Struggle in the early Tang Dynasty

Guo Ye smiled slightly, and said: "A gentleman can deceive him. The monks in Dade Temple have done their best to handle the case, and the scholar really can't do anything about them. But I, Guo Ye, am not a gentleman. Let's point out the third class of yamen servants." , Soldiers surrounded Dade Temple. Search this temple to the bottom, and you won’t have to worry about finding evidence of their violations!"

Li Xinglian said: "Duke Qin has done this for the sake of this old man. I am really grateful. But, have you ever thought about it, if we guessed wrong, or if you didn't find any real evidence in Dade Temple, what should we do about this matter?" How will it end?"

Chapter 1732 The Legitimate Powers of Buddhist Dharma Protectors

Guo Ye said: "I don't believe in sending a child to the Buddha. If it is true what my nephew Ling said, there must be something wrong with that group of monks."

"But I'm not afraid of ten thousand, just in case..."

Guo Ye smiled nonchalantly, and said, "Li Shilang, do you know who I am, Guo Ye?"

"Aren't you Qin Guogong?"

"anything else?"

"Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites is also the leader of the Weifu General, the Chang'an Order, and the commander of the bad people's congress."

"anything else?"

"Anything else? Please excuse my ignorance, little old man, do you have other duties?"

"To be honest, I, Guo Ye, are still the Dharma protectors of Buddhism and Taoism. As a Dharma protector of Buddhism, I have the right to search any temple. How can Dade Temple be an exception? Therefore, we searched Dade Temple this time. If we cannot find any evidence of the monks' crimes, it will not hinder me in any way."

"Qin Guogong, you are... omnipotent, I admire you so much."

Having said this, Li Xinglian's face suddenly turned red, he paused, and continued: "The little old man has an unfeeling request, I wonder if Qin Guogong can agree."

"Li Shilang has something to say, please tell me!"

"Uh... Even though we were ministers in the same hall before, we didn't have much contact. But after today's incident, the little old man admires you so much. If you don't dislike it, can you sworn brotherhood with the little old man? !"

Guo Ye sucked his teeth and said in embarrassment: "This...Li Shilang, I admire your character, Guo Ye, and being a brother with you is really a blessing that Guo has cultivated in several lifetimes. But you The two of us are both high-ranking officials of the Tang Dynasty, so it's not appropriate to engage in this trick of sworn brotherhood. Besides, there is a huge difference in our ages..."

Of course, Li Xinglian knew that it was inappropriate to ask Guo Ye for advice. If he could, he didn't want to be like the Jianghu people, begging for advice.

However, the situation is overwhelming. Whether the Li family will die out now depends entirely on Guo Ye.He and Guo Ye are not related to each other, and they don't have any reason, and if they don't give Guo Ye any favors, can he feel at ease?

But what benefits should be given to Guo Ye?

Guo Ye was rich and powerful, and his family had wives and concubines in groups.When Li Xinglian thought about it, he really had nothing to do.

If Li Zhong committed other crimes, he would make Li Zhong recognize Guo Ye as his godfather.But Li Zhong committed this thing too lowly, and had an affair with his stepmother.Li Zhong dared to worship, but Guo Ye couldn't accept it.Stepmother, you can do whatever you want. If you accept me as your godfather, wouldn't your godfathers be incomparably dangerous?

There was no other way, Li Xinglian could only do it himself.

His face darkened, and he said: "What's inappropriate? Qin Guogong, don't be perfunctory to this old man. Everyone in the government and the public doesn't know that you and E Guogong Wei Chi Jingde are sworn brothers. In terms of status, age, old man Nothing is inferior to Yu Chigong, how can you worship him but not the old man?"

Guo Ye smiled wryly and said, "Don't listen to Duke E's nonsense, he just likes to joke with others. Although he and I are considered brothers, we have never asked for help. That's what he said."

"That's it... That's okay. Brothers are friends, and we don't need to burn yellow paper with fried chicken heads. From now on, you and I will be called brothers. Your business is my business. From now on Finally, if you have any embarrassing things, feel free to come to me, Li Xinglian. If I, Li Xinglian, frown, I will... die without a place to die!"

Guo Yexin said that the key point of this old guy's words is "your business is my business".This sentence has to be heard in reverse, what Li Xinglian wants to say is "my business is your business".He is afraid that I won't devote myself to Li Zhong's affairs, and I will be here to hammer the nails down.

However, when Li Xinglian said this, Guo Ye had to agree.

From the bottom of his heart, Guo Ye didn't hate Li Xinglian.

The emperor robbed his brother's widow. If this happened to someone else, he might swallow his anger and pretend that it never happened.There are even some shameless people who will take this matter as their own advancement and seek benefits from His Majesty Li Er.Li Xinglian was not the case, not only did he not pretend to be ignorant, but he went straight to the palace to ask for someone, which showed that Li Xinglian was very courageous and not afraid of power.To use a ready-made word, it is mighty and unyielding.

