I am a soldier in the border army

Chapter 627: Destroy Buddha? Buddha is the devil!

The moment Han Shao's fingers circled the map.

Everything is settled.

Instead of continuing to waste time like this, trying with perseverance and willpower until the last drop of blood in the opponent is drained, it is better to take a gamble and fight hard.

Of course, the main reason was that he was always worried about Zhuozhou on the north bank.

Especially in recent days, the combat effectiveness demonstrated by the Huang Tian Army in Yan and Yu states has raised Han Shao's assessment of the combat effectiveness of the Huang Tian Army in Ji state to a higher level.

Even though Zhao Mu and Jiang Hu could hold on for a while, they would not be able to hold on for too long.

Once the Zhuozhou front collapses, the Huang Tian army of Jizhou can cut off his retreat in the south and threaten his Youzhou base in the north, which is really a headache.

So instead of facing such an embarrassing situation, it is better to take a gamble.

Even if he cannot return with a great victory and a rich harvest, he can force Huang Tiandao to exchange pieces with him!
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Buddhism has been introduced to the East for many years.

Today, it has not only become a prominent Buddhist school in the world, but the Dachan Temple, as its ancestral temple, is also one of the three holy places.

Except for a few prefectures and counties, there are countless Buddhist temples of all sizes in the twenty-eight states of the two capitals of Dayong.

Xiangji Temple is an inconspicuous one among these large and small Buddhist temples.

It was just such a Buddhist temple that was not very famous, but when Han Shao looked at it from afar, he couldn't help but sigh.

"With its carved railings and jade buildings, and its golden splendor, I'm afraid even the palaces built by ordinary princes cannot compare to it."

The houses of kings and princes can build palaces and halls.

But forget about Han Shao. This poor, shabby man still lives with his whole family in the mansion that Gongsun Du gave him.

Such a "humble room" was not worthy of his position as Duke of Yan, and even compared with the ancestral lands of ordinary noble families, it was shabby.

It would have been fine if I hadn't paid attention to it before, but now it's clearly in front of me.

So Han Shao immediately added another sentence.

“These monks really know how to enjoy themselves…”

The speaker may not have meant it, but to the ears of those around him, these words have profound meaning.

A lot of eyes looked through the black masks at the Zen palaces in the distance that were emitting sacred Buddha light. As their eyes flickered, some people subconsciously pressed the long sword hanging at their waists, seeming eager to try.

It's human nature to hate the rich.

Why can they only live in the bitter and cold land, and keep circling around those grassland barbarians for generations, even fighting to the death and shedding countless blood, while these bald thieves can enjoy wealth and luxury just by chanting "Namo Shakya" a few times?
What? You said this vast palace, jade steps and golden halls are used to worship Buddha?
I'm going to fuck you!
Cursing furiously in their hearts, the soldiers who followed Han Shao into the void were filled with murderous intent.

But the next moment, the expressions on their faces suddenly calmed down.

Feeling the faint Zen spirit dissipating, Han Shao frowned slightly, looked up at the nothingness in front of him with some dissatisfaction, and snorted coldly.

The next moment, all the accompanying generals suddenly woke up as if from a dream. Some of them had not yet reacted and looked around in a daze.

Those who reacted faster all looked in the direction Han Shao was looking with horror in their eyes.

"Master, you don't take me seriously enough."

As Han Shao finished speaking, a sigh came from the void opposite.

"Mr. Yan, you are too serious."

"Lord Yan is a powerful figure with great luck and great merit. I have always respected Lord Yan. How could I stroke his beard and make him unhappy, thus ruining the friendship that we have worked so hard to establish?"

Han Shao smiled.

It was obviously he who took advantage of the situation and made Fahai serve as the nanny and bodyguard for his eldest son for ten years.

Friendship?

Haha, this shameless spirit is really admirable.

However, Han Shao was too lazy to argue with him and just spoke coldly.

"Master, are you here to block my way?"

