The sound of leaves roared around the western foot of Feilai Peak, on the undulating mountain road, and the sound of horses' hooves came from the bottom of the mountain.

A group of more than a dozen tall horses, carrying more than a dozen black-clothed knights, slowly moved forward.

The first person, wearing a black background gold silk robe, has a handsome face, solemn eyes, and one hand is pressed on the eight-sided Han sword on his waist, a familiar posture, this person is Li Xuan.

Li Xuan turned around, and at the foot of the mountain in the distance, he could faintly see the smooth West Lake, like a beauty, lying flat on the ground.

The West Lake is peaceful and beautiful, and so are the beauties.

This was the second day that Li Xuan came to Hangzhou, and without the slightest hesitation, Li Xuan immediately traveled and went straight to Xishan.

The speed of the group was not slow at the sound of horses' hooves, and after a while, everyone had already arrived in front of an ancient temple.

The plaque at the temple gate is engraved with three big characters: Lingyin Temple!

A gray-clothed monk stood on the side of the cold spring, and saluted with Li Xuan, who turned over and dismounted, "Little monk Dingshan, I have seen the king of Nanchang County."

"I've seen Joyama Daishi." Li Xuan folded her hands in return.

"Lord Wang, please, according to the order of the Lord Wang, Master Daozhen is already waiting in the guest room." Dingshan led the way in front, Li Xuan followed, and the group of Qianniuwei fell half a step.

Entering the Lingyin Temple, the left side is the Tianwang Palace, the right side is the bell tower, the whole temple is quiet and quiet.

Joyama leads the way to the right, and on the opposite side of the bell tower in front is the Shifang Garden, where the monk Michizane is inside.

Dingshan stood at the gate of Shifang Yuan, and then arched his hand to Li Xuan and said, "Lord Wang, please."

Li Xuanheshi returned the salute: "There is Master Lao, this time I am in a hurry, and when I arrive at Lingyin Temple next time, Xiao Wang will definitely ask Abbot Huiqing for benefits."

"The prince is polite, the last time the Vientiane Pavilion happened, the temple has not thanked the county king." Joyama looked at the two Qianniu guards who were already standing at the door, clasped his hands again, and then turned to leave.

Li Xuan looked at the back of Dingshan leaving, and his expression brought a hint of relief.

Although several months have passed since the incident of the Wang Dynasty of the Vientiane Pavilion, the monks of Lingyin Temple do not seem to have forgotten it.

Li Xuan didn't do it himself, but just one piece of news, has made several nearby mountains and large and small Buddhist temples clean overnight at the same time, although there was no corpse later, but according to statistics, there were at least a dozen monks in several temples nearby, and they disappeared completely overnight.

Lingyin Temple is the largest temple in the vicinity, if there are many dead people, it still belongs to Lingyin Temple.

Although Li Xuan did not set foot in Lingyin Temple, did not raise any butcher knife, and did not kill anyone, Lingyin Temple still regarded Li Xuan as the culprit of the original incident.

But the look on Li Xuan's face disappeared without a trace in an instant.

The person who really used the knife at the beginning, in the final analysis, was still Lingyin Temple itself.

Speaking of killing, Buddhism is even more ruthless than ordinary people.

Today's Buddhism is obedient, but after being destroyed several times, it is just that it is afraid of being killed.

After all, from the very beginning, Buddha was a religion of the outside world, and did not respect the emperor, especially during the period of the Five Hu and Sixteen Kingdoms.

If you really regard Buddhism as a submissive sheep, you really don't know death, especially if there is a martial queen worshipping Buddha in the future.

Li Xuan took a deep breath, after he came to Hangzhou this time, he immediately ordered Lingyin Temple to be in charge of helping to find Daozhen Monk.

Lingyin Temple was originally a little reluctant, but fortunately, the Daozhen monk returned from the mountain at this time, and the problem was solved.

Glancing left and right, Li Xuan said with a faint expression: "Hold here, before this king comes out, no one is allowed to enter or exit, no matter who tries to break into the door inside or outside, they will all be taken, and those who have bright blades will be killed!"

"Whoa!" Several Qianniu guards agreed at the same time, and then stood solemnly at the door, while Li Xuan slowly entered the Shifang Garden.

