When the solar eclipse appeared, Li Jiao, the third rank of the Tongshu of the Tang Dynasty, was facing the tablet, traumatizing the harm of the spread of Buddhism.

"I believe that the scriptures translated by Zen Master Xuanzang all encourage people to be compassionate, and no word involves falsehood. Now, Jialan is a big-name building in various parts of the Tang Dynasty, and it is extremely luxurious. The manpower and materials required are all from the people. It is called good donations, but it is mostly forcibly distributed, and the number is twice as much as taxes. Even dozens of miles around the Buddhist temple, households and households are all submissive. The monks in the temple do not get tired of food, clothes do not get tired of luxury, and they are surrounded by in front and behind, and the ceremonial guards are prosperous..."

As soon as he opened his head, he felt the light in Zichen Hall suddenly darkened. Immediately afterwards, a strong wind broke out between heaven and earth!

"It's going to rain again? This winter is so weird!" Several sleepy low-level officials turned their heads in surprise and looked out the window. Everyone felt a little bored.

The rain this winter has been too hard! Although the flood disasters inside and outside Chang'an City have been greatly alleviated due to the continuous investment of windmills and wells, the wet weather still brings many inconveniences to people. Especially when officials who need to walk out of their warm homes every day, they are simply blown away by the wet wind.

However, soon, the eyes of these little sesame officials were frozen on the window frame. Their eyes were rounded, and their mouths were so wide that they could stuffed eggs into them.

It’s not that it will rain. Although the wind outside is strong, there is no shadow of dark clouds on the nearby roof. The sky in the distance is also as blue as a jade. However, today’s sunshine is half darker than before, and it continues to darken.

"It's broken, solar eclipse! The second time in a year! What did those people in Huntianjian do for food? Such a big thing was not predicted!" The discussion also rose one after another. Not only the low-level officials near the window discovered that the situation was wrong. The Pushe, Shangshu, Shizhong, and Generals who were close to the imperial case also guessed what was happening in the sky with their experience and sudden changes in light. In an instant, everyone's face could not hide their shock.

Solar eclipse is not a rare celestial phenomenon, especially for a vast country like the Tang Dynasty, it will appear in different places almost every five or eight years. However, within a year, there will be two solar eclipses, and all of them appear in the capital, which is too rare!

It would be fine if Huntian Supervisor made a prediction in advance. Even if the prediction is not accurate, the court can make some preparations in advance to shock those ill-hearted sluts, so as not to take the opportunity to confuse the public. At the same time, it should be assured as possible to avoid the people being easily incited to gather people to cause trouble.

However, this time, Huntianjian had no warning about the occurrence of solar eclipse! It was too late for everyone to prepare the "Imperial Edict" for the Emperor, let alone arrange troops in advance and protect the place!

"So, I am willing to ask the emperor to make a decision early, limit the number of Buddhist temples and certificates, strictly prohibit the creation of Dharma images, strictly prohibit the use of gold, and strictly prohibit monks from interfering in the daily government affairs of the government. Those who dare to violate the situation will be severely punished!" Knowing that something was wrong around, Li Jiao, the third rank of the Secretariat, still stubbornly raised the plaques on the tablets one after another, and the harmless faces of ordinary people and animals were actually full of stubbornness.

It is true that he is a good man. It is true that he does not like to participate in court struggles, but he is not a sculpture made of mud. In recent days, the ministers in the court have been staring at a series of major cases such as family extermination, assassination, and arson. However, he keenly discovered the problems hidden behind this series of major cases. That is, Buddhism has penetrated the Tang Dynasty court and local governments to a very serious level. If there is no strict restrictions, there will be chaos sooner or later.

However, his words were quickly submerged in a chaotic scream.

"Master, there is an eclipse on the sun. Please avoid the side palace according to the practice and burn incense and pray, so that God can bless my Tang Dynasty with peace!"

"Sir, the sun eclipse suddenly appears, and God must be warning. I ask the Lord to suspend the court meeting and stay in the side hall to pray for the people!"

"The Master, White Horse Temple was slaughtered, Shande Temple was destroyed by a fire, and then the sun eclipse suddenly appeared. It may not be that the gods and Buddhas were angry and punished for disrespect in the world!"

"The Lord..."

"Today's court meeting, the end of this. All the civil and military officials below the third rank will return to the official office. All the third rank will follow me to the side hall to burn incense and pray for blessings." The Emperor of Yingtian Shenlong Li Xian was shocked by the sudden solar eclipse. He was stunned for a while before he had to stand up from the dragon throne and made a decision with a desolate face.

