"Abbot, abbot, in one hundred and eight squares of Chang'an City, more than ninety small and medium-sized temples, these days, eighty have been destroyed, seeing that there are more and more people outside the temple, and then don't want to think about countermeasures, I'm afraid that the people outside will come in and forcibly demolish our Daxingshan Temple." The host found the abbot in a panic.

The old abbot stopped the rosary in his hand, and said with a cold expression: "What a trick to hide from the sky and the sea!" We all thought that he would use the little boy who worshiped Buddha as a knife, but we didn't expect that the little boy was just a disguise, and his real target was those inferior monasteries that had something to do with us. ”

"Xiao Rui is worthy of the birth of a bad star, and his moves are ruthless, we were careless for a while, and we actually fell into the way."

The host panicked: "Abbot, what now?" Xiao Rui instigated hundreds of people to come to collect debts, and the temple gate was about to be smashed. Some unreasonable people even used their hands to rip off the courtyard walls. Where in the world have you ever seen such a truth? The incense money was all donated to the Buddha by them, and there is a reason to go back? ”

The abbot sneered: "Those who come to my Daxingshan Temple to give alms, either rich or expensive, this kind of person will not care about a few sesame oil money, and he will also pull down his face and let people ask for it." The people who come are not necessarily our pilgrims. ”

The host was surprised: "That's the villain instigated by Xiao Rui?" ”

The abbot shook his head and said, "No, Xiao Rui used all the money he got from copying other temples to these people to buy people's hearts." These people are all greedy for the money of the Great Xingshan Temple, and all of them have deep karma, and they will inevitably go to the Infernal Hell after death. ”

Hey, my senior abbot, when is it, don't quote the scriptures, let's talk about how to get rid of this group of Diao people.

"Quite simply, the people who come are greedy for money and ignorant people, not our believers. Buddhism was introduced into the Central Plains for hundreds of years, countless believers, and the believers of my Daxingshan Temple are the powerful figures in this Chang'an City. ”

The host explained: "Senior brother abbot, the day before yesterday, the senior brother had sent someone to ask the household servant to help, but the next day he was taken down by the imperial court. ”

The abbot nodded and said: "This shows that the court is supporting it, this is not the business of the Daxingshan Temple family, it is the business of the entire Buddhist gate, only the Buddhist gate can withstand the suppression of the imperial court." Send someone to Songshan Shaolin Temple to deliver a letter, when Li Tang established the country and attacked Luoyang, Shaolin Temple was a force. ”

"Senior brother's clever plan, with the Shaolin Temple coming forward, presumably the emperor will not dare to fall into a notoriety of not repaying his kindness." The host agreed.

The abbot continued: "Inform all the reliable believers in the city that the Daxingshan Temple is offering blessing incense for them, and if it is destroyed by this group of people, don't blame us." ”

The host stroked his palms and praised: "Wonderful, there is this reason, I am not afraid that they will not work." Look at how Xiao Rui alone deals with the dignitaries and nobles of the entire Chang'an. ”

The abbot waved his hand and said: "No, you still have to have someone who can handle Xiao Rui, remember that his father Song Guogong Xiao Yu is dedicated to the Buddha, and Song Guogong has no reaction when he makes such a big move?" ”

The host shook his head, no! It's weird indeed.

The abbot smiled, "It must have been Xiao Rui who let people hide it from his father." sent someone to privately inquire about the location of Xiao Yu, the Duke of Song Guo, and then informed that Buddhism was in distress to see how Xiao Rui passed his father's pass. ”

In the afternoon of the same day, a number of people quietly drilled out of the secret passage of Daxingshan Temple and rushed to the Quartet for help.

In the meantime, where is Xiao Rui? He didn't know that the enemy had a new plan, and at this time he was settling accounts with Prime Minister Fang Xuanling.

These days, the whole city is tossing, the people in front of them are destroying the temple, and the back foot yamen is following the count. Almost everyone has practiced a skilled process, and the people who fight are also very qualified, only beating people and smashing things, and never taking a stitch and thread privately, so that the government can count it clearly, and then distribute it equally.

