Chapter 169 Two Rivers Two

It didn't take much time to calm the anger in his father-in-law's heart. On the one hand, it was because Zheng Ziwen was really tied to his son-in-law now, and he could still listen to Tang Li's words. On the other hand, it was thanks to Guo Ziyi's leading talent over the past month. He has been a local chief for a long time. Zheng Ziwen is well aware of the details of those state troops. When he was in Jinzhou, he had been angry with the two thousand state troops, but he still had to wipe their butts after getting angry. Since Guo Ziyi took office, although his relationship with him has been neither salty nor light, he has done a lot of things. In just over a month, more than 10,000 master soldiers in Jinyang are now really real.

With the appearance of a soldier, Zheng Observer, who was a state official, had to admire his abilities. As the highest chief of Hedong Road, no matter what his face was, in his heart, he had to admit that he really needed such a steward general who would accompany him. Needless to say, he could protect his safety in the war, and he could save him a lot of troubles. He has been in peace for nearly a hundred years. Nowadays, most of these soldiers are lazy, tricky and slippery, and they do not make big mistakes on weekdays, and they are constantly doing small things. Thirty days a month, seven or eight of them have to be spent on mediating their conflicts with local people. Zheng Observer, who was a scholar, was indeed annoyed by these things.

Another point is An Lushan's role. This fat man is too arrogant in Hebei. Zheng Observer took office for a short time. Although he did not think that the emperor's favor would rebel, due to the two interceptions, it was really obvious that many of An Lushan's behaviors were indeed a subject. As Tang Li vaguely pointed out some things, Zheng Ziwen's expression was a little blue at the same time. The grudges with Guo Ziyi were no longer as heavy as before. Although he was still skeptical about Tang Li's speculations, this kind of thing should be trusted rather than trusted without it.

Tang Li knew that Zheng Ziwen would not fully believe his judgment of An Lushan, but he began to be wary of this fat man. As long as his husband was wary of his guard, Tang Li's goal would be achieved.

After leaving the Observation Envoy's Mansion, Tang Li immediately ordered a car to go to the Protector General's Mansion. He said that Zheng Ziwen and Guo Ziyi were recommended to Li Linfu that day. But he unexpectedly expected that he had arrived in Hedong for the first time. The first person to be busy was to make peace for the two of them.

Compared to the elegant and elegant style of the book in the Observatory, the layout in the Mansion of the Protector General seemed much brighter. Guo Ziyi received Tang Li, a watchman in the flower hall decorated with a knife and bow.

"Before coming to the General's Mansion, I just went to the Jiayue Mansion. Jiayue really appreciates General Guo's ability to command the army!" After the greetings, the two sat down, and Tang Li held the teacup and said with a smile.

Hearing Tang Li's name for Zheng Ziwen is a master rather than an observer. Guo Ziyi understood that this Tang Bieqing was to show her closeness to him. He gently stroked the teacup in his hand. Guo Ziyi said slowly: "Don't love for my brother is unforgettable. I will repay you deeply in the future. However, this is personal friendship. Although I am rude and unwilling, I know that I cannot abandon my business. As a military general, I only hope to expand the borders and guard the borders for the country. As for this party and that party, please forgive me for my brother. "

Seeing Guo Ziyi simply expressing what he thought, Tang Li didn't need to do anything else. Hearing this, he put down the teacup and smiled and said, "In life, unless you live in high mountains and lakes for your whole life. Otherwise, how can you not have a party? No matter whether the village party is concerned, the daily interactions between the general and the martial artists who were on the same list on the same day are also "party"? Now people in the world will change their color when they hear the word "party", but they don't know that this is an inevitable thing in life. Besides, the "party" may not be completely a bad thing.

"Don't be eloquent, but the party you mentioned is completely different from what you said."

"So what if it is the 'party' mentioned by the general? In fact, the 'party' itself is not good or bad. The only way to distinguish is the means and purpose of doing things. Regarding this, Wen Sheng Confucius had been teaching a thousand years ago, and the general did not distinguish it, and he changed his sarcasm when he heard about the 'party'. In fact, he showed that he was too petty."

"Oh! I'd like to hear it carefully." Guo Ziyi's words were obviously dissatisfied.

Meeting Guo Ziyi's gaze, Tang Li smiled and said without changing: "The Master said: 'A gentleman is comparing but not comparing. A villain is comparing but not comparing.' The Master's intention is clear. If a party is united, it is a gentleman; if it is collusion, it is a villain. Although Tang is not talented, he also considers himself a gentleman. Is a general a villain?"

