Surrounded by mountains and rivers and embraced by Wutai, it is called Taihuai. Mount Wutai is a holy land of Buddhism, and Taihuai Town is the center of Wutai. It is a small town with less than a thousand households. It is surrounded by mountains and rivers, row upon row, and supports dozens of temples.
, it can be said to be the essence of Wutai Buddhist temples.
Of course, concentration has the advantage of being concentrated, which makes it easier for the court to deal with. The army is surrounded on all sides and the roads are blocked, and then it is logical and orderly to carry out inventory and rectification.
In the face of heavy suppression and ruthless plunder from the imperial court, Buddhism in the world as a whole maintained its "Buddhist tradition" and rarely resisted fiercely. However, it was not completely left to mermaids, waiting to be slaughtered. At least, when bad things were about to happen, monks from all over the world fled before they could.
The wind was blowing, but these people didn't know that one of the emperor's purposes was to leave them without a Buddhist temple for shelter and to return to the monks and become people.
Before Wang Jingchong went north to Hedong, Taihuai Town was already surrounded by officers and soldiers. Interestingly, Taihuai belonged to Xinzhou, but the soldiers who surrounded the temple in Gushan belonged to Daizhou. They were training regiments trained by Yang Ye, but
With more than a thousand, he will completely control his surroundings.
"Your Majesty really has a keen eye for people. General Yang is worthy of being a rising star in the army. He has trained his troops well and commanded the army well. Just looking at the appearance and morale of this army clearly shows his capabilities!" Under the guidance of the officer in charge, Wang Jingchong scanned the excellent soldiers around him.
With emotion, he showed his kindness to Daizhou Bing, or Yang Ye behind Daizhou Bing.
Yang Ye did not come in person, but sent his capable subordinate Wang Shenqi, commander of the Daizhou Horse Army, to come with people.
Wang Shenqi was very young and seemed to be a solid and steady man. Hearing Wang Jingchong's praise, although he felt proud in his heart, there was no arrogance on his face. He raised his hands and chuckled and said: "General Yang's ability to lead the army is also very good.
I admire you. The envoy's praise will be conveyed truthfully. I think General Yang will be very happy when he hears it."
Wang Jingchong was slightly surprised by Wang Shenqi's reaction. He couldn't help but glance at him. He never thought that this young general named Wang would be so smart. He seemed to have seen through his intentions. He couldn't help but secretly thought that the emperor loves young people.
, promotes handsome people, and as far as he knows, the people who should be promoted have their own merits. Even so, a penniless person stationed in a remote border garrison camp also has such merits.
Wang Shenqi was twenty-five years old. He was pure in nature, strategic, courageous, and good at riding and shooting. He lived in Luoyang. At the end of Jin Dynasty and the beginning of Han Dynasty, he took refuge in the wild. In the first year of Qianyou year, Li Shouzhen occupied the river, hooked up with Lianhua, and joined in the rebellion.
, the imperial court put down the rebellion, Wang Shenqi joined the army, and was added to the account of Yang Ye, who was the military envoy of Tong'an at that time, and fought with him to put an end to the rebellion. The rebellion in the river was suppressed, and he had made great contributions, so he returned to the Imperial Guard in front of the palace.
When Yang Ye was ordered to garrison Dai, he followed him north. In Daizhou, Yang Ye showed his talents, rectified the unruly, cracked down on lawlessness, and used horses and horses to fight against the invaders. Outside Yanmen Pass, he had no less than ten small-scale confrontations with Liao soldiers.
A few times he even took the initiative.
In less than two years, Wang Shenqi also showed his talents, fought bravely, and had well-founded advances and retreats. He made many achievements in the battle against Liao Dynasty. He was highly valued by Yang Ye and specially recommended him to the Privy Council for his merits.
After gaining the emperor's ear, Wang Shenqi was "lucky" to be promoted by Liu Chengyou to the commander of the Daizhou Horse Army, commanding a battalion of soldiers and horses, which could be said to move across the country.
He was young and promoted quickly, but this was the characteristic of this era. It was not unusual for a martial artist to rise suddenly. There was no strange sound, and it did not even attract too much attention from others. After all, the Han Dynasty already had many younger state regiment trainers.
As a result, young generals in the army in front of the palace also sprung up like mushrooms after a rain.
While his mind was spinning, Wang Jingchong had a smile on his face, more like a smiling wolf than a smiling tiger.
"How is the renovation of the Buddhist temples here? Show me!" Wang Jingchong said as he looked at Wutai, stacked Buddhist temples, and pagodas like a forest in the distance.
"There are a total of thirty-two large and small Buddhist temples in Taihuai Town, with thousands of monks and nuns. According to the imperial decree, the prefectures and towns were established, and only four temples, namely Xiantong, Shouning, Qixian and Pu'en, were preserved, with fifty monks. At the end of the period, the generals and prefectures were
The county officials have begun to clean up the remaining temples step by step. Due to lack of manpower, they have dispatched lay monks and left them as coolies..."
