Li Tai, dressed in military uniform and surrounded by soldiers, walked into the temple with a cold expression.
The deacons and monks in the temple finally looked forward to his arrival, and rushed forward to complain or beg, hoping that he would bring justice to Guangming Temple, arrest the robbers who committed the crime, and restore the temple's losses.
Li Tai was too lazy to deal with them, so he just asked in a deep voice: "Where is Master Tan Jing now? Why don't you come to see me?"
After hearing this, the monks did not dare to neglect, and directly led Li Tai into Master Tanjing's room. After a night of frightening and toiling, the Master was already looking very depressed, but after learning about Li Tai's arrival, he
However, he quickly asked the young novice monk to help him up and went to see Li Tai on the couch.
"Last night, bandits entered the temple and committed mass plunder. Under the diligent protection of the disciples in the temple, the old monk was spared from harm. However, after this misfortune, his mind was in chaos. He did not come out to greet him in person. Please forgive me!
"
Master Tan Jing's attitude towards Li Tai was respectful and even pitiful. The previous indifferent attitude was gone.
Putting aside other considerations, this matter is completely beyond his ability at the moment, and it is possible to rely on the power of the government to proceed. Of course, the old monk must be humble in front of Li Tai.
Li Tai frowned slightly and said with a serious expression: "Master, please tell me what happened and don't hide anything. I am in charge of staying behind, so such a shocking and evil thing happened. It is really hard to escape the blame. I will definitely take full responsibility.
I can track down the evil and give a satisfactory answer to the Master and the people of the county!" Lan
After hearing Li Tai's statement, Master Tanjing felt a little more at ease, and while thinking about it, he recounted in detail everything he had heard and witnessed from yesterday to now.
After listening, Li Tai asked casually about a few places that were not clearly described, and then said: "I have sent people to follow the traces left by the gangsters, but the gangsters are very good at concealing their movements.
Especially according to what the Master said, they came in and out of the temple as if they were in a deserted place, which shows that they know the people in the temple very well. It is not a sudden question, but just to ensure that everything is thorough, I will ask some of the monks in the temple to interrogate them. I also hope that the Master
Can understand.”
Hearing that Li Taiyan seemed to suspect that there were gangsters in the temple, Master Tanjing couldn't help but secretly take a breath. In fact, he also had such suspicions in his heart, because these gangsters acted familiar and familiar, and it was not like they were here for the first time.
In the temple.
Although believers will inevitably come in and out of the temple on a daily basis, some areas are heavily guarded and are rarely allowed to be visited by outsiders. If there is no internal response, it will be difficult for the gangsters to come in and out freely.
So he nodded quickly and said: "This is the duty of the envoy. If I can use the Mingjian to clean up the evil carbuncle in the temple, the old monk will be grateful!"
"So, the Master also feels that there is evil hidden in the temple?"
After Li Tai heard this, his expression suddenly changed. He stood up from the table, pointed his sword at Master Tanjing and said angrily: "Because I trust Master, I entrust you with important matters, and I entrust more than one person to you."
"Stake! Since Master can't fully control the situation of the people in the temple, why didn't he tell me in advance! Now that he has been harmed by this thief, the Buddhist rituals may not be able to continue, and there is..." Lan
At this point, his voice paused again, and he ignored Master Tanjing, whose face became extremely worried, and directly gave the order: "Quickly take all the deacons and monks in the temple into custody and interrogate them individually. No orders are allowed from me.
One person must be left out!"
"Obey your envoy's orders and do not disobey."
Master Tanjing was also in a panic at this moment, worried that the monks could not control their emotions and would conflict with the state army, so he hurriedly gave the order, and then came up to Li Tai and whispered: "Is there really any evil hidden in the temple?
The old monk is not sure. But if you are worried about the materials stored here, please rest assured. Yesterday, it was only the temple's warehouse that was looted. The items you stored here were not affected due to the remote location..."
"Whether it has been affected or not will be known after inspection."
Li Tai's face was livid, but he did not get better because of Master Tan Jing's comfort. He held his sword in one hand and looked at Master Tan Jing and said in a deep voice: "There is still room for new preparations for worshiping the Buddha and praying. But what I have placed here is
If there is any mistake in the materials, I am afraid that neither the Master nor I will have any hope for the future!"
Master Tanjing couldn't help being shocked when he heard the seriousness of what Li Tai said. He didn't dare to inquire deeply about it, but when he saw Li Tai say the words "die to death", it showed how serious the matter was, and he couldn't help but secretly regret that he should not have accepted such a person.
The hot potato is in the temple.
But it was useless to worry about it now. He could only hope that nothing unexpected happened to that batch of goods, and went to inspect it with Li Tai.
After arriving at this warehouse, Master Tan Jing secretly breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that there were no obvious signs of damage.
Li Tai's guards stopped him outside, so he stood outside and saw Li Tai walking in, but he didn't see him walking out for a long time. His heartstrings gradually tightened, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead.
"Bring that old monk in!"
After a while, Li Tai's shouting voice came from the warehouse, but his tone was hoarse and full of anger.
Master Tanjing became even more flustered after hearing this voice, and subconsciously didn't want to go in, but the soldiers outside the door couldn't help but twist him into the warehouse.
