Situ Qiao glanced at Deng Yao, and then said: "I lingered in the Dabao'en Temple, and before I knew it, it was already sunset. The monks in the temple went to the various halls and asked the pilgrims to leave. It's just that I still haven't seen the last hall, so I naturally don't want to leave, so I took advantage of the monk's unpreparedness and hid behind a side room, thinking that when there was no one in the courtyard, I would go to the main hall to watch it......"

When Murong Danyan heard this, he couldn't help but laugh and said, "Mr. Situ, what you said is a little strange. Now that it's already dark, how can you see the hall clearly?"

Deng Yao said: "What he is unwilling is not that he didn't look at the hall carefully, but because he hasn't found what he wants, and it's dark." With this Mr. Situ's temperament, he naturally refused to return empty-handed. This man is full of benevolence and morality, but his heart is extremely dirty, disgusting, disgusting!"

Situ Qiao was robbed by Deng Yao for a few words, and he was furious in his heart, so he wanted to ridicule him. Liu Yong hurriedly persuaded again, and Situ Qiao suppressed his anger at this time, and thought to himself: "Fuck, you always make Huazi difficult with me in everything." In this stone cave, I naturally can't turn my face with you, but when we enter the Jingxin Temple, after you are left alone, look at how Lao Tzu concocted that you can't survive and die, so that you can go to this evil breath in my heart!"

Although he thought this in his heart, the expression on his face was not half different, but he didn't pay attention to Murong Danyan, and then said: "The monks of Dabao'en Temple pay attention to 'not eating at lunch', because there is no dinner. After the dusk drum was beaten, it was time for evening class. I watched a group of monks quietly enter the halls for evening classes, but the main hall was never entered, and there was no light, and it looked dark and dreary, as if there were some monsters hiding in it, which was quite terrifying.

"After all the monks in the monastery entered the halls, there was no one in the courtyard. I looked around at no one, and then I quietly slipped out of the main hall, only to find that the door of the hall was locked, and there was a lot of dust accumulated on the lock, as if it had not been opened for a long time. My heart sank, secretly thinking that in the name of the Great Bao'en Temple, this hall is naturally the most important hall, and those big officials and wealthy people go to the temple to incense, and they must get this hall. It's just that why the door of this temple is locked all the year round is strange.

"I was puzzled, and my curiosity was even greater, so I wanted to go inside and find out. I just tried the lock, but I was surprised that it was not an ordinary lock, but a 'nine-son chain lock' built by a master. At that time, although I had not yet arrived at the flower house, I was also quite interested in the art of lock-making and unlocking. I tried to open the lock, only to find that the nine doors of the main hall were set up with extremely complex mechanisms. If someone tries to open the gate, a hidden mechanism will be activated, and not only feathered arrows will be shot, but there will also be flaps underground. Even under the stone steps behind him, there was a murderous motive.

"I was so surprised and delighted that I tried to undo it. The lock, though delicate, did not bother me, and it did not take much effort to open it. It took a lot of work to crack the mechanism, and I remember that it took nearly half a column of incense to crack all the mechanisms on the door......"

Before he finished speaking, Deng Yao and Lin Yilang sneered a few times at the same time. Situ Qiao didn't pay attention to the two of them, but continued to himself: "After entering the main hall, it was pitch black inside. After I closed the door of the temple, I didn't dare to shake the fire fold to check, so I had to walk a few steps in the hall in the dark. It wasn't until the eyes gradually became able to see something clearly, that they found that although the hall looked majestic from the outside, the inside of the hall was empty, except for the nine huge pillars, that is, there was a figure more than two feet high in the middle of the hall, and nothing else.

When I first arrived in Nanjing, I had heard that this great Bao'en Temple was built by Zhu Di to repay the kindness of his father, Emperor Taizu and his mother, Empress Ma. There was originally an ancient temple here, built in the Three Kingdoms period, called Jianchu Temple, which was ordered to be built by Sun Quan, the lord of Wu State. Therefore, according to legend, when Sun Quan ordered the construction of the temple, an Ashoka pagoda was built in the temple, which was called the first pagoda in the world. At that time, Buddhism was introduced from Tianzhu to Middle-earth not long, in addition to the White Horse Temple in Luoyang, this Jianchu Temple is the second temple in Middle-earth, and it is the first tower temple in the south of the Yangtze River. After that, this temple went through wind and rain, several times by fire, and the name of the temple was changed many times. In the Tang Dynasty, Du Mu Shiyun '480 temples in the Southern Dynasty, how many buildings are in the smoke and rain', the origin of the '480 temples' mentioned in the poem is this Jianchu Temple. During the Song Dynasty, the temple was renamed Tianxi Temple. In the Yuan Dynasty, Emperor Yuan issued an order to change Tianxi Temple to 'Yuanxing Ci'en Jing Zhongjiao Temple', and the temple tower was renamed 'Ci'en Tower'.

"At that time, although I knew some of the origin of the Great Bao'en Temple from the mouths of the people, there were only some things that I only learned about when I went to a very secret place in the main hall. After the Battle of Jingjing, the Yan army invaded Nanjing, and a Yan army left the palace without entering, and actually went straight to this temple. After searching in the monastery, he did not embarrass the monks, so he left. In the sixth year after Chengzu ascended the throne, a fire suddenly broke out in the temple, burning down most of the temple. Rumors spread in the city of Nanjing, saying that there is a royal spirit in this temple, and there will be people who will rule the world from the temple in the future. The government arrested many people who spread rumors, and only then did they suppress the rumors.

