The front hall of Yangxin Hall, inside the cabinet.

As the center of power in Dayun, the most capable group of young officials in the imperial court gathered here.

The palace people moved quickly and moved the memorials submitted by the yamen, prefectures and counties of Yun State into the cabinet. The cabinet officials classified the various types of memorials and attached their opinions on how to deal with them. Then they ordered people to send them to the inner hall and hand them over to the cabinet.

Reviewed by Xiao Chengyubi.

The cabinet at this time was a rigorous administrative machine, and 90% of the administrative orders of the Yun State came from this, playing the role of the brain of the Yun State, maintaining and coordinating the operation of the entire court.

Under the leadership of the palace servants, several monks walked quickly through the busy cabinet and went to the inner hall of Yangxin to have an audience.

Analu, a monk from Tianzhu, quietly raised his head and took a secret look at the scene in the cabinet, feeling inexplicably emotional in his heart.

The Yun Kingdom's cabinet replaced the power of the Three Gongs, Nine Ministers, and the Secretariat, so that all political orders were handled by the emperor, and all ministries in the court were reduced to mere executive agencies, strengthening the emperor's authority to an unprecedented level.

In the hands of a wise and powerful emperor like today's Emperor Yun, such a system will definitely be able to maximize its advantages.

Thinking of this, Analu's heart suddenly became a little heavy.

Although Tianzhu is large, the kingdoms are divided into separate kingdoms, and each kingdom still operates a state system that is close to enfeoffment. If the Yun Kingdom, a giant near Tianzhu, suddenly has the intention of looking westward, I am afraid it will be a disaster...

In the inner palace of Yangxin, the summons of the palace maids sounded, which made Analu, who was a little distracted, suddenly come back to his senses, and quickly followed Liu Huai and other monks into the palace to pay their respects.

All the monks bowed down together, bowed deeply, and shouted:

"Buddhist monks, pay homage to Your Majesty!"

Before Buddhism, they were outsiders, and relying on their superior status in the Yun Kingdom, they paid homage to successive Yun emperors, often using Buddhist rituals instead of big ones.

But now that Xiao Cheng is on the throne, he has used the butcher's knife to regulate the precepts, and has supported monks such as Liu Huai who were willing to be the emperor's lackeys to come to power. Buddhism has become tamed and bowed down respectfully.

On the dragon chair, Xiao Cheng raised his head slightly, looked at a few people, and said:

"Get flat!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

At this time, the monks in the inner hall, in addition to Analu from Tianzhu Buddhism, Hui Qi, Liu Huai, Huili, Zhi Mi and other high-level officials from Yun Kingdom Buddhism arrived.

"I heard that in the two debates between Buddhism and Taoism not long ago, Buddhism won two games in a row, which is pretty good!" Xiao Cheng nodded.

Liuhuai, Huili, and Zhimian heard the words of approval in Xiao Cheng's words, and their faces suddenly showed joy.

"Monk Analudu helped me a lot during the two debates on Dharma and Sutra... If not for your Majesty's grace to keep Master Analudu, I'm afraid I wouldn't have been able to defeat Taoism." Liuhuai bowed quickly and said flatteringly.

typical.

Monk Hui Qi, who had his eyes slightly closed on the side, twitched at the corners of his eyes when he heard this.

Analu did provide help in these two debates.

Compared with Yunguo Buddhism, Tianzhu Buddhism and Tianzhu Brahma Sect have been fighting for many years, and have more experience in the struggle. Therefore, Analudu made a lot of suggestions based on the past experience of Tianzhu Buddhism.

However, after hundreds of years of development, Buddhism in Yun Kingdom has many different meanings from Buddhism in Tianzhu, so Analudu's help is limited to this.

These two debates were able to defeat Taoism mainly because of the experience of the first two debates. Buddhism learned a lot more about Taoism. The monks learned their shame and became brave. They devoted themselves to research and caught Taoism off guard twice.

Win two games.

Liu Huai, as the great master of contemporary Buddhism and the nominal leader of this generation of Buddhism, in order to flatter the emperor, he even gave up the face of Buddhism!

With a single word, all the merits of the Buddhist monks were placed on Analudu's head, just for saying that flattering word.

Even Hui Qi, who had been getting along with Liu Huai and others for more than a year and had already begun to get used to their personalities, almost didn't hold back at this time.

Even Analu, who had been encouraged, turned red at this time and opened his mouth to speak.

When Xiao Cheng heard this, his brows moved, he couldn't help but smile, and said:

"Okay, don't slack off in the future!"

Having said this, Xiao Cheng paused and then said:

"I'm calling you here today because I have two other things to do."

Xiao Cheng waved slightly, and the palace attendants on the side came forward with the secret fold and handed it to the monks.

"This secret document was just sent back yesterday by the Tibetan mission. You can take a look!" Xiao Cheng said solemnly.

Of course, Liu Huai refused to let go and took the secret fold. He opened it and read it again. He frowned slightly and couldn't figure out why His Majesty wanted to show this thing to him.

Xiao Cheng saw Liu Huai staying in the same place, shook his head slightly and said:

"Everyone, let's take a look!"

