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Volume 1: Who Rides the Star to Break the Void Chapter 22: Cloth Curtains and Clay Sculptures to Know the Autumn Leaves

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    Monk Daoning from Shifang Temple walked down the mountain cursing, feeling very unlucky.  After Ye Chang came last time, Chun Xin, the leader, always disliked Dao Ning. He felt that the reason why he did not act according to Ye Chang's plan was because Chun Xin always spoke ill of Ye Chang behind his back - Chun Xin  He is not really an eminent Buddhist monk, at least not in terms of magnanimity, so he tends to pass on his responsibilities to others.  As a result, Daoning's originally popular position in the temple was somewhat unsafe. For many days, the chief did not give him a good look and made him do the heavy work of collecting salary and carrying water, which made him panting from exhaustion.  If he hadn't been thinking about the benefits of inheriting the temple property in the future, he would have run back to Xiaoliu Village long ago.  All this is caused by Ye Chang, not Ye Chang, there is no such trouble at all!  Daoning was cursing Ye Chang. He turned around the corner of the mountain with firewood and saw Ye Chang approaching.  He immediately threw the firewood, held up the hatchet and cursed angrily: "Ye Shiyilang, you, the plague that was killed by a broomstick, still dare to come up the mountain?" When Yuan Gongdao and Brother Qian went up the mountain, they saw the lush trees and the chirping of birds.  The two of them were in a much better mood due to the fragrance of flowers. They were asking Ye Chang, who was leading the way, about the allusions to Shifang Temple, but unexpectedly an evil monk jumped out halfway.  The two of them were startled at first, and then Brother Qian laughed: "Ye Chang, how much are you hated by people, so why are you scolded and beaten by people everywhere?" Ye Chang looked calm and raised his hands: "This monk  His name is Daoning, and he is the nephew of Liu Lizheng just now." One sentence made Yuan Gongdao and Brother Qian understand that it was not that his character was bad and everyone wanted to beat him, but that the Liu family hated him to the core.  As soon as Yuan Gongdao heard that he was the nephew of the great layman Liu Fengyin, he was not happy. The guards around him were also prepared after going through the battle just now. They immediately stepped forward with a horizontal sword in hand and shouted: "Bold wild monk."  , When he saw the county lieutenant, he still didn¡¯t salute!¡± When Daoning heard that it was the county lieutenant, he was shocked. He threw away his knife and salary, turned around and ran away with a random salute, shouting as he ran, ¡°Trouble is coming.  "Trouble is coming!" When the county lieutenant came, there was a case out of ten. He was right to think that trouble was coming, but the mistake was that he shouted out what was on his mind, as if he was the county lieutenant.  Misfortunes are common.  Brother Qian laughed again, while Yuan Gongdao was so embarrassed that he almost became angry. Fortunately, Ye Chang was considerate and smiled and said: "Speaking of wild monks, I don't know when I heard an interesting story about a wild monk.  "Oh?" "There was once a scholar who visited a temple on the road and went inside to worship the Buddha and ask for tea. The guests in the temple were vulgar and stingy. They saw that they were not good-looking and dressed in shabby clothes. They were very cold when treating guests. They only treated the guests with two words and one word.  The word "sitting" means "tea", and the novice monk below understood it and did not come up with tea. The scribe was bored while waiting for the tea, so he talked with the guest about ancient and modern allusions. The monk was surprised by his talent, so he asked the scribe to "sit down" and urged the novice monk to "take a seat".  "Present tea," the novice went to cook it. When the visitor asked for the scribe's name, he learned that he had met a great talent in the country. He jumped up and exclaimed, and saluted the scribe, saying, "Please have a seat," and ordered the novice to "offer fragrant tea."  "No one knew this allusion at this time, and Brother Yuan Gongdao and Brother Qian couldn't help but sigh when they heard this.  But then Ye Chang added: "Later, when the domestic scribe left, the monk shyly asked him to write a poem on the wall. He wrote the six words 'sit, please sit, please sit down' on the left side of the temple door, and on the right side of the temple door  Write the six words "tea, toast to tea, toast to fragrant tea" and then laugh away" Yuan Gongdao and Brother Qian suddenly laughed. Yuan Gongdao pointed at Ye Chang and said: "That domestic scribe is a narrow-minded ghost, you are such a narrow-minded person.  The boy is also a narrow-minded man!" Brother Qian next to him couldn't help but have a hint of bitterness in his smile. He was also a domestic literati with a great reputation for poetry. He was very popular for a while, but because of his failure in the examination, he was a little depressed. What Ye Chang said,  He has encountered it more than once.  After he stopped laughing, he saw Chun Xin, the head of Shifang Temple, staggering out with the monks. The monk who just shouted "trouble is coming" had a palm mark on his face.  Yuan Gongdao and Brother Qian laughed again, laughing so confidently that they couldn't understand anything.  "Today I have something to do to trouble your temple. I want to borrow the statue of Wei Tuo in the treasure temple." After Chun Xin saw the ceremony, Ye Chang said to the old monk with a half-smile but not a smile.  