The first assistant of the poor family

Chapter 528 Assassination at Huguo Temple [4000 words combined into one big chapter, ask for double monthly pass! 】

Xie Xu looked a little confused: "Father, you have to pass the Jinshi exam to get married?"

Xie Shen said firmly: "That's natural."

"Oh, then I'll do my best."

The little guy suddenly felt motivated, clenched his fists and said loudly.

"Smelly boy, if you have any difficulties, just tell dad, don't be bored in your heart. Dad will always help you."

"Thank you Daddy."

Xie Xu respectfully sang a promise to Xie Shen, which made Xie Shen laugh.

"Smelly boy, go to study, father won't bother you anymore."

After saying that, Xie Shen walked out of the house.

Back in his study, Xie Shen opened an anthology of contemporary essays and began to read.

In recent years, his focus has been on government affairs, so Shiwen naturally didn't study much.This book is nothing, but next year the emperor will open Enke, and it is reasonable to select one of the cabinet bachelors as the chief examiner during the grand competition.

Li Dongyang and Xie Qian have both held this position, and they have done a good job. If there is no accident, Xie Shen will be the chief examiner of this Enke test.

Xie Shen was also a number one scholar after all, so he must not show timidity on this occasion.Still have to look at the recently popular style of writing to prepare.

To be honest, the position of the chief examiner of the general examination is really enviable, because the general examination is the key to determine whether to receive tribute, and the palace examination does not eliminate candidates, almost everyone is holding their breath and concentrating on preparing for this big test.

After the general examination, the chief examiner became the teacher of all the tributes or quasi-jinshi, and it can be said that the world is full of peaches and plums.

In the future, all important officials of the imperial court will come from these seedlings, which means that the chief examiner of the examination will use his official duties to earn countless contacts for himself and pave the way for his descendants.

But because of this, there are very strict requirements on the chief examiner of the examination.

For example, it must write Chengwen and make it public to encourage scholars.This is a test of the examiner's skills.

After all, the participants in the examination are all the elites of the chief secretaries, and they all have two brushes.

Experts will know if there is one as soon as they make a move.If the prose written by the examiner is not as good as that of the less advanced students, it will really make people laugh out loud.

The reason why the eight-legged essay is called Shiwen is because its writing style has a lot to do with the aesthetics of the time.

For example, during the Sanyang period, Taige style prevailed, and stereotyped essays pursued gorgeous and majestic rhetoric.

Such an article naturally looks gorgeous, but under careful inspection, you will find its shortcomings, that is, it is too empty.

The imperial court selects talented people, and what they value is the examinee's ability to make decisions. It is not some poetry collection that wins by playing with rhetoric.Therefore, this style of Taige was quickly abandoned and replaced by more practical articles.

Xie Shen read a few articles and felt that they were all the same, and he still dared not say the most important things, which was a bit boring.

He put down the anthology of time and literature, closed his eyes, and thought about what kind of path Daming should take.Should the imperial examination be kept unchanged, or should some other elements be added?

The Craftsmanship Academy is a good attempt, but even Xie Shen dare not use it to compete with the imperial examinations all at once.Otherwise, those scholars would have to jump out and scold their mothers.

Literati are respectful to each other, let alone craftsmen.

"Master, madam is going to Huguo Temple to make a wish."

The butler said respectfully outside the house.

"Well, I'm going out now."

Xie Shen responded lightly, tidied up his appearance, and strode out.

Qianqian was pregnant again, and wanted to go to Baoguo Temple to make a wish to protect her pregnancy. As a husband, he should naturally be by his wife's side.

Huguo Temple was first built in the fourth year of Yonghe in the Eastern Jin Dynasty. It was originally named Daming Temple. It was renamed Huguo Zifu Temple during the Zhengtong period of Ming Dynasty. It has always been very prosperous.Although Xie Shen didn't believe this, Qianqian insisted on going and he couldn't refuse.

The husband and wife sat in the sedan chair in the sedan chair, and went straight to the Huguo Temple surrounded by a group of guards.

Huguo Temple is a thousand-year-old temple as famous as Tanzhe Temple, and its incense is naturally at its peak.

At this moment, it was noon, and the pilgrims who came to worship Buddha lined up outside the gate of the temple.

Xie Shen had already notified Huguo Temple in advance, and was naturally welcomed in by Master Huijing.

Xie Shen didn't want to disturb the people, so he didn't agree with Master Huijing's proposal to clear the temple, but chose to worship Buddha with ordinary people.

Seeing the distinguished guest Xiaoge Lao, Master Huijing showed a gleam of joy: "My lord, please come in."

It is said that the monks see through everything, but it is not the case.Let's say that these two ancient temples were fighting for the title of the first temple in the capital, but they couldn't deal a fatal blow to their opponents.

