There was a sound of "bang", and a red lacquered door was kicked open violently. A Tingwei officer in officer uniform led a group of forbidden troops and burst into the mansion.
The first officer held an official document issued by the Tingwei Mansion and shouted:
"The imperial envoy Rong Zhe is involved in a major treason case and is ordered to be arrested and interrogated. However, if anyone resists and refuses to comply, he will be shot without mercy!"
Amidst the loud cries in the mansion, the officers and soldiers of the imperial army escorted everyone in the mansion to the Tingwei mansion for interrogation.
Seeing the group of forbidden troops escorting the prisoners to Tingwei Mansion with great momentum, the people in Zhongqing City were unable to get out of their way.
At the well next to the market street, a group of middle-aged women gathered to wash clothes.
One of the women put down the clothes in her hands, stretched her neck, and looked at the Imperial Guards escorting the prisoners on the street in the distance. She couldn't help but exclaimed:
"What's going on? Martial law has just been introduced in the capital, so why are so many soldiers dispatched?"
Immediately, a woman doing laundry spoke up and said:
"Who knows, not long ago, the Grand Master went crazy and arrested people everywhere, and then I heard that His Majesty arrested several high-ranking officials. After that, the Xia Kingdom and the Li Dynasty invaded, and the capital was under martial law again. It has only been peaceful for a few days now.
Ah, why did something happen again?"
"Who says it isn't?"
"The second child of the Yang family, you have been walking around the streets all day, do you know what happened?" Another woman looked at the young ranger sitting beside her and said.
Another woman shook her head repeatedly and said:
"Hey, what are you asking him for? He does know about the affairs of his neighbors, but look at the Forbidden Army being dispatched. It must be a big deal. What can he know?"
Serious martial arts practitioners do not have the habit of calling themselves knight-errants.
A knight-errant generally refers to a gangster who has learned some martial arts but is unable to take it to the stage. He walks around the streets and hangs out in the market every day, doing nothing but idle work.
When people like this walk around the fields, they are most aware of many things going on in the markets. Usually when something happens, the government officials will inform them a few words, so they know more than ordinary people.
But the soldiers and horses dispatched in front of them are the imperial troops guarding the palace. If a gangster understands what is going on, it will be a bit embarrassing.
But unexpectedly, when the ranger named Yang heard this, he stood up and glanced at the woman who was speaking. With a hint of pride on his face, he said:
"I may not know anything else, but if it's about this, I really know a little bit about it!"
In addition to doing housework every day, these women like to chat around. When they heard that the young ranger knew what was going on, one of the women smiled and said:
"If you know, just tell me and listen!"
"That's it, come and listen!"
When Ranger saw everyone's attention focused on him, he immediately became energetic and said with a hint of showoff:
"You don't know that when His Majesty returned to the court yesterday, there were ministers with ulterior motives in the court who colluded with the rebels and intended to cause chaos. Your Majesty was furious and ordered the Tingwei Mansion to investigate the matter thoroughly. These forbidden soldiers were caught colluding with the rebels.
Minister, just take a look, I'm afraid we will see battles like this very often these days!"
Hearing this, all the women shook their heads and said:
"Our Majesty, you just exempted us from taxes yesterday. What a good emperor you are. Why do some people want to cause trouble?"
"Yes, and I heard that although our Majesty is young, he is very powerful! He personally led the troops to repel the Li Dynasty and Xia Kingdom next door."
Hearing this, the young ranger looked around subconsciously, coughed lightly, lowered his voice and said:
"I heard some things from my elder brother. I'm just telling you, don't go out and spread rumors!"
The women's eyes lit up and they nodded quickly:
"Okay, you say it!"
"Yes, we will never spread it randomly."
The young ranger lowered his voice and said:
"I heard that the traitors who lurked in all had their heads shaved!"
Hearing this, all the women opened their eyes and shook their heads one after another:
"Don't talk nonsense!"
"That's right, you are ruining the reputation of the masters!"
"The second youngest of the Yang family, your mother used to worship the Buddha, but she was very pious. If you talk nonsense like this, be careful that your mother will dream about you at night and settle the score with you!"
When the young ranger saw that all the women did not believe him, he frowned and said with some unhappiness on his face:
"Why don't you believe me? This is absolutely true. My brothers saw it clearly at the beginning! Those thieves wanted to attack the Chancellor's Stand, but then they were all surrounded by the Forbidden Army and shot to death.
! They can clearly see that they all have big bald heads with perms and scars!"
At the beginning of the founding of the Yun Kingdom, many ethnic groups were mixed and conflicts occurred frequently.
