As in the assassination case a few days ago, the Hundred Cavalry Division and the men and horses of Jingzhao Mansion arrived in a hurry when the fire was about to be extinguished.

Seeing the altar still emitting red stars and smoke, as well as the charred and blackened corpse remains around the altar, the two waves of people from top to bottom were shocked like earth.

"With the Dharma altar as the core, block the surrounding area for 300 steps, and no idle people are allowed to approach again! Everything, for two days, must be left as it is! After all, it was the elite who had seen the big wind and waves, and it only took seven or eight fingers to get rid of the shocked state, and under the strong pressure of the desire to vomit, he pulled out the horizontal knife and roared sharply.

"Yes!"

"Understood!"

"Yes! Captain! ”

……

In all directions, the response was sparse, and most of the brothers of the Hundred Horsemen could not be as calm as him. One by one, they stared straight at the altar that was still emitting red light and smoke, or the mutilated corpses on the ground, their scalps were numb, their hands and feet were stiff, and they couldn't lift the slightest strength from their whole bodies.

Looking at the officials and bad people in Jingzhao Mansion, the reaction was even worse. Most of them turned around and vomited with their backs to the "altar". A few inexperienced people even collapsed on the ground completely. The eyes are blank, the corners of the mouth are drooling, and the area around the ass is still wet and steaming!

Zhou Run, the captain of the Hundred Cavalry Division, was so angry that he turned the horizontal knife sideways, and used the back of the knife to jerk at the few lost lieutenants and brigade leaders around him, "Are you all deaf?" With the altar as the core, block the surrounding 300 steps! Stand up for Lao Tzu, don't be ashamed, oh-"

After only a few strokes, the stench of his abdomen and six organs being burned and the corpse was burning. Quickly turn around and run to the river to get some air. Unexpectedly, after running more than a dozen steps away, he couldn't control it anymore, bent down, and squirted out all the morning food in his stomach.

At this moment, more of the Hundred Cavalry brothers also lost their stamina to continue to hold on in an instant, and turned around, bent over and down, and vomited one by one.

It's so miserable, it's really miserable!

As the backbone of the Hundred Cavalry Division, no matter any major case in the capital, they will try their best to be the first to arrive at the scene, they have seen Zhang Yizhi, Zhang Changzong and others are all over the place after they were killed, and they have seen the mess left behind by the former prince after stepping on the mansion of Wu Sansi, but they have never seen such a tragic scene of the end of the world as today. (Note: Zhang Yizhi, Zhang Changzong and others were so hated that after they were killed in the coup, their bodies were cut up by soldiers and people to make soup.) ）

None of the corpses scattered around the wreckage of the altar were intact. And it's all charred black, and it's impossible to tell which part of the human body it is. There are even many corpses, which are broken to the size of a palm, and have been thoroughly roasted by the fire, and are smoking!

"Oh-" Thinking of the roast lamb he had eaten with the others last night, Captain Zhou Run's stomach and intestines rolled up and down again, and tears, snot, and sweat bubbled out uncontrollably. It wasn't until he vomited that his legs were soft and his feet were weak, and the taste of bile appeared in his mouth, that he reluctantly stopped.

"Captain, fierce fire oil, subordinates have found traces of fierce fire oil around!" A brigade leader surnamed Fu ran over with a miserable white face and reported to him weakly, "There are all around, the ground is too wet, the oil has not been burned clean, and there are even oil droplets floating in the puddles in the distance!" ”

"Fierce fire oil?" Zhou Run shivered, had already bent into a shrimp body, and quickly straightened up. While turning his head vigilantly to look around, he asked in a very low voice: "Where, mark the oil droplets and oil stains with red sand immediately, quick!" ”

As a veteran investigator, his reaction can be described as unprofessional. It is believed that as long as there are oil stains on the ground at the scene of the crime, there will definitely not be only one or two drops. The red dry sand carried by the brothers and the marks of all the oil stains and droplets can clearly reflect the general route taken by the arsonists. Then, the Hundred Riders can follow the vine and touch the melon......

