let go of my skin fairy

The Buddhist gate of the Western Regions, Daleiyin Temple.

Kong Xiang was chanting scriptures in the Sutra Pavilion, and at this moment, a figure appeared in front of him.

Seeing the person coming, Kong Xiang opened his eyes, and Bao Xiang's solemn face was extremely respectful: "Disciple Kong Xiang, I have met Master."

"Well, how's the scripture reading going?" The visitor sat down.

It is the master of empty phase 'Bao Zhi'.

"I have some insights, but after all, it is difficult to see the true meaning of Buddhism." Kong Xiang said modestly.

"You don't have to be too humble, disciple. Your wisdom root has always been very good. I heard that you have already seen the threshold of the five realms?" Baozhi said with a smile on his face.

"It will probably be a few days before we can break through." Kong Xiang said truthfully.

"Not bad, not bad." Baozhi nodded, and seemed very satisfied with the emptiness: "Now that you have enlightenment, you should go outside for a walk."

"What do you mean by Master?"

"The Tathagata wants to see you."

"Okay." Hearing this, Kong Xiang immediately stood up.

And Baozhi also stood up, and led Kongxiang out of the Sutra-Depository Pavilion.

The two of them walked a certain distance in the Daleiyin Temple and came to the main hall in the middle.

At this time, on the main seat in the main hall, a young man with big earlobes and a kind face, who seemed to be in his early thirties, was sitting on a Buddhist altar.

He was wearing a golden cassock and held a golden Buddha treasure in his hand.

On both sides of the main hall, two Bodhisattvas guard the Tathagata, one hundred and eight arhats, posing in various postures, lying down, sleeping, or lying down...

After Kongxiang entered the main hall, he and Baozhi bowed to the Tathagata on the altar in the middle.

"Disciple Baozhi."

"The disciple is empty."

"I have seen Tathagata!"

Hearing what the two said, Tathagata, who was sitting quietly on the Buddhist altar, nodded kindly, and pointed to the two futons not far away.

Kongxiang and Baozhi sat down.

And Tathagata finally said: "Daqin wants to establish Taoism as the state religion, what do you think of Kongxiang?"

The empty phase naturally knows the meaning of the Tathagata.

Buddhism has always wanted to spread Buddhism to the Central Plains, but the previous Great Qin had no intention of 'establishing a national religion', and always respected Jixia Academy.

Therefore, Buddhism does not have a good excuse.

Now that Daqin declared to the outside world that Taoism should be established as the state religion, this naturally gave Buddhism a chance.

The void is well aware of this.

After all, all this was originally his 'layout'.

He already had this plan when he knew that Yan Yu was starting to "lay out", which is why he suggested that Daqin establish Taoism as the state religion.

So, he straightened his body naturally, and replied in a flat tone: "Only our Buddhist sect can save all living beings. I think this may be an opportunity for our Buddhist sect to save the suffering of the people in the Central Plains."

"Well, you have also stayed in the Central Plains for some time and have some understanding of the Central Plains. Now my Buddhist school wants to preach in the Central Plains. Are you willing to go to the Central Plains to "debate" with the Taoist school?"

"Disciple willing!" Kong Xiang replied immediately.

"Okay, this trip is related to whether my Buddhism can save more people in the world, so you can take my Buddhist scriptures, go with Baozhi and Samantabhadra Bodhisattva, and at the same time, I will let Jizang The Central Plains is with you."

"Yes! This disciple will surely fulfill his mission!" Kong Xiang immediately clasped his hands together.

And then, a golden silk script flew down in front of Kong Xiang.

Kongxiang picked it up respectfully, and a confident smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. Everything was as he expected, and the Buddha had made a big decision this time.

The conditions stipulated in the silk book are quite sufficient!

Just as he was thinking, Puxian Bodhisattva came over and took out a palm-sized bronze figure from his arms: "Kongxiang, since you are about to enter the fifth realm, this bronze figure may help you."

"Bronze man?!" Kong Xiang's eyes widened.

He guessed right, as expected, the Buddhist sect already had bronze figures.

Otherwise, it is impossible to deliberately enter Lingzhu Temple and participate in the battle among the giant Buddha statues in Huai'an County.

Fomen knew the secret in the bronze statue, so he wanted more.

Well, according to this speculation...

……

Hanzhong County.

Mohist General Altar, Shennong Mountain.

Mo Su, who was dressed in black plain clothes, fell into deep thought as he looked at the palm-sized bronze figure in his hand.

Mo Jian, the head of the Mohist family who was sitting in the chair of the conference hall, said seriously: "Mo Su, you have performed very well this time. I will leave this bronze figure to you for safekeeping in the future."

