Chang Feng and the others followed Zhu Youzhu and were about to enter the temple.

Ji Xiao stopped him and pointed at Huzi: "Dogs are not allowed to enter the temple, otherwise it will be blasphemy against the Buddha." ”

Chang Feng said: "National teacher, Buddhism has the virtue of a good life." Dogs are also spiritual. How can entering the temple desecrate the Buddha? ”

Zhu Youzhi didn't know the importance of Huzi in finding the secret room of the secret cellar. He said casually: "Since the Great Yongchang Temple has this rule, let's follow the customs." ”

Zhu Youzhu spoke. Changfeng had to obey. He handed over the tiger to a regimental soldier to take care of.

And they all entered the temple.

Chang Feng saw a sign erected in front of the Daxiong Treasure Hall.

A few lines of words were written on the sign: "This temple is forbidden to bring its own incense candles." Bringing your own incense candles does not have the sincerity of offering the Three Jewels; no merit; No good fortune; There is no Buddha to protect it. ”

Chang Feng couldn't help but laugh in his heart: the feelings can only be recognized by the Buddha with the incense and candles bought at a high price from the temple.

Everyone in the world believes that the most profitable business in the Ming Dynasty is the salt industry.

In fact, the most profitable "business" in the Ming Dynasty is the temple.

Hong Wuye was born as a traveling monk and believed in the Buddha. At the beginning of the founding of the Ming Dynasty, there was no tax on temples.

On the one hand, the temple has large donations from pilgrims.

On the one hand, because there is no need to pay taxes, the temple does a lot of business. Use the donations of good men and women to wantonly lend usury.

While amassing a large amount of money through lending, they also annexed a large amount of land.

The fortune of the temple is getting bigger and bigger.

After Xuanzong ascended the throne, he sighed: no longer restrict temples. In one hundred and eighty years, I am afraid that the surname "Buddha" in this world will not be "Zhu".

As a result, starting with Emperor Xuanzong, several subsequent emperors pursued a policy of taxing temples and curbing the expansion of temple power.

However, once an organization has a huge amount of wealth, it will pave the way with a lot of money and look for its own agents in the court.

The great temples in the world all have intertwined interests with important ministers of the imperial court.

In this dynasty, Emperor Chenghua believed in Buddhism and Taoism. The power of the temple has risen further.

Becoming a monk became an iron rice bowl. The temple became a big business.

Not to mention anything else, just say that this great Yongchang Temple strictly prohibits pilgrims from bringing their own incense candles.

A bundle of ninety-nine incense, and the temple sells it for twenty dollars. The temple sells for a tael of silver. There are dozens of times the windfall profits.

Not to mention the rest of the businesses such as lending, opening a tooth shop, opening a rice shop, and merging acres of land.

And they all entered the hall of the Great Majesty.

Xiao Jing, the steward of the East Palace, said: "Chang Feng." The safety of His Royal Highness is related to the foundation of the country. You immediately patrol the area to prevent any Assassins from hiding. ”

Chang Feng arched his hand: "Yes, Grandpa Xiao." ”

Ji Xiao scolded in his heart: It seems that I guessed right! The prince is here to find ballast today! It's strange, could it be that he knew so quickly that more than sixty women were hiding in the Great Yongchang Temple?

Hmph, it's a good thing my secret room is very hidden, and he can't find evidence.

Changfeng out of the Daxiong Treasure Palace. Xu Fatzi and others are already waiting for him to find the missing woman.

Chang Feng saw that the more than 500 monks in the temple were under the centralized supervision of the soldiers of the 12th regiment battalion.

The commander of these 3,000 soldiers is the prince's henchman, the commander of the rear army, and the fierce general Ye Guang.

Ye Guang was afraid that the monks of the temple would be unfavorable to the prince. simply found a reason: "Please ask the warrior monks to overkill the soldiers at the border pass." ”

Chang Feng lowered his voice and said to Xu Fatzi: "Let's work!" ”

The layout of the great temple of Daming is basically the same. Entering the temple gate, there are bell towers and drum towers on the left and right.

On the front is the Hall of the Heavenly King. Behind the Tianwang Hall is the Daxiong Treasure Hall, and further south is the Eternal Life Library.

On the left and right sides of the Changsheng Library are monks' rooms and dining halls.

Behind the Changsheng Treasury is a pagoda.

Chang Feng decided to start with the monk's room.

