Emperor Sui Yang

Chapter 72
In fact, not only the royal family members, but also other high-ranking lords and ordinary people of the gentry will also go to Daxingshan Temple to pray for the safety of their families during these two days.

Of course, except for Taoist believers.

Daxingshan Temple and Xuandu Temple are separated by a street, but the contrast is huge.

On the one hand, there is a lot of traffic and pedestrians are like crucian carp, on the other hand, it is deserted and deserted.

However, Yang Ming feels closer to Taoism, the reason is simple, it is Huaxia's own religion.

When Yang Ming and his convoy entered the long street outside the main entrance of Daxingshan Temple, Hou Wei had already dispersed the people to both sides of the street to make way for them.

There are rules for the clan to offer incense, and the head of the clan takes the lead, also known as the noble prince.

So the most humbling moment in Changning Wang Yang Yan's life was when Yang Zhao was there when he came to Daxingshan Temple to offer incense.

Although he is the eldest son of the crown prince, he has to follow Yang Zhao's buttocks when offering incense, which is different from ancestor worship in Taimiao. In front of Prince Jin's Mansion.

Daxingshan Temple is the Daxingshan Temple. As for the origin of its name, it is not because it is located in Jingshanfang in Daxing City, but because Yang Jian's first title was the Duke of Daxing County, so it is called Daxingshan Temple.

It is not called Xingshan Temple, the big character in front cannot be lost, and there is no small Xingshan Temple in the Sui Dynasty.

Daxingshan Temple covers an area of ​​more than 120 mu, with 243 monk houses, facing south, and has three parallel axes from north to south. The most important building.

The eminent monks from Tianzhu (she) Najuta and Bodhidharma came here one after another to translate scriptures and spread Buddhism, so that Daxingshan Temple gradually became the ancestral home of Tantric Buddhism in the Sui Dynasty.

Outside the mountain gate, there were densely packed royal vehicles parked. The princes of the Eastern Palace, as well as the descendants of the Yang family clan such as Yang Xiong, Yang Hong, Yang Shuang, etc., had been waiting here for a long time.

The reason why they are waiting here is because after entering the mountain gate and passing the first Heavenly King Hall, they are about to start offering incense.

Yang Zhao wasn't there, so it was Bai Jin who went in.

When Yang Zhao's motorcade arrived outside the mountain gate, they all came forward to say hello, except for those in the East Palace, because the conflicts of the previous generation had already extended to their current generation.

After Yang Ming got out of the car, he saw Xiangcheng King Yang Ke from a distance, so he shook his fist at him in a demonstrative manner.

Yang Ke was furious immediately, but it was not easy to go up and argue with Yang Ming in front of so many people, so he spat hard on the ground.

His spitting was so loud that many people heard it.

Yang Zhao suddenly became unhappy, pointing to the mountain gate of Daxingshan Temple and said:
"The holy land of the mountain gate, in front of the gods and Buddhas, how dare you make a mistake?"

How dare you spit at the door of Buddha's house?Don't you know that grandfather is the son of God and Buddha?
Being reprimanded by Yang Zhao in public, Yang Ke didn't dare to get angry, so he retreated resentfully behind Changning King Yang Yan.

But Yang Zhao took a towel from the servant, walked over and squatted down in person, and wiped Yang Ke's saliva clean.

This action of his fell into the eyes of the East Palace, and they all secretly scolded Yang Zhao in their hearts for being the best at putting on a show.

But Yang Ming knew in his heart that Yang Zhao really wasn't just pretending. He was a good tutor with high quality. It was no wonder that Yang Jian and Dugu Jialuo liked Yang Zhao the most. His words and deeds were truly admirable.

Yang Ming didn't think of it when he asked himself, using a towel to wipe his saliva, that's the difference.

Taichang Temple, which is responsible for offering sacrifices in the palace, has been waiting here for a long time, holding burning incense in both hands and leading the way.

So under the leadership of Yang Zhao, the third-generation children of the old Yang family crossed the mountain gate and entered the temple to pay homage to the Buddha.

