In order to find out where Hu Ren's money was hidden, Yue Fei, Li Bashao, Zhang Xian, and Xue Bi got together and pondered the most likely place to hide the money.

There is no way, Yue Fei and Zhang Xian Xue Bi are extremely unfamiliar with Bianliang, and before they exterminated Wang Jun, none of them entered Bianliang City. Although they now control Bianliang, the focus of the three of them is above the military, and they only pay attention to where it is suitable for garrisoning troops and where it is suitable for defense, but they do not pay attention to where it is suitable for hiding money. What's more, the three of them are all from wealthy families, and they always feel that they are rich if they hide a few thousand taels in their family. Who would dare to imagine the need for gold, silver and jewelry to be pulled by a cart or a boat? The finances of the Protector Army have always been in charge of Li Bashao and Huang Zong, and a large amount of gold, silver and jewelry are in the treasury, and Yue Fei is not even interested in taking a look.

So Zhang Xian copied more than 100,000 taels of silver, and the three of them were extremely satisfied. As a result, after listening to Li Bashao's words, more than a dozen big cars could not even give away one-tenth of Hu Ren's money, and a few people regained their interest. It's a pity that none of the four people are geniuses in solving cases, and after discussing for a long time, they still can't find any signs.

At dusk, Su Mai, who had been wandering around for a long time, returned to the left-behind mansion, and the four of them were still thinking hard. Yue Fei asked Su Mai, "Duke Su, how do you feel about Bianliang?" ”

Su Mai said with great regret, "I also visited Bianliang once fifteen years ago, and Bianliang was really a good city at that time, prosperous and rich, unparalleled in the world. Although our Ying Tianfu is not bad now, it is still not as good as Bianliang at that time. Today, the old man walked around the city for a long time, and all he saw was ruins. The only place that can make the old man feel comforted is the Great Xiangguo Temple. The old man didn't expect that the Golden Dog Hu people also knew how to respect Rulai! ”

As soon as Su Mai's words ended, Yue Fei slapped his thigh and shouted, "Daxiangguo Temple, it must be Daxiangguo Temple." ”

"Not bad!" Li Bashao also said with great certainty, "It's definitely the Great Xiangguo Temple." ”

Su Mai was a little confused. "Pengju, Li Lao, is there something wrong with the Great Xiangguo Temple? I just went there, although it is not as lively as the peaceful season, but there are still a lot of jugglers, warlocks, and more than 10,000 displaced people who are sheltered by the Great Xiangguo Temple, all of whom are grateful to the monks of the Great Xiangguo Temple. ”

Yue Fei clasped his fists at Su Mai and said, "Duke Su, you have made a great contribution to this idle walk. Without your reminder, I forgot about the dark place under the lamp. ”

Su Mai still didn't understand what was going on. Li Bashao said that Daxiangguo Temple might be the place where Hu people hide money, and Su Mai still couldn't believe it. "Wouldn't it? Those Hui have never dealt with the monks of Daxiangguo Temple. Besides, I think these great monks are kind and kind-eyed, dignified, and compassionate to the people, so they shouldn't collude with the Hu people. ”

Zhang Xian suddenly slapped his thigh and said fiercely, "I understand." I was tricked by Abbot Zhiyuan. Yue Shuai, in fact, when I entered Bianliang, I also sent a team of elite soldiers to rush to Daxiangguo Temple, but when I arrived in front of the temple, I found that the temple was safe and sound, but more than a thousand corpses were placed outside the temple. Abbot Zhiyuan told me to go back and attack Daxiangguo Temple, but I was defeated by the monks who protected the temple. I believed it at the time, but now that I think about it, more than half of them were children's corpses. Hehe, the Hui have harmed countless people, and as a result, they met the more yin abbot of Zhiyuan, which can be regarded as retribution. Big brother, please let me lead 3,000 troops, and surround this Great Xiangguo Temple first. ”

