Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 1320 Going South with Monks

The siege of Luzhou City was not tight, because the attackers had insufficient troops.But even so, the defenders still dare not fight.

They waited in the city for more than a month, but they didn't wait for the envoys to appease them. Instead, the Qing Sai, Ke Lan and other troops attacked continuously.Seeing this situation, the defenders became more and more desperate.

Zhang Wanjin dispersed his family's wealth and at the same time acquiesced to the soldiers looting the whole city, so that the commotion could be suppressed—in fact, there was not much property to loot in Zelu and Luzhou.

Shi Jiantang now has a sense of ownership.

He is already a man of the emperor!
Haven't you seen the steeds, armor, capes, and swords bestowed by saints?The three tribes of Shatuo are also different. They are now the emperor's private soldiers, not under the control of the imperial court, not obeying the orders of the Privy Council, raising their own food, preparing their own equipment, and training by themselves.

He had to take a good look at the Qing Sai army for the saint.

Yesterday, an envoy from the city left the city at night, trying to contact the Qing Sai army who were besieging the city to rebel, but was caught by Shatuo soldiers on the way.After some torture, everything was recruited.

Shi Jiantang had already moved his camp to the east of the city, away from the Qing Sai army, he was really worried that someone would take the opportunity to make trouble.

On the ninth day of June in the sixth year of Jianji, the Baoning army left Jinyang, crossed Dongwoshui, traveled south along Jianggu Avenue, crossed Xuancheling, passed Angcheguan, passed through Songmenling and Sanchuigang in the middle, and arrived at Lu The state is located in the north of Shangdang City.

"Is everything okay at the post station?" Qiu Zengxiang looked carefully and asked, "If someone is looking for trouble, just say hello, and the troublemaker can be sent to Peiping no matter what."

It can be said that after hardships, every change in the ownership of Zezhou represents the rise and fall of the central court and whether it is strong or not.

It may have originated from the legend of the Later Zhou Dynasty (Northern Zhou Dynasty), that is, "Manjushri turned into a Buddhist monk and came to visit this land, named Qingliang Mountain."

Seeing the sergeants of various ministries storming Luzhou, the whole Baoning Army felt sad.

The trading posts, restaurants, teahouses, and inns beside Guannan Mountain Road are very happy. These people can make more money if they stay for one more day.

"No matter how bad the recovery is, can Ze Lu be worse?" Suddenly, someone said coldly.

However, he didn't dare to deal with this person, because too many people in the army did this. Once he dealt with it, if there was a rebellion, his life was in danger, so he could only warn him.

"That's right." Li Cunxian smiled to himself.

"Hebei is vast and full of dust, which is hard to see."

"I'm going to do things for Li Ke, waiting to pass the customs." Han Erlang said: "Come here every day to beg for alms, alas, it's not good to give it, and it's not good to not give it."

Seeing this, Li Sigong laughed, and said: "Vice-General Jin is right, there is only such a small area in the East River, and Zelu can't make much money. It's ridiculous that Zhang Wanjin didn't know what to do, and tried to separatist Luzhou. I'm going to ask, Even if the court holds his nose and admits him, let him be the governor of Luzhou, how much money can he get in a year?"

To be honest, Tianjing Station is a fat vacancy, because there are too many business travelers coming and going, and the business is booming.The original Hedong post general didn't want to let him go, but the Jinglue army came forward, took out the official letter, and ordered him to leave.Under the coercion of martial arts swords and guns, the Hedong post general didn't dare to say anything, and walked away in despair.

Han Erlang laughed loudly and said: "There is no one who is blind. Even if he comes, I am not afraid of him."

He was a little impatient, and asked, "Why don't you enter Wutai from Hebei to Daizhou? There is an ordinary hospital over there that provides board and lodging along the way. Isn't it very convenient?"

"Zezhou was assigned to Zhili Road, and Taihang Xing was ruled by the imperial court. From now on, it will not be easy to separate the east of the river. You should stop those small thoughts and concentrate on fighting for the imperial court. The wealth will not be less than before." Li Cunxian turned his head. Looking at the generals and soldiers following behind, he said.

"Military envoys speak carefully." Li Sigong reminded: "Now we are all Xia people."

Don't delay now, just leave in a hurry.

Han Erlang pointed to the north and said, "They all go to Mount Wutai."

"Commander Qiu is here!" Han Erlang, the station general outside the Taniguchi entrance of the Tianjing Guandong, greeted him in person, very enthusiastically.

