Chapter Two Hundred and Sixty-Four: Working Hard (Monthly Pass)
At White Horse Temple that day, Chen Kaizhi's inscription was originally intended to satirize Zen Master Fahai.
But this Prince Qian empathized with it.
Although Xiliang State still governs the country with Confucian scholars, it also has the reputation of a Buddhist country. Xiliang State is the least powerful among all countries, but it governs the thirteen prefectures and counties. However, there are countless temples, claiming to have 48 temples, and the court even set up positions such as national teachers. In addition to relying on scholars who have been appointed as officials in the imperial examination, the emperor of Xiliang also relies on many issues of national economy and people's livelihood.
Because of this, Chen Kaizhi roughly has some understanding of the Xiliang Kingdom in his book. The years of turmoil in Xiliang, on the one hand, the large amount of annexation of land in the temples caused dissatisfaction among Confucian scholars and the contradictions were extremely sharp. On the other hand, because the temples were prosperous, it caused the worry of a group of people within the royal family, so there was a difference between the support of the Buddhist sect and the destruction of the Buddhist sect. The two sides fought for nearly a hundred years, and even caused a huge political crisis at one time.
The emperor of Xiliang is obviously a devout Buddhist. He won a great victory in the Buddhist sect, so countless people were killed and deposed. As for Prince Qian, if it were not for his royal family, he would have died long ago. Now he was sent to Da Chen as a proton, which is essentially an exile.
This guy actually wanted to rely on Chen Kaizhi's inscription to touch his father so that he could change his mind. The result is conceivable...
Chen Kaizhi couldn't help feeling sad for him in his heart, but even if he sympathized with Qian Sheng, he would not show it. No one wanted to be sympathized with. Everyone thought he was in an advantage. If he showed it directly, the other party would probably be furious.
Therefore, Chen Kaizhi just looked at Qian Sheng with a smile and said, "I guess because of this inscription, your highness has been scolded."
"It's not just a rebuke." Qian Sheng shook his head, his face full of worry, but he was still very unwilling to accept it. He felt that he was right. He sighed: "My son is in Xiliang and has been detained."
Chen Kaizhi couldn't help but stumble. His son is the emperor's grandson. Although it is almost imagined that Qian Sheng was "exiled" here, and those close to him will definitely be secretly monitored. Once these secret people come to the front of the stage and choose to be detained directly, this means that Qian Sheng has reached a crisis and may even suffer a murder.
In the eyes of the Emperor Xiliang, the princess and relatives of the bloodline are obviously not as important as his own practice.
Such a country where relatives do not recognize each other is really scary.
Chen Kaizhi observed him in silence and couldn't help but sigh: "Oh, it's the most ruthless imperial family."
Qian Sheng's body shook after hearing this, as if this sentence had touched his heart. His eyes suddenly turned red, the corners of his mouth trembled slightly, and he felt so sad that he choked up.
"If you are afraid of death and have nothing to fear, it is a pity that Xiliang's foundation for hundreds of years has been ruined by such a waste. Do you know that Xiliang is in danger. Such a barren country has hundreds of temples and occupies 30% of the land in the country. Not only does it not have to pay taxes, but the palace rewards are given every year. The people are already ragged and have vegetables on their faces. They also need to donate various sesame oil and candles every year. If they don't change their course, they are only afraid... they are only afraid..."
He said, his face suddenly flashing with fear, but the fear passed by his face and soon returned to normal color.
After pausing, he looked at Chen Kaizhi deeply and said, "I came to find Senior Chen this time because I knew it was at stake. Every night before going to bed, I thought about whether I would see the sun on the second day when I woke up tomorrow. Therefore, I thought that seeing Mr. Chen can be regarded as a result of the encounter with Mr. Chen. I still remember the teachings in my heart."
His tone was sad, and after he said that, he bowed deeply to Chen Kaizhi.
"That's it, say goodbye."
His eyes were filled with tears, his face was pale, and he turned around and wanted to leave.
Chen Kaizhi frowned deeply, looked at the lonely figure in front of him, and felt a sense of sorrow in his heart, and then he called out, "Let's wait."
Qian Sheng stopped, turned around, and looked at Chen Kaizhi in confusion: "I wonder what else can I see?"
Chen Kaizhi looked worried, stared at Qian Sheng with his eyes and said solemnly: "As you said, I'm afraid that it won't take long, your father may send an envoy to take your life."
Chen Kaizhi can already confirm this.
The letter was sent to Xiliang, and the emperor of Xiliang was bound to be furious, so he acted to detain the emperor's grandson.
