Although Yaochi is the apparent ruler of the Three Realms, in fact, she does not have the final say alone in major matters in the Three Realms.
There are also various forces in the heaven, and the four great emperors each have their own division of labor.
Among them, the fate of mortal emperors is decided by Emperor Zhongtian Ziwei.
If today he listens to Yaochi and adds fifty years to Li Shimin's life, what should he do if Emperor Ziwei decides to put him on the market for investigation in the future?
This Emperor Ziwei is a person who explains the religion and has a profound background. He cannot afford to offend him.
"No need, just go ahead and do it, don't worry about anything else."
Yaochi said calmly, "I obey."
The king of hell did not dare to say another word, Lotus Master,
Li Shimin stood aside and was stunned by Yao Chi's vigorous and resolute manner.
He didn't expect that things would be so simple. He casually called the King of Hell and gave some instructions, and the matter was done.
Apart from being happy, Li Shimin was also a little bit in disbelief.
Where did this fairy come from? He is so powerful.
He could clearly feel that the King of Hell in the underworld did not even dare to breathe in front of Yaochi, and he did not dare to refute even a single word to what the other party said.
The relationship between the two is not like that of friends, but more like that of a king and his ministers.
This made Li Shimin feel even more mysterious that this Yaochi Fairy was so mysterious.
Li Lizhi also felt a little incredible, and looked at Yaochi with a little more awe.
She didn't expect that her husband's Taoist friend would be so powerful.
The majestic Lord of the Underworld, King Yama, was like a high-pitched factory in front of the other party.
"I wonder if you are still satisfied?"
Yaochi said to Li Shimin.
Li Shimin recovered from the shock and said somewhat incoherently:
"Satisfied, thank you fairy."
At this time, he completely lost the majesty of the emperor, and his behavior became a little high-spirited.
After the matter was completed, the King of Hell wiped away the cold sweat and then left directly.
After all, there is too much pressure in front of so many big people.
Qin Ran clearly saw Li Shimin's embarrassment and said with a smile:
"Don't be so nervous. Let's drink some tea and eat some fruit."
For some reason, Qin Ran's words were like a breeze blowing on his face. When Li Shimin heard this, he felt that the pressure in his heart suddenly lightened a little, and he laughed:
"What the Prince Consort is saying is, Fairy, Prince Consort, I can't repay you for saving my life. I'll toast you."
Suddenly, fifty more years of life were added to his life. He felt that the depression in his heart was gone and he felt indescribably happy.
My consort is really my lucky star
"You are Welcome."
Yaochi said calmly, facing Li Shimin who raised his tea cup, he didn't make any move at all.
Li Shimin suddenly froze there. He couldn't put his hand down or raise it. He was extremely embarrassed for a moment.
As the king of a country, the majestic Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, everyone around him was extremely respectful to him. How could he have ever encountered such a situation?
The most important thing is that he did not expect that this fairy who had just saved his life would be so disrespectful now.
Sure enough, immortals are immortals after all and cannot be inferred by common sense.
Fortunately, Caiming smiled and said:
"This fairy doesn't like drinking, don't be offended.
"No, I didn't think carefully."
Li Shimin laughed dryly.
Seeing her father eating turtles, Li Lizhi was immediately intrigued and couldn't help covering her mouth and snickering.
"Since you don't like drinking, then try the tea I made."
Qin Ran said to Yao Chi.
Then he picked up the exquisite teapot next to him and poured a cup into the cup.
Seeing Qin Ran pouring tea for him in person, Yaochi's face suddenly glowed and she looked very happy. She smiled sweetly and said:
"Since it is the tea made by the young master, I want to taste it."
As he spoke, he picked up the cups and started drinking.
Li Shimin next to him couldn't help but look very embarrassed. This fairy was too double-standard.
According to him, it's not that the other party doesn't like drinking at all.
But I don’t want to have too much interaction with myself.
Is it possible that the emperor himself has no respect for himself?
Li Shimin felt that he had been severely hit.
As soon as Yaochi took a sip, his beautiful eyes lit up and he praised:
"Yes, it is fragrant and has a long aftertaste. This tea is truly exquisite. It is difficult to find anything comparable to it even in the fairy world."
As soon as these words came out, Yang Chan suddenly became interested.
"Really? I want to try it too."
As he spoke, he picked up the teapot without ceremony, poured it into the cup next to him, and started drinking.
"Yes, the aroma of this tea is indeed unique, and the tea charm exuding from it makes people's Taoist minds much clearer.
Yang Chan also praised.
"If you like to drink it, you can bring some tea back later, which will help with your cultivation."
Qin Ran said.
"Really? That's great." "Thank you, sir."
Seeing the happy faces among the three, Li Shimin couldn't help but frown.
