Han Hai Tang Ergui

Chapter 664 Xiangji Temple and the New Storm
Chang'an, Xiangji Temple.

This is a very large-scale temple. It faces south from the north and has a high terrain.In its heyday, it was said that there were three thousand monks, and they closed the mountain gate on horseback.

In other words, if you want to close the mountain gate, you need to ride a horse to get there in time.

This very compelling description will be repeatedly used in the introductions of major temples across the country in the next thousand years.

The Xiangji Temple was extremely glorious in the Tang Dynasty, and it was highly sought after by the emperor and the common people. When Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty visited the Xiangji Temple, he donated more than a thousand relics at a time.

And this splendid Buddhist temple, with the decline of the Tang Empire, was reduced to ashes.

In history, it was not until the third year of Song Taiping Xingguo, that is, AD 978, that the restoration began. At that time, the Pure Land Sect of Buddhism became popular. As the ancestral home of the Pure Land Sect, Xiangji Temple was also restored.

However, in this time and space, it is not the turn of the God of Chariots to restore Xiangji Temple. After Zhang Ting regained Guanzhong and began to repair Chang'an City, Xiangji Temple was the first to start rebuilding.

When others look at Xiangji Temple, it is the ancestral home of the Pure Land Sect and a sacred place for Buddhism.

But what Zhang Tie saw was the Battle of Xiangji Temple that took place 190 years ago and had a profound impact on Chinese history.

Many people in later generations may not have any impression of the Battle of Xiangji Temple, and even Baidu Encyclopedia has never owned it.

But in fact, the battle of Xiangji Temple can be said to be the pinnacle of cold weapon battles in Chinese history, the pinnacle of none.

This can even be said to be a world war. In addition to the 11 tooth soldiers in Anbeiting, Hexi Longyou, and Jiannan Sichuan, the Tang army was in addition.

There are also more than [-] Tang Xiejun in Khotan, Southwest Yi, Miajiasi, Uighur, Arabia, Tocharo (Afghanistan) and other places.

On the rebel side, about 11 guards from Anlu Mountain, heavy cavalry from Yeluohe, Yabing soldiers from Hebei and Hedong, Khitan, Tongluo, and Xiren all appeared on the scene.

Among the 25 troops, there are at least 15 real soldiers.

The two sides fought fiercely in Xiangji Temple from morning to night for a full four hours. The troops from all over the country took turns to go into battle, and basically fought for more than [-]% before withdrawing.

One legion on both sides repeatedly nested dolls against one legion until the rebels couldn't bear it and wanted to put all their eggs in one basket for a sneak attack, and then they were raided by Uighur cavalry that had been prepared long ago, and they were finally defeated.

According to records, there were more than [-] battles between the government army and the rebel army in four hours, and countless heroes and men lay dead in the battle.

The quality of the soldiers on both sides is so high and the equipment is so good that the cavalry on both sides, especially the heavy cavalry, dare not go out casually during the battle.

This is a phenomenon that only occurs when the heavy infantry is so strong that it is abnormal.

When facing them, not to mention the heavy cavalry attacking the infantry phalanx head-on, it became extremely difficult to even dispatch, so they could only choose to guard and assist on both sides of the infantry.

For example, the Yaluohe Baqian Jiaqi, which Anlu Mountain leaned on as its heart, has been squeezed out of the room for movement, and was even defeated by the infantry counter-encirclement.

After the battle ended, the inventory learned that the rebels had been killed by [-] soldiers.

Note that this is a series of beheading, not beheading [-] people.

There are many battles in which tens of thousands of heads were beheaded in Chinese history, because it is not difficult to cut off tens of thousands of heads after mobilizing tens of thousands of people to defeat the enemy.

The most difficult thing is the array beheading, which refers to the number of people who were hacked to death during the battle. In the battle of Xiangji Temple, more than [-] rebels were beheaded by the array, including at least [-] soldiers.

As for why they were not beheaded during the defeat, it was because the rebel commander Li Guiren and others suffered such a big defeat, but they were not completely defeated, but were able to gather up the remnants and leave. If they were defeated, it would naturally be impossible to be so calm .

"Xiangji Temple! The 20 elite warriors of the Tang Dynasty and the proud Han Chinese lost almost [-] in one battle. Since then, such a grand occasion has never been restored."

Standing on the wide square outside the Heavenly King Hall of Xiangji Temple, Zhang Tie sighed softly, closing his eyes, he seemed to still be able to feel the bloody storm of 190 years.

