Chapter 076: Temple Horror
On the second day, Henan Wangfu opened a warehouse to release grain, and set up a porridge shop at the side gate of the palace. Tuoba Tao brought Qiyun with him, supervising beside him, and Princess Shiping heard about it and also came over to join in the fun.
Qiyun saw that the displaced people rushed to hear the news, lined up in a long line, and were in good order. The refugees were grateful, holding bowls of porridge in their hands. I couldn't help but sigh: "It seems to be just a bowl of porridge, but it may be a human life for the people, so 'don't be kind and small'." It seems that the financial resources are reduced by opening warehouses to help the grain, but only by settling the displaced people can they provide manpower and troops, and increase financial resources. ”
"Qiyun, you are far-sighted and right." Tuoba Tao's eyes were full of appreciation.
"This was your idea, and you persuaded the king of Henan, I just moved my mouth." The sun was scorching, and Qiyun covered his forehead with his hand.
Tuoba Tao smiled, and was a little distressed when he saw Qiyun standing under the scorching sun with him, "Now that the sun is big, you are basking in heat here, what should I do?" If you're bored, you don't have to stay with me here. ”
Shi Pingxing's head had passed, and he was bored, hearing him say this, he was in the middle of it, and pulled Qiyun and said: "Sister Yun, the imperial brother feels sorry for you, tell us to take care of ourselves, just have him here, you can take me to a fun place." When I came to Luoyang, I haven't had a good time. ”
Qiyun saw that she was pitiful, thought about it for a long time, and remembered that there was a White Horse Temple in Luoyang.
White Horse Temple, it was founded in the Eastern Han Dynasty Yongping period, is the first temple built since the introduction of Buddhism, has the name of 'ancestral garden'. Qiyun told Princess Shiping that since she came to Luoyang, she must go to pay her respects, so that the trip was worthwhile.
Shi Ping listened with great interest, pulled Qiyun, resigned and left. Tuoba Tao was busy, listening to the two girls muttering something that he couldn't hear clearly, only hearing what temple they were going to.
The two took a few entourages and went all the way to the White Horse Temple. But I searched and searched, but I couldn't find the White Horse Temple. Later, I asked the local people who were familiar with the temple and knew that they were in the wrong direction, the White Horse Temple was dozens of miles east of the city, and they arrived in the west of the city, far away from the White Horse Temple. I heard that it was far away, and Shi Ping's interest was almost gone.
When he was discouraged, he turned a corner, but saw a corner of the yellow cornice in the woods, and it seemed that there was a pagoda standing in the distance. When I got closer, it was also a temple with the entrance being renovated. The large characters on the plaque are covered by the curtains, and only a corner is faintly exposed, revealing the word "light".
Shiping looked at this temple, although it was not the world-famous White Horse Temple, but the interest was also high, leading everyone into the temple.
The temple seems to be some age, the Daxiong Treasure Hall is reflected in the green trees, the apricot yellow courtyard wall, the green column gray tile, the courtyard is towering and ancient, tall and verdant, but there are also some scenery.
The people were walking with sore feet, and when they saw that there was a place to rest, they sat down on the railing at the door to rest. Shi Ping couldn't stay idle, pulling Qiyun to look around. Qiyun looks at the deep environment in the temple, that is, there are too few tourists, and occasionally see a few monks, which seems to reveal a kind of weirdness.
Qiyun was about to call Shi Ping back, but found that Shi Ping, who was running in front, disappeared in a blink of an eye. She was anxious, shouting Shiping as she ran, but there was silence all around, and no one responded. Qiyun secretly screamed badly, turned around and called the entourage at the gate of the temple, and looked around together.
They looked around, pulled a few monks to inquire, and they all shook their heads. Qiyun panicked and ordered everyone to go in and search the monks' rooms in the temple. As a result, everyone made such an uproar, and the monks in the temple were alarmed, and they took instruments one after another, and stopped them violently.
Qiyun saw that they were outnumbered, and secretly thought that if they stopped them again, even if they tore their faces, they would turn the temple upside down, and they would inevitably find Shiping.
When the two sides were tense and entangled, everyone only heard a cold and cold voice shouting: "What's wrong with you? ”
When the two sides heard the sound, they saw two handsome young men standing in front of them, and it was Mo Chuan who opened their mouths to ask, and the other was Helian Chang, the third prince of Xia Guo, whom Qiyun hadn't seen for a long time. Qiyun didn't have time to ask Helian Chang why he was here, and when he saw Mo Chuan, it was like seeing a savior, so he hurriedly stepped forward and briefly told him about the cause and effect.
Mo Chuan didn't wait for her to finish, then said, "Then what are you waiting for?" We'll find it right away. He said to Helian Chang again: "King Taiping's sister suddenly disappeared here, and now I want to save people, what are you going to do?" ”
Helian Chang smiled: "You go to save people, there is no reason for me to see it from the side." I don't think I've been in a fight in a long time, and my forehand is itchy. As soon as the words fell, his figure flashed, and he had already rushed into the monks. Qiyun saw two powerful helpers coming, so he beckoned everyone and continued to look around.