Until four years later, that is, the tenth year after Emperor Chengzu ascended the throne, he issued an edict to rebuild a temple and temple tower on the site of Yuanxing Ci'en Jingzhongjiao, and gave the temple the name of Dabao'en Temple, and the temple tower was a nine-story glazed pagoda to repay the kindness of Emperor Taizu and Empress Ma. It is said that when the Great Bao'en Temple was built, according to the palace regulations, more than 100,000 craftsmen from all over the world were recruited, and the cost was 2.5 million taels of grain and silver, and it took 19 years to complete. ”

When Situ Qiao said this, he paused slightly, and then continued: "At that time, the Ming Dynasty was strong, and Zhu Di, this kid, was not good as an emperor, but it was good to lead troops to fight, and he drove the Tartars far away to Mobei, and he no longer dared to harass him from the south." As for the southeast coast, the Ming Navy is extremely majestic, the pirates are extinct, and the business travel is unimpeded. It was such a huge project, but it did not provoke a popular uprising.

"I stood in the middle of the hall, looking at the lonely figure, and my heart couldn't help but be suspicious. Chengzu spent so much effort and financial resources to build this Great Bao'en Temple, why did the most magnificent and majestic hall look like such a shabby and solemn appearance? I saw the inscription on the Guangbao Tablet of the Great Bao'en Temple at the temple gate, which said that when the temple was built, it was the great eunuch Zheng He who supervised the work on Zhu Di's orders. This Zheng He, formerly known as Ma Sanbao, was Zhu Di's most trusted minister, not only serving by Zhu Di's side, but also leading troops to fight during the Battle of Jingjing. Later, he received Zhu Di's secret order and led the fleet to go overseas seven times to promote the national prestige of the Ming Dynasty and deter the surrounding countries. At that time, Zhu Di not only rebuilt the Jinyi Guard, but also set up the East Factory, which was filled by his henchmen and eunuchs to monitor the courtiers and the people. The commander of Jinyiwei and the governor of Dongchang have the right to cut first and then play, and it can be said that they are powerful Xuantian, and they are the old ministers of the cabinet, but they are not in their eyes. It's just that only this eunuch of Sanbao, throughout his life, has served as the commander of the Jinyi Guard and the governor of Dongchang, and he only respectfully avoids it, and he doesn't dare to offend a little. When he arrived in the Xuanzong Dynasty, Zheng He served as a minister in Nanjing and became a feudal official, which was unprecedented. This person has gone through three dynasties, and he is all favored by the emperor, since he was ordered to build this great Bao'en Temple, how could he make the most important hall so simple?"

Li Qiufeng heard Situ Qiao mention the name of Zheng He, but his heart was full of joy. He had seen this person's name many times in Jinyiwei's files, and knew that this person was Emperor Chengzu's confidant and was deeply trusted by Emperor Chengzu. Yao Guangxiao is the mastermind of Chengzu, and his status is no less than that of Zhuge Liang and Liu Bei, and Liu Bowen and Zhu Yuanzhang, but Zheng He received a secret order from Emperor Chengzu to secretly spy on Yao Guangxiao. And from the secret file of the Jin Master Guard, Li Qiufeng also knows a secret, that is, this Zheng He is not only meticulous and cautious, but also has a unique skill, and is a master of martial arts. In one night, he killed seventeen assassins who sniped Zhu Di, the king of Yan. When he killed, he only relied on a pair of fleshy palms, and did not use swords and other weapons. The assassin he killed only had a tiny red dot on his eyebrows, and he didn't know what kind of weapon he used to kill his opponent with such a tiny wound. There are even records that when he started, his body was erratic, and he retreated like a ghost, and no one in the world was invincible. I can't imagine such a character, but it is also very related to today's events.

When Li Qiufeng was thinking, Situ Qiao still continued: "The more I think about it, the more frightened I become, and I want to find out more about this matter." So he was bold and walked slowly to the figure. At that time, the night was deep, and there was no candle flame in the hall, and only the silhouette of the figure could be seen. As for the face and clothing, I can't see it clearly at all. I thought to myself, this hall is so strange, I am afraid that there are many secrets that no one knows......"

When he said this, Lin Yilang said coldly beside him: "There are many unknown gold and silver jewelry!"

Situ Qiao ignored him, and still said to himself: "I, the person who likes the art of construction and the news of the agency, is the most fond of it. At that time, he was curious, so he didn't care about anything else, and when he heard the silence outside the hall, he gritted his teeth, took out the fire fold from his bosom, shook it lightly, lit it, held it in front of him, and shone it towards the portrait. Just take a closer look and can't help but be shocked. ”

When everyone heard him say this, their voices trembled slightly, and they knew that he must have made a major discovery, so they all held their breath and listened to him continue. I only heard Situ Qiao say: "The light of the fire fold is faint, and it can only illuminate a small area. I found that there was a long table in front of the statue, but this long case was not full of offerings like the offering table in front of the Buddha statues in other temples, but was empty, and when I looked closely, there was a thick layer of dust on the table. After the long case, there is the figure that is more than two feet high. The sculpture is a middle-aged noblewoman, wearing a phoenix crown, wearing a yellow brocade robe, and a xia veil on the outside, although it is only under a little bean-like firelight, this dress is also gorgeous.

"I was shocked to see the figure so richly dressed, and I looked at the face of the figure. It's just that under this look, it is even more frightening. I thought that this portrait costume was so gorgeous, and I thought that this person's face must be graceful and luxurious. It was only by the faint light of the fire that he found that the face of the portrait was scribbled and scribbled, just like a child with no painting skills, holding a pen and drawing eyes, nose, and mouth on a whiteboard at random, making this portrait look extremely ugly, but a little weird. ”

When Situ Qiao said this, he looked at everyone and said, "You might as well guess, who is that portrait?"

(End of chapter)