A knife in love

Chapter 654

Li Qiufeng had only read about Monk Huaiyi's deeds in the book, but he didn't know much about the details.At this time, listening to Sun Guangming's eloquent talk, although many doubts were resolved, doubts arose in his heart.I thought to myself that Sun Guangming was only in his 30s, but where did he know so many secrets about Datang?Couldn't it be the same as myself, listening to people's stories in Gaoliangqiao, and then treating the things in the books as true, showing off in front of myself?

Sun Guangming fiddled with the dead branches burning in the fire with the wooden stick in his hand, and then said: "It is said in Tang books that the Vientiane Shrine is magnificent and magnificent, the most famous in China and abroad, and it cost more than tens of millions of gold and silver. The national power is strong and the treasury is full, so Wu Zetian, a seductress, can make such a fuss."

When he said this, he looked at Li Qiufeng as if, and said, "Does Hero Li know what kind of ending this Wanxiang Shrine will end up in?"

Li Qiufeng said: "I'm ashamed to say that I haven't read the Tang book. But I have heard a lot of folk rumors. It is said that after the monk Huaiyi built the Ming Hall, Wu Zetian was invited to worship the heavens in the Ming Hall. , It took a lot of effort. It was the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the Lantern Festival. The curfew was lifted by the court, and the people’s homes were decorated with lanterns and festoons, and the whole world was carnival. Monk Huaiyi commanded the monks to dig a five-foot-deep hole on the ground of the Mingtang In the big pit, Buddha statues were buried in advance, and organs were set up around it. Then a palace was built on the pit with brocade. After Wu Zetian led the Wu family kings and court ministers to Mingtang, the monk Huaiyi secretly ordered his men to activate the organ , the Buddha statue was driven by a mechanism, and slowly rose from the bottom of the pit until it rose into the brocade-built palace. The kings of the Wu family and the court ministers did not know that Monk Huaiyi had set up a mechanism in advance, and it seemed that the Buddha statue jumped from the ground But when the monk Huaiyi ordered the skilled craftsmen to build this big Buddha, it was carved according to Wu Zetian's face. After seeing the big Buddha, the kings of the Wu family and the court ministers were really terrified and fell to their knees. Long live the mountain call. Even the ministers loyal to Li Tang who were always dissatisfied with Wu Zetian thought that it was the Buddha who appeared, and the Wu family should be prosperous.

"It is said that in addition to making mysteries in the Wanxiang Shrine, the monk Huaiyi killed a cow a few days in advance, painted a [-]-foot-high Buddha with the blood of the cow, and then sent someone to hang the Buddha statue on the Tianjin Bridge. Let the people of Luoyang City pay homage. Monk Huaiyi said to Wu Zetian that this Buddha statue was painted with his own blood after the monk cut his knee. In this way, he prayed that the Great Zhou Dynasty would last forever and Wu would be the emperor.

"Monk Huaiyi thought that he would be able to win Wu Zetian's favor with all his efforts. Unexpectedly, since Wu Zetian came to Mingtang, although he praised Monk Huaiyi and others a lot, his attitude towards Monk Huaiyi has become colder than before. Many. Waiting for Monk Huaiyi to threaten to draw blood and paint Buddha, and openly supported Wu Zetian to usurp the Tang Dynasty. He thought that he was a hero of Kaiyuan during the Wu Zhou Revolution. After that, he just smiled lightly, ignored Monk Huaiyi, dealt with it casually, and then got up and drove back to the palace.

"Monk Huaiyi received a cold reception and harbored resentment. After Wu Zetian left, he sat in the Ming Hall, scolded all the monks, and even scolded his cronies, and killed several people on the spot. Seeing this situation, the monks scattered like birds and beasts Monk Huaiyi jumped into the yard, pointing at the sky and cursing the earth, looking like crazy. He also ordered his subordinates to bring him delicious food and wine, and then he drank and ate meat in the bright hall, blaspheming the gods and Buddhas.

"Monk Huaiyi was so drunk that night that he didn't wake up until the evening of the next day. At that time, the abbots and elders of the major temples in and outside Luoyang City gathered in Mingtang to visit Monk Huaiyi. This is because Wu Zetian When he worshiped the monk Huaiyi, he was appointed as the national teacher and took charge of the temples all over the world. The major monasteries around Luoyang, except Da Ci'en Temple, is the royal temple of Li Tang, and Master Xuanzang is also benevolent to Wu Zetian, so he is not controlled by the monk Huaiyi In addition, the abbots of the other monasteries were replaced by monk Huaiyi with his cronies. Therefore, on the sixteenth day of the first lunar month, these monks all came to Mingtang to pay homage to monk Huaiyi, and presented gold and silver treasures to thank monk Huaiyi for his support. Promotion recommendation.

"Monk Huaiyi was not happy when he saw the treasures presented by the monks. He held a banquet and forced these monks to drink with him. Although these monks are all close friends of Monk Huaiyi, many of them have studied Buddhism does not eat meat. Monk Huaiyi saw these monks politely refusing to drink and eat, he was furious, and even ordered his cronies to beat these monks to death before the banquet.

"Seeing this situation, the abbots and elders were all terrified and wanted to leave. Monk Huaiyi was already drunk and looked crazy. Seeing that the monks were about to leave, he swung his fist and beat them. More than ten monks were killed before and after. The monks ran away with their heads in their arms, and finally there was only one monk Huaiyi left in the hall. He cursed the world and was so arrogant that he even used candles to ignite the palace built with brocade and set fire to the Ming hall. There was a strong wind in Luoyang that night , The fire took advantage of the wind and spread rapidly, and soon the Mingtang became a sea of ​​flames. When the Mingtang was built, it cost a huge amount of gold and silver, and the house was exhausted, but in the end it turned into a piece of brocade ashes. When the Mingtang burned, the fire raged , shining the god capital Luoyang like daytime.

