Beginning as a Tantric Academy Monk

Chapter 8 Intricate Temple

"Twelve days..."

Walking towards the Endless White Pagoda Temple.

In Lu Feng's mind, he clearly sorted out the various power structures in the temple that he had heard and seen.

And what he should do next.

For him.

The temple is not a pure land either.

As a large temple in the state capital and a medium-sized temple in the esoteric realm, the Wuwu White Pagoda Temple must be intricately intertwined and intertwined with forces.

The power structure of the Endless White Pagoda Temple is no different from other temples.

It is presided over by the highest ranking "Honored Lord".

It consists of three parts: "Dean of Discipline", "Dean of College", and "Dean of Cangzhen".

It can be said that there are three pillars under one person.

Among them, the "presiding venerable" is the real master of the entire temple.

Control the monks, dharma lineage, land, and property in the temple.

The presiding venerable of the Endless White Pagoda Temple is a "Hubilhan" who can be reincarnated. This also means that every time the "presiding venerable" takes the throne, a monk in the temple will take the reincarnation of the presiding venerable from He was brought back from the manor outside, held an enthronement ceremony, and carefully cultivated.

The "presiding master" also has to study in this temple, and then go to the largest temple in the north, the "number one in the north" Zhaju Temple to study and debate scriptures.

When will the presiding venerable master obtain the third-level "Good Knowledge" degree, and when will he be able to come back, regain control of the temple, inherit the title of "Hubilhan" in the temple, be granted the title of Great Scholar, and sit on the throne? On the altar of one's own family, one becomes the real master of the temple.

During this period, the power in the temple was controlled by the three deans and elders. Most of the turmoil in the temple originated from this period.

After all, power is like honey, once you take one bite, you won’t be willing to let it go.

Among them, the "Dean of Discipline" has many monk soldiers and guardian masters under his command. He is responsible for the security of the entire temple and is also responsible for the temple's mandala protection. It is the sum of the armed forces in a temple.

The "dean of the college" is usually held concurrently by the "presiding venerable", who is responsible for the inheritance of the entire temple. When there is no "presiding venerable", the master of the "presiding venerable" will serve as the master. In today's esoteric realm, knowledge itself is power.

Under the position of "dean of the college" are the sutra leaders, sutra masters, and various masters, who are responsible for all scriptures and inheritance in the temple.

The last "Dean Cangxian" is the elder in charge of all logistics.

However, this position cannot be held unless it is the elder of Zhangyincang.

Otherwise, the remaining deans of Cangxian will be served by the confidants of the "presiding venerable".

Or be threatened or coerced by the presidents of the other two houses.

Become someone else's vassal.

Can't really call the shots.

So in fact, before the "Honorable Master" of the temple fully takes control of the position, the entire temple is actually controlled by the clan nobles and chieftain nobles.

In some temples, the real masters of the temple belong to the "Elder Group", which is a group of people composed of the former precept elders and college deans. They represent the ultimate interests of the temple and are also the advanced form of the temple. Such temples, Most of them are not subject to the influence of local nobles. This kind of temple does not become noble because of the support of chieftains and nobles. Instead, the nobles are mostly generated by the elders and gurus in the temple. The temple first existed. There are nobles outside the temple.

The temple is the source of it all.

Lu Feng studied in the Endless White Pagoda Temple for ten years.

For these doorways, you are familiar with the roads.

He also knows something about the forces within this temple.

Therefore, in the endless White Pagoda Temple.

All forces can be roughly calculated as two forces intertwined.

Among them, most of the chieftain's forces were gathered in the Discipline Academy.

Most of the power of Zongben nobles is in colleges and warehouses.

The presiding lords of this generation are even more inclined to the side of the nobles - because half of the reincarnations of the presiding venerables are in the territory of the chieftain and the other half are in the territory of the nobility. The presiding lords of this generation, he He comes from the Zongben noble family and belongs to the Zongben noble lineage.

In the past few years after he took power, he also continued to suppress the influence of chieftain monks, but with little effect.Later, the temple entered a stable period.

It was not in his interest for the chieftain and the nobles of Zongben to openly fight. Therefore, in recent years, the presiding lord also stopped fighting openly and worked hard to maintain a superficial balance.

to now.

Seemingly calm.

But the repression still exists.

Against such a background.

within these structures.

Lu Feng easily found the structure he wanted.

Search from top to bottom.

Follow the line of "Honorable Master".

Soon, Lu Feng would be able to find the person he was looking for this time.

Lecturer, Master Zhiyun.

Therefore.

When he came to the Endless White Pagoda Temple.

It's almost dark.

The temple door is about to close.

Lu Feng walked in a hurry, ignoring the apprentice monks who looked at him sideways, and directly found the "Master Zhiyun" of the "college".

The "Academy" is a group of monks' houses with walls painted dark red.

In front of the watchtower, a gate will be locked before dark.

Unless it's a big deal, no one can get in or out.

On the door, there is a secret mantra written by the master, which can ensure that Li Gui enters the temple. It will also act as a barrier and warning.

on both sides of the road.

They are all heavy prayer flags written with secret mantras.

When the wind blows, these prayer flags will not even float.

So, it’s not so much that these are prayer flags.

Rather, it is a heavy blanket.

Walking along this road, Lu Feng asked to see Master Zhiyun!

Master Zhiyun, together with the venerable masters of this temple, inherited the main dharma platform from Wuwu Baita Temple. The "first in the north" Zhaju monastery lineage is the confidant of the presiding venerable. Moreover, he and the presiding venerable were both born. Among the local nobles, the Lunbei family.

The Lunbei family has long wanted to annex the surrounding chieftains. However, as a "local management system", Zongben is parallel to the chieftain's official village. During the years when the "presiding master" presided over the Endless White Pagoda Temple, the Lunbei family manor, slaves

There is no excuse to annex the chieftain's property.

But things are different now. The arrival of Lu Feng is to give the Lunbei family an excuse. The Kaqila Chieftain family has become a "heretic" and has been surrendered by the great monks from under the Snowy Mountains. Their family, slaves and pastures should be divided up. The estate should be annexed.

The Endless White Pagoda Temple is a large local temple.

There is even a way to find an excuse to take another bite of the toast group!

It is impossible for the "Honorable Master" to give up this kind of opportunity. Even if he is willing to give up, the great monks under him who represent the aristocratic power of the clan will not agree to give up.

Therefore, this is a clever plan to follow the trend.

Lu Feng is sure of it!

(End of this chapter)