In the Yangxin Palace, Ye Zhao sat on the throne, and the soft pier under the steps sat on the twelfth [***] Chenglie Gyatso and Zhao Sanbao, member of the Military Commission and chief of the General Staff.

This year's Privy Council meeting was a big year meeting, and religious leaders such as [***], Panchen, and White Imam all came to Beijing to attend the meeting, and Zhao Sanbao took this opportunity to return to the capital.

God Bao was sick, and Zhao Sanbao took over his position.

At the same time, the Southwest Military Region was split into two roads, Tibet Province and Xichuan, and Cheng Xueqi, the former chief of staff of the Seventh Group Army, was appointed as the overseer (commander) of the Tibet Provincial Military Region.

The Sino-Russian war also led to the comprehensive standardization and modernization of the military system of the new empire.

From the perspective of the entire western route, the important surnames of the Tibetan Provincial Military Region have been relegated to the second place, and the area around Laining (Kokand City) has become the most important military region in the southwest, because the field army garrisoned by Laining is adjacent to the two khanates of Bukhara and Khiva Khan in the west, and it is also the key to the empire's influence in West Asia; In addition, the southern neighbor of the British invaded Afghanistan, and could cooperate with the Tibetan Provincial Military Region to fight directly into Indian territory, the importance of this place can be imagined, as the fist and barrier of the empire in Central Asia.

Zou Fusheng, the overseer of the Laining Military Region, was brave and good at fighting, and was one of the few generals in the empire who was awarded the title of "Royal Loyal Tiger Ben Buyong".

Ye Zhao was looking at this starry era from his own perspective.

When he first saw Zhao Sanbao, Ye Zhao was slightly excited in his heart, but Ye Zhao resisted the urge to hug him, and when Zhao Sanbao and [***] Fu Qi bowed, he just smiled and made the two of them even.

I haven't seen him for a few years, and Sanbao, the silly boy of the year, is now very majestic.

With the train connecting Sichuan and Yunnan, it is much faster to come to the capital from Tibetan Province, and it is not like before, when it can easily take seven or eight months or even nearly a year.

The 12th [***] Chenglie Gyatso was just nineteen years old, and according to Ye Zhao's knowledge, he would usually be considered to be eighteen years old.

Because of the struggle for power and profit of the slave owners in Tibetan Province, internal and external troubles, these generations of [***] life expectancy are short, Ye Zhao's impression of Chenglie Gyatso does not seem to have died more than 20 years old, and the cause of death is a mystery.

Looking at this white and pure young lama at this time, Ye Zhao naturally cares about his body the most, if he dies in Beijing, coupled with a series of policies to eliminate slave owners promoted by the central political axe in Tibetan Province, it will definitely cause a lot of turmoil.

If you say that you were kneeling down to Ye Zhao by a young lama five years ago, you don't feel anything, but five years later, you can see Ye Zhao in the way of "Holy Driving Prelude", which makes Ye Zhao feel the control of the [***] system over religion.

"Prelude to the Holy Driving Feet" is the original Tibetan saying for kneeling to the emperor of the Central Plains, kneeling and bowing when greeting the holy parable, etc., and the Tibetans in the Potala Palace translate it into Manchu as "the emperor Jin Lianzun before the recital".

While the royal family has been making efforts to abolish kneeling, the religious leaders of the empire have followed the old custom.

From the perspective of Ye Zhaoli's surname and utilitarianism, only the emperor is the supreme god and the son of heaven in the world, and the canonized living Buddhas and prophets have more legitimate surnames, and it is natural to bow down to the supreme god in the world, and there is no problem of dignity.

For the Yellow Sect in Tibetan Province, Ye Zhao is "His Majesty Emperor Manjushri, the Lord of Heaven and Earth."

In the East, in the era of [***], religious leaders must also be attached to the royal family, otherwise they will inevitably become cults, and in later generations, the imperial system will be knocked to the dust, and the emperors will become strange mortals, and religion will be truly liberated. The lack of faith in the Central Plains has made all kinds of teachers, teachers, and living Buddhas be regarded as guests in the Central Plains.

