At this point in the story, the old monk seemed to be tired, spread his hands, and exhaled deeply. It seems that he is going to end, but the imperial treasure has not been found, and the story should not be over yet. I was still unsatisfied, and I was about to ask for an understanding, when the old monk waved his hand.

Do you know how many generations of emperors of the Ming Dynasty existed for many years?

The Ming Dynasty had 16 emperors who ruled for 276 years. I blurted out the answer, thinking to myself, this is a middle school student question, of course I know, it won't be difficult for me.

Your answer is incomplete, after the fall of the Ming Dynasty, the Nanming Dynasty existed for decades. The Ming Dynasty is amazing, no emperor surrendered, the martyrs were Emperor Chongzhen, Emperor Hongguang, Emperor Longwu, Emperor Shaowu, Emperor Yongli, Emperor Dexin, Emperor Hongzhen, etc., the king died Sheji, only the Ming Dynasty.

Hearing the old monk say this, he was in awe. Reading history on weekdays, I only know the reason of becoming a king and defeating a villain, and I have studied the words and deeds of the loser. It can be understood from this that Monk Zhu is indeed remarkable, he respects his opponent, admires his opponent, and the generals of the Yuan Dynasty, Zhao Zhi and Chen Wei, killed him, which is filial piety to the Great Yuan Dynasty and is a great loyal minister. His sons Zhao Jin and Chen Xianghui went forward and followed, treating death as home, which is loyalty, filial piety, righteousness, and chivalrous warriors. Han Feizi said that Confucianism messes with the law with literature, and chivalry violates the ban with martial arts. Sima Qian said that his words must be believed, his deeds must be fruitful, and his promises must be sincere. Therefore, Monk Zhu has done the best in the affairs of Lingguang Temple, and he wants to respect the style of loyalty and righteousness. Because he knew that Luo Shuangxing was also a loyal minister of the Ming Dynasty, all the arrangements could be perfectly explained. It is precisely because of Monk Zhu's awe-inspiring aura that his descendants have such a feat.

So is there still a story? I asked.

The old monk stroked his beard, took a sip of tea and said, the tea shoots are full of Zen flavor. To tell you the truth, at this point in the story, I have just tasted some flavors.

It is said that Monk Zhu buried the descendants of the two generals Zhao and Chen, and skillfully placed the Jinyi Wei commander to become a monk, showing the concept of putting down the butcher's knife and becoming a Buddha on the ground, he wanted to end the war, appease the people, and develop the economy, which was supported by the people.

Chen Xianghui's family slave, who escaped from Jiujiang, finally brought the news back to Hunan after several twists and turns, found Mrs. Chen Gongzi, and told her all the truth. At this time, Chen Xianghui's son had just turned 3 years old, and Mrs. Chen washed away her tears with her face, saying that the Chen family's blood feud and hatred would be completed by her descendants and would not be forgotten from generation to generation.

And Zhao Wuye was killed in Lingguang Temple, and the warrior Chang Jin, who fled on the spot after witnessing the killing, also died nine times in his life, broke through many barriers and fled back to the south, told Mrs. Zhao about the matter, and handed over the son's handwritten letter. Mrs. Zhao has a son and a daughter, and the son is 8 years old, and it is too early to avenge her father. But Mrs. Zhao swore in front of her sons and daughters that she would definitely avenge the revenge of the family and country.

Alas, to be honest, this Ming Dynasty is really not simple, Monk Zhu was born poor, understands the suffering of the bottom, and takes the people into account in governance, the society is stable, and there are fewer troublemakers. Besides, Lingguang Temple was commanded by Jinyi Wei as the abbot, and no one dared to make trouble again.

However, the tree wants to be quiet but the wind does not stop, and the child wants to raise but does not wait. The eyes from outside can't get in, but inside the temple is a dark tide.

At that time, Zhixin and Puzhao competed for the position of abbot, and they fought, although they were physically injured and left sequelae, but they dug out the spies of the Japanese country, and felt that it was worth it. According to the rules of the temple, the master was originally densely scattered, and he was the most suitable person to rank his seniority, but the imperial court successively sent Fan Jing and Jingcheng to move in, and he felt deeply lost. However, Fan Jing and Jingcheng are both monks, and Jingcheng is still quite an accomplished monk, and he is better than him in all aspects. But when Yuantong came, he was really surprised. In addition to the identity of this host who kills people and oversells goods, what is even worse is that he has never been a monk, and he is not interested in Buddhism, how can he convince the public?

Zhixin was most angry that he didn't trust him at all, and it was no longer interesting to do it here.

I have long had the idea of leaving, and with my experience in managing Buddhism, I have something to eat anywhere. However, what he can't forget is the imperial treasure, if he can find it and take it away, he will have no regrets in this life.

But where is the treasure? Zhixin racked his brain, but still couldn't imagine, where can Lingguang Temple hide treasures? Treasure hunting in the temple is not what it used to be, judging from the stab in the back of Zen Xin, Jinyiwei has already sneaked into the temple and secretly monitored the monks in the temple. Now, with the arrival of Yuantong, he is often on guard against who is arranged around him.

