"No need to make such a big noise!" Li Xiao saw soldiers standing in a row on the road next to each other. The entire traffic was cut off, and many carriages could be seen in the distance waiting to pass.

"Commander, you don't know that there are many Mongolians in the northwest. When the Jurchens were here a few years ago, there were also a lot of Jurchens left behind. A few days ago, Minister Li of the Ministry of Security even sent people to check the Mongolians.

Things that people do carefully.

You have a high status, so I don’t dare to let anything happen to you in Xi’an. For your safety, I can only...can only strengthen the security to ensure everything is safe!"

After all, he is an old bureaucrat who has been an official for many years. His words are so sensible and reasonable that no one can find any clues.

"So that's it, Mr. Bai Gu is interested." Li Xiao nodded. He grabbed Li Lin's little hand, and the two of them walked on the empty road like a military parade. A group of guards followed behind, and Sun Chuanting followed step by step.

, ready to respond to Li Xiao's questions at any time. He didn't look like a governor of several northwest provinces or a frontier official, but more like a follower of Li Xiao.

The shops on both sides of the quiet street were all closed and boarded up. There were countless pairs of eyes looking out through the cracks in the doors. Many soldiers stood on both sides of the road holding rifles. When they saw Li Xiao walking by, they immediately raised their hands and saluted with a gun.

.

At first glance, it is the foundation of the authentic old Liao army! Originally, the troops of the Ming army and the formation code were different from those of the Liao army. When I was in Pidao, in order to improve the hit rate of the old-fashioned muskets, Li Xiao was

After putting in all the effort to reorganize the ranks of the troops, the foundation of the old Liao army can really make the mountains collapse without changing their appearance.

Without this little effort, it would be impossible to withstand the impact of the Eight Banners cavalry.

Li Xiao was wearing a straight military uniform, and Li Lin was wearing a woolen red cotton-padded jacket. The two of them were puffing white air from their mouths, and Li Lin's little mouth was pouting. He didn't like this scene. It was not lively or lively at all.

Fun.

At this moment, I don’t know how many pairs of eyes were staring at the father and son in front of me.

The owner of the mutton soup restaurant recognized Li Lin, and Li Lin recognized Li Xiao. He shouted excitedly: "I recognize him. He drank mutton soup at my house. I also..."

"Shut your stinky mouth!" Before he could finish his words, he was whipped on the head.

In order to ensure Li Xiao's safety, Sun Chuanting took great pains. In each store, there were two official servants watching for fear that someone would cause trouble in the store!

The owner of the mutton soup restaurant was whipped and could no longer speak. He could only cover his face and continue to look outside.

When he arrived at the entrance of Daci'en Temple, the old abbot had already led the monks to greet him at the door. Li Xiao glanced at it and saw that Zen Master Wujing was standing behind the abbot. It seemed that his status was indeed not low. As for Zhike Monk and Duobao

The monks have been squeezed behind the Yinshan Mountain for a long time. There are no less than a thousand monks in Daci'en Temple. It is such a decent thing to welcome the commander-in-chief, even if you are not of high rank, you can't get involved.

"Amitabha! The first Huikong of Daci'en Temple meets the commander!" Abbot Huikong looked familiar to Li Xiao, but he couldn't remember where he had seen him before. Wujing recognized Li Lin first, and his expression immediately changed, and his whole body

Got a thrill.

Unfortunately, he was behind Huikong and had no chance to explain to Huikong at this moment.

"The dog wants to go up to the Big Wild Goose Pagoda. I'd like to ask Master Abbot to guide him." Li Xiao saw Wu Jing's horrified eyes and smiled at the corner of his mouth.

"The handsome young master wants to come to our Da Ci'en Temple. It is really an honor for my Da Ci'en Temple. I will lead the way. Marshal, please invite me!" Abbot Huikong no longer treated Nian Yousheng with the arrogance he had when he treated him respectfully.

Leading the way. He also kept his body upright. He not only maintained the demeanor of an accomplished monk, but also looked very humble. His accuracy in measuring scales has reached an astonishing level.

Under the intimidation of Li Xiao's eyes, Wu Jing could only follow step by step. He had no chance to speak to Abbot Huikong!

There was a large group of people, and Huikong played the role of a guest monk. Every time he went to a temple, he introduced which Buddha or Bodhisattva was enshrined in the temple. By the way, he also told some fairy tales. Huikong's explanation was humorous.

His humor in quoting scriptures is far beyond what Zhike Monk can match. It can be seen that it is not without reason that he became the abbot of the Great Ci'en Temple. At least, he still has real materials.

Li Xiao followed behind and asked some questions. He was indeed a good listener. Huikong became even more excited and tried his best to show off his knowledge. He even invited Li Xiao to his luxurious house.

office, explaining Buddhism to Li Xiao.

