Spring has turned to summer, and Tianzhu has become hotter in May. Zhang Zhao rarely had some free time and spent almost two months recuperating in Qunu City.
Queen Avachi left reluctantly last month. If she doesn't leave, the paper will not be able to contain the fire.
Perhaps it was no longer possible, because the younger brother of Queen Avachi got three Visaya fiefs from Zhang Zhao, and he was still the richest Visaya. Anyway, when King Polo Pingping found out, he followed with a dark face. The bottom of the pot is the same.
Master Baotongzi also felt distressed for this, and his face twisted into a twist, because these three Visayas were originally planned to be allocated to Buddhist temples.
However, Baotongzi could not blame others, because at this time, Zhang Zhao and Tianzhu Buddhism were still playing games with each other because the conditions had not been agreed upon.
This tug-of-war has been going on for two months, and there is still no result.
The reason why it has been stuck for so long and the two sides are deadlocked is because of a title.
As for the "Yogi Earth Treatise" handwritten by Tang Tripitaka proposed by Zhang Zhao, the "Mahayadi Sutra" and "Vajra Top Sutra" rumored to be handwritten by King Pasanadi, the seated life-size statues of Sakyamuni Buddha and the standing life-size statues of Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva, as well as Ashoka's Seven Pagodas and other requirements were agreed upon by both parties.
Because of these things, for Buddhism, which has a sharp decline in believers, it can be completely discarded as long as it can get a few Rashtra lands around Qunu City.
Moreover, Nalanda Temple alone has more than 3,000 volumes of such collections and more than 100 life-size statues of various kinds. Zhang Zhao only asked for 500 volumes, 1,000 volumes of scriptures, and 30 life-size statues, and they fully provided them. come out.
But when it comes to titles, the gap between the two sides is huge. The Buddhists are only willing to give Zhang Zhao the title of Protector of Dharma King, Earth Protector, but what Zhang Zhao wants is the title of Golden Wheel Dharma King that Asoka once received.
Golden Wheel Dharma King, also known as the Chakravartin King, was originally a religious term from Hinduism and was later absorbed by Buddhism.
According to Indian continental mythology, when the king who unifies the world appears, a rotating golden wheel will appear in the sky as proof of his ruling power.
The person who owns this rotating golden wheel will become the ruler of this world and the entire universe. He will govern the world with supreme compassion and wisdom and create a holy dynasty of wheel rotation.
The literal translation of the word "wheel" is "the noble one who turns the wheel", and the implicit meaning is that his chariot wheels will crush all those who resist, which is also used to praise the king's power and authority.
In Buddhist legends, the Wheel-turning Holy King is considered to possess the thirty-two sacred attributes, which are divided into four categories: gold, silver, copper, and iron.
The one who rules only one continent is called the Iron Wheel Dharma King, the one who rules two continents is called the Tonglun Dharma King, the one who rules three continents is called the Silver Lun Dharma King, and the one who rules four major continents is called the Golden Wheel Dharma King.
In the entire history of Buddhism, there has been only one reincarnation of the Holy King and the Golden Wheel Dharma King, and that was King Asoka of the Maurya Dynasty, whose contribution to Buddhism was second only to that of Sakyamuni.
Even in this later republic, there were many Ashoka pagodas and temples. Zhang Zhao remembered that when the gold-plated Seven Treasures Ashoka Pagoda was unearthed in Nanjing's Dabaoen Temple in 2008, it caused a nationwide sensation and the status of Buddhism was very high.
Therefore, even if Zhang Zhao tried his best, the Buddhist sects of Tianzhu, led by Nalanda Temple and Chaojie Temple, have always been unwilling to agree and insisted on only granting Zhang Zhao the title of Earth Protector King.
It can be seen from this that the Golden Wheel Dharma King in the Eight Tribes of the Dragon is really outrageous.
Which tantric monk dares to call himself Golden Wheel Dharma King? Don’t be afraid of being hacked to death by Tibetan compatriots and fed to the fishes!
"Go to hell with your stupidity. Don't you know the truth about asking for a price that is so high that you can pay back the money? Why are you playing with religion? It's weird that you are the only stupid ones who can compete with all the Brahmins!"
Zhang Zhao, who was giving alms at the temple and organizing several Dharma gatherings to build momentum for himself, looked at the large group of bald heads in the distance and complained harshly.
Of course he knows how outrageous the request of the Chakravartin Saint King and the Golden Wheel Dharma King is, but why don’t you fucking bargain with me! What's the point of just being willing to send out an Earth Protector King? What about sending beggars away?
If you are not willing to give the King of the Golden Wheel, you should at least give the King of the Wheel and the King of the Silver Wheel, right? If it really doesn't work, I, the Tonglun Dharma King, and I, King Zhang, can accept it, but they just won't come.
