The sac of the living Buddha of Dacuo is divided into the upper courtyard, the middle courtyard, the lower courtyard, the scale is grand, rich and luxurious, only an upper courtyard, there are three courtyards, the palace is innumerable. As soon as Yang Hao entered the upper courtyard, he was led by a master who had been waiting there for a long time, and walked around the backyard from between the two palace walls, while the officials waited outside the mountain gate.

The middle of the backyard of the main hall of Yongde Palace is the passage leading to the middle courtyard, the left and right are two cross-courtyards, there is a two-story wooden building in the cross-courtyard, the left side is the summer palace of the living Buddha of Dacuo, the right side is the winter palace of the living Buddha of Dacuo, and the winter and summer weather are respectively lived in different places.

The master led Yang Hao up the stairs on the left side and entered the main hall on the second floor, where he saw a screen carved from sandalwood, on which were painted portraits of various Buddhist stories, and there were several cases and chairs of sandalwood and rosewood. An old man in a dark red monk's robe was sitting upright behind a few cases, looking at his appearance, more than sixty years old, burly, full of red light, seeing Yang Hao come in, he smiled slightly, waved his hand to the side and said, "Captain, please take a seat." ”

Yang Hao bowed to him, and then sat down in the guest seat, the master bowed to the living Buddha of Datso, bent down and left the room, and a slave tiptoed in, offered two cups of milk tea to the living Buddha and Yang Hao, and gently retreated.

Dacuo Living Buddha said straight to the point: "This seat has been heard of the name of Taiwei for a long time since entering the Kaibao Temple, and it is the first time I saw it today, but I have a feeling of being old at first sight." For a long time, the war in the northwest has been chaotic, and there is no peace of life, Tubo and Hui, Tubo and Hui, Tubo and Hui, and then Linzhou and Fuzhou, fighting each other, and the chaos is endless, so that the people are displaced, and even our monks are not at peace.

This seat enjoys the incense of the people, how can I bear to sit back and watch the people of the northwest fall into boundless misery. Taiwei is compassionate and wants to unify the Western Regions with great virtue and quell the war, and I want to know, if Taiwei becomes the co-leader of the Northwest Clans one day, what is Taiwei's plan? ”

Yang Hao's heart jumped, and he hurriedly cheered up and said: "If the northwest provinces can be unified and the war is eliminated, the people can naturally live and work in peace and contentment, which is the supreme merit." With great merit and the support of the officials, the Living Buddha will surely become the head of the Living Buddhas in the Western Regions, unify the Esoteric Religion, and be more conducive to the spread of Buddhism. At that time, the living Buddha was compassionate, and all the believers in the world were going to be stained with rain and dew. ”

Dacuo Living Buddha's eyes flashed slightly, and he remained silent.

At that time, Esoteric Buddhism prevailed in the world, Jiangnan Li Yu believed in Esoteric Buddhism, he changed into monk clothes with Xiao Zhou Hou every day, and worshiped the Buddha with Hu; King Wuyue also built a yoga dojo and invited esoteric masters to settle in; There was no shortage of Esoteric monks in the Song Kingdom, and the Song State also gave the virtuous Esoteric monks the same treatment as Jiuqing in accordance with the old practice of the Tang Dynasty; As for the Khitan and Northwest regions, not to mention the spread of Esoteric Buddhism. However, although the followers of Esoteric Buddhism are numerous, although the power is huge, but it is a mass of scattered sand, the leaders of Esoteric Buddhism at that time are living Buddhas, these living Buddhas are not subordinate to each other, the precepts and precepts, and the Esoteric Buddhism promoted are also different, if you can become a living Buddha in the living Buddha, unify Esoteric Buddhism, then for a monk, it is naturally a great merit and glory, but this bait obviously can not make Dacuo Living Buddha moved.

Yang Hao said: "If this official can unify the Western Regions, he will definitely support the living Buddha to promote Buddhism, and this official will build a translation institute and translate secret scriptures; Established a book club and published scriptures; Set up a secret dojo and practice Dharma extensively. Respect the secret monks and open the door to their preaching. Today, due to the war, the trade road is blocked, Tianzhu, Dashi has not been in contact for a long time, if the northwest can be unified, the official will reopen the trade road, at that time, I Middle Earth Esoteric Religion, not to follow this road, spread to the West, blossom and bear fruit, all over the world, I don't know what the living Buddha thinks? ”

The Living Buddha of Datso was finally moved, he closed his eyes, opened them again, and said with a smile: "Taiwei made this great wish, it is really my teaching Supreme Protector, Mahagara, Mahakala ......"

