As soon as the Shaolin Temple of Buddhism fell, it formed a situation of the wall falling down and everyone pushing, other temples like Wutai Mountain Qingliang Temple, Hebei Tanzhe Temple, etc., are chanting monks, Qin Shu Baocheng biting the gold and the two acted separately, and they took it down without saying anything.

Bai Fan, who returned to Chang'an, was summoned into the palace by Li Er, not because Li Er was unkind and didn't let the courtiers go home, but because the mastermind behind the instigation of Buddhism this time was eyebrow-raising.

In the council hall, Bai Fan looked at the information in his hand and muttered, "Zhaojun Li Clan? ”

"That's right, everything points to the Li clan of Zhao County, and this person's status in the Li clan is not low." Li Er took a sip of tea lightly, the Buddhist door has been flattened, and the people behind the scenes can't make much waves.

Bai Fan frowned slightly, Chang'an County had discussed it with the old man of the Li clan in Zhao County at that time, could he not suppress his children? Or is it just him doing the same thing in front of him and behind the scenes?

However, Bai Fan didn't care, "Your Majesty, this matter is full of suspicions, then Li Derao of the Li clan of Zhao County swore to me, whether it is the Li clan of Zhao County or not, put these on his desk, presumably he knows how to do it." ”

Li Er obviously thought about it, nodded and said, "Okay, that's what I mean."

You have worked hard to destroy the Buddha this time, I heard that you have been injured a body, and you have been running for many days, hurry up and go back to see Ping'er and the children, prepare a family banquet, and I will go to see you with your second aunt later. ”

Looking at the pale and tired face of this young man who was not as radiant as before, Li Er's heart was a little moved, since the Tang Dynasty was settled, Bai Fan only cared about the matter of immortal food, as long as it was related to immortal food, he did not hesitate to go into battle in person, which showed a piece of sincerity.

Looking back at the information on the desk about Liaodong and the Wa Kingdom, Li Er shook his head and threw it aside, what Bai Fan had done, these were simply not worth mentioning.

After recuperating at home for two months, the incident in Buddhism gradually subsided, and Bai Fan also taught for a while, everything seemed to be so smooth, and they were moving forward according to the established plan.

On this day, Li Chengxun, Bai Fan's disciple and brother-in-law, came to the door and said that he was going to start construction to open the mountain and build the road.

"Determined?" Bai Fan looked at this stubborn apprentice and asked with a smile.

"Well, I have studied art for many years, and I have the confidence to build an official road into Shu in ten years, and Chang'an will enter Shu, and I will no longer take the dangerous plank road.

However, it costs money to build roads, and my father said that the imperial court can't take that much, so I want to discuss it with my master to see if I can support my disciples. Li Chengxun patted his chest and reassured, and at the same time explained his intention.

"Hahahaha, ten years? That's not good, if you don't marry for ten years, my mother-in-law won't pick my skin?

Give you an idea, start work at both ends, the people in Shu want to get out of the heart of Shu, but they are more urgent than you, and the construction at both ends can save half of the time, and you don't have to worry about money. ”

Li Chengxun was puzzled: "But Master, we don't have enough manpower, new construction machinery, and road repair technicians are not enough to start work on both sides, and Master Li Chun said that this is a big project, and it needs dead people, although it is not like the Grand Canal of Emperor Yang of Sui......"

"What is Emperor Yang of Sui? It's also your cousin, called Emperor Daye. ”

"Oh, although it's not as big a sacrifice as Emperor Daye's repair of the canal, I'm afraid it will cost at least one hundred and ten lives, and the scene of Brother Jiu's sacrifice is still in front of the disciples' eyes, so I don't want to see anyone sacrifice for this road again.

Don't pay attention to my mother, I just haven't married for 20 years, and I don't want to use my life to build roads. Li Chengxun said seriously.