But what's next?
Are those national teachers surrounding the Emperor Xiliang willing to give up easily?
They must find a name to kill the chicken to warn the monkeys, so that everyone can see the consequences of opposing practice.
Qian Sheng himself was going to commit suicide, and he was far away from the temple in Xiliang. At this time, if the national masters were "beautiful words" in the ears of the Emperor of Xiliang every now and then, based on the nature of the Emperor of Xiliang, would Qian Sheng still have his life?
It probably won't take long to see Qian Sheng.
Qian Sheng didn't look scared at all, and even pointed at Chen Kaizhi with a little calmness and indifferentness.
"Aren't you afraid?" Chen Kaizhi asked very seriously.
Qian Sheng curled his lips and smiled, but the smile turned into a bitterness on his lips: "There is nothing scary. If the king wants his minister to die, the father wants his son to die, and he has to die to thank the king for his kindness."
Chen Kaizhi couldn't help but frown and said, "Then are you willing to do that?"
Qian Sheng shook his head, his face full of sadness: "It's over now and it's irreversible. So what if you don't want to? You can only leave it to fate."
Looking at the depressed Qian Sheng, Chen Kaizhi couldn't help but feel more bitterness in his heart. The next moment, he shook his head slightly at Qian Sheng: "It can actually be saved."
Qian Sheng was stunned for a moment and looked at Chen Kaizhi with disbelief.
He is still saved at this time?
Chen Kaizhi narrowed his eyes slightly and said in disappointment: "Brother Qian's sincere heart, there is nothing wrong with this book, but the mistake is that it is too naive."
It's for your own good to scold you.
Chen Kaizhi has seen smart people and stupid people, but people who are so naive and want to be involved in the disputes in the temple are rarely seen. To put it bluntly, if it weren't for the son of the Emperor Xiliang, he would have died a hundred times.
"Brother Qian, do you want to get what you want?" Chen Kaizhi looked at him seriously, with a faint smile in his clear eyes.
This sentence was extremely tempting. Qian Sheng, who had reached a dead end, couldn't help but be stunned. He looked at Chen Kaizhi's smile and magical eyes, as if no matter what Chen Kaizhi said, he would convince him for no reason.
It was because of this unreasonable conviction that he suddenly seemed to look at a small mouth of hope in this prison of despair.
The corners of his mouth trembled slightly and he spoke excitedly: "Please give me advice."
Seeing Qian Sheng excited, Chen Kaizhi knew that he had become his only life-saving grass.
He sighed deeply in his heart and said seriously: "If you want to get what you want, the first thing you have to do is to save yourself. You must tie the bell if you untie the bell. You are now killed by the inscription, so you must find a way to start from here."
"ah……"
Chen Kaizhi seemed very confident at this time. This was his routine. When giving advice to others, if he seemed not confident enough and could not even cheat himself, how could he let others believe you?
So Chen Kaizhi Zhizhi said in his hands: "So, we must fight poison with poison! From now on, Brother Qian must race against time to save his life. Tonight, you should immediately write a memorial to send it to Xiliang and tell your father that you had a nightmare last night. After dreaming that you gave this inscription, in the dream, there was a Buddha's light covering the top of the dream. The Buddha scolded you, causing you to wake up from the dream, and suddenly you felt cold sweat. Thinking about it carefully, you felt the mercy of my Buddha, and it was the original wish of turning back, so you wrote a letter to apologize."
Dream?
Qian Sheng was shocked, then became angry and looked at Chen Kaizhi with disappointment: "Brother Chen, I regard you as a confidant, but I will never surrender if you treat me as someone..."
Damn it!
What a stubborn donkey!
Chen Kaizhi suddenly felt that he was asking for trouble and doing such thankless things. However, he helped others to the end. Facing the angry Qian Sheng, he was not angry, but continued with a smile: "Who said that this is surrender? This is sleeping on firewood and tasting gall? You also said that the military and civilians in Xiliang are deeply harmed by the temple. If you die, they are still alive and have to endure such pain. It is still in your son and is still detained. If you die, what will he be treated? Shouldn't you sleep on firewood and tasting gall for them? It's easy to die, but sometimes, it's difficult to survive and endure humiliation and bear heavy burdens."
Qian Sheng hesitated, frowned deeply, with a slightly refreshed look on his face. After all, he asked: "Isn't the father going to pursue it just because of this?"
Chen Kaizhi shook his head with a smile.
"Won't."
The next moment, he slowly told Qian Sheng.
Chapter completed!