The reason was sufficient and the logic made sense, but his intuition told him that the monk was not telling the truth and was hiding something.
The reason why He Fang always wanted to know who was cleaning the pagoda the day before the Buddha Ceremony Conference was because he had a bold guess. Since it was impossible for him to enter the pagoda during the three days of the Buddha Ceremony Conference, then what would happen in the end?
It is possible that he entered the pagoda before when there were many people and was confused, and then hid inside for three days. In this way, the food residue found in the corner of the stairwell of the pagoda can be explained clearly.
This conjecture seems unimaginable, but it is the most reasonable inference at present. As for how he escaped, it is better explained. He also took advantage of the chaos at the time and pretended to be mixed up and rushed into the tower to check the situation.
among the monks, and then fled.
But this is just a conjecture after all, and there are hundreds of monks in Foguang Temple. If you investigate them one by one, you will definitely alert the snake. How to find him?
He Fang returned to the palace first, but on the way he had already thought of a plan.
Due to time constraints, he planned to divide his troops into two groups.
He Fang first found Xiao Guizi and asked him to take a few people to various cloth stores in the market to find out if anyone had bought a large piece of white cloth recently.
On the other hand, he found Diriyah and planned to borrow some guards from her house to perform a play with him.
Diriyah knew that she could not help and could only rely on Xiao Fangfang, so she immediately agreed to his request.
He Fang made a simple arrangement, but what happened next depended on his superb acting skills.
At noon, just after lunch, another carriage arrived in front of the gate of Foguang Temple. The soldier pulling the carriage announced that Master Lao Yuan would come to pick it up in person.
Liao Yuan thought that someone important was coming again, so he immediately came out to greet him without any hesitation.
"Donor, may I ask who is riding in this car?" Liao Yuan asked the soldier pulling the car.
The soldier opened the door curtain of the carriage, and inside was a bald man lying face down on a straw mat, moaning in pain.
Liao Yuan was immediately puzzled and asked again:
"May I ask who this is?"
The bald man struggled a bit and reluctantly raised his head. Liaoyuan finally saw his face clearly. He was shocked and said:
"Eunuch He, how could it be you?!"
"Master Lioyuan, alas..." He Fang sighed with a pained face and tears streaming down his nose.
"Eunuch He, you were fine this morning, why are you like this now?"
"Master, it's hard to explain in words..."
At this time, the guard pulling the cart said expressionlessly:
"He Fang was punished by the third princess for his failure to investigate the case of the Buddha Ceremony Conference. He was punished by the third princess and ordered to be ordained as a monk in Foguang Temple. Without permission, he was not allowed to return to the palace for life."
"ah--!"
Liaoyuan felt that ten thousand deer were not like running around, but he had heard about the bad reputation of the third princess Dierya before, but when he saw it today, it was indeed well-deserved.
He was really punished as a monk and even had his head shaved.
"Eunuch He, how do you feel now? Do you want someone to carry you in?" Liao Yuan asked with concern. After a conversation in the morning, he felt that He Fang was not a bad person.
"No need, Master, I can still go..."
He Fang struggled to get up and slowly moved down from the carriage. Liao Yuan quickly got into the carriage and supported him.
"Master, if I'm going to trouble you so much in the future, I'll probably never return to the palace again in my life," He Fang sighed sadly.
"Eunuch He made a serious statement. I think the third princess is just angry for a moment. When her anger subsides, I will call you back."
"Hey, Master, you don't understand the third princess very well. Forget it, just don't mention it."
Liao Yuan personally helped He Fang enter the temple.
After all, He Fang was a popular person around the third princess. Even if he was demoted to Foguang Temple as a monk, he would not dare to neglect it, so he specially asked someone to clean up a single room from the monk's house.
"Eunuch He, would you like to find a doctor to take a look at you?" Liao Yuan said.
"No need, I brought the best gold medicine in the palace when I came out," He Fang replied.
"Oh, then I will find a disciple to take care of you."
"Thank you for your kindness, Master. There is no need for this. My injury is not serious. After resting for a while, I will go around the temple. After all, I estimate that I will stay here with the Qingdeng Ancient Buddha for the rest of my life."
As He Fang spoke, he looked disappointed again.
"Eunuch He, you don't have to be too discouraged. We can postpone the ordination ceremony until later. Firstly, you have to recover from your injuries. Secondly, after the third princess's anger has subsided in a few days, we may let you go back.
"
"Oh, I hope so," He Fang replied.
Liaoyuan and everyone else left the house.
Seeing that everyone had gone away, He Fang immediately stood up and stretched out. He felt so unhappy. He didn't expect that his acting skills were so realistic. If he had entered the entertainment industry, he would have broken the Chinese Oscars.
There is a record of zero awards.
He Fang stayed in the house for a while, and then secretly looked outside. There happened to be no one, so he quietly slipped out.
He Fang first arrived near the Bell and Drum Tower. At this time, there was only a young monk sweeping the floor. When the young monk saw He Fang walking towards him, he immediately stopped what he was doing and saluted:
“I’ve met Eunuch He”
"Hey, little monk, do you know me?" He Fang asked suspiciously.
"Of course, Eunuch He, the news that you were demoted to Foguang Temple as a monk has spread throughout the entire temple."
"Well, the news spread quickly," He Fang replied.
"Little monk, what do you call me?"
"Go back to Eunuch He, the young monk's name is Yongyin," the young monk said.
"Little Master Yongyin, we will be brothers in the same discipline from now on. I want to chat with you and ask you some questions."
"chat?"
"Yes, just chatting."
He Fang pulled the young monk named "Yongyin" to sit down on the steps and asked:
"Little Master Yongyin, is there anything interesting or something we should pay attention to in Foguang Temple?"
"What should I pay attention to?" the young monk hesitated, still very vigilant.
"Yes, or to put it more bluntly, when I really become a monk here in the future, what should I pay attention to? Should I try to build a good relationship with someone, or should I be careful about being tricked by someone?"
"Ah, well..."
At this moment, He Fang suddenly took out a small package from his body, opened it and found some pastries, then handed it to the young monk and said:
"Little Master Yongyin, try this. This is the pastry I brought from the palace."