Chapter 125: Greed is rampant

Jinsheng Temple is also known as Lingbao Temple. After the death of Emperor Taizong, it became a place to house concubines, also known as Chongsheng Temple.

That’s the bad thing about Xi’an. If you drag out any scene, there will be countless chapters of history that you need to know.

Anyone who cannot come up with one or two historical allusions when visiting these places will be laughed at and classified as an ignorant person.

The most famous thing about Jinsheng Temple is the Five Hundred Arhats, and the "Cherry Banquet" held here by the emperor during the Tang Dynasty for the new scholars.

The appearance of the Five Hundred Arhats in Jinsheng Temple Weird, with a high nose and deep eyes, his appearance is very different from that of the Central Plains people.

If Yun Zhao had come, he would have been able to tell some about the origin of the Buddha. But now, it was Gao Jie who came, and he had no feeling for these jet-black Arhat statues.

Weituo at the gate of the mountain is holding a vajra, which means that the gate of the mountain is wide open, welcoming monks from all over the world to come to Jinsheng Temple to study, lecture, and can eat and drink here for three days.

Gao Jie looked at the Buddha statue, smiled slightly, and walked quickly into Jinsheng Temple.

He quickly found the "Daqin Nestorian Chinese Popular Stele" that Yun Zhao needed. Gao Jie was not interested in the inscriptions on the stele, and he had little interest in the meaning of the calligraphy on it, so he walked around the stele. After walking around in a circle, he saluted the young novice nearby with his hands clasped together and said, "I want to see Elder Tanxiu. Can you recommend me, young master?"

The young novice who was sweeping the floor put his hands together and saluted: " The abbot is not in the temple. He went to Longshouyuan with Zhang Fuzun to pray for rain.

I don’t know what the benefactor has to do. The abbot is not here, but the master in charge of the courtyard is. ”

Gao Jie raised his hand. He touched the little novice's bald head, took out two persimmons from his sleeves, put them in his hands and said, "How can I get this monument away?"

The little novice was feeling happy. Biting the persimmon, when Gao Jie said this, he quickly said: "Give the master of the school ten taels of silver."

Gao Jie was stunned for a moment, then immediately squatted down and looked at the little novice monk, and took out a piece of silver from his sleeve. He patted the egg into the little novice's hand and said, "But, I don't have ten taels of silver. What do you think I should do?"

The little novice quickly stuffed the egg into his arms and looked around carefully. He looked at it and whispered: "You can give the master who is looking at the back door a load of wheat, and he will let you in before dawn, and take the opportunity to take the stone tablet away while the masters are having morning lessons."

The little novice's breathing became obviously heavier. He looked at Gao Jie for a moment, then dropped his broom and ran away.

Gao Jie looked at the retreating figure of the little novice monk, not worried at all, and turned back to focus on the stone tablet that Yun Zhao wanted.

This stone tablet is one foot high, three feet wide and half a foot thick. With the base of the cloud head, it weighs no less than a thousand kilograms. Gao Jie thought about it for a long time and didn’t know what to make of it.I don’t know how to get this stone tablet out of Jinsheng Temple.

While he was thinking of a way, the young novice monk came to Gao Jie out of breath. He stood beside Gao Jie for a long time, panting, and then said decisively: "Add another two taels of silver, and before dawn tomorrow, at the foot of the west wall Get the stone tablet."

Gao Jie smiled silently, touched the sweaty bald head of the little novice monk and said: "Okay, it's settled, I'll give you two more taels of silver to collect for you. A total of five taels."

The young novice's face turned red, and he said after a while: "We want these four taels of silver, Hongwu coins!"

Gao Jie said with a smile: "No problem, we agreed. Before dawn tomorrow, I will pick up the stone tablet at the base of the west wall!"

Seeing that Gao Jie was leaving, the little novice whispered worriedly: "Remember to come tomorrow."

Gao Jie smiled and waved.

"Remember to bring money tomorrow!"

Gao Jie took out a few more copper coins from his sleeves and threw them to the little novice monk, and then left Jinsheng Temple.

Back at the inn, Yun Yang was leaning on the door frame and staring at a young woman. Gao Jie was back, but he didn't even notice.

Gao Jie followed Yun Yang's gaze, then came up behind the woman with a chuckle, and slapped her fat buttocks, causing the woman to scream.

Gao Jie said angrily: "Why are you shouting? It makes people regard grandpa as a flower-picking thief."

The woman looked Gao Jie up and down, and her frightened expression quickly turned into a charming smile: "He is a good man."

Gao Jie took out a tael of silver from his sleeve and threw it to the woman and said, "Stay with my brother for one night!"

The woman hurriedly caught the money. , said with some disappointment: "Isn't he an official?"

Gao Jie pointed to Yun Yang who was leaning on the door frame and said: "That is the real owner."

