Bai Yunzi smiled and said: "This is the unflattering part of your Buddhism, so it is too hypocritical."

Master Mingyuan nodded: "The poor monk is just talking, this rule has been passed down for so many years, and now who dares to break it." [Full text reading]"

Liu Hao looked at the monks in front of him curiously, and couldn't help but think of watching Gao Fat's show "Gao Fat Man Said" in his previous life. There is an issue of Gao Fat Man who almost ridiculed the origin of Chinese Buddhism to burn incense, saying that it was because the temples were on the top of the mountains at that time, and it was very inconvenient to get water, and the monks were a group of old men, so they naturally became sloppy. The purpose of burning incense is to dispel the smell of feet when sitting on the couch and explaining Buddhist scriptures to believers, so that believers will not cover their noses and run away.

Thinking of this, Liu Hao asked with a smile: "I heard that burning incense is to expel the smell of feet in the room, is this true or false?" ”

The three monks looked at each other when they heard this, looked at Liu Hao and asked in unison, "Who are you listening to?" ”

Liu Hao smiled embarrassedly: "Ahem, hearsay, this matter is not true, right?" ”

Master Mingyuan was very embarrassed and said: "This matter, whether it is true or not, whether it is false or not, is not false." You all know that burning incense has the effect of calming the mind, but if it is said to drive away the smell of feet, it may also be true, after all, some temples are inconvenient to get water, and it is impossible to say that the predecessors really had this purpose. ”

Liu Hao's good impression of Master Mingyuan came up all of a sudden, if nothing else, he couldn't see the arrogance and hypocrisy that Buddhist disciples were accustomed to in Master Mingyuan. Although it seems simple, it is very valuable. Buddhism has been popularized by Wu Zetian, and the number of its followers far exceeds that of Taoism. Not to mention Yuan, there are nearly 100 large and small temples in Luoyang City, and basically all of them are Buddhists. Many of these in the city were built by the wealthy families themselves, and in addition to worshipping ordinary gods and Buddhas, there were also their own ancestors and the like, which was completely an advanced version of the ancestral hall.

Everyone chatted for a while, and Master Mingyuan got up and said: "The poor monk wants to go to Zhang Gong's mansion to see what kind of poison Zhang Gong is, and it is also necessary to tell them about Zhicai, so as not to get deeper and deeper misunderstandings." Although the poor monk is not a master of the apricot forest, he can still grasp some diseases in place. It just so happens that the poor monk and Zhang Gong have been friends for many years, and now it is not rude to go to see an old friend. ”

When Liu Hao heard this, he quickly stood up: "Then there is Master Lao, the master went to see if the medicinal wine and that kind of herbal tea I made were tampered with, and I also asked Zhang Gong's son, who said bad things about me in front of him." Before the matter was clarified, he listened to and believed it, and this Zhang Gong's son was really helpless. ”

Ziyang Zhenren sighed: "It's about his closest relatives, and it's normal to lose his mind." Mingyuan, you go, please come and inform me if there is any situation, so as not to be misunderstood again. ”

After sending Master Mingyuan away, Liu Hao returned to Ziyang Zhenren's room and said curiously: "This master, why do I think he came with some kind of purpose?" ”

Ziyang Zhenren smiled and said: "Of course there is a purpose, the establishment of the religious association between the two Buddhists and Taoists is already unstoppable, he can't stop it, he can only befriend us, otherwise the religious association will find out what they are, and if we don't let go at that time, it will be them who will be embarrassed." And while you are still the link between Buddhism and Taoism, if you don't use this relationship to repair it, it will cost you more money in the future if you need to borrow your power. ”

Liu Hao nodded: "So, this person is quite scheming?" ”

Ziyang Zhenren nodded: "That's true, but as long as it doesn't harm you, the more scheming he has, the better it will be for you." People who are upright often do not die well because they are not tactful enough to rub sand in their eyes. ”

Ziyang Zhenren took out a piece of copper coin and said: "In fact, the copper coin is made like this, and it is also educating the world, the outer circle is square on the inside, and the outer side should be as smooth as possible, so as not to suffer." In the heart, we must keep our duty, and we must know the right and wrong in our hearts, otherwise such a person will live in the world, if he is not a wall grass who sees the wind and rudder, and only lives for interests; Either it is upright, and it will not end well. ”

Liu Hao nodded: "Uncle Shi is right, the kid has been taught." In the future, no matter whether it is a big or bad situation, whether it is rich in the world, I will keep my heart and do what I have to do. ”

In the Jin Wuwei camp, Xue Xiu and Li Hong sat in a room, watching the people in front of them busy.

Xue Xiu yawned: "Is this torture so troublesome?" How do you have to prepare so many things? ”

Li Hong had seen Zheng Ming's interrogation more than once, and after listening to Xue Xiu's words, he explained: "Don't underestimate these ropes, he will increase the effect of interrogation, you have to learn a little, this is because they agreed to let a few of you see it." And when you enter the military academy, maybe this course will no longer be taught, and only the simple methods of obtaining battlefield intelligence will be discussed. ”

When Xue Xiu heard this, he quickly sat up from the chair and gathered next to a few of Zheng Ming's subordinates to ask questions.

