Putu Mountain is a mountain that not only has a very Buddhist name, but also carries a "Buddha spirit".
Putu Mountain is not far from Mucheng. It only takes half an hour to walk from the West City Gate to the foot of the mountain.
Maybe it's in line with the saying "It's dark under the light".
Magistrate Tan and others never suspected that there was something wrong with Mount Putu.
But to be honest, I really can’t blame them.
There is a Buddhist temple on Putu Mountain that is said to be very spiritual. The Buddhist temple is called Putu Temple. It is very famous in Muzhou. It is not an exaggeration to say that it has been deified. It is said that whatever you calculate is accurate, and whatever you ask for is spiritual, in short
It is a sacred temple.
At least half of the people in Muzhou do not choose to see a doctor first when they are sick, but come to Putuo Temple to seek the "spiritual water" that can cure all diseases.
It's really miraculous. Many sick people really got better after drinking that 'spiritual water'.
Doesn't this make it more famous, and gradually it becomes a nearly omnipotent place in the hearts of the people.
When encountering floods, heavy rains, etc., the first thing people in Muzhou think of is not to seek help from the government, but to seek shelter from Putuo Temple.
This is why Muzhou was obviously the first place to be hit by floods. Over the past two years, there have been intermittent heavy rains or continuous heavy rains that have made it impossible to farm, but not many people in Muzhou chose to flee the disaster.
Because they firmly believe that their gods will bless them.
To sum up, you can imagine how many pilgrims come and go in Putu Temple every day.
And this perfectly covers some unknown secrets.
In less than a quarter of an hour, the army arrived at the foot of the mountain, and the road was closed around the mountain. Only people could go up the mountain, but not down. Entry was restricted to individuals. Whether they were common people or monks, they were all driven into the front courtyard of the temple.
Seal the temple gate.
The old abbot was tremblingly supported by the young monks and came out. He put his hands together and performed a Buddhist salute to Qi Kang'an, the leader, and said, "Amitabha, this general, I don't know what mistake this temple has made, but I bothered the general to lead the army to encircle and suppress it."
Qi Kang'an: "..."
Is this the old Yin Yang person his daughter mentioned?
This man who could talk would attack them as soon as he opened his mouth, and immediately condemned them for being indifferent to right from wrong, cruel and disrespectful to God.
Qilin State emphasizes Taoism but also believes in Buddhism. The important place of Buddhism is also respected by the people. Now that these words come out of the old abbot's mouth, it does not directly nail him to the disrespectful talk of Buddha and bandits, and wants him to be completely
Everyone in the world will drown in saliva, right?!
Look, look, look, the believers who were afraid of them just now, as soon as the old abbot said these words, each of them either directly fearlessly, or quietly glared at them with hatred in their eyes.
Qi Kang'an pursed his lips. The Qi Family Army had just been established not long ago, and his reputation was so bad. How could he allow this old man to ruin it?!
Respectfully, he clasped his hands and performed a Buddhist salute, "We didn't want to disturb the abbot and the monks. Last night, a thief entered the treasury and wanted to steal the disaster relief money. I was ordered by the disaster relief mission to lead the army to pursue him.
A thief is coming."
This statement reveals several meanings:
First, the disaster relief funds have arrived and have been stored in the warehouse, just waiting to be distributed to the victims.
Second, a thief tried to steal disaster relief money last night, but failed.
Third, they chased the thieves all the way to Putu Temple. They did not intend to disturb the peace of the Buddha, but to catch the criminals and for the sake of the people of Muzhou.
Since he is the Buddha, it is not good to blame them in front of the great righteousness because they surrounded the temple. The Buddha is compassionate.
Looking at the people again, their eyes are all bright.
Disaster relief money and grain are related to the people's personal interests and their lives.
Immediately, all the hostility of the pilgrims disappeared, and they looked at the army with nothing but the joy of being saved.
It was only because the people were afraid of the soldiers that there was no commotion.
The old abbot was also silent, with a slight look of surprise on his face.
I don't know whether he was surprised that Qi Kang'an dared to talk so blatantly about the disaster relief fund being almost stolen, or he was surprised that a military commander could talk so smoothly.
Qi Kang'an nodded slightly again with a gentle look on his face, "I hope the abbot can make it easier for me and others for the sake of the millions of people in Mucheng."
Fang Qi was shocked when he heard this.
Awesome, awesome!
Not only did they throw the blame away, but if the abbot disagreed, it would be equivalent to admitting that there was a problem with the Buddhist temple.
Sure enough, after the abbot was silent for a moment, although his face was calm, his eyes were full of storm and he took a step back, "General, please."
"Thank you, abbot."
Qi Kang'an still thanked him politely, turned around and ordered Fang Qi, "When you go in to search, remember not to disturb the monks and people in the temple."
"yes."
With Qi Kang'an's explanation, the soldiers entered the temple without much action. Although they were really looking for silver and grain and were only looking for people on the surface, they did not look around and showed enough respect.
There were still many monks and pilgrims in the temple, and soon they were driven into the front yard by the soldiers. Everyone instinctively crowded together with the monks, and the common people crowded together.
While soldiers were coming and going in other parts of the temple, two figures, one tall and one short, slipped into the abbot's residence.
The little milk baby came to the altar table covered with a black tablecloth that reached to the ground with clear purpose, pointed at the altar table: "Push away."
The altar table was one meter by one meter in size and was not heavy. Twelve stepped forward and easily pushed it out of place.
I didn’t understand it until I pushed it away. Once I pushed it away and looked at the ground, if I looked more carefully, I could see that there was a very obvious color difference between the ground directly under the original position of the altar and the side next to it.
This is very familiar, "There is a secret passage underneath."
There are many secret passages in the palace, and if the secret passages are on the ground, they will try their best to avoid people stepping on them, or they will be covered in some way. Naturally, the color of the ground at the entrance and exit should be lighter than that of the side.
Qi Bao'er didn't respond. Instead, he climbed up and circled around the entrance to the secret passage, stroking the ground with his chubby hands as he didn't mind getting dirty.
A few breaths later, she didn't know where she touched, and there was a sudden "bang" sound, and the downward-facing double doors at the entrance of the secret passage opened quickly.
If someone were standing on the secret passage at this time, even an expert would probably be unable to avoid the fate of falling.
Seeing this, Qi Bao'er and Twelve looked at each other, their expressions were much more solemn than before.
The twelve probes looked down, and the top few meters could be clearly seen, but further down, it was so dark that it was impossible to determine how deep it was.
"Princess, this should not be the entrance, but a place specially designed for people."
Given this depth, it does not appear to be a normal entrance or exit, so the only possibility left is that such an opening was made deliberately for self-protection.
This design is also common in palaces. There are several traps like this in the emperor's palace, and the switches are on the emperor's bed.
Qi Bao'er also saw it, but she was not disappointed either. She turned around and dragged over the large bundle that Twelve had just carried into the house and placed at the door.
He kicked the baggage and said, "Look, it's not like this."
Just to prevent this from happening, or is she sick and has to let him carry such a long rope?