readx; As the Mid-Autumn Festival approached, the land of Shaanxi, which had been ravaged by thieves, had a rare atmosphere of peace and stability, and the same was true of Xi'an, the provincial capital. Although a large number www.biquge.info of buildings were destroyed by Liu Zongmin's fire last year, and they have not yet been restored, the number of pedestrians and vendors on the street has gradually increased. The poor people weighed the few copper plates in their hands and bought the materials for the festival, which were only a few taels of pork and half a pot of turbid wine; The stability of the situation has allowed them to regain their extravagant habits, and they have put on feasts with lanterns and lanterns, and the business of casinos and clearances is also extremely hot.

But some discerning people can see that in this seemingly festive atmosphere, there are faintly several undercurrents that are stirring turbulently.

First of all, the defenders of the city changed their guard on a large scale, the original defenders were suddenly transferred to other places, and Gao Jie, who had just been promoted to deputy commander-in-chief, led his troops to take over the defense of Xi'an. Moreover, Gao Jie was nominally under the control of Sun Chuanting, the new governor of Shaanxi, but in fact he directly obeyed the orders of Hong Chengchou, the governor of the three sides, and most of the backbone of his troops were thieves in the past, and the military discipline was poor, and there were illegal incidents of bullying the people and disturbing the local area. But with Hong Chengchou's protection, Sun Chuanting and the officials below had no way to take Gao Jie, so they had to let it go.

In addition, Dongchang Fanzi and Jinyiwei's secret agents have increased greatly. Although they did not dare to directly clash with Gao Jie's defenders, they also significantly strengthened the guards guarding the eunuch's mansion, and went in and out all day long, not knowing what they were busy with. Of course, these people are hardly a good bird, and they do more things that lack morality, but they are above the law, not to mention the common people, even the people in the government dare to be angry with them but dare not speak.

Another thing that catches the eye is that a sect called the "White Lotus Holy Sect" suddenly sprang up in the city, openly opening incense altars in the market and recruiting believers on a large scale. Because the religion claimed to heal people and often gave food and change to the poor, it was very popular, and it did not take long to recruit nearly 10,000 believers. And they are also very good at taking the upper route, including Yu Xuejun, the prefect of Xi'an, many officials, have participated in the "Dharma Meeting" of the White Lotus Holy Sect, and even the governor of the three sides, Hong Chengchou, has turned a blind eye to them, and its limelight has even overshadowed many Buddhist temples that have enjoyed incense for nearly a thousand years.

In comparison, the original Xi'an Incense Temple, the most prosperous temple, is a bleak scene at this time. Since the temple was slaughtered by thieves last year, all the original monks have died, and the Buddhist hall and the Big Wild Goose Pagoda have almost been completely destroyed by fire. In view of the fact that this temple is a thousand-year-old temple, it is also the place where Tang Sanzang translated the scriptures and passed away, and the Big Wild Goose Pagoda has become a symbol of Xi'an City, so a group of monks were invited and raised funds to rebuild the temple.

However, after this change, the common people found that the Buddha could not even keep his own home, and I am afraid that what he asked for would not work, and the incense suddenly decreased. The progress of the restoration project was very slow, and the Mid-Autumn Festival was approaching, and all the craftsmen were withdrawn, leaving only a dozen monks to guard the ruins and suffer.

It was August 14, and just after dusk, a bright moon was rising, illuminating the dilapidated Dacien Temple at a glance, which was really full of devastation. Because there are almost no believers to burn incense and worship the Buddha, the monks are too lazy to do evening classes, and they go back to the meditation room to sleep after hitting the bell a few times.

However, at this moment, on the top floor of the Big Wild Goose Pagoda, which has not yet been repaired and is full of scaffolding, there are two people standing quietly in the dark like ghosts! One of them stood with his hands in his hands, tall and straight, dressed in yellow, covered with a yellow scarf, revealing only his shining eyes; The other was slightly shorter, covered in a black night coat and covered with green gauze, and he could only see sparkling eyes.

After a long time, the yellow-clothed man said slowly in an extremely hoarse voice: "You're here?" ”

"Subordinates, see Venerable!" The man in black was just about to kneel down and salute, but the man in yellow raised his hand and said, "No need, it's not easy for you and me to meet, so let's hurry up and talk about business." What is the situation in the provinces? ”

The man in black replied cautiously: "My subordinates and all the Dharma Protectors have tried their best to develop the sect members in accordance with the law, and now there are more than one million sect members, and there are many government officials and generals of the guard. As long as His Holiness gives an order,..."

"No, no, no, now is not the time to use them." The man in yellow coldly interrupted the man in black, "A group of rabble, the momentum is acceptable, and it is impossible to really use them to fight." Like this year's defeat in Wuchang..."

"The subordinates are incompetent, and the Venerable One is heavily punished!" The man in black was so frightened that he immediately fell to his knees and trembled, obviously terrified.

The man in yellow walked over and gently helped the man in black up, and said in a slow tone: "It's not your fault, there are mistakes in this seat." Speaking of which, the bad thing is the bad thing that happens to that person! ”

At the mention of "that person", the man in yellow's tone suddenly turned cold, his eyes were full of resentment, and he suddenly raised his foot and kicked a half-cut brick, shattering it with a punch!

The man in black knew that this "Venerable" city was extremely deep, and it was extremely rare for him to lose his temper and anger like this, so he was so frightened that he didn't even dare to come out, and only after a while did he say tentatively: "That person is just a gentleman, in terms of wisdom and courage, he is not as good as the sect leader, so why should the sect leader take him to heart?" ”

"Not really." It took a long time for the man in yellow to calm down, and he said coldly, "You're right, if he's not in that position, he's just an ordinary person, at most a little smart." But with that identity, he can do a lot of things that he can't do if he wants to, and this is imperial power! ”

The man in black lowered his head silently, but the man in yellow still said to himself: "And this person is not an ordinary gentleman, I underestimated him before." His biggest characteristic is that he doesn't play chess according to common sense! I thought I had no last resort, but now there have been repeated deviations, and now it seems that the problem lies with him. ”

"Is His Holiness determined to get rid of him?" There was a subtle hint of hesitation in the man in black's tone.

"Actually, I was already planning to get rid of him." The man in yellow stared at the cold bright moon and said, "But with the power of the first King Kong, I can't take his life, and I can't help but say that this person has some luck." Later, I didn't know how to think about it, and felt that I could use him to make the situation more chaotic, so I opened up to him. But now looking at his actions, this person's ambition is not small, if he is allowed to develop, it will be difficult to suppress the power of this seat, I am afraid that in the end it is he who will benefit! ”

"When His Holiness summoned his subordinates, did he want his subordinates to kill him immediately?" The tip of the nose of the man in black couldn't help but ooze fine beads of sweat, but fortunately, it was covered by a green veil that the man in yellow did not see it.

"Definitely." The man in yellow suddenly looked at the man in black with pity, "He has a lot of guards now, if you miss, this seat will never have a chance again." And this seat is reluctant to sacrifice you in exchange for his life, he is not worthy! ”

"Venerable!" The black-clothed man's eyes were moist, and he was about to say something, but the yellow-clothed man waved his hand and said with a sneer, "This seat has another plan, I might as well reveal it to you in advance." On that day, I had already ordered people to calculate it more than a hundred times, but when I recalculated it recently, I found that it was several months in advance. Perhaps, this is also the anomaly brought by that person! However, this seat is just taking advantage of it, and now it has sent someone to Beijing to arrange it, and there will be results in two months at the latest. At that time, the heavens will be furious, and all the rats who steal and covet the artifact, including that person, will be destroyed! ”