In this world, the closest place to the gods and Buddhas - the holy city of Rinkha and the seven-story golden dome of the Chaitso Pagoda.

The Great Living Buddha is being knotted in the center of the main hall, his eyes and lips lowered.

Bo Jie is the lord of the plateau, but he is also a cultivator, he has great ambitions, and at the same time believes that the soul is immortal after death, and he never relaxes in his homework. All the disciples of the Divine Palace knew the rules, and the hour before dusk every day was the time for the Great Living Buddha to refine, and no one dared to disturb him at this time, even the most trusted people under the Living Buddha's throne.

Therefore, Wuda was prostrate outside the golden gate of the main hall, waiting quietly...... He was summoned by Bojie. Everyone thought that maybe the master was negligent and summoned the disciples before the homework, and when Wuda arrived, he had already started practicing, and it was inevitable that he would have to wait outside for an hour.

Only Uda understands that the master is deliberate, because he likes to be worshiped by others, and when it comes to the word 'piety', especially the devotion to the Great Living Buddha, who in the Holy City can compare to Uda?

When Bo Jie practiced in the Golden Dome Temple, he would abandon foreign affairs and external things, but he knew that there was a close disciple outside the door who was kneeling on the ground and waiting, and this feeling made the Great Living Buddha very comfortable.

And Uda doesn't care about this, he has been waiting for it all his life, and he will not miss waiting for this hour more.

It wasn't until the end of his homework that Bo Jie slowly opened his eyes: "Come in." ”

Everything in the temple was extremely well maintained, and when the heavy door was pushed open again, there was not a sound, and Wuda prostrated and bowed, and came to the master's car, as before, first earnestly offered auspicious praises, and then said, "The disciple is on standby." ”

Bo Jie said: "There are bandits in the eastern Xinjiang, injuring the herdsmen, such a thing cannot be tolerated on the occasion of July 7, the local military horses must be guarded against the Yan people, and the defense is distracted, so the elite must be dispatched from elsewhere to suppress the bandits, a total of 200,000 soldiers and horses are needed, and this matter is handed over to you." ”

200,000 is not a small amount. Uda was stunned, but only for a moment.

In the past few years, he has been helping the Great Living Buddha to fight the 'ghosts', but it was not until a year ago that the Wanggu ghost soldiers fled to Eastern Xinjiang, and the Great Living Buddha ordered not to deal with them for the time being. Now that the matter of 'suppressing bandits' is proposed, most of it is because the master has changed his mind...... Anyway, whatever Master says, he can do.

Unexpectedly, before Wuda nodded and responded, the Great Living Buddha accentuated his tone and reminded: "Listen clearly, I'm talking about 'bandits', not 'ghost soldiers'. ”

This time Uda was really confused, and he tilted his head sideways and thought seriously for a long time. If the Great Living Buddha is a county official, he is the 'current management', the specific situation on the plateau, Wuda is very knowledgeable, Dongjiang has always been a peaceful place, and I have never heard of bandits infested recently, if the master said that the bandits are not fighting ghosts, then who is this transfer of troops to fight?

In the end, Wuda failed to receive the decree directly as before, but once again bowed to the ground: "The disciple is dull, ask the master to solve his doubts." "For the decree of the Great Living Buddha, Wuda will not hesitate to carry it out, life and death, but he does not understand the current decree at all, because he does not understand it so it is difficult to implement, in the future, the crime is small, and if the plan of the Great Living Buddha is delayed, there will be no redemption.

The smile of the Great Living Buddha was unfathomable: "Ask." ”

Uda looked up and wanted to say something, but it wasn't until his mouth opened that he realized that he didn't know where to start, and he was stunned again.

The smile of the Great Living Buddha is even greater...... He knew his apprentice and knew that Uda was very smart and talented, and because of this, Bo Jie would be even happier to see that he couldn't figure out his mind at all. There are some things that Bojie planned to tell his disciples, but before starting, you might as well enjoy the happy feeling of being high above and counting the world.

