The Heavens Begin with Detective Di Renjie

Chapter 314 Jing Nian Temple

Luoyang City, Southern Suburbs
On the hill, a magnificent temple stands quietly.

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Li Shimin and Wang Xuanying had just arrived at the foot of the mountain when they heard the melodious bells coming from the temple.

The quiet and deep hill, and the melodious bells and chimes complement each other, and immediately give people a feeling of cleanliness and ease, which makes people feel fascinated before entering the temple.

"Sure enough, it's a place outside the prescription. It's really clean and uncontested."

Li Shimin savored the faint sound of the bell in the mountain, and nodded slowly.

Wang Xuanying, who was traveling with him, heard the words, immediately echoed and said: "What Your Highness said is very true."

"Jingnian Temple is a great sect of Buddhism, presiding over Zen Master Kong is not only exquisite in Buddhism, but also unfathomable in martial arts."

"If it weren't for his being indifferent and unwilling to be polluted by the world of mortals, his prestige would not be lower than that of Taoist Ning Sanren!"

Hearing this, Li Shimin frowned slightly invisibly.

In response to Wang Xuan's words, although it was a compliment to Kong Kong, there was a faint sense of "praising one and stepping one down".

He said that Kong is indifferent to fame and wealth, so he is unknown to the world, and his reputation is not as good as Ning Daoqi from the Taoist school.

Doesn't this sentence imply that Ning Daoqi is famous all over the world because he is keen on fame and fortune?

"Brother Xuan Ying's words are different." Li Shimin shook his head slightly, and said, "Buddhism talks about 'emptiness', while Taoism seeks 'inaction'. Both of them are concerned with being born, and they should not be judged by 'prestige'."

After Li Shimin made some points, Wang Xuanying also quickly realized that he had made a slip of the tongue.

"What Your Highness said is true! This is a slip of the tongue! This is a slip of the tongue!"

While speaking, Wang Xuanying sighed in his heart:

It's no wonder that the Li family can have the current status. This Second Young Master Li is really thoughtful and thoughtful, and I can't match it!
"A little joking, Brother Xuan Ying doesn't have to be like this." Li Shimin smiled slightly, and said softly: "Let's go to the top of the mountain first!"

He didn't intend to go directly to the Buddhist monastery, but wanted to take a look at the overall situation first, and take a look at the architectural layout of this Buddhist holy place.

Wang Xuanying nodded repeatedly, and continued to lead the way.

When I looked from the foot of the mountain just now, I could only see a few temples hidden by deep forests, which were naturally quiet and elegant.

But now that he came up to the mountain, Li Shimin realized that the Jingnian Temple really occupies a large area. There are hundreds of buildings in the temple, which is almost equivalent to a small city.

Seeing this situation, he couldn't help frowning again:

Never imagined that a Buddhist monastery in the hills would have such a scale!
There are hundreds of halls and halls, and thousands of monks and disciples, and all of them are masters of martial arts.

With such strength, I am afraid that even Wang Shichong would not dare to offend easily.

In other words, this monastery seems to have become a small vassal state in Luoyang city!
It's just that the people in this country are all monks.

After a while, Li Shimin suddenly pointed to a bright building in the Buddhist monastery, and asked doubtfully, "What is that?"

Wang Xuanying at the side took a look, and what he saw was a unique small hall, so he explained:
"This is a small hall in the Zen courtyard, made of pure copper, and it is the retreat place for Zen master Liaokong."

Copper
Li Shimin's heart sank.

Such a bronze temple with a width and depth of thirty feet and a height of half a tenth of a meter not only requires a lot of gold and copper, but also requires a real master craftsman.

With Chang'an's richness, there is no such a bronze temple!

Thinking of this, he took another look at the world-renowned Buddhist temple, only to realize that the entire Buddhist temple is centered on the copper hall, and the rest of the buildings are surrounded by it, with a complete and uniform scale.

Except for the copper hall, all the buildings are covered with three-color glazed tiles, and the color is as new. I don't know whether it is because the monks in the temple are diligent in cleaning, or the quality of the tiles is so good.

Looking at it, a question suddenly appeared in Li Shimin's mind:

If you want to build such a magnificent Buddhist temple, plus the priceless copper hall, where do these outsiders get the money?

For no reason, he actually remembered the question that Shen Youzhi raised in Tiance Mansion that day:

How about Tuoba Tao?
For a while, Li Shimin became more silent.

However, Wang Xuanying didn't know what was going on in his mind, instead he asked with interest:

"Your Highness, would you like to be admitted to the hospital?"

"Chan Master Liaokong has practiced closed mouth meditation for many years. He is a rare eminent monk in the world. He will definitely bring good luck to His Highness."

