Late at night, the mansion of Dazhuguo, the mansion of King Cui of Junzhou.

Cui Ming was followed by Tai Lieutenant Wu Hao, and a team of Dragon Martial Army guards, walking around a corridor, through an arch, and towards a very wide courtyard.

The torches in the courtyard were shaking, the light and shadow were scattered, and there were many Longwu Army guards standing there, only to see Qin Hu coming up and respectfully: "The prince has always been very concerned about these things, why did he come to ask in person tonight?"

Without waiting for Cui Ming to speak, Wu Hao spoke: "It was the prince who taught me the affairs of the court tonight, what is going on with you, why did you disturb the prince?"

Cui Ming put his hands behind his back and said lightly: "It's not disturbing, if it's the first time, I'm really a little surprised, not because of what is so powerful about them, but because they are stupid." ”

Wu Hao asked, "How many people are there tonight?"

Qin Hu hurriedly got out of the way, revealing the corpses lying side by side on the ground behind him, and replied: "Captain Yu, there are more tonight, there are a total of eight people, one escaped, and the rest were executed here because of desperate resistance." ”

I saw that the seven corpses were all dressed in black, and they died in different ways, some were pierced through the heart, some were pierced through the heads, and the black scarves that were originally covering their heads were torn off, revealing their bare heads.

Cui Ming glanced at it twice and said, "How many people are there?"

Qin Hu replied: "Counting the people who died tonight, there are a total of one hundred and one. They are all people who sneaked into the mansion at night and intended to assassinate the prince. Some people have some means, but in the eyes of their subordinates, they are nothing more than that. From the moment the golden dragon was ordered, some people began to assassinate, and they were bold and reckless, and they died innocently. ”

Cui Ming nodded and asked, "What is the one who escaped?"

Qin Hu said: "There have been a few people who have escaped before, and the exercises and magical powers are somewhat similar. Although those who fled were well hidden, during the battle, they showed one or two magical powers in a hurry, all of which implied the demonic aura of Shura. ”

When Cui Ming heard this, he said, "Go and deal with them, don't make a noise." ”

Qin Hu received the order, quickly arranged for someone to carry the body away, and arranged for someone to clean the courtyard.

After a short time, everything was in order, and Cui Ming dispersed the guards he brought. For a while, only Cui Ming, Wu Hao and Qin Hu were left in the courtyard.

Wu Hao hesitated and said: "Lord Wang, what is the purpose of not telling them to make a noise just now, why don't you take this opportunity to report to Emperor Wu, so that Emperor Wu can also know the true face of these evil demons?"

Cui Ming put his hands on his back, paced slowly in the courtyard, and said lightly:

"This king reported that there was a suspicion of falling into the well, which attracted the suspicion of Emperor Wu. We have it here, and Yan Guizhen has it there. These days, I also heard that some ministers also have evil monks in their homes to assassinate, and they also came to ask the king to transfer the dragon army to protect them.

"The Buddha and the Dao thieves are so loud, even I have heard of it, this is Junzhou City, under the nose of Emperor Wu, doesn't Emperor Wu know?

Wu Hao hurriedly arched his hand and said, "Thank you for teaching." I just don't know why some of the Rakmons are involved?"

Cui Ming said: "But those who really cultivate Buddhism must always have a clear heart. Even if he complained about the imperial court and Confucianism and Taoism, he refused to do this little insidious thing.

"Therefore they must be stirred up or led by someone to stir up their hearts and act with courage. Solomon always preferred that the world be free from chaos, and their morality was to restore the appearance of all beings, release their desires, and prove the Buddha's path with the path of asura. Now that Buddhism is declining, it is precisely because they have been given the opportunity that Solomon is in the middle of it, and he is connecting them. ”

Wu Hao wanted to give up his hand, but Cui Ming stopped and said:

"There are several inaccuracies in the draft of the military department and the household department that you just showed me, first, do not write in it how many temples have been demolished, just write in it how many shelters have been built, how many bridges, roads, and dilapidated post houses have been repaired. ”

"Yes," Wu Hao replied.

"Second, don't write in it how many Confucian teaching halls and Xingwu halls have been built, how many people have been given a share of the temple and how much food, how the victims have been helped, and how to be grateful to Dade. Cui Ming continued to say slowly.

"Yes. Wu Hao agreed again.

Cui Ming nodded and continued: "Third, don't write how many troops are newly recruited in it, you only say that the salary of the soldiers is slow, and say that the monks of Dawu Buddhism and Taoism have gathered a large number of rebellions, what is their strength, what is the battle situation, and how many places are deployed in the Dawu Kingdom.

"For the rest of the place, Sima Jian and Shen Yuan have to open their heads, think about it, and think carefully before listening to Emperor Wu. ”

Wu Hao hurriedly bowed down and said yes, Cui Ming said again:

"It is good to follow the Ministry of Rites, re-compile the ritual system such as the national sacrifice, the family sacrifice of officials at all levels, and the private sacrifice of the common people, and remove all the chapters that originally required the excesses of Buddhist and monk sacrifices, and replace them with the Dajiao and practice confessions of the Daomen, as well as other yin and yang dojos. ”

Wu Hao asked: "Dare to ask the prince, don't you even add our Confucian content?"

Cui Ming smiled faintly: "Since the addition of these Confucian schools, the Great Wu Kingdom, countless children and teenagers recite the classics day and night, and in addition to the recommendation system of Emperor Wu, the imperial court and the Holy Academy are all selected from the families controlled by my Confucianism, and the recommendation is just a formality, does Emperor Wu have any other choices?"