After walking along the road for a short time and listening to his narration, Wang Jingchong said easily: "It is a heart-breaking act to let the monks destroy the temple with their own hands, but it can be considered that people are doing their best!"
"Commander, Commander, we have made a major discovery!" While strolling for inspection, a strong-looking officer came with wind at his feet and walked quickly to greet him, his mood was high.
Wang Jingchong became interested, and Wang Shenqi asked: "What did you find?"
Surrounded by two peaks, the narrow road drops straight down into the valley, leading to a secluded place. After passing a rather hidden mountain road, it suddenly becomes clear. The destination is a small-scale factory, surrounded by traces of excavation, the furnace is not there, and the fire has condensed.
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Pointing to a group of monks who had been captured, the officer reported: "This gold mine is not small in scale. The Buddhist temple here actually mines and refines gold in the deep mountains. The imperial government went so far as to boldly close the mountain to cover the road and destroy the furnace to cover it up. If
It was not a small soldier who accidentally discovered that these Buddhists might have been hiding. There are more than ten thousand gold in the cave, jade, bronze, and countless rare Buddhist statues..."
After listening to the narration, Wang Jingchong's eyes flashed with a cold light, and he said secretly: "Hiding the treasure mountain privately, hoarding wealth, these monks may have different aspirations!"
Probably due to "occupational disease", Wang Jingchong has already considered arresting the surrounding monks for interrogation. If anything can be found, there will be no harm. Furthermore, Luo Zhi is involved, and with this inducement, there is always something to say.
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Merit can be created! In this regard, Wang Jingchong has always been proactive!
After entering the warehouse, Wang Jingchong looked at the piles of gold and copper utensils with high spirits. On the one hand, he was jealous of this large amount of wealth, and on the other hand, he added another sum to his credit book.
"You have accomplished a great service!" he said to the officer who found him.
Immediately send people to conduct inventory and inspection, and then invite officers, soldiers and civilians to start moving.
Taihuai Town soon fell into a state of excitement. In his spare time, Wang Jingchong also ordered people to secretly investigate Wang Shenqi's family background. He valued his potential and was interested in adopting him as his adopted son.
A piece of news came and quickly interrupted some of Wang Jingchong's uncontrollable distracting thoughts.
"There were rebels in Guo County who called themselves Buddhist soldiers. They resisted the tyranny of the imperial court and attacked the county town. They were rejected by the county soldiers. They retreated to the mountains and forests and built strongholds to resist the imperial court!" Detective Wude Si came to report in a panic.
Hearing this, Wang Jingchong was shocked and raised his eyebrows. This meant something big had happened. However, under his serious and composed face, there was a slight twitch of excitement: "How many thieves are there?"
"No less than a thousand people!"
After walking nervously for a few steps, Wang Jingchong immediately ordered: "Send someone to contact General Yang immediately and ask him to send troops to quell the chaos!"
"Uncle, it seems that this is a turmoil caused by the 'Destroy the Buddha'. If it is not handled properly, if the emperor is angry, he may commit a serious crime!" Wang Jingchong's nephew was a little panicked and said nervously.
After calming down, Wang Jingchong had a relaxed look on his face and his eyes were eager: "No! This is an opportunity for us to make great achievements! Destroying the Buddha is hard work after all. How can we suppress rebellion and annihilate chaos to achieve high achievements!"
Under his nephew's astonished gaze, Wang Jingchong couldn't help but laugh out loud, thought for a moment, and said: "A bunch of stupid people in Guizhou are mediocre and can't achieve great things! However, the most important thing now is to find ways to quell the rebellion, not only to
By destroying them, we can also uncover the anti-Buddhist and thief monks behind them who are instigating chaos. In this way, we can vindicate His Majesty and the court's move to 'destroy the Buddha'. This must be a great achievement for Your Majesty!"
"What does uncle plan to do?"
"Immediately report the news to Tokyo! Call Wang Shenqi to me!"
After saying that, he ordered people to present maps, study the location of Guoxian County, and consider actions. Wang Jingchong still had some information, and without much hesitation, he discussed with Wang Shenqi and left some officers and soldiers to guard the control of Huaizhen and jointly led them.
The remaining soldiers left the mountains and forests in the north towards Nao County.
Before they arrived, another bad news came. There was also chaos in Wutai County. There were more thieves and the momentum was greater than in Nao County. The county seat was destroyed, officials were killed, and the property of Wutai Buddhist Temple accumulated in the city was lost.
captured.
After hearing the news, Wang Jingchong felt nervous and secretly complained that he had not thought well. When he learned that Yang Ye had led his army southward and there was a rebellion in Ping'ao County, he immediately led his people back and gathered the officers and soldiers of the mountain temple while contacting the garrison in Xinzhou to make an appointment to fight the rebellion.
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