"So many?" Kukai listened to the dizzying list of numbers. When he noticed the units among them, he couldn't help shouting: "How is it possible?"
Tang Yun looked at him like he was looking at Shabi: "Since the establishment of the imperial court until today, have you ever paid a penny in taxes? Of course it's not much in one or two years, but your family has a big business and still owes tens of thousands.
Years, naturally so many.
And by the way, I also calculated the taxes in other places. According to the laws of different places, the taxes are slightly different, so the taxes in the entire Leihuo State should be..."
"etc."
Kukai spoke up, interrupting Tang Yun's chatter again. He took a deep breath, resisted the urge to beat Tang Yun to death on the spot, and gritted his teeth and said, "Leiyin Temple doesn't have that much money."
It is impossible to hand it over to the imperial court.
Of course, I said this last sentence from my heart.
Tang Yun's expression turned gloomy, and he sneered: "Don't pay? If you don't pay, you will get out of here. From today on, any temple that does not pay taxes will not be qualified to stay in the city."
Without waiting for Kukai to speak, Tang Yun continued to fire: "There are other places that I have no control over, but don't give me a penny less for the taxes that your Leiyin Temple owes, otherwise I won't mind pardoning the dogs and dogs in Xianghuo County.
Monks from Leiyin Temple are not allowed to enter, and those who disobey the order...will be killed."
"You..." Kukai's eyes were about to burst, and he stepped out with a sudden step. The area of 100 feet shook violently, as if a terrible earthquake had occurred.
Tang Yun looked at him sideways and said with a smile: "What? Do you want to take action? By the way, if you don't take the initiative, I don't mind helping you demolish your home, then the town..."
Buddha's voice suddenly sounded: "We agree."
Kukai turned around in surprise and was about to say something, but Fozi gave him a secret look, signaling him not to make any noise. Now the slightest mistake would expose the truth about the Demon Suppressing Tower.
The best way is undoubtedly to appease Tang Yun and take the opportunity to deal with all future troubles.
Fozi believed that Tang Yun was forced to this point today because he underestimated his bottom line. He didn't expect that he would talk about taxation.
Of course, there is also my pig teammate. If he had not intervened, there would not have been a fight this time, the temple would not have been destroyed, and the Demon Suppression Tower would not have been implicated.
Now that there is no point in complaining, the most important thing is to draw Tang Yun's attention away from the temple itself, so that he will not notice the Demon Suppression Tower and the anomalies in the Demon Suppression Tower, and then pursue the root cause to find out the clues.
Isn't it just money?
Give!
This time I admit defeat!
However, this time it also gave the Buddha an epiphany. They had always had the same impression of the imperial court. Although they gradually realized something because of Tang Yun, they did not make any corresponding changes.
Placing things like the Demon Suppressing Tower openly in the city will certainly increase your reputation, but at the same time, it is also dangerous. Just like today...
"Pay?"
Tang Yun glared, as if he didn't expect that the other party would surrender so simply and neatly, so he looked at Kukai: "You, an elder, are here, and you want a junior to speak out? Are there no rules?"
Kukai also gradually understood under the secret transmission of the Buddha's message. When he suddenly heard Tang Yun's question, he couldn't help but shook his head and said: "My lord, this is wrong. Although the Buddha is young, his status is higher than that of me."
It is obvious that this is a tempo to shirk the blame, and it is clear that he wants to shirk his previous words of 'not handing over'.
Fozi stared at Tang Yun and said calmly: "Master Rong asked us to start moving first. After all, this matter is quite complicated and will take a lot of time."
Although he received the tax, Tang Yun still looked unhappy. After a while, he said unwillingly: "Okay. You stay, Kukai will go back and get the money, and we will pay the money and deliver the goods."
Kukai's expression changed drastically: "...No~"
Fozi interrupted him, stared at Tang Yun and said, "Okay, I'll stay here and wait."
Tang Yun smiled sadly and said: "Buddha is too strong and I am afraid. In order to avoid accidents, I can only temporarily aggrieve you."
Kukai's pupils shrank slightly, and he warned earnestly and threatened in secret: "My lord, please use discretion. After all, rabbits bite when they are anxious."
"I don't think this sentence is appropriate. A dog jumping over the wall is more appropriate." Tang Yun added the torture tools to Fozi with his own hands, and patted his shoulder with a smile.
