Zhang Hongwei led the Tianji Army to the Ershui Seashore and began to conduct military exercises.

The army was arranged in a phalanx.

Zhang Hongwei didn't know if anyone was watching in the dark, but as soon as he lined up, he asked the grenadiers to set up a cannon and fire at Ershui.

A total of more than 100 grenadiers fired at Ershui one after another, and this kind of battle can be imagined how shocking it was.

The rumbling cannon rang out throughout the entire Dali Imperial City.

Every ten grenadiers fired at the same time.

A total of 12 consecutive rings.

Although the sound of the cannon lasted only a few minutes, it must have been enough to cause a great shock in the hearts of the people in the imperial city of Dali.

The grenadier was a symbol of invincibility in this era.

In the Chongsheng Temple, Liu Zhuwen had a faint smile in his eyes.

Since the sound of cannons came here, he thought that the high-ranking monks in the Chongsheng Temple should know how to make a trade-off.

It is not that the Great Song Dynasty does not have the strength to subdue the entire Dali by force. I just don't want to do that. If the monks of these Chongsheng Temples were still unwilling to let them into the temple, then Liu Zhuwen would have to consider whether to make a statement to the emperor and use force to subdue the entire Dali.

At that time, the people of Dali may not be greatly harmed. Only Buddhism still wants to maintain such a transcendent position in Dali, but it is wishful thinking.

Salute first, then soldier.

Liu Zhuwen has given these Dali Buddhism enough choices.

After a while, the little novice ran back again.

His rather dark face was a little ruddy and sweaty, panting, and he came to Liu Zhuwen and the others and said, "Donors, the hosts invite you in." ”

Liu Zhuwen and Miao Cheng looked at each other, then nodded with a chuckle, "There is a little benefactor." ”

They followed the bluestone steps in the woods and followed the little novice up the hill.

The gate of the Chongsheng Temple is at the foot of the mountain, and the main hall is on top. Further back from the three towers, you have to bypass the bell tower and the shadow pool.

Along the way, Xiao Shami, Liu Zhuwen and the others did not speak.

Liu Zhuwen and the others were just looking at the buildings in the Chongsheng Temple.

That is, in a place like Dali, where Buddhism is respected, a big temple like Chongsheng Temple can appear. And in the Central Plains, there are only a handful of such temples.

Counting several holy places in Buddhism, in terms of architectural grandeur, it can be compared with Chongsheng Temple, probably only Shaolin Temple, which can be called the master of Buddhism.

Go to the main hall behind the Chongsheng Temple.

It is dedicated to Guanyin and several Dali emperors who became monks in Chongsheng Temple.

This is the case only in Dali.

In the Central Plains, there were very few emperors who would become monks.

Only Liu Zhuwen and the others did not go directly to the main hall, because more than ten monks were already waiting at the door.

They were all dressed in red robes with gold thread, and they were quite old, and they looked kind and gentle.

These eminent monks are all presiding officers in the Chongsheng Temple, and they are all people who enjoy extremely high holy names in this Dali Buddhism and the people.

On a certain level, their words are even more effective than the words of the original Duan Xingzhi and the current Duan Qilin in Dali.

Only Buddhists cultivate their minds and cultivate their nature, and rarely interfere in Dali's state affairs. Even because of their existence, Dali has always maintained a general peace for so many years.

Otherwise, with the situation of so many tribes in Dali, I am afraid that they will have to fight endlessly every year.

"Amitabha."

As soon as Liu Zhuwen and others arrived, more than a dozen monks all saluted and sang the Buddha's name.

The head of the host has white hair, and he looks to be in his eighties. He said, "The generals are polite. ”

"The master is polite."

Liu Zhuwen returned the courtesy.

Miao Cheng on the side and the worshippers and soldiers behind him also returned the salute.

This is a preliminary greeting. On the surface, the two sides are quite harmonious.

Only after the presiding over were some young monks, and their eyes were faintly unkind when they looked at Liu Zhuwen and others.

Although the Great Song Dynasty did not poison the people of Dali, it is an indisputable fact that they attacked Dali. They are invaders to the citizens of Dali.

Not every monk can cultivate such a state of mind as your presiding officer.

Moreover, even if these hosts are strong, if Dali has enough strength to resist the Song army, they are afraid that Mo will also contribute to Dali. After all, they were born and grew up in Dali.

However, Liu Zhuwen and the others didn't care about the eyes of those monks.

If you just arrived in Dali, you can win the recognition of the people and people in Dali Buddhism, it is impossible.

