The gods began by supporting Guo Jing to become emperor

Chapter 307: Shi Feixuan enters Goguryeo and meets Li Jing in Yangzhou

The reason for speed is to preserve the strength of the Central Plains as much as possible and not consume too many troops in the civil war, otherwise what can we use to face the threat of foreign races.

Even as wise and brave as Li Shimin was, he had to sign the White Horse Alliance, and it was only many years later that he avenged his previous humiliation.

Shi Zhixuan easily understood what Su Ming meant and nodded, "Brother Su is right. The Turks were a great threat to the previous dynasty. The Sui Dynasty was able to destroy Tuyuhun, but could not attack the grasslands in the north and seal the Wolf's Lair. It was not that they did not want to, but that they were unable to do so. The Turks today are like the Xiongnu in the early Han Dynasty. They are too powerful to be dealt with."

Su Ming continued, "But the world today is stronger than it was at the beginning of the Han Dynasty. Even though it is torn apart, the Turks dare not go south."

This brings us to the foundation left over by Yang Jian after years of recuperation. Even after more than ten years of squandering by Yang Guang and years of fighting among various warlords, it was still used for a long time after the establishment of the Tang Dynasty and left a legacy for future generations.

There was so much stored grain alone, not to mention other things like military equipment. Even if the second emperor of the Sui Dynasty died, the foundation left behind was much stronger than that of the early Han Dynasty. Once the Central Plains dynasty was unified hundreds of years later, the power it would unleash after a short period of development would be enough to shock the outside world.

Pei Ju waved his folding fan and reminded, "Bashu is a land of abundance. Liu Bei of the Later Shu Dynasty obtained it to build his empire. It has abundant food and population. However, when fighting against the northern forces, cavalry combat is particularly important."

"In cavalry warfare, the most important thing is the warhorse. The most important place to produce horses in the world is outside the Great Wall, but it is far away and commercial circulation is not easy. There is a place that Brother Pei should know."

"Pegasus Ranch."

After saying that, the two looked at each other and laughed.

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Goguryeo, capital of Pyongyang.

At the entrance of the Taoist temple, Master Feixuan stood there, having been waiting for a long time.

Soon, the door opened and a woman in white walked out. She had a dignified and calm face, and a pair of charming eyes separated by a delicate and straight nose. If the Kou Zhong brothers were here, they would definitely be very surprised.

Because this girl looked extremely similar to their deceased godmother. She was Fu Junyu, the apprentice of the Yijian master Fu Cailin, and also the sister of Fu Jun'er.

What a beautiful person!

When Fu Junyu first met Shi Feixuan, she was shocked by her beautiful temperament. Even though they were both women, she subconsciously had a little yearning for such a beautiful woman and wanted to get close to her. "Miss Shi, please follow me."

"Good work."

Fu Junyu led the way, bypassing the garden, and the two came to a quiet room. There was already someone waiting in the room, "Master asked you to come in."

Inside the room was Fu Cailin, one of the three great masters in the world and the patron saint of Goguryeo. Thinking of the purpose of her trip, she couldn't help but feel a little nervous. She pushed the door open and walked in. She clasped her hands together and bowed, "Master Feixuan, the successor of Cihang Jingzhai, greets Master Yijian."

Fu Cailin did not answer, nor did he turn around. He just said softly, "Alas, you shouldn't have come."

The man in the room had his back to her, his figure standing tall, giving her the feeling that she was facing a towering mountain. Hearing this, she felt uneasy. Did he already know why she was there?

Shi Feixuan calmed down and said, "Master, I am not here for Buddhism, but for the people of the world. I am here for Goguryeo. The Sui Dynasty was destroyed and the Central Plains was torn apart. However, the Song Clan suddenly rose in the south. Its leader is a great military strategist. Someone from the Song Clan even killed Senior Ning in an attempt to suppress Buddhism."

"If the Song clan succeeds, they will certainly resort to aggressive military tactics and start a war. By then, the people will suffer and countless people will be killed and injured. Goguryeo, located next to the Central Plains, will not be immune to this. I hope that Master will help our Buddhist sect eliminate the enemy for the sake of the people of the world and bring peace to the world."

After saying that, the room fell into silence.

I don't know how much time had passed, Fu Cailin turned around, and his appearance came into view. His facial features were all flawed, but when combined they gave people a very reassuring feeling. His eyes were bright, as if they contained the vicissitudes of life.

His martial arts were the culmination of the mainland, the Western Regions and Goryeo. He was known as one of the three great masters of the time, along with the martial arts master Bi Xuan and the wandering scholar Ning Daoqi.

Several years ago, Fu Cailin had repeatedly led the rebel army to fight against the invasion of Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty, and thus became a national hero of Goguryeo. In the hearts of the Goguryeo people, Fu Cailin was a god rather than a human being, and was the patron saint of Goguryeo.

"You and your master are really alike. When I was traveling around the world, she looked just like you."

