Chapter 229: Stay Out
Since he had made up his mind not to let Jishi Temple get involved, of course Han Bing would not agree and let Master Huinian help him.
Therefore, after hearing Master Hui Nian's words that he was going to break the vows, he hurriedly spoke out to dissuade him: "Master! Jishi Temple is, after all, a temple to protect the country, how can you get involved in court disputes and fights in the rivers and lakes? What's more, you still have the key in your hand, so you have the responsibility of protecting the god pillar, how can you lightly say that you are in danger?"
"But you also have the key in your hand, and it is your duty to protect you. How can you see you alone in danger while you stand by?"
Master Hui Nian's voice was solemn, and his face was resolute, obviously having made up his mind.
Seeing that persuasion could not be successful, and time was pressing, Han Bing suddenly rolled his eyes, and thought that he could use the cunning he had always been best at to coax this upright master to change his mind.
"Master, do you know that your disciple Zhitong is actually a secret agent of the Great Interior?"
When Master Huinian heard this, he couldn't help but be stunned, shook his head and said: "Zhitong entered my Buddhism twelve years ago, and he has always been cautious, how can he be a secret agent in the inner world?"
"He was originally a secret agent sent by Zheng Yong to the temple to monitor the family teacher. After the family teacher left the temple, he was left by Zheng Yong again, in order to investigate the secrets of the underworld. It's a pity that his every move fell into our eyes, and he used the news he transmitted to Zheng Yong to set up today's situation. β
"Amitabha, the donor is saying that the people who sneaked into the temple today were all deliberately attracted by you?"
Master Hui Nian looked at Han Bing with a puzzled face, only to feel that this young man's words and deeds were really incredible.
"Not bad. β
Han Bing told a lie without blinking, and then used a few words of truth to confuse the public: "And we also deliberately misled Zhitong, making him think that the place where the master and I met was in the abbot's meditation room." Presumably he's lurking around there at the moment, watching over you, the master in the form of Zhiming, in the meditation room. β
Master Hui Nian suddenly asked puzzledly: "If Zhitong is really a secret agent of the Great Interior, he should naturally know where the entrance to the mansion is, why are you confused by you to monitor the abbot's meditation room?"
"Just because although this Zhitong is a secret agent in the Ouchi, he has been doing things for Zheng Yong, and the emperor probably doesn't know about the existence of this person. Besides, how could the emperor tell others about this secret related to the number of great abundance?"
"You mean-" Master Huinian raised his eyebrows in surprise, "Zheng Yong is actually doing things behind the emperor's back?"
Han Bing nodded and said: "Zheng Yong should have long harbored different ambitions, and his ambition has been exposed by secretly colluding with King Ji!"
Now that Zhao Zhan is dead, what he is planning has not been accomplished, and he is likely to turn to the northerners, which is why he wants to protect that Gong Yan.
The masters who infiltrated the temple today should have been sent by Zheng Yong, not by the emperor's instructions.
And the purpose of Zheng Yong's move must be to seize the key, open the door of the underworld, and then try to destroy the pillar of the protector and shake the country. β
Although Master Hui Nian became more and more frightened the more he listened, he felt that what Han Bing said was definitely not deliberately sensational, but should have happened.
So, after pondering for a while, he finally said in a deep voice: "Amitabha, since the donor has seen through Zheng Yong's tricks, he must have come prepared today."
It's just that as you said, there are already hidden secret agents sent by Zheng Yong in this temple, and at this time, I don't know how many Ouchi masters have also sneaked in, and you are afraid that you are aloneββ"
Han Bing smiled slightly, and said, "Master can rest assured, another purpose of my coming here today is to eliminate the Ouchi secret agents lurking in Jishi Temple in one fell swoop. As for those masters who just broke into the temple, they should all be Zheng Yong's henchmen, so naturally they can't be left.
However, although I had already planned a way to get rid of them, I still couldn't help but worry that I would make some mistakes in my actions, which might disturb the monks in the temple.
Therefore, I still need your help to appease the monks and protect their safety when the time comes. β
Master Huinian saw that Han Bing spoke easily and firmly, and his expression looked confident, so he also put his mind at ease.
"Amitabha, even if this is the case, it is inconvenient for the old man to intervene in it, so as not to hinder the action of the donor. As for the safety of the monks in the temple, you don't have to worry, the old man will take care of them. β
Seeing that Master Huinian believed his half-truthful statement, and finally stopped insisting on helping him, Han Bing couldn't help but secretly breathe a sigh of relief.
Master Huinian thought that as long as the Ouchi master who infiltrated the temple was not sent by the emperor, the number should not be too large, and he believed that Han Bing could deal with it alone.
But he didn't expect it at all that it was precisely because these people were not sent by the emperor that the situation faced by Han Bing was even more dangerous.
Because at this moment, the emperor's people have all been ambushed outside the temple. And their number will probably be several times that of the enemy in the temple!
Surrounded by strong enemies, the only choice Han Bing could make was to ensure that Master Huinian was safe and sound.
Because Han Bing believes that the emperor's purpose of seizing the key is completely different from Zheng Yong.
The emperor's purpose in seizing the key was just to prevent people from knowing the secret of his tampering with the edict and plotting to seize the throne, but he did not have the slightest idea of destroying the divine pillar and shaking the great wealth.
So all he needed was to master one of the two keys and make sure that no one could open the door to the underworld.
Moreover, it is impossible for the emperor not to remember the admonition of the master of repentance before his death, and the key to Qiankun must be held by two people separately to ensure the safety of the Protector Pillar.
Since it is impossible for the emperor to hold two keys by himself, then comparatively speaking, the other key is still placed in Jishi Temple, the temple that protects the country, and is kept by Master Huinian, a monk who protects the temple, which will be more reassuring to him.
Although the emperor once thought about getting rid of Master Huinian, it was more out of fear at that time. He was afraid that Master Hui Nian would collude with the fleeing Prince Ding to plot his own throne. And after he confirmed that Master Huinian and Prince Ding had nothing to do with him, he had already stopped plotting to kill Master Huinian.
Therefore, today, as long as Master Huinian does not make a move, and does not openly stand up against the emperor in order to protect the cold ice, he can stay out of the matter and continue to protect the Jishi Temple and the Protector Pillar.
However, Han Bing knew that it was not the emperor's people who really threatened the safety of Master Huinian at this moment, but the master of the Great Inner sent by Zheng Yong.
Therefore, he had already made a plan, before he could fight the enemies outside the temple, he must first wipe out the enemies inside the temple and completely remove the threat faced by Master Hui Nian.
This time, I'm afraid that this holy place of Buddhism will be a mess again!
"Good and evil cause and effect are all determined by heaven. β
Thinking of what Abbot Huijue said to him not long ago, the kind and generous face of the master appeared in front of him again, and Han Bing couldn't help but smile silently, and his heart was also relieved.
Master Huinian has been in Buddhism for a long time, and his mind is pure, where can he think of these thoughts that Han Bing is turning in his heart at this moment?
Seeing Han Bing's sudden smile, he thought that this young man was excited about the plan to eliminate the traitor that he was about to implement, so he couldn't help but shake his head with a smile, and put his palms together and said, "Amitabha, since the plan has been decided, the donor will go up with the old man." β
Han Bing nodded with a smile on his face.