Sitting in the carriage, Li Linfu looked at the scenery outside the curtains of the carriage, with the corners of his mouth raised and a smile on his face.
Seeing Luo Xishi riding a horse and walking beside him, Li Linfu waved to the former to come over.
Luo Xishi approached the carriage and asked softly: "Li Xiang?"
Li Linfu looked at Luo Xishi and said, "Xishuo, do you still remember that someone once said that Zhou Jun's thoughts are difficult to guess and should not be used?"
Luo Xishi nodded.
Li Linfu said with a smile: "On today's trip to Bachuan, I understood half of Zhou Jun's thoughts."
Luo Xishi was puzzled: "Half?"
Li Linfu said: "Although it is only half, it is enough."
Luo Xishi looked at Li Linfu's face and asked carefully: "Li Xiang plans to use Zhou Jun?"
Li Linfu nodded slightly.
Luo Xishi asked again: "How to use it?"
Li Linfu smiled softly: "People can make the best use of their talents, and everything can be put to good use."
After saying this, Li Linfu sat back in the car with a smile.
On the other side, at Bachuan Villa, Zhou Jun sent Li Linfu away and returned to Pang Gong.
Mr. Pang sat in front of the desk, staring at the black and white situation on the chessboard, frowning.
When Zhou Jun saw it, he felt a little confused, but he still stood by without saying a word.
Pang Gong suddenly said: "Erlang, there is something we didn't want to tell you, but now that I think about it, only you can do it."
Zhou Jun heard this and raised his hands to ask.
Pang Gong said: "If Erlang has time, he can go to Yongfufang to find King Shou and persuade him."
Zhou Jun was stunned: "Persuading the longevity king?"
Pang Gong sighed and said to Zhou Jun: "A few days ago, King Shou came to Bachuan, but you happened to be away. Our family asked him to go to the palace more often and show his face in front of the saint. But he told us
, instead of going to the palace to meet the saint, he would rather be a guest at the prince's residence."
Zhou Jun was a little surprised when he heard this.
But after thinking about it again, he could understand what King Shou was thinking.
The longevity king in the history books can be said to be extremely low-key. Li Linfu kept cheering for him, but he never forced anything.
In the unofficial history, Li Longji sent King Shou to send an order to the prince, ordering the latter to lead the army and cut off the queen. When King Shou saw the prince, he directly persuaded him to ascend the throne on the spot and recommended the saint as the supreme emperor.
Although the credibility of unofficial records is questionable, according to history, King Shou lived until the tenth year of the Dali calendar (775) before he died of illness. He lived thirteen years longer than Suzong Li Heng of the Tang Dynasty.
It can be seen from this that the relationship between Prince Li Heng and Longevity King Li Hao should be good.
At this time, Pang Gong clapped his thigh and said sadly: "Queen Zhenshun dared to risk the world's disapproval in order to let her become the crown prince early; our family endured the humiliation in Jingling for three years in order to secretly protect her.
Don't let his former political enemies harm him. Why doesn't he understand?"
Zhou Jun sighed after hearing this.
There was one sentence that he could not tell Pang Gong.
King Shou may have been tired of the dynastic strife a long time ago. Perhaps what he hates more than the prince is the current saint...
Finally, Zhou Jun agreed to Pang Gong and promised to visit King Shou.
Back in the hospital, Zhou Jun began to pack his luggage and prepare to return to Chang'an.
While cleaning up, Zhou Jun recalled his previous conversation with Li Linfu.
Although Li Linfu's selfishness was involved in replacing the imperial generals with Tibetan generals, it actually had something to do with the imperial palace of the Tang Dynasty.
The palace's expenses are increasing every year, but taxes are decreasing year by year. Compared with those generals who only ask for military pay, the palace will naturally prefer those Tibetan generals who can be self-sufficient.
Just like Anlu Mountain, not only did the military pay not be distributed by the court, but even the salaries of officials of all sizes in Hebei Province came from Anlu Mountain's private treasury, which would naturally attract the favor of the saint.
When Zhou Jun first came to the Tang Dynasty, he attributed the cause of the Anshi Rebellion to An Lushan and Li Linfu. Now it seems that he still did not think carefully enough.
So, what should we do next?
It may be an opportunity for Wang Zhongsi to return to court and become prime minister.
As a fake son of a saint, Wang Zhongsi was deeply respected by Li Longji. If he could become the prime minister, he would naturally be able to persuade the saint and make the latter reorganize the vassal policy of the Tang Dynasty.
However, what exactly is the "little action" Li Linfu mentioned today?
According to historical records, Wang Zhongsi did not become a general or prime minister during the fourth year of Tianbao. Is this also related to Li Linfu's plan?
