In Linzi City, the Tian family.
in the hall.
Tian Ziyun was dressed in a brocade robe and sat on the main seat, looking very calm and elegant. In particular, Tian Ziyun himself has outstanding looks, a good life, and good food and clothing. Therefore, even though he is old, his age experience and the wrinkles on his face make Tian Ziyun even more noble.
Tian Ziyun was in the main seat, and on the left side of the hall below, an old man in his sixties was sitting.
The old man wore a sky-blue robe, his hair was neatly combed, and he wore a jade crown, which was fixed with a high-grade jade hairpin. He has a jade belt wrapped around his waist and a jade ornament on his body. Even though he is sitting on his knees, his back is straight and elegant.
The old man's name is Xie Wen.
It’s thanks to my family.
This time Xie Wen went north to Xiang at the invitation of Tian Ziyun, and made a special trip to help Tian Ziyun.
Tian Ziyun and Xie Wen were both great Confucians, but they were far, far behind Xunzi. Xunzi was knowledgeable and memorized, and he was involved in military strategism, Legalism, Confucianism, and even Buddhism and Taoism.
Xunzi was a man who was proficient in various schools of thought, and even encompassed all schools of thought. To argue against such people, whether it is Tian Ziyun or Xie Wen, one of them is incomparable, so we must unite.
Tian Ziyun said with a smile: "Brother Xie has come to Linzi, and I have brother Xie to help me. I believe that Lin Feng and Xunzi are nothing to be afraid of."
Xie Wen shook his head, appeared very cautious, and said slowly: "Lin Feng caused quite a big disturbance in Jinling, but he retired with great success. Although this person is young, he is not simple and acts more cautiously. "
Tian Ziyun nodded and said, "That's the case."
He turned his eyes and looked at an old monk sitting on the right.
This monk is wearing cassocks, holding Buddhist beads, has thick eyebrows, a Chinese character face, kind eyebrows and kind eyes, a big head and thick earlobes, and a light smile on his chubby face. He had a big belly, like a smiling Maitreya.
The monk's name is Xuan Ku, and he is the abbot of Daci'en Temple.
He also accepted Tian Ziyun's invitation and came to Tian's house to discuss matters.
Tian Ziyun said with a smile: "Zen Master Xuanku, Buddhism was criticized by Xunzi's master and disciples. It had a huge impact on Daci'en Temple and other Buddhist temples. Of course, it also affected us people. Now that Brother Xie has arrived, there are Thanks to brother Xiang's help, coupled with the power of Buddhism and our nobles, Master Xunzi and his disciples will definitely be ruined this time."
Tian Ziyun was very disgusted with Lin Feng.
Lin Feng actually punched the scholar in Jixia Academy and even spoke harsh words to him, which made Jixia Academy's encirclement and suppression of Xunzi fail.
This is what makes Tian Ziyun angry.
What's more, Xunzi served as a sacrificial wine minister at Jixia Academy, and his reputation as a great Confucian in Qi was suppressed.
Only by taking down Xunzi can he take the lead.
Xuan Ku rubbed the Buddhist beads in his hand and said slowly: "What kind of person is Lin Feng? The poor monk doesn't know and doesn't know much about him. His power convinced all the monks at Dalin Temple in the Xia Kingdom."
"Now, Xunzi is just expressing his stance and has not really taken a stand. Therefore, we still need to be cautious."
"Xunzi is not a person who takes things for granted."
"Although this man is a Confucian, he is not simple."
Xuan Ku's voice was very soft.
But there is an unquestionable feeling.
Xie Wen echoed: "I have the same view, so be cautious. Brother Tian, you don't know Lin Feng's situation in Jinling, Jin State. He single-handedly made Xie Chong, the head of the Xie family, submissive, and even The court was also disturbed by him, and Xie Chong has already retired. Don't underestimate this man just because he is young, otherwise you will fall into trouble."
"Hahaha……"
Tian Ziyun laughed.
Laughter, very confident.
He looked at Xie Wen and Xuanku and chuckled: "Both of you are too cautious. Lin Feng is indeed not simple, and Xunzi is indeed an old fox. But now Lin Feng has no chance to get involved with Buddhism, and neither does Xunzi Chance. Slowly, their reputation will be ruined."
Xie Wen asked: "Why?"
Xuanku continued to coil the beads and looked at Tian Ziyun, with a hint of expectation in his eyes.
Buddhism is not a pure place.
For Buddhism to develop, it needs a lot of money to pave the way and enough influence. Therefore, Buddhism has never been independent. It has always been in contact with the powerful. Only when the powerful respond to it, the influence of Buddhism will become greater and greater.
