"In December of the first year of Jinglong of the Tang Dynasty, there was a monk Huiming who privately built an altar in Weinan. The solar eclipse suddenly appeared, and a fire fell from the sky, destroying the altar in a single burn. Doctor Yinqing Guanglu, Shangyong Gong, Shengshan, Zhongtian, and Ximing three temple masters Hui Fan came to see him, wanting to cover up the sin of his junior brother Huiming. Angry, the order is to cut down Hui Fan and put it at home! For the crime of negligence, he demoted Dou Lushan, the chief prisoner of Hun Tianjiao, to the Sima of Quzhou, and the young eunuch Wang Fuzhong to the lieutenant of Guilin County. ”

"Li Qiao, the third grade of the same book, impeached the monks for building temples and extravagance, and the reciters only knew that there was a religion, but they did not know that there was a country. Even according to his words, he ordered all states and counties to count the local Jialan, and prohibit unauthorized construction without the permission of the imperial court. Stop abstaining for three years to see the after-effects. (Note: These two texts are made up by the author and are not official histories)

- "Book of Tang - Benji IV"

The pen in the hands of the historian is cold and wise. The tragedy of the explosion of the altar that occurred in the third year of Shenlong, that is, at the beginning of December of the first year of Jinglong, was brushed aside by them in just a few words. As for the bloodshed of the altar explosion, as well as the dragon battles that surround the altar and the solar eclipse, they are not mentioned.

However, the eyes of later generations are keen, and always with a hint of warmth. Reading between the lines of the words left by historians, it is always possible to dig out exciting or poignant content, and then add to it and spread it widely.

As for the people who lived at that time, in most cases, they didn't care about what kind of traces they would leave in history, nor how they would interpret their thoughts and actions in later generations. They just try to live for the world in front of them, and try not to regret their choices in the future!

In fact, the influence of a single person on history is very limited. Every time the wheel of history turns, it is the joint force of many people at that time who are pushing. These forces from different people may not initially go in the same direction, or even diametrically opposed. Then they are combined, superimposed, and canceled out with each other, so that the wheel of history accelerates slightly on the original track, or deviates slightly.

In this regard, as a time traveler, Zhang Qian felt deeply.

According to the history he knew, if he hadn't appeared, the next action of the Tang Dynasty to suppress Buddhism would have happened within ten years, when Li Longji appointed Yao Chong as prime minister.

He used the bowl cannon from another time and space more than 660 years later, that is, at the end of the Yuan Dynasty and the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, to destroy the altar built by the monks, so that the monks' plan to use the solar eclipse to force the imperial court to make concessions to Buddhism was destroyed in a fire. As a result, this suppression was only a few years earlier. And the intensity of suppression, compared to Yao Chong's time, has been greatly discounted.

The performance of Yao Chong, the "Prime Minister of Saving Time", as a focus of the history exam, was remembered very clearly by Zhang Qian. When this person was prime minister, he once abolished hundreds of monasteries and ordered more than 12,000 lay monks and nuns to be returned. And Zhang Qian used more than 600 years of advanced technology this time, and also received the help of Zhang Shuo, Bi Gou, Li Qiao, Xiao Zhizhong and other bigwigs, but it was just that the approval power to build the temple was returned to the imperial court, and the issuance of the certificate was temporarily suspended for three years.

As for Zhang Qian's entrustment of Ren Cong to the Emperor Yingtianshenlong on his behalf, requesting a tax on the temple, he was once again lucky to enjoy the treatment of "staying in China", and he was not even qualified to hand it over to the court, let alone make a splash!

"Alright, you should be content! It was already very unexpected that the saint was able to take away Huifan's title and official position this time, and rushed home to think about it! Regarding Zhang Qian's regret, Zhang Ruoxu felt very disapproving. Taking the opportunity to visit the patient, he whispered to explain. "The last time Shi Wei passed the bow to impeach him, he didn't even impeach a single of his cold hairs. And that Wei Chuangong then crashed the carriage, and he is still so sick that he can't get out of bed! ”

"The matter of Hui Fan being deprived of his official title has nothing to do with the younger generation. The younger generation hopes that the temples of the world will no longer be exempted from taxes! Unwilling to confuse the two things, Zhang Qian shook his head and explained very seriously, "How many of the so-called believers in various doctrines in the world are sincere? It's just a covetousness for the benefits of religion. Let the temple and the shop pay the same tax, and the temple and the mouth field pay the same tax. It is the way to treat both the symptoms and the root causes. ”

That's the disadvantage of being young and having little seniority. He should have said these words to Zhang in person, and Bi Gou, He Zhizhang and others would state them. As long as Zhang Shuo is persuaded to say that Bi Gou, He Zhizhang and others will be able to further advance their own advice in the court. However, as a junior, he has no qualifications to point fingers in front of Zhang Shuo, Bi Gou, He Zhizhang and others, so he can only make a detour through Zhang Ruoxu's mouth.

