Emperor Taizong's Growth Plan

Chapter 181 Undercurrents surging
It was another day at the court meeting. After all the officials saluted, they were assigned to serve on both sides.

Ma Minwen, who was standing at the forefront, immediately took a step forward and said loudly:
"Qizou Your Majesty, the frontier army and the local states and counties have reported that the Xia Kingdom mission has crossed the Sanping Pass and entered the territory of our Yun Kingdom. Zhendong General Shi An has sent [-] fine cavalry to escort the mission into Beijing along the way! "

The intelligence system at the sticky pole and the East Factory naturally got the news earlier than the imperial court.It was not until today that the imperial court got the news of the mission's entry.

When Xiao Cheng heard this, he immediately said:

"Since it is the mission of the Xia Kingdom, it should not be neglected, and the government officials along the way should be kind and entertaining!"

Although Xia Guo lost a game before, but after all, the foundation and strength are still there.Since Xiao Cheng has no intention of turning his face now, he still has to give them the courtesy that should be given to them!

Hearing what Xiao Cheng said, Ma Minwen pondered for a moment before continuing:

"Your Majesty, along with the mission, there is Xia Guorou Ning Di Ji who was ordered by the Emperor Xia to come to my country of Yun to marry His Majesty. Regarding this matter, I wonder if Your Majesty has a decision in mind?"

Ma Minwen's question was quite straightforward, he was asking Xiao Cheng's opinion on this princess.

This time, Emperor Xia really did not play his cards according to common sense. Regarding the matter of getting married, it seemed to be a temporary idea.The mission that was in charge of negotiating and negotiating conditions before did not even say hello in advance, and now they sent the princess here directly.

In fact, the matter of getting married is beneficial to both countries, and it is the most cost-effective way to promote the relationship between the two sides and lay a certain foundation of mutual trust.Coupled with the fact that Yunguo is the target of marriage, the ruling and opposition parties naturally don't feel any dissatisfaction or humiliation, and they are all happy to see the result.

But Princess Xia has a special status after all.Whether to accept her into the harem, and what position she should be given in the harem after acceptance, all need to be negotiated in advance.

Today, His Majesty is young and heroic, decisive and decisive, and has his own opinions in everything he does, so it is natural to ask for his opinions first.

After Xiao Cheng received the news yesterday, he had a decision in his heart, and immediately said in a deep voice:

"The matter of marriage, since the two countries are good, is there any reason to disagree?"

When Qu Cheng heard the words, he also came out and said:

"Your Majesty, Empress Rouning is the princess of the Xia Kingdom, and she has a noble status. If she enters the harem, do you want her to be enshrined?"

This question is the one that Baiguan pays more attention to.No matter which dynasty or country, the position of empress is no longer the emperor's family matter, and it is worthy of attention.

Speaking of which, there are eight ranks of concubines in the harem of Yun Kingdom, from the queen down.

And Nan Rongshu and Yang Yuhuan's Zhaoyi position is only below the empress.

In terms of Xia Guorou Ning Diji's noble background, the rank must not be lower than the two of them, so naturally they should be treated as queens.

But among all the officials in the court, no one can tell for sure whether His Majesty has the heart to covet the Central Plains and send troops to the South.If a war between the two countries is unavoidable in the future, the princess of the enemy country is her own queen, and everyone on both sides of the Yun Kingdom and the Xia Kingdom will be numb.

Moreover, the forces behind the two Zhaoyis in His Majesty's harem are not simple!

One is the youngest daughter of the Yang family. Through her in-laws, she has vaguely connected the Chaozhong Ma, Qu, and Tao families together, and her influence spreads across the Chaozhong, Chinese and Wu classes.

The identity of another Nanrong Zhaoyi is already known.It is the descendant of the Ailao Kingdom who has just surrendered, the direct descendant of the Ailao Clan.As long as this person is in the harem, he can make the Ailao tribe surrender, and even use the appeal of the Ailao tribe to influence many minority tribes in Yunguo.

Even though the Empress Rou Ning of the Xia Kingdom was born noble, after all, the influence of the Xia Kingdom on the court of the Yun Kingdom is very limited. As long as the two Zhaoyi intend to fight each other and use the power behind her, she may not be able to sit still back bit.At that time, it will become a big trouble, and it will be a troublesome matter that can't be cleared up.

Xiao Cheng coughed lightly and said:
"After all, I am young, I haven't taken Yuanfu yet, and it's too early to set up a queen!"

Yuanfu, that is, the etiquette that men come of age, usually held at the age of 20, represents the etiquette of formal adulthood.Now using this excuse to refuse Feng Xia Guorou Ning Diji as empress, although it is a bit far-fetched, it is not unacceptable.

