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When Cihai was dying, he did not think about the reason for his death. His lifeless body collapsed in a pool of blood, and his Buddhist cassock was stained red with blood.
At first, the onlookers gathered around and made a fuss, instigating the monks to stop the Jiangdong left army from forcibly breaking into the mountain gate. Some even picked up bricks and stones. When Lin Fu said something against him, he killed the eminent Buddhist monk Ci Haihou. These believers were shocked. When the armored soldiers in front of the mountain gate drew their swords, they dispersed in a hurry. They did not dare to gather together to make trouble for fear of getting into trouble.
The monks in the temple originally thought that no matter how violent the Jiangdong Left Army was, they would not dare to draw their swords and kill the monks in full public view, so dozens of people sat cross-legged in front of the mountain gate, trying to stop the Jiangdong Left Army from forcing their way through the mountain gate with their own flesh and blood. Who would have thought that in the blink of an eye, the abbot would be stabbed to death by Lin Fu, and nearly 600 soldiers in front of the mountain gate drew their swords and prepared to storm the mountain gate.
The monks in front of the mountain gate were caught off guard and were at a loss what to do - some monks fell down upon hearing the sound and some were violent and wanted to rush over to avenge the abbot. Of course, Ao Canghai mercilessly ordered the soldiers to kill him with swords; other monks Seeing Jiangdong Zuojun's plan to kill the monks indiscriminately, he was frightened. He got up and fled to the mountain gate in panic. Ao Canghai followed closely with his armored soldiers and stormed in.
Jiangdong Zuojun gathered in front of the mountain gate to cause trouble, and wanted to force their way into the mountain gate to borrow the temple to camp. Cihai, who thought he had not exposed any flaws, did not think of anything else. He thought Jiangdong Zuojun just took this opportunity to extort money from the temple---- In addition to encouraging believers and monks to make noise together to prevent Jiangdong Zuojun from forcing their way into the mountain gate, Cihai also hid 140 or 50 monk soldiers inside the mountain gate at the northern foot of Zilang Mountain to prevent the situation from getting out of control.
The more than a hundred monks and soldiers hiding in the mountain gate never expected that Abbot Cihai would be stabbed to death by Lin Fu within a few words. This change was so sudden and without warning, until Ao Canghai led the First Battalion of the Jiangdong Left Army After the soldiers broke into the mountain gate, they thought of rushing out to resist.
Cihai did not expect that Lin Fu's arrangement was intended to massacre the temple. Although he hid the monk soldiers behind the mountain gate just in case, he was also afraid that it would be difficult to deal with it, so he only asked the monk soldiers to carry swords and Buddha sticks with them. Not to mention wearing armor, even heavy There were only a few weapons. Although these more than a hundred monk soldiers were hidden elites, their armor was not good, and they were using less to defeat many. How could they be a wolf-like opponent to the elite soldiers of the first battalion of Jiangdong Left Army?
There was a sudden battle at the mountain gate. Mo swordsmen, spearmen, and swordsmen and shieldmen attacked from the mountain gate. Archers and crossbowmen climbed up the wall of the courtyard to shoot. As if in the blink of an eye, more than a hundred monks and soldiers poured out and were defeated, causing them to rush to the temple. Retreat and disperse.
There may be innocent people among the ordinary monks who are kept in the dark. There is absolutely no reason to accuse the monk soldiers unjustly, and they cannot give the monk soldiers time to react. After entering the mountain gate, the first battalion of armored soldiers immediately divided into three teams, led by the sentry general. They attacked the Zen Temple on the top of the mountain and the Nanshan Gate near the river...
"What a peaceful place for Buddhism!" Lin Fu sneered coldly as he watched the monk soldiers inside the mountain gate being defeated. He glanced at Wu Mei for a long time before turning over and dismounting, taking off the sword from his waist and holding it in his hand, regardless of falling down. With the body of Monk Cihai at his feet, he stood in the empty field in front of the mountain gate to supervise the battle. The more than a hundred guards who had returned from Chongzhou City with him were on alert.
After taking action here, according to the deployment, Ning Zechen led the fourth battalion of soldiers from the east foot of Zilang Mountain to break through the courtyard wall of Guangjiao Temple at the foot of the mountain, climbed the stone path from the east foot to the Zen Temple on the top of the mountain, and Zhao Qingshan led the fifth battalion.