Later, Xie Shen promoted the Qingzhang of Tianmu, and Tanzhe Temple chose to conceal the report and was punished severely.

The Huguo Temple is naturally the biggest beneficiary. With the lessons learned from the past, Huijing will no longer confront the court with pebbles, but chooses to report the land under the name of the temple truthfully.

Over time, Huguo Temple took the lead over Tanzhe Temple and became the most popular ancient temple in the capital in the early years of Zhengde.

Although Xie Shen didn't intend to help Huguosi, but he did help it invisibly.It is not difficult to understand that Master Huijing is grateful to Xie Shen.

Xie Shen and his wife were welcomed into the Great Hall of Great Heroes, Xie Shen said calmly: "Zhuo Jing is coming to worship the Buddha to ask for a lottery, please preside over it."

"Master Xie, you are being polite. It is a great honor for this poor monk to release the lottery for Mrs. Xie."

A completely obsequious face.

Xie Shen felt a little disgusted, but it was hard to tell, so he nodded lightly and said, "I'll go for a walk first."

It takes some time to worship Buddha and ask for a lottery, so it is better to take the opportunity to take a turn than to wait here.

The Huguo Temple occupies a huge area and is located deep in the mountains, so the scenery is naturally excellent.

Xie Shen went to a remote courtyard and sat under a locust tree, closed his eyes and let everything go.

Buddhism is a pure place, but because there are so many pilgrims, it is difficult to find opportunities for meditation in central areas such as the Daxiong Hall.On the contrary, it is this secluded place that few people go to can purify distracting thoughts.

While meditating, there was a sudden sound of footsteps, Xie Shen opened his eyes to look, only to see a fierce man with a black scarf on his face rushing towards him with a knife.

Xie Shen was shocked and stood up straight.

He has practiced hard over the years, and he has also practiced foreign boxing.Although it is not comparable to a professional swordsman, it is still possible for body protection.

Seeing that this person's moves are not too complicated, the knife is aimed at the vital point.Xie Shen dodged left and right to dodge, it is completely only the power of parry but not the ability to fight back.

It can't go on like this!
Xie Shen's heart sank, he purposely sold an opening, and staggered backwards.

The assassin was overjoyed, he quickly swung his knife and slashed at Xie Shen's chest.If this knife hits, Xie Shen will definitely die!
Xie Shen sneered, and kicked hard at the assassin's right leg.

He was sitting down on the ground at this moment, just in time to use his strength, and kicked the assassin's right calf firmly, and the assassin lost his balance and immediately fell down.

Xie Shen seized this opportunity and jumped up and punched the assassin hard on the back of the head.

He knew that the weakest part of the human body was at the back of the head, as long as he was hit hard, he would faint or die immediately.

Want to fight a war of attrition with an assassin?Isn't this a joke!How could Xie Shen fight these dead men for a long time without professional training.In other words, the longer he takes, the worse off he is.The safest way is to knock down the assassin immediately and call for help.God knows if this assassin has any accomplices, if so, the lives of Xie Shen and his wife are still threatened at all times.

It has to be said that Xie Shen's strength is still a bit weak.The assassin just fainted from the punch, but this was enough for Xie Shen.He quickly got up and ran out of the courtyard.

When we came to the main hall, there were still so many pilgrims, and Xie Shen walked through the crowd and finally entered the hall.

At this moment, Qianqian has finished praying to the Buddha and asked for a lottery, and the presiding officer Huijing is releasing the lottery for her.But Xie Shen said loudly: "There are assassins, quickly escort Madam out of the temple."

This is for Lu Zhongtian.As soon as he heard the word assassin, his eyes immediately widened, and he lost his voice: "Is there an assassin?"

"I knocked out an assassin in the backyard. You asked someone to take him down and tie him up first. I'm worried that there are other assassins lurking in the temple. Don't talk about this, and escort your wife out of the temple."

At this time, the assassin was hidden among the pilgrims, and it was difficult to ensure safety.The safest way is naturally to go to an open place, so that the assassin must show up even if he wants to do something.Xie Shen has brought enough guards, can he beat one out of ten, right?
Lu Zhongtian clasped his fists and led the order. While ordering people to take the stunned assassin, he mobilized people to escort the old man and his wife out of the temple.

To his surprise, the assassin who was knocked unconscious by the master disappeared!
This made the atmosphere in the temple very awkward.

Xie Shen changed his mind and said to Huijing, "The assassin's whereabouts are unknown now, please also close the gate of the temple and prohibit anyone from entering or leaving."

Originally, he thought that with an assassin in his hand, he could interrogate at any time, so he withdrew.