After entering the warehouse, Master Tan Jing saw Li Taizheng standing with a knife, and there were many broken boxes and sacks scattered at his feet. The items contained in them were naturally scattered on the floor, but they were not what Master Tan Jing expected.
Silks, satin, or gold and silver jewelry, but earth, wood, sand, gravel, and rags.
"This, this...how could this happen?" Lan
When Master Tanjing saw this scene, his calves began to tremble with tremors, and he did not dare to look at Li Tai, whose face was so gloomy that he was almost dripping with water.
When Li Tai heard this, he almost lost his composure. It would have been a fool if he didn't. But the drama still had to go on. Li Tai walked up to the old monk with a pale face and held the knife in front of his chest.
He gestured and his tone became a little ferocious: "The thieves monk bullied me, and bullied others too much! Do you think that my sword is not strong enough to behead you?"
"No, no, wait! Even if you kill me, it won't help... The most important thing right now is to find out who framed me!"
Seeing Li Tai's posture, Master Tanjing was a little panicked for a moment, but he still controlled his emotions and said in a trembling voice.
"Who else could it be? Except for you, a man in a den of thieves, who would know that I am hoarding heavy goods here? Either you really don't know, or you know and don't respond, but it doesn't matter. I don't need any conclusive evidence. I have my own.
Use any means to retaliate!"
As he spoke, he put the blade directly on the old monk's neck and said bitterly.
"Old monk, I really don't know... Sir, please calm down, please calm down. I have failed to live up to your entrustment. I am indeed guilty, but please allow me to help you carefully investigate the evildoers hidden in the temple! Also, please calm down, sir.
The old monk will definitely compensate for the loss even if he spends all his savings in the temple!" Lan
Master Tanjing is really on the verge of tears. He is still confused about this matter. He does not know what Li Tai stored here, nor does he know what method was used to complete the replacement without any sound. He just feels that
Everything was beyond his knowledge and control. The first priority now was to stabilize Li Tai, otherwise if he was agitated and a knife fell from his hand, he would die in an unknown manner.
"I will spare your life first, but if the matter cannot be resolved properly, Guangming Temple will be wiped out from here!"
After hearing the old monk's statement, Li Taicai put away his sword and said bitterly.
Although Guangming Temple was looted last night, it was an unexpected attack at night without any defense, but it does not mean that the strength of the temple is weak.
Today, all the frightened monks gathered in the temple. In addition to the monks and priests who came from the surrounding areas after hearing the news, nearly ten thousand people gathered inside and outside the entire temple.
At present, the Western Expedition army has not returned yet. Li Tai has mobilized all the troops to defend the city, but there are only nearly 3,000 state troops. If everyone in Guangming Temple resists wholeheartedly, Li Tai will not be able to completely block and control so many people.
But with the cooperation of Master Tanjing, it was much smoother for him to seal off the temple. The temple slaves and farmers were sent to their respective villages in batches, and the monks in the temple were placed in different buildings in the temple. The monk soldiers
They were also disarmed and detained together.
At the same time, Li Tai also confiscated the people, land and property registers in the temple in the name of investigating traitors. Although it was Guangming Temple that was robbed, Li Tai's series of actions treated everyone in Guangming Temple as a criminal.
The thieves are treating.
Master Tanjing was not a stupid person, but a series of unexpected changes caused him to lose his accurate understanding and judgment of the situation for a moment. After seeing Li Tai's series of operations, he couldn't help but feel confused.
Enlightenment.
But now the entire temple, including his own personal freedom, has been controlled by Li Tai, and it is too late for him to realize any regrets. Seeing Li Tai openly looking through various records in the temple in front of him, Master Tan Jing
He couldn't help but said in a bitter voice: "The old monk has lived here for more than ten years. He has built this huge temple regardless of his hard work. If you want to overthrow it in one day, it will be very difficult, right? It makes you bold and deceitful.
, do you really think you can hide it from everyone’s eyes and ears?”
After hearing this, Li Tai closed his accounting book first, walked to Master Tanjing, looked at the old monk and sighed: "I have no intention of overturning this huge temple business. The only one I want to end is the Master.
The elders and monks of Ten Thousand Buddhas Hall, Wudu Temple and other temples are very willing to kill the Buddha nature and aspirations of the Master in front of others. Nowadays, there is really nothing that the Master can take away, only his karma. When he became powerful, he could only
There is a line of tolerance, and today's fashion can be three points calm.
I don’t want to kill the Master, so I hope that the Master will be considerate for me if I don’t cover up my words or deeds well enough. If I am ruined or I am defeated, I will leave it to the Master to decide on his own."
After Master Tanjing heard this, he couldn't help but let out a long sigh, and said with a desolate expression: "The wind surged and thundered as soon as you changed your mind, and the personnel in the palm of your hand changed. The old monk couldn't wait for it. Although he was defeated, he was still glorious. He accumulated half a life.
I should send it to you as an envoy to ask for your forgiveness..." Lan
"Master, there is no need to belittle yourself. I will take away your temple property, but I will treat you elsewhere."
Li Tai admired the old monk's methods and experience, so he did not intend to put him to death. Instead, he hoped that he could continue to shine under his sect and plan a development strategy for his Liu Shifo Temple in northern Shaanxi.