Tianjie Temple.
The Master of the Flower Sect, Kunze Siba, the Master of the Yellow Sect, Tsongkhapa, the Master of the White Sect, Harima, the Living Buddha De Yinsheba and others were sitting in a quiet Zen room, each in meditation, no one spoke.
It wasn't until Sakyamuni opened the door and walked in that they opened their eyes.
Shakya Yeshi took a stack of Jianwen newspapers and handed them to Tsongkhapa and others: "This is the latest news from the capital."
Tsongkhapa looked at the Jianwen Newspaper and his eyes narrowed slightly: "North Korea is caught in the flames of war. If I remember correctly, North Korea should be a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty."
When Harima heard the news, she quickly read the Jianwen Newspaper and took a deep breath: "Japan actually invaded Korea? During the Jianwen Tenth Year Military Parade, the Korean King Li Bangyuan was also there. Unexpectedly, his country suffered a military disaster. "
Kunze Siba asked: "North Korea is in the flames of war. What is the attitude of the Ming Dynasty?"
Harima looked at the newspaper, shook his head and said: "This does not mention the attitude of the Ming court. According to the suzerain-vassal relationship, the suzerain country will not intervene in the internal affairs of the vassal country without seeking help from the suzerain country. I guess Li Fangyuan thinks that he He could still hold on and did not ask Ming Dynasty to send troops."
Deyin Xieba listened a lot, pondered for a long time, and moved his lips: "Will this matter weaken the power of Ming Dynasty and distract Ming Dynasty's troops?"
Kunze Siba, Tsongkhapa, Harima and others were stunned for a moment, and then they understood.
What the living Buddha means is that when the Korean War broke out, the Ming Dynasty could not focus and energy on Korea, and its attention to the Uzang issue dropped. Even the anxious Emperor Jianwen had no time to pay attention to the Uzang issue. In this way, , Uzang should be more confident in requesting that the status quo be maintained.
Hari Mahjong folded the Jianwen Newspaper and handed it to Kunze Siba who was standing aside. He said to Deyin Xiba: "Does the Living Buddha know about the Ming Dynasty's construction of a new capital in Peking?"
Deyin Xieba nodded slightly: "I've heard of it."
Harima said solemnly: "Does the Living Buddha know that Beiping New City has another name among the people?"
Deyin Xieba shook his head.
Tsongkhapa asked: "What other name?"
Harima said in a deep voice: "Nezha City with Eight Arms!"
"Eight-armed Nezha City!"
Deyin Xieba, Kunze Siba and others murmured and repeated.
Harima said with a gloomy face: "This is Ming Dynasty. He not only has two hands, he has eight hands. One hand is freed to deal with the Korean problem, the other hand is freed to deal with Tatar and Oara, and the other hand is freed to appease the country. , they still have one pair of hands, with Wu Zang’s strength, let alone one of Ming’s hands, not even one finger can resist it! I don’t understand what you are trying to get away with, do you have to have the war burn to the plateau to stop?”
Tsongkhapa looked at Harima and closed his eyes slightly: "We are not taking luck, but seeking peace in the future. Master Harima, you should know that the Ming Dynasty is like a man-eating beast, let them station in Uzang , is no different than a tiger entering a flock of sheep.”
Harima stood up and gritted his teeth and said, "You have already said that the tiger has entered the flock of sheep, and the tiger is coming. As sheep, what right do we have to say no? You should have seen the consequences of offending the Ming Dynasty!"
"That's enough. Let's stop arguing. As I said, we will try to maintain the status quo and see what the Ming Emperor's attitude is."
Kunze Siba stopped the two arguing.
Inside Wuying Hall.
Chen Cheng, Hou Xian, and Huo Lin gave Zhu Yunwen a detailed report on Uzang's situation.
Huo Lin took out a document and handed it over: "Your Majesty, according to the security bureau's investigation, there are so many large and small lords in Us Tibetan area that they are like scattered sand and cannot threaten the power of the imperial court. If it is a military plan, as long as the army can If you go up the mountain, you can win the battle!"
Zhu Yunwen took the document, which contained a simplified diagram of the distribution of Uzang's power: "What is the attitude of these masters?"
Hou Xian reported: "They are very sensitive to the imperial garrison of troops. Except for the White Sect Master Harima and Drakpa Gyaltsen Dixi, basically no one supports the imperial garrison in Uszang. Although Huo Lin is in Uszang Firearms were displayed, but the power of the firearms did not eliminate the luck of this group.”
Chen Cheng added: "As of now, the biggest demand of these people is to maintain the status quo. Uzang surrenders, pays taxes as it should, and listens to errands. The court adopts the policy of restraining the army and does not station troops."
Zhu Yunwen sneered: "The strategy of restraining the emperor? In the territory of the Ming Dynasty, where is the place to restrain the emperor? The garrison is the biggest evidence that the Ming Dynasty controls Uzang. If there were no garrison, the world would still be arguing about it hundreds of years later. Has Wu Zang ever surrendered to the Ming Dynasty?"
Hou Xian and Chen Cheng lowered their heads and said nothing.
Uzang did belong to the Ming Dynasty, which was legally correct, not to mention that people also paid tribute, and the Ming Dynasty also set up a capital there.
What's wrong with Jizu? Jisu belongs to the Ming Dynasty as well. It is not a local separatist force, let alone a country. It is a place where the Ming Dynasty's control is weak.
These are realities that stand and cannot be refuted.
However, Emperor Jianwen's philosophy was that the Ming Dynasty's land should be protected by the Ming Dynasty's army. In fact, he has been doing this all the time. Even in the distant Xijiang Province, there are troops stationed there instead of a restraint strategy.
