At the end of the Sui Dynasty

The opening ceremony of Lingyun Temple was much more lively than Gao Bufan expected. Tens of thousands of believers flocked from all directions, blocking the roads up and down the mountain. Competing for the top incense sticks was like a war. Yes, the door frame of the temple gate was almost squeezed down. It was quite exaggerated. Even Gao Bufan was a little dumbfounded. These believers were too fanatical.

In addition to competing for the top sticks of incense, pilgrims also competed to receive the free fasting meal distributed by the temple. Since the number of places is only [-], first come, first served, it is even more fierce. Fortunately, the temple also distributes tea for free, and there is no limit to supply , As long as you queue up, you can get it. If you can't eat a vegetarian meal, drinking a sip of Buddha tea can be regarded as a bit of Buddha's spirit.

In addition, the scriptures that are most popular among pilgrims are those scriptures salvaged from the secret collection. They are placed outside the scripture pavilion, and the boxes and oiled paper used to store the scriptures are also placed aside. Everyone can see at a glance It was just fished out of the water.

Most of these scriptures are solitary and very precious. There are monks who are responsible for guarding them. Ordinary pilgrims can only glance at them from a certain distance and cannot touch them. Only noble officials are allowed to read them, but they must be careful. You can't watch it for too long, you have to leave the cup of tea.

Even dignitaries are treated this way, and ordinary pilgrims naturally respect these scriptures, chanting Amitabha Buddha while clasping their palms together, and hurriedly walked past the exhibition area.

The protagonist of this temple opening ceremony should have been Zen Master Haitong, the abbot, but now he has become Gao Bufan. He not only gave a speech on the stage, but also wrote a plaque and a picture for Lingyun Temple on the spot. The song "Bodhi has no tree" that he sang in the lecture hall.

If Gao Bufan lives in the mountains and rivers in the future, then what he stays in Lingyun Temple today are the emperor's pens and inks, the imperial treasures of the emperor, so there is no need for Abbot Haitong to order, the temple monks immediately framed them with great care.

Of course, this link is not the climax of the opening ceremony of the temple. The real climax is when Bajun prefect Xiao Yu, Meishan prefect Shen Yi, and Ziyang prefect Hou Ning, the three of them kneel before Gao Bufan together in full view. Instead, present the maps and household registration books of the three counties, and officially declare that he will take refuge in Gao Qi and become Gao Qi's subordinate official.

Obviously, Xiao Yu came prepared and brought the map and household registration book of Berkshire with him. Otherwise, Berkshire is so far away, it is impossible to send someone back to fetch it in a short time, and Ziyang County is close. , Kuai Ma can go back and forth in a day, as for the prefect of Meishan County, Shen Yi, just send someone back to the county to fetch it, because this is Meishan County.

Gao Bufan accepted the surrender of the three men, and announced in public that Xiao Yu, Taijun of Ba County, would be the governor of Yuzhou; Shen Yi, the prefect of Meishan County, would be the governor of Jiazhou; The people of the country are exempt from tax for one year.

All of a sudden, the audience roared with cheers. After all, a considerable part of the believers present were locals. Meishan County was exempted from tax for one year, which meant that they would not have to pay taxes this year. Germany.

Li Xiaogong and Li Xiyu's expressions were extremely gloomy, they watched Gao Bufan win over people's hearts, but they were helpless, and if they stood up to tear down the stage at this time, maybe Gao Bufan would not need to do anything, those believers who had just obtained tax exemption would take their own lives. Beaten to death, so the two kept silent very wisely.

In this way, Gao Bufan took advantage of this momentum and easily acquired Bajun, Ziyang and Meishan counties, while Jing Shouzheng, the prefect of Shu County, He Taichu, the prefect of Longshan County, and Yan Xi, the prefect of Linqiong County, were still there. While waiting and watching, if Tang Jun did not follow up, I believe they would completely fall to Gao Qi. This is the so-called chain reaction. Of course, this is a broken window effect for Li Tang, which is very bad.

The opening ceremony of the temple was finally over, and Li Xiaogong and Li Xiyu were sitting on pins and needles, and hurriedly took the opportunity to bid farewell to the abbot, Zen Master Haitong.Seeing that the two were about to leave, Gao Bufan stepped forward with a smile and said, "Prince Li Jun is leaving so soon? Why don't you stay a few more days, so that I can do my best as a landlord."

Slap in the face, Chi Guoguo slap in the face, Li Xiaogong also protested against Gao Bufan in the same way when he was in Berkshire before, but now he is mocked by Gao Bufan.

