Before the intersection of a street, Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling will be separated from this, each going to the place they want to reach, Xu Ziling wants to go to the Ganye Temple in the outer city of Chang'an City to meet his godmother Fu Junwu, who has not been seen for many years, and Kou Zhong is going to Qin Wangfu to meet his biggest opponent Li Shimin, and his little aunt, Shi Qingyi.

The reason why the two of them knew these news was entirely thanks to the help of the fairy concubine Xuan of Cihang Jingzhai, it turned out that not long ago, the concubine Xuan made a special trip to Kou Zhong's territory, wanting to persuade Kou Zhong to give up hostility with Li Tang again, but she didn't know at that time that Kou Zhong had already had this idea, so the ideas of the two sides coincided, but before that, Kou Zhong still wanted to come to Chang'an to inquire about the news in advance, and because of the fact that Kou Zhong was very likely to encounter danger when sneaking into Chang'an at this time, The kind-hearted concubine Xuan deliberately let the two go to the Jingnian Zen Monastery in advance to seek advice from the empty Zen master in the Jingnian Zen Monastery, because the empty Zen master had close contacts with Li Tang's royal family, if the empty Zen master could come forward to help in this matter, then the crisis that Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling could encounter in Chang'an was naturally greatly reduced, and the two immediately listened to the words of the concubine Xuan Fairy, and went to the Jingnian Zen Monastery to visit the empty Zen master.

And when the two of them finally arrived at the Jingnian Monastery on the outskirts of Luoyang after passing through the road, the Jingnian Monastery that appeared in front of them had completely turned into a ruined ruin, at this time, groups of monks were busy cleaning up the broken bricks and tiles in the ruins, and carrying out the reconstruction of the Zen Monastery, and seeing that the original grand and strict Buddhist temple has now become such a dilapidated appearance, whether it is Kou Zhong or Xu Ziling, they can hardly hold back tears.

Since the usurpation of the throne by Wang Shichong of Luoyang, he has rejected Buddhism because of his belief in Huism, and he has coveted the wealth accumulated by Buddhism over the years. Therefore, when he and Luoyang became emperor, he couldn't wait to wave the butcher's knife to Buddhism, and for a time countless Buddhist monks were in different places, and large and small Buddhist temples were robbed of the wealth accumulated by successive generations, and then turned into ruins. Facing Wang Shichong's extermination of Buddha. The Buddhist forces under the rule of Wang Shichong naturally did not dare to sit still, and the Buddhist monks and soldiers in various places used force to fight against Wang Shichong, however, they were soon vulnerable under Wang Shichong's military blows, after all, Wang Shichong himself was a famous general in the previous dynasty, and his army had already been brainwashed by the Da Ming Zun Sect from the Western Regions, not to mention the amazing combat power. And do not believe in the six reincarnation of Buddhism, therefore, in addition to the Shaolin Temple founded by the Northern Wei Dharma Zen Master, relying on the dangerous terrain and a large number of monks and soldiers to be preserved, other Buddhist temples in the whole territory of Henan have been almost completely uprooted by Wang Shichong! Although the Meditation Monastery is a famous temple of Buddhism, it is naturally not immune to the difficulties, in fact, if it were not for the Meditation Meditation Temple, it is located in a place surrounded by mountains. When the mountain gate is breached, the monks in the temple can retreat into the mountain, and it is empty. I'm afraid that I have already sacrificed my life for the Buddha.

Kou Zhong's heart was unnaturally filled with a trace of guilt, because when he heard that Li Shimin led the Tang army to attack Wang Shichong in Luoyang, in order to protect himself and create opportunities for his rise, Kou Zhong once took the initiative to come to Luoyang to help Wang Shichong formulate a detailed plan to defend the city, although later he saw that Wang Shichong was useless. And later escaped, but also saved his own life and the lives of his brothers, but when he saw the sad scene after the Buddhism Gate was destroyed by Wang Shichong, Kou Zhong's heart still had a trace of guilt, as if he had been Wang Shichong's accomplice.

Facing little Shani who came to inquire. Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling reported their names, and then, as Shani went to report, it didn't take long for Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling to be invited to walk through the ruins in front of them to the backyard.

In fact, the back of the Zen temple has long been unrecognizable, only a few grass huts, at this time is the only shelter for the monks in the temple to rely on, at this time Kong is standing in front of the door of a grass house, smiling at the two of them, and in the face of this respected elder, both Xu Ziling and Kou Zhong immediately expressed their respect from the bottom of their hearts. After some greetings, the two of them explained their intentions directly, however, even with the letter of the concubine, he did not immediately agree to the request of the two, but he sat quietly on a futon, and then told a story to the two.