The nothingness in front of him was silent for a moment, then he sighed again.

"Mr. Yan has misunderstood."

"Lord Yan has already established his foundation, and his great power is unstoppable. Even if I want to stop him, it is no more than a mantis trying to stop a chariot."

"I have been practicing hard until now, and I think I have gained wisdom early, so how could I do such an unwise thing?"

In fact, how could he not know that it was too early to meet the other party now, and it was even tantamount to admitting defeat.

But he had no choice.

Although his Great Zen Temple had been successfully integrated into the Chinese Divine Land after a lot of changes, it is now known as one of the three holy places in the world together with the other two.

But there is a saying in this world that goes, "Prejudice in people's hearts is a mountain."

Compared with Confucianism and Taoism, the Buddhist Zen sect headed by his Dachan Temple is still far behind.

Just after Han Shao sighed while looking at the Buddhist temple in the distance, he suddenly felt a terrifying aura of calamity enveloping and invading him as he sat high on the lotus platform at Lingshan Mountain.

So he had to come, and even had to give up his face and bow his head in front of someone.

Facing Han Shao's cold face, the voice that once preached to the Bodhisattvas and Arhats in the Main Hall was still compassionate and sacred, but no longer grand.

"I just want to ask for a favor from Lord Yan."

"My Buddhism and Zen sect is a place outside the world. What we seek is nothing more than the word peace. I hope Mr. Yan will be compassionate and not disturb this peace."

This is easy to understand.

It was to prevent Han Shao from bringing the war to his Zen Sect and dragging them into the water.

If this warning had happened in the past, Han Shao would have obeyed it respectfully as if it were an imperial decree and would have retreated from then on.

But there is a saying that goes, "One time, another time."

Facing these words at this moment, Han Shao just said indifferently.

"Master, are you... threatening me?"

Spoken with sarcasm.

Combined with the previous two questions with similar structures, it seems even more aggressive.

But what was unexpected was that this giant of the holy land, who truly stood at the pinnacle of the human world, was completely unaware of it.

"Mr. Yan has misunderstood again."

Having said that, he changed the subject and spoke directly.

"How about this, Lord Yan?"

"The world is in chaos now, and the people have been suffering for a long time. I can't bear it. If Lord Yan can end it soon, it will be a blessing for the people and a great merit."

"If I can help Lord Yan by opening the door for him, and do my best, I wonder if I can ask Lord Yan for a favor?"

The first half of this statement is consistent with the usual hypocrisy of these holy immortals and Buddhas.

But Han Shao laughed at the second half of the sentence.

I'm playing the 'house demolition effect' on him!

First put forward a request that is obviously impossible to achieve, and then take a big step back to show your broad-mindedness.

"So... should I be grateful for this?"

Han Shao showed sarcasm.

However, he did not point it out directly, but asked with a smile.

"Tell me, what favor do you want?"

Although he had noticed the change in Han Shao's expression and knew that things would not go smoothly so easily, but having said this, Zen Master Sanzang still spoke.

"I just want to wait for Lord Yan to accomplish his mission, so that he won't make things difficult for me, the Buddhist and Zen sect."

You see, it is such a simple and plain request, almost humble.

If you don't agree, wouldn't that be a bit unreasonable?

And if you refuse, wouldn't it be a clear statement that you will become an enemy of Buddhism in the future, forcing Buddhism to stand against you and fight you to the death?

But in response to such a simple request from the other party, Han Shao just shook his head without even thinking.

"No."

As expected, the moment the words fell, the entire void froze.

Not to mention space, even time seemed to have come to a standstill at this moment.

So that this entire space and time seemed to be separated from the world.

The floating clouds are still and the strong winds are gone.

Not here, not there, not in between, this is the absence of gap.

Also known as the Avici Hell.

If it was some time in the morning, Han Shao would be at a loss for a while even if he was not panicked. But now Han Shao could see at a glance that this was just another manifestation of the Zen master's great magical power [Buddha Kingdom in the Palm] reaching its peak.

