A middle-aged official was looking at the bright moon in the backyard with a sad look on his face.
I think Chen Qian was a talented man, but because he came from a humble background, he was ostracized by the famous family in the court, and was eventually demoted to a bitter and cold frontier place like Beidi County.
Even so, Chen Qian still did not admit defeat. He was confident that he could run Beidi County well.
But over the past three years, his self-confidence has been gradually eroded.
The fact that the people in the north couldn't understand each other was a big problem. There were many indigenous forces, and they didn't care about the court's orders at all. They didn't pay attention to him as the prefect.
If it weren't for the fact that this was a border area with troops stationed there, he would have been in danger of his life even if he left the prefect's mansion.
Full of talent, but nowhere to put it to use.
Thinking of the ostracism he suffered in the court.
"All my enemies have been sent to the underworld by me."
After tasting the sweetness, Chen Qian directly asked his subordinates to call him the great disciple of the Buddhist Dharma Protector. The Taishou Mansion has also become the first holy place of Buddhism. Every abbot of the temple must come to the Taishou Mansion to report, and every abbot of the temple is also appointed by
Chen Qian personally appointed him.
"Chen Jun, how should we respond?"
"You are asking me a question, or if you make a deal with me, I can tell you the answer."
Bai Jinye: "Forget it, forget it, I'll go find the next trader. The Eye of the Golden Buddha has endless mysteries, so take advantage of it."
"You...go and do it."
"I remember that some tribes have not yet believed in my Buddha."
Chen Qian's answer finally came from the palace. Mr. Liao was so happy that he turned around and hurried out of the prefect's mansion.
The imperial court was furious after learning the news and ordered Chen Qian to return to the capital to explain clearly.
"Don't look at it. Could it be that you also want to follow the path of a different kind of Buddha?"
An hour later, the people of Beidi County received the Buddha's will from the Buddhist Dharma Protector.
"Well, that's such a pity. Next time I will show up before you kill your enemy, so it will be too late, but it is also difficult... Your enemy must be able to pay the price of the transaction, or you can give me some advice.
To take down the laboratory and dominate the world, first kill the scholar in the laboratory."
"Hey, that really disappoints me." Bai Jinye said with a sad expression: "Now I really want to find an enemy of yours, and then make a deal with him and kill you, so that you don't have to break my deal every time.
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In the prefect's mansion.
Bai Jinye:......
"Something to become a Buddha?"
He can trade with people like Chen Qian, which shows that there may be no justice and evil in his worldview. All this person cares about is trading.
Change the doctrine, cast Buddha statues...
After reading the scriptures and teachings taught by the preacher, Chen Qian was greatly shocked. He was sure that this was the recipe he wanted to govern the north.
"Chen Jun, this is a commendation sent to you by the court."
"What do you want me to do?"
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Unable to grab any food, the enemy leader was unwilling to retreat and ordered a siege of the city.
"Chen Jun, please look!"
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A golden eye appeared on the hand of the man in white.
The frontier was lost, foreign enemies invaded, robbed and massacred the people wantonly, and the people hid in the county town one after another.
The sudden helpless voice made Lin Ye step out of the image. Bai Jinye looked at Lin Ye with a helpless expression.
A scholar wearing a green robe walked in. Chen Qian saw this and smiled bitterly: "Mr. Liao, I have been the governor of Beidi County for three years, but I have made no achievements. I feel depressed."
"No way, with the way you act, it doesn't sound like you have no enemies."
A scribe is an official in the court who records state affairs.
Beidi County defended the enemy's siege for three months, and no one in the city died.
"Chen Jun, this is not the time to be soft-hearted. Not only your life, but the lives of so many people in Beidi County are also on your mind."
"All Buddhist disciples can have their corvee and taxes reduced."
"Sometimes I wonder if our horoscopes are in conflict. How many times have you ruined my deal?"
He built temples all over Beidi County and arranged for these Buddhist disciples to go to the temples to chant sutras and chant Buddha's name to promote Buddhism. However, after a year, there were only a few believers and not many people came to the temples.
Bai Jinye looked at Lin Ye playfully: "I know many of his secrets. Maybe one day you will become enemies. Do you want to get some information from me?"
However, the good times did not last long. Five years later, the court received a report that Chen Qian, as a prefect, did not preach the power of the Han Dynasty, but instead promoted Buddhism.
When Mr. Liao walked away, Chen Qian looked at the Golden Buddha in front of him with a sarcastic smile on his face. The next moment, he picked up the hammer and hit the Golden Buddha.