"Floods, winds, scorching heat, and two solar eclipses in a year! Is this emperor really not favored by God? I have obviously never done anything bad, and I have tried my best to quell those who were wrongly killed by my mother!" A whine sounded quickly in his heart, and tears quickly blurred his eyes.

However, at this moment, no one would understand his difficulties. As soon as he entered the side hall, before he could breathe a sigh of relief, Xue Sijian, the general of the left sect, had already chased in panic, "Master, call the Master, Huntian Supervisor Doulu Bian, and Shaojian Wang Chongfu entered the palace to apologize."

"What are you grateful for? I have no time to listen to them defend themselves today and let them go home and wait for the disposal!" Emperor Yingtian Shenlong Emperor Li Xian was annoyed and tired, and shook his sleeves and gave a stern order.

"Abide by the order!" Xue Sijian, the general of the Left Supervisor, dared not disobey, bowed and left in a hurry.

The Emperor of Yingtian Divine Dragon Li Xian was in a worse mood. He threw a sentence at the civil and military ministers in the side hall, "I'm going to take a bath, you can burn incense!" and was about to find a place to hide first, but he was out of sight. However, just after walking five or six steps, behind his body, the Taipu Qing Ji Chune's advice came: "Sage, I think it is necessary to summon the corresponding officials of Huntian Supervisory to thoroughly investigate the cause of the solar eclipse."

"What should I do? When the Great Sage Queen Zetian was alive, there were solar eclipses many times. Why didn't I see you and others suggest a thorough investigation?!" Li Xian finally couldn't bear it anymore, raised his eyes and roared sternly.

When his mother was in power, the solar eclipse occurred, but no one dared to blame his mother for his virtue. Why did he even say the word "complete investigation" when he arrived here? The so-called "complete investigation" finally forced him, the emperor to issue an edict to blame himself, even if he had not made any mistakes recently!

"Master, there have been two solar eclipses in a year, which is absolutely uncommon!" The Taifu Qing Ji Chune suddenly became a righteous minister. He took a step back and bowed calmly again. "I think it may not be the ruling ruling person who has any fault. If external evil invades, it may also trigger God's warning, and the solar eclipse suddenly appears!"

"External evil invaded?" Emperor Yingtian's Dragon was stunned and suddenly felt that Ji Chune looked very pleasing. "You mean, solar eclipse has nothing to do with me?"

"I ask the emperor to summon the Chief Superintendent Doulu!" I had long guessed that this effect would occur after I said it. Ji Chune bowed again and asked for permission. In an instant, he was filled with righteousness from head to toe!

"Speak to the Master!" Before he could finish his words, Qianniu Bei, who was on duty, hurriedly chased after him and stood up to Li Xiansu, "Dao Yinqing Guanglu, Shangyong Gong, Shengshan, Zhongtian, and Huifan, the master of the three temples of Ximing, requesting an audience!"

Immediately afterwards, another Qianniu on duty ran in, with a clear surprise in his voice, "Master, great joy, great joy! Zhang Ren, the chief general of Shuofang Dao, was defeated by Zhang Ren, seven days before the Turkic reign, and beheaded 4,567 levels. The good news and messengers have arrived outside the palace and requested a visit!"

"Woooo" The strong wind blew through the gaps in the window and into the side hall, making a sound like a dragon roar.

The sky became darker, and the candlelight casts people's shadows on the floor, sometimes long and sometimes short.

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"Woo, woo, woo" The cold wind blew through the gaps in the wood and into the temporary altar, like a ghost crying.

"Master, be very happy, very happy!" The abbot of the Baima Shangshan Temple in Weinan ran away with joy on his face, and bowed to his master, Dunhuang founding county Duke Huiming, the official of the official of the official of the official of the State Council of Dunhuang, said that he would give him a Dharma name. "Master, Fang Gong, the magistrate of Weinan County, has surrendered and completely surrendered. He said that he was willing to practice and become a Buddhist layman. He begged his master to give him a Dharma name."

"Amitabha!" Under the candlelight, a monk with white hair and a golden cassock, smiled and said the Buddha's name, and nodded slightly, "Since he is willing to worship Buddha sincerely, then call him Pu Fang, as your disciple. Tell him that being convenient to others is convenient to yourself. If you have a Buddha in your heart, don't care whether you carry your hair or lose your hair."

