Chapter 278: Incineration (I)
On February 8 of the first year of Hongwu of the Dacheng Dynasty, Chen Henian looked up to the sky and looked at the starry sky.
It was a clear night sky, and the whole sky was like black and bluestone, densely dotted with stars.
"My lord, the time has come!" "The dawn refers to the time when the sun is first born, that is, 5 o'clock, but in fact, in winter, it is still night.
However, according to the rules, the city gate must be opened at this time, and there can be no delay for a moment.
Chen Henian coldly ordered: "Get on the horse!"
"Yes!" The Thirteenth Division gathered three hundred cavalry, a total of five hundred cavalry, and responded to the order together, turned over on their horses, galloped out, and five hundred horses galloped, and the ground trembled faintly.
At this time, many families have already lit up and are ready, and under the dim light, you can see the smoke of the morning, and some shops have even opened half of the door.
At this moment, five hundred horsemen galloped through the streets, their hooves raised and the earth flying, and these horsemen, all dressed in paper armor and wearing iron helmets, were so fierce and murderous that the people who wanted to curse twice closed their mouths.
Probably the atmosphere in the recent period is too weird, even if the Dacheng Dynasty has a tolerant policy, the people are still cautious in their words and deeds, and no one dares to talk too much.
Misfortune comes from the mouth, this is the ancient truth.
Five hundred people galloped out of Jinling City, wearing armor and long knives, and some people carried longbows, quivers, and some even carried fire guns, and under the leadership of an official, they ran directly towards the outside of the city.
"It seems that something is going to happen again!" The boss of the tea shop near the gate of the city saw this scene and sighed softly, and when other people saw it, they all secretly wondered what had happened.
"My lord, the front is Shangjue Temple!" This cavalry arrived first, and it was Shangjue Temple, twenty miles away from Jinling City.
The temple is built outside the county, facing the official road, the incense is quite prosperous, the abbot of the temple has a master-apprentice relationship with the three holy monks, and has repeatedly had contact with the north when Wang Hongyi ordered the surveillance.
Thinking of His Majesty's instructions before leaving, Chen Henian said to the left and right: "You go to the woods in front, and if you see someone holding an official order, bring them over." ”
“...... When the two soldiers heard this, they were about to dismount and go over, and it was inconvenient to walk in the woods.
At this time, I saw a few people walking out of the woods, led by a Taoist who stepped out of the woods and smiled here.
"You two don't have to go!" Seeing this group of people coming towards him, Chen Henian said, and these people came to the front as he spoke.
"I've seen Master Chen!" the Taoist led by him saluted.
Chen Henian didn't dare to slack off, he was very polite to the first person, and returned the salute slightly: "Don't dare, I've seen the chief of the Xuandao!"
Tongxuan and Pingzhen are both seven-grade now, and Chen Henian is actually the same official product, but now Chen Henian is acting on orders and has the identity of half a messenger, so Tongxuan salutes.
Tong Xuan bowed, smiled slightly, and said, "Master Chen, let's go together, right?"
The few people in the back, with Taoist clothes and worldliness, are all leading horses, Chen Henian gave up his hand to these people, these people are all from the Curse and Forbidden Division, although they don't often walk around in the world, but they are His Majesty's close ministers, and there are some mysterious spells, so it is best not to offend, it is best not to offend.
Tongxuan cultivation has increased a lot, they are the sect that assists Wang Hongyi, Wang Hongyi has achieved the true dragon, and he has benefited from the entire sect with them, as a person who is assisting in the world, he is the first beneficiary, nourished by the dragon qi, he is in the top five in the disciple of this generation of disciples, and the most important thing is that the future is broad.
In this world, qi refiners are divided into mages, high merits, precept lawyers, refiners, real people, and national teachers.
Now that Tongxuan and Pingzhen have reached the level of refiner, they are proficient in the method of internal refining, and it is impossible to turn from a human to an immortal, a national teacher, Wang Hongyi will not be sealed, but a real person is possible.
Of course, it seems that a few people have gained a lot of money, but in fact, if they fail, the master can still survive with their tails, and they are afraid that they will not even have the qualifications to rush to the underworld.
Cultivation has risen sharply, and it is the biggest gamble in the world.
At present, we have passed this hurdle, and even if something happens, the general trend has been achieved, and it will not fall.
Even if he doesn't show smugness, Tongxuan and Pingzhen are now a little relaxed.
The people from the Curse and Forbidden Division came over, in fact, just in case, when it really came to do it, with the manpower of these armor soldiers and the Thirteen Divisions, they didn't need to do it.
"It's here. Looking at the magnificent temple that appeared in front of him, Tong Xuan sighed softly.
It's not that I feel anything else, these people have a heart to collaborate with the enemy, when they lead the party, and they plot to assassinate the emperor, it is not strange that they were killed by the emperor, but because of this, they have affected the Taoist system, but it is inevitable that people can't help but sigh.
"We're all outside, this kind of killing, we don't have to go in!" Seeing that the armor soldiers and the thirteen divisions surrounded the temple, Tong Xuan said to the people beside him, only to see that at this time, the black gas in the temple was rolling, and it was obvious that it would be a big killing.
Chen Henian led people to the door, and at this time the movement had attracted the attention of the temple, and Chen Henian shouted: "Smash the door!"
Immediately, a group of armored soldiers, like wolves and tigers, rushed to the door, only to hear the sound of "boom", just a moment, the temple door was knocked open, thirteen divisions, and soldiers with firearms, suddenly poured in.
