When believers and people attacked Zhaoti Temple, Queen Lu sent the imperial army to protect Zhaoti Temple.
Later, the imperial army helped Zhaoti Temple to strengthen the guards, and also sent them grain and rice to disperse the people who were watching.
Therefore, Monk Jingyan trusted the imperial court very much.
When Shi Haoran asked Jingyan to immediately gather the monks in the temple, he did not have the slightest doubt.
Soon, all the monks in the temple gathered together.
Shi Haoran did a rough calculation and found that there were still more than 4,000 people.
"Are they all here?"
Shi Yuncheng asked coldly.
Jingyan felt that something was not right in the atmosphere and said doubtfully: "Everyone who can get up is here. There are also some senior brothers who are injured and bedridden. They cannot come to see each other. Please forgive me, Your Majesty."
Shi Yuncheng looked at Shi Haoran, and Shi Haoran nodded to Zhou Hao.
Zhou Hao drew his sword and shouted: "Surround us!"
The imperial guards showed their swords and guns and surrounded the monks of Zhaoti Temple.
Jingyan was shocked and asked in confusion: "What is your Royal Highness doing?"
Other monks were also puzzled. The imperial army actually attacked Zhaoti Temple? This is impossible!
Shi Haoran said coldly: "Zhaoti Temple harbors filth and evil, and it is a heinous crime for adulterous wives and daughters! Today, I, the prince, are hoeing for the country!"
Monk Jingyan was confused by what Shi Haoran said and argued: "His Royal Highness, the king is also aware of the matter of seeking a son."
"It was the king who asked us to do this at Zhaoti Temple in the first place. How can the blame be placed on us?"
The other monks shouted together: "It's unfair, this is the king's order, we are just following the order."
Shi Haoran was furious and cursed: "You bastard! How could my father make such a ridiculous decision? It's obvious that you deceived your father and secretly did something unscrupulous."
"Now that things have come to this, you still dare to challenge my father. This is treason! You will not be punished for this crime!"
"Come here, take all the monks from Zhaoti Temple into custody. At noon tomorrow, they will all be taken to the market entrance and beheaded!"
When he heard that he was going to be killed, Monk Jingyan was so frightened that he shouted: "Your Majesty, please don't act in such a rebellious way. My master is still with the king. If you kill us, my master will never let you go!"
"Zhaoti Temple is a national temple. If you kill us, you will destroy your own foundation!"
Other monks protested one after another, and some even started fighting with the imperial guards.
Shi Haoran was furious and cursed: "How dare the dog thief talk nonsense!"
Those with high cultivation levels in Zhaoti Temple are almost dead. Shi Haoran's current cultivation level in the middle stage of Emperor Wu is the highest. He is not afraid of these monks causing trouble at all.
"Anyone who dares to resist will be killed without mercy!"
Shi Haoran roared loudly, his voice rolling like thunder, suppressing the noise of tens of thousands of people in the field.
Shi Haoran also practiced the Mad Lion Technique, and he also knew the Buddhist tremolo.
Jingyan knew that Shi Haoran was highly skilled and he was no match.
But he would not sit still and wait for death. He shouted loudly: "The prince falsely conveyed the king's order and framed Zhongliang. We will go out of the royal city to find the abbot!"
Jingyan roared loudly, and the other monks immediately started to fight with the imperial guards.
Shi Haoran was furious and immediately rushed forward and punched Jingyan in the chest.
puff...
Jingyan's body was plucked from the dry land and the green onions flew up. A mouthful of blood spurted out from his mouth. He hit the ground heavily and was killed on the spot.
Shi Haoran took action, Shi Yuncheng and Zhou Hao took action together, and the Forbidden Army started killing on the spot.
The front of the Refuge Hall turned into a battlefield. The imperial troops came well prepared and were all wearing armor. The monks were no match for them with their bare hands.
Half an hour later, most of the monks were killed, and only more than a thousand people surrendered.
