Chapter Twenty-Three: Punish the Thief and Kill the Chicken, Monkey, and Police Woman
The Wei and Jin dynasties of the Three Kingdoms were an era of cultural creation, conflict and integration, and an era in which people's hearts were full of freedom and were not bound by the world. The supremacy of Confucianism in the Han and Han dynasties was broken, and philosophy, literature, art, historiography, and science and technology were innovated one after another, and some became independent studies. Contemporary thought includes metaphysics, Taoism, and Buddhism, which spread from India to the east.
Along the Silk Road, although Buddhism was transmitted to the Central Plains as early as the early years of the Eastern Han Dynasty, it has always belonged to a small minority because of the serious conflict with traditional Chinese culture and the traditional Confucianism and Taoism views, and most of the believers are upper-class princes and nobles. At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the Yellow Turban Rebellion, and then after the War of the Three Kingdoms, after more than half a century of war, the Central Plains Paradise in the past was mired in endless war turmoil. At this time, Buddhism, which advocates the reincarnation of karma, came in handy, and the doctrine of the cycle of cause and effect was in line with the life experience of people who were suffering in this life and looking forward to the next life. And the purification of sentient beings and compassion provide a harbor of sustenance for the suffering people. Buddhism slowly spread among the common people. After the Jin Dynasty, although the government explicitly did not allow Han Chinese to become monks, Buddhism had gradually expanded among the lower classes. Unexpectedly, this Guo also believes in Buddhism, or it may be that she knows that she is jealous and greedy, and she has long been full of evil, and she is afraid of karma.
This King Kong Cliff Temple, also known as the White Horse Temple, is located in the west of Luoyang City, and is the first government-run temple after Buddhism was introduced to China. It was built in the 11th year of Emperor Yongping of the Ming Dynasty of the Eastern Han Dynasty (68 AD) and has a history of more than 200 years. It is known as "Shiyuan" and "Ancestral Garden" by the Central Plains Buddhist circles, and there are countless incense burns on weekdays. Luoyang, whether it is a dignitary or an ordinary person, has to go to burn incense and make a wish every once in a while.
From the west gate of the west city wall of Luoyang City - Yongmen out, and then go straight to the west along the official road, after a section of winding mountain road, you will arrive at the mountain gate, and the mountain gate is the King Kong Cliff Temple. Guo took his two daughters Jing Feng and Hui Feng and a group of maids and servants to Jingangya Temple early in the morning to burn incense and make wishes.
"May the Buddha bless my lord with a smooth official road and rise step by step; bless my eldest son Wang Xuanping with peace and security, and glorify his ancestors as soon as possible, bless my eldest daughter Jingfeng with many sons and grandchildren in the Jia family, and spread the branches and leaves; bless my second daughter Huifeng to enter the East Palace as soon as possible and become the crown princess......" Although this Guo family is fierce and greedy for money, he is so sincere in the face of the Buddha, burns a few incense, kowtows a few times, and saluts a lot of incense money, and then pulls the two daughters away.
The carriage was fast, but it was much more bumpy than the ox cart, especially on this stretch of path.
"Zhang San, why did you stop ahead?" Guo shouted to the groom in front of the car.
"Madam, no, there are robbers ahead!" shouted the horseman, Zhang San, who was so frightened that he fell directly out of the carriage, and the carriage suddenly lost control, and after a jolt for a while, it was finally stopped.
The leading robber directly kicked Zhang San away, stopped the carriage and drove away from the pipeline, heading straight for the deserted fork in the road.
"Who is so bold that even Mrs. Wang Xiangguo's car dares to stop!" Guo Shi shouted very arrogantly. But the thief ignored the woman's curses, and drove the carriage, only to see that there was no place in front of him, and before he saw the towering trees that could not be seen.
"In broad daylight, you dare to openly block the road and rob at the foot of the Buddha Mountain, aren't you afraid of retribution!" Guo scolded angrily, and the carriage finally stopped. I saw a group of robbers with a total of five people, sounding gongs and shouting, fighting swords and spears, led by the self-proclaimed Chu Overlord, the one who was the servant called Da Zhang Fei and Xiao Zhang Fei, another person called Deng Tianwang, and another person called the Big Mac, all of them were pseudonyms, and they were dressed in black and masked. It seems that he is a habitual thief, but I don't know that he is the king of the mountain near Luoyang City. All of them have a voice like a bell, their bodies are like a bull, their legs are as thick as elephants, and everyone is fierce and mighty. Guo Shi saw that he was surrounded by five masked strong men, and his tone couldn't help but weaken by three points.
"It doesn't matter what kind of bullshit lady you are, Lao Tzu only knows that Lu Dao has been short of money lately, so I need to buy the road money!" The masked bandit who led the self-proclaimed overlord of Chu scolded loudly, and waved the giant knife in his hand vigorously, and there was a roaring sound in the air, which made people shudder.
"You! you dare...... If I can't return to the Prime Minister's Mansion for a while, Xiangye will definitely lead the army to destroy your mountain!" That Guo family loves money like life, and asking for money is simply asking for her life, despite the bitter persuasion of the two daughters behind him, he still threatened.
"I see that you really don't shed tears when you don't see the coffin!" As soon as the words fell, the Chu Overlord pulled Guo Shi off the carriage and threw it on the road, and then Da Zhang Fei and Xiao Zhang Fei had two white dangling big knives on their necks.
