"Destroyed Tianma Temple in Jiangnan?" Ranchen was a little surprised.
The imperial court had always stayed out of Jianghu affairs, and its initial support for Yunzhong City was because Zhou Gaozu wanted to use Jianghu's power to help him ascend the throne. Now that he wants to take action against a Jianghu gang, Tianma Temple may have an unusual relationship with the imperial court.
Religion has been flourishing since the previous dynasty, and it has reached its peak since the founding of the Zhou Dynasty. Except for Kyoto, various counties and counties have built temples of various sizes. The common people also like to have such a place, either to ask for blessings for their own prosperity or for the health of their families.
Tianma Temple outside Baili County in the south of the Yangtze River is one of the most famous temples. It can also be said that the weak cypresses hang upside down like vines, and there are no branches on the eaves. The incense in the cinema lasts forever, and it deserves more people to come and worship.
Tianma Temple has also become a place of worship and belief for most people in Jiangnan.
"Yunzhong City, you must be very familiar with Tianma Temple." Wen Jirou kept fanning the fan in her hand, and her silver hair hanging beside her ears was slightly blown by the small wind raised by the fan.
"Although Tianma Temple is a new temple in recent years, it is also a new star in the Jianghu sect. Such a special sect, Yunzhong City will naturally pay attention to it." Ranchen said, "I just don't know, Your Majesty, why you want to Destroy Tianma Temple."
"Do you know anything about Princess Qin Bing?" Wen Jirou did not answer Ranchen's question, but instead asked him.
"Princess Qin Bing?" Ran Chen was thoughtful for a moment and suddenly remembered.
As the first daughter of Zhou Gaozu, Princess Qinbing should be the most noble princess in the Zhou family. She received all the favors when she was young, but Princess Qinbing Xiao Changmeng was enjoying the glory of being the eldest princess. , but also has an unshirkable responsibility, marriage.
When the late emperor first established his dynasty, the situation was unstable. In order to ensure stability, he decided to form an alliance with neighboring countries. The most effective way to achieve an alliance was to select the eldest princess Xiao Changmeng to go to the neighboring country of Dongyue to marry the prince. After getting married, it was unexpected that the crown prince of Dongyue Kingdom died young. In just five years, Princess Qin Bing became a widow and did not give birth to any children. The late emperor felt pity for his daughter, so he wrote a letter to the monarchs of neighboring countries, hoping to take the eldest princess back to his homeland.
At this time, the situation in the Zhou Dynasty had become increasingly stable, and the Dongyue Kingdom was happy to do this favor, so it sent the eldest princess back to the Zhou Dynasty.
Princess Qin Bing, who returned to her hometown, did not want to return to the imperial city. In desperation, the late emperor sent her to the south of the Yangtze River and built a special courtyard for her to live in peace and quiet.
Unexpectedly, this stay would lead to Emperor Yongchu ascending the throne.
In this turbulent battle for the throne, she seems to be the only one who has not been affected in any way. She has always stayed in Jiangnan and has never appeared. So much so that now, not only among the common people, but also among the royal family and nobles in the imperial capital, they have almost forgotten her. There is such a eldest princess.
"It seems that Princess Qin Bing has been living in the south of the Yangtze River since she was brought back by the late emperor," Ranchen said thoughtfully, unconsciously pinching his sleeve with his right hand and rubbing it, "Even after the emperor ascended the throne, she seemed to have never returned. In the Imperial Capital, the Emperor is going to destroy Tianma Temple this time, does it have anything to do with Princess Qin Bing?"
"That's right. The villa where Princess Qin Bing lives in the south of the Yangtze River is only a few dozen miles away from Tianma Temple. The princess feels lonely, so she often goes to the temple to listen to Buddhist verses. It is reasonable, but," Wen Ji Rou suddenly made a "pop" sound and put away the folding fan in her hand. Her dark and enchanting pupils suddenly changed their expressions, "But I didn't expect that Chanli, the abbot of Tianma Temple, was such a sanctimonious person. As a monk, he seduced Princess."
"What?" Hearing this, Ranchen was really surprised. Although Princess Qin Bing is a widow and has been away from the imperial city for several years, as long as she still carries the title of princess, she is a member of the royal family. If this is true, it is a huge royal scandal.
"Not only that, the princess also has a precious gold silk armor that was rewarded by the late emperor. This treasure fell into Chanli's hands, which is not necessarily good news." Wen Jirou looked at Ranchen, and her lips suddenly He showed a hint of a smile, "Although Tianma Temple has a good reputation among the people, it doesn't have a very good reputation in the world."
Ranchen looked a little helpless.
People in the south of the Yangtze River regard Tianma Temple as a holy place of worship. The incense is strong and the monks in the temple are humble and polite.
However, most people in the world sneered at Tianma Temple and disdained to associate with it. Just because the monks in the temple were eating, drinking, prostitution and gambling, they even called it "wine and meat passed through the intestines", which stayed in the heart of the Buddha. Not only is he nostalgic for the place of fireworks, but he also uses small tricks to deal with people in the world, so as to quickly increase the reputation of Tianma Temple in the world.
