Jinyi Town Mountains and Rivers

Chapter 146 Asura Sect
He Liu is a bit strange. In ordinary Buddhist halls, Avalokitesvara or Shakyamuni are worshipped.

In the middle of the Buddhist hall in front of you, it is the Asura King Buddha that is offered!
Asura King is one of the eight guardian Buddhas of the Heavenly Dragons in the Buddhist Kingdom, and he is a militant evil Buddha who fights against the sky!

He Liu stared at the Buddha statue of King Ashura, and said to Lao Hu: "This Buddha is not a good Buddha. The monk who wants to come to worship the Buddha is not a good monk either."

Lao Hu suddenly remembered something: "Do you remember that three years ago, the brothers sent by Jin Yiwei to Jiangnan reported that there was an 'Asura Sect' in Jiangnan, and those believers worshiped the evil Buddha 'Asura King'. Because there were only a few hundred believers, Most of them were elderly women, Commander Lu didn't care, and handed over the case files to Liu Zhenfu, our Northern Division."

He Liu thought about it and said, "I remember this incident. Could it be that this Jiming Temple is a stronghold of Asura Sect?"

Ding Sanjiao said: "It doesn't matter what you teach or not! Then Monk Liaochen ran away, we should go after him immediately."

Old Hu said: "Fortunately, the Jiming Temple is located on a bald mountain, and there is no house for him to hide in. Please, Chief Ding, immediately order the Brothers of the Cao Gang to chase after him."

Ding Sanjiao nodded, and turned around to let his brothers split up to chase after him.

Ding Sanjiao is in his forties this year.When Lao Hu worked as an internal response in Caobang, he was not born yet.Therefore, he only heard from the elders in the gang that there was a traitor Feidaohu in Chihutang more than 40 years ago, but he didn't know that Feidaohu was far away in the sky and right in front of him.For Lao Hu, the Jinyiwei who tried hundreds of households, he can be said to be obedient.

The Cao Gang brothers were about to leave Jiming Temple to chase Monk Chen.But He Liu suddenly shouted: "Wait!"

Old Hu said: "What? Could it be that there is a secret room in this Buddhist hall like Lichun Yuan?"

He Liu walked around the Buddhist hall and said, "There are no houses attached to this Buddhist hall, it's a single house. There can't be any hidden doors and secret rooms inside the walls."

Old Hu said: "So it's underground?"

He Liu shook his head: "The ground of this Buddhist hall is yellow earth, not a floor paved with stone or wood boards. How can there be any secret room?"

Lao Hu frowned: "Lao Liu, you're playing tricks again!"

He Liu pointed to the Buddha statue of King Asura: "If I'm not mistaken, the secret room is in the belly of the Buddha statue of King Asura!"

Ding Sanjiao slapped his head: "Yes! This Buddha statue is about two people tall, and the arms are thick. If the outside is made of clay and the inside is hollow, it will definitely not be difficult to hide people!"

He Liu yelled at the Buddha statue: "Monk Liaochen, show yourself! Don't make me violent!"

There was no echo from the Buddha statue.

He Liu ordered all the Cao Gang brothers: "Smash it!"

More than a dozen brothers from the Cao Gang rushed up with the guy in their arms, and smashed the Buddha statue to pieces in a short time.

As He Liu said: In the belly of the Buddha, there is a secret room that can accommodate one person!

However, there was no sign of Monk Chen in the secret room, but dozens of ingots of gold were neatly stacked, totaling three to four hundred taels.

He Liu was surprised, could it be that he miscalculated this time?

He stepped forward and searched carefully.There is no tunnel mechanism below the Buddha belly chamber.

Old Hu thought for a moment, then said: "These days, there are too many ghosts and ghosts who cheat the people of money under the guise of immortals and gods and Buddhas. They like to install a small secret room that can accommodate one person in the belly of Buddha statues and fairy statues. Ignorant believers pay homage. At that time, the people in the secret room can speak out, claiming that the gods and Buddhas have come to the world. This is to make believers believe in the existence of gods and Buddhas. It seems that this Ashura religion is indeed a cult that defrauds money."

He Liu ordered the Cao Gang brothers to put away the gold in the Buddha's stomach, and he said to Ding Sanjiao, "This time, the seventy or eighty brothers of the Cao Gang have been tired for a whole day, and this gold should be given to the brothers as a gift of thanks."

Ding Sanjiao was a little unhappy: "Sixth Master, is this looking down on our Cao Gang? Our Cao Gang risked the Japanese pirates' artillery to deliver food and grass to the Qi family army and didn't take any money. Helping the Sixth Master catch the turtle who is treasonous with the Japanese is not to make money. Earn money I think the gold will be donated to Qi’s army as military pay.”

He Liu became more and more fond of Ding Sanjiao, the leader of the Cao Gang, and he sincerely praised: "The leader of Ding is really a hero who understands righteousness!"

Ding Sanjiao walked out of the Buddhist hall, divided more than 80 Cao Gang brothers in Jiming Temple into ten teams, left Jiming Temple, and chased Monk Chen separately.

He Liu, Lao Hu, and Ding Sanjiao sat in the Buddhist hall and waited for the good news.

Three hours later, ten teams of Cao Gang brothers returned to the Buddhist hall one after another—they searched all over the Bald Mountain near Jiming Temple, but found nothing.

Ding Sanjiao was a little surprised: "This mountain is a bald mountain. Not to mention houses near Jiming Temple, there is not even lush grass to hide in! Perhaps Monk Liaochen has gone down the mountain long ago and is not in the temple at all."

