After all, this debate between Buddhism and Taoism was regarded by Dezhi as a turning point for Buddhism in the Tang Dynasty.
Therefore, it is not impossible to fall into the devil's path for this obsession.
Shen Lian said: "So Dezhi teamed up with his relatives and worked together to create such a scam, pretending that the relic was stolen, and falsely accused others of stealing, and then went out to pay 5,000 silver taels to redeem it."
"In this case, your temple has no choice but to explain the matter to the pilgrims. The pilgrims trust you very much. Knowing that you have encountered such a difficult situation, they will naturally help you, so it didn't take long for you to collect the ransom."
"And just like this, for Dezhi, the money has been collected! At the same time, Huasheng Temple's act of redeeming the relics of the ancestors of Buddhism at the expense of shame can also win a lot of fame."
"In this way, you can gain both practical benefits and fame. I have to say..."
When Shen Lian said this, he couldn't help but sigh: "What a big lie, and a scam that kills two birds with one stone!"
At this point, all the cases have been completely revealed.
Everyone present was shocked by Dezhi's ingenious scam.
Everything was silent for a long time.
In the huge hall.
It was eerily quiet at the moment.
Everyone's expressions were very complicated.
They were shocked that the mastermind behind all this was actually the abbot of Huasheng Temple.
At the same time, I was shocked by this ingenious scam.
This scam is really interconnected.
From the moment the relics were stolen, a huge scam began!
The temple showed its weak position to the outside world. When the pilgrims learned about the coercion, they all generously helped. At the same time, they scolded the culprits and even the court. After all, the court could not even solve such a case and could not even catch a single thief.
In this case, from the beginning to the end, the temple has no impact at all, except that the pilgrims feel pity for it and want to love it. No one criticizes the temple.
Moreover, it is obvious to all that the temple has paid so much for the relics of its ancestors, and it will gain a good reputation.
After that, the temple would use the ransom money to exchange for the relics, and then everything would be perfect.
If the case cannot be solved, who is responsible?
Of course it is the responsibility of the court.
And what about Huasheng Temple?
Completely removed from this matter.
The money is there.
Got a name!
The relic is back too!
After going around in a big circle, Huasheng Temple only made a profit but not a loss.
When the time comes, we will decorate the temple properly and make it splendid. When the Taoist people come, they will be blinded and shocked.
Huasheng Temple occupies the home court position before and after. If you can win the debate between Buddhism and Taoism, and Buddhism can be thoroughly carried forward, you will really make a lot of money!
I have to say that even Shen Lian couldn't help but sigh in his heart at this moment.
How did Dezhi come up with this scam?
Everything started from stealing the relic.
And not only is the deception sophisticated, but the crime is also as sophisticated.
Shen Lian believed that he, the cheating person, could easily decipher everything here.
If an official like Zhao Xianye were to investigate.
Let alone a few days, even if it is a few months, we can't find out.
If Buddhism really wins by then, its moral and intellectual status will definitely rise, and maybe people will go directly to the Western Regions.
By then, even if you solve the case, what's the use?
They have everything, and you can’t even catch them!
And after so long, all the evidence has long since disappeared, and it’s still a crappy case!
I even came by myself today.
If he came tomorrow and came back after they finished the transaction, he might not be able to solve this case.
Even if you know the whole story, there is no evidence to prove everything.
Until then, without irrefutable evidence, it will be useless for anyone to come.
Shen Lian sighed inwardly. He looked at Dezhi and said, "Abbot Dezhi, although I, Shen, don't know anything about Buddhism, I feel that people who worship Buddha should have a happy-go-lucky attitude towards victory or defeat. It’s more appropriate.”
"So when you have this idea and do whatever it takes to win, you have already lost, right?"
When Dezhi heard Shen Lian's words, he suddenly opened his eyes.
He looked at Shen Lian and saw his own miserable reflection in Shen Lian's bright and clear eyes.
Suddenly, he felt ashamed to be looked at by Shen Lian.
He said: "Master Shen has a profound Buddha heart. If Master Shen joins our Buddha, he will definitely become an eminent monk of our Buddha."
Shen Lian: "..."
What the hell...
I just said something casually, but you didn’t let me get a wife?
I am a man with a wife!!
Shen Lian shook his head hurriedly and said: "No, no, no, I can't break my ordinary mind. So it seems that I, Shen, am destined to have no connection with Buddhism in this life."