Tian Ziyun's face was filled with a confident smile, and he said slowly: "I received news from the palace earlier that His Majesty has sent an order to meet Lin Feng. Our people are already going to make trouble in the court to hinder Lin Feng. Promote the union of Qi and Da Qin."
"Lin Feng wants to be concerned about Xunzi's affairs. The problem is that his first priority is to promote the alliance between Qi and Daqin. Now that Lin Feng cannot accomplish this, how can he still think about helping Xunzi. "
"Lin Feng himself is very worried."
"Even further, our people will impeach Lin Feng, saying that he is domineering in Qi."
Tian Ziyun smiled and said: "Once Lin Feng is taken down, Xunzi will be even more panicked. In the end, their master and disciples will be reduced to rats crossing the street, everyone shouting and beating them."
Xie Wen said: "Previously, Lin Feng was questioned by Jin officials in the Jin court, and officials from the entire Xie family were constantly criticized. However, Lin Feng still relied on his sharp tongue to win. But I hope there will be no setbacks in this matter you are planning."
Tian Ziyun frowned.
Although Xie Wen was a great Confucian in the Jin Kingdom, Xie Wen's words were really disappointing. They only increased his ambition and destroyed his own prestige.
It's really inappropriate.
Tian Ziyun thought that Xie Wen was a guest from far away and he was the one who invited him to help, so he didn't say anything more and said with a smile: "Brother Xie, we'll see."
He picked up the wine bottle in front of him and said, "Brother Xie, Zen Master Xuanku, come, come, have a drink."
"please!"
Tian Ziyun said, picked up the wine bottle and drank it in one gulp.
Xie Wen and Xuan Ku also drank.
Xuan Ku is a monk, but he has no taboo on drinking and eating meat, as long as no outsiders know about it.
Secretly, he was proficient in everything from eating, drinking and having fun.
Tian Ziyun looked at Xie Wen, with a hint of expectation in his eyes, and said with a smile: "Brother Xie, speaking of the Jin State, you have excellent connections. The Buddhist sect in the Jin State is not prosperous enough and needs some guidance. Look at the Great Ci'en Temple. Can we gain a foothold in the Jin Kingdom?"
Xuan Ku also had expectations in his eyes, which was one of the reasons why he came to Tian's house. Tian Ziyun and Xuanku had discussed it in advance. If Da Ci'en Temple opens a temple in Jin, it will further expand the influence of Da Ci'en Temple.
Xie Wen said: "It shouldn't be a big problem to open a temple. But when it comes to the specific situation, I still have to go back and ask the head of the family, Xie Chong, for instructions. As long as he agrees, the family will make efforts and the government will provide a lot of support. Otherwise, , even though the Great Ci’en Temple is gone, it will be difficult to develop.”
Tian Ziyun smiled broadly and said, "Brother Xie, as long as this thing is done, it will be indispensable for your benefits and the benefits of the Xie family."
"Report!"
At this moment, the servants of the house hurriedly entered.
The attendant entered the hall, stood still, and said quickly: "Someone came out of the palace and asked to see the master of the house."
"Please!"
Tian Ziyun gave an order.
At this moment, Tian Ziyun held his head high, his face full of pride and joy, and even more confident.
He watched the attendants go to deliver the message and said with a smile: "Brother Xie, Zen Master Xuanku, the good news is here. I can imagine now that all the civil and military officials of the Qi Dynasty in the court criticized Lin Feng. So much so that he raised his eyes and looked up. They are all enemies, and there is no way to argue, so it is impossible to complete the unity of Qi and Qin. Thinking about it, I feel happy."
Xie Wen and Xuan Ku all chuckled.
They also hope that this is the result.
Not long after, a waiter hurriedly entered the room. But the look on the waiter's face was a bit panicked.
Tian Ziyun frowned slightly when he saw the waiter's expression, but still asked with a smile: "Tell me, what is the situation now? Is Lin Feng defeated?"
The servant shook his head and said: "Mr. Tian, Lin Feng has won. Your Majesty has made a decision. Qi will no longer attack Da Qin, and Qi will unite with Jin and Da Qin. At that time, the three countries may unite to attack Xia. . This matter has been decided, and King Langya and the Prime Minister also agree."
Tian Ziyun frowned.
how can that be possible?
He always believed that Lin Feng could not win. The reason is very simple. All the other officials in the imperial court, including the Yushitai, the Ministry of Justice, and the Ministry of Personnel, are on his side.
Everyone will object.
Why did the emperor agree?
Tian Ziyun recovered in an instant, his cheeks twitched, he looked at the attendant and asked, "Tell me, what is going on?"
The chamberlain explained: "According to the news, many civil and military officials at that time were making things difficult and criticizing Lin Feng, saying that Qi State must attack Da Qin. This is because Qi State can gain many benefits from attacking Da Qin."
