Because this also represents the result of the destruction of a marked important stronghold or secret breeding place; however, the Elephant-faced Man with the Crown has already become somewhat insensitive to this. In other words, since that scourge went south, there has only been bad news and losses.
The only difference is whether a relatively large loss is a greater loss or a painful and irreparable loss. However, while he was silently looking at this human-shaped green tree that had a great relationship and cause and effect with him, a subordinate wearing a mask quietly entered.
The visitor was wearing a dark and ferocious mask of the Ghost King, and his body was as strong and upright as a spear; however, what he reported was also bad news: "Listen carefully, Lord, there is an urgent message from the southeast. The Pig King (Haizhu) who contacted the vassals has already He fled to the sea, and the rat head also took the initiative to enter hibernation."
"In addition, Mr. Long (Chen Long) who suddenly lost contact before, Yuan Mei (Chief Chicken) whose whereabouts are unknown; Qing Yang (Wei Yang), Tai Ji (Ugly Ox), He Kui (Guard Dog), Sheng Guang (Chen Long) whose identity was revealed Wu Ma); the meritorious Cao Cao (Yin Hu) who died unexpectedly; the twelve Yuan Chen suffered heavy losses."
"The remaining Taiyi (Ji Snake), Taichong (Mao Rabbit), and Feng Hou (Shen Monkey) are either hiding in the sect, hiding themselves from assassins, or hanging around in low circles; none of them can be directly contacted at the moment. What's more, in the southeast The official cover, financial resources, manpower, and informants were all wiped out.”
"Master Di Ting, under the name of Wutian Association today, it is already at a critical juncture when it exists in name only and people's hearts are scattered! Should we secretly lend a helping hand and accept the remaining people? Or should we give up this name or cut it off as soon as possible? What are the origins and causes of it?”
"Let's put it aside. This name is still useful for our great cause for the time being." The elephant-faced head of the Dharma Crown said without replying: "Now that the progress has reached a critical juncture, even if it is a pile of rubbish, it still has something to do with it." The use of waste is just like those people in the Qilin Society."
"But under the purges of various people in the imperial court, those vassals who secretly sponsored and cooperated have long been disappointed with the Qilin Society." The Ghost King Mask said: "It was just a waste of a lot of money, food and manpower, but no effective results. Now Even the local people can handle it."
"In addition to this time, news came from Beijing. With the revelations of Xiao Fan and Shang Fan in the past, the Zongfan Yuan and the Fan Affairs Council have begun to suspect and investigate the vassals who are related behind them; but they have not yet taken clear measures. Action. According to insiders, there are also many people who want to withdraw."
"But it doesn't matter, just let them go. They are just short-sighted people with both sides. It will be a disaster to force them to stay." The man with the crown and the elephant face still wrote lightly: "When necessary, you can throw them out. , to deceive others and confuse the water; to buy time."
"After all, the vassal family and the non-human beings of the Qilin Association are mostly using each other; they do not want to pay the overdue vassal debt in time, but also want to delay the tribute to the imperial court and the three lineages; and there is even more hype. The value of goods and land tribute, and the selfish intention of hoarding money in order to collect profits."
"Not to mention other things, just the synchronized actions in the six major bond markets this time; except that there was some situation in Wutian, so that the actions in the Yangzhou bond market were seized by the Third Division; taking the opportunity to introduce That accident, apart from destroying the layout, wasn't it all fruitful?"
"What's more, with the current situation of chaos, if they don't have these extraordinary measures to protect themselves, how long can their overseas vassal residences be stable? How can those aliens and spirits who frequently appear in the world be impressed and bribed by ordinary people's wealth and fame? You have to change your mind eventually.”
"After all, we are the only ones who have the special means to send messages across thousands of miles outside the imperial court; we can also create more legitimate excuses to delay tribute; we are also the only ones who have the ability to bypass the six major offices and support three families; It is a stable channel for secretly communicating between the government and the opposition.”
"As for that scourge, what if he continues to stir up the situation in the southeast and destroy the arrangements of our allies for many years? After all, the real key and decisive point is still above the court and between the palaces! As long as he finally controls the general trend of the world, what can he do?"
"Even if he is a true immortal who has come to the world, can he still ignore all the people and powerful connections involved and fight against the power of the world with his own body? Don't forget that this is a situation he created alone; if he is ordered to stand by him in the future On the opposite side, that’s the most interesting thing in the world!”
Hundreds of miles away, on the west bank of Shenheyuan on the southern outskirts of Chang'an City in Shangjing, the Xiangji Temple, the ancestral home of the Pure Land Sect, covering an area of more than 100 acres, is closed. Warrior monks and monk-soldiers armed with swords and staffs were all over the place and were heavily guarded inside and outside. There are even more soldiers holding various special instruments arrayed among them.
As the abbots of the six nearby Xianjiao sects, such as Zhixiang Temple, Jingye Temple, Huguo Xingjiao Temple, and Guanyin Temple, they all brought a group of personal disciples to gather outside the innermost Xumi Temple, the thirteen-story pagoda. ——Under the Datu Slope; so here, you are about to witness the miracle from Buddhism.
Then, along with many conchs, trumpets, cloud chimes and other large magical instruments, accompanied by the sound of chanting sutras in unison, the tall inner door of Xumiyuan slowly opened. There was the pulling and collision of thick chains, and the sound of heavy footsteps hitting the ground, and suddenly there was a choking smell.
