Spring goes to autumn, cold comes and summer, unconsciously, Li Yuntong has been married to Tubo for three years, and the Luo Po Zhu Nang (Yang Tu Huanxian) Temple (now known as Jokhang Temple) and the Gaxi Zhu Temple (Sixi Illusion Temple) (now known as Xiaozhao Temple) where the Dragon Palace is located are also about to be completed.

The construction of the two Buddhist temples started at the same time and will be completed at the same time, needless to say, they will also be opened at the same time.

Because it is a Buddhist temple of the two queens, the two Buddhist temples are about the same in scale, originally according to the identity, Li Yuntong's Zanmeng is higher than Chizun's Momeng, but Cai Bangsa In order to balance the harem, Cai Bangsa said that the two of them are both queens and sisterhood, so don't talk about who is higher and who is lower.

But judging from the name, the Sixi Illusion Temple is obviously more noble than the Yangtu Illusion Temple.

When the Jokhang Temple was built in the lake, the foundation was repaired during the day, and it was flooded by the lake at night, and the cycle was repeated, and it could not be repaired, or Li Yuntong watched the feng shui, and let the white goat llama stone to suppress the blood of the witch, so that it was built little by little, which is also the origin of the Jokhang Temple that was first called the Luo Po Zhu Nang (Yang Tu Illusion) Temple.

And Xiaozhao Temple is when Princess Wencheng went to Tubo, by the two people of Hanlishi Jiajia and Lu Jia used a wooden cart to transport the 12th statue of Shakyamuni Buddha to Luo, but when they arrived at the location of Xiaozhao Temple, the wooden cart sank in the sand, and could not be pushed, and finally had to stand on all sides and cover the white silk offerings.

Princess Wencheng learned that this is the location of the Dragon Palace, so she decided to place the statue of Sakyamuni Buddha here and build a temple to worship, thinking that this can deter dragons and demons and prosper the country.

In the process of building the two temples, the craftsmanship of the Tang Dynasty was the best at that time, and the Yangtu Huanxian Temple (Jokhang Temple) also borrowed the help of craftsmen from Li Yuntong's side. Therefore, the Illusion Temple is a fusion of the artistic styles of the three countries of the Tang Dynasty, Tubo and Nipolo, while the style of the Sixi Illusion Temple (Xiaozhao Temple) is a perfect combination of the craftsmanship of the Tang Dynasty and the Tubo.

For Songtsen Gampo, he had to find a delicate balance between the Buddha and the Bon, support Buddhism with strong means, and at the same time give Bon enough face to avoid causing vicious incidents and bloodshed between the two religions, so as to ensure that his royal power would always reap the benefits of the balance of power between the two sides.

Although the power of Bon is not like the period of Zhigong Zampu, which has reached the level of "Xin Ben does not speak, the king does not dare to issue decrees, the ministers dare not discuss matters, do not sing Xin Bon songs and dances, and the monarchs and ministers do not dare to sing and dance", it has always been the same rule of the teachings, and all major matters must be decided by the archmage after asking the gods.

The construction of the temple, of course, is a big deal, because the Sixi Illusion Temple and the Yangtu Illusion Temple did not have the "Buddha", "Dharma", "Sangha" three treasures that the complete temple should have at the same time, more like the Buddha temple of the two queens' personal beliefs.

Through both soft and hard measures, the two temples and the other twelve temples that were supposed to suppress the torso of the witch Rakshasa were finally slowly built with the strong support of Songtsen Gampo.

At the same time, in order to balance the forces of all parties, Songtsen Gampo also built temples for the other three Bon believers, Fansa Toman, Trigyal and Jiakunzeng.

Even on the outer walls of the Illusion Temple and the Illusion Temple, in order to ease the resistance of the Bon monks, the Bon "swastika" characters and murals are painted, and the wall panels, pillar rafters and various small beams inside are respectively painted with stories, myths and various drawings of Bon people riding deer in the sky.

In order to balance the two religions, Songtsen Gampo had the princess, the prince, and all their dependents inside and outside study the teachings of the Six-Character Sutra of Guanyin, while the general public learned the story of the "Ear of Mantras" and knowledge of the Dharma. At the same time, he also took another Bon mage, Radaimu, who was no less famous than the Grand Master, from Yangtong, and made people call him "Sai" (meaning the man who dwells in the body of God) and learn from him.

For the sick, he stipulated that as long as it could benefit sentient beings and the sick, Bon could use divination, worship to the gods, exorcism and other techniques. It was also decreed that those who follow the Buddha in Tibet can recite the "Prajna Annoyance" to the sick and the "Huayan Sutra" to the deceased, so that both life and death can enjoy the benefits of the Dharma......

All these measures are aimed at allowing Buddhism to take root in Tibet under his balancing technique, and slowly grow into a towering tree that can compete with Bon.

Songtsen Gampo knew very well that as long as the two religions were kept in check with each other, he and his Tubo dynasty would definitely benefit.

It can be said that he has both civil and military skills, and he has used the emperor's mental technique to the fullest, and his skills are extremely clever.

Seven days before the two temples were about to be completed and consecrated, Li Yuntong and Chizun, who were standing on the stargazing platform of Brada Palace, looked up at the stars together and observed the changes in the starry sky.

