The abbot turned around and walked back to the temple with a sullen face. The monks did not dare to speak. They quickly closed the door and went about their own business. It was better not to appear in front of the abbot at this time.

As for the pilgrims, they no longer wanted to worship Buddha. They hurried down the mountain one by one. Those who were related to their families had to go back to inform them. Those who didn't have to go back happily. If such a big event is not going back, it should be properly publicized.

, it’s so suffocating.

The host walked toward the Zen room with a gloomy look. When he passed by the wicker chair, he snorted heavily and kicked the wicker chair with a bang with his right foot, causing it to explode.

The corner of Monk Nian's mouth twitched, he looked at each other, and sighed secretly. It seemed that the master was really mad. Over the years, it was rare to see the master be so energetic. Normally, no matter how big the trouble was, the master could remain calm.

A peaceful smile on his face.

After entering the meditation room, the host sat cross-legged on the futon, closed his eyes and began to think about what had just happened.

Everything just happened so suddenly that he was not prepared at all. The reason why he didn't panic was because practicing Buddhist scriptures for so many years made him calm.

Judging from the posture today, it was not done in a hurry. Wang Xuan must have been prepared in advance and deliberately delayed his visit to the temple until the end.

Since we checked here, other temples must have been harassed by these demons.

On this point, the host did not get it wrong. Wang Xuan indeed asked his subordinates to take action on the same day. The codename of this action was 'Kill the Monk'!

According to intelligence surveys, Fujian Nan Shaomu controls nearly one million acres of farmland. Of course, the actual land under their control is not that much, less than 600,000 acres.

But 600,000 acres is a lot, equivalent to nearly half the land size of the seven aristocratic families. A group of monks have jumped out of the Three Realms and are not in the Five Elements. What do monks do with so much land?

At least, in Wang Xuan's view, this is a waste, a waste of money, but in fact, many people are willing to sell their fields to the temple.

The government factor is very important in this. As long as there is land, all kinds of exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes are very complicated, and the people's burden is huge. If it is sold to a temple, the land will be tax-free. However, the monks in the temple are not engaged in production, but still have to pay taxes.

It can be rented to the original people for planting, and the temple can charge a certain amount of rent.

In any case, this rent is less than the various exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes collected by the government. Of course, a large part of the reason is that local large households will collude with the government to add some taxes that they should pay to the people.

It can only be said that this matter is very complicated, and it is not only due to the temple, but it is also very troublesome to solve.

However, for Wang Xuan, there is only one solution, cut the knot with a sharp knife, use absolute force to suppress, and directly smash all the tricks. He must follow his rules. Anyone who opposes, no matter the reason, will be dealt with with concrete blocks.

Used to shock everyone around.

This is a critical moment for the establishment of a new system. You must not lose the big for the small, and he will not be merciful. Regardless of the official's own people or the local big players, they will all use thunderous means to intimidate.

As for the tax exemption for temples, which has been going on for more than a thousand years, Wang Xuan actually thought about it repeatedly and finally chose not to take action.

In the world, the power of Buddhism is extremely powerful. Even the emperor can secretly kill him. If he dares to touch this bottom line, it will be a big trouble if the entire Buddhism counterattacks.

He didn't want to poke this hornet's nest before he was absolutely sure.

However, this does not mean that he will let Buddhism go. He dares to trick him secretly. No, he dares to evade taxes and violate national laws. He, Wang, is so righteous and righteous. How can he allow the other party to do this under his nose?

matter.

The host sat on the futon and thought carefully for a long time. Today, he handled the matter quite satisfactorily, leaving no clues for the other party. As for whether Wang Xuan would have any next conspiracy, he didn't know. Now, the top priority is to

Inform the Putian Shaomusi Temple about the matters here and let the main temple make the decision.

Thinking of this, he asked his apprentice to use pen, ink, paper and inkstone to carefully write down what happened, all in small regular script. After the ink dried, he took out a pigeon from the pigeon cage and tied it to his leg.

When I came outside the meditation room, I threw the pigeon into the sky. The pigeon circled around and started to fly towards the west.

