As one of the most outstanding descendants of Cihang Jingzhai, Fan Qinghui naturally has a full purpose in going out to the mountains and rivers and lakes, which is to make friends with Song Que, the direct descendant of the Lingnan Song Dynasty clan who has been in the limelight recently, hoping to bind this person with friendship.
A young master with great talent in swordsmanship.
The Northern Sui Dynasty wanted to unify the world, and Buddhism, as one of the biggest supporters behind the scenes, naturally wanted to help.
The Nanchen court was in a mess, so there was no need to worry too much. As long as the Northern Sui army successfully crossed the naturally dangerous Yangtze River, Nanchen could be destroyed with a backhand.
But Nanchen was an orthodox Han dynasty. Although the aristocratic families in the south were withering badly, there were still many heroes. If they tried to prevent the Northern Sui Dynasty from unifying the south, they would inevitably be defeated in the end, but it would be trouble anyway.
One pile.
It is true that Buddhism was a supporter of Emperor Yang Jian of the Sui Dynasty, and it played a huge role in Yang Jian's attempt to usurp the throne and stabilize the north, but things are different now.
Yang Jian has firmly established himself as emperor, and the north is also prospering under his rule. The talents under his command have greatly increased his strength, and Buddhism, which had contributed so much at the beginning, seems to be less important.
Buddhism naturally does not want to be marginalized, so they must provide sufficient value. Otherwise, why would Yang Jian have been supporting Buddhism in expanding its faith?
Then, Song Que, the contemporary direct descendant of the Lingnan Song Dynasty clan, challenged the heroes of the Northland. Lien Zhan and Lianjie gained the reputation of "Heavenly Sword" and entered the sight of senior Buddhist officials.
When the Northern Sui Dynasty wanted to unify the south, the Lingnan Song clan was a big obstacle.
Who is it that the Lingnan Song Clan has always regarded itself as the representative of the orthodox Han people and very rejected the political power in the north. When the Northern Sui Dynasty wanted to unify and stabilize the south, the Lingnan Song Clan was the biggest obstacle.
Therefore, Fan Qinghui was ordered to go down the mountain and make friends with Song Que. The two traveled together in the rivers and lakes of the North, and gradually grew in love with each other day and night.
This time he went south with Song Que, and there was also talk about the Lingnan Song clan.
Unexpectedly, he met a strange young man named Lei Hu in Jiankang on the way. He had an extremely arrogant and arrogant tone, but he had no real energy at all.
But Song Que, the always proud Heavenly Sword, showed enough respect for the young man. Not only did his arrogant words not feel at all awkward, but he actually agreed with them.
Fan Qinghui had to pay attention to this. Although he knew the origin of young Lei Hu from the conversation, he was just a disciple of the true lineage of the Demon Sect's Taoist ancestor.
Before resting in the evening, she wanted to find out the depth of Thunder Tiger from Song Que. Song Que didn't say too much, but the emphasis in his words couldn't deceive anyone.
Fan Qinghui kept his thoughts in mind, and when he and Song Que went to the Song clan's home base in the south of Lingnan the next day, he sent a message to the southern Buddhist sect, asking them to find out whether Thunder Tiger was real or not.
It must be said that the power of Buddhism is incredible.
There are four hundred and eighty temples in the Southern Dynasties, and how many towers are in the mist and rain!
During the heyday of Buddhism in the south, its power reached an astonishing level and could even shake the rule of the Southern Dynasty. This was the reason why the vigorous campaign to exterminate and suppress Buddhism was launched.
Even so, Buddhism's power in the south is still incredibly strong.
For example, the ancestral court of the Sanlun Sect, one of the eight sects of Buddhism, is located in Qixia Temple outside Jiankang City; while the ancestral court of the Tiantai Sect, one of the eight sects of Buddhism, is in Tiantai Mountain, Wu County.
The reason why these two temples are specifically chosen is that the abbots of these two temples are too famous.
They are two of the four famous holy monks in Buddhism in the Legend of Two Dragons of the Tang Dynasty. One is Jiaxiang of Sanlunzong and the other is Zhizhi of Tiantai. Now they are also famous eminent monks in southern Buddhism.
A master of cultivation.
In this world of high martial arts, tyrannical force represents huge influence.
In addition, there are many Buddhist believers, almost all over the densely populated areas of the south. If you want to get some not-so-secret information, you really don’t want to be too simple.
Before Fan Qinghui followed Song Que to Lingnan, he received all the information about Lei Hu in the south from the Buddhist sect in the south.
From the time when Qingxu Taoist master was overthrown by his eldest disciple and seized power, to the time when the master and his disciples came to Jiankang in embarrassment and defected to the Yinkui sect, and then through the relationship between the Yinkui sect and then took over the military power of a 30,000-strong army, it was explained in great detail.
It's just that during the battle at the military camp, the only people who knew about it was either the top brass of the Yin Kui Sect, Song Que himself, or a strong player like Shi Zhixuan. Naturally, the information would not be leaked out. The southern Buddhist sect would really not be able to obtain such intelligence and information in a short period of time.
But for Fan Qinghui, the previous information is enough.
After reading the information, my originally nervous mood relaxed.
Judging from the intelligence information alone, Lei Hu actually has nothing extraordinary, that is, he has some talent in training and commanding troops.
As a pure Jianghu person, she doesn't understand much about military formations.
What's more, Lei Hu himself didn't practice Zhenqi martial arts, nor did he show his invincibility on the battlefield. In her opinion, it was nothing special.
The current generals of the Northern Sui Dynasty are all masters of charging on the battlefield, and they also have very good martial arts. Some of the generals of the Northern Sui Dynasty can even rank among the best in martial arts.
