Chapter 128 - 5
The night was dark, and the green lights were lit around the Main Hall, and the hall still seemed very dark.
Buddhism was originally a quiet place, but at this time, an atmosphere of anxiety and even anxiety was filled with the Great Hall. It had been almost an hour since Master Huizhen of Dacien Temple entered the abbot's meditation room to discuss secretly. In the smoke, the monks whispered, most of them looked dark, while a few people became more and more impatient, and the voices of discussion gradually became louder.
"I haven't come out for so long, can I really go out with the temple business?"
"Forcing the temple property is something Sui Yang didu dare not do!"
"Master Huizhen came to be a lobbyist for the Guanxi court."
"It's simply a barbarian!" "Xia Kingdom and Yelu Dashi are birds of a feather!"
"There are five hundred monks in the temple, and they all take one as ten. The official army really dares to attack, so they will ask them to see Shaolin Kung Fu!"
"Shhh--Shuh, even the Xijing camp has surrendered. I heard that the Western Army cannons are powerful..."
As the Grand Palace was buzzing, a dull thunder sound came from outside. First, there was a "boom--" sound, followed by several "boom---boom---boom---boom---boom---boom---boom---boom---" Some monks showed suspicion and horror on their faces. They heard that the thunder sound was very different from the usual thunder sound. "What's going on?" The monks asked each other, but looked at each other again. At this time, a monk with blood on his face staggered into the hall, without caring about etiquette, and shouted: "No, the official army is bombing!"
With this shout, the monks in the Great Hall all changed color. "What the hell is going on?" asked an elder standing beside the monk. At this time, whether they were talking loudly just now or reciting scriptures, their eyes were all focused on the monk coming in. Many people saw that the monk had only broken a corner on his forehead and had no time to bandage it, making his face covered in blood. Although it was not seriously injured, it looked very ferocious.
"The official army, the official army has fired." The monk said incoherently, "What a big marble outside the mountain gate."
"Yan Gang, make it clear," asked an old monk with a frown and brow in a deep voice, "What the hell is going on?"
"The official army fired fire outside the mountain gate, and bullets were flying around. It fell on the ground. It was just a big pit, falling on the human body, and it would die if it was touched. It fell on the wall on the house. It was a big hole, the mountain gate, and the front hall. The eaves of the front hall had all collapsed. The disciple's head was also broken by the eaves." The monk named Yan Gang was usually a brave man. At this moment, he stroked his forehead with lingering fear, with a hint of fear on his face. This was the first time he had seen the monks in the front yard. Some people were hiding everywhere, and some were shouting to go out to "subdue demons". Yan Gang still had a hint of wisdom, so he quickly ran to report to the many monks in the Great Hall.
"Boom-boom-boom-boom-boom-boom-boom-" The sound of cannons came again, like a thousand-pound drumsticks hitting people's hearts.
In the abbot's Zen room, Huineng and Master Huizhen both heard the sound of cannons. Before the disciples sent by Huineng to investigate the situation had returned, the report in the main hall had reached the door, and the official army's bombardment was reported to the abbot. The shells fell on the mountain gate, and the front hall and the courtyard in front, even the roof of the Heavenly King Hall was destroyed by cannonballs, and dozens of monks guarding the temple in the front courtyard were killed and injured.
"Can't they wait for a moment?" Abbot Huineng looked pale and looked at Master Huizhen.
"Luoyang Prefecture has sent people here many times, and the imperial court's patience has been exhausted."
Monk Huizhen shook his head and sighed, "This matter was handed over to the military government, and they made the worst plan. Yang Ren is not a bloodthirsty person, but he never drags on his actions. He presided over the abbot, and they were just telling him. If the abbot did not make a decision quickly, he would be afraid that the soldiers would rush in and see blood on both sides face to face, and this matter would be difficult to end."
Monk Huizhen looked at Huineng with hope, and Master Huineng frowned. At this critical moment, he felt quite uneasy. Master Huizhen had just explained the procedure for the generation of elders and priests of the Inquisition. In general, it was recommended by each sect according to its own habits and then recognized by the court. With the status of the abbot of Shaolin Temple in the Kanto Zen Forest, Master Huineng could become the elders of the Inquisition. The reason why Master Huizhen was concerned about the survival of the Shaolin lineage was not only the incense of the Buddhist lineage, but also had a comprehensive consideration in promoting Buddhism.
