"Why are you looking at the excitement?" Nanfeng waved his hands repeatedly, "It is better to do less than to do more."
"Those two monks are masters of purple energy." Fatty said.
"What's wrong with Master Ziqi? This is the sphere of influence of Taiqing Sect. Hurry up and avoid trouble." Nanfeng said.
The fat man curled his lips and drove in the car.
Seeing that the fat man did not slow down, Nanfeng said again, "Why are you rushing so fast? I'm not joking with you, so you are not allowed to go."
"You asked me to go quickly, but when I did, you made a lot of noise." The fat man turned around and handed over the riding whip, "You come and catch up."
Nanfeng knew he was in the wrong, so he didn't argue with the fat man and waved away the riding whip, "Let's go, let's go."
Not far away, a puddle appeared on the roadside. The fat man carried water for the horse to drink. Nanfeng took the opportunity to clean up Ba Ye's excrement.
Just before noon, a city appeared in front of them. When they saw the city, they also saw a large group of people gathered in the open space outside the south gate of the city. The arc-shaped crowd surrounded the city gate and hundreds of steps around it. The square area was crowded with people, rubbing shoulders and heels. It was estimated that there were more than a thousand people.
"Something happened ahead." The fat man pointed his riding crop at the crowd outside the city.
Nan Feng did not answer the call. In addition to passing merchants and a large number of people from the world, there were also a large number of Taoists and monks gathered outside the city. Because the outside was blocked by the crowd, the situation inside could not be seen.
"The city gate is blocked by them, what should I do?" the fat man asked.
Nan Feng looked around. This was the main road between north and south. Apart from passing through the city, there were no paths around.
"Why don't you wait here?" the fat man asked again.
Nanfeng looked at the sleeping Master Ba, and then at the carriages and horses to the north that were blocked from the crowd. "Parking here will make people suspicious. Go forward and mix in among those carriages."
The fat man responded, shook the reins, and rode the horse forward.
There were many merchants passing by, and there were many carriages and horses carrying goods. The fat man drove the carriage over, stopped the carriage, and asked a nearby coachman, "Brother, what happened inside?"
"A group of Taoist priests arrested several monks in the hall." The coachman was a middle-aged man about forty years old. He was blocked here and could not move forward. He was suffering from being steamed by the sun. "Little brother, is there any water? Please ask for a sip. .”
"Yes." The fat man ran out of the car and brought down a wooden bucket. There was water in it, but it was just for drinking horses.
The coachman was very thirsty, but he didn't care so much. He lowered his head and drank. Other coachmen around him also came to drink water. This was good, and half a bucket of water gained him good popularity.
There are still very few people who receive favors in vain, and most people are willing to repay them, and the most direct repayment at the moment is to tell the two of them what happened.
The short version of the matter is that a few monks on errands did bad things and were taken to the court by Taoists. However, the county government office suddenly collapsed for some reason, and the county magistrate could only settle the case outside the city.
It gets more complicated if you take it a long time. This matter has to start with the emperor becoming a monk. This Emperor Wu of Liang was very unconventional. He went to Wuchang Temple three times to become a monk. The first two times he was redeemed by the courtiers with money, and the last time Wuchang The price of the temple was five hundred thousand taels. The civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty racked their brains and searched here and there. Finally, they got enough. Emperor Wu of Liang put forward two more conditions. One was to confer the abbot of Wuchang Temple, Yinguang Monk, as the protector of the country; A large number of temples were built in the Liang Kingdom, one temple per city, a total of 480 temples.
The two of them knew about this matter. Before entering the mountain, there was an uproar outside, but they did not know how the matter developed. Only after listening to the talk of these coachmen did they know that the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty finally gave in. It would not be possible if they did not give in. The emperor was here. I stayed at Wuchang Temple and did not return to the court.
