In the end, Chen Jingke canceled all subsequent punishment plans against Wang Xiuqi. It was not that he had softened his heart or that he had other concerns, but that it was no longer necessary.

Six days after the incident, Yang Tianlu brought him a message: "Wang Xiuqi is dead."

Chen Jingke's face suddenly turned cold and he said, "Give me an explanation."

Yang Tianlu hurriedly explained: "Last night...well, his valley road broke after that."

"It's just that no one found him at night. When he was found in the morning, he had a severe intra-abdominal infection and was already dying."

"We gave him a lot of allicin but it had no effect, and he died in the morning."

Chen Jingke stared at him expressionlessly.

Yang Tianlu had no choice but to say: "The body is parked over there. You can take a look."

Chen Jingke then said, "No, I believe you. Just dispose of his body. There is no need to keep the five villains alive."

Yang Tianlu wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and said, "Okay, I'll have someone deal with it right away... What about the other insiders?"

Chen Jingke said calmly: "I had no intention of concealing this matter, so there is no need to silence me."

Yang Tianlu breathed a sigh of relief. Although he knew that Chen Jingke would not do this, he could only feel at ease after hearing from An.

"Okay, I'll have them dealt with right now."

When he left, Chen Jingke's face suddenly turned sad.

It's not because of the emptiness after revenge or anything, but because he didn't expect Wang Xiuqi to die in this way, which really gave him an advantage.

As I said, plans can't keep up with changes.

But considering that he was a man, this way of death was humiliating and tragic enough.

It is not known whether this incident will be recorded in official history, but it is likely that relevant records will appear in unofficial history.

I don’t know what future generations will think when they see that King Taiyuan’s repair of the Qigu Road broke down and died.

Anyway, Chen Jingke felt relieved.

Anyway, this matter has come to an end.

The trial regarding the Taiyuan Wang family is still going on, to be precise, the arrest operation is still going on.

There are also many descendants of the main lineage of the Wang family who are studying abroad, and those who have escaped while traveling need to be arrested one by one.

Because of Wang Xiuqi, although his lineage was a branch lineage, it also enjoyed the same treatment as the main lineage and was wiped out in one fell swoop.

Dali Temple, the Ministry of Punishment and the Yushitai are jointly interrogating them to find out the Wang family's crimes.

In fact, everyone knows that Wang's removal is inevitable.

The reason why we still need to investigate is just to make this operation appear more legitimate.

As for whether incriminating evidence can be found, that's something you don't have to worry about at all.

Every wealthy family is full of shit, it's just that no one cares about it.

I really want to touch them, the crime is too easy to prove.

Just when everyone in the world was paying attention to the Taiyuan Wang family's assassination of Prince Edward, Confucianism suddenly made a big move.

Several great Confucian scholars praised Laozi in public for his feat of preaching to the West and converting Hu into a Buddha, believing that he had set an example for educating the common people.

Not long after, another great Confucian publicly expressed his admiration for Laozi's translation of the Hu Jing, calling it the Fourth Taoist Sutra.

The core three classics of Taoism are: Daode Zhenjing (Laozi), Chongxu Zhenjing (Liezhu), and Nanhua Zhenjing (Zhuangzi).

Up to now, these three classics are not only Taoist classics, but also one of the core classics of Chinese civilization. This shows their high status.

Confucianism elevates "Laozi Hua Hu Jing" to the same level as the Three True Sutras, and its purpose is self-evident.

Anyone who is not stupid knows that Confucianism and Taoism have joined forces.

After hearing the news, the Buddhist leaders who were meeting at Longtian Temple were all dumbfounded.

Faline, who sat at the top and worked hard to reconcile the conflicts between the leaders of various families, looked several years older.

Looking at the people who were looking at each other, he smiled bitterly and said: "That's good, we don't have to argue about this anymore, Amitabha."

After saying that, he got up and walked out.

Daoxin, who had not said a word from beginning to end, finally spoke: "Amitabha, there are still important things in Shuangfeng Mountain that I need to go back to deal with, so I'll say goodbye."

After saying that, he got up and left with his disciple Hongren, leaving only the stunned Zhiwei, Zhiyan, Huiyuan and others.

After leaving Longtian Temple, Hong Ren asked: "Master, do we really want to go back?"

Dao Xin asked in reply: "Why don't you go back and stay here? I didn't want to come when I came. Various sects have been arguing over doctrines for hundreds of years. The estrangement between them is no less than the conflict with Taoism. It's useless to try to form an alliance in a hurry.

difficulty."

