Chapter 855: Blood in the Mountain Gate

This Puyuan Monk was famous for his reputation back then. The local people and brave men and women were attacked by him several times, and they were all led by this man and his troops to retreat. Even the officers and soldiers suffered in front of him.

Taihu Lake is vast and has several counties and different regions. If you want to capture him, you have to go to Nanjing to issue this sea capture book. There are also various procedures. This trouble makes the government impatient. In addition, you can't take advantage of it, and there are also casualties and injuries. Instead, you have to pay for the money for burns, burials, and you have to pay for the money for the treatment of injuries. Who is willing to take care of this?

Puyuan was ruthless in the water and land, and never left any survivors. He didn't report the case. Sometimes he went to the government, but the government was shirked and procrastinated and did not dare to care.

The name was created, and even the white ones wanted to give him some face. Even the great man at sea would have to inform him of the goods in Jiangnan, and even handed over the goods to him for distribution.

The Xu family has cotton and fertile fields. Songjiang Prefecture is the world's number one major weaving center. It exports a large number of cotton cloth every year and has various treasures coming from the sea. The Xu family also has a lot of business here.

With the status of the Xu family, Xu Jie was the assistant of the dynasty, and his disciples and old friends were everywhere in the court and the local areas. They did not have to say hello to the Green Forest.

However, the goods on the ship are expensive, but Puyuan is targeted. Moreover, some of the goods in the Xu family are not convenient to walk under the banner of the Xu family, so Puyuan took action on the water.

Ordinary people's goods were robbed, the shopkeeper was killed, and they reported to the government. The government only said that they would handle the case for you, but they were shirking the blame. At the very least, you would have no result until you die. But if the merchant ship of the Xu family was robbed, that would be amazing.

The Xu family did not report the case at all. The person who presided over the Xu Mansion in Songjiang was Xu Jie's younger brother. He had no fame and fortune. He just wrote a post and handed it to Nanjing. Three days later, the constables and servants from Yingtian Mansion, Zhenjiang Mansion, Changzhou Mansion, Suzhou Mansion, Songjiang Mansion jointly swept the waterways, and the local garrisons participated. What shocked Pu Yuan even more was that the lawless and overbearing salt owls on the sea actually intervened.

There is no thief who cannot be caught by the government, but it is just that it cannot be caught. With such a great force, it is said that the eunuch guarding the city of Nanjing and the personal guards of the Duke of Wei were involved. Why can't they be caught? Monk Puyuan was surrounded in his lair and had to surrender.

I thought I would like to make the justice clear, but Puyuan was really amazing. He could actually ask someone to speak in front of the clan elders in charge of the Xu family. He said that such a wealthy family as the Xu family needed to do openly and honestly, and people also needed to do these secretly. I am also capable. With me, I will definitely be loyal to you.

There is a legend that the Xu family contacted Xu Jie, who was in the capital at that time, and then Pu Yuan was protected. His subordinates only killed a few kittens and dogs. However, the remaining people became monks in Changzhou Prefecture and transformed into Taoist monks who inherited the White Horse Temple and had true Buddhist teachings. Pu Yuan became monk Pu Yuan and Master Pu Yuan.

The same practice is done in the world. High-ranking clans often have family temples. People who have inconvenient families are placed in family temples. Monks can not be governed by many government rules, and there are conveniences. Of course, monk Puyuan may not necessarily eat vegetarian food and do good deeds after becoming a monk.

The local minority households don’t know any inside information, but the little people like Lu Da who are traveling around the world know a lot of inside information. The blood on Monk Puyuan’s hands is no less than when he was a bandit. Moreover, compared with that time, the Xu family is the backstage, which is well-equipped and the government can handle it. It can also recruit desperadoes, and the power is even greater.

Of course, killing people for the Xu family cannot be done in vain. Changzhou, Suzhou, and Huzhou and Jiaxing in Zhejiang have any shameful business. What kind of business is he divided into? He Puyuan has to share a few percent, otherwise he won’t do the business.

If such stories are included in the future of the storyteller population, it is a good story, but in real life, we need to ask the local officials whether they are dereliction of duty, whether they are letting the tiger go back to the mountain, whether they are colluding with thieves, and whether they are sheltering the murderer.

After Lu Da finished speaking, Wang Tong waved to Wu Er and Shi Qi to come over and asked:

"Will this Puyuan Temple be clean? It's impossible to find fault?"

Hearing Wang Tong's question, Shi Qi raised the corner of his mouth and then stabilized. Wu Er couldn't help but grin and said quickly:

"My subordinates are incompetent, don't blame me. Many people in the Green Forest use temples to make their nests. The government of this temple will not investigate. It is safe to place anything. They are just fake monks and not real monks. How can they bear the suffering? My subordinates dare to guarantee that there must be women in the backyard of Puyuan Temple, and there must be thieves."

Shi Qi also said:

"Don't worry, the temple is a place like a place to hide things. Only when things are put in outside, there is no reason for the temple to release things, and it will definitely be found out."

