Huo Yuan took more than 300 city defense soldiers and horses to disguise themselves as masked black-clothed bandits in ambush in the woods around Faxiang Temple, until the monks were asleep, Huo Yuan issued an order, he waved his hand: "The action begins! The brothers tied up all the bald donkeys and escorted them to the square, pay attention, don't touch the abbot here, it is the master of Na Hongyi, his martial arts are very high, you are not his opponent, the big bald donkey is dealt with by this seat personally." ”

After Huo Yuan gave the order to act, the group of black-clothed people quickly rushed to the monks' dormitory like a black wind in the night...... The word abbot refers to the place where the abbot of the temple rests and sleeps, and later it was also used as an honorific title for the position of monk. Of course, Master Hongyi lived in the abbot, and in the dead of night, the master still hadn't fallen asleep. He is thinking about why people should do evil? Is it the original nature of human beings who are good? Or is it the original nature of human beings that is evil? Is it the laws and regulations that regulate the wicked people and make them follow the good path? Or are the good people tempted to go astray? Is it that all living beings can be universal? Or can they only pass away with Buddha in their hearts? Is it to feed the tiger with their bodies and take righteousness? Or is it to turn a blind ear and meditate?

Just as Master Hongyi was meditating in the hope of receiving the Buddha's prompts, a little monk stumbled and ran into Master Hongyi's meditation room, he tripped over the threshold when he pushed the door, panicked and couldn't care about the pain: "Master, it's not good, there are more than 300 masked robbers who have taken the temple monks to the square of the Daxiong Treasure Hall to prepare to kill their heads, and the leader of the bandits also said that if the archmage doesn't go to see him in front of the temple, he will start killing the monk until he is killed!"

Just now, when Venerable Hongyi was meditating, he did hear noisy footsteps and various cries in the temple. The Master is meditating, and the emphasis on meditation is to put the knife on the neck, and the mind is not disturbed. Besides, this is a monastery, a place of monastic practice, a daily meal of light vegetables, and one meal a day. If we don't catch money, what can we rob? If we are dedicated to goodness and worship the Buddha wholeheartedly, it is even more impossible to make enemies with the world. So Master Hongyi only thought that what he heard was illusory, and only cared about meditation.

But the little monk in front of him was so panicked, he said that the bandits wanted to kill the disciple. This Master Hongyi couldn't sit still, so the Master retracted, opened his eyes and said calmly: "Don't panic, immediately go to the Daxiong Treasure Hall with the master to check." ”

The area of Faxiang Temple is not very large, and the distance from the abbot to the Daxiong Hall is not too far, and Master Hongyi soon came to the Daxiong Hall. Far away, I saw the square in front of the Daxiong Treasure Palace, the pine oil torches were lit brightly, and nearly 100 monks knelt on the ground. Next to each monk stood two masked bandits armed with steel knives, one of which was already on the monk's neck. This posture is to wait for orders, and then the knife rises and falls.

Master Hongyi stepped up his pace, and as soon as he came to the square, Huo Yuan came out head-on: "Master is finally willing to come out? I've been waiting for a long time!" Master Hongyi saluted the masked man: "Forgive the old man for the crime of being late, I don't know what the donor means by leading the crowd to come here with a murder weapon? Why embarrass innocent disciples? Even if there is a festival, why can't you sit down and talk about it?"

Huo Yuan smiled, and said viciously with a fierce light in his eyes: "Archmage Jiuwen has compassion and merit in sacrificing oneself to benefit all sentient beings. Isn't it true that people do not come to this world to eat, drink, and have fun, nor do they come to glory and wealth. Is it for the sake of cultivating the Dharma, giving up one's own skin, upholding the Dharma with one's death, and passing away in Nirvana? Now I want to see with my own eyes that you will sacrifice your life to save the people, and as long as the Dharma Master dies here, all the monks in the Dharma Xiang Temple will be spared death. Otherwise, they will all be slaughtered!"