Seeing the pigeons flying away, the abbot breathed a sigh of relief, and then ordered the disciples that no one was allowed to leave the temple for a while, and they all stayed in the temple, and then turned and walked towards the backyard.

He had just been holding back his anger, and if he didn't vent it out, he felt that his Zen heart would be shaken. He went to the woodshed in the backyard and groped on the wall. He only heard a "click-click" sound, and a door slowly opened on the wall.

Slowly move it away, revealing a downward hole.

Walking down the bluestone steps, there are oil lamps on both sides that are always lit so it doesn't look dark. The air is pretty good, and there are vents leading to the well to keep the air flowing.

Below is a very large basement, covering an area of ​​more than 200 square meters. There are seven or eight women imprisoned in it. Each of them only wears very few clothes, and they are all a little tattered. This is not to say that the temple is poor, nor is it unwilling to give up.

, but it just feels better this way.

In fact, I heard that there are a lot of "little goblins" in the devil's Xinghui Nightclub. I should make some like that later. Well, it can train our ability to subjugate and eliminate demons. Wouldn't it be wonderful? Look at the looks in the eyes of a few women.

The host couldn't help but think of the traces of fear revealed in his heart.

"You, you, you two, come here!" The host pointed at two of the women and said. He was very angry today, and one of them might not be enough!

However, when he was about to release the fire, a sharp arrow shot through the air, and the pigeon that flew out fell to the ground. Wang Xuan had already arranged for people to ambush near various temples, and they were absolutely not allowed to fly pigeons to deliver messages.

Although it is impossible to control the Putian Shaomusi Temple, no information can be received, but it can be covered up every day. Since Wang Xuan has taken action, this is not the only way.

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Shaomu Temple, Putian, Fujian.

Three thousand heavily armed troops surrounded them. On several of the boxcars, there were more than a dozen eight-oxen crossbows. This eight-oxen crossbow fired three arrows at a time. They were all made of pure iron and were one in length.

It's about five meters tall and is a short gun.

This Eight Ox Crossbow has been redesigned. Most of the spare parts have been replaced by steel, so the size has been reduced a lot, but the firing force has not changed. After adding gears, the operation has become much easier.

The operation of ten people can be reduced to two people.

Wang Xuan once tested that three steel arrows can penetrate 8mm steel plate within 300 meters. If it is replaced by a single arrow, it can penetrate 15mm steel plate within 300 meters, and the impact is amazing. That force alone can kill people.

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As soon as the army surrounded them, the news was received inside the temple. The fat abbot listened to the report with a calm face. His face was expressionless and he looked very calm, which made all the monks in the temple feel at ease.

However, the hands shrunk in the monk's robe were tightly clenched, and a look of panic flashed in his eyes.

Although he didn't know the number of the army, there were several thousand of them, all fully armed. It was said that those who came were not good and those who were good would not come. So it was definitely not good to come with such a big fanfare.

For Nan Shaomu's lineage, this is a catastrophe!

He knew these soldiers, and they all listened to the devil Wang Xuan. He was afraid that the other party would destroy him on impulse. Shaomusi, but he knew what he had done here.

Wang Xuan is simply a lunatic and acts without any scruples. If a fight really breaks out, they have so many experts that they are not afraid of being trapped in the army, but what's the use if someone runs away!

If you can outrun a monk, you can also outrun a temple!

"Don't panic, the soldiers will come and cover up the water and earth, and we will go out and have a look later!" the fat abbot said, and walked towards the outside of the temple.

Three thousand troops, under the command of the guard commander Yu Leyou, lined up in front of the temple gate. As for the encirclement, there was no such thing. Wang Xuan said, let them run and see where they can go!

More than a dozen boxcars equipped with eight-oxen crossbows were lined up. The horses were unloaded directly, and the four legs of the boxcars were fixed. All the crossbow arrows flashing with cold light were cocked, and they were aimed straight in front of the temple gate.

The fat abbot paused when he walked out of the gate. He looked at the row of huge ballistae, his eyelids jumped fiercely, and he kept cursing Wang Xuan in his heart for being vicious. What is he doing! He can do this kind of ballistae.

Come up, are you going to destroy their Nan Shaomu lineage?