The Forbidden Army also lost more than 500 people because there were many monks in Zhaoti Temple who were not vegetarians.
Zhou Hao bowed and said, "His Royal Highness, we killed almost three thousand people and left more than a thousand people to surrender."
Shi Haoran nodded slightly and said: "He was imprisoned and notices were posted everywhere in the city, saying that he had recruited prostitutes, wives and daughters from the temple, and framed the imperial court. He was guilty of a heinous crime. All of them will be beheaded at the entrance of the market at noon tomorrow."
"We want the people in the city and the surrounding areas to know about it, and the surrounding counties and counties should also post notices so that they can all come and take a look."
Shi Haoran wanted to win people's hearts again. He wanted as many people as possible to see it and make them believe that these things were done by Zhaoti Temple and had nothing to do with the court or Shi Le.
Zhou Hao bowed and said, "The last general will take your orders."
The imperial army tied up the remaining monks and imprisoned them. At the same time, they immediately posted a notice saying that the crime was at Zhaoti Temple and they would be publicly questioned and executed tomorrow.
For a time, the people in the city were talking a lot.
In an inn, Zhe'er was settling accounts when a waiter came over quietly and whispered: "Sir, the Crown Prince just raided Zhaoti Temple and killed more than 3,000 people. The remaining 1,000 people were captured."
Zhe'er stopped playing with the abacus beads and said in slight surprise: "The prince raided Zhaoti Temple and killed people? Why?"
The waiter looked at no one around him and continued to whisper: "The prince poured all the dirty water from Qiuzitang into Zhaoti Temple, saying that the king was deceived and that this matter has nothing to do with the court."
"Tomorrow at noon, the Crown Prince will publicly execute all the remaining monks of Zhaoti Temple at the entrance of the market."
Zhe'er secretly admired Shi Haoran for his good tactics and how he dared to blame Zhaoti Temple like this.
"Shopkeeper, are you awesome?"
The waiter had an expression on his face as if he was just watching the fun and not taking it too seriously.
Zhe'er thought for a moment and said, "Go and get down to business."
The waiter smiled and went down to entertain the guests. Zhe'er immediately went to the backyard, immediately wrote a secret letter and sent someone to send it to the Long family army in Yangcheng.
In the palace.
When the news reached Queen Lu's ears, Queen Lu acted very calmly and was not much surprised.
He just said lightly: "The country is in a critical situation and we have to do this as a last resort."
In fact, Queen Lu agreed with Shi Haoran's approach, but... it might have future consequences.
Queen Lu really couldn't make up her mind, she hoped Shi Haoran would make it up.
After all, Shi Haoran is the future king and must make decisions at critical moments.
The news that Shi Haoran had killed the monks of Zhaoti Temple spread like wildfire, and soon spread throughout the royal city, and the surrounding counties also soon learned about it.
Everyone began to wonder whether Shi Le knew about Qiuzitang.
Some people insist that Shi Le was involved, while others say that Shi Le was actually unaware of it.
Shi Haoran confuses the situation and puts the responsibility on Zhaoti Temple. The plan is working.
Prince's Mansion in the East Palace.
Shi Haoran was sitting in the study, Shi Yuncheng was beside him, and Zhou Hao was reporting the situation from the outside world.
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's prediction is good. The people have begun to discuss this matter. Many people say that the King actually does not know about it."
"The trend among the people has begun to change. When the monks of Zhaoti Temple are killed tomorrow, I estimate that the people will come back to the side of the imperial court."
Zhou Hao was very happy that public opinion began to change.
If someone is killed and the people still say that Shi Le is the culprit, then it's over.
Kongji will definitely counterattack when the time comes.
But now it has an effect. Even if Kong Ji asks for guilt, Zhou Hao can say that this is for the sake of the country and the country, and Shi Le will speak for them.
Shi Yuncheng said happily: "Brother, it's done!"
Shi Haoran breathed a long sigh of relief and said, "That's good. If he is beheaded publicly tomorrow, the situation will change."
