Northern Dynasties

Chapter 145
Pushan Temple is not a famous temple in the north, it is just an ordinary temple in Luochuan County. Because of the support of believers in surrounding counties and towns, life is also very nourishing.

The buildings on the slope that Li Tai had seen before were only part of this temple, and the large area of ​​forest land around the temple belonged to the property of this temple.

When Li Tai arrived here again with the crowd, the township regiment stationed at the foot of the mountain had already withdrawn, and only a hundred county soldiers were patrolling around.

"I have not fulfilled my humble mission, but I have to take the trouble to lead people to rescue, I am really ashamed!"

In front of the temple gate on the hillside, Mao Shijian with a haggard face led several subordinates out to greet him. After seeing Li Tai, he bowed his head in shame and said.

"People safe is good."

Li Tai replied casually, and asked as he went to the temple, "What's the situation here?"

"Because the monks blocked the retreat of the pontoon bridge, the lowly position had no choice but to lead the crowd to escape. The temple was set up dangerously, and the storage was full, and there was a secret desire for revenge. When entering the temple, because the monks resisted, more than a dozen people were killed and injured. Settlement Not long after, some monks jumped over the wall to attract township regiments and slave households to attack, and several people were lost in the night battle, and the humble officials were annoyed, so they killed them all..."

Mao Shijian didn't dare to hide it, so he lowered his head and said.

"Kill them all? How many people did you kill?"

Li Tai was also shocked when he heard the words, and asked with a stare.

"Thirty-two recluses ordained, and more than twenty temple slaves. Including others scattered, there are about seventy people..."

Mao Shijian lowered his head even further, and led Li Tai into a Buddhist hall with closed windows. In addition to the enshrined sculptures, there were corpses all over the place.

After seeing this, Li Tai couldn't help gasping, and frowned deeply.

Mao Shijian knelt down at his feet with a plop, and said in a deep voice: "I know that the killing is serious, but at that time I didn't have time to think about it in order to survive. In addition to the evil spirits in this temple, there are also many believers and slaves who are imprisoned here. No harm was done.

They were enslaved by the monks, some were arrested because they owed temple items on credit, some were enslaved because their skills were available, and they were not Samana followers.After the evil monk in the temple was killed, they not only had no complaints, but even guarded together.If it weren't for these temple slaves to guard it, it would be difficult for the lowly ranks to defend this place, and wait until they are rescued..."

Seeing that Li Tai was still silent, he took out another volume of literature and presented it: "This volume records the incidents of the temple lending money and taking money from the village, which is the evidence that the monks abused the people here. The monk once lived in Chang'an, and had many contacts with the powerful and powerful families in Beijing. Only when the evidence of the crime is conclusive can the future troubles be minimized."

Li Tai took the papers and ledgers and flipped through them, his brows furrowed again.He had known that the recluses were rich, but after seeing the data of material in and out recorded in the ledger, he couldn't help but sigh that these monks are really rich.

Before he searched Lei's Manor, he was quite satisfied with the harvest, and felt that he had made a fortune.But compared with the in and out of the temple's industrial materials, the previous gains paled in comparison.

Just such an ordinary temple with little reputation, there are thousands of grains and silks coming in and going out, which makes people feel astonished and jealous.

There are more than [-] monk households belonging to the temple, which is not a large number, but according to what Yang Shao said before, some counties in the northern border have less than this number of registered households.If there are five members in one household, that's more than [-] temple slaves!
The temple has its own pastoral industry, and coupled with the selfless donations of believers from the surrounding rich and poor villages, the savings of thousands of pieces of silk and ten thousand stone valleys are really common.

Li Tai looked down at Mao Shijian, who was still kneeling on the ground pleading guilty, and said, "There are more than seventy monks and temple slaves, you are really brave! If you kill monks and destroy the Dharma like this, aren't you afraid of the Buddha's wrath and punishment?"

"I am not a foolish believer in the village, and I have seen with my own eyes how these evil monks plundered the villagers. Even if there is no life or death crisis, I will never go along with such thieves who rely on the law and foolish people! If the Buddha is really alive, he should punish these Buddhist monks. It should not punish justice in the world! Since I have done it, I will not be afraid of the condemnation of gods and Buddhas, and I will bear all the troubles caused by it, and I will never implicate my colleagues in the water."

Mao Shijian said again after hearing the words.

"There are more than seventy human lives, including the well-known Taoist mage in Beijing. How do you plan to bear it?"

Li Tai sneered again after hearing the words.

"I'm going to ask for my resignation first, and bring this criminal evidence to Taiwan to sue. Although my family is not a wealthy family, it is also a wealthy family in Kansai. I ask my old friends from the hometown to jointly file the case..."

When Li Tai heard this, he raised his hand to interrupt Mao Shijian, and said bluntly: "Killing monks and destroying temples is already a crime. If you continue to collude with villagers to spread the ugliness of monks, you will undoubtedly die, and you will be in trouble." Clan folks.

