Surrounded by mountains and rivers and embraced by five platforms, it is called Taihuai. Wutai Mountain is a holy land of Buddhism, and Taihuai Town is the center of Wutai. It is a small town with less than a thousand households. It is surrounded by mountains and rivers and supports dozens of temples. It can be said to be the essence of Wutai Buddhist temples.
Of course, the advantage of concentration and concentration is to facilitate the court's disposal. The army is surrounded on all sides and the roads are blocked, and then it is logical and orderly to carry out inventory and rectification.
In the face of heavy suppression and ruthless plunder from the imperial court, Buddhism in the world as a whole maintained its "Buddhist lineage" and rarely resisted fiercely, but it was not completely left to mermaids, waiting to be slaughtered. At least, when bad things are about to happen, monks from all over the country are fleeing, but these people don't know that one of the emperor's purposes is to leave them without a Buddhist temple to shelter and return to the monks as people.
Before Wang Jingchong went north to Hedong, Taihuai Town was already surrounded by officers and soldiers. Interestingly, Taihuai belongs to Xinzhou, but the soldiers surrounding the temple in Gushan belong to Daizhou. They are regiment training troops trained by Yang Ye. They only have more than a thousand troops, and they completely control the surrounding area.
"Your Majesty really has a keen eye for people. General Yang is worthy of being a rising star in the army. He has trained his troops well and commanded them well. Just looking at the appearance and morale of this army is a testament to his capabilities!" Under the guidance of the officer in charge, Wang Jingchong scanned the excellent soldiers around him. With emotion, he showed his kindness to Daizhou Bing, or Yang Ye behind Daizhou Bing.
Yang Ye did not come in person, but sent his capable subordinate Wang Shenqi, commander of the Daizhou Horse Army, to come with people.
Wang Shenqi was very young and seemed to be a solid and steady man. Hearing Wang Jingchong's praise, although he felt proud in his heart, there was no arrogance on his face. He raised his hands and smiled softly and said: "General Yang's ability to lead the army is also very good. I admire it. The envoy's praise will be conveyed truthfully. I think General Yang will be very happy when he hears it."
Wang Jingchong was slightly surprised by Wang Shenqi's reaction, and couldn't help but glance at him. He never thought that this young general named Wang was so smart, and seemed to have seen through his intentions. He couldn't help but secretly say that the emperor loved young people and promoted handsome people. As far as he knew, the people who should be promoted had their own merits. Even so, even a penniless envoy in a remote border guard camp has such extraordinary qualities.
Wang Shenqi was twenty-five years old. He was pure in nature, strategic, courageous, good at riding and shooting. He lived in Luoyang. At the end of Jin Dynasty and the beginning of Han Dynasty, he took refuge in the wilderness. In the first year of Qianyou's reign, Li Shouzhen took control of Hezhong. He colluded with Lianhua and Tong to cause rebellion. The imperial court suppressed the rebellion. Wang Shenqi joined the army and was supplemented by Yang Ye, who was the military envoy of Tong'an at that time, to fight with him to quell the rebellion. The chaos in the river was calmed down, and his merits were so long that he returned to the imperial army in front of the palace.
When Yang Ye was ordered to garrison Dai, he followed him north. In Daizhou, Yang Ye showed his talents, rectified the wretchedness, cracked down on lawlessness, and strengthened his troops to resist the invaders. Outside Yanmen Pass, there were no less than ten small-scale confrontations with Liao soldiers, and several times they even took the initiative to attack.
In less than two years, Wang Shenqi also showed his talents. He fought bravely, advanced and retreated well, and made many achievements in the battle against Liao Dynasty. He was deeply valued by Yang Ye, and he was specially recommended to the Privy Council for his merits. After gaining the emperor's ear, Wang Shenqi was "lucky" to be promoted by Liu Chengyou to the commander of the Daizhou Horse Army, commanding a battalion of soldiers and horses, which could be said to move across the country.
He is young and promoted quickly, but this is the characteristic of this era. It is not unusual for a martial artist to rise suddenly. There was no strange sound, and it did not even attract too much attention from others. After all, the Han Dynasty already had many younger state regiment training envoys, and young generals in the army in front of the palace were also springing up like mushrooms after a spring rain.
As his mind turned, Wang Jingchong had a smile on his face, more like a smiling wolf than a smiling tiger.
"How is the renovation of the Buddhist temples here? Show me!" Wang Jingchong said as he looked at Wutai, stacks of Buddhist temples, and pagodas like forests.
"There are a total of thirty-two large and small Buddhist temples in Taihuai Town, with thousands of monks and nuns. According to the imperial decree, the prefectures and towns were established. Only four temples, namely Xiantong, Shouning, Qixian and Pu'en, were preserved, with fifty monks. At the end of the year, the generals and prefectures were established. The county officials have begun to gradually clean up the remaining temples. Due to lack of manpower, they have dispatched lay monks and left them as coolies..."