When he saw Shi Feixuan, there was no surprise in his eyes, but just a bit of nostalgia. The Shi Feixuan in front of him was dressed in a long gown, calm and composed, with black hair like a waterfall, without rouge or powder, but giving people a sense of surprise. With an ancient sword on her back, her imposing manner was no less than that of a man.

Shi Feixuan said quickly, "My master asked me to say hello to you."

Fu Cailin's expression softened, and he asked, "Let me ask you, is that man really that powerful? I once fought with Ning Daoqi, and there was no winner. How could he die at the hands of that man?"

Then, Shi Feixuan recounted the events leading up to the battle at Mount Zhongnan.

After listening, Fu Cailin frowned slightly, thinking secretly in his heart: According to what she said, this person's martial arts is better than mine. Brother Ning has already tried his best, but still lost to him. If one day I fight against him, the result is predictable.

Song Que upholds the Huang Han ideology and has been famous for many years. If he is really allowed to rule the world, I am afraid Goguryeo will have difficulty staying out of it.

"You are right. Song Que is not Yang Guang. Once he leads his troops here, it will be difficult for Goguryeo to stop him."

Although he did not agree directly, the meaning was self-evident, which was equivalent to agreeing to Shi Feixuan's request.

Shi Feixuan nodded lightly, a faint smile appeared on her face, and praised, "Master, you are wise. The most urgent task now is to stop the Song clan from taking over the world. As long as we deal with Yu Daoren, the Taoist sect will no longer cooperate with the Song clan. At that time, he can only live in peace in a corner. In this way, the world will be stable, and Goguryeo will also be safe."

"The origins of Taoist Yu are unknown. Senior Ning was a pillar of the Central Plains and the number one in the Dao Sect. In order to seize power, he actually killed Senior Ning, causing the righteous path to lose its pillar. Now he intends to be hostile to our Buddhist sect and is secretly cooperating with the Demon Sect."

“Such a heretic, reckless and lawless person must not be allowed to go on. Besides, your disciple once accepted two juniors in the Central Plains, but they were deceived by Taoist Yu and joined the Song clan. It’s a pity that our Buddhist sect is powerless to save them from the sea of ​​suffering. Amitabha.” At the end, her tone was full of compassion and her face was holy, like a holy bodhisattva.

Shi Feixuan said these words to accuse Su Ming in order to persuade Fu Cailin to take action, but she didn't expect that Su Ming actually cooperated with the people from the Demon Sect and became the archenemy of their Cihang Jingzhai.

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Chang'an, Pei Mansion.

The two men deduced the strategic future of the Song clan's fight for the world, and their vision and strategies were exactly the same, showing that they were close friends.

Suddenly, Shi Zhixuan's expression straightened up and he asked in a deep voice, "Brother Su, what do you think of Buddhism?"

Oh? The main point of the drama is here. Ever since Shi Zhixuan debuted, he has been at odds with the Buddhist sect. From afar, the four great monks and Ning Daoqi are chasing him, and nearby, Bi Xiuxin's death is also closely related to them. In terms of hatred for the Buddhist sect, he is not inferior to the Yinkui sect.

It seems that he wants to drag me into fighting against Buddhism.

Su Ming smiled, his eyes became serious, "Buddhism is a cancer in the world, its harm far outweighs its benefits. There are so many temples in the world, and building each one is a waste of money and labor. Each temple has at least dozens of acres, or even hundreds of acres of land, and they hire servants to cultivate it, but they never pay taxes."

"There are at least hundreds of thousands of monks in the world. Neither taxation nor labor service has anything to do with them. On the contrary, Buddhist temples mostly ask for money and property from the people through 'begging' to worship the Buddha."

"They claim to be compassionate, but ignore the people's poverty. They keep urging them to make donations to the Buddha, while they themselves have never lacked food and clothing. Many Buddha statues in temples are made of gold, and incense and lamp oil are burned day and night, while the people can't even afford oil to light their lamps."

"If such sects are not restricted, the third destruction of Buddhism will not be far away in a hundred years."

Shi Zhixuan was slightly stunned. He didn't expect Su Ming to see so deeply. Apart from the disputes between Buddhism and Taoism, even he himself was also deeply involved in Buddhism. He had seen many things before he could associate these things. Many things could not be seen from the surface.

He nodded, "Brother Su is right. Dozens of people in the world have to support a monk to eat vegetarian food and chant Buddha's name. And they are not just monks who worship Buddha. Instead, they use this money to practice martial arts, buy armor and weapons, and train martial monks. Their hearts are damnable!"

"This is also the reason why Cihang Jingzhai dares to choose the emperor on behalf of heaven. Before the Five Barbarians' Invasion of China, would they dare to say such a thing?"

In these words, he heard Shi Zhixuan's hatred and hostility towards Cihang Jingzhai. To some extent, those political bitches were like troublemakers. They had been hit by the iron fist of anti-Buddhism twice, but they still refused to behave themselves.

