Liu Quan was even better than Mei Shou, and he almost knelt down to worship.
Zhao Feiyang hurriedly reminded him and pointed at the soldiers of the security group.
Liu Quan broke into a cold sweat at this time and hurriedly thanked Zhao Feiyang for the reminder.
Zhao Feiyang coughed, took out the tin speaker, and glanced at the monks in Dali and other places.
He asked in a deep voice: "Dali, Annan, Champa Master, who among you is destined to be the Crystal Bodhisattva?"
Hearing this, except for the monks who occupied the city in Annan, Dali, the monks in other places seemed to have a basin of cold water poured on them.
They had just worshiped the Crystal Bodhisattva and wished they could move him to their own temple.
Unexpectedly, in the blink of an eye, Zhao Feiyang decided where the Crystal Bodhisattva belonged.
These monks suddenly felt that their mental ignorance was on fire, and they did not care to burn away their meritorious practices.
Immediately, a monk jumped out, announced the Buddha's name, and then asked: "Guan Zhao, the lao Na who came here are all the human disciples of the Bodhisattva."
"Guan Zhao, the Buddha said that all living beings are equal, why are we treated differently?" The master of another temple proclaimed the Buddha's name and asked Zhao Feiyang.
The other monks were about to speak, but when they saw that someone was already speaking, they all looked towards Zhao Feiyang.
Zhao Feiyang felt funny in his heart when he saw these enlightened monks burning up the fire of ignorance, but his expression did not show it.
He performed a group salute and announced in a deep voice: "Masters, there are three Crystal Bodhisattvas behind us. You may still have a chance."
After hearing Zhao Feiyang's announcement, these monks could only accept it even though they were unwilling to do so.
Although we are not the first team to start, there is still a chance. All the monks can only comfort themselves in this way.
So the monks chanted the name of the Buddha, and the lamas recited the six-character mantra to suppress the fire of ignorance in their hearts.
The monks of the Song Dynasty felt even more puzzled. The little saint was obviously from the Song Dynasty. Why was the first one not from the Song Dynasty but from Dali?
In fact, the first Crystal Bodhisattva was targeted at Annan, Champa and Dali, but was automatically ignored by the monks of the Song Dynasty.
Not only was Dali's strength superior to that of Annan, but its Buddhism was also far superior to Annan's occupation.
Dali was deeply influenced by the Song Dynasty, but at the same time it had its own characteristics. Its Confucian dogma and Buddhist morality were almost integrated.
All Confucian and Buddhist scholars in Dali believed in Buddhism. Buddhist teachers and monks also recited Confucian books, which were called "Buddhist Confucianism" (also known as "Confucianism and Buddhism"). Teachers and monks also obtained official status through imperial examinations.
Buddhism is the country of Dali, and its purpose is to govern the country with Confucianism and govern the mind with Buddhism.
Not only did monks enter the officialdom through science, but many kings successively became monks.
If you think this is only true in the officialdom, you are totally wrong. It is also true among the people.
The local folk custom emphasizes that "every family, rich or poor, has a Buddhist temple, and the young and old never let go of the rosary beads."
Because Dali worships Buddhism so much, Dali is even called the "Miaoxiang Kingdom".
When Duan Shi heard Zhao Feiyang's announcement, he couldn't help but be overjoyed and almost burst into laughter.
The Song Dynasty was a centralized state, with power concentrated in the hands of the imperial court, and official and military power in the hands of the imperial court.
Dali is a tribal alliance country. The court only controls part of the power of military officials, and part of the power is in the hands of nobles and tribes.
If Chongsheng Temple, the royal temple in Dali, obtains the Crystal Bodhisattva, it will greatly improve the status of the Dali court, especially the royal family.
Duan Shi is the younger brother of Duan Xingzhi, the king of Dali. He was entrusted by King Duan Xingzhi and came to Xixian specifically.
The purpose of Duan Shi's visit this time is, firstly, to make friends with the Little Saint, and secondly, to capture the Crystal Bodhisattva.
This time he not only brought the monks from Chongsheng Temple, but also brought a huge trouble to Zhao Ping.
This trouble is the most beautiful little princess in Dali Kingdom, Princess Yanyu.
Zhao Ping was shocked when he saw that King Zhennan of Dali actually sent the most beautiful little princess from Dali.
