Chapter 2 Divide the food
The noisy shouting completely broke the quiet atmosphere around him, and the ancient temple in the deep mountains continued to be destroyed, but it did not affect Wang Jingchong. In the Foguang Temple, a table was picked out, and someone was ordered to put the season fruit, with the tribute tea given by the emperor with him, leisurely and calmly, and the firewood for the fire was the door plaque of the Buddhist temple......
"Envoy, Wutai County asked to see him, and brought a group of officials and people!" His henchmen stepped forward to report, interrupting Wang Jingchong's leisure.
Hearing this, Wang Jingchong's eyes didn't flicker, he took a sip of tea, and said in his usual low voice: "Let him in!" ”
"This barren forest and wilderness, deep mountains and ancient temples, how can I ask the king to go in person!" Quickly stepping into the mountain gate, the two old eyes swept around, and the gold, silver and bronze utensils accumulated in front of the court stayed for a moment, shining, turned to Wang Jingchong, and stepped forward to salute.
The county magistrate of Wutai County is forty years old, with a goatee, a rough face, but his eyes are shrewd. Wang Jingchong looked at this person simply, and said a little coldly: "Wutai County, please take a seat!" ”
"The rectification of the Buddhist temple is now the most important matter of the Han Dynasty, and His Majesty and the princes of the court are concerned about it. Wutai Buddhist Temple is prosperous, I came north by the king's order, I dare not slack off, this is your governance of the realm, Wutai County should also be vigilant, do not be negligent, if it causes unnecessary turmoil and trouble, we can not afford it......"
Wang Jingchong's flat tone was full of command, and there was no politeness. Wutai County Order is obviously not a good stubble, hearing this, his eyebrows were raised, and there was a trace of ruthlessness in his old eyes, but he couldn't help it.
He is a small county magistrate, and he is a local overlord, and there are also people behind him, but in the face of big people from Tokyo, he still lacks confidence.
I had to smile and echo: "The envoy of the king is loyal to the envoy, and the subordinate officials admire him, and he will not dare to slack off." After receiving the order, the lower officials have mobilized the county officials, messengers, and township soldiers, and fulfilled the king's order, and the king of Taiyuan, over there, also sent two commanders to the north of the Hedong Ya soldiers to suppress this ......"
When mentioning the "King of Taiyuan", the Wutai County Commander deliberately paused, and used an accent, staring at Wang Jingchong's reaction. And Wang Jingchong, the corners of his mouth just grinned, it was a small action with contempt.
"The lower officials are here and have recruited fifty people to help the envoy!" Wutai Ling pointed to some Ding Zhuang who were waiting peacefully in front of the temple gate.
Wang Jingchong glanced at it and said: "This envoy is here, the Lord is here to supervise, the placement of monks and nuns, the distribution of land, the collection of property, and the need for labor, so the Wutai Order will arrange it." ”
After that, he pointed to some bronze statues of Buddha that were scavenged, and said: "These things, big and heavy, are inconvenient to transport, after leaving the mountain, all of them are melted in a furnace and sent to Tokyo!" ”
"Yes!" Hearing this order, Wutai Ling suddenly became active, and his eyes lit up.
With the manpower brought by the Wutai Order, the cleaning speed of Foguang Temple has been significantly accelerated. Wang Jingchong only stared at it for a while, leaving the people who were watching, and then took the lead in leading people to leave and go to the next station.
The road down the mountain is rugged, but not difficult, riding a horse, sweeping the mountain road with obvious traces of artificial construction. Buddhism to Wutai Mountain, there is still some credit, at least in the mountain road dredging and construction, is to exert efforts, although the road is not wide, but it is quite smooth, probably to facilitate the believers to enter the mountain to worship the Buddha, and even the collection and transportation of wealth and goods......
Wang Jingchong did not forget to instruct: "Pass the order, let the brothers work harder, speed up, and complete this matter, and the envoy will personally ask for credit for you!" ”
"Yes!"
"Uncle, I see a lot of Buddhist temple property, through the hands of local generals, I am afraid that it is indispensable to embezzle and intercept it! The five orders of the right people, the greedy heart, has not been reined in! A young Wu Desi detective beside him couldn't help but say to Wang Jingchong.
After Wang Jingchong joined the Wude Division, he inevitably promoted his closeness and cultivated his henchmen to consolidate his position and facilitate his actions. The young people around him are the nephews and nephews selected from the countryside.
"That's inevitable!" Wang Jingchong's answer was very affirmative.
"In that case, why do you let it go?" Somewhat puzzled.
Hearing this, Wang Jingchong showed confidence on his face, and said in a shrewd tone: "There are thousands of Buddhist temples in the world, and the influence is quite great, only with the power of the central court, if you want to complete great things, how much manpower and financial resources will be spent, so it is necessary to help the local government." The court eats meat, and it needs to let the people in charge below get a piece of the pie! Before coming, His Majesty also mentioned this matter, focusing on the overall situation, open one eye and close one eye! ”
"Your Majesty's courage is enough to swallow heaven and earth, and strive to 'destroy the Buddha', but how can it be that these money, grains, and goods are not enough. The trouble of Buddhist temples is that there is no prohibition, no production, and the consumption of money covers the people. The confiscation of land, the restoration of households, the resumption of production, and the creation of taxes are the places where His Majesty is located! ”
"I see! Uncle is holy will, no wonder Your Majesty values you so much! "Suddenly realized, presented a sycophant.
"Moreover, the states of Hedong are different from other places. Behind these five orders is the king of Taiyuan, and that is the emperor's uncle! ”
Speaking of this, a strange color flashed in Wang Jingchong's eyes. Others, perhaps because of Liu Chong's identity, will be in awe, but what kind of person is Wang Jingchong, in order to seek utilitarian gain, he dared to pull Liu Chengjun, the king of Julu County, into the water and use it. With his scheming vision, and in the Wude Division, he synthesized various intelligence information, of course, it can be seen that Liu Chengyou has repeatedly praised and rewarded Liu Chongzhen for his efforts in guarding Hedong, but the attitude of the Son of Heaven towards the emperor's uncle is not so simple, and the king's heart is unpredictable......
After only thinking about it for a moment, Wang Jingchong's tone became stern: "However, you can't completely let it go, and you can't be negligent in monitoring." If he has done it, he will complain that I am spicy! The big greedy die, and no one can swallow the fat of Buddhism! Although the finances of the imperial court have been slowed down, His Majesty's side will have to give an account after all! ”
"And!" After a slight pause, Wang Jingchong said quietly: "The trip to Hedong, the part that belongs to us, we have to keep an eye on it!" ”
"Yes!" The subordinates came to the spirit, and they smiled.
Destroying the Buddha is a gluttonous feast, from top to bottom, divided and devoured. Basically, the imperial court eats the big head, the local generals, officers and soldiers eat the middle head, and the deacons and officials like Wang Jingchong eat the small head, and the relevant Qianshou can also share some soup foam......
In addition, the king of Taiyuan can be extremely active in this matter. Pass the order, let our people open my eyes wide, how to act in the subordinate military towns and counties of Hedong Jiedu, especially the Taiyuan Palace, every move will be recorded and archived! His eyebrows flashed slightly, Wang Jingchong lowered his voice and commanded.
"Uncle wants to ......"
Before he finished speaking, Wang Jingchong raised his hand to stop, and explained in words that he didn't believe in himself: "The matter of 'destroying the Buddha' is on the right track, and Wu Desi has the duty to do it, but it can't be delayed!" ”
In fact, the destruction of Buddha in Hedong made Liu Chong eat a mouthful, full stomach and fat body, and there was no taboo.