And asking the temple to pay taxes and land endowments is not a strange trick that he suddenly came up with by patting his head. It is completely based on the management methods of religion in some countries in another time and space, and summarizes the lessons of the flood of food in certain religions.

It's a pity that his good intentions did not get Zhang Ruoxu's understanding and cooperation at all. The latter only used one sentence to dispel his idea of moving forward in a roundabout way, "Do you think others can't think of this move?" When the Great Sage Empress was in power, she tried it out. As a result, isn't it over? ”

"Then the Great Holy Empress tried it when she was in power, how could it be?" When Zhang Qian heard this, he was stunned for a moment, and blurted out the questioning words.

In his opinion, although Empress Wu Zetian is fierce and brutal, her ability to govern is left behind the current Shenlong Emperor Li Xian, who doesn't know how many streets. Almost no official dares to obstruct or perfunctory any policy that the empress wants to pursue, let alone give up halfway or end up without a problem.

"The temple accepts donations, and there is no account book at all, so what do you ask the government to use to collect taxes?" It is rare to be able to point out the maze for Zhang Qian, Zhang Ruoxu rolled his eyes, and the expression on his face was so proud, "As for the Buddha field, the monks don't farm their own land." As much as the government collects, the monks will pass on the land endowment to the tenants. When the monastery arrives in autumn, there will be no loss of a bucket of rice. It's better to increase the price of the degree, and at least let the monks and nuns pay a sum of money first! ”

"Huh?" Unexpectedly, the strategy he had carefully considered to curb the spread of religion would be so vulnerable, and Zhang Qian suddenly lost his spirit. And Zhang Ruoxu, but he was afraid that after he was frustrated, he would lose his enterprising spirit, so he had to smile and comfort him next to him: "You haven't experienced in the local area, so you lack experience, and you will inevitably take it for granted when you speak." When you have time to walk around and learn about the local customs, you will naturally be able to make up for this shortcoming. ”

Before the words fell, he suddenly felt that saying this seemed to be cursing Zhang Qian to be degraded to a place, and quickly added with a smile: "I mean, although there are many benefits to being an official in Chang'an, the saint also values you a lot right now." However, there are few Zaifu and Liubu Shangshu of the Tang Dynasty who are directly promoted without local experience. If you want to go one step further in the future, you can go to the local area to be a thorn while you are young, or go to the state to drive a different car. With the experience and achievements in governing the local government at hand, it will be weighty to speak when you return to the court. (Note: The history of Xiazhou thorns is generally under the four products.) Don't drive in Shangzhou, it's from the four products. The young eunuch is the fifth grade. ）

This is really taking Zhang Qian as his junior, so he will not avoid suspicion and point out the ups and downs of officialdom. Otherwise, ordinary relatives and friends, who would be so confident?!

And Zhang Qian, although he didn't seem to understand it, there was a retreat in his heart for no reason. The court is so chaotic, and the emperor is not responsible, it is really better to leave Chang'an and find a place away from the whirlpool of right and wrong to live in peace. Gou until Li Longji became the emperor, and then found a way to come back and show his skills.

However, when he thought that he only had more than two years left to rescue Yang Qingxin from the marriage team, he quickly suppressed this retreat.

When I first came to Datang, I could be Gou, and when I just became the main bookkeeper, I could also be Gou. However, now that he is no longer a person, he has to take the responsibility he should have.

This is where the magic of love comes in, always providing young people with a steady stream of fighting spirit and courage when needed. It was only a few breaths before and after, Zhang Qian's eyes lit up, and the whole person looked vibrant again.

Zhang Ruoxu was taken aback by the heroic spirit that suddenly burst out of his body. Hurriedly whispered next to him: "Everything is done quickly, but not enough." Buddhism has experienced this blow, and it has not been able to recover for at least several years. You don't have to chase a wild dog into a poor alley and force him to fight back. ”

"Thank you, Uncle Shi!" found that the fighting spirit that he unintentionally revealed caused Zhang Ruoxu's misunderstanding, but Zhang Qian couldn't clarify, so he had to clean up his chaotic thoughts and gently arch his hand to the other party with a smile.

