Chapter 375 The battle between Taoism, Buddhism and Demons
Hidden, Qin Ran's thoughts changed rapidly: "It seems that Zhao Deyan is cooperating with Qi Hui to fight against Buddhism, but what leverage does he have? On the surface, Zhao Deyan is getting together with Daming Zunjiao and others, and he is siding with the crown prince Li Jiancheng.
while the Taoist sect is very low-key, with the exception of Ning Daoqi siding with Buddhism to support Li Shimin, without any inclination at all. Is Zhao Deyan trying to win over the Taoist sect to support Prince Li Jiancheng? But what do they mean by pulling the trigger?"
At this time, the two people in the room seemed to have finished talking, Qi Hui said goodbye and left, while Zhao Deyan stood quietly for a while, then changed into night clothes and left.
Qin Ran was surprised: "Where is this guy Zhao Deyan going secretly late at night?"
Not caring about it anymore, Qin Ran took advantage of his realm to hang Zhao Deyan from a distance and follow him.
The more he followed, the more strange it became that Zhao Deyan was heading towards Tiance Mansion.
He came to Prince Qin's Mansion and walked around for a few times. When he felt that no one was following him, he climbed over a wall and entered the mansion.
When Qin Ran saw this, he was even more surprised and followed him in secretly.
There was not a single guard along the way. It was obvious that the senior officials of Tiance Mansion arranged to meet Zhao Deyan. Soon, Zhao Deyan flashed into an inconspicuous room.
And Qin Ran also followed here, leaning against the window and listening.
A slightly hoarse but charming female voice sounded in the room: "No one is following you, right?"
Zhao Deyan replied: "Junior sister, don't worry. If you want to follow me without being discovered, I'm afraid even Ning Daoqi won't be able to do it."
At this time, Qin Ran peeked in through the crack in the window and saw that besides Zhao Deyan, there was also an extremely graceful and beautiful woman standing in the room. Her clothes were extremely exquisite and were actually the clothes of a princess.
Fortunately, Qin Ran had always been very calm, otherwise he would have been surprised and lost his voice, because there was only one person wearing a princess's dress in the Qin Palace, and that was the famous Empress Changsun in later generations.
Of course, she is still just Princess Qin and the eldest grandson Wugu.
As the name suggests, Changsun Wugou makes people feel very clean and delicate at first glance. She has light makeup, thin eyebrows, and a small nose, but her beautiful eyes are as bright as stars, shining with the light of wisdom, making her look extremely
Intellectual.
But, Changsun Wugou turned out to be Zhao Deyan’s junior sister!?
Qin Ran kept thinking about the plot of 'The Legend of Two Dragons of the Tang Dynasty': "Logically speaking, these two people should not have any intersection. Could it be that Changsun Wugou's father, Sui Dynasty general Changsun Sheng, was actually Zhao Deyan's master? The previous generation
The leader of the Demon Xiang Sect has always been a mystery. Before Zhao Deyan appeared, many people thought that the Demon Xiang Sect had disappeared. So, the leader of the Demon Xiang Sect who has been hiding in the dark is Chang Sun Sheng."
Thinking of this, Qin Ran couldn't help but break into a cold sweat and thought to himself: "If this is the case, then Li Shimin's bedside man, Chang Sun Wugou, and his most trusted subordinate, Chang Sun Wuji, are both members of the Demon Sect!?"
At this time, the voice of Changsun Wugou came: "Qi Hui unexpectedly discovered this secret. Now, in addition to the great master and good mother of the Ming Dynasty, even the Taoist sect knows about it. Although it is okay for them to know about it, the worst thing is that
If Buddhist people find out, it would be very bad."
Zhao Deyan said calmly: "It is not good for the Taoist sect to let the Buddhists know about this matter. Qi Hui will not be so stupid. And the Ming Dynasty Zunjiao is under my control, so don't worry. Humph, Louguan Taoism is somewhat inclined to Prince Li Jiancheng on the surface.
But in fact it is still in the wait-and-see stage, with chips in hand waiting to place bets.
For example, Ning Daoqi, although he stands clearly on the side of the monks and nuns, but with his reputation as the number one Taoist sect, there are no other Taoist masters following him, which is suspicious. I am afraid that Qi Hui and Ning Daoqi have a secret agreement.
, the apparent discord between the two was staged for outsiders to see, but in fact they were hedging their bets, so no matter who gets the chair in the end, Li Jiancheng or Li Shimin, Daomen will get the maximum benefit."
Changsun Wugou sighed lightly: "Maybe it's not a bad thing for the Taoist sect to know about this, because even if King Qin ascends to the throne and wants to get rid of the control of the Buddhist sect, we alone can't do it. We must rely on the power of the Taoist sect."
