Kong Ming said: "To be honest, two days before the theft of the Buddha's true body relics, a Persian merchant came to the temple and asked to pay homage to the Buddha's bones. Pen ~ fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info that Persian merchant is earnest, extremely pious, and extremely generous, and he will offer five thousand taels of silver. The old man didn't care about the yellow and white things, but the Persians had always believed in Manichaeism, and now, it was rare for the Persian merchant to be able to convert to Buddhism, so the old man couldn't bear to refuse him, so he asked him to take him to the Prajna Hall. Two days later, the Buddha's bones were stolen. Only then did the old man recall that when the Persian merchant was looking at the Buddha's bones in the Prajna Hall, in the name of paying homage to the Dharma utensils, he looked left and right, and walked all over the Prajna Hall. In retrospect, the Persian merchant was clearly here to find out the path! ”

Bu Yunfei shook his head: "Based on this alone, I'm afraid it can't be confirmed that the Persian merchant is the one who stole the Buddha's bones." ”

Kong Ming nodded: "Yes, the old man was only suspicious at the time, and he was not sure." However, in the days before and after the theft of the Buddha's bones, only this Persian merchant had been to Prajnatang, and there were no other outsiders. Lao Wei sent someone to find out about his whereabouts, but found that this person had left Chang'an on the night of the theft of the Buddha's bones. The old man became more and more suspicious. After many inquiries, I learned that this person came to Chang'an from the Western Regions, and he made a detour on the way to Tubo, and there were three Tubo people in his caravan! From this, the old man concluded that the Persian merchant was the culprit who stole the relics of the Buddha's true body! ”

Bu Yunfei nodded: "If the Tubo people are involved, and the Buddha's true body relics are stolen, nine times out of ten it is the Persian businessman!" ”

It is almost an open secret that the Tibetan people covet the relics of the Buddha's true body.

Since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, the competition between Tubo and the Tang Dynasty in the Western Regions has not stopped, and in the Kaiyuan period, the Tang Dynasty has become increasingly powerful and gradually gained the upper hand, and the power of Tubo has been gradually squeezed out of the Western Regions, but the Tubo people have never given up the dream of returning to the Western Regions!

Tibet believes in Buddhism and Buddhism, and moreover, politics and religion are integrated. Among the Tibetan people, Buddha bones have an overwhelming appeal. This is secondary, and more importantly, the Buddha's true body relics are a prerequisite for Tibet to enter the Western Regions!

If the forces of Tibet want to return to the Western Regions, in addition to relying on strong force, they must also rely on the appeal of faith! Today, Kuma came to the Great Mercy and Grace Temple to debate the scriptures, is to challenge the authority of the Tang Dynasty, although failed, but once the Buddha's true body relics are obtained, it doesn't matter if a debate wins or loses! Tubo can use the Buddha's bones to order the countries of the Western Regions to be enemies of the Tang Dynasty!

"If Lao Wei had known that there were Tibetans around the Persian merchants, he would not have let him approach Prajnatang no matter what!" Kong Ming sighed.

The Tibetans coveted the relics of the Buddha's true body. Therefore, from the imperial court to the temple, the Tibetan people are strictly guarded, and temples like the Great Ci'en Temple that contain Buddhist treasures are not allowed to enter and leave the Tibetan laity at all. Even if a Tibetan monk comes to preach the scriptures, he must be accompanied by the monks in the monastery and cannot move around at will. The Tibetans simply could not get close to the Buddha's bones.

Persia embraced Manichaeism, and the Buddha's relics were not attractive to the Persian people, and the Persians did not regard Buddha bones as treasures. Therefore, the Tang Dynasty was officially wary of the Persians. Kong Ming was relieved to let the Persian merchants enter and leave the Prajna Hall to pay homage to the Buddha's bones, and this is the reason.

Who would have thought that the Tibetans took advantage of this loophole and used Persian merchants to steal Buddha bones!

