Concubine Shu also saw this scene and couldn't help but worry, "Xiao Chen, if the treasure book is stolen by others first, don't you have to read it?"
Xiao Chen smiled and felt that what Concubine Shu said was indeed right. It seemed that he had to find a way to scare the snake and let the young monks drive them away.
At this moment, Xiang Yichun's voice sounded from behind Xiao Chen, "Supervisor, empress, you two are..."
When Xiao Chen turned around, he saw Xiang Yichun holding some return gifts in his hand and holding them behind them.
Seeing the surprise in Xiao Chen's eyes, Xiang Yichun took the initiative to explain: "My subordinates have already sent out all the invitations. This is some filial piety that the noble gentry and small officials asked me to bring to the governor. When I came back, I heard that the governor and the empress were out. Traveling at night, worried about the safety of the governor..."
"Okay, okay" Xiao Chen raised his hand and interrupted him, "How about I give you a difficult task and send the governor and the empress to the Sutra Collection Pavilion together?"
Xiang Yichun immediately looked at the pavilion, and then said seriously, "Yes, Governor!"
As he spoke, he stretched out his hand and said "offense", trying to grab one of them with one hand.
"Stop, stop!" Xiao Chen didn't expect that he really had this ability. In fact, he was just teasing him. "Okay, I won't say more. Go to the fifth floor of the Sutra Pavilion and remind the female thief, lest she really The book was stolen."
"Female thief?" Xiang Yichun was confused.
"Yes, a very beautiful female thief in red flew in just now." Xiao Chen joked, "It's a pity that I don't have the ability to fly over walls and walls, otherwise I would have gone in and played with her myself."
"go quickly."
"Yes!" Xiang Yichun listened to the order and immediately went to the fifth floor of the Scripture Collection Pavilion.
Seeing Xiang Yichun's powerful martial arts, Xiao Chen couldn't help but feel envious, but Concubine Shu snorted and stomped away.
"Empress, wait for me..." Xiao Chen caught up.
"You have a beautiful female thief accompanying you even if you don't see her face, so you don't need me anymore."
"My dear, are you jealous? It seems that you still have a slave in your heart!"
Concubine Shu snorted coquettishly, "Don't think too much, I just think you are dissolute and hateful."
Xiao Chen chuckled, hugged Concubine Shu's slender waist, and returned to the room with satisfaction.
Not long after, Xiang Yichun also rushed back, with two slightly red nail scratches on his face. He knelt down on one knee loyally, cupped his hands and said: "Supervisor, my subordinates have driven away the female thief. "
"Yeah" Xiao Chen nodded and looked at the wounds on his face, "Brother Xiang, were you... beaten? How can that female thief be so powerful?"
You must know that Xiang Yichun is in the seventh level, and he is tall and powerful. The female thief was able to hit Xiang Yichun in the face, which shows how agile his movement is.
Xiang Yichun felt ashamed for a moment and lowered his head, "It's strange to say that the female thief is only fifteen or sixteen years old, but she is already a sixth-level master, and her agility is beyond ordinary people."
"But don't worry, Lord Governor, my subordinates have already pretended to be the guardian of the pavilion and beat her away. I think once she knows that there is a seventh-grade person guarding the Sutra Pavilion, she will not dare to come again."
"Well, that's good."
Xiao Chen waved his hand to ask him to leave, but did not take this matter too seriously.
It was getting late, so Xiao Chen stayed in Concubine Shu's room to rest tonight, and the two of them went to have a dream again, and never mentioned it again.
On the other side, in the Discipline Hall, several major halls in the temple gathered here, holding candles and talking at night.
Regarding what happened in the temple today, several people had strong opinions on Xiao Chen. The most important thing was that Xiao Chen had really touched the interests of Dali Temple.
Fang Jing threw the teacup on the small table angrily, and the sandalwood beads in his hand had been thrown carelessly beside the soft couch. His face was filled with sorrow, and a look of violence burst out from his narrow eyes, "Since the establishment of Dali Temple, there have been Nothing as embarrassing as today has ever happened, and it’s all because of that gelded dog!”