"That being the case, let's go and have a look."

Li Shimin calmed down and said lightly.

He also wanted to meet that Chan Master Liaokong who was "indifferent to fame and wealth", and see how he could build such a vast and vast Buddhist kingdom without seeking fame or profit!
"Amitabha, where did the two donors come from?"

The monk guarding the gate stopped the two of them and asked softly.

"I am Wang Xuanying, the son of Wang Shichong."

"This is the second son of the Li Clan. He is here to pay a visit to Zen Master Liaokong from Guichanyuan."

After Wang Xuanying reported the identities of the two, he consciously waited aside.

The monk didn't seem to feel that something was wrong, but said very naturally:

"Two and later, Rong Xiaoseng will inform the host first!"

After finishing speaking, he turned around leisurely, walked into the monastery, and left Li Shimin and Wang Xuanying outside the door.

Seeing this situation, Li Shimin was extremely astonished, with Wang Xuanying's status in Luoyang, even when he came to this monastery, he had to wait outside the gate!
And judging by his appearance, it seems that he has long been accustomed to this.

It became increasingly difficult for Li Shimin to imagine what kind of status a Buddhist monastery in this small mountain had in Luoyang.

Not long after, the young monk who passed the report turned around and invited the two into the Buddhist monastery.

After turning around many attics and passing through several corridors, Li Shimin finally came to a large hall, and met the famous Zen Master Liaokong who did not seek fame and wealth.

The other party is not only an old monk with a sad face, but also very young and handsome, no more than 40 years old in any way.

He has a slender and unrestrained figure, a straight nose, and looks very individual, and there is a kind of supernatural radiance on his generous and beautiful face.

The most unforgettable thing at first sight is his pair of deep and unfathomable eyes, which can make anyone have a heart that is both unfathomable and unpredictable.

There are four eminent monks beside him, namely, no greed, no anger, no ignorance, and no fear.

These four are the Four Great Protectors of Jingnian Temple.

"This is the abbot of the monastery, Chan Master Liao Kong."

"The rest are the four guardians who are not greedy, angry, ignorant, and fearless."

"This is the second son of the Li Clan, His Royal Highness King Qin."

Wang Xuanying was on the side to introduce for both parties.

"Amitabha." The four great kings chanted the Buddha's name together and bowed to Li Shimin.

Because of practicing closed-mouth meditation, Liaokong didn't open his mouth, but put his palms together and bowed slightly.

Li Shimin also nodded in return.

After that, the three of them took their seats.

At the same time, the Yingui faction stronghold in Luoyang was also full of voices.

The "Empress of Yin" Zhu Yuyan was the leader, and the two elders of the Yin Gui Sect, Bi Shouxuan and Danmei, lined up on both sides. Disciples of the younger generation, such as Wan Wan, Bai Qing'er, and Rong Jiaojiao, also gathered here.

Seeing that everyone had arrived, Zhu Yuyan opened her mouth slowly and said solemnly:

"It has been more than twenty years since the last Holy Gate Assembly."

"According to the precepts of the ancestors, a new general meeting should be held, and the two factions and six paths will jointly elect the leader of the Holy Gate."

"That's why I have summoned you here."

"Jiaojiao." Zhu Yuyan looked at Rong Jiaojiao at the side, and asked, "Did you inform Rong Fengxiang?"

Rong Fengxiang is Rong Jiaojiao's nominal father, and his real identity is the successor of "Laojunguan", who is a monster in the way of evil.

"Master, rest assured, Jiao Jiao has reported this matter to my father, and he has promised to attend the meeting as scheduled." Rong Jiao Jiao replied softly.

Rong Fengxiang was in Luoyang, and it was a breeze to make an appointment, so naturally he would not miss it.

"What about the other factions?" Zhu Yuyan asked again.

"Hou Xibai from Huajian School and Yang Xuyan from Butiandao have been notified." Wan Wan said softly.

"Anlong of Tianlianzong has also received the news." Danmei replied truthfully.

"Zuo Youxian from the true preacher, and Zhao Deyan from the Demon Xiangzong will also come as promised." Bi Shouxuan also said slowly.

Everything went well, but when it was Fa Nan and Chang Zhen's turn to report, something happened.

"The two subordinates are incompetent, and they have not been able to find the person from the Holy Extreme Sect!"

The so-called "Holy Extreme Sect" is actually the name of the Xieji Sect within the Demon Sect.

And the successor of the Xieji Sect is naturally Xiang Yutian's four major disciples.

Now that You Niaojuan and Ding Jiuchong were beheaded by Shen Youzhi, Zhou Laotan and Jin Huan really escaped, the Yingui Sect naturally could not find their whereabouts.

(End of this chapter)