After a moment of happiness, Bo Jie gave a word: "In this Golden Palace before, I told you once, about the ghost soldiers' plot to gather in the eastern frontier, about the national teacher, do you remember?" ”

Every word that Master said, Wu Da remembered in his heart, and after a little recollection, he responded: "Master once said that Yan Guoshi Shengjing is helping you do things, and the ghost soldiers are gathering in the eastern frontier to attack Dayan. ”

Bo Jie nodded with satisfaction, and continued: "You probably know the situation in Yan Kingdom, right? ”

The question is very vague, but with the status of the Great Living Buddha, the 'situation' in his eyes is naturally the one with the greatest impact and the most serious, and Wuda probably understands the answer he wants: "Yanzhong, the emperor and the national teacher are not at odds with each other, and they are fighting each other, and the conflict has become more intense since the Yipin Championship back then... The disciple also heard that not long ago, the soldiers and horses of a large battalion in Yan State rebelled, provoking the banner of 'Dharma Protector', maybe this matter is also related to Shengjing. ”

After saying that, the Golden Temple was quiet again...... Wu Da understood that the two questions before and after the Great Living Buddha were actually giving himself a hint, but this matter was so big that Wu Da didn't dare to speculate, so he simply bowed for the third time: "Please give me advice." ”

Guan Zi is almost sold, and if the dumb riddle continues to be played, dinner will be delayed, Bo Jie smiled and waved his hand, first said 'get up and sit down', and then said directly: "Monk Shengjing is almost unable to mix in Dayan!" If he wants to live, Jingtai has to die, but with his strength, he will undoubtedly seek death if he directly raises troops. ”

"Monk Shengjing showed favor to me as early as ten years ago, in the name of Buddhist disciples, I wanted to ask for the support of the plateau, but I never responded to him, at that time he was not at the end of the road, looking for me just to ask for a way back; It was different after a pin, he was standing on the edge of the cliff, and I was his only way out. At this time, there is only talk of 'cooperation'. The Great Living Buddha narrowed his eyes: "He wants me to help him, so he has to do something for me first." ”

Next, there is an analysis of the "strength" of the national teacher, although the wording is different, but in principle, the saying of the Great Living Buddha is almost exactly the same as that of the "ghost master" Wanggu's "the national teacher is oil, and fire must be used to exert power".

Bo Jie continued: "So Shengjing will lead ghost soldiers into the customs, and at the beginning of the war, there will be a natural victory in the ghost soldiers with him...... "When the Great Living Buddha said this, Wuda's eyes burst into clarity, and he said: "The Yan army was defeated and the people's grievances increased sharply, and the opportunity for Shengjing came." ”

Bo Jie said: "The invasion of ghost soldiers, the rout of Yanxi, and the rise of Shengjing, the Yan Kingdom is about to be in chaos." However, at the beginning of the rebellion, the monk Shengjing was not able to assemble his own army, he borrowed 80,000 troops from me to help him for six months, and returned the amount after half a year, and the loss of one person was worth 20 taels of gold. ”

Uda thought thoughtfully: "So... Among the 200,000 elites gathered by Shizun to the eastern frontier, 80,000 were to be lent to Shengjing, and when the ghost soldiers attacked eastward, these soldiers and horses took the opportunity to enter Dayan, and temporarily served Shengjing's order to help him in trouble. ”

"Yes, to help Shengjing succeed, we have two benefits, one is the ghost soldiers... They will never come back, no matter how smooth the front is, in the end they will die under the encirclement and suppression of the Yan army, this is what the national teacher should have inherited in advance, he swore with the face of the ancestors of the past dynasties, he will not let the ghost leave Dayan alive, this thorn has pierced me for decades, and it is finally time to pull it out; On the other hand, Sheng Jing has already written a book, and promised him that after sitting on the big Yanlong chair, he would take the five southwestern states as a thank you gift to repay the kindness of Tubo for his help. ”

Wuda's eyes flashed, Dayan was rich and prosperous, and the gift of the five states was enough to make people's hearts move, but when the whole thing sounded, it seemed a little too 'logical', and he hesitated and said: "Sheng Jing is not very clear about being a disciple, but I have heard it before, this person acts mysteriously and scheming, and it is ...... to cooperate with him."

