Brocade clothing as the country

Chapter 856
This Puyuan monk was famous for his viciousness back then, Ding Yong, a strong local citizen, fought with him several times, but was killed and retreated by this man leading his troops, even the officers and soldiers suffered in front of him.

Taihu Lake is vast, and it is under the jurisdiction of several counties, which belong to different regions. If you want to arrest him, you have to go to Nanjing to issue the arrest document, and there are various procedures. Such troubles make the government officials quite impatient.In addition, there is no advantage to take advantage of the hands-on, and there are still deaths and injuries. Instead, they have to subsidize the money for burning, burying and treating the wounded. Who wants to care about such things.

Pu Yuan was also ruthless in his actions on land and water back then, and he never left anyone alive. Few people reported the crime. Occasionally, some escaped and went to the government.

Once his reputation has been established, he has to give him some face in black and white. Even if he is a big man in the sea, he has to inform Pu Yuan if he sells goods in the south of the Yangtze River, and even directly hand over the goods to him for distribution.

The Xu family has both cotton and fertile fields. Songjiang Mansion is the number one weaving town in the world. A large amount of cotton cloth is exported every year, and there are also various treasures from the sea. The Xu family also does a lot of business here.

With the status of the Xu family, Xu Jie is the chief assistant of the court, and his disciples are all over the court and the place, so there is no need for them to say hello to any powerful tycoon.

But the goods on the ship were expensive, but Pu Yuan was watching them, and some of the Xu family's goods were inconvenient to fly under the Xu family's flag, so Pu Yuan moved his hands on the water.

Ordinary people's goods are robbed, shopkeepers are killed, and they are reported to the government. The government only says to handle the case for you, but it is prevarication. In the end, you wait until you die and get nothing.But if Xu's merchant ship was robbed, it would be a disaster.

The Xu family did not report the case at all. The person who presided over the Songjiang Xu Mansion at that time was Xu Jie's younger brother, who had no fame. He just wrote a post and handed it to Nanjing. The arresters and servants from Songjiang and Songjiang Prefectures jointly mopped up the waterways, and local garrisons participated. What made Pu Yuan even more astonished was that those lawless tycoons on the sea and those domineering salt lords in Jiangbei actually all intervened.

There are no thieves that the government can't catch, it's just that they can't catch them. With such a great force, it is said that the eunuchs in Nanjing and the guards of Wei Guogong's family all participated. Why can't they catch people? It's easy to catch.

I thought it was necessary to clarify the canonical punishment, but this Puyuan is really amazing. He actually asked someone to speak in front of several elders in charge of the Xu family. He said that for a wealthy family like the Xu family, people need to do things that are upright. The things behind the scenes also need people to do it, and I am also capable. If you use me, you will definitely give your allegiance wholeheartedly.

There is a legend that the Xu family contacted Xu Jie, who was in the capital at that time, and then Puyuan was saved. His subordinates only killed a few kittens and puppies, and the rest of them became monks in Changzhou Prefecture, and suddenly became the White Horse Temple. Inheritance, the eminent monk who has the true Buddhist teachings, Pu Yuan will become a Pu Yuan monk, Pu Yuan master.

The practice is the same all over the world. High-ranking families often have family temples, and those who are inconvenient at home are placed in the family temple. This monk can not be controlled by many government rules. There are conveniences of this kind. Of course, this Monk Puyuan may not necessarily be a vegetarian and do good deeds after he became a monk.

The small people in the local area don't know the inside story, but Lu Da and other small people who walk the rivers and lakes know a lot of inside stories. The blood on the hands of this Puyuan monk is no less than when he was a bandit back then. For example, with the Xu family as the backstage, well-equipped, the government can handle it well, and can recruit desperadoes, the power is getting bigger and bigger.

Of course, killing people for the Xu family can't be done in vain. Changzhou, Suzhou, plus Huzhou and Jiaxing in Zhejiang, if there is any shady business, he will have to share a few percent of it, otherwise the business will not be done.

If this kind of story is told by storytellers, it will be a good story in the future, but if such a story happens in reality, it is necessary to ask whether the magistrate has neglected his duty, whether he has let the tiger go back to the mountain, whether he is in collusion with thieves, and whether he is covering up the murderer.

After Lu Da finished speaking, Wang Tong beckoned Wu Er and Shi Qi to come over, and asked:
"Is this Puyuan Temple clean? No one can find fault?"

Hearing Wang Tong's question, Shi Qi twitched the corner of his mouth and then stabilized it, while Wu Er couldn't help grinning a few times, and said hastily:

"Your subordinates lost their composure. Don't blame the Marquis. There are quite a few people in the green forest who use temples as lairs. The temple government will not investigate. Don't worry about placing anything. They are just fake monks and not real monks. How about making them miserable? If you can bear it, this subordinate dares to guarantee that in this Puyuan Temple, there must be women in the backyard, and there must be thieves."

Shi Qi also said:

"Don't worry, Lord Hou. Temples and other places are good places to hide things. Only things from outside can come in. There is absolutely no reason to let things out of temples. We can definitely find out."