One thought of Buddha, one thought of devil.

The Pure Land and Purgatory are actually just the light and dark ends of the positive and negative sides.

Just when he was about to use his mind to break through this realm, the small piece of world before him that had fallen into the hell came alive again.

"Alas, I have not practiced enough and have given rise to reckless thoughts. What a sin!"

A cry of apology broke the dead silence of the moment. Zen Master Sanzang did not give Han Shao a chance to speak, but lowered his posture again.

"I wonder how Master Yan can eliminate the calamity of my Zen sect?"

The pace of retreat is too fast. If it were someone else, they might be overwhelmed or even confused.

But Han Shao was staring at the nothingness in front of him with interest, feeling emotional in his heart.

'He is flexible and has a flexible bottom line. No wonder his Zen Buddhism is so successful today.'

Hundreds of schools of thought competed with each other for so many years that even the powerful Mohist and Legalist schools ended up in a miserable situation where one was barely surviving while the other could not even preserve its legal system. This shows how cruel this competition is.

And the fact that his Zen Buddhism has grown from an unknown and unorthodox sect to its current heyday step by step, isn't this enough to prove a lot?

However, despite his feelings, Han Shao was not interested in the arduous journey his Buddhist family had gone through in the past.

Not only was he not interested, he even wanted to go up and give them a blow.

"Oh? Why do you say that, Master? I am only a prince in the human world. How can I control your world? How can I help you get rid of the disaster?"

Seeing that Han Shao pretended to be ignorant even though he knew the truth, a bitter laugh came from the nothingness in front of him.

"Mr. Yan, I came here today with sincerity."

"Mr. Yan, you may speak frankly. As long as my Zen sect can do it and does not harm the foundation of my Zen sect, I will agree to it."

Earlier, when Han Shao was looking at the Xiangji Temple below, even if he did not say those words, he could clearly feel the malice emanating from it even though he was thousands of miles away in Xiaoling Mountain.

It would be fine if he was just a great man like Taizu of Dayong.

But he is not!

In fact, at this point, perhaps most people in this world are still confused about this unprecedented change.

But for these three old monsters, they have already played their cards openly.

Sending Fahai north to the grassland was a move by his Buddhist and Zen sect.

Taoism, which seems to be far away from the Central Plains and claims to be quiet and inactive, is actually more active.

I won’t talk about Huang Tiandao, this is Mingzi.

It was not until they worshipped the son of Princess Ji as the Taoist priest that he discovered with horror that the old bastard had made his move much earlier than he thought!
Because the White Lotus Sect, which is similar to Buddhism but not Taoism and believes in the "coming of Maitreya", has existed for some time.

Although Zen Master Sanzang knew clearly that this way was related to that old bastard, who made this way be known as "converting the barbarians"?
After so many years, I finally realized that the hidden chess piece should be here.

It really makes people shudder when they think about it carefully!

As for that old madman of Confucianism, there is no need to mention him.

Even today, Zen Master Sanzang still has to sigh at the cruelty of that old madman.

He was willing to personally sever the cultural lineage of his most beloved disciple and threw him into the bitter and cold land of Youzhou, where he had been enduring for so many years.

In addition, the same was true when the Zhao and Gongsun families married.

Every step is neither too fast nor too slow, just right.

But before everything is revealed, no one can see the clues.

He can't either.

Thinking of this, Zen Master Sanzang couldn't help feeling dejected that his skills were inferior to others.

He even guessed that the reason why his Buddhist Zen sect had been able to survive to this day and stand on equal footing with his Confucianism and Taoism was actually just the result of the tacit approval of that old madman and the old bastard.

To put it bluntly, they need someone to serve as a buffer between the two families.

Moreover, the existence of this buffer cannot fundamentally threaten the foundation of the two families' orthodoxy.

Buddhism, as a side door and unconventional religion, is the most suitable.

All in all, all in all.

