"It's time to take action." The old monk said as the sky grew dark.
Water transportation is related to the stability of the Ming Dynasty, how could the court not pay attention to it.
Apart from the escorts on the ship, their strength is always unknown.
Coupled with the navy's warship escort.
and two cavalry teams of 300 men patrolling next to the fleet.
Once the water transport ship sends a warning, these 600 people will arrive within half a stick of incense.
Within three hours, county soldiers from surrounding counties will arrive.
Within 6 hours, the imperial army will surely arrive at the scene of the accident.
It can be said that once you attack a water transport vessel, you will definitely die.
The little emperor was not happy with Buddhism. Once he knew that Buddhism dared to take action on water transportation, Buddhism would no longer be able to survive on the land of the Ming Dynasty.
This is also the fundamental reason why the old monk does not do it himself, but finds others to do it.
But even if he didn't take action, the old monk was still prepared to give Daming a stumbling block secretly.
Lingyin Temple, one of the "Five Mountains" of Jiangnan Zen Buddhism, has experienced many hardships since its birth.
In the fifth year of Huichang (845), Emperor Wuzong of the Tang Dynasty advocated the elimination of Buddha and the banning of Buddha. Lingyin Temple suffered bad luck, and the temple was destroyed and the monks dispersed.
In the 19th year of Emperor Zhizheng (1359) of Emperor Shun of the Yuan Dynasty, Lingyin Temple was destroyed by fire and suffered heavy losses. Abbot Fuliang rebuilt it in the 23rd year of Zhizheng (1363), but only the abbot's room and Jialan Hall were built. The grandeur of the hidden temple is no longer there.
In the third year of Hongwu (1370), Lingyin Temple caught fire and suffered heavy losses.
From the fifth year of Xuande's reign (1430), the Juehuang Palace was again destroyed by fire.
In the third year of Longqing's reign (1569), the entire Lingyin Temple was destroyed by thunder and fire, leaving only Zhizhi Hall.
After the disaster, Lingyin Temple would be reborn, but he didn't expect the new emperor to ascend the throne. He hated Buddhism so much that he couldn't help but collect taxes on Buddhism and nationalize all the land in the temples around the world.
There is no hope for the great prosperity of Buddhism. As an old monk who has stayed in Lingyin Temple for decades.
In his view, the court was disrespectful to the gods and Buddhas in the sky, and sooner or later, it would receive retribution from heaven.
The prosperity of the people will be miserable, and the destruction of the people will be miserable. The court enjoyed life with the incense money given to gods and Buddhas.
When disaster strikes, it will be the common people who suffer.
"If I don't go to hell, who will? For the sake of the people of the world and Buddhism, old monk, even if I risk my life, it's worth it."
The old monk said in his heart.
From beginning to end, the old monk never thought that this matter could not be known by the court.
Hearing the truth in the morning is enough to die in the evening!
Although most people in the world are exquisite egoists, there are always a few people who work hard for their beliefs.
Although their persistence is not necessarily right. It may not necessarily be good for society or the country. The other party's behavior is not worthy of approval, but the other party's spirit is indeed worthy of praise.
Since ancient times, Chinese civilization has gone through many hardships, and the Han people were almost exterminated many times. However, it has been able to survive without the persistence of some "idiots".
Following the old monk's order, more than 200 black-clothed and masked monks quickly ran towards the surrounding area.
In order to increase the success rate of sabotaging this water transport, the old monk decided to cause chaos in Suzhou city.
Suzhou is a big city and it is not easy to cause chaos. In addition, the old monks were unwilling to commit murder, so the action of causing trouble in Suzhou fell on these monks.
On a certain street in Suzhou, a monk in black sneaked into the courtyard of a family.
Quickly sweeping away the family's clothes hanging outside the house, the monk walked straight to the Suzhou Yamen.
That's right, the old monk's order was to let these Buddhist disciples steal some things and put them in the imperial government office. The next day, through rumors, they would let the people know that their belongings were in the hands of the Suzhou Prefecture magistrate.
For those rich people, some clothes or some sundries are just a drop in the bucket.
But for ordinary people, a few clothes and sundries may constitute one-third of their household wealth.
Coupled with the performance of the imperial court in these years, almost all the people in the world know that they have a good emperor who makes decisions for the people!
Although local officials are not worthy of being called parent officials in the hearts of the people, they are no longer man-eating tigers.
As long as someone takes the lead, someone will definitely go to the Suzhou government office to confirm.
At that time, as long as items can be found in the house. The people will definitely be extremely angry.
When the time comes, as long as there are desperadoes, they will be among them.
Taking the opportunity to kill the prefect of Suzhou Prefecture, it will be impossible for Suzhou not to be in chaos.
Once chaos breaks out in Suzhou, the first duty of the surrounding troops must be to pacify Suzhou.
By then, the garrison troops around Suzhou will no longer have the energy to take care of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, and that's when the real food will be served.
"Anyone who has been stabbed a thousand times is worse than a beast. I even stole my rags."
A porter who got up early in the morning, just after washing his face, saw that his work clothes hanging in the yard were missing, so he yelled.
With the rough curses, the tranquility of Suzhou was quickly broken.
Widow Zhang, whose neighbor had a holiday with her family, heard the sound and was so excited that she suddenly realized that she had not heard the rooster crow in the morning. She immediately felt something bad and hurriedly put on her clothes and ran to the chicken pen. .
"Damn it, the chickens that I have worked so hard to raise for half a year were stolen by thieves as soon as they laid eggs. These days, they even steal the things from my Widow Zhang's house. Are your consciences eaten by them?
People are doing it, God is watching, you damn thieves,
You will definitely be bitten by a dog when you go out. The children next door belong to Lao Wang... "
Looking at the empty chicken coop, Widow Zhang cursed loudly.
Widow Zhang's scolding quickly woke up the people around her.
Many people were angry and wanted to explode against Widow Zhang, but as soon as they opened the door, they saw the tragic situation in the yard of their home. Suddenly there were bursts of screams.
Since ancient times, except for the knights who robbed the rich and gave to the poor, the rest of the thieves and swindlers have been despised by everyone.
In the eyes of ordinary people, those who get something for nothing are as hateful as those landowners who are skinning their skins.
Except for those who are rich and powerful, among ordinary people, whose family money is blown by the strong wind?
..
Suddenly, the streets and alleys of Suzhou were full of news about whose house had two chickens stolen and whose house had a set of clothes stolen.
"Let's go and sue the officials."
"Yes, the government is no longer the cannibalistic place it used to be. Let's go to the prefect and let him make the decision for us."
"That's right, with His Majesty's support for us, the prefect will definitely not ignore it."
I don't know who shouted, and many people whose homes had been stolen came to their senses. Then he didn't even bother to eat breakfast and went straight to the government office.
"It seems that everything is going well. For the glory of my Buddha, the little emperor must die."
Looking at the long line of humans on the street, the old monk muttered to himself.