After a decree came down, Monk Yinguang became the protector of the Liang Kingdom. As the saying goes, there is no room for two tigers in one mountain. Tianmingzi of the Taiqing Sect was originally the protector of the Liang Kingdom, but now that he suddenly had a protector of the country, his identity and status became very embarrassing.
However, Tianmingzi did not get angry immediately, but suppressed his anger and waited for the opportunity. The opportunity soon came. Previously, he said that Monk Yinguang wanted to build temples all over the country, one temple per city, and he wanted to build 480 temples in two years. If you want to build a temple, you cannot build it one by one. You have to start construction at the same time. If you want to build a temple, you have to choose a site. So Wuchang Temple sent a large number of monks to various places to work with local officials to select sites to build temples.
It is not yet known what happened to the monks sent to other places, but several of the monks sent here relied on the emperor's respect for Yin Guang, acted arrogantly and committed all kinds of evil, and committed murder within a few days of their arrival. , rape, extortion, robbery and many other serious crimes.
They deserved their misfortune. A few days ago, a traitor killed a woman named Qian. This person's uncle was none other than Tianmo Zhenren, the master of the Qingyang Temple in the south of the Yangtze River.
When Tian Mozi heard about this, he was furious and led the Taoist priests from Guanzhong to come overnight to seize the monks and escort them to the government. For some reason, the county government office collapsed, so the court was held outside the south gate.
In addition to Qian's family, several other suffering masters also came after hearing the news and accused these monks of various evil deeds.
What these suffering masters said was well-founded and evidence-based, and the monks were not allowed to argue, so the interrogation ended quickly.
But after the trial was over, a difficult problem arose. According to the laws of the dynasty, these monks should be executed immediately. But these monks were all on errands under the emperor's orders, so the county magistrate would not dare to kill them.
I wanted to write a memorial to ask the imperial court for instructions, but the sufferer headed by Tian Mozi quit. He said that in this situation, he should be executed according to the law. Asking the imperial court for instructions was just superfluous, bending the law for personal gain, and deliberately covering up.
Tian Mozi and others did not just talk nonsense. Although these monks came here to carry out errands, they did not have the status of imperial envoys. Logically speaking, they did not need to ask the imperial court for instructions.
Neither killing nor not killing was enough. The county magistrate was forced to do nothing. He could only pretend to faint and try to avoid the disaster. But how could Tianmozi let him go? With one finger pointing down, the magistrate jumped three feet, but he couldn't even pretend. fainted.
There is really no other choice but to throw sticks and kill people.
Unexpectedly, as soon as the fire lottery was thrown out, a group of monks came. These were reinforcements who had heard the news. However, these monks were not here to rob the court, but to defend the monks who had committed the crime and demand a new trial. .
Those monks were armed with weapons and looked so vicious that the county magistrate did not dare not to re-examine them. But Tian Mozi disagreed. The case had already been tried and the monks had confessed their guilt. There was no need for a retrial.
Seeing that Tian Mozi did not agree to the retrial, the later monks suspected that the matter was a trap set by Tian Mozi and others, with the purpose of designing to frame these monks of Wuchang Temple.
When the monks who had already been detained saw help coming, they also retracted their confessions, saying that they had been framed and unjustly accused.
Tian Mozi was not easy to get into trouble with, and those monks were not easy to get along with either. Soon the dispute turned into a scolding.
Seeing that the matter was getting worse, both sides invited helpers to help. Tianmozi's Qingyang Temple was a branch of the Taiqing Sect, and there were many Taoist friends from the same sect. Wuchang Temple was the leader of all the temples in the Liang Kingdom. Knowing that the monks of Wuchang Temple were in trouble, temples from various places sent experts to help.
At this time, the two sides were still arguing, and the noise inside could also be heard from the outside.
After listening to everyone's talk, the fat man shook his head helplessly, "This is nothing."
