Shen Lian smiled half-heartedly and said, "That's interesting. At the same time, hundreds of schools of thought emerged one after another. As the saying goes, it's better to believe that they exist than to believe that they don't exist. I'll take these hundreds of schools of thought as if they really exist."
"Now, every family needs something to tell the world about their return, so if the thieves are framed like this, they may not be able to endure it."
"Next, let's take a look."
When Dezhi heard Shen Lian's meaningful words, he suddenly felt goosebumps rising.
He was a little worried and said: "Sir Sir Shen, what do you mean..."
Shen Lian smiled and said: "Don't worry, Master Abbot, I am very interested in this matter. As long as I am here, no one can make a big splash. Master, you don't have to worry about me, Mr. Shen. You can just send someone to follow you, Master." Go and do your own thing."
Dezhi saw that Shen Lian was unwilling to say more. Even though he was worried, he could only nod helplessly.
After all, with his status, he is really not good enough in front of Shen Lian.
He was not qualified to ask Shen Lian to do anything.
He looked at his apprentice and said, "Jie Cheng, please stay with Sir Shen from now on. Remember, whatever Sir Shen gives you, you must do it seriously. Do you understand?"
Jiacheng nodded quickly: "Disciple, I obey."
Dezhi bowed to Shen Lian again before slowly leaving.
Shen Lian looked at Jie Cheng and saw that Jie Cheng was twenty-four or five years old. He was a little nervous at this time and seemed to be afraid of himself.
Shen Lian laughed and said: "Master Jiecheng is nervous, I don't know how to eat people."
Jie Cheng said hurriedly: "Sir Sir Shen, just call me Jie Cheng. I can't bear the title of master, Sir Shen, as a young monk."
Shen Lian smiled calmly.
He smiled and said: "Jie Cheng, okay, let's stop talking nonsense. Can you tell us about the situation in your temple?"
Jiecheng nodded quickly: "Back to Lord Shen, we have a total of one hundred and forty-one monks in Huasheng Temple, and two of them are of the Zhi generation, namely the abbot and Uncle Zhiyuan, the head of Bodhidharma Academy."
"Then there are the Jie generation, there are twenty people in the Jie generation, and then there are the eighty Xiao generation, and the people after that are the youngest De generation."
One hundred and forty-one people, not many people.
Living in such a large and splendid temple, the area per person is, well, it is larger than the palace.
Moreover, one hundred and forty people could raise five thousand silver taels in less than three days. It must be said that they are really rich!
"Jie Cheng, your Huasheng Temple should not be short of money, right?" Shen Lian asked: "I see that there is an endless stream of pilgrims, and the number of people is constant. It seems to be very lively."
Jie Cheng scratched his head and said with some embarrassment: "Well... Under normal circumstances, our temple does not have to worry about money. Many wandering monks also like to rest here because our hospitality is the best."
"General situation?"
Shen Lian's eyes moved and he said, "That means there will be special circumstances?"
Jiecheng nodded and said, "Recently, we have been short of money."
"Oh? Why is this?" Shen Lian asked curiously.
Jie Cheng said: "Master Shen didn't know something. In three months, it will be time for the debate on Buddhism and Taoism. This debate on Buddhism and Taoism will be held for the first time in our Buddhist sect, and it will be held in our Huasheng Temple. Therefore, in order to handle this matter well, the presiding officer decided to renovate Huasheng Temple and prepare it in the best condition for the debate between Buddhism and Taoism."
"Therefore, we are a bit strapped."
Debate on Buddhism and Taoism?
When Shen Lian heard these four words, a light suddenly flashed deep in his eyes.
From the vendor's search, I figured out that Beichen might be a Taoist priest.
And now there is a way...
That means Beichen may have some kind of connection with Taoist priests or Taoist sects!
Before, Shen Lian didn't understand why the mysterious man wanted him to come to Buddhism to investigate, and felt that it had nothing to do with Beichen.
But now...
Suddenly a flash of lightning flashed in Shen Lian's mind.
The original confusion and confusion suddenly became clear at this moment.
The corners of his mouth curled up slightly.
This mysterious veil that might be "Beichen", he finally found the opportunity and lifted a corner!
Shen Lian was a little happy because he finally discovered the important reason why Beichen might have asked him to participate in the case.
But on the surface, he didn't show anything.
He looked at Jie Cheng, who was still a little nervous, and said, "What's going on with this debate on Buddhism and Taoism?"