"Since the master has concluded that the Persian merchant is a thief, he should have sent someone to chase him at that time, they have just succeeded, and they should not have gone far."

"That's what the old man thinks, too." Kong Ming said: "After the Persian merchants succeeded, they would definitely not dare to stay in Chang'an City, they should go out of the city overnight, go west through the official road, and go to Lingbao, as long as they pass Lingbao, they can go all the way to Tubo, unimpeded." From Chang'an to Lingbao, there are still 500 miles to go, and the Persian merchants have to walk for at least five days. Therefore, Lao Qu was not panicked at that time, and secretly sent the monks in the temple to track down the Persian merchants along the official road. However, the warrior monk chased all the way to Lingbao and found no trace of the Persian merchant! ”

"The master is bad!" Bu Yunfei said: "If I were a Persian merchant and got the treasure of Buddhism, how dare I take the official road!" Isn't that waiting to be caught? ”

"What the donor said is right." Kong Ming said: "Lao Wei also woke up, and then he remembered that south of Chang'an, there is not only one official road. There is a small road in Zhongnan Mountain, which can lead directly to Chencang, go to Lingbao through Chencang, and go out to the west. The path was so treacherous and rugged that ordinary people would not dare to walk it, and the Persian merchant would probably take a risk in order to steal the treasure! ”

"Jungnan Mountain!" Bu Yunfei's face changed slightly.

He remembered the night two months ago!

An abandoned temple called Langa Temple! The pale moonlight, the bloody corpse, and the desperate look in the eyes of a Persian merchant named Kusmanu before he died.

"What is the name of the Persian merchant?" Bu Yunfei asked.

"Kusmanu!"

Bu Yunfei suddenly got goosebumps!

"Mr. Bu has heard of this name?"

"I haven't heard of it." Bu Yunfei shook his head, his expression was calm, but his heart was extremely nervous.

It's such a coincidence, it's unbelievably coincidental! So much so, he couldn't believe that it was just a coincidence!

Killing and stealing both point to Kusmanu, and Bu Yunfei is a witness to the killing, and now, he has become a witness to stealing!

The theft of the Buddha's true body relics is not only related to the rise and fall of the Great Ci'en Temple, but also to the fortune of the Tang Dynasty!

This is not only a shocking case, but also a shocking secret. Kong Ming didn't dare to report this matter to the official, so he kept the news tightly sealed, and few people in the Great Ci'en Temple knew about it. However, he told Bu Yunfei about this matter as it was!

Is he tempting? He already knows the origin of Bu Yunfei? Even, he knew that Kusmanu died in front of Bu Yunfei?

If that's the case, things are in trouble!

Trespassing into the hall can still be said clearly. However, when Kusmanu died at Langa Monastery, he was there, so it is impossible to tell! When the two things are added together, it is even more inexplicable! No one would believe that there is such a coincidence in the world!

Bu Yunfei peeked at Kong Ming, Kong Ming's expression was gloomy, and there was nothing unusual.

Bu Yunfei was beating a drum in his heart, and he didn't know what kind of medicine was sold in this empty gourd, so he had to listen patiently.

Kong Ming continued: "When the old man thought of the path of Zhongnan Mountain, he immediately sent a warrior monk to investigate it. Three days later, the warrior monk found the Persian merchant in a small temple called Langa Monastery in the middle of the mountain. However, together with the Persian merchants, a total of 18 people, all of them were killed in the Ranga Monastery, and the goods they carried were scattered all over the place, and the warrior monks searched all the local grass and trees, but did not find the Buddha's real body relics. ”

Bu Yunfei seemed to see the wolf-shaped mask again, moving unsteadily under the moonlight.

"Someone intercepted Kusmanu at Langa Temple and snatched the Buddha's bones!" Kong Ming said slowly.

Bu Yunfei became more and more nervous, he knew that that night, those killers wearing wolf-shaped masks did not succeed!

If Kong Ming knew that he was there that night, he would have decided that he should be the one who took the Buddha's true body relics!