If there had been no Anshi Rebellion, if Xuanzong Li Sanlang had been wise from beginning to end, these 20 armored soldiers would be the sharpest swords in the empire.

With them, even if the feudal town is further expanded, the strategy of expanding the living space outward will definitely continue.

Maybe Gao Xianzhi has already defeated Dashi and became the king of Persia, and Guo Ziyi, Li Guangbi, etc. can finally get rid of Tubo.

Future generations will not suffer the humiliation brought about by my Great Song Dynasty, and Chinese politics will not move towards the deformed model of Wengui Wuli.

It's just that history can be assumed, but it cannot be assumed.

Even Zhang Ting didn't know where he would eventually lead this country.

Because after the timeline was revised repeatedly, the 'Eye of the Sky' Zhang Tie opened, and he didn't know the future situation.

"Namo Dazizai deity King Buddha!"

A low-pitched Buddha's horn sounded, and in the faint morning light at the beginning of Mao, a monk dressed in a brocade ocher yellow robe and a sandalwood Buddhist bead worth tens of thousands of gold appeared in front of Zhang Tie.

This monk is not bald, but has fluffy soft hair on his head, and his appearance is not Chinese, but a little dark, he looks like a Tianzhu, and he looks like a San of a very low caste.

But his Chinese is very standard, so standard that if you don't look at his appearance, you will subconsciously think that this person is a great talent who has just won the Jinshi.

Moreover, his voice was clear, with a bit of youthful enthusiasm, which did not match his appearance.

"The little monk felt the confusion in the Dharma King, and it was not a general confusion. It was the kind of confusion that would either bring good news to the people of the world, or cause a terrible catastrophe."

For a moment, Zhang Tie thought that this monk was a virtuous and eminent monk under the Six Dharma School of Hexi, but soon, Zhang Tie denied his judgment.

Because his temperament is very different from that of the Six Dharma School, the monks of the Six Dharma School will not be so peaceful and calm.

"The mage is called a Dharma King. Is he planning to take refuge in the Six Dharma Schools?"

Zhang Ting didn't care how this person appeared, although he was very surprised, Xiangji Temple had been sealed off by his own army, and no birds or beasts could enter.
"His Holiness has Buddha nature, but it's a pity that he can't guide the little monk to the Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss." The monk shook his head, still with a peaceful expression on his face.

Zhang Ting suddenly smiled coldly, "Isn't it a little whimsical for the mage to kill people and still want to cross to the Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss?"

The smile on Fan Monk's face froze for a while, and then returned to normal, he looked at Zhang Tie and said.

"The King of Dharma shouldn't be angry, because the little monk can't influence the followers of the Six Dharma Schools. If the little monk dared to provoke them, his corpse would have been buried in the wilderness."

Now it was Zhang Ting's turn to froze for a second. The gap between the Six Dharma Sect and other Buddhist sects in terms of scriptures and meanings was not even a single star.

The monks who are not from the Six Dharma School really cannot affect those under him who believe in the Six Dharma School and believe that Zhang Tie is the supreme bodyguard.

The only possibility is that the Han guards released the water.

Thinking of this, Zhang Tie no longer bothered about it, but became more interested in the fan monk in front of him.

"Where is the mage's ultimatum? Why did you come? Where will you go?"

The foreign monk folded his palms together and bowed to Zhang Ting, "The little monk came from Tianzhu, and he had long forgotten where he came from. After entering the middle land, he was praised by good men and women as kind and virtuous.

Now I am here to relieve the shackles in my heart, and I don't know where I will go. "

Zhang Tie's eyes shot out suddenly, he knew who the foreign monk in front of him was, this is the foreign monk Cixian who is known as the last great virtuous of Tianzhu in China!
The most famous deed of Venerable Master Cixian in later generations is that it is said that his body did not rot the year before after he was enthroned, and even his brain tissue was still there.

Later in 2017, when Dinghui Temple in Hebei donated his body, there was a lot of trouble in the city.

Zhang Tie naturally didn't believe that brain tissue could be preserved for thousands of years. Maybe it was a miracle exaggerated by believers to a certain extent.

But Dharma Master Cixian is indeed worthy of the title of the last great virtuous person in China.

This is not some pretentious 'monk', but a truly compassionate Dharma Master.