However, Fu Sheng, who has always been a capable brigade leader, did not carry out the order in time this time. Instead, he took another half step forward, and quickly added in a very small voice, "Captain, there are all sides, around the altar, it happens to be a big circle." Near the altar, the smell of fierce fire oil is also very strong. ”

"Huh?" Zhou Run twitched his nostrils a few times, and instantly discerned a trace of the uncommon smell of fierce fire oil from behind the strong scorching smell of the corpse, and immediately, his stomach and intestines twitched again.

Fortunately, he couldn't vomit anymore, and after retching a few mouthfuls of bile, he stood up straight again, and repeated loudly with all his strength, "Come on, take the altar as the core, and block the surrounding three hundred steps!" No idlers are allowed to come closer! Then, find me all the suspicious stuff, and don't miss any clues. ”

"Yes! Captain! ”

"Understood!"

"Yes!"

The elites of the Hundred Cavalry Division, who were already unable to vomit, agreed a few times weakly, and then forced their bodies to take action. After a short time, with the altar as the core, a huge semi-circular circle was enclosed with lime, blocking the 300-step radius near the altar on the south bank of the small river.

More oil stains and droplets were found in the circle, as well as a few lost monk shoes, a few unowned rosaries, and a few relatively intact corpses. It is very strange that all the relatively intact corpses have scorched backs and uninjured chests. It was as if they had just escaped from the altar when they were smashed by the devil from behind with fireballs.

"Arson, it's clearly a deliberate arson." Seeing that the Hundred Cavalry Division had begun to be busy, the officials of Jingzhao Mansion, who had already vomited enough, also cheered up and checked and filled in the gaps on the side.

"First surround the altar, and then pour fierce oil inside. Anyone who escapes will be killed on the spot! ”

"No, those who escaped don't have any wounds left by weapons."

"Definitely not, if you kill it, the wound should be on the chest."

"Deflagration, this is obviously an oil deflagration, otherwise it wouldn't have splashed in all directions, and it would have splashed so far and so evenly!"

"I'm afraid I have to get a few hundred pounds, otherwise I won't be able to explode so far!"

"There are two sets of footprints here, someone has escaped from the scene, I will immediately take the brothers to chase after them!"

……

After all, they are responsible for maintaining law and order in the entire Gyeonggi region, and the officials of Gyeongzhao Prefecture are very professional and serious in their work. Soon, more clues were found.

Piece together these clues with the previous discoveries of the elites of the Hundred Cavalry Division, and a tragic picture is about to come out!

Just after the solar eclipse, at the darkest moment between heaven and earth, the altar used by the monks to "eliminate demons and defend the way" suddenly burst into flames.

However, it is difficult to speculate who God does not know, and the ghost unknowingly sends hundreds of catties of fierce fire oil to the altar.

Who could sneak into the altar and light the fierce fire oil under the noses of dozens of monks? It is even more beyond the imagination of all case handlers!

In reality, none of them had ever seen such a powerful master. The legendary sword immortal can easily do it. But so far, the sword immortal is still almost the same as the ghosts and gods in Datang. Everyone has a nose and eyes, but no one has ever seen one with their own eyes!

"Captain Zhou, otherwise let's cross the river to check ......" A Jingzhao Mansion surnamed Liang had a lot of associations when he joined the army, and quietly walked to Zhou Run, the captain of the Hundred Cavalry Division, and tested it with a mosquito-like voice.

"If you want to check, you Jingzhao Mansion will go by yourself!" Zhou Run, the captain of the Hundred Cavalry Division, quickly glanced at Zhangjiazhuang on the other side of the river, and shook his head decisively, "The bridge is broken, unless someone over there can fly." Or know what kind of spell, can throw hundreds of catties of fierce fire oil into the altar across the river. ”

"Yes, too!" The surname Liang of Jingzhao Mansion joined the army and nodded, and then forced himself to extinguish the thoughts that should not be in his heart.

Whether it's a person on the other side of the river, they can fly, or they can cast spells. It's not beyond the reach of mortals. Whoever thinks about going to the door to scare like investigating an ordinary case, and extorting some property by the way, is simply a birthday boy hanging himself, disgusted with his long life.