It was not until the Three Wus and One Zong destroyed Buddhism, and then the imperial court restricted Buddhist temples, that it could be considered completely submissive.

Su Ming showed a trace of sneer on his face. "The Buddhist sect is indeed dishonest. It would be fine if they honestly cooperated with the court to appease the common people and maintain the court's rule. But they insisted on expanding their armed forces and forming their own power. They also tried to support the Dragon Court and gain the credit of following the dragon."

"Decades ago, an emperor of the Southern Dynasty starved to death in Jiankang City. Such an end is recorded in history. Yet they still refuse to stop. They are simply courting death."

Emperor Wu of Liang worshipped Buddhism, but his dynasty was easily destroyed by a mere Hou Jing. He was just a defective product left over from the exclusion of the north and could not even be ranked. If the powerful men under Yuwen Tai and Gao Huan had come, they would probably have entered Jiankang City and been hanged to death on trees.

In a sense, Buddhism was able to rise because it could help the imperial court maintain local stability, appease the common people, and achieve a religious balance. But once this limit was exceeded, the iron fist of the feudal rulers would strike down without hesitation.

Historically, Taoism has been completely honest since the Taiping and Tianshidao rebellions. We have only heard of the destruction of Buddhism, but not the destruction of Taoism. That's because Taoism had already stepped on the minefield a long time ago, while Buddhism is really greedy and stubborn.

At this point, Shi Zhixuan sneered, his eyes grim, "Hey, Cihang Jingzhai, there will be something to see in the future."

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Yangzhou.

After staying in Pei Mansion for a few days, Su Ming left Chang'an. After all, Yang Gong's treasure house here could not be opened, so there was no point in staying here.

He followed the river to Yangzhou, where he met a man, a top talent.

"Are you Li Jing?"

Li Jing was bowing to Su Ming with a respectful attitude, "Yes, I am Li Jing, thank you for your help, sir."

Just now, he was being chased by the generals under Li Zitong. If Su Ming had not passed by and taken action, he would have definitely suffered a great loss today, so this scene happened.

After searching everywhere for something, I finally found it without any effort. It really is him!

Su Ming's eyes were full of surprise. He had already ordered the Song clan to look for this person. The world is so big that it is too difficult to find someone. Xu Ziling's reputation is far-reaching, but he did not take the initiative to surrender. He thought Li Jing had been taken in by someone, but he did not expect that he was still in Yangzhou.

There were many famous generals in Chinese history, but there were always a few who stood out. In the Spring and Autumn Period, there were Wu Qi and Sun Wu, and in the Warring States Period, there were four famous generals, Wang Jian, Bai Qi, Lian Po, and Li Mu.

In the Han Dynasty, there was Huo Qubing who conquered the Wolf's Lair and became famous throughout the ages. This achievement once became the lifelong pursuit of all leading generals in later generations.

In the early years of the Tang Dynasty, in addition to the amazing military achievements of General Tian Ce, the two Lis, Li Jing and Li Ji, joined forces to defeat the Turks and made people from all directions come to pay tribute.

Li Shimin had many talented generals under his command, but the best general was only Li Jing. In a sense, his battle record was not inferior to Wei Huo, and he even destroyed a country. In comparison, Qin Shubao, Yuchi Jingde, Cheng Yaojin and others were at best just talented generals.

Not only was Li Jing himself powerful, his apprentice Su Dingfang was almost as powerful and had never been defeated. His grand-disciple Pei Xingjian was also a top general and would have been ranked among the top figures in the Tang Dynasty, which was full of brilliant generals.

"May I ask your name, sir? Li Jing will report back in the future."

Su Ming looked amused and said leisurely, "Come to think of it, we have some history. Do you remember the two sworn brothers you once recognized?"

Li Jing quickly responded, "Do you know what the relationship is between Xiaozhong, Ziling, and them?"

"I brought them back to Lingnan. Ziling is now my apprentice."

"What?" Li Jing could no longer sit still. He stood up suddenly and looked at Su Ming in disbelief. "You, you are the Jade Taoist?"

In this world today, who doesn't know Jade Taoist? Ning Daoqi was very famous in his past. Now Su Ming's reputation is even greater than his, but under the influence of Buddhism, he is not as great and glorious as before.

"That's right." Su Ming smiled faintly, dissipated the spiritual power gathered around his body, and revealed his true appearance.

The face of the person in front of him suddenly changed. Li Jing was shocked. Is this the method of a grandmaster? It is indeed magical.

He was respectful and bowed again, lowering his body very low. "Li Jing greets you, senior."

"No need, you are Ziling's elder brother, just call me uncle-master." Su Ming waved his hand, motioning him to sit down.

Li Jing sat down uneasily and called out "Uncle Master".

Su Ming was also very curious about him, so he asked, "Zi Ling and the others joined the Song clan, why did you stay in Yangzhou? Do you think highly of the Song clan?"

(End of this chapter)