Chapter 156: A hundred schools of thought argue, Jiang's plan
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The court came to a conclusion.
The Queen Mother and Emperor Ping Le achieved a rare unification.
Then, there will basically be no surprises when Buddhism participates in debates among various schools of thought.
Even Han Shen couldn't say anything else.
In this way...
Naturally, this matter spread quickly.
Throughout the streets and alleys of Xianyang City, taverns and brothels all began to discuss the matter of the Western Region Buddhism going to Jixia Academy to fight against hundreds of schools.
"This Buddhist sect is really arrogant. It actually wants to use the strength of one family to argue with hundreds of schools of thought?"
"Yeah, it's incredible."
"I heard that Buddhism has brought a Bodhisattva from the Western Regions this time. It is the same one who rode on the white elephant when he came to Beijing last time. It is said that he is very powerful!"
"No matter how powerful you are, can you be as powerful as your master?"
There was an uproar in the capital.
Among hundreds of scholars, some discussions are inevitable.
The Mohist family's visit to the capital this time was personally led by Mo Jian, the head of the Mohist family, which could be regarded as showing his support for this matter. However, he did not expect that his opponent would change from 'Confucian' to 'Buddhist'.
Faced with such a change, he immediately found Jiang Yuer.
After all, it was Jiang Yuer who persuaded the Mo family to return to Jixia.
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Jiang Fuzhong.
Jiang Yu'er had just sent away Fenglingzi, who had come over to 'raise an army to question his guilt', and then he saw Mo Jian getting out of a carriage with a dark face.
There was no other way, Jiang Yuer could only greet him with a smile.
"Master Mo is here, please come in quickly!"
"It seems that Ambassador Jiang knows that I am coming?"
"Of course I know."
"I don't know about this matter. What suggestions does Ambassador Jiang have?" Mo Jian always spoke straightforwardly.
Jiang Yuer let Mo Jian into the mansion first, and then said: "Your Majesty just left not long ago. According to my opinion, Buddhism will definitely not be so arrogant as to think that just one family can suppress hundreds of schools of thought.
Maybe they have other plans on this matter."
"Oh? Is there any news from Ambassador Jiang?"
"Not yet, but it doesn't have any impact. The soldiers will stop it, and the water will cover it. I think Buddhism will take some action in the next two days."
"Well...then what do we, the Mo family, need to do?"
"Master Mo can wait and see for two days."
"good."
"..."
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Send Mo Jian away.
Jiang Yuer received Fenglingzi again.
Fenglingzi also came here to 'discuss'.
The approximate meaning is not much different, but Fenglingzi proposed that he 'want to take the lead'.
Of course Jiang Yuer would not refuse.
No matter what intentions and plans the Buddhist sect has, let the Taoist sect give it a try first... at least to get a feel for it.
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Wait until Fenglingzi leaves.
It was already getting dark.
Jiang Yu'er frowned slightly, because the change of plans by Buddhism this time was indeed not what he expected.
"When we were at Dalei Temple, the 'letter' that Tathagata showed to Kong Xiang did not mention the plan to pit one family against hundreds of families. Why did it suddenly change?"
"Is it the idea of Samantabhadra alone? It's unlikely. Samantabhadra's status is very high, but he won't change Tathagata's plan indiscriminately."
"It seems that on the way here, I heard the news that Baijia wanted to return to Jixia. Then Tathagata gave a new meaning, and Samantabhadra changed his 'speech'."
"As for why Kong Xiang was not told in advance, it seems that Samantabhadra thought it was not necessary. After all, Kong Xiang's status is not high enough to participate in such a thing."
Jiang Yuer roughly sorted out his thoughts.
Next, he was ready to implement his plan.
The 'accident' in Buddhism did have some impact on his original plan, but for him, it was not necessarily a bad thing.
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At night.
Jiang Erlang, who was in the night reconnaissance department, summoned a group of night watchmen to protect the capital.
He has received the Queen Mother's decree and been personally appointed by Duke Di. Now it can be said that the security of the capital is basically in his hands.
Wearing a new black night patrol coat, the golden flag on the collar is extremely conspicuous.
Liang Wan'er was not qualified to participate in the meetings of the Night Detective Department, but unfortunately she is now Jiang Erlang's personal maid.
Therefore, even if she was reluctant, she still abided by the bet and waited on her side.
"The golden flags of the Yangtze River and all the silver flags guarding the capital have all arrived."
No one can challenge Jiang Erlang's limelight at this time.
Everything was very harmonious, at least on the surface, the eight Yinqi people present looked respectful.
However, as Jin Qi, the fastest-promoted and youngest person in the Night Detective Division, it is impossible to say that he will immediately have the same majesty as Duke Di.