"Find a way to catch the monk who escaped and ask him! Something should come out of their mouths! "I secretly glanced at the clean and neat little Zhangjiazhuang on the other side of the river, and Zhou Run, the captain of the Hundred Cavalry Division, smiled bitterly and discussed with Liang Xiao, a member of the Jingzhao Mansion." This altar was originally built by monks to eliminate demons. ”

"Yes, yes, catch the monk first, and catch the monk who escaped first!" Liang Xiaoleng, who joined the army, nodded decisively, it was rare that he did not fight against the people of the Hundred Cavalry Division.

The altar was built by the monks in order to eliminate the demons, and now the altar is burned into a torch, and the monks are dying and fleeing. Zhangjiazhuang on the other side of the river was unscathed. So who is the devil, you have to start from the beginning.

The civil and military officials in the capital are not all deaf and blind, and they are all willing to let the monks bully their colleagues. The reason why many officials did not unite to attack before was because they were forced by the queen's faction. And after today's events, the people of the queen's faction, I'm afraid, will be difficult to speak for the monk for a long time!

Even why the eclipse suddenly appeared, you can "brush it up"! As soon as the altar was erected, a solar eclipse appeared. The altar caught fire, and the eclipse disappeared. Isn't the cause and effect here not clear enough?

"Catch the monks who escaped, they must know what happened!"

"Where did the Fierce Fire Oil come from? Must look it up! ”

"First seal the White Horse Shan Temple in Weinan!"

"Xinfeng White Horse Temple was also sealed together, and the monk who assassinated Zhang Shaojian came from Xinfeng White Horse Temple!"

……

Smart people, but not only Captain Zhou and Liang joined the army. Soon, the other leaders of the Hundred Cavalry Division and the officials of Jingzhao Mansion also gathered around and coincided with the two.

Everyone is an official in Beijing, they have seen a lot, they know a lot, they have some truths, they don't say it, they have a clear heart!

As for the owner of Zhangjiazhuang on the other side of the river, is there any suspicion of arson and murder? And the eyeliner that Baiqi Si and Jingzhao Mansion arranged around Zhangjiazhuang in advance, did they see anything at that time? Everybody doesn't want to ask right now.

That was beyond the scope of the case itself, and beyond the upper limit of what they could do. They don't want to get involved in a daze, and one day they accidentally end up with no bones!

………………

"Don't ask, the reason is very complicated, I told you, you can't understand it for the time being!" At this moment, in Zhangjiazhuang on the other side of the river, Zhang Qian was sitting at the desk, waving to Luo Huaizu with a tired face.

Although it took less than ten minutes before and after, and he sat on the cart all the time. However, the previous three cannons seemed to exhaust all his physical strength and spirit. It made his whole body look as languishing as a frost-beaten crop.

But Luo Huaizu, the head of Qi Mo, was full of energy. didn't get angry at all, and while pouring tea and water for Zhang Qian with a smile on his face, he asked in a soft voice: "Of course I know that the truth is very complicated. Back then, you Qi Mo were known for being good at crafting weapons. After living in seclusion in the mountains for so many years, the means must have improved a lot compared to the beginning. I'm not asking you why, I'm just trying to find out what's in that clay pot at the end. How can the power be more than ten times greater than the first two. It directly blew up the altar and let the fire burn until now! ”

"That's not the work of the clay pot!" looked left and right, and found that Guo Nu and Ren Cong also pricked up their ears. Zhang Qian shook his head and explained very seriously, "The three clay pots are exactly the same, and the contents inside are exactly the same. The reason why the altar was blown up was not its credit at all, but the monks themselves died and stored a lot of oil in the altar! ”

"Oil, what is oil?" Luo Huaizu Rao is well-informed, and his understanding of the world is still very limited compared to people in the 21st century.

"At this time, it should be called fierce fire oil!" Zhang Qian picked up the tea and took a big sip, the expression on his face even more tired.

"Fierce fire oil! No wonder I smelled something was wrong! Fierce fire oil I know. There have been in the army before. Later, the trade routes of the Western Regions were controlled by the Great Cannibals, and the source of fierce fire oil was cut off! Guo Nu was worthy of being from a prominent background, and he knew far more secrets than Ren Cong and Luo Huaizu, and immediately stared at him and exclaimed in a low voice.

