readx;?readx; Chapter 564 The Prime Minister, the Prince and the Old Monk

Don't look at Emperor Xinghua wearing a robe and not close to women, and meditating and practicing meditation all day long, but in fact, His Majesty's emperor is addicted more than anyone else...... As long as you are not a fool, you know that it is better to be an emperor than a monk, so why didn't Emperor Xinghua wear a dragon robe and a robe? It's just that he is looking forward to cultivating a golden body that will not be broken for thousands of years, so that he can be the emperor for 10,000 years. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Since establishing this belief, Emperor Xinghua no longer cares about government affairs and people's livelihood, and has devoted all his mind to meditation. The emperor has a good abacus...... I put these 'mundane affairs' aside for the time being, and let Zhao Wuji and Shangguan Yunhe take care of them first. When the golden body is repaired, what is not there is time to govern the country, deal with corrupt officials, benefit the people, and unify the country?

'Cultivation is for a better and longer governance of the country', this is the fierce reason for a Zen emperor to forgive himself. With the support of this powerful reason, Emperor Xinghua understood the selfishness of ignoring the national military and political affairs as a long-term vision and painstaking solitude. Naturally, they will laugh at ease and watch the people sink into fire and water; Look down on the humiliation of the family and the country.

But he's not useless, at least he's quite insightful. The two major civil and military stewards he appointed, Prime Minister Shangguan and Marshal Zhao, were both important weapons of the country. An old man is invincible, and the two cherish each other and appreciate each other. It is known as 'Xinghua Zhongxing' in history.

To put it mildly, it was Emperor Xinghua's concentration on cultivation and not asking about state affairs that made 'Zhongxing' possible.

Then under the sun, there will be shadows. The great ambitions of the two scholars, especially the control of the court by the prime minister of Shangguan and the prime minister, greatly squeezed the power space of the royal relatives and wealthy families, will naturally cause a backlash from these people. In particular, the old prime minister's implementation of the new policy and the treatment of Shen Zhen greatly violated the interests of these people.

It is said that the nobles in the world are intriguing all day long, isn't it just for power and profit? Prime Minister Shangguan offended them on these two things, and he was not in a hurry? I can't wait to tear him alive.

Of course, they didn't dare to make a noise when everything was going well, but as soon as the state affairs encountered difficulties, these people jumped out in a hurry, and put the blame on him, eager to send him into the abyss from which he could never recover.

Therefore, the most uncounted people in this world are those who are 'born well and have been eliminated', and His Majesty Emperor Xinghua is precisely the one who gave birth to the best and got rid of it. He always regarded the exploits of the two warriors as his own achievements, and was pretentious all day long, really thinking that he was a man of God who 'strategized in the battle and won a victory thousands of miles away'. Although he valued the two national soldiers, he never really regarded them as an indispensable humerus.

So when the contradiction between the nobles and the prime minister was inevitable, he did not firmly stand on the right side, but was aroused by the clever words of the nobles and the prime minister. The good story of decades of gentlemen and ministers has finally appeared a crack.

But Prime Minister Shangguan didn't notice this, and he was still like an old dog, dutifully guarding his Qi family's world......

Therefore, when the emperor asked the prime minister to allocate a huge amount of silver taels from the state treasury to suspend the army, he listened to the sonorous voice of the old prime minister: "Your Majesty forgives the sins, and the ministers will not accept the decree." ”

In the face of this hot potato, Prime Minister Shangguan would not pick it up, and he had no reason to wipe his ass for others.

"You dare to resist?" Prince Rong immediately jumped to his feet and accused: "It's a big rebellion, brother Huang, this person doesn't take our surname Qi too seriously!" "He has a long-standing grudge against the old prime minister, and now that he is released, he will naturally not give up.

"Shut up!" The emperor lowered his face and scolded, "Stay and go." ”

Prince Rong hurriedly stood aside, but his face was not necessarily depressed. He knew that the imperial brother had a problem, scolding whoever was close to whom, and the more polite he was, the more distant he became.

"Prime Minister, if you have any difficulties, you might as well say it." After scolding Prince Rong, the emperor turned to Shangguan Prime Minister and said.