Chun Xin was so frightened that he suddenly trembled.  Last time, the performance was not performed according to the script arranged by Ye Chang, and the last good play was spoiled by him. Originally, Wei Tuo's appearance was able to summon a lot of incense to Shifang Temple, but the effect was not half as expected.  More importantly, that incident made Chun Xin understand that Ye Chang, a young man, really hates Ye Chang and cannot take advantage of him!  Afterwards, the success of the Hong Canal diversion of water made Chunxin regret it even more. The Shifang Temple originally had their contribution here, but now there is no benefit at all.  On the contrary, just because Ye Chang's words were enlightened by a certain Taoist, the incense at Yaowang Temple on the other side of the mountain was twice as good!  It really makes Chun Xin envious and jealous, but this is not the end. Now Ye Chang has brought the county lieutenant to "borrow the statue", obviously he is here to settle accounts. ??Junxin wanted to refuse, but seeing the county captain present, he didn't have the courage.  Behind him, Daoning covered his face after being slapped and murmured: "I told you, something bad is coming" Then he almost got slapped again.  Ye Chang asked Chunxin for something, and asked him to take out the curtain and cover the statue of Wei Tuo from head to toe. He also ordered Dao Ning to fetch some basins of water, and then prayed silently in front of the covered statue of Wei Tuo.  .  His various behaviors were funny and interesting in the eyes of Yuan Gongdao and Brother Qian, but there was a sense of mystery in the eyes of the others who followed him.  Immediately afterwards, Ye Chang got into the curtain, and everyone watched as his figure held up the curtain and circled the statue nine times.  When he came out again, his expression was solemn.  "I have prayed silently to the Bodhisattva, asking for the Bodhisattva's incarnation to come. In order to prevent being hit by the anger, I used a curtain to cover it." Ye Chang took a few steps away from the statue, and then said to everyone with a straight face: "Since the Bodhisattva's incarnation has arrived, everyone should be respectful.  , Don¡¯t make any noise!¡± His appearance made Yuan Gongdao and Brother Qian confused. Ye Chang asked them to burn incense and worship the Buddha. Following the Chinese people¡¯s habit of worshiping gods when they see them, they followed his words and paid homage.  They didn't feel it themselves, but when the onlookers saw this scene, their trust in Ye Chang's words changed from five points to nine points.  There is no other reason. Seeing that "big men" like the county captain and his friends believed it, how could ordinary people not follow suit.  Immediately, people saluted one after another. Ye Chang saw that someone among them also started to salute, and he felt 100% sure.  "After a while, the twelve people I selected will go around the statue three times one by one, and then go inside and touch the statue - the man who used black magic to steal the gold and silver title deeds in the box, has evil intentions and evil hands, and touched the golden body.  , the Bodhisattva will not tolerate it, and it will be struck by thunder. "Ye Chang said solemnly: "We will see the difference after a while!" "What ifif no one is struck by thunder?" Ye Ming asked in a trembling voice.  .  "If no one punishes the Bodhisattva, then I am a monster who confuses the public with my monster words. Please ask the county captain to punish me for my crime!" Ye Chang said categorically.  He said it so firmly that no one dared to doubt it.  After a while, Liu Fengyin came with the twelve named people.  Most of these twelve people were servants and maids of the Ye Mei family. After Yuan Gongdao asked about their identities, he nodded slightly. Although Ye Chang's method of judging people by ghosts and gods was outrageous, he singled out these twelve people.  It is similar to Yuan Gongdao's own idea, that is, this theft was probably committed by an insider.  Ye Zhu stepped forward to explain the situation to them. The twelve people had different expressions, but most of them were terrified.  Seeing that everyone understood what to do, Ye Chang stepped forward and saluted Yuan Gongdao: "Young Master, the time has come. Please allow me to do what I want to do." "Go." Yuan Gongdao nodded.  Ye Chang turned to look at everyone, reiterated the rules, and then said: "I started to call the names, and everyone who was called entered the curtain one by one. After turning around three times, they came out from behind the statue - uncle, and one more  Please help me." Ye Dan, who was watching in a daze, was confused at this time. He said fearfully: "What's the matter?" "You greet the people at the statue, and you will lead them after they have circled around for three times.  Get out." Ye Chang ordered loudly, and then whispered in Ye Dan's ear.  No one else heard this sentence. Ye Dan looked confused and walked behind the statue with two Ye family disciples. Then he seemed to feel a little disrespectful to the statue, so he saluted the statue there.  Ye Chang did not care about him anymore, but looked at the twelve people. Under his intense gaze, the twelve people lowered their eyebrows one after another.  During this period, the story of Ye Chang's encounter with the immortal was widely spread in Wu Zepi. Most of these twelve people were servants of the head of the third house. They had experienced Ye Chang's different experiences before and after, so they were inevitably afraid.  Ye Chang looked at them for a while, waited for everyone to calm down, and then clicked on someone.  