Vol 2 Chapter 2587: Sun Lingming became a monk and a group of four people traveled westward

Chapter 2587 Sun Lingming became a monk and a group of four people traveled westward

Chapter 2583: Sun Lingming became a monk and a group of four people traveled westward

In just a few days, many major events occurred in Daqin one after another. The first was Daqin's unusual reaction during the celebration.

Ordinary people are naturally dull, but no matter how dull they are, some people will realize something is wrong afterward. After all, no matter how they celebrate, they will not fire off gun salutes all day long.

In addition, one of the three princes, Jia Xu, and Queen Liu Mu of the West Palace were all demoted inexplicably, and the newly born Prince Sheng was conferred as your crown prince, etc...

All of this happened within a few days, which all showed that although the situation in Daqin was calm on the surface, earth-shattering changes had already occurred secretly.

As for what it is specifically, ordinary people naturally have no way of knowing.

 In the past, the government would announce major events in newspapers, but this time the government had no intention of explaining it. On the contrary, it strictly prohibited public discussion among the public. Once found, it would be punished with endangering public security, and in serious cases, it could even be sentenced as a spy for the enemy.

Under Da Qin's public opinion control, all public opinions on the civet cat's replacement of the prince and other matters were forcibly suppressed.

Even if the people at the bottom are curious about this, it has nothing to do with them and the country is very stable. Naturally, they dare not talk openly about it when the government explicitly prohibits it. Then the heat will naturally be replaced by other events.

"Lord, the other people in the Black Ice Platform who were hypnotized by Zhulong, a total of seventy-six people, have been released by Master Yinglong. However, it is still a step too late. The rumor of the civet cat replacing the prince is still spread. However, Weichen has used public opinion control to minimize the impact of rumors," Guo Jiahui reported.

He knew that accepting the Black Ice Platform would be a hard job, but he did not expect that he would encounter such a big problem as soon as he took over.

Whether it is to investigate the interior of Heibingtai or to control public opinion in Luoyang, it is a big project, but he needs to handle it well at the same time.

 Guo Jia relied on Jia Xu to take over the power of Heibingtai. During the five days he served as the governor of Heibingtai, he never left the Heibingtai Yamen and worked overtime for five consecutive days.

 At this time, Guo Jia only had two thoughts in his mind, one was that he was tired, and the other was that he wanted to drink.

 Speaking of the second point, Guo Jia felt angry.

Jia Xu didn't know anything, so he set a rule for Heibingtai. After joining Heibingtai, he was not allowed to drink unless necessary.

Guo Jia seriously suspected that Jia Xu had made this decision specifically for him. Who in Daqin didn't know that he loved drinking.

This rule has been implemented within Heibingtai for many years. Guo Jia has just taken over the power of Heibingtai, and he broke the rules left by the previous governor. The trend is not very good, so he can only endure it for now.

 When Guo Jia's prestige is high enough and he no longer cares about Jia Xu's influence, that's when he will abolish Jia Xu's rule.

Ying Hao looked at the memorial submitted by Guo Jia and saw that Guo Jia, who had just taken over Heibingtai, had handled so many things in an orderly manner in such a short period of time. He was naturally very satisfied and thought that he had indeed made the right choice. people.

“Well done, filial piety, by the way, how is the situation over there in the Ming Dynasty?”

Hearing what Ying Hao said, Guo Jia immediately reported: "Your Majesty, after Zhu Tianpeng disappeared, the high-level officials of the Qi State were in turmoil, and the Ming King Zhu Di went to Qingzhou alone to appease the civil and military ministers. Now it has come to an end."

“Oh? How could the senior officials of the Qi army be so easily appeased by Zhu Di?” Ying Hao asked with a frown.

"Of course it's not that easy. According to the report of the Black Ice Platform secret agent, Zhu Di promised not to use anyone's rights, and would also increase financial expenditures for the Qi Army and expand the Qi Army's establishment. This was the unanimous decision of the Qi State's top brass. arrive."

Hearing Guo Jia's words, Ying Hao's eyes lit up and he said happily: "In this case, although Qi Ming is merged into one country on the surface, it is actually still divided, and all Zhu Di's previous efforts have been in vain. "

 Why has it been difficult for Qi and Ming to merge? In addition to the political and legal differences between the two countries, the most important thing is that the Qi generals are unwilling to hand over military power.

 Zhu Di wanted to completely integrate Qi into the Ming Dynasty, rather than an alliance that seemed to be in harmony but not in harmony, so he had to take back most of his military power.

　　With Zhu Tianpeng suppressing him before, even if the Qi generals were dissatisfied, they had no good way to resist. They could only try their best to retain their full strength.

But now that Zhu Tianpeng, the mountain above his head, is no longer there, the generals of Qi will naturally no longer coddle Zhu Di.

This is also the main reason why Zhu Di rushed to join the alliance in person. After all, without Zhu Tianpeng to **** him, if he didn't personally go over to appease these arrogant and powerful generals, let alone an alliance that seems to be in harmony, it is even possible for the Ming Dynasty Split into two countries again.