In order to maintain the stability of the country, Emperor Taizu of the Yun Kingdom vigorously spread the Buddhism that had just come from Tianzhu at that time, and used Buddhist scriptures to ease many internal conflicts in the Yun Kingdom. In this way, the Yun Kingdom had a six-hundred-year-old state.
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Just like this, it also gave Buddhism its unparalleled influence among the people of Yunnan.
Even the women who were washing clothes in front of me had Buddha statues enshrined in most of their homes.
At this time, the young ranger's few words made it difficult for them to believe that the rebel was a monk.
"Your friend must have seen it wrong!"
"That is, the current emperor is a good emperor. Why are the masters rebelling for no reason!"
The young ranger's face turned slightly red and he said anxiously:
"This is true! If you really don't believe it, just go to Tingwei's door and you will know! Because there are too many corpses, they are now placed in the courtyard of Tingwei's mansion. A row of bald heads are very conspicuous.
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All the women still didn't believe it. But they couldn't stand the young ranger's positive attitude, and they couldn't help but have a trace of doubt in their hearts.
In this way, the news that there was a rebel bandit who was suspected of being a monk colluded with the ministers of the DPRK and was planning to rebel and conspire, but was discovered. With the help of thoughtful people, the news spread throughout Zhongqing City in just half a day.
Firstly, the people did not believe that the monks in the temple would rebel, and secondly, because Xiao Cheng had such high prestige among the people, the news spread very quickly, causing uproar in the city.
In Ganye Temple, all the monks who received the news couldn't help but fell silent.
Only Hui Chi was the most anxious and almost stopped jumping in place, saying:
"You still don't believe me! When he forced the mage to send out monk soldiers, Xiao Cheng used this trick to spread rumors in the city and undermine my foundation of Buddhism. Tomorrow is the three-day deadline, and the mage is only afraid of bad luck.
If you don’t leave, Xiao Cheng’s knife will be put to everyone’s neck!”
Seeing Hui Chi's extremely anxious look, all the monks looked at each other and were speechless.
Only the monk Hui Xing, who was the most decisive, immediately spoke:
"We can't wait any longer. What the abbot said is not completely unreasonable. Tonight, we will create chaos, arrange for the disciples in the temple to leave, disperse into various temples, and wait for the opportunity!"
Hearing this, all the monks said in unison:
"Please give me your instructions, Senior Brother Hui Xing!"
Monk Hui Xing took a deep breath, with firm eyes, and said:
"Although the soldiers left behind by the emperor are elite, they are not large in number, and it is difficult to block the entire Ganye Temple. We only need to deal with the young general at the head, so that he will not have the command of the general. We will create chaos again, and the monks in the temple will
It is extremely feasible for everyone to escape separately!"
One of the monks heard this and couldn't help but said:
"But in this case, what if the little emperor continues to pursue the case?"
Hearing this, Monk Hui Xing shook his head and said:
"The emperor wants to get rid of my Buddhist sect quickly, but he is by no means a fool. He knows the influence of our Buddhist sect among the people, so he will not completely fall out. Even if he wants to destroy my Ganye Temple, the emperor will kill me first.
He is slandered as a bandit and a villain, so that we can draw a clear line between us and Buddhism. Besides, we are the ones who killed the Master, so that we can destroy him in a fair and just way."
Monk Hui Xing paused and then said:
"So as long as we leave Ganye Temple and take refuge in other temples, even if the emperor wants to pursue us, he will be concerned about the influence of Buddhism and give up!"
When Hui Chi heard the words, his face showed excitement, he nodded repeatedly and said:
"Yes, that's it!"
Many monks looked at each other with firm expressions on their faces. They all bowed to Monk Hui Xing and said in unison:
"I will obey my senior brother's orders!"
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Di Qing raised his head and looked at the darkening sky, feeling slightly uneasy. He stood up, put on his armor, and personally checked the security status of various key roads on the mountain. After confirming that there were no loopholes, he felt relieved.
"Captain, don't worry, brothers are all here!" The soldier on guard couldn't help but said when he saw Di Qing running over at this time.
Di Qing arrived at an unlucky time. The war was over and there was no chance of meritorious service. Even though Xiao Cheng knew his abilities, for the sake of the military system and to protect Di Qing from being ostracized by the soldiers, he only gave him the title of captain.
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When Di Qing heard this, his handsome face was still serious, he shook his head and said:
"If something goes wrong in what His Majesty personally explained, we will be in vain and bear the blame! So if we are careful, we will never make any mistakes. You are responsible for guarding the important road, so be careful. After all, in Ganye Temple
These people are no better than the soldiers of the enemy country."