If I had warned Wang Zhongsi in advance to be wary of Li Linfu's schemes, would I have been able to change history and make Wang Zhongsi become prime minister?
Although this move was entrusted by Pang Gong, Zhou Jun really did not think that King Shou would have a chance to obtain the crown prince's throne in the future.
Zhou Jun was still thinking when he heard Huayue's call: "Erlang, Erlang."
Zhou Jun turned around and saw that Hua Yue had already packed his luggage.
Zhou Jun took the luggage and asked Huayue: "Where did Kong You go?"
Hua Yue: "I seem to have gone to Baqiao Village."
Zhou Jun looked at the sky, shook his head and said, "I originally wanted to talk to him, but I'm afraid he will be home late, so I won't wait."
After saying that, Zhou Jun said goodbye to Huayue, went into the concierge, picked up his horse, and rushed all the way to Chang'an.
After entering Chang'an City from Chunming Gate, Zhou Jun rushed towards his home.
When passing by Langfang, Zhou Jun was riding on his horse and suddenly heard a shout.
"Zhou Lingshi!"
After hearing this title, Zhou Jun was stunned for a moment, then looked back.
I saw Is, wearing the robe of a religious monk, standing in the street, waving his hands, with a look of surprise on his face.
Zhou Jun got off his horse, came to Yisi, looked at him and said, "What are you doing?"
Yis: "Zhou Lingshi, my companions and I are preaching here."
After Zhou Jun heard this, he looked into the distance and saw a few Buddhist believers in monk's robes, chatting with passers-by and trying their best to explain their doctrines to them.
Zhou Jun looked at Yisi and said to him: "Don't call him Zhou Lingshi, just Zhou Lang."
Yis nodded and called out to his fellow monks, asking them all to meet Zhou Jun together.
"This is my savior and the great contributor to the Tang Dynasty's Northern Expedition against the Turks."
While introducing Zhou Jun to his companions, Yis led them forward.
After passing through a long street and passing through a gate, Is finally stopped in front of a simple and dilapidated low house.
Zhou Jun looked at the lotus cross painted on the door, which represents the Buddhist scriptures, and was a little dumbfounded for a moment.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Turning his head to Yisi, Zhou Jun asked: "Didn't you go to the Jingjiao Temple in Yiningfang? Why do you live here again?"
Yis scratched his head and said with a wry smile: "Zhou Ling...oh, Tuesday Lang, let's go in and talk."
Entering the small room, I saw a cross, an altar, a banquet and other items placed inside.
Although the house was clean, the appliances were old and the walls were cracked. It could only be described as shabby and dilapidated.
Zhou Jun looked around, shook his head and asked Yis: "What is going on?"
Yis took a bowl of water, drank it in big gulps, took a long breath, and then said to Zhou Jun: "We monks were all kicked out of the Jingjiao Temple."
Zhou Jun was stunned on the spot and asked again: "Drive them out? Did you violate the commandments?"
Yis shook his head and said: "No, because we people's ideas of absorbing believers are different from Luo Han, the elder of Jingjiao Temple."
"Since the Wu Zhou Dynasty, Confucianism has been allowed to preach in the Tang Dynasty, and most of the believers it has attracted are merchants and nobles. Very few civilians can hear the gospel of the Lord."
"I arrived at Chang'an Jingjiao Temple, and after discovering this problem, I found Elder Luo Han and wanted to persuade him to recruit more civilian believers."
"Elder Luo Han not only rejected this proposal, but also reprimanded me. He said that only by absorbing more of the upper class of the Tang Dynasty can we obtain a steady stream of funding and land."
"Developing civilian believers is not only time-consuming and labor-intensive, but also lowers the standards of classics and teachings, making the upper class of the Tang Dynasty despise and even stay away from classics and religions."
"I felt that this view was wrong, so I found a group of like-minded companions in the Jingjiao Temple and protested together to Elder Luo Han."
"As a result, as you can see, we were kicked out."
After hearing these words, Zhou Jun smiled bitterly.
Historically, Yis arrived in Chang'an when the Anshi Rebellion broke out.
At that time, all the elders and believers of the Jingjiao Temple fled to the south.
As a result, he became the spokesperson of the Confucianism and even convinced Guo Ziyi to convert to the Confucianism.
However, he appeared in Chang'an now ten years earlier than in history.
It is precisely because of these ten years that Yis was ostracized and even kicked out of the Jingjiao Temple.
Zhou Jun looked back and saw the group of Buddhist monks gathered together, carefully breaking off a piece of hard and moldy steamed cake and drinking it with water as a meal.
After all, it was considered an acquaintance. Zhou Jun took some copper coins from his arms and gave them to Yis, who thought they were incense coins.
After doing all this, Zhou Jun mounted his horse and set off on his way home as Is waved goodbye.