Jiang Erlang's eyes swept across the eight silver flags present.
Su Qing and Zhao Ying are among them.
This was also deliberately arranged by Mr. Di. With these two senior Yinqi 'acting as ordered', other Yinqi could not openly disobey Jiang Erlang's orders.
"Jiang Jinqi called us here. I wonder what he wants us to do?" Su Qing understood Jiang Erlang's gaze and was the first to stand up.
Jiang Erlang stretched out his hand and motioned for Su Qing to sit down first: "Su Yinqi, please sit down. I'm calling everyone here this time because I have something to do. However, before doing anything, I want to understand the 'intelligence' you have collected in the past few days."
The so-called intelligence is naturally the "forces from all sides" that have come to Beijing in recent days.
Xianyang City is divided into four areas.
Named after east, west, north and south.
There are two Yinqi who monitor each area on a daily basis. This is the work scope of the Night Reconnaissance Department, so other Yinqi are not surprised when they hear this.
After all, Jiang Erlang is now taking over the defense of the capital, and it is only normal to know their 'intelligence'.
So, someone immediately stood up.
"Reporting to Jiang Jinqi, I am 'Lin Feinan' in charge of Nancheng District. In recent days, we have discovered that a total of three forces have entered Nancheng District. Two of them are famous families in the world, namely..."
Lin Feinan gave a general summary of the information he had.
After Jiang Erlang heard this, he nodded, gave some praise, and then asked Lin Feinan to sit back.
Lin Feinan's eyes were obviously a little 'surprised'.
Because, according to usual practice, when a new official takes office, there are usually three things to do, and he is already prepared to be criticized.
As a result, he got a praise?
Lin Feinan responded respectfully on the surface, but he was full of doubts in his heart...could it be that this Jiang Jinqi only knew how to break the news and didn't know much about the defense of the capital?
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Jiang Erlang did not go to see Lin Feinan, but patiently listened to the reports of several other Yinqi.
After everyone had finished speaking, he spoke again: "The information we have collected is very good, and it is worthy of Duke Dee's teachings over the years. So, let me be the host today, and please have a good time."
"Are you having fun?" Lin Feinan was the first to open his eyes: "Jiang Jinqi, now is a time when all forces are mixed together. You can't neglect your duties."
"Yes, we are all working hard and don't dare to make any negligence." In addition to Su Qing and Zhao Ying, several other Yinqi also responded.
They always felt... Jiang Erlang was testing them.
Su Qing and Zhao Ying were actually a little confused, especially Su Qing... In her mind, Jiang Jinqi was a 'violent and resolute' person who never acted sloppily.
Seeing everyone's confusion, Jiang Erlang smiled and asked, "Sometimes, you can do things by just playing."
"What do Jiang Jinqi want us to do?" Zhao Ying finally spoke.
"It's very simple. Now that all forces have entered the capital, if you are an outside force, what will be the first thing you do after entering the capital?"
"This..." Everyone looked at each other.
"Just say it boldly." Jiang Erlang smiled.
"Well, if I were a powerful force in the world, the first thing I would do after entering Beijing would be to go to teahouses and taverns to inquire about recent events in the capital." Lin Feinan gritted his teeth and replied.
"Lin Yinqi is right!" Jiang Erlang expressed his appreciation again: "When you arrive in a new place, it is a very common thing to learn about the major events and interesting stories that have happened recently. So, what I mean is that everyone should go to teahouses and taverns.
, to ‘dominate the discourse’.”
"Dominant speech? What do you mean?" Lin Feinan was a little confused.
"It means to let these forces know some information that we want them to know, and ignore some information that we don't want them to know."
"That's it!" Lin Feinan suddenly realized: "I understand, let our Night Detective Division lead the discussion, so that we can avoid unnecessary troubles."
"That's right, Lin Yinqi is very savvy." Jiang Erlang actually fell in love with Lin Feinan.
"Thank you for complimenting Jiang Jinqi, but I don't know what kind of remarks Jiang Jinqi wants us to spread?" Lin Feinan also had a smile on his face. He felt that Jiang Erlang was indeed different from other Jinqi.
Jiang Erlang didn't hold back anymore and directly stated his intention: "There are three things happening in the capital now, which will definitely arouse heated discussions among all parties.
One is that Jiang Yuer climbed to the top of Shushan not long ago, and later became a disciple of the Master and received a gift from His Majesty. Do you think this is right?"
"Well, I do hear people mention this matter from time to time." The other Yinqi also nodded.
Jiang Erlang continued: "The second is the appearance of Yinghuo Shouxin in the capital. I think everyone has seen this, and this matter is also the most hotly discussed matter in restaurants and teahouses recently."