When Dezhi heard Shen Lian's words, he felt regretful.
Deyuan looked at Shen Lian with a heartbroken expression at this time, as if Shen Lian, a good young man, had been blinded.
Shen Lian was quite speechless.
Do you Buddhists like to lure people in so much? Is there a reward for pulling people’s heads?
"Sir Sir Shen, there is something that I want to talk to Sir Shaoqing alone."
At this moment, Dezhi suddenly spoke.
Shen Lian looked at Dezhi's expression and saw that Dezhi looked serious, as if he really wanted to tell him some secret.
He thought for a while and then nodded: "Let's go outside."
After everyone heard this, they quickly made way for Shen Lian.
At this moment, these monks no longer showed any disrespect towards Shen Lian, and everyone was in awe.
More awe-inspiring than their teacher.
Shen Lian and Dezhi left the main hall. Qin Zu came to look at Dezhi and said, "Abbott, tell me."
Dezhi took a deep breath, clasped his hands together, and said: "The poor monk knows that he has sinned deeply and is surrounded by demonic obstacles, but there is a secret. The poor monk still hopes to tell Sir Shen, not to wash away the evil obstacles, but at least... don't make the mistake all the time. .”
Looking at Dezhi, Shen Lian felt at this moment that this abbot actually felt somewhat like an eminent monk.
But...the obsession was too deep, and this time things were completely ruined.
From now on, let alone becoming a high monk, I don't know how long I will spend in jail.
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Dezhi looked at Shen Lian and said: "Actually, this scam and the method of committing the crime were not what the poor monk thought, but someone told the poor monk."
"What?"
Shen Lian was a little surprised.
His mind was suddenly spinning a thousand times.
Countless lightning flashes suddenly appeared in his mind.
At this moment, something seemed to be caught by him...
But there were too few clues for him to deduce everything.
He looked at Dezhi and said hurriedly: "What exactly is going on?"
Dezhi did not hide anything. He said: "Ten days ago, a pilgrim donated a lot of incense money. He said he was confused and hoped that the poor monk could help solve the problem, so the poor monk met him."
"The pilgrim was in his forties or fifties and was thin. He saw the poor monk. Before the poor monk could speak, he asked the poor monk whether he wanted to defeat Taoism in the debate between Buddhism and Taoism and whether he wanted to raise money. Build a Buddhist altar."
"Ask about the Buddhist altar?" Shen Lian was confused.
Dezhi said: "That is the place that the poor monk specially prepared to build for this debate on Buddhism and Taoism. Therefore, the few thousand silver taels are not enough because the poor monk wants to build it."
Shen Lian narrowed his eyes and said, "You wanted to win so much, so you nodded?"
Dezhi nodded.
"As Lord Shen said, the poor monk was obsessed with obsession. He said he had a way to help the poor monk. The poor monk thought about it for a long time, but was finally overcome by his obsession."
"Then he told the poor monk about the scam and how to commit the crime! He said that as long as he followed his method, it would be foolproof. He also said..."
"What did you say?" Shen Lian asked.
Dezhi looked at Shen Lian and said: "If someone can crack the method he said, he will come here personally to finish it, so that the poor monk does not have to worry."
Even if he is discovered, as long as the poor monk bites him to death, there will be no problem, because no one can find evidence... It's just that the poor monk can't pass the test in his heart, and he doesn't want to make the same mistake again and again, so he takes the initiative to admit it.
When Shen Lian heard Dezhi's words, his heart suddenly surged.
Behind Dezhi, there is another person.
Is this a perfect scam? It was not done by Dezhi at all.
Who is that?
Beichen?
Or is there someone else involved?
Shen Lian thought for a moment, and suddenly, his eyes suddenly opened.
He said: "Oh no!"
Dezhi asked hurriedly: "What's wrong?"
Shen Lian said: "Quickly, go to the place where you hid the silver, there may be an accident."
Dezhi didn't know what Shen Lian was thinking of, but seeing how nervous Shen Lian was, he didn't dare to delay and said hurriedly: "Master Shen, please come here."
"Xugou!"
Shen Lian suddenly spoke.
Enough to run over: "Master."
Shen Lian said: "You order people to leave immediately and stop anyone from going up the mountain, quickly!"
Xu Gou didn't know why Shen Lian said this, so he nodded quickly and turned around to give orders.