"Fierce Fire Oil!" Ren Cong's eyes also widened instantly, and he quickly added with a dumb voice, "Is it the fierce fire oil used for the fire cabinet in the army?" I remember the last time we demonstrated the dragon car, someone mentioned it next to me. It is said that with the gunpowder of our ordnance superintendent, the army will no longer have to worry about the fire cabinet running out of oil. ”

When the words fell, the faces of the two were white, and they both turned their heads to look at the smoke that was still rolling on the other side of the river, sweating!

Fortunately, the third clay pot caused a fierce fire oil explosion by accident. Otherwise, at this moment, I am afraid that all the fierce fire oil stored in the altar will have to be poured into the courtyard of the senior brother's house!

And if that thing burns, it won't be extinguished for a while. The three brothers, if they didn't want to be burned alive, they could only abandon Zhuangzi and escape. At that time, there is no need for the monks to take action in person, just the good men and women who were instigated by the monks can be the three brothers and sisters, and they will be torn to pieces!

"He, they want, they want to set fire to the village?!" Luo Huaizu's reaction was a little slower by half a beat, however, thinking of the purpose of the monks to store the fierce fire oil, he also felt that the cold hairs behind his body stood upside down. "Grandma's, where is this monk, more ruthless than our Mo family back then! If our Mo family had half the ruthlessness of the monks back then, they would not have followed the other families and been deposed by Liu Che Xiao'er! ”

After that, he exaggeratedly patted his chest a few times, and added with a happy face: "However, it can be regarded as unpleasant." The monks calculated and calculated, but they used all the fierce fire oil on themselves. I estimate that all the monks who were in the altar at the beginning were able to escape from Sancheng, all of them burned high incense! ”

"Unless he wasn't in the altar at the time, I'm afraid it would be difficult to escape death!" Zhang Qian thought about it and shook his head gently, but he didn't feel any pleasure of revenge in his heart.

The spectacular sight of the mushroom cloud rising into the sky still lingers in his mind. For such a huge mushroom cloud, the internal temperature must be above a thousand degrees. At that time, any living creature within the range of the mushroom cloud, even if it really knew what to do, would definitely not be able to withstand the double crit of high temperature and explosion!

It's just that the monks inside the altar are dead, but now the number of monks outside the altar is ten times or a hundred times that in the altar?

Buddhism can take out the fierce fire oil that the Tang army can't get, and casually take out hundreds, or even thousands of catties, which shows how strong its strength is! On his side, from the time the monk blocked the door to build the altar to the present, there are only two junior brothers and dozens of family members around him, and Luo Huaizu, the uncle of the same sect who is eyeing him!

From Weinan County to Jingzhao Mansion, all local officials and errand servants chose to stand by and watch.

In the court, there are far fewer officials who are willing to speak for themselves, far fewer than those who speak for the monks, and even fewer than those who stand by and watch the excitement!

This time, the flowering bomb he made with a clay pot detonated the entire altar by mistake and smashed the conspiracy of the monks. Next time, how can you be as lucky as this time?

If you don't completely beat the Buddhism, I'm afraid that the conspiracy against you will become more and more sinister every time, and what will you do to fight back and beware of it?

"This time thanks to your clay pot fire meteor!" As if he had guessed why Zhang Qianqian was worried, Luo Huaizu lowered his head and discussed with him with a salivating face, "You have time to do more!" As the saying goes, one force will drop ten! Whatever conspiracy and tricks others use, you can smash the fire meteor and "boom" it, just like today, all tricks will be wiped out! ”

Zhang Qian rolled his eyelids, and listened to the frog's croaking.

Clay pot flowering bombs are indeed not difficult to make. Black powder is indeed extremely simple to prepare. But these two things are his killer features. The more you use it, the more you will inevitably find out.

And after discovering and touching the pattern, it is much easier to take targeted precautions. After all, it takes a long time from igniting the fuse to firing the copper cannon. And the accuracy of the shelling and the power of the flowering shells are also lackluster.

