Start with detective Li Yuanfang

Chapter 341 Check the Shaolin Temple!

"Your junior is from Shaolin?"

Now that he decided to suffer from his junior, there is no need to conceal some information, but when Jin Zhizhao revealed his junior's background, Li Yan was still slightly taken aback.

Needless to say, the descendants of Shaolin Temple are well-known to everyone, and they also became famous in the early Tang Dynasty. Shaolin Dharma Jin is the number one combat technique in Buddhism, and An Zhongjing from Liangzhou practiced that one.

He is not an exception. Because Shaolin Temple participated in the battle between Li Shimin and Wang Shichong, the thirteen stick monks captured Wang Renze, and the martial arts became famous all over the world. During the Zhenguan period, many noble families who advocated martial arts would send their children to Learning martial arts in Shaolin Temple.

But now fewer and fewer people go to Shaolin, especially the noble children in the pass, more and more are raised at home, can't bear hardships, only know how to fight cocks and dogs all day long, and become a rice bug with nothing to do.

Li Yan asked in this regard: "Is your junior brother from a high-ranking family and was sent to Shaolin Temple to learn martial arts by the elders of the family, or was he born as a monk in Shaolin?"

Jin Zhizhao said: "I don't know. He has long since returned to vulgarity. After he joined Master's school, he only talked about the past, and it is not easy to find out."

Yang Zaiwei shook his head and said, "I was the first to get started, and my younger brother was the last to get started. I haven't met many times, so I'm not very familiar with them."

Li Yan asked again: "Then when was the last time I saw him?"

Jin Zhizhao replied: "A few months ago, due to the catastrophe in Guanzhong, he asked for rice grain for the cottage. I asked Gong Siye to send several Gong family caravans to Guanzhong, and deliberately let the younger brother's subordinates seize the grain."

Li Yan thought of the grain and grass stored in the cottage. When other places in Guanzhong were starving and starving, the bandits in a small cottage were full of food and full of energy. ...

The master in the village reappeared in his mind, and said with a sneer, "So that's how it is. This man is training monks and soldiers, and he wants to follow the example of the thirteen monks who seized the city. No wonder there is enough rice and grain and abundant supplies. Take advantage of the famine to attract people.”

"If it wasn't for the encirclement and suppression by the hundreds of horses from the Beiya, the stronghold is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and there are secret roads leading to the mountainside, even the elite soldiers of the Zhechong Mansion may be helpless."

"Compared to your single fights, this junior brother is more powerful. There must be more than one village like this, right?"

Jin Zhizhao frowned: "Li Yuanfang, aren't you going to negotiate with my junior brother? Why do you sound like you want to uproot him?"

Li Yandao: "There are priorities. This time it is indeed a negotiation. How can we find him?"

Jin Zhizhao said: "We don't know where the younger brother is now, but I heard before that he still has contact with Shaolin Temple, you might as well send someone to the temple to ask, maybe there is a way to contact him."

Li Yan nodded: "Okay."

Shaolin Temple is only more than a hundred miles away from Luoyang, and it can be reached in half a day with a fast horse. Li Yan felt reassured and asked: "Zhongjing once studied with thirteen monks in Shaolin Temple. Are you familiar with Shaolin?"

An Shengan was stunned when he heard the words: "Shaolin Temple, I haven't contacted for a long time. The strength method of the ninth brother is passed on by the monks in the temple on behalf of the masters. He came to my mansion to teach in person, and did not go to the mountain to learn the art."

After Li Yan asked carefully, he realized the role of Shaolin Temple in the early Tang Dynasty. It was a bit like the most famous gymnasium in Buddhism. Thirteen stick monks were the famous fitness instructors.

But the time when the flow of these gold medal coaches was the highest was during the Zhenguan period. Now most of them are dead, and those who are alive are also dying. They are in their seventies and eighties.

An Zhongjing studied in his own mansion, and did not enter the temple, and members of the An family have never been to Shaolin.

Li Yan originally wanted to find acquaintances, which would be more efficient. After all, the rebellion was imminent. If chaos really broke out in the south of the Yangtze River, it would be too late. But since Anshi was not familiar with him, he summoned a few other inner guards. Instruct them to go to Songshan and bring people back.

However, An Shengan listened to him, frowned and said: "Liulang, this Shaolin Temple is no better than other Buddhist temples, so I'm afraid it needs to send more people."

Li Yan raised his brows: "What, Shaolin, dare to resist the law and cover up suspects?"

Anshen paused, and explained in a low voice: "This is not the first time Shaolin Temple has resisted the law..."

In fact, after he said the beginning, Li Yan remembered that Shaolin Temple really used force to resist the law.

The so-called thirteen stick monks' meritorious service to the king is because in the battle between the heroes at the end of the Sui Dynasty, Wang Renze, Wang Shichong's nephew, wanted to confiscate the land of Shaolin Temple, and Shaolin Temple immediately resisted and helped Datang.

Then Li Yuan issued an edict to dismantle the Shaolin Temple and disband the monks. There are different reasons. Anyway, Shaolin refused to obey. However, the pattern of Tang Dynasty’s unification of the world has been established. , In the end, I became a nail household for several years, but nothing happened.

This temple is not yet the number one temple in the world, and its influence in Buddhism is far less than that of Daci'en Temple, even Famen Temple, but its prosperous period was in the Tang Dynasty.

During the period, he accumulated more than [-] mu of land, more than [-] towers and palaces, and thousands of monks. There is no such thing as Shaolin Temple in the political arena, but relying on the large amount of land, he trains monks and soldiers every day. It's not easy.

