Han Shizu

Chapter 377
The noisy yelling completely broke the peaceful atmosphere around, and the ancient temple in the deep mountain continued to be destroyed, and it was busy, but it did not affect Wang Jingchong.In Foguang Temple, I picked out a mat table and ordered people to place seasonal fruits and tribute tea from the emperor with me, so I was calm and calm, and the firewood for the fire was the door plaque of the Buddhist temple.
"Emissary, Wutai County asked for a visit, and brought a group of yamen servants and civilian husbands!" His confidant subordinates stepped forward to report, interrupting Wang Jingchong's leisure.

Hearing this, Wang Jingchong didn't wink, took a sip of tea, and said in his usual low voice, "Let him in!"

"This barren forest, the ancient temple in the deep mountains, why bother the king's envoy to go there himself!" Quickly stepping into the mountain gate, his old eyes glanced around, and stayed for a while at the pile of gold, silver and bronze wares in front of the court, shining, Noir turned to Wang Jingchong, stepped forward and saluted.

The county magistrate of Wutai County is an old man in his forties, with a goatee, rough face, but shrewd eyes.Wang Jingchong simply looked at this person, and said a little coldly: "Wutai County, please sit down!"

"The rectification of Buddhist temples is now the top priority of the Han Dynasty. Your Majesty and all the princes in the court are paying attention. Wutai Buddhist Temple is at its peak. I am ordered by the emperor to come north. I dare not neglect it. This is your ruling environment. Wutai County should also be vigilant , don’t be negligent, if unnecessary turmoil and troubles are caused, we can’t bear it.”

In Wang Jingchong's flat tone, there was a bit of domineering, and there was no sense of politeness.The county magistrate of Wutai was obviously not a good person. Hearing this, his eyebrows were raised, and a ruthless light flashed in his old eyes, but he restrained himself.

He is a small county magistrate, a local bully, and there are people behind him, but he still lacks confidence in the face of a big man from Tokyo.

He had to smile and echoed: "The king's envoy is loyal to his post, and the subordinate officials admire him, so they will not dare to neglect. After receiving the order, the subordinate officials have mobilized the officials, servants, and township soldiers of Hexian County to pay the king's orders. , King Taiyuan, over there, he also sent two commanding Hedong Ya soldiers to the north to suppress this side."

When mentioning "Taiyuan King", Wutai County Magistrate deliberately paused, and used the accent, staring at Wang Jingchong's reaction.As for Wang Jingchong, the corner of his mouth just grinned, which was a small gesture of contempt.

"I'm here, and I've recruited fifty civilians to help the envoy!" Wu Tailing pointed to some young men who were waiting peacefully in front of the temple gate.

Wang Jingchong glanced at him and said, "This envoy is here to supervise, arrange for monks and nuns, distribute land, and confiscate property. If there is work to be done, Wutai Order will arrange it."

After finishing speaking, he pointed to some bronze statues of Buddhist utensils that he found, and said: "These things are so big and heavy that they are inconvenient to transport. After leaving the mountain, they were all melted in a furnace and sent to Tokyo!"

"Obey!" Hearing this order, Wutai Ling suddenly became active, and his eyes lit up.

With the manpower brought by the Wutai Order, the cleaning speed of Foguang Temple has been significantly accelerated.Wang Jingchong only stared at it for a while, leaving behind the monitors, he led them away first, and went to the next stop.

The road down the mountain is rugged, but not too dangerous. Riding a horse, sweeping the mountain road with obvious traces of artificial construction.Buddhism has made some contributions to Mount Wutai, at least in terms of dredging and building the mountain roads. Although the roads are not wide, they are fairly smooth. It is probably for the convenience of believers entering the mountain to pay respects to the Buddha, and even collecting and transporting goods.
Wang Jingchong did not forget to order: "Pass on the order, let the brothers work harder, speed up, and complete this matter, I will personally ask for credit for you!"

"Yes!"

"Uncle, I see that many properties of Buddhist temples have passed through the hands of local officials, and I am afraid that they will be seized privately! The Wutai decree just now, the greedy heart has not restrained!" A young Wu Desi beside him couldn't bear it. Live to Wang Jingchong Road.

After Wang Jingchong joined the Department of Wude, it was inevitable that he would be promoted to be close to him and cultivate his confidantes in order to consolidate his position and facilitate his actions.The young people around him are nephews selected from the village assistants.

"That's inevitable!" Wang Jingchong's answer was affirmative.

"In this case, why do you still let it go?" Somewhat puzzled.

When asked, Wang Jingchong showed confidence, and said in a shrewd tone: "There are thousands of Buddhist temples in the world, and they have a great influence. If we only use the power of the central government to complete a major event, how much manpower and financial resources will be spent? Therefore, local help is necessary. The imperial court eats meat, and the people in charge of the affairs below must get a share of it! Before coming, His Majesty also mentioned this matter, focusing on the overall situation, turning a blind eye and closing one eye !"

"Your Majesty's courage is enough to swallow the world, and to 'destroy the Buddha', but it does not lie in the money, food, and goods. The troubles of Buddhist temples are not banned. They do not produce, but waste money for the people. The land is confiscated, and the households are restored. , Resume production, and create taxes, that's where His Majesty's strategy lies!"

"I understand! Uncle's upper body is holy, no wonder His Majesty values ​​you so much!" As if suddenly realizing it, he offered a flattery.

"What's more, the states in Hedong are different from other places. Standing behind the Wutai Ling is the King of Taiyuan, that is the uncle of the emperor!"

Speaking of this, a strange color flashed in Wang Jingchong's eyes.Others may be in awe of Liu Chong because of Liu Chong's status, but who is Wang Jingchong? Last year, he dared to pull Julu County King Liu Chengjun into the water and use him for profit.With his scheming vision, and being in the Wu De Division, he has synthesized multiple intelligence information. Of course, it can be seen that although Liu Chengyou has repeatedly praised and rewarded Liu Chong for guarding Hedong, the emperor's attitude towards the emperor's uncle is not that simple. Unpredictable
After thinking about it for a while, Wang Jingchong's tone became severe: "However, you can't let it go completely, and don't be negligent in the matter of monitoring. If the other generation has done it too much, you can't blame me for being harsh! The greedy person dies, and the Buddhist sect No one can take this piece of fat alone! Although the imperial court’s finances have been eased, His Majesty will eventually have to explain something!”

"There is more!" After a short pause, Wang Jingchong said quietly: "The trip to the east of the river belongs to us, so we have to keep an eye on it!"

"Obey!" The subordinate came to the spirit and smiled.

Qianyou exterminates the Buddha, is a gluttonous feast, from top to bottom, divided and devoured.Basically, the imperial court eats the big head, the local officials, officers and soldiers eat the middle head, and deacons and officials like Wang Jingchong eat the small head, and the head of Guizhou can also share some soup
"In addition, the King of Taiyuan is very active in this matter. Let our people keep their eyes open for me. Hedong Jiedu's subordinates, the towns, states and counties, how to do things, especially the Taiyuan Palace, every move is recorded in full. File it!" Wang Jingchong lowered his voice and ordered.

"Uncle wants to."

Before he could finish speaking, Wang Jingchong raised his hand to stop, and explained in words that he didn't even believe: "The matter of 'destroying the Buddha' is on the right track, and it is the duty of Wu Desi, but there should be no delay!"

In fact, the extermination of Buddha in the territory of Hedong made Liu Chong full, full and fat, without any taboos.

(End of this chapter)