After the ministers temporarily dispersed, Sun Ning left Shen Zhou and the others behind to continue to discuss the current priorities.

"The Buddhist monks in Jinling City have been dealt with almost completely, but what about the Buddhist temples and monks in other parts of the Yangtze River? Is there any relevant report from all over the country?"

Sun Ning looked at Shen Zhou and Yan Hu with a smile, and asked straight to the point.

Regarding the disposition of the monks of other temples in Jiangnan, he completely left it to these two confidants.

The two glanced at each other unconsciously, and then Shen Zhou hesitated and said, "Your Majesty, in fact, relevant recitals have been sent from all over the world during this period, all of which say that the local monks will be severely punished, and even all of them will be killed.

"Danchen has discussed with General Yan, and he always feels that this is too unsparing, so he thinks about whether to let them relax their punishment, and only let the monks return to the laity, so as not to hold on to the previous things."

Yan Hu also said, "Yes, Your Majesty, now that almost all the Buddhist gates in Jiangnan have been cleared, it is impossible for those monks to have any impact on the local government, and even there are voices from the people, feeling that some monks have been wronged. Therefore, the ministers also thought that they should be treated leniently, after all, they were not like the Jinling Temple, and they did not make a move against the imperial court."

A gloomy flash flashed in Sun Ning's eyes, and the reaction of the two of them was really a little unexpected for him.

He let this Wen Yiwu two people who are the most trusted by himself, and who are also the people with the greatest credit, jointly deal with the matter of destroying Buddha in Jiangnan, in addition to trusting their ability, there is also a layer of test in it.

And based on the feedback we have received so far, it is clear that their performance is not very satisfactory.

One is the attitude of the two towards Buddhism, they seem to have some pity for this defeated opponent, and they actually want to let them go.

The second point is even more important, this Wen and Wu have actually become one heart!

As he stayed in a high position for a long time, Sun Ning also had some ideas about the art of the emperor.

At any time, his courtiers can have one heart, but that can only be one heart with himself, the emperor. And before he can express his position, there must be a disagreement between the two important ministers.

This is the way of balance and balance for the monarch!

And the third point is, "So, someone has already interceded with you? You've received some benefits, haven't you?"

Although Sun Ning's face was still calm and light at this time, Shen Zhou still chuckled in his heart and realized that the limelight was wrong.

He quickly straightened up and knelt down: "Your Majesty forgives the sin, the minister does not dare to ...... The minister just really felt that he didn't have to kill all the monks in the temples in Jiangnan, so he wanted to ask for a favor for them.

"The minister will not dare to make a decision that will damage the court for a little profit, and I hope that Your Majesty will see it!"

Although Yan Hu was not as quick as him to react, after Shen Zhou's performance, he didn't know that he had made a mistake, and he immediately got up and bowed down: "The minister also doesn't want to increase the innocent casualties to agree with Lord Shen's opinion, and I hope Your Majesty will see it!"

Sun Ning's gaze fixed on the two of them for a moment before he sighed and said with a smile, "You all get up and talk. I don't doubt your intentions, and I see your loyalty. What was my situation at the beginning, you can never give up, how can you have other ideas now? What's more, it's still a group of monks who have long lost their roots!"

"Yes! Thank you, Your Majesty."

The two of them got up tremblingly, only to feel that their backs were a little wet with cold sweat.

It was only at this time that they suddenly discovered that the relationship and distance between themselves and the emperor were different from the original.

At the beginning, they and Sun Ning said that they were monarchs and ministers, but they were more friends and comrades-in-arms who walked all the way and supported each other.

But now, as they continue to recapture the territory of Dayue and expand their power, the difference between the dignity and inferiority between the monarch and the minister has also increased, and the way they got along with each other for many years has also changed.

Seeing the frightened appearance of the two, Sun Ning reassured: "Of course, the relationship between you and me will not change because of some small things, you are still my most trusted right-hand man, and I will not forget you

All kinds of merits at the beginning.

"Okay, let's put aside the previous things and talk about the Jiangnan Buddhism Gate. Do you really think that those monks are innocent, and you can treat them lightly?"

Shen Zhou was silent for a moment, and then said softly, "The minister is stupid, and I still hope that His Majesty will teach the minister."

"They say that innocent is innocent, after all, they were not sued by the local people, and they did not die in the initial operation to exterminate Buddha.

"But those monks are not innocent, and they are not innocent. On weekdays, they often rely on their status to obtain a lot of benefits, or they are used by those deacons and monks who hold great power, and do many illegal things.

"Of course, that's not the point. The focus is on who they used to be, and the influence they may have on the people of Jiangnan.

"Although the Buddha has been destroyed today, the imperial court has almost wiped out the Buddhist doors that have taken root in Jiangnan for many years, and the Buddhist temples have been demolished and abolished. However, it is still too early to sit back and relax and no longer have to worry about the disaster of Buddhism.

"There are still people who worship Buddha and Buddha, and they have long been poisoned by Buddhism, and now they may only be able to restrain and hide their true thoughts due to the power of the imperial court, but what about after a few days? What about when our army goes on a northern expedition and enters the Central Plains?

"Will these recalcitrant ones make a comeback, or even create a rebellion in my Jiangnan? At that time, our army will be outside, and the rear will be empty, and the consequences will be unimaginable.

"I believe that there are not a few people who think like this, and I can't do it to people everywhere because they may have such thoughts. Therefore, if we want to completely destroy the Jiangnan Buddhism from the root, we must eliminate all the evil and eradicate all those monks.

"Only in this way can ordinary people have no reason to gather for trouble, and if they want to erect Buddhism, they will naturally have to give up this unrealistic idea without the so-called masters and monks in their eyes.

"So although this seems to be overkill, what I want to say is that sometimes overkill must be overcorrected, otherwise, then the chaos of the Buddha in Jiangnan must not be broken!"

Sun Ning's big analysis is indeed very reasonable, which makes it difficult for both of them to refute.

Yan Hu even kowtowed sincerely: "Your Majesty is wise, it was the minister who thought about things simply before, and the minister knew his mistake. In the matter of Jiangnan, those monks should be eradicated in order to bring peace!"

Shen Zhou also followed suit, but deep down, he still hesitated a little about it.

But the matter has come to this, the emperor has made up his mind, even if he is the left minister, at this time he can only obey the order and do things.

When he walked out of this hall, Shen Zhou sighed in his heart, it seemed that a killing was inevitable.

Let's just hope this doesn't have a worse, uncontrollable impact......