It is not surprising that Zen Master Sanzang, who has a clear understanding of all this, behaved like this in front of Han Shao today.

He did not have as much planning and background as the Confucianists and Taoists, nor did he have the advantages they had already taken.

So he could only choose to kneel down quickly.

As long as he kneels down early enough, quickly enough, and decisively enough, the so-called disaster he encountered at the beginning, well... will not be able to catch up with him!

Han Shao crossed the void in front of him with a half-smile on his face and landed on the thief bald man who was surrounded by endless golden Buddha light.

Fortunately, there is no funny fleshy bun on his head, which makes him look much better.

“There is no door to blessings or misfortune, only people call it upon themselves.”

Hearing the tone set by Han Shao, Zen Master Sanzang felt a little depressed.

Sure enough, I heard him say it next.

"Although your Buddhism, Taoism and Zen sects claim to be renunciations of worldly affairs, you have mansions and palaces all over the place, and none of them are engaged in production, only seeking to be worshipped by sentient beings."

"If this continues, the blood and bones of all living beings will be exhausted, and humanity will wither!"

"Master, do you think this... is very similar to the 'evil demon' that you guys often talk about?"

They suck the blood, bones, and flesh of all living beings, causing the decline of humanity!
This is no longer similar!

This is clearly it!
As soon as these words were spoken, the bright Buddha light on the lotus platform on Lingshan Mountain thousands of miles away suddenly dimmed.

But his mouth, which used to shine like a lotus when he preached, chose to remain silent after opening and closing several times.

Because of this, he couldn't refute it.

"Mr. Yan's words are like a revelation to me. I will learn from your teachings."

After saying this, the half-Buddha on the lotus platform put his hands together and asked with half compassion and half respect.

"Mr. Yan, with his divine wisdom, can you teach me the true Dharma of Zen?"

Well, full of desire to survive.

After all, if he really became the evil demon that Han Shao mentioned, he would be punished by both heaven and earth!
Han Shao sneered.

"It's simple, change the law!"

political reform?

Liantai Banfo was stunned and was about to say something, but Han Shao, just like before, did not give him a chance to speak.

"The Zen Buddhism of today is not due to superficial glitz, but to a flawed foundation."

"Only by changing the law can we rebuild our bones! Otherwise, we will be attacked by both heaven and man in the future and fall into disaster!"

Facing Han Shao's intimidation, Liantai Banfo was silent for a moment, and finally said.

"May I ask Lord Yan, how can I change?"

Han Shao waved his hand.

"From now on, don't think about what sentient beings can do for the Buddha. Think about what you can do for sentient beings!"

"If all sentient beings can obtain the Buddha's affinity and the Buddha's grace, they will be willing to worship you, 'Buddha'!"

This is how it should be for the gods and Buddhas of the East.

In the sky, we regulate the weather and strive to ensure that all living beings enjoy good weather and good harvests!
In the mountains, they stabilize the mountains, eliminate evil spirits in the mountains, prevent the mountains from collapsing, and protect the area for peace.

When in water, dredge the river, suppress floods, and prevent the river from changing course, otherwise water monsters will cause trouble.

All these things can be summed up in one sentence.

Do you want to stop working and just lie down and suck blood from all living things?

dream!

When he truly becomes the emperor of the three realms in the future, if he does a good job, he will be able to enjoy the throne of God!
If you don’t do well, everything will be taken away from you!
Those who cause trouble will inevitably go to the platform of beheading immortals and beheading gods!
But that is a matter for the future. At this moment, he saw the half-Buddha on the lotus platform fell into deep thought because of his words, and then he spoke without any politeness.

"Okay, let's put aside the question of whether it's a disaster or not for now."

"I have something for you to do now. If you do well, I will give you credit."

Having said that, he spoke directly without caring whether the other party agreed or not.

"When I have broken the Yellow Heavenly Dao, you must send your disciples down the mountain to appease the people and stop the disaster from happening again!"

"Can it be done?"

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(End of this chapter)