Li Tai was dressed in military uniform, and walked into the temple with a cold expression surrounded by his own soldiers. Diaphragm

The deacons and monks in the temple finally looked forward to his arrival, and rushed forward to complain or beg, hoping that he could uphold justice for the Guangming Temple, arrest the robbers who were doing eucalyptus, and recover the losses in the temple.

Li Tai didn't bother to deal with them, so he just asked in a deep voice, "Where is Master Tan Jing right now?" Why don't you come to see me? ”

When the monks heard this, they did not dare to slack off, and directly introduced Li Tai into Master Tanjing's room. After a night of fright and hard work, the mage's expression was already very depressed, but after learning of Li Tai's arrival, he hurriedly ordered the little novice to help him up and visit Li Tai.

"Last night, the bandits entered the temple to commit murder and loot, under the diligent protection of the disciples in the temple, although the old monk was spared from being harmed, but after this catastrophe, he was also in turmoil, and he did not have time to greet him in person, please forgive me!"

Master Tan Jing saluted Li Tai with a respectful and even pitiful attitude, and the previous unruly posture was gone.

Aside from other considerations, this matter is completely beyond his ability at the moment, and he must rely on the strength of the government to see or may see the following, this old monk must of course have a humble posture in front of Li Tai.

Li Tai frowned slightly, and said with a serious expression: "Please tell the mage what happened, don't hide anything." I am staying behind, and I am really to blame for such a sensational evil thing that has happened, and I will do my best to track down the evil and give a satisfactory answer to the mage and the people of the county! "Ahh

Hearing Li Tai's statement, Master Tan Jing also felt a little more down-to-earth in his heart, so he intermittently recounted everything he had heard and witnessed since yesterday while thinking about it.

After listening to this, Li Tai casually asked a few places that were not clearly described, and then said: "I have sent people to follow the traces left by the bandits all the way, but the bandits are very good at covering up their actions all the way, especially according to the master, they enter and leave the temple as if they are in a no-man's land, which shows that they know the personnel in the temple well. It's not an abrupt question, but just to make sure it's thorough, I want to interrogate some of the monks in the temple about their ideas, and I hope the master can be considerate. ”

Hearing that Li Taiyan seemed to suspect that there were bandits in the temple, Master Tan Jing couldn't help but take a deep breath, in fact, he also had such suspicions in his heart, because these bandits were familiar with the way, and it was not at all like the first time they came to the temple.

Although it is inevitable that believers will come and go in and out of the temple every day, some areas are focused on prevention, and outsiders are rarely allowed to enter and exit. If there is no internal response, it will be difficult for those bandits to come and go freely.

So he hurriedly nodded and said: "This is within the duty of the envoy, if you can use the envoy Mingjian to clear the evil carbuncle poison in the temple, the old monk is also grateful!" ”

"So, the mage also thinks that there is evil hidden in the temple?"

When Li Tai heard this, his face changed sharply, and he stood up from the middle of the seat, pointed his saber at Master Tan Jing and said angrily: "Because I trust the master, I entrust the big things, and I entrust more than one!" Since the Master can't fully grasp the situation of the people in the temple, why didn't he sue me in advance! Now that it has been harmed by this thief, I am afraid that the Buddha ceremony will be difficult to continue, and there is another ......."

Speaking of this, his voice was paused again, and he no longer paid attention to Master Tan Jing, whose face became extremely frightened, and directly ordered: "Quickly put all the deacons and monks in the temple into prison, and each of them will be interrogated, and no one will be allowed to be released without my order!" ”

"Obey the orders of the envoy and do not disobey."

Master Tan Jing was also panicked at this time, worried that the monks would not be able to control their emotions and clash with the state army, so he hurriedly ordered, and then came to Li Tai and whispered: "Whether there is really a treachery hidden in the temple, the old monk can't be sure." However, if you are worried about the materials placed in front of you, please rest assured that the looting yesterday was only the treasury of the temple, so that the storage here has not been affected because of the remoteness of the place......"

"Whether it has been affected or not, we will find out after inspection."

Li Tai's face was pale, and he did not get better because of Master Tan Jing's comfort, he held the saber in one hand and looked at Master Tan Jing and said in a deep voice: "There is still room for re-preparation for the matter of praying to the Buddha. But if the materials I put here are missing, I'm afraid neither I nor the mage will have any hope for the future! ”

Master Tan Jing couldn't help but be shocked when he heard what Li Tai said. He didn't dare to inquire about it, but seeing that Li Tai said such a thing as the end of the world, it was obvious that the matter was serious, and he couldn't help but secretly regret that he shouldn't accept such a hot potato in the temple.

But it was useless to be annoyed at the moment, he could only hope that there would be no accidents in that batch of goods, and go to inspect them with Li Tai. Diaphragm

After coming to this storehouse, seeing that there were no obvious traces of damage, Master Tan Jing secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Li Tai's guards blocked him, and he stood outside and saw Li Tai walking alone, but after not seeing him go out for a long time, his heartstrings gradually tightened, and cold sweat was pouring down his forehead.

"Bring that old monk in!"

After a long while, Li Tai's shouting came from the storeroom, but his tone was hoarse and there was a rush of anger.

