"... Your Highness, Longshan is a towering place, surrounded by mountains on the south, north and west, shaped like a dustpan. The mountains are densely wooded and the environment is quiet. Standing on the top of the main peak, along the Suulugou ditch, and looking eastward, you will see the entire Taiyuan city. Everything can be seen in the eyes, it is a beautiful place that captures the heaven and earth.
It is said that when Zen Master Hongli traveled here, he saw five-color bright clouds shining from the sky above the ground. In the bright clouds, there were four boys sitting on green lotus seats and playing, which made the earth shake and the rocks fell. A statue of Amitabha Buddha appeared at the place where it collapsed on the shore. The three Jin Dynasties came to pay their respects. After Zen Master Hongli recorded this vision, he reported it to the court and applied to build a temple here, so the current Tongzi Temple was born! "
In the southwest corner of Taiyuan City, Li Tai, Qin Huaiyu, Meng Wenhao, Tiedan and other Yanhuang Academy students, escorted by three hundred forbidden troops led by Duguxin, came to the top of Longshan Mountain. Standing on the top of the mountain, they looked eastward. The entire city of Taiyuan under the rising sun was in full view, which was dazzling. The guard of the governor's office sent by Wang Liaoyuan was next to Li Tai and explained to Li Tai with all his heart.
"Ha~! You know quite a lot!"
Looking around, Li Tai was extremely satisfied with the environment here. He couldn't help but praise the guard. When the guard heard this, he suddenly smiled and said: "Your Highness, I am a native of Taiyuan Prefecture. I was born and raised here." Naturally, you know more here than others. I have been to Tongzi Temple many times before. Your Highness, come this way. In front of you is the pavilion of Tongzi Temple, which enshrines the Three Saints of the West!"
Having said this, the guard pointed towards the north and made an invitation gesture to Li Tai.
It was a huge Buddhist pavilion with two floors, built against the mountain. It was very grand in scale.
Dugu Xin on the side winked to the left and right, and the two groups of forbidden troops immediately filed out and ran towards the Buddhist pavilion to the north. When Li Tai saw this, he did not say anything, but stood aside, waiting quietly for something. .
After a while, a forbidden soldier quickly ran out from inside, clasped his fists towards Duguxin and whispered: "General Qi, everything is normal in the Buddhist Pavilion, and no danger has been found!"
Duguxin nodded, and then winked at Li Tai. Li Tai understood and said to the guard of the Bingzhou Governor's Office: "Since you are quite familiar with this place, then come forward and lead the way!"
"Yes! Your Highness!"
The guard clasped his fists and walked slowly towards the Buddhist pavilion in front of and to the left of Li Tai.
When Li Tai and others walked in and took a look, they discovered that the Buddhist pavilion was composed of a front porch and the main part of the pavilion. The front porch is five rooms wide and one room deep. It is about ten feet wide and two feet deep. It has nine eaves columns, all of which are large-scale treasure-decorated lotus-covered style and arranged in the north-south direction. The diameter of the lotus-covered part of the column base is nearly three feet. , the platform is built of stone, the floor is paved with stone slabs, but square bricks are used in the open room.
The main surface of the Buddhist pavilion is about ten feet wide and about five feet deep, which is wider than the front porch. The wall is built vertically with strips of stone, and the northern part of the wall is built directly on the natural rock mass. In the middle of the wall, there is a door in the bright room. There are no sculptures on the outside of the wall, but the inside is full of thousands of Buddhas. The thousands of Buddhas have different images, which is spectacular!
Inside the pavilion, there are statues of the Three Western Saints - Amitabha, Avalokitesvara, and Mahasthamaprapta Bodhisattva - carved on the cliff. The three Buddha statues are majestic and tall, more than ten feet high. The Buddha's head alone is more than two feet high. The Buddha statue has a majestic appearance. One cannot help but feel awe!
"This Buddhist pavilion is very majestic. With these three Buddha statues and the thousands of Buddha carvings on the stone wall, it can be called a Buddhist holy place. It was abandoned and ruined due to the war in the Central Plains. It is somewhat of a pity!"
After looking around the Buddhist pavilion, Qin Huaiyu couldn't help but sigh.
Qin Huaiyu's mother believed in Buddhism, and there was a Buddhist temple in the backyard of Qin's family. Under the influence of his ears and eyes, Qin Huaiyu had some favorable impressions of Buddhism, so he sighed!
Hearing this, the others couldn't help but nodded.
To be fair, although the Tongzi Temple is somewhat dilapidated on the surface, the majestic buildings, Buddhist statues, and exquisite carvings in the temple all demonstrate its former glory and how much thought was spent by the builders of the temple at that time, as well as its inherent art. Value, can the dust in this Buddhist temple cover it up
"Whether it is in ruins or glorious, now that this Buddhist temple can be used by us, it can be regarded as making the best use of it!"
Since he had been "hanging out" with Li Zexuan, a disciple of Tianshi Dao, for a long time, Li Tai was not very "cold" about Buddhism. Hearing the sighs of Qin Huaiyu and others, he said with some disapproval.
"Qingque, are you planning to... choose here?"
Hearing what Li Tai said, Meng Wenhao's heart moved and he asked aloud.
When Li Tai assigned tasks in the morning, he thought it would take a lot of time to select the location of the telegraph relay station, but he never expected that just by visiting Longshan, Li Tai would decide on the location. This was too much. Did it go well
However, although he was surprised, Meng Wenhao did not relax his vigilance and did not tell any news about the telegraph relay station, because there was an outsider here - the guard of the Bingzhou Governor's Office!
