"Amitofu!"

Gao Yingde couldn't help but laugh when he heard the loud chanting of Buddha at the door. He looked up at Huiyuan's compassionate look outside the door and the somewhat helpless captain of the guard next to him.

Huiyuan is a guest of the Prime Minister's Mansion, and he is also a well-known eminent monk in the entire Shanchan Mansion. To the Dali people who believe in Buddhism throughout the country, Huiyuan is like the reincarnation of the Buddha Tuo, and the chief guard is naturally

Not daring to stop him harshly, he let him go all the way outside Gao Yingde's study.

"Master, please come in!" Gao Yingde stood up and smiled at Huiyuan.

As if he had received a general pardon, the guard quickly bowed his head and bowed, and left in a hurry.

Speaking of which, he has neglected his duty. If the Prime Minister pursues the case, he really has nothing to say.

"Master, are you trying to persuade me not to start a war?" Gao Yingde asked Huiyuan to sit down, "I wonder what new words you have today?"

"Xiang Guo, I just learned the news that the Song Dynasty court has established a new Guizhou Road, and Xiao Cheng has become the pacifier of Guizhou Road. Therefore, for the sake of the Prime Minister and the country, Huiyuan wants to ask the Prime Minister to stop war and build good relations between the two countries."

"Why are you plotting against me?"

Huiyuan said seriously: "Xiangguo, that's where the monk came from. That Xiao Cheng, Duandi is a powerful character, and the soldiers under his command are also brave and good at fighting. Now that he has been officially conferred by the imperial court, he can legitimately expand his strength. Xiangguo

If you start a dispute rashly, it may be difficult to achieve victory. When the time comes, the common people will suffer, and the people will suffer!"

Gao Yingde burst out laughing: "Although the great monk is knowledgeable, he is still just a monk after all. You don't know what I am thinking. If it was really possible to stop fighting before, it is really impossible now."

"Xiangguo, since the Song Dynasty court has officially enfeoffed Xiao Cheng and regarded Guizhou Road as a territory, then Xiangguo, if you attack Guizhou Road, it will be equivalent to starting a war with the Song Dynasty. Has Xiangguo thought clearly about this?"

"Why haven't you thought clearly?" Gao Yingde said calmly: "But Xiao Cheng and the court are in harmony and don't know each other. If I really go to Guizhou, will the Song Dynasty court take care of it? Even if they want to, do they have the ability to do so now? No matter it is

In the eyes of the imperial court, both Xiao Ding in the northwest and Yelu Zhen in Nanjing Road are far more threatening than our small country of Dali. Maybe there are still people who are happy because I went to deal with Xiao Cheng?"

"But Xiangguo, have you ever thought about what happens if you lose?" The great monk raised his head and said seriously: "The monk has been coming to Shanchan Mansion for a while, and he knows something more or less. Xiangguo, be careful.

, once we lose, the good situation will be ruined! Whether it is His Majesty or those few families, I am afraid that they will take advantage of the situation, and the political situation in Dali will definitely make waves again!"

Gao Yingde smiled: "Why did the great monk suddenly think about me? In the past few months, you and them have been fighting fiercely. I thought the great monk would definitely stand on their side?"

"Amitabha!" The great monk said sternly: "The great monk does not stand on any side. He just feels that Dali is now under the governance of the Prime Minister. The weather is smooth and the life is prosperous. There are occasional small problems, but the flaws cannot be concealed. If the war breaks out,

, all of this will inevitably become a moon in the mirror and a flower in the water. If the Prime Minister loses for a while, the situation will be even more serious. Prime Minister, sometimes, internal strife is more terrifying than foreign enemies! I am really worried that the Prime Minister will lose power by then.

To be honest, Dali really can't find a more suitable candidate for Prime Minister than you."

Gao Yingde looked at the big monk meaningfully and said: "It seems that the big monk is really thinking about me. But those clowns can't make any big trouble. They think they are doing things secretly, but they don't know that everything is hidden.

It's under my control."

Huiyuan couldn't help but feel his heart skip a beat. Looking at Gao Yingde, his face changed slightly.

Gao Yingde smiled and said: "If the great monk doesn't say these words today, the day I send troops will be when the great monk is in jail. I don't care about them, but I have to worry about your appeal, great monk!"

"

Huiyuan took a deep breath: "It turns out that Xiangguo is your spy around them! It's ridiculous, it's extremely ridiculous!"

"It is indeed extremely ridiculous!" Gao Yingde said: "Great monk, now that I have said it, don't you think it will be better for Dali if I go one step further? If I really take this step, will the great monk

Help me?"

"Absolutely not!" The monk raised his head and said seriously: "The monk pities the common people, but he will never help you in your rebellion!"