When the soldiers heard this, they immediately raised their hands and said:
"yes!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a fire suddenly ignited in Ganye Temple, and then grew rapidly, gradually becoming a huge fire, which was extremely conspicuous in the night.
Di Qing suddenly turned his head, looked at the fire-burning Ganye Temple in the distance, frowned suddenly, and said in a deep voice:
"They should have started this fire themselves!"
When the soldiers heard this, they were immediately shocked and excitedly said:
"These monks are not good people. As expected, they still can't stand it. The captain quickly gathered his men and went up the mountain to destroy Ganye Temple!"
These soldiers all followed Xiao Cheng into the Xia Kingdom and had great respect for Xiao Cheng. Therefore, after seeing the old monk Huikai attack Xiao Cheng with their own eyes, they no longer had the respect they had for the monks from Ganye Temple.
At this time, Ganye Temple took action, and their first reaction was excitement about the military success they were about to receive.
When Di Qing heard this, he frowned and said:
"Don't be anxious! Wait until you re-arrange your defenses and dispatch a hundred cavalry to go up the mountain! Be careful not to be careless, in case someone escapes during the period. Your Majesty has told us to guard this place, so we must not be careless!"
Hundreds of cavalry had to block the roads up and down the Ganye Temple, and the manpower was not too abundant. Therefore, a hundred people were transferred and the defense had to be rearranged.
When the soldiers heard this, they first raised their hands in response. Then they couldn't help but hesitate for a while, pointing to the burning Ganye Temple in front, and said:
"Then Ganye Temple, do you want to let it go now?"
Di Qing shook his head and said in a deep voice:
"I'll go take a look first. After you've set up your defenses, come up and look for me!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Di Qing's feet quickened, his body was as fast as a galloping horse, and he galloped towards Ganye Temple. In just a blink of an eye, he had arrived at Ganye Temple.
But as soon as he stepped into Ganye Temple, he immediately noticed something was wrong.
There was such a big fire in the temple, but few people came out to put out the fire. You knew something was wrong at this glance!
But at this moment, Di Qing only heard a slight "whoosh" sound and a strong wind coming from the ground.
His eyes sharpened, his figure bulged, and the long-handled brow-tip knife he carried on his back suddenly unsheathed. With the long knife in his hand, Di Qing's aura surged, and the light of the knife flickered, like sparkling waves of light.
With a soft "dang" sound, a Buddhist bead was chopped to the ground.
The next moment, roaring sounds came from all directions, coming towards Di Qing.
Countless rosary beads arrived in an instant, attacking Di Qing's vital points all over his body.
Di Qing's expression was stern, and he waved the brow-pointed sword in his hand like the wind. The energy of the sword was horizontal and vertical, like ripples on the surface of a lake. It was extremely dazzling and blocked all the incoming rosary beads.
At the same time, Di Qing's figure rose up, and he slashed forward with the long knife in his hand. The strong sword energy went forward, splitting the front, and made a harsh sound of breaking through the air.
There was a loud "bang" explosion, and the sword energy struck the ground, leaving terrifying knife marks several feet deep and several feet long.
A few steps behind the knife mark, Monk Hui Xing, wearing black clothes with his face covered, firmly grasped the collar of a shocked monk.
If it hadn't been for Monk Hui Xing's quick eyesight and quick hands, this monk would have almost died directly under Di Qing's knife.
Seeing that they were exposed, several masters of the Hui generation stopped hiding their figures and jumped out directly.
Di Qing looked at the monks of Ganye Temple who were all dressed in black, and couldn't help feeling amused.
It seems like who doesn’t know that these men in black are you!
Di Qing slashed his sword and said coldly:
"Your Majesty has an order, no one is allowed to go down the mountain, please retreat quickly!"
How could Hui Xing listen to this? He stood up, looked at Di Qing's figure, and said in a deep voice:
"Such a young ninth-level master was truly a genius! It's a pity that he died here today!"
On Di Qing's stern face, his expression became more severe and he shouted:
"Go back, otherwise don't blame me for being ruthless with my sword!"
Hui Xing clasped his hands together, his eyes sparkled, and his exposed skin gradually turned golden. From a distance, his whole person looked as if he was made of gold.
The next moment, Hui Xing's foot suddenly clicked, and his whole body was blasted out like a cannonball.
A heavy punch shining with golden light came towards Di Qing.
Di Qing didn't panic. He turned the long knife in his hand suddenly, opened and closed the knife skills, and the sword energy was everywhere.
