After Xiangzhou, and then west is the territory of the Zhaoyi Jiedu envoy, Xiangzhou is only 200 miles away from Luzhou. There was nothing to do all the way, and everyone began to gossip.

"You say that this Li is really this Li, and it's the same as the emperor's Li, isn't it?" Orchid thinks that everyone surnamed Li in the world is similar to the emperor's family with this Li, and whoever let him meet everyone surnamed Li is angry and coaxed, and they all regard themselves as relatives of the emperor.

"It's a little bit the same, and it's a little different. The same thing is that his Li is also a royal Li, and the difference is that he didn't have the surname Li, his surname was An, and like you, he was also a Hu person with the surname Zhaowu Jiu. Tian Xing said that this Li Baozhen was also a Hu person, which surprised them a lot.

"This Li Baozhen's original name is An Baozhen, why did he become the same surname as the emperor?" Orchid can't understand that they dare to change the emperor's surname so casually.

"This Li Baozhen's original name is An Baozhen, and he is the cousin of Li Baoyu, a famous general of the Tang Dynasty. After the outbreak of the Anshi Rebellion, Li Baoyu, who had a heavy army, went to Xuanzong, saying that he was ashamed to have the same surname as the traitor An Lushan, and asked His Majesty the Emperor to change his surname to show his loyalty. Who knew that Xuanzong, who had fled, directly gave him the royal family surname Li, entered the royal temple, and personally changed his name Chongzhang to Baoyu. An Chongzhang became Li Baoyu, and the whole family was changed to Li, and An Baozhen became Li Baozhen. ”

"When did the emperor also give me the surname Li, do you think I want to?" Zhu Xiyi turned his head seriously and asked the tree.

"It's just you, in the next life! Unless the emperor is blind. The mosquitoes laughed, and some people dreamed of this spring and autumn season.

The mosquitoes laughed as they stopped, and there were several coughing sounds in the carriage, which were deliberately reminded of them.

"Tian Gongzi, tell us about this Li Baozhen." Tong'an understood and quickly changed the topic, so as not to make the mosquitoes unpleasant if they didn't know the severity.

Okay, I'll take it for you.

This Li Baozhen has always believed that there will be chaos in the Shandong region, that is, our Hesu region, and Zelu will definitely be attacked first. He had come to the war-torn land, the land was barren, the taxes were heavy, and the people were impoverished and unable to support the army. Li Baozhen then registered the men in each household and chose one of the three. Those who have the ability and strength can also enjoy the right to be exempted from taxes and forced labor. Li Baozhen gave them bows and arrows and ordered: "When the farming is not working, divide the class to compete in archery." At the end of the year, I will call you for a competition. At the end of the year, Li Baozhen recruited soldiers, held competitions, and gave rewards and punishments according to their results. Then he ordered them to practice as usual. After three years, Li Baozhen's recruited soldiers were all good at archery, and he said: "The army can fight." So he called together the soldiers of all the communes in his jurisdiction, 20,000 men in all. Therefore, there was little cost for the previous training, which made the warehouse reserves of the Zhaoyi Army more abundant. Li Baozhen is really strong and has become an important force that threatens our three towns in Hesu. Moreover, the whole country believes that the infantry of the Zhaoyi Army "crowns all the armies".

Li Baozhen worships Taoism and suppresses Buddhism, likes alchemy and dispersion, and pursues the art of immortality. Therefore, the Taoist priest in Zelu Town is very popular, and the monk can be miserable. When Li Baozhen first guarded Luzhou, there was a lack of military resources and there was no good way. But there was an old monk in the local area, who was very convincing among the people.

Li Baozhen then begged the monk and said, "Is it okay to borrow the monk's Taoism to supply military expenses?" ”

The monk said, "There's nothing you can't do. ”

Li Baozhen said: "You just need to say when you choose to burn yourself on the court, I will dig a tunnel in the house of the assassin in advance to connect with the court, and when the fire burns, you will secretly come out of the tunnel." ”

The monk happily agreed to him. Then the news came out according to the method that had been discussed. Li Baozhen ordered people to pile up firewood on the court to prepare grease, and prepared a dojo for him for seven days, lighting lamps and burning incense for several days, and singing Buddhist praises high and low. Li Baozhen also led the monk into the tunnel to watch to dispel his suspicions. The monk ascended to the altar, held an incense burner, and taught the Dharma to the audience. Li Baozhen led the prison army, staff and subordinates to bow and worship under the altar, and piled up the money for alms next to the altar. Since then, the government and the private sector have continued to give alms. The money of the charity can be more than 100,000,000 dollars.

After seven days of dojo completion, Li Baozhen sent firewood, poured grease on the fire, and rang the bell to chant the Buddha. He had secretly sent someone to fill the tunnel beforehand. After a while, the monk could not escape, and all the firewood turned to ashes. A few days later, the money obtained from the registration was sent to the military treasury by Li Baozhen in a car. He sought dozens of other relics and built a tower to store them. This relics stupa is in the Foguang Temple not far ahead, we can go up and have a look later. This Foguang Temple is the only Buddhist temple in Zelu Town.

"Tian Gongzi's point is not right." The messenger in the car, Cui Shenjun, even interjected, and it seemed that the arrow wound was not painful.

"What's wrong?"

"This Li Baozhen will not repair the relics pagoda for the monk for no reason. He picked out dozens of relics, one by one, and in the Foguang Temple, publicly announced that whoever gave the most money could choose a relic first, and please go home to worship. This relic is a holy relic, and in the hearts of the believers, it is the same thing as the Buddha, and they immediately rushed to give alms, and some people even gave away their ancestral homes and land. Just selling relics, it is said that Li Baozhen has earned no less than 200 million yuan. In addition to the 100 million yuan for the previous operation, at least 300 million yuan of military expenses have been raised. Cui Senjun finished speaking smugly, his face full of admiration, who can compare this kind of scheme.

"So that means there's nothing left in the relic's stupa in the temple?" The mosquito was a little angry, how could anyone be so mean.

"There should be, it is said that it was the last to pick the remaining relic, and it was too small for anyone to want, so it was put into the stupa of relics. This stupa was also built by the believers in charity. "Cui Senjun can't be sure if there are relics in the tower, with Li Baozhen's approach, if he doesn't knock the bone and suck the marrow, eat clean, he won't let go easily, and if he can't keep this relic, there is really nothing in the tower.

"This Li Baozhen is too inauthentic, the old monks have contributed so much military expenses to him, he is good, he is not pulling out a dime, coming, the tower also enshrines the smallest relic, this kind of person will be retributed sooner or later." Fat is also angry, he also believes in Buddhism, especially this kind of enlightened monk, it's too late to respect, and there are still people framed him, it's really angry. Fat came to believe in Buddhism, and often went to the Xinghua Temple in the west mountain of Weizhou City to incense.

"The smallest relics are still said to have been put in, and it is not certain whether there are relics in the tower or not. This Li Bao is really vicious, let's not fall into his hands. "They also believe in Buddhism, and they were attached to Tibet before, and they naturally accepted the Buddhism of Tibet.

"If there are any relics, let's go into the temple later, open it and see." Gao Cheng proposed loudly.

"Good!"