In the court, the monarchs and ministers sang in harmony, and with his seemingly unbelievable acting skills, Li Zhi half-heartedly and half-heartedly implemented the investigation of Nestorianism.
It's not a trivial matter that can cause trouble in court. No one takes one or two pleadings seriously, but if there are dozens or hundreds of them, it becomes a big deal.
Wannian County cannot handle it at all, and the Ministry of Punishment is also in trouble.
Nestorianism has hundreds of thousands of followers. With such a powerful force, the Minister of Punishment does not dare to judge the case indiscriminately. The slightest mistake will cause large-scale incidents.
Liu Xiangdao, the Minister of Punishment, had been in the court for decades, so he naturally knew the pros and cons, so he went to court without hesitation to get a bucket. Alas, it was very moist.
The power of Nestorianism was huge, and Li Zhi had to be a little afraid of it, so he sang with Xu Jingzong in the Golden Palace.
Of course, Liu Rengui, an uninformed person, did not realize that Li Zhi and Xu Jingzong quietly took advantage of him.
With Old Liu's upright temper, he would naturally not tolerate the emperor's violation of the law. More than a hundred pieces of paper have been handed into the court, and you still pretend to be deaf and dumb. How can you bear this?
Liu Rengui's uprightness just gave Li Zhi an excuse to push the boat forward, so Li Zhi, like a widow who had been isolated for many years, half-pushed and half-pushed the thieving man in.
After receiving Li Zhi's order, Xu Jingzong and Liu Xiangdao began to investigate the Nestorian case vigorously and vigorously.
Miraculously, the two handled the case very quickly and the investigation of the case went very smoothly.
In less than a day, the Ministry of Punishment has collected a lot of evidence of Nestorianism's illegal activities, and they are all irrefutable evidence. There are both witnesses and physical evidence. The criminals involved in the case were taken to the jail of the Ministry of Punishment, and they were quickly arrested without any punishment.
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It went so smoothly, as if the evidence had been prepared a long time ago, just waiting for Xu Jingzong and Liu Xiangdao to reach out and get it.
Many officials from the Ministry of Punishment saw this and were even more shocked.
If this is an unexpected case, I will rip off my head and play it as a ball for Liu Shangshu.
This is basically a trap set up against Nestorianism. I don’t know which big boss the Nestorian Church has offended, so the two big bosses, the Right Minister of Labor and the Minister of Punishment, can take action personally.
There is irrefutable evidence that Nestorianism's illegal activities in the Tang Dynasty over the years were quickly nailed to death.
At the court meeting on the third day, Xu Jingzong submitted a thick stack of evidence and confessions to Li Zhi.
At this moment, the reputation and power that Nestorianism had enjoyed in the Tang Dynasty for many years collapsed instantly.
The courtiers remained silent, and many people even silently drew a clear line between themselves and Nestorianism. Not only themselves, but also their family members. Anyone who entered the religion must withdraw immediately.
At the court meeting that day, Li Zhi was furious after reading the evidence and confessions. He ordered the three divisions of Dali Temple and Yushitai of the Ministry of Punishment to interrogate. Yang Shuen, the Nestorian leader who was originally imprisoned in his own house, was arrested and put in the prison of the Ministry of Punishment.
Nestorian church officials and a group of key believers were also taken to prison for rigorous interrogation. Officials from various places immediately investigated the illegal activities of Nestorian Christianity within their jurisdiction.
The series of actions can be described as thunder from heaven, instantly driving Nestorianism into hell.
In the land of the Tang Dynasty, the real ruler was the emperor and the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty. Even if the religion with its large number of people angered the ruler, it would not end well. With a word from the ruler, the religion would change overnight.
destroyed in between.
Of course, Li Zhi still left some leeway in the end and did not completely destroy Nestorianism.
