Chapter 767 He's Jade (End)

One after another, screams continued to sound in Dashi Temple. Although Dashi Temple had been prepared for the great enemy Duan Lang, it had summoned many masters in advance, including Buddhists, and those who were not Buddhists but had good relations with Buddhism.

But unfortunately, this time they faced Duan Lang, who was boiling with murderous intent and wanted to vent. This was the reason why he did not use the Fire Scale Sword but a mace.

Some things are completely different from hearing about them and seeing them with your own eyes. The border trip made Duan Lang see the cruelty of war, and even witnessed the cannibalism with his own eyes. This is completely incomparable to the relevant news pictures seen on TV, the Internet, etc.

The ordinary people here live so miserably, and you Buddhists over there are unscrupulously making money and occupying a lot of land. How can Duan Lang not be angry?

"I'll let you choose the emperor on behalf of the heaven."

"I'll let you never pay taxes."

"I'll let you oppress the people."

At this time, Duan Lang waved his mace, like a tiger in a flock of sheep, no one could match him. At first, the Buddhists tried their best to stop him, but soon, under such a killing, they were terrified and prepared to flee.

"The pure land of Buddhism is full of poor monks, the four elements are empty and the Buddha's Dharma is true. In the prosperous times, the body is expensive, and the ancient temples are renovated to serve the God of Wealth. Xiaoyao pursues his own business in the nest, fishes in the forest to save all living beings, chants and is absent-minded, and there is no ancient Buddha to accompany the green lamp."

With the end of the last sentence of the poem, the battle of Dashi Temple ended. Nearly a hundred corpses fell in the square of Dashi Temple, and there was no survivors at the scene.

Looking at the many corpses, Duan Lang exhaled deeply, his expression was much calmer, and his killing intent was also reduced a lot. For those monks who escaped and those who came to help, he no longer had the desire to chase and kill them.

Although Dashi Temple is well-known in Chengdu, it cannot be compared with Jingnian Zen. Not to mention the luxury of the temple, the number of monks alone is completely incomparable. There are only about a hundred monks in Dashi Temple.

"It seems that the name of this demon is confirmed."

Seeing the person who was peeping on the side, he immediately left in a panic after being glanced at by him. Duan Lang couldn't help but shook his head slightly. He, the Kirin Demon, came to Sichuan.

There were many people peeping around in the battle of Dashi Temple this time. After all, he made such a big thing yesterday, that is, he mainly targeted Buddhism. In addition to the incident of Duzun Castle yesterday, the power holder of Chengdu, Bameng, did not show up.

For Bameng, as long as your affairs do not affect the civilians of Chengdu, they generally do not care, just like the Tianjun Xiying in the original book looking for trouble with Dashi Temple, Bameng just stared at Tianjun Xiying and did not stop him.

The Song clan is respected in Sichuan and Shu. If it were a peaceful period, they would give some face to the government, but now it has entered a period of hegemony among the heroes, so they will naturally not give face to the Sui Dynasty government.

"It's a pity that the mantra doesn't seem to appear."

The Dashi Temple was destroyed, but Duan Lang's goal was not achieved. In this regard, Duan Lang could only say that he would wait for a few more days. If the other party still did not show up, he would have to give up for the time being.

"Arhat Hall, it seems that I don't have the comprehension of Xu Ziling."

In the empty Dashi Temple, Duan Lang carried a mace and came to the Arhat Hall. The so-called Arhat Hall is an independent palace, and its area is comparable to that of the Yangzhou Imperial Palace. After all, this is a hall that can accommodate 500 Arhat Buddha statues.

Originally, Duan Lang seemed to see if he could understand the nine-character mantra handprint through these Arhat Buddha statues, but he didn't understand anything after looking at them for a long time.

Strictly speaking, there are not 500 Arhat Buddha statues in the Arhat Hall at this time. Many of them have been damaged, and there has been no repair or reconstruction of the sculptures. The damaged statues are left there.

"Is it because there is no way to restore them to their original state?"

Looking at the damaged Arhat Buddha statues, Duan Lang guessed in his heart. After all, these are not ordinary Buddha statues, but statues that contain the true meaning of martial arts. These 500 Buddha statues are said to have been carved by a monk from Tianzhu in the past. If the craftsmen were asked to carve them, it would be impossible to leave the true meaning of martial arts on the statues.

Just like Song Que chopping a knife on a stone and an ordinary person chopping a knife on a stone, even if the scars they cause are exactly the same, in the eyes of those who are interested, there is a world of difference.

Boom.

Since he couldn't comprehend it, Duan Lang didn't waste time. He waved his mace, and the powerful Qi force instantly destroyed all the dozens of statues in front of him.