"The minister didn't dare to resist the order," Shangguan Yunhe sighed lightly and said: "Your Majesty just said 'It's disgusting to be a dog for three years', which is really deep in the heart of the minister, and Weichen almost burst into tears." As he spoke, he wiped the corners of his clothes with a handkerchief, as if he was really emotional, and said in a low voice: "Prince Rong doesn't know the price of firewood and rice, and His Majesty has a bright candle and a clear eye, so he should naturally know that after a big war, my Daqi's national funds are already green and yellow, and the normal operation is unsustainable, where did he squeeze out such a large sum of silver?" ”

"Last month, Dajiang City escorted this year's tax and silver into Beijing," Prince Rong interjected again: "Only the trade with Chu State is five million taels a year, how can you say that there is none?" ”

"Yes, there is, but I don't know when this battle will be fought, and the military supplies of hundreds of thousands of troops still need to be supplied; Millions of refugees are also required to be resettled and pensioned, which must be paid from the tax money of the municipal shipping department. Prime Minister Shangguan said with an unkind face: "The money in the treasury is all useful, and there is no spare money." ”

"Once this contract is concluded, there will be no war to fight, and what will you do to raise military funds?" Prince Rong pouted and said, "Do you still expect to make a fortune from the dead?" ”

"The truce here is what you mean, but Zhao Gong still has countermeasures there, and it is not known who will kill the deer, how can you admit defeat?" Shangguan Cheng trembled angrily, trembling and pointed to Prince Rong and said: "Your Highness is still dead to this heart, even if the treasury is full, I will not give this money!" ”

"Why?" Prince Rong did not avoid the way.

"I can't afford to lose this man!" Shangguan Yunhe's beard was all open, and he almost roared: "The soldiers in front are still fighting to the death, and the army of King Qin is also coming day and night, but we, as the center, surrendered without a fight, not to mention the indemnity, and also chilled the hearts of millions of soldiers!" What is the reason for this? Where is the shame? ”

'Medium. Prince Rong secretly said in his heart, so he lowered his eyebrows and lowered his head obediently, and stopped talking.

As soon as the words came out, Shangguan Yunhe knew that he was indignant, and he lost his words for a while, and sure enough, he saw that His Majesty the Emperor became pale. The right hand holding the Buddha beads was already pale because of the force.

Prime Minister Shangguan has always regarded Prince Rong, the royal relatives and relatives, as 'silverfish of the country', which is quite contemptuous. Moreover, as the country has been in power for a long time, it has become accustomed to the arbitrariness of the cadres, and naturally there are not so many scruples in their speech.

But he criticized Prince Rong mercilessly, but intentionally or unintentionally exposed the emperor's dragon scales...... You must know that Prince Rong is on an errand, and whether he does it well or badly represents the emperor's will. In the ears of the emperor, Shangguan scolded Prince Rong for 'surrendering compensation', 'incorruptibility and shame', and 'losing all conscience', doesn't mean what is Sang scolding Huai?

Although he cultivates immovable Zen, Emperor Xinghua has not really cultivated into a Buddha after all, and even if he is a Buddha, he has a roar of resentment! He just heard Prince Rong say, 'The Qin people only know that the Qi State has the Prime Minister, but they don't know that the Qi State has the Emperor. 'I feel very wrong in my heart, and now I have listened to the almost blatant accusations of the Prime Minister Shangguan, and it is obvious that he no longer treats him as an emperor!

We said that Emperor Xinghua practiced meditation in order to be an emperor for a longer time, not to be a real fucking monk. A wave of ignorance sprung up, and the emperor was full of only one sentence left in his mind: 'Let me ask the world today, is it your Shangguan family, or our family's family?' ’

Seeing that the emperor's face was not good, the prime minister hurriedly kowtowed and pleaded: "The old minister has lost his words, please forgive your majesty." ”

The emperor's face turned blue and white for a while, and it took a long time before he said in a stiff tone: "As long as the prime minister gives out the silver, what is the crime?" ”

"This ......" The old prime minister knew that the emperor's patience had reached the extreme, but his belief in being responsible for the country was also quite firm. Shangguan Yunhe's heart started a fierce struggle, and he was already sweating unconsciously.

The emperor did not urge, but just rhythmically slid the rosary in his hand, as if he was counting the prime minister.