Astrology can judge the good and bad of people and things according to the changes in the brilliance of the observed stars.

After a while, the two of them furrowed slightly.

The sky birds and stars are floating and covering the disadvantages, and the main sacrifice and blessing will be fierce.

"I'm afraid we have to make some preparations in advance, otherwise, the opening of the Buddhist temple will be ominous." Chizun sighed lightly.

Li Yuntong pressed his heart and comforted her with a smile, "Sister, don't panic, in recent years, Zampu has become more and more influential in the court, and with him strategizing, even if something happens, he will be killed." ”

After hearing the results of their night stargazing, Songtsen Gampo was silent for a moment, and sent elite soldiers to guard the vicinity of the temple, making sure to ensure that the consecration of the temple could be carried out smoothly on the day of its completion.

Even so, Li Yuntong was still not at ease, so he sent Zhang Shengyuan and gave him some rune paper to be safe.

Fortunately, the two temples are not too far apart, and the manpower sent is enough to protect both temples in them.

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It was night, and everything was silent, except for the fire where the fire was used for warmth, and the flames jumped from time to time, imprinted on the faces of the guards beside the fire, sometimes bright and sometimes dark.

In the past few days, they have been on duty for twelve hours, resting in shifts, except for the patrolling, the others have had dinner, and before the time of rest, they sat together and lit a fire and chatted with each other.

Dorjee was telling everyone about his thrilling journey of following Zampu's bloody battle, and some of the guards who had just risen from below had not heard of those things, so they surrounded him and listened to it with relish, and they couldn't wait to be like Dorjee and they came to fight and make meritorious deeds.

Just when he was talking lively and excited, Zhang Shengyuan whispered to Baji: "It's best to have four people in each shift tonight, everyone is harder, and four people should be put in the secret post." ”

"That's eight people for one post?" Usually a post is a double person, and there is a secret sentry, there are a total of eighty-one sentry posts outside the two temples, Zhang Daochang actually reminded that so many people should be used, and Baji understood that there was a very high possibility of danger tonight, and his face became solemn.

Such a number of people is basically equivalent to everyone can only sleep for one hour at most, and they can't sleep until dawn after changing shifts a few nights ago.

"Well, it has to be, if there are enough people, more than that. Don't let go of any dead ends. Zhang Shengyuan's face was even more serious, and his round face looked a little more cautious than usual, but he looked a little bit like a person who had attained the Tao.

"Okay, I've discussed with Dorjee that we will arrange it as soon as possible, what else do we need to prepare?"

Zhang Shengyuan thought for a while and said, "It's best to prepare enough torches and spears, maybe there will be a fierce battle at night." ”

"Good. I'm going to take someone to inspect the traps now, or maybe dig them deeper and strengthen them? As soon as he came over a few days ago, Zhang Shengyuan discussed with Dorjee and Baji, and arranged for people to dig a deep trench on the periphery of the temple, in order to avoid panic, in the name of preventing wild beasts from attacking at night.

As soon as he heard that there was a fierce battle, Baji was a little worried that the trenches were not deep enough.

Hearing Baji's worries, Zhang Shengyuan nodded and deliberately pointed out: "Especially the sentry posts near the temple gate, they must be strengthened to make them feel energetic." ”

Baji gestured to Dorjee, who was talking happily, and the two walked to the side and muttered.

Regarding the matter of arming, Zhang Shengyuan does not understand or mix, he needs to cultivate his spirit.

Standing up, Zhang Shengyuan was the first to rest.

The night is as dark as ink.

There have been two shifts of sentry, but there is no movement, and it is late at night, and it is the time when we are sleepy, so everyone is a little slack.

Originally, it was almost fifteen, and the moonlight alone could illuminate the four fields, but who knew that it would only take half a day, and the moon was tightly covered by dark clouds, and a person standing opposite him couldn't even see his eyebrows clearly.

It was already early summer, but the gust of night wind struck, which inexplicably made people feel a little cold, and several people at the post near the temple gate couldn't help but wrap their robes tighter.

One even rubbed his hands as if in winter, wrapped his collar tightly up, and whispered to his companions, "Is it going to change?" Why is it so cold? ”

When he said this, the companion also felt a chill to his bones, he put the spear in his hand on the ground, rubbed the goosebumps on his arm that had frozen from the cold, tied his clothes tightly and cursed in a low voice, "Why is it so cold?" It's like the mountains. ”

With that, he bowed his head and prepared to pick up his spear.

The ground was empty, and the spear he had just placed there was gone, thinking that he was being tricked by his companions, he was a little unhappy, "Which of you took my gun?" Don't make a fuss, let the chief of the guard see it, you'll have to be scolded. ”

However, several of his companions did not respond to him, and they were all shocked, "Where is the gun I just put here?" Which of you saw it? ”

Several people looked at each other and shook their heads at each other.

A timid man looked around, always feeling as if something was secretly peeping at them, he lowered his voice and said, "Could it be that the witch Rakshasa has been resurrected, and she thinks that building a temple here has taken up her territory, so she is angry?" ”

The squad leader in this sentry team, Bu Che, heard this, and scolded him angrily, "Don't talk nonsense, the witch has been calmed by the Yang Tu Phantom Temple, where can she still come back to life!" ”