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

Chapter 599 In Lingyin Temple, Daozhen is threatened

The rustling of leaves wrapped around the undulating mountain road at the west foot of Feilai Peak, and the sound of horseshoes came from the foot of the mountain.

A group of more than a dozen tall horses, carrying more than a dozen black-clothed knights, moved forward slowly.

The leader was dressed in a black gold silk robe, with a handsome complexion and serious eyes, with one hand resting on the Eight-Faced Han Sword at his waist, with a familiar posture, this person was obviously Li Xuan.

Li Xuan turned her head, and at the foot of the mountain in the distance, she could faintly see the smooth West Lake, lying flat on the ground like a beauty.

The West Lake is flat and beautiful, and so are the beauties.

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This was already the second day that Li Xuan came to Hangzhou, without any hesitation, Li Xuan immediately set off and headed straight for Xishan.

Amidst the soft sound of horseshoes, the group of people was not slow. After a while, everyone had arrived in front of an ancient temple.

Three large characters are engraved on the plaque at the gate of the temple: Lingyin Temple!

An educated monk in gray clothes stood by the side of the cold spring, followed Li Xuan, who got off his horse, and saluted: "Young monk Dingshan, I have met the king of Nanchang County."

"I have met Master Dingshan." Li Xuan clasped his hands together in return.

"Please, my lord, according to my lord's order, Master Daozhen is already waiting in the guest room." Ding Shan led the way ahead, Li Xuan followed, and the group of Qianniu guards were a little behind.

Entering Lingyin Temple, there is the Hall of Heavenly Kings on the left and the Bell Tower on the right. The whole temple is quiet and serene.

Dingshan leads the way to the right, opposite the bell tower in front is Shifangyuan, and monk Daozhen is inside.

Ding Shan stood still at the gate of Shifang Garden, then cupped his hands to Li Xuan and said, "My lord, please."

Li Xuan folded his palms together and returned the salute: "Thank you, Master, this trip is in a hurry, and when we arrive at Lingyin Temple next time, Xiao Wang will definitely ask Abbot Huiqing for help."

"My lord, you're being polite. Last time about the Vientiane Pavilion, the temple hasn't thanked the king yet." Ding Shan looked at the two Qianniu guards who were already standing at the door, clasped his hands together again, then turned and left.

Li Xuan looked at Ding Shan's leaving back with a smile on his face.

Although several months have passed since the incident of the Wang Dynasty in the Vientiane Pavilion, the monks in Lingyin Temple do not seem to have forgotten it.

Li Xuan didn't do it himself at the beginning, but with just one news, the large and small Buddhist temples on several nearby hills were cleaned overnight at the same time. Although no corpses were seen later, there are at least a dozen monks in several nearby temples , completely disappeared overnight.

Lingyin Temple is the largest temple in the vicinity. If there are many deaths, it should belong to Lingyin Temple.

Although Li Xuan didn't set foot in Lingyin Temple, didn't raise any butcher knife, and didn't kill anyone, Lingyin Temple still regarded Li Xuan as the culprit of that incident.

But the smile on Li Xuan's face disappeared without a trace in an instant.

In the final analysis, the person who actually used the knife was Lingyin Temple itself.

Speaking of killing people, Buddhists are more ruthless than ordinary people.

Today's Buddhism is obedient, but after being killed several times by Buddha, it's just that it's scared.

After all, from the very beginning, Buddhism was a foreign religion and did not respect the emperor, especially during the period of the Five Hu and Sixteen Kingdoms.

If you really regard Buddhism as a submissive sheep, you really don't know how to die, especially if there will be Empress Wu worshiping Buddhism in the future.

Li Xuan took a deep breath. After he came to Hangzhou this time, he immediately ordered Lingyin Temple to help find the Daozhen monk.

Lingyin Temple was originally reluctant, but fortunately, monk Daozhen returned from the mountain at this time, and the problem was solved.

Glancing left and right, Li Xuan said calmly: "Hold here, no one is allowed to enter or leave before this king comes out, no matter who tries to break through the door inside or outside, they will all be taken down, and those with bright weapons will be beheaded!"

"Here!" Several Qianniuwei agreed at the same time, and then stood solemnly at the door, while Li Xuan slowly entered Shifangyuan.

