The strategy of conquering the national division begins with drawing Thangka

Chapter 21 The Prefect's Death
Seeing that the refugees outside the mountain gate became more and more chaotic, the monks were also a little panicked.

At this time, Wang Chi's fast horse had arrived at the mountain gate. Xi Yuanqi saw it from a distance, so he rushed to meet him, explained the situation, and wanted to bring Wang Chi in.

But Wang Chi stopped at the gate of the mountain and turned to look at the refugee team.He was tall and fast, and he came with a decisive aura. At this time, most people had stopped shouting and looked at him.

Well-informed refugees have commented: "Is this the Major General of the Northwest Cavalry?"

Some of the refugees had already rushed forward and knelt down, "Major General, please help me, Major General."

So more and more people knelt down and shouted.

In the chaos, Wang Chi saw a black carriage parked at the edge of the refugee team. The curtain of the carriage was slightly parted, making it impossible to see the inside clearly. A middle-aged man in charge was standing beside the carriage, talking to the people in the carriage. talk.

Wang Chi frowned slightly, but did not speak.

After a while, Shi Yu and Shi Ling arrived with a group of soldiers and yamen servants.

Wang Chi said to Xi Yuan seven times: "Surrounded. Outside the temple, let Yinfu Cheng take the yamen guards to check and register one by one. Those who don't cooperate are locked up. If there is no doubt in the check, they will be released first, but they need to register where they will stay. Ten people will work together and guarantee each other. .”

"Yes." Xi Yuanqi took the order and was about to turn around when he heard Wang Chi add: "That's right," he raised his chin, "The black carriage also needs to be checked, check it carefully!"

Xi Yuanqi was taken aback for a moment, glanced at the direction of the carriage, and hurriedly backed away.

In a short while, Tingquan Temple was surrounded by the Black Armored Iron Guards and the Southwest Navy.

The refugees didn't know what was going on, and were in a panic, but they didn't dare to move rashly under the siege of the soldiers.

Wang Chi faced the monks and asked, "Who is the person in charge?"

Zen Master Cifa proclaimed the Buddha's name and stepped forward a few steps, saying: "The poor monk, Cifa, is acting as the abbot."

"Zen Master Cifa, please open the fasting hall to give some relief." Wang Chi said, handing over a brocade bag, and said, "These incense offerings are my heart."

Zen Master Cifa frowned slightly, glanced at Wang Chi, then at the frightened refugee team, and took the brocade bag after a little hesitation.

Wang Chi nodded slightly at him, and walked up the mountain surrounded by a crowd of people.

Zen Master Cifa led a group of monks to appease the refugees, but the refugees were much calmer than before because they served porridge and steamed buns in the opening hall.

Several young men also came over from the Huo family's carriage, carrying a lot of dry food, and helping the monks call for relief and maintain order.

The refugees went from panic and chaos to gradually cooperating with the soldiers to register and investigate, to guarantee each other, and then to receive relief, and order became orderly after a while.

Because Xi Yuanqi was instructed, he paid special attention to the carriage and the group, and cooperated very well when the soldiers went to check and register. There was nothing to blame, so he couldn't help but nodded secretly, and didn't care too much.

When the refugees lined up to receive the relief, Second Master Huo got out of the car wrapped in a thick black and embroidered cloak. The housekeeper only said that Second Master was tired and wanted to find a place to drink tea. He smiled and stuffed a handful of banknotes Liu Yuan sentenced to help bring into the temple.

Liu Yuanpian usually received a lot of benefits from the Huo family, and knowing that Huo Erye was in poor health, naturally he would not shirk it.Then he led the housekeeper and the maid to support Huo Erye, and walked slowly up the mountain along an unnoticed corner.

The wing room was surrounded by yamen soldiers.

Wu Zuo is doing an autopsy, and the judge is checking the scene.

The judge is inquiring about the first Jingren ① who found the body. The Jingren has been in charge of the magistrate's food for the past two days. Seeing a pair of feet dangling in front of his eyes, he immediately fell to the ground in fright, and the food was also turned over on the floor.