Before Tang Wuzong exterminated Buddhism, many Tang monks came to Japan. For example, the famous Master Hui'e entered Tang Dynasty in the first year of Huichang (841) and lived in Wutai Mountain for more than two months. He "asked to see Manjusri" but failed.Later, in order to ask for the support of Mount Wutai, he returned to China.

"More than that!" Another person said: "Shao thief——"

Qiu Zengxiang knew that the saint was very concerned about this matter, so he kept paying attention, but he did not expect to meet him.

The interests of middle and upper-level officers are not the same as those of lower-level officers and soldiers.

"How come there are foreign monks?" Qiu Zengxiang wondered.

He was originally from Xuzhou, Henan.When Chao arrived in Henan, he was conscripted into the army. Li Ke used his army to kill Chen Xujian, and even broke the nest thief.

Qiu Zengxiang was amused by the monks' words, and said with a smile: "It turns out that the mages are also afraid... that's all, in fact, the Chengde Rebellion is about to subside. I got the news today that the garrison of Luocheng in Zhenzhou was infighting and was broken by Master Wang. Yuzicheng and Yacheng. The thieves are in a panic, and they are bound to be destroyed. But you really may not be able to catch up. Forget it, I will take you in from the East Valley."

Li Cunxian climbed a hillside, overlooking the city located in the intermountain basin.

"Listen to the accents of those people, and people from other towns?" Qiu Zengxiang asked after listening carefully to the conversation of the monks.

Some of them came from the direction of Luoyang and Mengzhou on the first-class national highway, and some came from the direction of Jiyuan through the mountain trails.But the two roads, one big and one small, can't get around Tianjingguan—this is why Taihang Xing is tens of miles long, but the reason why the city was built here at Tianjingguan: there are springs on the roads, mountains, and terrain. Dangerous enough.

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Outside the patio pass, business travelers and pedestrians lined up to wait for customs clearance.

Qiu Zengxiang suddenly realized.

Li Cunxian was terrified, and led his troops south the next day. After passing through Changping Pass, sixty miles south of Luzhou, he was a little relieved, because this was already the station of the Jinglue Army, and they had just wiped out the Gaoping Pass. A small rebellion in the county killed more than a thousand people, and the main force was stationed in Zezhou.

As soon as the word "Shao thief" came out, everyone looked sideways.

"Where there is chaos, you should know how to hide it. Where there is chilling, you should stay away."

This person smiled awkwardly, and said: "Shao Shude's Flying Dragon Army has been active in Puzhou for a long time, and those people are quite capable of causing harm."

On the afternoon of the [-]th, the Baoning Army arrived in Gaoping County and rested for a day.

In fact, when Heyang Town was established in the former Tang Dynasty, Zezhou once came to belong to it.When Heyang was in its heyday, there were four prefectures under the jurisdiction of Huai, Wei, Xiang and Ze (Mengzhou had not yet been established at that time). Later, Xiangwei left and Zezhou remained in Heyang Town.

Since the Tang Dynasty, Buddhist monks such as Shakyamita, Buddha Poli, Lingxian, Zhensu, Yuanren, and Puhua have lived here for a long time, making Wutai Mountain's status higher and higher. Ghost, you will see Mount Wutai in your next life".

Who would have thought that those monks were also sharp-eyed, knowing that his status was unusual, they immediately got up and called out.

"Is Puzhou so rich?" Someone asked, "How can the place where Zhu Quanzhong, Zhu Xuan, and Zhu Jin see each other repeatedly be so good?"

"Yes." Han Erlang said: "The monk Qiqi is from Wuyue. There is also Master Guanxiu. I heard that his poems are very good. There are even foreign monks, but he went north a few days ago. Can't see."

In the fourth year of Huichang, he raised funds. Empress Dowager Tachibana Tomoko personally embroidered embroidered cassocks, treasure banners, and mirror dowry, and paid Hui'e with gold coins to make her enter the Tang Dynasty again to donate to Mount Wutai.

Han Erlang smiled and sat down.

Qiu Zengxiang was very excited when he heard the words, and suddenly got up.

Although both Li Cunxian and Li Sigong were speaking for the imperial court, what they said was well-founded and factual.Even though they didn't turn the corner for a moment, everyone was a little awkward, but they listened and agreed.

After going through such an education, the officers must not have too many thoughts that they shouldn't have for a while.The next step is to closely monitor the status of the soldiers to ensure that there is no trouble.

In the past two days, Tianjingguan has been passing through the army.