As for why Song Que valued Lei Hu, Fan Qinghui guessed that it might be related to the fact that Lei Hu was a major general in charge of an army of 30,000 people. After all, the Lingnan Song clan was not a traditional Jianghu force, and it was probably a way to win over powerful figures in the army.
With such thoughts in her mind, she put the Thunder Tiger incident behind her and just asked the Southern Buddhists to keep an eye on it for a while. Her main thoughts were still on Song Que and the Lingnan Song clan.
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Lei Hu didn't know that he had been carefully investigated by the Southern Buddhist Sect. If he had known about it, he would have been shocked by the vast power of the Buddhist Sect. It was able to quietly investigate "most of his details" in the South.
I had no such experience in the world of Red Mansions in my previous life. Although Buddhism and Taoism have a long history and extraordinary heritage, they are nothing compared to the human dynasties. It is not like the Buddhism that experienced the barbaric growth during the Jin and Southern and Northern Dynasties. Its power is astonishing, even
Can shake the dynasty's rule.
The appearance of Fan Qinghui let him know that it was not long before the Northern Sui Dynasty sent troops south.
After all, this is the world of high martial arts, which is still somewhat different from official history. His appearance is also an anomaly. It is difficult to predict whether this will produce a butterfly effect and eventually change history beyond recognition.
The classics in the secret treasury of the true lineage of Taozu record many Buddhist events during the Wu Huan period. Whenever there was a big move in the Northern Dynasty, Buddhism always charged forward to seize the credit. The number of descendants of Cihang Jianzhai appeared.
It's not much, but if you think about Buddhism's behavior being passed down from generation to generation, it's not too different.
"Master, does your disciple know who he saw next to Song Que?"
Returning to the military camp outside the city, Lei Hu immediately found his master, Taoist Qingxu, and whetted his appetite with a smile.
"who?"
Old Taoist Qingxu became curious and asked, "It can't be from the Northern Sui Dynasty, right?"
"Roughly the same!"
Lei Hu smiled and revealed the answer: "Fan Jingzhai, the contemporary successor of Cihang Sword School, the Buddhist sect is really willing to spend a lot of money in order to help the Northern Sui Dynasty dominate the world!"
"What, the contemporary successor of Cihang Jingzhai?"
Old Taoist Qingxu was taken aback. He naturally knew what this meant. His wrinkled old face was solemn and he said in a deep voice: "Ahu, you didn't reveal the news to the people of the Yinkui sect, did you?"
"How can we?"
Lei Hu said with a smile: "After sending off Song Que and the contemporary successor of Cihang Jingzhai, I will come back as soon as possible and report to the master!"
"This matter will be handled by the master, don't get involved blindly!"
Old Taoist Qingxu nodded with satisfaction and said with a smile: "If the people of the Yinkui sect know about the existence of Fan Qinghui and mix with Song Que, I'm afraid there will be a big fight!"
"What are you afraid of?"
Lei Hu sneered and said: "The current successor of Cihang Jingzhai behaves like this. He probably wants to capture Song Que, and even reached an agreement with the Lingnan Song clan not to take action!"
"Ahu, what do you mean, is that this descendant of Cihang Jingzhai who went on this trip was a explorer from the Northern Sui Dynasty to the South?"
Old Taoist Qingxu reacted and said with a cold look in his eyes: "How courageous!"
"So, Master, you don't need to cover up for Fan Qinghui. Just tell the senior leaders of the Yinkui Sect and let them fight on their own!"
Lei Hu said with a smile: "We just need to prepare our troops. When the Northern Sui army goes south, we have to fight a few battles to let the Northern Sui people know how powerful our masters and disciples are!"
Old Taoist Qingxu's face became more solemn than ever before. He stared at Lei Hu with a pair of bright eyes and asked in a deep voice: "Ahu, what are the chances of winning in the battle between Nan Chen and Bei Sui?"
"Almost no chance of winning!"
Lei Hu shook his head and said with a bitter smile: "Unless Nanchen can win consecutive battles and directly defeat the Northern Sui army, then the Sui Emperor will lose his prestige and the throne will be unstable. Internal chaos will occur, and Nanchen will even have someone who wants to dominate the north with the south.
Chance!"
"I'm afraid that's not possible!"
Old Taoist Qingxu smiled bitterly and said: "There are many famous generals in the Northern Sui Dynasty, but on the other hand, in the Southern Chen Dynasty..."
The following words were not spoken, but the meaning was very clear.
"No matter what, the Northern Sui Dynasty wants to invade the Southern Chen Dynasty from the south. Master, our 30,000 troops are not vegetarians. We must give them a head-on blow!"
Lei Hu sneered: "Otherwise, if the Northern Sui Dynasty can easily destroy Nan Chen, our master and disciples will have no place to establish themselves in the future, and we will have to live in the world!"
The old Taoist Qingxu was shocked and said loudly: "Ahu is right, just for you and my master and apprentice to have a place to live and settle down in the future, we can't just be cowardly. We must give the Northern Sui army a stern lesson!"
"Master, there is no need to worry!"
Lei Hu said with confidence: "After more than three years of training, the 30,000 soldiers under our command, especially the 8,000 soldiers who have mastered the iron cloth shirt, are enough to form a heavy armored infantry group with terrifying combat power.
In this place with dense water networks in the south of the Yangtze River, the Northern and Southern Sui invaders will definitely suffer a big loss!"
"Then our masters and disciples must be careful recently, don't be too ostentatious and get targeted by the masters from the Northern Sui Dynasty!"
Old Taoist Qingxu suggested: "If possible, it would be best to stay in the military camp and not go anywhere!"
"This can't happen!"
Lei Hu shook his head and said: "Master, I also want to copy the royal books in Nanchen Palace!"