Xiao Chengzhong has been in charge of government affairs for half a month.
Order was restored in Zhongqing City.
Also thanks to Xiao Cheng's restraint, he did not launch any large-scale purge of courtiers. Many powerful children could no longer hold back at home and went out to play with their friends.
On the outskirts of the city, at the foot of Ganye Temple.
A group of monks stood at the gate of the mountain, apologizing profusely to the family members of the dignitaries who came to burn incense and worship the Buddha. They said that Abbot Hui Chi was destined to close the temple for a year for pure cultivation, and earnestly persuaded them to return one by one.
Buddhism was deeply rooted in the Yun Kingdom, and the family members of the powerful did not dare to make any mistakes, so they had to leave in disappointment.
One after another, the luxurious carriages turned back towards Zhongqing City and passed by a dozen monks in simple clothes, strong builds and carrying luggage on the official road.
Ganye Temple is the leader of temples in the Yun Kingdom. There are always many monks who come to visit, place orders, and ask for scriptures. Therefore, these people do not arouse the slightest suspicion from others.
When the monks standing under the mountain gate saw this group of monks, they bowed to each other and put them on the mountain without asking a word.
In front of the Main Hall of Ganye Temple, more than 2,000 monks and soldiers have gathered, formed a killing array, and started practicing.
It is different from the image of a monk soldier holding a white wax pole in ordinary people's impression.
At this time, the monk soldiers who were training in Ganye Temple were holding swords and shields in their hands, wielding them with great murderous intent. There were even people holding bows and arrows in the monk soldier formation.
During the drill, there was a certain amount of advance and retreat, and bursts of shouts of killing resounded in front of the Main Hall.
It was supposed to be a land of Buddha on earth, but it was stained with bloody murderous intent. It was ironic to the extreme!
Hui Chi stood on the steps of the Xumi pedestal in the main hall, looking at the monk soldiers training below, with hot eyes and high spirits.
"Master, I have sent people to contact Buddhist temples in various places. The monks and soldiers from the remaining temples are coming towards Ganye Temple!" Hui Chi looked at Hui Kai behind him and said with confidence.
Huikai looked at the monk soldiers below, sighed softly, chanted the Buddha's name, shook his head and said:
"Abbott, you can still turn around now! There are tens of thousands of soldiers and horses inside and outside the capital. Even if eight thousand monks and soldiers gather together, what will happen? Abbot, it is better not to commit murder for the sake of a trace of obsession!"
When Hui Chi heard Hui Kai trying to persuade him again, he frowned and felt a sense of boredom in his heart. He couldn't help but say:
"The border troops should have received news of the changes in the situation in the capital at this time. This is a time when people are panicking. I have sent people and promised to pardon their crimes, and they will definitely surrender. At that time, as long as Xiao Cheng sends his troops to the capital
The soldiers and horses will go there, and the monks and soldiers will come out in full force, and they will definitely be able to capture Zhongqing City in one fell swoop. Everything is determined, the Buddha Kingdom is here, and the great prosperity of our religion will come!"
Huikai shook his head and said:
"How can it be so easy! The new Taiwei Tao Ai has already led his troops to Shicheng County. If the frontier army reveals its betrayal and cuts off the army's logistics, the frontier army will destroy itself without attacking!"
When Hui Chi heard this, he was about to refute, but couldn't help but hesitate for a moment, then he said again:
"Master, haven't you figured it out yet? The emperors of the Yun Kingdom openly believed in Buddhism and adopted Buddhism as the national religion. But they just wanted to rely on my Buddhist ideas to appease those in the country.
It’s just a conflict between people of different ethnic groups!
"Emperor Dezong promoted Wang Xiao in a big way and allowed him to take power in just a few years. Didn't he just want to use him to check and balance our Buddhist family? And after Wang Xiao came to power, he was treated with great courtesy by our Buddhist family.
, but aren’t they still being targeted secretly?”
When Huikai heard the words, he did not argue. He just closed his eyes, lowered his head, clasped his hands together, and chanted the name of the Buddha.
What appears on Hui Chi's young face is a monstrous ambition that should not appear in a monk.
"Master, in fact, whether it is Wang Xiao or Xiao Cheng, no matter who wins, my Buddhist family will continue to be suppressed. Only when someone from my Buddhist family ascends the throne and establishes a human Buddhist kingdom can the way out for my Buddhist family!"
