Monk Xingzhen, a monk in the west hall, heard the ringing of the bell. He quickly got up and entered the elder's room. He saw Elder Xu Gu sitting behind the desk, carefully looking at a file in his hand, so he asked: "Elder, what do you want to give me?"
Xu Gu said: "Bring me the military reports from Baihe last month and Heishui the previous month."
Xingzhen took the order and left. After finding the deacon Mingjue, he said: "Elder Xu Gu wants to see the military reports from Baihe and Heishui. The ones from Baihe want September and the ones from Heishui want August."
Mingjue said: "Wait a moment, I'll get it." After a while, he came over with a stack of files and handed them to Xingzhen.
The rest of the files on the table are assigned numbers.
Xingzhen returned to Xu Gu's elder's room and handed the file over. Xu Gu said, "Sit down first and wait for me for a moment."
So Xingzhen sat down and watched Elder Xu Gu busily opening the files, excerpting certain sentences from them with his pen from time to time.
After waiting for about half a stick of incense, Elder Xu Gu raised his head and asked, "Xingzhen, have you read all these files?"
Xingzhen replied: "I have read them all." The secret level of these files is not high, but medium or low, and they are all within the scope of Xingzhen's permission.
Xu Gu asked: "What did you see?"
Xingzhen recalled: "The Ming army moved from north to south and was moving troops to the border. It seemed that they were preparing to launch an offensive? But the strength of the troops seemed a little insufficient... In fact, Xiao Monk felt that it was more like strengthening the defense...
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Xu Gu nodded and encouraged: "That's very good, continue."
Xingzhen nodded: "Yes. Let's talk about the north first, in the direction of Heishui City. The Ming army and we have been in a tug of war, and they were not affected by the defeat in the battle of Baima Mountain the year before last. Judging from the face-to-face flags, there is only a new commander.
, this small amount of troops is definitely not enough to attack."
Xu Gu asked: "In your opinion, where is the direction of Baihe? Since we retreated to Baihe last year, we have been adding troops to the Baimaqiang Town Supervision and Military Division and Xiangyou Supervision and Military Division. Will the Ming army think that we are going to counterattack?
A sign? So the Ming army increased its troops and stood firm?"
Xingzhen shook his head: "It is as difficult as climbing to the sky to cross the natural barrier of Baihe. It is difficult for the Ming army to attack, and conversely, it is also difficult for us to attack. Since last year, although we have been increasing our troops to Baihe,
Although they have sent soldiers and armor, Baima Qiang Town only has more than 20,000 people so far, and Xiangyou Army has only 30,000 people, and they also have to share the defense north of the Ruoergai Snow Mountain. With this strength, they can defend more than they can attack, so the Ming army
This judgment should not be made.”
Xu Gu said: "Where is the south?" The south he mentioned was not the southern battlefield of Ming Xia, but Tibet.
Xingzhen had read the files, and of course he knew what Elder Xu Gu was asking, so he said: "The Ming army in the direction of Jinchuan and Jinchuan is dominant, but although the Tubo army has been weak in recent years, it is not easy to mess with. Zongcheng Temple exchanged
The news comes that two new command flags have been discovered in Tianquan Liubo Recruitment Department and Ningbo Guards. For the same reason, this amount of troops is simply not enough."
"So where is your judgment?"
"I heard that the Emperor of Heaven wanted to change the small sect into a large sect. He had been arguing with the ministers in the court since the beginning of the year. Later, he was forced by the Taoist sect and the change of sect was unsuccessful. It is said that in April and May, the situation in Yingtian Mansion was tense.
I'm a little nervous. The young monk is wondering if it has anything to do with this?"
Xu Gu nodded approvingly: "You have a very broad mind, which is good."
Xingzhen said: "Thank you for the compliment, elder. If the Emperor of Heaven really falls out with the Taoist sect, will I, Xia Jun, have the opportunity to take advantage of it?"
Xu Gu said: "This will have to wait a little longer. Don't act rashly. From today on, you must pay attention to all messages sent from Ming Dynasty. No matter how big or small, you must bring them to me."
Xingzhen agreed: "Yes."