"But Lin Feng counterattacked, saying that Qi State's attack on Qin State would do a lot of harm but not gain any benefit. It would consume manpower and material resources but get no benefits. Especially Lin Feng said that Jin State would also attack Xia State. Lin Feng even advised, He said that now is the perfect opportunity for Qi to attack Xia."
The chamberlain said: "The general situation is like this. In the end, His Majesty agreed."
Tian Ziyun felt a little confused.
The message is not detailed enough.
Tian Ziyun thought for a while and asked: "Lin Feng said that Jin will attack Xia, doesn't anyone question it?"
The chamberlain said: "Some people questioned it, saying that Lin Feng could not represent the Jin State. But Lin Feng directly took out the order given by the Emperor of Jin State. It was the order from the Emperor of Jin State to appoint Lin Feng as the envoy of the State of Jin State, with full authority to represent the State of Jin State. Therefore, Qi will no longer attack Da Qin."
"Asshole!"
Tian Ziyun couldn't help but scolded.
He originally thought that it would be very simple to stop Lin Feng this time.
Unexpectedly, he failed.
Seeing this scene, Xie Wen shook his head. He knew that Lin Feng was very powerful. Although this man is young, he has a sharp tongue. He can talk about the dead as alive, and he can confuse right and wrong. Jin also supported Lin Feng, so Qi considered its own interests and was unlikely to continue the attack.
There was a hint of solemnity on Xuanku's face, and he said slowly: "Mr. Tian, Lin Feng has already promoted the alliance of Qi, Jin and Da Qin. This means that Lin Feng will definitely help Xunzi and further criticize him. Buddhism. This matter must be considered."
Tian Ziyun said confidently: "Zen Master Xuanku, don't worry about this. Buddhism has connections with many powerful people, and the powerful people will deal with Lin Feng. Therefore, Lin Feng cannot take advantage in the slightest. Lin Feng wants to intervene, If you enter the quagmire, you will only be asking for trouble, and you will only encounter obstacles everywhere."
There was confidence in his face again.
When it comes to the alliance between Qi and Da Qin, he cannot exert any force or take action personally.
Therefore, Lin Feng was allowed to be cruel.
This time it was impossible. He, Tian Ziyun, could personally take action and unite with many powerful people to suppress Lin Feng to death.
The chamberlain looked at Tian Ziyun's confident look, sighed, and said again: "Mr. Tian, His Majesty has also decided to punish Buddhism, re-measure the land of Buddhist temples in the world, and then come up with a disposal strategy. Now, it is still unclear how to deal with Buddhism. Undetermined.”
boom! !
Tian Ziyun's mind seemed to explode.
Completely confused.
how come?
How dare the emperor deal with Buddhism directly.
This matter can easily cause conflicts and even lead to turmoil in Qi.
What on earth did Lin Feng do to cause such a situation? Tian Ziyun recovered after a long while. He stared at the chamberlain and said in a deep voice: "The emperor wants to act recklessly. Didn't King Langya and Prime Minister Yan stop him? The emperor's approach is to stir up turmoil. It is simply nonsense."
The chamberlain said: "Mr. Tian, King Langya and Prime Minister Yan all agree."
Tian Ziyun looked shocked and asked: "How is it possible? Matters involving Buddhism are so big. How could Tian Yu and Yan Zichu express their opinions casually?"
The chamberlain said: "Because Lin Feng listed a set of data."
Tian Ziyun was even more puzzled and asked: "What data actually made the emperor, King Langya, Yan Zichu and others reach a unified opinion?"
The chamberlain said: "Lin Feng said that there are three largest temples near Linzi City. The first is Daci'en Temple, the second is Yufeng Temple, and the third is Baoxiang Temple."
Xuanku stroked the beard under his chin, with a proud look on his old fat face, and said with a smile: "Our Great Ci'en Temple is indeed ranked first in the Qi State. In the entire Qi State, the influence of the Great Ci'en Temple is... It’s also the biggest.”
The chamberlain glanced at Xuan Ku and continued: "Lin Feng said that the Daci'en Temple occupies an area of nearly two thousand acres in Linzi City. There are more than 9,000 monks, and they occupy more than 53,000 acres of farmland. There are also martial arts Thousands of monks are responsible for maintaining order.”
"Yufeng Temple, ranked second, occupies Yufeng Mountain. It has more than 7,000 monks, more than 45,000 acres of land, and more than 700 warrior monks."
"Baoxiang Temple, ranked third, has a temple area of more than 3,000 acres, more than 5,000 monks, a land of about 30,000 acres, and about 600 warrior monks."
"This is the data listed by Lin Feng."
