Chapter 45: Xiao Yan
The outside must first be secured, and the unified thinking of Xizhou has exerted unprecedented vitality.
Especially the ten apprentices, except for training and fighting more actively, they didn't pay much attention to other aspects except for training and fighting, but now they are too active one by one.
Hengyu chose to go out in person to visit the old friends of the former Heng family, such as the Hongnong Yang family, He Tian was worried about his safety and specially arranged five hundred elite soldiers to escort him.
The Xie family was also a big family, otherwise how could he marry the Gao family where the first queen was, but it was also implicated by the Gao family and it was ruined, but Xie Chong had a lot of old people in the family, especially those who were loyal to the first emperor, so he also took some time out of his busy schedule, or took the initiative to visit, or wrote invitations, testing the tone of the major families.
He Tian, as the helmsman of the giant ship in Xizhou, is also idle, and Shi Yi is often pulled by him as a coolie to accompany him to handle official business, and the relationship between the two continues to heat up.
Time passed like this, and when He Tian received a message from the spies in Zhongzhou, he knew that the time had come.
Luo Guangshang, who was past his prime, pleaded to return to his hometown and compile the history of the dynasty, but Emperor Liu Hui reluctantly agreed under the threat of Zhao Teng and Liu Yuan.
Luo Guang is an indispensable part of the emperor's faction, and without him, the life of Liu Hui and his family, who have been suppressed by Liu Zhao and the others, will be even more sad.
Liu Hui and Liu Zixing, who have no way out, will definitely not sit still, no matter what kind of counterattack they take, Zhongzhou will be chaotic.
That's the perfect time.
It was also at this time that Feng Qiao and Xie Yun came with the news that a group of monks escorted a large number of displaced people from Zhongli to Xizhou for refuge.
Xiao Xiaoxiao, you are finally here, finally in Dad's bowl.
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Garan Temple is a small temple outside Xizhou, where homeless people and monks were arranged at this time.
He Tian walked into the temple with Shi Yi, Feng Qiao, Xie Yun and a few guards, and the weapons he carried with him were not untied at the door. In the era of war, except in the palace, He Tian's weapons never leave his body.
Soon after entering the hall, I saw some monks meditating and resting in the open space outside the hall, and Shi Yi was a little puzzled, why not meditate in the hall or in the monk's house, but be exposed to the wind and sun outside.
Seeing He Tian and his party, the host of the Garan Temple greeted him with another monk.
Although the Jialan Temple is small, it has a long history, and the presiding master Yuanzhen is also a senior monk, and He Tian has often invited him to help in some festivals or disaster relief activities in previous years, so the host is also very familiar with He Tian.
Allah held the salute and introduced the monks around him to He Tian: "Amida Buddha, Your Highness, this is the host from the south, Master Kongjian. ”
The host of Sorumi followed and saluted: "Amitabha." ”
He Tian nodded and responded: "The master is merciful, and it is really hard to protect these people all the way. ”
He Tian does not believe in Buddhism, and he is not too interested in monks, the image of monks in history is not much better, many so-called famous temples and high temples are actually just a nest of moths, but they will not overturn a boat of people with a stick.
He is still very willing to respect this kind of monk who is willing to take risks to protect the displaced people.
He Tian pointed to the monks in the surrounding open space and asked Shi Yi's question just now.
Yuan Zhen replied, "Originally, they had arranged for them to rest, but there were many displaced people who had not yet been resettled, so they gave up their monks' houses to the displaced people. ”
He Tian praised again, then turned to Feng Qiao and Xie Yun and said, "After we leave, you two will stay and be responsible for bringing these homeless people back to the villages around Xizhou to settle down." ”
In recent years, Xizhou has a wealth of experience in dealing with displaced people, and has built several resettlement areas near Xizhou City, where the displaced people will wash and change their prepared clothes, and then go through the doctor's inspection before they can temporarily settle down here, and as for entering Xizhou City, they need to go through a certain audit.