"If you find it troublesome, I can do it for you." Luo Huaizu didn't care if Zhang Qian gave him a good face or not, and continued to discuss, "I learn things quickly, as long as you give me guidance on the side once, I can basically become a teacher." And I won't learn in vain, next time whoever deals with you, I'll solve it for you. With me here, you don't have to tinker with those brass bells. Give me the clay pot, and I'll be able to light the quilt that I secretly stuffed into each other! ”

"I remember that the reason why the moment order behind you is called the measuring scale is to ask for its fairness, right?!" Stretching out his hand to gently push away the other party's head that was about to be pushed against him, Zhang Qian sneered and pouted, "Is it in line with the rules of our Mo family to take my Qin Mo's master's mastery in exchange for a chance for you?" ”

"I, didn't I consult with you? I didn't say you can't make a counteroffer! Luo Huaizu's old face suddenly turned red, and he stiffened his head and quibbled in a low voice, "You can let me add some more Qi Mo's mastery, such as "The General Scripture of the Mo Family's Organs." You've already seen the atlas and know if it's true or not! ”

"I've already seen the atlas, so I don't need it!" Zhang Qian thought about it for a while, and refused again, "It's just a matter of creating details specifically, and everything will never deviate from its roots." ”

"I can add more, add more!" Luo Huaizu was in a hurry when he heard this, and grabbed Zhang Qian's sleeve, "If you can't do it once, it will be ten times." Or you yourself say that you need our Qi Mo to exchange something, including this moment order! ”

"Let me think again!" The more anxious the other party was, the more Zhang Qian understood the value of the black powder in his hand, smiled again, and shook his head lightly.

After that, he didn't pay attention to how Luo Huaizu prayed and how he spilled and played tricks. Standing up, he limped out of the door.

"So what exactly do you want? As long as you name it, I'll find a way to get it! Luo Huaizu's voice continued to come from behind, with a little anger, "We're all in the same door, right?" When the old man helped you, he never pushed back! Why don't you know what to do? The court obviously doesn't take you seriously, but you always worry about it. The old man took you as a treasure, but you ignored the old man! ”

Zhang Qian smiled and exhaled softly into the blue sky.

At present, the Tang Dynasty court is indeed very disappointed in him, and the Buddhism sect is also so powerful that it is breathless. However, he was not disappointed enough to hand over the black powder to Luo Huaizu and let this person go on a killing spree.

He doesn't have to stick his hot face to the cold ass of the court, but this court belongs to the Tang Dynasty after all.

And this Datang belongs to him, to Wang Han, Wang Zhilian, Zhang Xu, He Zhizhang and Zhang Ruoxu. It belongs to everyone in the present and future generations, including all the shame and glory of this Datang!

As far as he knows, in the history of another time and space, from now until the 130-odd years before Wuzong destroyed Buddhism, even though Buddhism was once rampant to the point that "the wealth of the world is seven out of ten", it has never been able to drag the entire country into the "long night of religion" like Christianity did in the West.

Even if there is no appearance of Zhang Qian, in the history of another time and space, there are still countless Chinese sages, who have stood in front of Buddhism one after another, guarding the fire of civilization, such as the great writer Han Yu, and the nearest one is Yao Chong, the famous minister of the Kaiyuan Dynasty!

"Shaolang-kun, be careful of catching a cold!" Zijuan chased after him with a mink fur and gently draped it over his shoulders.

"Senior brother, be careful of falling!" Guo Nu and Ren Cong also chased after him, and one of them held one of his arms. "Don't worry, after all, it's just a soldier who will block the water and cover the earth!"

"We can win big this time, and it will be the same next time!"

"Second junior brother, find someone to help me write a recital, I want to continue to advise!" Zhang Qian smiled, and his young face was suddenly sprinkled with sunshine.

Indeed, this time, without preparation, he won both. The next time Buddhism comes back, you will take it yourself. You can't scare yourself to death just because you find out that your opponent is strong.

"Well, senior brother, I'll write it for you, although I didn't get into the Ming Jing, in fact, the article is quite smooth!" Ren Cong was stunned, and then took the initiative to ask for help.