"There are so many servants and scholars in the court, and they don't want to fight and succeed. As a young prisoner of the ordnance prison, what reason and qualifications do you have to rush to the forefront? "Lest Zhang Qian be young and vigorous, he has to single-handedly challenge the entire Buddhism, Zhang Ruoxu can't wait to persuade him.

"I don't have to rush to the front, I'm afraid that the group of monks won't take advantage of it, and I won't give up!" Zhang Qian didn't have a reliable strategist around him at all, so he could only ask Zhang Ruoxu, an unreliable elder, for advice on the predicament he was facing.

Zhang Ruoxu's eyes immediately widened, and he shook his head again and again, "Buddhism refuses to give up?" How can it be! This time, you have won a big victory, and before the monks find a way to crack your master's secret method, how can they have the courage to take the initiative to provoke you again?! ”

"How to fight? When have I ever fought with a monk? Zhang Qian was confused, and the rhetorical question rushed out of his mouth.

"The fire meteor that destroyed the altar was not summoned by casting a secret method?!" Very dissatisfied with Zhang Qian's pretending to be stupid to himself, Zhang Ruoxu glanced at him and asked with a frown. "Don't tell me, that fire meteor really came down from God himself, and it was impartial, and it was smashed on the altar!"

"The monks hid a lot of fierce fire oil in the altar! The wind was strong that day, and it was possible to blow down the candles in the altar. Finding that he had accidentally stepped on the path of the god stick again, Zhang Qian hurriedly explained in a low voice, and the expression on his face was more serious than when he had just arrived in Datang and was mistaken for an "immortal master".

"You didn't cast a spell to summon the Fire Meteor? Why did you write Fire Meteor in the newspaper? Zhang Ruoxu was skeptical, and his brows were still furrowed.

"I suspect that someone is mistaken and misled the court!" Zhang Qian clearly remembered that before he opened fire, he had asked Guo Nu to send his family members with small dogs to search around Zhuangzi and drive away possible hidden piles. But he didn't dare to guarantee that no outsiders at that time saw the dark red trajectory formed when the clay pot was fired from the muzzle of the cannon and swept through the air with the fuse, hesitated for a moment, and added hard.

Zhang Ruoxu was still skeptical, but he didn't want to continue to get to the bottom of it. smiled and said very considerately: "This makes sense! However, you'd better be a little more prepared. Although the imperial court reported that the fire meteor fell from the sky. But I believe that you were recruited by using the secret method of the Mo family, and there are many people. In the past few days, the court has been busy calming people's hearts, and no one can care about asking you. But when you've almost calmed people's hearts, it's probably time for someone to ask you! ”

This is tantamount to implying that Zhang Qian had made up lies in advance in order to cope with the upcoming interrogation. I couldn't help but thank Zhang Qian again. Then, he treasured the chrysanthemum white that he was going to drink for a few years, loaded two hundred catties for Zhang's predecessors and sent them to Zhuangzi in a special car, so as to express his gratitude clearly.

It turns out that ginger is still old and spicy. On the second day when Zhang Ruoxu woke him up, Zhang Jiuling, a member of the ministry, hurried to Zhang's house. After entering the door, he didn't even bother to take a sip of the hot tea he had at hand, so he asked Zhang Qianping to retreat from everyone around him, and asked solemnly: "Yong Zhao, you defeated the monk's fire meteor, but it came from Qin Mo's mastery?" Is it difficult to perform? What is the right time and place to be the condition? ”

"The fire meteor was not summoned by me using the secret method of the master's sect, and I didn't see any fire meteor that day!" Zhang Qian was already prepared this time, and his answer was more organized, "Brother Zishou has never heard rumors? Don't spread false rumors! On the other side of the river, you can still see the traces left by the fierce fire oil, and if you go to investigate it yourself, you will know that it was the monk who died by himself, and it has nothing to do with others. ”

"It's really not you?" Zhang Jiuling was instantly relieved, and with a somewhat relieved tone, he continued to ask, "But a few monks who escaped from the vicinity of the altar said that he saw a fire meteor at that time. I'm sure you cast a spell to recruit it! Is there a way to refute this? ”

"He's not going to be scared silly, is he?" Finally understood what the problem was, Zhang Qianleng shook his head decisively, "If I can summon a fire meteor, I will smash the fire meteor as early as the day when the Dharma altar is established." How could they be humiliated by blocking the door! ”