He Tian never dared to underestimate the epidemic of this era, and his last copy was also a medical student, and the requirements for health and quarantine were much higher.
Feng Qiao and Xie Yun nodded in understanding.
He Tian turned his head back and looked at the main hall in front of him, and could see a man sitting on a futon with his back to him, and several monks around him were busy preparing something.
He Tian pointed to the inside of the hall and asked, "Yuan Allah, is it right that someone over there wants to shave?" ”
Allah did not answer, but looked at the host of Kumi, and Master Kumi replied: "It was a righteous man among the displaced people, who was influenced by my Buddha in the process of fleeing and voluntarily entered our temple as a monk, but unfortunately my temple has been abandoned, and now I can only shave first." ”
He Tian nodded and promised to build a new temple for Master Kumi, and Kurumi thanked excitedly.
He Tian turned his head to Shi Yi on the side and said, "Eleven, the name of the new temple will be left to you to think about,"
Shi Yi pointed to himself, and when he saw He Tian nodding again, he happily agreed: "Yes, master, I will definitely think of a good name." ”
He Tian responded with a smile, I don't know if it will be Qinglong Temple this time, in fact, the names of Lanruo Temple and Jinhua Temple are quite good, at least He Tian is more familiar with them.
He Tian turned around again and said to the two hosts, Yuanzhen and Kongjian: "The one inside who looks at the back should be an acquaintance of this king, can the two masters let me talk to him before shaving." ”
Naturally, the two of them would not disobey He Tian's will, nodded hurriedly, walked into the main hall and called the rest of the monks away, leaving only the sitting man interested.
Shi Yi asked curiously: "Master, can you recognize it as an acquaintance by looking at the back?" ”
Of course He Tian couldn't recognize it, but the plot was hanging, unreasonable, and said with a smile: "Let's go, let's go with me to meet this acquaintance." You can also watch it when you are about to shave, you haven't seen the scene of a monk shaving, have you? ”
Shi Yi glanced at the hall with a smile and nodded.
The two walked up the stairs side by side and walked into the hall, Shi Yi wanted to close the door of the hall, He Tian then stopped her, if she wanted to keep it secret, it would be best to open it.
The man on the ground kept his hands folded and his eyes closed, not looking back because someone had come in.
He Tian looked at him and said, "Xiao Wen, since the last time you came to discuss peace on behalf of Nan Xiao, you and I haven't seen each other again, but I didn't expect to meet again, it will be here." ”
Xiao Wen opened his eyes when he heard the voice of an acquaintance, and turned his head to look at He Tian: "Your Highness, I haven't seen you for a long time." I'm not called Xiao Wen now, I changed my name, Xiao Yan. ”
"Okay, Xiao Yan, I heard that you escaped from Nanxiao, but I didn't expect you to come here."
Xiao Yan looked at He Tian in surprise and said: "I didn't expect His Highness's news to be so well-informed, my escape from Nanxiao should be a confidential matter, and His Highness can even hear about it." ”
He Tiancai wouldn't tell him how many spies he had sent to Nanxiao in the past few years, and he had also installed a lot of people.
The first battle of the war was the intelligence war.
"Your Highness is so well-informed, do you know why I fled?"
He Tian squatted down and looked at Xiao Yan at eye level: "Your mother was the imperial concubine of the previous dynasty, and after the overthrow of the previous dynasty, she married the then king of Nanxiao, and now the emperor of Nanxiao gave birth to you after seven and a half months, so Nanxiao has always had rumors that you are the widow of the emperor of the previous dynasty, and now it seems that this matter should be true." ”
Ignoring Xiao Yan's surprised eyes, He Tian continued: "Your mother died of illness two years ago, and since then, your style of acting has begun to change. In the past, you were ambitious and accustomed to being in the limelight, but you began to live in a shallow way, and even your officials had to see you through a veil, and it seems that you have been preparing for this escape since then. ”
"Is this king right?"