Chapter 819 The inner demons are no match for my ambition
Author: Middle-aged paper tiger
Chapter 819 The inner demons are no match for my ambition
Who is fueling the flames for Murong Nobunaga, and making Murong Nobunaga somewhat jealous?
In fact, it is not difficult to guess, because the current Murong Nobunaga is the king of Liaoyang County who runs a domineering palace. His mother is a noble concubine and his aunt is the queen.
He was one of the top generals in the Zhang Zhou Dynasty and the emperor's most trusted adopted son. He was also given the surname Zhang, so he was no different from his biological son.
Therefore, in the entire Andong Province, there is only one person who dares to add fuel to the flames behind Murong Nobunaga.
That is the most respected Buddhist monk in the old Khitan land, the most worshiped by the people of Songmo, the Master Cixian who is just like the living Buddha.
Murong Nobunaga actually knew that it was Master Cixian during the investigation by his officials, but he never found out.
This was because Murong Nobunaga was not ready to fall out with Master Cixian, and he could not figure out why Master Cixian did what he did, so he was a bit jealous.
But now, the whole province of Andong has had a bumper harvest for two consecutive years. Under the rule of Murong Nobunaga, there are 80,000 original Khitan Han people, 110,000 Tuyuhun tribesmen who came from various places, 90,000 Han people, and 60,000 family members of Han prisoners.
He had 130,000 Bohai immigrants and 20,000 scattered Dangxiang Qiang tribesmen.
In terms of military strength, there were as many as 9,000 white-robed and silver-saddled Shoichiro Shoichiro who accompanied him, 20,000 Andong pro-army troops under his command, 20,000 forbidden troops, and 12,000 old soldiers from Wuning Town and other places in Han Dynasty.
Commanded by Murong Yanchao, Zhao Siwan and others, there were eight thousand beggars composed of mountain bandits, water bandits, local ruffians, and knights from the Han region.
There are a total of 470,000 civilians and 49,000 troops. In addition to the good weather in the past few years, the military rations have been stored in millions of dan.
In extreme cases, the emperor's adoptive father could be asked to mobilize 20,000 light cavalry from the grassland households in Monan and Mobei, as well as 20,000 Jiangnan naval forces.
With this powerful strength, Murong Nobunaga was finally able to completely suppress the Khitan, Shiwei, Jurchen and other ethnic groups of more than 700,000 people in the land of Anton.
Although these people are the easiest to be incited by Master Cixian, they are scattered in various places and have poor equipment, so it is difficult to form a joint force. Although there are more people than Murong Nobunaga's subordinates, it is Murong Nobunaga who has the absolute advantage.
So at this moment, Murong Nobunaga asked Wang Pu to clarify the matter, and then immediately ordered his personal guard and horse envoy Chen Sirang to lead five hundred white-robed and silver-saddled Zhaoyilang to western Liaoning to capture Master Cixian.
But before Chen Sirang and others left the city, Master Cixian had already appeared outside Murong Nobunaga's palace in Liaoyang Mansion, wearing a bamboo hat, coarse linen clothes, and bare feet. Like an old farmer in the countryside.
Originally, Murong Nobunaga was planning to wait for Master Cixian to be captured and kill him for his majesty. However, when he saw that Master Cixian not only came to the door by himself, but also dressed as an ascetic, he immediately felt dumbfounded.
How should I put it? First of all, Master Cixian is from Tianzhu and is an ascetic. It is unreasonable to say that he intends to rebel.
Secondly, if he dared to take the initiative to come to the door, he must be magnanimous, at least Murong Nobunaga thought so.
The key to supporting his belief is that Master Cixian has played a very important role in stabilizing Andong Province in recent years.
Without his guarantee, the Jurchen, Shiwei, Tieli and other tribes north of Liaodong would not easily let down their guard and accept Murong Nobunaga.
Over in western Liaoning, Han Kuangsi has a large number of Khitan, Bohai and other people, who are like hard labor to govern Daze in western Liaoning. Without the comfort of Master Cixian, it would never have gone so smoothly, and the progress of the project would have been slowed down.
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You may say that he intends to control the religious power, but he praised Murong Nobunaga as Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva in this world. If we talk about it, he would be better than Master Cixian, a disciple of Buddhism.
So Murong Nobunaga really didn't know what he wanted to do.
Hao Daer is still a little green in this aspect, because he was born in Dunhuang, which has the strongest Buddhist culture, and the Tyuhun people have always been the most Buddhists, so it is difficult to break out of this circle and understand what Master Cixian wants to do.
If it were Zhang Yan, he would have already started to steer public opinion in a direction more favorable to him.
What this old monk can do is just playing with Buddhism, or the temptation and brainwashing that religious people are best at.
"Does the mage come from the net?"
This was the most serious tone Murong Nobunaga could use for a Buddhist monk.
Master Cixian laughed and judged that Murong Nobunaga's rank was lower than Zhang Gao's. He immediately asked: "What is the blame of this poor monk for causing the king to question him like this?"
Murong Nobunaga's face darkened, "Master, maybe I think that I don't know who is behind my back to promote someone as the reincarnation of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, and who makes people of all ethnic groups regard me as the savior of all ethnic groups in Anton."
"It's me!" Master Cixian admitted generously, and asked Murong Nobunaga with a hint of confusion on his face.
"Why does the king think the old monk did this? Isn't it to enable the king to have a firmer control over the millions of living beings here? Didn't these things greatly enhance the king's reputation?"
