The sky was already gray, and Li Ke said goodbye to the old Zen master.
Before he left, he ordered again: "Old Zen Master, I am dead. Now only you know that I am still alive. If you ruin my king's important affairs, you know the consequences..."
"If the old Zen master hadn't given him so much, I might have learned from Prime Minister Cao, 'I would rather betray the world than let the world betray me.' It would be better for the old Zen master to hide."
The old Zen master's heart trembled, and he almost cried out of anger.
This means losing money and suffering the disaster of death. Once people know that people from the King of Shu have been to his Jinshan Temple, those people will smell it and look for him.
So, what did he mean?
Or not?
If you don't say it, you'll die, if you say it, you'll die!
"My Buddha is compassionate... Buddha, why did you let such people come to the Tang Dynasty?"
The old Zen master looked at the people leaving, murmured, then turned around and said: "Disciples, let's move, we can't live here anymore."
The monk Jise asked the old Zen master: "Master, we have so much money, why don't we build a golden body for the Buddha, but give it to the man named Sanye for nothing?"
"Normally we haven't even had a good meal, and we have suffered a lot with you..."
The young novice also said: "Although that man gave me candy, why did he give him so much money? That money should be able to buy more candy..."
The old Zen master coughed violently.
After a long time, he said sadly and angrily: "Master thought that he was pretending to be poor so that he would not be cared about by others, but he did not expect that he would be destined to suffer a disaster."
"Hey, it's all to save your lives, so Master is spending money to eliminate disasters."
"Let's leave quickly. If we don't leave, it will be too late and we will be killed!"
Lust and caution and the little novice monk were startled.
Yes, after giving away so much money, if this news gets out, there will definitely be people with evil intentions who will come to extort and rob.
"Master, where should we go..."
The old Zen master thought for a long time, gritted his teeth and said: "Go to the city and report to the Prince of Shu's Mansion..."
Before leaving, the old Zen master hid the remaining money.
Then he knelt before the Buddha and repented for a long time, hoping that the Buddha would protect him and avoid this disaster.
When the king of Shu became prosperous, he would rebuild the temple and reshape the golden body of the Buddha.
Before leaving, the old Zen master asked Lu Lu to set a fire. Facing the dark wind blowing from the valley, the ruined temple quickly burned to ashes, and even the clay sculpture of the Buddha was scorched.
The three of them escaped from the back mountain along the winding path.
Sure enough, someone really came to Jinshan Temple to investigate.
The visitor was none other than one of the middle-aged men who were discussing matters in Zheng's house last night.
This man's name is Zheng Guanzhe, the eldest nephew of the old man Zheng Qing.
He is also Li Jiancheng's brother-in-law and Zheng Guanyin's biological brother.
Last night, their people saw the King of Shu being shot to death with their own eyes, but in order to verify it, they waited for a long time.
At noon, the Prince of Shu's Mansion was replaced with white lanterns, and everyone in the Prince of Shu's Mansion was crying.
Even heaven and earth issued an announcement to suspend business for seven days.
At the same time, news also came from the court that the King of Shu was assassinated last night.
Your Majesty did not attend the morning court today.
However, they also received news that after the incident last night, many more people left the city than before.
Some of them were from aristocratic families, but some were not, especially before the incident, an elite group of a hundred people suddenly left the city.
Although there is no doubt about this, it may be to perform a certain task, but at this critical moment, no detail can be missed.
Because details determine success or failure, Zheng cannot afford to gamble.
Later, after many confirmations, that team went to Jinshan Temple.
In the eyes of ordinary people, Jinshan Temple is probably nothing but shit, but in the eyes of aristocratic families, it is meat and potatoes, and it is the object that everyone strives for.
After all, Buddhism is one of the three religions with many followers.
So his second uncle asked him to investigate in person, and he also went to the Prince of Shu's Mansion to express condolences and find out the truth of the matter.
But the situation in front of him shocked him. Jinshan Temple was burned down by a fire, and the old Zen Master Huiren was missing.
This news can cause an uproar even in Buddhism as a whole.
After all, the old Zen Master Huiren is one of the leaders of Buddhism.
"Quickly, go back to the city and report this news to your second uncle!"
Early the next morning.
