People outside didn't know that Daxiangguo Temple had been turned upside down, so they all went to Youyemen to watch the girls' team. Few people passed by here, and one person from the forbidden army guarded the mountain gate, but they had a lot of leisure.
The gatekeeper was doing nothing, but Li Changfeng was very worried.
Twelve people disappeared without a trace, and the two he followed personally were lost.
He didn't even see the shadow of the people he left outside.
These people are neither at Daxiangguo Temple nor on the streets. Could it be that they can fly into the sky and escape?
Su Ting came out of the palace and has already gone to Zhang's house. He will come to Daxiangguo Temple soon. If he is still unable to do anything, he may not be able to escape punishment.
The prison was still leading the monks to assist the Zhang family in searching the house, making noisy noises and knocking on the door. He stood on the roof of the bell tower and kept an eye out to see if he could find one or two frightened birds, but found nothing.
Instead, one of his men came in from the mountain gate and looked around, seemingly looking for him.
Li Changfeng jumped up and landed in front of his men, his eyes still scanning around: "Say."
The subordinate whispered: "Prince Jin is here."
"Prince of Jin?" Li Changfeng suddenly became suspicious, thinking of the fight for the crown prince.
Could it be that what happened tonight was instigated by King Jin?
But if it was King Jin who ordered it, shouldn't he stay in the palace to clear himself of suspicion?
Doubtful in his heart, he raised his legs and strode towards the mountain gate. As he walked, he ordered his men: "Go to the roof and keep an eye on it. Don't let out a single fly."
At this time, an angry shout from a rough voice came from a monk's room in the distance, and then a figure was seen jumping up from Datongyuan with an Emei stick and running away.
Li Changfeng was overjoyed and ordered his men to follow him, while he strode to see the King of Jin.
He was in an anxious mood, took three steps and two steps at a time, and rushed to the mountain gate. Then he stopped suddenly in front of the steps and looked in front of the mountain gate.
In front of the mountain gate stood a group of guards with swords, smart chamberlains, and a middle-aged man wearing a straight jacket, surrounded by the King of Jin with a face like a crown of jade and majestic hair in the middle.
King Jin stood in front of the mountain gate with his hands in his sleeves, his face as sinking as water, as if angry, and he was looking up at the lintel of "Daxiangguo Temple" hanging on the mountain gate.
The writing on it is horizontal, vertical and straight, like a broken lotus standing in a pond. The pen has withered to this point, as if dead, as if it has penetrated the decaying world of mortals.
Looking at these four words, he temporarily calmed down.
While waiting for Xie Chuan just now, he had already thought of a countermeasure, so he looked angry and saw that Li Changfeng did not restrain himself.
Dropping his gaze from the plaque, he looked at Li Changfeng and went straight to the point. He wanted to enter the Daxiangguo Temple to find the presiding elder Zhizhen.
Li Changfeng folded his hands and saluted, and told the King of Jin in a straight-forward voice that the imperial army was tracking down key criminals and that no one was allowed to enter or leave this place.
King Jin asked: "What if I want to enter?"
Li Changfeng frowned, and just as he was about to say that the Forbidden Army was bestowed with a gold medal, "It's like I'm here in person", he saw that King Jin had already stepped onto the stone steps.
King Jin looked directly at Li Changfeng with stern eyes. Every step he took didn't feel like he was walking on the stone steps, but more like he was stepping on the head of the imperial army.
No matter who the thief is, or whether the imperial army has the favor of the emperor, he wants to go in right now. Not to mention Li Changfeng, he will go in even if Su Ting comes.
Huang Ting was one step behind King Jin. Behind Huang Ting were the servants and guards. No one was panicked and they all followed the master's footsteps and walked in.
Inside is a dragon's pool, a tiger's den, a mountain of swords and a sea of fire, and they can all walk there without hesitation.
King Jin pressed forward step by step to the door. Li Changfeng calmly asked him to step back half a step, and at the same time he heard the sound of chaos coming from behind.
I don't know if the thief who just appeared ran away or was caught.
He was so anxious that he blocked King Jin's path and lowered his voice: "Your Majesty, please don't embarrass me."