Li Xiao declined Huikong's invitation and decided to take Li Lin to the Big Wild Goose Pagoda.

"Master Wu Jing, please lead the way!" Seeing that Wu Jing always spoke to He Huikong, Li Xiao simply pointed Wu Jing to the front.

Everyone looked at Wujing, Huikong's eyes were even more astonished because he had not introduced any monk to Li Xiao just now! His eyes looked puzzled, Wujing actually recognized the commander!

"No!" Wu Jing trembled all over and felt that his legs were a little weak, but he didn't dare not do as Li Xiao said. His body was shaking a little, and he tried hard to grab the handrail of the stairs to prevent himself from falling to the ground.

Everyone thought he was excited to be personally called upon by the commander to lead the way. This was an honor that none of the abbot masters had ever had.

"Master Huikong! Please!" Seeing Wu Jing holding the handrail up the stairs, Li Xiao said again to Huikong beside him.

"Uh...! Nuo!" Huikong sensed something was wrong, but he didn't dare to disobey Li Xiao. He followed Wu Jing upstairs, the two of them walking in tandem, but there was no chance for them to communicate.

Li Xiao and Li Lin followed behind them, and behind him was Shunzi who had two guns on his waist. Behind him was Sun Chuanting, the governor of Shaanxi and Gansu, a high official in the border region.

This team was a bit strange, but Huikong was still very dedicated in explaining to Li Xiao the origin of the Buddha statues enshrined on each floor of the Big Wild Goose Pagoda.

When we reached the top floor, everyone was asked to stay outside. Only Li Xiao's entourage, Sun Chuanting, Huikong, and Wujing went up. Although there were not many people, the small space still seemed a bit crowded.

"This Big Wild Goose Pagoda was specially built by the Emperor of Tang Dynasty for Zen Master Xuanzang. It was used to translate Western Mahayana Buddhism and to save all living beings...!" Huikong was still talking, but Li Xiao's eyes had already glanced at the pagoda.

outside.

Sun Chuanting followed Li Xiao's eyes and looked over, his legs went weak and he almost fell to the floor.

I saw someone pulling up a banner about two feet long and three feet wide on the ground in the distance. It read: Daci'en Temple deducts wages from workers and pays back our hard-earned money.

Fourteen large blood-red characters, each over two feet high. The red characters on a white background are extremely clear to see. And there are more than one such banner, with no less than a dozen in front, back, left, and right of the Big Wild Goose Pagoda.

Sun Chuanting never calculated that these guys would actually pull up banners in his own home. At this moment, isn't this fucking eye candy!

Seeing Li Xiao and Sun Chuanting looking outside the tower, Huikong also looked outside. Unfortunately, he was old and his eyesight was a little weak, so he couldn't see what was written on the banners.

At this time, Wu Jing could no longer stand and collapsed on the ground with a "pop". He knew that a disaster was imminent in the Great Ci'en Temple.

Li Xiao shook his head helplessly, "Okay! I'm sorry that there is still the matter of arrears of wages to migrant workers. Forget about making money, but you can make such a ruthless profit. How dare you call Buddhism compassionate? How dare you call it Da Ci'en Temple?"

"Sun Chuanting, tell me what's going on outside?" Li Xiao said lightly with his hands behind his back.

"Uh...! I'm the official! I'm the official! This... this... this...!" Sun Chuanting's forehead was covered in cold sweat, and he couldn't say a single word for a long time.

"What? You have nothing to say? Well, Master Huikong, please tell me. Those people said that your Daci'en Temple deducted wages and asked you to pay back their hard-earned money. What on earth is going on!" Li Xiao looked at Huikong.

said.

After listening to Li Xiao's words, Huikong's vision went dark and he almost fainted. These mud-legged people, it's not good to cause trouble at any time, but at this time. Damn it, this eye medicine is so damn good

when.

"This... this...!" What the hell are you talking about withholding wages?

Sun Chuanting didn't speak, others didn't speak, and everyone didn't speak. The entire top of the Big Wild Goose Pagoda was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop!

"Oh! I can't tell, that... that... Nian Yousheng, do you know what's going on?" Li Xiao turned around and asked.

Nian Yousheng stood up from Li Xiao's bodyguards. When Huikong and Wujing saw Nian Yousheng, they were so frightened that three souls and seven souls flew out of their bodies. Huikong and Wujing, like Wujing, collapsed on the ground and mouthed

I couldn't open it, I could only tremble constantly.

Sun Chuanting didn't know Nian Yousheng, and looked at Nian Yousheng with doubts and confusion in his eyes. He didn't understand who this humble-looking guy was.