Then, dragged by a group of shirtless monks, a tauren that was more than two feet tall, with abnormally thick limbs, gray and black fur, and a thick mane on his head spouted out a loud nasal voice. ; He was guided out of the door; he smashed the door with a slight shake of his head.
However, many monks present did not panic, but praised loudly. As the contemporary abbot of Xiangji Temple, the meritorious envoy of Shangjing Youjie, the great monk Guo Yun, who has white beard and hair but a shiny face, also stood beside him. Visitors from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Privy Council and the Ministry of Secretariat introduced:
"This is the ox-headed asana that the monks of the Pure Land Sect found in the wilds of Taibai Mountain. It is also one of the Buddhist heretics who were born in response to the qi in Buddhist classics and legends. However, in this world, they were inevitably affected by the filthy qi and became ignorant. The true spirit, therefore, still needs further education and docility.”
The huge tauren, who was bound by this chain and covered in scars, was induced by many monks to use meat and other feeding methods. He manipulated thick wooden poles and stone hammers and performed a few simple movements. Immediately afterwards, several more were shirtless. The man with thick hair on his lower body was led forward.
"This is another kind of heretic protector recorded in Buddhist classics - the Horse-headed Rakshasa," the red-faced monk Guoyun continued to introduce: "It first appeared outside the Guanyin Temple on the upper reaches of the Jingshui River. His spiritual wisdom is even better than that of the Ox-headed Abang. Therefore, he was able to join Buddhism, and he was especially good at using big bows and spears;"
Following the whispering encouragement of the guardian monks, these human-horse mutants immediately demonstrated their ability to shoot hundreds of steps while running, and to thrust with spears; the last thing shown was a small group of goat-headed human mutants: they were all regarded as someone In this sense, one of the Buddhist protectors/heretics in this world.
However, before this group of dozens of sheep-headed men could finish demonstrating their super strong arm strength in wielding heavy hammers like the wind, the messenger messenger suddenly broke in, causing the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Privy Council and the House of Lords to yawn one after another. The representative of Shangshu Province turned around and left immediately, no longer interested in watching.
"Yao Zhongguan, Deng signed the book, Li Zuosi!" Seeing this, the great monk Guo Yun couldn't help but asked in shock: "Is there anything wrong?"
"It's because something big happened in the Taoist sect." However, Li Zuosi, the last one who was relatively familiar with Shangshu Province, turned around and sighed heavily: "I'm afraid that the Buddhist sect will also be implicated next. "
At the same time, the Hongdao Temple, Jintai Temple, Dongming Temple, Qingyuan Temple, and Haotian Temple inside and outside Luoyang, the eastern capital, were in panic. After all, as one of the largest Taoist sects since the founding of the People's Republic of China, the Maoshan Sect actually fell to evil spirits, and even a number of high-ranking practitioners were deceived and turned into aliens.
As a result, thousands of Taoist disciples who were defending themselves in the mountains were killed and wounded, but the local area was not aware of it. It wasn't until the censor who was patrolling the southeast discovered the clues and came to find him that he was eliminated. This was an appalling thing like the earth falling apart; it also directly impacted the structure of the court.
Ouchi even announced that he would stop court for ten days. The majestic envoys of the Taoist sect who were accompanying the emperor in the palace, the Great Master Xuanming, the third-rank Jin Ziguanglu doctor; Jiang Yuanji, the 16th generation leader of the Maoshan Sect of the Shangqing Sect, knelt down outside the Xuanyang Gate in white clothes and without any hats. He was ordered to examine himself in Dongming Temple while awaiting his crime.
A few days ago, the memorial regarding a comprehensive inspection of temples and temples around the world to investigate possible omissions and malpractices, but which was ignored by Ouchi, was once again raised in the additional proceedings of the political hall, and was quickly passed by Zhongshumen. The audit went to Shangshu Province to promulgate the procedures for the world;
Following the imperial envoys from the two capitals, they traveled in all directions with edicts; as the main ancestral gates of the eight Buddhist sects of the Tang Dynasty, the Louguan, Zhengyi (Beitian Master Tao), Chongxuan sects of Taoism, and even Branches such as Li Jiadao, Bo Jiadao, and Beidi Sect were also disturbed one after another.
But the first thing to be launched was the investigation of the ten major caves, the thirty-six small caves, and the seventy-two blessed places described in Taoist classics around the world. These include: Huashan, Taishan, Hengshan, Songshan, Shaoshishan, Changshan, Taibaishan, Zhongnanshan and other famous mountains.
There are also Huoshan Mountain, Nuer Mountain, Difeishan Mountain, Wangwu Mountain, Baodu Mountain, Anqiu Mountain, Qianshan Mountain, Qingcheng Mountain, Emei Mountain, Yishan Mountain, Yuntai Mountain, Luofu Mountain, Yangjia Mountain, Huangjin Mountain, Bizu Mountain, Big and Small Tiantai Mountains, and Si Wangshan, Gaizhushan, Kuocangshan and other well-known and unknown places.
For Jiang Tian, who was in charge of dealing with the residual impact and other aftermath matters in the ruins of Maoshan Sect, the biggest change was the additional petition from the political hall that continued day and night after several days; he asked somewhat unexpectedly: " Did you choose to visit the Southeast Eight Palaces to observe the event?"
(End of chapter)
