Emperor Taizong's Growth Plan

Chapter 151 Zheng Qi coincides, manipulating people's hearts

Along the way, when everyone arrived at Shanshiyuan, all the monks showed anger.Even Hui Qi, who had achieved success in cultivation and was always in a peaceful state of mind, now had a slightly dark complexion.

From the city gate to the so-called Shanshiyuan, all the people were interrogated several times by the city patrol battalion and the guards.

Every time someone ran to file a complaint, and then a general led his soldiers and horses excitedly, and after checking the degree certificate, he left with disappointment on his face.

Even the ordinary people in the capital, when they watched the group of people, many people had jokes and disrespect on their faces.

The entire Zhongqing City seemed to have vaguely taken precautions against the monks as thieves, how could this be accepted in their hearts?

Chu Li stood still, pointed at the large house in front of him, smiled and said:

"Master Huiqi, this is Shanshiyuan!"

Hui Qi looked up at the mansion in front of him, couldn't help but be taken aback, and said:
"This Shanshiyuan is not like a place of Buddhism!"

The mansion in front of me occupies a large area, with carved beams and painted buildings at a glance, it is ornately decorated, compared to a place of pure Buddhist cultivation, it looks more like a luxurious mansion built by that high official.

Chu Li made a gesture of invitation, leading the way ahead, and said with a smile:

"This Shanshiyuan was given by His Majesty to renovate the mansion of a criminal official. Hehehe, so, it looks different from the general Buddhist places. But ah, the Buddhists have never been outsiders. All of you are eminent monks, so what kind of influence will it have if you practice in such a mansion!"

Hearing this, Hui Qi turned his head to look at the group of disciples behind him who were amazed by the luxurious decorations and furnishings in the mansion, and his heart sank again.

Chu Li looked at Hui Qi's slightly gloomy complexion, with an inexplicable flash of meaning in his eyes, pretending to point to a passing courtyard unintentionally, and said casually:
"By the way, Master Huifa from Guiyuan Temple lives in the courtyard here. Ah, and the courtyard you just passed by is the Zhimi Abbot of Xiangji Temple. According to seniority, Zhimi Abbot is still Hui Master Qi's nephew. Oh, this is Abbot Huili of Liushi Temple..."

Zhitong on the side couldn't help interrupting again:

"Eunuch Chu, how come I don't know when these capital masters came?"

The few monks he mentioned just now are all abbots of the great temple, and their status in Buddhism is not low.But why did such a person come to the capital, but they didn't receive any news at all?
Chu Li heard the words, turned around in "surprise", and said puzzledly:

"Ah, don't you guys know?"

Hui Qi clasped his hands together and said:

"I really don't know, please let me know!"

"Ganye Temple's rebellion resulted in Master Huikai's death. Therefore, the leader of the Buddhist sect is now vacant. Your Majesty feels that this position is related to the stability of the Buddhist sect. It cannot be vacant. Some time ago, he ordered the abbots of all temples in Yunguo to be in Beijing. Gather together to hold a debate on the classics and discuss the law, and use Buddhism and martial arts to determine the winner and loser, and decide the candidate for the great mage." Chu Li explained.

Hearing Chu Li's words, the group were all taken aback.

After a while, Zhitong came to his senses, frowned and said:

"These senior uncles and senior brothers, why didn't I know the news of coming to Beijing?"

In the law conference, these abbots came to the capital without their knowledge. No matter how you think about it, something is wrong!
Hearing this, Chu Li shook his head and said:
"I don't know that!"

Zhitong's complexion sank, his eyes were a little dignified, and he asked:

"Then what about these senior uncles and senior brothers? Abbot Huiqi"

"Ah, several masters, I invited Your Majesty to see him early this morning, and said that he wanted to give a lecture to His Majesty..." Chu Li continued to provoke casually.

Zhitong looked ugly, gritted his teeth and said:
"How could they be like this, this is..."

"Cough, cough, cough!" Hui Qi coughed twice, preventing Zhitong from being overwhelmed by anger and continuing to say anything.

Among the Buddhist sects, it has actually been agreed before that Hui Qi will take over the position of Grand Master.

After all, firstly, Hui Qi is the only remaining ninth-level master in Buddhism, and secondly, in order to eliminate the influence of Ganye Temple on Buddhist disciples, Buddhism has already said that Hui Qi broke through the death barrier, which is called enlightenment.

It's all come to this point, it's obviously a bit bad for Hui Qi not to be an archmage.

But at this time, the abbots of these temples secretly ran to the capital without telling their group, to participate in some law-discussion conference held by the emperor.They still need to learn about it from the emperor's mouth.

The thoughts and thoughts of these few people behind them are naturally due to the inability to think too much.

Seeing Zhitong's appearance, Chu Li knew that Xiao Cheng's errands had been finished, he chuckled twice, and handed over the group of people to the officials of the Shanshiyuan, saluted and left, and returned to the palace to return to his orders.

This Shanshiyuan occupies a large area.There were hundreds of people in the group, and the officials of the Shanshiyuan settled them down without any effort.

After settling down for a while, Zhitong couldn't wait to lead a few disciples to Huiqi's meditation room.Seeing Hui Qi, he couldn't wait to say:

"Abbot, today's..."

"I know, what do you want to ask!" Hui Qi interrupted.

Obviously what others want to grab is Huiqi's upcoming position as the leader of the Buddhist sect.But at this time, Hui Qi didn't seem to be angry when he was teased by the people in the city.

When Zhitong heard the words, he immediately said:
"Abbot, since you know what to do, I will follow your arrangement!"

"All according to the abbot's arrangement!" Several disciples who followed Zhitong immediately said in unison.

