Of course the little emperor knew that the dark-skinned monk in front of him was the same Tianzhu Dharma monk who used to support Lou Jiaxie.
Zhiluo Jiaxie probably came to Kyoto in the last years of Emperor Huan. After that, he was appreciated by Liu Hong and has been supported in Baima Temple to translate Buddhist classics.
Zhiluo Jiaxie was also one of the earliest translators. They often used Taoist metaphysical concepts to dismantle Buddhist teachings. It can be said that they paved the way for the introduction of Buddhist ideas to the upper classes of the Han Dynasty.
In fact, even the young emperor has heard some Buddhist ideas, because some elderly people in the palace now believe in this.
And this has to talk about the little emperor's other grandfather, Emperor Huan Liu Zhi.
Emperor Huan may have been the first emperor in history to believe in Buddhism.
Because Xu was very disgusted with Qingliu, the party representative, he also rejected the Confucianism behind it.
As a result, Emperor Huan became more and more interested in Buddhist thought, whether from his pursuit of the spiritual world or political considerations.
It's just that at that time, Emperor Huan did not believe in Buddhism from a philosophical perspective, but simply believed in it as an exotic god like the ghosts and gods of China.
He built a Buddhist temple directly in the corridor on the west side of the inner palace, worshiped the pagoda, and regarded it as a family god to bless him.
Under the influence of Emperor Huan, a group of Buddhist monks from India came to Kyoto to be supported by Emperor Huan. Such as An Shigao, Zhilou Jiajue, Zhu Foshuo, etc. are among the best.
In the past, the young emperor Liu Bian was raised by the Taoist priests, and the Taoist temple relied on the inner temple. So the little emperor knew these things about Buddhism.
By asking him now, he was simply directing the topic to other places.
Sure enough, after hearing this question from the young emperor of the Han family, the Khotanese hurriedly introduced:
"The older scribe is named Lou Jialuo, and the younger sect practitioner is named Tanke Jialuo. The two are not masters and disciples but travel together."
Afterwards, the Khotan envoy proudly began to introduce the two Buddhist masters.
These two people came from different regions respectively. Lou Jialuo came from the Kushan Dynasty and was from Daxia, while Tanke Jialuo came from Central Tianzhu and was an authentic Tianzhu person.
It turns out that from the late Asoka era, Buddhism not only spread throughout the subcontinent, but also affected countries in the eastern Mediterranean. For example, Dayuezhi, Kangju, Bactria, Parthia, and Khotan and Qiuci in the Western Regions were all deeply influenced by Buddhism.
As Lou Gallo called Bactria, it was actually a country ruled by Greeks. They were the Greeks left in the Bactria area after Alexander's eastern expedition.
In other words, Logaro was actually a Greek.
However, Bactria was destroyed by the Yuezhi after that, but its Buddhist ideas were spread among the Yuezhi.
Afterwards, the Yuezhi worked hard, conquered the east and west, and finally established the Kushan Dynasty, which ruled the huge territory from Central Asia to Afghanistan, Nistan, northwest India, and northern India. It was also the largest kingdom after Ashoka.
It was also with the support of the Kushan Dynasty that Mahayana Buddhism developed rapidly. At this time, Buddhism was deeply influenced by Greek culture and ancient Roman culture, forming a distinctive style in Buddhist sculptures, which is Gandhara art.
Even the Buddhist temple now built in the west corridor of Luoyang Inner Palace is a typical Scott large column style building, which can be said to be completely different from the royal style of the Han Dynasty with carved beams and painted buildings.
From this point, we can also see that the Kyoto of the Han Dynasty was inclusive and open to all rivers.
Most of the translators who are still supported in the West Langlang Temple are from the Kushan area.
When he said this, the Khotan envoy took out a beautiful jade Buddha from the waiter's box at the back. The Buddha's muscles were graceful and smooth, and it was a typical Gandhara-style Buddha statue.
And this Jade Buddha was a gift from the Khotanese mission to the young emperor Liu Bian of the Han Dynasty. There is also a sutra among them. This sutra is called the Avatamsaka Sutra and is originally in Sanskrit.
Liu Bian didn't understand much about this, but he was very satisfied with the courtesy of the Khotan envoys, so after rewarding them, he allowed the Khotan envoys to attend the Double Ninth Festival banquet later.
Just when the government and the public thought that the young emperor was another person who worshiped Xuan, a conspiracy unfolded around this banquet.
Liu Bei also attended the Double Ninth Festival feast, but during the thank you banquet, a chamberlain suddenly thrust a piece of yellow silk into Liu Bei. Liu Bei just glanced at it and trembled all over, stuffed it into his sleeve, and then acted as if nothing had happened.
No matter how casual he was, he couldn't help but look at the person at the top, the young emperor Liu Bian.
Because the handwriting on this yellow silk letter belongs to the little emperor.
But unlike Liu Bei's uneasiness, Liu Bian kept smiling at that time, and could not tell that he was worried at all. He kept talking and laughing with all the ministers, especially with his uncle He Jin.
