A knife in love

Chapter 370

Situ Qiao glanced at Deng Yao, and then said: "I lingered in Dabaoen Temple, and before I knew it, it was already sunset. The monks in the temple went to various halls to invite pilgrims to leave. But I still have the last I didn't see a main hall, so I was naturally unwilling to leave, so I took advantage of the monks' unpreparedness and hid behind a side room, thinking that I would go to the main hall to have a good look at it when there is no one in the courtyard..."

When Murong Danyan heard this, he couldn't help laughing, and said: "Mr. Situ, what you said is a bit strange. Since it's already dark, how can you see the hall clearly?"

Deng Yao said: "What he is not reconciled to is not because he didn't look carefully at the hall, but because he hasn't found what he wants, and it's getting dark. With this Mr. Situ's temperament, he is naturally unwilling to return empty-handed. People are full of benevolence and morality, but their hearts are extremely dirty, disgusting, disgusting!"

Situ Qiao was robbed of a few words by Deng Yao, and he was furious, so he wanted to retort.Liu Yong hastily persuaded him again, Situ Qiao suppressed his anger, and thought to himself: "Damn it, you old beggar makes everything difficult for me. Naturally, I can't turn against you in this cave, just wait until we enter meditation Si, after you old beggar is placed on the order, let's see how I made you unable to live or die, so that I can get rid of the bad breath in my heart!"

Although he thought this in his heart, there was no abnormal expression on his face, but he ignored Murong Danyan, and then said: "The monks in Dabaoen Temple pay attention to 'not eating after noon', so there is no dinner. Wait for the evening drum to beat After that, it was time for the evening classes. I watched groups of monks silently entering various halls for evening classes, but no one entered the main hall, let alone any lights, and it looked dark and gloomy. It seems that there are some monsters hiding in it, which is quite scary.

"After all the monks in the monastery had entered the various halls, there was no one in the yard. I looked around and there was no one, so I sneaked out of the main hall, only to find that the door of the hall was locked and there was a lot of dust on the locks , It seems that it has not been opened for a long time. My heart trembled, and I thought to myself that with the name of the Dabaoen Temple, this hall is naturally the most important hall. Those high-ranking officials and rich people who come to the temple to worship, must be in this hall. It's just why the door of this palace is locked all the year round, it's really strange to think about it.

"I was puzzled, and my curiosity was even stronger, so I wanted to go inside to find out. I just tried the lock, but I was shocked to find that it was not an ordinary lock, but a 'nine-zi chain lock' made by a master. Although I hadn’t arrived at Hua’s house at that time, I was still very interested in the art of lock making and unlocking. I tried to open the lock, only to find that the nine gates of the main hall were equipped with extremely complicated mechanisms. If anyone wants to open the gate, The hidden mechanism will be activated, not only will it shoot feather arrows, but there will also be flaps underground. Even the stone steps behind you will hide murderous intentions.

"At that time, I was surprised and delighted, so I tried to unlock the mechanism. Although the lock was exquisite, it did not trouble me, and it didn't take much effort to open the lock. It took some effort to crack the mechanism, but I remember using It took nearly half a stick of incense to crack all the traps on the door..."

Before he finished speaking, Deng Yao and Lin Yilang sneered a few times at the same time.Situ Qiao didn't pay attention to the two of them, and continued on his own: "After entering the main hall, it was pitch black inside. After I closed the door of the hall, I didn't dare to turn on the fire pocket to check, so I had to walk a few steps in the dark It wasn't until the eyes could see some things clearly that they realized that although the hall looked majestic from the outside, it was empty inside. Except for the nine huge pillars, there was a two-foot-high pillar standing in the middle of the hall. portrait, and nothing else.

"When I first arrived in Nanjing, I heard that the Dabaoen Temple was built by Zhu Di to repay the kindness of his father, Emperor Taizu, and mother, Empress Ma. There used to be an ancient temple here, which was built during the Three Kingdoms period, and it was named Jianchu Temple. It was built under the order of Sun Quan, the lord of the state of Wu. According to old legends, when Sun Quan ordered the construction of the temple, he built an Ashoka Pagoda in the temple, which was called the first Buddhist pagoda in the world. At that time, Buddhism was introduced from Tianzhu to China. Outside the White Horse Temple, this Jianchu Temple is the second temple in Zhongtu, and it is the first pagoda temple in the south of the Yangtze River. After that, the Jianchu Temple has experienced wind and rain, several wars and fires, and the name of the temple has been changed many times. In the Tang Dynasty, Du Mu said in a poem "480 Temples in the Southern Dynasties, how many towers are in the mist and rain", the origin of the "480 Temples" mentioned in the poem is this Jianchu Temple. In the Song Dynasty, this temple was renamed Tianxi Temple. In the Yuan Dynasty, Emperor Yuan decreed, Tianxi Temple was changed to 'Yuanxing Ci'enjing Zhongjiao Temple', and the temple tower was renamed 'Ci'en Tower'.

"At that time, although I knew some of the origins of the Dabaoen Temple from the mouths of the people, there were only some things that I only found out at a very secret place in the hall. After the Battle of Jingnan, the Yan Army invaded Nanjing , a Yan army refused to enter the palace, and went straight to the temple. After searching the temple, they left without embarrassing the monks. In the sixth year after Chengzu ascended the throne, the temple suddenly A big fire broke out, and most of the halls were burned down. Rumors arose in the city of Nanjing, saying that there was a king in this temple, and someone who would rule the world would appear from the temple in the future. The government arrested many people who spread rumors. Only then did the rumors be suppressed.

