On the bank of the Ma River, a towering Buddhist temple rises from the ground. \、0M\

This was originally part of the Han Imperial Palace, but since Wang Mang usurped the throne, Liu Xiuxing Han, and built the capital in Yang, it became unattended and gradually dilapidated. However, the foundation still existed, and after Liu Zhi explained to Shaofu, this abandoned hall was transformed into a majestic royal Buddhist temple in just three months.

In fact, Buddhist temples have existed since the time of Emperor Ming of the Han Dynasty.

The White Horse Temple in Ruyang is the embodiment of the Buddhist temple in later generations. However, the White Horse Temple was built to house those monks from the Western Regions, store their belongings, and translate the scriptures.

The official office of Buddhism!

But this Buddhist temple in Chang'an is obviously different in nature.

Liu Bian not only built it, but also ordered the two hundred yellow gates in the palace to become monks in the Buddhist temple, and appointed Tucheng as the master to preside over the temple.

At the same time, many monks who were exiled in the Western Regions gathered here to give lectures every day.

According to rough calculations, in just a few months, this Buddhist temple gathered three or four hundred monks, plus those yellow gates, the total number of people exceeded five hundred, which is not small. And Chen Gong Xu Shu, including Gu Yong and others, did not know Dong Li's opinion. And Xun Yu said before that he would try his best to meet Liu Yan's request, so he didn't interfere.

On November 3, the third year of Jian'an, that is, the second day of Dong Li's official entry into the year of establishment, he arrived in Chang'an.

Officials from various government offices came to greet them.

Before Dong Yan arrived in Chang'an, Liu Yan was relieved of his position as the governor of the capital. He was appointed as the official governor of the capital. At the same time, he was crowned as the head of the three princes. The affairs of the court can be decided by themselves, and there is no need to report to the Han Palace.

When Dong Li returned home, it was the evening class of the Buddhist temple.

The melodious sound of the bell came into Dong Li's ears, which made him stunned, and turned to look at the Buddhist temple on the steps.

The top of the tower of the Buddha temple comes into view.

"What's that?"

"Brother Dong. It was originally the site of Qingliang Palace, and the king ordered the construction of a Buddhist temple at the end of last year and named it Qingliang Temple. On weekdays, the king listened to the Buddha's lectures in the Buddhist temple, and gathered hundreds of monks from the Western Regions to translate the scriptures there. ”

"Oh?"

Pang Tong said: "Recently, I heard that they are translating a Buddhist scripture. It is called the Diamond Sutra. The king spent most of his time supervising the classic affairs, so when the lord came back today, the king did not go out of the city to greet the eldest brother. ”

Pang Tong thought that Dong Yan was unhappy because of this.

After Dong Li heard what Pang Tong said, his face immediately became extremely gloomy.

He clenched his fists, and after a moment of silence, he said, "Lead the way ahead, I want to go to the Qingliang Temple and see the king!" ”

"Now?"

"It's now!"

Kaoru was particularly annoyed.

If Jia Xu is here. I must understand his intentions and will not allow the construction of Buddhist temples. This damn Buddhist temple was built outside the door of his own mansion in a grand manner. It was Liu Wei who deliberately did so. Or did he intend to do it? What's the difference......

Pang Tong saw that Dong Li's face was abnormal, and he didn't dare to speak again.

Hurriedly ordered someone to lead the way in front, Dong Yan passed the door of the house without entering, and went straight to the direction of the Qingliang Temple.

Speaking of which, Qingliang Temple did not use much silk. At least compared with the cost of Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty to build the palace back then. It's just a drop in the bucket. Maybe Liu Bian also knew how much disaster he did back then.

Therefore, when the Qingliang Temple was built. Quite a few expenses have been reduced.

But even so, the scale of this Buddhist temple is still extraordinarily amazing. On the basis of the entire Qingliang Palace, five major halls, four courtyards, and countless east and west wings were built. The mountain gate is three gates side by side, sixteen Arhat statues, eight on each side, separated from the mountain gate to the left and right. The momentum, the scale looks extraordinarily grand and solemn.

Five major halls, from the south to the north deep.

The main hall at the entrance is the Shakyamuni Hall, which is dedicated to the Dharma of Shakyamuni, but the Buddha statue has not yet been completed.

When Kaoru and his party arrived at the gate of the Buddhist temple, they were immediately stopped by a row of soldiers wearing armor.

These soldiers, all bald and wearing sleeve armor, looked similar to the appearance of the trolls that Dong Li formed outside Yangcheng back then.

The soldier at the head shouted even more: "Qingliang Temple is a major place for Buddhism, and secular people are not allowed to trespass!" ”

Kaoru frowned and asked softly, "Who are these?" ”

"It is a monk soldier formed by Tucheng, the master of Qingliang Temple, and it is said to maintain the safety of the temple and protect various classics!"

"Who allowed the monastery to keep private soldiers?"

Kaoru asked angrily. After the Chang'an Massacre presided over by Jia Xu, large families were not allowed to raise private soldiers, which was a decree issued by the Metropolitan Governor's Office. In addition to the official eunuch family, which is protected by forbidden soldiers and horses, only in the imperial city and the Dadu governor's mansion can have private soldiers. In the rest of the places, they can keep their families, and if they exceed two hundred, they will be punished as private soldiers.