In history, he translated ten Buddhist scriptures, especially for the spread of Buddhism in Khitan, which played a very decisive role. He also persuaded Yelu Deguang not to kill in Tokyo.

Zhang Tie hates those who use religion for personal gain, but he still respects genuine eminent monks.

He looked at the Master Cixian and said, "I, respect the Master for protecting the people of Tokyo in the past. But the Master should not appear like this. For an emperor, this is a provocation!"

Venerable Master Cixian bowed deeply to Zhang Ting, "When the young monk went to Khitan from Tianzhu in the past, the Dharma King should have just arrived in Tianzhu. Unfortunately, there was no fate, and I was unable to see the place where the Dharma King and the Buddha were born. Because of regret.

When we came to meet each other today, the little monk did not see a human emperor, but only the Supreme Dharma King who is above the nine heavens. "

Master Cixian's words were clouded and misty, and he never revealed his true inner thoughts, but Zhang Tie suddenly caught a clue from his erratic sentences.

Dafa King Zhang frowned, staring at Master Cixian like a falcon, then slowly shook his head.

This fan monk would not want Zhang Tie to go to Tianzhu to protect the Dharma after he has strength?

"There is no hope for Tianzhu, the Shamanism is just your wishful thinking.

It can't change the secular emperors, generals, and dignitaries, and it can't stop ordinary people from aspiring to become emperors. Oppression and class will never see an end for at least 1000 years. "

The Shamanism trend is a reflection on the religious and philosophical aspects of ancient Tianzhu. The origin is that the ancient Brahmanism has flaws in doctrine and organization, which makes it increasingly unconvincing.

The deep-seated reason is the dissatisfaction with the Brahmins of the emerging warrior class, the big businessmen in the city, and even the kings of various countries.

Because according to the rules of Brahmanism, the highest person is the Brahmin who holds the right to inherit religion and knowledge, and the king is the Kshatriya, who is inherently lower than the Brahmin.

This is not a joke!It's not enough for a god to be above the king, monks must be above the king, and it's easy to bully someone who controls the army?

Therefore, the Shamanism movement broke out in ancient India very quickly, and people of the king's class began to magically advocate equality for everyone.

Everyone is equal?He shouted nicely, even if you gave Vaisya a hundred courage, he would not dare to be equal to the king.

But the Kshatriya kings, who are the second level, dare to be equal to the Brahmins and even climb on top of them.

The Samana movement arose from the greed and imperfection of the Brahmins, but when they almost destroyed the foundation of the entire Brahmin existence and the kings had mastered all the power, of course it would inevitably begin to ebb.

And the Brahmin system, which divides people into grades and ranks, and allows the "lower people" to be content with their fate, is naturally more recognized by the ruling class.

Especially a few decades ago, the Brahmin class began not to pursue the kings of various countries as ordinary Kshatriyas, and made the division of the caste system more complicated, so that the kings belonged to the Kshatriyas and were detached from the Kshatriyas.

Buddhism, which advocates the equality of all people, and other strange and strange Shamanism philosophical concepts that emerged at the same time as Buddhism, quickly lost their market.

That's why Zhang Ting said that Buddhism has long lost its soil in Tianzhu.

Not to mention that it is unlikely that the Chinese will completely control India during his lifetime, even if they could, Zhang Tie has no intention of changing anything.

Do as the Romans do, it's best to follow other people's rules.

Master Cixian looked at Zhang Ting with increasingly desperate eyes. After a long silence, he tried his best to make himself seem to have regained his peace.

"My little monk didn't expect to be able to achieve the same status in the secular world. Things that can't be done in China, Tianzhu is naturally impossible. But at least it can be done without dividing people into three, six, and nine classes."

"The master has made a picture!" Zhang Tie was unwilling to say any more, because he suddenly realized that he and Master Cixian were not on the same side at all.

The idea of ​​equality and compassion for all living beings in the Buddhist scriptures actually has the same meaning as the emperor said that all people in the world are my children.

They are all standing in the position of absolute controllers, and treat all other beings equally. It is not true that everyone is equal, and Zhang Ting believes that it is the same.

But this kind and virtuous Dharma Master is really doing his best to treat people equally, and he is compassionate to everyone regardless of high or low.

The thoughts and patterns of the two are obviously not on the same plane at all.

wrong!Zhang Ting turned his head abruptly. How should I say the Buddhist thought at this time is still somewhat different from the Buddhism known to later generations.

For example, Buddhist ideas such as the equality of all beings and compassion were not born in India.

