A knife in love

Chapter 655

Sun Guangming said: "If you talk about the nine great monks of Shaolin Temple, you have to start from the beginning of the Tang Dynasty. It's just that if you talk too far, you will inevitably have side effects. I'm afraid Li Daxia will laugh at my long-winded words. Let's make a long story short. When the great ancestor Li Yuan raised troops in Taiyuan, he took advantage of the fierce battle between the Sui army and the Wagang army and other places against the king. Luoyang's Zheng Wang Wang Shichong is the most powerful.

"In order to relieve Wang Shichong's threat to Guanzhong, Li Shimin led his army to Luoyang under Li Yuan's order. However, he also knew that Wang Shichong was extremely cunning, and he had brave generals such as Shan Xiongxin under his command. Moreover, Wang Shichong had defeated the Wagang Army before, and Qin Qiong , Cheng Zhijie and other fierce generals were taken under their tents. In terms of strength, they are still superior to themselves. If they enter the army without authorization, I am afraid that they will not be Wang Shichong's opponent. Therefore, after the army left Tongguan, Li Shimin did not act rashly. He personally brought a few guards, disguised himself, and went to Luoyang to investigate Wang Shichong's military situation.

"After the news of the Tang Army's Eastern Expedition reached Luoyang, Wang Shichong ordered strict precautions, and the surrounding areas of Luoyang were under martial law. Li Shimin arrived outside Luoyang City, and was discovered by Zheng Jun before he entered the city. Wang Shichong heard that there was a general of the Tang Army spying on the camp, although he didn't know It was Li Shimin, king of Qin, who came in person, but he guessed that the person who came must be an important figure in the Tang army. Therefore, he ordered that the enemy general must be captured alive. Li Shimin fled to the foot of Songshan Mountain with his bow and arrow that pierced Yang with a hundred steps. His guards fought all the way. He died, and he was surrounded by chasing troops.

"It happened that Shaolin monk Tan Zong led [-] monks down the mountain to do errands. Seeing that Li Shimin was trapped, these Shaolin monks fought fiercely with the chasing enemy and rescued the king of Qin Li Shimin. Tan Zong and others saw that Li Shimin was not good-looking Although I don't know his name, I know that he must be a great person, so I didn't dare to neglect him, and escorted him all the way west, until I met Tang Jun who came to meet him, then I said goodbye to Li Shimin and went back to Songshan.

"Li Shimin has experienced hundreds of battles, but the battle of Songshan was the most dangerous. If there were no thirteen Shaolin monks to rescue him, Li Shimin would have been killed, and naturally there would be no future Emperor Taizong. Therefore, after Li Shimin ascended the throne, he drove to Songshan in person, Great rewards were given to the Shaolin Temple, and the thirteen monks who saved him were given official positions. However, all the monks refused to accept it, and each of them only received a cassock in the end. General, but it's just a vain job, and he never shows it off.

"Li Shimin had seen the martial arts of these Shaolin monks, and he was truly astounding. He asked the abbot of Shaolin Temple to send eminent monks from the temple to the palace to pray for the royal family while chanting sutras every day. Another important task is to protect the emperor from Injured by an assassin. Although the abbot of Shaolin Temple was unwilling to participate in these mundane affairs, he did not dare to disobey the emperor's order, so he chose nine eminent monks from the temple to accompany him to the Chang'an Palace. Only the abbot and Li Shimin clearly stated that the nine eminent monks They only wanted to protect the safety of the emperor, and they must not participate in the struggle between the royal family and the court. Li Shimin agreed, and the nine Shaolin monks followed Li Shimin back to Chang'an.

"In the following decades, there were Shaolin monks accompanying the emperor in the imperial palace. It's just that these Shaolin monks never showed up in public, and even the eunuchs and maids in the palace rarely knew about it, let alone the court ministers and common people. The nine monks were changed from time to time, but the order of nine monks was maintained all the time, so the emperor and people who knew about it all called the nine Shaolin monks the Nine Great Gods.