After a long time, when the rosary slid past the one hundred and eighth, the emperor's eyebrows finally rose, and his voice was cold and piercing: "I can't be the master now?" ”

Prime Minister Shangguan kowtowed again and again, and sobbed: "It's not a minister's monopoly, it's really the state funds that have been used, and I can't come up with so much spare money......

"And how much can you take?" The emperor suppressed his anger and said: "When the country is the country, all the countries are besieged, isn't it your fault? Isn't it your responsibility to relieve the siege of Beijing and relieve the worries of the monarch's father! "I'll be honest now...... Emperor Xinghua only hopes that his wife can be the emperor peacefully, and cultivate the golden body in peace and stability......

It was only a wave of 'UFO' bombing by the Qin State, and Emperor Xinghua couldn't wait to calm the people......

Prime Minister Shangguan sighed sadly in his heart, knowing that if there was no blood, he would not be able to pass this level. I had to bow my head and say: "The national funds recognize half of it." ”

The emperor's face was a little pale, and he also knew that it was not easy for the prime minister to be Shangguan, so he asked people to help the old prime minister who was in tears, and symbolically comforted a few words, so he apportioned: "The affairs of the state and the world are not the affairs of the prime minister alone, the state treasury is responsible for three million, and we will make up the remaining half." ”

As he spoke, he looked at the eunuch Huang who was standing beside him, and asked in a deep voice, "Old Huang, how much balance do you have in your inner money?" ”

"Back to Your Majesty," Eunuch Huang said softly, "there are still two million taels, but if the necessary expenses are deducted, there will be less than five hundred thousand taels." ”

"Well, the country has something to do, and the harem has to save some flowers." Emperor Xinghua said in a deep voice: "Take one million taels out, which can be regarded as my support to the country." ”

"Your Majesty...... Alas, the old slave is reluctant to make it difficult. Eunuch Huang sighed.

As soon as the emperor said this, the old monk and Prince Rong naturally knew what they should do. Huineng clasped his hands together and said: "Your Majesty, in order to save my people from swords, he actually cut down on food and clothing, treated himself harshly, and used internal money to support charity. This act of great compassion will surely be known to the Buddha and will make His Majesty's path of cultivation smoother. ”

"Amitabha Buddha ......," the emperor praised solemnly.

Then greeting the Buddha, Zen Master Huineng generously said: "The poor monk is deeply admired, so he will contribute to the golden body of the Buddha and raise 70,000 taels of gold for ten years." "70,000 taels of gold is 700,000 taels of silver, which is a huge amount of money.

"It's still not necessary...... the emperor was also surprised: "This is all dedicated to the Buddha, how can we use it for other purposes?" ”

"Your Majesty's thoughts." The old monk smiled and said: "My Buddha has a cloud 'saving a life is better than building a seven-level floating slaughter', and now it can save millions of lives in the capital, how many layers of pagoda should this be?" The Buddha must have been happy. ”

"I am compassionate." Emperor Xinghua was sincerely convinced. As he spoke, he looked at Prince Rong and waited for him to answer.

"The younger brother can't be left behind," Prince Rong said with pain on his face: "Just take out all the cash in my house......"

"How much?" The emperor is not easy to fool.

"Five...... Ten thousand taels. Prince Rong was quite shy and said: "The courtiers spend a lot of money, and they can only take out so much at one time." ”

Emperor Xinghua laughed and said lightly: "The matter was proposed by your group, and the number was also set by you, so it is impossible to shirk responsibility." He said word by word: "One million and three hundred thousand taels, not one child can be missing." ”

"Brother Huang spares his life, even if the younger brother smashes the pot and sells iron, he can't make up 500,000," Prince Rong kowtowed and howled: "If you don't believe it, you can go to the house......"

"Who let you get out of the way?" The emperor waved his sleeves impatiently and said: "Give you a holy decree, go to those who proposed at the beginning, let them get together, and if they can't make it up, they will raid the house!" After speaking, he closed his eyes and said, "Stand down......"

"The ministers retired...... the old prime minister, the old monk and Prince Rong obediently walked out of the meditation room.

Before he had gone far, the angry Prime Minister Shangguan pointed at Prince Rong's nose and scolded: "Coward! Quisling! ”

Prince Rong said without giving in: "Daqi has been stolen by you thieves, how can you still sell it?" ”

"You turn black and white upside down!"