The soldiers of the battalion blockaded the northwest foot of Zilang Mountain. Cao Ziang led the soldiers of the third battalion to blockade the south side of Zilang from the river, and monitored the movements of the water camp in Ninghai Town, Junshan Water Village, to ensure the complete annihilation of the monks hiding in Guangjiao Temple.
Wu Meijiu's face turned pale. He still didn't understand the situation.
During the twelve dynasties of the Great Viet Dynasty, Emperor Guan was worshiped, but four emperors believed in Buddhism, which made Buddhism flourish in the Central Plains.
The monastery has the privilege of being exempted from the Ding tax and land tax. Naturally, some people in the local area send their fields and people to the name of the monastery to avoid the Ding tax and land tax. The monastery itself also enjoys a lot of benefits. Over time, the monastery also owns a large amount of land and has a large number of households.
The number of monks and nuns is also getting larger and larger. They also make a living by collecting rents, lending money, and collecting mortgages and pawns. They are actually no different from the local wealthy and powerful families, forming a monastic force that cannot be underestimated.
It is normal for monasteries to raise monks and soldiers. People do not hold officials accountable, just like the wealthy and powerful people in the countryside support their families and Ding Wufu guards their homes and protect their monasteries. They cannot be charged with colluding with bandits and treason.
Seeing the monks in front of the mountain gate fleeing calling for father and mother, and the monk soldiers behind the mountain gate being mercilessly slaughtered, not to mention Wu Meijiu, Li Shutang and Li Shuyi who didn't know the inside story were also dumbfounded and had no idea what Lin Fu was doing.
, let the Jiangdong Left Army go on a killing spree--Today the Jiangdong Left Army landed at Hekouzi at the eastern foot of Zilang Mountain entirely for this killing spree.
"Buddhism is a quiet place. I'm afraid today's incident will be difficult to deal with, right?" Li Shuyi hesitated for a moment, then whispered to Lin Fu.
"How do you want to clean it up?" Lin Fu glanced at Li Shuyi and asked.
"What if we can't find evidence of being a bandit?" Li Shuyi asked in a low voice, "Have you made any preparations in advance?"
Lin Fu smiled slightly, and when Wu Mei pricked up his ears for a long time to listen to the conversation, he said: "The Donghai bandits invaded Chongzhou, and four thousand bandits scattered along the Nanjiang River in Zilang Mountain. Do you really think that the Donghai bandits are devout believers, that's why you didn't attack Guangzhou?"
A hair from the teaching temple?"
Wu Meijiu's heart was frightened. So Guangjiao Temple was indeed suspected of collaborating with bandits, but it was hard to say that pirates sailed on the sea, and some people were really taboo about blasphemy. He asked with a guilty conscience: "If we can't find any evidence of guilt,
, how to clean it up?”
Lin Fu didn't answer Wu Meijiu's question. He used the scabbard to poke Monk Cihai's body. Seeing that his eyes were still open like bells at this time, as if he was not close to death, he sneered in his heart and thought to himself: I'm afraid Cihai is still alive.
I thought I hid it well and didn't reveal any flaws.
Indeed, the She family used Guangjiao Temple as its most important secret stronghold and transfer station in Jiangkou, and it was indeed well concealed. Not to mention that Chongzhou County was not aware of it, and Ninghai Town's garrison in Junshanshui Village has been close at hand for many years.
, and no abnormalities were found in Guangjiao Temple. Generals such as Chen Qianhu and Xiao Baiming who were stationed at Ninghai Town were even believers in Guangjiao Temple and had a good personal relationship with Monk Cihai.
It's a pity that Cihai wanted to win over Xiao Taoyuan and other Ninghai Zhenshuiying generals on behalf of the She family. He was not prepared to have a pair of eyes. Even when sleeping, he would often stare at Chongzhou, Junshan, and Zi in his dreams.
Langshan.
In order to prevent Xiao Taoyuan from harming the family members of the Chongzhou boy case, Lin Fu, Fu Qinghe, Qin Chengzu and others sent special personnel to lurk in Chongzhou for a long time to monitor Zilang Mountain and Junshan area for nearly two years. In this world, we are not afraid of thieves but are afraid of thieves.
, No matter how secretive Cihai’s contact with the Donghai bandits is, and no matter how clean his hands and feet, there are still countless flaws for Lin Fu to see.
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There are many households in Guangjiao Temple, with two to three thousand people. In fact, most of these people are nearby farmers who have settled under the name of Guangjiao Temple to avoid paying land tax. In addition, Guangjiao Temple is directly located in the north of Zilang Mountain.
