On this day, at 3:30 p.m., the abbot of Tongji Temple, Zhang Daoquan, returned to his residence drunkenly, smelling of alcohol.
The distribution of residents in the capital has always been said to be "rich in the east and noble in the west, poor in the south and humble in the north". Most of the residents located in the west of the capital are senior officials and nobles in the center of the temple. The houses here are not only expensive, but also often have money.
Situation that cannot be purchased.
Zhang Daoquan's house is located in the west of the capital, and its area is not small. It has three entrances and three exits, and it looks very grand.
Just by looking at this, you can see how prosperous Zhang Daoquan has become in the capital over the past year or so.
In fact, the "Tongji Temple" led by Zhang Daoquan is now one of the most influential temples in Beizhili, and Zhang Daoquan has also become one of the leaders of the religious circles in the capital, with tens of thousands of believers.
There are also dignitaries in the imperial court.
Zhang Daoquan has everything he has today, of course, it is inseparable from the support of Zhao Junchen.
Over the past year or so, Zhao Junchen has not only provided him with a large amount of money secretly, but also taught him several deception techniques that are enough to conceal the truth. He has also helped him settle the relationship between Daolu Division and Senglu Division. Otherwise,
With the set of nondescript teachings he created, he should have been arrested by the government long ago.
Some time ago, several monasteries and Taoist temples in the capital, because they really couldn't stand the shocking teachings promoted by "Tongji Temple", united and filed a lawsuit against "Tongji Temple" to the Daolu Department and Senglu Bureau.
However, because of Zhao Junchen's secret protection, the matter ended up being settled.
The reason why Zhang Daoquan was drunk at this time was because tonight, in order to thank Dao Lu Si and Seng Lu Si for their support, he spent a lot of money to invite the main officials of these two yamen to the most luxurious Tianshang in the capital.
People drink flower wine and prepare a generous gift for everyone.
Several important officials from the Daolu Department and the Senglu Department were very satisfied when they saw Zhang Daoquan being so sensible, so they put down their bodies and went wild with Zhang Daoquan. Everyone had a great time this night, and it could be said that it was the guest and the host.
During the party, Zuo Zhengyi Tan En of the Daolu Department, while the wine was still strong, accidentally revealed a gossip secret to Zhang Daoquan, saying that there was a favored concubine of a wealthy businessman in the capital who was from Nancheng.
The believers of Baiyunguan often went to Baiyunguan to burn incense and worship gods. As soon as they went back and forth, they fell in love with a Taoist priest from Baiyunguan, and then they had an affair. This matter was eventually discovered by the wealthy businessman.
? Baiyun Temple was almost demolished in anger? In the end, Dao Lusi came forward and invited a minister of the Ministry of Rites to intercede and negotiate, and then Baiyun Temple was narrowly saved and the matter was suppressed.
In fact, the Daolu Division also seized on Baiyunguan because of this incident, so they had the confidence to reject the complaint against the "Tongji Temple" by the Taoist forces headed by Baiyunguan.
Human beings always have a common passion for this kind of gossip. After Tan told the secret while drunk, it immediately aroused everyone's interest, and everyone joined in the discussion. He even made up a lot of jokes on the spot.
He ridiculed and ridiculed the wealthy businessman who was wearing a cuckold, and his attitude was extremely contemptuous.
However, Xu Zhicheng, the right benefactor of Seng Lusi, was quite knowledgeable. Not only did he laugh at this wealthy businessman, he also asserted that this wealthy businessman's family business would soon decline.
After all? If he can't even manage a concubine around him, how can he manage a large business? How will the shopkeeper, assistants, and partners of the business treat him after learning the news? If the shopkeeper, assistants, and partners all
Are you secretly looking down on him? Even if he has some ability, what achievements can he make?
Hearing such comments, everyone agreed.
In the end, because this piece of gossip became the basis for conversation at the wine table, the friendship between everyone became much closer.