"Just hurry up, I can hold on." Fozi glanced at the anxious Kukai, his eyes full of judgment. He wanted to stay to contain Tang Yun and delay time.
When Kukai goes back to get the money, he will definitely tell the people at Leiyin Temple about this matter. By then, the master and the others will definitely be able to understand the mystery and start to discuss countermeasures.
As long as this matter is completely covered up before Tang Yun notices the clues, Leiyin Temple will have no worries in the future.
Neither Kukai, who was anxious to leave, nor the Buddha, who was prepared to be tortured, realized that the sword that destroyed the temple left straight traces on the ground.
In other words, Tang Yun was basically going for the Demon Suppressing Tower and the Demon Suppressing Tower.
The so-called provocation by pig teammates is nothing more than a more natural reason. Even if there are no pig teammates to provide assists, Tang Yun will still take action.
It seems that he is worried about Buddha.
Tang Yun personally escorted him all the way back to the imperial prison, imprisoned him directly in the lowest level, and nailed his limbs with special clavicle nails. After inserting Qi-diffusing needles into his Dantian, he breathed a sigh of relief.
After letting these jailers go down, Tang Yun smiled and sipped his tea, and his gloomy expression turned into a bright sunny day. This change couldn't help but make Fozi's heart skip a beat, and an ominous premonition arose.
Tang Yun asked calmly: "Do you know why I have to detain you?"
"I'm afraid I won't be able to get the money." Fozi chuckled: "And by the way, he was planning to torture me to vent his anger. After all, last time I was in disgrace."
"I'm glad you thought of that, but..."
Tang Yun stood up and walked to him, then whispered into his ear: "Have you ever thought about what if I let you win on purpose last time?"
"Haha, impossible."
Buddha shook his head and added: "Even if you did it on purpose, all this was a trap set by you, but Master Kukai was not part of the plan at all."
Tang Yun took off his gloves and waved them at him: "I also have runes. There are some things I can do better than you."
As he said that, he put on his gloves again, returned to his seat, and drank the tea: "Although the rune cannot allow you to talk in real time, it may not be able to convey messages.
For example, as a person who has mastered the source of runes, you should discuss it with certain people before coming. Once something happens, you will take back the runes on someone. You must first decide on a few people and who will represent what.
Just...hehe."
Fozi was completely stunned. He never expected that the other party knew this.
He gritted his teeth: "It's impossible. Even if you knew it, how would you know that I'm suitable to use it?"
"I really don't know, but I can force you to use it."
Tang Yun's lips curled up: "A dignified Buddhist disciple of Leiyin Temple goes out alone. Even with seventh-level strength, something might happen to him. How could he not have a secret bodyguard?
Leiyin Temple is only tens of thousands of miles away from this place. Whenever you encounter a crisis, the people from Leiyin Temple will have time to respond and rescue you, so we only need to let you encounter the crisis."
"..." Fozi had nothing to say. The other party had even considered his terrain. What else could he say?
Tang Yun said: "Actually, whether Kukai comes or not doesn't mean much to the whole situation. When all your attention is on me, you have already lost."
The Buddha gnashed his teeth and asked in a bitter voice: "Is it possible to draw fire from the bottom of the cauldron by making noises in the east and attacking in the west?"
He easily thought that this was what Tang Yun was playing. It was not a sophisticated trick, but Tang Yun's superb acting skills successfully led everyone astray.
Tang Yun shrugged: "I have known about the Demon Suppressing Tower and the Demon Suppressing Tower for a long time, because when I first came to Xianghuo County secretly, I planned to destroy this thing and make your reputation plummet, but it's just that
Later, something unexpected happened and I had to abandon this plan.”
He spoke in an understatement, as if he didn't care about the life and death of the people in the city at all.
"Pei family."
Fu Zi knew what happened, and suddenly he had a flash of inspiration and said in a voiceless voice: "The Pei family is really related to the remnants of the previous dynasty? You didn't mean to act at the beginning?"
"Of course, why do you think I'm acting?"
Tang Yun was a little surprised. He didn't understand the other person's brain circuit, but after putting himself in the Buddhist position, he soon understood: "So you think that I want to put on a show for you, excluding dissidents in the name of wiping out the remaining evildoers."
Buddha was suddenly shocked: "The Wang family..."
"The Wang family? The Wang family is indeed the remnant."
Tang Yun shrugged and said with a narrow smile: "It's just that he was saved by you, and you have one more crime against Leiyin Temple."
Buddha closed his eyes, he was ready to die.
