Chapter 16: On the Mountain
In fact, the fire that suddenly came from Wawu Mountain at night that day was set by Zhao Wuye.
I heard that the people of the Dali Temple of the imperial court rescued a monk from the mountain, and the brother who inquired about the news waited along the way, and entered the land of Zhejiang, and sure enough, there was a team of people and horses passing by, and there was an old monk with a gray beard who was tied to the horse.
Zhao Wuye was sure that it was the monk who was dense, so he rushed with his men and horses, and followed carefully along the way.
Because Luo Shuangxing and the others are all fast horses, good riding, they take the official road, and they rest at the post station, and they are heavily guarded, so that Zhao Wuye has no way to start, so he can only copy the path and rush to the place where he passes to observe. Arrived at the junction of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, went straight to the capital, seeing that the opportunity was lost, suddenly the horse team changed direction, judging from the direction of the horse team's walking, it must pass through Liyang Wawu Mountain. Zhao Wuye had fought here and was familiar with the terrain, so he decided to start here.
Wafang Mountain is at the junction of Liyang and Jurong, where the mountains are undulating, the peaks are peculiar, and the clouds and mist are ethereal; The mountains are full of strange flowers and grasses, and the mountain streams are clear and the springs are murmuring; Under the mountain, the lake and pond are like a mirror. According to legend, Qin Shi Huang, Meng Jiao, Tang Xianzu and many other literati and writers of previous dynasties have traveled here. Founded in the Tang Dynasty Tianbao year of Huazang Temple is located on the top of Wawu Mountain, has a long history, created by the two disciples of the Golden Tibetan Bodhisattva of Jiuhua Mountain, Anhui Province, and is also the place where Zhu Yuanzhang stationed troops here.
Luo Shuangxing considered resting here for a night, because it was close to the capital, and there were garrisons around, so it was safer. In addition, Wafang Mountain has convenient transportation, so you can leave early tomorrow morning and arrive in the capital in the evening.
The terrain here is steep, and there are troops guarding the capital for thirty miles around, Zhao Wuye made full preparations when he started, and also thought of a way out.
In the dead of night, Zhao Wuye began to pour oil and set fires around, throwing torches away.
Luo Shuangxing continued to hurry, but he was also very tired and slept deeply. After the fire spread and the Land Temple was besieged by fire, in a panic, the brothers all ran to the courtyard, except for the Mibu mage who was tied to the pillars of the house.
At this time, the land temple was also burned by the torches thrown in, and people could not rush in. Luo Shuangxing was very anxious and hurriedly beckoned someone to extinguish the fire. Finally rushed into the temple and found that Mibu was missing, and the back window was smashed. He hurriedly led people in pursuit.
As soon as they arrived outside the temple, they were attacked by bows and arrows, so they had to take shelter on the ground. Seeing that the dense cloth and robbers disappeared, Luo Shuangxing was anxious, if he couldn't pay the errand, it must be a capital crime. But now the night is as dark as ink, the mountains and forests are deep, and the overnight pursuit will definitely be ambushed. He thought about it carefully, these people did not dare to take the official road, they could not run far, and they could ask the guards for help the next day.
Besides, Zhao Wuye robbed Mibu and took him into the mountain.
The master has become a prisoner in Dali Temple, so he naturally does not want to become a fugitive. After jumping out of the Land Temple, Luo Shuangxing let Puzhao come out. When the apprentices met, Mi Bu was very surprised, knowing that things were ingenious and could not be asked in detail, so he had to follow them into the forest.
Zhao Wu did not retreat to the provincial border, but went to the top of Wafang Mountain and went to Huazang Zen Temple, which was called dark under the lights, so that the pursuers could not find their whereabouts. The abbot of the temple was a friend of his father's life, Master Jingcheng, so it was easy to hide.
Early the next morning, Luo Shuangxing rushed to the barracks to show his identity as Dali Temple and asked to send troops to assist in the investigation. Seeing that it was the emperor's errand, the general did not dare to slack off, and sent troops to set up cards everywhere to intercept him.
More than a dozen of Luo Shuangxing's brothers took Mibu up the mountain, leaving a few people hiding outside the temple.
Mi Bu had already listened to Puzhao's statement along the way, and knew about the changes in Lingguang Temple, but he just smiled and was not angry. Later, I learned that the leader of the robbers was a descendant of General Zhao Zhi, but I was embarrassed.
Jingcheng was very surprised to see Mi Bu. They are also eminent monks, admiring each other, but they have not met.