Zhu Yunwen looked at Huo Lin: "Are you tired? If not, go back to the security bureau."
Huo Lin was a little surprised.
It seems that a lot of things happened in the capital during the time he left, and the security bureau may have encountered some troubles, otherwise the emperor would never let him, who had just returned from abroad, go to help.
With Liu Changge, Tang Buping, Pang Huan and others here, are there still things that cannot be solved?
The Security Service was indeed in trouble.
Since Li Liuzhi was poisoned, the Security Bureau's investigation has been in trouble. A ghost seems to have appeared in the capital, and it appears from time to time, disrupting the Security Bureau's investigation.
While the Security Bureau was conducting full-scale reconnaissance, mysterious symbols appeared in many places in southern Zhili, which were confirmed to be summoning symbols in other ancient and modern tokens. The security bureau had to disperse its manpower to various places.
In just one month, summons symbols continued to appear in many places in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Huguang, and Henan. The local security bureau was unable to detect them and requested documents to be sent to the capital.
After analyzing a lot of intelligence, Liu Changge, Pang Huan and others sent out the elite forces originally concentrated in the capital, including Xiong Wucheng, Yue Sihai and others.
Huo Lin returned to the Security Bureau headquarters. After learning the information, he looked at Pang Huan: "Don't tell me, you can't see such an obvious plan to lure the tiger away from the mountain?"
There was a smile on Pang Huan's lips: "Someone is trying their best to let our people go out for a while. What if they don't cooperate and respond?"
Huo Lin looked at Pang Huan's confident eyes and easily unfolded a piece of information: "It seems that these transfers are all fake. Are they loose on the outside and tight on the inside? But don't you have any clue who the person who killed Li Liuzhi is? ?”
Pang Huan pulled out a piece of information and handed it to Huo Lin: "Some children have seen a man wearing a white curtain appear next to the river behind the junior college, and disappeared in the blink of an eye."
Huo Lin was a little surprised: "A master?"
Pang Huan was solemn: "It should be that Tang Buping has reappeared at the scene, and he is still not as light as the other party. It can be judged that the other party's Yu Jin Kung Fu is excellent."
Huo Lin carefully checked the information and asked: "Isn't it someone with such strong power-resisting skills who is unknown?"
"We are investigating, but there are no clues yet. Besides, some masters are hiding among the people, and not all of them are on the list of the government or the Security Bureau, especially some new masters..."
Pang Huan was stunned.
Huo Lin put the information together with a smile: "Famous teachers make great disciples, and no one can be self-taught."
Pang Huan nodded solemnly.
Strong ones such as Tang Buping, Liu Changge and others all learned from their masters, especially Tang Buping, whose martial arts have improved by leaps and bounds since he followed Guo Luan.
Without the guidance of a good master, relying on a martial arts secret book to develop one's skills is, well, either a legend or a fabrication.
"So, we have a direction."
Pang Huan looked deeply at Huo Lin. This scholar was indeed remarkable.
Huo Lin understood the meaning of Pang Huan's eyes and sighed: "If you hadn't done so much intelligence and analysis, I wouldn't have been able to grasp the details. Another thing I don't understand is why Li Liuzhi was killed when he was not exposed. It’s not necessary to take precautions like this.”
Pang Huan shook his head: "The current guess is that it is for the ancient and modern tokens."
Huo Lin was silent in thought, looking through the documents for a long time, and then asked: "According to Bai Yiyi, there are eleven ancient and modern tokens in total. In addition to the ones in Gujin's hands, there are still ten tokens. There are two in the emperor's hands. Yang Wushan holds Wen Zi Ling and Bai Lian Ling in his hand. Now counting the Fu Zi Ling in Li Liuzhi's hand, Yang Wushan should have three ancient and modern lings in his hand. Peng Yuming's Hu Zi Ling, Fu Tianxi's Resentment Ling, Zhao Jiu's "Disaster Order" has also appeared, but his whereabouts are unknown now."
"There are two unknown tokens left, one is the auspicious token mastered by Ding San, and the other is the black token token mastered by the chess player. Ding San has had no contact in recent years and has fallen into deathly silence. The chess player is missing. There was no news. Bai Yiyi speculated that Ding San and Qi players had taken the initiative to cut off the contact with the Yin soldiers. Brother Pang, tell me, the man wearing the curtain hat could be Ding San and Qi players. People with hands, or people from ancient and modern times?”
Pang Huan frowned: "There is currently no way to confirm this."
Huo Lin stood up and said seriously: "There is no evidence that Ding San and the chess players are in silence. Maybe they are in the capital, maybe far away, but I don't believe they will do nothing. Bai Yiyi and others They said they disappeared, is it possible that they were just hiding in the dark, waiting for us to reveal our flaws?"
Liu Changge opened the door and walked in, followed by Bai Yiyi.
Bai Yiyi looked at Huo Lin and said with approval: "Ding San, it is indeed possible for chess players to hide in the dark."
Huo Lin looked at Liu Changge: "So, we need to find these two people as soon as possible. If we find them, maybe we can find the man wearing the curtain hat."
Liu Changge was a little embarrassed: "How to find it?"
Huo Lin looked at Bai Yiyi.
Bai Yiyi shook her head: "I don't know much. Most of these secrets are in the hands of Li Qi and Liu Bowan."
Huo Lin clenched his fists and said seriously: "Then let's interrogate. We have so many people in our hands, it is impossible that none of them can break through. Ji Gang has been arrested. This man has been following Yang Wushan for a long time, and he is also greedy for life and afraid of death. , Those who are greedy for glory, try to pry open his mouth!"
Some people died, but not completely...