At this moment, when he was answering with the judge, his face was pale, trembling, and he stuttered.

……

The Taoist went to Meishan behind the Pharmacist's Hall, and chose a spot with a good view to watch the excitement. Bai Zeqing begged for nothing to move the young couple to follow, and stuck to the Taoist's side to serve tea and water.

Bai Zeqing handed over half a cup of new tea and said, "Master..."

"What are you yelling!"

The Taoist priest avoided a few steps with the dexterity of an electric shock, and the tattered Taoist robe even hung on the plum branch next to it, making a "stab" sound when it was pulled.

Bai Zeqing hurriedly put the teacup away, carefully helped him take off the robe from the plum branch, and patted it, "Why did the lord of this house insist on coming to Tingquan Temple to hang himself?" Then he looked at the Taoist priest, "What do you mean?" Isn’t it strange? Master!” The last two words were shouted very clearly.

"Dao Tong, Dao Tong! Master, what kind of father?"

Bai Zeqing didn't mind at all, and continued: "My lord has ordered a thangka from my uncle before. That is to say, he can be regarded as a layman. Laymen believe that life is not over, and if they don't enter reincarnation, how could they make a special trip?" Go to a Buddhist temple to commit suicide?"

Then she looked at the Taoist priest very seriously and said, "This is unreasonable, Master!"

"Shut up, I don't accept apprentices."

"If something goes wrong, there must be a demon, Master!"

The Taoist priest didn't bother to talk anymore, so he flicked his sleeves and walked to the side room.

"Master, wait for me!" Bai Zeqing chased after him, with the corners of his mouth slightly raised.

Looking at the Taoist priest's tall back, she couldn't help but see the image of the Taoist priest carrying her up the mountain and protecting her in his arms on a rainy night.Hmph, so you are such a Taoist priest, I understand you thoroughly!
"Master, master, let's not get too close, I am still a prisoner, they are all going to arrest me!" She shouted while chasing.

"Don't follow me!"

Bai Zeqing turned a deaf ear to it, and hurriedly followed the Taoist priest to a medicine garden separated by more than ten steps outside the wing room, where he could clearly see the inside and outside of the wing room.

When she saw Second Master Huo who was wrapped in a cloak and standing under the pine tree not far from the wing, holding a hand stove and looking at him in the wing, she let out a "huh".

……

In the wing room here.

Wu did an autopsy and found that he had indeed hanged himself, so the judge negotiated with the judge and prepared to close the case in this way.

Today, two great generals, Wang Chi and Shi Yu, were present at the scene, and the angel Lu Yu also came with him, so they couldn't let them decide.So the two shied away, and the judge went to ask the three to review and close the case.

At this moment, if Wang Chi felt something, he turned his head and looked in the direction of the medicine garden.

Bai Zeqing was startled, and quickly hid behind the camphor tree in fright.

The Taoist said with disgust: "What are you afraid of? He can't see you."

Can't see?Is it like being on the boat that day?
Bai Zeqing walked out from behind the tree without any doubt, and stood beside the Taoist priest openly.

From the first meeting to the present, although it wasn't long, she found that no matter how outrageous the Taoist's words, he never seemed to say a single lie.

Sure enough, Wang Chi looked at it for a moment, frowned, and turned back.

"Master, he really can't see me!"

The Taoist looked at the leopard in the countryside, "Shut up and concentrate."

"Oh!" She hurriedly looked towards the side room, she could faintly hear the voices there, but she couldn't hear the content clearly.

Seeing her distressed face, the Taoist said with great compassion: "Keep your eyes on your ears, keep your tongue tight, and listen to your heart."

Bai Zeqing was overjoyed, and said in her heart: Sure enough, she is hard-spoken and soft-hearted.Quickly calm down and do as the Taoist said.

　① Living in monasteries, unshaved lay people serve monks and perform various clean karma.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)