In the lobby of Shazhou Governor's Mansion, King Jianning personally went to court to hear the case.
The monks of Leiyin Temple were taken advantage of by the players, the presiding Shantarakshita was captured by the players in the Zen room, and all the leaders of the temple were also arrested and escaped the net on May 1st.
The arsenal was burned, and the monks were not able to put on their armor, and were cut down to the ground by the rushing players.
The leaders in the temple dispersed in a hurry, and a few who managed to escape down the mountain saw the cold barbed wire.
Captain Wang of the Doulu Army gave the order to fire a volley, and the archers who had already been ambushing outside the barbed wire fired arrows, killing all the monks who tried to climb over the barbed wire.
This group of monks usually oppressed tenant farmers, but they had never seen such a bloody and cruel scene. They held their heads and knelt down to beg for mercy. The Doulu army rushed forward, tied them into a bunch, and escorted them back to Shazhou City.
Soma, who was in the Buddhist Scripture Cave in the back mountain, saw that something was not good and prepared to climb over the back mountain to escape.
But Li Daoyuan, who was familiar with the terrain, had already led the players to defend the back mountain and knocked Soma unconscious with a stick.
Now the old monk Shantarakshita is kneeling on the ground, Soma is kneeling beside him, and all the monks below the temple are kneeling behind them.
I once met Shantarakshita monk Li Yan when he entered the city. At that time, he was wearing a purple cassock, with white eyebrows and white beard, looking like an accomplished monk.
But at this time, most of his beard had been burned off, half of his eyebrows had also been burned off, and his cassock was covered with mud and blood.
Although he looked embarrassed, Shangguan closed his eyes and knelt straight on the ground.
In comparison, Soma looked much more cowardly. He knelt on the ground and trembled, completely lacking the momentum he had during the previous secret meeting of the monks.
After Shang Bo finished reading the lawsuit, he asked the monks kneeling on the ground: "Collude with Tibet and plot to assassinate the prince of the county who was granted the title by the imperial court. Do you think you are guilty?"
Soma said in fluent Chinese: "What an injustice! I am a Tibetan businessman, and I am staying in Leiyin Temple. It is not a Tibetan trick at all!"
The superintendent of Leiyin Temple also said: "Your Highness is unjust! We, the monks, eat fast and pray for Buddha every day in the temple, and pray for good weather in the Tang Dynasty. How could we commit such a serious crime as treason?"
Shang Bo said: "Sophistry! You are hiding armor in the warehouse. This is already a serious crime of treason!"
Now Soma said again: "It's unfair! They did this, what does it have to do with me?"
The supervisor glared at Soma angrily, but suppressed his words.
At this time, Cui Tao took out a wooden slip, showed it in front of Soma and asked, "Is this wooden slip yours?"
The wooden slips are written in Tibetan characters, and are a victory document written by Soma to his host, Shang Qixin'er.
Soma's heart skipped a beat, but he calmed down instantly.
The victory text used by the Bird Envoys is a very special "blessing text" in Tubo text. This is a text that only nobles, priests and monks can master. It is very different from ordinary Tubo text.
There are many Tibetan businessmen in Shazhou. It is not difficult to find a few who know the Tibetan writings, but there are definitely none who know this "Zhu Wen"!
Soma said confidently: "Sir, this is my letter from home reporting that you are safe."
Soma didn't expect that this official from the county prince's palace would actually read it out.
Although the pronunciation is a bit strange, why can this little official understand the blessing text?
Cui Tao sneered and said: "This is a victory document written to the host Da Lun Shang Qi Xin'er. Translated, it means that King Jianning has been captured, Shazhou City has been deceived, and the Tibetan army is asked to enter Shazhou quickly. I'm right.
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Soma fell directly to the ground. He really couldn't figure it out. Do you, an official in the palace, need to be so knowledgeable?
This is a blessing that only Tubo nobles and priests can read!
A smile appeared on Cui Tao's lips. Isn't it just a blessing? I can't understand it. Could it be that my instructor can't understand it?
Cui Tao's mentor is a master of Sui and Tang history, so studying the history of Sui and Tang Dynasties naturally cannot avoid the history of Tubo.
Cui Tao's mentor also presided over the excavation of Tubo wooden slips and was an authority on the study of Tubo writing.
When Cui Tao held this wooden slip, the instructor stood up excitedly. This is a standard format! A complete wooden slip reporting victory!
Tubo writing is a phonetic writing that was formed during the Songtsen Gampo period and was influenced by Sanskrit, Chinese, and Plateau Xiangxiong script.
Zhuwen is an encrypted Tubo script, which is specially used to convey military information and pray and offer sacrifices.
But the precious thing about this wooden slip is that it is not a scattered message of congratulations, but a complete and well-regulated message of congratulations on victory!
This is of great research value! You must know that Tubo used wooden slips to record text during the Tang Dynasty.
For example, Trisong Detsen, who had just succeeded to the throne, his greatest contribution during his reign was to revise and promulgate laws and formulate the "nine pairs of wooden slips" system.
The "Nine Double Wooden Slips" include the "Five Wooden Slips of Zhenzhi", the "Three Trial Wooden Slips", the "Three Trial Wooden Slips" and the "Flowing Wooden Slips", which is a judicial system in which the results of the trial are written on the wooden slips.
It is very difficult to preserve wooden slips. The plateau has experienced many turmoils, and almost all the wooden slips left behind are fragments.
The wooden slip written by Soma is a complete document reporting victory, and its format and wording are completely in line with the wording standards of Tubo at that time.
Cui Tao's instructor quickly translated the content on the wooden slip and asked Cui Tao where the wooden slip came from.
Now Cui Tao could only tell the teacher about "Feng Yun of the Tang Dynasty", so Cui Tao had another task, which was to redeem a game qualification for the teacher.
Soma looked at Cui Tao in despair, why did King Jianning still have people under his command who could read Zhu Wen?
Soma finally felt the power of the Tang Dynasty! A small Shazhou governor's office was already crouching tiger, hidden dragon!
Cui Tao raised his hands and said to Li Yan: "Your Highness, please leave this detailed Tibetan work to your subordinates."
Li Yan nodded and said, "But, can Leiyin Temple know the crime?"
Prison Temple knelt on the ground and banged his head on the ground, crying: "I know my crime, I know my crime! Your Highness, please spare my life!"
Only Monk Shantarakshita was kneeling on the ground, his expression still normal.
Li Yan asked: "Senior Monk Jihu, do you have anything to defend yourself?"
Shantarakshita put his hands in chains and clasped his hands and said: "We died for the promotion of Buddhism. After our death, we will go to the Paradise of Paradise in the West. There is no need to defend ourselves, but I hope to die quickly."
Shantarakshita looked at Li Yan and said: "Your Highness is so powerful that he destroys temples and destroys Buddhas. Aren't you afraid of going to Abi Hell after death and being tortured for eternity?"
Li Yan looked at Shantarakshita's bald head, drew out his sword and said: "Leiyin Temple exploits the people, instigates believers to violate human ethics, abandons their families and careers, and gives alms to clay sculptures of Buddha and Bodhisattva. Is this the kind of god you are worshiping?
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"If these gods and Buddhas have spirits, then the lonely king will personally behead the Buddha in Leiyin Temple, but he will also want to see how all the Buddhas in the sky will punish me!"