"Yes!" Monk Dingtai bowed to accept the order, but did not leave immediately. He lowered his voice and continued to report: "Master, he is the county magistrate of the capital, and his level is much higher than that of the local area. He is placed in the "Pu" generation..."

"After this battle, there will definitely be many officials who want to become lay Buddhists in the future!" Zen Master Huiming smiled, and a little disdain suddenly appeared on his thin face. "If he had been four days ago, he could have been a junior brother for you. Now, as your disciple, I have actually praised him!"

"Yes, what Master taught me is! Today is indeed very different from the past!" Abbot Dingtai suddenly realized and flattered his master with conscience.

Four days ago, the storm was as dark as the good men and women could not bear the cold and disperse. Many people believed that Buddhism was going to make a joke this time. Fang Gong, the magistrate of Weinan County, surrendered to him at that time, of course, was a timely help. Not to mention being a Ding-word generation, even if he was directly included in the Hui generation and became his Ding-Tai's uncle, there would be no problem.

Now that the solar eclipse has emerged and the overall situation is about to be settled, Fang Gong will come back to join us, which is the icing on the cake.

When the solar eclipse ended, the reputation of the "evil" was confirmed to the Zhang man on the other side of the river. As long as the master and himself shouted, a good man and a woman could demolish Zhangjiazhuang into white land. Whether the Weinan County Government sent or sent a servant to stop him, the result would be the same.

"After a while, I will send a few Vajras who practice at home to follow the good men and believers to cross the river. Find the evil demon surnamed Zhang and eliminate all evil things!" Just as I was thinking happily, Zen Master Huiming's voice came from above my head again, without any Buddhist compassion.

"Master, the Holy Queen specially sent someone to explain that she would keep her surname Zhang's life!" Abbot Dingtai was startled and quickly reminded her in a low voice.

"You can't keep it!" Zen Master Huiming smiled and shook his head slowly, "You can send the strong men and women to do it. The Master will report to her that the good men and women are unhappy and cannot stop it, that's it."

"Abide by the Master's order!" Dingtai hesitated for a moment, bowed to accept the order again, but a little puzzled in his eyes was faintly revealed.

Whether Zhang Qian died or not had any relationship with him. In fact, there have been more "evil demons" who died directly and indirectly in the hands of Buddhism over the years, and the one named Zhang is not limited to the one. However, the Holy Queen has told her to keep Zhang Qian's life, but her master is still preparing to eliminate all evil, which is somewhat puzzling.

And as far as he knows, the White Horse Temple extermination case actually has nothing to do with Zhang Qian. The reason why the conflict between the two sides is so turbulent is completely a coincidence.

"The killing of him was the order issued by the sect leader himself!" He saw Dingtai's reaction in his eyes. Huiming was afraid that he would not be able to do things well, so he lowered his voice and quickly added, "The reason was not the case of the White Horse Temple, but the memorial he wrote to Emperor Shenlong. "The affairs of the human world belong to the court, and the affairs of ghosts and gods belong to the gods and Buddhas." If Emperor Yingtian Shenlong was bewitched by his words, the efforts of the two generations of Buddhists would be destroyed!"

"Disciple knows! I'll make arrangements now!" Dingtai finally understood why the noble masters, uncles and uncles, did not hesitate to activate the hidden secret line hidden in Huntian Prison, and also wanted to destroy a fifth-grade prison with namelessness. It was not that he killed the chicken, but that this person himself was trying to die and touched the bottom line of Buddhism!

"Originally, my sect was not called the White Horse Sect, and it had nothing to do with the White Horse Temple in Luoyang. Back then, when the Emperor Tiancai Jinlun Holy Emperor was in power, my sect was originally the Dayun Sect, and there were 384 states in the world. The temples in the prefectures were named Dayun. The White Horse Sect was just a branch that my sect established in case of precautions. It was only because the old sect leader at that time that he could not bear it and did not kill the person named Di in time. This person later, the right-hand man of the Holy Emperor Tiancai Jinlun Holy Emperor, which led to the failure of the plan for the Dongtu Buddha Kingdom." Zen Master Huiming's voice continued to sound, and it was still cold by the southwest wind outside.

"Ah?" Abbot Dingtai, who was only included in Huiming's sect five years ago, was shocked to the point of being shocked when he learned that there was such a secret hidden in the sect.

