When Zeng Qiliang looked at him with bright eyes, Zhou Chengye did not dodge, and also looked at Zeng Qiliang's eyes calmly. Although he came to meet Zeng Qiliang today because he wanted to recruit several "gold medal thugs" from Shaolin Temple through Zeng Qiliang's path, Zhou Chengye did not think that doing so would mean blasphemy about Buddhist Zen.

Although later film and television dramas made Shaolin Temple amazing, the abbot who was not doing his job properly made Shaolin Temple the world's most stinky bad temple, Zhou Chengye knew that during the Tang Dynasty, the status and influence of Shaolin Temple could not be compared with temples such as Dazhuangyan Temple and Dacien Temple in Chang'an City. It was not very difficult or over-the-counter.

Zeng Qiliang looked at Zhou Chengye for a moment, and then finally said, "There are five breast peaks on the back mountain of Shaolin Temple, and there is a stone cave on the upper part of the middle peak. At that time, the Patriarch Bodhidharma had faced the wall in this cave for nine years, so it was called the Patriarch Cave. After Patriarch Bodhidharma came out of the cave, he taught his disciples various martial arts that could penetrate the sky and the earth in the temple. Among them, monks who specialize in martial arts were gathered in one place and managed by the Patriarch Hall. In addition to the Patriarch Hall, there are also Precepts Hall and Arhat Hall, whose functions and responsibilities are different."

"During the Wude period, Shaolin Temple sent thirteen monks with great martial arts to follow Emperor Taizong to fight in the east and west, protect the emperor's safety, and make great contributions. After Emperor Taizong ascended the throne, he appointed Monk Tanzong as a general, and specially allowed Shaolin Temple to train monk soldiers, which could start killing and eat wine and meat. Many outsiders did not know that the thirteen powerful monks who followed Emperor Taizong to fight in the world came from the Bodhidharma Hall!"

Speaking of this, Zeng Qiliang, who had always been calm, showed a look of pride and excitement on his face, as if he was very admiring and yearning for the heroic deeds of the Thirteen Monks back then.

Seeing that the time had come, Zhou Chengye said, "Uncle Xiang, the thirteen monks of that year were the glory and pride of the Bodhidharma Hall, but after the glory, it was difficult to see the Shaolin monks' unparalleled achievements. It is less than a hundred years since Emperor Taizong passed away, so why did the Bodhidharma Hall gradually become mediocre?"

Zeng Qiliang did not take Zhou Chengye's words as an offense and said with some emotion: "The head of the Bodhidharma Hall at that time felt that the world was the best trial for those who practice martial arts, so he advocated that the monks in the hall be able to enter the world and temper themselves. However, the first monk after him became increasingly conservative and low-key, and the monks in the Yanming Hall should not enter the world rashly, so that today people only know the Luohan Hall in Shaolin Temple, but they do not know that the Bodhidharma Hall was the first founder of Shaolin ancestors."

Zhou Chengye felt silent in his heart. He could understand Zeng Qiliang's mood. Since ancient times, the hero violated the ban with martial arts. When Li Tang conquered the world, he naturally hoped that he had the best armed forces, and even the monks in Shaolin Temple would not let it go. But once the Li family's world stabilized, Shaolin Temple, a place that could cultivate super force, became a taboo for the emperor and the court, and the status and role of the Bodhidharma Hall would naturally be subject to many restrictions.

"Uncle Xiang, you have no talent in inheriting your career, but you also want to create something that is unparalleled. I wonder if you are willing to help me?"

"Now in a peaceful and prosperous era, where can you have the opportunity to create unparalleled careers?"

"Although it is a peaceful and prosperous era, people still starve to death every day, and children from poor families are still bought and sold like pigs and dogs. There are still Turks, Tubos, and Liuzhao in the south who are plundering and damaging our compatriots. Aren't these all the directions for men to achieve success?"

"Hasn't I been helping you openly and secretly?"

"This is not enough! Although Uncle Xiang is very skilled in martial arts, he is only one person after all. As the saying goes, three punches will lose to four legs. The enemies I face will become stronger and stronger in the future. I need a secret and powerful force to protect me and my relatives."

"Okay, I know your intention to meet me today. I will try my best to find some helpers for you!"

"Thank you, Uncle Xiang!"

"The words of the crown are not to be said much. You just need to remember what you said today and do things for the country and the people."
Chapter completed!