On the eighteenth day of the first month, the disciples of Bishan also arrived, and there were more than 1,000 martial arts people in the city who were summoned by the ghost mansion, and these people were arranged to live in the barracks.

Lin Quan mainly looked at the disciples of Bishan, after these years of practice, some of the disciples have already been regarded as having a foundation in martial arts, and they can go through the rivers and lakes alone.

Le Qiong told the disciples of Bishan the news of guarding the city, and the disciples of Bishan readily agreed. They didn't have the slightest concern, after all, they had no connection with the remnants of the Wei Dynasty, and as the people of the Yu Dynasty, they served the Yu Dynasty, which was also a matter of course.

As for the disciples summoned by the Ghost Mansion, Lin Quan hadn't been in a hurry to explain, he still wanted to wait until there were more people.

On the twentieth day of the first month, a group of unexpected people arrived, Lin Quan saw the arrival of the heart, and hurriedly saluted and said, "The great monk of the heart, it's been a long time." ”

returned the courtesy, and said to Lin Quan, "Young Master Lin, it's very polite." I heard that Lin Gongzi was in need of help here, so the abbot and the great monk asked Poor Dao to bring disciples and come to help. ”

Lin Quan thanked him again and again, and looked at these monks, these monks saw that they were all masters with good internal skills, but Lin Quan didn't expect that the Great Freedom Lay was also among them.

"Poor Dao is quiet, I have seen Lin Gongzi, thanks to Lin Gongzi's help, Poor Dao was able to recover his strength, Lin Gongzi is very kind, and Poor Dao is grateful."

Lin Quan said politely, wondering when he had let the Great Freedom Lay Priest recover his strength.

Explain the heart, it turned out that this great freedom lay man ran to Xingguo Temple to offer the "Lenga Sutra", did not expect that Xingguo Temple had already obtained the Lenga Sutra from the idiot, at first the great free lay man did not believe, saying that this is the real book in his hand.

The abbot of Xingguo Temple didn't know which was right and which was wrong, so he summoned the elders, and everyone teamed up for the Lenga Sutra on the two books, and found that both books were wrong, and after these elders revised, the great freedom lay people also benefited from it, painstaking cultivation, and finally recovered his strength, although it was not as good as the heyday, but the average master was not his opponent.

The Da Zi Zai lay man also entered the gate of Xingguo Temple again and was ordained again, and his Dharma name was still called Jing.

This time I came to understand the idea, and understanding nature is not to change my mind, to be a compassionate monk.

He just thought that Lin Quan was a strange commodity to live in, and now Lin Quan needed help, which happened to be his opportunity, so he saw the abbot and said that Lin Quan had the grace of offering scriptures to Xingguo Temple, and Xingguo Temple needed to repay it. And Lin Quan is a person valued by the sage, Xingguo Temple helped, Lin Quan wrote down the kindness, if there is anything in Xingguo Temple in the future, Lin Quan can also help.

The abbot was moved by the explanation, so he also sent out a hero post, hoping that colleagues in the world could go to Nantong City to participate in this martial arts conference.

The heroes of this Xingguo Temple are much more useful than the ghost mansion, and the martial arts people from the three mountains and five mountains are also coming one after another.

After Lin Quan learned about this situation, he thanked Xingguo Temple for its help and said a few words of humility.

Lin Quan was about to set up a banquet to entertain, and after thanking him, he left with the disciples of Xingguo Temple, and stayed quietly.

Liao Jing looked at Lin Quan and said respectfully, "Young Master Lin, poor and courageous, may I ask what you are doing now to gather these martial arts colleagues?" ”

"Defending the city?"

"What city to guard?" Knowing that some of the second monks were confused, he originally thought that Lin Quan was setting a trap, inviting you to enter the urn, and killing all the people in the ghost mansion, so as to invite merit and reinstate the official.

Lin Quan looked at Jing with a calm expression and told him, "Naturally, it's this Nantong City." ”

"I don't understand this poor way, what kind of city is guarded by a group of martial arts people, if you really want to defend the city, shouldn't you look for soldiers, how can you look for martial arts people?"

Lin Quan didn't continue to speak, and said to Jing, "It's still too late for you to leave, and when the soldiers from the southern country arrive, there is nothing wrong with wanting to leave when the time comes." ”

Seeing that Lin Quan was not joking, Li Jing swallowed his saliva and said to Lin Quan, "Lin Gongzi, it turns out that you are not joking." ”

"Naturally, it's not a joke. Although you have done a lot of wrong things before, now that you have taken refuge in the Three Jewels, I will tell you about this as if you have sincerely changed your mind. ”

After reciting the rosary beads and the Buddha name, this one hundred and eight sounds, after this string of Buddha names were finished, Liao Jing said, "Lin Gongzi, the so-called wealth and danger are sought, this matter will not only be dangerous, there will be no wealth." ”

"Other people are naturally wealthy, but you, a monk, are nothing more than a reward for a purple and gold robe and a gold bowl."