After arriving in Linzi, Zhu Di discovered that the situation was worse than he thought. In order to prevent the Ming Dynasty from splitting, he could only give up taking power and allow the Qi generals to continue to be in power, which was equivalent to supporting a warlord.

 There are certainly advantages and disadvantages to Zhu Di's doing this.

 The advantage is that the internal conflicts in the Ming Dynasty can be suppressed, and the two sides are still a whole.

 The disadvantage is that the Qi system is still independent of the Ming system, and it is easy to form a situation where the leader cannot lose.

However, considering that the Qin State is getting stronger and stronger, after this expedition to the fortress and defeated Yuan and Meng, there will no longer be any constraints on the rear, and troops may be sent to the Central Plains soon.

 Therefore, Zhu Di could not care about this for the time being. Maintaining the internal unity of the Ming Dynasty was the most important thing.

“Zhu Di knew very well that this time our Qin army had a great victory, and there were no constraints on the rear. There were only two directions for sending troops next, the Central Plains and Liangzhou.

If we, the Great Qin Dynasty, send troops to the Central Plains first, but Zhu Di has not been able to resolve the internal conflicts, he will really have no power to fight back under internal and external difficulties.

So, Zhu Di had no choice at all. He could only do this. Although the hidden dangers were a bit greater, this was the smartest way. "

Guo Jia said unhurriedly.

Ying Hao also nodded in agreement.

Ever since the Qin army's second victory, the four countries of Ming, Wei, Song, and Sui were obviously a little panicked. After all, the best expansion directions for Qin in the future were only the Central Plains and Liangzhou. Can these four countries not panic?

Although the three kingdoms of Ming, Wei, and Song all hoped that Da Qin could attack Liangzhou first and let the Sui-Tu alliance consume Da Qin's strength first, they also understood that the Sui-Tu alliance could not stop Da Qin for long.

 When Liangzhou falls completely, it will be the time when the Qin army launches its troops into the Central Plains.

 Therefore, even Wei and Song, which had always been on good terms with Da Qin, were actively preparing and seeking allies to prevent being caught off guard by Da Qin.

 For Great Qin, the Ming Kingdom among the Three Kingdoms of the Central Plains was undoubtedly the toughest.

Now that the Ming Dynasty's own problems have not been solved for a long time, and such a big hidden danger has been left, it is naturally a good thing for the Qin Dynasty. After all, it is easier for the Ming Dynasty to perish and not be completely united than to be united as one. .

 Next, Ying Hao discussed with Guo Jia which Qi generals should be incited to rebel.

Brothers Wang Yanzhang and Wang Yantong will definitely not be able to do it. They are all loyal to Zhu Tianpeng and cannot violate Zhu Tianpeng's strategy of returning to the Ming Dynasty.

Xia Luqi and Jing Yanguang are also in trouble. After all, Xia Luqi participated in the siege and killing of Ran Min, and Jing Yanguang shot Fusu to death. It is unlikely that they will be won over by Great Qin.    In addition to these four Qi generals, there are not many targets for Qin to instigate rebellion.

 “Report...to report to Your Majesty, General Sun Lingming, he, he...”

 The sudden report interrupted the discussion between Ying Hao and Guo Jia.

Ying Hao frowned and asked, "What's wrong with Sun Lingming?"

“General Sun wants to become a monk under the guidance of Master Xuanzang.”

"What?"

Ying Hao and Guo Jia screamed at the same time. Apparently they couldn't believe that Sun Lingming, who had vowed to marry Zixia, would suddenly choose to become a monk and escape into Buddhism.

"What exactly is going on?"

Ying Hao asked quickly, but the guard didn't know the details, so he couldn't explain clearly.

Ying Hao could only go to the White Horse Temple to find out what was going on, but found that Ren Hongchang had arrived earlier than him and already knew the reason, but he did not stop Sun Lingming from being tonsured.

Ren Hongchang is Sun Lingming's master. The relationship between the two is the same as that of mother and son. Even she does not stop Sun Lingming from being tonsured, which is enough to show that Sun Lingming has made up his mind and no one can stop him.

"Why on earth is this? Didn't Lao Sun say he wanted to marry Zixia, why did he suddenly want to become a monk?" Guan Hai asked with a puzzled look on his face.

Sun Lingming was ordained and became a monk at White Horse Temple. Such a big event not only attracted the emperor and queen, but also many generals who were close friends with him in the army, including: Li Cunxiao, Jia Fu, Gao Chong, Liao Hua, Guan Hai, Feng Yunshan and other generals.

Generals who were born in the Ming Dynasty obviously did not want Sun Lingming to become a monk. After all, Sun Lingming was one of the signatures of the Ming Dynasty. Once he became a monk, it would have a big impact on the entire Ming Dynasty.