The news of the assassination of the King of Shu has spread to the streets and alleys.
Some people marveled at the incident, while others lamented it.
Someone knelt on the ground and cried into tears: "Your Highness, you died so miserably, so miserably..."
Hai Zhu, wearing sackcloth and mourning, knelt in front of the mourning hall and cried heartbreakingly.
The eight kings of King Shu all gathered at the Prince of Shu's Mansion to observe filial piety for the King of Shu. The entire Prince of Shu's Mansion was filled with white lanterns and white cloth streamers.
Si Huaijin was sitting in the hay, wearing white clothes.
But even now, he still doesn't believe it. Why did the King of Shu leave without saying a word?
This is not scientific, this is definitely evil.
Who is the King of Shu?
How could he die in the hands of a prince who was smarter than a ghost?
Even with the help of Changsun Wuji, he knew how afraid of death the King of Shu was, and a piece of soft armor would never leave his body.
He heard the bad news yesterday and rushed to the Prince of Shu's Mansion. However, Hai Zhu had already bought a coffin and buried the Prince of Shu.
He wanted to take a look in person, but Hai Zhu said that His Majesty had an order that no one should approach the King of Shu.
Old man Wang Yi also wore sackcloth and mourned for the King of Shu, but he was sitting on the ground, like an old clock, motionless.
Ma Qiu was relatively simple. He knelt in front of the mourning hall and cried loudly with Haizhu.
He really thought that King Shu was gone.
Maybe it was because he saved the world in his previous life that God gave him such a good family. Unexpectedly, he was so unlucky that his family was destroyed.
Without his master, his life would be gloomy.
He knew that from now on, heaven and earth would definitely change hands.
Without King Shu, there is no need for them to stay in heaven and earth.
"Prince, what do you think..."
Wang Yi opened his eyes and said with a serious face: "I just want to earn that little money and support my grandson. Since the King of Shu is dead, let's just treat it as dead."
"Do your job well and don't think about the rest, lest you harm others or yourself."
Si Huaijin nodded, feeling more certain, but he didn't know why the King of Shu would do this?
"Ah... Your Highness, why do you want to leave first..."
"How will your subordinates live if you leave?"
Wang Yi was startled by Si Huaijin's voice, but when he looked at the person coming, he quickly rubbed his eyes a few times, and tears burst out.
He mentally cursed himself for being stupid and spreading too much mustard powder.
All the princes of the royal family, as well as relatives, came to express their condolences. Seeing the Shu Palace burst into tears, they felt very sad.
The King of Shu was a child who was very smart but sometimes did not do things. Now that he died young, it was a great loss to their royal family.
However, they can inherit the heaven and earth of King Shu on behalf of King Shu, which means that the wealth will not flow to outsiders.
"My condolences, everyone!"
Then another group of people came, including the high officials of the court, including Changsun Wuji.
Everyone felt very sad!
The King of Shu still borrowed their money, but now that they are gone, everything is in vain.
However, the heaven and earth are still there, and they can continue to run the business for King Shu and make money back.
Only Qin Qiong stood in front of the mourning hall of King Shu and refused to leave for a long time.
He was very sad. The King of Shu had cured him of his old illness for many years, but before he could repay the favor, the King of Shu left.
This made him feel as if he had lost a relative, and his heart ached violently.
Cheng Yaojin, Yuchi Gong and others also kept shaking their heads.
Although King Shu cheated them of a lot of money, that boy was not without merit, especially because he liked to expand territories. This was the favorite prince of the military family.
But now he died young, making them feel like they had lost their master.
Cheng Yaojin was very angry. You old thief Changsun who is paralyzed, you dare to kill your majesty’s son, and you have also blocked my old Cheng’s path to promotion and wealth.
Old thief, suffer death!
"Brother, Brother Yuchi, how about we vent your anger on His Majesty's behalf?"
"Your Majesty has lost his own son, but the culprit, the old thief Chang Sun, is still at large. Your Majesty is living a cowardly life."
Qin Qiong said coldly: "Don't act recklessly!"
"What do you want your Majesty to do? Do you still need to tell me? Don't cause any more trouble to the Shu Palace."
"But a beating should be fine!"
Yuchi Jingde and Cheng Yaojin's eyes lit up, what a good idea!
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