"Oh, Your Highness, you are finally back. It's really worrying..." Wang Bao waited at the door of the small courtyard with his head tilted.
There was nothing he could do. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince strictly ordered him not to leave the courtyard before leaving, so he could only wait at the door. Most of the night, he wandered around here worrying.
"You, you just love to worry. With General Su here, how could anything happen to me? Okay, go and have a rest." Li Chengqian waved his hand to stop Wang Bao's unspoken words.
Wang Bao saw that Li Chengqian was deeply worried now, and he shouldn't bother him anymore, so he had to make a pot of tea and left voluntarily. He had to force himself to take a rest, and he would have to serve His Highness the Crown Prince tomorrow.
Well, it’s impossible if you don’t have the energy.
Li Chengqian had insomnia. He took Qin Wei to discuss how to write a letter to his father. Although the specific figures and confessions have not been released yet, the general idea must be figured out first. Every time he writes a letter to his father, it is equivalent to an exam.
Same. It was very nerve-wracking for him.
Qin Wei lay on the table in a daze, occasionally answering questions raised by Li Chengqian. But often he was talking like a duck, and it was not helpful at all.
After Su Lie sent them back, he returned to Qianming Temple. The guards happened to catch the fat man back. Su Lie didn't say anything and knocked him unconscious. Then he found a rope and tied the fat man up. Even if he wanted to kill him,
It's up to the prince to speak, he can't make decisions privately.
The soldiers were still rummaging around, leaving this solemn place almost in pieces. The main hall, which used to be full of incense, seemed to be covered with a layer of dust, which seemed to indicate the decline of this place.
Su Lie found a relatively clean Zen room. Then he asked the guards to bring the abbot and the middle-aged monk over. He wanted to interrogate them. Anyone who could hang out with the abbot would definitely not have a low status.
After some intimidation and preaching, Su Lie finally learned everything he wanted to know.
Of course, he was even more angry. He really didn't expect that there was something about the Jian Sect involved. This sect is really everywhere, but it did provide them with a perfect reason to deal with Buddhism.
It wasn't until daylight that the soldiers ended their search. What they found later was only some personal belongings. This can also be clearly seen, which people are with the abbot and are dirty, and which monks are serious monks.
, because there is really nothing valuable in their meditation room, the most common thing is scriptures.
Based on the principle of never letting go of a bad monk and not wronging a good monk, Su Lie carefully made the distinction. In fact, just by looking at the attitudes of these people, it can be seen that those who have evil intentions always have a worried look on their faces.
and panicked, but the real monk was very peaceful sitting on the ground chanting sutras.
In fact, if he didn't want to make the affairs of this temple public, Su Lie would not care about the death of those monks. He believed that people who have lived together for many years, even if they are not complicit, are at least informed. So killing them does not count.
Unjustly accused.
But not now. He must sort out the good and bad monks among these monks to show the fairness and impartiality of the government.
After this delay, the sun hung high in the sky, and outside the temple, people were crowding in to watch the excitement. There were also devout believers who came forward to ask what happened.
The soldiers' answers were unanimous, don't worry. The government will give a public explanation when everything is settled.
The people could only wait, but their curiosity was very high, and they were also speculating and discussing. At this time, some people began to talk about some dark things in the temple. Many believers did not believe such things, and they sat
Chanting sutras in front of the temple and praying to the Buddha to give justice to these masters.
After seeing the situation outside, Su Lie sent someone back to ask Li Chengqian to come over. He wanted to move the original plan of publicizing the case in front of the government office to the front of the temple. They had just finished searching, and many things were there.
Here, and with so many monks here, inviting those squires here will make it feel more real and the people will be more likely to believe it.
Li Chengqian, who had dark circles under his eyes, grabbed the yawning Qin Wei and rushed to the temple. Although they did not show up, he still had to report this process to his father, and it was necessary to watch. And as a Dingxiang city official
The tallest man, Li Chengqian, understood very well that some decisions had to be made by himself.
Su Lie began to direct people to carry tables out. There were really not many good tables in the temple. Most of them were smashed. The reason why these few were not smashed was because the soldiers were afraid that if the generals and princes wanted to drink tea,
, it can’t be used without a table.
Several tables were placed at the entrance of the temple, and the soldiers wanted to cover them with red silk, because for them, this was no less than a celebration meeting, but there was nowhere to find red silk in the temple. They had to send people to buy it. These soldiers
They are very stubborn and refuse to use other colors.
"I would like to trouble all fellow villagers to inform all interested relatives and friends. In half an hour, the government will publicly tell the ins and outs of this case, and will also display some witness and physical evidence. If you miss it, you will have no chance!"
Su Lie, who was walking forward, almost fell down when he heard his personal bodyguard's propaganda. This was not an opera, so was there any need for such propaganda?
Su Lie wanted to say a few words to change the atmosphere, but he found that most of the people were running around the temple. Is this...all going back to hang out with friends?
