Chapter 638: Shaolin in the Green Forest
"Senior brother, Shaolin has established a sect for many years and has become a Buddhist martial arts holy land. Even if the Marquis of Lantian came with a large army, he did not dare to really launch troops against us. We have invited several martial arts sects and half of the Green Forests to come. Bai Fan is also a native of the Green Forest. As long as he is not afraid of Green Forest's rebellion, he will only launch troops." Under the abbot's seat, the first seat of the Luohan Hall spoke.
"That's right, what Senior Brother Tanyin said is that our Shaolin is not the fake style of Wulu Temple. Qingcheng, Emei, and Shaolin are three famous families in the green forest. Unlike Qingcheng, Emei, and Shuzhong, it is different from Qingcheng, Emei, and Shuzhong. Shaolin can take root in the Central Plains for many years and has been standing firm for many years. It can be said that in the entire green forest, it can occupy half of the country, and the court dares not act rashly." The head of the Prajna Hall praised.
Seeing my junior brothers saying everything, they all showed deep confidence, but the abbot Master Tanzhi was not so relaxed. As a superior, he saw it clearly far away because his opponent was too strong this time, and he was Bai Fan who had never lost his achievements.
"Senior brother, since Bai Fan came for the land, why not let us take the initiative to show goodwill and hand over the land to support the grain tax policy. In this way, wouldn't he be silent about sending troops?" An older monk spoke tentatively. After all, he was the main battle present. He said discouraged words and would definitely not be pleasant.
As expected, Tan Yin, the head of the Arhat Hall, shouted: "Bold Tan Mei, dare you to insult me Shaolin? How can we Buddhist disciples bow down and surrender to the evil people? How can we serve the Buddha in this way? What qualifications are there to be respected?"
That’s right, if Junior Brother Tan Bei is afraid, he can go back to worship Buddha and recite scriptures and we can handle it.
Many people sneer at Tan Bei’s statement. There are many people practicing martial arts in Shaolin Temple, so how could someone be timid and afraid of things?
Just as Monk Tanbei was about to argue for himself, the abbot Master Tanzhi spoke, "It's good to take the initiative to make concessions and remove the firewood from the cauldron. It's a good idea. Junior Brother Tanbei really has the essence of Buddhism."
What???
"Senior brother, such a depressed method, our Shaolin may be discredited by then. Who will take us seriously in the future? It must not be."
"Yes, Senior Brother, although Bai Fan is the best in the world, his foundation is too shallow, and no one takes it seriously. With the support of Green Forest, I, Shaolin Wuyou, must surrender without fighting!"
Looking at the excited junior brothers, Abbot Tanzhi waved his hand and said, "No, I'll finish it.
Bai Fan is unfathomable and has never lost since his debut, so we may not be able to win firmly.
Junior Brother Tan Bei probably also considered this and considered our survival.”
Only then did Monk Tanbei have the opportunity to speak, chant the Buddha's name, and nodded.
"But it's too late to do this method. If the Marquis of Lantian came to us in Shaolin, we would have worked.
Now that we can no longer do it, Wulu Temple is hard on the court, and all the matters in the temple have been revealed. The court issued a law to ban Buddha, which is no longer just a matter of land and grain tax, so Bai Fan will definitely not stop easily.
A big war is inevitable, but it is not a military battle. If we Shaolin wants to protect ourselves, we need to follow the rules of the green forest." Abbot Tanzhi said with a rosary.
Everyone nodded secretly, "What my senior brother said is reasonable, but Bai Fan is the best in the world. If we fight with him with the rules and martial arts of Green Forest, it is better to fight in military battles."
After pondering for a while, the abbot spoke, "Come, go to the DAMO Academy to invite Junior Brother Tan Zong to come."
"What? Junior Brother Tan?
Senior brother, although Junior Brother Tan is my number one martial arts genius in Shaolin, isn’t he in seclusion comprehending martial arts? It’s not worth the effort to call it out before he leaves the seclusion!
