The fire in the Jiming Temple continued to burn until noon on the new day, and the billowing smoke was driven by the harsh north wind, which not only made the whole temple appear more and more dilapidated, but also affected the pollution of half of Jinling City. 33

Fortunately, the people in that area have been relocated, and several streets outside the temple have also been cleaned and isolated, so that the damage to the entire Jinling and the people in the city can be minimized.

However, for Jinling at present, the burning of Jiming Temple is no longer the most important thing, yesterday's series of chaos brought hundreds of thousands of people in this city is too great harm, countless houses and shops were destroyed in one fell swoop, and many innocent people were involved in this chaos, thousands of dead, the injured are incalculable, these specific losses still need to be further investigated and counted by the government.

As far as the government is concerned, the most important thing now is to stabilize the situation in the city, and the chaos and fighting of the night not only made countless uneasy elements who had been hiding jump out, but also caused the people who had been living their lives with peace of mind also suffered greatly, their homes were destroyed, and even their families were destroyed.

They are the foundation of the imperial court's control of Jinling City, so the imperial court needs to be appeased, at least to convince the people who are still alive that everything is over, and that it will return to its original stable appearance after today.

Therefore, since dawn, the officers and soldiers have been cruising in various streets and alleys in high spirits to deal with the new chaos that may arise at any time, and thus to kill and arrest some thieves who have taken advantage of the fire to rob.

At the same time, the officials of several major yamen in Jinling were also all mobilized, and came to several strongholds in the city where countless people had fled abroad, constantly comforting them, preaching to them various aftermath strategies of the imperial court, and assuring them that the imperial court would not let them suffer from cold and hunger, and would help them rebuild their homes in a short period of time, so that Jinling could be restored to its original appearance.

During this period, some well-mannered scholars also participated in this rescue and pacification operation.

With their excellent appearance and eloquence, coupled with a series of advantages as locals, they were actually better than ordinary officials in pacifying them, and they also won the trust of the people.

When the sun went down again, the situation in the city was finally brought under control, and the fire in the Jiming Temple was finally gradually extinguished, only the remaining embers were still slowly burning, but they no longer posed a threat to everything around.

It was only at this time that Sun Ning, who kept giving orders in the palace and arranging for people to act in the city, finally got some free time, took the food that had been heated many times, swallowed it in a few bites, and then asked Shen Zhou in front of him: "Can the number of casualties among the soldiers and civilians in the city be counted?" ”

Shen Zhou's expression was very solemn, and when he heard the casualty figures reported, he even regretted the decision he had made for the emperor before.

However, the reply to the work still has to have: "Back to Your Majesty, I just have a rough statistics, because last night and today's series of riots and scuffles, there were 672 casualties on the part of the officers and soldiers, 1,320 seriously wounded, and 3,000 minor injuries. As for the common people, more than 5,000 bodies have been found, and it is difficult to count the injured. This is not yet accurate, and many places have not been carefully inventoried......"

In the end, his voice was a little hoarse, and his face was full of reluctance and remorse.

Some of the other officials next to him also looked similar to him, and they all showed expressions of surprise and panic.

That's tens of millions of casualties, even on the battlefield where the two armies are fighting, this number is staggering, not to mention just a civil strife in Jinling City.

The price is too great, and behind the bloody figures, there are all fresh lives and broken families.

It was Sun Ning, after listening to the report, his expression did not change much, but he exhaled a little turbidity: "I know, this is the price we need to take Jiangnan." ”

Seeing that the courtiers looked at him in surprise, he explained again: "Why, don't you really think that with just a few blitzkrieg attacks before, we can hold the entire territory of Jiangnan in our hands at a very small price and without bloodshed, right?"

"Although the largest force in this land, the Nine Wealthy Clan, did collapse quickly for various reasons, but the collapse was only the power on the surface, and there were all kinds of forces under the water, waiting for the opportunity to counterattack.

"In addition, Buddhism, which has always had a huge influence and coercion on the public opinion of Jiangnan, has only won a part of Jiangnan until this time. Once the imperial court really wants to use troops against the north and relaxes its suppression of this place, these forces will quickly rebound and deal a heavy blow to the imperial court in the back. ”

Shen Zhou replied thoughtfully: "Your Majesty, Shengming, you are very worried. In fact, he also knew that taking Jiangnan so easily would inevitably lead to many troubles, and he had also reminded the emperor before.

Originally, according to his idea, after taking Jiangnan, it would take a few years to slowly sort out, or fight or pull, and it was very likely that all forces would be gathered on the side of the imperial court at the minimum cost.

But obviously, Sun Ning didn't have that much patience, and the situation didn't allow him to spend too much time in Jiangnan.

Therefore, there was last night's incident that completely detonated all the forces in Jinling City. At that time, Shen Zhou also supported this, after all, long pain is better than short pain.

It's just that he really didn't expect that the damage of this short pain would be so great, and the number of dead and injured would easily exceed 10,000.

Sun Ning saw their thoughts, his expression was solemn again, and he said in a straight voice: "I know that you can't bear it in your hearts, but this is the struggle, and this is the price of the imperial court to recapture Jiangnan."

Only in this way can the people of Jiangnan completely see what those monks who are usually dignified and compassionate are what they are, and it is good to stop their stupid thoughts of continuing to blindly obey.

"At the same time, through this rebellion, we have also drawn out all the uneasy factors in Jinling City and annihilated them all. In the future, Jinling will be a peaceful place completely under the rule of the imperial court.

"Therefore, the deaths of those people and soldiers are valuable, and what you have to do is not to live up to their sacrifices, and to better carry out the aftermath."

Sun Ning's words shocked all the ministers, and then took a step forward at the same time, claiming that it was. Even Shen Zhou was no longer immersed in chagrin, and his expression became more and more perked.

Seeing this, he smiled again: "There is one more point, which is also the most critical. That is, we just took this opportunity to uproot the Buddhism that has been rooted in the south of the Yangtze River for a hundred years and has long been the biggest disaster in the region! ”

As he spoke, although he had a smile on his face, there was a fierce murderous flicker in his eyes: "Then let's start with Jiming Temple!" ”

Some people died, but not completely......