Chapter 35 The Past Section 11 Sorrow
In Tongtai Temple, the abbot held the bloody robe in his hand, his hands trembled, this kind of thing had not happened for decades, and he could not believe that his honest and loyal junior brother would suffer such a tragedy, and he was actually whipped to death. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
He looked at the teachers who escaped from the group sitting in the abbot's hidden cui nunnery, as well as the monks of the Fuxian Temple who followed them, and could only suppress the grief in his heart, these people could not stay in the temple for a long time, then He Zheng was the commander of Yulinwei, he could enter and exit the Tongtai Temple freely, and he had been in the temple for a long time, but he was afraid that He Zheng would commit murder in the temple, and at that time, the emperor who was a monk in the temple would also turn a blind eye and let He Zheng continue to do evil.
"You go to the apse for a while, and today I will arrange for you to go to Jozan Temple, there is also a small nunnery outside Jozan Temple, although it is not too big, you can also allow you to continue to practice. The abbot said to them.
"Abbot, don't you mention the matter of my senior brother to the emperor again? Then the matter of He Zheng beating people to death will just pass? We have already made up our minds to die, and if the matter of my senior brother cannot reach the heavenly court, it is a big deal that I will personally go to the emperor and sue General He. The monk of Fuxian Temple couldn't bear to say.
"This is how a pure heart should be born. You should not live in lust. You should not live in the sound and fragrance of the law. It should have no place to live and its heart should be born. The abbot spoke after a while, "When your abbot brother passed away, he must have made it clear to you, are you still unable to let go of his death at this time? If you insist on pursuing this matter, I am afraid that my senior brother will not be able to surpass the undead in this life." β
After hearing this, the monk's heart sank, and he no longer continued to argue with the abbot. After the abbot waited for his disciples to send all the masters away, he calmed down and came to the door of the meditation room where the current emperor Xiao Yan lived.
The garrison in front of Xiao Yan's door, it was General He Zhenghe, he saw the abbot coming from afar, his heart was not very happy, since the incident in Fuxian Temple, he saw these monks every day, his heart was uncomfortable, looking at everyone as if he couldn't get along with himself.
"What's the matter with the abbot?" He Zheng asked coldly.
"The old monk has something to ask to see the emperor. β
"The emperor is not in the room today, he went to read the scriptures in the scripture pavilion. He Zheng thought of Fan Yu he saw a few days ago, he didn't expect Fan Yuncheng to give birth to two sons who were so outstanding, the eldest son Fan Jun was dignified, with a calm personality, although he was born noble but not ostentatious, he knew at a glance that he was an excellent person among everyone. The youngest son Fan Yu, accompanied the emperor to become a monk in this Tongtai Temple, although there were not many times to meet him, but He Zheng was attracted by the cuteness of the little monk when he saw him, although Fan Yu was forced to become a monk, but he still retained the child's innocence, and did not complain about the sky, and did not rely on the emperor's favor to indulge himself, think about Fan Yuncheng's two children, He Zheng sometimes can't help but feel a little desolate in his heart, he has been fighting all his life, and has not yet started a family, at this time it is past the age of the child Chenghuan's knees, now that he thinks about it, he feels that even if he does a big official position in his life, he can't make up for the regret of having no wife and no children in his lifeγ
After the abbot said goodbye, he hurriedly came to the Tibetan Scripture Pavilion, the Tibetan Scripture Pavilion was very quiet, many monks were immersed in copying the scriptures, that Xiao Yan was sitting opposite Fan Yu, looking at the scriptures copied by Fan Yu in front of him with satisfaction, he didn't think that Fan Yu was young at a young age, but he wrote a very good hand, these days he copied the scriptures with all the scribes in the Scripture Pavilion, presumably slowly in this Buddhist matter, and had a deeper understanding.
"Your Majesty, the old monk has something to ask to see!" The abbot outside the Tibetan Scripture Pavilion recited a Buddha name.
Xiao Yan had no choice but to put down the scriptures in his hand and walked to the door. The abbot of Tongtai Temple on weekdays, except for reciting some scriptures with himself and telling some stories of Buddhism, he has never had any troubles to come to him. Today, the abbot's tone was a little unkind, and his expression was extremely ugly, and Xiao Yan's heart was slightly unhappy.
"What does the abbot want to see me?"
"Back to the emperor, Lao Wei came to meet the emperor for the abbot of Fuxian Temple. β
"Fuxian Temple?" Xiao Yan was stunned, he couldn't remember where this Fuxian Temple was for a while.
The abbot suddenly knelt on his knees, took out the bloody robe from his sleeve, and handed it to Xiao Yan with both hands: "Your Majesty, the abbot of Fuxian Temple was whipped to death, and I hope that the emperor will enforce the law impartially and give my junior brother justice!"
The abbot of Tongtai Temple really frightened Xiao Yan, he had been friends with the abbot for decades, and he had never seen him so out of shape in front of him. Now that he disregarded his identity as the abbot of Tongtai Temple, he said such worldly words, he must have really encountered something big.
"Abbot, please get up and speak, what grievances do you have, and come back to the couplets one by one. Xiao Yan ordered him to get up and speak.
