Bukong Temple, Main Hall.

Sangmojie sat on the chief seat, and behind him was the golden statue of Amoghavajra, the Buddha of the North.

The four great elders of Bukong Temple, Kongyan, Golden Eagle Dharma King, Kongming and Kongxiu, sat on both sides of the main hall, while the General Zhuosha sat on the guest seat next to Sangmojie.

General Zhuosha sat quietly in the guest seat, occasionally picking up the teacup in front of him to take a sip of the spiritual tea, his eyes fixed on Sang Mojie's face.

He had already read Fang Jian's imperial edict, which only concerned one thing: Fang Jian would hold a "Dharma Assembly for Encouraging Good Deeds" at Bukong Temple in three days, and order Bukong Temple in the name of Xitian Prefecture to summon the abbots of all Buddhist temples and Zen monasteries in the entire Shala Kingdom to Bukong Temple to attend the Dharma Assembly within three days.

All the abbots of the Buddhist temples and Zen monasteries in Shala Kingdom must go to Amoghavajra Temple on time to attend the "Exhortation to Good Deeds Ceremony". If anyone fails to obey the summons, Xitianfu will punish the story of Xingguangfa Temple and completely ban the temple.

General Zhuosha put down his teacup and looked at Sang Mojie and the others present. He said, "The Minister has ordered me to supervise this. Three days from now, at the hour of Mao, all abbots of the 118 temples in the entire Sha Luo Kingdom must be present. If anyone fails to arrive on time, I will report to the Minister and have the temple sealed off."

Sang Mojie passed the talisman to the Golden Eagle Dharma King and the others. After everyone had read it, Sang Mojie asked, "Master Hongqing wishes to hold a Dharma Assembly to encourage good deeds in this temple. I naturally welcome this. However, I wonder what important matter Master Hongqing has in mind for such a grand ceremony?"

General Zhuosha said calmly, "I don't know about this matter. If the abbot wants to know, he can ask the Minister himself."

"Hmph." Kong Xiu snorted in dissatisfaction, but just as he was about to speak, he was silenced by Sang Mojie's look.

Afterwards, Sang Mojie said to the general who was capturing and killing him, "Since this is the decree from Master Hongqing, I shall obey your orders."

"That's good." General Zhuosha nodded.

Next, Sangmojie issued a decree to the 118 temples in the country of Shala, ordering the abbots of all the temples to rush to the Amoghavajra Temple within three days to attend the Dharma Assembly for Exhorting Good Deeds convened by the Minister of the Western Paradise, Hongqing Zhenren.

"Greetings." Sang Mojie called out to the disciple standing beside him.

Ye Ming immediately stepped forward and bowed to Sang Mojie, saying, "Disciple is here."

"You personally arrange the cloud room for capturing and killing the general." Sang Mojie said.

Ye Ming bowed respectfully and said, "Yes, Abbot."

Then he went to the general who was to capture and kill Ming Dynasty and said, "General, please follow me."

General Zhuosha stood up, bowed to Sang Mojie and others, then turned around and left the main hall with Ye Ming.

After the general who was supposed to capture and kill him left, the four elders present immediately started discussing.

"Master Hongqing convened a Dharma assembly to encourage people to do good deeds? What is his purpose?" Elder Kongming asked in a deep voice.

Dharma King Golden Eagle said, "A Dharma Assembly to Encourage Good Deeds? From the words 'encourage good deeds', it's clear that Master Hongqing is probably going to use Buddhist scriptures to make his point this time."

Kong Yan raised his eyebrows and looked at the Golden Eagle Dharma King and said, "Oh? Why do you think so?"

Dharma King Jinying said, "In the sutras of the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas I teach, there are many words about 'compassion and kindness.' It is very likely that Master Hongqing will use this as an excuse to force and drive us to do something."

"For example?" Kong Xiu asked.

The Golden Eagle Dharma King said, "For example, let's let the Buddhist disciples of Amoghavajra and other Buddhist temples and monasteries kill those great demons. If the great demons are destroyed by us, then there will be no more demon troubles in Sara. If our Buddhist disciples are killed by the great demons, then they have achieved their goal of weakening our Buddhist power in Sara."

"Hiss!" Kong Yan couldn't help but gasp when he heard the Golden Eagle Dharma King's analysis. "How could their intentions be so vicious?"

Kong Xiu snorted coldly and said, "Fang Jian is just a vicious dog raised by the Heavenly Court. What can't a person like him do?"

Sang Mojie frowned and looked at Kong Xiu and said, "Junior Brother Kong Xiu, please don't speak ill of me."

Kong Xiu's emotions were immediately ignited by Sang Mojie's words. He suddenly stood up and said to Sang Mojie, "You only know how to tolerate! Tolerate! People have bullied us! You just do whatever Fang Jian tells you to do? What qualifications does he have to hold a Dharma assembly in my Bukong Temple? What qualifications does he have to summon the abbots of all the temples in Shaluo Kingdom?"

When he got angry, Kong Xiu pointed directly at Sang Mojie's nose and said, "If it weren't for the fact that you are our senior brother and the abbot of Bukong Temple appointed by our master, do you think I would suffer this with you?"

Kong Yan and Kong Ming exchanged a glance, then quickly stood up and grabbed Kong Xiu on the left and right, "Junior Brother Kong Xiu, you must not be rude to Senior Brother Fangzhang."

Then Kong Yan and Kong Ming pushed Kong Xiu back onto the seat. Kong Xiu struggled for a while, cursing, and was finally pushed back. However, he was still angry. After sitting back, he just lowered his head and sulked without saying a word.

The Great Hall fell into silence. After a long moment, Sang Mojie slowly spoke, "No matter what Master Hongqing intends to do, he is the Minister of the Western Heaven Prefecture. It's best not to give him any leverage at this moment. Since he wants to hold a Dharma Assembly to encourage good deeds, we should cooperate. If he really wants to use the method Junior Brother Jinying mentioned to intimidate us, we have ways to resist."

Dharma King Golden Eagle nodded and said, "Yes, True Man Hongqing wants to use our Buddhist scriptures to deal with us, but he has chosen the wrong method. Who can be more professional than us in debating Buddhist scriptures?"

"That's exactly what happened." Sang Mojie nodded.

Kong Xiu, who was standing aside, finally couldn't stand it anymore. He stood up from the cushion and said coldly: "My fellow brothers, please discuss a good plan first. I am feeling upset and want to go out for a walk to get some fresh air." Then he waved his sleeves and left the main hall.

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