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On this day, at 3:30 in the evening, Zhang Daoquan, the abbot of Tongji Temple, returned to his residence drunk, 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. Unavailable to buy.
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 tell 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 Dao Lu Division and Seng Lu 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 really couldn't stand the shocking teachings promoted by "Tongji Temple", so they united and sued "Tongji Temple" to the Daolu Department and Senglu. However, due to 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. The world drinks flower wine and prepares 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 had a wild time with Zhang Daoquan. Everyone had a great time this night, and it could be said that it was a guest and a host.
During the party, Zuo Zhengyi Tan En of the Dao Lu Department, while the wine was still strong, accidentally revealed a secret gossip to Zhang Dao Quan, 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. ? Baiyunguan was almost demolished in anger? In the end, Daolusi came forward and invited a minister of the Ministry of Rites to intercede, and then Baiyunguan 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. Everyone joined in the discussion and even made up a lot of jokes on the spot. He ridiculed and ridiculed the cuckold wealthy businessman with an extremely contemptuous attitude.
However, Xu Zhicheng, the right virtuous person of Seng Lusi, was quite knowledgeable. While laughing at this wealthy businessman, he also asserted that this wealthy businessman's family business would soon decline.
After all? If you can't even take care of a concubine next to you, how can you take care of a large business firm? How will the shopkeepers, clerks, and partners of the firm view him after learning the news? If the shopkeeper, clerk, and partners all secretly look down on him, what achievements can he make even if he has some ability?
Everyone agreed upon hearing such comments.
In the end, because of this piece of gossip and secrets as a topic of 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 home drunkenly, he recalled the conversation at the wine table in his mind, and he couldn't help but feel high-spirited and secretly excited.
"Hehe? I didn't expect that Baiyun Temple, with hundreds of years of inheritance? The majestic largest temple in the capital? would actually cause such a scandal...
Didn't Tan En of the Daolu Department 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 every day for incense money. Is the portion given to him less?
No matter what, I have to spread the word about 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, Baiyunguan has always claimed to be the orthodox Taoist school, and has never looked down on wild ideas like mine, but so what? There will be times in the future when you bow to me and beg for mercy!
Speaking of which, that wealthy businessman is really miserable. I have also 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 does not dare to say anything. He was really frustrated. With this incident, everyone looked down on him and tried to trick him. How could he be so prestigious no matter how much money he had? Maybe, as Mr. Xu said, maybe his family fortune will decline after this incident...
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'... "
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 pushed the door open and entered.
Taking off his coat casually, Zhang Daoquan didn't 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 lying naked on the bed with their limbs entangled, embracing each other and sleeping. It was obvious that they had just experienced a heart-wrenching 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 cuckold 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 the clothes of his wife He 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 deliberately.
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 was wearing an even greener hat!
Moreover, the person who put the hat on him was none other than Ma Zhong, his eldest disciple who had high hopes and trust in him!
The pain and anger brought to Zhang Daoquan by being betrayed by someone close to him is completely beyond description in words.
Then, Zhang Daoquan recalled the conversation at today's banquet, and it seemed that the target of everyone's ridicule had become himself... His eyes were full of bloodshot eyes, staring closely at the couple who were still sleeping soundly in front of him. , for a moment, anger arose in his heart, and evil arose in his heart. His breathing gradually became heavier, and unknowingly he 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? They knew that Zhang Daoquan would be back at any time tonight, so 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 were having 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 must not let this matter spread and his reputation be tarnished! He just wanted to kill this couple 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's bodies, one after another, as strong as crazy and bloody. 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 shouts, 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 lay 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 such an 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 seeing 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 been warned a long time ago. After he found out about Zhang Daoquan's murder, he did not run to report it to the officials, 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 are knives in the kitchen, and there are also knives 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 comatose 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 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 in person.
On the other side, Xu Qingyan snickered: "Maybe it's because he is a soft-footed 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 was thoughtful, 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 hand.
Zhang Daoquan looked up and saw Zhao Junchen sitting in the main seat in the living room of Zhangzhai. His attitude was quite natural, as if he was the owner of the room. 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 it! I don't want to be sued! 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.
Not easy.
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