But Zhang Zhao also knows that he must keep calm at this moment. You are not coming, right? There is a way to cure you.
Zhang Zhao, on the other hand, gave some of the land that had been promised to Buddhism to Queen Avaqi's younger brother.
On the other hand, he flirted with the Brahmin priests, because according to the doctrine, the Chakravartin King and the Golden Wheel Dharma King belong to other Brahmins.
Although the Brahman religion's Holy Wheel of Wheels is of no use to Zhang Zhao, because he relies on the titles of Lord of Wheels of Wheels and King of the Golden Wheel to wash away the brains of the monks in the Hexi Corridor.
But the Buddhists in Tianzhu didn't know that Zhang Zhao just used this to force them.
Of course, in addition to doing these things, Zhang Zhao has transformed into a true Buddhist in the past two months.
Fortunately, this body is originally a devout Buddhist, so there is no need to pretend. As long as it awakens the memory of the past, it can be as pious as possible.
Donating money in temples and holding Dharma conferences are all child's play. Zhang Zhao also personally went to the Bamboo Forest Abode where Sakyamuni Buddha preached to give lectures.
Go to the grotto where Sakyamuni stayed at Lingjiu Peak in Lingjiu Mountain to realize enlightenment, and go to Nalanda Temple to organize manual translation of Buddhist scriptures.
He also personally copied Chinese versions of classics such as the Mahavairocana Sutra and Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva's Original Vow Sutra and presented them to Nalanda Temple for collection.
In addition, there were originally three temples in Qunu City. Under Zhang Zhao's "cordial communication", he bought them from the Brahmin priests at a large price, restored the original appearance of the Buddhist temples, and personally invited some eminent monks from the Polo Dynasty. Check-in host.
This not only shows that he is a true believer in Buddha, but also tells Nalanda Temple and other major temples that if it doesn't work, I will have to find a replacement.
At the end of May, Zhang Zhao let the wind go again, preparing to hand over Qunu City to Zhenyuan Kingdom and advocate Bingzhong before returning to the north.
Finally, seeing that everything was in vain, Tianzhu Buddhism finally sent someone to negotiate with him.
But this time it was Zhang Zhao's turn to show off. King Zhang held the Dharma conference in the outer city for several days, and finally went to Zhenyuan City to welcome the first group of merchants from Dunhuang.
The leader of the merchants was an old acquaintance, the elder brother of Wu Yuan'er, a member of the Gong and Bing Cao army, and Wu Dal'er, the leader of the Guiyi army.
When Zhang Zhao went to Khotan from Dunhuang, Wu Daler was the head of the envoy to the Yijun Army.
During the battle at Puchanghai on the way, after Zhang Zhao saved Wu Yuan'er's life, Wu Yuan'er followed Zhang Zhao.
Wu Dal'er went to Gaochang to help Zhang Zhao retrieve the ransom of Diluoda Gan Pugucheng, and also instigated the grievances between the Chen family and Pugucheng, the guards of Yizhou in Gaochang, to the point where they could not be resolved.
In Zhenyuan City, in the palace, Zhang Zhao, who was overjoyed, summoned Wu Darer.
Wu Dal'er was also very emotional. He saw that his young brother who had accomplished nothing at first had become a powerful military and military officer with Zhang Zhao. Hu Ji married two people and was rewarded with thousands of coins. He was very happy. I don't know what it feels like.
"Erlangjun, that's not right! Your servant calls you the king now!"
Unexpected! It’s really unexpected! When the king led more than a hundred people to the west, his servants never dreamed that the king would conquer such a large area of the sky in Anxi and Hezhong. Now even Tianzhu is in the king's pocket! "
"Hahaha! I am not humble anymore in front of old friends! If I ask Uncle Suo now, he will definitely say that I look like the Taibao Gong, not me, the emperor in white!"
The Overlord of Chu had a saying that Zhang Zhao thought was very reasonable. If you don't return home if you are rich and noble, you will feel like walking at night in brocade clothes. Of course, this kind of feeling is best when you are in front of familiar people from your hometown.
Not to mention that he led 107 people to go west to Anxi. Except for Cao Yijin and Cao Sanniang, who believed that he could succeed to a certain extent, everyone else regarded it as a joke.
Now that he is back in Dunhuang, he is quite like a young man who is poor and will go back to pretend to be a slap in the face once he is successful.
"Sister-in-law..., how are you doing lately? Are you feeling well?" After laughing, Zhang Zhao and Wu Dal'er started having a family affair.
The first thing he wanted to know was, of course, Mrs. Cao Sanniang whom he hadn't seen for almost four years.
