In April of the second year of Taichang, the Son of Heaven heard that the monks were lawless, and ordered the governor of Gyeonggi to investigate thoroughly, and Cheng showed the evidence of the crime to the Son of Heaven, and the Son of Heaven was furious and ordered to suppress the Buddhist affairs.

Dadu Governor Cheng was ordered to seal down the monastery, and all the money and grain obtained were sent to the treasury without taking a cent.

When people heard it, they praised it: Cheng's honesty is unprecedented in ancient and modern times. ’

Gao Cheng put down the manuscript very satisfied, and encouraged Zhang Shiqi to join the army in the memory room:

"In the future, we must also be as pragmatic as we are."

Zhang Shiqi should claim to be.

The lord said that he should follow the record, no one would really do this, right?

The last person who was serious was wiped out by the Nine Clans.

In fact, even if Zhang Shiqi recorded it truthfully, Gao Cheng would not want his life, and the national history case was just an excuse for Tuoba Tao to kill Cui Hao.

However, the errand of recording words and deeds will definitely change people.

There is no shame in valuing the reputation behind him, and characters like Erfeng's brother Tang Taizong are not exempt from vulgarity, not to mention King Xiaogao.

In the future, their children and grandchildren will compete for some energy, and the dynasty will continue for three or four hundred years, and future generations will go to history, after three or four hundred years, what can they know, don't they still have to rely on Zhang Shiqi's first-hand information.

As for the notes and diaries of the contemporaries, they are all wild histories, and they are all slandered by the political enemies of King Xiaogao.

Gao Cheng likes to dress up this little girl in history carefully, and spoil her daughter, you can understand.

Not long after, another servant came to report that the newly built Du Mu Si had selected a monk to go to Tianzhu to obtain the Mahayana scriptures according to Gao Cheng's requirements.

Gao Cheng ordered someone to summon the monk, this monk is not very old, only twenty-four or five years old, according to Gao Cheng's division is among the laymen, he is far from sixty.

"The First Evolution"

However, Luoyang is a long way from Tianzhu, and it is impossible for a 60-year-old monk to trek through mountains and rivers, so he can only make an exception to find it from among the monks who were originally going to be forced to return to the world.

Gao Cheng gave such an opportunity to continue serving the Buddha, but few people responded, and no one was willing to embark on an undangerous journey.

But there are scum in Buddhism, and there are also pure people who are firm in their hearts towards Buddha.

"Dare to ask this master's name?"

Gao Cheng hates the scum of Buddhism, but this kind of monk who does not avoid hardships and dangers for the sake of faith is worthy of his admiration.

"Little monk Huiguang has seen Gao Tanyue."

Monk Huiguang clasped his hands together.

Gao Cheng looked at this monk very pleasing to the eye, and specially reminded:

"This trip to Tianzhu is no less than 50,000 miles, not to mention that there are many bandits, and there are even more desert barriers, Master Huiguang must be thoughtful."

Monk Huiguang had anticipated the difficulties of this trip, and he thanked Gao Cheng for his kindness and insisted:

"The virtuous monks of Tianzhu came to China to preach, and the young monks are also willing to follow the aspirations of their predecessors, seek the Mahayana scriptures for Middle-earth, and then revive Buddhism."

Gao Cheng no longer persuaded more, and turned to Huiguang:

"The road is far away, I will give you a white horse to travel, and then I will issue you three degrees, and you will be allowed to bring three disciples with you."

Huiguang thanked him and retreated, but what Gao Cheng didn't know was that this pious monk was the founder of the Nandao School of Geothesis in history, and was known as the Guangtong lawyer.

In Buddhist legend, it was he who persecuted Bodhidharma together with another great master, Liuzhi Sanzang, and poisoned him six times.

Who can tell the difference between true and false, just like Xiao Gao Wang knew that Bodhidharma was living in Songshan outside Luoyang City at this time, and he was already more than one hundred and forty years old, and he could not have sawed people for several years like a tree to see if it was true or false.

