Chapter 355: Will the laws of the previous dynasty govern the affairs of this dynasty?
"Then we should report this to the court as soon as possible..."

"No!"

Xu Wei spoke hurriedly, but immediately shook his head to deny his own words.

He shook his head and said, "The guests and students are all civil servants, and have never been in charge of border military affairs. If we submit a petition to the court based on our guesses, I'm afraid the Emperor will not believe it, and even the Ministry of War will probably refute us immediately."

Yan Shaoting's eyes were dim: "There is a difference between civil and military officials in the court. The emperor also attaches great importance to military affairs. In addition, those people in the court... Humph!"

He was dissatisfied with the suppression and restrictions imposed on military generals by the civil officials in the court.

The beginning of the country.

For a long period of time, the Ming Dynasty indeed learned from the lessons of previous dynasties and achieved a balance between civil and military affairs during that period.

but……

The outcome of the matter is also well known.

The present Ming Dynasty is also in a situation where civil officials are valued and military officials are neglected.

He submitted a memorial to the emperor, speaking of military affairs at the border.

Not only will he be ridiculed by the military, but even the civil officials in the court will criticize him.

After all, apart from military duties, other military affairs have nothing to do with him.

Not to mention speculating that a large-scale attack was about to take place outside the Great Wall.

Xu Wei also sighed silently.

"So, for now, we can only ask the militia to intensify their training. If anything changes, do you hope that Changping will be able to protect itself?"

Yan Shaoting shook his head: "It's best if my inference is wrong and nothing will happen. If something like that really happens, how can the militia protect themselves by relying on themselves?"

Once those barbarians are able to rush into the Great Wall under the defense of the border troops, how can the militia protect themselves alone?
Although the militia teams were training every day, they were already similar to the imperial army.

But there was a shortage of weapons and armor.

Especially in armor, crossbows and firearms, they are in great shortage.

Xu Wei clasped his hands together and paced back and forth in front of Yan Shaoting.

Half a day later.

He just stopped.

Then he looked at Yan Shaoting.

"I will go to the militia team now and have them take turns training. Get everyone moving!"

"Although our militia team currently only has 600 people."

"But we still have thousands of people in reserve!"

Although they are all farmers or factory workers.

But each of them is full of muscles and strength.

As long as you train properly, you can protect yourself with swords and guns!
After Xu Wei made up his mind, he rushed out.

Yan Shaoting was the only one left in the court.

He watched Xu Wei leave, then he poured himself a cup of tea. After drinking it, he stood up, patted his butt, and left the Public Security Bureau's office.

And it is at the junction of Changping and Huairou counties.

The Yang family from Dongguanzhuang still surrounds the Nanlu Zen Temple every day.

The Yang family looked like they were united in their hatred of the enemy, and they blocked the outside of the Zen temple every day, so that even though it should have been the busiest time for incense worship, there was no incense at all in the Nanlu Zen temple.

But according to convention.

Things are still limited to the local area.

The Changping Public Security Bureau did not intervene, but Huairou County had to intervene.

After it happened.

The county magistrate of Huairou County immediately rushed over with his men.

But it was useless even if the county magistrate came.

The Yang family members in Dongguanzhuang were clearly of one mind and were determined to fight to the death with the monks in Nanlu Zen Temple.

The monks in the Nanlu Zen Temple, now led by the monk Fuchun, are also ferocious and will not give in even a single step.

The Huairou County Magistrate could only bring his men to stand between the two parties to prevent the two groups from really fighting each other, which might end up with someone being killed.

By then, it will not just be a dispute over ancestral graves and temples.

The matter must also be reported to Shuntian Prefecture.

The Huairou County Magistrate was sweating profusely at this moment, and frowned as he looked at Yang Bangwan, who was standing at the front of the Yang family in Dongguanzhuang, wearing a black suit.

The county magistrate frowned and said, "Bang Wan! You are also a member of the government, how can you not know the laws of the country? How can you do such a thing as gathering a crowd to fight?"

Yang Bangwan, who now brings people from Dongguanzhuang to block the front of Nanlu Zen Temple every day, snorted coldly.

Dongguanzhuang is a rare large family in Changping and Huairou.

Naturally, the Yang family has to have people working in the government.

He, Yang Bangwan, happened to be the captain of the quick squad of Huairou County, and together with the captain of the arrest squad, he was responsible for the public security and criminal cases in Huairou County.

Seeing the county magistrate say so.

After Yang Bangwan snorted coldly, he took off the white clothes he was wearing in public.

He bowed to the county magistrate and said, "County magistrate, if I take off my official uniform now, it will not be a public official's identity, but I will seek justice from the monks of the Nanlu Zen Temple as a member of the Yang family of Dongguanzhuang!"

The county magistrate was helpless.

Seeing that Yang Bangwan had taken off his soap uniform, he couldn't say anything more.

After all, behind Yang Bangwan stood the chief clerk of Huairou County.

It is said that.

The chief clerk of this county is also related to Shuntian Prefecture.

