Maybe some people are still confused and can't figure out what Xu He's idea was.
It's very simple to say it. In fact, in this era, Buddhism's external propaganda is to treat all living beings equally and open the door to convenience.
But that's not the case.
Monks are also human beings, and as long as they are human beings, they must abide by the etiquette and laws of the world.
Temples in general, especially ancient temples like Lingfeng Temple, have the strictest rules.
Although the temple welcomes female relatives, except for monks on duty, casual contact with women is not allowed.
Moreover, female relatives will not easily enter the temple except on New Year's Day or the anniversary of the death of a relative at home. Even if they enter the temple, they will be accompanied by their family members.
Moreover, ordinary temples do not accept prostitutes and prostitutes at all. It is not that a sign is put up at the temple door to prevent you from entering, but that if someone shamelessly enters, if they are discovered, the gods and Buddhas will punish you and ask you Are you scared.
Therefore, brothel girls in this era had special places to receive them to worship Buddha, most of which were nunneries.
This also caused many wealthy families in ancient times to be very taboo about family members and nuns walking around. This is the reason.
Therefore, since there is no good way and he already needs to be sentenced, Xu He thought of a way. Niu Er, you said that your wife was defiled by someone, then your wife will always know the person who defiled him, right?
Okay, then I will find four other monks from other temples to identify them for you.
If this Niu Yan family is making nonsense and identifying these four monks from other temples as the ones who defiled her, wouldn't the case become clear?
The reason is very simple, but most people really can't get around this detour.
In fact, with Tang Shunzhi's mind, he could come up with this idea.
But due to the limitations of this era, he might not care whether those monks or people like Niu Er were punished.
Therefore, I didn’t think deeply about it.
But Xu He is different.
He comes from another era, when the laws were much more robust than they are today.
He still felt that those great memory recovery techniques commonly used by the ancients were against heaven and earth.
The four monks suffered unreasonable disasters, but somehow they were told that they could leave. They had been wronged, so they quickly knelt down and thanked them profusely.
But Niu Er, who had wronged others, didn't feel so good.
Niu Yan was served with a basket and a stick, and a tiger stool with a cane and a spine. After the couple cried and howled in comfort, they were brought to the hall again.
Tang Shunzhi asked: "Why do you slander the monks of Lingfeng Temple? It's the truth."
Niu Er's nose was bruised and his face was swollen, and he grinned for a long time before telling the cause of the matter.
It turns out that Niu Erben was a helper who relied on Lingfeng Temple to make a living.
On weekdays, I just do some cleaning work.
But a few days ago, a gangster from the Zhoujia Temple outside the city came to him and said that Lingfeng Temple was very popular and the monks ate meat, so you, Niu Er, would definitely drink the soup as well.
So he beat Niu Er and asked him to give him money.
Niu Er is just a bastard. He doesn't even have enough food in his stomach. He has to rely on his own women to sell them to make a living. How can he have money to give to gangsters?
But this gangster is also a big-hearted guy. He is no longer a big guy, so he wants to team up with Niu Er to get some money from the temple.
In the end, the two of them came together and simply framed the monk of Lingfeng Temple for raping the Niu Yan family, reported it to the government, and finally took the money and left.
Who is Niu Er?
You can even ask your wife to open the door to receive guests, so what can't you do?
The two hit it off immediately, and no, they finally took action today.
But they didn't expect that Tang Shunzhi was not a confused official, nor was he the kind of irresponsible official who made big things into trivial matters, turned trivial matters into trivial matters, and finally left the matter unsolved for you to resolve privately.
They didn't expect that Tang Shunzhi would have a guest here, and his case would be solved before his buttocks were even warm.
It was really unlucky, I didn't catch anything, and the beating I received was so miserable.
This is not over yet.
According to the "Laws of the Great Wei", Tang Shunzhi sentenced the two men to forty boards each.
As for Qin Lie, the gangster from Zhou Family Temple, he issued an arrest ticket and asked Zhou Ju to send someone to get it.
…
After handling official duties for the day, Tang Shunzhi was a little tired.
But Xu He was his invited guest, and he had helped so much when he first arrived. He still cheered up in the evening and invited many wealthy gentry and wealthy people in the city to welcome Xu He.
During the banquet, everyone became extremely enthusiastic when they heard Tang Shunzhi introduce Xu He.
In particular, a county magistrate whose hometown was in Nanxun strongly invited Xu He to stay in his hometown for two days.
Tang Shunzhi said with a smile: "Nanxun has beautiful water and is a perfect place to study and cultivate your mind. If you are interested, why not go and stay at Mr. Hou's place for two days?"
When Xu He was in the government office, he heard Mr. Xu mention that Tang Shunzhi had been very busy recently, saying that he wanted to raise food and grass for Lu Borang's new army.
It happened that he had been to Nanxun with his girlfriend when he was in college in his previous life. In this case, he agreed half-heartedly.
At this time, the magistrate of the county named Hou attracted many envious looks.
Xu He was a Xinke Jieyuan from Nanzhili, and he also had a clan uncle who was a bachelor.
If he is treated well and has some connections, the family's fortune will be preserved for decades.
…
Early the next morning, Xu He took the carriage driven by the Hou family and headed out of the city.
When he got off the carriage in Nanxun, Xu He discovered that compared to Nanxun in another time and space, this place was simply the Jiangnan in his dreams.
There are small bridges, flowing water, light boats and painted boats. The fragrance of lotus flowers is there on sunny days, and the beauty of lotus flowers is there on rainy days. It brought him back to another time and space in a trance.
He and his girlfriend were wandering on the bluestone road by the river. They heard the sound of swaying in their ears. They held hands and looked at the lovers on the ancient bridges...
Finally, I fell asleep with a river of clear dreams on my pillow.
Many years later, she was married and started a family of her own.
Only Nanxun and his youthful love in his youth were engraved in his mind.
When the host saw Xu He standing on the bridge with his hands behind his hands, he thought he was looking at the scenery, so he didn't bother him. After a while, he smiled and said, "Mr. Xie Yuan, it's windy on the bridge. Let's go and talk at home!"
When Xu He heard this, he came back to his senses and said with a smile: "I'm sorry, I'll invite you first!"
When he arrived at Hou's house, Xu He was surprised to find that the Hou magistrate's home actually overlapped with the Nanxun Baijian Building in his memory.
The Baijian Tower was built by Dong Fen, the Minister of Rites during the Wanli period in another time and space. It started from the suspension bridge in the east and reached the fence in the north. Because it was built next to the river, there were hundreds of buildings, so it was called "Baijian Tower".
But Xu He took a closer look and found that compared to the hundred buildings built by Dong Fen, the scale of the Hou family was actually much smaller.
But this building has a volcanic wall, a three-stacked horse-head wall, and a pipa-style gable. The heights are staggered, which is very interesting and is indeed the building method of a hundred rooms.
Entering the courtyard, each building is separated by a gate, drawing people's attention deeper.
The stone bank protection along the river is neat and there are river ports, which not only facilitates the people, boatmen and merchants to get on and off the boats, carry goods and travel, but also facilitate the people to draw water and wash.
It seems that some people say that Baijianlou is the architectural style of this era, and this is true.
Hou Zhixian smiled and said: "Jie Yuangong, tea has been prepared in the backyard. Let's go have some snacks and take a rest. I'll ask someone to take you around in the afternoon."
Just as Xu He was about to say thanks, he suddenly heard someone shouting: "Is the master back? It's not good, the silkworms have grown into worms!"
