The reason Kang Long was able to leave so confidently was because he had already arranged some things in advance. The main purpose of his trip to the south this time was to meet Monk Daoyuan and to see if he could stay in the south.
Open up new situations.
Now the Beggar Gang is heading to Jiangzhou in large numbers. Jiangzhou is under the rule of the Southern Tang Dynasty and is located in the hinterland of the Southern Tang Dynasty. The power of the Tengjiao Gang has not been able to reach here. This time Zhu Yuanlang plans to give him so many warships. If he wants to successfully
Transporting these warships not only required opening up the connections between the Southern Tang Dynasty and the imperial court, but also required a large number of shipwrights and sailors.
Zhu Yuanlang told him in private that when he left with his people this time, only a small number of the people in the boat were descendants of the Beggar Clan, and the vast majority were descendants of his ancestors' old tribe. These people originally stayed in Jiangling secretly.
He lived a peaceful life in that secret underground dock, but this time there was too much noise, and Lianyun Jiao would not let it go, so Zhu Yuanlang had to leave.
He divided half of the treasures, mostly to settle these people. Furthermore, Zhu Yuanlang had no intention of leading his disciples of the Beggar Gang to join him. They still wanted to stay in Jiangzhou, re-establish the chief helm of the Beggar Gang, and develop the world.
Force, protect these descendants of the old Xuanwu Army.
Kang Long also privately told Ma Benlei and Li Cunba to accompany Zhu Yuanlang and Sun Yuanhua in Jiangzhou to wait for news about him. Since Zhu Yuanlang had already planned to settle in Jiangzhou, he naturally had his connections.
Now that they have money in their hands and Zhu Yuanlang's help, it will definitely be easier to recruit boatmen and members of the Blood Wolf Army in Jiangzhou than in other places.
However, Kang Long still left in a bit of a hurry and forgot to tell the two of them to keep a low profile in Jiangzhou and not attract the attention of the Southern Tang military. However, there is no need to worry too much. Li Cunba is a veteran who has been in charge of the army for many years.
You must have your own opinions on this point.
"Master Daoguang, how far is Qixia Temple? How many masters do you have in Buddhism now? What on earth does Master Daoyuan want from me?" Along the way, Kang Long and Master Daoguang walked side by side, constantly heading towards
He asked about these things.
To be honest, he really wanted to know what the current strength of Buddhism was. He could vaguely guess the reason why some Dao Yuan masters were so anxious to see him.
Nowadays, the Taoist sect is prosperous and the Buddhism sect is withering, and there is a possibility that it will continue to decline. Since Master Daoyuan is known as the best calculator in the Buddhist sect today, he must have calculated something, so he is anxious to see Cheng Cheng, the representative of the Taoist sect.
Kanglong, whose heart is abandoned.
The great monk Daoguang became irritated when he was asked, "You kid, are you done yet? Why are you so noisy? Didn't Sajia tell you? You will understand everything when you get to Qixia Temple!"
The two of them rode horses in tandem and galloped along the official road. Kang Long was very interested in seeing Monk Daoguang's superb riding skills, but he could never find out the specific reason and had to give up.
Kang Long noticed along the way that the closer to Jinling, the richer the local people lived. In many places, there were even scenes of ordinary people wearing silk fabrics and making exquisite clothes.
What's even more strange is that there are more Taoist temples and Buddhist temples in the Southern Tang Dynasty than ever before. Almost every ten miles, you can see Taoist temples or Buddhist temples with prosperous incense appearing. And what is quite strange is that along the way, whenever you encounter
The Taoist priests who arrived all had arrogant looks on their faces, but the monks they met were just the opposite. They were all downcast. The incense in those Buddhist temples was not as good as that of Taoist temples.
Every time the great monk Daoguang passed by a Taoist priest, he would glare at him angrily. He was not dressed as a monk, but the Taoist priests who met him looked puzzled.
"Master Daoguang, was there any conflict between Buddhism and Taoism in the Southern Tang Dynasty? Why did the relationship between monks and Taoists become so bad?" Kang Long asked strangely.
The great monk Daoguang snorted angrily, but said the same thing back, "When you get to Qixia Temple, you will understand." Kang Long hit a snag and didn't take it seriously. He just rode behind the great monk Daoguang, while
While galloping, pay attention to the local customs and the appearance of the people along the way.
The two of them walked eastward along the official road. When they encountered soldiers interrogating them at the Southern Tang Pass, the great monk Daoguang took out an amnesty certificate and showed it to the soldiers. I don't know what was written on the certificate.
The soldiers who saw it all looked surprised and respectful, and they let them pass without questioning them.
The two of them traveled overnight and encountered nothing along the way. Finally, at dusk on the third day, they arrived at the boundary of Jinling.
The great monk Daoguang was in high spirits. He pointed to a mountain forest in the southern suburbs of Jinling and said to Kanglong: "That is where the mountain gate of Qixia Temple is located, and it is also the Qixia Mountain, the holy land of Zen Buddhism today. Boy, hurry up and go, alas, the light of the holy relics of the Buddha
It has become a lot darker again, and I don’t know what happened to Senior Brother Yuan!”
Kanglong looked in the direction of Master Daoguang's finger, and sure enough, he saw that in the southern suburbs of Jinling, there was a stretch of hills stretching for more than ten miles. The clouds on the mountains were steaming, and there seemed to be rays of light and mist. Under the evening sun, it looked exceptionally beautiful, and it seemed that it was really like
According to common rumors in the world, this place is naturally a pure land of Buddhism and a holy land of Zen.
When they were about to arrive at the foot of Qixia Mountain, there were already Zen disciples on the roadside looking anxiously. Kanglong took a quick look and saw that they were monks Huiji and Huiming.
The two of them were injured by Ximen Xie in Huashan that day. Later, they suddenly encountered the Wuji Pavilion formation. Kang Long hurriedly entered the Wuji Pavilion without even having time to see what happened to the two of them. Seeing that they were safe and sound, Kang Long felt a little sad.
Also a little happy.
"Hello, Masters!" Kang Long greeted him from afar. When the two monks Huiji and Huiming saw Kang Long, they both beamed with joy. Huiji clasped his hands and said, "Amitabha, I finally meet Master Kang!"
Huiming said: "Donor Kang, my master is sure that you will arrive today, so I specially ordered two young monks to wait here. Uncle Daoguang, someone from the Taoist sect broke into the mountain gate today and is discussing with Uncle Daoci, the head of Luohan Hall, in the main hall.
"Dharma, Master said, Master Ci, I'm afraid I'm no match for that person, please Master Daoguang to protect the Dharma as soon as possible."
Daoguang rushed back after a long journey, and before he even had time to take a sip of water, when he heard this, he immediately glared and said: "Huiming, which blind-eyed Taoist dares to come and disturb my Zen holy land?"
He was really like a Buddhist King Kong with angry eyes. He would get so angry for the slightest reason. Kang Long secretly glanced at the great monk Daoguang in a funny way.
Huiming glanced at Kang Long with a strange expression and said, "He is the painstaking Taoist from Chengxinju."
After arriving at the mountain gate, Daoguang took off his lay clothes, revealing the thin khaki monk's clothes underneath. The strange thing was that the sparse hair on his head was real. He handed the horse to Huiji. After hearing Huiming's words,
After being stunned for a moment, he bowed to Kang Long with a strange expression. However, he didn't say anything and strode up the mountain. Every step he took must cover a distance of several feet, which was even faster than Xuan Gong's flying speed.
It was so fast, it disappeared at the end of the mountain road in the blink of an eye.