This Guo family is accustomed to being powerful at home on weekdays, and when he saw such a battle there, his hair had already fallen out, and he was so frightened that he was so frightened that he was crying. The big flying knife stretched forward again, and she didn't even dare to cry, but her face was as pale as paper with fright, and she fainted.
The two daughters in the car also hurriedly jumped down, and the slightly plump woman in beige fur fell directly to her knees, crying and begging the robbers. Another woman in white, who was a little thin and thin, was not afraid of danger, her expression was still the same, she took out a money bag, and said, "A few strong men, our mother and daughter went up the mountain to incense, and the money and property were donated to the temple, and all the remaining money and jewelry are here! If it is not enough, I will send a servant back to get it again, this place is very close to Luoyang City, but it can't delay time!"
The snow-white-skinned, slightly plump woman's hair was tied into a bun, and she should have just been married, and it was Wang Jingfeng, who had just married Jia Mi. Compared with her sister, the woman who looks slightly darker and emaciated still has bangs and has not yet left the cabinet, it should be Wang Huifeng, who is going to live in the East Palace as the crown princess. Lin Yi had already seen all this clearly from a distance, he just wanted to calculate the Guo family, but he didn't expect that even his daughter-in-law who had not passed through the door had also calculated.
This Wang Huifeng is also very rare and stunning, just standing in comparison with her sister who has captivated the country and the city, it seems that she is indeed inferior to her sister in appearance. But she is soft on the outside and strong on the inside, and her temperament is really a few points higher than Wang Jingfeng, although her sister is a few years older, she is helpless, just crying blindly. She said it in just a few words, she knew that with her identity as Miss Xiangguo and the future crown princess, she would be beheaded all over the place, and she couldn't weaken her identity no matter what......
In any case, these two are indeed filial daughters. I wanted to let that Guo Shi suffer a little more flesh and skin, but this Guo Shi was just a silver-like wax gun head, and he was tough on the outside, but he was so timid that he fainted after a few simple scares. At this time, Lin Yi couldn't stand it anymore, and hurriedly said to Wang Dun beside him, "Lord Wang, get ready, it's time for this king to appear!"
But they saw Wang Dun and the others grab a large bag of fallen leaves and scatter them into the sky. I saw that the sky was full of falling leaves, yellow flowers were piled up all over the ground, and a white-clothed masked hero fell into the sky.
I only listened to the sound of "ping-pong bang...... and the sound of swords intersecting," and then I saw that the five bandits were already lying on the ground, wailing and howling! These five robbers seemed to be very strong, but they were so weak that they stabbed to the ground in a few simple blows. Even the second sister of the Wang family was stunned for a while, but she didn't forget to wake up her mother quickly.
"Hero, our well water does not interfere with river water, if you fancy the three mother and daughter, just let it be given to you, just don't hurt the lives of our brothers!"
"Lang Lang Qiankun, in broad daylight, at the foot of the imperial city, you dare to rob the people's daughters, so bold, look at how many people you have not harmed on weekdays!
"Since it fell into the hands of the strong man, our brothers are also considered retribution, I just want to find out before I die, and dare to ask the strong man's name!" the bandit leader asked again with severe pain.
"My surname is Wang, and I am ranked twelfth among my cousins, so the people of the rivers and lakes are called King Twelve, now you can be a clear ghost with peace of mind!"
Hearing the continuous sound of "...... bang", these robbers were no longer alive, leaving only a pool of blood on the ground. Guo Shi, who had just woken up from his fright, saw several sword shadows flash in front of him, and saw a miserable image of blood all over the ground in front of him.
"Oops......"
Hearing only a scream, Guo Shi hugged his head hysterically and screamed as if his soul was flying and going crazy, as if the sword had just pierced her body.
The second sister of the Wang family knew that they had finally been saved, and he comforted this Guo family for a while, and Guo Shi woke up again, but he was still trembling, and his eyes were blank! Especially the words of the white-clothed hero, Guo Shi always felt that it was aimed at her, and those sword lights also felt that they were obviously stabbing at her neck.
"Although this king is chivalrous, but too reckless, although these people are guilty, but they will not die, he cut down these robbers without asking the truth! If these people are innocent, what he has done is even worse than this robber, the robber is just asking for money, but he wants people's lives!" Wang Huifeng thought secretly in his heart, grabbed his mother who was already delirious and his sister, who was still full of tears, and hurriedly thanked the white-clothed hero.
"Thank you for the hero's rescue, it's unforgettable. Dare to ask the name of the hero, and my father will report it again!" Wang Huifeng stiffened his scalp and plucked up the courage to ask.
The white-clothed hero was still on his back, and I saw that his movements were very chic, and he jumped forward, leaving no half of a leaf, and had disappeared in place, and there was an echo in the air: "My generation is chivalrous and righteous, and I don't ask for a name! If I don't ask for a name, call me Wang XII!"
"You guys get up quickly, don't lie on the ground and pretend to be dead, the government will come in a while, quickly clean up the battlefield, and then go to Lord Wang to receive the reward!" Seeing that Guo's carriage had gradually moved away, the white-clothed hero had returned from the tree, took off his masked scarf and said to the robber who had died on the ground.
"Thank you, Your Highness, Thank you, Lord Wang!" said the dead robbers, who had already died, as they rose from the earthly mountain.