"Great God... I am willing to promise. Even if I have to mobilize all the troops of the Great Tang Dynasty, I will definitely do my best for you on this trip!"
"Very good..." Zhang Fan waved his hand: "Go back and gather the troops, bring the Purple Gold Taoist and the Broken Heart Map, and I will take you to the West to find your father."
Qin Qiong walked anxiously outside the inner hall of the palace. At the steps on his right, dozens of court officials knelt on the bluestone slabs. The leaders looked pale and worried, looking up at the bright sky! But they felt that they were in danger. As the saying goes, if the nest is overturned, no egg can be left intact! The catastrophe of the human race is just a thought away from the prince. They were anxious and didn't know what to do.
"General Qin Qiong... The Crown Prince has always admired you very much. Please take the trouble to persuade the Crown Prince immediately! Otherwise, I'm afraid that only one in ten people in this world will survive this catastrophe!"
"Yes, General Qin, don't forget your duty! If His Majesty doesn't come back, you won't have an easy life."
"General Qin should have stayed outside the palace and lived and died with His Majesty! Now you are alive and well, while His Majesty is in trouble... This is a bit hard to accept."
These ministers were so much better at talking than Qin Qiong! In just a few words, Qin Qiong blushed and felt a deep sense of guilt!
But... he was not a blindly loyal person. On the contrary, he knew very well that there was nothing wrong with what Crown Prince Li Chengqian did! It was Buddhism that was too overbearing and wanted to suppress the human world so much that it couldn't raise its head!
If he were to persuade the prince, it would probably put him under even more pressure. As a good general, how could he not imagine the so-called catastrophe that these ministers saw and thought about in their hearts.
He couldn't help but bow his head heavily, unwilling to reply further.
"General Qin, have you forgotten that His Majesty always respected you when you were not yet famous? Moreover, during the years of war, he regarded you as a confidant! He trusted you to look after his back, but now you have failed His Majesty's trust! This will disappoint the people of the world... General Qin, are you really going to be a disloyal person?"
After hearing what the imperial tutor said, Qin Qiong finally sighed helplessly: "Forget it... This general has no regrets in his life! I just hope that the prince can withstand the pressure and not let the Buddhist people succeed!"
His low voice reached the ears of many officials, making some people with ulterior motives feel a chill in their hearts!
Qin Qiong took a step forward, closed the door of the palace, and was about to push it open from the outside!
Suddenly, the door was opened from the inside!
Qin Qiong was stunned for a moment, only to see Li Chengqian, who was dignified and solemn, like a sharp sword out of its sheath, with a murderous aura rising to the sky! He strode out of the palace.
"Where is the Minister of War?"
Li Chengqian shouted with great dignity.
"Your Highness, I am here!" The Minister of War, Changsun Wuji, walked out of the crowd!
"Minister of War, listen to my order. Command the Chang'an Guards, the Jinniu Guards, and the cavalry camp outside the city, totaling 120,000 soldiers, to line up outside the South Gate and listen to my order!"
The Minister of War, Zhangsun Wuji, frowned, and the many civil servants and generals beside him were all worried for a moment!
I couldn't help but start to worry about myself with all sorts of random thoughts!
"Your Highness, I wonder what the meaning of this action is."
Several assistant ministers looked up and asked!
Li Chengqian said: "This prince will lead the soldiers to fight to the west and bring back your majesty's soul!"
Upon hearing this, everyone in the field was shocked!
He thought to himself, this prince must be crazy! If he is not crazy... he is probably limiting his military strength on purpose to prevent his brothers from fighting for the throne!
Moreover, Zhang Sun Wuji was a loyal supporter of Crown Prince Li Chengqian! In the eyes of these court officials, Li Chengqian's thoughts were like Sima Zhao's intentions, and passers-by knew them all!
Therefore, many civil officials and military officers were disappointed for a moment! Wanting to fight to the west was simply a daydream.
This road to heaven is countless times more difficult than the Shu Road! How can a mortal go to the West? Not to mention finding Li Shimin's soul... This is simply a dream!
So everyone immediately understood that Li Chengqian probably wanted to take this opportunity to control the military power and thus consolidate his position as emperor!
Even Qin Qiong was stunned and had no idea how to dissuade him!
"Changsun Wuji, did you hear me clearly?" Crown Prince Li Chengqian reminded again.
"I will follow the orders of the Crown Prince! I will go and mobilize the soldiers in the camp right away!" Changsun Wuji had a complete tiger talisman in his hand and did not need to borrow any from the palace. He turned around and left the palace to mobilize the soldiers!
Qin Qiong took a step back and said, "Your Highness, the people in the Western Heaven, those Buddhas! They live above the clouds, and even further away in the Heaven! How can we get to the Heaven, and how can we seek justice from the Buddhas?"
Many civil servants also stared curiously!
Li Chengqian snorted: "This prince has his own way, you just need to do as I say!"
Qin Qiong let out a long sigh and retreated to his position, but he couldn't ask any other questions no matter what!
And above the sky, in the Purple Bamboo Forest of the South China Sea, Guanyin and many Buddhist masters are looking at everything that is happening in the mortal world!
The Tang prince Li Chengqian wanted to raise the weapons of the mortal world and go to the Western Paradise to seek justice? This really sounded incredible!
Guanyin even curled her lips with a hint of mockery. The soul of Li Shimin, the soul that he wanted to take away, was taken to the West by the small reincarnation of the Wheel-Turning Bodhisattva, the Ox-Head and Horse-Face! How could a mere mortal be saved?
I’m afraid that it’s impossible to find the way to the West!
Even if there were powerful people leading the way, who in the three realms would dare to be an enemy of Buddhism? Not to mention bringing 100,000 soldiers with them? Who has such great magical power to allow these people to reach the heavens!
So many Buddhist masters actually laughed out loud!
"This Li Chengqian is really overestimating his own capabilities! How dare a mere mortal like him be hostile to Buddhism! And even dream of conquering the Western Paradise? What a joke."
"I'm afraid they can't even get in, and they still want justice? It's a joke!"
"It is estimated that Crown Prince Li Chengqian did not want to withdraw the order to destroy Buddhism, and wanted to take these 100,000 soldiers and horses to wander around to save his face! He never thought that Master Guanyin had already made preparations... and was only waiting for Crown Prince Li Chengqian to reach the end of his rope! Li Shimin has already become a Buddhist believer, and if he returns to the dynasty, he will not be able to keep his position as Crown Prince!"
"The Bodhisattva's methods are truly brilliant! They solve the problem from the root... I really admire him."
Guanyin did not reply, but smiled faintly: "The life of a mortal is just like an ant, but this ant is also useful! When Li Chengqian is desperate, Li Shimin will rebuild the temple, and the golden bodies of you in the mortal world will be rebuilt, and they will be much more majestic! At that time, the lost merits can also be recovered from the human race one by one."?
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