Hum hum!

Gao Yingde sneered a few times: "You, the great monk, if someone else said this to me, you would end up losing your head immediately. Someone come!"

Huiyuan's expression changed. Was he going to fall out?

The guard captain who had run away earlier appeared at the door: "Go, tell General Gao Yingfeng to arrest him!"

"Who does the Prime Minister want to arrest?"

Gao Yingde smiled and said a few names. Huiyuan sighed and shook his head.

These few people were all the emperor's confidants and several other important figures in the Shanchan Mansion. Once they were arrested, the royalist faction would immediately lose most of its power.

"Xiangguo, if you catch these people, your purpose will be Sima Zhao's intention, and everyone on the road will know it!" The great monk wanted to try harder.

"I am about to mobilize all my forces to launch a war against Xiao Cheng. At this time, there is no room for noise. Moreover, once I leave Shanchan Mansion, they will definitely make trouble. Naturally, they will have to arrest them first. On the day of dispatching troops, there is no chance that there will be more.

Use them to sacrifice the flag." Gao Yingde said nonchalantly.

"Is the Prime Minister still determined to fight?" Huiyuan looked disappointed.

"We have to fight!" Gao Yingde sat down slowly and said: "As the great monk said, Xiao Cheng is an unparalleled talent. I have also sent people to investigate his past repeatedly. After he arrived in the southwest,

, I have always been concerned about every move. If I don’t fight now, I’m afraid I won’t have to fight in the future!”

"What does Xiangguo mean?"

Gao Yingde said: "Does the monk think this Xiao Cheng is a person who is willing to coexist peacefully with us in Dali?"

"The monk and this Xiao Cheng are just acquaintances, I really don't know much about him!"

"This person is extremely sophisticated and has sophisticated methods. He makes every move step by step and occasionally makes surprising moves. He never does anything aimless. An ordinary person can take one step and look at it three times, and he can be called a great person. This person can take one step and look at it ten times.

Step!" Gao Yingde said: "This person has only been in the southwest for three years, and he has already knitted together dozens of Jisuzhous under Qianzhou, which were originally scattered, to form a whole. Great monk, these Jisuzhous used to be,

It can be regarded as a buffer zone between us and the Song Dynasty, but now, does this buffer still exist?"

Huiyuan shook his head.

"It doesn't exist!" Gao Yingde said: "Then what will Xiao Cheng do next? He will definitely point his sword at me, Dali. Now is when he is very weak. If he is allowed to grow for a few more years, he will

With this son's ability, I'm afraid that when Dali faces him, the outcome will be difficult to determine. How can I just sit back and watch this threat grow step by step and become a serious problem for Dali?"

"Dali is also a big country. Xiao Cheng is just a minister of the Song Dynasty. Without the will of the Emperor of the Song Dynasty, this person really dares to go to war with Dali?" Hui Yuan said.

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"Did he ever have the emperor's permission to destroy the Luo Palace and the Luo Ghost Kingdom?" Gao Yingde sneered: "This man is ambitious and bent on expanding his own strength. He will definitely become the gravedigger of the Song Dynasty in the future. If I destroy this son now

, the Song Dynasty is afraid that it will still thank me. When the time comes, if I destroy Xiao Cheng, I will only take the Luo Kingdom, Luo Dian Kingdom and other places. The other places will still be returned to the Song Dynasty. If I want to come to the imperial court of the Song Dynasty, I will never do it.

They fell out with me because of this matter. Because they also wanted Xiao Cheng to die, right? It would be good for the Song Dynasty and us, Dali, to return everything to the original point."

"Has the Prime Minister sent someone to Bianliang?"

"Of course!" Gao Yingde said matter-of-factly. "If we can reach an understanding with the Great Song Dynasty, and even cooperate in some aspects, wouldn't it be a mutual benefit?"

"This is also to gain support for the move of replacing the Duan family after the Prime Minister's victory, right? I'm afraid that the Song Dynasty will never agree on this point." The monk disagreed: "If the Song Dynasty officials acquiesce in your move,

, doesn’t it mean that someone can do the same thing to him in the future?”

"The price is high and you pay it back on the spot!" Gao Yingde looked like a philistine businessman and said with a smile: "I was not prepared for everything to go as planned!"

"Then there is only one thing left, to win on the battlefield!" The great monk sighed: "After spring plowing, will the war start?"

"If we really want to send out troops on a large scale, I'm afraid it won't be until the autumn, but after the spring plowing, small-scale wars will inevitably begin!" Gao Yingde said. "I'm not going to hide it from you, great monk, I have a strong army now.