After walking along the road for a short time and listening to his narration, Wang Jingchong said easily: "It is a heart-breaking act to let the monks destroy the temple with their own hands, but it can be regarded as putting people to their best use!"
"Commander, Commander, we have made a major discovery!" While strolling for inspection, a strong-looking officer came with wind at his feet and walked quickly to greet him, his mood was high.
Wang Jingchong became interested, and Wang Shenqi asked, "What did you find?"
Surrounded by two peaks, the narrow path goes straight down to the valley and leads to a secluded place. After passing a rather hidden mountain path, it suddenly becomes clear. The destination is a small-scale factory, surrounded by traces of excavation, the furnace is gone, and the fire has settled.
Pointing to a group of monks who had been captured, the officer reported: "This gold mine is not small in scale. The Buddhist temple here actually mines and refines gold in the deep mountains. The imperial government boldly closed the mountain to cover the roads and destroyed the furnace to cover it up. If It was not a small soldier who accidentally discovered that these Buddhists might have been hiding. There is still more than ten thousand gold in the cave, as well as countless jade, bronze, and Dharma statues..."
After listening to the narration, Wang Jingchong's eyes flashed coldly, and he said sinisterly: "Hiding the treasure mountain privately, hoarding money, these monks may have different aspirations!"
Probably due to "occupational disease", Wang Jingchong has already considered arresting the surrounding monks for interrogation. If anything can be discovered, there would be no harm in doing so. Furthermore, there is still a Luo Zhi structure trapped together. There is always an explanation for this inducement.
Merit can be created! In this regard, Wang Jingchong has always been proactive!
After entering the warehouse, Wang Jingchong looked at the piles of gold and copper utensils with great interest. On the one hand, he was jealous of this large amount of wealth, and on the other hand, he added another sum to his credit book.
"You have accomplished a great service!" he said to the officer who found him.
Immediately send people to take inventory and check, and then invite officers, soldiers and civilians to start moving.
Taihuai Town soon fell into a state of excitement. In his spare time, Wang Jingchong also ordered people to secretly investigate Wang Shenqi's family background. He valued his potential and wanted to adopt him as his adopted son.
A piece of news came and quickly interrupted some of Wang Jingchong's uncontrollable thoughts.
"There were rebels in Guo County who called themselves Buddhist soldiers. They resisted the tyranny of the imperial court and attacked the county town. They were rejected by the county soldiers. They retreated to the mountains and forests and built strongholds to resist the imperial court!" Detective Wude Si came to report in a panic.
Hearing this, Wang Jingchong was shocked and raised his eyebrows. This was something serious. However, under the serious and composed face, there was a slight twitch of excitement: "How many thieves are there?"
"No less than a thousand people!"
After walking nervously for a few steps, Wang Jingchong immediately ordered: "Send someone to contact General Yang immediately and ask him to send troops to quell the chaos!"
"Uncle, it seems that this is the turmoil caused by the 'Destroy the Buddha'. If it is not handled properly, if the emperor is angry, he may commit a serious crime!" Wang Jingchong's nephew said nervously, a little panicked.
After calming down, Wang Jingchong had a relaxed look on his face and his eyes were eager: "No! This is an opportunity for us to make great achievements! Destroying the Buddha is hard work after all. How can we suppress rebellions and annihilate rebellions to achieve high achievements!"
In the astonished gaze of his nephew, Wang Jingchong couldn't help but laugh out loud. After thinking for a moment, he said: "A bunch of stupid people in Guizhou are mediocre and can't achieve great things! However, the most important thing now is to find ways to quell the rebellion. Not only must we By destroying them, we can also uncover the anti-Buddhist and thief monks behind them who are instigating chaos. In this way, we can vindicate His Majesty and the court's move to 'destroy the Buddha'. This must be a great achievement for Your Majesty!"
"What does uncle plan to do?"
"Immediately report the news to Tokyo! Call Wang Shenqi to me!"
After saying this, he ordered people to present maps, study the location of Guo County, and consider actions. Wang Jingchong still had some information. Without much hesitation, he discussed with Wang Shenqi and left some officers and soldiers to guard the town of Zhihuai. Together, he led the remaining soldiers and headed north out of the mountains and forests toward Guo County.
Before they arrived, another bad news came. There was also chaos in Wutai County. There were more thieves and the momentum was greater than in Nao County. The county seat was destroyed, officials were killed, and the property of Wutai Buddhist Temple accumulated in the city was lost. Seized.
After hearing the news, Wang Jingchong felt nervous and secretly complained that he was not thinking well. When he learned that Yang Ye had led his army southward and there was a rebellion in Ping'ao County, he immediately led his troops back. On the one hand, he gathered the officers and soldiers of the mountain temple, and on the other hand, he contacted the garrison in Xinzhou to make an appointment to fight the rebellion.