At this moment, there was a sudden knock on the temple door.
Immediately, a voice was heard.
"Your Majesty is here, open the door quickly!"
When Shen Lian heard this voice, his heart suddenly skipped a beat.
"Oops, it's late!"
Shen Lian really wanted to curse her.
He has calculated everything.
The modus operandi, the scam, everything was uncovered.
But what he didn't expect was that there were other people behind the things Dezhi did.
In the final analysis, Dezhi is just a puppet.
He was manipulated by the people behind the scenes!
Then I contacted Beichen’s letter to me...
Many things, at this moment, were flashing through Shen Lian's mind like a movie.
Each picture gradually became fixed.
One clue after another appeared directly in Shen Lian's mind.
Many things finally became clear at this time.
But...it's already a little late!
Now His Majesty is here!
And I...the first time I met him was in a place like this!
Shen Lian let out a breath.
He had already guessed what the person behind the scenes wanted to do, so he ordered Xu Gou not to allow anyone to go up the mountain.
But who knew that as soon as I finished speaking, His Majesty would come to my door.
this……
He was really speechless.
Seeing that Shen Lian had a bad look on his face, Xu Gou couldn't help but said: "Young Master, Your Majesty is here, should we... open the door?"
Shen Lian nodded and said calmly: "We are commoners, how can we have the power to stop His Majesty's will? Open the door."
"Furthermore, as expected, the current Huasheng Temple cannot be entered or exited. If His Majesty even seems to want to leave in a hurry, believe it or not, we will all be shattered into pieces immediately?"
When Xu Gou heard Shen Lian's words, his face couldn't help but change.
Abbot Dezhi on the side also looked pale. He couldn't help but look at Shen Lian and said, "Sir Sir Shen, but...but what is going to happen?"
Xu Gou also looked at Shen Lian nervously.
He had never seen such a solemn look on Shen Lian's face.
Even when he had a duel with Big Dipper and the person behind Princess Gaoyang, his young master was still confident in his wisdom.
Such solemnity is truly unprecedented.
This made him a little nervous.
Shen Lian let out a gentle breath, and then the corners of his mouth turned up slightly, and the solemn look on his face disappeared in an instant.
He sneered and said with a hint of a smile: "Plans never change quickly. There is no one in this world who can predict everything perfectly."
Having said this, Shen Lian looked at Dezhi and said, "Master Dezhi, having said this, I, Shen, would like to thank you."
"If it weren't for you, maybe tonight, all of us would really be shattered to pieces."
"ah?"
The door of Dezhi's bright head is full of question marks.
Shen Lian did not explain, he just chuckled and said: "It is not a bad thing to make your own decisions sometimes, but abbot, you made your own decisions unplanned by the people behind the scenes. I think... this is absolutely terrible for the people behind the scenes. It’s a bad thing.”
"And it was this self-assertion that finally caused a slight deviation in his prediction. Playing chess is like walking, the slightest deviation, when the distance is enlarged to infinity, it will be a world of difference."
Dezhi looked confused.
He found that he understood every word Shen Lian said, but when connected together, he found that he understood nothing.
Dezhi couldn't help but look at Xu Gou.
Then he was stared back by the dog.
Why are you looking at me as if I understand?
In my wisdom, I don’t understand whether the basic operation is good or not!
Anyway, Xu Gou has become accustomed to strange things and doesn’t feel anything anymore.
As for Dezhi, for the first time he felt that he was mentally retarded and was suffering huge trauma in his heart.
At this time, the door of the temple was opened.
Li Shimin and his party quickly entered the temple.
Li Shimin kept searching, and when he saw Shen Lian, his eyes suddenly lit up.
Suave, elegant and easy-going.
What a talent indeed!
No wonder Xiao Changle ran away with this guy.
When Li Shimin saw Shen Lian, his eyes became softer.
Regarding this prince-in-law who had made many contributions to the Tang Dynasty, he only heard his name but never saw his person.
When I saw you today, I didn’t expect...
Or because his prince is missing.
"well."
Li Shimin sighed.
Then, he slowly walked towards Shen Lian.
Seeing this, Shen Lian quickly bowed and said, "Shen Lian, a commoner, has met your Majesty."
Then, he slowly walked towards Shen Lian.
Seeing this, Shen Lian quickly bowed and said, "Shen Lian, a commoner, has met your Majesty."