King Jin sneered, raised his legs and continued walking inside.
Li Changfeng took a deep breath and suddenly pushed the knife in his hand halfway out of the scabbard.
Just after the flash of the sword, the guards behind King Jin made a "swipe" sound and all pulled out the long knives on their bodies. Huang Ting stepped forward, blocked in front of King Jin, and shouted sternly: "How reckless!"
Two people came out of the guards and escorted them to King Jin. They glared at Li Changfeng angrily. Li Changfeng secretly had a headache and did not dare to give in.
If King Jin really had something to do with tonight's thief, and he was asked to take him out, he would not be able to explain.
But when he saw King Jin moving forward step by step without any intention of retreating, he became timid first.
I didn't expect that this gentle prince could have such a compelling side.
Prince Jin stared at him with a half-smile, then withdrew his gaze and continued to raise his leg.
Li Changfeng silently sheathed his sword, stood aside, and invited King Jin to come in. At the same time, he followed King Jin to see how he behaved.
After King Jin came in, he did not look around, but went straight to the monk's room in Daxiangguo Temple to see the abbot Zhizhen.
Zhizhen's original name was Monk Haining. When he was twenty years old, he was proficient in Buddhism. His tongue was as bright as a lotus flower. He was invincible in Xiangguo Temple. He opened altars everywhere to preach Buddhism. Later, when he was thirty years old, he suddenly practiced closed-mouth meditation. He practiced it for twenty years.
Only when the three karma of "body, speech, and mind" are quiet, can one speak.
The four words in front of the mountain gate of Daxiangguo Temple were written by him after he became enlightened.
Today, I gave him purple robes and gave him the Dharma title Zhizhen. He can have or dispose of the purple robes, and the same goes for the Dharma title.
He responded to calls like Zhizhen, Haining, and his lay name Jiang Po. It was even said that his childhood companion came to worship Buddha and suddenly called him by his nickname "Wangxinglai", and he responded.
He has broken free from the shackles of his name that have penetrated deep into his heart.
There are as many people in Kyoto who want to see him as there are crucian carp crossing the river, but due to luck, he has no fixed place in the Daxiangguo Temple. He never holds a forum to discuss the Dharma. He only says that "seeing one's nature is a Buddha." Everyone can become a Buddha.
Buddha.
The King of Jin wanted to see Abbot Zhizhen, which was more difficult than Li Changfeng's search for a thief.
The chief of the temple came in a hurry to pay homage to King Jin, and said that the abbot was in the temple now, but he didn't know where he was. He didn't know if King Jin had anything important to do, so he could do it for him.
The first one is the next abbot, who is also very proficient in Buddhism. If there are things like praying for blessings, he can indeed do it for you.
However, King Jin insisted on seeing the abbot.
A young novice monk suddenly ran to the leader and whispered: "I know."
The leader quickly looked at him: "Have you met the abbot?"
The little novice monk nodded: "The abbot said that there are distinguished guests coming tonight, and he wants to entertain them at the blessed place."
The first one thought that there were so many distinguished guests tonight, and he didn’t know which one the abbot wanted to see.
Fortunately, although there were many distinguished guests, the only one who wanted to see the abbot by name was King Jin, so he took King Jin there himself.
The so-called blessed place refers to the monk's room left behind after the monk passed away. If no one lives in it temporarily, it is called a blessed place.
Today there is only one blessed place in the temple.
King Jin left with the leader, and Li Changfeng followed closely behind him. At the same time, he stared at the men brought by King Jin to see if there were more people and fewer people.
He didn't believe that King Jin really just came to see the abbot. Even if he wanted to pray for His Majesty, he should have come early. Now that the palace banquet on Ning Festival has ended, only ghosts would watch if he came to pray again.
Since the purpose is unknown, it may be related to thieves.
The men ran all the way to him and whispered: "He ran away, there is someone helping him secretly."
Li Changfeng sneered in his heart, becoming more and more convinced that King Jin was here to help the thief leave, but there was no evidence at the moment, so it was difficult to explain.
He told his men to continue to watch the bell tower, and he would follow King Jin all the time, waiting for King Jin to show his weakness.