Bu Yunfei was extremely nervous, but he was silent, nodded and said, "What the master said is not bad!" Although Kusmanu is dead, there must be clues left at the scene, and it is not difficult for the master to find the Buddha's bones as long as he follows the vine. ”

Bu Yunfei said, peeking at Kong Ming, Kong Ming's face was calm, nodded and said, "Lao Wei thinks the same way." Therefore, in the past two months, Lao Qu has sent people to investigate everywhere, but the Buddha's bones are like stones sinking into the sea, and there is no news. ”

Bu Yunfei was surprised, Na Kongming's expression was indifferent, and he didn't seem to suspect him.

"Could it be that the Buddha's bones have flowed to Tibet?" Bu Yunfei asked cautiously.

Kong Ming shook his head: "It shouldn't be yet!" ”

"How so?"

Kong Ming smiled faintly: "The old man concluded that not only did the Buddha bone not flow into Tibet, but it did not go far, it was in this Chang'an City!" ”

Bu Yunfei's back was cold: "How can the master conclude that the Buddha's bones are in Chang'an?" ”

Kong Ming said: "The three Tibetans who followed Kusmanu all died in Langa Monastery, and this is one of them. Second, the purpose of the Tibetan people to steal the Buddha's true body relics is to subdue the Western Regions, once the Buddha bones are in their hands, they will never hide them, otherwise, they will lose the meaning of the Buddha bones! They will definitely hold a grand welcome ceremony, and even invite the Western Regions countries to send envoys to participate in the ceremony to expand their influence! But so far, there has been no movement in Tibet! But they sent Kuma to the Great Mercy and Grace Temple to debate the scriptures, if they have Buddha bones in their hands, do they still need to do this! ”

Bu Yunfei nodded yes. When the Buddha's bones arrived in Tibet, Tubo already had appeal, and if he sent someone to debate the scriptures, wouldn't he take off his pants and fart.

Bu Yunfei asked, "In that case, why did the master believe that the Buddha's bones were still in Chang'an, instead of going elsewhere?" ”

"Because, there is Buddha light in Chang'an City!"

"Buddha light?"

The Buddha's bones are the true body of the Buddha, the Buddha's bones appear, and the Buddha's light shines. It's just that the Buddha's bones are the world's treasures, and on weekdays, people will use the gold and jade treasure box to carefully store them, and the Buddha's light converges in the treasure box and does not appear. When a treasure thief obtains a Buddha's bones, he will inevitably keep them in strict secrets, so how can he let the Buddha's light appear casually.

"The Buddha's light is faint, but the old man can faintly feel it." Kong Ming closed his eyes and said.

"The master is convinced?"

Kong Ming nodded: "The old man is confident that he has a relationship with the Buddha, and this matter is undoubtedly confirmed." It's just that the Buddha's light is weak, and it appears and disappears from time to time, and the old man only knows that the Buddha's bones are in Chang'an City, but he doesn't know where they are. ”

Bu Yunfei nodded. Although the Buddha's light induction seems to be mysterious, there is indeed a fate in it, and it is reasonable for the empty light to be able to perceive the Buddha's light!

However, that night, the man wearing the wolf-shaped mask pressed Kusmanu to find out the whereabouts of the Buddha's real body relics, and Kusmanu did not say anything until he died. Since they didn't succeed, the Buddha bones could only fall near the Langa Temple, how could they return to Chang'an?

"Since the Buddha's true body relics are still in Chang'an, it is a blessing in misfortune! The master doesn't have to worry, when the opportunity comes, the Buddha's bones will naturally return to the Great Mercy and Grace Temple! Bu Yunfei said.

"The words of the donor are also right." Kong Ming sighed: "Actually, my Great Mercy and Grace Temple still found a little clue in Langa Temple. ”

"What clues?"

"There was a man who left Langa Temple alive!"

Bu Yunfei was dumbfounded, and he couldn't make a sound!

The one who left Langa Monastery alive was himself!