Jie Cheng did not dare to hide it. He said: "The debate between Buddhism and Taoism is held every two years. In fact, Buddhism sends a master and Taoism sends a Taoist priest to choose a debate topic and debate with each other."
"The winner will show that his or her Buddhism or Taoism is deeper. If Buddhism wins, within the next two years, Taoism must recognize the depth of Buddhism."
"Similarly, if Taoism wins, Buddhism will also recognize the profoundness of Taoism."
"In short, the debate between Buddhism and Taoism is very important to both my Buddhist and Taoist sects. Moreover, the Taoist sect has won the previous few times, so I, the Buddhist sect, have been preparing for it."
Shen Lian nodded.
It is said that it is a debate between Buddhism and Taoism, but it is actually a dispute between Buddhism and Taoism.
This is a battle for orthodoxy!
Both require Xinke.
Naturally there will be conflicts.
As high-ranking people in the eyes of ordinary people, of course they cannot fight to the death to rob believers.
Therefore, I use this relatively peaceful way to explain the profoundness of my thoughts in a way of discussing Tao.
Whoever wins will be able to overshadow the other party with publicity.
In this case, believers will naturally choose to believe in the winning side more often.
After all, whoever wins will show that who is more sophisticated and more awesome!
Therefore, for Daomen, to maintain the current results, victory must be achieved.
For Buddhism, if you want to expand your territory and have more believers in the hall, you must win.
Therefore, this debate on Buddhism and Taoism is far more bloody than what Jie Cheng said.
This is a war between Buddhism and Taoism, without smoke.
No wonder Dezhi cares so much about just a venue.
This Huasheng Temple is already splendid enough, but if it is not enough, it still needs to be repaired.
This is to show off one’s strength in front of the Dao Sect!
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "Then you don't have enough money, what should you do?" Shen Lian asked.
Jie Cheng smiled and said: "We have told the believers that we hope they will help us. With the support of the believers, it won't be a big problem. Moreover, the abbot has already said that money for repairing the temple is not a problem. Let us study the Dharma and not worry about these things."
Shen Lian nodded, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart... He is really awesome, and he is really rich!
The income from his long-term tea shop with one-third of an acre of land is much better.
In his opinion, if he wants to make the building more magnificent, it can't be accomplished with just two thousand silver taels.
But just like that, Dezhidu waved his hand and said, don't worry, it's a completely trivial matter and will be solved for you in minutes.
Even Shen Lian admired this!
To repair the temple, we need about two thousand silver taels.
Then redeem the relic and get another five thousand silver taels!
This is all running towards the two big gates of seven thousand silver.
And then they did it in less than three days...
Shen Lian didn't know what to say.
He can only say that opening a temple is really profitable!
Those people are really willing to spend money!
This is real money, and it cannot be compared with a few free evaluation tickets and monthly passes.
Seeing that Shen Lian was silent, Jie Cheng asked cautiously: "Master Shen, where are we going to investigate?"
Shen Lian smiled and said, "Don't worry, let's take a stroll first."
Hearing this, Jie Cheng wanted to remind Shen Lian that time was running out, only less than four hours.
How can I just stroll around?
But he didn't dare to say it, so he could only follow Shen Lian anxiously.
As Shen Lian walked, a three-dimensional diagram of Huasheng Temple appeared in his mind.
As he walked around the entire temple, the three-dimensional picture of Huasheng Temple in his mind was completely completed.
He found a random place to sit down and said, "Jie Cheng, can you get me some tea?"
Jiacheng nodded quickly, asked Shen Lian to wait, and left quickly.
After Jie Cheng left, Shen Lian slowly closed his eyes and deduced in his mind the route the thief took after stealing the relic.
Even if there was a chance later to take away the relics from the rafters, because the relics were lost, the main hall has always been under people's attention.
Moreover, the relic is not small, so the thief wants to take the relic without being noticed by anyone, and hide it in a place where he will not find it even if he searches it thoroughly... This is not an easy task. .
Shen Lian just looked like he was wandering around, but in fact he was looking for the most suitable place to hide the relics.
After his search, he found three places where the relics were hidden and the least likely to be discovered.
Then take those three locations as the end point and start the reverse derivation.
Deduced the route the thief took behind the relics from the main hall to the three locations.
Along these three routes, you will encounter many people on the road.
Moreover, the thief must have a reasonable reason to go to those three places, otherwise he will easily be suspected if he goes there rashly.