Without letting Guo Ziyi answer, Tang Lixu said again: "A villain colluded with a party, and what he wanted must be personal interests. Now I want to ask the general, have he asked the general to do something that cannot be spoken to others? Did Zheng Observer ask the general to do something that cannot be spoken to others?"

While speaking, Tang Li stood up and walked around the room and said, "I recommended the general that day to value Brother Ziyi's talent. How could I have formed a clique? If it was really to form a clique, why should I recommend Brother Ziyi whom I have been close to each other?" Tang Li's rhetoric question really made it difficult for Guo Ziyi to answer for a while.

"Besides, Brother Ziyi was recommended by someone and took over as the vassal of Hedong. No matter what the general thinks, in the eyes of others, you and my family have long been a member of the same party. How can General Ren be clear of it is of no use! The general just said that he would not abolish justice for his private affairs, but now he is doing such a thing. Isn't it ridiculous?" At this point, Tang Li really laughed out loud.

"Who has he used private matters to abolish justice?" How could Guo Ziyi admit this crime?

If he had known that he would have such a reaction, Tang Li came to his eyes and said, "In the past, Zi asked about politics from Master, and the Master replied, "Enough food, know the military, and the people believe it!" The Master's words are indeed a meticulous argument. Now in Hedong, what the family and the ministers do is "enough food", and what the general does is "know the military". To ensure peace in Hedong, both of them are indispensable. Now the general only confesses that he does not form a party, but deliberately alienates from his family and his family and his family, creating disguise. Family and his family are the main observations, Ziyi is the general of the governor. If you are not in harmony, how can Hedong be able to be harmonious with others? The general reads military books, is it because he doesn't even know the story of "The Generals and Prime Ministers"? He has harmed public affairs for a false reputation, and has he wronged the general?" Although Tang Li's voice was faint, the meaning was increased layer by layer.

When he heard Tang Li accusing him, Guo Ziyi wanted to try his best to distinguish. When the last paragraph was heard, he felt that he was unable to argue. No matter what, as the highest military general in Hedong, he was always unreasonable to have a conflict with the highest civil servant. Tang Li's sentence "I harmed public affairs for a false reputation" was put into practice.

After a long time, Guo Ziyi's expression changed several times. Finally, he stood up and bowed and said, "It is polite to say goodbye to love, I am very grateful to you. I will be taught by you at the reception banquet later. I will take a thorn to Lord Zheng to apologize." At this point, he said, "Private friendship is private friendship, if you don't love in the future..."

Before he could finish his words, Tang Li had already responded: "If a general asks him to do something against his conscience and justice in the future, brother Ziyi will abandon him like a piece of grass." At this point, Tang Li also said with a serious expression: "It's just that if a general acts to harm public affairs due to his personal reputation, it is not a big mistake to turn against him. Before the emperor's case, he will impeach this chapter. "

After hearing this, Guo Ziyi was stunned and then smiled bitterly: "It's a loss for people to say that they don't have any loss. Today I realized that the rumors are true." This sentence made the two of them look at each other and smile.

In the subsequent conversation, Tang Li learned that Guo Ziyi transferred military funds to the Anxi Protectorate. In addition to Gu Nian Wang Zhongsi being his old boss, the more important reason was his love for his former soldiers. Since he had already made the case, Tang Li would not be involved in this matter.

The two of them then went to the banquet together. Although Guo Ziyi did not really apologize during the banquet, she then gave a toast to apologize to Zheng Ziwen. This sudden scene made the officials of Hedong Road dumbfounded, and at the same time, she also looked at Tang Li, who was accused of the matter.

This welcoming banquet was a joyful meal. After the banquet, Guo Ziyi even sent Tang Li to the inn. During the walk, Tang Li slowly said, "Brother Ziyi, how many military horses are there in Hedong Road?"

"No matter whether the united troops are united, there are 32,000 regular troops stationed on Hedong Road, of which 10,000 are stationed in Jinyang, and the others are stationed in various states." After looking at Tang Li, Guo Ziyi reported the numbers casually.

Hedong Road is a major prefecture in the Tang Dynasty, and its geographical location is extremely important. The garrisons are only 32,000. From this we can see how powerful the Tang Dynasty's military deployment is to be heavily placed on the outside and weak inside. Tang Li looked up at Hebei and said, "It's not that someone is willing to interfere in military affairs. Brother Ziyi will expand his army!"

"Oh! Why don't you say this?" Guo Ziyi asked thoughtfully as he followed Tang Li's gaze.

