The rising sun illuminates the Taihe Hall of the Ming Kingdom. Hundreds of officials rushed in, and the first early dynasty after the spring ploughing of the Ming Kingdom began. Spring flowers are blooming at the right time, just like the emperor's mood today. The Emperor had no idea that a storm was brewing.

In the early dynasty, as always, the officials presented important matters. Soon the matters that needed to be discussed had been discussed, and the eunuch on duty shouted: "If there is something to do, play early, and if there is nothing to retreat from." At that moment, a figure came out of the ranks.

Kong Xiangdong, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites of the Ming Dynasty, made a report: "Today, the four seas are peaceful, and the etiquette should be established." Etiquette is frugal and respectful, which is the foundation of life. If you are polite, you will be safe, and if you are rude, you will be dangerous. Therefore, if you don't learn etiquette, you can't stand up. However, the king of Xiliang kept one, did not respect the religion of etiquette, did not respect the god of fire, resulting in the collapse of Xiliang etiquette, the people of Xiliang did not believe in the god of fire, this matter violated the Ming Dynasty The god of fire is the gift of the state religion, please Your Majesty cures the crime of the king of Liang. ”

As soon as these words came out, the court instantly fell silent. After all, everyone knows who King Xiliang is. This time, someone actually came to the king of Xiliang on the absurd charge of disrespecting the god of fire. If someone else is still, at most everyone will only think that this person does not understand the world, but now the person who participates is the Ministry of Rites.

At that moment, Shangshu of the Criminal Department stood up and said, "Kong Shangshu is serious. Although the Vulcan Sect is the state religion of the Ming Dynasty, it does not force everyone to believe in religion. Everyone should have the freedom to believe in religion. ”

Kong Xiangdong said: "Yes. But King Xiliang is the only king with a different surname in my Daming Kingdom, although he is not a member of the royal family, but he is also the first person in my Daming Kingdom except for His Majesty. How can such a person who is under one person and above ten thousand people not respect the state religion of the Ming Dynasty. ”

The emperor sat on the dragon chair, and his good mood at this time was gone, and of course he knew that King Xiliang did not respect ghosts and gods. Almost everyone present knew that King Xiliang did not believe in ghosts and gods. However, everyone also knows that this matter is his acquiescence, how can it be brought to the table.

The main thing is that the emperor knew that Kong Xiangdong himself did not believe in the god of fire. But today, as if he had taken the wrong medicine, he actually justified the name of the Vulcan Sect.

Just when the emperor didn't know what Kong Xiangdong meant, Wang Anyuan, the secretary of the ministry, stood up and reported: "Your Majesty, the minister has something to do." The ministers played the Xie family in Yangzhou and the Xu family in Bingzhou arbitrarily annexed the land, causing the people to have nothing to cultivate and the people to make a living. ”

Hearing Wang Anyuan's recital, His Majesty the Emperor understood, it turned out that it was because he hinted at the Vulcan Sect against the Xie family a few days ago. The emperor, who understood it, immediately had a countermeasure.

The emperor pondered for a while and said: "This matter of annexing the land will be handed over to the Criminal Department for verification and will be tried by the Three Law Divisions. As for this disrespect for the god of fire, I will naturally warn King Xiliang. Stand down, everybody. ”

Seeing that the emperor was about to put this matter down gently, Fan Yan immediately stepped out and said, "Your Majesty, disrespecting the God of Fire is a big deal. In the past, there were countless Li people who did not respect the god of fire, and now there are Xie family, who have been heirlooms of Jiangnan poetry and books for a hundred years, and they do not respect the god of fire. If the king of Xiliang does not respect the god of fire, how can the God of Fire religion become the state religion of the Ming Kingdom. The minister advocated severe punishment of the king of Xiliang. The Venerable God of Fire, the heavens are still not to be taken lightly, let alone the king of a district! ”

As soon as Fan Yan came out, dozens of officials at all levels came out, and they all began to participate in the king of Xiliang. The more the crowd spoke, the more they became more vigorous, and their respect for the Vulcan was simply more devout than that of the most devout Vulcan cultists.

