People in the early Tang Dynasty: I compete with Wu Zhao for the throne

Chapter 585 Wuyi Monk, Murderous Intent

In the afternoon, in the north of Yangzhou City, behind Daming Temple.

A black carriage drove slowly from the alley, and finally stopped silently outside the small gate in the backyard of Daming Temple.

The small door opened with a "squeak", and a young monk aged seventeen or eighteen walked out, glanced at the carriage, then bowed slightly, clasped his hands together, stepped aside from the road, and invited in silently.

The curtain of the car was lifted, and Li Xuan, who was wearing a black cap and a blue gown with round collar and wide sleeves, got out of the car, saluted the little novice, and then walked into the Daming Temple through the back door.

One could faintly hear the sound of chanting scriptures and worshiping Buddha from the front yard, but the entire backyard was exceptionally quiet.

Walking among the exquisite pavilions, Li Xuan could not see any monks except for the novice leading the way. The Daming Temple made full preparations for his arrival.

The footsteps stopped in front of a meditation room, the door opened, the little novice bowed slightly to Li Xuan, then turned and left, leaving Li Xuan alone.

Standing in front of the door, Li Xuan bowed his hands very politely: "Nanchang Li Xuan, please meet Zen Master Wuyi."

Inside the gate, there was no sound. After Li Xuan cupped his hands for three breaths, he walked into the house without any hesitation. In the simple house, there was only a monk in white sitting on the bed in the inner room.

Seeing such a monk, in his fifties, but with white beard and hair, closed eyes, and weak breathing, if Li Xuan's five senses were not sharp, I'm afraid he would really be regarded as a dead person.

Li Xuan bowed his hands politely again: "Nanchang Li Xuan, please meet Zen Master Wuyi."

Li Xuan's voice trembled slightly, and in an instant, the surrounding air fluctuated, rushing towards the monk opposite, but this air wave was silently annihilated when it approached the old monk.

The old monk in white finally opened his eyes slowly, and a pair of quiet eyes appeared in Li Xuan's line of sight.

Opening his eyes, the old monk in white instantly became gentle.

Putting his hands together, the old monk in white bowed to Li Xuan and said, "I have never met fellow Taoist, I don't know why you are here today?"

"I have heard that there is a Zen Daozhen master who once visited Daming Temple. I don't know if the master still knows his whereabouts." Li Xuan looked at Wuyi with sharp eyes like a sword.

Wu Yi frowned slightly, but the whole person fell silent suddenly.

Li Xuan continued to speak with a calm expression: "Master may not know, just a few months ago, Master Daozhen had communicated with Silla's criminal envoy Qin Dunjiaogan, but later Qindun went to Chang'an, and Master Daozhen disappeared. I am ordered to go south. I need to ask Master Daozhen about some things. As a fellow of Daozhen, Master Daozhen should know his whereabouts."

Compatriot, two words, Wuyi's eyes suddenly revealed a sharp light, and the previous gentleness disappeared.

Li Xuan still looked at Wu Yi with a calm face, as if it was not a big deal for him to expose other people's old background all at once.

As for the meeting between Monk Shuozhen and Qin Dujiao in Yangzhou, it may have been a secret at the time, but after a few months, these things were easily found out.

Especially after the demise of Tianyin Sect, too much information was leaked from Tianyin Sect.

It's just that the Tianyin Sect is gone, and not many people are chasing after the responsibilities of Silla and Wa, but now, Silla has changed its mind again, and everything from the beginning will naturally be turned upside down again.

Li Xuan looked at Monk Wuyi with serious eyes.

Dao is really a Japanese, so naturally he is also a Japanese.

The sharp eyes of the two kept clashing in mid-air, causing flashes of light.

Soon, the eyes of the two people also slowly calmed down.

Monk Wuyi finally spoke softly again: "Daozhen went south a few months ago, as for where he is, the prince should know better than the poor monk."

Li Xuan smiled slightly, and said calmly: "Ten days ago, Master Daozhen went to Lingyin Temple to worship the Buddha, and then left Lingyin Temple without a trace. I don't know whether he went to Tiantai Mountain or returned to Hanshan Temple?"

Going to the rooftop is to worship the Buddha, but going to Hanshan Temple is hard to say what to do.

After all, the imperial court had only received the report on the matter of Silla a few days ago. Calculating the time, ten days happened to be when the report from the Andong Governor's Mansion arrived in Dengzhou.

It is naturally impossible for the Japanese to intercept the imperial court's report, so it may be that they have their own news channels in Silla.

Japanese people have their own eyeliner in Silla...

Li Xuan's expression was very calm, it was not a big deal, the Japanese never stopped spying on Silla.

It is even possible that Silla, Japan, and Tubo are all connected.

This is not a big deal. Sometimes, if the Wa people have been shrinking in the four islands, there is really nothing they can do about them, but if they reach out to Silla, it will not be so easy to withdraw the hand that was stretched out.

This is also the reason why Li Xuan did not stop the emperor from wanting to use the Wa Kingdom.

Gold and silver mines!

……

"Daozhen should still be in Hangzhou, but he went to meet one or two friends secretly. The prince went to Hangzhou, so he will be able to see him naturally." Monk Wuyi simply told Li Xuan about Daozhen's whereabouts.

"So that's how it is." Li Xuan nodded in amazement, then cupped his hands and said, "So, thank you for your enlightenment, Master, and Xiao Wang will leave."