"You're treacherous!"

The two quarreled like cockfights, until Eunuch Huang sent an edict: 'Your Majesty has an order, give me the ...... to get out', then they angrily parted, and each prepared two pieces of silver.

"The Lone King went to each house to raise money." After separating from Shangguan Cheng, Prince Rong assigned a task to Zen Master Huineng and said: "I also bothered the national teacher to go to the Qin army camp and signed this peace agreement with Qin Yutian." ”

"That's good, let's go our separate ways." Monk Huineng smiled and said, "Don't let that guy really burn down the Rongwang Mansion and Huguo Temple." ”

Prince Rong took the holy decree, took Jin Wuwei, and killed the big family in the capital with a fierce momentum. Huineng also brought a guard of honor and walked non-stop to the Qin army camp outside the city.

Hurried along the way, and when I walked into the barracks, it was still dark.

The old monk got out of the car, and at first glance, he saw the stars floating in the sky, and couldn't help but shout anxiously: "Be merciful, the old man is here!" ”

After entering the big tent of the Chinese army, Huineng had the time to wipe the sweat from his forehead, and panted and said: "Your Majesty has already sealed the deed, please sign it too." ”

As soon as the words fell, the generals of the Qin State in the tent hummed and discussed in a low voice: "You really agreed?" "The prince is really a god." "How can there be such an emperor?"

Earlier, Qin Lei Lion opened his mouth, although the generals did not disagree face-to-face, but as soon as the envoys of Qi left, the generals opened the pot, and they did not believe that the emperor of Qi could agree to such an unequal treaty, and there were also words that the prince was too late and would annoy the emperor of Qi.

But Qin Lei didn't say anything to the generals, he was annoyed by being entangled, so he hugged the pillow and went to a nap.

The generals spent an afternoon waiting, and many of them wanted to see the jokes of the Fifth Highness......

Ke Huineng really appeared on time, and brought the contract of Emperor Xinghua's seal, which made the general of the house drop his jaw in shock.

And Qin Lei was not surprised at all, he saw today's results from the fact that the Emperor of Qi was concentrating on meditation...... How could His Majesty the Emperor, who had ignored his responsibilities and been cultivating for decades, care about these things outside his body?

After reading the peace treaty carefully and confirming that it was correct, Qin Lei took his gold seal and used the seal on the two yellow silks, and this 'Shangjing Peace Treaty' was officially effective.

Destiny Stone dared to return one of the letters of agreement to Monk Huineng and put away the other one, Qin Lei smiled happily and said: "It is the luck of the common people that the two sides have turned their rivalry into jade silk, and the kindness of the master." ”

The old monk clasped his hands together and didn't even dare to say it.

"After we have finished talking about business, it is time to have a good drink," Qin Lei got up and smiled: "Master, please take a seat." ”

The old monk shirked and said, "The monks should stay away from the feast, and ask the prince to give him a bowl of rice." ”

Qin Lei naturally heard his subtext, and smiled knowingly: "Just listen to the master," he said and waved his hand: "The master doesn't get fishy meat, but it's cheap for you, go eat it." ”

The generals said happily: "That dare is good...... but seeing that the prince did not move, naturally no one dared to get up, and laughed and said: "The prince pleases first." ”

"It's all yours," Qin Lei shook his head, "Accompany the master alone." ”

Then the generals got up and saluted, and then they dispersed in a hurry and went to the banquet.

There are only two left in the big tent, Qin Lei and Huineng Zen Master.

With a light cough, Qin Lei got straight to the point and said, "Why did the master help me?" "In the box sent by Huineng, in addition to 10,000 taels of gold, there is also a detailed list of Qi State's work in Qin State, which is shocking, but I can't be sure whether it is true or false.

