Chapter 692: Rotten wood is hard to carve

Yang Fan only learned that the arsonist was Xue Huaiyi on the tenth day of the palace fire.

Xue Huaiyi regarded the arson incident as a merit and a supreme honor, and proudly told his disciples that his disciples had also followed the same example, and regarded it as a great achievement of their master and proudly showed it off.

Although Wu Zetian tightly sealed the news from the court, he didn't expect the person concerned to leak it out himself, but the matter is still only spreading in the market and has not yet reached the ears of the upper echelons.

Yang Fan has been using Junchen's fangs and claws to destroy Jiang Gongzi's Zuihou foundation in Luoyang these days, and with all his strength, he didn't even notice this news related to Xue Huaiyi, until Yuan Han, the head of the criminal department, came to visit, and Yang Fan chatted with him for a while, and then heard him talk about it inadvertently.

Yang Fan was taken aback when he heard it, he never thought that this matter was actually done by Xue Huaiyi, although the palace was secretive about this news, he quietly sent Yuan Han away, immediately prepared a horse, and went straight to the White Horse Temple!

"He was the one who burned down the Vientiane Shrine? Is this true or a rumor? If it was him, others wouldn't know, and Wan'er had no reason not to know, why didn't there be any news in the palace? ”

Just thinking about it, Yang Fan smiled bitterly.

He already understood the reason why Wan'er kept his mouth shut.

With Wan'er's understanding of Wu Zetian, I'm afraid that when the fire first started, she knew that the empress had already started to kill.

What did Wan'er do when she told him the news, if he didn't know about it, then it had nothing to do with him. If he had the heart to save Xue Huaiyi, but the person who killed him was the emperor, Yang Fan would inevitably confront the most powerful person in the world, and Wan'er would let him take such a risk for Xue Huaiyi?

Not to mention, Wan'er's perception of Xue Huaiyi has always been ......

When Yang Fan arrived at the White Horse Temple, he saw that there were many officials entering and entering, and Yang Fan couldn't help but be secretly shocked, not knowing what happened here.

He is now suspended from his home post. I came to the White Horse Temple today and just wore a plain robe. The officials who came in and out did not know any of him, so Yang Fan walked to the backyard of the White Horse Temple, and the further back he went, the more officials came in and out, and many people were still carrying scrolls and other things under their ribs, and they were in a hurry.

Yang Fan went to the backyard and looked around. I just saw a turbid monk sitting under the west gable basking in the sun, with a futon under his buttocks, his eyes slightly closed, as if he was recuperating his spirits.

Yang Fan knew at a glance that this monk was silently chanting the Taoist scriptures to his Sanqing Dao Ancestor again, and he had been a monk for so long. He is infatuated with Taishang Laojun. If he was chanting Taoist scriptures in his room, it would be inappropriate for the other teachers and brothers to hear them, so he would come out to find a place to do his homework every day.

Yang Fan walked over, he wanted to wait for him to finish his homework and then ask about the situation, he couldn't rush to see Xue Huaiyi, he didn't want a turbid monk wearing a monk's robe and chanting Taoist scriptures, and his heart was a little empty. As soon as I noticed someone approaching. Immediately stopped his homework and opened his eyes.

"Ahh Jiro is here! ”

A turbid monk hurriedly stood up. He bowed to him.

Yang Fan also saluted: "Master Shaoli, Master Xue is here, what are the many officials who come in and out?" ”

A turbid monk said: "Master Xue is in the abbot's meditation room, and the officials who are constantly coming in and out are all from the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Rites, and they are here to rebuild the Ming Hall and Heaven!" ”

Yang Fan suddenly realized, no wonder so many officials came in and out, he didn't know anyone, it turned out to be two yamen he had never dealt with.

Yang Fan nodded and said, "I understand, I'm still worried that something will happen, so don't disturb the master to continue to do his homework, I'll go see Master Xue first!" ”

Yang Fan bowed to a turbid monk, and then walked to the abbot's meditation room, a turbid monk sat down cross-legged, flicked his forehead, and muttered: "Where did I read it?" ”

Rolling his eyes and thinking about it, he had to start from the beginning: "The three products of medicine, the spirit and the qi essence, in a trance, in a trance." There is no keep, it is made in an instant, the return wind is mixed, and the spirit of 100 days is meritorious. Silent towards God, a period of soaring, the wise are easy to understand, and the ignorant are difficult to do. Walk in the light of the sky, breathe and nourish the clear, go out and out of the Xuan, if you die, if you survive......"

In the abbot's meditation room, there are drawings everywhere, and the officials of the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Industry regard this place as their official room, which is busy and chaotic, comparable to the scene when Xue Huaiyi gathered the ten senior monks to study the "Great Cloud Sutra". Among them, Xiao Leng, who will be the chief supervisor, is the busiest.

At that time, although the status of the craftsman class was lower than that of the Shinong class as a whole, the craftsmen who were really capable were like the great worship of the master of the temple, and they had a very high status. As a master craftsman, Xiao Dajiang is a master craftsman, and he is a member of the court from the third grade, the first and second grades are all false positions, and the third grade is the highest level of real power officials, and his official status is really not low.

However, this master Xiao was also chaotic by the regiment commanded by Xue Huaiyi at this moment.

