Chapter 670: The Ambitious Monk (Part II)
Liu Yu personally led the troops, and the army besieged the Ci'en Temple, which had been searched many times by the City Defense Division for several days. Although Liu Yu felt that Yang Lie's incident in Ci'en Temple was a bit unbelievable, the Buddhist temple in Chang'an City became the target of public criticism after the Three Qing Rebellion, and Liu Yue did not want to leave any trouble.
Liu Yu led his troops to the Temple of Mercy and Grace, and went straight to the direction of the main hall of the Temple of Mercy and Grace, because Liu Yu did not give the order to arrest the monks of the Temple of Mercy and Grace, and the Temple of Mercy and Grace was still calm at this time. Liu Yu went to the main hall of the Temple of Mercy and Grace, but there was a monk who was already waiting, this person was dressed in a robe, with his back to the door, facing the Buddha in the main hall, as if he was chanting.
Just from the back, Liu Yu couldn't recognize who it was, but he also felt that this back was a little similar to Yang Lie. At the beginning, Liu Yu also trusted Yang Lie, and Yang Lie, as a child of the Chang'an City family, helped Liu Yu complete the transfer of power after Su Yan ascended the throne, and he was also a meritorious minister. Liu Yu also knew that if it weren't for Yang Lie's defection, his status would be above many Liu Yu's descendants in the court today.
Yang Lie, who could have become the second Han Sheng, became a traitor.
Liu Yu felt that there was something wrong with the atmosphere in the Buddhist temple, so he did not enter the main hall of the Buddhist temple, but stood in the open space outside the main hall. It wasn't until the person in the main hall who had been turning his back to him turned around, and a sneer appeared at the corner of Liu Yu's mouth, this person was not Yang Lie, but Su Zhe, who Liu Yue hated and couldn't eat his flesh.
At this time, Su Zhe was bare, like a monk with advanced Buddhism. No matter what Liu Yu thinks of him, he shouldn't have appeared here, even if Su Zhe was bold and dared to hide in the Temple of Mercy and Grace, he shouldn't have appeared here at this time.
There is a conspiracy!
Although Liu Yu found out that something was wrong, it was a pity for him not to grasp such a good opportunity now. Liu Yu didn't have the heart to think about it. How Su Zhe had escaped arrest several times before. Why is it here now? He only knew that he had to take people first, or simply kill them to vent his anger.
Liu Yu waved his hand, and the guards and soldiers of the New Army around him rushed up, and the gunshots rang out. But in the main hall of the Temple of Mercy and Grace, there was a sudden "bang! There was a violent explosion, and the smoke of the explosion was enveloped, enveloping Su Zhe and his people in smoke.
"Shoot indiscriminately!" Liu Yu shouted.
The gunfire intensified. Many soldiers have rushed into the main hall, but the sporadic explosions inside still sounded, and with the continuous explosions, the main hall also rose into flames, because most of the houses in this era were wooden structures, and the fire was difficult to contain.
Liu Yu thought to himself, if Su Zhe came out so blatantly to provoke him, and he escaped alive, it would really be the greatest irony for him. He would never allow anyone else to have the opportunity to see him laugh like this.
The explosions in the main hall continued, and the flames gradually rose. There was smoke inside, and Liu Yue couldn't see the situation inside clearly. But at this time, I saw a group of bald monks wearing monk's robes, fleeing from behind the Buddha statue in the main hall to the backyard of the Ci'en Temple. Liu Yu guessed that Su Zhe was mostly mixed in with these people, and immediately ordered the guards to pursue.
The explosion and fire in the main hall of the Temple of Mercy and Grace were quickly brought under control, and as the smoke cleared, the soldiers who rushed inside also found people fleeing. They didn't bother to search, they all rushed out of the backyard of the Temple of Mercy and Grace, and watched the group of monks flee into the Big Wild Goose Pagoda. Liu Yu watched the monks enter the door and looked at the sun slanting in the west, and immediately remembered the little stammering Wu Shuo's interpretation of those proverbs, saying that a fire was coming, and this fire should be the highest place in Chang'an City.