It is related to the success or failure of the academy's mission and the safety of the teachers and students in the academy. Everyone among them must be cautious!
"Almost, but I have to confirm a few things before I decide!"
Li Tai nodded, responded to Meng Wenhao, and then said to the guard of the Bingzhou Governor's Mansion: "Is there another layer above this Buddhist pavilion? What is the upper layer used for?"
The guard quickly replied: "Back to Your Highness, I have also been to the small one on the upper floor. They are just a few meditation rooms. They are nothing special. They should be tidied up so that people can live in them!"
Li Tai nodded and said: "Okay! I understand! I have nothing to do with you here. You have done a good job. Let's go down the mountain and return to the city to find Governor Wang to receive the reward!"
From beginning to end, he never asked the name of the guard of the Governor's Mansion, because for him, he didn't need to know!
"Yes! Thank you, Your Highness!"
The guard was overjoyed and quickly bowed to thank him.
After saying this, he bowed to Li Tai, turned around and went down the mountain.
"Come on, let's go up and have a look!"
After the guards of Bingzhou Governor's Mansion left, Li Tai said to everyone.
After that, he raised his feet and started to walk, while several forbidden soldiers around him rushed towards the stairs first. Li Tai did not feel dissatisfied and led everyone to continue towards the second floor.
Since there is a majestic Buddha statue on the first floor of the Buddhist Pavilion, the height of the first floor is more than ten feet high. It took a lot of effort for everyone to climb the stairs and reach the second floor of the Buddhist Pavilion. Sure enough, they saw There were more than ten rooms, which should be the Zen room that the guard of the Governor's Mansion mentioned earlier. Li Tai walked to one of them casually without pushing the door, because the Imperial Army who had gone upstairs first had already opened the doors of all the rooms for him and inspected them. the environment inside.
After walking into the Zen room, I saw that there were no special ornaments except candlesticks, incense tables, wooden fish, and futons. Of course, these ornaments had a thick layer of dust accumulated on them, and some of them were even hung with dense spider webs. Apparently no one has taken care of it for a long time!
Fortunately, Li Tai and others came during the day, and fortunately they had not watched "A Chinese Ghost Story". Otherwise, when they saw this scene, they would definitely think of the gloomy, desolate and dilapidated Lanruo Temple!
"General Dugu, according to your opinion, can Longshan and Tongzi Temple hide troops? How many troops can be hidden?"
The dilapidated scene in front of him did not disappoint Li Tai. He looked at Dugu Xin beside him and asked.
Faced with Li Tai's inexplicable question, Dugu Xin thought about it for a moment and understood the key. He pondered for a moment and replied: "If Your Highness plans to choose a site here, first, you can set up a garrison at the foot of Longshan. Previously, When going up the mountain, the general had already asked people to check around. There is only one mountain road leading to the top of the main peak in Longshan. As long as the defenders guard the mountain road, they can ensure that there will be no stray people waiting to go up the mountain. According to the terrain at the foot of the mountain, at most It can accommodate two thousand defenders;
Secondly, the main peak of Longshan is at the very top. The ground is flat and broad, and it is surrounded by mountains to the south, north and west. A checkpoint can be set up at the east mountain gate to prevent fish that have slipped through the net from getting in. According to the general’s observation, two gates can be arranged on the flat ground on the top of the mountain. Hundreds of defenders;
Thirdly, this Buddhist pavilion is built against the mountain. There are many grottoes dug on the mountain wall. Soldiers can be hidden in the grottoes and on the second floor of the Buddhist pavilion. According to the general's estimation, it should be able to accommodate fifty elites! "
Dugu Xin is worthy of being the commander of the Forbidden Army. His subjective consciousness has always maintained a very high level of military quality. During the process of climbing mountains and visiting Buddhist pavilions, he had already figured out all the topography and terrain on the mountain and at the foot of the mountain, and even even He already knows where to hide troops and where to set up guards!
When Li Tai heard this, he couldn't help but admire Dugu Xin: "General Dugu is really a great military strategist. I admire him very much!"
"Your Highness is so complimentary!"
Dugu Xin returned the salute lightly and said.
Li Tai smiled and put down the topic. He turned to Tiedan, Meng Wenhao, Qin Huaiyu and others and said, "Longshan has a high terrain with no obstructions on all sides. This Buddhist pavilion is also majestic and tall. With a little cleaning, our things can be removed." Everyone has moved in, and you have also heard what General Dugu said just now. The terrain of Longshan is easy to defend and difficult to attack. It is very convenient to arrange the defenders. In this way, safety can also be guaranteed! So I plan to choose this place. I don’t know. Do you have any objections?"
In fact, the Tongzi Temple is indeed an excellent location for a telegraph relay station. First of all, the terrain of Longshan is high (more than 1,200 meters above sea level). Secondly, the Tongzi Temple on Longshan is majestic and tall, and the buildings are relatively well-preserved and convenient. Yanhuang Academy and others directly moved in the required machines and equipment and built a telegraph relay station!
After hearing this, everyone pondered for a moment, then nodded and said: "I agree! This place is indeed very suitable!"
"I agree!"
"I agree!"
Seeing this, Li Tai said with satisfaction: "Okay! Let's take action immediately according to the tasks assigned in the morning, survey, evaluate, and move things. Tiedan, Wenhao, Huaiyu, you are busy here first, I will follow General Dugu Go back to the city and let Mr. Mo Chui and the other teachers and students know!"
"good!"
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