He could clearly feel that the relationship between his son-in-law and these two fairies was unusual.
Especially the attitude of these two fairies towards their son-in-law is too close.
This made him worry about his daughter.
Although my precious daughter is also beautiful, she is still not as good as these two fairies.
Speaking of strength, there is no comparison.
Over time, this is not a good thing.
It seems that when the time comes, it is necessary to remind the consort not to be misled by beauty.
Having made up his mind, Li Shimin stood up and left.
After all, the purpose of this trip has been achieved.
If the other party can help, it's all for the sake of his son-in-law.
There's no point in staying here any longer.
What's more, he has to go back to deal with Wei Zheng and think about how to deal with Buddhism...
Morning morning on the second day. Above the Tai Chi Hall.
The fact that Wei Zheng was arrested and sent to prison has spread throughout the government and the public.
All civil and military officials, especially those who were familiar with Wei Zheng, were puzzled by this.
What was Wei Zheng convicted of?
You must know that nothing major has happened in the court recently.
The only event that can be considered a major event is that Tang Sanzang returned and returned to secular life without obtaining the true scriptures.
But this matter has nothing to do with Wei Zheng.
Just when the officials were confused, Li Shimin said:
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "Tang Sanzang returned not long ago, but did not obtain the true scriptures. I wonder what your dear friends think about this?"
The ministers were a little surprised for a while. They thought that Li Shimin would give an explanation for Wei Zheng's siege.
Unexpectedly, the other party did not mention a word about this matter, but instead brought up the matter of Tang Sanzang.
But isn’t this matter over?
Tang Sanzang has already been imprisoned, so what's the point of mentioning this again?
Changsun Wuji said:
"Tang Sanzang was a monk, but his six roots were impure. He was charged with the great task of learning scriptures, but he failed to live up to His Majesty's expectations and returned to the world. This is a crime of deceiving the emperor. I suggest that he be executed on another day."
In his opinion, Li Shimin mentioned these things again because he was just angry about this matter.
As for Tang Sanzang, he had no background and was just an outsider. If he were to be beheaded, it would be no big deal.
"Yes, I also think it should be so." Other ministers agreed. Li Shimin shook his head and said:
"Then Tang Sanzang was just an ordinary monk. Although his conduct was faulty, he didn't obtain the true scriptures. I don't blame him."
The officials were immediately confused.
You must know that a few days ago in the court, after learning that Tang Sanzang had not obtained the scriptures, Li Shimin's face turned green with anger, and he immediately sent Tang Sanzang to prison.
Only a few days have passed.
The other party actually started to speak for Tang Sanzang.
The contrast is too great.
Among the officials, only Li Jing had a normal expression.
After all, he was the only one who followed Li Shimin to the Qin family a few days ago.
Knowing the inside story, he naturally knew why Li Shimin was so angry.
It's just that this matter involves gods and Buddhas, so he naturally won't talk nonsense.
"Your Majesty is saying that there are other reasons why the Mahayana Buddhist scriptures have not been retrieved?"
Fang Xuanling said.
Li Shimin nodded and said:
"Yes, this journey to the West was originally initiated by Buddhism, and the scripture seeker was personally selected by Guanyin Bodhisattva. I believe that Mahayana Buddhist scriptures can save all living beings, and I believe in Buddhism, so I ordered Tang Sanzang to go to the West to seek Buddhist scriptures."
"In fact, Tang Sanzang did arrive at Lingshan, but Buddhism broke the previous agreement and did not teach Buddhist scriptures. Whose fault do you think this is?"
As soon as these words came out, the expressions of the civil and military officials in the court suddenly changed.
Your Majesty, what do you mean by this? Are you blaming Buddhism?
You can't say this!
Gods and Buddhas are aloof existences that represent truth and belief. How can mortals blame gods and Buddhas?
What happened today? Could it be that the brain was stimulated by something?
Looking at the silent civil and military ministers, Li Shimin couldn't help but sneer. He knew that this would be the situation today.
After all, how could a mortal have the courage to fight against gods and Buddhas?
In fact, he didn't even think about starting a war with Buddhism, after all, he didn't have the ability.
He just wanted to use this to weaken the foundation of Buddhism in the Tang Dynasty. Even if he could not retaliate against Buddhism, he could still make the other party feel disgusted.
Changsun Wuji said:
"Your Majesty, this..., the Buddha did not preach Buddhist scriptures, it must be because Tang Sanzang was not sincere in his heart. I have already said it before, and it was not directed at Your Majesty. Moreover, the matter has already passed, so there is no need to care so much."
"That's right, Your Majesty, don't worry about it." The ministers also said something.