Even if it is true, sending Huiguang away can also make Bodhidharma live in peace in his old age.

Luoyang Thirteen Monks and Nuns Temple, there is a temple located in Songshan outside the city, dedicated to Zen monks to retreat.

Some time ago, Gao Cheng deliberately surrounded the Songshan Monastery, just because he was worried that Bodhidharma would go down the mountain to expose his lies, others did not know Mahayana Buddhism, and how could Bodhidharma, who came from Tianzhu, not know.

Gao Cheng set up the scripture-learning team, and he no longer cares, he has been waiting for Gao Huan's news, and the money and grain statistics have been sent early, but Gao Huan has not been able to set the amount of military salaries for a long time.

In his anxiety, Gao Cheng waited until May 11, when a Jinyang messenger rode the three horses and galloped into Luoyang.

When Gao Cheng received the letter and the recital, he hurriedly recruited his core staff in Luoyang, Cui Jishu, Zhao Yanshen, and Cui Xian.

The uncle and nephew of the Cui family walked into the wing room, and they didn't see the familiar screen for a while, they were a little unaccustomed to it, and they were a little pity.

Naturally, this kind of thing can't be taken out to brag about, but if the screen is inadvertently bumped into by others, it has nothing to do with itself.

Zhao Yanshen knew it well, no matter how many screens there were, Gao Cheng's painstaking gesture of kindness still moved him.

Gao Cheng told the guards to guard the surroundings, especially not to allow the slaves to come and disturb.

Everyone took their seats, and Gao Cheng handed the letter to the three of them to circulate.

The first thing Gao Huan did in his letter was to order Gao Cheng to transfer the money and grain to Jinyang, and the money and food that Xiao Gao Wang had worked so hard to collect was asked to go before he could cover it.

In this regard, Gao Cheng had already prepared in his heart, if Gao Huan could hand over the power of paying the salaries of the various armies in the Kwantung region to him, then he would be suspicious.

The salaries of the rest of the armies did not go through Gao Cheng's hands, but Gao Huan still handed over to him the salaries of the 30,000 people of the Gyeonggi army.

This is enough to satisfy Gao Cheng, ten birds are in the forest, it is better to have one bird in hand, and the command of the 30,000 soldiers in Gyeonggi and the money and food are in his hands, which also means that Gao Huan recognizes Gao Cheng's absolute control over the Gyeonggi soldiers.

The second thing mentioned in the letter is the amount of military pay.

Gao Huan set up a hegemonic government in Jinyang, controlled the personnel power with the prime minister's mansion, and controlled the military power with the governor of the Chinese and foreign military offices, and he redivided the Chinese and foreign armies.

The Jinyang Hu soldiers were controlled at 200,000 people, and the 30,000 Gyeonggi soldiers under Gao Cheng, a total of 230,000 were medium soldiers, that is, the central army.

The nano grain of the Wuding Institute is the military salary of a mid-term soldier, and he can get ten stone of rice and grain, and the 200,000 mid-term soldiers, excluding officers, need 1.15 million dings to support.

Gao Huan also streamlined the state and county soldiers, so that they and the private soldiers of Hou Jing, He Batsheng and others added up to a total of 300,000 foreign soldiers, that is, local troops.

The nano grain of the Sanding Institute is the salary of a foreign soldier, and he can get six stones of rice and grain, excluding officers, and needs 900,000 Ding to support.

The total salary of 530,000 Chinese and foreign soldiers required a tax of 2,050,000 dingkou.

Is this a lot? It is indeed a lot, one ding is one household, and the calculation of a family of five is one, which accounts for half of the 20 million registered population in the Kanto region.

But after thinking about it again, Gao Cheng destroyed the Buddha and was forced to return to the lay monks no less than a million, these people became households alone, 2.05 million households, and more than half of them were cut off.

Buddhism almost single-handedly raised 530,000 soldiers for the Gao family father and son.

