Although Liu Quan was a casual official, he did not have a formal official position, so the two of them were called Yuanwai.
Seeing the questioning looks of the two men, Liu Quan pointed to the scene and said: "Two officials, now only Lingyin Temple in the capital and Qingchan Temple in Yingtian Prefecture are fighting for it."
When the two heard this, they immediately looked towards the scene.
Regardless of whether it was the official or the Five Mountains and Ten Temples of the Academy, except for Lingyin Temple and Qingchan Temple, the rest of the people were either staring blankly or looking confused, obviously out of the game.
Even though they were like this, almost all the other monks in the Song Dynasty temples looked ashen.
Yuan Jie from Lingyin Temple and Ji Kong from Qingchan Temple kept quoting prices, both of them dripping with cold sweat.
"One hundred and fifty thousand delivery cards." Yuan Jie wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and quoted a price with difficulty.
Ji Kong was not much better than him. He also wiped the cold sweat from his forehead; "One hundred and six thousand delivery cards."
"Interesting, one is the Five Mountains and Ten Temples of the government, and the other is the Five Mountains and Ten Temples of the Buddhist Academy." Wang Wenxiu looked at the signs placed in front of the two eminent monks and knew that they were from Lingyin Temple and Qingchan Temple.
At this time, Mei Shou admired Wang Wenxiu very much and looked at him first.
He also had a smile on his face: "This is a government temple versus a religious temple, let's see which one is more powerful."
In order to overwhelm the imperial court, the Academy deliberately ranked Qingzen Temple above the official Five Mountains and Ten Temples.
Liu Quan looked at Jikong and Yuanjie and already had the answer in his heart.
The two of them were actually pretty good. The other monks in the Song Dynasty temple were either downcast or in a daze.
"One hundred and fifty thousand delivery cards, plus ten thousand acres of land worth tens of thousands of dollars." Yuan Jie gritted his teeth and said decisively.
Do you think you are the only one who has land and you think I don’t have it?
Ji Kong shouted loudly: "One hundred and six thousand pick-up cards, plus the price of 20,000 acres of land."
In Ji Kong's view, he was sincere enough. Not only did his land double, but it was still worth tens of thousands.
Everyone looked towards Zhao Feiyang to see which company he had finally decided on.
Just now, Dali and Champa competed for land in the end, and that was just their own quotation.
As for the final result, it is not Zhao Feiyang who has the final say.
Land is not like money. It is worth whatever you say it is worth, and it needs to be evaluated by the host.
Zhao Feiyang looked at Yuan Jie and finally announced: "Yingtian Mansion is farther away than the capital, and its value is immeasurable. I agree with the price quoted for the land of Lingyin Temple."
After hearing this, even though Ji Kong was an accomplished monk, he felt weak all over and suddenly fell paralyzed in his seat.
Victory was only one step away, but he failed.
It's not that they don't work hard, but that there is indeed a geographical gap between Yingtian Mansion and the capital.
Yingtianfu (Nanjing) is located on the bank of Dajiang (the Yangtze River in later generations) and is relatively remote.
Lingyin Temple is right next to the West Lake and in the capital, so Zhao Ping naturally fell in love with it.
After Liu Quan reported his interest in Lingyin Temple to Zhao Ping, Zhao Ping focused on considering the location of Lingyin Temple.
In the case where the strength of the two sides is not far apart, geographical location is naturally the first choice.
This is very normal. For example, in future generations, if you are willing to choose 10,000 acres of land in Peiping to circulate 20,000 acres of land in Shenyang, you don’t need to consider the answer.
Yuan Jie almost cried with excitement at this time. Although Lingyin Temple is one of the Five Mountains and Ten Temples, it ranks behind Jingshan Temple.
In the eyes of the government, Jingshan Temple was the number one temple in the Song Dynasty.
In order to win the fate with the Crystal Bodhisattva this time, he did not hesitate to ask for alms everywhere, borrowed 50,000 yuan from merchants, and made full use of the relationship between Liu Quan, the shopkeeper of Lin'an Jianfang in Zhaojiazhuang.
In this case, if he could not form a bond with the Crystal Bodhisattva, he would have wanted to die.
This was purely a gamble, but in the end the gamble won.
With the signboard of the No. 1 temple in the Song Dynasty and in the capital, why worry about the constant perfume?
The Crystal Bodhisattva within the Song Dynasty has been revealed, but which one is it now outside the country? The other monks couldn't help but think.
"Next, the Northern Temple." Zhao Feiyang gritted his teeth and announced in a deep voice.
These historically famous temples, such as Mount Wutai, Shaolin Temple, White Horse Temple in Luoyang, Jinshan Temple in Dezhou, etc., are still within the territory of the Hu people.
This is a great shame and humiliation for the Han people. I believe that in the near future, these temples will belong to the Han people.
The monks in these temples were all moved to tears. You must know that they are not in the temples of the Song Dynasty, but are now in the territory of the Hu people.
Although Annan and Dali are not within the Song Dynasty, they are different.
Dali and Annan Champa were vassal states of the Song Dynasty, and the Hu people and the Song Dynasty had a hostile relationship.