Xue Huaiyi sat cross-legged on the couch, with wine and meat in front of him, and drank happily: "It's not so hard, right?" If you want me to say, Mingtang and Heaven will use the original drawings, make a slight change, and set aside the position of the Jiuding and the Zodiac gods. The other regulatory patterns are all unchanged, and there is no need for your ritual department to follow them. ”

Xue Huaiyi picked up the bowl and poured a big mouthful, and said to Master Xiao: "Old Xiao, you don't have to worry too much, plan the construction immediately, this side will be built first, about the size and appearance of the Jiuding and the Zodiac statues, you will discuss it slowly, as long as you set aside a place first, you don't need to discuss it first." ”

Xue Huaiyi regarded the reconstruction of Mingtang and Heaven as an opportunity for him and the empress to reunite with Haode, and he was very attentive, and before the first month, he called the relevant personnel of the Ministry of Works and the Ministry of Rites to start planning for the reconstruction.

He was spitting and pointing, and suddenly saw a person appear at the door, standing there without moving, although there were many people coming in and out of the door of this meditation room, but few were standing at the door, Xue Huaiyi fixed his eyes, and immediately his eyes lit up, hahadaxiao said: "Seventeen...... Well? ”

The man at the door hurriedly made a gesture, turned around and left, Xue Huaiyi was puzzled, scratched his bald head, and said to Master Xiao in a rough voice: "You guys are busy first, the Buddha goes out to relax!" ”

Xue Huaiyi picked up the loose monk's robe, put on his shoes, and walked out of the meditation room.

Yang Fan was waiting at the bottom of the stairs, and when he saw Xue Huaiyi coming out, he didn't speak, only gestured to him, and continued to walk forward, Xue Huaiyi followed in wonder.

Under the west gable, a turbid monk opened his right eye. Glanced at them. Humming and chirping, he continued to recite: "Sentient beings who do not know the true path are ...... delusional, troubled and delusional, and miserable in body and mind; Then they will be humiliated, wander through life and death, always sink into the sea of suffering, and never lose the truth......"

Yang Fan led Xue Huaiyi all the way into the pure Zen forest. Only then did he stand still, turned around, and looked at Xue Huaiyi quietly.

Xue Huaiyi smiled: "Seventeen, what's so sneaky? ”

Yang Fan said: "I heard rumors that it was Master Xue who burned down the Ming Hall and Heaven? ”

Xue Huaiyi was stunned. Hahadaxiao said: "Not bad! You also know about this, hehe, for the teacher in a rage......"

Yang Fan stared at him quietly, cut off his words, and said, "Princess Anding, the eldest daughter of the current emperor, is said to have been strangled to death by her biological mother in infancy, does Master Xue think this is true?" ”

Xue Huaiyi was stunned. frowned and said, "Why did Seventeen suddenly talk about this?" ”

Yang Fan said: "Please answer me!" ”

Xue Huaiyi scratched his scalp. Said: "That...... It's all rumors, not that. Was the little princess strangled to death by the queen? As a biological mother, how could a female emperor kill her own daughter? ”

Yang Fan nodded, and asked again: "The first prince Hong, he met the current emperor Bixia in the Hebi Palace, and then died violently, it is said that he was poisoned and killed by the current emperor, Xue Shi thinks, is it credible?" ”

Xue Huaiyi still didn't understand what Yang Fan meant, and said sneeringly: "This ......, didn't the imperial court say that Li Hong died of a violent illness, it should be ...... It shouldn't have anything to do with the emperor, right? ”

Yang Fan smiled and asked again: "The first prince Xian, who was assigned to Bazhou, and then was ordered to commit suicide by the emperor, is there such a thing?" ”

Xue Huaiyi's face began to look ugly, and he subconsciously rubbed his head and said, "That's ...... That's the Divine Will......

Yang Fan followed up and asked: "The two sons of the former prince Xian, that is, the two grandsons of the current emperor, were ordered by the current emperor to be beaten to death with iron whips, is there such a thing?" ”

Xue Huaiyi said with an ugly face: "Seventeen, what do you want to tell me?" ”

Yang Fan said: "There are also four cousins of the emperor who have been assigned to the place for less than a year, and the emperor's eldest sister-in-law was whipped to death, and the emperor's sister Mrs. Han and niece Mrs. Wei died violently before they could leave the palace, and the emperor's daughter-in-law, that is, the crown princess and side concubine of the current prince, were killed with a cane......

I won't mention those Li Tang clans who were eradicated one by one, and I won't mention the civil ministers and military generals who have made great contributions to the imperial court, these people I just said are the emperor's closest people, except for a few of them who have threatened the emperor's power, the others have no impact on the emperor at all!

When it comes to intimacy, they are all closer than Master Xue and the emperor, Master Xue, they have now become a wisp of dead souls, when will you die violently or because someone misunderstands the holy will, because of the water and soil, because of all kinds of messy reasons? ”

Xue Huaiyi's face turned red, and then turned as white as paper again, and he roared angrily: "Seventeen, what are you talking about, do you know it, just by what you say, as long as it falls into the ears of the emperor, you have a hundred heads that are not enough to cut off!" ”

Yang Fan said: "I know! But will Master Xue go and sue me? ”

Xue Huaiyi was furious: "Fart! You also underestimated Xue, you know that I won't be that villain! Besides, how could I not understand that you are saying this for my own good? How could I ......"

Yang Fan cut off his words again: "That's why I'm here to tell you bluntly today!" Master Xue, you're in trouble! ”

Xue Huaiyi hahadaxiao got up, waved his hand and said, "Alarmist!" Alarmist! Seventeen, I understand your kindness, but I am different from them, I have not offended the emperor, I just burned two houses, the emperor is rich in the world, will he be angry with me for this? I'm her man......"

Yang Fan was also stunned, he didn't expect this Feng Xiaobao to be so naΓ―ve, Rao is his eloquence, but in the face of such a bastard, he couldn't speak.

P: In the early morning, I asked you for a monthly pass and a recommended ticket!! (To be continued......)