Big Wild Goose Pagoda?
Liu Yue didn't think too much about it, and at this time, the guards had already attacked the Big Wild Goose Pagoda, but unlike the situation in the main hall of the Ci'en Temple, the monks in the Big Wild Goose Pagoda resisted fiercely. When the soldiers arrived, shouts of killing were accompanied by sporadic explosions and gunfire, and there was another chaotic battle. After a short time, a figure appeared on the highest floor of the Big Wild Goose Pagoda, which was Su Zhe, who had provoked Liu Yu in the main hall before.
"Sure enough, it's not dead yet!" Liu Yu subconsciously touched his waist, and then remembered that he was not wearing a short gun, so he took the spear of the guard on the side, and wanted to shoot in the direction of Su Zhe at the top of the tower. But Liu Yu also found that the distance was too far, and it was too difficult to shoot, so it was better to wait for the soldiers of the New Army to rush up and capture him.
Liu Yu thought to himself, in the main hall of Ci'en Temple, Su Zhe could escape from the back door, and when he arrived in the Big Wild Goose Pagoda, or at the top of the tower, could he still fly with wings?
The firefight in the Big Wild Goose Pagoda continued, and soon the voices of people went from the first floor to the second floor, and then the third and fourth floors of the Big Wild Goose Pagoda could also see the scene of people fighting on both sides. The monks in the Big Wild Goose Pagoda, armed with sticks and swords, fought to the death with the new army soldiers with muskets, in such a narrow place, the muskets could not play an advantage, and the new army soldiers faced a group of trapped beasts and villains, who could only suppress the enemy in terms of numbers, and gradually advanced to the top of the tower.
At this time, the Yamen and Jingzhao Mansion of the City Defense Division, as well as the newly formed Imperial Forest Army of Huo Ill, had been dispatched or heard the news and rushed to the Great Ci'en Temple. Among these people, Huo Yi is the most courageous and the most anxious, he went to Liu Yu's body, followed Liu Yu's gaze and looked up, there was a person standing on the highest floor of the Big Wild Goose Pagoda, and he was stunned and said: "Damn, someone?" A monk? ”
"Second Tiger, take down this person, a big reward!"
Huo Yi didn't say a word, and directly led people to rush into the Big Wild Goose Pagoda.
With the new force of the Huo Disease Department, the momentum of the group of stubborn monks in the corner was greatly reduced, and seeing that Huo Zhi had already climbed to the second floor, suddenly the third floor of the Big Wild Goose Pagoda exploded violently. "Boom!" With a loud bang, some soldiers and monks of the New Army in the original second floor were directly blown away, flying out of the windows of the third floor of the Big Wild Goose Pagoda, and dust and smoke were billowing out.
Subsequently, a violent fire burned violently from the third floor of the Big Wild Goose Pagoda, and Huo Yi was blocked by the fire on the second floor and could not go up. And the fire rose very quickly, and it didn't take long to envelop the entire Big Wild Goose Pagoda.
Huo Ill couldn't, so he could only withdraw from the Big Wild Goose Pagoda, and at this time, the monks in the tower, many of them were on fire, and they all jumped down from the tower with firelight, or they were thrown to death, or burned to death.
At this time, Su Zhe, who was at the top of the Big Wild Goose Pagoda, still looked calm and relaxed. Liu Yu couldn't guess what the purpose of Su Zhe's appearance here was, was he going to die in the sea of fire and die a vigorous death?
Liu Yu looked at the firelight in the sky, and he didn't know what to do. It seems that Liao Mingsheng hurriedly came over, came to Liu Yu, bowed down and said, "Lord Wang, minister...... There's something urgent! ”
"Tell me something!" Liu Yu's eyes did not leave Su Zhe on the top of the tower, and shouted with anger.
"Lord, the minister learned that there are some rebellious courtiers in the court, and they are about to prepare...... Forcing the palace! (To be continued......)