The Emperor stepped down from his throne, his hands behind his back, and stood still in front of Zhiling, the beads that hung in front of him almost swept across his face. Zhiling subconsciously lowered his head, and the emperor looked at him calmly.

At this moment, the sharp energy he had accumulated was extinguished by the emperor.

No one in the hall dared to raise their heads to stand, and everyone bent down. The Taiji Hall is like a firmament, the vault is the sky, eight giant pillars support it, and the huge curtain hangs down from the vault, implying the "eight pillars of the sky", and the emperor is the only ruler of this heaven and earth. When he was angry, even if the gods and Buddhas really existed, they could only bow their heads to him! How dare mortals offend Tianyan?

When Monk Zhiling was in a trance, the emperor turned sideways slightly: "You want to go past these people and confront me directly?"

“…… But what if I say no? ”

“……”

It was almost noon, the sun was the most blazing, and the sun pressed the shadows under the eaves of the Taiji Hall into a black ball, and the backs of everyone present were already soaked in cold sweat. At this time, there were many people standing in the Taiji Palace, although there was a constant supply of ice, but the air was inevitably stuffy after all, and it was time for lunch, when the emperor said this, his tone and tone were a little lazy.

But as His Majesty's close ministers, Zu Ting and the others knew that the emperor in front of them was deep-minded, unpredictable, and moody.

The Gao family is addicted to killing, although there has never been any absurd behavior, and they have always been strict with themselves, but counting it down, since he was in power for more than a year, he has killed more people than Xiao Zhao and Wu Cheng combined!

And almost all the people in the world are singing praises of merit, and no one shouts for the dead, these people are like weeds growing in the wilderness, burned to ashes by a fire.

He would never kill people with his own hands like Gao Yang and Gao Zhan, but he was even more terrifying, Zu Ting and these people always had an illusion, in fact, the emperor didn't need courtiers at all, he just needed someone to carry out the things he arranged loyally, that's all.

In the emperor's heart, it seems that there has been a script for a long time, and everyone's fate has been arranged by him clearly.

When he is angry, he may not be angry, and when he is happy, he may not be truly happy, his mind is always turning a thousand times, who can really understand him?

But at least one thing is clear, for the monarch, the most disgusting thing is that someone dares to swing him and provoke the majesty of the emperor!

Monk Zhiling is really bold, and he is really confused, how dare he provoke such a ...... Such a domineering king.

At this point, the old monk's mind is already clear, and Gao Wei can't understand it?

Shoot the man first and shoot the horse, and capture the thief first and capture the king. That's the idea he hit.

This old monk is not stupid, he understands very well that the initiator of this battle of encirclement and suppression of Buddhism is the emperor, and this debate is just the emperor's game set up in order to defeat Buddhism in an open and honest manner. The fastest and most lethal way is to let everyone in the world see the darkness hidden in Buddhism, so that the people of the world can understand that it is not that the imperial court is unreasonable to oppress people, but that there is a problem with Buddhism itself, and the purpose of this move is to shake the foundation of Buddhism, so that they have no chance to turn over!

If the sacredness of Buddhism is destroyed, the privileges of Shamen will be gone, Buddhism will no longer be transcendent, and the world will no longer revere Buddhism.

…… Since Buddhism spread to Middle-earth, so many eminent monks have been preaching day and night, and the behemoths that have been built up with great difficulty will collapse in an instant!

What the emperor wants is not the meat cut by the Buddha Gate, what he wants is to swallow the entire Buddha Gate in one bite!

Therefore, when Buddhism gathered people to make trouble before, he didn't care, and when Buddhism spread some remarks, the emperor also ignored them.

Zhiling didn't understand it before, but now he understands that the emperor is not consciously guilty, so he tolerates them.

On the contrary, the emperor's plan was very big, he connived at the Buddhas to spread radical remarks, and indulged them to struggle more intensely, until the matter was in a uproar, the world was full of discussions, and the Buddhism was no longer able to turn back, the emperor made such a helpless posture and was forced to deal with the situation.

If you have an ulcer in your mouth, of course, you have to let it get worse and dig it faster.

It's a pity that all of them understood too late......

For Zhiling personally, if he loses, he loses, but as one of the leaders of Buddhism, he must not sit idly by...... In this battle, if it is really defeated in front of the people of the world, can Buddhism still survive?