This is not the one Zhang Qian knew before, even his own family is unwilling to face it, and he just wants to escape into the mountains to be a little fat man. Zhang Qian was secretly taken aback, then glanced at him encouragingly, smiled and nodded, "Okay, you can help me write." There is only one theme, the temple collects money but never pays taxes, and the Buddha field is 10,000 acres, and it never pays taxes, which is unfair to the people. It was suggested that the imperial court should tax the temples of the world according to the same share of business and shops. The Buddha field is included in the rental adjustment system, and it is taxed like the people's mouth and field! ”

"Order!" Seeing with his own eyes that the senior brother used three bronze bells to suppress the altar of Buddhism, Ren Cong's confidence in himself and the future increased exponentially, let go of Zhang Qian's shoulders, took half a step back, and gave up his life.

"Go and gather the men and start the workshop again. Right on the riverbank! After the workshop was built, it was surrounded by a courtyard wall. The old workshop was burned by the monks, and this time, let's make a bigger one. Glancing at Guo Nu, who was eager to try beside him, Zhang Qian thought about it and gave orders to the other party with a smile. After the workshop was built, it recruited local people to work in the workshop. Take care of one dry and one thin meal every day, the man is paid five cents a day, the foreman is seven cents a day, and the steward is doubled! ”

All a monk can deceive people is happiness in the afterlife. But what he can give to everyone is the riches of this world. He didn't believe that with the extra 1,300 years of knowledge accumulation, he would still lose to a group of descendants of Tianzhu liars!

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"Come on, spread my message, let Hui Fan go to the post station to stay first, and come back another day. I was busy reading the good news of the Shuofang army today, and I didn't have time to see him! In the Zichen Palace, Li Xian, who had returned, changed his previous decadence and shouted at the Qianniu preparers on duty at the door.

The first secret report of the Hundred Cavalry Division was delivered to him before the Hundred Cavalry Brigade rushed to the scene. And at the darkest time of the eclipse, he also saw the fire and smoke rising from the direction of Weinan outside the city.

“…… The altar was struck by a meteor falling from the sky, causing a burst of fire oil. The bones of more than 30 monks, including Zen Master Huiming and Abbot Dingtai, are gone. The rest of the monks died to death, and those who fled fled and scattered as birds and beasts! The secret newspaper wrote, between the lines, there was a sense of happiness.

What's even happier is the mood of Li Xian, the Emperor of the Heavenly Dragon at the moment.

Zen Master Huiming legislated the altar to eliminate demons and defend the way, and as a result, a solar eclipse appeared. After the meteor smashed the altar, the eclipse was immediately announced! What does this mean?

At the scene of the fire in the White Horse Shande Temple in the city, and in the altar, there was fierce fire oil, how to explain this matter?

He did owe the White Horse Sect favors, but Datang belonged to him, the Emperor of the Heavenly Divine Dragon, not a monk.

The Emperor of the Tang Dynasty is the Son of Heaven, the authority of the Son of Heaven, and anyone who violates it will have to pay a sufficient price!

He had long felt that the tail of the Buddha Gate was too big to fall, but he never found a suitable opportunity to suppress it. And this time, watching Buddhism assassinate officials, he, as the emperor, wanted to support his officials, but he was elbowed by various forces, and even almost forced to issue an edict because of the sudden appearance of the second solar eclipse in a year.

He's had endured enough, and he's had enough!

Now, everything is reversed. If he can't grasp the opportunity, he won't be the biological son of the Great Holy Empress!

Confidently glanced at the civil and military personnel above the third grade present, Ying Tianshenlong Emperor Li Xian, a rare decisive, cleared his throat, and commanded loudly again: "Li Qing, the third grade under the door of the same Zhongshu, what Qing played just now is very in line with my intentions." Compassion comes from the heart, not from the heart. Doing beneficial things for the common people and making them happy is the right way to worship the Buddha! Would you like to formulate a specific policy for me to dismiss the monks in the monastery, and then submit it to the court for discussion and implementation?! ”

"Minister, you will live up to the trust of the Holy Lord!" Li Qiao, the third grade of the Tang Dynasty Tongzhongshu, bowed down to receive the order, and in an instant, he had to fly.

Zong Chuke, Ji Chune, Dou Huaizhen and others were full of anxiety, and their foreheads were sweating. However, no one had the courage to stand up and stop it, and watched as the strategy of suppressing Buddhism became the final conclusion of today's court discussion.