"It's true that two of them have been completely scared into fools, but there is one who barely knows how to answer cross-examinations." I don't know if it's intentional or unintentional, Zhang Jiuling's every sentence reveals a lot of key information that Zhang Qian urgently needs to know, "He was determined and saw more than a dozen fire meteors flying from the direction of your house." And Yousi also found out that you built five bronze bells from the Ordnance Supervisor in the past few days, and also bought a lot of saltpeter and sulfur. ”

Such an obvious hint, Zhang Qian can't hear it anymore, he is a fool. Therefore, he instantly had an idea in his heart, smiled, and explained unhurriedly: "The bronze bell is because my family's workshop was burned by a monk, and it was specially used to build a new alchemy furnace. Saltpeter and sulfur were purchased by Zhang in order to increase the power of gunpowder (alcohol). But how to add it, Zhang is still pondering, and it is estimated that the results will not be available for a while. ”

"After the eclipse, your house once rang the bell!" Zhang Jiuling's face once again showed a relieved expression, smiled, and continued to break the casserole to ask the end.

"I thought of a temporary solution, and tried to see if I could expel the tengu. At that time, many families in the village were beating clay pots and wooden basins. Zhang Qianyue replied more fluently, and he seemed to have a good relationship with Zhang Jiuling.

"It's good that you didn't recruit it! Zi Bu was silent, and in the court, whether it was Xiao Servant's side or Zong Shangshu's side, he didn't want to just get rid of Hui Fan, and then a second person who pretended to be a ghost appeared! I don't want Confucianism and Mohism to get caught up in meaningless disputes again. Zhang Jiuling became more and more relaxed, sat down heavily, gasping and replenishing, as if he had just experienced a fight.

Among the ten meanings of the Mohists, "Ming Ghost" is one of them. And Qin Mo has not asked about the world for many years, and Zhang's appearance this time was completely accidental. And within a hundred years, there will be no second person to follow in Zhang's footsteps! Zhang Qian finally understood the other party's intentions completely, and gently bowed his hand with a smile.

Where is this here to interrogate, it is simply to lie for Zhang! also sent Zhang Jiuling, who was most familiar with Zhang, to execute. And the other party's demand is that Zhang Qian must agree, not to bring strange forces into the court! I don't open my eyes for the Mo family in the court!

was secretly muttering in his heart, but he heard Zhang Jiuling ask in a low voice: "Then about the burning of the altar, there is any other way to say it?" The Hundred Cavalry Division and Jingzhao Mansion still don't know why. Meteors descend from the sky, but after all, they are too mysterious. ”

As far as Zhang knows, fierce fire oil is very easy to deflagrate. The monks tried to use this object to Zhang's detriment, but after the solar eclipse appeared, the wind was fierce. As long as the slightest candle is blown off, it will cause a disaster! Zhang Qian comprehended and decisively took out the answer he had prepared, "As for the fire meteor, either the monk is full of evil and has provoked heavenly punishment." Either the monk himself is wrong, and it must have nothing to do with Zhang. ”

"Oh!" Zhang Jiuling immediately put his hand on his forehead and made a sudden realization, "It turns out that the monks are doing their own evil, and they can't live!" ”

"But isn't it, Zhang didn't dare to fight back from beginning to end!" Zhang Qian was very cooperative and made a look of grievance and complained in a low voice.

"It's a pity that the monk who got out of danger is still not dead and wants to drag Yongzhao into the water." Zhang Jiuling was indignant and patted the table with his hand.

"The White Horse Shande Temple in the city was also destroyed by fire before, I don't know if there are traces of fierce fire oil at the scene? Zhang heard that the supply of this item was cut off in the Tang army, but he didn't know where the monks of the White Horse Temple got so much? Resolutely not giving the monks a chance to turn over, Zhang Qian decisively made up the knife.

The two brothers are extremely smart people, and they don't need to pick their words too clearly, and they each exchange what they want. That Zhang Jiuling, but he was not in a hurry to go back to his boss to resume his life, picked up the teacup, and drank a few big sips before finally regaining his usual calm appearance, and explained with a smile: "In the past few days, I am not alone in a hurry. Although he knew that the monk was deliberately slandering, some people had to listen to Zhao's own clarification before they could rest assured. It would be good to have these few words, and the case could be closed. The monk himself died, no wonder anyone. ”

"A few days ago, my family caught a few gangsters and an assassin who deliberately poisoned them, and they have been sent to the Weinan County Ya! In addition, my family's Liushen Flower Dew Workshop, along with the flower dew inside, was also burned down by the monk! "Can't all the advantages be taken advantage of by Zhang Jiuling's boss, Zhang Qian thought about it and bargained with a smile.

