Lord Moyu was forced to open

White Horse Temple is located in a hill two miles east of Nanyang City.

A stone road built thousands of years ago leads directly to the mountain gate of Baima Temple.

The mottled stone road has gone through years of vicissitudes and has long been covered with cracks.

However, annual repairs have kept this ancient road that has existed for thousands of years timeless.

early morning.

The chirping of birds can be heard from time to time in the quiet mountain forest, and a light mist surrounds the mountains. Walking on the trail gives people a strange atmosphere of an empty valley and a secluded forest.

White Horse Temple, the head of the Buddhist sect in the north, was established during the Pre-Han Dynasty and has been here for more than 1,200 years.

It has been the most popular Buddhist temple in the north since ancient times, and is also known as the ancestral temple of Buddhist temples in the world. However, time passed by, the world changed, and talented people emerged from generation to generation.

The Songlin Temple in the south rose to prominence due to the eminent monk Bodhidharma, and gradually became the leader of the Buddhist sect in the south. It competed with the White Horse Temple, and finally won.

So far, Songlin Temple has the reputation of being the most prosperous Buddhist sect in the world, followed by White Horse Temple.

Even so, the influence of White Horse Temple cannot be underestimated.

Incense has also been flourishing for a long time.

In the early morning, not long after the Nanyang City Gate opened, pilgrims who had gotten up early began to walk on this mountain walkway towards the White Horse Temple.

Accompanied by the majestic bells in the temple and the neat chanting of the monks, the believers who walked up the mountain unconsciously began to pray devoutly while climbing.

Today is as usual, everything is so harmonious, until...

"Hurry up! Go up the mountain! Surround the entire mountain gate, don't miss any place!"

"Hurry up, hurry up! The general has orders to surround the mountain gate!"

"Captain, there is someone in front of me, he should be a pilgrim! What should I do?"

"The general said this is a surprise attack. We can't let the monk in front get the news. Take him down and control him, and then let him go when we're done!"

"promise!"

A large number of soldiers in armor swarmed from the bottom of the mountain onto the forest path, and rushed towards the gate of the White Horse Temple. Everyone they met on the road was temporarily controlled in order to prevent them from being tipped off.

If you look down from the sky at this time, you can easily see a growing snake climbing rapidly on the forest road leading to the White Horse Temple!

Zhang Tang and Li Dingguo naturally did not walk in the front. They rode horses and walked step by step along the mountain road towards the gate of White Horse Temple.

At this time, in the White Horse Temple, the monks who had just rang the morning bell and finished their morning prayers were making preparations. According to past habits, it would not take long before early pilgrims would come up the mountain, and they had to do a good job of receiving them. .

Vegetarian dishes should also be prepared in the kitchen to receive pilgrims who have not yet had breakfast.

"Guang Liang!"

As soon as he took the monks for breakfast and the others dispersed, the abbot immediately stopped Guang Liang, the supervisor of the temple.

"Abbott Abbot."

Guang Liang immediately turned around, put his hands together and gave a salute.

The abbot, Master Guangping, immediately said: "Today you will go to the gate of the temple to receive the first wave of pilgrims. After the first wave of pilgrims are received, you will go down the mountain to the city to find out the news. Yesterday there was news in the city that the imperial envoy of the imperial court will be here today. You can come to Nanyang City and explore it to see what kind of regulations it has.

In this case, we might as well..."

Guangping thought for a while, and finally sighed and said the last two words: "Sigh... It's easy to deal with."

Guang Liang's face immediately showed joy, and he nodded and agreed.

"Abbott, don't worry, I understand!"

Then he turned around and headed towards the mountain gate.

At the gate of Baima Temple.

The young novice guarding the mountain gate had just pushed open the mountain gate and walked out of the temple when he heard footsteps coming from behind him. When he turned around, he saw that it was the uncle who was the supervisor of the temple and hurriedly turned around to salute.

"Uncle Supervisor of the Temple!"