Nan Feng smiled and did not answer. Anyone with a discerning eye could tell at a glance that this matter was a trap set by the Taiqing Sect. The women with property were probably sent to his door, and it was clear that they wanted to find trouble and teach Wuchang Temple a lesson. But the monks of Wuchang Temple are not good people. If they strictly abide by the rules and precepts, they will not be plotted by Taiqing Sect.
"The county government must have been destroyed by Tian Mozi. Besides, we couldn't find a room to resolve the case and had to go to the main road. These Taoist priests clearly want to ruin the monk's reputation." The fat man said.
"If a fly doesn't bite a seamless egg, there won't be any good things." Nanfeng said.
The fat man pouted at Beimian, "Listen, they are still arguing. Do you think they can fight?"
"The Taiqing Sect has worked hard to create such an opportunity. It would be a waste if we don't take action." Nanfeng said.
The fat man stood on the shaft of the carriage and looked northward, "It seems there are not many Taoist priests, only a dozen or so. There are more monks, thirty or forty."
Nanfeng stretched out his hand and pulled the fat man, "Come down quickly."
"It seems like no one from Taiqing Sect came." The fat man sat down.
"How do you know they haven't come? They should have been here a long time ago, but they just didn't show up." Nanfeng whispered.
"Why don't you show up?" the fat man asked in confusion.
"It took a lot of effort to cast the net once, but there were too few fish. It was not worth closing the net." Nanfeng said. He understood the Taiqing Sect's style and methods. This time, the pig-headed emperor really did a huge stupid thing. He praised the Buddha and suppressed the Tao. What he did was too obvious and pushed the Taiqing Sect to a dead end. This forced the Taiqing Sect to kill the monks in the southern country.
"What kind of net?" The fat man frowned.
"Let's go quickly. It's not safe here. Find a safe place to stay." Nanfeng said. Taiqing Sect was really angry this time. There were too many monks here, and they might start killing people. You have to leave here quickly. , if you leave too late, you may be caught in the net.
"Where to go?" the fat man asked.
Nanfeng looked around and pointed to the southeast, "Drive the carriage over, let's hide in the mountains."
It took a long time to listen to the coachmen talking about what happened. During this period, many carriages came from behind, and it took a lot of effort for the fat man to drive the carriages out.
There were mountains and forests three miles away in the southeast. The fat man drove the carriage into the woods, unloaded the shaft, and tied the horses to eat grass. The fat man carried the dry food on his back and Xinrui, and Nanfeng carried the basket and hugged Ba Ye and hid in the forest. The two hammers were too heavy to lift, so they had to stay in the car.
"Let's go to the top of the mountain." The fat man said.
"Don't go, they will easily find you." Nanfeng shook his head and said. He actually had other considerations in not letting the fat man go to the top of the mountain. That is, a monk who does not abide by the rules and precepts is still a monk after all. If the Taiqing Sect goes on a killing spree, he is afraid that the fat man will die and the fox will be sad. , things harm their own kind.
It was very cool under the shade of the tree. After eating the dry food, the fat man fell asleep first. Nanfeng fed Ba Ye before he fell asleep. When feeding Ba Ye, he was thinking about the impact of the dispute between Taoism and Buddhism on the South. As the saying goes, God does evil especially However, he will not be able to live for his own sins. Not to mention that Emperor Wu of Liang became a monk many times and acted wildly. He only said that he completely offended the Taiqing Sect by decreeing the title of Imperial Master to build a temple. If he encounters a crisis in the future, the Taiqing Sect will not help him. of.
After an unknown amount of time, the two of them were woken up. What woke them up was an angry rebuke mixed with spiritual energy, "Are you really going to protect these shameless scum?!"
"There is another person who is shameless!" The voice also used spiritual energy to support him.
"Step aside!"
"Namo Amitabha!"
"Disciples of Taiqing, listen to orders. Monks who are unvirtuous, have bad morals, undermine the government, ruin kingdoms, and deceive kings will be captured. Those who resist will be punished on the spot..."