After saying goodbye to Yin Yi, Wei Ran did not return to the mansion, but called the general guarding the door and knocked on the door of Jiankang late at night.

Jiankang City was already under curfew at this time, and Wei Ran and his party were very dazzling when they walked on the main street.

But seeing Wei Ran riding a high-headed horse, followed by dozens of armor soldiers on both sides, the momentum was quite loud.

The forbidden army patrolling the night saw Wei Ran standing aside one after another and made way for Wei Ran.

When the captain of Jiankang Dongmen saw Wei Ran coming, he immediately stepped forward and asked, "King Qin, are you going out of the city late at night?" ”

Wei Ran was noncommittal, but just reached out and took out the token, which was given by Xiao Ju, and he could enter the palace and Jiankang at any time, and the captain did not dare to slack off when he saw this, and immediately ordered the city gate to be opened.

When the soldiers on the left and right heard this, they immediately opened the city gate and let Wei Ran out of the city.

After Wei Ran left, everyone talked about it, saying that they had never seen King Qin leave Jiankang late at night.

The captain said solemnly at this time: "King Qin must have something important to do when he goes out of the city late at night, and everyone is not allowed to ask, nor communicate, and no one is allowed to leak the news." ”

Seeing everyone's puzzled eyes, the captain scolded: "Do you know why you can only look at the gate? King Qin's face was full of murderous aura just now, and the armor soldiers around him even brought the weapons they were fighting on the battlefield, so they definitely didn't go out of the city to relax, they just needed to guard the city gate, and don't worry about anything else. ”

After Wei Ran went out of the city, he went directly to the Tongtai Temple in the east of the city, the Tongtai Temple is a famous temple in the Southern Dynasty, the Emperor Sima Gong believed in Buddhism, and had sacrificed himself in the Tongtai Temple many times, so the Tongtai Temple is also known as the first temple in the Southern Dynasty.

Even if Xiao Huan succeeded to the throne as emperor later, in order to show respect for the previous dynasty, he also treated Tongtai Temple quite politely, so for a long time, Tongtai Temple has become a symbol of Buddhism in the Southern Dynasty.

The reason why Wei Ran wanted to go to Tongtai Temple was because he got Yin Yi's hint, and after Wei Ran walked not far from Tongtai Temple, he ordered all the soldiers to stand by, and he only brought three or four domestic servants, and knocked on the door of Tongtai Temple with a light dress.

Seeing Wei Ran and several people behind him, Xiao Shami just folded his hands and recited the Buddha's name, and asked, "All the donors, come here late at night, I don't know what is going on?" ”

Wei Ran pretended to say at this time: "My Buddha is merciful, I am waiting to come from Wu County, I don't want to be delayed on the road, Jiankang has a curfew, and I want to borrow a night in your temple." ”

When Xiao Shami heard this, he couldn't make a decision, so Wei Ran took out ten taels of silver in his mouth and handed it to Xiao Shami: "My Buddha is merciful, this is the incense money for your temple." ”

Xiao Shami refused, and said: "The donor is polite, but the poor monk really can't be the master in this matter, and the donor should wait for a while, and wait for the poor monk to ask the abbot." ”

Seeing the back of the little novice in the distance, Wei Ran frowned, and then said to the four of them, "Have you ever carried a short blade?" ”

Seeing everyone nodding, Wei Ran ordered with satisfaction: "I will give the weapon to the people in the temple in a while, to calm their hearts, and I will wait for the short blade." ”

After a short time, the little novice came back and said to Wei Ran: "Donor, please come in, the abbot is waiting for you in the Buddha Hall." ”

Wei Ran nodded slightly, and then followed Xiao Shami into the Tongtai Temple.

Tongtai Temple is magnificent, Wei Ran walked for a long time before he arrived outside the Buddha Hall.

Wei Ran was about to enter, but Xiao Shami stopped Wei Ran and said: "Donor, in the land of Buddhism, you can't see the blade, and please ask the donor to give the weapon to the little monk first." ”

Wei Ran picked up the Taiping Sword, but did not hand it to Shami, but handed it to his general, and said to Shami: "This is my father's relic, it is inconvenient to fake my hands, I can go in alone." ”

The little novice glanced at the abbot, and Master Kongshan only nodded slightly.