When it comes to which woman Zhang Zhao cannot forget, Queen Cao Yanmian of Saktu counts half of her, and Lady Cao Sanni counts her whole.
No matter in terms of vision, temperament or ambition, Cao Sanniang's wife Cao Yannai is the one who is most compatible with him, although there is no further relationship between the two.
"Sanniang became even more aggressive after the king left!" Wu Dal'er couldn't help but smile when he talked about Cao Sanniang.
"Especially after the king became famous in Anxi, the third lady has basically taken over the housework of Murong's family in Guazhou with the consent of Governor Murong.
Murong Silang, the younger brother of the deceased Guazhou official Murong Changdao the year before last, was instigated by someone to want to marry the third lady as a continuation of his marriage. However, the third lady walked up to him and slapped him all over! "
"Hahaha! This is Lady Cao Sanniang that a certain Zhang Erlang admires." Zhang Zhao laughed when he heard this, but after the smile passed, his expression darkened.
"It seems that someone in the Guiyi Army must be scared, right?"
"It's not just fear! Some people have given up eating and drinking, and are even preparing coffins for themselves!" Wu Dal'er chuckled.
"Most of the people who forced the King's father, the Emperor in White, to abdicate the throne and made the Emperor in White die in depression are still alive. Now that the King is so powerful in Anxi and Hezhong, how can they not be afraid?"
"Alas!" Zhang Zhao also let out a long sigh. Zhang Chengfeng's defeat was partly due to his own failure and partly to the internal strife of the Guiyi Army.
You say they have no grudge against Zhang Zhao. They were the ones who brought down Zhang's rebel army. His father died of depression and his brother died of illness. It was all related to them in some way.
You say you have a grudge against them! Zhang Chengfeng had brought the Guiyi Army to that point, and the coup party did not do anything to him, they just took away his power.
Compared with the previous coups of the rebel army, which often resulted in rivers of bloodshed, this can be said to be a bloodless coup that left a lot of humane feelings.
It is hard to blame them for the death of their brother Zhang Xuan. Zhang Xuan suffered from acute dysentery, which had been incurable for a long time before the coup. He was just dragging his breath away. The chaos of the coup only accelerated the process.
Wu Daler looked at Zhang Zhao with burning eyes, obviously wanting to see what Zhang Zhao thought about Zhang Chengfeng.
Even unrelated people like him were worried that Zhang Zhao would take revenge after returning to Dunhuang, not to mention the inner thoughts of those involved and the three brothers Cao Yuande, Cao Yuanshen, and Cao Yuanzhong who wanted to keep the Cao family's rebel army.
If possible, Zhang Zhao really wanted to cleanse these guys.
But no, he only collected ten thousand Tanger in Anxi and Hezhong. If he cleans the Tanger in Dunhuang again, how can he deal with the Ganzhou Uighurs?
There were only more than 300,000 people, and tens of thousands of veterans could be recruited to withstand the ruthless characters that the Liao Kingdom and Xixia had been attacking for decades.
"Wu Dutou can go back and tell some people that I, Zhang Erlang, don't want the Guiyi Army to fight each other again, but the Guiyi Army is the foundation of my Zhang family, and there is no reason to continue to be in the hands of his family."
Wu Dal'er also sighed inwardly. He originally thought that Zhang Erlangjun might not go back to Dunhuang after he had laid such a great foundation. Now it seems that Erlangjun was not joking about returning to the east.
"Then Mr. Erlang had better prepare to set off, because King Linggong doesn't have much time left. He relies on medicine and stones every day and has fainted several times!"
Zhang Zhao's heart skipped a beat and he had to leave, because he remembered that Cao Yijin seemed to have disappeared around 935 in history.
In fact, Zhang Zhao didn't know that if Cao Yijin hadn't seen hope from Zhang Zhao, especially Zhang Zhao's great display of power in Anxi, which confirmed Cao Yijin's belief that he could realize the Nine Meridians of the Yellow River and return to the Han Dynasty, he kept it in mind. I can't stand it any longer if I want to meet Zhang Zhao.
"Wu Bingcao, entertain your brother and the original merchants, and make lots of arrangements for wine, meat, and Madam Hu Ji!"
Zhang Zhao first asked Wu Yuan'er to take care of Wu D'er and others, and then looked at Wu D'er.
"Wu Dutou, why don't you also become a secretary-general under a certain person? Please pay more attention to how this trade route operates and how to promote tea. I am going back to Qunu City!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty. I wish you the best!" Wu Dal'er quickly agreed. This is what he came to Tianzhu to do.
As for Zhang Zhao, he wants to go back and quickly complete the negotiations with Buddhism. When he returns to the East, he will start immediately.
