In the Heavens

Looking at the Daxiangguo Temple that was reduced to ashes, even the well-mannered abbot Yuan Cong turned into a glaring King Kong, full of evil spirits all over his body.

The Devil's Cult did really well this time. If he hadn't come here for several Buddhist exchanges, Yuan Cong would never have believed that this was Daxiangguo Temple.

The magnificent and magnificent pavilions and courtyards in the evening are now reduced to ashes.

The familiar white marble corridor was pried to be uneven. Even his favorite mural, "The Statue of Manjushri Vimo Bodhisattva", was taken away.

The most unbearable thing for him was: in order to get some gold and copper, the people in the Demon Cult actually melted thousands of Buddha statues.

Such blasphemy against the Buddha, how could Abbot Yuan Cong bear it. If they are not allowed to get retribution, wouldn't everyone follow suit every day?

According to eyewitnesses, after Daxiangguo Temple was wiped out, members of the Demon Cult took away hundreds of carts with nothing but loot.

Years of Buddhist practice were not in vain. After a short period of loss, Abbot Yuan Cong calmed down quickly.

"What does Kaifeng Mansion say?"

Daxiangguo Temple is not an ordinary temple. It has been canonized by the imperial court many times, and it was also granted the title of "Chongfa Temple" by the imperial court.

Such a temple with extraordinary status in the imperial court and Buddhism, it is obviously unreasonable for the yamen to sit back and watch them be wiped out.

A middle-aged monk below replied emotionally: "Abbot, I have not seen the prefect of Kaifeng.

The answer given by the people in the yamen is: Daxiangguo Temple raises monks and participates in martial arts disputes. It is already a Jianghu sect.

According to the Emperor Taizu's order, the rivers and lakes are the affairs of the rivers and lakes, and the Yamen has no obligation to intervene. "

Hearing this explanation, Abbot Yuan Cong's expression suddenly became serious. At this point, if he still doesn't understand what's going on, he will have lived his life in vain.

The facts are in front of our eyes, this war between good and evil has caused many catastrophes for Buddhists, and the biggest black hand behind the scenes is the imperial court.

There is no need to delve into the reasons, they are all old fashioned anyway. For the same reason, the Buddhist sects of all dynasties have been beaten more and more.

The difference is only in the means. Different emperors have different ways of playing.

The rough ones directly send the army to attack; the milder ones canonize famous Buddhist temples to show their closeness, and on the other hand, they continue to formulate policies to suppress them.

The Ming Dynasty was relatively mild, and while Lao Zhu was playing tricks on the Buddhist sect, he also conferred conferrals to appease him.

For example: to carry forward the monk Taoism system, and set up the monk record department, the Taoist record department, and even interfere with the appointment and dismissal of temple directors and so on.

There is no doubt that they are basically directed at them. The emperor didn't have the time to care about those dead houses in the Taoist sect.

Of course, there are also unlucky ones. For example, Quanzhen Sect, which has the strongest preaching ability in the Taoist sect, was ordered by Lao Zhu to cancel its teaching on the grounds of colluding with Yuan Ting to fight against Master Wang.

The branches of Quanzhen, which had been split long ago, were unwilling to have more than one mother-in-law on their heads, so they readily accepted the result.

As for measures such as prohibiting participation in any political affairs and restricting missionary activities, they did not embarrass the dead housemen.

Quanzhen fell silent, and the various branches below retreated and retreated, changing vests for vests, and now only the Buddhist sect is left alone to fight wits and courage with the court.

Accustomed to the "policy at the top, countermeasures at the bottom", Yuan Cong was very uncomfortable when he suddenly encountered a master who killed someone with a knife and destroyed him physically.

Unlike in the past where you could bargain, this time the people who did it were all "monsters of the Demon Cult". The government took the Emperor Taizu's order and picked them all up, leaving them speechless.

In order to keep the temple safe, we can't abolish the agreement between the Jianghu and the court, and allow the government to intervene in the disputes between the Jianghu, right?

If he really dared to do this, Shaolin Temple would not have to mess around in the rivers and lakes.

No compromise, no turning against the court. Now the only way to break the situation is to kill the "thugs" launched by the court.