The Buddhist hall and the monk's room were opened one by one, and it was found that there were women tied in the corners of some meditation rooms, and Qiyun was even more anxious when she saw it, and she was afraid that something would happen to Shiping. Just when she was very anxious, she suddenly heard the bell on the bell tower being rung one after another, loud and chaotic, and there was a faint sound of a woman shouting for help.
Qiyun and everyone rushed to the bottom of the bell tower, but saw that Shi Ping was trapped by several monks on top of the three-story bell tower. Qiyun shouted loudly: "Shiping, don't panic. We're here to save you. He was about to fly forward, but he was surrounded by several monks, Qiyun threw out a long silk, and his posture was graceful, and he dismantled them one by one, but he was entangled by them and could not go up to the bell tower.
Seeing this scene, Mo Chuan flew up to the bell tower and fought with several monks on the bell tower. Those monks saw that the other party's martial arts were strong, their eyes showed a fierce light, and the fish was dead and the net was broken, and they actually pushed Princess Shiping off the bell tower.
Shi Ping fell straight down from the upper floor, his heart was terrified, all his thoughts were discouraged, his eyes were closed in fear, and he secretly said: "My life of Shi Ping is closed today!" But I never wanted to fall into a warm embrace, and when I opened my eyes, I saw that it was a handsome and handsome man who was holding her, and his face was red and his expression was in a trance, and his heart was never flustered.
Qiyun also stepped forward, and when she saw that Princess Shiping was safe and sound, a stone fell in her heart, shook her hand, and asked, "Where have you been?" ”
Na Shiping came back to his senses, pointed to the monks and said, "Those thieves, when they saw that I was alone, covered my mouth and nose with a handkerchief stained with medicinal powder, and dragged me to the basement in an attempt to do evil. Fortunately, who is my princess Shiping, I took advantage of their unpreparedness and escaped. I didn't know where to flee, and when I saw the bell tower, I rushed upstairs and rang the bell, and you could find me. ”
When the monks heard her report their identity, they didn't know whether it was true or not, they looked at each other, hesitating and not daring to step forward.
"It's a shame for your wit, but it's also a very dangerous idea. If it weren't for the rescue of this Helian Gongzi, I'm afraid you would ......" Qiyun was a little scared in his heart.
Shi Ping is a hearty woman, and she stepped forward to salute Helian Chang, "Thank you Helian Gongzi for saving him, Shi Ping should remember it." ”
Helian Chang waved his hand and excused himself, pointed at Mo Chuan and said, "I just came with him, and he said that I will save people." Otherwise, I don't bother to take care of any idle things. It just so happens that you are the sister of King Taiping, so why worry about it. ”
Qiyun was in the middle, let them know each other, and discussed leaving the temple, waiting for Tuoba Tao to bring people to arrest the murderer.
After about half a cup of tea, Tuoba Tao brought a team of men and horses, carried a gun and rode a horse and hurried over. After getting off the horse, Tuoba Tao immediately ordered the guards in the palace to surround the temple and take the temple host and monks together. Tuoba Tao asked people to turn the temple upside down, and it turned out that there were many women hiding in the basement, and a lot of gold and silver were found, and people were asked to reconcile with the account books in the temple, and a lot of money from unknown sources was found.
When those monks saw that the evidence was turned over, they wanted to deny it desperately, but Shi Ping came over and scolded when he saw this: "You thieves dare to be rude to this princess." When you did these bad things, you must have not thought that there would be today. ”
Qiyun also smiled: "Your actions are exactly the same as the sentence, which is called 'Skynet is restored and not leaked'. ”
Tuoba Tao continued: "This is also what you Han people say, heaven is evil, it is still violated; and shall not live. ”
Qiyun nodded, "That's exactly what it means." ”
When the monks heard this, their faces were like ashes, and they collapsed to the ground.
Tuoba Tao covered his face with frost and ordered: "Seal all this place to this king." Take down these thieves, put them in prison first, and wait for the birthday of the king of Henan to pass, and then the trial. As for the money, it was all charged into the treasury of Luoyang City. Those women, first find out their identities, if they are women from good families, let their families come to collect them. And they all took the command.
Tuoba Tao saw that it was done, but there was one more thing, and he took the roster in the temple to count the number of people, and found that there were more than a dozen people missing. After investigation, it turned out that the dozen or so people were outlaws, wanted by the government, hidden in the temple, and fled in advance when they noticed that something was wrong. Tuoba Tao had no choice but to order someone to pay attention to the close investigation. He saw Mo Chuan and Helian Chang, stepped forward and thanked him, and when the two saw him like this, they also resigned again and again.