Smugglers are indeed useful in this matter.
Although Xu Huizu was firmly opposed to it, he couldn't stand Zhu Yunwen's deception, and he couldn't get more information himself, so he couldn't send someone to catch the tongue.
If the tongues are caught too much and the Oara and Tatars unite instead of fighting among themselves, then the gains outweigh the losses.
"Song Aiqing, do you have a suitable candidate?"
Zhu Yunwen made up his mind and arranged a few smuggling caravans to find out what happened to Oara and Tatar. If they were fighting among themselves, he could sell them some salt and iron to increase their strength and kill people with one knife. Daming had nothing to lose.
If they have finished their internal strife and unite with the outside world, it will be okay. They are just a few caravans and cannot feed them for a long time. However, the Ming Dynasty can prepare early. Repair the city walls where they need to be repaired, and add more troops where they need to increase troops.
There was no information and everything was dark, which made Zhu Yunwen very unhappy.
Song Sheng hesitated and said: "Your Majesty, when I was guarding Xiliang, I heard that there was a businessman named Chang Qianli in Taigu County, Shanxi Province. He had a lot of salt in his hands. His family had a millionaire, but he had some secrets."
Taking the closed road, that is, smuggling is a familiar route, opening up various doors.
Zhu Yunwen shook his head helplessly and said: "Okay, Shanxi Chief Envoy and Commander-in-Chief have never reported this matter. It seems that they and Chang Qianli are acquainted?"
Private salt dealers, although they sell private salt, the route they take is not a mountainous road over mountains and ridges. They probably walk out of the city gate upright and with a smile.
After leaving the city, I probably said goodbye to the gatekeeper, waved my hand, and then started on my way again.
No one has told the court about this, so they must be unable to open their mouths.
If you have a mouth but can't make a sound, it's not because you're mute or your vocal cords are damaged, it's just because your mouth is blocked.
What's blocking the mouth is gold and silver.
Seeing Zhu Yunwen's anger, Song Sheng quickly knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, I only heard this."
Zhu Yunwen waved his hand and motioned for Song Sheng to stand up.
This matter is very likely to be true.
Normally, even if it comes out of nowhere, it cannot travel five miles, but Xiliang, where Song Sheng is located, is a full two thousand miles away from Taigu County, Shanxi Province.
How much wind is needed to blow this reputation away?
This wind is not only of high grade;
It's very long-lasting and lasts for many years.
"Let's keep this account in mind for now. I will arrange for people from the Security Bureau to go to Shanxi. Tell Liu Changge everything you know."
Zhu Yunwen suppressed his anger and decided to let people from the Security Bureau investigate Shanxi official circles to see who was involved in smuggling. Smuggling is probably not just a problem in Shanxi, but also in important border areas. I'm afraid these activities are indispensable!
After finishing some government affairs, it was already evening.
Zhu Yunwen returned to Kunning Palace and saw that Concubine Ning, Concubine Shu, Luo Cairen and Ma Enhui were all there. He couldn't help but feel strange.
After seeing the ceremony, Ma Enhui smiled and explained: "Your Majesty, Daoyuan of Tianjie Temple came to the palace to worship the Buddha. He said that the divine light that appeared in Tianjie Temple yesterday was an auspicious sign. I hope the Queen Mother and the Emperor will come in person."
"It just so happens that there are not many things going on in the palace these days, and there is no need to keep an eye on the weaving of medical gauze. I thought, with the emperor's permission, could we go to Tianjie Temple together tomorrow to burn incense and pray for the Ming Dynasty."
Zhu Yunwen looked at Concubine Ning and others, who were all eager, and said with a smile: "In that case, let's go to Tianjie Temple with the Queen Mother tomorrow."
Tianjie Temple is located in the southern suburbs of the capital, outside the Jubao Gate, surrounded by hills, shaded by green trees, with bells in the morning and drums in the evening, and the temple is majestic.
Zhu Yunwen, the Empress Dowager, the Empress, Concubine Ning and others entered Tianjie Temple under the protection of a group of guards.
The head of the Buddhist temples in Jinling is the Tianjie Temple.