One of Ding San's sub-rulers suddenly clasped his fists and said hesitantly, "Guard master, there seems to be something wrong."

Ding Sanjiao asked: "What's wrong?"

The captain of the branch said: "Just now you divided the brothers into ten teams. In the team I led, there was a tall, white and fat brother. I looked very strange, and thought it was you who always follow other people. Tangkou is newly transferred to Hangzhou. We never thought that we chased him for a long time, but we didn't catch the monk, but this fat brother disappeared!"

When He Liu heard the words, he blurted out at the same time as Lao Hu: "I've been fooled!"

Ding Sanjiao said: "Could it be that Monk Liaochen has been in Jiming Temple all this time?! Just now our people fought with seven or eight young novice monks. He took advantage of people's unpreparedness and changed his monk's robes, mixed in with our Cao Gang's Among the brothers?!"

He Liu agreed and said: "It must be so! We underestimated this Monk Liaochen too much! This guy is so smart, he actually used a golden cicada to escape our shell!"

Old Hu smiled and said, "Lao Liu, Lao Liu, this is the first time I've seen your dog's nose smell the wrong way in all these years. Just now you thought that Monk Chen was hiding in the belly of the Buddha statue."

He Liu said with some annoyance: "Unfortunately, the culprit of the Japanese case is right under our noses, and we let him slip away!"

He Liu, Lao Hu and a group of members of the Cao gang went down the mountain and returned to Hangzhou city.

In the name of an imperial envoy, He Liu transferred files related to the Ashura religion from the Yamen of Chasi, Zhejiang.

According to the records, the Asura Sect started three years ago.Most of the letters are old ladies from wealthy families.Only old ladies from wealthy families are accepted as congregants, simply because they have a lot of money and are stupid.

Although the Ashura Sect collects money, it only sits in pujas and pays homage to Ashura Buddha.He didn't gather people to rebel, and even if he was collecting money, Zhou Yu beat Huang Gai, and one was willing to fight and the other was willing to suffer.Therefore, Zhejiang Yachasi and Beizhen Fusi both noticed the Ashura religion, but did not eradicate it.

He Liu sighed: "The sea of ​​people is vast. If Jiming Temple is a fish tank, then Monk Liaochen has already jumped out of the fish tank and into the sea. It will be difficult to find it again!"

Old Hu smiled: "It's the fate to meet thousands of miles away, but not to know each other across the face."

He Liu looked at Lao Hu: "Why do I feel that you are talking about you and Ding Sanjiao instead of Monk Liaochen? Heh, if you let him know that you are the flying saber tiger from more than 40 years ago, maybe someone else will tell you." I smashed you into powder at Jiming Temple!"

Old Hu smiled wryly: "Oh, why are there some people who always want to hold on to those old sesame seeds and rotten millet? I'm not talking about Ding Sanjiao, but you, the sixth son. Ask about the old bustard' Pavilion of Lichunyuan Didn’t the Zhongge matter mean that you have become suspicious again, and you want to find that "Jubao Yaoshu" to investigate the case of ghost soldiers in the ghost house 20 years ago?"

He Liu changed the subject: "Let's not talk about this. According to Wang Fa's confession, this minister and monk is likely to be a member of the royal family. It's strange, the royal family members are lying on the royal salary book of the clan's mansion to eat easy money. Why? Do you want to establish such a money-gathering Asura Cult?"

Old Hu said: "Your sixth child is also unlucky. Since last year, every case that Commander Lu has handed over to you has involved various giants in the court. It doesn't matter if you are eunuchs, but you just got involved with the royal family again!"

Suddenly, a communication sounded outside the door: "Su Da, a man from the capital, please see me!"

He Liu was surprised: "Why is he sitting here?"

This Su Dali is the right-hand man of Zhao Feihu, the yin commander of the five northern provinces.He Liu had seen Su Dali when he went to the butcher shop to look for Zhao Feihu in order to search for the "Hundred Officials' Collection" collected by Ding Wang.

He Liu ordered: "Please!"

Not long after, Su Dali entered the study, and he cupped his hands towards He Liuyi: "I've seen He Liuye!"

He Liu asked: "What do you want to see me for?"

Su Dali said: "Didn't the wife of your house hire more than 20 brothers under Master Zhao to protect her and Miss Xiangxiang's safety? 20 days ago, five killers broke into your house at night, trying to hold Madam and Miss hostage. We His brothers were all masters, not vegetarians, so they surrounded them and gained the upper hand. In the end, seeing that there was no hope of escape, four of the five swallowed the poisonous crane crest and committed suicide. Only one cowardly , did not dare to take the poison, and was caught by us. Our Master Zhao has ordered me to escort him to the south of the Yangtze River and send him to the sixth master for interrogation."

He Liu let out a long sigh of relief, and he said to Lao Hu: "It's fortunate that your nephew and daughter-in-law are considerate. They hired handsome men from the five northern provinces to protect her and Xiangxiang with money. If they are kidnapped, I will You have to be like Lin Dasheng, at the mercy of others!
Old Hu asked Su Dali: "Where is that survivor now?"

Su Dali said: "At the gate of the yamen."

He Liudao: "Bring it in quickly! I will interrogate it strictly."

"Okay." Su Dali turned his head and was about to lead someone to the gate of the yamen when he suddenly thought of something and turned to He Liu and said, "By the way, the four poisoned killers shouted a word in unison before they died."

He Liu asked, "What are you talking about?"

Su Dali's answer surprised He Liu: "They shouted: King Ming is dead, and Asura is born!"

(End of this chapter)