If Buddhism really falls, I am afraid that it will really be doomed. No matter how it develops in the future, it will never be as prosperous as it is now! The country of Buddhism has collapsed, and Buddhism will collapse from now on!

For today's plan, there is only one way, which is to start again and turn passive into active! This breakthrough is the Great Qi Supreme who manipulates everything behind his back, and now he is on the high wave!

Hu Lu Xiaoqing these sour Confucians are just pawns, Daomen is even more ridiculous, they are just chess pieces, don't worry, as long as the emperor is still there, even if they return temporarily, they will make a comeback, as long as the emperor does not admit defeat and does not bow his head, these pawns will continue to attack, so that they fall into an unsolvable dilemma, rather than defeat the chess pieces, it is better to defeat the chess players!

Therefore, the monk Zhiling carefully planned this confrontation, since the emperor wants to defeat the Buddha in front of the people of the world, the Buddha will refute him in front of the people of the world!

As long as you can win the emperor, Buddhism will have a glimmer of life!

Everyone in the world is watching, the emperor is full of words, and he pays the most attention to face, as long as he can win the argument, the things he promised in person will never change!

He is the Son of Heaven, the Ming Jun who bears the hopes of the people of the world, how can the Son of Heaven rebel?

You must defeat him, or you die!

Monk Zhiling knew that there was no way out, so he made a desperate bet and broke the boat, he had the will to die, and he wanted to overwhelm the emperor at one time, and he was speechless!

As long as he wins the emperor and protects the Buddhism, a hundred years later, among the disciples of Buddhism, he will be a Buddha-like figure and enjoy the admiration of eternity!

This is sanctification!

Of course, no one knows what he really thinks except himself...... Anyway, how does the finch know the ambition of the bird? He is very close to success, if only he can refute the emperor and force him to make concessions!

But Gao Wei had no intention of accepting the call, he retreated two parts, turned around and planned to leave. Monk Zhiling was in a mess, "-Your Majesty! ”

Gao Weitou didn't plan to reply, waved his hand and said:

"Master Zhiling, as you said, you have just admitted that you have been defeated, yes or no?"

Zhiling's body paused for a moment, and replied bitterly, "Yes...... But-"

"Since you've already lost, why bother arguing with me again? This...... Meaningless......"

The Emperor tilted his head slightly and interrupted him indifferently.

It was already past noon, and the blazing sunlight was deflected at an angle, shining in front of the copper wall, and the emperor's shadow was stretched long, and this shadow shrouded everyone's heart, heavy.

"Whether you design to confront me, or whether you deliberately split these monks into two factions, it's useless for you to do any of this...... Of course, you are exhausted, if I don't want to take it,

"Huh...... What can you do? ”

He stood in front of the huge copper wall, the brass dragon was coiled into a ball, the hideous scales and claws of steel needles towered up, and the dragon's mouth was wide open, as if it was about to break through the wall, with a great wind and thunder!

Zhiling stood in place, his body coldening inch by inch.

Liu Taozhi glimpsed the situation, secretly made a gesture, and the armor soldier who was up and down, even his head and face were covered by armor, drew his knife and moved forward, surrounding the monks.

Their hands pressed on the hilt of the knife, and the long knife was already exposed, and the body in armor was fierce and hideous, like a ghost.

Zhiling just wanted to catch up with the emperor, but as soon as he took a step forward, he was blocked, and a soldier pressed his shoulder with his hand, so that he could not take a step forward, and a long knife was already on his shoulder. At this time, Cushman turned around and looked at him.

"Your mind understands that Buddhism has spread to the present day, which shows that Buddhism does have its own merits, and if you lose, it does not mean that Buddhism has lost. As early as the time of the Two Jin Dynasty, Buddhist scriptures were well recognized by the world, so they can be handed down to the present.

"But the development of Buddhism so far, the disasters brought to the world are really not small...... You accept the offerings of the people of the world, but you are far from the mortal world, you are not allowed to marry, you are not worldly, and you compete with the country for profit. I want to suppress the Buddha Gate, but also for this world. Although Buddhism is virtuous, it can only shelter a few people after all, and although I have been scolded by many people as a faint monarch and a tyrant, under my governance, the people live and work in peace and contentment.

"It is always an indisputable fact that Buddhism shelters fugitives, occupies farmland, does not pay taxes, and does not obey the king's law, right?

"What are you doing? You're digging into the corners of the country.