Shen Fei was not opposed to Buddhist martial arts. When he was free, he also practiced two of them. One of them was naturally the Great Compassion and Great Mercy Palm practiced by Xiao Zizai.

"There was a lot of food. I remember that when Wang Shichong and Li Shimin fought, Luoyang City seemed to have no food at the end. They really didn't know how to think of a solution."

With the food stored in the temples in Luoyang, Wang Shichong could at least survive for more than a year. Of course, this was only what Duan Lang dared to think. Wang Shichong didn't dare to have such an idea. He didn't have the confidence to turn against Buddhism.

"It's a pity that no weapons, armor, or crossbows were found, otherwise it would be more interesting." Duan Lang was not too disappointed about this. On the contrary, if he really found it, it would be a big deal.

As for the Buddhist money-making, of course, it was not only Shen Fei who knew that people in this era were not fools. On the contrary, they were very smart. Shen Fei was better than them in knowledge and information.

For some people, making money is not a big deal, but rebellion is the biggest thing. With the huge power of Buddhism, no one in power can tolerate it if they have enough weapons and equipment.

The movement to exterminate Buddhism in history was not only initiated by the Central Plains, but also by other ethnic minorities, such as Tubo. Many of them were Buddhists who had inappropriate intentions because they were too powerful.

Although Duanlang could be framed, he thought about it and decided not to. After all, there are many Luoyangs here. Even if they take out weapons now, it will only increase the accusation of Dashi Temple. If they really want to do this, in Luoyang Do it, the effect will be the best.

"Stick to the old rules." After walking around the Dashi Temple and getting all the materials inside, Duan Lang set the magnificent temple on fire without being polite.

"Please line up for me. Everyone has a share. No more is allowed. Leave as soon as you get the food."

In front of the mountain gate of Dashi Temple, which was burned to ashes by the fire, there were piles of all kinds of materials, food, jewelry, land deeds, etc. While waiting for Monk Zhenyan, Duanlang did not sit idle and directly put the The materials obtained from Dashi Temple were given to the poor people in Chengdu.

Food, wealth, and land deeds are all prepared to be given away, leaving nothing behind.

The free supplies attracted a large number of people, and Duanlang took the opportunity to publicize the difference between Buddhism paying taxes and not paying taxes. The key point is that because Buddhism does not pay taxes, the taxes on the people are so heavy. The reason why the imperial court levied such heavy taxes on ordinary people was that the Buddhist taxes were passed on to the common people.

Although the issue of taxation is not limited to Buddhism, but also to the aristocratic families. However, at this stage, Duanlang can only put this name on Buddhism first, and things have to be done step by step.

For ordinary people, it is difficult to listen to them no matter how much you talk to them, but if it involves their own interests, it is different.

In addition to the huge amount of genuine land deeds, wealth and various materials, this can be seen with one's own eyes. Some things only know numbers and see the physical objects piled in front of them. They are completely two concepts. It can be said that this time Buddhism is in Chengdu. The reputation here is over.

The issue of taxation is simply a blow to the bottom of the pot for Buddhism. No matter how he tries to cover it up, there is no way to avoid it. It's just that no one with enough weight has questioned this aspect before. After all, this issue has always been There are too many issues involved.

To the average person, doing something like this in this era is like mantis trying to control the chariot, just like promoting the geocentric theory during the heliocentric period.

"Is it finally here?" Three days later, Duan Lang sensed the inexplicable aura emerging from the ruins of Dashi Temple, and Duan Lang immediately called the people from the Song clan over.

Opening a warehouse to store grain was a very troublesome matter. If there were no other people, Duanlang could naturally handle it by himself. However, after the Song clan's people appeared, he immediately left the matter to the Song clan.

The Song Clan takes the incident at Duzun Fort very seriously. After all, Song Que is the foundation of the Song Clan. If someone wants to plot against Song Que, the Song Clan will certainly not give up.

After getting the news, Song Zhi, the second-in-command of the Song Clan, rushed over in person. The people from the Song Clan in front of him were sent from near Chengdu. That means Song Que is not in Song Family Mountain City now, otherwise he might come in person. Chengdu.

After that, the two sides hit it off. Duanlang wanted to reduce the prestige of Buddhism, and the Song clan had to weaken the strength of Buddhism, whether it was for revenge or to reorganize its own territory.

"I didn't expect that Buddhism really hid a great master. I wonder what that loser Ning Daoqi would think if he knew about this?"

After explaining some things to the person from the Song clan, Duan Lang came to the ruins of the Luohan Hall. Among the ruins, an old monk with a white beard and a solemn face exuding peace was standing. Among the many Buddha statues in the Luohan Hall that had been completely destroyed, they were currently muttering something with their eyes closed.