These people came from the camp outside the city this morning, and they usually helped Zheng Ming interrogate them, and they were already familiar with the method of extorting confessions by torture, plus more than a dozen scholars in this interrogation, a few people didn't think that they would use any secret means, so they agreed to Xue Xiu and a few officers to observe on the side.

After all the torture instruments were ready, a few scholars who were making trouble in heaven and earth yesterday were brought in.

Several of Zheng Ming's men quickly stripped one of them off his shirt and tied him to a torture instrument that resembled a cross. The scholar stuffed rags in his mouth, watched the few people in front of him fiddle with the torture tools neatly, and immediately struggled. Although he didn't know what these men were doing, his perception told him that it wasn't a good thing.

He couldn't speak, he could only struggle, and he wanted to speak, but this action fell in the eyes of several people in front of him, that is, this person was not honest, and he couldn't help but add a little strength to his hand when he tied it.

After tying up, one of the pickets reached out and pulled the rag from the man's mouth, and asked softly, "Now give you a chance to say why you brought people to heaven and earth to make trouble." This is the only time you have the chance, if you don't say anything or say something unrelated, I will let you experience what pain is! ”

The scholar gasped and said tremblingly: "This general, I don't know what you're talking about. Yesterday we went to heaven and earth, and we did it spontaneously, and no one organized it...... Yes! ”

Before he finished speaking, a person next to him was already holding a piece of meat in the armpit of the scholar with a special iron tong made in the military workshop and twisting it vigorously. The scholar let out a scream similar to the roar of a beast, and his whole body twitched involuntarily.

Although it was not the first time for Li Hong to look at it, every time he saw his armpits, he unconsciously began to cramp. Xue Xiu was even more unbearable, standing aside and watching, while tightly protecting his armpits with both hands, for fear that those people would give him a few blows.

The scholar on the torture instrument was already so painful that his throat turned into a scream, and his face was covered with tears and snot. He felt like he had a big stove in his armpits, and the burning pain went straight to his head from his armpits. It felt like my whole head was going to explode.

After the picket put down the pliers in his hand, the scholar's body relaxed, and he became incontinent directly.

Xue Xiu covered her nose and scolded: "It's really damn unlucky, I knew it was like this, so I didn't let it happen in Lao Tzu's room." ”

Li Hong smiled: "When they just came, they asked you to find a secluded room, but you didn't listen and had to do it here." Silly now, right? I'll tell you, it's just an appetizer, and the best is yet to come. ”

The person who was interrogated just now grabbed the scholar's hair and said gloomily, "How do you feel?" Can you hold on? There are more things to come, do you want to experience them one by one? You scholars, you keep saying that you are the disciples of the Confucian saints, are the disciples of the Confucian saints going to be incontinent? Don't blush? Is there a shame in it? Where is the bookseller's anger? Where are the literati? If you are caught and that's it, are you students of Guozijian so virtuous? ”

After some humiliation by the picket, the person tied to the torture instrument cried and shouted: "Please kill so-and-so, so-and-so can't live for a moment now, do it quickly!" ”

The picketer grabbed his hair and shook it twice: "Say it, maybe it will let you go, or maybe it will give you a good time." It's just that if you insist on not saying it, it will make you feel this kind of life worse than death a few more times. ”

The scholar on the torture instrument completely ignored his words, and just shouted vigorously: "You are about to kill so-and-so, so-and-so is no longer alive, do it quickly!" Kill so-and-so! Come on! ”

A few pickets next to him couldn't help laughing: "Is this a stupid attack that is too ruthless?" What to do? Go on? ”

The leader nodded: "Even if it's stupid, we have to use our methods to treat it, what if it can be better?" ”

After saying that, he turned the torture instrument so that the man was head-down. He held a feather and kept scratching the soles of the scholar's feet, and after being stimulated by this, the scholar couldn't help laughing. However, because it was a handstand, he couldn't stop laughing a few times.

The picket with the feather continued to rub the soles of his feet, and suddenly another team member next to him punched the scholar's stomach, which hurt the scholar's body as if it were big, and the food in the stomach involuntarily flowed out of his mouth, and his face and head were covered with his vomit. However, the stimulation on his feet did not stop, and the man vomited and let out a strange laugh, which made the scholars who were waiting for trial not far away involuntarily shrink their necks.

Xue Xiu watched this disgusting scene from the side, and couldn't help but take two steps back and said, "Isn't this so-called torture to extract confessions just to put people to death?" If that's the case, you can do it. You see how many of you tossed a certain room, how can people sleep tonight? If you want General Ben to let you go, how about letting General Ben try? Hey...... I can't imagine that torturing people is so cool! ”