The supreme protector of Esoteric Buddhism is the Great Black Heaven, that is, Mahakara, Mahakala, and Esoteric Buddhism believes that he is the wrath of compassion born from the word "吽" in the six-character mantra in the heart of Guanyin Bodhisattva, and the blue light is entwined in the body, and it is extremely powerful, so it is called the Great Black Heaven. He is the supreme protector of the Esoteric Guardian God, although the image is powerful and vicious, but the ** Three Treasures, the protection of the five people, it is said that worshipping this god can increase the virtue, can win, at the same time he is the god of blessing, can "bestow the world rich, and even the official title of lord." ”

The Living Buddha of Dacuo referred to him as the Great Black Heaven, and the first point was naturally to be pleased with the promise he made to himself and to serve him as the protector of the Dharma; And the second point is that worshipping this god can increase virtue and win; The third point is that this god can bestow wealth on people in the world, and even official titles, but it means a long time.

It's a pity that Yang Hao only understood one-third, he only understood the words of the Supreme Protector, and knew that he had been recognized by the Living Buddha of Dacuo, and concluded a political and religious alliance between the two on this condition, so he put his hands together and said with a straight face: "There is my life, there is you in my life, Yang Haoyuan and the Living Buddha share the glory and create a great cause." ”

Dacuo Living Buddha smiled slightly, picked up the milk tea and said, "Taiwei, please ......"

※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※ living Buddha is the master of a temple, and there are extremely strict and standardized etiquette for clothing, food, housing, transportation, daily life and send-off. The ascendation of the living Buddha to the throne, it is a very grand event, when the trombone bells and drums sounded, the believers gathered in front of the main hall immediately quieted down, they were all from all over the country to worship the Buddha, they can enter here at this moment, they are all local figures with heads and faces, but here, they are just a devout believer, as soon as the drum sounds, they kneel down in fear.

Yang Hao reappeared at the gate of Yongde Palace, guided by the master, and entered the upper courtyard step by step, stepping into the main hall of Yongde Palace. There is a throne in the main hall, the seat is three feet high, four feet square, all cast of brass, there are nine golden dragons around it, and the seat is embedded with silver flowers, dragons, lions, etc. The seat displays the vestments and instruments. There are huge pillars on the left and right of the throne, and four golden dragons hang on them. There are eight bronze lions under the seat, which are vivid.

On the high ceiling of the hall are hung lanterns of various sizes, which are delicate and exquisite. There are many colorful embroidered images hanging around it. There are more than 200 gilded bronze Buddhas. Its style is somewhat different from that of Mahayana Buddhism in the Central Plains.

Dacuo Living Buddha wore a monk's hat and a monk's robe, sat on the throne, opened his eyes slightly, and looked at Yang Hao. Yang Hao didn't wait for anyone to guide him, so he stepped forward, pointed his right hand from his forehead, and solemnly recited the six-character mantra: "Hum Ma Mi Moo, Buzz Ma Mi Moo......

Dacuo Living Buddha sits on the throne, the body is straight, immovable like a mountain, Yang Hao walked in front of the Dacuo Living Buddha, clasped his palms, bent over, bowed down with his sleeves and bowed, and bowed to the Living Buddha three times on the futon.

Mu Yu, who was standing at the door of the hall, saw such a situation, the two sword eyebrows were raised suddenly, and he stretched out his hand to draw the sword. ”

Mu Yu has been following Yang Hao's side, especially yesterday Yang Hao released his sister and brother-in-law, not only did not add to the crime, but also did not even deprive the military power, Mu Yu was inexplicably grateful, regarded him as the lord as a father, seeing that the monk of the Western Regions received a great gift from his own lord, he was so arrogant, he was so angry that his little face was red, he said angrily: "This bald donkey is so rude, my family is Hengshan Jiedu, when the court is the prince, even if you see the emperor, you don't have to do such a big salute, the adult wants to worship him, he is so big, I went to chop off his dog's head to see if he dared to be so majestic. ”

Bisu, who was dressed in clean clothes, stood aside and said quietly: "My lord is not worshipping him. ”

Mu Yu said angrily: "What is that? ”

Lin Pengyu said leisurely: "The Lord worships the Buddha, the supreme authority, and the popular ...... of hundreds of thousands of people in the Northwest, Han, Tubo, and Hui."

Mu Yu was puzzled, but he already understood that his lord must have a good intention, and this move was not a loss, so he endured his anger and quietly returned the knife to the sheath.