Zhao Deyan said: "This is the attitude of Qi Hui now. If Li Shimin fails, that sect will express its support for Li Jiancheng and become a minister of the dragon; if Li Shimin wins in the end, then they will do their best to help us check and balance the Buddhist sect, and Ning Daoqi will also
Take action to resist Fan Qinghui."
After a pause, he sighed: "But, even if everything goes as planned, Li Shimin really unified the north, I'm afraid it can only be a division of the north and the south. The reason why I was willing to listen to Fan Qinghui to go to Yangzhou to sneak attack Shan Meixian and the others,
They just hope to cause chaos in the south and collapse the Destiny Alliance. As long as Li Shimin rules the world, your son, junior sister, will be the leader of the new dynasty, and the long-cherished wish of the Demon Xiang Sect can be realized. It's a pity that those nuns are useless and only killed.
Song Que allowed the Holy Emperor of Destiny to escape."
Speaking of this, Zhao Deyan showed a ruthless expression and said: "I have been operating in the Turks for many years. If necessary, I can send the Turkic wolf army southward as a surprise attack!"
Upon hearing this, Qin Ran's previous doubts suddenly became clear, and it turned out that this was the truth.
Sun Shenghui, the eldest son of the previous generation of Demon Xiang Sect, had a keen eye for Li Clan's potential early on, and married his daughter to Li Shimin, and his son also joined Li Clan; while official disciple Zhao Deyan was ordered to go to the Turks outside the territory to manage strategies.
Secretly cooperated with Li Shimin.
Changsun Wuji has never practiced magic martial arts, and Changsun Wugou does not know any martial arts at all. This secret is actually hidden from the outside world, and few people know it.
Think of the battle that made Li Shimin famous. At that time, Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty went north to inspect outside the Great Wall, but was besieged by the Turkic army at Yanmen Pass and was in danger.
After receiving the news, Li Shimin, who was only sixteen years old, was not afraid of danger. He temporarily mobilized a small number of troops and sent troops to Yanmen Pass to scare off the Turkic army and rescue the emperor.
From this point of view, this miraculous rescue was probably a trick. Even if Zhao Deyan did not obtain the position of Turkic State Counselor at that time, he was still a minister of the Turks, and there was no problem in passing on some false news.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! If the Turkic army had received news that the Sui Dynasty's rescue army was coming, it would not be surprising to flee in panic, but it would have made Li Shimin's reputation as a genius commander.
But if this is the case, it means that Li Shimin already knew that his wife and eldest grandson Wuji were members of the Demon Sect at that time, and had already taken advantage of this help.
Later, Cihang Jingzhai came to him and said that he could support him, which was an unexpected surprise. Li Shimin made a false promise and cooperated with Buddhism, borrowing the power of Buddhism to bring his own reputation to the top.
As for the current secret talks between Zhao Deyan and the Taoist sect, Li Shimin is probably also an insider, but he is taking precautions to win over the power of the Taoist sect. Once he ascends to the throne, he will check and balance the Buddhist power and make his emperor feel comfortable.
With this scheming and forbearance, Li Shimin is worthy of being the emperor of the ages!
Qin Ran thought about the original history of later generations. After Li Shimin ascended the throne of God, Taoism developed much faster than Buddhism, and later even surpassed Buddhism.
In the early Tang Dynasty, everyone had a copy of the Tao Te Ching. Many dignitaries believed in Taoism. Many princesses in the Tang Dynasty even became Taoist priests.
The Taoist sect was at its peak, and Li Shimin also created a prosperous age, but it was a win-win situation.
At the same time, due to the great efforts of the Demon Xiang Sect, which belonged to the Demon Sect when Li Shimin came to power, Li Zhi, the emperor after Li Shimin, was also the youngest son of Empress Changsun.
His own mother was half a member of the Demon Sect, so the emperor Li Zhi also had a good impression of the Demon Sect and did not reject it.
Because of this, Mingkong, who was born in the Demon Sect (that is, Wu Zetian, in Huang Yi's martial arts, she is a disciple of Huan and the highest achiever of the Demon Sect), was able to rise rapidly, break through the obstacles of Buddhism and Taoism, and finally became Empress Zetian.
, the sun and the moon are in the sky.
When Empress Zetian grew old, Taoist spokesperson Li Longji successfully reestablished Li Tang and became known as Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty.
With Xuan as the name, we can know that the Taoist sect's influence had reached its peak at that time.
During the reign of Kaiyuan and the advent of the prosperous Tang Dynasty, Taoism firmly controlled the right to speak for decades.
And there seemed to be other means behind the chaos in the later period of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty!