of four travels to the west
In just a few days, many major events occurred in Da Qin. The first was Da Qin's abnormal reaction during the celebration.
Ordinary people are naturally dull, but no matter how dull they are, some people will realize something is wrong afterward. After all, no matter how you celebrate, you won't have to fire off gun salutes all day long.
In addition, Jia Xu, one of the three princes, and Liu Mu, the Queen of the West Palace, were all demoted inexplicably, and the newly born Prince Cheng was conferred as your crown prince, etc...
All of this happened within a few days, which all showed that although the situation in Daqin was calm on the surface, earth-shattering changes had already occurred secretly.
As for what it is specifically, ordinary people naturally have no way of knowing.
In the past, the government would announce major events in newspapers, but this time the government had no intention of explaining. On the contrary, it strictly prohibited public discussion among the public. Once found, it would be punished as a crime of endangering public security, and in serious cases, it could even be sentenced as a spy for the enemy.
Under Da Qin's control of public opinion, all public opinions on the civet cat's replacement of the prince and other matters were forcibly suppressed.
Even if the people at the bottom are curious about this, it has nothing to do with them and the country is very stable. Naturally, they dare not talk about it openly even if the government explicitly prohibits it. Then the heat will naturally be replaced by other events.
"Lord, the other people in the Black Ice Platform who were hypnotized by Zhulong, a total of seventy-six people, have been released from control by Master Yinglong, but it is still a step too late. The rumor of the civet cat replacing the prince is still spread, but
Weichen has minimized the impact of rumors through public opinion control," Guo Jiahui reported.
He knew that accepting Black Ice Platform would be a hard job, but he never expected that he would encounter such a big problem as soon as he took over.
Whether it was an inventory of the Black Ice Platform or the control of public opinion in Luoyang, it was a big project, but he had to handle it well at the same time.
Guo Jia relied on Jia Xufu to take over the power of Heibingtai. During the five days he served as the governor of Heibingtai, he never left the Heibingtai Yamen and worked overtime for five consecutive days.
At this time, Guo Jia only had two thoughts in his mind, one was that he was tired, and the other was that he wanted to drink.
Speaking of the second point, Guo Jia felt angry.
Jia Xu didn't know why, so he set a rule for Heibingtai. After joining Heibingtai, he was not allowed to drink unless necessary.
Guo Jia seriously suspected that Jia Xu had ordered it specifically for him. Who in Daqin didn't know that he loved drinking.
This rule has been implemented within Heibingtai for many years. Guo Jia has just taken over the power of Heibingtai and broke the rules left by the previous governor. The trend is not very good, so he can only endure it for now.
When Guo Jia's prestige is high enough and he no longer cares about Jia Xu's influence, that's when he will abolish Jia Xu's rule.
Ying Hao looked at the memorial submitted by Guo Jia and saw that Guo Jia, who had just taken over Heibingtai, had handled so many things in an orderly manner in such a short period of time. He was naturally very satisfied and thought that he had indeed made the right choice.
people.
"Well done Fengxiao. By the way, how is the situation over there in the Ming Dynasty?"
After hearing Ying Hao's words, Guo Jia immediately reported: "Your Majesty, after Zhu Tianpeng disappeared, the top management of Qi State was in turmoil, and Ming King Zhu Di went to Qingzhou alone to appease the civil and military ministers. Now it has come to an end."
"Oh? The senior officials of the Qi army were so easily appeased by Zhu Di?" Ying Hao asked with a frown.
"Of course it's not that easy. According to the report of the Black Ice Platform secret agent, Zhu Di promised not to use anyone's rights, and would also increase financial expenditures for the Qi Army and expand the Qi Army's establishment. This was the unanimous decision of the Qi State's top brass.
arrive."
Hearing Guo Jia's words, Ying Hao's eyes lit up and he said happily: "In this case, although Qi and Ming are merged into one country on the surface, they are still separated in fact, and all Zhu Di's previous efforts have been in vain.
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Why has it been difficult for the two countries of Qi and Ming to merge? In addition to the differences in politics and laws between the two countries, the most important thing is that the generals of Qi are unwilling to hand over military power.
What Zhu Di wanted was to completely integrate the Qi State into the Ming State, rather than an alliance that seemed to be in harmony but not in harmony, so he had to take back most of his military power.
Zhu Tianpeng was suppressing him before. Even if the generals of Qi were dissatisfied, they had no good way to resist. They could only try their best to retain their full strength.
But now that Zhu Tianpeng, the mountain above his head, is no longer there, the Qi generals will naturally no longer coddle Zhu Di.
This is also the main reason why Zhu Di rushed to join the alliance in person. After all, without Zhu Tianpeng to escort him, if he hadn't personally gone over to appease these arrogant and powerful generals, let alone an alliance that seemed to be in harmony but not in harmony, it was even possible for the Ming Dynasty
Split into two countries again.