At the beginning of the founding of the Sui Dynasty, Yang Yong brought his four younger brothers to offer incense. At that time, the relationship between the five brothers was still very good. After all, they were born by the same mother. Even if there is a little friction on weekdays, it will not affect it. brotherhood.

However, as the four kings became vassals, the brothers gathered less and separated more, and coupled with the incitement of the aides of the various princes, the relationship between the five brothers gradually became colder.

In fact, in Yang Ming's opinion, among the five brothers of the second generation of the old Yang family, the prince Yang Yong values ​​brotherhood, perhaps because he is the eldest brother, or because he is the unshakable heir. Those four are more ruthless and ungrateful than the other.

Among them, Yang Liang, the king of Han, must be mentioned.

Because at that time Yang Ming had witnessed the whole process of Yang Yong and Yang Liang's falling out.

In the 18th year of Emperor Kaihuang's reign, Gao Yuan, king of Goguryeo, invaded western Liaoning with his troops. He was defeated by Wei Chong, the governor of Yingzhou, and fled.

Yang Jian was angry at the time, thinking that instead of beating you, you came to provoke me instead?

So Yang Jian immediately summoned Han Wang Yang Liang and Wang Shiji as the marshals of the march, Shang Shu Zuo Pu She Gao Yu as the history of the Han King's Palace, Zhou Luohu as the chief of the navy, and sent 30 sailors to attack Goguryeo.

This is also the first time that the Sui Dynasty attacked Goguryeo.

But in this battle, they lost very badly.

According to historical records, nine out of ten people died.

Although the epidemic had a major impact on this big defeat, Yang Liang was too conceited and did not listen to Gao Jiong's advice at all, which was also the key factor in the big defeat.

Why did Yang Jian arrange Gao Jiong beside his son? Isn't it because Gao Jiong is good at fighting?

Before Yang Su took the lead, Gao Jiong was the commander in chief who was best at leading the army in the entire Sui Dynasty.

For example, in the battle against Chen in the Sui Dynasty, Gao Jiong served as the governor of Jin Wangfu, that is, the chief of the general staff. At that time, Yang Guang trusted Gao Jiong very much.

After Yang Liang's defeat, he was afraid of taking responsibility, so he ran to Dugu Jialuo and cried, "I'm lucky that I was not killed by Gao Jiong."

What he said meant that this bastard, Gao Jiong, had been interfering with my battle plan, and if I didn't accept it, he almost killed me.

Dugu Jialuo naturally knew the virtues of his youngest son, so he didn't blame Gao Jiong, but Yang Yong, who was present at the time, couldn't help but stop and reprimand Naidi, to the effect that you can't do it yourself, so you have the nerve to rely on others?
Yang Liang turned his back on him at that time, saying that you and Gao Jiong are related by marriage, did you instigate Gao Jiong to kill me behind the scenes?
Yang Yong was slandered, he was furious immediately, and directly in front of his parents, he slapped Yang Liang a few times.

At that time, Yang Ming was present and witnessed the whole process.

Those big mouths were smoking really loudly.

In fact, Yang Ming believed that Yang Yong did nothing wrong in the whole incident, but after this incident, when Yang Liang saw Yang Yong again, his nose was not his nose, his face was not his face, and neither of the brothers wanted to talk to each other.

Far away.

After the pilgrimage was finished, the people from the Eastern Palace left first without even saying hello. As for the other clan disciples, they dispersed in an instant as if they had completed a routine task.

But Yang Zhao took his two younger brothers to the presiding courtyard to meet Master Lingzang.

Master Lingzang, whose common surname is Wang, was from Xinfeng, Yongzhou, and he and Yang Jian were common friends.

In the second year of Kaihuang, after the completion of Daxingshan Temple, he became the first abbot. At the same time, he was awarded Zhaoxuan Tong, also known as Shamen Tong, by Yang Jian, responsible for managing Buddhist affairs throughout the Sui Dynasty.

Master Zhaoxuan Tong Lingzang, a Daoist with great prestige and dignity, is the supreme leader of Buddhism and Taoism in the Sui Dynasty today.

(End of this chapter)