Later, it was found out that Li Zhong was responsible for the incident, and Guo Ye said that he would find some scapegoats to cover up the case.Li Xinglian would rather die than implicate the innocent.This shows that Li Xinglian has a bottom line in his conduct.

What dissatisfaction does Guo Ye have to be friends with a high-ranking Tang official who is both courageous and sticks to the bottom line?

He said: "Since this is the case, then Mr. Guo would be more respectful than obedient!"

Li Xinglian was determined and said: "Zhong'er, why don't you hurry up and pay a visit to Uncle Guo!"

Li Zhong is not stupid either. Although Guo Ye is not a few years older than himself, as long as he can survive, he can be called grandpa, let alone uncle!He knelt down on the ground and said, "Nephew pays respects to uncle!"

Guo Ye casually rewarded him with a gold ingot, and said, "This gold is my uncle's gift to you. Later, we will surround Dade Temple with soldiers. It would be great if we can search for evidence of the monks' rape of women." , if you can’t find out... my dear nephew, don’t blame uncle for being cruel! Uncle can only help you so far.”

……

When Guo Ye gave an order, hundreds of yamen servants surrounded the Dade Temple so that the needles could not be pierced, and the water could not leak out.At that time, it was past noon, and there were so many pilgrims in Dade Temple, which immediately caused a burst of panic.

As soon as Guo Ye brought his uncle and nephew Li Xinglian into the temple, a group of monks came to meet him.

The head monk, about fifty years old, wearing royal blue cassock, is of medium build, with big ears, kind eyebrows and kind eyes. He looks like a virtuous monk.

The monk said loudly: "Amitabha, who are you? Surrounded me at Dade Temple! Is this a place where you ran wild? There are many female benefactors here. Why are there many female benefactors who are court wives, disturbing them? Can you afford it? Don't retreat quickly!"

Guo Ye smiled slightly and said, "Great Monk, may I ask what is your Dharma name?"

"The poor monk is the abbot of this Dade Temple, and his Dharma name is Sekong."

"Sexy? Good name. Emptiness is form, and form is emptiness. May I call you Monk Sexy?"

"Sexy monk? This benefactor is joking. My Buddha is merciful and has passed down countless scriptures. This sentence cannot be understood in this way..."

Guo Ye waved his hand and said, "I am not here today to teach you Buddhist principles. Now someone has reported that your Dade Temple is full of filth and dirt, and there are many prohibited things. Now you have to search thoroughly. , Great Monk, you have to cooperate obediently."

Monk Sekong smiled coldly and said, "If you guessed correctly, you are government servants in Chang'an Prefecture. The old monk told you clearly that you have no right to search our Dade Temple!"

"Joke! Your Dade Temple is built on the boundary of Chang'an Mansion, so it should naturally be under the jurisdiction of Chang'an Mansion. Why can't we search it?"

Monk Sekong rolled his eyes and said: "The imperial palace is also on the boundary of Chang'an Mansion, you go and search for it? Let me tell you, it is not difficult to search our Dade Temple. You go and ask His Majesty's order. If there is no His Majesty's Will, want to search our Dade Temple, hehe! Daydreaming!"

Guo Ye knew that the monk Sekong might not be bragging when he said this.

Influenced by Monk Tianfu, His Majesty Li Er was very interested in Buddhism and read a lot of Buddhist scriptures.Later, although the Tianfu monk failed, the great monk Xuanzang stepped up again.Li Erbi's support for Buddhism continued unabated.In order to cultivate merits and virtues, His Majesty Li Er ordered many Buddhist temples to be built, and perhaps this Dade Temple is one of them.

These temples built by His Majesty Li Er regarded themselves as royal temples.Ordinary magistrates want to search, but they really dare not show face.

Guo Ye also didn't want to ask whether this temple was built by His Majesty Li Er. If Monk Sekong answered yes, and he searched it forcibly, wouldn't that be hitting His Majesty Li Er in the face?It's better to pretend not to know!

He said: "Great monk, please be calm and don't be impatient! I know that your Dade Temple has a backer, and you are not afraid of the government! But do you know who I am? I am Guo Ye, Guo Ziyi, the Duke of Qin! Another identity is the guardian of Buddhism. It is my legitimate right to search any temple. If you don't believe me, I can bring Master Xuanzang, and we can confront him..."

Monk Sekong waved his hand and said, "No need! Qin Guogong, right? We know you are the protector of Buddhism."

"So, you allowed me to search Dade Temple?"

"Or not!"

Chapter 1733

Guo Ye frowned, and said, "Master Xuanzang told me that Buddhist guardians can monitor all temples in the world. Could it be that he is wrong?"

"Qin Guogong, don't get me wrong! It's true that Buddhist guardians can monitor temples all over the world. But our Dade Temple is not among them! In other words, our Dade Temple is not under your control."