But now that assassin is nowhere to be seen, if he just withdraws like this, all the clues will be broken.

Therefore, even at the risk of a certain amount, they had to stay and hunt out the assassin.

There are many pilgrims in Huguo Temple, so it is very difficult to prohibit pilgrims from entering and leaving.

Host Hui Jing looked at Xie Shen with some embarrassment and said, "Your Excellency Xie is not mistaken, how could there be an assassin in this monastery?"

Xie Shen was furious when he heard the words: "What do you mean by hosting? That assassin swung a knife at me in the backyard, if I hadn't kicked his calf and punched him from the back of the head to stun him, I would have been slashed by him now. Does the host think Xie is joking?"

Although Hui Jing was upset, she couldn't continue to sing against Xie Shen, so she had to be soft and said: "The poor monk didn't mean that, so let's do what Mr. Xie said."

After speaking, Huijing presided over and ordered the monks in the temple to block the gate of the temple and prohibit everyone from entering or leaving.

In this way, unless the assassin goes to heaven and enters the earth, it is absolutely impossible for him to escape from the monastery.

The next step is to catch a turtle in a urn.

Although it is slow to check one by one, it is effective.At this time, Xie Shen couldn't care less, and ordered the guards to cooperate with the monks in the temple to screen the pilgrims, and to report any suspicious people immediately.

Perhaps realizing that he would be exposed sooner or later, the assassin finally couldn't help himself and chose to take the initiative.

As Xie Shen expected, there was not only one assassin, but three!
The three of them are all well-trained dead soldiers, and they seized the opportunity of the guards' stunned eyes and rushed towards Xie Shen and his wife together.

When Lu Gengtian reacted and ordered the guards to protect Xie Shen's safety, several guards had already been knocked to the ground by the assassin.

The knife had obviously been quenched with poison, and the guards who were cut did not take long to die.

Xie Shen was horrified, the other party really wanted his life.

If he was really cut in the backyard just now, he would definitely die.

Fortunately, the assassin has already appeared, so there is no need to worry about being plotted against.At this time, Xie Shen was worried about whether he could survive.

There are many people who want him to die, but at this point in time, it is not necessary to think that it is Shou Ninghou.

But knowing is one thing, having evidence in hand is another.

If Xie Shen can now take down the assassin and get a confession, then he can guarantee to take down Shouning Hou Yong in one fell swoop and eliminate future troubles.But if there is no evidence in hand, it is just a guess. With the backing of Queen Mother Zhang, Shou Ninghou will not be in any danger.

"Damn it, why are you still standing there, come on!"

Lu Gengtian saw a guard wanting to run away, so he kicked his ass hard and cursed loudly.

He looked down on those who took money but didn't do things well.

These guards have nothing to do on weekdays, but they have a lot of money from the master.

Now that it's time to use them, I will regret my life, so why did I accept this errand in the first place.

The strength of these guards was no worse than that of the assassins, and after adjusting their mentality, they quickly gained the upper hand due to the superiority in numbers.

Seeing this, Xie Shen said loudly: "Whoever captures the assassin will be rewarded with a thousand taels of silver!"

Under the heavy reward, there must be a brave man, and the guards felt as if they had been beaten with chicken blood after hearing the words, and the taste of the knife was a little bit more desperate.

The assassin's advancing speed became slower and slower, and finally he only had the strength to parry.

It seems that it is only a matter of time before they are captured without accident.

Just when Xie Shen was delighted, Lu Zhongtian shouted: "Master, be careful!"

After speaking, he rushed towards Xie Shen.

Xie Shen was thrown to the ground by Lu Zhongtian, turned his head to see a monk holding a hand crossbow and staring at him coldly.

The crossbow arrow was originally aimed at Xie Shen's vest, but after being thrown down by Lu Zhongtian, it accidentally shot at a guard.

Xie Shen was startled, it turned out that the three assassins who showed up were all disguises, their purpose was to attract the attention of the guards.

At the same time, the assassin pretending to be a monk touched Xie Shen's back again, and attacked Xie Shen with the most concealed hand crossbow.

In such a chaotic situation, no one would notice whether the assassin pretending to be a monk belonged to Huguo Temple, and the assassin only needed one chance.

It has to be said that the plans of these assassins are perfect, and they will almost succeed.

If Lu Zhongtian hadn't discovered it in time and rushed at him regardless of his personal safety, Xie Shen would probably die of poison now.

"Catch him, I want to live!"

Xie Shen was furious, and the anger poured out.

The host Huijing was also shocked, and quickly ordered the monks to rush up and take down the assassin pretending to be a monk.

Seeing that their companions had already missed, the three assassins pretending to be disguises also lost their fighting spirit, and were quickly taken down by guards with several times their number.

(End of this chapter)