Li Qiufeng only read about the deeds of Monk Huaiyi in the book, but he didn't know much about the details. At this time, listening to Sun Guangming talk eloquently, although he solved a lot of doubts, he was full of doubts in his heart. I secretly thought that Sun Guangming was only in his thirties, but where did he know so many secrets of the Tang Dynasty?

Sun Guangming used the wooden stick in his hand to stir the dead branches burning in the fire, and then said: "The book of Tang says that the Vientiane Divine Palace is majestic and magnificent, and it is the best at home and abroad, and it costs tens of millions of gold and silver? ”

When he said this, he looked at Li Qiufeng and said, "Do you know what kind of ending this Vientiane Divine Palace ended up in?"

Li Qiufeng said: "I'm ashamed to say that I haven't read Tang Shu. However, I have heard a lot of folk rumors. It is said that after the Huaiyi monk built the Ming Hall, he invited Wu Zetian to the Ming Hall to worship the sky. Monk Huaiyi spent great effort for this ceremony. It was the fifteenth day of the first month, the Shangyuan Festival. The imperial court canceled the curfew, and the people's homes were also decorated with lights, and the world was carnival. Monk Huaiyi instructed the monks to dig a five-zhang deep pit on the ground of the Ming Hall, bury the Buddha statue in advance in the big pit, and set up organs around it. Then a palace was built on the pit with brocade. After Wu Zetian led the kings of the Wu clan and the ministers of the court to the Ming Hall, the monk Huaiyi secretly ordered his subordinates to activate the mechanism, and the Buddha statue was driven by the mechanism, slowly rising from the bottom of the pit until it rose to the palace made of brocade. The kings of the Wu clan and the ministers of the court did not know that the Huaiyi monk had set up a mechanism in advance, and it looked as if this Buddha statue had jumped out of the ground. When Monk Huaiyi ordered skilled craftsmen to build this big Buddha, it was carved according to Wu Zetian's face. When the kings of the Wu clan and the ministers of the court saw the Buddha, they were really shocked, and they fell to their knees one after another, shouting long live. Even the ministers loyal to Li Tang, who had always been dissatisfied with Wu Zetian, thought that it was the Buddha who appeared and the Wu clan was prosperous.

It is said that in addition to playing tricks in the Vientiane Shrine, the monk Huaiyi also killed a cow a few days in advance, painted a 200-foot-high Buddha with ox blood, and then sent someone to hang this Buddha statue on the Tianjin Bridge, so that the people of Luoyang City bowed and worshipped. Monk Huaiyi said to Wu Zetian that this Buddha statue was painted by a monk with his own blood cut his knees. In this way, I pray that the Tang Dynasty of the Great Zhou Dynasty will be the emperor for thousands of years, and the Wu family will be the emperor.

Monk Huaiyi thought that if he tried his best so hard, he would definitely be able to win Wu Zetian's favor. Unexpectedly, since Wu Zetian arrived in Mingtang, although he has praised Monk Huaiyi and others, his attitude towards Monk Huaiyi has been much colder than before. When the monk Huaiyi threatened to stab the blood and paint the Buddha, and openly supported Wu Zetian to usurp the Tang Dynasty, he thought that the Wu Zhou Revolution was the hero of Kaiyuan, and he would naturally be rewarded by Wu Zetian in front of the kings of the Wu clan and the ministers of the court. Unexpectedly, after Wu Zetian heard this, he just smiled faintly, ignored Monk Huaiyi, dealt with a few words casually, and then drove back to the palace.

"Monk Huaiyi was given a cold reception and resented. After Wu Zetian left, he sat in the Ming Hall, first scolded the monks, and even scolded his cronies with a cane, killing several people on the spot. When the monks saw this, they scattered as birds and beasts. Monk Huaiyi jumped into the courtyard and pointed to the sky and scolded the earth, like crazy. He also asked his subordinates to bring wine and delicacies, and then drank wine and ate meat in the Ming Hall, blaspheming the gods and Buddhas.