In his impression, only when facing a dying person can the enemy have the patience to explain all the doubts to him, so that he will not be confused until he dies.
Tang Yun shook his head and said with great certainty: "The runes are the foundation of your Leiyin Temple's strength, and I don't think you Leiyin Temple people will give up easily.
In addition to this reason, I also know that keeping you will definitely attract others. Although I don’t know who it is, I... say who he is, he is who he is. "
"You..." Fozi's hair stood on end, staring at him with bloodshot eyes, and his limbs felt extremely cold.
Tang Yun tilted his chin and stared at him with a scrutinizing gaze for a long time, then suddenly said: "The rune is on you, I don't want to take it for the moment, I want you to do me a favor."
"?" Even though Buddha was extremely smart, he was still fooled by Tang Yun's unexpected trick.
Tang Yun said softly: "Do you want to keep Leiyin Temple?"
Buddha looked at him sarcastically, as if he were looking at a snake trying to swallow an elephant. He said: "Are you so confident that you can destroy Leiyin Temple?"
Tang Yun smiled slightly: "You should also know that I am not a reckless person. Do you think that under the current circumstances, I will take risks that exceed my ability?"
"So?" Buddha couldn't help but listen.
Tang Yun looked at him with a smile and poured himself a cup of tea: "It's better to clear the block than to block it. Since you can't kill him with a stick, then grind it slowly.
How long do you think Leiyin Temple, which has lost the blessing of fame and fortune, can last even if it loses the support of runes?"
"A skinny camel is bigger than a horse." Buddha gritted his teeth and retorted, although the rebuttal seemed weak and pale.
Tang Yun tilted his chin and placed his eyes on the Ming Ya lying on the table. He said softly: "Someone is plotting against me. After such a long time, I think he should have made some kind of decision. No matter what decision he makes,
What is it, I think it is better to keep insurance."
"Do you believe me?" Fozi smiled sarcastically.
Tang Yun shrugged: "I don't believe in you, I believe that you will not give up on Leiyin Temple."
"..."
Buddha opened his mouth and fell into unspeakable silence.
He wanted to refute, but no words came out.
After a long while, he asked in a low voice: "Since he is plotting against you, that person must not be an economical person. Why can't he protect Leiyin Temple?"
"It's better to tell you directly."
Tang Yun leaned on the back of the chair, put his feet up on the table, took a slow sip of tea, smacked his lips and said: "Since I can push Leiyin Temple to such a situation, I am naturally confident that he will survive.
On the other hand, let alone that person, he is too weak and powerless. Even if he could do it, he would not do it, because compared to his ambition, Leiyin Temple is not worth his effort.
What I am sure of is that whenever you come into contact with him and you don’t know in advance that Leiyin Temple is still alive, he will definitely give you powerful power and kill me for you to avenge Leiyin Temple.
, so as to win you under his command."
Buddha hesitated for a long time before asking: "What do you want to do?"
Tang Yun snapped his fingers: "It's very simple..."
——
If you want to understand all this, you must first turn the timeline back to when Fozi had defeated Tang Yun and Tang Yun was a disgraced and reclusive person.
Taking advantage of this time, Tang Yun secretly went to Tangzhou City to meet Zhou Xun.
Zhou Xun poured a cup of tea and asked with a smile: "You came here late at night, you must have given away the gifts?"
"Your Majesty hit the nail on the head."
After Tang Yun sat down, he said softly: "Soon, my subordinates will look for an opportunity to find trouble and further draw the attention of Leiyin Temple. At that time, my lord will take this opportunity to let the other counties take action to destroy the Demon Suppression Tower and the Demon Suppression Tower."
, to expose this scam.”
Zhou Xun shook his head and said: "Revealing the scams such as the Demon Suppression Tower will definitely make Leiyin Temple jump over the wall. People from the capital are already on the way. We must wait for them to arrive before taking action, otherwise something may happen."
Tang Yun was stunned for a moment, then nodded. He also knew that the strength of the current princesses and palace lords in Leihuo State was indeed a bit overwhelmed.
week
Any follow-up plans?”
Tang Yun smiled and said: "The maintenance of the sect is nothing more than fresh blood. If they are cut off from their path, they will have to seek change if they don't want to be left in vain.
And the so-called method of seeking change has actually been planned for them a long time ago. Between the court and the sect, there are still some local cowards from the aristocratic families, so this is a good way, isn't it?"