Pang Tong had never seen Dong Yan scold him so loudly, and he was so frightened that he didn't dare to speak.

Those monks and soldiers were obviously newly recruited, so they didn't recognize Dong Li, and when they saw that Dong Yan did not retreat, they pulled out their weapons strongly.

The bright sword was unsheathed, and Dong Li's eyes were cold.

"Kill!"

As if squeezed out of between his teeth, the word 'kill' was particularly cold.

The troll who followed behind Dong Li dismounted with a shout. Han An's knife suddenly came out of its sheath and rushed towards the monks.

"How many private soldiers are there in this Qingliang Temple?"

"Well, I heard that Natu Cheng has recruited a lot of ...... After your lord ordered that private soldiers should not be raised, the private soldiers who originally belonged to each family were dismissed one after another. Some were absorbed into the city gate tun army by Yuan Zhi, but some of them were wandering on the streets. At that time, we thought that this was a royal temple, which should not be a problem, and it could also contribute to the governance of Chang'an. ”

Pang Tong did not say that those eliminated private soldiers were not traitors and thieves, but people with bad conduct.

In the terrible scream, Dong Li asked coldly: "I only ask, how many private soldiers are there in this Qingliang Temple, what nonsense?" ”

"About seven hundred!"

"Seven hundred...... You can storm my Metropolitan Governor's Mansion! ”

It's not too far from the Metropolitan Governor's Palace. One is on this side of the Yuma River. One is on the other side of the river.

Although what Xun Yu said was exaggerated, Pang Tong still gasped.

Indeed, if the guards of the Dadu Governor's Mansion were weaker, seven hundred monks and soldiers would really be able to do what Xun Yu said.

"Immediately mobilize the forbidden army, arrest all private soldiers, and kill those who disobey!"

"Whoa!"

Just as Pang Tong turned around and was about to leave, a group of people suddenly poured out of the temple. The first old monk. Stepping into the air, a glittering long sword appeared in his palm, breaking into the troll, and the sword light immediately burst out.

The long sword, weighing more than ten catties, was in the hands of the old monk. But it's powerful.

The Troll's armor is forged repeatedly and is extremely solid. However, in order to reduce the burden on people and horses, there were fine iron rings at the junctions of the armor. The old monk's sword was extremely accurate, and the sword pierced into the crack in the armor.

It was an oddly long, narrow sword, quite weird.

In the blink of an eye. Three trolls lay in a pool of blood. When Kaoru saw it, he was furious......

This *** is a monk? This old man's swordsmanship is so clever and his strength is so ingenious. It can be compared to Wang Yue back then.

"Trolls, crossbows, scatter!

Pay this old thing! ”

Kaoru shouted and drew his knife forward.

His knife weighed sixty pounds and was seven feet eight inches long. Double-sided open edge, thick spine. The slash is powerful.

Striding forward, the big knife turned out.

The long knife was behind him, and he didn't see Dong Li stretching out his arm. The long knife has swept over. This kind of knife technique is the trick that Kaoru has learned in the hammer. It's not just about the strength of the arms, it's about turning with the help of the body.

Not only can it save effort, but it also increases strength.

Because of the circle of the knife, Dong Li named it the round knife technique. Even Huang Zhong, who uses knives, is very appreciative.

And the old monk's face obviously changed.

The slender sword suddenly changes its moves, like a storm, and it is a fast word.

Kaoru turned around the wheel, only listening to the tinkling sound. In the blink of an eye, there were no more than 100 sword strikes.

At the same time, the monks ran out of the monastery and pounced on the trolls.

The trolls, on the other hand, set up their crossbows and did not speak, and the steel crossbows flew out with a roar, and dozens of monks were shot on the spot.

"Stop!"

A shout came from the monastery, and the monks immediately retreated.

But Dong Li and the old monk turned a deaf ear.

The round knife technique is bright, covering the old monk in the shadow of the knife; The old monk's long sword was getting faster and faster, one by one, one by one, and in circles of cold light, rushing towards Dong Li.

The person who shouted was none other than Liu Yan.

Seeing that Dong Yan and the old monk did not stop, a touch of gloom appeared on Liu Yan's face.

Behind him, two people stood. One is Tu Cheng, and the other is an old man with a bald head and white beard.

"Great King, it's not that the Metropolitan Governor and Lao Deng are unwilling to stop, but that the two of them are fighting now at an important point, and no one can stop."

When Liu heard this, he was shocked and said, "What should I do then?" ”

"King, the only way to do it now is to make a move and break the formation of the two!"

"In that case, why don't Tong Shi hurry up?"

When the old monk heard this, he rushed to stand up. A monk handed over a spear, which trembled in the old monk's hand......

A flash of lightning fell from the sky and pounced on the old monk.

The old monk's attention was focused on Dong Li and another old monk, this lightning suddenly appeared, and the old monk subconsciously stopped sideways in front of Liu Bian, and the spear fluttered like a strange python turned over, faster than lightning, and fluttered three times.