Although he, the county magistrate, was an eighth-rank official, and the chief clerk was a ninth-rank official.

But in official circles, many times, it is not just about rank that matters.

Inside.

The water is deep!

Seeing that the county magistrate didn't say anything, Yang Bangwan smiled faintly and stared back at the group of people holding sticks and guarding the steps in front of Nanlu Zen Temple.

"Nanlu Zen Temple was built by the ancestors of the Yang family in Dongguanzhuang with money, grain and men. It was originally built to worship the ancestors of the Yang family in Dongguanzhuang."

"For so many years, the Zen temple and my Dongguan Village have been in peace. But now the monk Fochun is greedy and wants to dig up the graves of my Yang family's ancestors to build his own temple to make more money."

"How dare these lewd and evil monks serve in front of the Buddha statue? They are bringing shame to the Buddha!"

Outside Nanlu Zen Temple.

Although the crowd was dense.

But Yang Bangwan's voice was so loud that anyone could hear it.

As he opened his mouth, all the members of the Yang family in Dongguanzhuang present denounced Nanlu Zen Temple in unison.

At this moment.

The gate of the Zen temple creaked open.

A monk in Zen robes came out with his hands raised and chanting Buddhist scriptures.

Yang Bangwan's eyes tightened immediately: "Fohe! Call monk Fochun out!"

original.

The monk who came out was not the current abbot of Nanlu Zen Temple and the chief monk of Shuntian Prefecture, Fochun.

But it was Monk Fochun’s junior fellow disciple, Fohe.

Fohe was still chanting the Buddha's name with a compassionate look on his face.

He ignored the angry Yang Bangwan, and walked through the group of guarding monks and came in front of the Huairou County Magistrate.

Fu He bowed respectfully and said, "I am honored to meet the county magistrate."

The county magistrate glanced at Yang Bangwan, but could only nod politely: "Master Fohe, now that the matter between you Nanlu Zen Temple and Dongguanzhuang is going on, it is better for both of you to take a step back and live in peace."

Now this is really a terrible thing. The county magistrate is very upset.

They all served as officials in the capital area, and they knew the goings-on in the court best.

Everyone knows that the imperial court is currently doing a lot of big things.

Didn't you hear that not long ago, following the emperor's decree, the court started to implement the system of recommending students to become officials? At the same time, a place that most people would not pay attention to is that everyone in Shunyi County, from the county magistrate to the ordinary petty officials, was fired.

In addition, last year, the officialdom of Miyun County also experienced a major turmoil.

Nowadays, officials in the capital are all afraid that the knife will chop their necks at any time.

Now, it would be best if the matters between Nanlu Zen Temple and Dongguanzhuang could be handled smoothly so that both sides can be at peace.

That's a good thing for you, for me, and for everyone!

But Fohe just smiled.

Then he rolled up his Zen robe and took two steps forward, looking at the angry Yang Bangwan.

Monk Fohe said calmly, "Captain Yang said that the ancestors of the Yang family in Dongguan Village were buried in my Nanlu Zen Temple?"

Yang Bangwan snorted coldly: "Are you finally going to confront me face to face? Haven't you heard that for hundreds of years, the ancestors of my Dongguanzhuang Yang family have been buried in this Nanlu Zen Temple!"

"Yup!"

"We have been coming to the Zen temple to worship our ancestors since we were young."

"Go out and ask around. Even those who are not from Dongguan Village know about this!"

A group of Yang family members from Dongguanzhuang started shouting in unison from behind.

Fohe, however, remained calm.

Because standing behind him was the chief monk of Shuntian Prefecture, his senior brother Fochun!
Fu He said with a sound of "oh", and then said in a cold voice: "The county magistrate is also here today, so please ask the county magistrate to be a witness! The Yang family of Dongguanzhuang always said that their ancestors were buried in my Nanlu Zen Temple. But the tomb of the Yang family of Dongguanzhuang who served as a prime minister in the former Song Dynasty is not in my Nanlu Zen Temple!
The graves in the temple today were all forged by the people of Dongguan Village when my Nanlu Temple was not paying attention! The county magistrate can send someone to check it out now. The graves in the courtyard are small in shape, and there is no lime outline on the edges. There are only a few layers of bricks and stones, hastily piled up! "

The county magistrate is also a capable person.

He immediately sent people into the temple to check.

Soon the officers drove them out, just as Monk Fohe had said.

Fu He immediately said, "Please understand, County Magistrate, Dongguanzhuang clearly has an ancestral tomb on the hillside north of my temple. And the tomb of the former prime minister of the Song Dynasty that they mentioned, although it is true, neither the Shuntian Prefecture Chronicles nor the Huairou County Chronicles have ever clearly recorded that it is in my Nanlu Temple. In my opinion, the so-called tomb of the former prime minister of the Song Dynasty must be on the hill north of the temple, and the reason why Dongguanzhuang did this is just to covet my Nanlu Temple!"

The county magistrate immediately looked at Yang Bangwan.