"Until four years later, that is, the tenth year after Emperor Chengzu ascended the throne, he issued an edict to rebuild a temple and pagoda on the former site of Yuanxing Ci'enjing Zhongjiao, and named the temple Dabaoen Temple, and the pagoda was made of nine-story glass. The pagoda is to repay the kindness of Emperor Taizu and Empress Ma. It is said that when the Dabaoen Temple was built, according to the regulations of the palace, more than 250 craftsmen were recruited from all over the world. Finished."

When Situ Qiao said this, he paused for a while, and then continued: "At that time, the Ming Dynasty was strong, and Zhu Di was not good at being an emperor, but he was good at leading troops to fight. He drove the Tartars far away to Mobei, and never again. Dare not go south to harass. As for the southeast coast, the Daming navy is extremely powerful, the pirates are extinct, and the merchants travel freely. How can there be the shadow of the Japanese pirates that people are talking about now. With such a huge project, it did not arouse the people Change.

"I stood in the hall, looking at the solitary portrait, and I couldn't help feeling suspicious. Chengzu spent so much effort and money to build this Great Baoen Temple, why did he regulate the most magnificent and majestic hall? Is it such a shabby and bleak look? I saw the inscription on the stele of the Great Baoen Temple at the gate of the temple, which stated that when the temple was built, it was the eunuch Zheng He who was ordered by Zhu Di to oversee the construction. This Zheng He Formerly known as Ma Sanbao, he was Zhu Di's most trusted minister. He not only served Zhu Di, but also led troops to fight during the Jingnan battle. Afterwards, he received Zhu Di's secret order and led the fleet seven times to travel thousands of miles overseas to promote the Ming Dynasty. The national prestige shocked the surrounding countries, and he was a great figure in Ming Dynasty. At that time, Zhu Di not only rebuilt the Jinyiwei, but also set up the East Factory, which was filled with confidant eunuchs to supervise the courtiers and the people. It can be said that they are powerful, even the old ministers of the cabinet, but they don't take them seriously. It's just that this eunuch of the Sanbao, who has served as the commander of Jinyiwei and the governor of the East Factory all his life, can only respectfully avoid him when he sees him. In the Xuanzong Dynasty, Zheng He served as the garrison of Nanjing as a minister and became a high official in the frontier. This kind of favor was unprecedented. This person has been favored by the emperor through three dynasties. Since he was ordered How could the most important hall be made so simple when building this Great Gratitude Temple?"

When Li Qiufeng heard Situ Qiao mention Zheng He's name, his heart trembled.He has seen this person's name many times in Jin Yiwei's files, and knows that this person is Emperor Chengzu's confidant, and he is deeply trusted by Emperor Chengzu.Yao Guangxiao was Chengzu's mastermind, and his status was no less than Zhuge Liang's to Liu Bei's, Liu Bowen's to Zhu Yuanzhang's, but Zheng He had a secret order from Emperor Chengzu's to monitor Yao Guangxiao secretly.And from the Jinzhuwei secret file, Li Qiufeng also knew a secret, that Zheng He was not only thoughtful and cautious, but also possessed unique skills and was a great master of martial arts.In one night, he killed seventeen assassins who were attacking Yan Wang Zhu Di.When killing people, he only relied on a pair of fleshy palms, and did not use weapons such as swords.As for the assassin who was killed by him, there was only a very small red dot between his eyebrows. It is not known what weapon he used to kill his opponent with such a small wound.There are even records that when he strikes, his figure is erratic, retreating and dodging like a ghost, and there is no one in the world.Unexpectedly, such a character has a lot to do with today's events.

While Li Qiufeng was thinking about it, Situ Qiao continued, "The more I thought about it, the more frightened I became, and I wanted to find out more about this matter. So I bravely walked up to the portrait. It was dark at that time. There was no candle in the hall, so I could only vaguely see the outline of the figure. As for the face and clothing, I couldn’t see clearly at all. I thought to myself, this hall is so weird, I’m afraid there are many unknown secrets... "

When he said this, Lin Yilang unexpectedly said from the side: "There are many unknown gold and silver jewels!"

But Situ Qiao ignored him, and still said to himself: "I am a person who likes the art of construction and the news of the agency. At that time, I was curious, so I ignored other things and listened to the news outside the palace. In silence, he gritted his teeth, took out the torch from his bosom, shook it lightly, lit the torch, held it in front of him, and took a picture of the portrait. Just looking carefully, he couldn’t help being shocked Pale."

When everyone heard him say this, their voices trembled slightly, knowing that he must have made a major discovery, so they all held their breath and listened to him continue.I only heard Situ Qiao say: "The light of the fire fold is weak, and it can only illuminate a small area. I found a long table in front of the portrait, but this long table is not like the altars in front of the Buddha statues in other temples." It is full of offerings, but it is empty. Looking carefully, there is a thick layer of dust on the case. Behind the long case is the statue more than two feet high. It is a middle-aged lady with a head Dai Fengguan, wearing a yellow brocade robe and Xiapei, although only under the light of a bean-like fire, this attire is extremely gorgeous.

"I was shocked when I saw that the figure was dressed so luxuriously, so I looked at the face of the figure. It's just that I was even more shocked when I looked at it. I thought the costume of the figure was so gorgeous, but I thought about the face of this man It must be graceful and luxurious. Only by the faint firelight, I found that the face of the portrait was extremely scribbled, just like a child who has no painting skills, randomly draws eyes, nose, and mouth on a white board with a pen , making this figure look like a paper doll burned to the dead during the funeral of ordinary people, it looks extremely ugly, but it is a bit weird."

At this point, Situ Qiao looked at the crowd and said, "Guess, everyone, who is that figure?"

(End of this chapter)