Yang Hao finished worshipping, got up, and immediately someone presented Hada, Yang Hao took it with both hands, held it above his head, and bent down deeply to the living Buddha of Dacuo.

Only then did the thin face of the living Buddha show a subtle smile, he stretched out his hand, took the Hada presented by Yang Hao, stood up, slowly walked down from the purple steel five-step step ladder set up on the left side of the throne, walked to Yang Hao, and sent it back with both hands.

Yang Hao knew the etiquette early, and hurriedly bent down to accept the salute, and accepted the Hada of the Dacuo Living Buddha in return, and the Dacuo Living Buddha put the Hada on his neck and smiled: "Come with me." After saying that, he turned around and ascended to the seat, Yang Hao clasped his hands together, and followed him step by step, the teachers and monks in the hall and the officials of Luzhou showed a slight look of surprise, and many believers were even more sincerely afraid, and they didn't know why.

Seeing the two sitting side by side on the seat, the Living Buddha Dacuo shouted to the monks and believers below: "According to this seat, Yang Taiwei is the reincarnation of the spirit body of Gang Jingongbao, and I teach the Supreme Protector, Mahagara, Mahakala, to overcome the suffering of sentient beings, and fall into the red dust. Linggen Buddha nature is not muddy, to find this car in front of the seat, now this seat to accept Yang Taiwei as a disciple, give the number of Bo, just to protect the Dharma to open the wisdom and guide the maze. The afterlife Dharma practiced by this seat, Taiwei practiced the worldly Dharma, and they all ended up in the same place, all of them were supreme Dharma, and their cultivation achievements were not up or down, so they were each other's teachers, and there was no need to perform disciple rituals. ”

His Highness was in a commotion:

"Gangjin Gongbao, it is indeed the reincarnation of Gangjin Gongbao......

"Mahagara ......"

"Mahagala ......"

"I have more than 100 living Buddhas in the Western Regions, and the reincarnated spirit body of Gangjin Gongbao is only looking for the living Buddha of Dacuo to open the spiritual wisdom, and the living Buddha of Dacuo is really the most powerful and profound of all the living Buddhas......"

The news that the master and monks and believers from all walks of life worshipped one after another, Fan Siqi, Lin Pengyu and others secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and then knelt down to worship......※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※ the news that Yang Hao of Luzhou was the reincarnation of Gangjin Gongbao spread at a speed like the wind, this kind of influence is invisible, and it is also immediate, Luzhou has unknowingly become an extremely important place in the minds of hundreds of thousands of people in the northwest, This has had an immeasurable effect on the improvement of Luzhou's political status.

Yang Hao borrowed the power of Esoteric Buddhism, he could obtain the most difficult thing to obtain in the places where the Northwest Miscellaneous Hu lived: the hearts of the people, but he couldn't lay a bad foundation and let Esoteric Buddhism override the regime, so he took advantage of the huge power of Esoteric Buddhism, but the Esoteric Living Buddha could not control such a huge force in a unified manner, and urgently needed the opportunity of strong support from the regime, and reached an alliance with the Living Buddha of Dacuo, and set an agreement that he cultivated the worldly law, the living Buddha cultivated the worldly law, and the political power and religion were separated.

Taking advantage of this prestige, the shock in people's hearts has not subsided, and the Luzhou Mansion has been upgraded and the government has been established.

The puppet-like proclamation made Gongsun Qing be invited out again, read out the edict, give the double festival, get this festival, then have the right to kill the military, the government erected a six-pole big bow in front of the government, and the white tiger festival hall was set up in the west chamber of the government office, and the majesty was extremely prosperous.

Jiedu makes it a combination of military, civilian, and financial affairs. He had full control over the movement of troops under his jurisdiction at any time, without the need for a decree from the imperial court, and could obtain money and food supplies and control taxes on the spot in the area under his jurisdiction. It is not terrible for the Jiedu envoy to only hold military power, the key is that he also controls the civil affairs and finances in the jurisdiction, and it is these two points that the Jiedu envoy firmly grasps the military power, and can continue to expand the army and support the army for self-respect.

Originally, since Taizu succeeded to the throne, in order to cut off the disadvantages of the Jiedu to support the army and the tail of the big one, he adopted a flexible policy to weaken the military, political, and financial powers of the Jiedu envoys. In the same year, he also ordered the state governments to select and send elite soldiers to the central government, which weakened the military power of the localities.

