The state of Wu was established, the king of Wu divided the vassals, continued to pay light taxes, and the courtiers were loyal to the people, and for a time the state of Wu was united. There are 600,000 troops to support it, and the polemic power is not even below the Jin state.

At the same time, the war between the Jin and Liang dynasties was also coming to an end.

In this year, Zhang Wenli killed Wang Rong, the king of Zhao, and took control of the German army instead, and united the Khitan and Liang dynasties to fight against the Jin state. Li Cunqiao personally led the army and started a big battle with it in Zhenzhou.

The Liang Dynasty has sunset, and Zhang Wenli is also unpopular, on the contrary, Li Cunxiao is like the sun, and there are fierce generals like Li Cunxiao under his account, and there is Taoist support behind him. After several battles in succession, the Jin Kingdom finally won a complete victory.

After this battle, the Jin State captured the three towns of Hebei and laid the victory of the Central Plains. The Liang Dynasty was forced to go south, and could only survive.

Subsequently, it took two years to consolidate, and seeing that the overall situation had been decided, Li Cunqiao proclaimed himself emperor in Weizhou and ascended the throne! With the restoration of the Tang Dynasty as the call, the national name Tang was established!

Li Cunqiao is not a descendant of the Li family of the Tang Dynasty, so this Li Tang is different from the previous Li Tang, so it is called the Later Tang Dynasty in history.

Soon after the founding of the Tang Dynasty, Li Cunqiao sent troops to the south and continued to exterminate the remnants of the Liang Dynasty. After the war although there were a few twists and turns, but it was always the trend of the times, the Liang Dynasty was defeated one after another, and the late Liang Emperor Zhu Youzhen ordered someone to kill him, and the Liang Dynasty was completely destroyed.

Subsequently, Taoism retrieved the jade seal, that is, Wei Yin, and handed it over to Li Cunqiao. When the national weapon and the country are combined, a fortune rises to the sky in an instant!

"Long live my emperor, long live, long live!"

The Liang Dynasty collapsed, the Tang Dynasty was in its prime, and some of the wavering feudal states fell to the Tang Dynasty at this time, sending envoys to the capital Luoyang to pay tribute.

For a while, all countries came to the court, and at this time, looking at the world, there are only two countries that are not subordinate, one is Shu and the other is Wu!

Li Cunmiao is ambitious and wants to unify the whole country again, but there are only these two obstacles at the moment.

In the next two years, the situation in the Central Plains was stabilized, and the national strength of the Tang Dynasty reached a peak. Seeing that the time was ripe, Li Cunqiao decided to use troops again to conquer Shu and Wu.

The pressure on the two fronts was too great, and after discussing with the ministers, it was unanimously decided to take Shu first.

"Your Majesty!

Unexpectedly, he wanted to abandon Wu and fight Shu first, Guangchengzi couldn't help but be startled, and hurriedly entered the palace to persuade Li Cunqiao.

In order to force the new sect to hand over the immortal official treasure book, Taoism and Buddhism have formed an alliance. happened to take advantage of Mi Xiaoxia's absence, and then sent the new disciples to the list in one fell swoop.

The opportunity is once in a lifetime, but if you want to force a new teacher, there must first be a reason. After all, everyone has to be reasonable, and they can't either Buddhism and Taoism directly hit the door of the new teaching.

coincides with a small killing and robbery, relying on the war of others, so the conquest between the countries is an opportunity!

As long as the Tang Dynasty sent troops to the state of Wu, Taoism could find an opportunity to intervene. At this time, although the new religion is not what it used to be, it still cannot be compared with Taoism, and Mi Xiaoxia is not there. With their absolute superiority, it shouldn't be difficult to force them to hand over the Immortal Official Treasure Record.

But at this time, if you attack Shu first, then everything will be different.

Shu is supported by Buddhism, which can't help but give the new religion a respite, and it will annoy Buddhism even more. In this way, the alliance between Buddhism and Taoism may be dissolved, so that the new religion can take advantage of it!

"Your Majesty! Wu Guo's wolf ambition, if he doesn't crusade as soon as possible, he will definitely become a big trouble!"

When Guang Chengzi saw Li Cunmiao, he persuaded him bitterly, hoping that Li Cunmiao could change his mind.

"The national teacher has the law to the sky, but for national affairs, it is a little difficult to see. ”

Li Cunmiao glanced at Guang Chengzi, shook his head with a smile, and said.