"Patriarch... Mo Su's cultivation base is superficial, I'm afraid it will be difficult for him to take on the big responsibility!"

"This matter was decided after I discussed it with the two deputy patriarchs. This time when I return to Jixia Academy, I always have a faint feeling that something will happen. You must take good care of this thing. Remember not to be reckless , Of course, don't take too many risks, because you are the future of my Mo family!"

When Mo Su heard this, he finally didn't delay any longer, and immediately bowed down: "Mo Su, thank you Patriarch!"

"Well, get ready, let's go to Beijing together!"

"Yes!"

……

So, that day.

In the world of white mist, two huge bronze figures slowly rise up.

One is empty.

One is Mosu.

So far, there are a total of eleven bronze figures in the world of white mist.

……

ten days later.

Because the 'Sky Rock' is still not found.

The Empress Dowager ordered Jiang Erlang to return to Beijing, and entrusted Li Fu with the task of searching for the Tianshi.

Two more days.

Jiang Erlang quickly returned to the capital and reported to the Night Investigation Division.

Di Gong was very satisfied with Jiang Erlang's trip to Hanzhong County, so he took Jiang Erlang into Ganquan Palace again and met the Queen Mother once.

The Queen Mother naturally also rewarded Jiang Erlang.

When talking about recalling Jiang Erlang to the capital, the queen mother gave the reason: "Recently, the Mohists and Daoists have entered the capital one after another, and there are also various sects in the Jianghu. The defense of the capital must not be relaxed. I call you back to the capital. It is intentional for you to lead the night reconnaissance department to protect the safety of the capital."

Jiang Erlang understood.

Although he received the position of Golden Banner in the Night Investigation Division, he actually had no actual rights.

Now that Baijia wants to return to Jixia, the Queen Mother wants to use this opportunity to indirectly hand over the work of "defense" of the capital to him, which is the key promotion.

If this is changed to the previous life...

It's almost like giving a post of 'Nine Doors Admiral'.

Of course, Jiang Erlang couldn't refuse, so he immediately thanked the Queen Mother.

And then, the queen mother mentioned another thing: "The Buddhism of the Western Regions is already on the way to Beijing with the credentials of the Western Regions. What does Erlang think about this matter?"

Opinion... Is this testing yourself?Jiang Erlang pondered for a while, and replied: "Buddhism has a deep foundation in the Western Regions. This visit to Beijing may have something to do with our great Qin's desire to establish Taoism as the state religion."

"Hehe, Erlang is indeed unparalleled in wisdom." The queen mother laughed when she heard this: "If you hadn't just returned to Beijing, I would really think that you knew the news in advance."

After finishing speaking, the Empress Dowager boasted fiercely to Duke Di: "The talents recommended by Duke Di are really extraordinary!"

"This is the Empress Dowager's discerning eye." Duke Di said modestly.

The Queen Mother stopped talking and started to talk about business: "Since Erlang has guessed the intention of Buddhism, how should Erlang think this matter should be handled?"

After thinking for a while, Jiang Erlang replied: "What I mean is, no matter what, Daqin should fully support Taoism and establish Taoism as the state religion in order to fulfill our promise. As for the methods of Buddhism... I have a bold guess. .”

"Oh? Let's hear it." If someone else said 'guess', the queen mother would not have much reaction, but when Jiang Erlang said this, she became interested.

Jiang Erlang didn't show off, and replied directly: "Although Taoism is divided, its foundation in the Central Plains is incomparable to Buddhism. If I were a Buddhist, I would definitely not have any force conflict with Taoism. What I have to do It is better than Taoism in the 'law' to prove that Buddhism is better than Taoism!"

"You mean, the Buddhist sect will debate the law with the Taoist sect?" The Queen Mother's eyes lit up.

"Yes." Jiang Erlang nodded, and continued: "Since it is a method of debate, we just need to wait for the change and wait for the outcome. As for the outcome, I have two different plans."

"Well, Erlang, tell me quickly."

"First, if the Taoist sect wins the debate, we can negotiate some conditions with the Buddhist sect in a 'pacifying' gesture, such as: give him the opportunity to open a temple, but we can only do it step by step, there is no such thing as one country and two religions. What impact, moreover, is in line with the emperor's balancing technique!"

"Go on."

"Second, if Buddhism wins in the debate, we can use the attitude of 'reward' to negotiate some conditions with Buddhism. However, we have established Taoism as the state religion first, and even if Buddhism wins, we can still show that we cannot violate it. Promises, however, can give him the opportunity to open a temple, it only needs to be done step by step, and it is also one country and two religions."

Jiang Erlang paused at this point, and then added: "So, no matter whether the Daoist sect wins or the Buddhist sect wins, the outcome is the same."