The beginning of that story has been very long, at that time, the world is still under the rule of the previous dynasty, and the world chaos has not yet begun, Luoyang City is still prosperous, and the meditation Zen Temple, is still the peak of incense, and there is an endless stream of people who come to offer incense. On that day, a young girl came to the mountain with a mother and daughter, wanting to seek medical treatment and save her life from Likong, who was already a famous monk at that time......

Although they had already been mentally prepared, but after listening to this story, the two of them still couldn't help but be dumbfounded, Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling never thought that the girl in this story was her little aunt, and she was also the daughter of the evil king Shi Zhixuan, Shi Qingyi, and she had married Li Shimin a long time ago and became the current Her Royal Highness the Princess of Qin, and their godmother is now practicing in a temple in Chang'an, and she has a close relationship with her little aunt.

It was also this empty remark that strengthened the determination of the two of them to come to Chang'an again, and at this time, they finally arrived at their destination, and they were about to meet the people they wanted to meet, and in the face of the brothers who were about to separate, Xu Ziling hesitated for a moment, and finally couldn't help but say: "Actually, Xiao Zhong is not without hope of unifying the world!" Because we all know that at this time, Li Tang's strength was all created by Li Shimin, and at this time, with Li Tang's gradual unification of the whole country, Li Tang's internal contradictions are gradually escalating, if Li Shimin is unfortunately defeated and killed in this internal struggle, with Li Tang's unstable rule at this time, then there is no doubt that the world will inevitably continue to fall into chaos, and at that time, Xiao Zhong may not be able to unify the world, are you sure, you really won't regret giving up the fight for hegemony at this time? After all, they are brothers who share life and death, and no one knows Kou Zhong better than Xu Ziling, so Xu Ziling asked him like this, because he was worried that Kou Zhong might regret the decision he made today in the future.

After listening to Xu Ziling's words, Kou Zhong was silent for a moment, and then he smiled: "Xiao Ling, if you say that if the little aunt is here, will Li Shimin die?" Xu Ziling was stunned for a moment, and then saw Kou Zhong and then said: "Besides, you and I are both from poor backgrounds, and we know that the people's lives are difficult, so if it is not necessary, in this world, we should not let it continue to be turbulent!" Since Li Shimin can conquer this piece of the world, he will definitely be a good emperor in the future! Kou Zhong said, and seeing the indifferent expression on Kou Zhong's face, although Xu Ziling still had a trace of uneasiness in his heart, however, he could no longer argue, so the two of them said goodbye, and then walked towards their different destinations......

Located in the Western Turkic envoy station, in a relatively remote hall, a blonde haired and blue-eyed, beautiful as a goddess dazzling beauty is smiling, this stunning woman, is Shi Qingyi's acquaintance, the Manichaean saint Lianrou, and since the past Luoyang outside the city, this Manichaean saint is with her own people back to the Western Turks, no longer care about the Central Plains, so that sit back to watch the destruction of the Ming Zun Sect and Luoyang Wang Shichong, and only at this time, she rushed back to Middle-earth again, In vain, she tried to spread her religion again, but she saw that she was muttering to herself at this time: "Although the Great Ming Zun Sect once flourished in Middle-earth, it is a pity, but in the end, it was completely destroyed again because of Elder Xu Kaishan's eagerness for quick success, and it also affected our faction as orthodoxy, and it is extremely difficult to open up the situation in Middle-earth in the future!" Lian Rou said in her heart, although she had successfully invited the crown princess Zheng and some family members of the Chang'an Xungui family to participate in the party at this time, in order to take the opportunity to spread her religion to each other, but Lian Rou knew that it was okay for these female dependents to join in the fun and contact the popularity, and it was almost impossible to open a breakthrough in these people and let orthodox Manichaeism take root in Middle-earth, but fortunately, from the beginning, Lian Rou never pinned her hopes on them, because from the beginning, The person she chose had already been decided.

At this time, Lian Rou thought of that person, the guy who had shown silver eyes in the battle with her. And thinking of that person, Lian Rou's face couldn't help but smile, some people, even if they completely hide their fangs, and pretend to be harmless to humans and animals, but her essence will not change, so Lian Rou is sure that that person will be able to help herself, let her religion successfully take root in this land, and then pass it on from generation to generation.

Therefore, the reason why Lian Rou visited the ladies of aristocratic families so frequently this time was that the meaning of spreading religious beliefs was mixed in it, but the truest meaning was to hide people's eyes, so that when she really went to meet the person she had already taken a fancy to a long time ago, her true intentions would not be noticed......

At this time, in the palace of King Qin, Li Shimin was still cultivating leisurely, but Shi Qingyi took a few of his children to play together, so naturally they would not care about the outside affairs, so of course, they would not know that in the envoy group from the Western Turks, there were already many guests who wanted to come uninvited to disturb their peaceful life at this time. (To be continued......)