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While Yang Fan was explaining to Li Shimin and the others, Wang Xuance also slowly explained the origin of these statues.
Looking at the sixteen glazed statues of Arhats, these temple abbots and wealthy Buddhist believers were like men seeing a naked beauty, their eyes shining with splendor from time to time.
Even some aristocratic families who do not believe in Buddhism are eager to take possession of these glazed statues as their own immediately.
After all, they had never seen such a big colored glaze, not to mention that it was a fairy from the Heavenly Palace. Who wouldn’t want to be imbued with the fairy spirit?
As the glazed statues of the Sixteen Arhats were put back into the box, everyone slowly came back to their senses and was looking forward to the finale of the fairy.
Although everyone had a lot to say, no one communicated, as if they were afraid that speaking would affect the immortals.
As the four huge glazed beast statues were revealed again, everyone was stunned.
Some people with weak minds looked a little crazy when they touched the colorful glazed mythical beast statues, and many people even refused to let go of the statues.
It wasn't until he was asked to go down by the guards who maintained order that he slowly came back to his senses, but his eyes could not be separated from the statue of the mythical beast shining with colorful light.
With a firm mind, after returning to his seat, he quickly told his servants to report back to the house. After all, some heads of aristocratic families did not come, and only sent their second or third generation descendants.
The crazy scene almost caused a riot. Fortunately, Xue Rengui trained dozens of guards during this period, otherwise it would be really difficult.
Looking at the crazy crowd, Wang Xuance couldn't help but secretly wipe the sweat on his forehead. This was so crazy that he almost lost control of the situation.
Returning to their seats, everyone divided into different camps and discussed fiercely, and it suddenly became noisy.
At this time, a loud shout of Amitabha made the whole scene instantly quiet.
Everyone took a closer look and found out that it was Master Rende, the presiding master of Caotang Temple. He said with a compassionate look on his face:
"The poor monk is the abbot of Caotang Temple. His dharma name is Ren De. The glazed golden statue of Sixteen Arhats is related to Buddhism. Can I tell the count to donate the Sixteen Arhats to this temple? The poor monk will definitely let the monks in the temple chant sutras every day. Pray for him so that he will be free from illness and disaster and live a long life."
After hearing what Master Rende said, the abbots of several other temples and wealthy Buddhist families suddenly became anxious.
"The poor monk is the abbot of Famen Temple..."
"The poor monk is the abbot of Huayan Temple..."
"I am Chen Mo, the manager of the Li family in Longxi. The old lady in my house has always believed in Buddhism, and I also want to invite an Arhat to come and make offerings to her every day."
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For a time, everyone's voices were rising and falling, and they were all rushing to get these Arhats, for fear that the Earl's Mansion would donate these Arhats to Caotang Temple if it was too late.
Wang Xuance pressed down with his hands, and everyone gradually became quiet, and said helplessly:
"My young master has believed in Buddhism since he was a child, and naturally he also wants to return Arhat to his throne. However, a few days ago, the mansion spent a lot of money to build a glazed box to contain Arhat. Moreover, for more than a month, the Earl's Mansion opened a store to provide relief to the people, and the money and food in the mansion have been exhausted. At this time, immortal objects descended from heaven. The young master felt that this was a gift from God, and decided to auction these immortal objects, and 30% of the money and food obtained will be donated to the court for disaster relief."
Wang Xuance's words immediately stunned everyone.
Such celestial beings were actually being auctioned. I thought to myself, this Yang Fan from the Earl's Mansion is indeed a stick, and his ideas are all different.
When ordinary people get these fairy objects, they want to carry them with them every day and make offerings to them every day, but they are willing to sell them for money.
They, nobles from aristocratic families, lacked everything except money, so everyone was overjoyed and wanted to buy it.
Suddenly, a voice suddenly reached everyone’s ears:
"I paid 100,000 yuan to buy these glazed statues of Arhats."
Everyone was shocked and wondered who this was. He was so generous. After taking a closer look, it turned out to be His Royal Highness Li You, the King of Qi.
He looked proud and said slowly:
"As long as you agree, I will ask someone to send you money right away." His arrogant look seemed to be determined by Wang Xuance's plan.
Wang Xuance took his time and said with cupped fists: "Thank you for your kindness, His Highness King Qi. Before I left, I told you in advance that in order to allow noble people who sincerely worship Buddha to invite an Arhat home to support them, the sixteen Arhats will be auctioned separately. Please forgive me." crime."
When everyone heard this, they were overjoyed. If they really agreed to Qi Wang Li You's conditions, it would be hard for them to fight openly. Now that the rules have been drawn up, everyone has nothing to worry about.
At this time, Li You's face was as black as the bottom of a pot, and he secretly hated Yang Fan for not giving him face. The last time he asked for a woman, he was rejected, and now he paid for it and was rejected. Don't he want to lose face? But now looking at the people looking down at him, he could do nothing but keep it in his heart.
Wang Xuance couldn't control that much, so he gently took out the top-ranked Arhat Sitting on a Deer among the Sixteen Arhats, also known as the Venerable Bindu Luo Ba Luo Pavilion, slowly placed it on the stage, and signaled everyone to start bidding.
As soon as he took it out, the eyes of Master Rende of Caotang Temple suddenly shone with golden light, as if he was determined to win.