"The Taoists have been preparing for an offensive for several years, but they will not give us time to prepare. We have already lost this battle before it even started."

"The reason why I came here is just to make a last-ditch effort because we are of the same Buddhist lineage. Since we still can't agree, there's no need to talk anymore. It's better to go back."

Hongren said: "What will we do in the future? Do we really want to see the Taoist plan succeed?"

Daoxin suddenly stopped and asked, "What is Buddha?"

Hongren didn't know why he asked this question, but he still replied: "Buddha is..."

Daoxin interrupted him and said: "Buddha is a fart."

Hongren was dumbfounded and couldn't believe that Master would insult the Buddha with such vulgar words.

The disciples who came with them were also dumbfounded. Is the host mad?

After cursing, Daoxin seemed to have taken off some shackles, his whole person became different, and he laughed and said:

"Actually, I've wanted to say this for a long time. Buddha is a piece of shit."

"You are a Buddha, I am a Buddha, and he is a Buddha. Every plant and tree is a Buddha."

"So I said Buddha is a piece of shit, am I wrong?"

Hongren showed a thoughtful expression, and after a while he suddenly realized it. He clasped his hands together and said, "Amitabha, thank you Master for your guidance, the Buddha is indeed a piece of shit."

Daoxin said happily: "Haha, okay, you will be the master of Zen after I die. Let's go back to the mountain."

When Fa Lin learned about Daoxin's departure, she was completely disheartened and immediately announced her retreat.

This also means that this Buddhist conference has completely failed.

Unwilling to be reconciled, the leaders of other sects found another place to hold meetings and negotiate, but no one could convince anyone, no one was willing to give in, and no one wanted to sacrifice themselves to help others.

Every meeting ended up turning into a battle of wits, and everyone broke up unhappy in the end.

Gradually, more and more people realized that it was impossible to reach an agreement and withdrew from the conference.

Seeing this, the remaining people had to admit defeat, and in the end, a seemingly massive Buddhist leaders' conference ended hastily.

However, the Buddhist leaders did not expect that the consequences of the failure of this conference would be more serious than they imagined.

There are many people paying attention to this Buddhist conference, and everyone is waiting for them to come up with a specific counterattack plan to give Buddhism a head-on blow.

Some of these people are watching the excitement, some are dissatisfied with the royal family, some do not like Taoism, some do not like Chen Jingke or Sun Simiao, and there are also followers of Buddhism...

In short, everyone who is well-informed is paying attention to this matter.

When the news came out that Fa Lin was in retreat and Daoxin had returned to the mountain, Xiao Yu was so angry that he cursed: "A bunch of bald donkeys are still fighting among themselves when they are about to die."

Gao Shilian, Changsun Wuji, Yu Zhining and other distinguished officials from the Guanlong clan all shook their heads, and then completely gave up the idea of ​​supporting Buddhism.

Almost all Guanlong people believe in Buddhism under the influence of their ancestors, even Li Shimin and Changsun Wugou himself are no exception.

Because of the appearance of Chen Jingke and Sun Simiao and the establishment of Zixiao Temple, some people's beliefs were shaken.

But most people still believe in Buddhism from the bottom of their hearts. In this dispute between Taoism and Buddhism, they prefer Buddhism, and they often complain in private that Taoism is aggressive.

It was just that Zixiaoguan was at its peak, and the emperor also expressed his attitude. They did not want to offend the talents and did not express it publicly.

In actual actions, they still held back on everything and gave opportunities for Buddhist activities.

Otherwise, given the intensity of control over religion in the Tang Dynasty, it would have been impossible for so many Buddhist leaders to gather in Chang'an.

But as a result, these monks didn't pay attention to this opportunity at all and actually started fighting among themselves. This was really disappointing.

The performance of religious leaders has a huge impact on believers.

At this moment, many people have decided to completely distance themselves from Buddhism. Such a religion is not worthy of their belief.

When the Buddhist conference failed, the leaders of various schools wanted to take this opportunity to visit the powerful people in Beijing and increase their presence, but they were rejected one after another.

Even if some people received them out of face, they would just talk about it and never talk about serious matters.

At this point, even the most obtuse person realizes something is wrong.

However, it was too late to regret.

Daoxuan, Huiyuan, Zhiwei and others sighed, stopped doing unnecessary things, and returned to the temple with their disciples, preparing to face the next round of attacks.

There are also some leaders of small sects who are not willing to give in and visit and lobby everywhere, trying to obtain the protection of dignitaries.

They even made various promises, such as: when your feudal kingdom is completed, we will do our best to help you build it, etc.
To be continued...