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The courtyard is quiet and quiet, a three-meter-high stone pagoda stands silently in the middle, and the surrounding meditation rooms are already empty.

Bypassing the stone pagoda, Li Xuan walked into the meditation room on the westernmost side of the backyard.

A handsome young monk in white robes sat on a soft couch.

When Li Xuan entered the door, the monk opened his eyes, clasped his palms together, and bowed in salute: "Zen sect is true, I have seen Nanchang County King."

"I have met Master Daozhen." Li Xuan folded his palms together to return the gift, and then said with a little nostalgia: "It has been several months since the last meeting with the master, and the master still has the same demeanor, Li Xuan deeply admires it."

Monk Daozhen twitched his brows slightly and said: "Your Majesty remembers wrongly. When Your Majesty passed through Yangzhou last time, he never met the poor monk."

"Oh, did I remember it wrong?" Li Xuan smiled calmly and indifferently, walked to the side of the bed and sat down on the futon, looked up at Daozhen, and said softly: "Qindu said that that day , the master is in the Silla embassy."

"Your Majesty's memory is wrong. The person who appeared outside the embassy that time was a general from Qianniuwei, not Your Majesty."

"My lord never said that my lord met Mr. outside the door that day." Li Xuan's indifferent words made Monk Daozhen's brows frowned. What's the meaning?

Li Xuan picked up the teapot on the table, poured himself a cup of clear tea, then looked at Daozhen, and said with a half-smile: "Before I came to Hangzhou, I once met Master Wuyi at Daming Temple in Yangzhou."

Hearing Li Xuan mention Wuyi, Daozhen's calm eyes flashed a rippling moment, his eyes immediately lowered, and he said softly: "The king should be recruiting soldiers in Hangzhou at this moment, and repairing the warship, why did you come here? See the poor monk?"

Li Xuan put down her teacup, her eyes fell into the teacup, and she said softly: "This time the army is helping Anton, a big battle is inevitable, the court navy is dispatched, and is going to go around to the south of the East Island, launch an attack from the rear of Silla, and then attack in one fell swoop. Under the Golden City."

Daozhen's expression was still calm. Although he was not talking, he seemed to be asking, what does the war between Tang Dynasty and Silla have to do with our country Wa.

"The navy of the Tang Dynasty traveled eastward, and most of the places they were familiar with with Silla were in the hometown of Baekje, but now, my navy is preparing to raid the back of Silla from the east coast of Silla."

Li Xuan paused for a moment, looked at Daozhen and said, "Your country and Silla have been entangled for many years. I don't know if there is a chart of the east side of Silla. If your country can help, the Tang Dynasty will be very lucky, and your country will be very lucky."

Daozhen frowned tightly, what Li Xuan said just now, there was a lot of inaccuracy in his voice, but it seemed to be pointing at something.

Lowering his head slightly, Daozhen spoke slowly again: "It is true that the country has had contacts with Silla for many years, and it is familiar with its east coastline, but the matter of the sea chart is really a secret, and now it is mostly hidden in the palace. If there is plenty, the poor monk can write a letter to return to the country, and let someone send the chart to the king."

Li Xuan glanced contemptuously, and then said coldly: "What this king wants is not the kind of fake map used to fool the fishermen, but the sea map of the East Island carefully drawn and engraved by your country using various means over the years."

"My lord is saying that I have a heart for Silla?" Daozhen narrowed his eyes slightly, then chuckled lightly, and said calmly: "Back then, in the Battle of Baijiangkou, my court navy was seriously injured, how can I still have a heart for Silla? "

A trace of disdain flashed deep in Li Xuan's eyes for Daozhen's words.

If he hadn't been familiar with the war entanglements between Wa and Silla for many years, he probably wouldn't have known that before the naval battle at Baijiangkou, Wa, Silla, and Baekje had fought each other dozens of times.

Although the Wa Kingdom has more defeats and fewer victories, it has never given up its coveting of Silla and Baekje.

Back then, Baekje was at a loss under the attack of Datang and Silla, and finally contacted Wa Kingdom to go north. If Liu Rengui had not presided over the battle of Baijiangkou, then I am afraid that after the failure of that battle, Wa Kingdom and Baekje coalition forces would have already wiped out Xinluo together. Ro.

