Under various reasons and Sun Ning's insistence, Hanshan Temple finally made concessions and let Sun Ning and the monks of Yunlin Temple live in the temple together.

However, as Sun Ning himself said, only 20 of his subordinates could accompany him, and the other Hangzhou officers and soldiers could only arrange to go to Suzhou to find an official mansion to settle down.

So, Sun Ning and Liang Wentong had a little discussion, and he took other subordinates to Suzhou City and went to the military camp to stay overnight, while Sun Ning accompanied Zhishan and them to officially stay in Hanshan Temple.

For Sun Ning's response and arrangement, the monks of Yunlin Temple are still quite satisfied.

After several distresses along the way, they had already become frightened birds, and it was not difficult to be worried, so they only felt relieved of Sun Ning and them. Now that they can stay in Hanshan Temple with them, and they live in the same courtyard, the safety of them is naturally quite guaranteed.

This also made them trust Sun Ning more and more, and after settling down, Zhishan directly called him to his room, and asked carefully: "Sun Protector, is what you said true?" ”

Sun Ning couldn't understand the meaning of the other party's words for a while, and asked, "What does the master mean?" ”

"It's about the thieves who intercepted us along the way. You say they were instructed to stop us from attending the Festival. ”

"That's just a little speculation, at least not yet."

Sun Ning also said at this time: "If we are in distress in Zhejiang, it can be explained that we are being targeted by the thieves of Tianmu Village and want to grab some money or use it for extortion, then it is found that there are internal eyeliners in the middle of the team, and the subsequent attack on Tongli, it is enough to prove that there are really people behind the scenes who are instructing to deal with the masters."

"Masters, think about it, we don't have much wealth on us along the way, and we haven't made such a life-and-death grudge with others, so who would do whatever it takes to buy the famous bandits in Jiangnan several times to attack us?

"So after some pondering, I can only guess that this is related to the purpose of our visit to Hanshan Temple this time, and some people don't want the masters to come here to take the reputation of Hanshan Temple. After all, the Supreme Master is a well-known master of debate, and for many years, there has not been a monk in the temples in Jiangnan who can compare with you......"

This inference suddenly made the faces of the monks more and more solemn, especially Zhishan, who nodded vigorously after silence: "Indeed, the poor monk has always been restless these days, maybe that's why."

"I also believe that with the minds of the senior brothers of Hanshan Temple, they will not do such a despicable deed, then it can only be the other benefactors in this temple, Tan Yue, acting behind his back......"

"How's that for good? Even though we have arrived here safely, the next seven days of the Festival will inevitably lead to no more accidents......

As one of the monks, Zhifan, expressed his concerns, the worry and panic on everyone's faces became even heavier.

Sun Ning seized the opportunity and said: "That's why I insist on accompanying all the masters to live in Hanshan Temple, so that there is still a care." But this is still not enough, after all, there are only a thousand days to be a thief, how can there be a thousand days to prevent thieves, and it is inevitable that a hundred secrets will be negligent.

"In the following opinion, we must be cautious ourselves, and we must also let the Hanshan Temple take more defenses, such as letting people from the Suzhou government come to protect us to ensure the safety of the next few days."

"What Sun Protector said is very true, and the poor monk also thinks that Hanshan Temple should come forward to invite more Suzhou officers and soldiers to protect our safety......" Someone immediately nodded in agreement.

It is a matter of their own safety, no matter how profound these monks are, they don't dare to joke with their lives at this time, so they all nodded in agreement.

So in the end, Zhishan clapped his hand and said: "Okay, the poor monk will go and talk to the abbot of the temple later, and be sure to let them negotiate with the government." This is not only to keep us safe, but also to ensure that the next seven days of the Festival can go smoothly! ”

With Zhishan coming forward, things will naturally be easier to say.

Moreover, the Hanshan Temple also knew about the two attacks encountered by the monks of Yunlin Temple at this time, which also frightened them.

They were also worried that they would be accused by someone with a heart that all this was secretly instructed by their own family, so they also attached great importance to the safety of the monks in Yunlin Temple, and there was no complaint about Sun Ning and their forced stay in the temple.

As for negotiating with the Suzhou government and letting them send more soldiers and horses to maintain the stability of the festival in the next few days, several major monks of Hanshan Temple also quickly finalized it after discussion, and in the evening of this day, they sent people to Suzhou City.

In this way, in the middle of the night of the second day of the first lunar month, a group of thousands of officers and troops hurriedly came, stationed near the Hanshan Temple, and sent several teams of men and horses to patrol the surrounding area of ten miles, and surrounded the Hanshan Temple like an iron bucket, and it was impossible to let any suspicious people approach at will, let alone let people enter the temple to pose a threat to the monks in it.

However, such a strict defense arrangement can only last for half the night, and after dawn the next day, the deployment of Hanshan Temple can only be withdrawn.

Because on the third day of the third month of March, it is the day of this festival, when there will be countless believers and benevolent people coming to Hanshan Temple, just to pay homage to the description of the great virtues of the Buddhist monks and listen to their profound insights into the Buddhist scriptures and Buddhist principles......

Before the sky was fully lit, Sun Ning, who had only slept for less than two hours, was woken up by the sound of bells and drums, and Xiao Qian beside him also woke up.

The two lay on the stiff wooden bed, looked at each other and smiled, and then slowly got up, dressed up separately, and exchanged views for a while.

"Sun Lang, is it true that you mentioned the crisis to those monks yesterday?"

"Half and half." Sun Ning skillfully pulled up his hair, picked up another hosta and inserted it, and said casually, "At least on the surface, it is really possible to do what I said." ”

"And what about actually?" Xiao Qian also wears men's clothes, and she doesn't trim her eyebrows.

"Actually, it's likely that some people with a deeper purpose are planning it, anyway, I really don't think that those who believe in Buddhism and believe in it to the point of being loyal to Hanshan Temple will have such calculations and tricks, and even do not hesitate to use big thieves like Tianmu Village and Feiyuwu for their purposes. That's a thief who will bring disaster to himself. ”

"Then you still let them go out of their way to invite the officers and soldiers of Suzhou?"

Faced with his wife's question, Sun Ning's expression was quite solemn: "Because of this inference, I need the officers and soldiers of Suzhou to come just in case." I have a hunch that their target may not only be on the monks of Yunlin Temple, but also at this festival! ”