After hearing this, Guang Liang nodded slightly and put his hands together before returning the salute and immediately said:

"Before the pilgrims come, quickly clean up the leaves that fell last night at the door. Don't wait for them to come. There won't even be a place to stay." "Yes! Uncle Supervisor of the Temple!"

The two young novices responded immediately and quickly picked up the brooms nearby and started cleaning up.

Guang Liang, on the other hand, was already thinking about which adult he should go to to inquire about the situation when he went to the city.

Today and tomorrow are the sixtieth birthdays of Jun Cheng's parents, so it's not a good time to visit them.

The county lieutenant can go over and find out.

Just as the two novice monks were about to clean up the fallen leaves in front of the mountain gate, Guang Liang suddenly came back to his senses.

I heard bursts of footsteps coming from down the mountain.

When the two young novices heard this voice, they immediately stopped what they were doing and shouted in surprise: "Uncle Supervisor of the Temple, there seem to be a lot of pilgrims here today!"

Guang Liang naturally heard the footsteps, and was wondering why so many people came today.

next moment!

Elite soldiers wearing armor and holding weapons suddenly appeared from the mountain road.

At first glance, there were endless soldiers behind him with no end in sight!

Guang Liang's pupils suddenly shrank, and at this moment, the legs of the two young novice monks were already weak!

"Uncle... Supervisor of the temple! This... this... why are there so many soldiers here!"

After the two novice monks finished speaking, there was a bang in their ears. They turned around and saw that the temple door that had just been opened had been slammed shut.

The two of them were stunned for a long time before they suddenly realized that they had been abandoned outside the temple by the master in charge of the temple!

His face turned pale in an instant, and he rushed to the mountain gate and started knocking on the door desperately.

"Uncle Supervisor of the Temple, we are still outside!"

"Uncle Supervisor of the Temple! Open the door quickly!"

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"

……

However, Guang Liang could not care about them at this time. After closing the door and asking the passing disciples to hold the door and no one was allowed to open the door to let anyone in, he rushed towards the temple with an anxious face and went straight to the temple. The abbot's Zen room.

After jogging all the way, Guang Liang soon arrived at the Zen room of the abbot, Master Guangping. At this time, Master Guangping was silently reciting scriptures.

Hearing his rapid breathing, he frowned slightly. He slowly opened his eyes and was about to scold him. Why is he so irritable as a prison guard?

However, the words that came out of Guang Liang's mouth at the next moment made his expression change drastically!

"Abbott Abbot! Oh no! The officers and soldiers are going up the mountain. There is no end in sight! They have blocked the entire mountain road!"

"what?!"

Guang Ping opened his eyes wide, looked at Guang Liang in astonishment, and then asked:

"Why did the officers and soldiers come so fast? Didn't they say they would arrive in Nanyang today?

Did they come straight to us without even entering the city? "

"I guess so! This is simply because the person who came here is evil!"

Guang Liang's face was extremely ugly. The sudden arrival of the officers and soldiers caught him off guard. Now he was not prepared at all. He didn't know what to do. Everyone was already panicking.

Compared with Guang Liang, Guang Ping was worthy of being an abbot. He only panicked for a moment, then quickly calmed down, recited the name of the Buddha and said immediately:

"Amitabha, when the soldiers come, they will block it, and when the water comes, the earth will cover it up.

No matter what the other party's intentions are, we should first have a direct contact with the other party and see what the other party wants to do before we can respond.

Inform the heads of each hall to go with Lao Monk to greet the Imperial Envoy! "

"Yes!"

With the abbot and abbot as the backbone, Guang Liang quickly calmed down. After listening to the abbot's instructions, he nodded quickly and went to gather people.

The abbot, Master Guangping, sighed and walked slowly towards the mountain gate.

At this time, outside the gate of the White Horse Temple, endless officers and soldiers had completely blocked the entire White Horse Temple.

Accompanied by Li Dingguo, Zhang Tang walked to the mountain gate of White Horse Temple to take a look. Looking at the majestic and simple gate of White Horse Temple, Zhang Tang slowly raised the corner of his mouth.

After today, whether this mountain gate can still exist is in your own hands!

It depends on whether these monks know each other or not!

...(End of chapter)