They originally thought that they would not have a share, but they did not expect that Zhaojiazhuang would consider them.
What is atmosphere? This is atmosphere.
Hundreds of temples kept bidding, and soon a large number of temples were out.
In the end, I persisted and quoted prices all the way from Wutai Mountain, Shaolin Temple, Baima Temple, and Jinshan Temple. Before I even reported the 50,000 yuan, the speed started to slow down.
Mei Shou took a look and couldn't help but asked strangely: "Where's the Daxiangguo Temple? Why didn't you see them? This is the number one temple in Kaifeng."
"The Great Song Dynasty is no longer there, so why is there such a great Xiangguo Temple?" Wang Wenxiu answered smoothly, feeling a little sad.
Mei Shou was also very sad. He lowered his head to drink tea with a sad expression and sighed: "It seems that it was either destroyed by military disaster or by fire."
"To restore Daxiangguo Temple now, we have to recover Kaifeng. To recover Kaifeng, we have to recover the Central Plains. To recover the Central Plains, we can only recover the little saint." Wang Wenxiu thought for a while and comforted Mei Shou.
"The only hope now lies in the little saint. If the little saint takes back the Central Plains, I will firmly support him after ascending the throne." Mei Shou sighed at this time while making up his mind.
Wang Wenxiu nodded, reciting a poem and sighing: "The survivors shed tears in the dust, and look south to see Master Wang for another year. Unexpectedly, more than a hundred years have passed before I knew it."
"Why are the temples in the north not as good as those in the south, and now they are holding back?" Mei Shou was not pestering the Kaifeng temple, but felt that something was wrong in front of him.
Wang Wenxiu looked at the last three families, shook his head, and sighed: "The Hu people are great at fighting and plundering, but their governance is far worse than that of the Song Dynasty."
"It seems that is indeed the case. Shaolin Temple, Wutai Mountain, White Horse Temple, and Jinshan Temple are all famous temples. I didn't expect that my money is tight and it seems that it is about to reach its limit." Mei Shou sighed, feeling proud that he was from the Song Dynasty.
After Shaolin Temple issued the 50,000 Buddhist scriptures, everyone looked towards the Jinshan Temple and the monks at Mount Wutai.
Enlightenment from Jinshan Temple in Dezhou bowed his hands and bowed, with a look of helplessness and confusion on his face, and sighed: "Lao Ne quits."
"Fifty thousand one hundred copper coins." Wutai Mountain Temple quietly announced a Buddhist name and quoted a price that was unbelievable.
Everyone couldn't help but be stunned, because not only did they quote copper coins, but they actually only paid one hundred hundred plus.
The most valuable thing now is the Zhaojiazhuang delivery card, followed by silver, then copper coins, and the worst is Huizi.
The value of the Zhaojiazhuang delivery card is roughly equivalent to that of silver. However, because the fineness of silver varies, it is very likely to be adulterated and is not as reputable as the delivery card.
As for copper coins, because weapons and bronze mirrors use copper, and mining is restricted, the amount of copper used to cast copper coins is getting less and less, so that there are only three to four hundred copper coins in total.
Silver is adulterated and fake, copper coins are not bad, and reputation is also declining.
Of course, the huizi is just a piece of paper, and the court can distribute it as much as it wants. As a result, the huizi becomes less and less valuable.
Now the pick-up card is equivalent to three or even four copper coins, and is more than ten times that of Huizi.
Not only could the four most famous temples in the north offer only copper coins, but their quotations were only equivalent to 10,000 pick-up cards.
In this aspect, not only is it inferior to Dali, it is even inferior to Champa and Annan.
Mei Shou couldn't help but shake his head, feeling that his eyes were a little wet, so he had to wipe them with his hands.
He couldn't help but said leisurely: "I have no impression that the Hu people have no governance. Today I finally understand that the Hu people raided the people too hard. The temples are so poor, you can imagine how poor the people are."
"Not long ago, nearly penniless 50,000 women, old people and weak people came to Xi County from the Hu people. I still don't know the reason, but now I finally understand." Wang Wenxiu also sighed heavily.
Mei Shou took a sip of tea and slammed the tea cup on the table: "The Hu people are so aggressive and militaristic, and the people are suffering so much."
"What we should do now is to work hard to help the little saint heal the territory and prepare for the early return of the Central Plains." Wang Wenxiu cheered up and bowed his hands to the sky.
Mei Shou nodded solemnly and bowed to the sky: "I am willing to do my best to govern Xi County and work hard for the little saint to take back the Central Plains as soon as possible."
The two looked at each other, smiled, and bowed to each other. They felt that the distance between them was getting closer. They were indeed like-minded colleagues.
The two took a sip of tea, stopped talking, and concentrated on watching the quotes on the field.
"White Horse Temple is willing to pay 51,000 copper coins, plus 20,000 acres of land." Feisheng of White Horse Temple thought for a while, wiped his cold sweat, and reported his answer.
At this time, Shaolin Temple Fakong wiped the cold sweat on his forehead: "Shaolin Temple is willing to pay 51,000 copper coins, plus 50,000 acres of land."