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In the view of the Xia court, the dispute over the land-giving law was not within the judgment authority of the Inquisition. In the view of Master Huizhen, if the Shaolin Zen lineage is burned, it will directly affect the Buddhist status in the Xia Kingdom. Buddhism prospers and both prosper and each other. Under the threat of other religions such as Zoroastrianism and Nestorianism, Buddhist sects must rely on each other. Zen Buddhism declined and the power of Buddhism declined, and Buddhist disciples of the Yogacara school, Pure Land School, and Huayan School may be affected. Therefore, he rushed over from Chang'an day and night, and did not hesitate to take risks to persuade the abbot of Shaolin Temple to hand over the land and preserve the Shaolin Zen lineage.
Master Huizhen looked at the hesitant abbot and resisted the urge to urge him several times.
The fragrance was burning leisurely, and the sound of cannons outside temporarily ended. The calm in the Zen room returned to its original state, but it was as panicking as the quiet before the storm. Abbot Huineng's face changed several times, and finally sighed a long sigh, raised his head and closed his eyes: "Since Luoyang surrendered to Xia Xia Kingdom, Shaolin Temple should abide by the laws of the Xia Kingdom court and be willing to hand over the temple's land property deeds. For the previous matter, please ask the senior brother to mediate. Just treat it as a misunderstanding and ask the army at the foot of the mountain to rescue the siege." Although his tone was Xiaoran, he was a little firm.
The Shaolin Temple host has his own responsibility. No matter how many monks outside oppose it, it will not affect his decision.
"Bang-" "Bang-" "Bang-" "Bang-"
In the dark night sky, the three-color red, yellow and blue fireworks are distinct and gorgeous.
It took only half an hour to go back and forth on Shaoshi Mountain. In order to prevent delaying time, Master Huizhen made a sign with the people at the foot of the mountain. Seeing these three colors of fireworks, the officials at the foot of the mountain knew that the monks of Shaolin Temple had agreed to hand over the land and were not fighting against the court's redemption of land. There was no need to fight with the monks in the temple, and the regiment trained soldiers with a look of gladness. Centurion Gao Junbao's face was gloomy and disappointed was beyond words. Among the most brave soldiers, there were people like Gao Junbao who worked hard all day long and honed their martial arts, but could not see blood all year round. It was like a good steel knife hidden deep in the box all year round. Before he knew it, he was somewhat infected with the dark energy. He had to wipe it with a fine cloth to avoid rusting.
"Person Yang, no matter what, let me go to the river to fight. If this continues, my bones will be rusted."
"Prepare to withdraw the troops!" Yang Ren shouted in a deep voice as he was as deep as water, "Keep alert!"
He could not agree to Gao Junbao's request for battle. The reason why the Baiyu Army was the Baiyu Army was the existence of these fierce generals and soldiers. If these people were all taken away, the Baiyu Army would only have an empty shell. "It's time to fight." He pondered secretly. Now that the Liao and Song dynasties are truceful, the Marine Department is unwilling to fight in the east. All the nearby horse thieves have been suppressed. However, the Anbei Army Office has always wanted to settle grudges with the Mobei Meerbo people, and the court also wanted to take the opportunity to join forces with the Hedong Town of the Song Dynasty to attack Meerbo, and maybe there will be a chance to see blood.
"If there is a chance," Yang Ren thought secretly, "You can't miss it."
While retracting the knife and returning it to the sheath, he looked up to Shaoshi Mountain, with deep regret in his eyes, and it would be hard to sharpen the knife.
Shaolin surrendered and handed over tens of thousands of acres of land to be granted. The news soon reached Luoyang. The gentry who were waiting and watching now had a desperate desire to be lucky.
The gentry who had been deliberately delaying quickly handed over the land contract and stepped up the use of the money from the imperial court to redeem land to buy land near Luoyang. According to the Prime Minister's estimate, in the town of Kanto, there were more than 900 customers who cultivated tenants in the land. If there were 100% of the harvest in the fields, 50% of the land rent was paid. In addition to the consumption of renting cattle, farm tools, seeds and feed, the actual food that tenants could leave was only 20 to 40%. After adopting the land-giving system, farmers only had to pay 30% of the annual income, and there was no other tax. According to the consumption of renting cattle and renting farm tools, the output in the fields belonged to farmers at about 40 to 60%, which was a significant increase from the past.
According to the Xia State system, land is not sold. If farmers want to increase their annual income, they must bring their own farm tools and cattle and horses. Poor people cannot hide their silver and money cellars like landlords. Tenants are all barely covered in their houses, and their clothes are not covered, and all kinds of things are in extreme vain. Now that life is loose, they will inevitably put some ceramic pots and porcelain bowls, add some needles and threads, make two taels of sesame oil, buy half a bottle of aged vinegar, paste New Year pictures, make a few new clothes, and even buy a piece of tea cake and candy cubes and other "luxury things". Although the expenses of each household are small, the demands of millions of people in the entire Luoyang area are not a huge amount.
Chapter completed!