Only a muffled sound of "dang" was heard, and the long knife and Hui Xing's fist collided with each other, making such a strange muffled sound.
Needless to say, Hui Xing practiced the Buddhist horizontal training method, and his body could even directly resist the blows of weapons.
The next moment, several experts from the Hui generation also took action and headed towards Di Qing.
Several fine iron brow-level sticks swept across violently, carrying the whistling sound of the wind, and struck at the vital points of his limbs.
Di Qing turned around and withdrew the long sword. The glinting light of the sword lit up again, just like the ripples on the water. The light mist between the mountains and forests seemed to be attracted by a force and moved toward him.
Di Qing surrounded him.
The light of the sword flickered slightly, and it was extremely dazzling. Looking from a distance, it gave people the feeling that the surface of the lake was churning, as if something was about to come out, which made people feel chilled.
The next moment, Di Qing's eyes widened, and the long-handled eyebrow-tip knife in his hand suddenly slashed out.
This was condensed by the light of the sword or the light of the boiling lake. It was like exploding suddenly, and the white mist condensed into tiny water dragon shapes and spiraled out.
The boundless and sharp sword light surged out after the water dragon, carrying an extremely strong wind that made it impossible for anyone to react before it hit.
Several masters of the Hui generation, even though they were all masters of eighth-level cultivation, were unable to backhand against the full-force attack of the ninth-level warrior.
Only a few muffled "pop" sounds were heard, and several people flew out and fell to the ground, not knowing whether they were alive or dead.
But the water dragon didn't stop, circling and roaring, and slashed straight towards the Buddhist temple that was burning with fire.
There was a "bang" sound of explosion, and wood and sparks flew everywhere.
The boundless strong wind brought by the sword energy, under the strong pressure, made the raging fire stagnate. The small water dragon followed up, and the hot air steamed instantly, completely suppressing the fire.
The raging fire just now was directly suppressed by this knife.
On Hui Xing's side, he saw Di Qing slashing out with his sword, but before he could stand firmly, he rose up again and suddenly attacked and killed him.
Unexpectedly, at this moment, Di Qing turned around again in the air and slashed down with the long sword. The sword energy came out wildly and struck towards Hui Xing.
There was another "dang" sound, and the shadow of the golden bell vaguely appeared on Hui Xing's body, and the inscriptions on it were even visible one by one.
Di Qing's terrifying sword energy could not even break the golden bell, but only pushed Hui Xing back several feet.
The sound of horse hoofbeats came, and more than a hundred cavalry finally finished their preparations and charged forward along the wide white marble steps.
A dozen Buddhist masters who were originally hiding in secret to resist the cavalry suddenly jumped out when they saw the cavalry approaching.
But these more than a hundred cavalry, after going through the Xia Kingdom's attack, have become the strongest army in the world. At this time, the army formation is formed, and the cavalry charge is used again. Their sharpness is unstoppable, especially if more than a dozen masters can withstand it?
Under the impact of the military formation, these masters did not even use half of their martial arts, and were either stabbed to death by spears or trampled to death by horse hooves. A few of them used their martial arts to drag one or two knights off their horses, but they were quickly beaten by the rest.
The cavalry caught up and killed him.
Monk Hui Xing's eyelids twitched when he saw it, and a cruel look flashed through his heart. He gritted his teeth and refused to retreat, and headed towards Di Qing.
Between punches and kicks, he opens and closes widely, and is extremely powerful. Combined with the horizontal training techniques that have been practiced to an advanced level, he is like a human tank!
The long knife in Di Qing's hand was also swung continuously, like a strong wind and rain, it struck Hui Xing's body, making a muffled sound.
At this time, Monk Hui Xing had only one thought, which was to use all his strength to delay time so that the remaining disciples in the temple could escape.
At this moment, several monks carrying luggage ran over and shouted with a hint of crying:
"Brother, stop fighting! There are more than a few hundred troops guarding the foot of the mountain. They are everywhere. We can't escape at all!"
Hui Xing, who was still fighting with Di Qing, couldn't help but slap his hands when he heard this.
Accompanied by the cries of those monks, the sound of neat, solemn, and rather solemn footsteps came from a distance.
Countless soldiers armed with spears swarmed up and forced the monks who had just sent away from the temple back.
Monk Hui Xing suddenly retreated, looking at the monks who were all forced back, his face turned livid.
It wasn't until this moment that he suddenly remembered something. This is the Yun Kingdom. With Xiao Cheng's current prestige, would there be a shortage of soldiers and horses that can be mobilized? The reason why there are only a few hundred cavalry left is just to deliberately make them unable to hold back.