"Maybe in the eyes of ordinary people, you are high monks, Buddhas. But in my eyes, you are no different from the corrupt officials I get rid of every month, because you ...... It is the foundation of the country that is prying, and it is the blood of the people of the world who are sucked! ”

"You always say that the Dharma is not wrong, yes, but the Dharma is good, tolerance and compassion, compassion for the common beings, is the ultimate principle of doing good deeds and accumulating virtue...... But if the people who preach the Dharma are wrong, they kill people and set fires, commit adultery and plunder, and almost every temple has such scum.

"I can't just let these people mess with the country because of the word Dharma, right? ……”

"—Your Majesty!" Zhiling leaned forward and shouted at the Emperor.

Two sharp rays of light shot out from the eye hole of the armor in front of him, pressing down the long knife, the blade cut into the texture, until it reached the shoulder bone, the sharp pain came, and the blood suddenly stained his monk's robe into a reddish-brown, Zhiling was almost unstable on his feet, and the severe pain made his lips and hands tremble, but Zhiling had always been determined, and stood up straight with the long knife pressed down, and the blood dripped along the blade on the bluestone floor tiles, as if a blood-colored demon flower was blooming under his feet. He struck a posture with his hands folded and pleaded:

"Your Majesty wants to clean up the scum, the poor monk has nothing to say, the poor monk only begs His Majesty's subordinates to show mercy......"

"I've already said it clearly, and you promised it at the beginning, what...... Going back on now? ”

"Why is that...... Buddhism is in no way a threat to the Great Qi River......"

"—really?" Cushman & Wakefield was really angry.

Zhiling looked at the emperor without hesitation, "Your Majesty pressed down the Buddha Gate, but carried it up the Dao Gate, is it possible that the Dao Gate will be better than the Buddha Gate?" Your Majesty...... Is it still rare for the Daomen to gather people to make trouble? Your Majesty said that our Buddhism is hiding people and encroaching on farmland, is it ...... That's not what they do? ”

"Who said I was going to support the Daomen?" Gao Wei's eyes flashed with a sharp edge, "Since then, no more than 100 monks and nuns are allowed in a temple, and only 3,000 are allowed to be left in more than 40,000 Buddhist temples in the world!" The rest of the people are all vulgar! Buddhist temples are not allowed to occupy more than 50 acres of land, otherwise they will be punished for a big crime! The same goes for the Daomen...... In my eyes, there is no privilege, as long as it is my people, regardless of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism, they must uphold the royal law in the future, otherwise I will never leave any mercy. ”

A group of Taoists stood in place, the turning point came too quickly, and they ushered in a merciless suppression before they could wait for the spring after the victory. The emperor not only wanted to suppress the Buddhist gate, but also did not let go of the Taoist gate. They are like chess pieces, useless, and abandoned without hesitation.

"Also, I have said a long time ago that you have made trouble and slandered me before, and I can not pursue it, but only if you win this debate."

Gao Wei pointed to all the monks in the audience, "Don't think that if you win the debate, I will be able to do anything, I am not afraid to argue with you, the facts are there, the facts speak louder than words, in this debate, I will win, you will lose." ”

"You don't need to play any tricks with me to pretend to split in order to protect yourself, doing so will only make me feel ridiculous, you have done so much before, you didn't think about admitting defeat, and now you are dying, thinking about admitting defeat? It's useless...... because I'm going to kill you. ”

"Take it down, and at noon tomorrow, put it to death......"

Many of them may have truly realized that they were wrong, but now this realization is useless. The emperor had long reminded them, "If you lose, you lose everything, including your life." But Cushman & Wakefield's heart was flat, there was no sorrow of killing, no joy of victory, these people had to die, regardless of beliefs, no preferences, just for political needs.

That's enough.

When Zhiling and the other monks were about to be dragged out of the main hall, the Zhiling monks suddenly raised their heads and shouted.

"Your Majesty, good and evil will be rewarded in the end, you have killed too much, are you not afraid that you will be punished one day in the future?"

A monstrous aura suddenly rose from the emperor's body, and then slowly calmed down, as if a boiling soup pot had suddenly cooled, leaving only a pool of bottomless water.

"I don't believe in cause and effect, I don't believe in retribution, I only believe in my own destiny, if there is such a strange thing in the dark? Heh......"

He chuckled, "Just come for me." ”

………………

"Retreat."