Huazang Temple is known as the small Jiuhua, is the dojo of the king of the earth. There are many dignitaries and nobles in the capital to worship the Bodhisattva of Jizo, and they can't go to Jiuhua Mountain, so they go to Wafang Mountain to worship nearby. Therefore, Jingcheng has made a lot of friends, and he has heard and knows some about the treasures rescued by Lingguang Temple, and even the secret theft of treasures and absconding to be hunted down.
When Mibu was seventeen years old, he once walked in Huazang Monastery, and the abbot of that year had passed away.
I never thought that Zhao Zhiwu came with Mibu, it turned out that he was robbed from the hands of the Dali Temple officials, Jingcheng was very surprised, and felt that a catastrophe was coming, and persuaded them to escape quickly.
Zhao Wuye ordered Mibu and Puzhao to be tied up, ready to kill to avenge his father.
Jingcheng hurriedly stopped, he was afraid of involvement, and he was even more afraid of bloodstaining the temple.
Master Jingcheng, my Zhao family swore revenge, and after waiting for so many years, it was finally time for revenge, and the master was my father's best friend, why did he stop it?
Zhao Gongzi, the temple is not allowed to kill, besides, Master Mibu is an important criminal of the imperial court, if you kill someone in Huazang Temple, I am afraid that you will affect the monks.
Zhao Wuye felt that he would kill Mibu now, which could be regarded as a major event.
Mibu was very calm, and said to him, Zhao Gongzi, the death of General Zhao Zhi, the old monk is indeed responsible. However, what the old monk wanted to tell Zhao Gongzi was that the Yuan Dynasty was exhausted, and even if General Zhao had to present it, it would not be able to change history. If you want to kill the old monk and avenge your family, just do it.
Puzhao has been with Zhao Zhi for several months, and knows his character, and he is still a person who distinguishes between right and wrong. At this time, he wanted to persuade Zhao Wuye not to come nonsense, so as not to regret it. In fact, the truth has been stated many times ago.
Although Master Jingcheng is worried, he doesn't know what the dense crime is, and it is best for the court to handle it, so as not to cause extraneous branches, so he can only persuade him with good words.
From the heart of Zhao Wuye, General Zhao's death did not complain about Lingguang Temple, and the knife was not the fault of Master Mibu, but his father did not want to see Dayuan perish, and he made such a decision with the determination to die. Zhao Wuye also heard that General Chen Wei's family and subordinates also vowed to seek revenge on the Zhao family, and it seems that revenge is not the end.
If you don't kill it, the mage must hand over the imperial treasure.
Mibu looked at Zhao Wuye, shook his head and said.
The emperor's imperial treasure belongs to Lingguang Temple, and it is still stored in the temple, how can it be handed over to Zhao Gongzi?
The mage's words are also wrong, the temple spirit tower was dug up, there is no treasure at all, Puzhao can testify, it was stolen by you a long time ago, why don't you hand it over quickly.
Pu Zhao also spoke again at this time, but Mi Bu still shook his head.
At this moment, Zhao Wuye's subordinates ran in to report that an army was searching the mountain at the foot of the mountain, and they would arrive at the temple in less than an hour.
Seeing that Zhao Wuye was in a dilemma, Mi Bu suddenly shook his body, and the rope fell off his body. Zhao Wuye's subordinates drew their knives and wanted to step forward, but Zhao Wuye hurriedly waved his hand to stop them. He knew very well that he and his subordinates were no match for mages, but unfortunately, this wish could not be fulfilled.
There is a trail down the mountain to ask Jingcheng.
Jingcheng said that Wafang Mountain is composed of more than a dozen large and small peaks, with dense vegetation and springs and streams. The three main peaks Yaji Mountain, Wawu Mountain, and Mashan Mountain are connected, go down the mountain from behind the temple, walk along the lake, and you can go out of Liyang and enter Anhui.
Master Mibu walked up to Zhao Wuye and said to him, Zhao Gongzi, you must not be reckless, if the emperor is angry with Huazang Temple, Jingcheng and other monks will be implicated and innocent, I hope he will leave as soon as possible, the old monk is over eighty years old, life and death are not important, only Dali Temple finds the old monk, will give up the pursuit of others.
Then, Mibu persuaded Puzhao to go back as soon as possible, and to leave him alone, so that he could pass on what he had learned to Dongying and spread the Dharma.
The matter was urgent, and Zhao Wuye had to agree to evacuate from the back mountain.
When Luo Shuangxing searched the temple, Mi Buzheng and Master Jingcheng were discussing the authentic tea. What a false alarm.
Luo Shuangxing was so strange that he couldn't tell that he was the person who was kidnapped, and he was worthy of being a great monk. He didn't care to ask for an explanation, so he hurriedly asked Master Mibu to go on the road to Beijing.