The courtyard is quiet and quiet, a three-meter-high stone tower stands silently in the middle, and the surrounding meditation rooms are already empty.

Bypassing the stone tower, Li Xuan walked into the westernmost meditation room in the backyard.

A handsome-looking young monk in a white robe sits on a soft couch.

Li Xuan

Entering the door, the monk opened his eyes, clasped his palms together, bowed and saluted: "Zen Daozhen, I have seen the king of Nanchang County."

"I've seen Master Daozhen." Li Xuan folded his hands and returned the salute, and then said with a little nostalgia: "It has been several months since the last meeting with the master, and the master's demeanor is still the same, and Li Xuan deeply admires it."

The corner of the Daozhen monk's eyebrows raised slightly, and he said, "The king is mistaken, when the king returned to Yangzhou, he did not meet with the poor monks."

"Oh, is this king mistaken?" Li Xuan smiled calmly and unconcernedly, walked to the futon on the side of the bed and sat down, looked up at Daozhen, and said softly, "Qin Yu said that on that day, the master was in the Silla embassy."

"The king is mistaken, the one who appeared outside the embassy that time was a general of Qianniuwei, not the king."

"This king never said that he saw his husband outside the door that day." Li Xuan's faint words, Monk Daozhen's brows suddenly furrowed, what does this mean?

Li Xuan picked up the teapot on the table and poured himself a cup of tea, then looked at Dao Zhen and said with a smile: "Before this king came to Hangzhou, he had seen Master Wuyi in Yangzhou Daming Temple."

Hearing Li Xuan's mention of Wuyi, Dao Zhen's calm eyes flashed a trace of waves in an instant, and his eyes immediately lowered, and he said softly: "The king should recruit soldiers in Hangzhou at this moment and repair the warship, why did he come here to meet the poor monk?"

Li Xuan put down the teacup, his eyes fell on the teacup, and said softly: "This time the army is aiding Anton, a big battle is inevitable, the imperial court sailors are dispatched, preparing to go around to the south of Dongdao, launch an attack from the rear of Silla, and then attack under Jincheng in one fell swoop."

Daozhen's expression was still calm, and although he didn't speak, he seemed to be asking, what does the war between the Tang Dynasty and Silla have to do with our Wa Kingdom.

"The Tang Dynasty sailors traveled eastward, and most of the places they were familiar with Silla were in the hometown of Baekje, but now, I am preparing to attack the back of Silla from the east coast of Silla."

Li Xuan paused for a moment, looked at Daozhen and said, "Your country and Silla have been entangled for many years, I don't know if there is a sea chart on the east side of Silla, if your country can help, then the Tang Dynasty is very fortunate, and your country is very fortunate."

Dao Zhen's brows tightened, Li Xuan's words just now were untrue, but they seemed to be pointing to something.

Bowing his head slightly, Daozhen slowly spoke again: "The country has indeed had contacts with Silla for many years, but it is familiar with its eastern coastline, but the matter of the nautical charts is really secret, and now it is mostly hidden in the royal palace, if the prince has enough time, the poor monk can write a letter back to China and let the nautical chart be sent to the king."

Li Xuan glanced at him contemptuously, and then said coldly, "What this king wants is not the kind of fake map used to fool the fishermen, but the sea map of the East Island that your country has carefully drawn by various means over the years."

"Is the prince saying that I have a heart for Silla?" Daozhen's eyes narrowed slightly, then he chuckled lightly, and said calmly: "In the battle of Baijiangkou back then, my naval army was seriously injured, how can I still have a heart for Silla?"

For Dao Zhen's words, a trace of disdain flashed in the depths of Li Xuan's eyes.

If he hadn't specifically learned about the war entanglements between the Wa Kingdom and Silla for many years, I am afraid that he would not have known that before the Battle of Baekgang Estuary, the Wa Kingdom and Silla and Baekje had already fought each other dozens of times.

Although the Wa kingdom suffered many defeats and few victories, it never gave up its coveting of Silla and Baekje.

If it weren't for Liu Renliang presiding over the battle of Baekgangkou, then I am afraid that under the defeat of that battle, the Japanese and Baekje coalition forces would have already destroyed Silla together.