After pacifying Jinghu, he ordered that the state capitals of Jinghu were directly subordinate to the imperial court and no longer subordinate to the Jiedu envoys. At the same time, many officials appointed as the Jiedu envoy did not go out, but stayed in the Beijing Division, or the area under the jurisdiction of the Jiedu envoy was released, and the surrounding places belonged to the imperial court, and there was Zhao Kuangyin's supreme pressure there, and the local Jiedu envoy naturally did not dare to be arbitrary, and Zhao Kuangyin used a centralized means of peace and graduality.

At this time, the Jiedu envoys still nominally held great authority, but they did not have the opportunity to really grasp this power, and the Jiedu made it completely a false title, and no longer had the power to manage the military, political and financial power from the name, that was after Zhao Guangyi succeeded to the throne for a whole year, he ordered all the subordinate counties to be directly under the imperial court, and the courtiers served as the prefect and prefect.

At this moment, Yang Hao just grabbed a tail, Luzhou is separated by two states of Linfu, the emperor is far away, he will not be subject to the jurisdiction of other state capitals, and he has mastered the name and actual power, in this place of four wars, it is the heroes of the troubled times who rise from all directions, and if there is a gun, he is the king of grass, and he is the emperor of the soil.

The wingmen of the Jiedu envoy include deputy envoys, branch envoys, marching horses, judges, push officials, etc., and the generals have guards, marquis, soldiers and horses, etc. One envoy of the festival, one deputy ambassador of the festival, one of the marching Sima, the deputy envoy, the judge, the envoy, the secretary, the pusher, the inspector, and the yatui, ten deputy envoys of the same festival, four inspectors of the pavilion, one of the legal officials of the government, one of the important registers, and one of the relatives, and four people with the army.

And Zhao Guangyi didn't plan to return to the northwest alive for Yang Hao at all, so not only was he generous, but he didn't even send the observation envoy and the branch envoy, but he just said in a general edict that he would prefect the state affairs, and Yang Hao could do more from it. One inspector each. This time, from the name to the law, he has reasonably and legally held all the power of the entire Luzhou in his own hands, and has become a vassal town on an equal footing with the Fuzhou Zhe clan, the Linzhou Yang clan, and the Xiazhou Li clan in terms of status.

Yang Hao seized the opportunity, the scenery became a party marshal, and his subordinates were customized, but at this moment, his officials were limited, from a government office to a festival town, many official positions are still vacant, Yang Hao is not in a hurry about this, rather than indiscriminately filling the number, it is better to vacant these officials first, small Luzhou, neither can be put down, nor does he need so many officials, next, he has to further build momentum, until he wins Yinzhou, which can compete with the three feudal domains in the northwest in terms of strength, and there are these vacant official positions there, Are you afraid that all the soldiers will not die to serve their lives?

Gongsun Qing's use value has been exhausted, he was kicked away by Yang Hao, and returned to Jiangzhou to receive the coffin of Yu Hou Sasaki Zefu in despair, this time he returned to Beijing, waiting for him was the unpredictable Tianwei, but Gongsun Qing was a scholar, neither able to resist, and the family was in Bianliang, and he did not dare to resist, so he had to accept his unpredictable fate.

And Yang Hao, after the reincarnation of Gangjin Gongbao's spirit body, the reincarnation of the Mahagara Dharma Protector, and the opening of the Yajian Mansion in Hengshan Jiedu, ushered in another ** of his political prestige: Fugu Zheyuxun and Linzhou Yang Chongxun personally went to Luzhou to visit and celebrate. Just these two festival envoys who walked in the light have already caused the four directions to shake. The original three feudatories in the northwest, and now there is a Yang Hao, Yang Hao has just opened the government and built a mansion, and two of the three feudatories will come to congratulate him in person, what does this mean? This invisible impact not only established Yang Hao's position in the northwest at once, but the mighty solar storm also blew towards Xiazhou and Bianliang, what kind of shock Zhao Guangyi of Bianliang would feel and not to say, at least for Xiazhou, who was overwhelmed and made enemies on all sides, this sudden appearance of Yang Hao was by no means good news for them.

And in the dark, it was not only the two states of Linfu that rushed to join Yang Hao in the alliance, but also secretly sent a messenger to the young patriarch of the Yeli clan, Ono Keer, and the Dacuo Living Buddha even gave Yang Hao a big gift and sent his disciple Chi Bangsong. The Red Bang Song is the son of the largest tribal leader in the Tibetan tribe, and today's Tubo is far from what it used to be, but even if it is scattered into tribes that do not belong to each other, they still have strong force.

And Ding Chengzong, who had not appeared for a long time, also quietly appeared in the hundred-mile reed tent outside Luzhou Mansion with two secret gifts at this time.

The time, the place, the people, and the heroes came into being.