At this time, in the school military field, as the village elders arrived, Elder Yuantong also told the "truth" about the matter.
It turns out that the haunting of the palace was planned by Xiao Xiangguo Temple. The reason is that the current king pays too much attention to the people and thus ignores respect for Buddhism.
I thought that the evil spirit transformed by the enemy general could kill the king, but in the end a real man named Feiyun appeared to help the king solve the problem.
When the first plan failed, Xiaoxiangguo Temple made another plan, which was to continue to drive evil spirits to harm the entire royal city in the name of praying for blessings.
As long as the people in the royal city start to panic, they will come forward and say that the current king's virtue is not worthy of his position and that another wise king needs to be established.
Unexpectedly, Master Feiyun's Taoism was so profound that Xiao Xiangguo Temple's tricks were not only discovered, but also defeated several masters.
After several attempts without success, Xiao Xiangguo Temple actually set his sights on the queen and princess.
At the beginning, they just spread folk gossip that was not conducive to the royal family. But after seeing that it did not cause a sensation, they actually sent someone to seduce the princess while she was offering incense, which led to the chaos that it is today.
Everyone sighed when they heard this. No one thought that a Buddhist outside the mortal world could do such a scandal.
At this moment, a clerk rode directly into the school military field, holding a booklet recording the properties of various temples.
The general took the book and only turned one page. His face, which had finally softened, immediately turned livid again: "Buddhists are so greedy!"
After saying this, he ordered the secretary to circulate the booklet to all the village elders for viewing.
Looking at the properties of various temples in the book, everyone was extremely surprised. No one thought that these monks had accumulated so much wealth.
Sanzang frowned from a distance: "Wukong, how much truth or lies do you think this matter has?"
Xue Tianqing smiled: "Master, don't worry about the truth or lies for now, let's see how they deal with these monks. Don't forget, they just killed one."
At this moment, several of the most respected elders of Chechi State walked out of the crowd and assured the general that they would tell the truth to the people and restore the royal family's innocence.
As for the monks here, considering that they have no entanglement with Xiaoxiangguo Temple, it is better to be dealt with lightly.
Although the general promised to intercede on behalf of everyone, whether he will be given a lighter sentence depends on the king's wishes. After all, the monks here and the monks of Xiaoxiangguo Temple belong to the same Buddhist sect.
What's more important is that they hoard a lot of gold and silver. They don't look like outsiders who have seen through the world of mortals. Who knows if there are gangsters among these people who have used Buddhism's protection to do all kinds of evil.
As soon as the general finished speaking, he suddenly saw a black shadow passing over the heads of the crowd, and then a tall body fell in front of the general stage. It was the tall monk who had just fought for seats with his master and disciples and made rude remarks.
The monk fell really hard. He struggled several times but couldn't get up.
But even so, his mouth was still not idle, and he kept yelling and cursing.
The general frowned when he saw this, and then ordered someone to lift the monk up and bring him in front of him.
To be able to speak rudely in front of so many people, you don't need to think about it to know that he is definitely not a kind person.
Sure enough, after a few words, the monk immediately admitted that he was originally a strongman who killed people and stole goods. A few years ago, when Che Chi State launched an army to suppress bandits, he was chased by the army and had no place to go, so he took a few brothers to a temple. Became a monk.
Originally, the host did not want to take in a few people, but after seeing that they brought a large amount of gold and silver and expressed sincere repentance, he ordained them.
After hearing this, the general immediately ordered him to point out several of his accomplices and bring them all to the general stage.
Xue Tianqing smiled at Sanzang: "Master? I just said these are not good people, and you also said people should not be judged by their appearance. Look, these are all murderous robbers, what else do you say?"
Sanzang shook his head and said: "Even if you have committed murder in the past and may have escaped into Buddhism, what's wrong with sincere repentance? As the saying goes, a prodigal son returns with gold."
Xue Tianqing snorted: "Master, I also know a saying: Kill people to pay for their lives, and debts to pay for their money. If you kill people and do evil, you can atone for your sins by repenting. What else is there in this world?"
"My teacher means those Buddhist disciples who sincerely repent and convert to Buddhism, not evil people who use Buddhism to avoid officials."
Xue Tianqing shook her head: "If you truly repent, your past sins will be wiped out. What will happen to those who were persecuted?"
Sanzang sighed softly when he heard this. In fact, he didn't know how to answer Xue Tianqing's words.
At this time, in the school grounds, the village elders who originally wanted to leave came to the general stage because of the fake monk incident, and asked the general to thoroughly screen the monks here.
If there were such fake monks in every temple, we don’t know how big of a hidden danger it would be.
In this way, after almost two hours of tossing, the school military field finally calmed down.
At this time, the monks were divided into three parts: first, the real monks; second, various people who entered the temple to avoid disasters due to the government's siege in previous years; third, Tang Sanzang's masters and disciples.
As the village elders left, the general ordered people to take away all the fake monks, and then came to Master Sanzang and asked: "Are you really the monks from the Eastern Tang Dynasty who went to the Western Heaven to learn Buddhist scriptures?"
Xue Tianqing stepped forward: "General, our appearance and accent are different from those of your country. Isn't this enough? If it's not enough, you can go to the east of the city to find Lieutenant Han Yan of the Forbidden Army in Desheng Lane. I'll wait for the horses , luggage and customs clearance documents are all kept with him."