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Putting aside these details, let's just say that when Zhang Daoquan returned to his house drunk? Thinking back on the conversation at the wine table, he couldn't help but feel high in emotion and secretly excited.
"Hehe? I didn't expect that Baiyun Temple, with its hundreds of years of heritage? The majestic largest temple in the capital? would actually cause such a scandal...
Didn't Tan En from Dao Lu Division tell me this matter for no reason? Apparently he also wanted to use my hand to create obstacles for Baiyun Temple, probably because Baiyun Temple earns a lot of gold incense money every day.
Was the portion given to him less?
No matter what, I have to spread this matter. It is best to make it known to the world. It will definitely greatly damage the reputation of Baiyun Temple and steal many believers from Baiyun Temple! Hehe, Baiyun Temple
I have always claimed to be an orthodox Taoist, and I have never looked down on my wild ways, but so what? There will be times in the future when you bow to me and beg for mercy!
Speaking of which, the wealthy businessman is really miserable. I have heard of his name. He is the leading wealthy businessman in the capital. But he has money but no power and can only be dumb and eat coptis. He is a cuckold and dare not say anything.
He groaned, really feeling aggrieved. With this incident, everyone looked down on him, and they all tried to trick him. No matter how much money he had, how could he be so prestigious? Maybe it was like Mr. Xu said, maybe he
After this incident, the family business will decline...
Well, when this person becomes depressed in the future, I will look for opportunities to get close to him and take the opportunity to accept him as a believer. This is a big benefactor, and he can at least add thousands of taels of incense to the 'Tongji Temple'...
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It has to be said that Zhang Daoquan is indeed a smart man and a genius. He just heard a piece of gossip and secrets and quickly conceived many plans to expand the influence of "Tongji Temple".
Just like that, half drunk and half awake, Zhang Daoquan had all kinds of thoughts in his mind, and soon he walked to his bedroom door, and then opened the door and entered.
Taking off his coat casually, Zhang Daoquan did not observe the situation in the room. He opened the quilt and wanted to go to bed and fall asleep.
But just as he bent down to lie down, he suddenly saw an unsightly scene on the bed!
His wife He and his eldest disciple Ma Zhong were actually naked and lying on the bed with their limbs entangled, embracing each other and sleeping. It was obvious that they had just experienced a heart-to-heart battle!
Perhaps because they were too intense and consumed too much energy, the couple did not notice Zhang Daoquan's appearance at this time. They were still sleeping deeply, as if someone had given them sweat medicine, and they seemed to be silently laughing at Zhang Daoquan.
The green hat on the head.
For a moment, Zhang Daoquan felt as if he had been struck by lightning, and his drunken head suddenly became much clearer.
He first stared blankly at the scene on the bed, then turned stiffly to look at the situation in the room - he had been in a drunken state before, and had never noticed anything unusual in the room, but now he discovered that his
The clothes of these two people were scattered everywhere in the bedroom, and his wife He's obscene clothes were even thrown on a statue of a god enshrined in the house. This is enough to show how impatient this couple was when doing things!
At the beginning, Zhang Daoquan was still in a state of confusion. His reason had told him what all this meant before him, but his emotions did not respond for a long time, as if he was hiding on purpose.
After being blank for a long time, Zhang Daoquan finally remembered that he should be angry at this time!
He never expected that just now he was laughing at other people's green hats with his drinking friends at the banquet, and in the blink of an eye, he would be wearing an even greener hat on his head!
Moreover, the person who put the hat on him was none other than Ma Zhong, the eldest disciple whom he had high hopes and trust in!
This kind of betrayal by someone close to him brought Zhang Daoquan pain and anger that are completely beyond description in words.
Then, Zhang Daoquan recalled the conversation at today's banquet. It seemed that the target of everyone's ridicule had become him... His eyes were full of bloodshot eyes, staring closely at the couple who were still sleeping soundly.
, for a moment, anger arose in his heart, and evil arose in his heart. His breathing gradually became heavier, and he unknowingly picked up the teapot on the table and raised it high...