"After explaining the data of the three temples, all the hundreds of officials in the court changed their expressions. Lin Feng went on to talk about the harm of Buddhism, saying that Buddhism occupied too much land and people outside the country, but did not pay taxes, which would lead to Qi State’s lack of land may even lead to Qi State’s weakening of local control in the future.”
"In the end, none of the officials in the court dared to stand up and argue."
"King Langya and Yan Cheng jointly agreed and approved this matter directly."
The chamberlain said: "We don't know what your Majesty will do next or what policies the court will introduce. Because of this matter, in the end, your Majesty dismissed the main officials, leaving only King Langya and Prime Minister Yan to discuss this matter."
Gudong!
Tian Ziyun swallowed.
He waved his hand, and the chamberlain turned to leave. Tian Ziyun turned to look at Xuanku, frowned and said: "Zen Master Xuanku, Daci'en Temple and the rest of the Buddhist sects were too careless. How could these data be leaked out directly? "
Xuan Ku smiled bitterly and sighed: "The poor monk doesn't know. Although Lin Feng's data is not accurate enough, it is close to the truth. I didn't expect that he could find such detailed information in such a short period of time."
Xie Wen sat without speaking.
But I feel happy in my heart.
Fortunately, he said earlier that he wanted to ask Xie Chong for permission and did not directly agree to let the Daci'en Temple go to the Jin Kingdom. This Buddhist sect is simply terrifying, involving so much land.
Xuan Ku was a little flustered and said, "Mr. Tian, what should we do?"
Tian Ziyun's eyes rolled, and after pondering for a moment, he took the initiative and said: "Although His Majesty, the Prime Minister and King Langya have reached an agreement in the court, it is not easy to implement it at the local level."
"Furthermore, once the locals make a fuss, the court will easily be unable to hold on. Especially if we overthrow Lin Feng, Xunzi and others, the situation will be different. Now we use Buddhism to promote Buddhism for good. As well as the suppression of Buddhism, public opinion tilted towards Buddhism and continued to criticize Xunzi and others."
Xuan Ku said: "This is the only way."
Tian Ziyun continued: "Zen Master Xuanku, we are not fighting alone. There are a large number of powerful people behind us. As long as Buddhism can hold on, nothing will be a problem. Zen Master Xuanku, don't worry."
"Report!"
At this moment, another attendant came in hurriedly.
The attendant looked a little flustered. He stopped in the hall and reported quickly: "Master, there is news from outside that Lin Feng will build a high platform outside the south city at six o'clock tomorrow morning to defend Buddhism and discuss the evils of Buddhism."
rub!
Tian Ziyun stood up directly.
His eyes were sharp and he said: "This Lin Feng is really brave. He dares to provoke like this. Well, let's use this time of defense to completely destroy Lin Feng. As long as Lin Feng is speechless, who else can What can I say?”
He turned to look at Xuanku and said: "Zen Master Xuanku, go and inform the people of Buddhism. Prepare to defend Buddhism and be sure to capture Lin Feng. Of course, Mr. Xie and I will also go to help the Buddhists. Qi Guo Buddhism The key to whether we can continue to survive and whether we can hold on to the interests of Qi’s powerful people lies in Lin Feng.”
"As long as Lin Feng loses, all of us can stir up public opinion and make His Majesty stop."
"This is delivered to the door by Lin Feng himself."
Tian Ziyun looked solemn and said, "This is our only chance at the moment."
"The poor monk understands."
Xuan Ku nodded.
He thought for a while and said: "Mr. Tian, according to the poor monk, it is better to make more preparations. In addition to asking Buddhist monks to defend Buddhism, the poor monk will also invite the great masters and ancestors of Daci'en Temple and the elders of Yufeng Temple. Ancestor will come forward. Once he fails to defend the Buddha, he will kill Lin Feng with thunderous means. Then everything will be safe."
Tian Ziyun's eyes lit up and he praised: "As expected of Zen Master Xuanku, he has considered the matter thoroughly and decided on it."
Xuan Ku said: "I, the poor monk, please retire."
He turned and left.
Xie Wen saw Tian Ziyun sitting down again and reminded him again: "Brother Tian, although Buddhism is well prepared, Lin Feng is not simple. Everything must be done carefully."
Tian Ziyun said: "I understand, but this time I will win, and Lin Feng will definitely lose."
Xie Wen said: "As long as you are prepared."
But Xie Wen didn't think highly of Tian Ziyun in his heart. He came from Jin State and knew about Lin Feng's situation. The more he knew about it, the more he felt that Lin Feng was not easy to deal with. But this time, for Xie Wen, he came to help Tian Ziyun in name, but in fact he was just traveling around.
When the time comes, play it by ear.
