Chapter 8 Intricate Temple
"Twelve Days..."
Walking towards the Endless White Pagoda Temple.
In Lu Feng's mind, he clearly sorted out the various power structures in the temple that he had heard and seen.
And what he should do next.
For him.
The temple is not a pure land either.
As a large temple in the state capital, the Endless White Pagoda Temple is also a medium-sized temple in the esoteric realm. The forces within it must be intertwined and layered.
The power structure of the Endless White Pagoda Temple is no different from other temples.
It is presided over by the highest level "Honored Lord".
It consists of three parts: "Dean of Discipline", "Dean of College", and "Dean of Cangzhen".
It can be said that there are three pillars under one person.
Among them, the "presiding venerable" is the real master of the entire temple.
Master the monks, dharma lineage, land and property in the temple.
The presiding venerable of the Endless White Pagoda Temple is a "Hubilhan" who can be reincarnated. This also means that every time the "presiding venerable" is enthroned, a monk in the temple will preside over it. The reincarnation of the Venerable was brought back from the manor outside, held an enthronement ceremony, and was carefully cultivated.
The "presiding master" also has to study in this temple, and then go to the largest temple in the north, the "number one in the north" Zhaju Temple to study and debate scriptures.
When will the presiding venerable master obtain the third-level "Good Knowledge" degree? When will he be able to come back, take control of the temple again, inherit the title of "Hubilhan" in the temple, and be granted the title? With the title of great scholar, he sits on his own altar and becomes the real master of the temple.
During this period, the power in the temple was controlled by the three deans and elders. Most of the turmoil in the temple originated from this period.
After all, power is like honey, once you take one bite, you won’t be willing to let it go.
Among them, the "Dean of Discipline" has many monk soldiers and guardian masters under his command. He is responsible for the security of the entire temple and is also responsible for the temple's mandala guardians. It is the sum of the armed forces in a temple.
The "dean of the college" is usually held concurrently by the "presiding venerable", who is responsible for the inheritance of the entire temple. When there is no "presiding venerable", the master of the "presiding venerable" will serve as the master. In today's esoteric realm, knowledge itself is power.
Under the position of "Dean of the Academy" are the sutra masters, sutra masters, and various masters, who are responsible for all scriptures and inheritance in the temple.
The last "Dean Cangzhen" is the elder who is in charge of all logistics.
However, this position cannot be held unless it is the elder of the Palm Seal Cang.
Otherwise, the rest of the Cangxian deans will be served by the confidants of the "presiding master".
Or be threatened or coerced by the presidents of the other two houses.
Become someone else’s vassal.
Can't really make the decision.
So in fact, before the "presiding venerable" of the temple fully took control of the position, the entire temple was actually controlled by the Zongben nobles and the chieftain nobles.
In some temples, the real masters of the temple belong to the "Elder Group", which is a group of people composed of the former precepts elders and college deans. They represent the ultimate interests of the temple and are also the senior leaders of the temple. In terms of shape, most of these temples are not subject to the influence of local nobles. Such temples do not become noble because of the support of chieftains and nobles. Instead, the nobles are mostly generated by the elders and gurus in the temple. First there were temples, and then there were nobility outside the temples.
The temple is the source of it all.
Lu Feng studied in the Endless White Pagoda Temple for ten years.
We are familiar with these methods.
I also know something about the forces in this temple.
So, in the endless White Pagoda Temple.
All forces can be roughly calculated as two forces intertwined.
Most of the chieftain's forces are gathered in the Discipline Academy.
Most of the power of Zongben nobles is in the academy and the warehouse.
The presiding lords of this generation are even more inclined to the side of the Zongben nobles - because of the reincarnation of the presiding venerables, half of them were reincarnated on the territory of the chieftain and half on the territory of the Zongben nobles. This generation The presiding venerable, he himself comes from the Zongben noble family and belongs to the Zongben noble lineage.
In the past few years after he took power, he also continued to suppress the influence of chieftain monks, but with little effect. Later, the temple entered a stable period.
It is not in his interest to openly fight between the chieftain and the nobles of Zongben. Therefore, in recent years, the presiding master has also stopped fighting openly and strives to maintain a superficial balance.
Now.
It seems calm.
But the suppression still exists.
In this context.
Among these structures.
Lu Feng easily found the structure he wanted.
Look from top to bottom.
Follow the line of "Honorable Master".
Soon, Lu Feng would be able to find the person he was looking for this time.
Lecturer monk, Master Zhiyun.
Therefore.
Wait until he came to the Endless White Pagoda Temple.
It is almost dark.
The temple door is about to close.
Lu Feng walked in a hurry, ignoring the apprentice monks who looked at him sideways, and directly found the "Master Zhiyun" of the "college".
The "Academy" is a group of monks' rooms with walls painted dark red.
In front of the watchtower, a gate will be locked before dark.
Unless it is a big event, no one can enter or leave it.
On the door, there is a secret mantra written by the master, which can ensure that Li Gui enters the temple. It will also act as a barrier and warning.
Both sides of the road.
They are all thick prayer flags written with secret mantras.
When the wind blows, these prayer flags will not even float.
So, these are not so much prayer flags.
Rather, it's a heavy blanket.
Walking along this road, Lu Feng asked to see Master Zhiyun!
Master Zhiyun, together with the venerable master of this temple, inherited the presiding ceremony from Wuwu Baita Temple. The "number one in the north" Zhaju of this temple is a confidant of the presiding venerable, and he and The presiding lords were all born into the local noble family, the Lunbei family.
The Lunbei family has long wanted to annex the surrounding chieftains. However, Zongben, as a "local management system", is parallel to the chieftain's official village. In these years, the Lunbei family's manors and slaves
had no excuse to annex the chieftain's property.
But things are different now. The arrival of Lu Feng is to give the Lunbei family an excuse. The Kaqila chieftain family has become a "heretic" and has been surrendered by the great monks from under the Snowy Mountains. Their family, slaves and pastures should be divided up. The estate should be annexed.
The Endless White Pagoda Temple is a large local temple.
There is even a way to find an excuse to take another bite of the toast group!
This kind of opportunity cannot be given up by the "Honorable Master". Even if he is willing to give up, the great monks under him who represent the aristocratic power of the clan will not agree to give up.
So, this is a clever plan to follow the trend.
Lu Feng is sure of it!
(End of this chapter)