Chapter 744: It is difficult to solve it by force
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Cui Gengqiang moved statues such as Sakyamuni, not just to vent his anger. Anyway, when he came to Tibet, if he wanted to make some achievements, he always had to pull one faction to fight another.
Previously, the monks asked Cui Geng to scold the queen mother for them, but of course Cui Geng was grateful and insensitive. Without it, Cui Geng is not responsible for this matter, and it is easy to steal chickens and rice.
But now, Cui Geng is standing up for Princess Wencheng, which accounts for the "great righteousness", and helping the monks in this is no problem at all. After all, Buddhism has flourished in Tibet for more than 300 years, and there are still some latent forces.
Along the way, Monk Wuyuan briefly introduced the relationship between Xiaozhao Temple, Jokhang Temple and Bon.
Originally, the Tibetan monks were divided into two factions, one from Nibora, with the monks of the Jokhang Temple as the leader. Three hundred years ago, Buddhism in Tibet came from Nibra. Ever since the princess of Nai Bhara was the "queen" (queen) of Songtsen Gampo, her power has become more and more huge.
The other faction is from the Tang Dynasty, with the monks of Xiaozhao Temple who followed Princess Wencheng to Tubo as seeds, and gradually spread their branches.
Although these two groups of monks belong to Buddhism, their teachings are very different, and they are also "peers are enemies", which is very similar.
The Ni Bora faction has an innate advantage, that is, the Ni Bora is a subject country of Tibet, and the Tibetan nobles are more at ease with it. The strength of the Tang Dynasty is still above that of Tibet, and the upper echelons of Tibet are more afraid of the monks of Xiaozhao Temple.
Today, the Xiaozhao Temple faction has almost no influence in the upper echelons of Tibet, but it still has a certain prestige among the lower classes.
So, what about Bon? In general, Bon is congenitally deficient and has been going downhill, which is much worse than Buddhism.
However, the Empress Dowager of Tubo did not have the Lu's Chima, but believed in Bon, which led to the invasion and occupation of Xiaozhao Temple by Bon monks. The monks of Jokhang Temple were happy to see this, and even secretly helped, and the monks of Jokhang Temple hated it so much that their teeth itched.
If they hadn't been forced to do anything, they wouldn't have asked for help with Cui Geng. After all, with the help of the power of the Great Zhou, even if it is proud for a while, it will inevitably be settled by the Tubo Autumn Queen.
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In less than half an hour, Cui Geng and others arrived in front of Xiaozhao Temple. But I saw forty or fifty Bon believers, who had already set up a position outside the temple.
The first person, looking around forty years old, dressed in a red robe, wearing a white heart-shaped pointed hat, medium build, and a red complexion, said loudly: "Is it Cui Xiang from Da Zhou on the other side?" โ
Before Cui Genglin came to Tibet, he also did some homework. He understood that this kind of white hat was called Gamu Zejie, and it could not be worn by non-Bon high-level officials, so he immediately turned over and dismounted, and said in a deep voice: "Dare to ask the master your surname?" โ
The man was extremely fluent in Chinese, and said, "My name is Deji Yangzong, and I was ordered by Master Zhuo Ge Yunyi to preside over Xiaozhao Temple. I don't know what happened when Cui Xiang brought the army? โ
Cui Gengdao: "It turned out to be Master Deji. The official is going to exchange the statue of Sakyamuni and other figures brought by Princess Wencheng in the Jokhang Temple to the Jokhang Temple, and ask the master to complete it. โ
Deji Yangzong shook his head and said: "Cui Xiang's words are very inappropriate, since the Queen Mother gave me the Bon religion in Xiaozhao Temple, it is given together with the statue of Sakyamuni and others. How to deal with this image is a matter for my Bon religion, and Cui Xiang should not interfere. โ
Cui Geng raised his eyebrows and said unhappily: "Sakyamuni is a great virtue of Buddhism, and it seems inappropriate for your sect to keep this image, right?" โ
The implication of that is where to place the statues of Shakyamuni is a dispute within Buddhism, and it is about your Bon!
