Tenryu Temple (apocryphal, required for the plot)

After breakfast, Li Xiang was brought here, this is still the same as yesterday, almost all the senior officials of Nanzhao came, King Nanzhao did not believe his brother, and King Zhennan also did not believe in his brother, so the two were deadlocked, and simply accompanied Li Xiang together.

When Su Dingfang looked at these two people, he had a question in his mind, isn't there anything serious about a country like yours? Even if you value our Datang VIPs, then you can't most of the officials come here, in case there is anything urgent, do you still have to work in the temple on the spot?

However, this is also a good thing in Li Xiang's opinion, which shows that they attach great importance to the envoys from Datang, of course, the most important point is not to give the other party a chance to be alone with themselves, the two of them have their own little Jiujiu in their hearts, and they are afraid that they will discuss it when they are alone with Li Xiang, so with the support of Datang, the other person will definitely be out.

"His Royal Highness, this is Master Jinghong, the national teacher of our country."

Although the strength of the king of Zhennan is strong, in front of Li Xiang, it is Luo Sheng, the king of Nanzhao, who speaks and acts.

When this person was introduced, Li Xiang saw an old monk with kind eyebrows, for this person's information, Li Xiang also collected, basically regardless of political affairs, only want to spread Buddhism, and even want to preach to the north, but unfortunately his views are contrary to the four major toasts in the north, so he has been blocked by the four major toasts.

After meeting Li Xiang this time, Master Jinghong also had something to ask for, hoping to go north to exchange with the Central Plains temple, and everyone studied Buddhism together, of course, there was no political purpose, it was purely academic exchange.

"The master's kind eyebrows and kind eyes, with the thousand-year-old temple of Tianlong Temple, really complement each other."

What Li Xiang said is the truth, the age of Tianlong Temple is not short, and there is such a Buddhist master, which is indeed a lot of color for Tianlong Temple.

"When you don't lose the praise of the Lord, there are many famous temples in the Central Plains, and there are many monks all over the place, and my Tianlong Temple is located in the southwest, so there are many believers, but when it comes to the understanding of Buddhism, you must accumulate all kinds of doctrines in the world."

The old monk was very modest and did not put this proof on his head, which also won Li Xiang's favor, and some people around him saw that Li Xiang respected Master Jinghong so much, and their favorability towards Li Xiang also rose in their hearts.

Of course, except for the king of Zhennan, this person does not think much about religious affairs, and in the early years he also saw that the excess development of religious affairs is not beneficial to the entire comprehensive national strength, and within a country, if the religious forces are about to catch up with the royal power, then it is definitely the sadness of the country.

It's a pity that when King Zhennan said it, including some of his subordinates, they were opposed, and it was precisely because of that state of affairs that King Zhennan put away all his edges, if there was no good turning point, it is estimated that King Zhennan would not say his words again.

I thought that Li Xiang was a god, and he didn't have a good impression of these temples and the like, and he also wanted to take this opportunity to use the prestige of the Northern Tang Dynasty, and then kill the arrogance of the temple, who knew that Li Xiang actually respected Master Jinghong so much, didn't that mean that his wish was gone?

When the face of King Zhennan was worried, the face of King Nanzhao was full of joy, the temples of the whole country were supporting him, if Li Xiang had such an attitude towards the temple, then the prestige of the temple would be strengthened again.

"Is the second brother unwell? If you are not feeling well, it is better to go back and rest early, the queen mother has been very concerned about you these days, and the affairs of the court, Brother Wang will do it for you. ”

Li Xiang and Master Jinghong talked very happily, although Li Xiang's Buddhism is not deep enough, but after all, he knows thousands of years of history, so he can casually say a few words of Buddhism, in this era, even Buddhist masters may not be able to catch up with Li Xiang, of course, there is still a gap with those grandmasters.

When King Nanzhao saw this scene, he was even happier in his heart, so while everyone was not paying attention, this guy also came to King Zhennan's side, specifically stimulating him with two sentences, who made this younger brother usually not make himself comfortable, if it weren't for Li Xiang coming from the north, maybe the domestic situation would be more acute, this local has opened its bloody mouth, and the goal is naturally the throne of Nanzhao.

"Thank you Brother Wang for your concern, everything is fine with Brother Wang, Brother Wang has vigorously developed Buddhism in recent years, and there are temples everywhere in the country, but has Brother Wang ever thought about it? If this development continues, the number of monks in the temple will increase exponentially, let alone conscription, and there will not be many people even cultivating the land, what will this bring to our country? ”

Looking at the golden dome of the temple around him, the psychology of King Zhennan is also not very comfortable, and he can't control himself at this moment, the lives of ordinary people all over the country are not very good, and many people are still not full, but the court has taken out a lot of money to repair the temple, and has not given a little money to these people, this is Nanzhao under the governance of King Nanzhao.

"Amitabha, second brother, how can you have such thoughts? This is disrespectful to the Buddha, especially in such a place to say it, let you this time, if there is such a thing next time, this king will not be spared. ”

King Nanzhao's face was full of piety, and he even folded his hands and recited a scripture, which made King Zhennan not know what to say, you are the king of this country, these religions can only be used as a tool for rule, and now even you yourself have fallen into it, who is the tool of whom?

When the two brothers were talking, Master Jinghong had already taken Li Xiang in to drink tea, and the officials below were very satisfied, Li Xiang respected Master Jinghong so much, the two could be said to have a good conversation.

In the eyes of these people, Master Jinghong is the most respected person in the country, Li Xiang's respect for Master Jinghong, which shows that it is a respect for our Nanzhao, and just now he regarded Master Jinghong as an elder, their hearts were comfortable, and even in the future, even in the vassal states, Nanzhao will definitely stand in front of them.

After entering the temple, Li Xiang was frightened by the magnificence in front of him, the Nanzhao Palace looks like an ordinary rich mansion, but the Tianlong Temple can not be seen like this, if you want to talk about the cost of construction, the Tianlong Temple can be compared to the East Palace.