"Hehe, you are... smart!" The queen mother looked at Jiang Erlang more and more appreciatively when she heard this, "Okay, in this case, I will follow Erlang's opinion and first fully support the Daoist sect, and establish the Daoist sect as the state religion. Appease Buddhism and let them take it step by step."

"The empress dowager is brilliant." Jiang Erlang immediately flattered her.

And Duke Di showed a smile on his face.

……

Out of Ganquan Palace.

Jiang Erlang went straight to the Da Zhou Palace.

Soon, he saw Ji Ruxue sitting quietly by the small lake and playing chess.

Heizi was playing against Ji Ruxue, while Baizi was serving at the side. After seeing Jiang Erlang appearing, Baizi made a 'grimace' towards Jiang Erlang.

Jiang Erlang was taken aback by Bai Zi, after all, Bai Zi looked like a ghost.

"I'm back. I heard that you went to the Night Investigation Division to meet Di Gong as soon as you came back, and then went to Ganquan Palace to meet the Queen Mother. Jiang Jinqi is still very busy."

After Ji Ruxue saw Jiang Erlang, she stroked the drooping hair on her forehead with one hand, and gently lifted the gorgeous purple-black dress on her body.

Jiang Erlang was a little surprised, because he actually heard a little bit of "sourness" from Ji Ruxue's words, even if it was only a little bit.

So, he took out a gift from behind: "When my subordinate was in Hanzhong County, I missed Miss Ji all the time in my heart. This is a gift for Miss Ji."

"Now that you are the Night Detective Division Jin Qi, you don't need to be called 'subordinate' anymore." Ji Ruxue waved her hand, not intending to accept a gift.

Jiang Erlang immediately added: "This subordinate only brought presents to Miss Ji."

"Really?" Ji Ruxue finally reacted, she looked at a box in Jiang Erlang's hand, and then frowned slightly: "You...brought me a fish?"

"Yes, Wuchang fish!" Jiang Erlang chuckled: "The braised fish is very delicious."

Ji Ruxue looked a little speechless: "You held a promotion banquet in Hanzhong County, and you took a lot of bribes, right? In the end, you brought me a fish? You really mean it."

"Why don't I make Miss Ji and try it?" Jiang Erlang grabbed a Wuchang fish and showed it off.

"All right." Ji Ruxue didn't say much.

……

Two quarters later.

Jiang Erlang put a piece of braised Wuchang fish in front of Ji Ruxue, and took out two jugs of fine wine brought from Hanzhong County, as well as a few dishes of side dishes.

"Please Miss Ji to taste."

"Ah."

Ji Ruxue picked up the chopsticks and put a piece of fish into her mouth.

The originally calm and indifferent expression suddenly became a little moved, and then quickly squeezed a few pieces, and there was some inexplicable satisfaction on his face.

"Is it delicious?" Jiang Erlang asked.

"It's okay." Ji Ruxue blinked her eyes, but she didn't stop moving her hands, she ate mouthful after mouthful, seeming to be enjoying herself.

Jiang Erlang is also going to taste a couple of mouthfuls.

However, Ji Ruxue patted it away with chopsticks: "Isn't this a gift from Erlang?"

"This... I worked very hard." Jiang Erlang swallowed.

"So what?" Ji Ruxue raised her head.

"How? Of course I want to eat it! Hahaha..." Jiang Erlang laughed and stretched out his chopsticks again.

Ji Ruxue was naturally unwilling.

As a result, the chopsticks of the two kept colliding between the plates, and the bodies of the two gradually drew closer. In the end, the arms of the two had already collided.

"Miss Ji, will you give me a sip?"

"no!"

"Just one bite!"

"Do not……"

"hey-hey."

"Okay, just one bite."

"..."

Two quarters later.

A huge fresh and fat Wuchang fish was swept away.

Ji Ruxue picked up the jug on the table and drank it in a big gulp, looking extremely unrestrained.

Jiang Erlang also drank a few sips, and he knew what Ji Ruxue wanted to hear: "Mohism and Taoism have agreed to be included in Jixia Academy, plus Legalism, Confucianism, Miscellaneous School and Yin-Yang School will not be included. What's the problem, what is missing is doctors, farmers..."

Ji Ruxue did not interrupt Jiang Erlang's words, but listened while drinking.

After Jiang Erlang roughly counted the hundreds of schools, he finally looked at Ji Ruxue: "The only thing missing now is the Zongheng family. Miss Ji thinks the Zongheng family will participate?"

"Then do you want the strategists to participate?" Ji Ruxue put down the wine pot and asked back.

"There are only two descendants left in the Zongheng family. I want to know first... why did the Zongheng family withdraw from the court 300 years ago? There must be some secret in it?" Jiang Erlang looked at Ji Ruxue.