"Under the plot of the demon surnamed Di, the Dayun Sect fell apart, and the old sect leader also regretted and died of guilt." Knowing that his disciple was afraid of the power of the court, Zen Master Huiming thought for a while and continued to whisper. "Now, it was finally easy for the sect to use this branch called Baima that year to be reborn from the fire and support the second holy queen. He must never let the second Di Renjie appear in the world!"

"Disciple understands that I will lead the team across the river later to eliminate the devil and protect the road!" Finally, he fully understood his master's far-sighted vision, Dingtai gritted his teeth and nodded vigorously.

"Bring all the hot tinctures in the jar!" Huiming nodded with satisfaction, then raised his hands again, folded his hands together, and looked merciful, "If the door of his house cannot be opened for a while, let the fire burn the entire yard just in case."

"Disciple, please follow the order!" Abbot Dingtai gritted his teeth and agreed, with cold light shining in his eyes.

"Wuwuwuwuwuwuwu" The cold wind penetrated the gaps of the wood, blowing the altar wet and cold, like eighteen layers of hell.

The sun in the sky was completely swallowed by the "evil demons". In an instant, the whole world was as dark as ink.

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"Hurry up, check the twist rope that leads to the fire, and then try your best to pull it back!" Zhang Qian sat on a four-wheeled trolley across the dark river and urged in a low voice.

"It's too dark, I can't see clearly!" Guo Nu used his fingers to fumble the round hole that was specially opened at the tail of the copper bell, and complained in a low voice. "The sun is not too fast, and the eyes cannot adapt at all!"

"You cover the angrily wind lamp with a cloth and shine it from afar, be careful not to get too close!" Zhang Qian thought for a while, and then quickly gave a suggestion. His voice was as nervous as he was.

During a total solar eclipse cycle, from the complete blockage of the sunlight by the moon to the movement of the moon, letting the sunlight illuminate the area where the total solar eclipse occurs on the earth is usually three to six minutes. Although he was ringing the bell to drive away Tiangou, he pushed Guo Nu, Ren Cong and Luo Huaizu in advance to push the three "copper bells" to a pre-planned position. The time left for him is not enough. Therefore, he must race against time as much as possible.

"I'll do it, I'll do it. My eyes can also see things at night! My husband's side has finished checking!" Luo Huaizu's voice sounded in time, with a hint of excitement.

Until now, he still doesn't believe that Zhang Qian could dismantle all the conspiracies of the monks with the three-mouthed bronze bells alone. However, it did not prevent him from taking the most positive attitude to participate. After all, this was Zhang Qian's last move. If this move didn't work, Zhang Qian would have to ask him to take action. At that time, no matter what request he made, Zhang Qian would probably have to slaughter him!

"Don't move, I can see it myself. I just didn't adapt to it!" Guo Nu refused to let Luo Huaizu do it for him, blocked the man with his left arm, and continued to grop on the bronze bell with his right hand.

Based on his experience of exploring hundreds of times in his mind and his eyes' rapid adaptation to the dark environment, this time, he finally got what he wanted. He first determined one end of the twist rope used to draw the fire, and did not fall off the hole reserved on the bell body. Then, he bent down and quickly pulled the twist rope hanging on the handle of the unicycle to the distance.

Luo Huaizu smiled embarrassedly, pulled the rope in his hand and retreated to the designated location. Then, Ren Cong also completed the inspection task silently and quickly followed.

Zhang Qian sat on the four-wheeler, pushed by Ren Quan, and walked at the end. He retreated ten steps away before stopping the four-wheeler again. Then he whispered to Luo Huaizu, Guo Nu and Ren Cong, "Tie the twisted rope together and light the fire!"

"Yes!" The three of them agreed and tied the twist rope for ignition to one place. Immediately, Guo Nu took the angrily wind lamp from Zhang Qian's hand, lifted the black cloth covered on it, and quickly poked the upper mouth of the glass lamp towards the end of the twist rope.

"Swish" the fire-pulling ropes made by the three brothers and brothers, and a brilliant spark emerged. Then, the sparks were divided into three, without being disturbed by the cold wind, and went straight to the three doors and the unicycle, which was placed obliquely on the ground.

"Run" an anxious scream came out of Zhang Qian's mouth, allowing Luo Huaizu, Guo Nu and Ren Cong, who were enjoying the brilliant sparks, to turn their minds together. Immediately, he moved his six legs quickly and chased Zhang Qian, who had been pushed by Ren Quan and ran half a foot away.