"Commander Qi! Most of the projects distributed in Xi'an City are introduced by Da Ci'en Temple. Da Ci'en Temple charges huge sums of money from those who contract the projects, so that the profits of the businessmen who contract the projects are very low. In desperation, they

All we can do is reduce the quality of the project and use shoddy materials to fool the officials.

Because some contractors had no money to pay to Da Ci'en Temple, Da Ci'en Monastery simply withheld the project payment. As a result, those contractors went bankrupt and had no money to pay the workers. This is the reason why the workers made trouble!" Nian You

Sheng bowed his body and replied, and Sun Chuanting next to him closed his eyes.

It’s over! It’s all fucking over!

"Governor Sun! Tell me, what's going on? Did so many people collectively frame you, or did you really give the right to distribute projects to this Daci'en Temple? I don't understand, a temple

How can you influence the projects contracted by the government? Are you saying that all the officials in Xi'an Prefecture are getting the salary from Da Ci'en Temple?" Li Xiao looked at Sun Chuanting, smiling superficially but not smiling at all.

"Commander! This...!" Sun Chuanting had nothing to say, because he also knew about Ci'en Temple's massive sales of projects.

"Commander Qi! Governor Sun is not to blame for this!" Unexpectedly, Nian Yousheng actually stood up and spoke for Sun Chuanting.

"Oh! Don't you blame him? He is the governor of Shaanxi and Gansu in the imperial court. Such a big thing happened in Xi'an. Do you think you don't blame him?" Li Xiao looked at [Doudou Novel www.doudouxs.cn] Nian Yousheng's eyes and said, Became very interested.

"Commander! Although Governor Sun is the governor, he has thousands of officials in Shaanxi and Gansu under his jurisdiction. Even if he has three heads and six arms, he can't control so many people. The Daci'en Temple has been operating in Xi'an for many years, relying on its wealth and power, and There is no need to pay taxes. Not only is it profitable to purchase land in Xi'an to build high-rise buildings, but it also buys land in counties outside Xi'an. In Xi'an, the Da Ci'en Temple accounts for more than half of the newly built residential buildings in Xi'an.

In recent years, Da Ci'en Temple has been bribing court officials lavishly. Whenever officials come to Ci'en Temple to offer incense, Zen Master Wujing and the abbot master will shower gold and silver on them. Even the most humble subordinates, as long as they come to Da Ci'en Temple, You can also get a hundred or ten silver coins by placing incense sticks in the temple.

What's more, Daci'en Temple also supports female nuns. They go in and out of the mansions of various officials all day long, perform rituals, and explain Buddhism, which is quite good. I heard that some of them teach the secrets of the house, and even worse. Surrogacy for infertile women.

After many years of operation, Da Ci'en Temple has become an unstoppable force in Xi'an. Whether it is contracting projects or official promotions, Da Ci'en Temple has a lot of influence. Many people say that when you become an official in Xi'an, you cannot first worship the superior, but first You have to come to Da Ci’en Temple to offer incense.”

"Okay! Sun Chuanting, Mr. Sun gave you the control of the huge northwest, and you did this for me? He was ignored by a monk. This governor of Shaanxi and Gansu is very good! He is so damn good! "After hearing what Nian Yousheng said, Li Xiao was so angry that he almost suffered from cerebral congestion.

"Puff!" Sun Chuanting knelt down on the floor, his straight back bent weakly.

"Speak! While you still have a chance to speak." Li Xiao said coldly.

"Commander! There is nothing a lower official can do about this matter. There are many errands assigned by the imperial court. However, the imperial court's allocations are often not received in time. Sometimes the Ministry of Revenue will even be in arrears for a year and a half. You know that the northwest vassal treasury is simply unable to pay for these funds. , in order to run the errands well, the lower officials can only raise funds from the local wealthy households. Only when the Ministry of Household Affairs allocates funds, can the money be returned.

All private loans have interest! This is a rule, and officials cannot forcefully use other people's money without paying interest. But this interest money... I really can't get it out of the Shaanxi-Gansu vassal treasury.

There is no other way, so the official can only raise funds from Daci'en Temple. The abbot can not only help raise the money, but also agrees not to charge interest. The only requirement is..."

"His request is that they have the final say on which company to contract the project to, is that true or not?" Li Xiao asked fiercely.

"Exactly! Xiaguan thought, anyway, the project is done by everyone. The government can borrow money for free and complete the errands. Ci'en Temple can also make a profit here, which is good for everyone. .”

"Everyone is benefiting? Not necessarily, Governor Sun. Those people who are suffering from poor roads do not say there is any benefit. The workers below who cannot get their wages seem to have not benefited either.
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