As soon as these words came out, the officials' expressions changed.
Especially those ministers who had joined the Liufa Heavenly Palace, their faces all turned pale.
After Li Tianmin finished speaking, he looked at these ministers indifferently.
The hall fell silent. .??.
Ministers, you look at me and I look at him.
After waiting for a long time, no one came forward.
Li Tianmin chuckled.
"Isn't it possible that none of you have joined the Liufa Heavenly Palace?"
Still no one spoke.
Even more so, no one took the initiative to stand up.
Li Tianmin's face darkened.
A wave of his hand.
A scroll appeared in his hand.
"In this scroll, there are many names of people who secretly joined the Liufa Heavenly Palace."
The officials were shocked.
Li Tianmin actually got the list?
Qi Tianmiao on the side was originally calm, but now he was shocked when he saw the roster in Li Tianmin's hand.
"Is it possible that every move I make is seen by His Majesty?"
He couldn't help but guess so.
If that were the case, it would be terrible.
"Now, I ask you again, has anyone joined Liufa Tiangong?"
"If so, if you stand up now, I will give you a lighter sentence."
"If you persist in your stubbornness, when I read your name, you will be severely punished!"
Li Tianmin's tone became extremely harsh.
The murderous intent in his eyes was undisguised.
Moreover, a group of palace guards appeared outside the main hall at some unknown time.
Everyone is brave and strong.
It seemed that as long as Li Tianmin gave an order, these guards would rush into the hall and kill at will.
Such a battle really frightened these ministers.
Taking the initiative to stand up can lead to a lighter punishment.
If he waited for Li Tianmin to read out the name on the booklet, he would probably be dead.
What else can be done?
All I can do is stand up and admit it.
"Your Majesty, this humble minister is guilty!"
A minister stood up tremblingly and knelt in front of Li Tianmin.< br>
"Very good, I have one."
Li Tianmin looked at the others.
"Your Majesty, this humble minister is guilty!"
"Your Majesty, I am aware of my guilt!"
"His Majesty"
One after another, ministers stood up and knelt in front of Li Tianmin.
Each one of them begged for mercy and confessed.
I just hope that Li Tianmin can be lenient to them.
Soon, sixteen ministers were kneeling in front of Li Tianmin.
Among them, the one with the highest official position is the Minister of the Ministry of War!
Sixteen ministers knelt there and kowtowed to Li Tianmin.
All of them were trembling because of fear.
Li Tianmin didn't look at them.
Instead, he glanced at the other ministers.
"Do you really think it's gone?"
The ministers were silent.
"I'll ask one last time, is there any more?"
Plop! Plop!
Two more ministers couldn't stand it any longer.
Come immediately and kneel down to beg for mercy.
Eighteen!
Li Tianmin nodded with satisfaction.
"very good."
Then, in front of the ministers, he slowly opened the scroll in his hand.
But he threw it on the ground again.
Everyone looked at it and immediately turned pale with shock.
This scroll is actually blank.
Don't say the name, not even a word.
At this moment, the expressions of everyone present changed.
Got fooled!
Li Tianmin deliberately used this move to fool everyone.
Especially the two people who stood up last just now felt so regretful in their hearts.
If I had known this was the case, wouldn't it be okay if I just persisted a little longer?
it's good now.
Because I was too scared, I ended up getting scammed.
Li Tianmin's eyes finally fell on these eighteen ministers.
"My subjects can only be loyal to me."
"But you have secretly worshiped under the sect of Liufa Heavenly Palace. Do you all want to become a monk?"
Qi Tianmiao quickly stood up.
"Your Majesty, the ministers just hope to learn more about Buddhism. Their allegiance is still to Your Majesty."
"National Preceptor, I don't think I asked you to speak, right?"
Li Tianmin glanced sideways at Qi Tianmiao.
"this" .??.
Qi Tianmiao was suddenly speechless.
He looked a little ugly.
All the ministers were even more shocked.
Li Tianmin's attitude towards Qi Tianmiao today is already very wrong.
Is it not only necessary to deal with these ministers who secretly worshiped Liufa Tiangong today, but also Qi Tianmiao must be dealt with by Li Tianmin?
If this is really the case, then the entire Tang Dynasty will probably cause a riot.
"Here comes someone."
"exist!"
The palace guards rushed in immediately.
"To shave eighteen of them."
"yes!"
Without any explanation, all eighteen ministers were pinned to the ground.
The imperial guards took daggers and shaved the heads of these ministers.
The ministers were all shaking violently and their faces were pale.
Who dares to move?
After a while, all eighteen ministers became bald.
I have to say that the skills of the Imperial Guards in shaving their heads are really good.
When I say shaved, I mean shaved, not even a hair is left.
"Have you realized your guilt?"
Li Tianmin suddenly asked.
"Convicted! Convicted!"
"I have been convicted of my crime!"
"Your Majesty, please have mercy!"
Eighteen people quickly begged for mercy.
Li Tianmin nodded.
"Since you are aware of your crime and have taken the initiative to stand up and admit it, I will give you a lighter sentence."
Eighteen people crazy happiness.
They no longer ask for forgiveness, they only hope to be given a lighter punishment.
"Everyone will have their official positions taken away, their property confiscated, and the whole family will be sent to Mobei until they die!"
Eighteen people were shocked.
The ministers in the DPRK were also greatly shocked.
Can this also be called a lighter sentence?
The official position was gone, the family property was gone, and the whole family was sent to Mobei.
This is slightly better than confiscating homes and exterminating clans.
"Your Majesty, have mercy!"
"Your Majesty, I really realized my mistake!"
"Your Majesty!"
Eighteen people started to cry.
He was assigned to Mobei, and it was the whole clan.
Where is this Mobei?
It is a completely barren land, and there are many monsters and monsters. How many of the people sent there can survive?
"Take him down immediately!"
"yes!"
Li Tianmin waved his hand, and the eighteen ministers were led down.
This trick is called killing the chicken to scare the monkey.
In this way, other ministers will have to think about the consequences even if they want to do something secretly in the future.
"National Master, there are too many believers in Liufa Tiangong. I don't think it's appropriate. I'd better restrain myself in the future."
Li Tianmin turned to Qi Tianmiao and said.
Qi Tianmiao bowed and bowed.
"Since Your Majesty said so, I will no longer hold lectures in the forum, and the believers will naturally disperse gradually."
Li Tianmin nodded.
He was about to say something more.
Suddenly, someone hurried in from outside the hall.
"Your Majesty, many believers have gathered outside the palace, and they are all urging the national master to come forward and hold a forum to teach the Dharma!"
As soon as these words came out, Li Tianmin's expression suddenly changed.
He suddenly looked at Qi Tianmiao.
But the latter looked calm and completely uninformed.
"Disperse them."
Li Tianmin frowned.
"Your Majesty, no, there are too many people. There are tens of thousands now!"