"Wang Jian's time was heavy on agriculture and mulberry and water conservancy, which made Shu unprecedentedly powerful. But Wang Jian is dead, and now Wang Yan, the king of Shu, is extravagant, brutal and mediocre, and the strength of Shu is not as good as before. ”

"In contrast, the state of Wu has been developing steadily for nearly a hundred years, the treasury is far more abundant than we imagined, and the 600,000 troops under its command are even better equipped. Even if I am the Tang Dynasty, I am afraid it will be difficult to win in one fell swoop if I seconded the strength of the countries. ”

"With the support of the people I sent, why not be afraid of a mere Wu country, what does Your Majesty have to worry about!"

Guang Chengzi jumped to his feet anxiously, patting his chest and guaranteeing.

"Lao Dao promises that if His Majesty sends troops to the Wu Kingdom, he will definitely be able to win the battle!"

"No, no, it's too risky. ”

Li Cunmiao's face was solemn, but he still shook his head and said.

"If you attack Shu, you will definitely be able to win. At that time, the prestige of the Tang Dynasty will be more prestigious, and the surrounding countries will definitely be more attached, so that they can concentrate their forces on attacking Wu. However, if the state of Wu is attacked first, once the war is blocked, the other countries will be unstable and may even rebel, and the Tang Dynasty will take care of one and lose the other. ”

The affairs of the mortal world are decided by the mortals themselves, which is determined by the way of heaven. Therefore, whether it is Taoism or Buddhism, it can influence the emperors of the world, but they cannot absolutely control it.

Even Mi Xiaoxia back then, there were certain limits to the control of the Li Tang royal family. Although those emperors were supported by Mi Xiaoxia, they were not obedient to him, and still maintained their own opinions.

Li Cunmiao is quite talented, and he believes in the army and strategy in his hands more than the immortal alchemist. From any point of view, attacking Shu is better than Wu at the moment, so no matter how Guang Chengzi persuades, he will not change his mind.

"Alas!"

In the end, he couldn't stop Li Cunmiao after all, Guang Chengzi sighed heavily and withdrew from the main hall.

Immediately afterwards, Li Cunqiao officially issued an order to send Guo Chongtao and Li Cunxiao as generals to lead a large army to Shu State!

"Master, the Tang Dynasty is coming, what should we do. ”

After receiving the news, Wang Yan, the king of Shu, immediately couldn't sit still, the disparity in strength between the two sides was huge, and Shu was not an opponent at all. There is no choice but to ask for help from the monks around him, hoping that Buddhism can help and support.

"Damn!"

This monk is incarnated by Manjushri, and at this time his face is like frost, and he gritted his teeth with anger.

To appease Wang Yan for the time being, Manjushri immediately returned to Lingshan and informed Maitreya Buddha of the situation.

"Amitabha. ”

Lingshan Da Lei Yin Temple, hearing the report of Manjushri Bodhisattva, Maitreya Buddha shouted lightly, and the consistent smile on his face has disappeared. All the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas know that Maitreya Buddha is angry.

Immediately afterwards, I saw Maitreya Buddha's eyes drooping slightly, and he directly communicated with the old man of the Tushi Palace with great power. Seeing Maitreya Buddha casting the Dharma, the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas did not dare to disturb.

“...... Hate Taoism!"

After a while, Maitreya Buddha opened his eyes and drank heavily, with a trace of anger on his face.

He had already communicated with Taishang Laojun, but the reply he received was that the Tang Dynasty attacked Shu this time, and Taoism was powerless to stop it.

After that, Maitreya Buddha proposed to block the Tang Dynasty army with Buddhist masters, hoping that Taoism would not interfere at that time, but was rejected by Taishang Laojun, on the grounds that in order to maintain the status of Taoism in the Tang Dynasty, he could not stand by.

The strength of Taoism is still above Buddhism, if so, where is there any hope in Shu?

"Humph!"

Originally, it was planned to force the new religion together, but at this time, Taoism turned the spearhead at Buddhism, how could Maitreya Buddha not be angry. A snort sneered at the corner of his mouth, since this is the case, don't blame him for attacking Taoism!

"Time is also fate. ”

After responding to Maitreya Buddha, Taishang Laojun sighed lightly, this time the Tang Dynasty attacked Shu, it was really not what he wanted. But the situation is like this, and it is not something they can control.

"That's it!"

After thinking about it for a while, Taishang Laojun chuckled at the corner of his mouth, so even if he didn't have the ally of Buddhism, relying on their Taoism alone would be enough to deal with the new religion in the future!

As for whether Buddhism will cause trouble in the future, there is nothing to be afraid of. When the Shu Kingdom is destroyed, they will not even have a foundation, how much wind and waves can they turn over?