He owns a large amount of land and employs a large number of tenant farmers to cultivate it. There are actually only a hundred monks in the mountain gate who want to eat fast, and there are actually 256 monk soldiers.
Zilang Mountain is about thirty-three to four feet high. Guangjiao Temple is built on the mountain. The mountain gate is located at the foot of the northern foothills. The Jiangdong Left Army suddenly launched an offensive from the northern foothills gate before dusk and completely captured Guangjiao Temple before dark.
temple.
Junshan Water Village, which was only a mile or two away, reacted only after the Jiangdong Left Army completely occupied Zilang Mountain. Xiao Baiming, the superintendent of Junshan Village, came over by boat and questioned Lin Fu: He didn't say hello, but he suddenly attacked Zilang Mountain.
What is the purpose of using troops?
In addition to hearing Xiao Baiming's voice on the pirate ship, Lin Fu also visited him in Jiyang. It was just that the visit made Xiao Baiming less happy. Lin Fu did not see him at all; but Gu Wuchen was still quite fond of him.
Winning over Xiao Taoyuan and other Ninghai Zhenshuiying generals.
Lin Fu narrowed his eyes at Xiao Baiming. This Xiao Baiming was also born in Juren. He failed in many trials and took refuge with Xiao Taoyuan. He got into the position of the Supervisor of Junshan Village. He is thirty-three years old this year. He has a long and narrow face, sparse eyebrows and thin eyes. He looks like
Somewhat effeminate, Yuanyi became Xiao Tao's most important adviser and recommended him to an official position.
If Xiao Taoyuan hadn't considered Junshanzhai as his last resort, he wouldn't have sent Xiao Baiming to take charge.
Faced with Xiao Baiming's questioning, Lin Fu said calmly: "Guangjiao Temple hides weapons, raises monk soldiers, and pirates from the East China Sea attack Chongzhou. Guangjiao Temple is so close but safe and sound. Mr. Wu and I suspect that Guangjiao Temple has conspired with bandits.
Suspicion of counterfeiting----If it is confirmed that Guangjiao Temple is suspected of collaborating with bandits, I will inevitably visit Ninghai Town. Ninghai Town built a military cottage and lived adjacent to Guangjiao Temple for several years. Xiao Dujian really
Not aware at all?"
"You..." Xiao Baiming didn't bite Lin Fu as soon as he landed, but he couldn't refute. He knocked out his teeth and swallowed it, and said in a muffled voice, "Master Lin taught you a very good lesson. When Master Lin takes up his position in Guangjiao Temple, the monks
After being charged with banditry, my captain will give Mr. Lin an explanation!"
The left army in Jiangdong was in full strength, and Lin Fu was about to show his official power. Xiao Baiming knew that there would be no good results if he showed off his rhetoric in front of Lin Fu. In just seven or eight months, Lin Fu's reputation spread far and wide.
His actual power was not even half inferior to that of his family's captain, Xiao Tao.
Although they have 800 naval elites in Junshui Stronghold, which are basically guaranteed to be loyal to the Xiao family, are they qualified to compete with Lin Fu in Chongzhou? In addition to the three Jiangdong Left Army troops that Lin Fu led directly back from Jinhai,
In addition to the thousands of elites, Xiao Baiming generally had some idea of how many weapons and equipment were hidden on Xisha Island. At least this time, the eight thousand Donghai bandits from Chongzhou, the big bandit, did not dare to invade Xisha Island directly.
Wu Meijiu really wanted to explain to Xiao Baiming that this invasion of the mountain gate had nothing to do with him. It was all Lin Fu's insistence. Think about it, forget it. It was really a wrongful killing, and he escaped the blame. Anyway, he was killed by Lin Fu this time.
I felt resentful in my heart, but I kept silent in my heart.
"It's time to go up the mountain to look for evidence," Lin Fu said to Wu Meijiu, and then asked Xiao Baiming, "If Inspector Xiao doesn't mind, you might as well go up the mountain with me to search for evidence that the monks of Guangjiao Temple are colluding with bandits!"
When Xiao Baiming heard what Lin Fu said, he was almost furious, but he didn't dare to contradict him face to face. He wanted to find no evidence of guilt and see how Lin Fu solved the problem!
Just as Lin Fu was about to enter the mountain gate, Ao Canghai, half-stained with blood on his armor, hurried down the mountain, approached Lin Fu's ear, and said, "We caught two unexpected people in the monastery on the top of the mountain..."