Well, Murong Nobunaga was choked up immediately, because on the surface, Master Cixian's tactics were indeed greatly beneficial to Murong Nobunaga's governance of Anton. Not only did he have no fault, but he also made great achievements.
As for your subordinates who heard these gossips, saw your prestige growing day by day, and wanted to give you a push to make you the true vassal king in Anton and even compete for the crown prince position, what does this have to do with the old monk?
Murong Nobunaga knew this, so he couldn't say it clearly, but he was not afraid of anything, and what he feared most in his life was that it would affect his relationship with his adoptive father, Emperor Zhang.
In the end, it made his mother sad, his grandfather, uncle, aunt, etc. worried, and it also damaged his image of Murong Nobunaga as a filial son and loyal minister.
Therefore, Murong Nobunaga, who was originally going to follow the train of thought of Master Cixian and think that the problem was all his fault, turned his face cold, and the cold will of the invincible commander took over his mind.
"The Master knows why I asked this question, and also knows what impact it will have. If you don't tell secret words, the Master can't make any mistakes again!"
This is to prepare without being reasonable and directly resorting to resorting to means.
Master Cixian sighed deeply in his heart. The Supreme God's ability to influence people was indeed superior to his.
He even praised Murong Nobunaga as the reincarnation of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, but he still could not shake the Liaoyang prince's inner loyalty and admiration for the emperor's adoptive father.
"Has the King really never thought that he could inherit the great empire of Zhou Dynasty?
The king has been in Andong for three years, and the country is prosperous and the people are prosperous, and the people of all ethnic groups are living a good life relying on the king's benevolent government.
If he could inherit the throne of the Great Zhou Dynasty, then the Great Zhou Dynasty would have two generations of sage kings, father and son. This would not be comparable to Emperor Jing and Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, and father and son Gaozong.
Moreover, the saint is the supreme world, and the king is the reincarnation of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva. In this way, the attributes of gods and Buddhas can be continuously passed down in the royal family of the Great Zhou Dynasty.
This is the desire of thousands of people, and it is also the magic weapon to control the barbarians in the plateau, grassland, and pine desert. The old monk hopes that the king will take it!"
Since Murong Nobunaga wanted to say it clearly, Master Cixian also simply said it.
And these situations were not made up by him.
It is true that a large part of the people among the people, especially the people in Hebei and Andong provinces where Haodaer has been guarding for a long time, have this idea.
They had personally experienced Murong Nobunaga's administrative abilities and knew that he was a measured and benevolent king.
It can even be said that although Emperor Zhang was wise and powerful, he had too many ideas and liked to torment the people too much. Compared with Emperor Zhang, Murong Nobunaga's governance methods were closer to the benevolent monarch model of this era.
Although with Emperor Zhang's power, they did not dare to think of rebellion, but if there were two sage kings, father and son, in the Great Zhou Dynasty, wouldn't the lives of these common people be much easier? At least they wouldn't have to worry about the emergence of a Qin II and a son.
Emperor Yang of Sui Dynasty.
At the same time, many people in the military also liked Murong Nobunaga.
Murong Baipao, before he became the invincible commander, he was a world-famous hero. His main character is that he is a chivalrous and righteous person, helping people in danger and rescuing those in distress. He is unparalleled in benevolence and righteousness, and can save his friends at all costs.
There is no low-level officer or soldier in the army who dislikes this kind of person.
This was Murong Nobunaga's biggest worry. For this reason, he had not returned to Tokyo to see his wife, the British princess, and his son, Hu Tou, for almost three years. He was just afraid that Zhang Shengren was out and that he would be used or even held hostage by careerists as soon as he returned.
But at this moment, when Master Cixian said this, Murong Nobunaga laughed loudly, "If others say this, a certain family will believe it, but when Master says this, a certain family will not believe it.
Because the Master knows what kind of supernatural powers my father, Supreme Heaven, has, the Master also knows better that if I, Murong Nobunaga, intend to fight for the throne, how many people in the world will be involved and die as a result. Wouldn’t it violate the Master’s compassion?
Furthermore, Goryeo Buddhism is in decline, and Japanese Buddhism has been tampered with by heretics. Shouldn't the Master join Nobunaga in raising a Buddhist righteous army and marching south together to save the common people?
Has Master forgotten Dongsheng Shenzhou and Cangming Water? I heard that Master Yanshou has gone to sea three times, but this time there has been no news for nine months.
The younger generation has the intention of martyrdom, how can the ancestors be the ones who run away and dodge?"
After saying that, Murong Nobunaga had a smile on his face, as if Master Cixian had just told him a funny joke to test him, but his hands behind his back were already covered with beads of sweat.
Outside the door, Chen Sirang led more than a hundred soldiers, listening silently to what was going on inside the house. As long as a piece of porcelain fell to the ground, they would rush in and cut the old monk into pieces.
Master Cixian once again fell into a state of stagnation for a moment. After a long while, he covered his chest in great discomfort and said, "This is the inner demon planted by the Supreme God! It is really powerful.
Murong Tanyue has a firm mind, and the old monk should not test him.
Now Tan Yue has the reincarnation of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva and the prestige of a Buddhist disciple, and his troops are strong.
Murong Yanchao, Helian Hailong, Zhao Siwan and other reincarnated demon gods have also gathered, and it is now time to head south.
Ask Tan Yue to summon the old monk's disciple Fa Yan and others. They will help Tan Yue recruit warriors from all ethnic groups north of Liaoyang Prefecture.
As for the old monk, please give Tan Yue a quiet room so that he can face the wall and suppress his inner demons."