It’s better to ask the uncle of the Zen Hall Master to come out. I believe that Bai Fan, even if he is invincible in the world, may not have really reached that level."
Abbot Tanzhi sat cross-legged in the middle, closing his eyes and saying nothing. Everyone had no choice but to wait.
Soon, an old monk with thick eyebrows, big eyes, and gray beard walked into the abbot's memorial room with great strides, "I wonder what happened to my senior brother calling me to come?"
Everyone looked at him and found that this junior brother was becoming more and more difficult to see through. As expected, he is a martial arts genius. If he stayed in seclusion for another two years, Shaolin would probably have another peerless master.
"It's helpless, so I can only let my junior brother come out of seclusion in advance."
Abbot Tanzhi patiently explained the causes and consequences of this incident to Monk Tanzong. Monk Tanzong frowned slightly. Bai Fan knew that he had heard rumors about this person at the beginning of his retreat a few years ago. He was young, but he had once fought against many people at the wedding banquet of King Chu of Chang'an. He was known as the new number one person in the world. Tanzong believed that he did not have the ability. After all, Li Yuanba was defeated. He was the first hero of the Great Sui Dynasty and a powerful figure who surpassed his master Ziyang Zhenren.
"Senior brother, I am ashamed. I have been in seclusion for many days, but I am still only half a step in my peerless cultivation. I think I can't defeat Bai Fan."
After hearing this, the monks were not only amazed, but this junior brother Tan really dared to say that you are only in your fifties and are already a half-step peerless. We have been practicing hard for many years, but we still have a very uneven top level of cultivation. Then Junior Brother Tan Bei is still a first-class cultivation. Compared with you, it will be a waste of time. What do we mean by saying that?
Hearing that Tan Zong was a half-step peerless person, he still couldn't beat Bai Fan. Although everyone had already speculated, he was still worried. How to get through Shaolin Temple?
At this time, Tan Zong reached into his arms, took out something and handed it on it.
"This is when I led the Shaolin monks to help the Tang army, we thirteen-stick monks served as guards. I blocked an arrow for His Highness the King of Qin at that time, and a token token left by the King of Qin. Now the King of Qin has become His Majesty. I think this token will have some effect. After all, it involves the reputation of the emperor. Please accept it with the senior brother of the leader."
This... there is such a thing? Even the abbot Tanzhi didn't know about it and became surprised.
Back then, the Thirteen-stick Monk Guard King Qin was just Shaolin wanted to take a ride, as long as he was not surrounded by the Tang Dynasty, he didn't expect that there would be such unknown gains. With this favor, it would be great, at least Shaolin incense could be preserved.
Abbot Tanzhi pushed back the token to monk Tanzong, relieved his eyebrows slightly, and said with a smile: "Junior brother is indeed the savior of Shaolin. You can hold this token and don't need to be released before it is absolutely necessary. Bai Fan is not a good person. It is not because of Your Majesty's personal visit. The token does not have that great effect, and can only save our incense.
My intention is to ask you to fight against Bai Fan. Even our uncle is not allowed to come out of the mountain, because I have the news that the mountain-stopping person in Qingcheng is not better than Bai Fan.
So I plan to change my approach and have a fight between juniors, so that Bai Fan and Li Yuanba will not take action.
I, Shaolin, let your disciple take action. I think with his talent and qualifications, the younger generation, today's martial arts are probably invincible."
When everyone heard this, they all became interested. Monk Tanyin exclaimed: "Honor Brother Tan has accepted the disciple? Why don't we know?"
"Hehe, I am just a lay disciple. It has not become a climate, so it has not been made public in the temple." Tan Zong replied with a smile.
"Hi, lay disciples, no matter how talented they are, without the help of our Shaolin's unique skills, how high can they have martial arts?" Many people sighed.
Abbot Tanzhi laughed and said, "Hahahaha, Junior Brother Tan Zong, don't hide it anymore. We didn't disclose it at that time to protect that boy. Now it's time to use people, it's time for people to see my Shaolin background."
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