Zhu Yuanzhang once established the Shanshiyuan to unify the management of Buddhist temples across the country, and the location of the Shanshiyuan was set up in Tianjie Temple. In addition to this level of status, Tianjie Temple is also Zhu Yuanzhang's "family temple".
Zhu Yuanzhang, the cowherd boy, once served as a monk in Fengyang Huangjue Temple and had a different kind of emotion towards Buddhism.
In fact, it is difficult to say clearly whether Zhu Yuanzhang believed in Buddha or not. After all, Buddha did not save his parents, nor did he help him kill Chen Youliang and Wang Baobao.
In his later years, Zhu Yuanzhang even wrote down the names of forty-seven concubines who were buried with him in Tianjie Temple.
From this point of view, it is difficult to believe that Zhu Yuanzhang believed in Buddhism and committed murder in front of the Buddha. Was he trying to save the Buddha or embarrass the Buddha?
But no matter what, whether Zhu Yuanzhang is pious or disdainful of Buddha, it is true that he has a complex towards Buddha.
This kind of complex may not necessarily come from faith, but may also be just an emotional comfort, desire or short-lived feeling.
relief.
After all, Lao Zhu is lonely.
When Zhu Yuanzhang was the emperor, he often came to Tianjie Temple. He would even wear cassocks, hang Buddhist beads on his chest, hold magical instruments, and pray with the eminent monks of Tianjie Temple.
The Tianjie Temple is vast and deep, with the Vajra Hall, the Heavenly King Hall, the Zhengfo Hall, the Guanyin Hall, the Lunzang Hall, the Garan Hall, the Patriarch Hall, the Pilu Hall, the Discipline Hall, the Lecture Hall, the Sutra Collection Tower, the Ten Thousand Buddhas Tower and the Bell The Drum Tower has both the tranquility of the natural mountains and forests and the splendor of the murals.
After all, it is the emperor's "family temple" and the center of southern Buddhism, so naturally we can't be worried.
The main hall is made of glazed tiles, dragon roof ridges, and golden veranda roofs. The floor-to-ceiling shrines in the hall are surrounded by carved dragon heads, showing the royal style.
The large and small halls in the temple are dedicated to golden Buddhas. The large Buddhas are often decorated with gold foil for consecration. There are night pearls on the Buddha's celestial spirit. The big bell in the bell tower has a high gold content, so the bells of Tianjie Temple are very melodious and melodious.
Even daily magical instruments contain a lot of gold content. When you strike the magical instruments, you feel comfortable listening to them and watching them.
Ma Enhui, Concubine Ning and others brought many maids. Their role was to carry boxes and baskets...
Ma Enhui decided to donate eight thousand taels of silver, which made Zhu Yunwen extremely depressed.
Although you are a little rich woman now, you are not so prodigal, right?
If you can't hold it back, people say that if you have more money, the Buddha will be able to eliminate disasters and reduce them if he is happy.
Zhu Yunwen did not believe in Buddhism. He only believed in his own hands and his ancestors. As for the disciples and descendants of Buddha, let him cross wherever they wanted to. As long as they were honest and obeyed the rules, there would be no problem.
The back hall of Tianjie Temple is the temple where Zhu Yuanzhang's portrait and spiritual tablets are enshrined. After Zhu Yunwen and the Empress Dowager, Ma Enhui and others paid their respects, he arranged for Ma Enhui and others to accompany the Empress Dowager while he went to preside over the ceremony.
The presiding Taoyuan took two steps, performed the Buddhist salute, and said: "Your Majesty, I have a favor to ask for."
There was a smile on Zhu Yunwen's lips. Sure enough, the reason why he invited him here was not because of the so-called divine light coming into the world, but because he had a purpose.
"Say it."
Zhu Yunwen said calmly.
Daoyuan looked at Zhu Yunwen, who seemed to have seen through everything, and said softly: "I heard that the emperor wanted to spend one hundred thousand taels to erect monuments and build temples for the loyal soldiers in the world. This is a great mercy. Tianjie Temple is the head of the Brahma Temple. I wish I would like to contribute to this good deed, and please ask the Emperor for your permission."