However, Deji Yangzong pointed to the murals on the walls of Xiaozhao Temple and said nonchalantly: "Cui Xiang, please see, the gods on this mural are actually from my Bon religion, and those monks have not occupied Xiaozhao Temple for decades?" In this case, there is nothing wrong with keeping the statue of Shakyamuni Buddha in my Bon religion. โ
"How can that be the same?" Wu Yuan said angrily: "Xiaozhao Temple was built by the order of the first generation of Zampu, and the statue of Bon is also the meaning of Zampu." Even if we monks are unwilling, how dare we pick and choose? โ
Deji Yangzong shrugged his shoulders and said-for-tat: "This statue of Sakyamuni is also given by the Queen Mother, and we Bon sects, even if we don't want to, we don't dare to pick and choose!" โ
This is completely strong words, Songtsen Gampo let the monks from the Tang Dynasty live in Xiaozhao Temple, they dare not live? But the twelve-year-old statue of Sakyamuni brought by Princess Wencheng, if Bon is given to the monks, what can the Queen Mother say? You can't ask Bon to worship Buddha statues, right? Who the hell is she?
Needless to ask, this is a consensus reached between Bon and the monks of Jokhang Temple, and it is necessary to embarrass the monks of Jokhang Temple and not give them a chance to make a comeback.
You must know that the statue of Sakyamuni and other figures in Xiaozhao Temple is not only valuable, but also has a strong symbolic meaning because Princess Wencheng has a very high status among the people of Tibet.
Of course, the truth is such a truth, and it is not so easy to explain it when you break it down carefully.
"You ......" Wuyuan was speechless for a while, and his eyes for help passed Cui Geng first.
Cui Geng will not fall into this language trap, jokes, the dignified Prime Minister of the Great Zhou, arguing with a person who is not even the leader of the Bon Sect, even if he wins, what is the glory?
If you can do it, try not to make noise!
His face sank slightly, and he said: "This official emphasizes again, the statue of Sakyamuni in the Jokhang Temple must be exchanged!" Master Deji, are you going to be sure...... Don't agree with this? โ
"Forgive me."
"Okay, I don't know, who gave you such courage?" Cui Geng laughed angrily and said, "I can't say it, and I only have ...... It's strong! Come on, do it! โ
"Whoa!"
Feng Changqing and the others agreed and rushed forward.
Cui Geng sent an envoy to Tibet this time, and brought a total of 300 followers, and he didn't pick up a few Bon believers?
In an instant, without much effort, Deji and his party were knocked to the ground and tied up in a strong knot.
Feng Changqing snorted and said, "Toast and don't eat and drink, we are robbing the Buddha statue, what can you do?" The Empress Dowager Tubo is facing you again, is she turning her face with the envoy of the Great Zhou for this little thing? โ
Cui Geng waved his hand and said, "Okay, don't be like him, send someone to the temple to marry the Buddha statue, and go to the Jokhang Temple!" As for this Jokhang Temple, let the Bon sect fight with the monks of the original Jokhang Temple, right? โ
Deji Yangzong sneered and said, "What? Cui Xiang's plan is to snatch the Buddha statue of Xiaozhao Temple first, and then forcefully exchange the Buddha statues of the two temples. In the name of protecting the Buddha statue, the monks of the two temples were exchanged? Completely helped Han Seng solve this big trouble? โ
Cui Geng nodded and said, "Yes, exactly." I, the envoy of the Great Zhou, the prime minister of a country, will not have any face in front of the Empress Dowager of Tubo, right? โ
"Yes, of course you have that face. But ......"
"How?"
Deji Yangzong said meaningfully: "I'm afraid the first step will not work." โ
"What?" An ominous premonition surged up from Cui Geng's heart, and he said: "Changqing, you quickly snatch the Buddha statue out of Xiaozhao Temple!" โ
"Yes!"
Feng Changqing walked forward with dozens of guards and slammed the gate of Xiaozhao Temple.
Squeak ~~
The door is open!
"Huh? How so? Feng Changqing and the others, seeing the situation inside the door, couldn't help but exclaim.
Deji Yangzong laughed and said, "Rob it!" You're robbing! I'll see, how do you do in this situation? You must know that in this world, you can't solve everything by force! Cui Geng, in vain you are called Cui Qingtian in the Han people, this is back to our Tubo, planted! โ