Wang Tong nodded with a smile. The servant leading the way was so scared that he left his body when he heard the conversation between Wang Tong and Lu Da. He did not dare to get too close. They could not hear the words behind him.

Outsiders say something about Puyuan Temple in Huishan, but there is a mountain near Wujin, Changzhou Prefecture City. After all, the temples rely on incense and make the donors convenient to come and go. If they are really built on the mountain, who is rich and noble will waste that effort?

So 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 few people who go on the way to worship Buddha and incense.

Wang Tong, who was wearing a full dress, was walking on the road, and there was a ceremonial guide from the prefect in front of him. It was really eye-catching. Along the way, you could see someone running towards Napuyuan Temple, which seemed to be reporting the news.

It was a road to Napuyuan Temple. The horse team that was originally following the shore disappeared and I don’t know where to go.

The plate armor needs cotton and linen lining. The weather in Changzhou is still hot in August. Wang Tong is not very comfortable to sweat. Fortunately, Puyuan Temple is in front of him.

Wang Tong went to many places and saw many majestic buildings. Puyuan Temple is really grand, with high walls and black tiles, and tall trees on both sides of the mountain gate. The shade of trees covers the sun. You can see the temple's pagodas and temples. Coupled with the misty cigarettes emitted from the large incense burner, it really makes you feel like a Buddhist pure land.

The prefect came to the imperial envoy, and the imperial envoy and all the guards were wearing armor. The news was already known by the Puyuan Temple, and Monk Puyuan led a group of monks to welcome him.

Wang Tong stopped the horse in front of the temple. Prefect Luo knew that things were not good, and did not dare to say anything. He just let the officers disperse the onlookers.

"The host of this temple came to me."

Wang Tong said loudly, and the monk Puyuan said the Buddha's name and walked slowly over. According to Lu Da's description, Puyuan should be a person in his fifties, but he had a good meal. He had been pampering for more than ten years, but he looked like he was in his forties, with a fat body, a shiny face, and a robe and a Buddhist bead, and he was shaken three times at a time. He was really a monk.

When he arrived in front of Wang Tong, he first proclaimed the Buddha's name, then clasped his ten thousand and became a ritual, and said:

"Sir, I am polite."

"Puyuan, when I was just by the river, there were a few bald donkeys who committed murder in the daytime and were about to kill innocent lives in front of me. These bald donkeys confessed that they were from your Puyuan Temple. How do you explain?"

There was no expression on Puyuan's face, but he bowed with righteous indignation and said:

"This temple is a quiet place for Buddhism, so don't say anything wrong with the imperial envoy."

"I pretended to be kind."

Wang Tong snorted coldly immediately, but pulled the knife out of the sheath with his backhand. No one expected to draw the knife at this time. Someone around him exclaimed. Pu Yuan's arm subconsciously moved towards his waist, but then he returned to normal, but this action fell into Wang Tong's eyes.

"The thief bald, he actually wants to assassinate me."

Without further ado, Wang Tong clamped his legs and the horse rushed forward. Wang Tong raised his sword and fell. Before Pu Yuan could react, his head had been cut off, and he turned the ground several times, and blood gushed out.

The audience was quiet at first, then there was a scream and screaming. The Na Luo prefect also trembled with his hands. He didn't know what to do. The imperial envoy could not kill people like this in broad daylight, not to mention that this monk was a very famous monk in Changzhou Prefecture.

The monks in Puyuan Temple who followed out of the temple to welcome Wang Tong were in a stir. Wang Tong's personal guards had already rushed forward and divided into two sides. The number of monks was no less than that of the personal guards. However, Wang Tong's personal guards were heavily armed and held troops, but they shocked the monks not to move around.

But the pilgrims who were watching just now were a little confused. Wang Tong immediately leaned over and used a knife to open Monk Puyuan's cassock. There was indeed a three-foot short knife around Monk Puyuan's waist.

Puyuan was originally a thief, and it was not uncommon to carry weapons with him. However, a Buddhist monk carried a sharp blade when he met the imperial envoy. Moreover, the imperial envoy shouted "assassination". People who were close to each other could see the short knife on Puyuan's body.

This slowly spread in the crowd. The panic crowd slowly became quiet, but it turned into a low voice. When the prefect came over, he saw that his whole body was trembling. It was a problem for the imperial envoy to kill the monk, but if a monk wanted to assassinate the imperial envoy, the trouble was even greater.

"Master Luo, this bald donkey assassinated this marquis. Fortunately, the Changzhou government is brave enough to punish the evildoers. Come and gather your subordinates to round up the marquis."

After hearing what Wang Tong said, Luo Zhifu was relieved. Even if he was offset by his merits and demerits, he could even make achievements. He quickly turned around and arranged for someone to go. Some monks wanted to escape back to the temple when they saw that the situation was not good, but they were immediately shot by the archer who had already climbed onto the wall, and a bunch of people were forced outside.

Seeing that the situation was so controlled, a person rushed out and knelt down in the crowd by the road, crying:
Chapter completed!