In the eyes of others, the old monk's gun actually only fired once.

It looks like a shot, with the phantom in front and the gun in the back, which is very weird. The person who came roared, and a sword of the bell slashed at the old monk's spear, and his body flipped two heels in mid-air and then landed, his steps staggered, and he retreated more than ten steps in a row.

"Captain Dong, stop!"

Liu recognized the person who came, and hurriedly shouted: "Master Tong made a move to separate Dong Qing and them!" ”

That person was Dong Tie, but at the moment his face was pale, his hands were trembling, and he looked at the old monk with a gun in shock.

"Wang Yue's apprentice?"

The old monk smiled kindly, "No wonder that old man is arrogant, your swordsmanship has really entered the hall, if I am your age, I am not your opponent." I'm Tong Yuan, you should have heard of it, Yu Dadu has no malicious intentions, get out of the way! ”

The old monk's words sounded gentle at first glance, but there was an indescribable coercion.

Xun Tie couldn't help but hesitate for a moment, looked at Tong Yuan and said, "If you dare to mess around, I will fight for my life, and I will not spare you!" ”

Tong Yuan smiled and said, "If I want to mess around, you can't stop me!" ”

Before the words fell, the old man suddenly jumped up, and the spear probed into the arc light, only to hear the three rings of the bell.

Tong Yuan's footsteps staggered, and on the silver spear, there were dense knife marks, and the head of the spear was gone.

And the sword in the old monk's hand was only a hilt, and the monk's robe from the shoulder to the abdomen was torn, revealing the ** chest.

Kaoru's situation was not much better, and the long knife fell to the ground.

With a solemn expression, he closed his eyes and stretched out his hand behind him and said, "Take me Zhuoyu!" ”

"Dong Qing, stop...... What are you doing! ”

Liu Yan's face turned red with anger, and he said loudly: "Lone just said, stop!" ”

Xun Yu calmed down his somewhat chaotic aura, glanced at Liu Bian, and then looked at the two old monks standing behind Liu Bian.

At this time, outside the Qingliang Temple, there was the sound of horses' hooves.

In a moment's effort, more than 1,000 forbidden troops arrived outside the mountain gate, and Yue Xi and Chun Yu led the troops to Qingliang Temple.

"What's going on? Dong Qing, why did you get into a fight with Master Deng? ”

Without waiting for Dong Li to speak, then Deng Shi said gloomily: "The non-old man wants to do it, but the governor is too ruthless. When the old monk came out, he saw that the Metropolitan Governor was showing his majesty and slaughtering the monks in my temple, which was so magnificent. If it weren't for the maintenance of the king's face, the old and decrepit grass people would not dare to make a move with the metropolitan governor easily. ”

Tu Cheng said: "Yes, as soon as the governor returned to Chang'an, he went on a killing spree. I don't know how I offended the Metropolitan Governor in my Qingliang Temple? ”

Liu Yan's face sank suddenly.

He looked at Dong Yan and said, "Dong Qing, what's going on?" ”

But Tu Cheng said without yin or yang: "Maybe the governor doesn't know that this Qingliang Temple is the king's property." ”

This sentence is very vicious.

If Dong Li said that he knew, then he would ignore Liu Yan; If you don't know, isn't that a self-professing tyranny?

In the details of Kaoru's eyes, a cold light flashed.

"When I was old last year, the minister ordered not only to keep private soldiers. Anyone with more than 200 members will be punished as private soldiers! ”

Liu Wei was stunned, turned his head and said, "Tu Cheng, have you raised private soldiers?" ”

"The little monk is just a white body, how dare he disobey the decree of the Grand Governor?"

"And what are these monks with swords?"

"Oh, these are Shamen Dharma protectors, but they are just a group of good men and women who believe in my Buddha and voluntarily come to defend it."

"Good men and women, do you have knives and guns in your hands?"

"If you don't have a knife or gun, how can you protect it?"

"You ......"

Liu Yan grimaced and said loudly: "Shut up!" Tu Cheng, you are becoming more and more presumptuous, and you can't apologize to Xunqing. ”

"The little monk obeys!"

Xun Yu held Zhuo Yu's knife and glared at Na Tu Cheng.

Liu Wei said: "Dong Qing, maybe it's really a misunderstanding...... These people are all lay people in my monastery, and Gu also awarded them degrees. They do not live in the monastery on weekdays, but are only responsible for maintaining the peace of the monastery. ”

"But ......"

Kaoru was not a person who was good at words, and he was anxious when he heard it.

"Dadu Governor, this Qingliang Temple was originally a royal palace, and it also belongs to the imperial city, and the Dadu Governor is too wide!"

The old monk with a sword suddenly spoke.

Kaoru was speechless for a moment and asked, "Who are you?" ”

"The old decay Deng Zhan, invited by the king, served as the protector of the Shamen of Qingliang Temple, and asked the governor of the capital to take care of him in the future."

"Old decay Tong Yuan, I've seen the Metropolitan Governor!"

Tong Yuan, Deng Zhan......

When Dong Li heard these two names, he was stunned at first, and then in his heart, he was surprised a little.

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