Chapter 608: In front of the Minzhong Temple
On August 9th, when the weather was fine, Kublai Khan led hundreds of civil and military officials to the front of the Minzhong Temple, preparing to burn the collected editions of the Quanzhen Sutra, and then officially promulgating the world, so that all localities could act according to the law, hoping to use this means to completely solve the hidden danger of the Quanzhen Sect.
"......Look! What is that?" Kublai Khan heard one of the guards next to him say. His tone trembled, and he pointed forward, as if he had seen something extraordinary.
Not only him, but others also found the abnormality, a group of people looked in the direction of his finger, only to see that above the bell tower of the Minzhong Temple, a purple-robed Taoist priest appeared at some point, standing quietly at the top, looking towards this side, looking quite eye-catching.
"Danger! protect Your Majesty!" Although he didn't know who was standing on the bell tower, the cowardly Xue Chang beside Kublai Khan immediately reacted, shouted, and blocked in front of Kublai Khan in the blink of an eye. As the emperor, Kublai Khan's surroundings were naturally checked many times before he traveled, and it had already been confirmed that there were no idle people present, and now seeing that someone suddenly appeared on the bell tower, the cowardly Xue Chang did not know that this person was no longer arranged, and immediately commanded the group, surrounded Kublai Khan tomorrow, and sent people to the bell tower to arrest him.
Seeing that he was surrounded by people, Kublai Khan also secretly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, calmed down, and arched his hand to the people on the bell tower and said: "But the head of the Quanzhen Sect, why don't you come down and talk about it?"
This person is Fang Zhixing, he took the opportunity to greet Kublai Khan, and when no one was paying attention, he quietly fell on the bell tower. Seeing that these people were all intimidated by him, he laughed loudly and said: "The Great Khan invited, the poor road should not be excused, but today, I am afraid that there will be a lot of inconvenience. Saying that, he pointed to the scripture plate in front of the Minzhong Temple, and the meaning was self-evident.
After laughing dryly, Kublai Khan said: "The Taoist chief has misunderstood, as long as the Taoist chief is willing to come down, what is there to talk about? As he spoke, he made a gesture, and suddenly a group of guards were ordered to go and put away the scriptures. It's just that these people look fast, and the efficiency can really be said to be slow, and I don't know what to delay.
"Before the emperor passed away, he recommended the Taoist chief as the national teacher, what did the Taoist chief think?" Kublai Khan continued, although he was resentful of the death of Ba Sipa, Li Heng and others, but seeing Fang Zhixing appear not far from him unconsciously, his heart was also extremely shocked. Thinking of Fang Zhixing's performance when Xiangyang broke through, as well as some legends about Fang Zhixing's martial arts in various places, I was already faintly uneasy in my heart: If Fang Zhixing was bent on assassination, I was afraid that he would never be at peace again! Today, no matter what means are used, this person must be taken down.
Fang Zhixing naturally didn't know what Kublai Khan was thinking, but when he saw the movements of those guards, he could also guess that Kublai Khan was delaying time and mobilizing troops to surround him. However, one of the main purposes of his coming today is to verify his martial arts, and at the same time mobilize the Tartar people to facilitate Zhang Junbao's rescue, and he is not worried about this, he said with a smile: "The Great Khan is very loving, and he is ashamed to be poor." However, for the sake of the people of the world, there are a few superficial views here in the poor road, and I hope that the Great Khan will listen to it!"
"Oh, Daoist, please!" said Kublai Khan, seemingly interested.
Fang Zhixing didn't care whether he was sincere or false, and said loudly: "This first point is to exonerate loyal ministers and righteous people. ”
"Liberate the loyal ministers and righteous people, are they Wen Tianxiang and those people who have been caught? These people can't become a big disaster, but it's not impossible. Kublai Khan thought in his heart, and then replied to Fang Zhixing: "What the Taoist chief said is also what I think in my heart, as long as these people don't resist my Dayuan, why not be released." I would also like to ask the chief to make the next point. ”
"The second point is that I hope that the Great Khan will punish the corrupt and tyrannical, cruel and murderous people in various places. Fang Zhixing said.
Kublai Khan pondered for a while, and didn't know if he was calculating the gains and losses, and said: "If the evidence is conclusive, this generation should indeed be killed." If the Taoist is willing to serve as a national teacher, he can be in charge of this matter. ”
"Huh?" Fang Zhixing was slightly shocked when he heard this, and then looked at the approving expressions of the people around him, and he was even more solemn: "This Kublai Khan is really a generation of heroes, and he has such strength, no wonder he can have the world." It seems that I will mention it a little more ruthlessly next, lest he win the hearts of the people instead. Thinking of this, he said loudly: "Three, now that Mongolia and Han are in endless disputes, according to the poor road, it is better to imitate the things of Tibet, Mongolian people to govern Mongolia, Han people to govern Han, so that not only the world can be peaceful, but the Great Khan can also be ruled by the arch." ”
"The Mongolian people rule Mongolia, and the Han people rule the Han!" Hearing this, whether it was the Mongolians, the Han people, or the Semu people in the audience, there was a little uproar. The Mongols were disdainful, and took it for granted that they should rule after their occupation, so how could they retreat? However, among the Han people, both the northerners and the southerners, were extremely moved by this, for them, it did not matter who the emperor was, as long as they still relied on them, if it was really as Fang Zhixing said, the Han people ruled the Han, then their importance could be said to have risen more than one level compared to today, and naturally they would not object to this proposal. Even some of the people with colored eyes are quite interested in this. For a while, the atmosphere in the field was also a little weird. (To be continued......)