When Liu Huai heard this, he immediately bowed and bowed, folding the secret in his hand and passing it around to everyone.

According to the secret information sent back by the Tibetan mission, the Buddhist faith has flowed into Tubo and is quite popular among the people on the border between the two countries. Many Tubo people are believers.

Combined with the fact that His Majesty suddenly summoned the Buddhist monks today, perhaps Liuhuai and Huili still didn't understand it, but Huiqi, Zhimun, and even Analu suddenly moved their hearts.

I'm afraid it's not His Majesty who wants to use the help of Buddhism to let the influence of the Yun Kingdom penetrate deep into Tubo!

Thinking of this, Hui Qi's face became solemn, and Analu's mind was filled with thoughts.

Zhi Mi, on the other hand, couldn't hide the excitement on his face. He couldn't wait to bow and salute, and said:

"Buddhist monks, please listen carefully to your Majesty's orders!"

What kind of Buddhist master, Seng Lu Si Zhengyin? It’s just a moment of pride!

As long as I can seize the opportunity to spread Buddhism to Tubo, thousands of years later, my name as Zhimi will be as revered by future generations of monks as the great monks from Tianzhu who helped spread Buddhism to the Yun Kingdom!

Xiao Cheng smiled slightly, nodded and said:

"In the Tubo Kingdom, in order to maintain their own rule, each tribe kept the people ignorant and made it difficult for them to be civilized. They believed in the mountains, rivers, sun and moon as gods, practiced blood sacrifices, and used human heads and bones as utensils. Many of them had barbaric customs."

"The Lord of Tubo has abandoned Nie Qi, understands the overall situation, and intends to make peace with me, Dayun. I thought about it and intend to send you, a Buddhist, to teach in Tubo."

Having said this, Xiao Cheng looked around at everyone and chuckled:

"Are you willing?"

Tubo's national power is not strong, but it occupies a plateau and has a long border with the Yun Kingdom. It is really not appropriate to waste too much time and energy on Tubo!

The religious methods of the Qing Dynasty were very useful, so Xiao Cheng naturally wanted to learn from them.

Hearing this, Liu Huai and Huili, who were a little confused at first, suddenly understood. They glared at Zhi Mi with dissatisfaction, secretly hating him for being so cunning and showing his loyalty first.

In front of Xiao Cheng, Liuhuai was not willing to be outdone and quickly expressed his loyalty:

"Your Majesty feels pity for the Tibetan people and is willing to educate them. This is really an immeasurable merit! Liu Huai should do his best to help your Majesty educate the Tibetans."

The clumsy-tongued Huili scratched his forehead anxiously, held it in for a long time, and then said with a blushing face:

"The same goes for poor monks!"

Hearing this, Xiao Cheng looked at Hui Qi again, raised his eyebrows and said:

"Master Huiqi, what do you think?"

In terms of his original intention, Hui Qi really does not want Buddhism to be involved too much in the world's conflicts with secular affairs. But this is a matter of Buddhism's preaching, and the Buddhist monks are bound to be passionate. Even if he has the intention to oppose it,

It’s hard to sing with a single palm.

Thinking of this, Hui Qi sighed slightly in his heart, leaned over and said:

"This poor monk naturally obeys His Majesty's orders."

When he first ascended the throne, His Majesty's foundation was still unstable, and the Buddhist sect found it difficult to resist his methods. Even Ganye Temple, the most prestigious and powerful Buddhist sect in the Yun Kingdom in the past, was completely destroyed because of his disobedience.

But now, His Majesty the Emperor has expanded the territory externally, defeated the Xia Kingdom, and forced the surrender of the Li Dynasty. Internally, he has implemented a new system, removed the prime minister, and promoted the imperial examination. It is at the time when the foundation is the most stable, the popularity is the most prosperous, and the imperial power is the most prosperous, Buddhism does not need it.

Any other ideas?

Apart from being respectful, crawling under His Majesty's steps, and acting as His Majesty's tool to stabilize the people, Buddhism has no other choice...

Seeing this, Xiao Cheng laughed with satisfaction and said loudly:

"In this case, after you go back today, you can discuss a charter in private!"

Having said this, Xiao Cheng paused, turned to look at Analu beside him, and said:

"The second thing is related to Analu."

Analu, who had been staying in the palace, was disturbed when he heard that Xiao Cheng wanted to use Buddhism's influence to show his ambition towards Tubo. Suddenly he heard Xiao Cheng calling his name. He was startled and quickly replied.

road:

"Yes, Analu is here!"

Xiao Cheng looked at Analu who was a little embarrassed in the palace and said:

"I really like the customs and customs of the Thirteen Kingdoms of Tianzhu that you wrote."

After hearing Xiao Cheng's words, Analu hesitated and said:

"Your Majesty, as long as you like it..."

"Tianzhu and Dayun were neighbors before, but the roads were impassable and there was little communication. Now, all the small countries in the south belong to Dayun. There is no obstruction between the two countries, but we should have more contact!"

Previously, Yunyuan County in the southwest of Yun State bordered Tianzhu, but after all, it was close to the plateau and the road was rugged. The caravan could travel, but the army could march without even thinking about it.

Since there is no threat to each other, formal official communication naturally does not require much.
To be continued...