It seems that Tang Li really has the best teachings of the Analects of Confucius today, but he did not answer directly after hearing this, "The Master said: 'A gentleman is the best. A gentleman has courage but no righteousness, he will be in chaos; a villain has courage but no righteousness, he will be in robbery."

"Don't you mean the north?"

"I said that the land is An Lushan." Tang Li did not have any taboos. "An Huer was born as a general and still had 'courage'. But when it comes to 'righteousness', he couldn't even get along with the side! The general has been in the north for a long time, so he should know that many of his current actions have long exceeded the duty of his ministers. It would be fine if he was just domineering. If he really acted unjustly in the future, Hedong will be the brunt of the capital and the gateway to the capital. Generals must be careful!"

Guo Ziyi first worked in Longyou, and then worked as an escort in Anxi for a while. Then he was transferred to Hedong. These places were at the junction of Hebei Road. Many of Anhu's actions could not be hidden from him. At least the 8,000 fake sons' personal soldiers were like this. Therefore, when he heard what Tang Li said at this time, he did not feel abrupt. "Hedong is not a border town, and it is extremely difficult to expand the army. It also involves the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Revenue. It is probably not easy to do."

"Ministry of War, I may still think of a solution to the Ministry of Revenue, but this major event always requires His Majesty to make decisions. According to His Majesty's intention to value border achievements at this time, it is very difficult to pass." Tang Li did not dare to be too optimistic about this, "It's just that the court will discuss it first, let's do things first. At present, our number of troops is limited, so we can "elite soldiers" first. After years of peace, the soldiers in the border town are better, just like Hedong

In the six states in this inner state, the soldiers' combat power is probably enough! Brother Ziyi just wielded his strength and practiced them well. If he really could use it one day, he could point his fingers up." He waved the horse whip in his hand for a moment, and Tang Li pondered for a moment and said, "I don't know how to train and practice the land, but I still have some friendship with the current King of the Shayuan Supervisor. I dare not say anything else. I can still change a group of good horses for Brother Ziyi's athletes."

Tang Li's words made Guo Ziyi very happy. Most of the two rivers are plains, which is a good place for cavalry to show off their might. However, Hedong does not belong to the border town. According to the traditional rules, the war horses in Shayuan Supervisory were picked by the border town army before they could be taken to the inner six states. But in this way, what good horses are there? Without good horses, even if the soldiers in the two rivers are of high quality, the overall combat power is limited. Tang Li said exactly what he dreamed of, so how could he not be happy when he heard it?

Seeing that Guo Ziyi, a steady man, heard that there were war horses that could be replaced. Tang Li couldn't help but smile and said with a smile: "The King of Guild will contact you in this matter. Brother Ziyi must be very good at planning how to receive the war horses so as not to give them a handle. As for the expansion of the army, although the court does not have a constitution, in my opinion, Brother Ziyi can first unite the troops and use his brains. In this way, even if the Ministry of Revenue does not allocate any money or food, he can still support it with the wealth of Hedongdao. The family and Yue will do their best to help this matter, so the general does not have to worry about it.

"Don't say it very well," Guo Ziyi responded casually and stopped talking. When Tang Li turned his head and looked, he saw his face changing and he was muttering. He obviously had begun to plan this matter. After smiling, he stopped talking. The two of them controlled the reins and walked slowly.

Back at the post station. After bowing to Guo Ziyi and leaving, Tang Li just walked into the main hall and saw Monk Wuming who was smiling slightly at him.

"You monk is really going to force people to death! You hurriedly chased after me for only half a day, and you still couldn't let me take a breath." He sat down on the Hu bench beside Wuming. Tang Li smiled and said, "People say that a real monk is "the eight winds cannot blow, sit upright on the purple golden lotus". You are so impatient like a monk, I am afraid that you will never have the chance to be with a monk for the rest of your life."

Before Wuming could answer, he saw a guard on duty at the door coming in and said someone asked for a meeting.

Wuming temporarily avoided it, and Tang Li met the guests in the main hall, but the person who came had just met Cui Xuezheng, the authentic Taoist scholar at the reception banquet. His purpose here was to hope that the Fengguan Envoy could arrange a time to have a gathering with Taoist scholars and the famous Taoist scholars.

The two rivers have a rich soil and have always been a place where aristocratic families gather. Not to mention other places, three of the four major families are in the two rivers. Therefore, this place has a profound literary style and academic style. Even Cui Xuezheng in front of him is a direct descendant of the Cui family in Boling. Whether as a Feng Guan or a son-in-law of the Zheng family of the aristocratic family, he had no reason to refuse such a request. He agreed politely and made an appointment to meet in Taoism three days later.