Li Xiaogong is worthy of being the No.1 of Li Tang's clan, with an authentic look on his face as usual: "Congratulations, King Qi won the land of the three counties without blood. It’s really embarrassing to take over the ten counties of Shu, now we are both busy with business, we really can’t stay for long, next time we have a chance to meet King Qi again.”

Li Xiyu also smiled and said: "Yes, we will meet again next time we have a chance."

Gao Bufan laughed and said: "Li Junwang's mouth is still so powerful, no matter, the future will be long, and the scenery should be long. Let's meet again in the future."

Li Xiaogong and Li Xiyu looked at each other, cupped their hands and said, "Farewell!"

"Wait a minute!" Gao Bufan took out a letter from his bosom and handed it to Li Xiaogong: "Please send this letter to the Tang Emperor, Li Junwang, and send my greetings to Brother Shimin on my behalf."

Li Xiaogong's pupils shrank slightly, he took the letter and said calmly: "I will definitely bring it with you, I will take my leave." After speaking, he turned around and walked out of the temple gate quickly.

The abbot, Zen Master Haitong, personally led people to send Li Xiaogong and Li Xiaogong out of the temple gate. Although Buddhism has clearly expressed its support for Gao Qi, it still cannot neglect Li Tang on the surface.

Miao Yu was very excited at the moment. Although King Qi and Li Xiaogong didn't make any moves just now, everyone's language was full of subtlety. This kind of verbal confrontation seems to be very enjoyable.

Gao Bufan glanced at Miao Concubine, whose face was slightly flushed with excitement, a strange look flashed in her eyes, and she could not tell that this chick seemed to be quite aggressive.

"Ahem, why does King Qi look down on his subordinates like this?" Miao Yu coughed twice and asked a little embarrassedly.

Gao Bufan smiled and said, "Little concubine, how about finding a master for you?"

Miao Yu was stunned for a moment: "This subordinate has a master."

"I'm the master who teaches you how to march and lead troops to fight." Gao Bufan said.

Miao Yu's eyes brightened and she said, "Okay, Li Jing, Xu Shiji, Pei Xingyan, or Lu Sheng?"

Gao Bufan couldn't help laughing and said: "It seems that you know a lot."

"Gao Dahe brags to me all day, it's hard for my subordinates not to know." Miao Yu stuck out her tongue and said.

Gao Bufan nodded and said, "Okay, how about letting Xu Shiji be your master?"

But Miao Yu shook her head and said, "General Xu is not suitable for subordinates, so General Li Jing is better."

"Huh, why is this?" Gao Bufan asked in surprise, as far as he is concerned, Xu Shiji is the well-deserved number one general under his command, and he has made the greatest contribution.

Miao Yu tilted her head and thought for a while, then said: "General Xu is very powerful, but I heard that General Li Jing is good at training infantry, and the infantry under his command is unrivaled in the world. I want to learn from that."

Gao Bufan couldn't help but realize that the advantages of the Miao people are all on their feet. Climbing mountains and crossing mountains is like walking on flat ground. They are indeed more suitable for infantry. But alas, this woman has her own opinions and ideas, and she is also prudent and cautious in handling things. Maybe she will become one of his subordinates in the future A illustrious female general nodded and said, "Okay, later on you will work under Li Jing for a few years."

Miao Yu happily said: "Thank you King Qi."

Gao Bufan nodded, and immediately wrote a letter after returning to his residence, ordering Gao Dahe and Zhong Laoliu to take a boat down the river immediately, and find a way to quickly send it to Xiangyang and hand it over to Xu Shiji.

Li Tang was originally determined to win the whole territory of Bashu, but now that he has been robbed of food by himself and cut off a large piece, he must not be reconciled. The original peace treaty may not be able to restrain the Tang army. The peace agreement, brazenly sending troops to fight, alone and helpless, must not be able to resist, so it is necessary to put enough pressure on Li Tang in the military, so that Li Yuan dare not act rashly.

Gao Dahe and Zhong Laoliu didn't dare to be negligent. After hiding the letter, they set off immediately and took a boat down the river. Since it was going downstream, the speed would definitely be much faster than upstream. It was delivered to Xu Shiji.

In addition, after Li Xiaogong and Li Xiyu left Lingyun Temple, they immediately sent people back to Chang'an to ask Li Yuan for instructions. attack.

Neither Li Xiaogong nor Li Xiyu are fuel-efficient lamps. Jing Shouzheng, the prefect of Shu County, wanted to wait and see for a while before making a decision, but in the end he made a mistake, because Li Xiaogong didn't give him any chance to wait and see...