Monk Huaiyi was very drunk that night and did not wake up until the next evening. At that time, the abbots and elders of the major monasteries inside and outside Luoyang City gathered in Mingtang and came to meet Monk Huaiyi. This is because when Wu Zetian originally believed in the monk Huaiyi, he once named him a national teacher and was in charge of the world's monasteries. The major monasteries around Luoyang, except for the Great Ci'en Temple, which is a Li Tang royal temple, and Master Xuanzang is also kind to Wu Zetian and is not controlled by Monk Huaiyi, the abbots of the other temples have been replaced by Monk Huaiyi with his cronies. On the sixteenth day of the first lunar month, these monks all came to Mingtang to meet Monk Huaiyi and presented gold and silver treasures to thank Monk Huaiyi for his promotion.

When the monk Huaiyi saw the treasures offered by the monks, he was not happy, and put on a banquet and forced the monks to drink with him. Although these monks are all close associates of the Huaiyi monks, many of them study Buddhism intensively and do not eat meat. When the monk Huaiyi saw that these monks refused to drink and eat, he was furious, and even ordered his cronies to beat these monks to death before the banquet.

When these abbots and elders saw this, they were so frightened that they were about to take their leave. Monk Huaiyi was already drunk at this time, as if crazy. Seeing that the monks were leaving, he punched and beat more than a dozen monks before and after. The monks hugged their heads and ran around, and in the end, only Monk Huaiyi was left in the hall. He pointed to the heavens and scolded the earth, and was so arrogant that he even used candles to ignite the palace built with brocade and burn down the Ming Hall. That night, Luoyang was windy, and the fire spread rapidly by the wind, and soon Mingtang became a sea of fire. When the Ming Hall was first built, it cost a huge amount of gold and silver, and the treasury was exhausted, but it was finally turned into a piece of brocade ash wreckage. When the Ming Hall was burning, the fire was raging, illuminating the divine capital Luoyang as if it were day.

When Wu Zetian heard the news of the burning of the Ming Hall, he was furious, so he ordered a thorough investigation of the matter. The kings of the Wu clan and Princess Taiping have long been extremely jealous of the power of the Huaiyi monk, and they took the opportunity to add fuel and vinegar and speak ill of the Huaiyi monk. At that time, Wu Zetian already had a new favorite, and he was already disgusted with rough men like Monk Huaiyi. After listening to the slanderous rumors of the kings of the Wu clan and Princess Taiping, they became murderous. A few days later, Wu Zetian sent someone to invite Monk Huaiyi to meet him in the Yaoguang Hall in Ziwei City. Monk Huaiyi thought that Wu Zetian had a change of heart and was overjoyed, so he went to Yaoguang Hall proudly. Yaoguang Hall is surrounded by water on all sides, and the scenery is quiet. It's just that if there is a change in the temple, it is extremely difficult to escape. After Monk Huaiyi arrived at the Yaoguang Palace, it was not Wu Zetian who was waiting for him, but Wu Zetian's nephew Wu Youning. When Wu Youning saw that Monk Huaiyi had arrived, he took the cup as a sign and ambushed the soldiers, chopping Monk Huaiyi and his cronies into meat puree......"

When Li Qiufeng said this, he only felt that his mouth was dry and his throat hurt, so he stopped talking. Su Yan hurriedly handed over the water bladder, Li Qiufeng did not refuse, after taking the water bladder, he immediately pulled off the lid, drank a large sip of water, thanked him, and handed the water bladder back to Su Yan.

Sun Guangming smiled slightly and said: "Li Daxia also said that he doesn't read, if you hadn't read the old and new Tang books, you would definitely not know this matter so well." It's just that the things in this book can't be fully trusted. ”

Li Qiufeng saw that he looked confident, and knew that he had something to say, so he immediately said: "I would like to hear Mr. Sun's high opinion." ”

Sun Guangming shook his head and said, "Where do I have any high opinions, it's just a coincidence that I know some inside stories." ”

Li Qiufeng was stunned and said: "By chance, a thousand years have passed since Datang. No matter how lucky Mr. Sun is, he can't go back to Datang and see with his own eyes how Monk Huaiyi burned down Mingtang?"

