Thirty-Nine: The Battle of the Buddha (2)
In June, it rained in the Western Desert for three days, but it still did not drive away the heat. Everything is calm for the people in the Buddha capital, but for those officials and generals who are at the top, there is a turbulent undercurrent. The six ministries and nine secretaries of the Buddha capital produced an incomparably large official transfer within three days, and countless ministers were impeached at the three-day court meeting and were forced to become the first victims of the struggle between the emperor and the queen.
At the same time, many of the generals stationed in the sixteen cities of the Buddha Kingdom did not strengthen their control over their own troops through the command of the military department, except for the monk soldier city, basically the remaining fifteen cities basically have a large number of middle-level officers who either died inexplicably or left on trumped-up charges.
In the hall of the Prime Minister's Mansion of the Buddha Capital, at this time sat the Prime Minister of the Buddha Kingdom Li Guangdi and some other officials, and from the official offices of these officials, all of them were figures from the center of the power of the Buddha Kingdom. And Prime Minister Lee Kwang-di is the most legendary official in the founding of the Buddhist country, and he is also the official who maintained neutrality in the battle between the emperor and the queen.
"Prime Minister, what now," an official said as he sat in his seat with a flustered expression.
Li Guangdi took a sip of tea, glanced at the official, and then looked at several other officials, and sighed slightly in his heart: "These officials who came to his mansion today are basically officials from the second power center, and they are also officials who rarely maintain neutrality in the battle between the emperor and the queen, and with the arrival of the most dangerous moment in the battle between the emperor and the queen, they also have to choose the emperor or the queen mother."
"Prime Minister, you are talking," the other official said with a flustered tone.
Li Guangdi shook his head and didn't speak, because now he is like a boat in the wind and rain, he can't protect himself, if he can maintain neutrality before, because the battle between the emperor and the queen is not fierce, and now with his arrival, the battle between the emperor and the queen has really surfaced.
As the prime minister, Li Guangdi also has his own power, and he is full of disciples, although King Feng of the Great Song Dynasty is mysterious, he is not unknown in the eyes of upper-level officials.
The officials in the hall shook their heads when they saw Li Guangdi, and those of them who had been in the officialdom for more than 20 years guessed what Li Guangdi meant, and they didn't speak, just looked at the floor in the hall a little uneasily.
As the prime minister, the legendary prime minister Li Guangdi has seen far more clearly than ordinary people, most of the officials in power in the three ministries and Jiuqing have chosen the emperor or the queen mother, and almost all the generals in the army stand on the side of the emperor or the queen mother, and now even if he has the ability to reach the sky, there is no way to protect himself.
Suddenly, a servant hurriedly ran to the hall, completely ignoring the presence of the official, and said a little nervously: "Master, there is a monk outside who asks to see."
After hearing this, Li Guangdi did not have any expression, but looked at several officials, and several officials immediately understood that they would leave and leave.
When several officials left, they saw the high monk at the gate, and then bowed his head and left, and Aoba Li ignored the officials and walked straight to the hall.
In the hall, Li Guangdi looked at the green leaves who walked in, without any words, and his expression was extremely indifferent, without the slightest respect, because in Li Guangdi's eyes, the Buddha country has been difficult to develop into an existence like the Great Song Dynasty, and it is because of the existence of Dalin Temple.
Aoba looked at Li Guangdi and smiled slightly, and didn't care about Li Guangdi's attitude, because the forbidden land behind the Dalin Temple also gave Li Guangdi certain privileges.
"The Prime Minister has been doing well lately," Aoba said.
After hearing this, Li Guangdi's expression was still so cold, and his tone was very cold, not giving face to these four unknowable places at all.
"The Fu Lao body of the people of the Buddha country can live for a few more years," Li Guangdi said coldly.
Aoba disagreed, and handed something out of the monk's sleeve to Li Guangdi, who reached out and took the thing that Aoba handed over.