When the three little ladies of Cuizhu saw that someone was sending another princess, and it was also a princess from the Dali Kingdom, their mouths were filled with oil bottles, and they all ignored him.
But Zhang Si, Yan Guo, Wang Wenxiu and others were extremely happy, as if they knew that they, the princess of Dali, would not compete with their daughters for favor.
They all believed that the princess of Dali Kingdom, who reflected the true strength of Zhaojiazhuang, was more valuable than the Princess of Tubo or the Princess of Israel.
Even after my mother knew the news, she was even more happy.
When she learned that the princess was only ten years old, her mother asked Zhao Ping to send Princess Yanyu to Zhaojiazhuang, Jintang County, where she would raise her personally.
They were happy, but Zhao Ping was just the opposite of them.
Zhao Ping felt his heart heavy. By accepting this princess, you must not only be responsible for her, but also for the country of Dali. Naturally, she represents the country of Dali.
The country of Dali is extremely complicated. Not only is it a country with a chieftaincy system, but the Gao family is still in power, and the Duan family is just a puppet.
Now the problem has arisen. The Duan family naturally hopes that Zhao Ping can keep the Duan family, and it is best to get the real power back.
Zhao Ping also knew that the Hu people were accumulating strength and preparing to attack Dali next year or the year after that after they had dug a very hard nail into his place.
Although Zhao Ping has good strength, he lacks foundation.
Zhaojiazhuang currently has a large number of stalls. Although it has only been established for a year, it already has two bases.
One is Xi County, which is fighting against 500,000 Hu people alone, and the other is Qingtang, which is facing the Hu people's attack and the Tubo rebellion.
The situation in these two bases is extremely dangerous, and if you are not careful, it is very likely that they will be destroyed in one day.
If Tubo is far away from Xixian, then it is even further away from Dali.
After Taizu captured Sichuan, he stopped attacking with the Dadu River as the boundary.
Taizu had this idea because he had no choice but to do so.
These places are not only barren and harsh, but also full of high mountains and ridges, making the roads extremely difficult to walk.
If Zhao Ping goes to rescue Dali, he cannot go directly through the Dadu River. It is best to take Guangnan West Road and pass through the Ancient Tea Horse Road from Qi State to Dali.
However, the imperial court was extremely worried about Zhao Ping. It would be okay to confront the Hu people in Xixian County, but with a large number of soldiers and horses, the imperial court would definitely not be at ease.
If Zhao Ping wanted to fight against the Hu people in Dali, not only could he not bring many soldiers and horses, but he would also have to be careful.
Therefore, after Zhao Ping arrived in Dali, he had to unite the Gao family to resist the Hu people.
Zhao Ping was unwilling to take back power in Dali from the Gao family to the Duan family, but Zhao Ping was even more unwilling to let the Gao family dominate.
How to handle the relationship between the Gao family and the Duan family is an extremely difficult matter.
Fortunately, there was still about a year before the Hu people attacked Dali, and Zhao Ping still had time to prepare.
Although the problem of the Hu people is long-term, the Crystal Bodhisattva is right in front of us.
Now that the princess has arrived, we can't let them go back to Dali empty-handed.
Since they wanted this Crystal Bodhisattva so much, Zhao Ping had to fulfill their wish.
However, Zhao Ping had already spoken through the Song Dynasty China Newspaper, asking monks all over the world to appreciate the four crystal bodhisattvas, but he could not break his promise.
What to do, so Zhao Ping decided to divide the world into four parts, one of which was Dali, Annan, Champa and other places in the south.
Secondly, within the Song Dynasty, this must be satisfied because Zhao Ping is a person from the Song Dynasty.
Third, Tubo must consider that Zhao Ping established the Crystal Bodhisattva for the mineral deposits of clam oil, which only Tubo has.
Fourthly, there are Han temples in Hu people’s territory, so we should not be too partial.
In fact, Zhao Ping had another plan, which was to take advantage of the Hu people's attack on Dali to see if he could take the opportunity to take Dali into his arms.
But it was extremely difficult. Although Nanzhao and Dali professed vassalage to the Tang and Song Dynasties, they had never been annexed.
If Zhao Ping wants to annex Dali, he must completely defeat the Hu people.
After defeating the Hu people, we must completely defeat Dali.