Sun Guangming smiled: "This is nature. Although Sun can play some tricks such as blind tricks, he is not a god or Buddha after all, so how can he see the situation of that day with his own eyes? It's just that there is no wall in the world that can be breathed, and Wu Zetian, a demon woman, is ruthless, kills countless people, and offends thousands of officials and people in the world. When she did evil, although she had a careful plan, she was still known. By coincidence, I mean that I learned the truth by chance. ”

Li Qiufeng thought to himself, Sun Guangming's origin was suspicious, but he was afraid that the truth he said was just the truth he wanted me to know. But although he thought so, he did not speak. But he heard Sun Guangming say: "On that day, the Huaiyi monk built the Ming Hall, bent on deceiving Wu Zetian and the kings of the Wu clan and their cronies, and wanted to gather and annihilate the Wu clan. It must be known that Wu Zetian, a demon woman, has been in business for many years, and among the officials in the court and all over the country, her minions and cronies do not know how many people. Monk Huaiyi wants to stand on behalf of the demon woman to stand on her own, and it is not enough to kill a Wu Zetian. Even if all the kings of the Wu clan such as Wu Sansi and Wu Chengsi are killed, it is difficult to guarantee that there will be no hidden remnants of the Wu clan in the court. Therefore, he wanted to take the opportunity of worshipping the heavens in the Ming Hall to deceive Wu Zekai and the kings of the Wu clan, together with the ministers of the court, into the Ming Hall, and then set a fire to burn all these people to death. In this way, on the one hand, the Wu clan can be uprooted, so that there will be no fish that slip through the net. On the other hand, in the name of fire, you can get rid of the suspicion of killing yourself, so that if you usurp the imperial power in the future, no one will jump out and scold you for killing too much.

"When Monk Huaiyi built the Ming Hall, he set up an organ in the Ming Hall according to the formation diagram of Zhuge Relic Array. After Wu Zetian and the others arrived at the Ming Hall, they immediately fell into the illusion world......"

When Li Qiufeng heard this, he couldn't help but "pout" and said, "Illusion?"

Sun Guangming nodded and said, "Not bad." It's a fantasy. I know a little bit about illusions. It's just that I'm only a shallow learner, and although I have been practicing for many years, I haven't seen the way, so I can only play some tricks and deceive some reckless people. But when he encounters a martial arts master like Li Daxia, he is seen through at a glance, and it is useless. Alas. ”

Li Qiufeng remembered that in the belly of the mountain under Hutou Rock, he had fallen into the illusion of Yao Guangxiao. At that time, an imperial city suddenly appeared around him, and the city was full of skeleton armies. He and the masters of Huashan, Kunlun, Qingcheng and other factions did not even realize that they were confused by the illusion. If it weren't for Situ Qiao seeing through Yao Guangxiao's mechanism, I am afraid that everyone would have died in the stone chamber long ago. Even so, there are several famous and decent heads who died in the belly of the mountain. This illusion is powerful, but it is definitely not a small skill of carving insects.

Sun Guangming saw that Li Qiufeng was silent, and then said: "It's just that before Wu Zetian went to Mingtang in person, he also listened to Princess Taiping's reminder and took precautions in advance. In addition to the guards around him all replaced by martial arts masters, the nine monks of Shaolin Temple were also dispatched. ”

When Sun Guangming said this, he paused slightly, and said to Li Qiufeng: "Have you ever heard of the names of the nine great monks of Shaolin Temple?"

Li Qiufeng was stunned, shook his head, and said, "This Li has never heard of it, and asked Mr. Sun to explain his doubts to Li." ”