The existence of Nestorianism in the Tang Dynasty still had political significance. After the Tang Dynasty accepted Tuyuhun, it had to stabilize its rule in the Western Regions. Nestorianism originated from the Assyrian Empire and bordered the Western Regions of the Tang Dynasty. If Nestorianism was conquered in the Tang Dynasty,
Its destruction would be detrimental to the Tang Dynasty's rule in the Western Regions.
The Nestorian religion can stay, but the headmaster cannot. This is Li Zhi's decision.
So while Li Zhi was dealing with Yang Shuen, he also sent envoys to the Persian country on horseback to reprimand the Persian country in the name of the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, and brought Yang Shuen's various illegal activities to the Nestorian Temple.
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News of Yang Shuen's imprisonment soon spread to Ganjingzhuang.
Li Qinzai showed no expression after hearing the news. He still sat calmly in the yard, looking deeply into the distant sky.
Karma and retribution have their own destiny.
Yang Shuen has received his retribution, but it is not enough.
It is the leader's job to deal with traitors, but he should never do it, he should not do anything to Li Qinzai's woman.
Although Li Qinzai was not very familiar with Yutuo, and Yutuo was even vaguely hostile to him, he was a slave after all and gave his life for the new grain.
Someone must pay for Wei Tuo's death.
"Ah Si, send someone to the palace to convey a request of mine to Your Majesty." Li Qinzai called.
The next day, the weather was fine, and the long-lost sunshine showed a smiling face.
From the prison of the Criminal Department, a hunched figure staggered out.
The officer outside the prison door removed the shackles on Yang Shuen's hands and feet, gave him a rude push, and then turned around and returned to the prison.
Yang Shuen froze on the spot and didn't react for a long time.
He had committed so many serious crimes. In the past few days, all the shady things Nestorian had done had been dug out one after another. Yang Shuen originally thought that he could not escape death this time, but he never expected that he would be released.
Already.
So, after all, the emperor was afraid of the power of Nestorianism and did not dare to kill him?
Yang Shuen thought for a long time and finally came to a conclusion.
That's right, Nestorianism has hundreds of thousands of followers. As the leader, he has the ability to create all kinds of chaos in the Tang Dynasty. With such a huge power, even the emperor of the Tang Dynasty must be afraid of it, right?
At this thought, Yang Shuen couldn't help but feel proud.
So what if there are too many bamboos to write? What about the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty? I hold Nestorianism in my hand, and you dare not touch me after all.
Yang Shuen immediately calmed down.
Don't be arrogant when you are proud. This time you were imprisoned because you were arrogant. From now on, you must be humble and forbearing, especially in front of the emperor, you must lower your posture.
When I turn around, I will give a confession to the Emperor, confess my sins and repent to the Emperor with the most pious attitude.
After making up his mind, Yang Shuen moved his hands and feet, which were so painful from the shackles, and was about to go back to his hometown to write a memorial. Unexpectedly, a carriage came quietly to him.
The driver of the carriage sat on the crossbar and glanced sideways at Yang Shuen.
Yang Shuen also looked at him and suddenly felt that he looked familiar. Unexpectedly, the coachman suddenly jumped out of the carriage, grinned at him, and suddenly pressed a dagger against his chest.
"Headmaster Yang, my master has invited me." The coachman said with a bright smile.
Yang Shuen was shocked, but the dagger was pressed against his chest, and the driver in front of him seemed to be smiling brightly, but he could already see the killing intent in the smile.
So Yang Shuen didn't dare to say a word and got on the carriage obediently.
Ganjingzhuang.
Li Qinzai stepped into the room where Iduo was detained.
The windows of the house had not been opened for a long time, and there was a faint stench inside.
Li Qinzai frowned and saw Iduo sitting behind a low table in the middle of the room, holding half a chicken leg in his hand and eating with his mouth full of oil.
Li Qinzai smiled, and Yi Duo also smiled after seeing him.
The two looked at each other and laughed, as if they had heard a hilarious joke.
The difference is that Li Qinzai's laughter has no emotion, while Iduo's laughter is full of despair.