The rain outside the house was getting heavier and heavier, and there was no sign of stopping.

Zhiqi's words fell on Yang Guang's heart like a heavy hammer, and he was even a little out of breath.

"Lord Wang, look, should Jiang Shan's ceremony be held another day?" Pei Yun, who was accompanying him, reminded Yang Guang softly in order to alleviate the embarrassing atmosphere in the room.

"Pass the order, and the ceremony will be held another day." Yang Guang let out a long breath and took Pei Yun away.

"Master, Xiao Wang was stationed in Guangling at the behest of his father, and originally came to Fusui Jiangnan, just as the master just said, what made Xiao Wang deeply puzzled was that it has been two years since Pingchen was born, but why a Taoist monk like Jingxu Shitai is still prejudiced against the Great Sui, and is willing to be driven by others to do things that are inconsistent with his virtues?" Yang Guang asked Zhi Qian for advice with a solemn expression.

This should not be a topic that the poor monk and the prince talked about, but in order to calm the monks, the poor monks will say a few words today. The poor monks have also heard that since the prince arrived in Guangling, although the time has not been very long, he has indeed done a lot of things to recruit Jiangnan Confucian scholars to compile books, respect the famous families in Jiangnan, and rebuild the ancestral hall for the Xie family, but the people in Jiangnan do not have much willingness to accept the prince's affection, does the prince know why? Zhi Qi looked at Yang Guang squarely and asked.

Yang Guang shook his head, looking at Zhi Qian earnestly, desperately trying to find the answer from his mouth.

"That's because in the eyes of the people of Jiangnan, all this that the prince did was deliberately done to achieve your so-called Fusui Jiangnan, not sincerely for the sake of the people of Jiangnan." Zhi Qi unceremoniously pulled Yang Guang and said, "Please think back to the prince, since the day Han Baohu led the army to break through Taicheng, what the army of the Sui Dynasty has done in the land of Jiangnan, and what the imperial court in Chang'an has done, for these, the people of Jiangnan have remembered it one by one." In their eyes, the Sui Dynasty and its armies were still conquerors, plunderers, and even their enemies, rather than kings and armies that could benefit them and protect their lives. ”

Yang Guang carefully recalled the various measures taken by the imperial court against Jiangnan in the past two or three years since Ping Chen, and had to admit that what Zhi Qian said was reasonable, and he was sweating and ashamed unconsciously, and he was consciously speechless to Zhi Qian.

"The poor monk really doesn't want to see a second quiet void appear, and he had a chance with the princess in his early years, so he said it seriously, and the prince should not complain. Does the prince know why the poor monks are unwilling to stay in Guangling for a long time and are unwilling to participate in the meeting of a thousand monks convened by the prince? After all, Zhiqi is a senior monk who has been in Buddhism for many years, not an impassioned Confucian scholar, and once he realized that he had overspoken, he hurriedly pulled the topic back to Buddhism.

"When Xiao Wang first met the master, he was told the reason by the master, and Xiao Wang had no intention of blaming the master." Yang Guang raised his hand to wipe the sweat on his forehead and replied.

"Not really. That's because the poor monks didn't see the prince's sincerity towards the Buddhists, and thought in their hearts that the Thousand Monks Association was just a means used by the prince to reach the south of the Fusui River. Zhiqi's emotions at this time have been freed from the grief and regret of knowing the true cause of Jingxu's death, and he taught Yang Guangdao earnestly, "The monk believes in the Buddha and worships the Buddha, and the most important thing is the sincerity of a heart to the Buddha, in other words, if the prince does not believe in the sincerity of the Buddha and the Buddha, why bother to disturb the peace of the Buddha?" ”

Yang Guang sweated on his forehead again, got up solemnly, shook his head to the ground, and said sincerely: "Xiao Wang has been taught today. From now on, we will treat the people of Jiangnan with sincerity and sincerely benefit Jiangnan. ”

"Amitabha, the poor monk is in vain. The prince was able to tell the cause of death of the monk Jingxu according to the truth, and the poor monk thanked him. Zhiqi also stood up and saluted with his palms.

"Although the master is from the Central Plains, he has lived in Jiangnan for a long time, and opened a sect of Fahua in Tiantai Mountain, and knows what the people of Jiangnan think in their hearts. Xiao Wang was drunk by the master today, and he realized that he had found a sincere heart to treat the people of Jiangnan, and if there was something incomprehensible in the future, I hope that the master can give advice. Moreover, please rest assured that Xiao Wang is bound to find out the culprit of sending flowers and Jingxu Shitai, and Zhaoxue for Jingxu Shitai. ”

"Good, quietly sacrificing herself to the Buddha, she has used her death to show that she is lost and knows how to return, so why do you need the prince to clear her wrongs? But the poisonous flower poisons the living beings, and it must not be left in the world. Zhi Qi said, ignoring the heavy rain outside the door, raised his feet and walked out.

Seeing this, Guo Yan and the others, who were staying on the side, hurriedly ran out with Zhiqi without waiting for Yang Guang to speak, and escorted him back to the dormitory.

Yang Guang was left alone in the room, savoring Zhiqi's words, and fell into deep thought.

Yes, how timely and important it is for me to be the first to drink the trick of wisdom. If you think about it seriously from the perspective of ordinary people in Jiangnan, there have been continuous wars in Jiangnan in the past two years, and they really haven't had a few days of peace and stability, plus the division of the north and the south has lasted for a hundred years, how can they not spread their grievances on the head of the court? In the past, he only thought of soothing Jiangnan as soon as possible and helping his father realize the grand ambition of unifying the four parts of the world, but he lost his sincerity for the sake of the people of Jiangnan and created an environment for them to live and work in peace and contentment.

I don't know how long it took, but the rain outside stopped.

Yang Guangxin walked to the courtyard, looked up at the sky, and sorted out his thoughts.

"Lord Wang, Mr. Qian Wuliang is here." After Guo Yan sent Zhiqi back to the dormitory, he brought a message to Yang Guang.

Why did Qian Wuliang come from, could it be that Qian Wuliang had an accident? Yang Guang thought about it, and instructed Guo Yan: "Please let him in." ”

Qian Wuliang followed Guo Yan into the pavilion, and Yang Guang had finished meeting, and saw that Yang Guang had no intention of returning to the room, so he presented a letter to Yang Guang in the courtyard, and reported: "Lord, this is a letter I received last night, please take a look at it." ”

Yang Guang stared at him, took the letter, opened it to look at it, and couldn't help but be surprised: this letter was written to Guan Zizai in the name of the Great Bodhisattva, and the letter claimed that one hundred and six members of the Qian clan were in their hands, and asked Qian Wuliang to prepare 100,000 "Kaihuang Five Plants" to be sent to the Yanbo ferry outside Guangling City after receiving the letter, as a deposit to redeem the Qian clan......

"Who sent this letter to you?" The incident happened suddenly, Yang Guang was unprepared, read the letter, and blurted out to Qian Wuliang.

"It's a carrier pigeon. Lord, I've never made a deal with any great bodhisattva. Qian Wuliang looked anxious and excused himself.