"No."
Chen Qian ordered the city to be closed. On the third day of the city's closure, foreign enemies arrived at the county seat and began to attack the city.
"Who are you?"
Chen Qian could feel the attraction of those golden eyes to him, but he also knew that the other party would not help him for no reason.
"What's your clever idea, sir?"
"It was precisely because he knew that Chen Jun was depressed that Liao came here specifically to give Chen Jun a plan to relieve his depression."
The golden Buddha made of pure gold would not be broken naturally, but it shook from its posture and fell to the ground. At this moment, Chen Qian thought that those kind eyes seemed to be mocking him.
Relying on his status as a great disciple of the Buddhist Dharma Protector, Chen Qian was finally able to show off his talents and began to issue some political decrees through the mouth of the Buddha. Beidi County was also prosperous, and the people were united as never before.
"Tear down all these pagodas and return the heads to the villagers in Xun'an Village. Those villagers will remember your facial features."
This circle lasts for one month.
"Liao knows what to do."
In just three years, the people in the North regarded themselves as Buddhist believers, and the number of temples in the county increased from a dozen to hundreds, with almost every village having a temple.
"You are right. Since everyone is a Buddha, why can't you be a Buddha?"
Fortunately, Chen Qian had strengthened the city wall several times over the years, and the enemy had no siege equipment and could not breach the city. However, this time when foreign enemies invaded, the people in each village seemed to have been notified in advance and brought food into the county.
As a result, these enemy troops were unable to grab much food this time.
A month later, Chen Qian met a missionary from the Western Regions in the prefect's mansion. There were people in the north who were engaged in commerce and trade with the Western Regions, and there were people who understood the language of the Western Regions. Chen Qian asked him to translate what the missionary said and record it in a book.
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In the fourth month, the enemy finally retreated because all the prisoners were eaten.
Chen Qian's prestige reached an unprecedented level in Beidi County.
Thinking of the Buddhism he worked so hard to introduce.
As soon as these three announcements came out, many people in the north flocked to the temple. Not to mention working as official servants, but the reduction of corvee and the receipt of millet were visible benefits.
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"Where did the enemy army come from?"
"Take it and you will become a Buddha."
"I don't have any enemies. Are you afraid that you won't find any?"
Chen Qian and his guest, Mr. Liao, were in the courtyard again.
"Scholar? Which one are you referring to?"
Mr. Liao was holding an edict. Chen Qian took it but didn't even read it and threw it on the ground.
Bai Jinye looked very moved, and Lin Ye's mouth twitched slightly: "No, I'm just asking casually."
"Chen Jun, it's time to make a decision!"
"Who else can be the number one in the sequence besides your laboratory?"
Although the enemy army did not grab food, they captured many people and prisoners. These prisoners were their food. However, there was a food shortage in the city at this moment.
"Thank you for your hard work, sir."
Fake death...
Lin Ye also looked at Bai Jinye, but his expression was very serious: "Why are you doing this?"
"Sir, you are asking me to raise an army...it is not appropriate, it is absolutely inappropriate."
Chen Qian spent five years cultivating a group of Buddhist disciples, and he himself called himself the eldest disciple.
"Chen Jun, you..."
As soon as the news came out, the people in the county were very excited. Everyone wanted to listen to the Buddha's sermon, but in the end only a thousand people were selected.
"Chen Jun, you cannot go back. The reason why the imperial court asked you to return to the capital is because it is afraid that if they directly order your arrest, there will be a rebellion in the north."
In the third month, choose again.
"I have defended the city for three months. This great achievement should have been announced to the public and widely publicized by the court to boost the military prestige of our Han Dynasty and greatly increase the morale of our people. However, the court kept this news at bay.
Gaoge, with just such an edict, I am afraid even the author will not even mention it to me."
"I shall serve you."
The man in white left the golden Buddha behind and disappeared.
If it can be included in the author's pen, it means that it will leave its name in history.
"Chen Jun, of course we can't rebel, but if the court can know Chen Jun's role and know that no one except Chen Jun can stabilize Beidi County, I will bring some gold and silver to the capital for some operations.
Then the court will naturally not touch Mr. Chen again."
"Let the tiger out of the mountain!"
"The court is afraid of me, and I'm afraid they will try every possible means to transfer me out of the North."
The image Lin Ye saw did not end. What followed was everything Chen Qian did on his way to becoming an alternative Buddha.