"Fangzheng, immediately send a message to the ancestral courts of the Secret Law School, Sanlun School, Tiantai School, Faxiang School, Huayan School, Shingon School, and Pure Land School, and tell them: The one in the Forbidden City has already made a move, and Dugu Qingyun must die!"

The current problem is no longer the trouble of the Shaolin family, but the crisis of the entire Middle-earth Buddhism.

The members of the Devil's Cult have already tasted the sweetness. If Dugu Qingyun's head cannot be used to stand out, Buddhism will never have peace in the future.

If the imperial court continues to fuel the flames, with the huge wealth accumulated by temples all over the country, I am afraid that even the righteous sect will not be able to help but be tempted.

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Luoyang, the Demon Slayer Alliance that had just settled down, immediately ushered in an unexpected guest.

"Eunuch Gu, are you joking? The property of the White Horse Temple, you ask those monks to go, what do you have to do with my demon alliance."

Li Mu refused politely.

Not to mention that the property of the White Horse Temple has not yet been obtained, even if it is all in his hands, it is impossible for Li Mu to buy an eunuch under the watchful eyes of the public.

It's the same even if the eunuch is the father of Xichang!

The imperial court and the Jianghu are two different lines. What people in the Jianghu despise most is colluding with the government, let alone a notorious eunuch.

Gu Dayong said with a smile: "Our family never jokes, let alone such terrible jokes.

According to the information collected by our West Factory, when the Demon Cult left Luoyang, several boxes of contract documents fell into your hands, including a large number of properties of the White Horse Temple. "

Li Mu was not surprised at all when the news was exposed. With the strength of the factory guards, if they can't find out, there will be a problem.

"Eunuch Gu, don't forget about Taizu Yulu. The spoils we took from the Demon Sect have nothing to do with the imperial court.

If he wants to take it by force, the father-in-law is afraid that he has found the wrong person. If the father-in-law is really short of money to spend, he can ask the Luoyang government for it, presumably they dare not refuse. "

The reputation of the factory guard is indeed very good, but that little reputation scares civil servants is naturally a big deal, but for the martial arts school, it is actually the same.

If the people from the West Factory dared to come out to make troubles, Li Mu would dare to take care of them. When things get serious, Gu Dayong is definitely the one who will be unlucky first.

The civil officials have long regarded the factory guards as a scourge. Once they grasp the handle, they will be blamed if they don't go to death.

"President Li has passed, our family is not greedy for money, let alone blackmailing you.

It's just that when our family left Beijing this time, we received an imperial decree from the emperor to clean up Huangzhuang everywhere.

When checking the previous information, it was discovered that the land that originally belonged to Huangzhuang had fallen into the hands of Baima Temple.

Our family can ignore the affairs of the rivers and lakes, but when it comes to royal property, our family cannot be embezzled. "

Hearing the "Royal Industry", everyone who was dismissive at first suddenly became serious.

Everyone is not afraid to rob property with eunuchs; but you have to think twice before robbing property with the emperor.

Li Mu thought to himself: Sure enough, it's still here. Originally, he thought that the one who jumped out was the dignitary and noble of the clan, but he didn't expect it to be the emperor directly.

Looking at each other with everyone, Li Mu said slowly: "We naturally dare not covet the royal property.

But the White Horse Temple dared to embezzle the royal property, such a heinous crime, I don't know how the father-in-law plans to punish? "

The ass decides the head. As a secular representative of the Daoist sect, since the opportunity has come, it is natural to suppress the competitors.

Embezzling royal property is a felony, as long as this charge is confirmed, Luoyang Buddhism will not even think about it.

Being able to become one of the "Eight Tigers", Gu Dayong is naturally not an idle person, and immediately realized that he was "generalized".

"Such heinous crimes, of course, must be severely punished. But the monks involved in the case are all dead, and our family can't care about the dead.

The White Horse Temple has become a place of great evil, and it is feared that evil spirits will be born in the future. Our family is the master: hand over the land of the White Horse Temple to your Huashan sect, and build a temple to suppress evil spirits. "

Smelling the smell of conspiracy, Li Mu resolutely refused: "Eunuch, people in the Taoist sect are still pure, and don't like the hustle and bustle of the city, so I think it's better to build an academy.

Not only can we use Confucian righteousness to suppress evil spirits, but we can also do enlightenment and benefit Luoyang students. "