This is Chi Guoguo's intimidation. Wang Xuan made it clear that he wanted to give the opponent a showdown. He looked like he was ready to kill the opponent at any time. It depends on what you bald thieves do.

This scene really frightened many monks in the temple. Many of the monks who followed the fat abbot were so frightened that they backed away. This was a heavy crossbow, used for siege. Let alone dozens of them, it was just a crossbow arrow.

, there are very few people in the whole temple who can dare to face it head-on.

The abbot didn't need to look, he could distinguish the situation behind him from the sounds he heard with his ears. He sighed slightly in his heart. Not to mention them, he was also shocked and confused.

Taking a deep breath slowly, the abbot walked to the front of the army as calmly as possible, clasped his hands together and bowed slightly to say the Buddha's name, "Amitabha, you are so good. Which general is in charge? I wonder if there is anything wrong with Shaomu Temple.

We need an army to go up the mountain."

Yu Leyou, with a stern face, stepped forward and said, "I am Yu Leyou, the commander of the Xinghua Prefecture Guard Station."

"Oh, it turned out to be Commander Yu. I wonder what the relationship is between Commander Yu and General Yu Dayou?"

"That's the ancestor."

Yu Dayou broke through the Eighteen Bronze Soldiers Formation of Shaomusi Temple. Likewise, Shaomusi Temple also sent monk soldiers to help Yu Dayou exterminate the pseudo-Japanese pirates. It can be said that he turned enemies into friends, which was a bit worrying. Yu Daqiu wrote the book "The Book of Swords", which recorded various kinds of sticks.

The method of using Fahe long weapons is closely related to the Shaomusi Temple.

When the abbot came up, he wanted to get close to you. Youdao means that it is easier to do things with acquaintances. Even if there are immortals and Buddhas all over the world, they must pay attention to personal relationships.

Chapter 430: The donor should not be slanderous!

Yu Leyou looked sternly and looked at the fat abbot coldly, thinking to himself: "If it were before, when our Yu family was in decline, I really wouldn't mind getting involved with your Shaomus Temple, but now, I, the commander of the guards,

The position of envoy was arranged by Mr. Wang Xuan, and your Shaomusi Temple is being targeted by Mr. Wang again. So even if you say hell with it, we won’t be merciful."

When Yu Daqiu was alive, he made a lot of achievements in the southern and northern wars. Together with Qi Jiguang, he was called "Yu Long Qi Hu" and wiped out the pseudo-Japanese pirates who had been causing trouble for many years and took the opportunity to cause trouble.

But even when they were alive, the two men were often impeached by the civil service group, who tried their best to erase their achievements. After the rebellion was suppressed, the two were even caught and dismissed from office.

The rabbit is dead and the dog is cooked, and the bird is gone and the bow is hidden. It can only be said that the two of them are not smart enough and do not understand the principle of self-respect when raising bandits.

After the death of the two men, their descendants were also ostracized by the civil service group, and naturally their lives were not as good as each other. Naturally, after Wang Xuan reorganized the Fujian military, Yu Leyou and Qi Zonghui joined in respectively. The two were already famous generals, and they had a good family background.

Naturally, Wang Xuan spent a lot of money to get ahead, and now both of them are commanders of the imperial guards.

"He turned out to be a descendant of General Yu. This poor monk is really disrespectful. General Yu, please come in quickly. If you have anything to do, we are not in a hurry. We have prepared a vegetarian restaurant inside. The vegetarian restaurant in my Shaomu Temple is also very famous. What can I do?

Let’s talk while eating.”

If he was facing pilgrims or believers, the abbot would naturally act like an outsider, but now he was facing the commander of an army who was looking for trouble. Naturally, he would not act like an expert, but would smile like an old man.

Outsiders usually get close to each other.

"No need, I, the general, have official duties." Yu Leyou glanced at the team and refused quickly.

This slight change in his eyes made the old abbot realize it at once, and he suddenly screamed in his heart. He had seen many different kinds of people over the years, and his mind had long been clear. Such a slight change in Yu Leyou's eyes let him know,

What Yu Leyou said didn't matter at all. There must be a bigger figure in the army.
To be continued...