There are many believers in this sect, do you know?Could it be that these are all ignorance, but you are innocent and wise?It's good to keep your heart and mind, but if you don't know what you can do, you will be more stupid than those monks and fools, and you will only harm others and yourself! "

When Mao Shijian heard this, his face darkened again. It was also because he was worried about this festival that he dared not leave the temple easily and let the county government take over.What he said just now was already a method that he thought about a lot, and he thought it was a comprehensive method. After being denied by Li Tai, he couldn't help but feel hesitant.

Seeing the melancholy and hesitant look on Mao Shijian's face, Li Tai pointed to him again and said, "Get up, remember the current mood, and think twice before dealing with things in the future! There will not be too many people in this world who condone your recklessness. Since I am unfortunate enough to be If you let go of your officer, it's not your turn to worry about the follow-up troubles!"

"Working, I...although I don't regret what I have done in a humble position, but I also know that it is not easy to cover up this matter. Since I joined the agency, there have been very few helpers. It has been a difficult job. If you can teach me, I will be grateful It’s not enough, there’s really no need to take matters into your own hands…”

Mao Shijian still refused to get up, and continued to talk with his head bowed.

"It's your fault that you don't have much help. But if I can't save myself from being disturbed during the exercise, what face do I have to show power? The task is difficult, but no one can accomplish it. You wait but keep your duty Inside, the rest don't have to worry about it."

Li Tai replied again, it wasn't to deliberately buy people's hearts, but he just felt that it was his duty.If the boss doesn't even have the responsibility and ability to wipe the ass of his subordinates, then he's an ass!
Although Li Tai didn't say how to solve this matter, hearing his statement, Mao Shijian's fear was greatly reduced, and he paused and said: "No matter what the situation will be in the future, I have to do what I say. I am humble and grateful for this kindness. It must be for the labor of a dog and a horse!"

Li Tai nodded after hearing the words, and immediately asked: "How many temple slaves are left? See how many are left in the Bowu Temple?"

"There are still more than [-] slaves in the temple, all of whom are not made up by monks and households, but slaves who have been taken from various places. There are more than [-] bolts of cloth and silk in the temple, and more than [-] stones of rice noodles and miscellaneous grains. They are all scattered in the manors of the surrounding temples. There are also gold, silver and bronze wares..."

After listening to Mao Shijian's introduction, Li Tai was in a good mood again, and his eyes towards Mao Shijian became more cordial.

He has seen many people who are respectful to Buddhism on the surface but disdainful in their hearts, but it is rare to see such people who do what they say.Even though Li Tai had an idea in his heart, he still hadn't had time to do it. He didn't expect to be preempted by this kid.

Although he was talking about promises, but what to do next, in fact, he was a little confused in his heart, so he first ordered his subordinates to do what they should do.The corpses of these monks were burned, and the property in the temple was sorted and packed.

Watching his subordinates get busy in the temple, Li Tai was sitting in front of the temple hall thinking about countermeasures.

Although he was not relentless when he killed Lei's Xianghao, he did not dare to openly loot and slaughter the temple.Because killing Xianghao only considers the pros and cons, but the temple involves religious beliefs, ideology and other issues, which cannot be solved by simply weighing the pros and cons with logical thinking.

Although this Pushan Temple is not a famous temple, it belongs to a member of the Guanxi Shamen after all. From the host to the young monk was killed, not a single one remained, which is really a bit tragic.

Even if Li Tai can provide a logical chain of criminal evidence, whether the public can accept it or not is another question.

What the public can accept the fastest is tagged and sloganized messages. The audience of a meme is far higher than that of a logical paper.

This has nothing to do with Minzhi, it's just that I don't need to know so much detail.The sins of those monks have nothing to do with me, but you kill monks and destroy temples, it sounds frightening.

What kind of insane person must be to disrespect gods and Buddhas?Is the evidence presented by such a person credible?

If he can't gain understanding and approval from public opinion, even if he can persuade Yu Wentai to help him cover up this matter, it will not be good for his further development based on Kansai.Is it really possible to be a lonely minister with peace of mind, and be a little money grabber for Yu Wentai?
The more Li Tai thought about it, the more he felt a headache, so he simply stood up and walked into the Buddhist hall, looking at the shapes of the enshrined Buddha statues to broaden his mind.After taking a closer look, he found that one of the Buddha statues had a special shape, so he asked casually, "What is the name of this Buddha statue? How is it different from other types?"

Among his subordinates, there were also Samana believers. One of them stepped forward to identify him and said, "This name is Liu Shifo, and he was a great virtuous monk more than a hundred years ago..."

Li Tai walked into the past and found that the biography of the Buddha statue was written in front of the Buddha statue.It turned out that Master Liu's name was Liu Sahe, and he was from Lishi, Bingzhou.

Liu Sahe was ordained in the south of the Yangtze River, and later returned to the north to spread the Dharma, so he has a lot of influence in his hometown Bingzhou and northern Shaanxi.In particular, his family belongs to the Jihu people, and they pay homage to him even more.

After learning about this, Li Tai's eyes brightened immediately: If he said that the temple was destroyed as a whole, he would not dare to listen to Yu Wentai, but if he labeled a specific belief as a different kind, the resistance would be much smaller .

Jihu has been plundering in the northern border, and more than one party has been harmed. Since you, Master Liu, have profound Buddhism, why didn't you teach those races of yours to put down the butcher's knife?

(End of this chapter)