Li Shimin waved his hand and said:
"I know what you mean, but after all, Buddhism is at fault first. I have decided to demolish the temples in the Tang Dynasty from now on and turn them into cultivated land. Let the monks return to secular life and make a living by farming. There will be a lot of E
Tax night.”
As soon as these words came out of the court, there was an uproar.
Many ministers' expressions changed. They did not understand why Li Shimin suddenly had such great ill will towards Buddhism.
"No, Your Majesty. Buddhism values tranquility and non-competition, and monks have always been compassionate. They encourage all living beings to avoid evil and do good, which is a great meritorious deed. Now that they suddenly want to demolish the temple, it is really against the principles of benevolence and righteousness.
"Yes, Your Majesty, this temple is dedicated to Buddha, Bodhisattva, and Arhat. If the temple is suddenly demolished and the Buddha is accidentally angered, the entire Tang Dynasty will be in danger."
"Your Majesty, please think twice."
Li Shimin couldn't help but frowned as he looked at the ministers who suddenly appeared to dissuade him one after another.
He didn't expect that it was just a preliminary proposal and that there were so many opponents.
It seems that I still underestimate Buddhism. The other party may not only have a strong influence in the secular world, but also infiltrate the influence into the court.
And these ministers who spoke out fiercely were either supporters of Buddhism or loyal to Buddhism, Lu.
Li Shimin felt a sense of irritation in his heart and stood up suddenly.
"enough!"
There was sudden silence in the court hall.
Li Shimin's eyes slowly swept over the ministers and said: "I said, demolishing temples is not disrespectful to gods and Buddhas, but these monks spend all day doing nothing, meditating and reciting sutras, which really has no benefit to the national economy and people's livelihood. Demolish temples and let monks return to secular life.
It is also to save land and increase tax revenue, which is really a good thing that benefits the country and the people."
Fang Xuanling said: "Your Majesty is right, but demolishing temples and allowing monks to return to secular life, how is this different from destroying the Buddha? Moreover, these monks are not at fault, and the matter is unreasonable. This move really damages the name of virtue.
How will it be recorded in the history books of future generations? I hope Your Majesty will think twice."
Li Shimin couldn't help but take a deep look at Fang Xuanling,
He did not expect that Fang Xuanling would also speak for the Buddhas.
It's quite hidden. He didn't have Mi Ran before.
However, Fang Xuanling had to worry about what he said.
After all, there is only one emperor through the ages, but this is his obsession.
Wanting to directly destroy the Buddha without any reason really has the reputation of harming the virtuous.
It seems that I still take it for granted. It is not that difficult to take revenge on Buddhism.
Li Shimin couldn't help but think of his son-in-law.
The consort is an immortal. The consort is an immortal. There must be something to do about this.
Li Shimin snorted coldly and said:
"This matter will be discussed later, but I am ordered to demolish Hongfu Temple and convert the temple into a Taoist temple."
Just demolishing a temple has no impact, so the officials naturally have no objections.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! After hurriedly retreating from the court, Li Shimin went straight to the Qin family.
Western Heaven, Paradise.
Zhundi's face was a little gloomy, he looked at Jieyin next to him and said:
"Senior brother, the journey to the East has begun. Except for the Taoist Li Huanzhen, the others seem to have great backgrounds."
"What's the origin?"
Jie Yin's heart moved and he asked.
"These people seem to be related to Chan Jiao, Jie Jiao, and Hell respectively."
Quasi causeway.
After a moment, he could hear the deep meaning in Zhunti's words, and his face suddenly darkened.
"You mean, for the purpose of traveling eastward to preach, explain, and intercept, the underworld actually united together?
"good."
Zhundi nodded and said.
"But Yuanshi has always been arrogant and looks down on low-born creatures. How could he allow the alliance between Chanjiao and Jiejiao?"
Jie Yin said a little surprised.
What's more, during the Conferred God War, due to the doctrinal discord between the Three Qing Dynasties, the Chan Sect joined forces with the Western Sect to send all the disciples of the Jie Sect to the list of gods, causing the huge Jie Sect to be destroyed directly.
Yuanshi also directly united with Laozi and the two of them to jointly suppress Tongtian.
This is a huge hatred. Even if Yuan Shi is willing to put down his airs,
"What's impossible? This journey to the east to preach on the surface is to promote Taoism, but in fact it is to divide my destiny in the West and cut off my foundation of Buddhism."
"Once successful, there will be endless benefits, and each religion may become stronger as a result. As long as the benefits are there, nothing is impossible."
Zhunti said with a somewhat angry expression.
"Furthermore, senior brother, don't forget that Yuan Shi still remembers the many disciples of the Chan Sect who were transferred to the West by us. Now that he has the opportunity to take revenge on Buddhism, how could he miss it?"
He was silent for a while, feeling angry inside.
However, I have to admit that Zhunti is telling the truth.