Li Xuan picked up the teacup by himself, poured himself a cup, and then said lightly: "As far as I know, for more than ten years, King Tianwu of your country has been working hard, renovating the military equipment, trying to restore Entering the East Island, but unfortunately there is no suitable opportunity, I wonder if there is such a thing?"

Daozhen's face could not help but change slightly, as far as he knew, Datang had never had much interest in the Wa Kingdom.

After all, the Battle of Baijiangkou that year ended with Datang winning.

Over the years, the Wa Kingdom has surrendered to the Tang Dynasty, and has repeatedly sent Tang envoys to study in the Tang Dynasty. The country has also actively carried out reforms in accordance with the Tang Dynasty system, and its national strength has quickly recovered.

Especially now, Datang and Silla have been fighting for several years, and both sides have already suffered losses. Now Datang has been actively preparing to withdraw because of Tubo.

Even now because of the king of the East China Sea, the Emperor Tang is angry and tries to destroy Silla, but Daozhen judges that it is inevitable to withdraw his troops in the end.

After taking a look at Daozhen, Li Xuan said calmly: "Master, is he thinking that when Datang withdraws troops, Silla will not let go, wait until Datang's influence is completely wiped out in Dongdao, and then take advantage of Silla's weakness, Your country sent troops to the north, and took the entire East Island directly?"

The Buddhist beads in Daozhen's hand could not help but pause slightly.

Li Xuan smiled lightly, and then said: "Then your country should prepare quickly. If the king's guess is correct, once the war between Tang Dynasty and Silla is over, the people of Silla will immediately turn around and focus on your country."

"Huh?" Daozhen finally couldn't help but look up at Li Xuan, and said with a surprised expression: "After Tubo, shouldn't Silla focus on Datang?"

"Master, you are joking." Li Xuan raised her teacup lightly, and said softly: "From the Han Dynasty, the Three Kingdoms, the Jin Dynasty, the Southern Northern Sixteenth Dynasties to the present, when did the Eastern Island country invade the Central Plains... Even if Yang Guang defeated Goguryeo three times, after that, the domestic melee , Goguryeo has never done such a move, let alone the weak Silla now."

"After the war, Silla should recuperate. Why provoke our country?" Although Daozhen knew that a country had a strong desire for aggression, he was still stubborn.

Li Xuan took out an imperial decree from his sleeve, laid it flat on the case table, and then said flatly: "Because just a few days ago, this king has let the servant Cui of Silla know that the Great Tang general and The Japanese kingdom joined hands to attack Silla from the north and the south, and planned to destroy the country."

"What?" Daozhen finally couldn't bear it and stood up.

Li Xuan's lies will definitely make the Silla people prepare to launch troops against the Wa country after the war. With the hatred between Silla and the Wa people, they will definitely fall into the Tang Dynasty's separatist strategy.

Looking at Li Xuan with calm eyes, Daozhen sat down slowly, and asked in a deep voice, "I don't know what the sage's intentions are?"

Things have been like this, after all, there is no room for maneuver.

Based on the suspicion of the people in Silla, they will definitely attack the Wa Kingdom after the war. Therefore, the Wa Kingdom must prepare in advance, but how the Wa Kingdom will prepare depends on how the Tang Dynasty prepares.

"Everything is based on this secret decree. The Tang Dynasty and the Wa Kingdom joined forces to destroy Silla together. But it is not now, but in the future. After all, Datang will attack Silla, maybe next year, maybe the year after, and Datang will keep the enmity against Silla in mind, and at that time, it will be up to the Japanese government to respond."

Daozhen turned around, stared at Li Xuan firmly, and said, "What if Tang turned around and stared at Wa after defeating Silla?"

"No." Li Xuan shook his head knowingly, and said: "Over the years, the Central Plains and the East Island have been conquered countless times, but they have not been able to completely surrender. What Tang needs is a Silla who is willing to surrender. , might as well take a share in East Island."

Li Xuan gently pushed the imperial decree forward, and said softly: "This is the imperial decree, master may wish to read it carefully."

(End of this chapter)