Therefore, no one will be suspected when entering or leaving the main hall where the relics are lost!
It makes perfect sense to go to those three locations!
Combined with the special characteristics of those places...
Shen Lian's brain was running wildly, and some people had already begun to be excluded by him.
There are only a few people left, and these people are the ones most likely to follow their identities!
If other people knew that Shen Lian solved the case in this way, they would definitely be dumbfounded.
After all, this kind of computing power, as well as the ability to derive and infer, is no longer beyond the imagination of ordinary people.
Shen Lian didn't even have contact with anyone, or even carefully search for evidence, and he had already narrowed down the scope of the suspect's identity.
Even in later generations, few people can achieve this ability.
"Teacher, I'm back."
At this time, Di Renjie suddenly came to Shen Lian.
Shen Lian opened his eyes and asked directly: "Renjie, how are you?"
Di Renjie said: "I have already asked, Jiezhi's reputation in the temple is not very good, he is a bit selfish, but because Jiezhi and Abbot Dezhi seem to be related, there is no reason to stay in the temple. What do people dare to say?"
"But Jie Cheng said that this time Jie Zhi offended Lord Shaoqing and made the reputation of Huasheng Temple worse, which has touched the bottom line of the temple. If he makes any mistakes, even Abbot Dezhi will not be able to protect him. "
"Complete the precept?" Shen Lian was a little surprised.
He looked at Di Renjie and said, "Did you even fool Jiecheng?"
Di Renjie scratched his head and chuckled: "I bumped into him accidentally just now. He seemed to be making tea for his teacher, so the student made some excuses."
"However, this Jie Cheng was really timid and a little wary. The student still took his favorite refreshments and chatted with him for a while about the taste and types of refreshments before letting him relax."
Shen Lian smiled and nodded: "That's right. It's good to contact people who are on guard, to cater to them, and to let them slowly open their hearts."
Being praised by Shen Lian, Di Renjie suddenly became happy.
Then Shen Lian narrowed his eyes slightly: "Are Jie Zhi and De Zhi still related?"
He shook his head and said with emotion: "It seems that even in this temple, there is no need for human kindness!"
Di Renjie nodded: "Who says it's not the case? Master Dezhi looks so kind and kind-hearted, and he looks like an enlightened monk at first glance... But Jie Zhi has really lost Master Dezhi's face!"
Shen Lian looked at Di Renjie sighing there and couldn't help but shake his head and smile.
He said: "Okay, you go and help Xu Gou. Xu Gou is asking monks one after another for alibi. You have a sharp eye. Go and help him to prevent anyone from deceiving Xu Gou."
Di Renjie nodded. He was also afraid that Xu Gou would be deceived. After all, according to his understanding, Xu Gou served as a guard in the Twelve Shadow Thorns, and in terms of intelligence, he was the last among the Twelve Shadow Thorns.
"Then teacher and student are leaving now."
Di Renjie bowed his hands respectfully, stood up, and left quickly.
Not long after, Jiezheng came with brewed tea.
After Shen Lian drank for a while, he said: "Sir Sir Shen, it's lunch time. Let's go to the dining room to eat some vegetarian food."
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Shen Lian touched his stomach and found that he was indeed hungry.
I immediately missed the delicious meals cooked by my wife Changle.
But now when you go out, you obviously cannot do this, as it will be considered unreasonable.
Moreover, he had never eaten in a temple in his entire life. Shen Lian was also a little curious, so he smiled and nodded: "That's fine."
The two went to the dining room and saw that there were really many people here.
Pilgrims and monks were all eating vegetarian meals in an orderly manner.
Jiecheng said: "We have prepared a vegetarian meal for Sir Shen. Sir, please come here."
Do you still have a small stove of your own?
Shen Lian followed Jiacheng to a separate room, and sure enough, there was really a small stove.
I even get special treatment!
I saw that the table was already filled with food.
They are all vegetarian dishes, but they look good and smell good.
Shen Lian sat down, picked up the tea and took a bite first. It was stuffed with mung beans. It tasted really good.
Shen Lian's eyes lit up. He raised his head and saw Jiacheng standing aside, and said, "Sit down and eat together."
Jie Cheng shook his head and said it was inappropriate.
But Shen Lian still forced him to sit down. He directly added a few pieces of tea to Jie Cheng and said, "Come on, try it. The taste is really amazing."