At the foot of Huguo Temple.
Jiang Yueyang got off the carriage, and Qin Shi also got off the horse. Behind them were two teams of Dali Temple soldiers.
Jiang Yueyang looked up toward the top of the mountain, hoping very much that there was a cable car leading directly to the top of the mountain.
Her face became even uglier when she thought that in addition to climbing the mountain, she would also have to climb a 999-step ladder to heaven.
After hesitating for a while, her eyes flashed, and then she opened the system mall.
Then, she bought a tube of potion from an interstellar merchant. That potion could make a person as light as a swallow, walk as fast as a flying bird, and eliminate fatigue.
Qin Shi watched her take something out of her sleeve, unscrew it, and drink the blue liquid inside.
The blue liquid must have tasted bad. When she drank it, her brows were furrowed and her face looked bitter.
After drinking, Jiang Yueyang gave an order: "Let's go!"
As her voice fell, everyone began to follow her footsteps and climb up.
Jiang Yueyang and Guyu walked at the front of the team, while Qin Shi and Cui Yuan were one step behind them.
The system asked: [Host, you asked the Dali Temple to assist you in handling this matter, and brought so many officers and soldiers with you, what do you want to do? ]
Qin Shi was about to ask this question, but when he heard this, he took back his words and waited quietly for Jiang Yueyang's answer.
Jiang Yueyang: [I want to take this opportunity to drive out all the parasites and lawless people in Huguo Temple, and make Huguo Temple a holy temple and a pure land.]
[Aren’t you asking me to help you screen? There are more than 3,000 people.]
[What? Are you stressed out by more than 3,000 people?] Jiang Yueyang deliberately provoked him.
[Just kidding, if more than 3,000 people gathered together, it would only take a few seconds for me.]
[That's all.] Jiang Yueyang smiled, [But before that, I have to go see Master Wu Nian first.]
【Why do you want to see him? 】
[Of course it depends on whether he will help me! ]
An hour later, Jiang Yueyang led the crowd behind him and climbed the ladder to the gate of Huguo Temple.
The temple gate was closed and there was no one guarding outside.
Jiang Yueyang tilted his head and ordered, "Qin Shaoqing and Cui Sicheng follow me in, and the others stay outside and wait. If anyone attempts to leave the Huguo Temple, they will be stopped."
"yes!"
Then, the four of them walked up the stone steps in front of the door and headed towards the vermilion gate.
Soon, they reached the door.
Guyu picked up the ring on the door and knocked on it. After a while, the door slowly opened from the inside.
The person who opened the door was a monk, who looked to be in his early twenties.
When the monk saw Jiang Yueyang and the others, surprise flashed in his eyes, but he soon regained his composure and put his hands together and said, "Dear donors, I wonder why you came to my Huguo Temple?"
Jiang Yueyang also clasped his hands together and said with a smile: "Master, I have been ordered to come to Huguo Temple to do something, and I need to meet Master Wunian."
When the monk heard Jiang Yueyang say "I came here on the order of the emperor", he did not ask any more questions and stepped aside to let them in.
Jiang Yueyang nodded to the monk, then led his men to the back mountain as if he was familiar with the place.
Before long, they arrived outside a courtyard. Just like the first time they came here, there were two young monks holding wooden sticks standing outside the courtyard.
Jiang Yueyang glanced at the two monks and asked, "Master Wu Nian should know that I will be here today, right?"
Upon hearing this, one of the monks replied, "Master Wu Nian has been waiting inside for a long time."
Jiang Yueyang slightly raised the corners of her lips and led her people into the quiet and secluded courtyard.
The door of the meditation room directly opposite was open. Master Wu Nian was sitting on a cushion, along with his disciples and Abbot Wu Wang.
Jiang Yueyang walked into the Zen room and sat down opposite Master Wunian, but did not rush to speak.
Qin Shi sat down beside her, while Gu Yu and Cui Yuan stood guard outside the meditation room.
After a moment of staring at each other, Master Wu Nian spoke first: "How are you these days, Mr. Jiang?"
"Very good. Where's Master Wu Nian?"
"I am also very good."
"That's good." Jiang Yueyang smiled, "Master Wu Nian, do you know why I came here today?"
"I know."
"Then Master, are you willing to help me?"
Master Wu Nian smiled slightly, "Master Jiang, how do you want me to help you?"
"The master's Buddhist teachings are boundless. He knows the past, present, and future. He can see through all the world's affairs with just one thought. I'm sure he knows who is good and who is evil in this temple."
Master Wu Nian: "Donor Jiang also knows this, why do you need my help?"
"Whether I need it is one thing, whether the master is willing to help me is another."
"What will you do if I am unwilling to help you?" asked Master Wu Nian.
"The monks in the temple probably have a more austere life than now, for example, they have to cultivate the Buddha fields themselves and pay appropriate taxes." Jiang Yueyang looked at Master Wu Nian opposite with a smile, "Master, don't you think that the monks in the Huguo Temple live a better life than most people and soldiers guarding the border? They don't even have to work."
Upon hearing Jiang Yueyang's words, Abbot Wuwang's expression turned solemn, while Master Wunian remained calm.
Seeing that Master Wu Nian was smiling but not saying anything, Abbot Wu Wang slowly spoke: "What Donor Jiang said makes sense, but the monks in the temple are devoted to Buddhism. If we impose labor taxes on them, it may distract them from Buddhism."
Jiang Yueyang chuckled: "Master, rest assured, the labor taxes are all within the acceptable range, and this will also allow monks to better understand the sufferings of the people, which will be beneficial to the practice of Buddhism."
Hearing this, Abbot Wuwang reached out and took a book from the pile of books in front of Master Wunian and handed it to Jiang Yueyang.
Jiang Yueyang took it and opened it to have a look. On it were the Buddhist names of the monks, some of which were circled.
Abbot Wuwang explained, "This is the list of monks in Huguo Temple. Those circled are monks who can return to secular life. Senior Brother Wunian has already selected them for Donor Jiang."
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