After speaking, He returned to the inn and said to Yun Yang, who had a dull look on his face: "You are busy with your business. I will go to Jinsheng Temple before dawn tomorrow."

Yun Yang looked at Yun Yang who was shy and timid. The young woman didn't answer the question: "What did you just say?" They're just people, just ask if you like her. If you don't say anything, they won't have the guts to come to her."

Seeing the sly waiter leading the young woman to Yun Yang's room, Yun Yang said. Yang suddenly grabbed Gao Jie's collar and said, "I can do whatever I want, but if you dare to hurt Xiuxiu's heart, be careful that Azhao won't let you go."

Gao Jie tore Yun Yang's hand apart and said lightly He said: "What kind of woman have I never seen before? You don't need to warn me."

After speaking, he patted Yunyang on the shoulder and said: "Before you get married, have a few more happy moments. After you get married, That’s not necessary.”

After saying this, Gao Jie walked back to the room with a relaxed pace.

Since coming to Yunshi, Gao Jie has felt very comfortable. Yes, it is very comfortable. Although Yunshi has a few more rules, he is always friendly.In this group, Gao Jie found everything he wanted.

My mentality has also changed from focusing on making money at the beginning to liking doing things here.

Gao Jie felt happy that he was not a pure bandit. When he recalled that he almost went to Yansui to find Li Hongji, he wanted to slap himself twice.

The business of being a bandit under the guise of a government official was something Gao Jie never dared to think about before. To this day, he feels like he is still living in a dream.

When you become a robber, you must act according to the rules of a robber. Since you are not a robber now, there is no need to live in disrepute, so as not to leave a good reputation for your descendants in the future.

This night, Yun Yang was extremely tired!

At the fourth watch, he climbed out of bed with strong perseverance, threw a silver coin to the sleepy woman and said, "Go home."

Gao Jie was sitting on the bed of a truck pulled by two horses, smoking a cigarette. When he saw Yun Yang coming out of the inn, he said to the other six brothers: "Let's go!"< /p>

Yun Yang jumped on the carriage, Gao Jie looked at the tired Yun Yang and said: "Men and women are just that, don't be obsessed with it."

Yun Yang said angrily: "I Aren't you up?"

Gao Jie banged his cigarette pot on the shaft of the car and said, "A man has to do his job. If he has done his job well, he can have both of them. Don't turn it upside down."

Yun Yang lowered his head in silence for a moment and said, "I couldn't hold it back today!"

Gao Jie chuckled and said, "I can't hold it back now. It doesn't matter, it will be terrible if I can't hold it back at a critical moment in the future.

I just couldn't hold it back when I was in the escort agency, and that's why I was chased from Yansui to Xi'an. However, I didn't hold it back that time. It is a good thing for me to hold back. Without that incident, I would not have the chance to enter Lantian County.

When this matter is finished, I want to go back to Mizhi County and take my mother back. "

"Aren't you afraid that the escort agency will hunt you down?"

"I heard that the bullshit escort agency has all turned into thieves. Now that we are half-officials, we will be able to return to Mizhi County in glory. "

"I haven't heard that you have a mother?"

"I didn't jump out of a rock. How could I not have a mother? It's just that Mizhi is too He was poor and just came out to make a living."

It was only half an hour's journey from the inn to Jinsheng Temple. Yun Yang lay on the carriage and took a nap. When the carriage stopped, he opened his eyes. , looking around warily.

At this time, the morning bell of the temple rang slowly, and the voices of the monks chanting sutras echoed in the temple along with the bell, which was indescribably solemn and solemn.

There is a dog hole at the base of the west wall, which has been enlarged a lot at this moment. A young novice monk wearing a thin monk's robe stood shivering outside the dog hole. Seeing Gao Jie and his party coming, he He spread his hands and said, "Where's the money?”

Gao Jie chuckled and threw a money bag to the little novice. Four pieces of money were heavy, but the little novice just hugged the bag of money and opened the bag to see the meager morning light. After looking at the money, he shouted in a low voice.

I heard the sound of people carrying heavy objects hard from inside the wall. After a while, the piece of "Great Qin Nestorian China" that Gao Jie had inspected a long time ago came out. "Popular Monument" slowly emerged from the dog hole.

Gao Jie and others immediately took over and used poles to lift the stele out of the dog hole. Finally, they worked together to place the stele on the carriage. , tied with a rope and covered with an oilcloth.

The little novice stood in front of the dog hole with a nervous look and a bag of money. As long as Gao Jie and the others did anything wrong, he would get into the dog hole.

Gao Jie took out a bag of persimmons from his arms and threw it to the little novice monk: "If you don't like to stay in the temple, you can come with us. ”

The young novice monk bowed and said: “Amitabha, this young monk has pledged himself to the Buddha and no longer thinks of it!” ”

Seeing that the little novice monk was unmoved, Gao Jie laughed and drove the carriage into the thin morning mist.