Ye Zhao took a sip of the teacup with emotion, and asked Chenglie Gyatso: "After a long journey, is your body okay?" ”

Chenglie Gyatso clasped his palms together and said, "Emperor Xie cares, and the little monk is fine." ”

In fact, from the previous dynasty, "Xinghuangjiao is so peaceful Mongolia, and it is not small", which is to respect [***] lama and Panchen Erdeni, as a national policy.

The first time I met with [***] the former emperor for Shunzhi, [***] did not kneel and bow, but only expressed surrender, but Shunzhi Emperor was more excited, and later Lan Guiren and Guangxu met [***], only began to make [***] kneel and worship, although [***] was somewhat unwilling, but could only do so.

Fortunately, in the eyes of the Tibetans, the land of the Central Plains is regarded as the incarnation of Manjushri Bodhisattva, and several emperors who supported Tibetan religion in the previous dynasties were the incarnations of Manjushri Bodhisattva, that is, now Ye Zhao's title of "Emperor Manjushri, the Lord of Heaven and Earth", is also reasonable to bow down, and as for the text, it is more respectful.

When the 9th Panchen Lama went to India to meet with the British crown prince, the British asked him to bow down, and he also said, "Only bow down in front of the emperor, and the rest will not work, and still hold hands and bow often." ”

The prestige of the Central Plains soldiers in this world is vast and the present is different, and the shock and deterrence of the Tibetans are different, the important surname of the Yellow Sect to the empire is much lower than that of the previous dynasty, and the current control of Tibetan Province is needless to say, [***] The two living Buddhas of the Panchen Lama need the support and confirmation of the imperial family, but fortunately, the emperor is magnanimous and still supports the spread of the Gelug sect in Tibet.

Chenglie Gyatso's deference is not pretentious.

After chatting with Chenglie Gyatso for a few words and asking about the land reform in Tibetan Province, Chenglie Gyatso clasped his hands together again: "The little monk doesn't understand worldly things. ”

Ye Zhao nodded slightly, and said: "Yes, these things have the hearts of government officials, and all living beings have to be taken care of after all." ”

Chenglie Gyatso clasped his palms together and said, "The Great Emperor has his own bodhicitta mind. ”

After Chenglie Gyatso left, Ye Zhao looked at Zhao Sanbao and suddenly smiled, a dark gray double-breasted commander's uniform, with several medals on his chest, he was really a majestic general.

"Sanbao, it's not good to treat on the plateau, right?"

Seeing Ye Zhao's smile, Zhao Sanbao felt a burst of excitement in his heart, he had been in Sichuan Tibetan Province for many years, and the last time he came to the capital was three years ago, he was not only in awe and worship of the Great Emperor, but the Great Emperor was also a father and a brother to him.

Zhao Sanbao got up suddenly, fell to his knees, and kowtowed three times.

Ye Zhao smiled and waved his hand: "Okay, get up, see you again, I am also very comfortable, I will run errands in Beijing in the future, and we will meet from time to time." ”

Zhao Sanbao said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, I heard that the remnants of the Fairness Party have been making trouble in the concession recently, and the servants have asked for an order to share the emperor's worries!" ”

Ye Zhao bowed slightly: "You are also well-informed, but this is all a trivial matter, you are going, isn't it bloody and bloody?" Zheng Zewu has the same mind as you, but the errands in coastal towns can't be done like this. "Sanbao is no longer Wuxia Ameng, these sensitive news don't need him to speak, and there are people to help him find out.

Zhao Sanbao pondered for a moment, and then said: "The slave is willing to go to the Western Regions, the emperor only needs to give the slave two divisions, and the slave will set foot in Persia!" ”

Ye Zhao smiled: "Don't be full of fighting, killing, and killing, go back to the capital to recuperate and recuperate, Sanbao, this position of the chief is not easy to sit on, you have to sit firmly for me, Ha Shuai and Han Shuai are both old, and you will have to help me watch the affairs of the army in the future." As he spoke, he got up and said, "Okay, let's go, go out with me." ”

Zhao Sanbao hurriedly chattered and followed.

(To be continued)