Sengta Temple is located at the southern foot of the Dabie Mountains and is an important town in the northeast of Luotian County. It is known as the Three Passes, Seven Villages, Nine Rivers and Thirteen Fans. According to folklore, this place is the hometown of the ancient Jiuzi Kingdom in the Spring and Autumn Period, so it is also called Jiuzi Town because there is a wooden bridge to the east of the river. Across the water, the bridge has nine piers, or Jiudun River. However, the most common name is Sengta Temple. It is named because there is a towering pagoda temple in the west of the market town, and the temple is named Sengta Temple. There are different opinions on when and who built the Monastery. There is a relatively common saying that a long time ago, there was a rich man in this place. Before his death, he asked a Feng Shui master to visit him. The Feng Shui master pointed out a place, but told him that this place was a Feng Shui treasure. In order to completely occupy the earth's energy, the following Before mining, a close relative must lie in it. After the rich man died, his relatives were lying inside. Unexpectedly, there was a thunderstorm that night, and a dark cloud came down. A tower came down and occupied the place. The Feng Shui master said helplessly: "This place is so good that it was taken over by the sky." This pagoda is the current monk pagoda. Later, monks who came from unknown places came to worship Buddha here, which gradually became a trend, and a small town with a good atmosphere gradually appeared under the temple. However, to this day, the monk pagoda temple has long since declined. As for the ruins, only the name of the monk pagoda temple has been passed down.
To the north of Sengta Temple, there are Qingtai Pass, Wengmen Pass and Chongyi Xiguan. An ancient road passes through Sengtasi Pass, and then branches off through Qingtai Pass and Wengmen Pass in the north, and then leads to Jinpu-Songzi Pass. The ancient roads merged and became part of the Wu-Chu Ancient Road, which went straight down to the Jianghuai River in the east and to Shangluo in the north. It has always been a battleground for military strategists. In the Southern Song Dynasty, Yue Wumu fought against the Jin Dynasty and Wen Tianxiang fought against the Yuan Dynasty.
Although Qingtai Pass is not the most important pass in the world, the Guanghua Temple at the pass is famous far and wide and has a prosperous incense. Between the Jianghuai River and the Huaihe River, it has a large number of believers that is far beyond comparison with other temples, such as Zhengjue Temple, the fourth ancestor of Zen, and Dongshan Temple, the fifth ancestor. The famous Baosha temple that has existed for more than 700 years can only be compared to it now. These days, because the consecration meeting of the Jade Buddha is about to be held, there are even more people coming and going. At this time, the abbot Dingyuan of Guanghua Temple was also discussing the consecration meeting with the temple supervisor Dingcheng.
"Abbott, I always feel that there is something strange about this consecration." The speaker was Dingcheng. Although the question was full of doubts, his face was expressionless.
"Oh? Junior brother, what do you think?" Abbot Dingyuan's expression is always so kind.
"Junior brother Huicheng was responsible for the donation of the Jade Buddha by the Jin family. I had never heard of it being related to the Tianwan treasure before. Why have so many rumors suddenly popped up recently?"
"After all, this Jade Buddha is precious. It's not surprising that there are people in the world who covet it. We just have to do our own thing well. Whether the Jade Buddha is with me or not, it all depends on my heart." Dingyuan knew it in his heart. Huicheng simply had an agenda, but he knew the secret that Huicheng was a royal guard in the imperial court, so how could he reveal it here.
And Master Huicheng, the head of the King Kong Hall, is also secretly happy. He has been preparing for this day for a long time. This so-called natural jade Buddha was actually something he had robbed from Yilibali after traveling thousands of miles away, and now he donated it to the temple under the guise of a wealthy family. Of course, outsiders only thought that the member named Jin was a devout Buddhist and had immeasurable merits. Who knew that it was Huicheng who had immeasurable merits?
But these are not important. What is important is that the "Golden Stone Sutra" he stole back from Duzun Temple is missing. There was a young monk missing from the temple recently. The young monk was the royal guard who he brought here personally, but he didn't expect that he would dare to betray him. Obviously, the "Golden Stone Classic" was taken away by him.
But whose undercover is he? Is it the prince, the king of Han, or Ji Gang? How do they know that the "Golden Stone Classic" is in their own place? When did you steal it? He didn't know any of this. Thinking about it this way, it would be best for him to leave Jinyiwei at this time. On the bright side, there is someone undercover beside him, whether it is the prince, the King of Han, or anyone else, it is not good news for him. If he does not leave, sooner or later If you lose your head, then just use the trick. As long as that person supports you, it doesn't matter if you go through all the trouble.
