Zhao Ran knew the entire process of Zhang Lue's transfer. It was precisely because of his recommendation that Zhang Lue fell into the eyes of Zhao Yunyi, the governor of the capital, and he rose step by step. Originally, Zhao Ran was worried that the governor of Zhao Yunyi would do something wrong.
Therefore, Zhang Lue was angered, but now it seems that this worry does not exist.
After a brief chat, we found out that Ning Deshou’s current position as a guard was preceded by the word “agent”, which means temporary acting. This shows that Ning Deshou is still not a serious guard, so he did not add the word “commander”.
"thing" title.
Zhao Ran then asked: "Is it strange to be an agent for one year? Isn't it true that you haven't been confirmed yet? What's the reason for this?"
Ning Deshou sighed: "Before Brother Zhang left office, I, Lord Cao, the commander of the Songfan Guards, recommended the last general to the Governor-General's Office in Western Sichuan to take over as guard. When the Governor-General's Office in Western Sichuan consulted the Taoist sect for its opinion, something unexpected happened to the Taoist sect."
As usual, the appointments and removals of important military posts like Hongyuan Guards must seek the opinions of the Taoist sect before reporting to the Ministry of War. However, generally speaking, the Taoist sect does not interfere too much, so Ning Deshou said that it was the Taoist sect that made the mistake.
"Accident".
"Which joint is stuck?"
"Over there at Du Jian Yuan in Tianhe Palace."
Zhao Ran was startled: "This shouldn't be..."
Ning Deshou smiled bitterly: "It happened that Du Jianyuan returned from Zongguan. Perhaps to avoid suspicion, he reported the official documents from the Governor's Palace to Xuanyuan Guan, and Xuanyuan Guan asked for the opinions of the Taoist priests stationed there. Baima Yuan Yuan Jianyuan replied
Agreed, but Abbot Zeng said 'no'... Mr. Cao also had the courage. Although the last general was not promoted to the position of guard, Mr. Cao still asked him to act temporarily. Speaking of which, the "acting guard" of the last general was useless.
There is no basis for this. If it is not supported by the brothers in the camp, this acting guard will never be able to do it."
At this point, Zhao Ran could only sigh. Although it was almost certain that he would be the abbot of Baimayuan in the next step, but the document has not been handed down, and the nail has not been hammered in, all he can say is "
"Almost", so he couldn't express his position now, he could only offer a few words of comfort and encouragement.
Ning Deshou reported the news of Zhao Ran's arrival to Commander Cao who was stationed in the Chewa Valley. Commander Cao rushed to the Hongyuan garrison overnight to pay homage to Zhao Ran and held a banquet in the camp.
Many monks went to the banquet to see Zhao Ran off.
Early in the morning on August 1st, Zhao Ran boarded the ship from Moon Ferry, led his deputy envoy Zhang Juzheng and twelve escort soldiers assigned by Ning Deshou to cross the river, disembarked on the other side, and set foot on the land controlled by the Xia army.
The Xixia people had already gathered on the shore as agreed, and with one glance, there were no less than several hundred people including the guards.
There is no doubt that the leader is a group of monks. The one who is surrounded by everyone in the center is Master Hongdao, the head of Tianlongyuan Xuanye Hall and the Bodhisattva Realm. There are five halls under the old hall of Tianlongyuan. The Golden Needle Hall is in charge of spies, and the Red Lotus Hall is in charge of spies.
The Bodhi Hall is in charge of punishments, the Bodhi Hall is in charge of Buddhist scriptures, the Bodhi Hall is in charge of fighting, and the Xuanye Hall is in charge of preaching Dharma.
Master Xuanci returned the rainbow body to Xingqing. This is the first major event in Buddhism today. Tianlongyuan is going to hold a Nirvana Dharma Assembly.
attention to this matter.
Zhao Ran was very familiar with dealing with Buddhism. He had heard about the deeds of this old monk who promoted Taoism when he was in Xingqing Mansion, and knew something about it. This old monk had extremely profound Buddhist knowledge and could be called a great Buddhist scripture master.
Xixia, and even the entire Western Region Buddhism, is recognized as a great and eminent monk. In terms of cultivation, he is not top-notch, but in terms of status, he is almost as good as Yin Guang, Miaozhen, Wenyin and Xu Yongming.
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Zhao Ran immediately stepped forward and saluted: "You must be Master Hongdao, Xiaodao Zhao Zhiran, I have met the master!"
