Three Kingdoms: I choose Xiao Qiao and Da Qiao, why are you crying, Diao Chan?

Chapter 374 Shameless people are invincible! (Thanks to brother Kongcheng for the small reward~)
When Sun Ce and Chen Gong led the army to the foot of the city tower, they saw a monk in a cassock standing on the tower from afar.

The other person had a face full of flesh and a ferocious look. He was none other than the legendary evil Buddha of Danyang, Zuo Rong, who held a butcher knife and was devoted to Buddhism.

Zuo Rong is not very famous and does not have much presence in the entire history of the Three Kingdoms.

However, he renovated temples in Xuzhou and recruited many monks, which did contribute greatly to the spread of Buddhism.

However, Zuo Rong fully demonstrated the side of "Buddha only saves people of the Yuan Dynasty"!

He led his monks to oppress ordinary people who were unwilling to join the religion, and used the money he had plundered to build large Buddhist temples in order to recruit more monks...

Sun Ce had also heard about what Zuo Rong had done along the way and was already furious with him.

It would be fine if you were to spread Buddhism normally. After all, some of the things in Buddhism that encourage people to be good are not without merit.

But you used the name of Buddhism to make money and bully the people, and even killed Zhang Chao and occupied Guangling City. This is something that he, the little bully, cannot tolerate!

Just as Sun Ce was about to step forward and scold Zuo Rong, Chen Gong hurriedly pulled him back and whispered:

"General Bofu, please be patient and wait for me to come forward and persuade you.

“If we can get him to surrender voluntarily, there will be no need to sacrifice the lives of the soldiers in the city.

"After all, most of those soldiers are Zhang Chao's former troops..."

Seeing Chen Gong say this, Sun Ce could only suppress his impatience and nodded slightly to Chen Gong.

Chen Gong rode forward and bowed to Zuo Rong on the tower:

"I guess the monk with Buddha's light on his body on the tower must be Master Zuo Rong, right?"

As soon as Chen Gong opened his mouth, his words were as gentle as a spring breeze, which slightly surprised Zuo Rong on the city wall.

Zuo Rong showed a satisfied expression and smiled grimly:
"You are a very discerning donor! I think it should be the famous Chen Gongtai, right?"

Chen Gong waved his hand modestly:
"How can I, a nobody, compare with the master?
“But Master, it was a little inappropriate for you to kill Zhang Chao and occupy the city.

“But the master’s purpose should be to promote Buddhism, not to oppose our army, right?
“How about this, if the master is willing to open the gate and reconcile with our army, return the city and the army to our army.

“Not only will my master forgive the master’s previous mistakes, he will also help the master to vigorously promote Buddhism in our military territory and expand the number of Buddhist believers.

"I wonder what the master thinks?"

After listening to Chen Gong's words, the smile on Zuo Rong's face gradually disappeared, and he felt quite moved.

After all, Lu Bu's army has now occupied nearly four states.

Let’s not talk about Yizhou, which was deeply influenced by the Five Pecks of Rice Sect.

If Buddhism can be vigorously developed in the other three states, it will be much stronger than Xuzhou!
By then, half of the world will regard him as the leader of Buddhism. What is the difference between him and the emperor?

After fantasizing like this for a while, Zuo Rong slowly calmed down.

He is not a fool, nor is he a naive child.

You can dream, but the prerequisite is to be able to wake up alive!
The reason why Chen Gong was polite to him now was because he had a large army and occupied Guangling City.

If he gave up these capitals for confrontation, he didn't think Lu Bu would really forgive him and let bygones be bygones.

Rather than leaving his fate in the hands of others, he prefers to decide his own destiny!

With one thought of hatred, a million barriers are opened.

Zuo Rong replied with a smile:

"I appreciate Chen Gongtai's kindness.

"But I have heard of your master's fickle reputation. I dare not believe the promise of the man who stabbed my adoptive father!"

Seeing that Zuo Rong was unwilling to surrender as he had imagined, Chen Gong stopped trying to persuade him and threatened him instead:

"If the master is unwilling to reconcile, our army will show no mercy."

Zuo Rong sneered:
"Go ahead and give it a try. Let's see if the lives of the people in the city are enough to consume all your gunpowder!"

As he spoke, Zuo Rong winked at Xue Li who was standing beside him.

Xue Li waved his hand, and his soldiers immediately pushed nearly a thousand ordinary people who were tied with ropes onto the city wall, forming a wall of flesh and blood!
Chen Gong, who was standing below, looked at the sad and helpless eyes and expressions of the common people, and his face suddenly darkened!
He never expected that Zuo Rong would be so cruel and use the common people in the city as a shield!
Is this what is called a Buddhist?

Chen Gong looked at Zuo Rong coldly, and no longer flattered him as he had just done, but shouted in a deep voice:

“I heard there’s a saying in Buddhism that goes, ‘Put down the butcher knife and you’ll instantly become a Buddha.

"Are you sure you can become a Buddha by doing things like this, rather than insulting Buddha?"

Zuo Rong laughed loudly, not caring about Chen Gong's ridicule:

"Among all the Buddha statues, can't there be a 'Killing Buddha' like me?"

Only at this moment did Chen Gong see the true face of Zuo Rong. He was just a murderer in disguise of Buddhism.

Believing in Buddhism is just a means for him to gather followers, and he has no reverence for Buddha at all!
Although he was annoyed, Chen Gong knew that these people were from Guangling City and also from the territory of the Duke of Chu.

Chen Gong obviously couldn't bear to attack his own people with gunpowder jars...

All I can say is that if a person is shameless, he is invincible.

Chen Gong turned around to look at Sun Ce and found that the other party's expression was also very ugly.

Although Sun Ce always had a hot temper, he was also clear at this time.

If we launch an attack on these civilians, not only will we take away their lives, but we will also take away their trust in Lu Bu's army!

Once the news spreads to other counties and even other counties and other states, it will inevitably cause a considerable blow to the reputation of Lu Bu's army.

Chen Gong couldn't think of a solution for a moment, so he could only say to Sun Ce:
"General Bofu, let's retreat twenty miles and set up camp first."

Sun Ce understood Chen Gong's meaning and immediately led his army to turn around and retreat.

Zuo Rong, who was standing on the tower, watched the enemy retreat and sneered smugly:
"It's not easy for a group of people who are just seeking fame to attack these ordinary people directly."

Xue Li smiled and praised:

"The abbot is really amazing! With these civilians, the enemy won't dare to use gunpowder jars or other siege weapons easily.

"It's easy for us to defend Guangling City!"

Zuo Rong habitually wiped his bald head with his palm:
"As soon as Liu Bei's army arrives, I will be able to secure my position as the governor of Guangling!"

Having said this, a cruel smile appeared on Zuo Rong's face again...

In the camp.

Chen Gong stood in front of the camp gate, looking at the city walls of Guangling from afar, thinking hard about how to defeat the enemy.

Is there any way to capture the city while ensuring that the people in the city are not harmed?

He didn't have much time to think.

If we can't come up with a solution within two days, we can only try to use gunpowder jars to attack...

(End of this chapter)