After seeing Liu Bei's gaze, Liu Bian even raised the wine baron to salute Liu Bei.
Liu Bei was horrified, and immediately bent down on the ground, and then drank the cup with him, but his heart was full of doubts.
So what was written on the silk that made the emperor want to secretly edict himself in this way?
On the way back, Liu Bei remained in shock. It was not until he returned home that he carefully looked at the contents of the cloth and saw six words written on it:
"Ten days later, White Horse Temple."
That night, Liu Bei thought a lot and stayed up all night.
Ten days later, he came to White Horse Temple on an excuse and finally met the man. And this person turned out to be the young emperor's waiter and his teacher, Zhong Yao, a famous scholar from Yingchuan.
When Liu Bei came out of White Horse Temple, he felt a little out of his mind.
Because Zhong Yao told Liu Bei a shocking news, that is, the little emperor needed him, just like he needed him in the Blood Palace.
And this time the enemy is none other than the little emperor's uncle He Jin.
In fact, when Liu Bei learned the news, he couldn't help but quarreled with Zhong Yao and asked him if he knew what he was doing.
Liu Bei couldn't understand why there was another coup, and why he was the one to make the knife. What were the princes in the court thinking? Do you know that the front line has been losing battles, and now there is still internal fighting?
Zhong Yao acted unusually calmly when facing the somewhat hysterical Liu Bei. He discouraged Liu Bei with just one sentence.
Its humanity:
"When a young tiger hunts for the first time, once it kills an animal with its teeth, it will still choose to bite it with its mouth the second time. Xuande, this is His Majesty's wish. He needs you to do this."
So Liu Bei was discouraged.
He understood that as a northerner, he had no foundation in Kyoto and only had a group of brothers. And all along, the little emperor's support for him has allowed Liu Bei to have his current status.
The title of Military Honorary of the Han family was a position that Liu Bei never dared to dream of.
So Liu Bei didn't have the courage to refuse.
On the way back, Liu Bei kept thinking about this.
In fact, he should have seen the contradiction between the little emperor and the great general He Jin long ago. After all, the general is still domineering and always looks down upon the little emperor.
In the beginning, when the Yuan family came to power, the two still maintained a close relationship. However, once the Yuan family collapsed, their relationship took a turn for the worse.
In fact, even Liu Bei himself never heard He Jin once say that if it weren't for him, Liu Bian would not be the emperor.
It was precisely because of this idea that He Jin always wanted more power, such as Liu Bei's power. He Jin had always coveted it and asked Liu Bian for it many times, but the little emperor never agreed.
Then He Jin did another suspicious thing, that is, he married his daughter to Liu Yu's son Liu He.
Liu He came to Beijing with his father, but unlike his father's loyalty, this man had always been active in the market and recruited some knights to flee.
And now that He Jin has married his daughter to Liu He, even Liu Bei's limited political thinking would doubt whether there is some conspiracy behind this, not to mention the little emperor who has always been thoughtful?
And Liu Bei also heard about something. At that time, he was still on the front line. It was said that the general He Jin had invited the emperor to watch the ceremony in the West Garden, where the new army organized by the general was preparing to go to the front line.
In order to practice martial arts, He Jin held an autumn hunt in Xiyuan to encourage these soldiers.
According to the system, the little emperor shot the first arrow as usual.
But when a tied stag was sent ten steps in front of the little emperor's carriage, the little emperor actually missed three shots.
All this time, the little emperor did not think that personal force was very important. What he practiced was political strategy, the art of subjugating people, and the imperial power that could drive thousands of people to use one word.
But at this moment, in front of all the officials, the little emperor felt embarrassed.
Seeing all the officials whispering in shock, He Jin couldn't stand it anymore and climbed directly onto the little emperor's carriage, reaching out for the bow and arrow.
Unexpectedly, the little emperor subconsciously handed over the bow and arrow.
After that, He Jin drew his bow and hit the stag in the throat with an arrow.
Over there, when the little emperor handed the bow and arrow to He Jin, Zhong Yao under the carriage realized that something big had happened.
The little emperor also realized that it was not good, so he regretted and took back the bow and arrow, and then saw the scene where He Jin shot the stag.
When the Western Garden was filled with the singing of the officials cheering for the general's power, Liu Bian's face was gloomy and scary.
Originally, Liu Bei, like everyone else, didn't think too deeply about the Autumn Hunting in the Western Garden. He simply thought that He Jin had saved the little emperor's face.
But in the White Horse Temple, Zhong Yao specifically mentioned this incident, precisely because the symbolic meaning of this incident far exceeded its essence.
Imperial power is a supreme power, and all the artifacts it uses are exclusive and have special political meanings.
The scene of the autumn hunt in the Western Garden, the chariot the little emperor rides on, the bow and arrow in his hand, and the stag all have special political meanings.
In such a scene, He Jin actually boarded the little emperor's chariot, and the little emperor unknowingly handed the bow and arrow to He Jin, and He Jin actually shot to death the man who was supposed to belong to him. The little emperor's prey.
So, everything is different.
Therefore, He Jin must die.