Yue Fei nodded, "This time I'll go in person." I want to see, what kind of person is this great monk who is called the Zen master of the country by Song Huizong? ”

Li Bashao hurriedly reminded, "Pengju should not be underestimated. I suspect that the exiles of Daxiangguoji Temple are Zhiyuan's personal force. ”

Yue Fei smiled, "I can reflect on myself. Zhang Xian, you go and order 500 elite cavalry, and then 3,000 infantry, all of them must be fully equipped, and within a quarter of an hour, they will be ordered in front of the gate of the left-behind mansion. ”

Zhang Xian led the order to go out, and Yue Fei said to the other three with a smile, "Su Gong, Li Lao, Xue joins the army, let's go to Daxiangguo Temple to listen to the Buddhism of Zen Master Zhiyuan." ”

Su Mai said hesitantly, "Pengju, I can't see blood." Let's not go. ”

Yue Fei laughed and said, "Duke Su misunderstood. Zhiyuan Zen Master Buddhism is boundless, wisdom is profound, and there is no obstacle to the roundness, and he will definitely not let the Great Xiangguo Temple splash blood. ”

Daxiangguo Temple is located in the center of Bianliang, just a mile away from the Imperial Palace and the Left-behind Mansion. Although it is only a temple, although it is located in the prosperous area of Bianliang where every inch of land is valuable, the area of Daxiangguo Temple is still extremely amazing, there are more than 1,000 acres of land, a total of 64 Zen monasteries, there are more than 2,000 ordinary monks, and there are 5 or 600 monks in the courtyard.

From the day it was founded, the Great Song Dynasty held Taoism in high esteem. After all, the founding ancestor Zhao Kuangyin is the disciple of the sleeping immortal Chen Luan. However, in the end of the Northern Song Dynasty, the status of the Great Xiangguo Temple was not at all inferior to the most famous Taoist temple in the world. During the New Year's holidays, the emperor, the prince, and the ministers will go to the Daxiangguo Temple to offer incense and beg the Buddha to bless the country and the people. Even Song Huizong, who considered himself the reincarnation of a barefoot immortal, still didn't dare to snub the Great Xiangguo Temple.

The reason for such a strange situation is that some people say that the reason why Zhao Guangyi killed his brother and ascended the throne was because of the power of the monks of Daxiangguo Temple. The descendants of Zhao Guangyi naturally also know how to repay the kindness and respect the Great Xiangguo Temple. Some people say that the Great Xiangguo Temple occupies the dragon vein of Kaifeng. The more vigorous the incense of the Great Xiangguo Temple, the more stable the Zhao family will be. Some people even say that the monks of Daxiangguo Temple will have a secret method of longevity, and they will be in the room, and they will spray clouds and mist, and travel clouds and rain.

No matter what the reason, anyway, the Great Xiangguo Temple gained the status of the first temple in the world in the Song Dynasty, and it can be compared with the Yellow Dragon Temple, the first Taoist temple in the world.

But in Li Bashao's view, Daxiangguo Temple is actually to use Buddhism to envelop imperial officials who believe in Buddhism, use illusion to envelop imperial officials who like immortals, and use money to envelop imperial officials who like money. In a word, the monks of Daxiangguo Temple have a way of making money, running a family, being good at management, and good at grasping people's hearts. All of them can vote for the likes of those in power.

Xue Bi asked strangely, "Is Daxiangguo Temple very rich?" ”

Li Bashao said with a smile, "It's definitely the richest temple in the world." The old man went to sea for half his life, and after many storms, he earned a family business. But the monks of Daxiangguo Temple can earn money by lying down. ”

Then Li Bashao broke his fingers and told everyone about the way to make money in the Great Xiangguo Temple.