Caotang Temple is one of the three birthplaces of Buddhism. If the first Arhat can be invited back, Caotang Temple's status as the leader of Buddhism can be further confirmed.
As for the money issue, he is not worried at all. After all, the huge Tathagata Buddha statues in the temple are all made of gold. Do you think the Buddhist temple will be short of money?
The abbots of Famen Temple and other temples are also waiting hard. In the past, they always felt that Caotang Temple was inferior. If they can invite more Arhats back now, wouldn't they be qualified to challenge Caotang Temple in the future? Everyone is secretly planning in their hearts. .
Before these eminent monks and abbots could speak, Chen Mo, the housekeeper of the Li family in Longxi, called out the price: "We, the Li family in Longxi, bid ten thousand guan!"
Before he finished speaking, he heard the benevolent abbot Feng Qingyundan say: "My Buddha is merciful, Buddha forgives me, and the poor monk offers fifteen thousand guan."
When Chen Mo saw that his posture was wrong, he could only stop bidding. After all, there were many arhats behind him. He only needed to invite one of them to go back. There was no need to fight now.
But Huayan Temple and other temples were different. The abbots of various temples bid one after another. After a while, the price of the Luohan Sitting on a Deer had reached 80,000 yuan. Such a high price also made Master Rende, the abbot of Caotang Temple, secretly feel guilty.
Originally, he had thought that he would invite at least ten Arhats back. With the current situation, it would be great to be able to invite five Arhats.
Li Shimin, who was watching in the luxurious private room, was really shocked at this time. He didn't expect that even one Arhat could be auctioned for such a high price, but there were 16 of them, and the bidding for the first one was still far away. not end yet.
He swallowed involuntarily and looked at Yang Fan. At this time, his face was full of questions and he muttered to himself: "Are all Buddhist temples so rich?"
In fact, Yang Fan was a little surprised at this time. Although he knew that the Buddhist temple was rich, he never expected that it would be such a wealthy person. The tens of thousands of dollars were like dirt, but it made him more confident that his inner thoughts were correct.
Yang Fan turned to look at Li Shimin and the others, and slowly explained: "Buddhism has been introduced to the Central Plains for nearly a thousand years. During the troubled times, they stayed behind closed doors and suffered no disasters. In the prosperous times, they spread incense widely and had many followers. There is no need to pay taxes to the court, so of course you are rich."
After hearing this, Li Shimin gritted his teeth and said: "Buddhism takes it as its mission to save all sentient beings. They have so much money and food, why don't they help the people when they suffer disasters? It's really hateful."
Yang Fan rolled his eyes and replied speechlessly: "You can't say that..."
Seeing the confusion on Li Shimin's face, Yang Fan continued to explain: "In fact, Buddhism's idea of saving all sentient beings and leading people to do good is still very good, and it is conducive to helping the court stabilize the people of the world. As for not helping the people when they are in disaster, they should also Think about the difficulties, Buddhism originally has many believers, but if we continue to provide relief to the people, there will be more than hundreds of thousands of followers..."
Cheng Yaojin was not idle at the side, he suddenly realized, glanced at Li Shimin secretly and said: "Yes, if there is another unruly person at this time, can you really rest assured?"
Li Shimin was thoughtful.
Several people's attention turned to the auction site. The auction of the Sixteen Arhats has been completed. Among them, Caotang Temple owns three. However, Huayan Temple and Famen Temple also grabbed two each, and the remaining nine were sold to the remaining temples and various aristocratic families. The rich man took the photo away.
After the dust of the auction of the sixteen Arhats settled, Li Chengqian stood up and said: "I am the current crown prince. I would like to ask, little brother, are these four bottles of sacred beasts going to be auctioned?"
After hearing what Li Chengqian said, everyone recovered from the aftertaste of the auction just now and listened carefully, fearing that the word "no" would come out of Wang Xuance's mouth.
Wang Xuance quickly clasped his fists and replied: "Your Majesty, your Majesty has just come to report that your Majesty summoned my young master to the palace just to beg for these four bottles of sacred beasts."
After hearing this, everyone showed disappointed expressions. For the Sixteen Arhats, these four bottles of divine beasts are sacred beasts in mythology. They are obviously much more advanced than the Sixteen Arhats. Moreover, the four bottles of divine beasts can emit colorful divine light when touched.
This kind of fairy can not only be used to suppress luck, but also can always be imbued with fairy energy. Who among the people present, especially the princes, wouldn't want to take a bottle back?
Nowadays, these mythical beasts are begged by Li Shimin. In their opinion, they must be offered to the palace. Who dares to refuse!
At this time, Wang Xuance coughed to signal for silence, and then continued: "However, your majesty is a wise man. After pleading, your majesty agreed to leave a bottle of Xuanwu holy beast to my young master..."
People are like this. When there is no hope at all, they will be depressed and lost. But once there is a glimmer of hope, they will be ecstatic. This is the mentality of everyone at this time.
The round and round Wei King Li Tai, with his fat face smiling like a chrysanthemum, secretly planned in his heart how to get this bottle of Xuanwu mythical beast.
You know, the other three divine beasts are all in Li Shimin's hands. If he can get this Xuanwu divine beast, wouldn't it mean that he has the status of an emperor.
So he secretly ordered the aristocratic families who supported him to take down this sacred beast, but he thought too simply. Li Chengqian and the others were stupid people. A secret fight between several powerful aristocratic families was inevitable.