At this time, a monk came out, and Chen Henian strode in, not looking at everyone, and shouted: "...... Shangjue Temple participated in the rebellion, fornicated with the Hu people, abandoned the people, the crime was unforgivable, and the ...... were destroyed"
As he spoke, he commanded: "Release!"
Suddenly, "pop pop", there was a loud sound of fire, and there were continuous screams.
The monk who rushed out just now had several big holes in his body with blurred flesh and blood, and fell to the ground, and the person who was immortal for a while screamed!
Looking at this situation, there were also monks who immediately blew up their nests, some rushed forward, some retreated, and some were scared and their legs were weak.
"Shoot!" The deafening sound of fire rang out again, and in the smoke of gunpowder, another group of monks fell.
"Kill!" The soldier pulled out his long knife, strode up, and killed the past, and suddenly the sound of killing was endless, and from time to time there was the sound of the blade piercing into the human body.
Tong Xuan stood outside, listening to the voice, no expression on his face, until it was quiet inside, and he asked left and right: "Can someone escape?"
"No one has escaped, and there are no signs of magic!"
Tong Xuan nodded: "That's good." ”
Walking towards the Shangjue Temple, as soon as he entered the temple gate, a bloody breath rushed towards him.
Tong Xuan's face remained unchanged and strode in, and along the way, in addition to the soldiers and fans cleaning the battlefield, he saw corpses all over the ground.
"Hey, what's the trouble? To anger the emperor, only blood flows all over the place and corpses are everywhere, instead of fighting for a momentary edge, it is better to obey the emperor's will first, at least to keep the Taoist system. This world is not a one-person world, no matter how prosperous a dynasty is, it will change in three hundred years!" sighed softly in a voice that no one could hear, and Tong Xuan walked all the way.
"Dao Chief, I've seen it all here, and there's no more life, but someone can use spells to escape?" Chen Henian saw Tong Xuan coming over and asked.
Tong Xuan said: "I haven't seen any living people coming in or out. ”
As for the dead, it is beyond the control of the living.
Chen Henian listened and smiled: "In this case, then hurry up and go to the next place!"
Saying that, he ordered some people to stay and dispose of the corpses in the temple, because this place is very close to Jinling and is adjacent to the village, so it can't just be set on fire.
So Chen Henian ordered a general flag: "There are forests and villages around here, and it is easy to cause fires if you set fires, but you can't help but set fires, the emperor has an order, and it must be carried out, you stay in this place, and make overall arrangements." ”
After a pause, he said, "Pay attention, the temple property must be registered." ”
Tongxuan's group of people are all watching here!
The general flag bowed in response: "Yes!"
The holy decree in Chen Henian's hand has clearly stated that he will kill all the temples on the list that are determined to be involved in the rebellion, and he will naturally not sympathize, and there are also people from the Curse and Forbidden Division who are accompanied by him, which shows how much His Majesty attaches importance to this matter, of course, this matter cannot be taken care of by one family, and Chen Henian is personally responsible for three.
Chen Henian did not dare to delay at all, and a large number of people galloped away.
At this time, the sky gradually brightened, Tong Xuan stood, looking at it from a distance, this temple has a thick wall, the inner wall has been demolished, leaving a road, clearly to prevent fire, and even has the meaning of defense, of course, when encountering the regular army, these are useless, but just look at the corner of the wall There is a big water tank every certain distance, you know the intention.
This temple, with a history of 300 years, looks antique, and even if it is filled with blood, you can still see the faint spiritual light of the entire building, which is the spiritual miracle shaped by countless incense in the past 300 years.
Unfortunately, this could not be more difficult to keep.
Just thinking about it, the fans in the temple swarmed in, began to check one by one, and after half an hour, there was a fan who came forward to tell him, saying that a large number of treasury had been found.
The general flag led the way and said: "According to the prior investigation, this Shangjue Temple has a total of 3,430 acres of land, a tea forest, and three boats. ”
"I checked just now, there is still a hoard of grain in the temple, there are 3,000 stones, 350 taels of gold, 3,900 taels of silver, and some cloth and silk sundries, which have not yet been counted. ”
Seeing that the sky was faintly shining and time was pressing, General Qi took Tongxuan to the warehouse.
After Tong Xuan entered, he was stunned, only to see boxes inside, as well as piles of cloth, and when he opened it, he saw that it was full of gold and silver.
Tong Xuan and others, after a glance, they knew that these fans had gained a lot from this trip, and there was actually not much gold and silver to hide, but it was impossible that there were no silver tickets and jewels in them, so these were privately hidden by Fanzi.
Tong Xuan glanced at the general flag and said with a smile: "That's all?"
Zhongfanzi was silent, and Tong Xuan smiled slightly: "People die for money, birds die for food, and the ancients don't deceive me." ”
There is quite a meaningful flavor in the words, and when they come into contact with the eyes, everyone is a dignified.
However, Tong Xuan didn't say anything below, and asked, "Are there any other weapons?"
At this time, the general flag came back to his senses and said: "This attack is fast, thirty-one pairs of strong bows and five sets of armor have been found inside, hey, this alone is a big crime!"
Tong Xuan couldn't see the joy and anger: "Since this is the case, please register it!"
At this time, the smell of blood permeated the air, and I was afraid that it could be heard clearly from a distance.
When the general flag heard this, he was very happy, and ordered: "Burn the temple in one fell swoop, don't let it burn outside!"
All the fans agreed, and as the fire ignited, the fire suddenly burst into the sky.
(To be continued)