When Li Guangdi saw the things in his hand, his face changed greatly, and then he looked at Aoba, his body couldn't help trembling, and then he looked at his mouth with difficulty and said, "What do you want me to do in the forbidden place behind the mountain?"
Aoba smiled slightly and said calmly, "Resign as prime minister and go to Dalin Temple"
Li Guangdi was stunned for a moment and didn't speak, because his heart was struggling at the moment, and at this time, Aoba was not in a hurry, quietly waiting for Li Guangdi's answer.
"You are here to destroy the Buddha Kingdom," said Li Guangdi with a little angry look after half a sound.
"Buddha Nirvana is waiting for a new life, Buddha Country may be Nirvana waiting for a new life, such as today's troubled times, the Buddha Kingdom is waiting for nothing, the Great Song Dynasty and the Qingtian Divine Sect and the Wilderness Tribe will not take into account the Western Desert, and at this time, the battle between the emperor and the queen will be withdrawn, regardless of the outcome, Dalin Temple and the Houshan Forbidden Land will withdraw, ignoring the world," Aoba said.
"What if it fails?" said Li Guangji, looking up at Aoba's not-so-outstanding face.
Aoba shook his head
Li Guangdi stood up, left his seat and went to the study, and after a while, he reappeared in the hall and looked at Aoba and said, "Let's go."
Aoba didn't speak, turned around and left the hall, and Li Guangji left with Aoba, Li Guangji's departure meant that this life could only be spent in Dalin Temple.
On the second day, when Li Guangdi's resignation was handed over, both the government and the opposition and the market were extremely surprised, and the emperor on the throne looked at the resignation letter gloomily and did not speak, while the ministers in the court were all silent and looked down at the palace floor.
The Queen Mother's Bedroom The Queen Mother looked at Li Guangdi's calligraphy and paintings hanging on the wall and was stunned and then sighed, while the palace maids on both sides all looked at the Queen Mother and waited for the Queen Mother's order.
Li Guangji's resignation as prime minister of Buddhism only had an impact in Buddhism, but it also marked the most intense moment in the struggle between the emperor and the queen, and the position of prime minister can be said to be under one person, above 10,000 people, and it is the most intelligent and independent shogunate that grasps the entire Buddhist country.
Outside the Buddha Capital, Li Guangdi wore coarse linen clothes and glanced at the majestic Buddha Capital, and then turned away with an extremely desolate sigh.
In the Buddha Capital Inn, Zhao Feng looked at the extremely lively street outside the window, and Li Guangdi's resignation as prime minister and his disappearance had spread throughout the entire Buddha Capital. And Zhao Feng didn't understand the reason, but he only felt that it was a pity that Li Guangdi rose at that time after the failure of the Buddhist Kingdom to raise troops to attack the Song Dynasty.
And over the years, almost all of the achievements of the Buddhist country in self-preservation are the credit of Li Guangdi, and at this time, the battle between the emperor and the queen has entered the most fierce moment, and Li Guangdi resigned as prime minister.
"Could it be the meaning of Dalin Temple or the forbidden land of the back mountain?" Zhao Feng thought in his heart.
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The Great Song Dynasty Imperial Study
The Great Song Emperor looked at the documents sent from the Western Desert and his expression was still so peaceful, and when he saw Li Guangdi's resignation as the prime minister of the Buddha Kingdom, his face showed a smile.
"If you don't break it, you can't stand it, Dalin Temple has a good chess hand," the emperor said with a smile, and then left the dragon chair and walked outside the imperial study to look at the sky.
"It's just that if you play such a move, it should be that Dalin Temple has confidence in itself or in the Buddha country, you said Lao Yang," the emperor asked, looking at the sky.
And an old father-in-law beside him lowered his head and heard the emperor's words and replied, "The Buddha, Dalin Temple and the Forbidden Land of the Back Mountain are too confident."
The emperor smiled slightly and did not speak.