Xiao Gao Wang said: It's really, I cry to death.

After Cui Jishu, Zhao Yanshen, and Cui Xian finished circulating, Gao Cheng said to Cui Xian with a calm expression:

"Ji Lun is in charge of the transportation of money and grain, and he only needs to leave the rice and grain needed by the Gyeonggi army this year, and transport the rest to Jinyang."

Gao Cheng will not play tricks with Gao Huan on this kind of thing, anyway, it will be his.

Cui Xian responded:

"Servant obeys."

Gao Cheng asked Cui Jishu again about the distribution of acres of land, Cui Jishu had the experience of dividing the land in Qingqi, and Gao Cheng handed over this matter to him to deal with.

Everything has to be done by King Xiao Gao himself, and he also raises a group of staff and scribes from the Dadu Governor's Mansion to do something.

After getting Cui Jishu's well-organized answers, Gao Cheng put his mind at ease, as long as Xiao Cui didn't meet assassins, he could still be trusted.

Gao Cheng told Zhao Yanshen again:

"Yan Shen, you need to be careful at all times, don't let people take the opportunity to connect with the monks and cause a riot."

"Please rest assured, the servant has already made arrangements."

Zhao Yanshen said solemnly.

Gao Cheng glanced at him with satisfaction, Zhao Yanshen is a cautious person, if it weren't for Gao Cheng's half-cut beard, Gao Huan would still have an evaluation of him, 'Yan Shen is cautious and cautious, and he is peerless. ’

The three staff members each had their own things to do, but Gao Cheng was not in a hurry to let them go, and discussed with them about the marriage of the lay monks.

Forcing them to return to the vulgar is not just about allocating acres of land, even if the monks and nuns are allowed to digest themselves, but there are few monks and nuns, and they are destined to have nearly one million more singles.

This matter is not only Gao Cheng, but the three staff members are also at a loss, and they can't conjure up millions of women in the air.

There seems to be only one solution to this problem: plundering the population.

Sending the three staff members out of the house, Gao Cheng looked in the northeast direction, rubbed his chin, and said secretly:

'Lay monks, even if you are not in the Buddhist Sect, you can keep the rules and precepts in your heart, and endure for a few years, I will definitely let you start a family. ’

The next day, a letter of Gao Huan's recital was handed over by Gao Cheng, which immediately stirred up a thousand waves.

It was the proposal on the issue of military salaries.

Gao Huan's move to ask Jinyang to issue military salaries, the Manchu Dynasty ministers knew his purpose, but they were helpless, no matter who opposed the establishment of military salaries, it was against the Kwantung armies, and it was not a wise move to arouse the anger of the group of big-headed soldiers.

Fourteen years ago, Zhang Zhongyu, the son of Zhang Yi, a general of the expedition to the west, suggested to Empress Dowager Hu that military attachés should be forbidden to become civilian officials, an act that angered the Luoyang Forbidden Army.

The forbidden army then rioted, rushed into Zhang Yi's house and set fire to it, and Zhang Zhongyu and his brother Zhang Shijun escaped.

His father Zhang Yi was caught, dragged and beaten to death, Zhang Shijun turned back alone to save his father, and died because of filial piety, only the murderous spirit Zhang Zhongyu escaped with his life.

Lu Xizhi called the insider.

Gao Huan, who was on a business trip in Luoyang as a messenger at that time, happened to witness the rebellion of the forbidden army, and the actions of the imperial court that did not dare to pursue him also made him understand that the world would be chaotic, so he squandered Lou Zhaojun's dowry and made a wide range of contacts.

Whoever dares to speak out against it, the Gyeonggi soldiers stationed in Luoyang, and the forbidden army, which also has military salaries but are paid from the state treasury, will immediately follow the example of their predecessors.

Everyone can only comfort themselves, yes, at least Gao Huan saved some face for the Son of Heaven, and didn't take the forbidden army away.