After drinking too much and still losing his mind, Zhang Daoquan did not notice what was wrong - why did He and Ma Zhong sleep so deeply that they were completely unaware of his appearance?
Knowing that Zhang Daoquan would be back at any time tonight, why did they choose to have an affair at this time? There are obviously many rooms in Zhang's house, so why did they take the risk of choosing Zhang Daoquan's bedroom when they had an affair?
Zhang Daoquan didn't take this into consideration. He just thought that he could never bear such humiliation and betrayal! He just thought that he would never let this matter spread and his reputation be tarnished! He just thought about killing this pair of bitches to vent his hatred.
!
So, Zhang Daoquan no longer hesitated and smashed the kettle on Ma Zhong's head!
With a bang, the kettle immediately broke into several pieces, but Zhang Daoquan was still not relieved. He picked up the broken porcelain pieces of the kettle and stabbed Ma Zhong and He, one after another, like crazy, blood.
It spread all over his body and he was still unaware of it.
The strange thing is that Zhang Daoquan made such a fuss. Ma Zhong and He were hit and stabbed by him. Soon they were covered with bruises, but they still showed no signs of waking up. They were just in intermittent pain while unconscious.
Groaning.
However, seeing that Ma Zhong and He were about to be completely killed by Zhang Daoquan, a panic-filled shout suddenly interrupted everything!
"He killed someone! He killed someone! Mr. Zhang killed someone!"
Hearing such shouting, Zhang Daoquan, who was stabbing He and Ma Zhong with the pieces of porcelain in his hand, suddenly stiffened and his expression changed drastically!
When he turned around and looked around, he realized that when he entered the house drunk just now, he didn't close the door at all. A servant of Zhang's house was rolling and crawling towards the distance at this time!
Seeing this scene, Zhang Daoquan took another look at He and Ma Zhong, who were seriously injured and on the verge of death. He finally understood what he had just done. He couldn't help but slumped down on the ground and murmured: "It's over.
Already..."
I don’t know whether Zhang Daoquan’s so-called “finished” means that his murder was discovered, or that his cuckolding can no longer be concealed.
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In fact, Zhang Daoquan was not finished.
Everything today was planned by Zhao Junchen from beginning to end.
He and Ma Zhong were asleep from beginning to end because they were drugged by someone sent by Zhao Junchen. In fact, these two people did not have the courage to have an affair in Zhang Daoquan's bedroom, but they were drugged into unconsciousness.
Later, he was moved to Zhang Daoquan's bedroom by Zhao Junchen's people... Even when Zhang Daoquan vented his anger and killed someone, his whereabouts were discovered by his servants, all because of Zhao Junchen's deliberate arrangement.
What Zhao Junchen did was to completely change Zhang Daoquan's character.
Because of Zhao Junchen's auspicious offer, Emperor Deqing now had the idea of visiting immortals and seeking immortality. He also firmly believed in the existence of the "Three Saints of the South China Sea". This was obviously an opportunity for Zhao Junchen.
, so he wanted to connect the "Three Saints of the South China Sea" with the "Tongji Temple" and use Zhang Daoquan's talent as a magic stick to deceive Emperor Deqing and influence his judgment.
But the prerequisite for this approach is that Zhang Daoquan's character must change, his city needs to be deeper, and his courage needs to be stronger. He must not immediately weaken his legs after meeting Emperor Deqing, and he cannot even speak.
You can't tell clearly, otherwise there will be flaws.
Therefore, Zhao Junchen deliberately arranged today's incident, just to fundamentally change Zhang Daoquan's character.
In this way, Zhang Daoquan's murder was naturally not discovered by the government. The subordinate had already been warned. After he found out about Zhang Daoquan's murder, he did not go to the official to report it, but quickly notified the "Tongji Temple"
Li Muhe is the host, and Li Muhe is Zhao Junchen's confidant. He is responsible for the daily infiltration and intelligence of "Tongji Temple", while Zhang Daoquan is only responsible for the missionary and daily affairs of "Tongji Temple".