After Zhu Di arrived in Linzi, he discovered that the situation was worse than he thought. In order to prevent the Ming Dynasty from splitting, he could only give up taking power and allow the Qi generals to continue to be in power, which was equivalent to raising a warlord.
Zhu Di's doing this naturally has advantages and disadvantages.
The good thing is that the internal conflicts in the Ming Dynasty can be suppressed, and the two sides are still a whole.
The disadvantage is that the Qi system is still independent of the Ming system, and it is easy to form a situation where the leader cannot be defeated.
However, considering that the Qin State is getting stronger and stronger, after this expedition to defeat Yuan and Meng, there will no longer be any constraints on the rear, and troops may be sent to the Central Plains soon.
Therefore, Zhu Di could not care about this for the time being. Maintaining the internal unity of the Ming Dynasty was the most important thing.
"Zhu Di knew very well that this time our Qin army had a great victory, and there were no constraints on the rear. There were only two directions for sending troops next, the Central Plains and Liangzhou.
If we, the Qin Dynasty, send troops to the Central Plains first, but Zhu Di fails to resolve the internal conflicts, he will really have no power to fight back due to internal and external difficulties.
Therefore, Zhu Di has no choice at all, he can only do this. Although the hidden dangers are a bit greater, this is the smartest way."
Guo Jia said calmly.
Ying Hao also nodded in agreement.
After the Qin army's second victory in the invasion, the four kingdoms of Ming, Wei, Song, and Sui were obviously a little panicked. After all, the best direction for Qin's next expansion was the Central Plains and Liangzhou. Can these four kingdoms not panic?
Although the three kingdoms of Ming, Wei, and Song all hoped that Da Qin could attack Liangzhou first and let the Sui-Tu alliance consume Da Qin's strength first, they also understood that the Sui-Tu alliance could not stop Da Qin for long.
When Liangzhou falls completely, it will be the time when the Qin army launches its troops into the Central Plains.
Therefore, even the two countries Wei and Song, which had always been on good terms with Da Qin, were actively taking precautions and seeking allies to prevent being caught off guard by Da Qin.
For Da Qin, the Ming Kingdom among the Three Kingdoms of the Central Plains was undoubtedly the toughest one.
Now that the Ming Dynasty's own problems have not been solved for a long time, and such a big hidden danger has been left, it is naturally a good thing for the Qin Dynasty. After all, it is easier for the Ming Dynasty to perish and not be completely united than to be united as one.
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Next, Ying Hao discussed with Guo Jia which Qi generals should be incited to rebel.
Brothers Wang Yanzhang and Wang Yantong definitely couldn't do it. They were both loyal to Zhu Tianpeng and could not violate Zhu Tianpeng's strategy for returning to the Ming Dynasty.
Xia Luqi and Jing Yanguang were also in trouble. After all, Xia Luqi participated in the siege and killing of Ran Min, while Jing Yanguang shot Fusu to death. It is unlikely that they would be won over by Great Qin.
Apart from these four Qi generals, there are not many targets for Qin to instigate rebellion.
"Report...to report to Your Majesty, General Sun Lingming, he..."
The sudden report interrupted the discussion between Ying Hao and Guo Jia.
Ying Hao frowned and asked, "What's wrong with Sun Lingming?"
"General Sun wants to become a monk under the guidance of Master Xuanzang."
"What?"
Ying Hao and Guo Jia screamed at the same time, obviously they couldn't believe that Sun Lingming, who had vowed to marry Zixia, would suddenly choose to become a monk and escape into Buddhism.
"What the hell is going on?"
Ying Hao asked quickly, but the guard didn't know the details, so he couldn't explain clearly.
Ying Hao could only go to the White Horse Temple to find out what was going on, but found that Ren Hongchang had arrived earlier than him and already knew the reason, but he did not stop Sun Lingming from being tonsured.
Ren Hongchang is Sun Lingming's master, and the relationship between them is that of mother and son. Even she did not stop Sun Lingming from getting tonsured, which is enough to show that Sun Lingming has made up his mind and no one can stop him.
"Why on earth is this? Didn't Lao Sun say that he wanted to marry Zixia, why did he suddenly want to become a monk?" Guan Hai asked with a puzzled look on his face.
Sun Lingming was ordained and became a monk at Baima Temple. Such a big event not only attracted the emperor and queen, but also many generals who were close friends with him in the army, including: Li Cunxiao, Jia Fu, Gao Chong, Liao Hua,
Guan Hai, Feng Yunshan and other generals.
The generals who were born in the Ming Dynasty obviously did not want Sun Lingming to become a monk. After all, Sun Lingming was one of the signatures of the Ming Dynasty. Once he became a monk, it would have a big impact on the entire Ming Dynasty.
Liao Hua, Guan Hai and other Ming generals all wanted to stop it, but Ren Hongchang didn't say anything, so naturally they didn't dare to cross the line.