The chief presiding officer said: "Do the generals go to the main hall to offer incense first, or go straight to the reception room?" ”

Liu Zhuwen said: "When we came to offer incense, of course, we went to the main hall first. ”

Then he walked towards the main hall.

The big host said to a host next to him, "Go and get the incense and candles." ”

Liu Zhuwen and others entered the hall.

Just these people almost made the main hall impassable.

Liu Zhuwen's eyes swept over the gods and bodhisattvas enshrined in the main hall, as well as the golden statues of the Dali Emperor who were originally monks in Chongsheng Temple, and finally fell back to the rain bronze Guanyin.

How many years has this Chongsheng Temple, and how many years has the golden body of Guanyin enshrined.

This always gives the main hall a certain strange atmosphere. Perhaps this is a result of years of faith and subtlety.

The statue of Guanyin, which is compassionate to all sentient beings, always makes people feel the urge to worship from the top to the bottom.

It's just that Liu Zhuwen doesn't believe in Buddhism, so he didn't kneel. Just bow down to the statue of Guanyin.

Outside the door, a small novice came in with incense sticks.

Liu Zhuwen and Miao Cheng took the incense candle and put incense on the statue of Guanyin.

There's not much to say about that.

The monks just watched from the outside, with different expressions.

Some of them were afraid that they were mocking Liu Zhuwen for pretending, but some of them were also a little lucky.

In any case, Liu Zhuwen and others came to Chongsheng Temple to offer incense, and they always gave face to Chongsheng Temple.

Just imagine, now the Great Song Dynasty Forbidden Army is invincible in the world. The Dali army exists in name only, even if Liu Zhuwen and others don't come to incense, what can they do?

Although there must be masters in the Chongsheng Temple, can those masters still be the opponents of the three Great Song Forbidden Army?

After all, the masters of the rivers and lakes can only be the help of the army. Without an army, they simply cannot achieve anything on the battlefield.

After offering incense and saluting, Liu Zhuwen and others went out of the main hall.

The chief presiding officer of Chongsheng Temple said: "Generals, please follow the old man to the reception room!" ”

His voice was silent, and after speaking, he walked towards the reception room with more than a dozen hosts.

Liu Zhuwen and Miao Cheng followed with hundreds of people.

They're really afraid of death.

After all, no one knows what kind of thoughts these monks of the Chongsheng Temple are holding.

If you don't bring these offerings and the guards with you, there are senior monks in the Chongsheng Temple who want to do it, and Liu Zhuwen and Miao Cheng are not opponents.

Liu Zhuwen doesn't know martial arts at all.

Miao Cheng has practiced martial arts, but he is only a Zhongyuan realm cultivator, and he is quite old now, and his strength is no longer at its peak.

until outside the reception room.

Liu Zhuwen and Miao Cheng let the worshippers and the guards stay in the courtyard, and followed the host of the Zhuchongsheng Temple to the reception room.

The host and guest are seated.

There are novices serving tea.

The chief host asked Liu Zhuwen and Miao Chengdao: "The two military commanders didn't come just for incense, right?" ”

This is certainly not possible.

The big host must also want to get Liu Zhuwen and the rest of his purpose, he just deliberately asked this to open the topic.

Miao Cheng didn't speak, just chuckled.

Liu Zhuwen said: "The master is really as wise as a torch. Commander Miao and I came to visit rashly, but we had something to ask for. ”

The chief presided over and said, "What's the matter? ”

Liu Zhuwen said softly: "I heard that there are 100 acres of fertile land in Chongsheng Temple, and I think I should hoard a lot of grain. And our army hurried to Dali, but there was not much surplus food in the army, so there would be a danger of running out of food, and the soldiers could only starve to death. I ask the Master to be merciful and give us some food. ”

Some of the hosts in the reception room changed color slightly, and some even snorted coldly.

Liu Zhuwen begged for food, and anyone could see that the drunkard did not mean to drink.

Now there are still many forces in Dali who are still waiting, and the same is true for the people. If Chongsheng Temple lent grain to the Song army, wouldn't it be tantamount to showing the attitude of defecting to the Song Dynasty?

This will inevitably have an extremely far-reaching impact in Dali.

There are many people who will no longer have a hostile attitude towards the Song forbidden army because of their attitude towards the Holy Temple.

And there are many people, who are afraid that they will even hold grudges and complain about their holy temples.

The situation of Chongsheng Temple can become extremely awkward.

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