"Those who help others will help them." The old monk lowered his eyebrows and said: "First, I want to thank the prince for his kindness at the beginning, so that the best can retreat, and secondly, I want to ask the prince to shelter in the future." ”

"That's no problem," Qin Lei said with a hearty smile: "The freedom of belief under the jurisdiction of the Lone King can be freely proselytized and developed freely as long as it is not a religion that affects social stability and national unity." ”

"Not Zen Buddhism in your country." The old monk said softly: "It's my Qi country Zen lineage." ”

"Lone has been in the country of Qi, how can he not know that Zen Buddhism has a high status, and the master has the honorific title of 'national teacher'," Qin Lei couldn't help but be surprised: "You still need the protection of me, a foreign prince?" ”

"The prince doesn't know," the old monk explained softly: "My Zen and Taoism coexist in the Qi country, and they have always been one and the other, competing with each other, and originally they couldn't distinguish between male and female. But today, Your Majesty is obsessed with meditation to the point of going mad, and the grace of my Zen Buddhism is also incomparable, which is worrying! ”

"Why can't Lone hear what's wrong?" Qin Lei chuckled and said, "The Holy Dependents are a good thing that many people can't ask for, why are you still afraid of it?" Seeing that the most powerful monk in Qi actually commented on his number one believer like this, Qin Lei felt very ridiculous.

"The Buddha said: One is prosperous and one is withered, and when the glory is exhausted, it is withered." The old emperor said unhurriedly: "My Zen family has been dominant for decades, and the suppression of Taoism has gone too far, which makes those bull noses quite resentful, once they turn over, they will definitely be liquidated." ”

Qin Lei frowned slightly, and said softly: "Don't do everything too much, and see each other in the future." ”

"The prince is wise, but it's a pity that the old man realized it too late." The old monk smiled bitterly and said: "The two sides have long had a deep grudge, and the people of the Daomen are afraid that they will not die." ”

"Since we can't reconcile, let's kill them all." Qin Lei smiled and groaned: "Dead people don't hold grudges. ”

Under the light, Huineng saw his white teeth, and couldn't help but shudder: "It's late, the Daomen has already found a backer." ”

"What backer?"

"His Royal Highness the Prince." Huineng said in a deep voice: "His Majesty's only son, the only heir of the Qi Kingdom, is just like his father, who believes in Taoism. ”

"These two guys." Qin Lei couldn't help but smile and said, "It's really pious." After thinking for a while, he shook his head and said: "Even if the new emperor ascends the throne, in order to give his dead ghost father a face, he will not kill you all." ”

Huineng couldn't laugh at it, and said with a bitter face: "Having said that, we have a life, which is enough to cause a catastrophe." ”

Qin Lei nodded and motioned for him to continue: "That is the Xinghua Emperor himself. Back then, in order to compete for favor, the previous abbot said a big thing...... He said that as long as His Majesty practices meditation diligently, he will be able to live without any illness and live forever......"

"." Qin Lei smiled and said, "If there is really such a god, it will be your turn to come to power." ”

"Your Highness is wise." The old monk smiled awkwardly: "The family teacher was happy for a while, and he sprinkled a big sprinkle, so that His Majesty was immersed in it and didn't know it, and he had a sweet dream for decades, and it also made my Zen Buddhism prosperous for decades." But there is always a time to wake up from a dream, and when Your Majesty is alive, the old man can still be fooled, but once he dies, the new emperor can use this as an excuse to kill my Zen sect......"

Qin Lei finally nodded in agreement, and said with a smile: "Although the old Zen master does not have a very solemn appearance, but he is a person who is wise and practiced and has a long-term vision, and the Buddha Sect is blessed to have you." ”

The old monk's face tightened for a while, and he smiled: "I don't know whether this is a compliment or a disadvantage, but it makes the old monk think about it." ”

Qin Lei suppressed his smile and said: "There is no mockery, there are countless bald heads in Buddhism, and the big bald heads and small bald heads are all living in this world, if the Zen master really asks about Zen and does not understand popular affairs, it will really make the lonely king look down on it." ”

The old monk suddenly felt like a confidant, and said with a smile: "Lord Shengming! When it comes to the enlightenment of Buddhism, the poor monks are not as good as the teachers and disciples, and even the apprentices are quite inferior, but they have no objection to the poor monks as the hosts, for no other reason, just because the poor monks understand human feelings and know things. ”

"Say what you want." Qin Lei said in a deep voice: "You have the qualifications to ask the Lone King once." ”

The old monk got up and bowed to Qin Lei's respectful three and said, "Please leave a place for my Zen sect under your rule." ”

"Yes." Qin Lei smiled and said, "Religious freedom." ”