"This matter is related to the royal family's face. If it is magnified by someone with intentions, the royal family will be disgraced. However, the imperial court has no direct reason to send troops to encircle and suppress this matter. Therefore, the emperor has ordered you to destroy Tianma Temple and get the golden silk armor for the emperor. "Wen Jirou played with the white jade bone fan in her hand.
"If Yunzhong City takes action without a legitimate reason, I'm afraid it won't be convincing." Ranchen knew what Wen Jirou meant, but Xiang pretended not to know.
Wen Ji's beautiful eyes turned and looked at Ranchen: "The city lord certainly understands what I'm talking about. The Holy Lord and I are naturally not worried about the affairs in Yunzhong City. I will lead the secret guards to help you in this matter. As for the princess, come I will bring it back to the imperial capital when the time comes."
**
There is a large yellow pear wood case in the middle of the room. There is a brush holder on the table. On the pen holder there is a row of wool brushes ranging from thin to thick. On the other side of the large case, there is a short and fat Ru kiln flower. Bottle, with a bag of white chrysanthemums with water drops inserted in it. Under the paperweight in the middle of the major case, there is also a piece of fine Jingzhou rice paper.
There are various books on the black wooden shelf on the left. There is also an incense burner in the free space in the middle of the bookshelf, and there is still the slightest scent of sandalwood floating in it.
Fifteen steps away from the east side of the room, there is a bed, and a pale green gauze with plum blossoms and bamboo hanging on the bed.
The door was pushed open with a "squeak", and Fang Qing pushed the door open to both sides. The room that was originally very bright was now even more flooded with sunlight.
After Fang Qing opened the door, he bowed behind him and said, "Master Wen, Master Wen, I have asked you to stay here for the next few days."
A faint scent of sandalwood drifted towards Wen Jirou who entered the room later. She looked around the room and asked with interest: "Your young master is quite elegant."
"Young Master gave special instructions. Master Wen is a scholar, so he must like this room."
"Interesting." Wen Jirou curled her lips. This Ranchen is really interesting. "Go down and tell your young master that I am very satisfied with the room. I also ask him to prepare well for the city lord's succession ceremony in five days."
"Yes." Although Fang Qing was a young man of only fifteen or sixteen years old, his behavior was very polite. He folded his hands in front of his chest and saluted Wen Jirou before exiting the room.
Sifeng, who was following Wen Jirou, saw Fang Qing walking away and quickly moved forward.
"Master, this new city lord seems to be not so easy to deal with."
Wen Jirou walked up to the bookshelf, put the white jade bone fan in her hand away from her waist, reached out and took out a book from the shelf, and started reading casually: "You are still young, and you have a medical condition. Although he is ill, he is able to pass the throne to Lord Qiu, so he has extraordinary abilities."
"Then our trip will become troublesome."
"It doesn't matter," Wen Jirou tossed the book in her hand and stuffed it back into the bookshelf. The silver hair hanging beside her ears swayed involuntarily because of the movement of his shoulders, "I think this person is special, even more so. Besides, if it’s not troublesome, why should I take action?”
**
A string of delicate white jade beads was caressed by a slender and weak hand, and the thumb slowly moved the cold white jade beads to the palm: "Li Yu, what do you think about the Tianma Temple?" Sitting at the desk Ranchen was silent for a long time before he finally spoke.
"Sir, destroying the temple is no small matter," Nan Liyu knew all the sects in the world, and he knew Tianma Temple very well. "Although the Tianma Temple generation does not have outstanding martial arts, they are good at concealed weapons and poisons. Nowadays, our status among the people in Jiangnan is very important. If we act rashly, not only will we suffer a lot of losses, but we will also be unable to deal with this matter."
"If Tianma Temple really has a relationship with the eldest princess, then this time, Yunzhong City may not just be damaged. There must be forces behind Tianma Temple that we have not explored. If..."
Ranchen was about to say something else, but his expression suddenly changed, and he grabbed the handle of the wooden chair with his left hand, making a creaking sound. At the same time, his right hand grabbed the white jade beads in his hand with such force that the beads, which were threaded with tough threads, were torn apart.
White jade Buddha beads rose and fell one after another, falling to the ground with a crisp sound.
The sound of the beads falling seemed to aggravate his pain. Ranchen's right hand suddenly grabbed the clothes around his heart. The originally slender and weak hand now had its veins exposed due to the violent force.
It was as if the severe pain caused something to rush straight up from his heart. But it was stuck in his neck, making him unable to breathe and about to faint.
Cold sweat flowed freely from his hair.
Nan Liyu threw away the sword in his hand in shock. With quick eyesight and quick hands, he caught Ranchen who was about to fall towards the table and pulled him back: "Are you okay?"
The huge inertia finally made him unable to bear it any longer, and he spat out a mouthful of blood with a "wow" sound, leaving little dots on the rice paper in front of him.
The blood that should have been bright red turned out to be black and lifeless.
The right hand that was clutching his chest fell down weakly.
His vision went dark and he finally lost consciousness.
