Neon Clothes and Iron Clothes

Chapter 76 Clues
"Monk Huicong!" Wang Wenzuo coughed lowly: "This relic should not belong to Dinglin Temple, right?"

"No, it was originally treasured in the stupa of Maitreya Temple!"

"That's good!" Wang Wenzuo breathed a sigh of relief, and said with a smile, "Then why are you hesitating? Could it be that you don't want to rebuild Dinglin Temple!"

"No, how could it be!" Huicong shook his head, "It's just that this relic is a national treasure of Baekje, how could I sell it to—"

"Hahaha!" Wang Wenzuo laughed suddenly: "Huicong, you are so confused!"

"Confused?"

"I asked you, where did the relic come from? Why is it a national treasure of Baekje?"

"The relic is a gift from the emperor of Sui Dynasty in your country. It can promote Buddhism, save people's hearts, make the family and country safe and peaceful, and live forever!"

"The emperor of the Sui Dynasty gave you, Goguryeo, and Silla each a relic, but the Three Kingdoms still continued to attack and kill, and their lives were devastated. They themselves died in the second generation, and the ancestral temple was not preserved; Baekje built a pagoda to enshrine the relics. It is not disrespectful and pious. , and now that the royal capital has been destroyed, and the nobles of the royal family have moved to Chang'an, how can there be a home and country that will live forever?"

"This——" Huicong was dumbfounded. Wang Wenzuo's words pierced his heart and he couldn't refute them. After a few minutes, he retorted: "Perhaps Baekje's service of Buddhism is not devout enough, so—"

"Hehe!" Wang Wenzuo laughed: "Let's not argue about this issue. After all, no one can know whether the Baekje people were religious or not. But one thing is certain, the relics alone cannot make the country healthy, right? ?”

"Since you think the relic is useless, why do you ask me for it?"

"I don't want it, but Her Majesty the Queen wants it. Do you understand?" Wang Wenzuo sneered and said, "My generation of warriors is like that arrow, which is only shot by people and obeys orders. Monk Huicong, I won't hide it from you, Queen." His Majesty has sent nobles here for this relic. Once the imperial decree is issued, it will be like an arrow that leaves the string and cannot be recovered. Even if the relic is hidden in the sky, it will be found in the end. No one can do that Change. Instead of being found by others, it is better for you to find it, at least you can rebuild Dinglin Temple!"

Huicong hung his head and said nothing, obviously he heard the threat in Wang Wenzuo's words.Wang Wenzuo didn't press, but just quietly waited for him to make a decision.

"Actually, the poor monk doesn't know where the relic is now!" Huicong raised his head and said.

"It doesn't matter, as long as there are clues, it's my job to track it down!" Wang Wenzuo said with a smile: "As long as you can find the relic in the end, it will be your credit!"

"If the relics can really be found, will Her Majesty the Empress really order to rebuild Dinglin Temple?" Huicong still couldn't believe it.

"Hehe!" Wang Wenzuo said with a smile: "Monk Huicong, what are you still worried about? Her Majesty the Queen ordered to find the relic, which shows that she believes in Buddhism. Is it strange that a person who believes in Buddhism builds a Buddhist temple? As for the cost, it is naturally up to Baekje The person bears it by herself. At most, she distributes hundreds of bolts of silk cloth to avoid taxation for half a year. For her, it is just a drop in the bucket, so why bother? Instead of worrying about this, you should worry about how to find the relics! "

"The relic was originally in the underground palace of the Maitreya Temple stupa!" Monk Huicong whispered: "When the capital fell, the monk Dingyuan of Maitreya Temple took out the gold bottle and escaped."

"Monk Dingyuan? Such an imposing name!" Wang Wenzuo smiled: "The relic is in the golden bottle?"

"Yes, relics are Buddha treasures, and must be placed in a gold vase decorated with seven treasures!"

"Well, where is monk Dingyuan now?"

"I saw him once when I was at Master Daochen's place, and it was because of this that I knew that the relic was there, but now I don't know where it is!" Having said that, Huicong raised his head and looked carefully at the relic. Wang Wenzuo glanced at him, fearing that the other party would get angry because the clue was broken here.

"Yeah!" Wang Wenzuo nodded in satisfaction: "In this way, at least I'm not clueless. Monk Huicong, you go to rest first, and I'll take you to meet someone when the sun rises!"

For Liu Yuanzhen, visitors from Yuzhong ([-]:[-] am to [-]:[-] am) are extremely rare, and even rude. According to the customs of the upper class in Chang'an and Luoyang, this time is still the long dream Long night!It will take at least another hour for them to start the so-called "today" beautiful and beautiful day.Therefore, it is not difficult to understand his surprise and annoyance when he learned of Wang Wenzuo's visit.

"This rude barbarian!" Liu Yuanzhen rubbed her eyebrows and scolded angrily.

"Yes, yes, the villain will go and drive this guy away first, and ask him to come back in the afternoon?" the servant asked cautiously.

"Forget it, let's take him to the study!" Liu Yuanzhen waved his hand: "There must be something important to come here so early. This is not Chang'an, so we have to make do with it!"

The house slave had long been accustomed to Liu Yuanzhen's capriciousness, so he kowtowed and exited the door.Liu Yuanzhen patted his palms twice, and the maid outside rushed in to help him wash and dress, he couldn't help shaking his head: "I really can't stay in this damn place, I have to finish my errands and go back as soon as possible!"

When Liu Yuanzhen entered the study, Wang Wenzuo and Huicong had been waiting for a quarter of an hour. The two hurriedly bowed to Liu Yuanzhen. After saluting, Wang Wenzuo pointed to Huicong and said, "Your Majesty, this one knows the whereabouts of the relic!"

"What?" Liu Yuanzhen's drowsiness disappeared immediately: "Really?"

"That's right!" Wang Wenzuo repeated what Huicong said last night, and finally said: "However, the next official has the courage to promise him that if the relic is recovered from his road, Her Majesty the Queen will issue an order to rebuild Ding Lin Si, please forgive me!"

"It doesn't matter! If that's not the case, how can we get him to look for it!" Liu Yuanzhen is not the kind of rigid person, he nodded, and said to Huicong: "My official is Liu Yuanzhen, the inter-market supervisor of the Shaofu. He said, if you can get back the relics, you can do things cheaply, and there is no problem in rebuilding the temple!"

Due to language barriers, although Huicong couldn't understand what Liu Yuanzhen said, the unique bearing and majesty of a superior person could not be faked. He hesitated for a moment and said to Wang Wenzuo: "Wang Canjun, the poor monk has a Li's request is unsubstantiated, can you-"

"You want to put it on paper?" Wang Wenzuo laughed.

"Exactly!" Huicong replied cautiously.

"I can convey it to you, but whether I agree or not is not up to me!" Wang Wenzuo smiled and conveyed Huicong's plea to Liu Yuanzhen.

(End of this chapter)