Xu Gu took another file from his side and handed it to Xingzhen: "There is another one here, take a look."
Xingzhen took it and took a look. The security level marked on it was "high". He could not touch it, but since Xu Gu let him see it, of course he could read it with peace of mind.
This is a piece of information from Zongcheng Temple in Tubo. Zongcheng Temple is the espionage agency of Tubo Buddhism. Its functions are modeled after the Golden Needle Hall, which is almost identical. There is also regular information exchange with the Golden Needle Hall.
This file is very simple. It tells that Zongcheng Temple learned that starting from April and May of this year, Taomen mobilized a group of monks to go to the Jinchuan and Jinchuan areas, repeatedly harassing the temples along the way, causing damage to Tibetan preaching in the area.
It will definitely be destroyed. For this reason, Zongcheng Temple notified the Golden Needle Hall as usual, reminding the Golden Needle Hall to take more precautions in Buddhist temples in the border areas of Xixia.
Xu Gu waited for him to finish reading and said: "Send a message to all the temples along the way to beware of any disturbance from Taoist monks."
Although this is a file with a high level of confidentiality, the content is very ordinary. Since Xu Gu has handed it over to Xingzhen, it means that it can be issued.
Xingzhen took it and was about to leave when he heard Xu Gu ask: "Why did the Taoist sect send monks to take action in the Jinchuan area?"
Xingzhen thought for a while and said: "Isn't this normal? Well... maybe it's experience? Maybe it's revenge? Maybe..."
Xu Gu interrupted him: "Yes, it is very likely to be revenge. I suspect that our eminent monk from the Xia Kingdom did something to cause the Taoist sect to retaliate, but the direction of the Taoist sect's revenge is very strange. You can edit the book again and ask Bayan
Ask around the monasteries in the Kara Mountains, as well as the Zhaojue Temple, Baoen Temple, Puguang Temple in the south... and Taici Temple to see if they have any monks who have been to Jinchuan, or who have not returned to Jinchuan. If so.
If so, let’s find out what happened.”
Xingzhen returned to his table and couldn't help but shook his head. Elder Xu Gu was indeed kind to others, but he just took things a little too seriously. Isn't this just a normal incident of Taoism retaliating against Buddhism? This kind of thing doesn't happen for a year.
It will be very strange every time. Why is it so sensitive?
But Xu Gu is the elder of Xitang, and he is really just a monk in Xitang. The elder’s request must be fulfilled, so he had to work hard to draft the letter according to Xu Gu’s request. After writing it, he handed it over to Xu Gu, who revised a few times.
After finishing the writing, Xingzhen went back to copy it, copied dozens of copies in succession, and sent them out separately.
Taici Temple is located at the westernmost foot of Animaqing Mountain. Among all the temples that Xingzhen sent letters to, it is the farthest from Jinchuan. It is thousands of miles away. It is not within the scope of the inquiry "near the south", but
Since Elder Xu Gu clicked him in for no apparent reason, Xing Zhen had no choice but to follow suit.
Six hundred years ago, Taici Temple was still located in the capital and was the most prestigious temple in the entire Sichuan. Although it abandoned the sacred land of Tianfu and retreated from the Central Plains to Animaqing Mountain, the temple still flourished and the eminent monks
Great virtues emerged in large numbers, and they were firmly in charge of the Anima Qingshan temples. They had huge influence in the entire Xia Kingdom. Together with Wanfa Temple, Chengtian Temple, Gaotai Temple, Xianglan Temple, etc., they were also known as the Five Patriarchal Courts of Xixia Buddhism.
In this generation, Taici Temple still maintains its respected status in the past. The four heads of classes are all above the Arhat realm, and the abbot Master Xuansheng has attained the Bodhisattva status. If this is all, Taici Temple still ranks among its "ancestral court".
His real prestige comes from Abbot Xuanci, the top monk in Xixia Buddhism and the master who has attained the status of Buddha!
After receiving the letter today, the Zhike of Taici Temple immediately reported it to the first master. After reading it, the first master asked the Zhike monk: "Is there any news about Guangzhen?"