I preached in the Six Dynasties

Chapter 860 Brothers
Li Mansion, lobby.

Li Ji was wearing a bunt outfit and was practicing martial arts with his two sons.

Li Ji, whose real name is Xu Shiji, was a military adviser in Wagang Village, and later followed Li Mi to the Tang Dynasty.

Since then, he has been out of control and has made great military exploits for the Tang Dynasty, and his prestige in the army is comparable to that of Li Jing.

Fortunately, Li Shimin himself is more fierce, so he doesn't have to worry about the master of high achievements, otherwise, with the record of these fierce men under him, it is estimated that it would be difficult to change the emperor.

Li Ji himself was a general and a prime minister. When he was in charge of the army, he was made his Great Wall by Li Shimin. When he returned to the court, he successively served as the Minister of the Ministry of War, the third rank of the Tongzhong Shumen, Sikong, and the Prince and Taishi.

Being an official to achieve this level is already the pinnacle.

Watching his two sons dancing swords, Li Ji smiled and nodded.

At this time, a family general came in outside, lowered his hands and said: "Duke, His Majesty sent someone to urgently summon the Duke to face the saint."

Li Ji turned around and said, "Hurry up and prepare the car."

"Did the Duke not change his clothes?"

Li Ji said: "Your Majesty's summoning at this time must be a major event, so there is no room for delay!"

Soon, Li Ji stepped into the Tai Chi Hall, and saw His Majesty and several Taoist priests standing in front of a sand table.

Li Ji stepped forward to take a look, and said, "Xiazhou!"

Li Yu couldn't help being a little speechless. You have been staring at this place for a couple of days. How come you are so familiar with other people's territories and can recognize them at a glance?
Li Shimin said: "Tiemujin of Mongolia, have you ever heard of it?"

Without hesitation, Li Ji said, "This man is good at using troops and is extremely difficult to deal with."

"I am going to let you go to Xiazhou to fight him, are you sure?"

Li Ji pondered for a while and said, "When are you going to leave?"

"I'll give you three days to gather troops, the three armies of the Jingzhao Mansion and the generals of Chang'an, you can choose."

Li Ji shook his head and said, "One day is enough."

"it is good!"

Li Ji said: "But there is one more problem."

"Say."

The dialogue between the monarch and his ministers is very concise, and Li Yu feels comfortable listening to it. This is the combination for great things.

Li Ji pointed to the sand table and said, "This is Song Dynasty's territory."

"It's okay, Da Song has agreed. We are going to help them fight Mongolia. Da Song will also provide military rations, right?" Li Shimin looked at Li Yu.

The latter nodded quickly.

As long as it can stop the Mongols, military rations are nothing.

Isn't this better than Nasir?
Li Yu couldn't help but asked, "I don't know which generals your country will take with you?"

In Li Yu's heart, he was always a little jealous of Temujin, the name was too deterrent.

In this age of gods and demons dancing wildly, he is likely to be more fierce than in history, so he is not a brash man who only knows how to bend bows and shoot big eagles.

Li Ji smiled and said, "How about taking Xue Li, Qu Tutong, Duan Zhixuan, and Liu Hongji?"

These are all fierce men, but Li Yu was still a little worried, and said, "A few more."

Li Ji looked at Li Shimin, who nodded slightly.

Li Ji said: "Then bring Su Dingfang and Cheng Yaojin along."

Li Yu nodded and said, "Okay, okay, this is good."

Li Ji laughed.

Cheng Yaojin is well-known, but in fact, the strength of the former generals is not inferior to him in the slightest.

"Pindao has another suggestion."

Li Shimin nodded and said, "But it's okay to say."

Li Yu cleared his throat and said in a low voice, "The time has come for Zen Master Xuanzang to serve the country."

Li Shimin's eyes lit up, this suggestion was really good, he immediately agreed.

"Datang has treated Buddhism well these years, and they should really contribute." Li Yu said solemnly.

He has long wanted to bring Buddhism into trouble, but Xuanzang is not an easy-going lamp, no matter what you say, he never expresses his position.

It was a good thing for Li Shimin to put some pressure on him this time, and Xuanzang's participation in the war was not only symbolic, but also crucial to the outcome.

The strength of Buddhism is not weak, they can even fight against Heavenly Court and Buddhism in Baoxiang Kingdom. Although they were defeated in the end, their strength can be seen.

Especially Xuanzang himself, Li Yu has never seen him exert his full strength, but almost every time he can do it with ease.

Of course Li Ji had no objection, he also nodded and said: "As long as the Zen master nods, of course it is a wish."

Li Yusheng was afraid that this matter would become unreliable, so he quickly pulled Li Shimin on and said, "Poverty suggests that Your Majesty go personally to persuade Zen Master to come out of the mountain. He can ignore anyone, but His Majesty, he must."

Liu Bowen smiled and said nothing, he admired Li Yu's performance very much.

The Buddhist sect of the Tang Dynasty has been in the territory of the Tang Dynasty for so many years, eating and drinking from the Tang Dynasty, enjoying the offerings from the people of the Tang Dynasty, and now it is time to repay it.

They went to fight the Mongols to protect the well-being of the people in the Central Plains. Wouldn't it be better than dying in the illusory Buddhism.

Died in the internal struggle of Buddhism, it can only be said that they were ignorant and blind; died in the battlefield of Xiazhou, which shows the greatness of their death!
Li Shimin suddenly tugged on Li Yu's sleeve, and said in a low voice, "You are so sinister, Xuanzang is really lucky to have you as a sworn brother."

"It's really a blessing for him to have a sworn brother like His Majesty." Li Yu said.

Xuanzang not only swore to Li Yu, he also sworn to Li Shimin.

If it really comes up, Li Yu and Li Shimin have something to say.

But the two of them tacitly never mentioned it.

Because everyone is very clear about the purpose of their sworn worship.

Li Yu said: "Your Majesty, there is no time to delay, or should we go now?"

"You can go together too." Li Shimin called Li Yu.

"That's right." Li Yu agreed very simply.

He didn't feel ashamed at all, Li Yu really thought so in his heart, Buddhism eats and drinks from the Central Plains, and you became a foreigner when the war started?
Is there such a good thing in the world?

In the Tai Chi Hall, everyone parted ways, Li Ji went to order troops, and Li Shimin took his men to Da Ci'en Temple.

In this Daci'en Temple, the essence of Buddhism in the Central Plains is gathered, and there are no less than a thousand eminent monks who have attained the Tao.It can be said that except for the eminent monks of the Song Dynasty, the other five countries are basically all here.

The monks and priests in the Song Dynasty have all been registered and are under the control of the imperial court, so they cannot come to join in the fun.

Of course, there are also many folk eminent monks who secretly came to Chang'an.After all, in their eyes, the Western Paradise has perished, and Zen Master Xuanzang's Bodhi of the Ten Directions is the last pure land of Buddhism.

It stands to reason that such a large force, gathered together with amazing combat power, should not exist in a country's capital for a long time.

Because of this imperial court, they have to consider whether they will threaten themselves.

But Datang will not, they have the confidence, no matter how strong you are, there is no more powerful force in this world than the Tang court, not a single one.

The incomparable strength gave them such confidence that the Buddhism can be entrenched here for a long time.

(End of this chapter)