Liao Hua, Guan Hai and other Ming generals wanted to stop it, but Ren Hongchang didn't say anything, so naturally they didn't dare to cross the line.

Ren Hongchang looked at the determined Sun Lingming with a look of relief on his face and said, "The reason why this monkey did this is to save Zixia."

So he told the reason why Sun Lingming became a monk.

Zixia is seriously injured and dying. She needs three heavenly fragrant cardamom to survive, but the whereabouts of the other two are unknown.

In order to find these two heavenly fragrant cardamom, Ying Hao also ordered Heibingtai to search, but it was obviously not an easy task to find them in a short time.

Even Sun Lingming thought this was a protracted war, but after Arthur learned that Black Ice Platform was looking for Tianxiang cardamom, he revealed the news about one of them.

“You Easterners call this medicine sweet-scented cardamom, but in my native Britain it is called holy medicine. If I remember correctly, there is one in Britain’s treasury.”

Hearing what Arthur said, Sun Lingming was naturally overjoyed, but then he learned a bolt from the blue, that is, Arthur had left Britain for nearly ten years, so the news about her was from ten years ago.

From the mouths of Lancelot and Gawain, Sun Lingming also learned that today's Britain has been destroyed by the Roman Empire, and the natural cardamom has most likely fallen into the hands of Rome.

Cardamom is a sacred medicine in the West, and many people know its efficacy. It is impossible for Rome to hand it over on its own initiative, and it is too difficult to **** it from Rome.

 In fact, there is another way, neither Arthur, Gawain, nor Lancelot mentioned it, and that is to exchange the holy sword for the fragrant cardamom.

Three fragrant cardamom seeds are needed together to be useful, but the Holy Sword is a sacred object of the Western Holy See, and its value is naturally much higher than that of the fragrant cardamom.

But Arthur and Sun Lingming don’t have a deep relationship, so it’s naturally impossible for them to exchange the holy sword they cherish for their lives for the heavenly-fragrant cardamom. Whether Zixia is dead or alive has nothing to do with them. Telling Sun Lingming the news about the heaven-fragrant cardamom is just a matter of course. It's already the end of benevolence and righteousness.

It was precisely after learning about the second fragrant cardamom that Sun Lingming decided to become a monk.

The second heavenly fragrant cardamom is thousands of miles away in Rome, and even the Eastern overlord Great Qin is beyond its reach. It is impossible to go to the West for Zixia alone.

Although Sun Lingming wanted to go to the west for Zixia, if he, as the Qi Tianhou and former general of the Qin Dynasty, suddenly gave up and left, people who didn't know the inside story would think that he was being suppressed, and he would definitely give it to the Qin Dynasty. bring bad influence.

 That's why Sun Lingming became a monk at Baima Temple on the grounds that his fiancée died and he was disheartened and disillusioned with the world.

The reason why he chose Xuanzang, an old acquaintance, as his disciple was because, apart from Xuanzang, no temple in the entire Qin Dynasty dared to give him the title of Marquis of Qitian, and no one dared to ordain him, the former general.

Ying Hao witnessed the whole process of Sun Lingming's ordination. Although he wanted to stop it, he didn't know how to speak. In the end, he had to sigh: "Ask what love is in this world, and it will tell you whether life and death are together."

Ying Hao knew that Sun Lingming had decided to leave. Although he could forcefully keep his people, he could not keep his heart. After all, life without Zixia would be worse than death for Sun Lingming.

What reason does Ying Hao have to stop a man from going through **** and fire for the woman he loves?

After the tonsure ceremony, Ying Hao and Ren Hongchang chatted for a long time, then summoned Xuanzang alone and said: "Master Xuanzang, you know Sun Lingming's temperament. Even if he gets to Rome, he can't get back the sweet cardamom, so I hope you If you can accompany him, there may be a glimmer of hope if you are here, Master."

Ying Hao is thinking the same thing as Ren Hongchang. Since he can't stop Sun Lingming, he can only help him with all his strength. After all, Zixia owes Ying Sheng's survival to Zixia's credit.

Hearing this, Xuanzang smiled and said, "Even if Your Majesty didn't say that the poor monk would have gone, after all, Wukong is now the eldest disciple of the poor monk."

Ying Hao was stunned when he heard this: "Wukong?"

“Oh, by the way, Wukong is the name given by the poor monk to General Sun.”

Hearing Xuanzang's words, Ying Hao felt mixed emotions in his heart and smiled bitterly: "Is this God's will?"

Xuanzang asked in confusion: "What kind of providence?"

"nothing."

Seeing that Ying Hao was not prepared to say more, Xuanzang naturally did not ask any more questions, so he said, "I want to ask your Majesty something, poor monk."

 “What’s the matter?”

 “The poor monk wants to borrow two destined people from Your Majesty.”

Now Xuanzang didn't need to speak, Ying Hao also knew who it was. It must be Zhu Tianpeng and Shajuanyan who were imprisoned in the sky prison.

 (End of this chapter)