If anyone takes something without permission, or the people rob it, not only the government will punish it, but the other people will look down on it, and the next temple will not be divided, and they will all go to prison and squat.

Once, when raiding a temple with few people, the people were too lazy to beat people, "Ladies and gentlemen, all the monks inside have surrendered on their knees, and the host is holding the account book and waiting for you to count." ”

The official of the government laughed, "Everyone, this is not in line with the process. Only you had a quarrel and a fight with the temple, and the temple was demolished because of the anger of the people. Only then can our government come forward to quell the people's grievances, and then copy the temple to compensate everyone. Otherwise, we took the initiative to go in and take their account books and money, and it would become the government to clear the monastery, and that would be a political event, and we would be justified and ignored. So, please forgive me, hard work? ”

The people understood, "Understood! Everyone, let's not embarrass the officials. Just follow the old rules, surrender and beat his mother's bald monk. ”

"I'm sorry for the host and everyone, we also followed the process, and in our process, there was no surrender. So...... Forget it, let's start lightly, these monks look very thin, and they must not help fighting. ”

……

In Xiaojiazhuang outside the city, Xiao Yu was playing chess with Emperor Li Yuan, and he didn't know the news of Chang'an City.

At this moment, a fast horse galloped over, and immediately a middle-aged man went straight to Xiao Rui's house, and when he saw Xiao Yu from afar, he began to kneel down and cry: "Seventh uncle, go back to Chang'an City and have a look." Xiao Rui's cousin took hundreds of people and threatened to destroy the Buddha, and soon wiped out all the temples in Chang'an City, and I heard that he would do something to Daxingshan Temple tomorrow. ”

The person who came was the son of Xiao Yu's fourth brother's family, and he also believed in Buddhism since childhood. Only this Xiao family can enter Xiaojiazhuang without hindrance, and no one can sneak in.

What??? Xiao Yu got up suddenly, walked quickly to the visitor, helped him up and asked, "Xiao Qi, what you said is true?" What the hell is going on? Why didn't anyone tell me the news of Chang'an City? ”

Xiao Yu turned his head to look at the housekeeper and the guard, including the captain of the guard, Li Junxian, all of whom lowered their heads and avoided it.

Xiao Yu instantly understood, turned to Lao Li Yuan and smiled bitterly: "Third brother, are you deliberately dragging me these days?" ”

Xiao Yu's wife, Dugu, is the cousin of old Li Yuan. In Xiaojiazhuang, no one calls Lao Li Yuan too emperor, everyone calls him the third master. Xiao Yu naturally also talked about kinship, and Li Yuan ranked third, so calling him the third brother was more close.

Lao Li Yuan persuaded: "Brother Shi Wenxian, you have believed in Buddhism all your life, and you don't want to interfere as a brother. But this time Rui'er is acting for the imperial court, and Buddhism has crossed the line, so you still don't want to get involved. ”

Xiao Yu retorted loudly: "Could it be that the Tang Dynasty also wants to learn from the previous dynasty and can't tolerate Buddhism?" The previous dynasty destroyed the Buddha twice, what happened in the end? Facts have proved that destroying the Buddha was wrong. Buddhism is compassionate and educates sentient beings, you ......"

Old Li Yuan shook his head and said, "Alas...... The reason why I don't want you to get involved is not just because of politics. It's because I'm worried that you won't be able to stand the blow, and if you believe in the Buddha all your life, you may believe it wrong. ”

"Impossible! Who dares to say that the Buddha was wrong...... Wait, is that the rebel? I can't spare him! I taught him to worship Buddha since I was a child, but I didn't expect to end up raising a rebellious son! If you want to move the Buddha Gate, kill me first. Xiao Yu walked out angrily.

"Seventh uncle, seventh uncle, be careful of your body." Xiao Qi, who reported the news, hurriedly followed.

Old Li Yuan reluctantly dropped the chess pieces in his hand and summoned Li Junxian, "Send someone to inform Xiao Rui, get ready, we did our best." In addition, inform Erlang that this Xiao Qi is so blind, and he stands with Buddhism to deal with Xiao Rui at a critical time? Take his official position and knighthood, and go home and farm. ”