Wei Ran walked into the Buddhist hall, sat cross-legged on the futon, looked at the old monk in front of him, and sighed in his heart.

Master Kongshan looks kind, but his eyes seem to be unable to open, giving people the feeling that the whole person seems to be sleeping.

After being silent for a long time, Master Kongshan spoke: "Lord Wei Shi came here late at night, and there must be a deep meaning when he wants to come. ”

Wei Ran was shocked, and immediately looked around, the person in front of him actually recognized him, and he was very suspicious that there was an ambush in the temple.

"Lord Wei Shi doesn't have to be like this, the reason why the poor monk recognizes you is because he recognizes your sword."

"How can the Master recognize my saber?"

"Before the poor monk became a monk, he was a general of Great Qi, and he fought with Wei Xian on the battlefield, that is, Ling Zu, and his left arm was cut off by this sword, so he didn't recognize it."

Wei Ran saw at this moment that Master Kongshan's left arm was empty, and he couldn't help but exhale softly: "Amitabha." ”

Master Kongshan said: "The King of Qin is sacrificing in Zhongshan today, and he came to visit my temple late at night. ”

Wei Ran straightened up at this moment and asked, "Since this is the case, please tell the master about it." ”

"In the eyes of King Qin, we are all useless people, and now we are taking in the children of all ethnic groups here, and we deserve death, yes or no?"

"Exactly,"

"In the eyes of King Qin, the lives of ordinary people are the same as those of the powerful and nobles, yes or no?"

"That's right."

"That's it, my Buddha is merciful, although Lao Qu is the presiding officer of Tongtai Temple, but he can't control the affairs of Tongtai Temple. I was originally a general of the Southern Qi Dynasty, after being defeated by Wei Xian, I was disheartened, left the battlefield, and threw myself into the Tongtai Temple, fortunately the teacher valued, passed on my mantle, let me inherit the abbot's position, but this Tongtai Temple, also like the temple, I am the abbot, there is a reason to protect the temple. But seeing the catastrophe of Tongtai Temple coming, I can't help but do my best.

"How did the master know that the catastrophe of Tongtai Temple was coming?"

"King Qin has nothing to do but go to the Three Treasures Palace, he must know something to come here. There are indeed many sons of powerful people in Tongtai Temple, and King Qin only needs to spend one night in Tongtai Temple to find out. My Buddha is merciful, why did the King of Qin make such a killing, and make more good karma, wouldn't it be a good thing. ”

When Wei Ran heard this, he laughed for a while, and said coldly: "Jiangnan 480 Temple, how many buildings are in the smoke and rain. The king's order, under the nose of the people under the yang and yin disobey, you as a monk, but the interests of the heart, nothing more than the value of the scholars and the magnates of the annual incense money, this king said yes or not? ”

"No, those children of the scholar clan don't have much ability, so why go to the battlefield and die in vain?"

"The battlefield is cruel, the death of the peasant should go to the battlefield for them, and the glory will be returned to the warrior clan, leaving only the bones of the peasant family?"

Wei Ran was indignant at this time, and said: "It is said that the monks are pure and have no quarrel with the world, but they have to get involved in this worldly dispute and take advantage of His Majesty's privileges over you, so they act arbitrarily. ”

Master Kongshan was speechless for a while, but Wei Ran pressed step by step: "I asked the master, do you have any family?" ”

"The poor monk has no family anymore."

"When the master entered Tongtai Temple, were his parents still there?"

"Mother is still at home."

"Does the master have an heir?"

"The poor monk fought on the battlefield at a young age, and although he married a wife, he did not have children."

"Did the master ever miss his mother at home, and did he ever come home when his mother died?"

"No, since the poor monk is a monk, everything in the world has nothing to do with the poor monk."

"Empty and bald donkey, your family has an old mother, but you don't serve filial piety, the family has a wife, but it makes it alone, you are the son of the family, but you have not left a blood for the family, you are the general of the Great Qi, but you are greedy for life and fear of death and would rather escape into the empty door, you also have a lot of soldiers under your command, but you have betrayed the oath in the army, you are such a disloyal, unrighteous and unfilial person, now I am talking about Buddhism, don't you think it's ridiculous!"