When Qiu Zengxiang was in Qianning five years (898), he participated in the sage's sword awarding ceremony with his classmates, and served as the captain of the general Tu.Now, eight years have passed, he was transferred to the Economic Strategy Army, and after his meritorious service, he was promoted to the third commander of the left wing infantry.Considering he's only 29 years old, that's a big promise.

"Is there a Japanese monk?" Qiu Zengxiang suddenly thought of something and asked suddenly.

"It's a pity that Zezhou was taken away by the Xia people." Li Cunxian sighed.

He is the same age as Shao Sheng this year, but his beard and hair are already gray.At the beginning, he and Qiu Zengxiang were the captains of the sudden generals, and saved the life of this new martial arts student on the battlefield.

Some merchants from Huaizhou asked the sergeants they were familiar with. It would probably take tomorrow (June [-]th) to finish the pass, and it would be their turn to pass the customs and go north the day after tomorrow.

Next to the monks, there are small officials from the government of other towns and states, who should accompany (monitor) them on their journey northward.

Huichang destroyed the Buddha in five years, and Hui'e had to return to vulgarity with her head wrapped in a fake.

The news spread quickly, and everyone sighed after hearing the news.

Uh, this sentence is indeed "cold" enough, and it kills the chat all of a sudden.

After Emperor Xizong, due to the turmoil in the Central Plains, the number of monks coming to China gradually decreased. It was not until the fourth year after the founding of Daxia that foreign monks gradually came to China.

"There is one person, with two disciples, who entered the customs two days ago." Han Erlang said.

Now, Zezhou has left Hedong again.

After Hedong surrendered, he resigned from General Tu, took his wife and children to Tianjing post, and became post general, and it has been less than a month since then.

"This is reasonable." Li Cunxian sighed: "I wait for the martial arts, and I work hard for my house, money and women? I voted for Xia Guo, and these will be there. Why do you go against it? After going south, everyone wakes up Focus. If there are rumors spreading in the army, stop them immediately and report them. If someone joins forces, you should report them when they first emerge. No one knows what happened to Shi Shaoyong, right? He is a kind person today. Watch how he treats Jin. The survivors of the king will know. Money and women will be there in the future. But you must first ensure that you have life to enjoy, and that’s all for now, think about it.”

It was not until the Zhaoyi Army captured Zezhou during the rebellion that they had no choice but to lose it. However, the imperial court has always refused to assign Zezhou to Zhaoyi Town in terms of division, and did not recognize the fait accompli. To make up a procedure.

Wutai Mountain is almost a holy place in the Buddhist world, and there are many foreign monks coming and going.

This is the benefit of "progressing together" with Daxia.Some high-ranking officials and generals have titles, some have official titles, and those without titles and official titles also have a lot of salary.The low-level warriors who dare to fight desperately can get a lot of benefits if they are lucky enough to survive, such as Han Erlang.

"There is no depth to avoid chaos, no distance to travel."

Li Cunxian glared at the general.Is there still a little awe in calling the emperor by his name openly?

"Captain Han doesn't have to do that." Qiu Zengxiang waved his hand and said, "If I didn't have your help back then, I would have died long ago."

Many people believe in this, even Buddhist monks from India.For example, "(Shakyamita) walked on his elbows and knees, bleeding to the bones", and some people brought Buddhist scriptures from Tianzhu to Wutai Mountain for translation and pilgrimage.

The general accepted the warning and continued: "It's only been seven or eight years, and Puzhou has recovered?"

Qiu Zengxiang nodded, pointed to a group of monks sitting on the ground next to the station, and asked, "Why are there so many monks?"

"The military envoy is right." Li Sigong stood up and echoed: "Yesterday, I received a letter from Puzhou. In the letter, my brother said bluntly that Puzhou has been stable for several years, and the people all say that this is the virtue of today. Also, after Hebei was pacified, Puzhou, as the ferry of the Yellow River, has more and more business travelers, and life is getting better every day. He has a rich official there, and he has already found land outside the city to build a house. Even if he moves to another place in the future, this house in Puzhou is not prepared Go out, just leave a son here to spread the branches and leaves."

After finishing speaking, lead the way first and bring a group of people inside.

Inside Tianjing Pass, soldiers from Hedong continued to go south to fight.

Within the East Valley, envoys and monks went north one after another to attend the funeral.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that Shao Shude has completely grasped Hedong, and the unification of the Northland is about to be completed.

(End of this chapter)