"Daxiangguo Temple is open to all traders in the city for five days every month, the first day of the new year, the eighth day of the first month, the fifteenth day of the first month, the eighteenth day of the twelfth month, and the twenty-eighth day. Each time it opens, it attracts thousands of vendors to the temple to set up stalls. Daxiangguo Temple collects land rent every month, and can earn tens of thousands of silver dollars. ”

Zhang Xian stuck out his tongue and said in a low voice, "It turns out that the monks are all wealthy." ”

Su Mai smiled, "No matter how much money they have, they still call themselves poor monks." ”

Li Bashao also said with a smile, "But these small amounts of money are enough for the pocket money of the little monks in the temple." The great monks didn't look at this money. The great monks valued the blessing money of the emperor's generals and officials. Many corrupt officials peeled off the skin of ordinary people in three layers, and then used the greedy money to offer to the temple to pray for the blessing of the Buddha for themselves and their families. When they give alms, it can range from hundreds of taels to tens of thousands of taels. Coupled with the money from selling incense five times a month, Daxiangguo Temple also has at least 50,000 taels of silver a month. Again, this is a conservative estimate minus all the overhead. ”

Even Yue Fei was not calm now. According to Li Bashao's calculations, even if there is no Hu people's money hidden in it, there are at least millions of taels of silver in the Daxiangguo Temple.

Li Bashao continued to reveal more shocking news. "We all know that in Bianliang City, the blue hat Hui likes to lend usury the most. But you definitely don't know that the biggest usury leaders in Bianliang City are the monks of Daxiangguo Temple. They're darker than the blue-hatted returns. The blue hats return to collect two cents of profit, and the monks ask for three cents. When the blue hats come back to their loans, they can't get them back. The monks of Daxiangguo Temple will never have this situation. Because their backstage is too hard. Officials in the city, who doesn't sell three thin noodles for the big monks? ”

When Su Mai heard this, he was completely dumbfounded. Although he has suffered a lot, he is still a scholar who does not understand the world in his bones. This is also the reason why Li Qingzhao said that he is not suitable to be an official. In addition, Su Dongpo has a very good relationship with several senior monks, so Su Mai has always had a good impression of these monks. But listening to Li Bashao say this, where do these monks still have the appearance of being monks? Shouldn't a monk be spotless and clean?

Li Bashao saw Su Mai's stunned appearance, and immediately laughed and said, "Su Gong, you think too well of a monk. The old man thinks, is there a spotless and pure true monk in the world? Absolutely. But there is certainly not one in a hundred monks. Like Master Zhihun , that is a heroic knight hidden in Futu, who does not keep the precepts, loves to kill, and is not a real monk. Like Monk Zhiyuan, this is a broker who wanders between the ministers, and of course he is not a real monk. There are also some monks who only shaved their heads out of the house because they violated the criminal law, and of course they are not real monks. Otherwise, there would not be an amnesty every time the world is amnesty, and there will be many monks who return to the world. There are also those who become monks just to exempt their fields from paying taxes. This kind of person, of course, is not even a monk. Anyway, I, Li Bashao, have also visited many famous mountains and temples, and I haven't seen a single true monk. ”

Yue Fei said with emotion, "The temple and the Zen Temple, on the surface, are sacred and majestic, but secretly they are mostly places to hide dirt and dirt. Daxiangkokuji Temple is certainly no exception. ”

Li Bashao nodded and said, "Not bad." Daxiangguo Temple can escape the robbery of the Jin soldiers, and it can escape the robbery of Wang Junhu cavalry, definitely not relying on the superb martial arts of the monks of the courtyard, nor relying on the mouth of the Zhiyuan monk to spit lotus. They must have made some deal with the Hu people. ”

At this time, Zhang Xian had already led 500 heavily armed cavalry to the gate of the Liushou Mansion, and 3,000 infantry were also arriving one after another. Yue Fei led everyone to the door, first put Su Mai and Li Bashao on the war horse, and then turned over on the horse with Xue Bi.

After the infantry arrived, Yue Fei waved at Zhang Xian. Zhang Xian immediately shouted, "Let's go!" Target Daxiangkokuji Temple! ”