Outside the temple, Wei Yang waited anxiously. He wanted to step into the temple several times, but in the end he held back. It was not until he heard Lin Ye's voice that he breathed a sigh of relief.
"These are Buddhist believers in the garrison. I have developed them secretly over the past few years. They can ensure their loyalty to Mr. Chen."
Chen Qian looked at the other party warily.
The news reached the court, which was shaken, and Chen Qian's prestige in the North reached its peak.
"How do you let the court know that Beidi cannot lose this official?"
I thought that under his governance in the Northland, the people's lives were getting better and better.
That night, Chen Qian sat alone in the backyard, thinking a lot in his mind.
"I'm here to help you. Don't you want to become a Buddha? I can give you the things you need to become a Buddha."
Second month!
Buddha again chooses his followers.
the next day!
The people of Beidi County were shocked by the news.
"Then I'll suffer a loss. You can ask me three questions, and I'll ask you one question. Isn't this a good deal?"
"Chen Jun can't sleep at night. Could it be that he is worried about something?"
Looking at Bai Jinye's disappearing figure, Lin Ye's expression was extremely solemn. Judging from the several transactions he had made that ruined Bai Jinye's business, this person was very evil.
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Mr. Liao was stunned. There were no enemy troops in Beidi County. This time, the enemy troops besieged the city for three months and failed to break through. They were short of food for the winter. Most of the troops starved to death and froze to death. I am afraid they will not be able to invade again within ten years.
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Chen Qian issued a public notice to the governor of Beidi County, but not many people in Beidi County paid much attention to it. However, what he said as a great disciple of Buddhism was regarded as an oracle by the people.
"I also know what you said, but if you want me to die, I have to die. Besides, there are strong enemies outside the north, and there are troops stationed there. If I don't return to the capital, I'm afraid that the next imperial edict from the capital will make me
The officer’s head fell to the ground immediately.”
In the backyard of the Prefecture, Mr. Liao stood outside the door of the Buddhist temple, looking anxiously at Chen Qian who was kneeling inside. Chen Qian looked up at the Buddha statue in front of him, which was the largest in Beidi County and was made of pure gold. He did not reply for a long time.
Just when he was hesitant, Mr. Liao gave him another plan.
Because the people of Beidi County were devoted to the Buddha, the Buddha decided to select a group of followers to go to the Western Paradise to listen to the Buddha's personal sermons.
"If you go to the temple and listen to the scriptures, you can receive millet."
"I met people from the Western Regions when I was traveling. I learned from this person that there is a sect in the Western Regions with many believers. Everyone in the Western Regions believes in this religion and regards the words of the leader of the religion as an oracle. If Chen Jun can introduce this religion, let
He preached the religion in the Northland, so that all the people in the Northland believed in this religion, and the indigenous leaders were no longer a problem."
The enemy troops outside the city took prisoners for three months, and the people inside the city...
Chen Qian shook his head. Even with this garrison, he could not be a match for the imperial army, let alone the foreign enemies who were eyeing him.
A voice sounded behind Chen Qian. Chen Qian turned around and saw a young man in white standing behind him.
"Although the foreign enemies have retreated, there are still small groups of enemy troops running around in our northern county, looting the people's food, killing our northern people, and letting the sergeants pursue and suppress the enemy troops."
"Since you can't protect your followers, then I don't need a Buddha like you. From now on, I am the Buddha."
Chen Qian's eyes became brighter and brighter as he listened to Mr. Liao's words, "Then please sir, invite the missionary for me."
"When recruiting public servants in the Yamen, Buddhist disciples will be given priority."
Thinking that he was demoted to a desolate place like the Northland, while those children of famous families were able to rise to high positions in the temple step by step in the capital.
"If you allow me to answer at will, I can agree to this deal." Lin Ye replied.
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Mr. Liao took out a bamboo slip. Chen Qian glanced at it with a shocked expression: "Sir, what are you doing?"
"The rules of the third pawnshop are that any transaction must be fair to both parties. I will help you become a Buddha, and when you become a Buddha, you will do something for me. Now that you have not become a Buddha, it is useless for me to raise conditions. Wait until
After you become a Buddha, I will come to you."
"Remember." Wei Yang nodded heavily. While waiting at the temple, he deliberately reviewed the experience of the village in his mind, focusing on the names and facial features that the villagers told him.
"Okay, then I'll leave this matter to you. After you bury them, you can go back. I can go to the Rabbit Clan by myself."
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