"Hehe, Elder Li hasn't told the truth yet, 100 people? That's a human life to be sacrificed in one year, and if you cultivate for ten years, you will be at least a thousand. ”

"Huh? This, how can this be good? Master, you must think of a way. Li Chengxun panicked, he didn't expect that the cost of building a road would be so big, it was different from what he saw, a while ago he built a cement road from Yaozhou to Chang'an, and the successful completion of one person did not break, how to repair the mountain road and die? Isn't it okay to fix it slower?

Bai Fan opened his mouth to explain: "It is difficult to build roads in the mountains, if it weren't for the mechanical excavation of rocks and the assistance of gunpowder, you would have to dig plank roads if you want to build roads."

There are the most natural disasters in the mountains, especially in rainy days, rain leads to landslides and mudslides, and if you build it for a few years, even if you encounter it once, it will be a large-scale dead person, so it is different from building roads on the plains.

If a tunnel is excavated in some sections of the road, and there is a landslide or something, it will also be dead.

This is unavoidable, and we can only do our best to ensure safety. ”

"But, but...... If a dead man is dead, who wants to work on a road? It is to use foreign labor, and all states and roads are regarded as treasures, and no one is willing to sacrifice these people in vain. ”

"Shu people, Shu people's heart out of Shu is indestructible, not to mention a hundred dead and injured a year, that is, a thousand dead and injured a year, Shu people are not afraid, because this is the lifeblood, can not build Shu Road, people who die on the plank road every year, because of backwardness and poverty and Shu people, far more than this number." Bai Fan said.

Li Chengxun shook his head and shook his head desperately: "No, Master, the lives of the Shu people are more precious, I can't accept it, they are all compatriots of Brother Jiu, and they are also compatriots of our Datang, I can't watch them die." ”

Looking at this scene, Bai Fan smiled, his apprentice was the most kind-hearted, and he really didn't see the wrong person.

"Hehe, test you, you can see that you are not building roads for your own selfishness, not for fame or profit, for the belief and commitment in your heart, very good, you can put human life first, you are qualified to say that you can ensure the safety of road construction.

I have two ways here, one is that I will find you a group of capable people to help, hehe, although it is not as skilled as you, but the basic management of road construction is no problem, and the other is that I will find you a group of dead soldiers, to put it bluntly, they are people who are willing to take their lives to build roads. ”

Li Chengxun seemed to be in disbelief, why has the master changed now? Haven't you always admired the preciousness of human life? Don't blink your eyes today?

"No, Master, whose life is not life?"

"Listen to me.

Do you know that people die for money, birds die for food, I don't mean the people of the Tang Dynasty, and I am not even a death row prisoner in the Tang Dynasty.

A few days ago, the overseas Japanese countries plundered and killed the people along the coast of the Tang Dynasty, you know. ”

Li Chengxun exclaimed: "Huh? Do you want to go to the Wa Kingdom to capture prisoners? ”

"Hmph, the captured captives are not easy to use, so you don't need to catch them.

The Japanese people are greedy and cunning by nature, and they are mortal enemies of my Datang, and in my plan, one day I will slaughter his whole country.

Don't call me cruel, I have my reasons, in my eyes they are a bunch of dead people, in this case, if you need it, let you take it and build roads.

A few months ago, your senior brother Zhidai and others occupied some territory in the Japanese country, and we hired their young men to build roads in the name of hiring laborers, and gave them wages and food. ”

"But ......"

"It's nothing, if you want it, I'll come forward to handle it for you, if you can't accept it, solve it yourself, the longer you build the road, the more people will die on the plank road.

Whether it is the death of the people of the Tang Dynasty or the death of overseas aliens, weigh it yourself.

Don't forget the cruelty of the Japanese country massacring the people along my coast, even if you are kind, you will divide borders and races. ”

After weighing it for a long time, Li Chengxun seemed to be really unable to do it, so he could only grit his teeth and agree, Japanese people, I don't know how you provoked the master, I can't save you, I'll give you money to compensate.

After agreeing on the countermeasures, Bai Fan then set off, leaving Chang'an and heading straight for Shanxi.

Today's second chapter, thank you for your support.

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