The person who was clicked trembled all over, raised his head as if asking for help, and glanced at the county Wei Yuan Highway. Yuan Highway was sullen and silent. The man could only move one step at a time towards the statue, and then dived into the curtain.  among.  It was very dark inside the curtain, and only a few shadows could be seen. The man touched the feet of the statue in fear, as if there was a poisonous snake in front of his hand, and he was ready to withdraw his hand at any time.  He almost held his breath before following Ye Chang's request and completing three circles around the statue. Then he listened to Ye Dan's voice to guide him and got him out from behind.  The others were all in front, so no one saw him going out. They just heard him cheering. Apparently, he was happy that he had not been punished by the Bodhisattva.  Daoning, who had been holding his breath at first, suddenly breathed a sigh of relief. He has a short memory, and he said strangely: "Bodhisattvas try cases? I have been a monk for ten years, and I have never heard of Bodhisattvas trying cases." Ye  What does this little thief think of as a Bodhisattva? He actually wants a Bodhisattva to judge the case for him.?  " Pure faith "Amitabha" recited the Buddha's name, glared at him, and felt more and more disgusted with him: The matter has not yet come to an end, so he spoke in such a hurry. This guy is really difficult to hold a big responsibility. It can even be said that he will only bring trouble to Shifang Temple.  ! If a new monk comes here, it¡¯s better to send this guy away. But Daoning doesn¡¯t know that his time in Shifang Temple is running out. Before he can say anything about it, Ye Chang has already glanced at him with cold eyes.  : "If the Bodhisattva does not hear the case, it must be because someone present is disrespectful to the Bodhisattva. If you don't want to be slapped, just shut up and go away!  " Daoning was afraid of the county lieutenant, so he muttered something about a dog fighting against human power, and then kept his mouth shut. Ye Chang then named the second person, then the third, and the fourth. Everyone followed suit and got into the cloth.  They walked around the Bodhisattva statue three times and then emerged from the back. After they got out, they were stopped by Ye Dan and stood silently. The first six people remained silent, but the seventh one did.  At the beginning, someone was whispering. Ye Chang opened the folding fan with a swipe, shook it gently, and said calmly: "It seems that the thief is among the remaining five people, and he will soon be there."  I can see the difference, please be patient - by the way, I don¡¯t know whether the Bodhisattva will rain down thunder or send out divine fire to kill the thief" He said it easily, and the expressions of the remaining five people all changed greatly. They  When everyone was called, it was like going to the execution ground, and when they came out from behind the Bodhisattva statue, they felt like they were reborn. After all twelve people passed by, there was nothing strange. Everyone immediately started talking, even those who were close to Ye Chang.  At this time, he also looked at Ye Chang with a strange look. It was probably only Ye Chang who remained the same. "It's him, this bastard. It's true that he used the evil method. In front of the Bodhisattva, his evil method is uneasy.  Yes, so the true colors are revealed!  "Ms. Liu yelled crazily. "Young master, please quickly arrest this unfilial son!"  "This is Ye Miao roaring. Liu Fengyin just smiled flatteringly and came up to Yuan Gongdao and said: "Master Shaofu, you see the public opinion is like this" Yuan Gongyin is almost scratching his head at this time.  Deep down, he was leaning toward Ye Chang, but Ye Chang had spoken too eloquently before, and the Bodhisattva's trial was too mysterious. Even if he wanted to defend it, he would have nothing to do. "Ahem Ye Chang, you.  What else to say?  " Everyone was quiet for the time being, waiting for Ye Chang's response. Ye Chang bowed and saluted: "Qi Shaofu, the Bodhisattva has already eliminated the thief.  "    "ah?  "Everyone didn't expect that at this time, he would still be tough. Even Yuan Gongdao felt extremely unhappy in his heart. If Ye Chang readily gave up and admitted his mistake at this time, he could still be punished lightly. But with this look, he is clearly a dishonest person who refuses to change despite repeated admonitions.  People! What an official hates most is being unruly! "Boldcough!  " Yuan Gongdao shouted out, but found that his arm was pulled off. He turned around and found that it was Brother Qian who was winking at him. Yuan Gongdao knew that his friend's literary and poetic talents were all available at the moment, and he was also alert.  , quite clever. His wink must have been intentional. Although I didn¡¯t know his true intention for a while, Yuan Gongdao had been an official for several years and had already learned how to suck in the spitted things and swallow them back. This was originally  It is also a talent shared by all officials at home and abroad throughout the ages. ¡°Bold, what do you mean, if you don¡¯t tell everyone, why don¡¯t you wait for me to say it for you?  "Yuan Gongdao coughed and continued. Ye Chang smiled and said: "If you go down, you will know your mistake. If you go down, it will be pointed out that whoever is punished by the Bodhisattva is the real thief.  " Then he led Yuan Gongdao to the front yard, pointed at one of the twelve people standing in the middle and said: "It's you. Why don't you quickly confess to the young master how you stole the property and who is behind it?  Instruct!  "
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