Originally, with the "Golden and Stone Sutra" in hand, I was closer to the Tianwan National Treasure, and my task was almost completed. But now that I don't have the "Golden and Stone Sutra", I can only rely on the Jade Buddha to collect the water from the Tianwan National Treasure. If it is mixed up, as long as it is mixed up, sooner or later the "Golden Stone Sutra" will be revealed, or the secret of the "Golden Stone Sutra" will be revealed. Thinking of this, he became more determined. He turned around and left the monk's room, shouting "Great Wish".
Hongyuan, a young monk who was sweeping the floor in the yard, heard the master's call, responded and hurried over.
"Wang Yuan, go and call your senior brother Hong Zhi and ask him to come to my room." Seeing Hong Yuan turning away, Huicheng shook his head. Although Hong Yuan was obedient, he still couldn't understand himself like Hong Zhi. the meaning of.
After a while, Hongyuan attracted another young monk, entered Huicheng's room, and then left.
"Hongzhi, how did the things I asked you to do two days ago go?"
"Master, according to your instructions, I found my childhood playmate Bu Ding in Duzun Temple. He told me that there has been nothing going on in Duzun Temple recently, but I haven't seen Master Huizhong for several days. It is said that It was time to go down the mountain, so I inquired secretly, and finally found traces of Huizhong in the Qili River outside our temple. He has been active in the Qili River these days, and it is said that he is secretly inquiring about our information."
"Oh? Did he discover something?"
"This...disciple doesn't know clearly."
"You're doing a good job, keep watching him for me, and tell me if anything happens right away."
After listening to Hongzhi's report, Huicheng couldn't help but beat his heart. He was originally a royal guard. Under the emperor's instruction, he traced the whereabouts of Emperor Jianwen. In order to verify whether the rumor that Emperor Jianwen became a monk was true, he transformed into a monk in Guanghua Temple five years ago. With the help of the court, he He became the first King Kong Hall in the temple and was actually the commander-in-chief of the Jinyi Guards lurking in the Jianghuai area. Four years ago, they accidentally heard about the descendants of Tianwan Emperor Xu Shouhui, and followed the clues to find Duzun Mountain. However, they never found him. They only found some Tianwan Kingdom relics in Duzun Temple. This "Golden Stone Sutra" It is one of them. During a Buddhist exchange meeting held by Duzun Temple and attended by multiple temples, he personally went to steal the "Golden Stone Sutra" and encountered obstacles on the way to escape. If he had not received the help of a man in black, his reputation would have been ruined. Later, he brought back the "Golden Stone Sutra" and studied it day and night. He lost it as soon as he had some clues about it, so he came up with this idea to use the Jade Buddha's consecration meeting to rediscover the clues to the treasure.
A few days ago, a person found him, claiming to be a descendant of Xu Shouhui, surnamed Xu Minghao. He already knew that he had taken away his "Golden Stone Classic", but he had been observing him for many days and deliberately recruited him, and had no intention of pursuing him.
He also told Xu Hao that during his many years as a royal guard, although he had been in charge of one side, he had no family, no children, and a meager salary. He had long been dissatisfied with Shang Feng, so he hit it off with him and shared his mastery of the "Golden Stone Classic" and his understanding of it. The detailed results were told to Xu Hao.
Unexpectedly, when he was about to hand over the "Golden Stone Sutra" to Xu Hao, he found that the "Golden Stone Sutra" had been lost. After searching, he discovered that a young monk beside him was missing. So more plans were added to the plan for the Jade Buddha's consecration meeting.
Unexpectedly, Huizhong from Duzun Temple would suspect Guanghua Temple so quickly. But now he can't find the "Golden Stone Classic", and even if he has doubts, he can't find evidence. However, this incident can at least show that Huizhong and others are insiders of Tianwan Treasure, and there must be a connection between them and Xu Shouhui's descendants.
Huizhong didn't know that Huicheng was already paying attention to him, because he didn't care at all whether the people in Guanghua Temple were paying attention to him. In his view, this so-called Jade Buddha consecration meeting was definitely not that simple. He even felt that the Jade Buddha was paying attention to him. The Buddha's consecration meeting is related to the Tianwan National Treasure. Although he doesn't know what the relationship is, he has indeed heard that the Jin family who donated the Jade Buddha is hesitant about this matter. It seems that he is not very clear about it. This is a bit strange. . Now, he actually doesn't have to do anything, and can't do anything. He can only wait for the day of the Jade Buddha's consecration and watch what tricks Huicheng of Guanghua Temple plays. However, he is still undecided on whether to inform the abbot of the temple or not. Perhaps he should inform him the day before the consecration ceremony.
