Sun Chuanting, who was in Xi'an, was very angry after knowing Li Yan's attitude, but he didn't know what to do. し0。 At the beginning, he booby-trapped He Renlong, and it was on a secret order. I discussed with Hou Sui before to behead Li Yan, and that was because Hou Sui had Shang Fang's sword. The current Li Yan is much stronger than last year, and he has driven Li Zicheng out of Henan, which is much stronger than him.

Besides, his military rations still have to be exchanged with Li Yan for horses. Now only Li Yan has so much grain, and he can exchange the grain for war horses. Without Li Yan, even if he could get a war horse, who could he exchange it with?

And Yang Chengzu and others concealed the cooperation between Li Yan and Li Zicheng from Sun Chuanting. They just wanted to attack Li Zicheng and avenge Luo Rucai, if they talked about the cooperation between Li Yan and Li Zicheng, then they would most likely be asked to fight Li Yan. They were reluctant to attack Li Yan, because they knew that they were not Li Yan's opponents.

Sun Chuanting had no choice but to send someone to deliver a letter to Li Jiyu and ask him to bring people over. However, he could only bring troops and immediate family members, and when others came, he had no food to distribute. He couldn't help it, the imperial court really didn't have food for him, Huguang was invaded by Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong, and Zhili and Shandong had just been looted by the Qing army, so he could only get some food from Li Yan.

Li Yan has sent another 2,000 troops here, and he has already asked people to send a letter to Li Jiyu. As long as the time comes, Li Jiyu has not led the team to leave, and he will start to attack. His troops had already occupied the various mountain passes, and they had also found guides, and in order to facilitate the battle in the mountains, they replaced the three-inch guns with a large number of tiger squat guns. Although Li Jiyu has the advantage of terrain in the mountains, Li Yan knows that Li Jiyu will definitely fail.

Li Jiyu, who was surrounded, also knew what the outcome would be once the war started. So he has been very restrained, waiting for news from Sun Chuanting.

After he received Sun Chuanting's order, he didn't hesitate much, and immediately sent someone to inform Li Yan's troops that he was going to take people away and ask for permission.

After obtaining Li Yan's consent, Zhao Datong mobilized his troops, and then set a good route for Li Jiyu to withdraw according to the designated route, otherwise he would attack immediately.

Although Li Yan's subordinates were all on strict guard, Li Jiyu didn't play any tricks, and honestly left with his troops and family. As for the people in the mountains, he had no energy to take care of them.

During Li Jiyu's westward journey, Bai Shixiong's cavalry and Qian Er's fast troops had been following behind, and as long as Li Jiyu made any changes, they could immediately attack.

Li Jiyu looked at the more than 10,000 cavalry following behind, and he became more honest. There are only more than 20,000 people under his command who are willing to go to Shaanxi with him, and with his family, there are only 50,000 or 60,000, how can he be the opponent of more than 10,000 cavalry. He regarded Qian Er's fast troops as cavalry, and in his troops, as long as they rode mules and donkeys, they were considered cavalry.

As soon as Li Jiyu left, Li Yan came to Songshan Mountain. Because there are still many people here, 60,000 or 70,000 people. Fortunately, it was within Li Jiyu's control, and Li Zicheng didn't kidnap them when he came last time. There are a lot of fields on the slopes here, and although the yield is relatively low, after all, there are some harvests, and in addition to supplying Li Jiyu, the people can barely eat half full.

Li Yan promised the representatives elected by the people: "Don't worry, you will not move out until you have collected the grain." Outside the mountains, you will be given land around the county seat. I will issue you with a title deed, and the land will be yours. In addition, only 30% of the tax collected from the fields is collected every year, and there are no other errands. ”

The people had already known the conditions for obtaining the land before, so at this time they only heard Li Yan's personal promise.

"General Li," an old man said, "Some of them are old and weak, and there are no young and strong soldiers in the family, they don't want to go to Zhuangtian, they want to stay here and farm for Shaolin Temple to live." I wonder if General Lee will be able to agree? ”

Li Yan nodded and said, "Yes, but you still have to collect taxes." However, the conditions here are limited, the yield is not high, and the harvest can be less. The specific tax rate will be discussed later. However, this place must accept my management, and it must organize the people and establish a protective armor. It is also necessary to organize village soldiers to guard against thieves. ”

The old man was a little surprised and didn't speak, he didn't expect Li Yan to ask so much.

And a middle-aged monk in the middle folded his hands, chanted the Buddha's name, and said, "Amitabha, these fields are the property of this temple. ”

Li Yan glanced at the monk, and his hair was more than an inch long. He asked, "Is there a title deed?" ”

"Most of these fields were cultivated and donated by the monks of our temple and the lay people of the Buddha, but the land deeds were burned by Li Jiyu." The monk said with some sadness.

"How much?" Li Yan continued: "No matter whose property it is, you have to pay taxes, and temples are no exception. ”

"Temples have never paid taxes." The monk reminded respectfully.

Li Yan said lightly: "Not anymore." ”

"Think twice, general." The monk said compassionately: "My Buddha is merciful, deeply won the hearts of the people, the cycle of cause and effect, and the retribution is unpleasant. The world of suppressing Buddha has not lasted long. The general is the hero of the creation, and he should be the master of the world. ”

Li Yan asked suspiciously: "What does Buddhism want so much money and food for?" Eat three full meals and study the Dharma. Moreover, the pilgrims donate a lot of sesame oil every year, and it should be enough to maintain the temple. ”

"I told the general that after this catastrophe, the temple, Buddha statues, Buddhist scriptures, and ritual weapons were completely destroyed, and the abbot of our temple was also killed. The restoration of our temple will cost a lot of money. After that, it is necessary to maintain the plan of the people in the temple, to devote themselves to worshiping the Buddha, promoting the Dharma, and persuading the people to be kind. The temple has no property and is difficult to maintain. The monk replied slowly.

Li Yan nodded and said, "The temple was destroyed, when Xu Tu recovered, don't be in a hurry." In the future, I will also donate money and food to the temple to restore the old Shaolin concept, but the tax cannot be exempted. Taxation is the foundation of the country's operation, and it should be treated equally. I also hope that the master can understand and explain to the temple and believers. In this troubled world, the thought of rise and fall, I hope the master understands. ”

The monk glanced at Li Yan, recited the Buddha's name again, and whispered, "Amitabha, thank you for the general's mercy." Please rest assured that Buddhism only advises people to be good, not to teach them to be evil. ”

Li Yan arched his hand and said, "For specific matters, you can discuss with the officials sent." The property of the temple can be clearly explained and given a title deed. However, there are a lot of fields here, and it is best not to exceed half of them. ”

"Amitabha, the Buddha blesses the general with all things going smoothly, and turning evil into good fortune." The monk bowed to Li Yan and blessed him.

Li Yan also arched his hand and said, "Master Xie's words." After that, he left the dilapidated Shaolin Temple.

He wanted to keep the temple's land as small as possible, and the taxes should be as heavy as possible, so that the land would not be occupied by the temple in large quantities. However, Buddhism has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and if the people who believe in Buddhism are forced to become angry, it is really not something that can be solved by force. These things can only be done slowly.

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