The top and bottom of Buddhism are one body, and it is also a place for monks to practice, so there should not be so many complicated thoughts.It's a pity that where there are people, there are rivers and lakes.But monks from different temples also naturally report to each other to keep warm.

Zhitong and his group are all from Taning Temple, so they naturally hope that the next Buddhist leader will be one of their own!
At this time, those big temples and temples in various places showed signs of seizing the throne, so they were naturally dissatisfied.

Hui Qi looked at the impure six senses and the obsessive and angry disciples of the Tanin Temple, couldn't help sighing softly, and said earnestly:
"As a member of my Buddhist sect, why not use Buddhist cultivation as the basis for judging superiority? What you say and do, compared with monks, is more like an official fighting for power and profit."

Zhitong hesitated when he heard the words, bowed his head quickly and saluted, pronouncing the Buddha's name, saying:
"Amitabha, my disciple was confused for a moment and almost went astray!"

Several disciples also imitated the example, bowed their heads together in salute, and proclaimed the Buddha's name.

Pausing for a moment, Zhitong saw that Huiqi's complexion improved slightly, but he spoke again, saying:
"It's just abbot, your mind is clear, you don't get dirty with vulgar things, Buddhism is in your hands, that's the best choice. If it's because of the emperor's help, the title of great mage will fall into the hands of those fake practitioners who only have power in their hearts , that is the difficulty of Buddhism!"

Seeing Zhitong's appearance, Hui Qi knew that he still hadn't been able to detect it, sighed slightly, shook his head and said:
"Oh, yes. How can the thoughts of greed and hatred in your heart be easily detected... You don't need to worry too much about this matter!"

When Zhitong heard the words, he was slightly taken aback, and said:
"what?"

Hui Qi looked dignified, shook his head and said:

"It's just the emperor's means! After meeting Chu Li, everything is the emperor's means... No wonder you are so afraid of His Majesty today, no wonder!"

"What, abbot, what does this mean?"

"As soon as I arrived outside Zhongqing City, His Majesty's people arrived? Such a coincidence, there must be someone watching our whereabouts all the time. There is also the matter of Du Yi, which has our dharma name, temple of origin, and facial features. Word by word! From these things, it can be seen that the forces under His Majesty's command are all over Yunguo, so that we can quickly find out our identity! With such strength, it is natural to have the ability to cut off the letters about the temples about the conference!"

Zhitong was taken aback for a moment, and immediately said:
"The abbot means that His Majesty deliberately used this matter to provoke us?"

Hui Qi nodded and said:

"nature!"

When Zhitong heard the words and thought, cold sweat suddenly broke out on his back, and he gritted his teeth and said:

"This, this, the current emperor uses this method, it is a bit dark!"

The emperor of a country doesn't need to be dignified and upright. It's really shameful to use such methods!

Hui Qi took a deep breath, his eyes were firm, and he said:
"Judging from the emperor's actions, the matter of Ganye Temple must be strange! For the sake of my Buddhism's reputation and Master Huikai's eyes, I must find out!"
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After reading the last memorial in his hand, Xiao Cheng looked up at Feng Bao and said:

"Chu Li is back?"

"Yes, I'm back, and the things His Majesty told me are naturally done!"

Xiao Cheng nodded, stood up and walked out of the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

Outside the Hall of Mental Cultivation, there are seven or eight monks wearing monk robes, who look very good and look like eminent monks. They are sitting under the eaves of the corridor, chanting scriptures together, and praying for His Majesty and the country of Yunguo. .

Xiao Cheng signaled slightly, Feng Bao immediately nodded, and ordered all the palace attendants and forbidden troops to withdraw, leaving only a few masters to accompany Xiao Cheng.

Xiao Cheng coughed lightly, seven or eight monks stopped chanting sutras, got up to greet them, and shouted in unison:
"Men from Shimen, I have met His Majesty!"

Xiao Cheng glanced at them casually, and said very directly:
"Today, Abbot Huiqi of Taning Temple has arrived!"

When the monks heard this, they couldn't help but looked at each other in blank dismay.

Xiao Cheng glanced at several people, and continued:
"Before your Buddhist sect, you sent several waves of people to tell Abbot Huiqi about the Dharma Discussion Conference...but unfortunately, they were all intercepted by me!"

All the monks were startled, and they all looked at Xiao Cheng.

"Your Majesty, what do you mean?" One of the monks couldn't help but asked loudly.

"I don't mean anything else, I just want to tell you clearly. I will never let Huiqi become the next great mage! The next great mage, even if you don't fight for it, will definitely be born from among you!"

Having said that, a playful smile appeared on the corner of Xiao Cheng's mouth, before the monks could react, he said immediately:

"Masters, after praying today, please go back!"

Several monks froze in place, motionless, and there was a trace of complexity in the ashen faces!
The seat of the Archmage!For monks, this position is the prime minister among scholars and the general among soldiers.Few people will not be unmoved!

The emperor used a means to sow dissension. At this time, Abbot Hui Qi didn't know what was going on.With his state of mind, I'm afraid it will be difficult for him to shoulder the important task of Buddhism!

Moreover, His Majesty has already said that Abbot Hui Qi will definitely not be able to get the position of Archmage.That poor monk stepped forward and had no choice but to take over the important task. It was also to protect Buddhist disciples and believers, wasn't it?
Looking at the emotion in the eyes of the monks, Xiao Cheng's mouth curled up, and a pleasure of manipulating people's hearts welled up in his heart.

Xiao Cheng's method has never been known to be done in the dark.The combination of Zhengqi and Qi can be invincible!

　I dozed off, and then suddenly remembered in my dream that I still had a chapter to write, so I woke up suddenly!
　　Well, I returned another thousand words!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)