"Wutai Mountain Temple is willing to pay 51,000 copper coins, plus 100,000 acres of land." Wutai Mountain's Qing Jing gritted his teeth, wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, and said decisively.
None of the three reported the land value, but directly reported the land quantity.
They have seen that no matter how high the land price is, it is useless. The key is Zhao Feiyang's valuation.
They had just finished reporting these reports and looked directly at Zhao Feiyang with pale faces, waiting for his assessment.
Everyone is also evaluating that if we want to talk about geographical location, White Horse Temple is the best because it is in Luoyang City.
In fact, the Shaolin Temple is also in the Central Plains, but on the mountain.
The most remote location is of course Mount Wutai.
Wang Wenxiu saw Zhao Feiyang thinking, looked at him, sighed, and shook his head.
He smiled bitterly and said with some embarrassment: "This is a bit embarrassing. White Horse Temple is the number one temple among the Han people. Although Wutai Mountain is remote, its reputation is not bad. It is almost as famous as White Horse Temple. On the contrary, Shaolin Temple is still a junior and is more famous than the two. The two temples have hundreds of years of history.”
"Ziyang, according to you, the Shaolin Temple was eliminated first because the White Horse Temple and Wutai Mountain Temple were both built in the Han Dynasty, while the Shaolin Temple was only built in the Northern Wei Dynasty." Mei Shou thought for a while, and suddenly his eyes lit up.
Wang Wenxiu nodded: "The three temples are about the same strength. We have to consider their relationship with Buddhism. It seems that we should choose between Mount Wutai and White Horse Temple."
Seeing that Zhao Feiyang was still thinking, Feisheng from Baima Temple came out and saluted Zhao Feiyang on the stage.
He said in a deep voice: "Let me tell Mr. Zhao that the White Horse Temple is the first temple of the Buddhist family and a temple run by the government of the Han Dynasty. It is the ancestor of other temples. Mr. Zhao must consider it."
Fakong of Shaolin Temple also came out of his seat at this time and proclaimed a Buddhist name to Zhao Feiyang.
"I would like to inform Mr. Zhao that the Shaolin Temple was built under the orders of the Emperor of the Northern Wei Dynasty. Mr. Zhao should also consider it." Fa Kong thought for a while and said solemnly.
You have to fight for history and background, but I can’t.
Yours is just a government-run temple, but my Shaolin Temple was built under the emperor's decree, so it appears to be of a higher standard.
Not only do these two temples have a long history, but they also have official backgrounds, making many people nod their heads. Should I choose one of these two temples?
When others thought of this, they couldn't help but look towards Mount Wutai to see what Qingjing had to say.
"I'm telling Mr. Zhao that Mount Wutai is also the first Buddhist temple. Emperor Ming of the Han Dynasty named it Dafu Lingjiu Temple. Mount Wutai is similar to Lingjiu Mountain where Buddha practiced. This is also the origin of Dafu Lingjiu Temple." After drinking tea quietly, he cleared his mind The voice speaks loudly.
It turns out that Wutai Mountain is not bad, and it has connections with the government and even the imperial court, and everyone thinks about it.
Zhao Feiyang was hesitant for a moment while digesting the information on the three temples while drinking tea.
"I'm telling Mr. Zhao that Mount Wutai is most closely related to Manjushri Bodhisattva." Qingjing paused, announced a Buddhist name, and then continued, "Mountain Wutai mainly enshrines Manjushri Bodhisattva, and the dojo where Manjushri Bodhisattva preaches is also in Mount Wutai. Lao Ne believes that, Manjushri Bodhisattva is enshrined in Mount Wutai, where everyone hopes to return."
This Crystal Bodhisattva is actually Manjushri Bodhisattva.
Hearing this, Fakong and Feisheng from Shaolin Temple couldn't help but change their expressions.
They had calculated everything, but they had never considered this one.
Hearing this, Zhao Feiyang no longer hesitated, patted the gavel tree, and solemnly announced: "Mount Wutai and Crystal Bodhisattva have an indissoluble bond."
Even though Fakong and Feisheng were already prepared, they couldn't help but fall to the ground after hearing these words.
In terms of location, Mount Wutai is far inferior to White Horse Temple and Shaolin Temple, but who made it the place where Manjushri Bodhisattva preaches?
Zhao Feiyang didn't care about the embarrassing appearance of Shaolin Temple and White Horse Temple. He cleared his throat and moved on to the next target.
"Here is the last Crystal Bodhisattva. Masters from Tubo, please come out and see which temple is destined to the Crystal Bodhisattva." Zhao Feiyang looked at the lama in red in a corner of the scene and said solemnly.
After hearing this, all the red lamas finally breathed a sigh of relief. It was finally Tubo's turn, and Zhaojiazhuang did not forget them.
Especially Phagpa, Jigmei, Jialuo and others felt that their hearts almost jumped out of their chests.
There are also many famous temples in Tubo, such as the relatively large ones, the Ramoche Temple, the Kumbum Temple in Qingtang, etc.
Although there are many temples, there is only one Crystal Bodhisattva. Who will get the flower now?