Master Tan Jing felt even more flustered when he heard this voice, and subconsciously didn't want to go in, but the soldiers outside the door couldn't help but send him into the warehouse.

After entering the storeroom, Master Tan Jing saw Li Tai standing with a knife in his hand, and there were many broken cages and sacks scattered at his feet. Naturally, the items contained in it were scattered all over the place, but they were not silk or gold and silver jewels as Master Tan Jing had expected, but earth, sand, and tagged flax.

"This, this...... How so? "Ahh

When Master Tan Jing saw this scene, his calves trembled and began to spin, and he didn't dare to look at Li Tai, whose face was so gloomy that he was almost dripping.

Li Tai's face almost couldn't hold back when he heard this, if he didn't do that, he would have seen a ghost. But the play still has to be done, Li Tai carried the knife in front of the miserable old monk, the blade kept drawing on his chest, and his tone became a little hideous: "The thief monk deceived me, deceived people too much!" Do you think that my knife is not good enough to cut you off? ”

"No, no, wait! Even if you kill me, it will be useless...... The most important thing right now is to find out who framed it! ”

Seeing Li Tai's posture, Master Tan Jing was also a little flustered for a while, but he still controlled his emotions and said in a trembling voice.

"Who else could it be? Who knows that I am hoarding heavy goods here, except you, a thief in a cave? You may not know, or you should not, but it is nothing, and I don't need any conclusive evidence to retaliate against it! ”

As he spoke, he put the blade directly on the old monk's neck, and said with hatred in his mouth.

"The old monk really doesn't know...... Please calm your anger, please calm your anger, I have failed to live up to your trust, and I am indeed guilty, but please let me help carefully examine the hidden evildoers in the temple! Also, there is a loss for the king, and the old monk will compensate even if he exhausts the savings in the temple! "Ahh

Master Tan Jing really wanted to cry without tears, he was still confused about this matter, he didn't know what Li Tai had stored here, and he didn't know what means had been used to silently complete the replacement, he only felt that everything was beyond his cognition and control. At present, the first priority is to stabilize Li Tai, otherwise if he is excited, he will be unclear.

"Let's spare your life first, but if the matter can't be properly resolved, this Temple of Light will be wiped out in this realm!"

Hearing the old monk make this statement, Li Taicai put away his saber and said hatefully.

Although the Temple of Light was looted last night, it was a surprise attack in the middle of the night, but it does not mean that the strength of the temple is weak.

Today, all the monks who have more than one season in their hearts have gathered in the temple, plus the monks and households who have heard the news from the surrounding area, and there are nearly 10,000 people gathered inside and outside the temple.

At present, the army of the Western Expedition has not returned, and Li Tai has gathered all the men and horses in the defense of the city, and it is only nearly 3,000 state troops. If the people of Guangming Temple were determined to resist, Li Tai would not be able to completely block and control so many people.

But with the cooperation of Venerable Tan Jing, he was able to seal off the temple much more smoothly, and the slave farmers were sent to their villages in batches, while the monks were placed in different houses within the monastery, and the monks and soldiers were disarmed and detained. Diaphragm

At the same time, Li Tai also in the name of investigating the traitor, the staff will confiscate the people and land in the temple and the property register, although the robbery is the Guangming Temple, but Li Tai's series of behaviors are to treat the Guangming Temple as a thief.

Master Tan Jing was not a stupid person, but a series of unexpected changes made him lose his accurate cognition and judgment of the situation for a while, and when he saw Li Tai's series of operations, he couldn't help but have a hidden understanding in his heart.

But now the entire temple, including his own personal freedom, has been controlled by Li Tai, no matter what enlightenment is already too late to regret, seeing Li Tai in front of him in front of him to look through the various books in the temple, Master Tan Jing couldn't help but say astringently: "The old monk has lived here for more than ten years is not in vain, regardless of the hard work to cause this huge temple industry, so that if you want to overturn once, I am afraid that it will be extremely difficult, right?" Make the king dare to deceive the sky, do you really think you can hide it from everyone's eyes and ears? ”

When Li Tai heard this, he closed the book first, walked to Master Tan Jing, looked at the old monk and sighed: "I don't plan to overturn this huge temple business, and it is only the Master who wants to end it."

The elders and monks of the Ten Thousand Buddha Hall, Wudu Nunnery and other temples are very willing to kill the Buddha's nature and hope in front of people. Today's mages really can't be taken with them, only karma is with them. In the past, it was able to accommodate people, and today it can be three points calmly.

I don't want to exterminate the mage, so if there is anything that is not well covered up in words and deeds, I hope the mage will be thoughtful for me. If you are ruined or you leave with your whole body, you will be left to the mage's own decision. ”

After hearing this, Master Tan Jing couldn't help but sigh, and said with a gloomy expression: "The wind and thunder are surging between the king's thoughts, and the personnel in the palm ......of his finger are flipped, and the old monk can't hate it, although he is defeated, he is still glorious, and he has accumulated half a lifetime to give it to the envoy, and he begs for forgiveness."

"Master don't be presumptuous, I will take away your temple business here, but there is another place for you."

Li Tai admired the old monk's methods and experience, so he did not intend to put him to death, but hoped that he could continue to shine under his own sect and plan a development policy for his Liu Shi Buddha Temple in northern Shaanxi.