"What did I say at that time? The pure land in the temple cannot be destroyed by eunuchs, but you refused to listen. Now, you are opening the door to the thieves and cutting off your own way of survival."
"No, I don't think we can wait until the end of his discussion. We should get rid of him as soon as possible."
The leader of the Wu Hall took a sip of tea and shook his head secretly. He did not agree with his proposal, "Xiao Chen is an imperial envoy after all. The imperial envoy died in our temple. Whether we killed him or not, we cannot escape the relationship. This is definitely not a wise move. .”
"Then what do you think we should do?" Fang Jing groaned, helpless at the inaction of several colleagues.
Once all the disciples in Dali Temple who failed to pay ultimatums were expelled and their property was confiscated, his Discipline Hall became a mere decoration, with no accountability or punishment to be collected.
Fang Hai, who was at the head of the Internal Affairs Hall, performed a Zen ceremony. His leisurely appearance had nothing to do with himself, and he said casually: "Buddha Amitayus, I think we don't have to worry about this, right? Governor Xiao is an eunuch, what kind of Zen method can he know?" ? He is just a person who is seeking fame and reputation, and he will definitely be defeated by the First Lord."
"But everything has exceptions," Fang Jing disagreed. "You didn't see that the gelding was very arrogant at that time, and the people in Dongchang are always scheming. I was afraid that he would come prepared."
As soon as these words came out, several people present couldn't help but recall the scene in front of the Mingtang. Xiao Chen was indeed high-spirited and confident.
If he was allowed to secretly infiltrate Chencang smoothly, then the reputation of Dali Temple and the disciples at his disposal would be lost overnight.
Among the several great monks, some nodded in support of Fang Jing's method.
But on the side, the leader of Wu Hall, who had been drinking tea, slowly put down his tea cup and still denied the thoughts of several people, "No matter what, this matter must not be done."
"I know everyone is anxious, but Dali Temple cannot afford such consequences."
"Guys, if you insist on doing this, I will have to report this matter to the First Lord first."
"You..." Fang Jing was stunned for a moment.
Several other people couldn't help but feel a little unwilling, looking at Fang Shi dissatisfied.
How could Fang Shi not guess what these people were thinking?
The First Lord will not agree to kill Xiao Chen. After all, as long as Dali Temple does not fall, the First Lord will always be the First Lord; and if the First Lord agrees to let them assassinate Xiao Chen in person, it will be equivalent to giving their subordinates a handle. , and will be attacked from both sides in the future.
Therefore, these people could only discuss strategies in secret, and when the time came, they would kill the leader first and then show off. Since the leader had maintained his own face, he turned a blind eye and passed by. Once the court holds someone accountable, all they have to do is hand over a scapegoat to the court.
Therefore, there is no doubt that as long as the plan to assassinate Xiao Chen is reached, he will be the chess piece that is eventually abandoned by Dali Temple. He cannot bear this kind of boring loss.
"Then you tell me, is there any other way to protect Dali Temple? If Xiao Chen really uses trickery to win, can you afford it?"
Seeing that Fang Shi didn't talk to him while drinking tea, Fang Jing asked.
Fang Shi sighed and put down the tea cup, "So I say, everyone, what we should think about is how to make Xiao Chen lose when he talks, instead of taking risks."
There is some truth in what Fang Shi said, and several of them could not help but tilt their intentions slightly to Fang Shi's side.
After a dispute, the assassination plan came to nothing.
Fang Shi squinted his eyes and picked up a cup of tea again, but he didn't relax in his heart. There was a heavy worry hidden in his solemn eyes. He couldn't help but secretly thought, "That gelding is indeed a bit extraordinarily intelligent. If he really lets it go, If he wins the discussion and enters the Sutra Pavilion, I am afraid that with his agility, he will be able to thoroughly understand the Supreme Heart Sutra."
"No, no matter what, we must not let anyone learn this method before me."
Fang Shi took a heavy sip of the tea and secretly made up his mind, thinking that it was important to take out the Heart Sutra before Xiao Chen entered the Sutra Pavilion and put it in his own hands first.
