Wang Taichang was lying on the ground, and the corners of his mouth twitched as he listened to the voices of people volunteering to help him support his wife.
"I...I think I can still save, save..."
Boom!
A foot silently stepped on his head, stamping his last few words back into his stomach.
The owner of that foot, Sima Qian, looked sad and angry at this time.
"For the sake of Brother Wang, we feel that we cannot let these barbarians succeed. For the sake of all the people in the world, and for the sake of making His Majesty change his mind, we will all sacrifice our lives today."
"Sacrifice yourself to be kind."
"Sacrifice yourself to be kind."
Voices sounded one after another.
Wei Qing looked at Sima Qian who was getting deeper into the drama and shook his head silently.
At this time, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty suddenly said: "How presumptuous! Do you still think this is a court?"
His voice was so loud that he calmed the whole audience with just one sentence.
All civil and military officials looked in his direction.
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty scanned the entire audience with his majestic eyes, and said earnestly: "I understand that you are all thinking about the common people in the world, and do not want any turmoil in the Han Dynasty."
"But the law is the law. If I don't punish them, I'm not abiding by the law."
"If I don't set an example, the world will become a lawless place."
"Actually, I was very heartbroken when I made this decision, and I hesitated for a long time. However, for the sake of the common people and the overall situation, I could only bear the pain and give this order."
"I'm in pain too."
What Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty said was truly sincere.
But Dongfang Shuo, Sima Qian, and Wei Qing couldn't help but twitch the corners of their mouths.
If they hadn't already known that Emperor Wu of Han was pretending, they would have been deceived by his superb acting skills.
The depth of Your Majesty's castle is terrifying!
The remaining officials who didn't know why were all very moved.
It turns out that they were all wrong.
Your Majesty is actually in such pain!!
What a dereliction of duty.
As an official, I have to solve problems for His Majesty. Not only have I failed to solve problems for all officials, but I have also misunderstood His Majesty!!
Baiguan actually felt a trace of shame in his heart.
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty also put on a desolate expression, as if everyone in the world was drunk and I was alone.
"Gentlemen, please leave first."
"I'm tired."
After saying this, he kept his expression and stopped talking.
The officials felt that they had to say something, but looking at His Majesty's expression, they were speechless.
The king humiliates the minister and dies.
What's more, they have already failed in their duties.
So all the officials exited the hall one after another, and two guards carried Wang Taichang away.
Sima Qian also warned him from the side: "Wang Taichang and I are close friends. You must send him to the imperial doctor as soon as possible. Let the best imperial doctor diagnose and treat him. You must save my old friend's life."
The guards were all moved by the friendship between Sima Qian and Wang Taichang.
One of the guards said: "Don't worry, we will definitely let Mr. General take him there."
Sima Qian was very pleased.
At this time, Wang Taichang, who was unconscious, had his mouth twitching.
If it weren't for the pain all over his body now, he would have wanted to stand up and fight Sima Qian so that Sima Qian could taste the power of his fists.
But he can't.
In this way, Wang Taichang was taken away.
Only Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Wei Qing, Dongfang Shuo and Sima Qian were left in the court.
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty: "You all performed well today."
Dongfang Shuo: "The main thing is that His Majesty is strategizing and winning thousands of miles away. We are just following His Majesty's plan."
Sima Qian: "Brother Dongfang, what you said is very true."
Wei Qing glanced at them both.
He also smiled and said: "Your Majesty, what do you think of this military expenditure?"
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty: "Of course you are indispensable, but before that, you still need to finish the finishing work."
Wei Qing naturally knew what His Majesty meant.
This temple cannot be eradicated in one day, and the aristocratic families are intertwined with each other.
If he wants to really get this military expenditure, he still needs to work hard.
"I understand."
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty nodded with satisfaction, and then said: "Then you should leave first, remember to finish this matter as soon as possible, and then we will set off to the Western Regions."
The three of them left the hall.
…
In the next few days, all Buddhist temples in Han Dynasty were closed.
Hundreds of thousands of monks were surrendered to the army.
As for the money found, the amount was so large that all civil and military officials shut up.
The overall situation has been decided. Those aristocratic families whose homes were confiscated have also been pushed back by everyone, and no one will speak for them.
Lin Fang had already encountered this scene.
Emperor Qin and Emperor Wu of Han.
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, who could be compared with Qin Shihuang, the one emperor through the ages, was simply childish in dealing with this scene.
And Master Taiyi was also very happy during this period.
Buddhism was kicked out by the Han Dynasty, which also affected the attitude of other small countries in Nanbu continent towards Buddhism. Naturally, they did not dare to push Buddhism out like the Han Dynasty, but if Chanjiao dealt with Buddhism, they would not care.
Taiyi Zhenren took the opportunity to run against Buddhism in various ways.
I'll kill you while you're sick.
Buddhism was defeated step by step, and basically all of them had retreated from Nanfangbuzhou.
Seeing that the overall situation had been decided, Lin Fang also planned to leave the Han Dynasty.
He plans to visit Huaguo Mountain.
But before leaving, Master Taiyi suddenly found him and extended an olive branch to Lin Fang. As long as he nodded, it would be easy to get a place in the teaching.
However, Lin Fang refused.
After all, he is doing well in Jiejiao now, so there is no need to explain it.
Master Taiyi didn't force it, so he left disappointed.
Yang Chan simply tidied up, then said goodbye to several princesses, and then left the capital with Lin Fang and Brother Monkey with a lot of gifts.
When he left, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty came out to see him off in person.
Princess Wei looked at Lin Fang with some reluctance.
She felt very happy to be with Lin. He always had many weird theories.
But there is no such thing as a banquet that never ends, so he still had to leave.
In addition to Princess Wei, there was another person in the farewell team who was very reluctant to part with her, and that was Princess Pingyang.
She was originally Lin Fang's little crush.
It was a pity that Lin Fang had to leave within two days of coming here. She didn't have a chance to see Lin Fang, so she was naturally not in a good mood.
In this way, the three of them left under the clouds under the watch of the people in the capital.
On the way, Brother Monkey asked curiously: "Brother Lin Fang, how do you know that the Buddhist monk must be making money secretly?"
This actually stopped Lin Fang from questioning.
He can't say that he guessed it because of the several campaigns to exterminate Buddhism in later generations.
So, he could only make up a random reason.
"I also hit it by mistake."
"The Buddhists used gold to pave the road in Hezhou, Xiniu, but when they arrived at Nanfanbuzhou, they turned out to be devoid of desire and even stopped eating meat. It's really suspicious."
Yang Chan also nodded with a similar expression.
"That's true."
"The status of Buddhism in Xiniu Hezhou is so high that even the kings would not dare to disrespect the monks."
"When they came to Nanfangbuzhou, their status dropped suddenly. Naturally, they couldn't bear it, so it was understandable that they would make some small moves."
"So that's it." Brother Monkey understood, and said with a mocking expression: "Buddhism teaches kindness, taboos on killing, and advises people to get rid of greed, anger, and ignorance, but in the end, he fell into it."