Chapter 670: An Ambitious Monk (Part 2)
Liu Yu personally led his troops and the army besieged Ci'en Temple, which had been searched by the City Defense Department many times in several days. Although Liu Yu felt that Yang Lie was in Ci'en Temple was a bit incredible, the Buddhist temple in Chang'an City became the target of public criticism after the Three Puritan Rebellion broke out, and Liu Yu did not want to leave any future troubles.
Liu Yu led his troops to Ci'en Temple and headed straight to the main hall of Ci'en Temple. Because Liu Yu had not given the order to capture the monks of Ci'en Temple, the Ci'en Temple was still calm at this time. Liu Yu went to Ci'en Temple's main hall, but a monk was waiting long ago. The man was wearing a cassock, facing the door, facing the Buddha in the main hall, as if chanting a scripture.
Just from his back, Liu Yu couldn't recognize who it was, but he also felt that the back was somewhat similar to Yang Lie. At that time, Liu Yu had a lot of trust in Yang Lie. Yang Lie, as a child of the Chang'an City family, helped Liu Yu complete the transfer of power after Su Yan ascended the throne, was also a meritorious minister. Liu Yu also knew that if Yang Lie had not turned against him, his status would be above many Liu Yu's direct descendants in the court today.
Yang Lie, who could have become the second Han Sheng, became a traitor.
Liu Yu felt that the atmosphere in the Buddhist temple was a little wrong, so he did not enter the main hall of the Buddhist temple, but stood in the open space outside the main hall. Until the main hall turned his back to him, a sneer appeared on the corner of Liu Yu's mouth. This person was not Yang Lie, but Su Zhe, who Liu Yu wished he could eat his flesh.
At this time, Su Zhe had a bare head, like a monk with profound Buddhism. No matter how Liu Yu looked at him, he shouldn't have appeared here. Even if Su Zhe acted boldly and dared to hide in Ci'en Temple, he shouldn't have appeared here at this time.
There is a conspiracy!
Although Liu Yu found it inappropriate, it would be a pity for him not to seize such a good opportunity now. Liu Yu had no intention of thinking about how Su Zhe escaped from the search several times before. Why did he appear here now? He only knew that he had to hold the person first, or simply kill him directly to vent his anger.
Liu Yu waved his hand, and the guards and new soldiers beside him rushed forward, and gunshots also sounded. But a violent explosion occurred in the main hall of Ci'en Temple, and the explosion blew into the smoke, covering Su Zhe.
"Shoot to death!" Liu Yu shouted.
The gunshots became increasingly dense. Many soldiers had already rushed into the main hall, but sporadic explosions were still ringing. As the explosions continued, flames also rose in the main hall, because most of the houses in this era were made of wooden structures, and it was difficult to clean up when the fires were fired.
Liu Yu thought to himself that if Su Zhe came out so blatantly and was still escaping alive by him, that would be the greatest irony to him. He would never allow others to have the chance to joke about him like this.
There was constant explosions in the main hall, and the fire gradually rose. The smoke was scattered inside, and Liu Yu could not see the situation inside at all. But at this moment, a group of bald monks wearing monk robes fled from behind the Buddha statue in the main hall to the backyard of Ci'en Temple. Liu Yu guessed that Su Zhe was probably mixed with these people and immediately ordered the guards to pursue him.
The explosion and fire in the main hall of Ci'en Temple were quickly controlled. As the smoke dissipated, the soldiers who rushed inside also found that the people had escaped. They didn't bother to search and rushed out into the backyard of Ci'en Temple. Seeing the monks fleeing into the Big Wild Goose Pagoda, Liu Yu watched the monks enter the door and looked at the setting sun in the west, and immediately remembered Xiao stuttering Wu Shuo's interpretation of the prophecies, saying that a fire was coming, and this fire should be the highest place in Chang'an City.
Big Wild Goose Pagoda?
Liu Yu didn't care about thinking too much. At this time, the guards had already attacked the Big Wild Goose Pagoda. However, unlike in the main hall of Ci'en Temple, the monks in the Big Wild Goose Pagoda resisted fiercely. The soldiers arrived inside, and the shouts of killing were accompanied by sporadic explosions and gunshots, and there was another chaotic battle. Not long after, a figure appeared on the highest floor of the Big Wild Goose Pagoda, which was Su Zhe who had provoked Liu Yu in the main hall before.
"It's true that it's not dead yet!" Liu Yu subconsciously touched his waist, and then remembered that he was not wearing a short gun. So he took the long spear of the guard on one side, aimed at Su Zhe's direction on the top of the tower and wanted to shoot. But Liu Yu also found that the distance was too far and it was too difficult to shoot. It would be better to wait for the new soldiers to rush forward and capture him.
Liu Yu thought to himself that in the main hall of Ci'en Temple, Su Zhe could escape from the back door, reach the Big Wild Goose Pagoda, or at the top of the tower, could he still have enough wings to fly?
The firefighting in the Big Wild Goose Pagoda continued, and soon the voices went from one to two floors, and then the third and fourth floors of the Big Wild Goose Pagoda could also see the fighting between the two sides. The monks in the Big Wild Goose Pagoda, holding sticks and swords, fought to the death with the New Army soldiers holding muskets. In such a narrow place, the muskets could not play their advantage. The New Army soldiers faced a group of evil men who were trapped in beasts, and could only suppress the enemy in terms of number of people and gradually approached the top of the tower.
At this time, the City Defense Department Yamen, Jingzhao Mansion, and Huo Bing's newly formed Imperial Guards had been dispatched or heard the news and rushed to the Dacien Temple. Among these people, Huo Bing was the bravest and eager to do so. He went to Liu Yu and looked up in Liu Yu's eyes. There was a person standing on the highest floor of the Big Wild Goose Pagoda and said blankly: "Damn, someone? Is he a monk?"
"Erhu, if you take this person down, you will be rewarded!"
Without saying a word, Huo Bing directly led people into the Big Wild Goose Pagoda.
With the new force of Huo Bing's army, the group of monks who were fighting stubbornly reduced their momentum. Seeing that Huo Bing had already climbed to the second floor, suddenly a violent explosion occurred on the third floor of the Big Wild Goose Pagoda. With a loud bang, some new soldiers and monks on the second floor were blown away directly, flying out of the windows on the third floor of the Big Wild Goose Pagoda, and dust and smoke rolled.
Then, a violent fire ignited violently from the third floor of the Big Wild Goose Pagoda. Huo Bing was blocked by the fire and could not go up. The fire rose very quickly, and it would soon cover the entire Big Wild Goose Pagoda.
Huo Bing could not be able to withdraw from the Big Wild Goose Pagoda. At this time, many monks in the tower were on fire, and they all jumped off the tower, either fell to death or burned to death. Even if they were not dead, Huo Bing took people up to make up for a shot, but there was no survivor.
At this time, Su Zhe, who was on the top of the Big Wild Goose Pagoda, was still calm and composed. Liu Yu couldn't guess what the purpose of Su Zhe appeared here was. Is he going to be buried in the sea of fire and die even if he died?
Liu Yu looked at the fire in the sky and didn't know what to do. It seemed that Liao Mingsheng hurried over, came to Liu Yu, and bowed: "Prince, I... I have an urgent matter!"
"Tell me what's up!" Liu Yu's eyes remained close to Su Zhe on the top of the tower, shouting in anger.
Chapter completed!