The Reborn Lao Tzu Is the Emperor

Chapter 1098 Offering incense to Buddha
Liu Zhuwen and others led the army straight to the imperial city of Dali.

The imperial city of Dali remains the same.

Yellow palace wall.

The vermilion lacquered palace gate.

Although this palace is not as majestic as the Great Song Palace, nor is it as old-fashioned as the old Lin'an Palace, but it also has a certain kind of peaceful atmosphere.

This may be related to Dali's national belief in Buddhism.

At the gate of the palace, the Dali Forbidden Army has never been seen again.

Some of them followed Duan Qilin to Xinsong, and those who did not leave have all returned home.

It can be expected from the outside that the Dali Palace must be empty at this time.

Liu Zhuwen and others seemed not to want to destroy the peace here, and ordered the army to stop in the palace.He just walked into the palace with dozens of offerings and hundreds of guards.

The palace was really empty.

And many decorations have been removed, which looks a bit damaged.

This was obviously done by those who stayed in the palace after Duan Qilin and others left the palace, or the people outside the palace.

They probably removed everything that could be removed from the palace.

But those things are not very practical.In this day and age, it is also difficult to exchange for money.

Under the guidance of Wang Zigan, Liu Zhuwen, Zhang Hongwei, Miao Cheng and others wandered through the entire empty Dali Palace like a horse watching flowers.

Wang Zigan sighed softly in his heart.

In the past, the Dali Palace was actually quite lively.No one thought that it would become so dilapidated in the blink of an eye.

It really is a cold tea.

Today's Dali Imperial City is just a dilapidated shell left behind.

After seeing it in the palace, Liu Zhuwen and others left the palace again.

Liu Zhuwen, as the one who made up his mind among the three army commanders, directly asked Miao Cheng and Zhang Hongwei to order the soldiers under his command to go to the barracks in the city.

Then, he brought the Tianxian army under his command directly into the palace.

To a certain hall in the palace.

Zhang Hongwei couldn't help but asked him again, "Commander Liu, what are you going to do?"

Liu Zhuwen only said: "Send soldiers to send letters to the cities of Dali first, and let them come to serve our Song Dynasty."

This is what must be done.

Because if you don't send the letter, there are many tribes and cities that can continue to pretend to be stupid.

But when the letter is delivered, the officials and leaders of those tribes and cities do not come to show their loyalty, which is tantamount to stubborn resistance.At that time, Liu Zhuwen has every reason to send troops to suppress it.

Not long after, from the Dali Palace, more than a thousand soldiers and guards left the city one after another.

They made a team of ten and rushed to each city to deliver letters.Some are far away, some are near, I think this is not something that can see results in a short period of time.

Later, Liu Zhuwen wrote a letter in his own hand, sending pigeons to Changsha to pass the good news to Zhao Dongting, the emperor of the Song Dynasty.

After finishing these things, the night is already over.

Zhang Hongwei was a little restless beside him.

This is not entirely because he is a militant, but what Liu Zhuwen said before is indeed true.

Now that they have gone deep into Dali, they can no longer get food from the Song Dynasty.After a while, there will be a danger of running out of food in the army.

This is what Zhang Hongwei is worried about.

Because he can't think of any way to get food in Dali City now.But Liu Zhuwen never made up his mind about this matter.

Seeing the soldiers leaving with Liu Zhuwen's secret letter, Zhang Hongwei couldn't bear it again, and asked, "Commander Liu, should we make plans for food and grass?"

Liu Zhuwen smiled, but it was a little unfathomable, "Mr. Zhang, don't worry. Tomorrow, you will lead the Tianji Army to train by the Ershui River outside the city, using grenades and other things. Commander Miao and I will lead some people to Chongsheng Go to the temple to worship the Buddha."

Zhang Hongwei was puzzled, "What are you going to do to offer incense?"

He is not a Buddhist.

Miao Cheng, who was at the side, came to his senses and said, "Commander Liu, this is for the Buddhists in Dali and Buddhist believers to see. We have the strength, but we will not abuse the people of Dali. Should we remain friendly, or Swords and swords meet, let those who see it choose for themselves."

Liu Zhuwen nodded lightly, smiled at Zhang Hongwei and said, "Commander Miao is right."

He almost didn't say that Zhang Hongwei's mind was not as good as the old Miao Cheng's.

Zhang Hongwei was a little embarrassed, "I'm in a hurry to lead the army to show off!"

Since they arrived in Dali, they have rarely encountered resistance, and the army is majestic.This feeling is still very comfortable, and Zhang Hongwei undoubtedly has some taste.