Yang Bangwan was speechless for a moment. He could only look at Monk Fohe angrily.

It was obvious that Nanlu Zen Temple came prepared.

The so-called cemetery on the mountain north of the Zen temple is because there was not much land inside after the Nanlu Zen Temple was built. It was just the cenotaph of the former Song Dynasty prime minister and the first few ancestors buried by the Yang family of Dongguanzhuang.

later.

After their death, the Yang family members in Dongguanzhuang were buried in the mountains to the north.

But now this has become the reason and excuse for Nanlu Zen Temple.

Before Yang Bangwan and the Yang family members around him could come up with any excuses.

Monk Fohe said loudly again: "Not to mention, our Nanlu Zen Temple is exactly what Dongguanzhuang said. It was built by the Yang family with money, food and people! Our Nanlu Zen Temple has existed since the Kaiyuan period of the former Tang Dynasty, but it was moved and built here later. It has nothing to do with Dongguanzhuang. Not to mention whether the tombs in our Nanlu Zen Temple were secretly built by Dongguanzhuang. According to the origin of our Nanlu Zen Temple, those tombs are real, and they are not buried with their Yang family ancestors!"

As soon as these words came out.

The scene was in complete chaos.

Yang Bangwan immediately rushed to Fohe.

If the county magistrate had not brought his men to block Yang Bangwan's way, he would have probably already punched him.

The Yang family members behind Yang Bangwan also rushed forward, but were stopped by the government officers with knives.

After stopping Yang Bangwan, the county magistrate turned around to look at the monk Fohe, whose expression remained unchanged.

The insults to Nanlu Zen Temple were really harsh!
Their words clearly meant that the Yang family in Dongguanzhuang had been worshipping the wrong ancestral graves and crying at the wrong graves for so many years.

How could this not make the Yang family members present angry?

This is really outrageous!
If there hadn't been a government officer with a knife on the scene, the fight would probably have really broken out.

Yang Bangwan's eyes turned bloodshot and he pointed at Monk Fohe angrily.

"Fohe!"

"My Dongguan Village and your Nanlu Zen Temple will fight to the death!"

The county magistrate immediately raised his eyebrows and pushed Yang Bangwan.

The county magistrate shouted coldly: "What kind of bullshit are you talking about?"

Then, the county magistrate turned to look at Monk Fohe again.

Obviously, he was deeply dissatisfied with Nanlu Zen Temple's statement that Dongguanzhuang had worshipped the wrong tomb.

The Yang family of Dongguanzhuang has lived here for hundreds of years.

Could it be possible that I have worshipped the wrong ancestors?
This is just pointing at someone's nose and scolding them.

But Fohe was not afraid at all.

Even under the gaze of the county magistrate, he slowly took out a book from his Zen robe.

The monk smiled, appeared confident, and spoke softly.

"Everyone in the Yang family, listen up!"

"In front of the county magistrate, prick up your ears and look at this!"

As he shouted, Monk Fohe held up the book in his hand.

He began to explain, "This is the record book of the 23rd year of Hongwu. It is also on file in this county. The number is 1836."

The county magistrate quickly raised his head and glanced at the book the monk was holding in his hand.

This is the so-called running water insurance book.

It is the most official proof of real estate in a place.

Monk Fuhe said in a loud voice: "It is clearly written in this running account book that in the 23rd year of Hongwu, Shuntian Prefecture was surveying the land. Nanlu Zen Temple and the surrounding fields and forests are all under the name of our Nanlu Zen Temple. These houses, fields, and forests all belong to our Nanlu Zen Temple!"

This time.

Even the extremely angry Yang Bangwan was dumbfounded and stood there in a daze.

The county magistrate even took the book from the monk's hand and flipped through it quickly.

The Yang family members around them stretched their necks.

at last.

The county magistrate finished reading the book, then looked at Yang Bangwan, shook his head and said, "Bangwan, according to the record in the Liushuibao book, the Nanlu Zen Temple and the surrounding fields and forests all belong to the Zen Temple..."

The county magistrate did not say the rest of the words.

But the point is clear.

Let’s not discuss whether the things that Monk Fohe said before were nonsense or unreasonable.

But when this cash flow insurance book for the 23rd year of Hongwu came out.

That says it all.

The fields, woodlands and houses of Nanlu Zen Temple all belong to the Nanlu Zen Temple.

That means it has nothing to do with the Yang family in Dongguanzhuang.

Monk Fohe looked at Yang Bangwan's expression and sneered.

He waved his Zen robe.

"Captain Yang."

"My Nanlu Zen Temple is a place where reason is taught, a pure place for Buddhism, and I didn't want to get entangled with you in the past."

"But now that things have come to this, you are so aggressive, don't worry about my Nanlu Zen Temple being merciless."

Fohe took back the statement of insurance from the county magistrate and shook it towards Yang Bangwan and the Yang family members present.

"Could it be that you, the Yang family of Dongguan Village..."

"You still need to use the affairs of the previous dynasty to manage the affairs of this dynasty!"

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