In fact, even if this servant ran to report to the official, he would not be afraid, because Zhang Daoquan did not kill anyone, he just hurt others.
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"This Zhang Daoquan is really a soft-footed shrimp! I created the best conditions for him, but in the end he couldn't even kill two unconscious people in his rage... Ha, there is a knife in the kitchen, and there is also a knife in the woodshed.
He had a hammer, but he only knew how to hit people with a teapot, and then stabbed people with pieces of the teapot that were no bigger than a palm... I don’t know what he was thinking at the time! Fortunately, Ma Zhong was in a drowsy state at the time, otherwise
Zhang Daoquan is probably killed by him now!"
That night, it was already early in the morning. Zhao Junchen secretly rushed to Zhang Daoquan's house. After asking about the specific situation, he couldn't help but shook his head slightly, feeling that he couldn't laugh or cry.
In fact, Zhao Junchen is now one of the powerful officials in the DPRK and has received no less attention than Zhu Hejian. He secretly came here to deal with Zhang Daoquan's affairs at this time and he also needs to bear certain risks. He might be discovered, but Zhao Junchen
Junchen considered the subsequent impact of this matter to be extremely important, so he came over in person.
On the other side, Xu Qingyan snickered and said, "Maybe it's because he is a soft-legged shrimp that He couldn't help but have an affair with Ma Zhong! That Ma Zhong looks much stronger than Zhang Daoquan."
Zhao Junchen glared at Xu Qingyan and said: "I don't have time to joke with you about this kind of thing... How is the situation of the three people?"
Xu Qingyan replied: "Zhang Daoquan has been locked up in the firewood shed and controlled by us. The problem between Ma Zhong and He is not big. He was only hit once or twice by the teapot, and his body was stabbed by porcelain pieces more than ten times. But Zhang Daoquan
The porcelain pieces used were too small, and the wound was only half a finger deep, and the internal organs were not injured. Among them, He's problem was more serious. She was stabbed in the neck, but the blood vessels and trachea were not injured."
Zhao Junchen thought thoughtfully, then nodded and said: "Call Zhang Daoquan over. I will talk to him personally. I hope his character can change after this incident... In fact, after experiencing this kind of thing, his character has changed."
Change is bound to happen, I just hope it will develop in a good direction instead of becoming more cowardly."
After talking about it, Zhao Junchen shook his head slightly, but he didn't have much confidence.
After hearing Zhao Junchen's instructions, Zhao Dali on the other side nodded and left. Soon he came to Zhao Junchen with Zhang Daoquan in his arms.
Zhang Daoquan looked up and saw Zhao Junchen sitting in the main seat in the living room of Zhang's house, his attitude was quite natural, as if he was the owner of this room, and he was staring at him with an unpredictable look.
Looking at myself, no attitude can be seen.
"Master Zhao! Help me! Help me! I accidentally killed someone! I didn't mean to do it! I don't want to go to court! Master Zhao, you must save me!"
After seeing Zhao Junchen, Zhang Daoquan quickly begged.
Seeing Zhang Daoquan's behavior, Zhao Junchen couldn't help but frown.
It seems that after such an incident, Zhang Daoquan's character not only did not become more brave and decisive, but instead looked frightened and became more cowardly.
"We have to give him some more strong medicine!"
Zhao Junchen thought secretly.
If the emotions of shame, betrayal, and pain were not enough to make a qualitative change in Zhang Daoquan's character, then Zhao Junchen had no choice but to make Zhang Daoquan feel another emotion deeply.
This emotion is called despair!
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I wanted to update this chapter yesterday, but it has been unable to pass the review. It should be because the plot of this chapter contains sensitive words.
It was revised several times, but it still failed to pass the review. In the end, Chongzi had to delete all the details involving Zhang Daoquan's cuckolding, and also deleted some details about Zhang Daoquan killing the adulterer. Finally, it was successfully updated.