And Liu Zhuwen just asked him to practice by the Ershui River, which undoubtedly made him a little dissatisfied.

What's the point of just practicing by yourself without an audience?
It would be fine if there were people watching from the various ministries and cities of Dali.Not now, then tomorrow it might be a wink to the blind, a waste of effort.

Liu Zhuwen and Miao Cheng just laughed when they heard Zhang Hongwei muttering.

That night, Tianxian, Tianyong and Tianwei camped in Dali City.

to the next day.

It was only when the sky was slightly bright, Zhang Hongwei led the Tianji Army out of the city, and headed for the Ershui River.

The Tianji Army has nearly [-] people, all armed with live ammunition.This kind of battle made the scene of empty alleys appear in Dali City.

The people in the city all hid.

Even though they had heard that the Imperial Guards of the Song Dynasty never harmed the people, they were naturally a little worried now that the Imperial Guards of the Song Dynasty really came to the city.

Especially seeing the heavily armored appearance of the imperial guards of the Song Dynasty made them palpitate even more.

Just after Zhang Hongwei led the Tianji Army out of the city, Miao Cheng and Liu Zhuwen led hundreds of soldiers and priests to leave the palace, heading to Chongsheng Temple.

So far, Chongsheng Temple has not sent monks to find them.Probably there is no plan to send someone to find them.

Chongsheng Temple has a high status in Dali. If you have such an idea, you won't wait until now.

Not long after, Liu Zhuwen and Miao Cheng arrived outside De Chongsheng Temple.

As soon as you enter the gate of the temple, you can see one of the three pagodas.

Some monks are already waiting inside the temple gate.

Seeing Liu Zhuwen and others coming, he just bowed to the Buddha and said, "Amitabha, all benefactors are polite."

Liu Zhuwen didn't put on the airs of an army commander at all. Although he was just a novice in front of him, he bowed his hands and said, "You're polite."

But the novice suddenly said: "The pure land of Buddhism, all benefactors, please go back!"

His eyes swept over the soldiers and priests with weapons behind Liu Zhuwen and others.

Even Liu Zhuwen was slightly stunned at this moment.Because he didn't expect the novice monk to be so rude, and directly issued an order to expel the guest.

Aren't they afraid that they will directly bloodbath the Chongsheng Temple?
Then, Liu Zhuwen's eyes became a little playful again.

He probably figured out the idea of ​​Chongsheng Temple.

The eminent monks in this temple are afraid that they don't want to be contaminated by the things of the mundane world.That is to say, it is acquiesced that Da Song gets Dali, but he is unwilling to bow to Da Song publicly.

In this way, they can continue to maintain their otherworldly status in the future.

After regaining his senses, Liu Zhuwen looked at the novice monk with a smile, and said, "I'm just here to offer incense, isn't this all right? Could it be that your temple has a custom of keeping pilgrims away?"

The little novice was slightly stunned, unable to speak.

He was just a little novice, and he was ordered to keep these Song people out of the temple, but he didn't know how to reply Liu Zhuwen's words.

Liu Zhuwen looked at him and said, "Why don't you ask your master first, little master?"

The little novice ran towards the inside.

He didn't know why he obeyed Liu Zhuwen's words.

At his current grade, he probably doesn't know the term temperament.

As the commander of the army, Liu Zhuwen has official authority.His words and deeds are easily convincing.

This is also always invisible.

Little novice gradually ran away.

Miao Cheng smiled and said beside Liu Zhuwen: "Commander Liu, do you think the eminent monks in the temple will let us into the temple?"

Liu Zhuwen asked back, "What do you think, Commander Miao?"

Miao Cheng had a playful look in his eyes, "Whether they let them go or not, we have to find a way to get in."

Liu Zhu smiled warmly, "Exactly."

Chongsheng Temple is the leader of Dali Buddhism, and their attitude can be said to represent the attitude of the vast majority of Dali Buddhism.

And Dali Buddhism can often determine the attitude of the Dali people.

Whether you can enter the temple or not seems to be a trivial matter.But the effect that can be produced will be very different.

After entering the temple, it will be much easier for Song Dynasty to truly assimilate Dali in the future.

If you can't enter the temple, the people of Dali will probably hold the attitude of Chongsheng Temple in the future.He neither rejects Da Song, nor is he close to him.

When the time comes, the officials who come to Dali will surely face a rather embarrassing situation.

"Boom!"

While the two were talking, there was the sound of cannons from the Ershui River.

(End of this chapter)