Xiao Cheng paused, then continued:
"Emperor Concubine Rou Ning has a noble status and cannot treat each other with an ordinary status. I heard that the emperor's concubine is called 'Empress', so I set up a new rank in the harem as 'Concubine', above Zhaoyi, Under the empress! Welcome Emperor Rou Ning and treat her as a concubine."

When everyone heard the words, they also felt that such a treatment was the most appropriate method, and both sides couldn't justify it in face, and they all saluted and praised.

Seeing that there was no disagreement among the officials, Xiao Cheng immediately said loudly:
"Where is Nan Jiyun?"

Hearing Xiao Cheng calling him, Nan Jiyun, who had been waiting outside the Xuanzheng Hall for a long time, walked quickly into the hall, saluted and said in a respectful voice:
"Chen is here!"

"Jiyun from the south of Jin is General Long Xiang. He selects [-] imperial guards and holds half a queen's guard of honor to meet Rouning Emperor Ji!"

This can be regarded as, specially promoting Nan Jiyun to an official position.

The queen's guard of honor is also as heavy as the emperor's guard of honor. There are Luan chariots, yellow umbrellas, fans, flags, incense burners and other items.Half of the queen's guard of honor is not really only half, but only a few items are missing from the guard of honor. At a glance, it is no different from the guard of honor of the queen.

This thing is usually given to concubines in the harem to show their honor and favor.

Xiao Cheng specially bestowed it now, and it can be regarded as appease Xia Guo, saying that he has no intention of neglecting your princess.

When Nan Jiyun heard the words, he immediately clasped his fists and saluted, and replied loudly:

"The minister obeys the order and will live up to His Majesty's trust!"
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At this time, in Shanshiyuan, a middle-aged monk hurriedly walked, looking around from time to time, looking a little sneaky.Before he came to a quiet room, he gently knocked on the door and said:

"Abbot Huibin, disciple Zhikan, please see me!"

After a moment of silence, a voice came from the quiet room.

"Come in!"

"Yes!"

Zhikan opened the door and walked into the quiet room, turned around and looked around again, after making sure that there was no one there, he closed the door tightly.

But at this time, in this quiet room, there were actually several old monks sitting there, who seemed to have been waiting here for a long time.

Seeing Zhikan coming, the headed old monk said to another monk holding a Buddhist bead:

"Junior Brother Hui Mian!"

The old monk named Hui Mian nodded slightly, and raised his hand, the Buddhist beads that he was holding exploded immediately, flying around the quiet room, spinning in the air.

With the help of the Buddha beads, the invisible internal force of the monk Hui Mian filled the quiet room, and immediately the breath on the Buddhist beads connected and faintly condensed into an invisible barrier, covering the whole quiet room.

This is exactly the Buddhist martial arts that Xiao Cheng had seen twice before, the Chan Beads of Immobilizing Demons.

With the help of this magical skill, the several great monks present no longer worried about being spied on.

The monk named Zhikan immediately opened his mouth and said:

"Fellow abbots, a letter from the temple, Xia Guorou and Ning Diji have already entered the border of Yunguo!"

Many monks present all looked at each other after hearing the words.

The headed monk Hui Bin immediately said:
"In this case, then implement it according to our previous plan!"

Hearing what monk Huibin said, all the monks hesitated.One of them couldn't help but said:

"Brother Huibin, is this really the case?"

Monk Hui Bin nodded firmly and said:
"The current emperor found a monk from nowhere, and pretended to be profound all day long, occupying the position of great mage. He also recruited Huili and Wisdom Fan as the monk recording department. Do not ask. Hundreds of schools came to the middle school in order to increase their influence, and Taoism even sent Taoists to compete for believers. All these are the actions of the current emperor to restrict my Buddhism."

Monk Huibin paused, his eyes were firm and he said:
"If we let it go like this, the decline of our Buddhism will be irreversible! We must not sit back and watch this happen!"

When a monk heard this, he frowned and said immediately:
"Although the various measures are the emperor's means against my Buddhist sect, they are only because of the previous actions of Ganye Temple, which gave him an excuse to do so. Now because of the influence of my Buddhist sect, the emperor still respects my Buddhist sect on the surface! But If it is really carried out according to Brother Hui Bin's idea, if it fails, then the emperor must find another excuse to weaken my Buddhist power again!"

Hui Bin shook his head slowly when he heard this, and said:
"As my junior brother said, after the emperor finds an excuse, he will take the opportunity to weaken the power of our Buddhist sect. The reason why the emperor still maintains his respect for the Buddhist sect and has not done anything is because he has not freed up his hands. But if Yun and Xia After the national peace talks are over, and the emperor has no external threats, I am afraid that our Buddhist sect will be destroyed at that time!"

Many monks heard the words, looked at each other again, and nodded involuntarily.

"Senior brother Hui Bin's words are very reasonable, but the peace talks between Yun and Xia have their own reasons, and it is the general trend, how can we stop it?" Another monk couldn't help asking.

As I said before, the reason why Xia Guo negotiated peace is because the people in the southwestern counties are now in chaos, and the people's grievances are boiling, and they can't be suppressed anymore. They must withdraw their troops as soon as possible to suppress them.

As for the country of Yun, it is also because of the Buddhist forces in the country, Xiao Cheng's various purges of the officials of the court, and the reform of the court system, it will take time to make the court run stably, and it really cannot No more wars.

The peace talks between the two countries are basically a matter of your love and my wish. How can a group of people think about sabotaging it and can sabotage it?

When Monk Hui Bin heard the words, his eyes sharpened, and he said in a solemn voice:
"No matter what happens to the Xia Kingdom, he still can't let go of his face as the leader of the world. The mission was attacked in the Yun Kingdom, and the Emperor of the Yun Kingdom didn't give an explanation. Will the peace talks continue? There is no need for the two countries to fight again At the end, as long as the confrontation between the armies of the two countries continues, it will be enough to distract the emperor's attention!"

It has to be said that Xia Guoben lost face when he took the initiative to talk about peace.

Now if something happened to Xia Guo's mission again, and Yun Guo couldn't come up with any explanation, even if it was for the sake of face, Xia Guo would not easily expose it.Even if he gritted his teeth and dispatched troops from all over the country to the southwestern counties, he would forcefully maintain a confrontation with the army of Yunguo.

Speaking of this, monk Hui Bin's voice became more and more cold, and said:
"I have 27 lay disciples. Before entering my Buddhist school, they all had sins in their bodies. They only entered my Buddhist school to practice after they were fully enlightened. Now they are willing to do their part for my Buddhist school in order to forgive their sins and seek liberation. !"

Hearing the address of the lay disciples, all the monks present couldn't help but glance at him.

Take a look, Brother Hui Bin is indeed a man of culture, he can come up with the title of lay disciple!
Bringing an art investment teacher, and having committed sins before, this is a more pleasant way to say it.

But the translation translation, that is this monk Huibin, who has a group of desperadoes who seem to have nothing to do with Buddhism.At this time, he is willing to send out to assassinate the Xia Guo mission, so as to delay the peace talks between the two countries.

This monk Huibin usually has a dignified appearance and looks like a virtuous and eminent monk.But what he said at this time was a murderous look, which made all the monks feel slightly chilled.

But the abbots and monks present here are all worried that the influence of Buddhism will no longer affect their own interests in the future, so they are very dissatisfied with Huiqi and Liuhuai's attitude of giving in to the emperor's every step of the way. gathered together.

At the beginning, Huikai wanted to support Hui Chi, the clan of Yunguo, as a puppet to establish a Buddhist kingdom, and it was also fueled by this group of monks behind the scenes.

All of them were no longer considered to be practitioners, and they naturally wouldn't react too much to Hui Bin's men raising outlaws.

Many monks were silent for a moment, after all, someone couldn't hold back, gritted his teeth, and said:

"Okay! My temple can also send more than a dozen disciples. They are also... lay disciples!"

Someone takes the lead, and then it will be easy to handle!

Anyway, who are you all? After all these years, you know very well in your heart, so naturally you don't need to put on any airs anymore, and they all said:

"I also have a few, um, lay disciples on my side!"

"The poor monk also has it, and it can be dispatched by Senior Brother Hui Bin!"

Not long after, with the "generous donation" of many monks, Hui Bin directly gathered dozens of masters who could be used.

The body and the embassy are surrounded by only the escort of the embassy, ​​and there are hundreds of cavalry sent by the frontier army of Yunguo to escort.Dozens of usable masters, or the kind of dead warriors, are enough!
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At this time, in the Li Dynasty, Laizhou.

Chen Liyan looked at the dozens of cloth robes standing in front of him, silent, but the bloody aura all over his body could not be concealed, and his eyes narrowed slightly.

These people are his father Chen Feng, who mobilized him for him to take him to Zhongqing City, taking advantage of the signing of the contract between the three countries, to come up with something, in order to give Guochao more breathing time .

Chen Liyan was silent for a moment, looked at the masters in front of him, and said in a deep voice:
"The safety of the country depends entirely on you. If you can succeed, you will be the heroes of our country and be admired by future generations!"

When the dead men heard the words, their spirits were shaken immediately, and they cupped their hands and shouted:

"I would like to listen to the command of the major general, and I will not hesitate to die!"

"Let's go, Xiushan County!"

(End of this chapter)