Without waiting for Wuda to finish speaking, Bo Jie shook his head and interrupted: "Three key points, one is the ghost soldiers, eastward entering Dayan is a great opportunity in the eyes of Wanggu, they will definitely go, but before they go, they will definitely think of a way to retreat in advance, in case things change, they will immediately retreat to the plateau; Second, in Jingtai, Dayan's soldiers and horses are not paper-paste, after fighting the north and fighting the west over the years, the Shengjing monk said that he was out of the blue, but whether he could deal with Jingtai or not, it is still unknown, if he is defeated, of course, there will be no Wuzhou thanks, we are busy in vain; In the end, what you said, Sheng Jing is not credible, after he conquered the country, he pushed five or six times, broke his promise, this kind of thing may not be impossible to do. ”

After speaking, after a pause, Bo Jie suddenly smiled: "That's why I want you to gather 200,000 male soldiers to go to Eastern Xinjiang, in addition to the 80,000 lent to Shengjing, I will squeeze out another 80,000 people from the local garrison in Eastern Xinjiang, which will make up another 200,000...... First, the ghost soldiers marched eastward to break the western pass of Dayan, then 80,000 borrowed troops passed, and finally, our 200,000 soldiers and horses were also going to Dayan. ”

"With 200,000 people chasing after the buttocks, the ghost soldiers had no way back, only to march eastward vigorously, until they were exhausted by the Yan people and disappeared; Shengjing Uprising depends on my 80,000 men, and what can he do if he knows that we send another 200,000 troops into the country; The most important thing... Shengjing is an internal annihilation, the Yan people self-destruct the portal, the western part of the Great Yan is all in chaos, the ghost soldiers cross the border only to plunder, and will not stop to occupy the city, so we will do it for us, this seat is not too ambitious, waving 200,000 troops, and only occupy his three states. ”

"The ghost is dead, as for the dispute between Shengjing and Jingtai... If Jingtai wins, we have finally stepped on Dayan Sanzhou and earned it steadily; It would be better if Sheng Jing won," the smile of the Great Living Buddha bloomed: "In the thank you form he handed me, he only said that he ceded the five states of Yanxi, but did not say the specific five states. Do you think, at that time, Sheng Jinggang and Jingtai had a fight, and there was a thank you watch for betraying the country and seeking glory in my hands, I asked him for five states again, will he disagree, I am not greedy, and I will not break my promise, saying that five states will be five states... Well, three states plus five states, accounting for a small half of the swallow soil, that's it for the time being. So, to put it in my heart, I still hope that Sheng Jing can win Jingtai, and I hope that this Great Yan National Teacher can compete for some energy. ”

As he spoke, the Great Living Buddha laughed loudly, and after a while, he continued: "It is not a simple matter for you to transfer 200,000 troops. The first is to hide from the 'ghosts', and the second is to hide from the Yan people. In addition, in particular, 80,000 people are going to be loaned......"

Wu Da understood what the master meant: "This group of people, elected as a close confidant, although they enter a foreign land to temporarily serve the enemy chieftain, as long as a letter of calligraphy is transmitted, they can immediately turn against each other. Only in this way can we adapt at any time, so as not to be bewitched by the grand scene. ”

The people and horses lent to Yan Guoshi must be absolutely loyal to Chai Cuo Tata. The Great Living Buddha nodded happily: "It's okay to understand, it's okay, stand down." ”

But unlike in the past, Wuda did not retire this time, but said respectfully: "The disciple still has a question. ”

(To be continued)