Dali's soldiers and horses are actually not weak. The reason why they are at peace with the Song Dynasty is actually related to the national policy of the Song Dynasty.
During the heyday of the Tang Dynasty, a hundred thousand troops were sent to attack Dali, but they were defeated in the end.
At that time, Datang attacked Nan Zhao and defeated 60% of Nan Zhao's army, and was forced to seek help from Tibet.
Tubo came to support with a claimed army of 600,000, but was also defeated by the Tang Dynasty.
At this time, the Tang army had already reached the vicinity of Nanzhao's capital city, and Nanzhao was forced to adopt the tactic of not leaving the wall.
The soldiers and horses of the Tang Dynasty ran out of food and were besieged by hunger, disease and epidemics. Seventy-eight percent of them died, so they led the army back and were finally defeated by Nan Zhao.
The Song Dynasty learned from the lessons of the previous dynasty and never thought of attacking Dali.
Therefore, if the Song Dynasty did not attack Dali, Dali would naturally not cause trouble for itself.
How to defeat Dali, how to make Dali completely return to his heart, how to arrange the people of the Gao family and the Duan family, these things made Zhao Ping heartbroken.
But Zhao Ping couldn't tell others about this yet, and kept it in his heart for the time being.
Because the barbarians have not yet attacked Dali, the time is not yet ripe.
Now that Duan Shi saw that Zhao Ping directly classified Dali as an appreciator, he knew that sending his niece away had no effect.
Duan Shi was not young at this time, he was nineteen years old, and he was at the age of passion.
Seeing that the overall situation had been decided, he was very happy and couldn't help but look towards the Annan Champa monks.
The Annan Champa monk looked at Duan Shi's gaze and couldn't help but smile bitterly.
The status of Buddhism in Annan and Champa was not as high as that in Dali, and the government did not pay much attention to it, let alone send officials. It was entirely their own responsibility.
There is another reason: Annan is farther than Dali, and Champa is further away, and Champa is still south of Annan.
Now when we come to Xixian County, most of them are monks who were traveling in the Song Dynasty, and very few are from the mainland.
But no matter what, Annan can't lose this face.
Ling Kong, the abbot of Chongfu Temple in Annan, was the first to offer: "Ten thousand delivery cards, Lao Ne wants to form an indissoluble bond with Crystal Bodhisattva."
Hearing this, many monks present made mocking expressions.
It’s only ten thousand, do you want to send him away as a beggar?
I want to know, last time, a wealthy businessman named Qiancai spent 55,000 delivery cards to form a bond with the crystal Guanyin that was only the size of a baby.
"Dear fellow monks, although Annan Guo is weak, he still wants to work hard to form a bond with the Crystal Bodhisattva." Hearing the crowd's laughter, Ling Kong's junior brother Ling Tong simply admitted it openly.
Hearing Annan's generous admission, almost everyone looked at the Champa monk.
There are few people in Annan and even fewer occupied cities. There are no local monks here at all, they are all wandering monks.
The visiting monk Guang Guang came to Lingfu Temple. Guang Guang turned his beads in one hand and said, "Fifteen thousand delivery cards."
Duan Shi was about to make a quotation. At this time, someone was unwilling to give up and jumped out to make a quotation.
"Sixteen thousand delivery cards." This person was none other than Aba, the abbot of Aluo Temple in Qi State.
This Ziqi Kingdom is actually just a tribal alliance in Dali, which established itself as a country, but has not yet been recognized by the Song Dynasty.
However, Zi Qiguo was still unwilling to give in and jumped out impatiently.
However, although he quoted a price, he only added one thousand to the price of Champa.
Everyone couldn't help but shake their heads. It seemed that the temples in the southern part of the Song Dynasty really had no money, and they were adding money bit by bit.
Duan Shi glared at Aba and said calmly: "Twenty thousand delivery cards."
After hearing this quotation, the people present could not help but look towards Ling Kong.
"Twenty-one thousand pick-up cards." Lingkong announced a Buddhist name, and then slowly quoted a price.
Linh Phuoc Temple in Champa made an unhurried offer: "Twenty-five thousand pick-up cards."
It seems that Champa is not as poor as imagined, and has also improved a lot like Dali.
When Duan Shi heard the quotation from Champa, his heart skipped a beat. This Champa was a strong competitor.