The general heard the words and said: "I have heard for a long time that the Tang Dynasty is a kingdom of heaven. I wonder how it compares with Chechi Kingdom?"
Xue Tianqing smiled: "General, the Tang Dynasty controls the entire Nanfangbu Continent, and this Chechi Kingdom, to be honest with you, since we left the Tang Dynasty, we have passed more than ten countries alone. You can tell me the two How does it compare?”
The general rubbed his hands: "Since you are an eminent monk from the Kingdom of Heaven, how can you suffer here? The four of you will wait for a moment. I will take care of the monks here and take the eminent monk to the post."
Sanzang waved his hand and said: "General, no, your Majesty has given an order to arrest all the monks. If the general takes us to the post, it will be against your Majesty's will."
The general pondered for a moment and said, "Elders, I don't know something. I wonder if the elders can give me some advice."
Sanzang clasped his hands together: "General, please speak."
"Since the Tang Dynasty, we have traveled no less than 30,000 miles, and there have been countless demons and ghosts along the way. I wonder how the elders avoided these monsters and came to Chechi Country?"
Bajie snorted: "Avoid the monsters? If they can avoid us, it will be a good thing to burn incense. Along the way, I don't know how many monsters in the world and monsters in heaven have been killed. Even the two most powerful ones, Taishang Laojun, have been killed." Our beloved disciple also lost his life at our hands because of his many evil deeds."
The general was shocked when he heard this: "So, how many of them are gods?"
"I'm not a deity, but deities still call us grandpa when they see us."
Xue Tianqing looked at Bajie whose eyes reached the top of his head and became more and more speechless: This Bajie is really more and more like the Bajie in his impression. Where is the Bajie who was embarrassed to say anything when they first met? Already?
The general was overjoyed when he heard this, and then he bowed deeply: "Elders, I am Zhu Rui, the great general who protects the country of Chechi. I don't know how many of you came to the country of Chechi. I didn't expect you to greet me from afar. I hope you will forgive me."
After Zhu Rui finished speaking, he called the deputy general and handed over all matters concerning the military field. He also ordered people to find four sedan chairs and carried the master and apprentice to the post without any explanation.
The officials of Mingguan Station cleaned out the best room, and Zhu Rui asked people to prepare the vegetarian meal, and then accompanied Sanzang to talk.
Soon, a soldier hurried in: "General, all the horses and luggage of the holy monk have been delivered. This is the customs clearance document."
Looking at the seals of each country on the customs clearance document, Zhu Rui let out a sigh of relief: "What a great monk from the Tang Dynasty. How disrespectful."
Sanzang had a dark clue when he heard this: It turns out that the other party still doubted him just now. If Han Yan can't be found, I really don't know what the general will do with his master and disciples.
At this moment, Xue Tianqing was heard saying: "General, now that it's confirmed, it's time to say what you want to say."
Zhu Rui laughed sarcastically: "Don't blame me, eminent monk, I had no choice but to do it. If I accidentally harmed everyone's lives, it is my fault."
Xue Tianqing smiled: "Is it because of Master Feiyun's incident?"
"Exactly! Although this person did save His Majesty, I always feel that something is fishy."
Zhu Rui's thoughts were similar to Han Yan's, because what happened in Chechi Junior High School in the past year was too coincidental and unbelievable.
As a general, he fought bloody battlefields and was willing to admit defeat when his skills were inferior to others. How could he turn into a ghost and harass the king?
Besides, the general that Master Feiyun mentioned has been dead for more than ten years. If he was really unwilling, why didn't he find trouble with King Chechi in the first place and only remembered this now?
There are also the princess and the queen. The princess went to Xiaoxiangguo Temple to offer incense and fulfill her vows, not just this year, but since she was a child, and she was always accompanied by the queen.
It's been fine for so many years, so why did something happen at a prayer meeting?
And all of this only happened after Master Feiyun arrived. How could it not make people suspicious?
When Sanzang said that there were evil spirits first and then Master Feiyun, Zhu Rui smiled bitterly: "If there were no evil ghosts, how could Master Feiyun enter the palace to drive away demons?"
Xue Tianqing rolled her eyes: "Does this mean that everything about the queen and princess is true?"
Zhu Rui nodded: "It's true, but this is also the most puzzling part. The princess is virtuous and virtuous, and the queen is dignified and steady. How could she do such a thing?"
Xue Tianqing pondered for a moment: "It seems that I have to go to Feiyun Temple for a walk. General Zhu, where is Feiyun Temple?"
"It's in the purple bamboo forest just north of the royal city. It has an elegant environment and is indeed a place of pure cultivation."
As soon as Zhu Rui finished speaking, Xue Tianqing had disappeared: "Where is Elder Sun?"
Bajie smiled: "I went to Feiyun Temple."
"Elder Sun actually has such ability?"
"You haven't seen my senior brother's skills yet. He beat heavenly soldiers and generals to a pulp several times. Buddhist Bodhisattvas, even the Heavenly Lords of the Heavenly Court will call him Immortals when they see him."
Sanzang coughed: "Bajie, don't talk nonsense!"