Zhixin divides the monks in the temple into two categories, one is the monks who enter the temple before leaving, including themselves, can be believed; The other type is the monks who came in one after another, including Yuantong and Zen Xin, who only account for 20% of them, and their identities are doubtful. He adjusted the positions of these people, tea, the main hall, the abbot's room, the kitchen, the economic room and other positions that could be easily approached Yuantong, and were filled by his own cronies.

An elaborate secret begins to prepare, and Zhixin intends to make a last-ditch effort.

Lingguang Temple is not big, but the building is very rich, the halls and pavilions, the corridors and pavilions are complete. The "abbot's room" on the east side of the "Daxiong Treasure Palace" is the brick and wood house with six bridges in front of the Xuan, three and five dark, behind the main hall, there are the scripture collection building, the scripture drying floor, the Arhat hall, and the bell tower.

Zhixin had three junior disciples, Virtue, Miaohan and Yuanji, who followed him from the moment he entered the temple. Zhixin told his thoughts. When I heard that I was going to hunt for treasures, I was very excited and wanted to see the imperial treasure as soon as possible. Several people got together to discuss, recalling that after the dense rescue and receiving the imperial treasure, there were abnormal behaviors.

The virtuous monk recalled that he remembered that his face was full of sorrow and that he did not speak for several days.

Monk Miaohan recalled that he remembered that he was in the scripture building at that time, and he went to the scripture building several times, and one was reading the scriptures, which was still Sanskrit.

Monk Yuanji recalled, I remember that at that time, Mibu was still out of the temple to walk, and walked around the temple a few times with a heavy heart, the farthest place was in Xiaotianyan Lake, and I followed from afar, for fear of accidents.

Zhixin also recalled, he remembered, probably after receiving the imperial treasure, he was densely covered in the abbot's room for seven days of retreat and cultivation, and he couldn't remember the specific day.

Based on the above recollections, it is possible that the treasures were hidden in the scripture building, outside the temple, and in the abbot's room. So, Zhixin arranged for the three of them to find an opportunity to look for it.

Half a month later, the suspicious places within half a mile of the prayer building and the temple have been searched, but nothing has been found. Everyone turned their attention to the abbot's room, which was the most suspicious place.

The abbot's room is where Yuantong lives and cannot be searched. What to do? Zhixin thought of a way, and after saying it, everyone was too scared to take a stand.

After some persuasion, a few monks agreed without force.

At the end of the month, it was very dark, and in the middle of the night, except for the sound of wooden fish beating from the main hall, all the monks fell asleep.

Virtue and Miaohan got up quietly and went to the back window of the wing room to meet Zhixin. Jishin has a monk's room alone, and he opens the window and lets the two in, only to find that Haraki is not there. Virtue said that Yuan Ji slept to death and couldn't wake up, so the two of them came over first for fear of alarming others.

Zhixin thought that anyway, he set fire to the abbot's room, and there were not many people to take out the prepared things.

The method of preparing the fire is actually very simple: grind the flint, put it with the confetti soaked in nitrate, and the carbonized cotton cloth, and put it into a long bamboo tube, and when the bamboo pipe reaches into the abbot's room, the combustible debris can be blown into the burning candle, and sparks will be splashed everywhere, causing a fire. Once the abbot's room burned down, it had to be rebuilt, just in time to dig up treasures. Moreover, after the fire, the cause could not be found, and the idea was very ingenious.

The three of them climbed out of the chamber and secretly came to the abbot's room, only to see that there was a bright light in the room, and two candles were still burning.

Virtue and Miaohan, waiting for the wind before and after, Zhixin pierced the window paper in front of the window and observed the movement. I saw Master Yuantong falling asleep in the bed. The candle is seven or eight feet away from the window, and the bamboo pipe must be blown hard, if there is no skill, I am afraid that it will not be far away, so Zhixin has to do it himself.

He poked the bamboo tube in, pointed it at the candle and prepared to blow it. Suddenly, there were two sounds, and the candle went out, and it seemed that two stones had hit the wooden frame of the window.

Zhixin was shocked, and hurriedly pulled back the bamboo pipe to escape, and more than a dozen monks rushed out from behind the main hall to surround the abbot's hall and light torches. At this moment, Master Yuantong opened the door from the room and came out.

Zhixin just wanted to explain, Yuantong waved his hand, and saw Monk Yuanji walking out from behind. Zhixin knew that Yuan Ji was informing, and the matter was exposed, and scolded Yuan Ji for being disloyal and unrighteous.

Senior brother, don't blame the younger brother, no matter what, it is disrespectful to burn down the abbot's room, and he will definitely go to hell in the future, and the junior brother will not dare. Amitabha!

Zhixin, the three of you have been in the temple for many years, and the abbot's room was burned just to find the imperial treasure, the abbot does not blame you for waiting, after dawn, you pack up and leave the temple. Good, Amitabha!

Zhixin, Virtue and Miaohan didn't expect Yuantong to be so benevolent, so they couldn't help but kneel down and say goodbye.