Hui Kai opened his eyes, and took a deep look at Hui Chi with his cloudy old eyes, then sighed quietly and said:
"Abbott, even if everything goes well and we capture the capital, what should you do if your majesty escapes and calls on the King Qin of the country? Although you are a member of the clan, you are still no more legitimate than your majesty today."
Hui Chi moved his mouth, his heart became even more agitated, and his voice became sharp, and he said:
"Building a Buddhist paradise is a huge merit and a vision shared by monks all over the world. Master, by pushing back and forth in this way, is he not being pious enough to me, the Buddha?"
Huikai quickly lowered his head, apologized, and defended:
"The abbot has said this. I just feel that this strategy is not safe enough..."
"How can we be completely sure about the affairs of the world? Then what do you think we should do?" Hui Chi continued to ask with high energy.
"This, this... Abbot, forgive me, I don't have any plans. It's just that although we have made peace with the Li Dynasty, we have not completely stopped the army. If the border army raises troops, I am afraid that the Li Dynasty will take the opportunity to counterattack. Then..."
Listening to Master Huikai's words, Hui Chi's eyes suddenly lit up and he interrupted:
"Li Chao?"
"Yes, Li Dynasty! I forgot that there is still Li Dynasty! The elite army of Li Dynasty was beaten to pieces by Wang Xiao, but they can be pieced together, but there are still many soldiers and horses. I can defeat Wang Xiao
I will return several states to the Li Dynasty in exchange for the Li Dynasty army coming in to help me. Plus the border troops, I don’t believe Xiao Cheng can stop it!" Hui Chi clapped his hands and said with excitement on his face.
Master Huikai looked at Hui Chi, his gray beard trembled a few times, and continued to persuade:
"The Li Dynasty is now avoiding our Yun Kingdom like a tiger. It is frightening to hear that it is useless..."
Hui Chi waved his hand nonchalantly and said:
"Then, invite the army of Xia State. In the previous war with Li Dynasty, wasn't Xia State afraid of Wang Xiao's invasion of the country, so it also mobilized tens of thousands of troops? Use Jianchang Mansion, which Xia State has always wanted, in exchange for its troops.
.Anyway, as long as I have hundreds of thousands of elite border troops in my hands, will they dare to try to occupy the magpie's nest?"
Master Huikai saw that he could not persuade the wise idiot, so he had to lower his eyebrows and declare the Buddha's name in a low voice:
"Amitabha, since the abbot has made up his mind, Huikai has no choice but to obey. In order to build a Buddha land on earth, there will be evils of killing, and I am willing to shoulder the responsibility!"
After hearing this, Hui Chi felt at ease, nodded with satisfaction, turned around and continued to look at the training monk soldiers, with his head held high and his chest held high, giving him the aura of having control over everything.
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Xiao Cheng, who was dressed like a rich man, looked at the monks standing under the gate of Ganye Temple with an inexplicably profound expression.
"Young Master!" Jin Shengyuan of the Zajia family came up behind Xiao Cheng with a big belly and bowed.
Xiao Cheng turned around and nodded, saying:
"There was chaos in the capital before. In order to avoid trouble, it is not incomprehensible that the temple was closed for repairs. Why do you dare to assert that Ganye Temple has taken action?"
Hearing this, Jin Shengyuan smiled kindly, took off the golden abacus that had been tucked under his arm, fiddled with it, and said:
"Young master, I don't know, but many of my people are engaged in business and sell some rice to support their families. Ganye Temple does not have temple fields and relies entirely on royal support. All the materials used in the temple are purchased."
With a few "da da da" sounds, Jin Shengyuan moved the abacus in his hand, stretched it out in front of Xiao Cheng, and said:
"Previously, in terms of rice and grain, Ganye Temple purchased more than 600 shi every half month. This translates to a consumption of more than 40 shi per day. If one person fights rice per day, there are more than 4,000 monks in the temple."
Having said this, Jin Shengyuan reached out his hand again to flip the abacus beads and said:
"Yesterday, the businessman who was originally responsible for supplying rice grain to Ganye Temple was asked to send eight hundred stones up the mountain in the middle of every month. In addition, the purchasing monk also secretly found another grain shop and asked him to send eight hundred stones to the mountain at the beginning of every month.
It takes a hundred stones of rice and grain to go up the mountain. If you think about it, Ganye Temple has prepared rice and grain for more than 5,000 people!"
Xiao Cheng nodded, his eyelids moved, and he sneered: