Emperor Taizong's Growth Plan

Chapter 82 Changes in Ganye Temple

Xiao Chengzhong has been in charge of the government for half a month.

In Zhongqing City, order was restored.

Thanks to Xiao Cheng's restraint, no large-scale action to cleanse the courtiers was carried out.Many rich and powerful children couldn't hold back at home for a long time, and they came out to play with friends and companions.

On the outskirts of the city, at the foot of Ganye Temple.

A group of monks stood at the gate of the mountain, and apologized repeatedly to the rich and powerful family members who came to burn incense and pay homage to the Buddha. They said that the abbot, Hui Chi, was ordered to close the temple for one year, and tried to persuade them to return one by one.

The belief in Buddhism is deeply rooted in Yunguo, and the rich and powerful family members did not dare to make mistakes, so they had to leave in disappointment.

The luxurious carriages turned back towards Zhongqing City. On the official road, they passed by a dozen simple-dressed, sturdy monks with bags on their backs.

Ganye Temple is the head of temples in Yunguo, and there are always many monks who come to visit, place orders, and ask for teaching scriptures. Therefore, these people do not arouse the slightest suspicion of others.

The monks standing under the mountain gate saw this group of monks, they exchanged Buddhist rituals, and without asking a word, they let them go up the mountain.

In front of the main hall of Ganye Temple, more than 2000 monks and soldiers have already gathered, lined up the killing army, and practiced.

It is different from the monks and soldiers holding a white wax pole in the impression of ordinary people.

At this time, the monks and soldiers practicing in the Ganye Temple were holding spears and shields in their hands, and they were waving fiercely, with a murderous look.Among the monks and soldiers, there were even people with bows and arrows.

During the practice, there is a certain amount of advance and retreat, and the sound of shouting and killing resounds in front of the Daxiong Palace.

It was supposed to be a land of Buddha on earth, but it was tainted with bloody killing intent, which is extremely ironic!

Huichi stood on the steps of the Xumi pedestal in the main hall, looking at the monks and soldiers practicing below, his eyes were hot and he was full of vigor.

"Master, I have sent people to contact Buddhist temples in various places. The monks and soldiers from the remaining temples are coming to Ganye Temple!" Hui Chi looked at Hui Kai behind him and said confidently.

Hui Kai looked at the monks and soldiers below, sighed softly, proclaimed the Buddha's name, shook his head and said:

"Abbot, you can still turn your head now! There are tens of thousands of soldiers inside and outside the capital, even if [-] monks gather together, so what? Abbot, don't commit murder just because of a single obsession!"

When Hui Chi heard that Hui Kai was persuading him again, he frowned, and couldn't help feeling bored, and couldn't help saying:

"At this time, the frontier army should have received the news of the change in the situation in Beijing. This is the time when people are panicking. I have sent someone to promise to forgive their crimes, and they will definitely surrender. At that time, as long as Xiao Cheng sends out of Beijing The Chinese soldiers and horses go forward, and the monks and soldiers come out in full force, and they will definitely be able to capture Zhongqing City in one fell swoop. Everything is settled, the Buddha Kingdom is here, and the era of great prosperity of my teaching will come!"

Hui Kai shook his head and said:

"How can it be so easy! The new Taiwei Tao Ai has already led the troops to Shicheng County. If the frontier army shows rebellion and cuts off the army's logistics, the frontier army will be destroyed without attack!"

When Hui Chi heard the words, he was about to refute, but his mouth stagnated, and he said again:
"Master, haven't you figured it out yet? The successive emperors of Yunguo have believed in Buddhism on the surface and regarded my Buddhism as the state religion. But they just want to rely on my Buddhist philosophy to appease the people in the country. It's just a conflict between people of different ethnic groups!

"Emperor Dezong promoted Wang Xiao wantonly and let him take power in just a few years. Didn't he just want to use him to check and balance my Buddhist family? Also, after Wang Xiao came to power back then, he treated my Buddhist family with courtesy on the surface. But don’t you keep targeting them secretly?”

When Huikai heard the words, he didn't argue, just closed his eyes, lowered his head, clasped his hands together, and proclaimed the Buddha's name.

Hui Chi's youthful face showed a monstrous ambition that should not have appeared on 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 people from my Buddhist family ascend to the throne and establish a Buddhist kingdom on earth is the way out for my Buddhist family!"

Hui Kai opened his eyes, took a deep look at Hui Chi with his cloudy and old eyes, then sighed quietly, and said:
"Abbot, even if everything goes well, we have captured the capital. But what if your majesty escapes and calls on the king of the country, what will you do? Although you are a clan, you are not as righteous as your majesty today."

Hui Chi's mouth moved, his heart became even more irritable, and his voice became sharper, saying:
"The establishment of a Buddhist Paradise is a great merit and virtue, and it is the common vision of monks all over the world. Is it because the mage is not devout enough for my Buddha?"

Huikai quickly lowered his head, apologized, and argued:
"The abbot has said this before, I just feel that this strategy is not safe enough..."

"How can there be any absolute certainty in the affairs of the world! Then what do you say?" Hui Chi continued to ask with a high momentum.

"This, this... Forgive me, Abbot, I have no plan. It's just that although we have made peace with Li Chao now, we haven't completely stopped the troops. If the frontier troops rise up, I'm afraid that Li Chao will take the opportunity to counterattack. When the time comes..."

Listening to Master Huikai's words, Hui Chi's eyes suddenly lit up and interrupted:
"Li Chao?"

"Yes, Li Dynasty! I forgot that there is still Li Dynasty! Li Dynasty's elite army was beaten to pieces by Wang Xiao, but there are still a lot of soldiers and horses. I can take down Wang Xiao The several states were returned to Li Chao, and Li Chao's army came in to help me. With the frontier army, I don't believe Xiao Cheng can stop it!" Hui Chi clapped his palms and said excitedly.

Master Huikai looked at Huichi, his gray beard trembled a few times, and continued to persuade:

"Li Chao is now avoiding Yunguo like a tiger. Hearing this, he is terrified and can't be used..."

Hui Chi waved his hand indifferently and said:
"Then, invite Xia Guo's army. Before the war with Li Dynasty, Xia Guo was afraid that Wang Xiao would attack and disturb the country, so he also dispatched tens of thousands of troops? Use the Jianchang Mansion that Xia Guo has always wanted, instead of sending troops .Anyway, as long as hundreds of thousands of elite frontier troops are in my hands, will they dare to take the idea of ​​occupying the magpie's nest?"

Master Huikai saw that he really couldn't persuade Hui Chi, so he lowered his eyebrows and pleasing to his eyes, and whispered a Buddha's name:
"Amitabha, since the abbot has made up his mind, Huikai has no choice but to obey. In order to build a Buddhaland in the world, there will be murder, and I am willing to bear it!"

When Hui Chi heard this, his heart sank, he nodded with satisfaction, turned around and continued to look at the monk soldiers who were practicing, with his head held high and his chest held high, with an aura of grasping everything.
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Xiao Cheng was dressed as a son of a rich family, looking at the monks standing under the gate of Ganye Temple, his expression was inexplicably deep.

"Young Master!" Miscellaneous family Jin Shengyuan came behind Xiao Cheng with a big belly, bowed and saluted.

Xiao Cheng turned around and nodded, saying:

"Previously there was chaos in the capital, and to avoid trouble, it is not incomprehensible to close the temple for cleaning up. 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 under his arm, fiddled with it, and said:
"I don't know, my lord. Many of my subordinates are engaged in merchant business and sell some rice to support their families. Ganye Temple does not have a temple farm, and it is all supported by the royal family. The materials used in the temple are all purchased."

With a few sounds of "da da da", Jin Shengyuan moved the abacus in his hand, stretched it out in front of Xiao Cheng, and said:
"Previously, in Ganye Temple, only rice was purchased, and more than 600 stones were purchased every half month. In other words, more than 40 stones were consumed a day. If calculated by one person's bucket of rice per day, there are about 4000 monks in the temple."

Having said that, Jin Shengyuan stretched out his hand to move the abacus beads again, and said:

"Yesterday, the merchant who was originally responsible for supplying rice grains to Ganye Temple was asked to send 5000 stones up the mountain in the middle of each month. In addition, the purchasing monk secretly found another grain shop and asked to send [-] stones to the mountain at the beginning of each month. A hundred stones of rice grain went up the mountain. If we count this, Ganye Temple has prepared rice grain for more than [-] people!"

Xiao Cheng nodded, moved his eyelids, and said with a sneer:
"It's really a good day and you don't plan to let me live it!"

　My procrastination is really hopeless. . .

　　
　
(End of this chapter)