After hearing Huang Qiong explain the importance of this title, Master Sopoche was extremely depressed because he thought that the title given by the court was just an empty promise and favor for himself, but in fact it was of no use. He couldn't help but immediately beam with joy. After pronouncing the Buddha's name, he said to Huang Qiong: "I didn't expect that Da Qi Dynasty would attach so much importance to our religion. I am very honored by this religion."
"Please rest assured, Your Highness the Crown Prince. From now on, everyone in the Red Sect will serve the Great Emperor loyally and chant sutras and pray for the Great Qi Dynasty, the Great Emperor, and His Highness the Crown Prince. If the court needs anything, everyone in the Red Sect will do their best to serve the Great Emperor. . I just don’t know whether the title of Great Emperor is given to the Red Sect or to the eminent monk of our sect? Is it for one generation, or can it be hereditary for several generations??"
Sopoche's answer seemed to be full of gratitude and made a heavy commitment to the benefits given by the court. In fact, it was a slippery slope. He obviously knew that the Red Sect could influence the kings of various countries, but it might not really be able to influence the big nobles or the big slave owners below. So he only promised to work hard, but he didn't say a word about loyalty.
However, Huang Qiong just laughed at the cunning trick he played. How could he hide his subtlety in words from Huang Qiong? But for Huang Qiong, the Red Sect's visit to Chang'an was an accident in itself. The Red Sect is located in the hinterland of the snowy plateau, and the imperial court is now simply beyond its reach. If they weren't still needed to deal with Bai Jiao, I'm afraid I wouldn't even be able to see him.
It is true that the Baijiao developed among the Tibetan tribes in Qingtang and was beneficial to the court. However, if the Qingtang and Tibetans are united by unscrupulous development, it will do more harm than good to the court. The monolithic Qingtang tribes are doing all kinds of harm to the court but no benefit at all. Therefore, he took advantage of the Red Sect's visit to Chang'an and took advantage of the contradiction between the two sects to divide and disintegrate them.
The more intense the dispute between the red and white religions, the more advantageous it is for the imperial court to control Qingtang Tubo. Therefore, he made up his mind to help Hong teach him at this time. As for the hinterland of Tubo, the imperial court is currently beyond its reach. If we can take advantage of the Red Sect's request from the imperial court, it would be best to first implement restrictions on the hinterland of Tubo. If it doesn't work, there's no regrets. After all, the most important thing right now is stability in the northwest.
What's more, it's not just the Red Sect that he draws. The White Sect's development into the hinterland of Tubo was suppressed by the Red Sect, so I was able to support them. The more fierce the two religions fight, the better the court can reap the benefits. As for the promises made by the Red Sect, it didn't matter to him whether they existed or not. When will the day come when the imperial court can truly control the hinterland of Tubo, it will be too late to implement it.
Regarding Sopoche's last question, Huang Qiong did not answer him directly. Who is this account given to? I just tell him and he will know when the time comes. No matter how much he said, Huang Qiong, who had already said everything he needed to say, didn't want to say any more. After this conversation with this eminent monk, Huang Qiong felt a little tired and couldn't help pinching the bridge of her nose.
After serving tea to see off the jubilant Sopoche, who was still in a state of confusion because he never got the exact answer, Huang Qiong hesitated for a moment, and finally let someone in to announce that Master Bonangjue, who was probably tired of waiting, came in. . Anyway, these things have to be done sooner or later, and I will feel better if I finish them early. But to Huang Qiong's expectation, the eunuch who answered told Huang Qiong.
That Master Bonangjue hopes to have a secret palace as soon as possible. He has some unique tributes that he wants to present to His Royal Highness alone. These tributes are somewhat unique and really not suitable for outsiders to see. The mystery of this master Bonangjue aroused Huang Qiong's curiosity. Huang Qiong, a brave and talented artist, hesitated a little, but finally nodded and agreed to his request.
After arriving at a small exquisite hall, the eunuch bowed and left. Master Bonangjue, who had been waiting in the hall for a long time, was even a little impatient. When he learned that Huang Qiong was coming, he immediately came out to greet him. At this time, Master Bonanjue always had a smile on his face. That very charming smile seemed to Huang Qiong not to be the smile of an eminent monk at all.
Waiting for Master Bonangjue, Huang Qiong was introduced into the hall. After entering the palace, Huang Qiong didn't wait to figure out what this tantric master was doing to make him so mysterious. As the master clapped his hands three times, a burst of beautiful music sounded. Eleven female Tibetan musicians who were already waiting in the hall immediately began to play gorgeous music. When Huang Qiong and Huang Qiong sat on the chairs, the curtains in the hall were slowly drawn.
When the curtain was opened, sixteen people were wearing ivory Buddhist crowns and necklaces, or were wearing scarlet gold miniskirts, gold silk jackets, or cloud-shouldered and sleeved heavenly clothes, ribbons, shoes and socks, and hand-me-downs. The extremely coquettish beauties, wielding various magic weapons and combing their hair into pigtails, kept dancing to the accompaniment. Sometimes the treasure is solemn, sometimes charming and seductive, sometimes weeping and meditating, the performance is lifelike.
The performances of these dancers are extremely wonderful, and they vividly interpret the inner demons of an enlightened monk who resists the temptation of the outside world. It was just the beginning. Although the clothes on these dancers were very tempting, the performances were quite satisfactory. Huang Qiong saw it and expressed constant admiration. But halfway through the dance, when eleven dancers wearing only gauze came on the stage, something changed.