"Ever since nine Shaolin monks sat in the imperial palace to protect the emperor, they have indeed disrupted some people's plans to assassinate the Tang emperor. For example, in the early years of Zhenguan, Dou Jiande's subordinates gathered martial arts masters to enter the imperial palace at night to assassinate the emperor. These people The martial arts are so strong that the great masters can't resist them. Fortunately, the nine great monks took action to drive these people back and protect Li Shimin's safety. Later, Hou Junji conspired to rebel and led troops to force the palace, trying to kill Li Shimin. It was Shaolin monks again Li Shimin retreated into the secret room, making it impossible for Hou Junji to succeed. After Gaozong and Li Zhi became emperor, Wu Zetian also wanted to kill Gaozong at the beginning, but was seen through by Shaolin monks several times, and finally had to give up.

"When Wu Zetian usurped the Tang Dynasty, the nine great monks left Chang'an. Later, when Emperor Zhongzong was restored, he followed the usual practice and invited these nine monks back. The nine Shaolin monks did not leave the palace until the imperial court exterminated Buddhism during the Huichang period of Emperor Wuzong of Tang Dynasty. , and returned to the Shaolin Temple in Songshan Mountain. So far, the practice of guarding the imperial palace by the nine great monks has been cancelled.

"That day in the Ming Hall, Monk Huaiyi launched the array and trapped Wu Zetian and others in it. Although the nine Shaolin monks had never seen Zhuge's left array, they just thought that emptiness is form and form is emptiness about the various illusions in the illusion. Shaolin monks naturally wouldn’t believe it. With illusion, if you want to trap people, you have to make people believe that everything in front of you is real. Although these Shaolin monks don’t understand mechanisms, they just regard all kinds of illusions in front of them as false from the very beginning Therefore, this formation diagram has no effect on the nine monks, and it was actually deciphered by the monks.

"Monk Huaiyi didn't expect these nine Shaolin monks to be so powerful, but he was unwilling to fail, so he called his minions to besiege the Shaolin monks, intending to kill the nine monks first, and then kill Wu Zetian, the Wu clan kings, and court officials. There was a melee between the two sides. Although monk Huaiyi's subordinates had many martial arts experts, how could they be the opponents of the eminent monks of Shaolin Temple? In the end, the whole army of monk Huaiyi was wiped out, and even his own head was cut off. It was just that in the melee, overturned The bright candlelight attracted the brocade, and finally burned the whole bright hall to a white ground.

"Wu Zetian hated Monk Huaiyi to the extreme. He cut off his head and still couldn't get rid of his hatred. Then he transported his body to the White Horse Temple. After burning the body and destroying the traces, the ashes were sealed on the altar and buried at the foot of the statue of Wei Tuo guarding the gate of the mountain. It is to imprison his ghost in the [-]th floor of hell, and he will not be reborn forever."

When Sun Guangming said this, he said: "Although Monk Huaiyi is dead, the formation map of Zhuge's legacy that he hid was found in the White Horse Temple. Wu Zetian saw this formation map, but it was like a treasure. She He also invited a Taoist expert to explain these pictures to him. Knowing that the pictures can drive ghosts and gods, he was overjoyed, so he also wanted to use this picture to harm people. Taking the opportunity of rebuilding the hall, she secretly ordered to be responsible for this The master supervisor of the matter must build the Mingtang according to the formation diagram.

"With Wu Zetian's decree, how dare the supervisor dare to disobey? It took only one year, and a bright hall that was more majestic than the Vientiane Shrine built by Monk Huaiyi was erected in front of Ziwei Palace again. Wu Zetian was very happy, The master supervisor and others were rewarded, and this brand-new bright hall was named Tongtian Palace.

"At that time, Wu Zetian had usurped the Tang Dynasty as the Zhou Dynasty, and the world was initially determined. She was not a general, and she had no interest in military formations. In my opinion, she spent a huge amount of gold and silver to build the Tongtian Palace. To live forever, to live forever.”