Hearing Lin Quan say this, a trace of disappointment flashed on his face, and he said to Lin Quan, "Thank you Young Master Lin, but the poor Dao must follow the example of the World-Honored Dizang and sacrifice himself to hell." Whether there is a mountain of knives or a sea of fire ahead, the poor road can only move forward. The road to seeking Buddha cannot help but be said. ”

When Lin Quan heard this, he didn't say anything, he knew Jing's plan in his heart, and Jing just thought that he was deceiving him.

After saying goodbye, Chen Jingjing said to Lin Quan, "By February, there will be 3,000 martial arts people here." ”

"Three thousand, that's not too little. If you can use it well, you can delay it for a few days. ”

"The mantra has arrived, I don't know if you want to see him, husband."

Lin Quan thought for a while, and said to Chen Jingjing, "The person who came is a guest, and this person has a life-saving grace for me." ”

Chen Jingjing nodded, went down and asked the housekeeper to come up with the mantra, the mantra saw Lin Quan, and said to Lin Quan, "Lin Gongzi, when I heard the news that you have convened a martial arts household, the poor road will come here non-stop and serve you." ”

"I've thanked you for your kindness."

The truth said that he didn't dare, and asked Lin Quan what he could do, as long as Lin Quan spoke, he promised to do things properly.

Lin Quan asked the mantra, "Do you know what I summoned fellow martial artists for?" ”

"It's to defend the city, I've heard about this poor road, but the poor road is brave, why do you need martial arts people to defend the city, Lin Gongzi, you're a martial arts conference, it's a drunkard's intention not to drink."

"And you say, what do I mean?"

"Poor Dao has already heard, this time there are a lot of remnants of the ghost mansion here, Lin Gongzi wants to wipe them all out, and when the time comes, the time will be dedicated to His Majesty, the saint is happy, Lin Gongzi will be reinstated, and you can even be added to the knighthood. Poor Dao didn't dare to ask for anything, I hope that when the time comes, Lin Gongzi, don't forget Poor Dao. ”

"If I am for the remnants of the ghost mansion, why do I need to build a wall here to strengthen the city defenses?"

"It's just a trick."

Lin Quan looked at Manyan's confident appearance, and said to Manyan, "Then you are wrong, this time, I really asked these people to participate in the defense of the city." ”

"Childe, poor and courageous, we people, defending the city is only a little more useful than a strong man, why do you need to let you fight for thousands of miles."

Lin Quan and Zhenyan said, "What is my identity now? ”

"Although you are a sinner, everyone knows that you, Gongzi Lin, will return to the court sooner or later."

"Sooner or later, sooner or later, but now I am a sinner, and no one can change it. I did want an army to defend the city, but I couldn't mobilize any soldiers. Since you can't seek knowledge of the temple, you can only seek it. ”

Seeing that Lin Quan was not joking, Zhenyan said to Lin Quan, "Young Master Lin, you are serious." ”

"Naturally, seriously, but if you're afraid, you can leave now."

When Zhenyan heard this, he smiled and said, "Lin Gongzi, there is no need to test Poor Dao, Poor Dao is not a fool, my master who tends to be good and avoids harm has traveled thousands of miles to bring people here, he will be so stupid." ”

"He doesn't know what I'm going to do."

"Then Lin Gongzi must have told him just now."

"Naturally."

"That's right, my master didn't leave, Lin Gongzi, we are not stupid, in fact, you don't have to be so tempted, what we are seeking is fame and fortune, as long as Lin Gongzi can give us these, we are naturally willing to accept it and contribute for you." Don't you have a saying that says, learn to become a literary and martial artist, and sell it to the emperor's family. Now that I have learned the peerless martial arts, the Heavenly Family does not look down on a small person like me, but it is still okay to sell it to Lin Gongzi. ”

Lin Quan saw that Zhenyan didn't listen to him, so he didn't say anything, and asked Zhenyan if there was anything else, and Zhenyan said that it was okay, if Lin Quan needed anything, he could say it to himself at any time, and he would do his best to make Lin Quan satisfied.

After Lin Quan let the mantra go down, when he saw his wife, Lin Quan sighed and said, "Perhaps, most people think so, but I'm afraid that when the time comes, the army will besiege the city, and they will be shaken first." ”

"Husband, if that's the case, what should we do?"

"It would be fine if they escaped from the city, but they were afraid that they would not be able to escape, but would be caught by the enemy and leak the truth of the city. Or to incite a group of people, either kill the county magistrate and me, and surrender in Kaesong. Or open the gates and let the enemy in. ”

Yin Lihua frowned, and said to Lin Quan, "In that case, what good plan do you have, husband?" ”

"There is no good policy, now they are still friends, if we are vigilant, it will cause misunderstanding among others, and then this martial arts conference will end before it starts, wouldn't it be a waste of time."

"After the real siege of the city, it is too late to start thinking of countermeasures, and when the time comes to defend the city, if some of them have abnormal behavior, then we can use military law to deal with them, and at that time, these people have nothing to say."

Lin Quan told Yin Lihua that when defending the city, the military orders were like mountains, no matter who could only obey the order, as long as they kept an eye on it, they would not make any big trouble, after all, these people were still people in the rivers and lakes, and they might not think of the consequences he said.

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