This is obviously what Anshengan is worried about: "Shaolin Temple is no better than other temples. The monks and soldiers in the temple are personally gifted by Emperor Taizong. If there is a conflict, the inner guards will only go to a few people, and they will definitely not be able to please them. And if there is no evidence, they insist on it." Deny, in the end, there is nothing you can do."

Li Yan turned to Jin Zhizhao: "Besides the clue of Shaolin Temple, do you have other contact methods?"

Jin Zhizhao shook his head: "No, we used to go our own way and rarely get together."

Li Yan pondered for a moment, then his voice became cold: "Looks like I'm going to enter the palace to ask for a decree!"

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Ziwei Miyagi.

East Palace.

The inner servant reported: "Your Highness, the inner guard Li Jiyi has an audience."

The prince was discussing matters with the officials, and his face immediately became solemn: "Please come in."

When the other courtiers heard this, their expressions became serious.

The last time Li Yuanfang came was when King Yong and Li Xian were rewarded, he skillfully resolved the crisis. Now King Yong is editing and annotating the "Book of the Later Han" at his mansion, enjoying himself with all the scholars. Brothers are in harmony, and it is a good talk. Everyone is much more relaxed recently. The disaster situation in Guanzhong has basically stabilized, and the next step is for the people who fled famine to return to the prefectures and counties for resettlement.

What this person has done is a big deal. What happened to the inner guard who came here this time?
Li Yan walked into the hall and presented the testimony: "Your Highness, please take a look."

The prince looked at it carefully, and immediately frowned: "Prince Poyang wants to raise troops in Jiangnan to rebel?"

As soon as this remark came out, the officials in the hall changed their colors one after another.

A rebellion is really about to happen, it is the first time in this dynasty!

On the contrary, the crown prince was the calmest. The superintendent of the country became more and more calm and calm, and said, "I really want to commit a crime. There is no reason to worry about it. This matter must not be violent and cause turmoil in the south of the Yangtze River."

This sentence shows his attitude. If it is Empress Wu, even if he knows that King Poyang is wronged, he must use it to achieve political goals, and the prince wants to suppress it.

But Miao Shenke took a step forward and remonstrated: "Your Highness, the thief is vicious. If you really rebel against the king of Poyang with the reputation of King Poyang, even if you fail, the prestige of your Highness in supervising the country and the people in the Jiangnan area will not be respected." It was a huge blow!"

Other officials of the East Palace and Beimen scholars also held similar opinions: "Your Highness, this matter must be prevented before it happens, and we must not take it lightly!"

After pondering for a while, the prince nodded slowly: "It's because I didn't think carefully, and I really can't raise the arrogance of a thief...Go and invite the servant!"

Lai Shilang is the prime minister Lai Heng, who is also the servant of the Ministry of Officials. He basically took over Li Jingxuan's class, but his power is far from that of Li Jingxuan back then.

Because this is from Jiangdu, and he is not very good at uniting his subordinates. Although many officials from Jiangnan have been promoted, they have not yet been integrated into a real Jiangnan force. Li Zhi promoted him because of these characteristics, so as to avoid The situation where Li Jingxuan's family dominates again.

The dominance of one family has indeed been avoided, but recently there have been signs of regional struggles in the court.

The Shandong gentry and the Jiangnan gentry wanted to fight for their rights, and launched an attack on the gentry in the Guan, pointing at the six vacant important positions. The prince mediated in the middle, and hoped to take this opportunity to balance the political situation of all parties.

In this regard, the prince, Li Zhi, and Empress Wu have the same ideas, and the power in Guanzhong is too large, so it must be checked and balanced.

When he came to Heng to enter the palace, he was quite happy. Now that there are vacancies for the ministers of the criminal department and the ministers of the household department, once these two positions of real power are won, he will be able to form a large faction. Who can resist this temptation?

As a result, he went to the palace to pay his respects, and then received the testimony. After a hasty scan, Lai Heng's expression froze immediately, and he exclaimed: "The king of Poyang has always been weak and sick, so why would he rebel? This is probably the slander of the thief!"

When it comes to the matter of treason, he didn't dare to say it to death, but the prince nodded and said: "I still have an impression of this fourth brother. He is a gentle and kind person, and he will not do such evil things."

Lai Heng was certain, as if he had received an amnesty: "Your Highness is benevolent."

The crown prince said: "Nowadays, water transportation is getting heavier, but there are no officials to manage it full-time. I intend to open a water department, rectify water transportation, and increase the distribution of rice from various places. Come to the servant, and you will go to Jiangdu and report the situation in the south of the Yangtze River. "

Lai Hengxin understood, and said in a loud voice: "The minister has no shirkable responsibility!"

Once there is a major rebellion in Jiangnan, no matter whether it is successful or not, the previous efforts of the Jiangnan gentry will be in vain, and if it is used to suppress the rebellion, it will be a heavy blow. He investigated, this is to minimize the impact while eliminating the disaster.

Of course, this will test the ability of the executor. As the prime minister, Lai Heng will naturally not think that this matter cannot be resolved, so he took the order with great fighting spirit and quickly stepped down.

After deciding on the most important matter, the crown prince stopped the discussion of other officials, and looked at Li Yan tacitly: "Yuan Fang, do you have other important matters?"

Li Yandao: "The inner guard's investigation of clues is related to an ancient Buddhist temple. I request an order to investigate the Songshan Shaolin Temple!"

　Thanks to "The Wind from Longxi" for the rewards, and thanks to the book friends "The Wind from the Moon", "Yan Luo from the Dark Fire", "Tianjing Huntian Baojian", "Sushi Jinhua" and "The Rabbit Under the Laurel Tree" for their rewards.

　　
　
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