If it is the 3,000 forbidden army of the Son of Heaven, the military salary is paid by the Gao father and son, then it is a shame.

The content of this letter spread rapidly, and the Kwantung armies were thunderous, and the Jinyang Hu soldiers and Gyeonggi soldiers, who were listed as middle soldiers, needless to say, each person earned ten stones a year, and Gao Huan and Gao Cheng made a lot of blood.

The state and county soldiers were also rejoicing, and the middle soldiers got more because most of them were either Gao's starting troops or the brave and warlike Qihu people.

And themselves, including Hou Jing and others, although the private soldiers are not as good as the middle soldiers, each person can also be divided into six stones, although there is a saying that they do not suffer from widowhood but suffer from unevenness, but widowhood and nothingness are two different things, these people start from scratch, how can they complain, but they will look forward to being included in the middle soldiers.

Among the Chinese and foreign soldiers, the group with the highest morale was the Henan soldiers, who had 19,000 men in the Gyeonggi army.

These people are all lucky people, because they were selected for the Gyeonggi soldiers, and they actually enjoyed the establishment of the Chinese soldiers.

On May 13, 25,000 soldiers of the Gyeonggi Army were summoned to Yongning Temple for training.

Gao Cheng walked onto the temporary high platform, looking calm.

He has made countless speeches, and the word stage fright has long since moved away from him.

He looked at the excited ground faces in the audience, and shouted with a smile:

"You all know that my father classified the Gyeonggi Army as a middle soldier, and the Son of Heaven will distribute military salaries for you and others."

As soon as he finished speaking, the guards spoke for him, and the voice spread so that the entire school could be heard by 25,000 people.

"Got it!"

"Xie Gao Wang Enyi!"

"Thank you for your kindness!"

Their voices stopped, Gao Cheng was silent, but Duan Shao asked loudly:

"Who paid you for your salaries?"

The crowd shouted in unison:

"It's King Gao! It's the Grand Governor! ”

Duan Shao asked again:

"Whose orders are you waiting for?"

"Die for King Gao! Die for the Governor! ”

Twenty-five thousand people shouted in unison, shattering the sky.

Gao Cheng could feel their reverence for him.

After the Buddha was rewarded, he not only married them, but now he also paid them military salaries.

When the morale was high, Gao Cheng poured a basin of cold water, and he said loudly:

"But there are foreign soldiers who think that many of you are not worthy of being a soldier, think about your performance in the Battle of Xiangyang, whether you are worthy of taking the ten stone salary!"

Many of the state and county soldiers who had snatched the supplies at the beginning, and some of the Xianbei soldiers under Duan Shao's command were all red with shame.

Duan Shao, Murong Shaozong, and even Hu Luguang and Yaoxiong, who were not present at the time, replied in unison:

"Returning to the Metropolitan Governor, the last general will swear that if anyone does not obey the order and loots without permission, the whole army will kill him!"

The Gyeonggi soldiers responded:

"If there are any more people who do not obey orders, the whole army will kill them!"

Gao Cheng is still not satisfied:

"Can you be considered a soldier if you obey orders? Those who dare to fight and fight well cannot be included in this list! You have to remember, it's not that you can sit back and relax when you enter the Gyeonggi soldiers, if you don't have to practice martial arts with your heart and practice martial arts, you will be a Huizhou county soldier for me, no! Don't be a soldier in the state and county, go home and plow the fields, pay taxes for me, and provide for the real warriors! ”

The whole army, led by the generals, shouted:

"We should be brave and serve the kindness of the world!"

After the lecture, the military salaries of all Gyeonggi departments were paid in full, and even the 5,000 people under Gao Aocao's command were also distributed to the family members for safekeeping.

On this day, not to mention the powerful people who lived around Yeongyeongsa Temple, even Miyagi, which was not far away, could hear the loyalty of the Gyeonggi soldiers to the Gao family.

And Cui Xian also requisitioned a large number of people early and sent the rest of the money and grain to Jinyang.