What a gossipy mind people have! It’s really hard to explain.
"Hey, general, just wait and see. In a short time, half of the residents of Dingxiang will be there." The personal guard was still a little proud.
Su Lie curled his lips helplessly, and let him go, as long as it can be made public.
Alas, if he hadn't been afraid of those believers rioting, he wouldn't have had to go to such trouble!
At this time, Li Chengqian arrived. He looked around and saw that there were no people here. Would it be effective to make it public here? "Sir, the people have all gone to call their relatives and friends. We have set a date to start in half an hour, I guess.
They will be back soon." Su Lie had to step forward to explain so that Li Chengqian would not misunderstand.
Li Chengqian nodded, expressing understanding, "Have you finished asking for confessions? What have you gained?"
In comparison, Li Chengqian was more concerned about this issue.
"I've gained a lot, alas... none of it is a good thing, but one thing is that this temple is related to Jian Religion, and it's not just this temple..." Su Lie approached Li Chengqian and said.
Li Chengqian frowned: "You mean, there are many temples with members of the Jian Sect?"
Su Lie nodded.
"This is good news." Li Chengqian thought thoughtfully.
Su Lie continued to smile bitterly. He didn't know how to comment. On the one hand, the Ji'an sect used this method to make money, and on the other hand, it showed the face of a philanthropist and helped many poor people. This sect is really contradictory.
.
He didn't know that even if there were no temples with Ji'an sect, it would not be much better, and making money really had nothing to do with Ji'an sect, it was just the habit of these monks.
"By the way, we also caught the fat assassin. I didn't expect him to be hiding in the temple. We just happened to catch him yesterday." Su Lie said with a smile. They really didn't come to catch him on purpose. They really did it unintentionally.
Liuliuchengyin.
"Oh? Not bad. Does he know where the rest of the people are hiding?" Li Chengqian was also surprised. This is a bonus gift.
"I haven't asked him yet. I knocked him unconscious. Now go ask him." Su Lie really ignored this point.
"Okay, whether he knows it or not, he will be killed if he needs to." Li Chengqian lowered his eyes. Now that he ordered the killing, he didn't feel it at all. Is this a good thing? He had some questions in his heart and decided to ask when he had time.
Ask Lin Yi, he doesn't want to become an insensitive person.
"Yes, I will do a good job." Su Lie nodded and got off.
"What are you thinking about? You look so serious? You have plagiarized this filthy temple and it is a great achievement. Can't you be happy?" Qin Wei didn't like to look at Li Chengqian's gloomy face. It felt too distant.
"I can't be happy. If possible, I hope there will never be a place like this in Datang for me to copy." Li Chengqian felt very heavy.
"Gao Ming, there is good and evil in this world. The situation you imagined is impossible. You can hate this evil and hope that the world is full of beautiful places, but don't lose yourself in this kind of obsession.
You must not have any thoughts. You have to understand that it is precisely because of this contrast between evil that we can discover the beauty of goodness!" Qin Wei said seriously.
He said that Li Chengqian was a bit dumbfounded. He was just sighing, and after watching so much last night, no one else would be in a good mood today. What does this have to do with obsession?
"Xiaowei, are you thinking too much? I just feel sorry for you."
"I don't think much about it. Xiao Yi once said that you are the one who has the strongest desire for perfection among our brothers. You hope that the world will be full of good people and do good things, but you live in... such a
It’s a complicated place, but many ugly things happen there. Sometimes you will turn a blind eye and avoid it. Your eyes and thinking will automatically filter out those things you don’t like. For a while, Xiaoyi was worried that you would eventually become a monk.
All four elements are empty, and the escape is even more thorough. So our brothers are paying attention to you, have you noticed?" Qin Wei said seriously, he took this moment to make the matter clear, and also hoped that Li Chengqian could take this opportunity to face him.
to reality.
Li Chengqian raised his head and looked at the sky with a bitter smile. Xiaoyi really understood him, but there was something wrong. Although he didn't like those ugly things, he saw them in his eyes and remembered them in his heart. He just didn't say them. He hoped that one day
, he has the ability to eliminate these ugly things and make the relationship between people better. But Qin Wei is right, ugliness cannot be eliminated, so his idea is destined to be just wishful thinking.
"Don't worry, I have no intention of becoming a monk, especially after seeing all this." Li Chengqian smiled and shrugged.
Qin Wei also smiled. Although he didn't know whether his brother would change, he at least listened to his words. That's good. Change doesn't happen overnight. They will always be with him and will never let him have a chance.
All four elements become empty.
"After seeing all this, I am even more worried that you will become a monk." After the emotion passed, Qin Wei continued to be indebted to Li Chengqian as usual.
"Why?"
"Because you still have a problem, that is, you are obsessed with money." After Qin Wei finished speaking, he quickly ran away.