At this time, the abbot's abnormal performance also alarmed the monks in the Tibetan Scripture Pavilion, although they are all monks who have practiced for many years, but seeing the bloody robe in the abbot's hand, this mood still can't help but be a little agitated, they have put down the pen in their hands, most of them stood up, looking out of the door.
At this time, Fan Yu also stopped the pen in his hand, and peeked at the nameless who had been sitting beside him copying the scriptures, the nameless face did not change, and he still dipped the ink and continued to copy the scriptures, as if nothing had happened outside the door.
The abbot waited for Xiao Yan to take the robe before he continued: "This matter is related to the emperor, so Lao Er came to appeal to the emperor to say this, and I hope that the emperor will give my junior brother justice for the sake of Lao Gan's many years of learning Buddhism with the emperor." β
"Something to do with the couplet?" Xiao Yan became more and more surprised the more he listened at this time, he looked down at the blood robe in his hand, and was puzzled in his heart, not knowing why the abbot said this today.
"It was the emperor's Yu Linwei, the abbot of Fuxian Temple whipped to death, the emperor, my Liang has always been a country ruled by law, I think the emperor was strict with the rule of law, so that my Liang national strength is prosperous, the country is peaceful, and now the old man can't imagine that under the emperor's rule, there will be such a tragic thing. β
"Yu Linwei, do you mean that General He's subordinates did it?" Xiao Yan heard this for a long time and talked about my own head, although he was unhappy in his heart, but the abbot must have ironclad evidence at this time, so he dared to tell him about it in front of him, if he didn't let him tell this matter, he was afraid that he would not be able to become a monk in this Tongtai Temple in the future.
"It was General He Zheng He who led people to do it. β
"He Zheng, Lian didn't let him kill people, Lian just asked him to help me investigate some things---- is Fuxian Temple in Yongzhou?" Xiao Yan suddenly remembered what he had arranged He Zheng to do, he was shocked in his heart, and hurriedly asked.
"Your Majesty, the Puxian Temple is in Yongzhou. It was in the Fuxian Temple that General He beat my junior brother to death. The abbot replied hurriedly.
"Someone, invite General He here. Xiao Yan was also confused in his heart, he just sent He Zheng to investigate the matter, but he didn't expect that there would be a lot of death.
At this time, there was silence inside and outside the Tibetan Scripture Pavilion, and all the people inside and outside were afraid of breathing, for fear that if they coughed, the head of the Venerable Master would be cut off by the emperor. At this time, Fan Yu was a little scared in his heart, he raised his head and looked at Nameless who was still copying the scriptures there, the Nameless didn't notice the changes outside his body at all, he just copied the scriptures carefully, without any curiosity or panic.
"Your Majesty, the last hand is ordered to come, I don't know what to order!" He Zheng hurried from the meditation room, he saw the abbot kneeling in front of the emperor at this time, and the emperor's hand, was holding a blood-stained robe, he was stunned in his heart, and suddenly remembered the things in the Fuxian Temple, presumably the monks in the Fuxian Temple had sent the news to the abbot's hands.
"He Zheng, this abbot of Fuxian Temple, but you killed him?" Xiao Yan's face sank and asked in a low voice.
"Your Majesty, the last general will be ordered by the emperor to go to Yongzhou to find clues, and when the last will be looking for clues, he will find out that Zhang Yuanzhi, the former history of Yongzhou, has sent some letters to the abbot of Fuxian Temple, and when the last will go to Fuxian Temple to inquire, the abbot will not admit this matter to death----"
"So you beat him to death?" Xiao Yan was angry in his heart after hearing this, he couldn't imagine that He Zheng would act like this, he had been partial to Buddhism all these years, using Buddhism to benefit all sentient beings and benefit the people, but he couldn't imagine that his Yulinwei commander actually committed murder in the temple, thinking about it made him extremely embarrassed.
"Your Majesty, this matter was originally going to be explained to you after I came back, but the last general wanted to find out the person who took the letter away and then report it to the emperor, but I didn't expect that the evil monk in the Fuxian Temple would come to sue first. I also asked the emperor to give the last general time, so that the last general could tell the truth about Yongzhou slowly. He Zheng replied unhurriedly.
"Hmph, then you can tell me, if you ignore the law of the country and disregard people's lives, then don't blame me for dealing with you according to the law. Xiao Yan naturally couldn't lose the emperor's face in front of the monks.
"Your Majesty, since I received your holy decree, I went north to Yongzhou, and after many inquiries in the state and county, I learned that Zhang Yuanzhi had plotted a rebellion with someone, and handed over the correspondence with this person to the abbot of Fuxian Temple, and asked him to keep it for himself. When I led my men and horses to the Pujin Temple, the abbot did not admit to it. It's just that the monks in the temple can't bear to see the abbot being tortured in the end, so they tell me the truth. The abbot handed over the letter to a lady from the capital for safekeeping, and the lady took the letter and left the Fuxian Temple, and went to the Dezhucui Nunnery, and the last general waited outside the nunnery, and sure enough, he saw this lady, but this lady had great powers, and secretly fled from Yongzhou that night, causing me to come back empty-handed to restore my life. What the last general said was true, but he didn't get real evidence, and he was really ashamed in his heart. β
"Who is that lady?" Xiao Yan asked coldly. The chill in his words made the people around him shudder, and at this time, the supreme emperor, the coldness that emanated from his heart had already made them tremble.