When Sun Guangming said this, Li Qiufeng couldn't help but said: "It's just a dream, how can there be such a miracle in the world?"

Sun Guangming said: "People's hearts are not enough to swallow elephants. When people in the world are poor, they often think that it is a blessing in the world to be able to eat and cover their bodies. They don't have to worry about three meals, but they think about their wives and concubines getting married and their children and grandchildren enjoying happiness. As an official and a half-job, I wanted to be tall and powerful, and I would respond to all calls. Until I became a minister under one person and over ten thousand people, I wanted to sit on the dragon chair for a try. To continue this power for thousands of years, it is natural to be a god and seek immortality. Throughout the dynasties and dynasties, is there any emperor who is not like this? It is the current Emperor Jiajing. Hanging out with Taoist priests in the palace, refining alchemy and seeking medicine in order to live forever. Hero Li has been in the palace for many years, so this is not a folklore, is it?"

Li Qiufeng said: "That's right. The emperor did believe in Taoism, and talked about alchemy with Taoists. It's just that although Emperor Jiajing was obsessed with Taoism, he did not fall behind in political affairs. The power of the court is still firmly in his hands. With the former Emperor Zhengde Compared with today's emperor, Gan Gang is arbitrary and more thoughtful."

Sun Guangming nodded, and then said: "Wu Zetian built the Tongtian Palace, intending that when he was old, he would spend his life in the Tongtian Palace in order to prolong his life. This witch is afraid that the map will be stolen, but I hid the array map, and drew the location of the hidden map on another map, and placed the array map and array in Qingliang Temple in Wutai Mountain, Shanxi, Fengxian Temple in Longmen, Luoyang, and Famen Temple in Fufeng County, Shaanxi, respectively."

Hearing this, Li Qiufeng let out a sigh of relief, thinking that Sun Guangming had been rambling for a long time, and finally got to the point.It's just that the night is long, and it's quite interesting to listen to Sun Guangming's narration of the past.He stretched his waist and said: "I think that after you collected the clues, you went to Qingliang Temple to steal the cassock. After that, you rushed to Longmen and took the brocade box from the head of Lushena Buddha. Although you didn't take the brocade I got the box, but I knew it was in Situ Qiao's hands, so I naturally wanted to find it. Now there is only one artifact left, which is hidden in Famen Temple. I don't know when you plan to go to Famen Temple?"

Sun Guangming smiled slightly and said: "Hero Li doesn't know something. After I got the clue, I first went to Famen Temple and got the artifact from the underground palace of the stupa. Then I went to Qingliang Temple in Wutai Mountain to get the cassock."

Cheng Qiufeng's heart trembled, and he said: "It turns out that your Excellency has gathered two artifacts, and Li admires them."

Sun Guangming shook his head and said, "The big rivers are like walking on flat ground, but unexpectedly they capsized in the gutter. That day in the Temple of King Wen, I exchanged the antidote for the beads in your hand. It's just that after walking a short distance, I took out the antidote. When Zhuzi saw it, he knew that although this bead was a rare night pearl in the world, it was not the artifact I wanted. Since the bead is not an artifact, then the artifact must still be in the box. I took it away, thinking that the box containing the beads was useless, and threw it away in Wenwang Temple. But after I returned to Wenwang Temple, I didn’t even see a single person. It’s just that I found it among the ashes of the fire in the yard. It was burnt to the point where only a corner of the palm-sized box was left. Although I don’t know if you noticed something strange in this box, but thinking that the dead horse was being treated as a living horse doctor, I chased it all the way down. God knows, I finally got it right It's a big deal."

Li Qiufeng said: "Fortunately, that thing was taken away by Situ Qiao, otherwise your Excellency would not have given me a knife to help me in front of Wuji Temple, and maybe he would have helped Wuji Temple to kill me, and then I will give you a hand." Take that thing away."

Sun Guangming looked very embarrassed, coughed twice, and said: "Hero Li is joking. With the martial arts of Hero Li, how can I harm you?"

(End of this chapter)