A "bang" thunder exploded on the riverside, making Guo Nu, Ren Cong and Luo Huaizu forget Zhang Qian's orders again and look back in shock.

I saw a scarlet fireball suddenly appeared in the night sky, dragging its short tail marks like a meteor, heading straight to the altar with swaying lights not far away.

"Bang bang" Two more muffled thunders exploded on the riverside. This time, the three of them saw more clearly! Two new fireballs accompanied by thunder, whistling out from the bronze bell mouths on both sides, and crossing the air like a meteor. One quickly lost its trace, and the other fell heavily on the altar.

"Boom!" The first "meteor" that landed exploded on the left side of the altar, like a peony blooming in summer.

Immediately afterwards, the second one, "Boom!", was at least five feet away from the altar, and it was opened brilliantly, but it was helpless.

The third meteor was slow to move. The three of them were confused and turned their eyes to Zhang Qian. Zhang Qian also turned his head from the four-wheeler general and looked at the motionless altar. There was obvious disappointment in his eyes!

It failed, and although a copper cannon was temporarily added, it still failed. The original cannon made with reference to the bowl cannon was too powerful and had poor reliability. Although a pottery filled with black gunpowder was used as flowering bullets, it was still only a hole was blown out on the left side of the altar, far from reaching the goal of blowing the altar to the west!

"Come again, I remember you still have several jars!" From Zhang Qian's face, Luo Huaizu knew that the result was unsatisfactory, and he stamped his feet and urged loudly.

As soon as he finished speaking, a muffled thunder sounded on the other side of the river, "Boom!" In an instant, the earth shook.

Luo Huaizu turned his head in shock and saw that the altar carefully created by the monks turned into a huge mushroom, swaying upward along the southwest wind. Flames splashed everywhere, illuminating both sides of the river as bright as daytime!

"Boom, boom, boom!" As if the gods were angry, more thunder sounded from the position that originally belonged to the altar. The mushrooms composed of flames and smoke became thicker and higher!

The wind brought a smell that was extremely familiar in another time and space across the river bank and into Zhang Qian's nostrils.

"Is gasoline hidden in the altar?" Zhang Qian was stunned, and then his eyes suddenly became brighter than the flames.

It was not gasoline, but it must be related to oil! He finally knew how the White Horse Shande Temple in Chang'an City was burned. It was not that someone stole the gunpowder sent to the War War War Warship by the military weapon supervisor, nor that it was that a third party was taking advantage of the troubled waters, but that the monks set fire to themselves!

"Go away, while no one pays attention! Take the bronze bell, go away!" He suppressed the excitement in his heart. He hoarsely ordered, "Ren Quan, push me home. Hang the bell on the tree and let everyone ring the bell to drive away Tiangou!"

No one responded!

Guo Nu, Ren Cong and Luo Huaizu, all looked straight at the rolling and burning flames on the other side of the river, their mouths wide open and their bodies trembled like sieves.

Looking at Ren Quan, the butler who was responsible for pushing the four-wheeler, was even more unbearable. Not only did the two fights, but there were also a large stream of water flowing down the edge of the legs.

"Let's go, don't want the bronze bell! If you don't leave, you will be discovered!" Zhang Qian pushed Ren Quan hard and urged him loudly. Then, he stretched out his uninjured right leg and kicked Luo Huaizu, who was closest to him.

"Ah" Luo Huaizu finally recovered his consciousness and ran away. After running for more than ten steps, he turned around and ran back to the riverside, dragged up a wheelbarrow that was almost disintegrated, and along with the bronze bell above, he turned around again and took a step towards Zhuangzi.

"Senior Brother, go first!" Guo Nu and Ren Cong finally came back to their senses, and followed Luo Huaizu's appearance and ran to the riverside. They dragged the wheelbarrow and ran towards Zhuangzi with a bronze bell. They were afraid that the other two magical artifacts that could create "meteors" would be put into the hands of outsiders.

And the sunlight emerged from the black sky again at the moment when the two of them were about to enter the Zhang family yard, and then illuminated the entire world!

"Dangdangdang..." After a moment, the crisp bell rang from Zhangjiazhuang and echoed on both sides of the river.

The wind stopped! The sun became brighter and brighter, and there was a warmth all of a sudden. The mountains and rivers suddenly became extremely bright!
Chapter completed!