After achieving his goal, Li Xuan turned around and walked away very directly. However, he only took three steps when the monk's voice sounded again behind him: "I wonder if the lord can tell the old monk, how did the lord find the old monk, because Daozhen never came here a few months ago?"

Li Xuan's footsteps stopped, her face turned slightly cold, then she turned to look at Monk Wuyi, cupped her hands and said, "Master may not know, when Master settled in Yangzhou in the second year of Longshuo, the Yangzhou Baiqi Division had already found out that Master was from Japan.

Although I don't know whether the master came to Zhongtu to worship the Buddha sincerely or for other reasons, but the master has never stepped out of Daming Temple for many years, which is enough to reassure Baiqisi. "

The reason why Li Xuan was able to find this place was because he checked the Japanese people who came to the Tang Dynasty from the Wa country in all aspects over the years.

There are some Japanese refugees who fled from the Japanese country and never concealed their identities; there are also lost nobles who have to live in secret in the Tang Dynasty for various reasons.

There is no way that it is the latter, who has been sincerely worshiping the Buddha for many years, and has never even stepped out of Daming Temple.

There is no such spy in this world.

If it wasn't for Daozhen's disappearing quietly around here several times, Li Xuan wouldn't have noticed the problem here.

"So that's the case, thank you, my lord!" Master Wuyi sighed slightly in his heart.

Li Xuan cupped his hands slightly, and then said: "Master, please feel at ease and pay respects to the Buddha. The Baiqisi will not disturb Master Xian if there is nothing to do, and presumably the presiding officer will not make things difficult for Master at will."

Daming Temple is a famous Zen temple, and Zen Hongjing is currently practicing in Daming Temple.

Hongjing can be regarded as the younger brother of the fifth patriarch Hongren.

When he was in Chang'an, Xijing, he studied with Master Tripitaka and practiced teaching, law, esoteric, Zen, and purification.

Now that Huineng and Shenxiu are here, they have to be called uncles.

Li Xuan cupped her hands slightly, then turned around and completely exited the room.

The sound of sutra chanting in the distance rang in Wuyi's ears, but his heart gradually calmed down.

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"The king of Nanchang is gone. What does it mean that the king of Nanchang is gone?" An extremely surprised voice sounded in the darkness, and then another voice choked with anger: "The king of Nanchang left the Dudu Mansion today, and then disappeared. No one knows where he went?"

The voice on the other side quickly calmed down, and he said indifferently: "Maybe I went to visit some old friend, why make such a fuss."

"What a fuss? Who doesn't know that the King of Nanchang came to Yangzhou this time for another purpose." The other person suppressed the anger in his heart, gritted his teeth and said, "Today, Dou Xuande is in charge of all the Tang army preparations for Silla. The King of Nanchang should also leave for Hangzhou today, but he stayed in Yangzhou for three days for no reason. He has a plan and no one knows about it."

The other side could clearly hear the anxiety and uneasiness in the hearts of his allies, and he said as consolingly as possible: "If it is true as you think, the King of Nanchang has other purposes in Yangzhou, then you should think about what he can do to affect you Silla, and how we can stop it. We still have time."

In a word, the Silla people suddenly calmed down.

This is Yangzhou, and Silla is far away on the other side of the sea. No matter what the king of Nanchang does, it is difficult to immediately affect Silla. They have a lot of time to relax.

"It was you who said at the beginning that Datang would not send more troops to Silla. What is going on now? The Dengzhou Navy, Yangzhou Navy and Hangzhou Navy will reinforce Anton together. With the support, the Tang Army not only does not need to withdraw, but may even go further and attack Jincheng." The hearts of the Silla people were suddenly full of anger.

"I know you're in a hurry, but don't worry, let's discuss the matter." The person on the other side tried to calm down the Silla people as much as possible, and said at the same time: "Now that the matter is over, the most important thing is to find a way to solve the problem as much as possible."

After a short pause, he thought for a while and said, "First of all, we must find out what the King of Nanchang did secretly. I think your country's envoy should know this best. Now he also wants to get in touch with you the most. With his news, no matter how you deal with it, you can have a bottom line in your heart."

The hearts of the Silla people began to calm down gradually, listening to the nod of the other party, and then beckoning the other party to continue.

"Secondly, the imperial court aids Silla's navy. In Hangzhou, we can think of a way to slow down the pace of the Hangzhou navy, so that they can't spare time to support Silla. In Yangzhou, we can also find a way to make the Yangzhou navy's ship sink in the middle of the sea. As for the rest, the Dengzhou navy."

"A Dengzhou navy can't pose a threat yet." There was a trace of relief in the eyes of the Silla envoy.

"In the end, it's the King of Nanchang." The voice on the other side turned slightly cold, and said softly: "I know that the ability that the King of Nanchang showed in Wuzhou makes you afraid. If so, then he will not be able to reach Silla."

"Are you going to kill him?" The Silla envoy couldn't help being startled.

The person on the opposite side shook his head and said: "The king of Nanchang has always been cautious when going in and out. Qianniuwei and Jinwuwei are always by his side. If you want to attack him, you can only attack him when these people are not around. And there is a place in Yangzhou...and we don't need to kill him, let him break his leg, or say that the water and soil are unwell..."

The Silla envoy's eyes lit up immediately, and he nodded and said, "That's good, so where is that place?"

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(End of this chapter)