It should only have originated from the period of the Salmonella thought in ancient India, spread to China, and formed after it was deeply integrated with Chinese culture.

The sudden and strange appearance of this virtuous mage, and the sudden appearance of Zhang Ting, is it really just to ask him for a soldier to go to India to protect the dharma again, so as to save the dying Tianzhu Buddhism?

Could it be that they thought that the Buddhism had been lost in Tianzhu, and that during the reign of King Jieri, Buddhism had a detached status and became a force of its own, almost co-ruling with the king?
And now in the Central Plains, they seem to have such strength.

Qian Zhuanghui has never completely broken off with Buddhism. Buddhist temples in various places have their own temple farms and even Wubao.

As for armaments, there is really not much shortage. For example, Xiangji Temple has just been rebuilt, and there are more than [-] monks protecting the temple. There are so many temples in the world, there should be two or three thousand monks.

Moreover, Buddhism was already quite popular in the Central Plains. Among the civil and military ministers of the Central Plains, there were not many devout Buddhists.

After Zhang Tie forcibly integrated Hexi Buddhism and turned them into the Six Dharma Schools, many Hexi monks who did not agree with Zhang Tie's ideas left, and hundreds of people left the Dayun Temple in Liangzhou.

What is even more worrying is that when Zhang Tie was still the King of Liang, Jinyi's personal guards relied on the Buddhist network in various parts of the Central Plains to carry out their activities.

When Liu Tao and Fan Zhi went to Liangzhou to rescue Pei Yuan's family, and Murong Xinchang returned to Hexi, they all had the help of Buddhism in the Central Plains.

A feeling of extreme anger mixed with a little fear rushed straight to Zhang Tianling Gai!

He wanted to immediately order the arrest of the foreign monk in front of him, and then order the Hexi Buddhist sect, mainly Zhang's son, to sort out the guards in Jinyi.

He even thought that he would soon send someone to conduct an investigation on those who were deeply involved with Buddhism among the old ministers of the Central Plains faction.

cleaning!Do a big cleanse now!

The "kind" face of the great loving father flashed in Zhang Shengren's mind.

Just when his anger reached the fixed point, a voice like a warbler's cry sounded behind him.

"My lord, the breakfast has been prepared, and Duke Qiao is waiting for you."

Xiao Sage walked over with only twisting his waist and swinging his hips. During these days, the former Khitan Empress Xiao Sage was only Zhang Tie's closest pillow.

Because ever since he believed that Zhang Ting was the supreme being, Xiao Sage, who believed in Buddhism, only admired Zhang Ting very much, saying that obedience and obedience are all light, which is completely the attitude of a slave to his master.

Therefore, Xiao Sage, who is helpless, has no factions, is young and beautiful, and completely surrenders from spirit to body, is the woman Zhang Tie can trust the most.

'call! Zhang Tie took a deep breath, his head cleared up a lot.

Some openings cannot be opened no matter how angry they are.

The power of Hexi Buddhism cannot be allowed to investigate Jinyi's personal guards, let alone launch a major cleansing when the world is about to be settled.

Thinking of this, Zhang Tie controlled his emotions with great perseverance, and he looked at Xiao Sage with a smile.

"Prepare some fast food, and I want to chat with the mage while eating."

As soon as the words fell, Master Cixian suddenly felt great fear. The emperor in front of him obviously sensed something, but controlled himself with great perseverance.

Master Cixian has seen dozens of monarchs including Yelu Deguang, but he has never felt anyone with such control as Zhang Tie.

For a while, Master Cixian didn't know if he would push Buddhism into the abyss if he took on this job.

"Saint, there should be a place for Buddhism in this secular world."

"Of course, of course there will be! I also need the help of Buddhism, and I myself am a member of Buddhism!"

Zhang Ting suddenly smiled brightly. This virtuous mage is really not a qualified messenger. He must have been entrusted by Buddhism to test Zhang Tie's attitude towards Buddhism.

Because Master Cixian is from Tianzhu, no matter what he talks about, he can extract the Buddhism of the Central Plains to the greatest extent.

But in a few words, Master Cixian pushed Buddhism to the position that Zhang Tie feared the most.

Did he do it on purpose?Or is this compassionate guru really politically insensitive?

Zhang Tie was calm on the surface, but turbulent waves were set off in his heart, and a new storm was about to begin.

　I'm really busy today, so I'll make up for it tomorrow.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)