"That's right."
"The third and last thing is that the hundreds of schools of thought have returned to Jixia, and the Buddhists in the Western Regions want to challenge the hundreds of schools of thought with their own efforts."
"Yes, what does Jiang Jinqi mean?" Lin Feinan asked.
"Everyone Yinqi, think about it carefully, among these three things... which one is most unfavorable to Da Qin?" Jiang Erlang guided.
"Of course it's Yinghuo Shouxin's matter. As far as I know, this matter has caused a lot of panic. Moreover, there have been a lot of scandals in the capital recently because of Yinghuo Shouxin's matter." Other Yinqi spoke one after another.
"Well, so we need to clarify the matter of Ying Huo Shou Xin, or provide a new guidance."
"New boot?"
"Yes, Yinghuo Shouxin is a natural disaster. What everyone is most afraid of is the coming of natural disasters, the destruction of the Qin Dynasty, and the outbreak of war... Am I right?"
"Jiang Jinqi is right."
"Then, if we change our guidance, what if we regard Yinghuo Shouxin as a 'restart of the Immortal Sect', or even herald the coming of a new era?"
"How...how to guide this?"
"Haha, as far as I know, the reason why Jiang Yu'er was able to reach the top of the Book Mountain and persuade hundreds of families to return to Jixia was actually because he had traveled to the fairy world in his dream for twenty years!"
"hiss!"
As soon as these words came out.
The uninformed Yinqi people showed disbelief in their eyes.
Fortunately for Su Qing, she heard a little bit about it when she was in Hanzhong County, but she didn't see it in person.
The other Yinqi, including Zhao Ying, all opened their mouths: "Jiang Jinqi, is this true?"
"Of course it's true!" Jiang Erlang replied affirmatively: "Not only is it true, but the head of the Mo family has also personally seen Jiang Yu'er use the methods of the Moh family and the methods of Buddhism in the Western Regions!"
"No...it can't be?!"
"One person can master the means of three families at the same time?"
"..."
Although everyone is the Silver Flag of the Night Detective Division, this incident still shocked them.
Jiang Erlang smiled and took a sip of tea, and added: "It's not that I mastered the methods of the three families at the same time, but I learned the essence of each family in my dream, and all of them reached the four realms!"
"All of them have reached the four realms?!"
"Teng!"
Someone has already stood up.
"I can confirm that this matter is true, but this matter is too unbelievable, so generally speaking, it is difficult for ordinary people and some powerful forces to believe it." Jiang Erlang continued.
"Jiang Jinqi means...let us talk about it?"
"Yes, the Night Detective Department belongs to the Yousi Yamen of Da Qin, and it is independent from the six departments and is controlled by the imperial power alone. If the Night Detective Department takes the initiative to publicize this matter, who can not believe it?"
"I understand!" Lin Feinan's face was obviously excited: "Jiang Jinqi wants to use this incident to dispel the public panic caused by Yinghuo Shouxin and make everyone look forward to the 'Restart of the Immortal Sect', right?"
"That's what I mean, so tonight I'm going to invite everyone to the taverns in various districts, eat and drink to your heart's content, and then use the strength of the wine to spread the word." Jiang Erlang raised the corner of his mouth: "In this way, everyone in the capital will
Public opinion is now under the control of our Night Detective Division!"
"Wonderful, simply wonderful!" Lin Feinan was convinced from the bottom of his heart: "Originally, Jiang Jinqi didn't ask much about our defense. I thought Jiang Jinqi didn't understand the capital's defense. Now it seems... Jiang Jinqi's
The methods are really brilliant and we have too many of them!"
"He can eat and drink, and he can also dominate the public opinion. Jiang Jinqi is truly someone whom Duke Dee values, and I admire him!" When the other Yinqi saw this, they no longer missed such flattery.
Jiang Erlang waved his big hand.
He slapped a few gold cakes directly on the table.
These gold cakes were brought to him by officials from various places when he held a "celebration banquet" in Hanzhong County.
Nowadays, he can be regarded as a wealthy person, so he is naturally very generous: "Everyone takes two of the gold cakes on the table. You must have a great time tonight!"
"Thank you Jiang Jinqi!
"The eight Yinqi people are all in high spirits, even Su Qing and Zhao Ying are no exception. After all, who wouldn't like a leader who gives out money as soon as he comes up?
Jiang Erlang looked at this scene and felt very satisfied.
Naturally, he did this not only to 'lead the public opinion', but also for the sake of the following 'argument among hundreds of schools of thought'.
As long as the story of Jiang Yuer's twenty-year journey to the fairyland in his dream is publicized, the first step of the plan can be considered a success.