Chapter 98 Section VI

The sound disappears.Horns and drums are muted.Naining Temple was quiet and silent all night.When dawn came slowly with the turmoil of the mountain fog, the attack of the Crusaders began again. Still General McGory and his fifty British soldiers.They approached Naining Temple on tiptoe, put their ears on the door and listened for a while, then kicked open the door and entered in a hurry, so nervous that they were shooting guns and aiming again, and some even pointed towards the dark hall door A shot was fired. However, just like in a dream, the machine gun they discarded was still there, and none of the monks were left.In the empty Naining Temple, there are staring-eyed and silent Buddha statues, altars with seven treasures and eight treasures, Kat mats where nobody meditates, silent Dharma names, silent drums, silent and bright butter lamps, and thangkas with prayer flags , in the days when living Buddhas, lamas, believers and pilgrims disappeared, they were displayed coldly, without any movement.The lamp seedlings no longer flicker, the Dharma bells no longer sway, and the hada no longer flutters. Although the wind still comes, it no longer touches them.

Naining Temple was built during the period of King Chi Song Detsen of Tibet, more than a thousand years ago. The most precious are the 500 golden Buddhas in the alcove of the Great Sutra Hall and the fifty volumes of the Bayeux Sutra in the Manjusri Dahei Hall.Five hundred golden Buddhas were built at the beginning of the temple, and they are the treasures of the temple in Naining Temple.The Beiye Sutra is a scripture written by ancient Indian monks on the leaves of Beiduoluo, which is the reason why Naining Temple is famous for its collection.The evacuated living Buddhas and lamas did not take these treasures away, or they could not, or they did not expect that the British would not only occupy but also rob, or according to the "Holy History": Buddha left the treasures to the British, come Test the covetous hearts of the men of God.

All the golden Buddhas and Bayeux scriptures, as well as gold and silver Zhantan Buddha statues, ritual utensils, offering vessels and picture scrolls were all designated as things to take away by General McGory.He ordered the soldiers to wrap them with prayer flags and hada curtains, tied them to the horses, and then told Colonel Galan that it was impossible for him to go any further with the Crusaders. Colonel Galan said: "You can't leave, Captain McGory, our forces cannot be allocated at this time to escort these pagan holy objects for you." General McGory said, "No, please call me a general. A general has the power to decide when he leaves."

Colonel Ge Lan said: "There are Zijin Temple, Baiju Temple, and many monasteries in Lhasa in front of us. There are many treasures." General McGory said: "I will come again. As many troops as I take away, I will give you back twice as many troops." Colonel Galan said: "I will not welcome you again. I am the commander of the battlefield, and I have the right to refuse any interference." General McGory said: "Since I can represent the London military, I can represent the Queen of England. Although I can't convey the Queen's voice now, I will definitely let you hear the Queen's commendation of you in the future. I will award you the Cross. Man, it may well be me. I know you are a devout Christian, and you would be honored to be received by the Archbishop of St. Paul's in London, for you have captured for him more idols of pagan gods than he ever imagined. What's more, you have promised to let Britain have treasures, and my private museum will always belong to the British Empire."

Colonel Galan was silent, and had to agree: "God, don't you need the land but the holy things of the heathen?" General McGory's retreat was even faster than Colonel Golan's attack. He used more than 60 mules and horses and more than 300 escort soldiers, and hurried on the road as if it was too late.