Ren Hongchang looked at the determined Sun Lingming with a look of relief on his face and said: "The reason why this monkey did this is to save Zixia."
So he told the reason why Sun Lingming became a monk.
Zixia was seriously injured and dying. She needed three fragrant cardamom to survive, but the whereabouts of the other two were unknown.
In order to find these two heavenly fragrant cardamom, Ying Hao also ordered Heibingtai to conduct a search, but it was obviously not an easy task to find them in a short period of time.
Even when Sun Lingming thought this was a protracted war, Arthur learned that Black Ice Platform was looking for Tianxiang cardamom, but he revealed the news about one of them.
"You Easterners call this medicine heavenly fragrant cardamom, but in my hometown of Britain it is called holy medicine. If I remember correctly, there is one in Britain's treasury."
Hearing Arthur's words, Sun Lingming was naturally ecstatic, but then he learned a bolt from the blue, that is, Arthur had left Britain for nearly ten years, so the news about her was from ten years ago.
From the mouths of Lancelot and Gawain, Sun Lingming also learned that today's Britain has been destroyed by the Roman Empire, and that the heavenly fragrant cardamom has most likely fallen into the hands of Rome.
Naturally fragrant cardamom is a sacred medicine in the West, and many people know its efficacy. It is impossible for Rome to hand it over on its own initiative, and it is too difficult to snatch it from Rome.
In fact, there is another way, neither Arthur, Gawain, nor Lancelot mentioned it, and that is to exchange the holy sword for the heavenly fragrant cardamom.
Three Heavenly Fragrance Cardamoms are needed together to be useful, and the Holy Sword is a sacred object of the Western Holy See, so its value is naturally much higher than that of Heavenly Fragrance Cardamom.
But Arthur and Sun Lingming don't have a deep relationship, so it's natural that they can't exchange the holy sword they cherish for their lives for the heavenly fragrant cardamom. Whether Zixia is dead or alive has nothing to do with them, so just telling Sun Lingming the news about the heavenly fragrant cardamom.
The utmost kindness and righteousness have been exhausted.
It was precisely after learning about the second heavenly fragrant cardamom that Sun Lingming decided to become a monk.
The second heavenly fragrant cardamom is thousands of miles away in Rome, and even the Eastern hegemon Great Qin is beyond its reach. It is impossible to go to the West for Zixia alone.
Although Sun Lingming wanted to go to the west for Zixia, if he, as the Qi Tianhou and former general of the Qin Dynasty, suddenly gave up and left, people who didn't know the inside story would think that he was being suppressed, and he would definitely give it to the Qin Dynasty.
bring bad influence.
That's why Sun Lingming became a monk at Baima Temple on the grounds that his fiancée died and he was disheartened and had seen through the world of mortals.
The reason why he chose Xuanzang, an old acquaintance, as his disciple was because, except for Xuanzang, no temple in the entire Qin Dynasty dared to give him the title of Marquis of Qitian, and no one dared to ordain him, the former general.
Ying Hao witnessed the whole process of Sun Lingming's ordination. Although he wanted to stop it, he didn't know how to speak. In the end, he could only sigh: "Ask what love is in this world, and it will tell you whether life and death are together."
Ying Hao knew that Sun Lingming had decided to leave. Although he could forcefully keep his people, he could not keep his heart. After all, life without Zixia would be worse than death for Sun Lingming.
What reason does Ying Hao have to stop a man from going through hell and fire for the woman he loves?
After the tonsure ceremony, Ying Hao and Ren Hongchang chatted for a long time, then summoned Xuanzang alone and said: "Master Xuanzang, you know Sun Lingming's temperament. Even if he gets to Rome, he will not be able to get back the sweet cardamom, so I hope you will."
If you can accompany him, there may be a glimmer of hope if you are here, Master."
Ying Hao was thinking the same thing as Ren Hongchang. Since he couldn't stop Sun Lingming, he could only help him with all his strength. After all, Zixia was responsible for Ying Cheng's survival.
When Xuanzang heard this, he smiled and said: "Even if Your Majesty didn't say that the poor monk would have gone, after all, Wukong is now the eldest disciple of the poor monk."
Ying Hao was stunned when he heard this: "Wukong?"
"Oh, by the way, Wukong is the name chosen by the poor monk for General Sun."
Hearing Xuanzang's words, Ying Hao felt mixed emotions in his heart and smiled bitterly: "Is this God's will?"
Xuanzang asked in confusion: "What kind of providence?"
"nothing."
Seeing that Ying Hao was not prepared to say anything, Xuanzang naturally did not ask any more questions, so he said, "I want to ask your Majesty something, poor monk."
"What's the matter?"
"The poor monk would like to borrow two destined people from Your Majesty."
Now without Xuanzang opening his mouth, Ying Hao knew who it was. It must be Zhu Tianpeng and Shajuanyan who were imprisoned in the prison.