Li Xuan picked up the teacup and poured himself a cup, and then said lightly: "As far as this king knows, in the past ten years, the Heavenly Martial King of your country has been working hard, renovating his armaments, and trying to re-enter the East Island, but unfortunately there has never been a suitable opportunity, I don't know if there is such a thing?"

Daozhen's face couldn't help but change slightly, as far as he knew, Datang had never had much interest in the Wa Kingdom.

After all, the battle of Baijiangkou ended with the victory of the Tang Dynasty.

Over the years, the Wa State has submitted to the Tang Dynasty, and has repeatedly sent envoys to the Tang Dynasty to study, and the country has also actively carried out reforms according to the Tang Dynasty state system, and the national strength has been rapidly restored.

Especially now, the Tang Dynasty and Silla have been fighting for several years, and they have already lost both, and now the Tang Dynasty has been actively preparing to withdraw its troops because of Tibet.

Even now, because of the king of the East China Sea, the Tang Emperor was angry and tried to exterminate Silla, but Daozhen judged that it was inevitable to withdraw his troops in the end.

Glancing at Dao Zhen, Li Xuan said calmly: "Is the master thinking that when the Tang Dynasty withdraws its troops, Silla will bite the bullet and wait until the influence of the Tang Dynasty is completely eliminated in Dongdao, and then take advantage of Silla's weakness to move your country north and directly take the entire Dongdao?"

The Buddha bead in Daozhen's hand couldn't help pausing slightly.

Li Xuan smiled lightly, and then said: "Then your country should prepare quickly, if this king's guess is correct, once the war between the Tang Dynasty and Silla is over, the Silla people will immediately turn around and set their eyes on your country."

"Huh?" Daozhen finally couldn't help but look up at Li Xuan, and said with a stunned expression, "After there is Tubo, shouldn't Silla set its sights on Datang?"

"The master laughed." Li Xuan raised the teacup lightly and said softly, "From the Two Han Dynasty, Three Kingdoms, Two Jin Dynasty, Northern and Southern Sixteen Dynasties to the present, when has the country of Dongdao invaded the Central Plains...... Even if Yang Guang defeated Goguryeo three times, after that, in the domestic scuffle, Goguryeo has never made such a move, let alone now, the weak Silla."

"Then Silla should rest and recuperate after the war, so why provoke our country?" Although Daozhen knows that a country's aggressive heart is strong, he is still hard-mouthed.

Li Xuan took out a holy decree from his sleeve, placed it flat on the desk, and then said lightly: "Because just a few days ago, this king had already let the Cui Zhongchu of Silla know that the Tang Dynasty would join forces with the Wa Kingdom to attack Silla in the north and south, preparing to destroy it."

"What?" Daozhen finally couldn't help but stand up.

Li Xuan's lies will definitely make the Silla people prepare to move troops against the Japanese after the war, and with the hatred of Silla and the Japanese people, they will definitely fall into the Tang Dynasty's divisive strategy.

Looking at Li Xuan, who had a calm gaze, Dao Zhen slowly sat down and asked in a deep voice, "I don't know what the sage's intentions are?"

This is already the case, after all, there is little room for manoeuvre.

With the suspicion of the Silla group, they will definitely take action against the Wa State after the war, so the Wa State must prepare in advance, but how the Wa State prepares depends on how the Tang Dynasty prepares.

"Everything is on top of this secret decree, the Tang Dynasty and the Wa Kingdom joined forces to destroy Silla together, but not now, but in the future, the Tang Dynasty will eventually attack Silla, maybe next year, maybe the year after tomorrow, and the enmity of Silla, Datang remembers, at that time, the Wa State policy should be."

Daozhen turned around, stared at Li Xuan, and said, "What if the Tang Dynasty turned around and stared at the Wa Kingdom after the Tang Dynasty destroyed Silla?"

"No, it won't." Li Xuan shook his head very directly and said, "Over the years, the Central Plains and Dongdao have conquered countless battles, but they have never been completely subdued, what the Tang Dynasty needs is just a Silla who is willing to surrender.

Li Xuan gently pushed the holy decree forward and said softly, "The holy decree is here, the master may wish to read it carefully."