Old monk Hongdao put his hands together: "Thank you, Taoist Master Zhao, for returning the rainbow body."
Behind Master Hongdao are the elders of the West Hall of Xuanye Hall and several deacon monks. Monk Mingjue, the special envoy of Jinzhen Hall who is responsible for handling this matter, is also among them.
Mingjue came out and introduced the monks to Zhao Ran one by one. Those who came to greet him were not only the monks from Tianlongyuan, but also the abbots of several nearby temples. These abbots all came spontaneously and had to "go all the way"
Escort "Hongti" into Xingqing, the capital of the country.
Behind a group of monks were several Xia army generals and Xixia officials. In the court hall, Zhang Juzheng came to meet and communicate with each other, and it was noisy and lively for a while.
Less than half an hour later, Zhang Juzheng completed the exchange of defenses and completed the formalities. Zhao Ran and Zhang Juzheng led a group of Ming soldiers, mounted on the good horses dispatched from Xixia, and headed north along the river under the protection of the Xia army.
Zhang Juzheng whispered to Zhao Ran: "Abbott, that is Wu Huawen."
Zhao Ran looked in the direction where Zhang Juzheng was pouting, and saw a strong man wearing a helmet and armor and a white robe, watching him and others leave outside the Xia Army camp. When he saw Zhao Ran's gaze, he bowed slightly in return.
It turned out that this traitor was the traitor who made the entire Ming army very troubled. Wu Huawen, a member of Thousand Households in Mengcheng, Shandong Province in the Ming Dynasty. This person defected to Tubo when he was ordered to fight in Yunnan, and then defected to Xixia in the 12th year of Jiajing.
He has no integrity at all, but he is very good at fighting, and he has repeatedly caused the Ming army to suffer losses. Now he is the left wing commander of the Supervisory Army Department of Baimaqiang Town in Xixia, and the chief general of the Xia army stationed in the Baihe natural danger.
Zhang Juzheng spat bitterly in Zhao Ran's ear again: "The Ming Dynasty treated him well, but he betrayed the country and surrendered to the enemy. He really deserves to be killed! If one day we capture him, he will be cut into pieces with a thousand swords!"
Zhao Ran turned his head and said slowly: "There is no point in speaking harshly. Uncle, calm down. You and I are both familiar with the Taoist scriptures. Don't you have this little Qi-nurturing skill?"
Zhang Juzheng let out a long breath and lowered his head.
Continuing to move forward, Zhao Ran held the banner in his hand, with a group of Buddhist monks in front of him and behind him, and hundreds of Xia Army sergeants guarding him around. The feeling was very different.
He experienced what it was like to be an ambassador. After walking for more than half an hour, he entered a valley and saw three monks standing by the road in the distance.
Master Hongdao sighed softly and said to Zhao Ran: "Don't blame Zhao Ran, this is Xuansheng, the abbot of Taici Temple."
Zhao Ran saw one of his acquaintances at a glance just now, it was Guang Zhen who was missing an arm. When Guang Zhen killed Chang Wanzhen and Cheng Zhicheng in Zhe'er Mountain, that battle was Zhao Ran's most thrilling battle.
During the battle, he almost died. Looking back at it now, I am still frightened.
When he thought that Chang Wanzhen and Cheng Zhicheng both died at the hands of Guangzhen, Zhao Ran couldn't help but feel depressed in his heart, secretly thinking that if he catches you one day, he will cut you into pieces! He completely forgot that he just now
How did you remind Zhang Juzheng?
Guang Zhen also saw Zhao Ran, a trace of surprise flashed in his eyes, and the two just looked at each other until they came closer.
Xuansheng put his hands together: "Old man Xuansheng, together with his disciples Guangfa and Guangzhen, respectfully welcome the Ming envoy. I have met senior brother Hongdao."
Hongdao shook his head: "Junior brother Xuansheng is here anyway, but why bother? Master Yin Guang said that you should wait at Tianlongyuan. This is also for your own good. If junior brother has any thoughts, it is best to give them up."
Xuan Sheng said: "I hope you will forgive me. Brother Xuanci has returned in a rainbow body. How can a poor monk sit back and wait? This violates the decree of Tianlong Academy. He will apologize to Master Yin Guang after he returns. Don't worry, senior brother, the poor monk has no resentment."
, I am here just to welcome Senior Brother Xuanci and have no other intentions."
Hongdao was silent for a moment and said: "Then let's go together."