"That's all about Jingzhao Mansion, Dali Temple and Baiqi Division will also send people to keep an eye on it." Zhang Jiuling waved his hand, as if he was dealing with a very trivial matter, "In short, I will definitely give Yongzhao an explanation." ”

After that, as if he was afraid that Zhang Qian would not be satisfied, he smiled, and he lightly arched his hand again: "Brother Foolish, congratulations in advance, the credit for your last dedication to the dragon car, as well as the credit for providing a stove for the Shuofang army to avoid the soldiers from suffering from the cold, have all been sent to the Ministry of Officials for review." Zhang Renyuan, the general manager of Shuofang, is also specially in the report document to ask for credit for you. ”

"Manager Zhang specifically mentioned me in the good news?" He had long known that Zhang Ren was willing to send a messenger back to report the victory, but Zhang Qian didn't expect that the promise Zhou Jianliang gave him at the wine table would really come true, and he suddenly couldn't believe his ears.

"Hmmm! Not only did it mention it specifically, but it also mentioned it in great detail. It is said that without the iron furnace you provided, it would have been impossible for the soldiers to march for a long time in the wilderness. Without your words to point out the method of making a peat fire to keep warm, Shuo Fangjun didn't know that there was so much money hidden under his feet. And the reason why the Turks were killed and defeated was also because the Turks knew that our army could not stand the cold of the winter night outside the fortress, so they did not take any precautions at all. "Zhang Jiuling has a very good memory, and immediately relayed the content of the recital truthfully." Therefore, although you did not go out with the army, the Shuofang soldiers were willing to give you 500 pieces of the first rank you won this time, as a reward for your help and the virtue of allocation. ”

"Mr. Zhang is so polite!" Zhang Qian blushed when he heard this, and bowed his hand to the north.

"Yong Zhao is a blessed man!" Zhang Jiuling looked at him with a smile, and suddenly showed a little envy on his face, "Holy Dayue, after the officials discuss the merits, they will give you the title according to the merits." This time, a man who has opened a county can't run, and a founding county can do it. It is estimated that the Holy Decree and the Chincha will arrive in a few days, and at that time, you will have to prepare carefully. This time, it's not the time when you ordered the Eight Grades Master Book, you can deal with it casually, and you can fool the past. ”

"Ahh Zhang Qian was surprised and delighted, and for a while, he didn't know what to say.

He deliberately went to send Shuofang military favors, in order to have the strength to "redeem" Yang Qingxun from the team of relatives in the future, so that Zhang Ren, the head of the Shuofang army, was willing to help him. But he never expected that Zhang Ren was willing to repay the favor so quickly, and he refused to owe the next year's account at all!

When Zhang Jiuling saw this, he thought he liked it stupidly. Quickly slapped him on the shoulder a few times, and then began to instruct him to welcome the whole set of etiquette of the knight's mission, as well as many ideas after receiving the holy decree. It was repeated twice in succession, until Zhang Qian understood each step, and then he said goodbye and went back to the business with confidence.

Thanks to Zhang Jiuling for helping him, Zhang Qian insisted on sending this person to the door despite his leg injury. Seeing the carriage go far away, he turned around, and was just about to go back to digest today's harvest, when not far behind him, there was a rapid sound of horses' hooves.

"Wait a minute, wait a minute, wait a minute!" Looking back, I saw Dou Huaizhen, the imperial historian, under the escort of four cronies, galloping on horseback. The man didn't wait to leave the saddle, and his hands were already respectfully clasped in front of his chest, "I take the liberty to come and disturb, and I hope that the young eunuch will bear with me." ”

"Yushi is looking for Zhang?!" Zhang Qian has no friendship with this person, and he doesn't want to have any friendship. Sideways body returned the flick and unceremoniously asked in public.

"Little things, little things!" Dou Huaizhen's hot face was attached to the cold buttocks, but she was still as personable as before. He jumped off his mount cleanly first, then stepped forward quickly and bowed down again, "Last time, I was fortunate to be reminded by the young eunuch, after the Great Virtue Jueyuan Zen Master went back, he found that there were indeed a large number of small people in the White Horse Sect. Therefore, he decisively cleaned up the portal and closed all the White Horse Temples in Weinan, Xinfeng, Huayin, and Jingyang. The title deeds of the temple and the Buddha field are here, and the Zen master felt that he had no face to apologize to the young eunuch, so he specially asked Dou to bring it over, and asked the young eunuch to dispose of it at will! ”