After seeing Cui Xuezheng off, Tang Li returned to the main hall, but saw that the joy on Monk Wuming's face increased a little more than before.

"Jiayue has agreed to allow Faxiangzong to build a temple in each prefecture under Hedong Road." There is no need to worry too much in front of Wuming. Tang Li lay down lazily, "However, the cost of building a temple cannot be paid out by the yamen. You can find a way for yourself!"

Upon hearing this, Wuming's eyes flashed, but he still said with a hint of disgrace: "But the court has a constitution for this matter..."

"Court of the Court! If you really want to follow the court's constitution, can your Faxiang Sect spread throughout the Hedong Road at once?" Tang Li said angrily: "What a greedy monk."

Tang Li's statement also has a reason. During the Tang Dynasty, the ratio of local Taoist temples and temples was set in a fixed number, that is, they were set in a four-to-one ratio. Each state allowed four Buddhist temples and one Taoist temple. Of course, the trend of folk belief was prevalent at that time, so the actual number was naturally far from these. But only these four temples and one temple was recognized by the court. Others can only be called "Lan Ruo", which means the wild temple, and such wild temples are destined to be unable to achieve a large climate.

Since entering Tianbao, Xuanzong has become more and more popular, and the local Taoist temples have doubled. After years of activities in Buddhism, the court finally allowed the local temples to be built, so that the ratio of temples to temples has reached 5 to 2. This court order has just been issued. At present, it is equivalent to Tang Li's place to add Buddhist temples in various prefectures in Hedong Road to all places to be given to the Faxiang Sect. Since these newly added temples were built according to the will of the court, they are naturally protected by the court, which means that the Faxiang Sect, which originally had no foundation in the two rivers, has officially taken root here. This is simply a great favor.

However, since the court allowed additional temples to be built, the Ministry of Revenue allocated part of the construction costs under the name of these new temples. Wuming meant that he wanted to receive the money together, so he said this.

"The monk wants money, right? Well, you can follow my words and observe the envoy's mansion and talk to the family and his grandfather in person." As he spoke, Tang Li looked at Wuming and smiled evilly.

Only this sentence immediately left Wuming speechless. Since Buddhism was introduced from the reign of Emperor Ming of the Eastern Han Dynasty and the translation of the Three Kingdoms period, the three treasures of Buddhism, Dharma, and Sangha have gradually grown stronger. The tragic struggle between the three schools of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism has never stopped. The three most difficult times in the history of the dynasty were born not long ago during the Wei, Jin and Six Dynasties. There were no less than one million monks killed in these two times, and nearly three million monks were forced to return to secular life. Countless Buddhist temples were destroyed. The two times of difficulty in these two times, one was Confucianism and the other was Taoist. As one of the four major families of Confucianism, Zheng's family was self-evident to reject Buddhism. If it weren't for Tang Li's mediation, let alone building a temple, Wuming would have to go to observe and the mansion might have been beaten out by a stick, let alone asking for money.

In fact, Wuming also knew about this. This time, Tang Li was able to give these quotas to him by the Faxiang Sect family, which was enough to make him ecstatic. The words he said just now were also joking.

No longer talk about this topic, Wuming stood up and said with eleven rituals: "The great kindness of lay people, I will never dare to forget it."

"It's almost the same," Tang Li waved his hand. Somehow, he rarely looked serious when he saw this monk. He waved his hand without any prior expression and said, "Tell me, what else is there to do with me?"

"After I settled at noon, I heard that something happened in Liangqing Temple in Jinyang that was a great defilement of my Buddha." Wuming said slowly as if he was telling a story: "The monks in Liangqing Temple are so brave that they dared to dig a tunnel to the quiet room of the sutra hall, and at night they wantonly insulted female believers, and blasphemed my Buddha so much is actually a scum of our sect."

"The thief monk is really a scum." When Tang Li heard this, he patted the case beside him and said angrily.

Hearing the three words "thief monk", Wuming glanced at Tang Li angrily, but did not entangle it on it. Seeing that the wind made the adults seem to have not understood what he meant, the beautiful monk implicitly reminded him: "Liangqing Temple is a member of the Pure Land Sect. I just heard that the layman is going to Taoism in three days?"

After hearing Wuming's stupid sentences, Tang Li was stunned for a moment. After awakening, he pointed at Wuming and said, "What a cruel monk!"


Chapter completed!