Master Hongyi only frowned slightly, folded his hands, and chanted the Buddha's name: "Amitabha, it's not a problem for the old man to pass away, the old man just wants to ask Your Excellency before he passes away." What grievances do you have with the monks of Faxiang Temple?" Huo Yuan waved his hand coldly, only to see a flash of cold light, and a monk kneeling next to him had already landed on the ground, and blood was dripping like a spring. Huo Yuan then said: "Archmage, aren't you afraid of death like the laity?, every minute you live, a human head will fall to the ground, you can watch it yourself." As long as you dare to sit down, not only will all the monks of Faxiang Temple be spared death, but even Xia and all the righteous people will kneel to see the Grand Master ascend to heaven!"

Huo Yuan pointed to a pile of dry wood in front of the Daxiong Treasure Hall, where there was a pile of more than two meters high. Master Hongyi did not speak again, he silently walked to the pile of materials, sat cross-legged, his eyes slightly closed, and held a rosary to recite Buddhist scriptures silently. Huo Yuan glanced at the person next to him, and a man in black jumped over and set fire to the pile of wood.

The pile of materials instantly ignited a raging fire, and Master Hongyi in the firelight was like a flat lake, calm and meditative. It was as if the fire was burning only a shell, and the mage's soul was gradually wandering away from the shell and gradually flying to heaven. At this moment, even Huo Yuan felt the majesty of the mage, and he couldn't help but kneel down for Master Hongyi, and everyone present also knelt down, and the monks all cried bitterly......

As soon as Master Hongyi died, Huo Yuan did not lose his words, he led people to quickly evacuate the Faxiang Temple, and the monks who survived the catastrophe began to collect the relics of the monk after his death, preparing to build a Buddha relics pagoda for the master in the future, and some people went to the government to report the case. It was late at night when Lu Zhenshou received the report, the matter was serious, he didn't dare to slack off in the slightest, Lu Zheng immediately reported the case to Cui Long, the secretary of Jinyi Wei.

In fact, without Lu Zhenshou's report, Jin Yiwei also secretly controls Huo Yuan at all times. Huo Yuan privately transferred troops to besiege Faxiang Temple and forced Master Hongyi to death, Cui Long had already gotten the news, but he had no way to take Huo Yuan now. After all, Huo Yuan is the prince's person, even if the emperor takes the prince now, there is no good strategy, although the atmosphere is still harmonious on the surface, but he is on guard in his heart.

Lu Zhenshou saw that Cui Yuan had not spoken for a long time, so he dared to ask: "Master Cui, that Huo Yuan has been doing evil in Furong Town for a long time, and now he has privately transferred troops and forced the mage to death, this is a capital crime! For example, the current crown prince is not the emperor's own son, but the power behind him is extremely powerful. The emperor is now facing not only the problem of the crown prince, but also the foreign army is eyeing the rich Huaxia Kingdom. According to the internal military intelligence report: the Mengnu country in the northwest, the Manjin country in the north, the island country in the east, the Dongying country, and these three countries flew into the sky in a hurry before Chiyou had time to recover, so that these three little fart countries have become the climate, and they are mobilizing strong troops to attack our Great China at any time.

The Great Huaxia Kingdom is now in the midst of internal and external troubles, and every step must be cautious, so it is even more impossible for the emperor to tear his face with the prince now, and the prince's subordinates will not be able to move for the time being, the time is not yet ripe, but these cannot be revealed too much to Lu Zhenshou. Cui Long also thought for a while, and then said: "Lord Lu, Furong Town is an important economic and military town in Huaxia, naturally there will be many forces competing here, at present, there are too many places to take care of the power on the emperor's side, and many details are not taken into account, and we as courtiers should share the emperor's worries, Lord Lu, as the supreme governor of Furong Town, although he cannot control the local soldiers and horses of the military department, but your subordinates should also take action, I have heard of the four famous catches in Furong Town when I was in the capital, but it is not ordinary!" You let them all out and monitor the city defense soldiers and horses of Furong Town and the Huadong Town Field Corps stationed thirty miles outside Furong City, this East China Town is the empire's 200,000 elite iron cavalry in the east, and it is also the empire's most powerful A field mobile force, it can be said that East China Town, the world! Your task is to monitor the ...... of East China Town."

Lu Zhenshou and Cui Long also talked secretly about the early hours of the morning. After this night's negotiation, Lu Zhenshou basically understood the emperor's intentions, and his most critical task now is to send the four major arresters out to carry out the tasks arranged by Jinyiwei, and if there is an incident in Faxiang Temple, let it go for the time being...... (To be continued......)