He ordered fifty of his men to go into the various monks' houses separately to look for clues.

He himself entered Jixiao's monk's room with Xu Fatzi.

As soon as he entered the monk's room, Chang Feng sighed: "Where is this monk's room." It's clearly a small palace! ”

The stepping bed in the monk's room was twice as large as the one copied out of Cai Zhong's mansion. The furnishings are simply luxurious.

Chang Feng came in a hurry, and he didn't bring a treasure ring and a silver stirrup. But compared to Huzi's failure to enter the temple, these are nothing.

Chang Feng came to the bed first. He carefully rummaged through the futon and suddenly found a sinuous hair.

Chang Feng judged that there was no hair on the monk's head, and this sinuous hair was naturally down.

He frowned: "Bad luck." ”

He was still a boy and didn't know the mystery.

Xu Fatzi gasped: "My God." Among those women, there shouldn't have been Jixiao's bad chastity, right? ”

Chang Feng asked, "Why do you say this?" ”

Xu Fatzi said: "You don't understand this." The hair of a woman's thing is different from that of a man. But just as meandering. ”

"This one is so thin, it doesn't look like a man's hair. It's like a maid......"

Chang Feng's complexion changed.

Xu Fatzi hurriedly comforted him: "It's just a night's work." The man's energy is limited, and there have been six times in one night at most in Yihong Mansion. Even if you get one at a time....... More than sixty women! ”

"At most, there is a chance that your Xiaoyan will be damaged by Jixiao."

Xu Fatzi's ability to comfort people is really not good.

Beads of sweat broke out on Chang Feng's head.

Xu Fatzi lightly slapped himself: "Look at my rotten mouth, what are you talking about." Don't care. ”

When I was looking for the letter box that autumn night last year, there was a four-hour deadline.

There is no deadline for the search for the missing woman. Chang Feng was just as anxious.

He doesn't care about so-called chastity. What he cares about is that Liu Xiaoyan suffered an unforgettable injury.

He used his middle knuckle as a treasure ring, knocking on the floor, searching the walls, looking for the secret chamber that could lock people up.

After a moment of effort, Ji Xiao's monk's room was searched. Nothing.

The rest of his subordinates also reported one after another, but they did not find the secret room of the secret cellar.

Chang Feng said: "No." The Great Eishoji Temple is too big. It's too time-consuming to find it this way! I still have to bring the tiger in. ”

Hengzhi Jixiao accompanied Zhu Youzhu in the Daxiong Hall to "pray for blessings". Chang Feng came to the temple gate and secretly brought the tiger in.

The next step was to search the hall. That is, the place where the monks cook and eat.

Chang Feng brought Huzi into the dining hall and let Huzi sniff Liu Xiaoyan's belly pocket.

The tiger has its tail erected and sniffs left and right in the hall.

Suddenly, he barked in front of the stove! The tail is also cocked.

Chang Feng and Xu Fatzi were overjoyed and walked over.

I saw a wooden door panel on the floor of the kitchen stove, and a copper ring hung on the board.

Chang Feng frowned: "Could it be the entrance to the secret passage?" It's so blatantly built here? Without mincing matters? ”

Xu Fatzi answered: "Yes, at least you have to cover it with some firewood or something to cover it up." ”

Chang Feng took a deep breath and pulled open the copper ring.

It turned out to be ......

Under the wooden door panel, there is indeed a dark cellar. However, the vault was only two feet deep.

It's not a woman hidden in the vault. But...... Three or four lamb fans.

When Huzi was in Beizhen Fusi, he ate lamb wrapped in silver foil all day long, not only remembering the taste of silver, but also remembering the smell of mutton!

Therefore, when he smelled the smell of mutton, he barked incessantly.

Xu Fatzi said: "Amitabha." This group of pure-hearted monks with few desires is really good at eating. ”

Chang Feng said: "Well, the mutton on the kitchen stove is too eye-catching." So they dug a small cellar to store the mutton. ”

Chang Feng wasted two moments of effort, and searched the hall and found no abnormalities.

At this time, Xiao Jing, the steward brand, walked in.

Xiao Jing said: "Chang 100 households. The prince said that he would stay at the temple for one night at most. Tomorrow, before dawn, he will have to return to Fengtianmen to preside over the hearing at the Imperial Gate. ”

"He's gone, so there's no reason for you to stay in the temple and search around."

"In other words, you still have half a night and a night to find the missing woman."