Gao Tansheng pushed open the ajar door of the temple and walked in. There was a long lamp burning in the Buddhist hall, so it was not dark. He walked around the Buddhist niche, walked out of the front hall, came to the backyard, opened a door and walked in.

In the house, nun Jing Yizheng

Folding clothes next to the bed. Gao Tansheng hugged her from behind and kissed her on the cheek. Jingyi put down her clothes, broke away from his arms, and said with a straight face: "You come to me every time you want to do that. Normally

I never see you coming."

Gao Tansheng laughed loudly, lay down on the bed and said, "Am I too busy? Don't worry, when I conquer Xia County and become the emperor, I will make you the queen." Jingyi curled her lips.

Said: "Who cares?"

"Then what do you care about?"

"It's rare to stay with you openly and honestly."

"Women's opinion!" Gao Tansheng shook his head and said, "If we return to the secular world, what will we do for a living? Can't we become farmers?... After conquering Xia County, we will have rich clothes and food, and we will have everything we want..."

Gao Tansheng was born in the countryside. He has been physically strong since he was a child and has quite a bit of strength. However, he is lazy and does not like farm work. After his parents died, he could no longer stay in his hometown, so he went out to make a living. After working outside for a few years,

, he found that being a monk was the easiest, so he became a monk at Longxing Temple.

As a monk, Gao Tansheng naturally had a few confidants around him because he was born powerful. At Longxing Temple, he pretended to be loyal and hard-working, and gained the trust of the abbot. He was promoted along the way and finally became a deacon. A few years ago, he

He poisoned his fasting meal, poisoned the host to death, and became the host himself.

After Gao Tansheng became the abbot of the largest temple in Yinhua Mountain, he gradually replaced the abbots of other temples and replaced them with his own confidants. All the beautiful nuns in the nunnery became the objects of his sexual desire, especially the one in front of him.

A nun named Jingyi is the most suitable to his liking...

The next morning, Li Zhiyun was reading in the room. Cai Hu came back and reported to him: "From the 18th day of the twelfth lunar month last year to the present, no floating corpses have been found in the lower reaches of the Lingzhang River." Li Zhiyun nodded and said, "You go back to your room to rest first.

I'll send someone to call you later and let's go out."

After about two sticks of incense, a middle-aged man in his thirties arrived. He was a servant of the county government. Li Zhiyun asked Scarface to call Cai Hu, and several people left the inn, led by the servant.

Go down, cross two streets, enter an alley, and come to the door of a house.

Li Zhiyun winked at Cai Hu. Cai Hu jumped up the courtyard wall, jumped into the courtyard, pulled the door bolt from the inside, and opened the courtyard door. Several people entered the courtyard and came to the front of the house. The door was not locked.

, and it opened with a slight push. Everyone entered the house and looked around. Li Zhiyun walked into the innermost room, tapped lightly on the wall with his fingers, then pointed at a cabinet and said: "Move it!

"

Scarface and Cai Hu moved the cabinet away, and a door appeared on the wall. Scarface pushed the door open first, followed by Li Zhiyun. He took a closer look and saw that it was more like a secret room than a secret room.

There is a Buddhist hall. There is a Buddha statue enshrined in the Buddhist niche in the front. The table in front of the Buddhist niche is filled with offerings. The whole room is full of Buddhist supplies.

Li Zhiyun rummaged for a while, picked up a Buddhist flag, unfolded it and said to himself: "It is indeed him..."

Ding Chou Day in April is the day when fasting meetings are held.

Early that morning, five thousand monks from the temple on Yinhua Mountain all swarmed down the mountain. From the foot of Yinhua Mountain to the north gate of the county, there was a bustling flow of people. The monks were dressed in various colors, and they were all highly respected.

Wearing cassocks, generally worn by monks

Wearing sea blue, long robes, or Arhat coats. They carry bells, drums, wooden fish, conchs, vajra bells, prayer flags and other magical objects. These magical objects are either held in their hands, or put in boxes and carried by two people.

, the large group of people marched toward the county seat in a mighty manner...

The venue for the fast meeting was in a large open space in front of the county government office. The faithful men and women in the city had already moved their tables, chairs and benches over. The tables were filled with offerings and incense candles. As soon as the monks arrived, they started to get busy.

, some hang up prayer flags, some fix the round umbrella cover, some knock on the wooden fish and ring the Vajra bell, some simply meditate on the sutra...