As these dancers surrounded Huang Qiong, they performed various exaggerated movements. The accompanying music made people's hearts boiling more and more, but Huang Qiong's brows furrowed slightly. As for Master Bonanjue, who had been accompanying him before, he did not know when he had quietly left the palace with several eunuchs who had been waiting in the palace, leaving only Huang Qiong alone. .
After leaving the palace, the first thing Bonanjue did was to chant the name of the Buddha and signal to his disciples to put a piece of gold worth twenty taels into the arms of each of the eunuchs. . As for the eunuch in charge of the deputy capital of Taiji Palace, in addition to the one hundred taels of gold that had been delivered to his residence in advance, a ten thousand yuan Wuwei Bank banknote was directly stuffed into his arms.
At the beginning, in order to win over these eunuchs to help him, Bo Nanjue tried his best and directly promised a heavy reward. Although the Baijiao currently promotes Buddhism, it is mainly limited to a corner of Qingtang. But all the people in Qingtang who serve this great living Buddha are extremely pious. There are not many believers who donate all their property to temples. Those big nobles are also generous.
Although it is not as wealthy as the Red Sect, which has a longer history and a larger scope of control. But when it comes to money and silk, it's not a big deal. He knew better the character of these officials in Da Qi Dynasty. When he came to Xijing this time, he brought a thousand taels of gold alone. As for other valuable jewelry, jades, and even silver notes that could be exchanged at Wuwei Bank on the spot, he brought a large amount with him.
As for the crown prince who is the heir to the throne, those jewelry are not of much use. But at the moment, the Sixteen Heavenly Demonic Dance that was being performed in the palace was performed by him, the Qingtang Tubo, who was praised by everyone as a virtuous and eminent monk. After watching it, he had to recite the Great Compassion Mantra silently in order to suppress the anger in his heart. But how could a vigorous young man be able to resist the temptation?
The dancers brought to Xijing this time were carefully selected many years ago. Among all the Tibetan tribes in Qingtang, she is definitely a charming virgin. And when they were being cultivated, they were given a special drug to make their figures both graceful and plump. Naturally, nothing can be seen with the clothes on. If the clothes are taken off, a man will lose control when he sees it.
Of course, these dancers were not prepared for the prince, but originally for the king of Shu. Once upon a time, the Tubo tribes in Qingtang valued the King of Shu very highly. The leaders and clan leaders of many tribes, including him, the Living Buddha of the Bai Sect, placed their treasures on the King of Shu. In order to please the King of Shu, Bai Jiao, who knew the good nature of the King of Shu, prepared these early to present them to the King of Shu.
It's a pity that the King of Shu, whom they were all optimistic about, was ultimately defeated by an unknown prince whom they had never heard of. All the way through the Tibetan tribes in Qingtang in embarrassment, they fled to the Western Regions. When the King of Shu was in exile in Qingtang, he once asked Bonanjue for these dancing girls. But at this time, how could Bonanjue give these dancers, whom he regarded as the most important chess pieces, to a loser?
Even if he denies it, he will not admit that it happened. At that time, the king of Shu was in a state of embarrassment and knew that he had to flee to the Western Regions and rely on the power of the Qingtang Tubo tribes. In view of the great influence of this master among the Qingtang Tubo tribes. Knowing that if he offended him, he would not be able to recruit even a single horse in the Qingtang area, and the Tubo people would even betray him, he finally chose to give up.
The king of Shu, who had always been cruel and ruthless, even daring to kill his own brothers without fear, could let this living Buddha go. It is also enough to show that the Baijiao is not generally influential in the Qingtang area. This time, he received a notification from the imperial court, inviting him and the chiefs and chiefs of the Tibetan tribes in Qingtang to come to Xijing for an alliance. After sending someone to the bribed officials to inquire about the new prince's preferences.
Immediately, he decided to package these dancers, as well as the extremely attractive Sixteen Heavenly Demonic Dance, as a gift to the new crown prince. Don’t the Han people often say that pillow wind is the strongest wind? With so many women, are you still afraid that the new prince will not support Bai Jiao? And this master Bonanjue was indeed very eloquent. He actually convinced the serving eunuch in such a short period of time.
Of course, this master, who has more contact with the Han people, knows better that money leads the way. Therefore, he directly promised a heavy reward. The Da Qi Dynasty lacked gold and silver, and the price of gold was extremely expensive. One ingot of twenty taels of gold can buy hundreds of acres of land. For these eunuchs, this is definitely a huge fortune. What's more, these eunuchs themselves are greedy for money.
There are only three seasons in life: summer, autumn and winter, and there is no eunuch who can carry on the family line. They have almost no preferences except money. Because the reason why they were sold into the palace by their families was because they were poor. Therefore, these eunuchs have unparalleled expectations for money. Coupled with the heavy reward, there must be a brave man. Bonanjue's method of money-clearing is indeed very popular, and he has found the right person.
Moreover, this master is extremely skilled in seducing people and stuffing them with money, even more skilled and seasoned than those secular people. If it weren't for the cassock and monk's hat he was wearing, and the fact that he was constantly chanting the name of the Buddha, he would have looked extremely majestic. I'm afraid others will think that this master is just an older businessman who has just completed some kind of unethical transaction.
After getting the silver notes and gold, the several eunuchs who thought they had made a fortune this time with such ease, from the seventh-grade eunuch in charge to the lowest eunuch below, were all beaming with joy and a little satisfied. They were very satisfied with this master. Time to sing praises. Behind Master Bonanjue, a burst of applause suddenly sounded which was not very enthusiastic, but at this time, it seemed very abrupt.
