Chapter 491: The Long Combination Must Separate
A temple in Yizhou city was vacated.
This temple is the ancestral temple of a powerful family in Yizhou. There are no monks or overly famous monks in it, but it occupies a large area and is very luxurious.
It is very suitable for entertaining the master from Tubo.
The lamas stayed outside Yizhou City for three full days before entering the city. The ostensible reason was that they were waiting for the temple to be cleared out.
The Tibetan master was very sincere. To show respect, he frankly said that as fellow Buddhists, they should compete with each other through Dharma and principles rather than force. Therefore, the person with the highest level of cultivation was only a Great Perfection of the Outer Scene, and he was a Dharma protector. The leader was an ordinary person with high moral character and was also the leader of Tibetan Buddhism in the contemporary era. He was called a pandita (meaning the most knowledgeable scholar).
Pandita was devoted to Buddhism and had no interest in worldly power. Everything was taken care of by his fellow disciples. The main purpose of his visit, and even the only purpose, was to bring the remains of Yanhui, the leader of Buddhism in the world, back to Tubo.
"Buddha is merciful. Although Master Yanhui is from the Central Plains and practices Zen Buddhism, they only have different philosophies. Their devotion to Buddha is the same."
The pandita taught his fellow disciples earnestly, but these disciples' character was not strong enough. Some of them even thought that Master Yanhui was an enemy. This was not good, very bad.
"Master, if the people from the Great Compassion Temple refuse to give way, what should we do?"
The Dharma Protector Vajra knelt in front of the Pandita with a serious expression.
"The Central Plains Buddhist sect says that Buddha nature is innate and that one can become a Buddha by seeing it. I heard that the person who came this time is Master Yanhui's disciple and has already cultivated to the stage of radiating light from the body (the sixteenth of the thirty-two stages of Buddhism). If you have the chance, you should ask him for teachings on Buddhism."
King Kong hesitated for a moment: "Master, actually this time, I still..."
"I know, well, go do your thing."
King Kong kowtowed and said: "The Tang people will not dare to harm Master, but I heard that the goddess of Bon religion has also arrived at Jianmen Pass."
The pandit smiled and said, "Go ahead. All living beings are subject to fate. There is no need to force it, and there is no need to be afraid."
"Master, take care."
King Kong kowtowed again, then stood up, turned around and was about to leave the room.
"child!"
The pandita suddenly spoke, and Vajra was shocked all over and quickly turned around and knelt down.
Pandita's old hand slowly stroked Vajra's resolute and serious face, with pain and reluctance in his eyes.
"Master, what did you foresee?"
"Don't force it."
"Disciple knows."
The door closed gently, Pandita sighed and looked towards the north.
"My Buddha, have mercy on me."
Tubo was a purely religious country. Before Buddhism was introduced to Tubo, Bon was the only and most important religion in Tubo. But with the development of time and the deliberate promotion of Tubo's secular rulers, Buddhism expanded rapidly. When the policy of seven households supporting a monk was promulgated, the power of Buddhism reached its peak, and the suppression of Bon also reached its peak. After retreating all the way, Bon decided to fight back with the support of certain forces, and the contradiction between the two religions reached its maximum.
This period has lasted for decades, and unfortunately, now is the most critical moment.
As a religious country, the coexistence of two religions meant that secular power was also divided. It also meant that after the Tang Dynasty weakened, the emerging and powerful Tubo, the ruler of the Western Regions, was not far from splitting.
As for Jiannan Road, it is the gateway to the two countries and a land of abundance. Whoever can eat this piece of fat meat will be able to grab the biggest bargaining chip at the starting point of the troubled times. If he retreats, he can establish his own territory, or if he advances, he can compete for the whole world.
The old monk Yan Hui would cause a bloody storm every time he went down the mountain, and he would continue to be the fuse of chaos even after his death.
Zhao Yushu spat out the green grass leaves in his mouth and cursed Yan Hui with gritted teeth.
In fact, he knew in his heart that the chaos was not caused by Yan Hui, but the old man had a sharp eye and could always see the root of the disaster early, and then always wanted to get involved, but the disaster broke out faster.
So, this guy has been biting me since I just became a little famous. Does that mean he thinks he is also one of the sources of trouble?
Even the biggest one.
I'm just a weak, pitiful and helpless time traveler. I was almost killed by the princess as soon as I came here. I don't have the halo of a protagonist, nor do I have a golden finger. How could I be in danger?
Oh, no, I have Madam Xu, so this should also be considered a golden finger, but Madam Xu didn’t do anything bad. Even the original mission of assassinating the dog emperor was not accomplished in the hands of her useless master.
Zhao Yushu was bored and had random thoughts. He had been guarding the north gate all day, waiting for someone.
This person might not be aware of his existence, but the means he had arranged, such as hunting down Fu Yun, have been completely destroyed by himself. With only a fifth-level cultivator left, the threat he can pose to Fu Yun is very limited.
With his subordinates suffering a series of defeats, I believe someone can no longer sit still.
After all, cultivators are not easy to come by. For a country like Tubo with a population of just over 10 million, five mid-level cultivators are already considered a fighting force that only middle and high-level cultivators can muster.
So many backbone forces disappeared silently, even if you replace them with Ganbu from Tubo, you can't just pretend nothing happened.
However, when the city gate was about to close, not a single Tibetan came, which made Zhao Yushu doubt his judgment again.
I have been making mistakes recently, can't it be that I am lacking oxygen? I haven't even reached the plateau yet.
Then he saw a little runner running all the way.
The corners of Zhao Yushu's mouth curled up. Fortunately, his brain was not rusty and the trick he had kept finally worked.
Jianmen Pass is different from ordinary cities. Ordinary cities have at least four gates, and big cities like Chang'an Dongdu have at least a dozen gates. Due to the terrain, Jianmen Pass only has two gates, north and south.
If this person did not come all the way from the Tubo direction, that is, Songzhou, and enter through the north gate, then he might have arrived in Yizhou first and came here urgently from the south.
So Zhao Yushu spent a hundred copper coins to hire a little errand boy who didn't have to do anything. He just squatted at the South Gate. When he saw someone dressed as Tibetans coming in from the South Gate, he would come over and tell him.
The little brother did not disappoint him.
"He is not dressed as a Tibetan, but as a Tang person. However, I have seen too many Tibetans these days. Just by looking at his two braids, I can recognize him even if he turned into ashes, let alone just changing his clothes."
The young man wiped his nose which was frozen by the wind and laughed happily because the young man in front of him threw him another handful of copper coins.
"Okay, it's none of your business. Forget about it and go buy yourself some warm clothes."
Zhao Yushu walked southward, fanning himself, and behind him came the sound of his younger brother happily counting copper coins.
The real boss has entered the city, and the matter of Jianmen Pass should be over. The bigwigs in Yizhou are still waiting for me to stir up trouble.