Wang Tong smiled and nodded. The guards leading the way just heard the conversation between Wang Tong and Lu Da, and they were already scared out of their wits. They didn't dare to get too close.

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Outsiders talk about Huishan Puyuan Temple, but there is a high mountain near Wujin, the capital city of Changzhou. Having said that, temples rely on incense and make it easy for donors to come and go. If it is really built on a mountain, no one is willing to waste that strength.

So this Puyuan Temple is actually three miles outside the city, and it is actually a large manor. Although it is hot in August, there are quite a lot of people who go to worship Buddha and offer incense on the road.

People like Wang Tong in full attire were walking on the road, guided by the prefect's guard of honor in front of them, which was really eye-catching. Along the road, people could be seen rushing towards the Puyuan Temple, obviously to report the news.

It's the main road to Napuyuan Temple, but the horse team that was following along the shore has disappeared, and I don't know where they are going.

Plate armor needs cotton and linen lining. The weather in Changzhou in August is still hot, and Wang Tong is already sweating and uncomfortable. Fortunately, there is Puyuan Temple in front of him.

Wang Tong went to many places and saw many majestic buildings. This Puyuan Temple is really grand, with high walls and black tiles. There are tall trees on both sides of the mountain gate, which shade the sun. You can see the pagodas and The Buddha Hall, coupled with the misty cigarettes emitted from the big incense burner, really feels like a pure place of Buddhism.

The magistrate led the imperial envoys to come, and the imperial envoys and a group of personal guards were all in armor. Everyone in Puyuan Temple already knew the news, and the monk Puyuan led a group of monks to meet him.

Wang Tong stopped his horse in front of the temple. Zhifu Luo knew that something was wrong, so he didn't dare to say anything or do anything. He just stepped aside and let the guards disperse the crowd.

"The abbot of this temple comes to this Marquis!"

Wang Tong raised his voice and said that the monk Puyuan over there proclaimed the Buddha's name and walked over slowly. According to Lu Da's description, this Puyuan should be about 50 years old, but the food is good, and he has been pampered for more than ten years. , but it looks like he is in his 40s, with a fat body, a shiny face, a cassock and Buddhist beads, and he is really an eminent monk.

When he came to Wang Tong, he proclaimed the Buddha's name first, and then put his palms together in salutation, and said:
"My lord, the poor monk is being polite."

"Puyuan, when I was just at the riverside, there were a few bald donkeys who committed crimes there day and night. They wanted to kill innocent lives in front of me. These bald donkeys claimed to belong to your Puyuan Temple. How do you explain it?"

There was no expression on Pu Yuan's face, but he bowed with righteous indignation and said:
"This temple is a quiet place for Buddhism, the imperial envoy should not speak nonsense"

"It's good to pretend to be merciful!"

Wang Tong snorted coldly immediately, but drew the knife out of its sheath with his backhand. No one expected to draw the knife when he was talking. Someone around had already exclaimed. Pu Yuan's arm subconsciously moved towards his waist, but he recovered immediately. It was normal, but this action fell into Wang Tong's eyes.

"The thief is bald, actually wants to assassinate this official!!"

Not much to say, Wang Tong's legs clamped the horse's belly, and the horse rushed forward. Wang Tong raised the knife and landed. Before Pu Yuan could react, his head had already been chopped off, and he hit the ground several times, full of blood gushes out.

The audience was silent at first, and then there was screaming and screaming. Naluo Zhifu also had trembling hands when he came over.

There was a commotion among the monks of Puyuan Temple who came out of the temple to welcome Wang Tong together. Wang Tong's personal guards had already rushed forward and divided into two sides. But the monks were shocked and did not dare to move.

But the pilgrims who were watching just now were a little confused, Wang Tong leaned over immediately, and used a knife to pick apart the monk Puyuan's cassock. There was indeed a three-foot short knife in the waist of the Puyuan monk.

Pu Yuan was originally a thief, so it is not uncommon to carry a weapon with him, but it is hard to say that a Buddhist eminent monk brought a sharp knife when he met the imperial envoy. People can see the dagger on Pu Yuan's corpse.

This story spread slowly among the crowd, and the panicked crowd slowly became quiet, but turned into a whispered discussion. The prefect of Naluo came over and looked, shaking all over. It is troublesome for imperial envoys to kill eminent monks, but there are monks If you want to assassinate an imperial envoy, this is even more troublesome.

"Prefect Luo, this bald donkey assassinated the Marquis. Thanks to the courageous efforts of the Changzhou government, they were able to punish the villain. Hurry up and gather your men to round up and arrest him!"

Hearing what Wang Tong said, Zhifu Luo was relieved, even if his merits and demerits were offset, he could even make merit, so he quickly turned around and arranged for people to go. The archer climbing up the wall was shot, and a group of people were forced outside.

Seeing that the situation was under control, a person in the roadside crowd rushed out and knelt down, crying:

"Master Imperial Envoy, save Xiaomin's child!!"

(End of this chapter)