"

"A few days ago, I saw people from the Shimen tribe going to Tianlong Temple to offer incense." Huiyuan said: "Could it be that the Prime Minister has obtained the support of the Sanman tribe in Xuzhou!"

"The monk is well-informed!" Gao Yingde laughed: "The Three Barbarians of Xuzhou have always been close to me in Dali and have always wanted to join me in Dali. However, they also exist as a buffer zone for us in the Song Dynasty. I

If we really allow them to join Dali, I'm afraid Song Dynasty will fall out with me, but this time it's different. After defeating Xiao Cheng, I, Dali, will officially accept them as part of my Dali."

"It's reasonable. The Song Dynasty is weak now, and everyone wants to take a bite of them. Why don't you, Gao Xiangguo, do the same?" The great monk nodded and said: "Listening to Xiangguo's tone, I'm afraid this is not the only reinforcement, right?"

"The other one comes from Tubo!" Gao Yingde nodded and said: "Speaking of it, it is also related to the Xiao family. Yu Zanghuama, a Tubo general under Xiao Ding, and Zhou Huan, a commanding general of the Iron Harrier Army, were chasing after him in the Qingtang area.

Blind Yao Muzhan was fighting, and part of Muzhan retreated to my Dali, and this time they became my pawns. If they eat my food, use my food to live in my country, they naturally have to contribute to me. Of course, they will fight against the Xiao family.

It’s also very exciting.”

The great monk nodded: "That being the case, the great monk has helped the prime minister to achieve success, and he can quickly end the war, so as not to drag it out for a long time, and the lives of the people are in trouble. I think once the front line is successful, when the prime minister returns to Shanchan Mansion, Tianlong Temple

There will be another great monk in Libian."

"Is the great monk interceding with His Majesty? Well, as long as he doesn't act recklessly, what if we let him go to Tianlong Temple to chant sutras?" Gao Yingde said.

After walking out of the gate of the Prime Minister's Mansion and looking back at the majestic and solemn gate of the Prime Minister's Mansion, Huiyuan shook his head involuntarily. Sure enough, no one who can sit in this seat is a fool. No matter how Xiao Cheng tried to hide his desire to do Dali With his thoughts in mind, he still accurately predicted his next target.

Therefore, people should strike first to gain advantage.

He actually managed to win over the Three Barbarians of Xuzhou first!

But considering the historical origins of the three barbarians in Xuzhou and the barbarians in Dongchuan County of Dali, it is not surprising.

The most surprising thing is that there are Tubo soldiers and horses!

The Tibetan army that was able to escape all the way from Qingtang to Dali was probably not weak.

The weak have long since been naturally eliminated in the process of escaping.

Fortunately, I took this trip today and got this information, otherwise Xiao Cheng would have suffered a big loss if he was caught off guard.

Xiao Cheng might have guessed that the opponent would send troops, but he would never have imagined that there were so many unexpected characters in his pocket.

The war starts right after spring plowing, so time is very tight.

Flushing his sleeves, the great monk turned and walked towards Tianlong Temple. Dong, Wang, Shen or the emperor had a very high status lurking around him. He was a royalist on the surface but was actually an accomplice of Gao Yingde. This guy must be dug out, otherwise what will happen next? Nothing can be done.

Thank you for taking this trip today!

The monk couldn't help but feel lucky in his heart. If he hadn't taken this trip and had a heart-to-heart talk with Gao Yingde, he might be the only one who would be arrested today!

The monk suddenly stopped. He saw prison cars passing one after another on the street. The person locked in the prison cars was a familiar face to him.

With despair on their faces at this moment, only one of their heads was exposed outside the prison car, and behind the prison car were groups of men, women, and children with their hands tied. A day ago, they were the nobles and masters of Dali. , one day later, they became prisoners. The soldiers who escorted them yelled fiercely, and from time to time, they would whip down and hit these former nobles hard.

Seeing a girl who was no more than four or five years old crying loudly, the monk felt a little sad. He flicked his robe sleeves, covered his face and left.

There were many people on the street who recognized this great monk, and when they saw his appearance, they all paid homage to him.

Reciting the Buddha's name in succession, the great monk hurried away.

He can't see the joys and sorrows of the world, the separation of life and death, which is in line with his character as an eminent monk.

Ten days later, Xiao Cheng, the governor of Guiyang, listened to Wu Ke's report, with a look of astonishment on his face.

Did you really underestimate the heroes of the world?

It felt like I was caught off guard!

He turned to look at the map.

If this is the case, then Gao Yingde's chosen breakthrough point must be Bijie!

Gao Yingxiang's tribe in Liupanshui, the Xuzhou Sanman tribe, turned out to be a good plan.

"We have to send troops to Bijie!" Wu Kedao said.
Chapter completed!