Wu Hao suddenly thought of something, and said: "Speaking of which, the matter of destroying the Buddha must start from the destruction of the scriptures, so as to cut the grass and eradicate the roots and prevent the recurrence of the ashes." ”

Cui Ming smiled and nodded, "This matter must be grasped quickly, what is the situation of the legions sent out?"

Wu Hao said: "The Buddha Tao is in the fourteen states of the Great Wu Kingdom, the foundation of thousands of years, and it is really difficult to destroy it in one day. ”

Seeing Cui Ming's unhappy face, Wu Hao hurriedly said: "After the first few golden dragon orders came out, even all the monks of the Beizong Temple in Junzhou fled north overnight, which is a big trouble after all.

"Moreover, there are many variations of Buddhism in the Great Wu Kingdom, for example, the Buddhism in Xiliang Prefecture, Mizhou, Southwest Prefecture and other places is very different from the central region of the Wu Kingdom, and its magical powers are also very strange.

"Not only did they entangle the legions on the border themselves, but the Junzhou garrison corps, which had newly sent troops out to quell the rebellion, was also difficult to subdue.

"Although the Buddha Dao is a battle of trapped beasts, my Dawu Legion is naturally mighty, but it will take time. ”

Cui Ming was silent for a while, and said: "Naturally, the three sects of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism, no matter which sect they are, can be described as moral giants, and their roots are so deep, I am afraid that only a part of them are still revealed.

"The hundred-legged insect dies but does not stiffen, and I am afraid that it will be more difficult in the future, so we need to be targeted and hit at its key points. ”

He paused for a moment, thought for a while, and said: "To create a momentum as soon as possible, to play the imperial history and supervision officials in the court, it is necessary for Emperor Wu to agree to the elite forces of Confucianism and Taoism to integrate into the legion, and to suppress the evil ways of Buddhism together." ”

Wu Hao said yes and asked, "Our Holy Academy already has a large number of Confucian generals participating in it, do we want to increase it?"

Cui Ming said: "It doesn't matter, our Confucianism is to govern the country and secure the country, and it is all within our own affairs. It's just that if it is added, I am afraid that it will arouse the suspicion of Emperor Wu again. Led by Zheng Wenqi, the Naben Holy Academy led capable students, with calligraphers as the vanguard, to fight on the battlefield.

"You will make it clear that the calligrapher who is recovering will be like Mu Tian's grace, and he will be guilty of his crimes. On the side of the national teacher, he also has his own arrangements. ”

Wu Hao said: "The scholar seems to be the clan elder named Shuyu who doesn't want to go out of the mountain now, do we have to pull them into the water?"

Cui Ming snorted coldly and said: "If you want benefits, do you want to be immortal? Joke! How many generals from my Holy Academy have died at the border? Scholars want to be shrunken turtles, no one cares about them, but they want to come to Junzhou City, and they don't want to enter the door of my Cui Wang's Mansion without shedding their skin!"

As he spoke, he had already paced to the exit of the courtyard, which was a verandah, but it was the rainbow pond of the palace.

It was late at night, but the rainbow pond was full of divine light, and there were several fish swimming in it, and the scales were shining with pure silver light, shining in the green water.

There are also large pieces of autumn hibiscus, which bloom proudly in the dead branches and leaves, which is very cold and poignant.

Cui Ming forgot to enjoy the scenery, Wu Hao was about to quietly retire, Cui Ming suddenly stopped him and asked, "During this time, how is the prince's side?"

Wu Hao said: "A subordinate came to report that when Emperor Wu was going to send the Zuo Shenwei Army to go on the expedition, the prince once asked Emperor Wu to personally lead his troops and horses to exterminate the Buddhism and Taoism rebellion. ”

"Oh?" Cui Ming was interested.

Wu Hao smiled and said: "Emperor Wu is not allowed, since then the prince has hidden himself at home, does not go out much, and does not see guests much, and many ministers and officials who were originally flattering have also been alienated. Now it is the court that is in the cold, and it has declined a lot. There are also rumors in the market that ······"

Cui Ming frowned and reprimanded: "Say, don't spit out, it's boring!"

Wu Hao couldn't, and hesitated: "It is rumored that Emperor Wu is going to set up another prince!"

Cui Ming heard this and said, "Fart, I don't know Wei Yu's character?!"

He immediately paused again, his face was embarrassed, Wu Hao and Qin Hu's faces turned pale, and their eyes looked at Cui Ming in a panic.

Cui Ming coughed violently twice before he said: "The prince is not as simple as you think, he may have been obsessed with Buddhism before, but he can say that he personally led the troops and horses to exterminate Buddhism, whether he is sincere or not, he has maintained the face of the Wei family and his son on the surface." This is the prince's scheming, and it is also his mature enough city. Emperor Wu would not change the crown prince easily, and he had no better choice. ”

"Subordinate teaching. Wu Hao and Qin Hu immediately understood.

Cui Ming's face immediately turned cold, and said: "Don't talk about these nonsense in front of people, the speaker is unintentional, the listener is intentional, the princeling's factional dispute is not a joke, understand?"

Wu Hao nodded again and again: "Thank you Dazhuguo for your teaching! ”

After he finished speaking, he turned around, and walked to the gate of the palace in a panic, and walked to the end of the verandah, where he was immediately followed by his personal guard.

Cui Ming glanced at Wu Hao, turned his head and continued to look at the silver light swimming fish in the rainbow pool, his eyes were blazing, and he lowered his head and groaned.

"I haven't called him by that name in years······"