Although Duanlang has never really met the Grand Master of this era, he has met Lu Miaozi, Zhu Yuyan, and Shi Zhixuan. In addition, he and Huanwan have also talked about the Grand Master's situation, so he still knows some things about the Grand Grandmaster. .

"Donor, don't you think you have gone too far?"

"It's too much. I don't think so. It's not that I'm too much, but that you are too greedy." Duan Lang said as he pulled out the Fire Lin Sword that he carried behind his back.

"You should know better than me what the situation is in Buddhism, so there's no need to talk nonsense. Anyway, in the end, it all comes down to strength."

Even if Buddhism can speak like a lotus flower, there are some things that cannot be reversed. Whether it is Fan Qinghui, Liao Kong, the four great saints, etc., they all understand the situation of Buddhism very well, but their identity and status determine that they can only stand. On the Buddhist side.

If Buddhism loses a lot of wealth, how can it support its many disciples, not to mention that the cost of a warrior monk is several times that of an ordinary monk, poor in literature and rich in martial arts.

This is just like the Nine-Rank Zhongzheng System that began during the Three Kingdoms period. Some people also saw problems in it, but those who saw the problem were all nobles from aristocratic families. These people were naturally unwilling to weaken their rights and status.

Not to mention, most of the noble families think that ordinary people are lowly straw dogs, who must be ruled by them, must be supported by them, and let them have the power of life and death. Simply put, they are weakened versions of the Tianlong people.

"Donor Duan, do you know that you have been possessed by the devil, Lin." Zhenyan said with his hands in the outer lion seal and the inner lion seal, and whispered at the same time.

"Is this the nine-character mantra of Buddhism? It's just so-so. Do you only know this set of Buddhists? When you meet someone who has different ideas and harms your interests, you will only call him a demon. But unfortunately, you can't do it this time, and I can be sure that I am not possessed by the devil."

The thunderous shouting had no effect on Duan Lang. The nine-character mantra of Buddhism is a method of shocking the opponent's spirit. If you are shocked by the opponent, you will naturally think that what the other party said is right.

If it were someone else, even a master, just the word Lin just now would be enough to make him doubt himself.

"Oh, I forgot to introduce myself formally. Duan Lang, the eldest disciple of Kunlun Qionghua Immortal Sword Sect, was ordered by the Emperor of Heaven to fight against the traitor who chose the Emperor of Heaven. All the participants will be reborn as animals and will never be reincarnated."

As Duan Lang spoke, the Fire Scale Sword in his hand flew out of his hand and soared freely in the sky above him. Then, in the astonished look on the face of Monk Zhenyan, the Fire Scale Sword flashed red and turned into dozens of sword shadows. The next moment, dozens of sword beams directly pierced Monk Zhenyan's body.

"Dai Tian Xuan Di, you are so brave. Where do you put the Emperor of Heaven?" As Duan Lang's fingers moved, the other sword shadows on Monk Zhenyan's body slowly disappeared, and the Fire Scale Sword turned into a red light and flew into the scabbard behind him.

"You guys are so interesting, saying I'm a demon. Have you ever seen a real demon? By the way, since you say I'm a demon, let me tell you something. The Emperor of Heaven ordered me and my senior brother to make a judgment based on the situation. In other words, the treatment of Buddhism can be lenient or completely destroyed. What do you think will happen to you if you are a demon?"

"Originally, I didn't plan to completely destroy Buddhism, but since you said I was a demon, how could I let you down? Don't worry, Buddhism will be completely destroyed because of what you said today."

Looking at Zhenyan, who was unwilling and wanted to say something, but whose life force was getting weaker and weaker, Duanlang's face showed a strange smile.

Then the whole body of the monk Zhenyan turned into ashes in an instant, and the power of the previous Fire Scale Sword exploded in his body.

"It's not just you who can pull the tiger skin and pull the flag. It's quite interesting to tease a great master. Is this the so-called tax evasion?" Duanlang hates the kind of people who say some righteous words, but in fact they are full of thieves and prostitutes.

Originally, people with the cultivation of a Grand Master have a much stronger state of mind than ordinary people, and usually there will be no fluctuations, but this is only relative. How can one remain calm in the face of the sword-controlling technique?

"Is this the Heshi Bi? Originally, I just wanted to see how Cihang Jingzhai would host this emperor selection, but now it seems that the Heshi Bi cannot be left to them, otherwise it would be a pity if it is damaged."

In the empty small bronze hall of the Jingnian Zen Sect, Shen Fei picked up the imperial seal that has been passed down through the ages.