"Wu Zetian was furious when he heard the news of the burning of the Mingtang, and ordered a thorough investigation of the matter. The Wu family kings and Princess Taiping had long been extremely jealous of Monk Huaiyi's power and power, so they took the opportunity to add fuel to the flames and speak ill of Monk Huaiyi. At that time, Wu Zetian had a new favorite, and he was disgusted with such rough men as Monk Huaiyi. After hearing the slander from Wu's kings and Princess Taiping, she became murderous. A few days later, Wu Zetian sent someone to Please ask Monk Huaiyi to ask him to meet him at Yaoguang Hall in Ziwei City. Monk Huaiyi thought that Wu Zetian had changed his mind and was overjoyed, so he proudly went to Yaoguang Hall. Yaoguang Hall is surrounded by water and has a quiet view. It's just that if there is a change in the hall, it is extremely difficult to escape. When the monk Huaiyi arrived behind the Yaoguang Hall, it was not Wu Zetian who was waiting for him, but Wu Zetian's nephew Wu Youning. Monk Huaiyi and his cronies were chopped into meat paste..."

When Li Qiufeng said this, his mouth felt dry and his throat hurt, so he stopped talking.Su Yan hurriedly handed over the water bag, but Li Qiufeng didn't refuse. After taking the water bag, he immediately took off the lid, drank a big mouthful of water, thanked him, and handed the water bag back to Su Yan.

Sun Guangming smiled slightly and said: "Hero Li also said that he doesn't read books. If you hadn't read old and new Tang books, you would never be so clear about this matter. It's just that you can't believe everything in this book. .”

Li Qiufeng saw that he looked confident and knew that he had something to say, so he said, "I would like to listen to Mr. Sun's advice."

Sun Guangming shook his head and said, "I don't have any great ideas, it's just a coincidence and I know some inside stories."

Li Qiufeng was stunned, and said: "A coincidence? Thousands of years have passed since the Tang Dynasty. No matter how lucky Mr. Sun is, he can't go back to the Tang Dynasty to see with his own eyes how Monk Huaiyi burned the Mingtang? "

Sun Guangming smiled and said: "It's natural. Although Sun can play some tricks like blindfolding, but after all, he is not a god or Buddha, so how could he see the situation that day with his own eyes? It's just that there is no wall through which the wind can pass through, and Wu Zetian is a cruel and merciless woman." , killed countless people, and offended tens of thousands of officials and people in the world. Therefore, when she did evil back then, although she planned carefully, she was still known to people. When I say coincidence, I mean that I found out about it by accident Just the truth."

Li Qiufeng thought to himself, Sun Guangming's background is suspicious, I'm afraid the truth he said is just the truth he wants me to know.It's just that although I thought about it in my heart, I didn't speak.But I heard Sun Guangming say: "Monk Huaiyi built Mingtang back then, with the intention of defrauding Wu Zetian and Wu's kings and their cronies, and gathering and annihilating Wu's gang. You must know that Wu Zetian, a witch, has been in business for many years. Among them, there are many of her minions and cronies. Monk Huaiyi wants to stand on his own in place of the temptress, and killing Wu Zetian is not enough. Even if Wu Sansi, Wu Chengsi and other Wu clan kings are all killed, it is difficult to protect the court. There will be no hidden remnants of the Wu family. Therefore, he will take advantage of the opportunity of offering sacrifices to the heavens in the Ming Hall to deceive Wu Zekai, the kings of the Wu family, and the court ministers into the Ming Hall, and then release them. With a fire, all these people must be burned to death. In this way, on the one hand, the Wu Clan can be uprooted, and no fish will slip through the net. If he usurped the imperial power, no one would jump out and scold him for killing too much.

"When Monk Huaiyi built the Ming Hall, he set up organs in the Ming Hall according to the formation diagram of Zhuge's legacy. After Wu Zetian and others arrived in the Ming Hall, they fell into a fantasy..."

Hearing this, Li Qiufeng couldn't help but "噫", and said, "Illusion?"

Sun Guangming nodded and said, "That's right. It's an illusion. I know a thing or two about illusion. It's just that I have little knowledge. Although I have practiced for many years, I haven't seen the way. I can only play some tricks to deceive some people. Reckless man. But when you meet a master of martial arts like Li Daxia, you will be spotted at a glance, and it is useless. Sigh."

Li Qiufeng remembered that he had fallen into the illusion set by Yao Guangxiao when he was in the belly of Hutou Rock.At that time, the imperial city suddenly appeared beside him, and the city was filled with an army of skeletons.Neither I nor Huashan, Kunlun, Qingcheng and other masters were aware of being deluded by the illusion.If Situ Qiao hadn't seen through Yao Guangxiao's mechanism, everyone would have died in the stone room long ago.Even so, several dignified heads died in the mountainside.This illusion is powerful, but it is definitely not a trivial skill.

Seeing Li Qiufeng groaning silently, Sun Guangming said, "It's just that before Wu Zetian went to the Ming Hall, he also listened to Princess Taiping's reminder, and was prepared in advance. In addition to replacing all the guards around with martial arts masters, he also dispatched The Nine Great Monks of Shaolin Temple."

When Sun Guangming said this, he paused for a while, and said to Li Qiufeng: "Have you ever heard of the names of the nine great monks in Shaolin Temple?"

Li Qiufeng was startled, shook his head, and said: "This Li has never heard of it, and I ask Mr. Sun to explain Li's doubts."

(End of this chapter)