As usual, Xu Tiecheng put on his official uniform under the service of his servant and took a sedan to go to the county government office. As soon as the sedan reached West Street, it was stopped by a group of soldiers. The leading officer opened the sedan curtain and said:

"Magistrate Xu, King Chu invites you to go to the barracks." When Xu Tiecheng heard this, he was surprised: "What happened?"

"You'll know when you get there," the officer said, lowering the sedan curtain and asking the bearers to turn around and head south.

The barracks is in the southwest corner of the county. After the sedan entered the barracks, it stopped in front of the order hall. Xu Tiecheng got off the sedan and walked into the hall. He saw that many people had gathered in the hall, including the county magistrate, the county captain and the county government officials.

All the other officials were there. Guards with swords and knives stood around the lobby, staring at them eagerly.

Xu Tiecheng walked up to Ding Guoyi and asked nervously: "What's going on? How did you bring us here?" Ding Guoyi shook his head blankly and said, "I don't know either." The officials were talking about it, and everyone was confused.

Confused, I can't figure out what happened.

After about half a stick of incense, Li Zhiyun walked in surrounded by his followers. He stood at the top, waved his hands and said: "Everyone, please be quiet!" After the room calmed down, he continued.

: "Everyone must be wondering why I invite you here. It is to protect your safety. Because Gao Tansheng wants to take advantage of today's Zhaihui to lead five thousand monks to launch a rebellion..."

As soon as he said this, the room exploded. The officials were shocked and dumbfounded. They looked at each other and chatted. Xu Tiecheng's face turned pale and he couldn't even speak. He cupped his hands and said: "Chu... King Chu, you

When you say that Gao Tansheng wants to rebel, what evidence is there..." Li Zhiyun smiled and said, "Wait a while, you will see it with your own eyes..."

At this moment, on the road from Yinhua Mountain to the county town, more than 200 strong young monks were escorting seven or eight horse-drawn trailers, which contained Buddhist flags, futons, Zen benches and various religious supplies. The convoy left

The county seat was getting closer and closer, and one of the leading monks quietly said to the people beside him: "When you get to the city gate, immediately take out your sword, kill the guards, and rush into the city!" The monks nodded.

Suddenly, more than a thousand officers and soldiers rushed out from the woods beside the road and surrounded the convoy. The leading monk looked at the surrounding soldiers in horror and shouted: "You...what are you going to do?"

A captain came over and said to the two soldiers standing nearby: "You two, go and unload the things from the car!" The two soldiers handed their weapons to their companions and walked over to take the things from the car.

He got up and threw it to the ground. After a while, the weapons hidden underneath were revealed.

When the leading monk saw that he had caught the enemy, he shouted, rushed forward and pushed away the soldiers, grabbed a big knife, and swung it at the officers and soldiers nearby. He probably knew some martial arts, and he chopped down several people in a row. The school captain

Seeing this, he drew his sharp sword, rushed forward like lightning, and pierced his soft abdomen with the sword. The monk froze suddenly, staring with dull eyes, the big knife in his hand slipped, and his whole body went limp...

The captain pulled out his sword, snorted coldly, put the sword into its sheath, waved his hand and said loudly: "Take them all away!"

At the fasting meeting, Gao Tansheng was wearing a crimson cassock, twisting a string of Buddhist beads in his hand, and frequently clasping his hands to salute the believers around him. Buddhist cassocks are divided into three categories, namely five strips of robes, seven strips of robes, and a coat. The coat he is wearing today is a coat.

,

It is worn by monks when they go in and out of the palace, perform rituals and other occasions. The patches are four long and one short. It is the highest quality among the coats and cannot be worn by monks who are not highly meritorious. The string of Buddhist beads in his hand is made of bright pearls, each one is large.

Like dove eggs.

At this time, a confidant ran over and whispered: "The time is coming, but the carriage carrying weapons has not arrived yet." Gao Tansheng whispered: "Send someone to look for it quickly!"

About a stick and a half later, the confidant came over again and whispered: "We sent people out of the city, but they couldn't find him."

"Wouldn't this delay things?" Gao Tansheng frowned, paused, and whispered, "How many people have weapons now?"

"Less than a hundred people."

Gao Tansheng pondered for a moment, then gritted his teeth and said, "Let's get started. First, rush into the county government office, kill the county magistrate, seize weapons, and then rush into the barracks!" The confidant nodded, and then walked to the steps in front of the county government office.

, cleared his throat and said loudly: "The fasting party begins!"

Then, the conchs were blown, the wooden fish and the bells were rung, and thousands of monks lined up neatly on both sides chanted sutras in unison. Amidst the Sanskrit and Buddhist words, Gao Tansheng held incense in his hands and walked forward slowly. Under his
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