His Majesty the Emperor was also confused, thinking that everyone was against this group of guys who wanted to build a temple by themselves in the past, but today they actually collectively spoke for the God of Fire? But now that it is difficult to ride a tiger, and he can't really cure the sin of King Xiliang, he just doesn't know what to do.

Wang Zhi, the secretary of the military department, reported in the column: "The minister Wang played directly. The Vulcan Sect wantonly encroached on the military camp. Five or six out of ten of the troops listed by Taizu have now been swallowed by the Vulcan Sect. His Majesty wants to dismiss the old and weak of the Five Armies, but all their land and property have been swallowed by the Vulcan Cult. If Your Majesty doesn't care, I'm afraid there will be changes in the army. I beg Your Majesty to confiscate the land of the Vulcan Cult and use it as a sergeant of the army. ”

Seeing that the field was getting more and more chaotic, like a vegetable market, the emperor could only sacrifice a trick and procrastinate the trick. The emperor immediately coughed and pretended to be in a state of relapse. The eunuch on duty immediately stood up and said, "The dynasty is over this morning, and the rest of the matter will be discussed in the future." ”

The matter was not resolved in the court, and the officials obviously would not let go of the emperor, and they each wrote a book to participate in the performance at once. After that, for several days, the officials stopped talking about other things, and they were all entangled in this matter. His Majesty the Emperor, who couldn't bear it, could only summon the high priest of the Vulcan Sect, and it was not easy for Wang Yi.

After the emperor saw Wang Buyi in the imperial study, he directly threw all the folds at his feet, and said: "Look at it, the national teacher is really okay, and directly let all the hundred officials start to maintain the authority of the Fire God Sect." ”

Wang Buyi had already heard about the affairs of the court in the past few days, and when he saw the emperor talking like this, Wang Buyi had already prepared. He said, "Your Majesty laughed. The hundred officials are speaking for me, they are roasting me on the fire. ”

The emperor had already understood, and when he saw this, he didn't answer, took a sip of tea, and said, "Then what do you say about this matter?" ”

Wang Buyi said: "The Vulcan Sect no longer disposes of anyone on the grounds of disrespecting the Fire God. But the people of the Xie family did not let go, but they were no longer dealt with on the charge of disrespecting the God of Fire. Instead, it was dealt with by the Criminal Department for the crime of maliciously annexing land. What does Your Majesty think? ”

The emperor nodded and said, "The Vulcan Sect, these years have indeed gone too far, and it's time to restrain it." ”

As soon as these words came out, Wang was not easy but was shocked. He is not afraid of impeachment by the hundred officials, because he is already on the opposite side of the hundred officials. But the emperor is different, everything he has comes from the emperor's trust.

Wang Buyi immediately knelt down and kowtowed: "Your Majesty, everything in my Vulcan Sect should be under Your Majesty's orders." ”

The emperor threw out another fold and said: "The military department Shangshu said that you embezzled the military tun, is there such a thing?" ”

Wang was not easy to be surprised, so he took it and looked at it carefully. There are many people in the Vulcan Sect, and it is not easy for him to know everything, but he does know that there are people below who annex the land in the name of the Vulcan Sect. Thinking about it like this, he felt that the violation of the military camp was true nine times out of ten.

After Wang Buyi finished reading the recital, he kowtowed again and said, "Your Majesty, immediately restrain the sect members when you go back next time and let them restrain their behavior." ”

The emperor waved his hand and said, "No need, I will also hand over this matter to the Criminal Department for thorough investigation." In the future, the Vulcan Cult will not be allowed to cultivate the land in the name of the Sect. You will return the embezzled military tun to Wang Zhi. ”

A storm is gradually expanding, and it is obvious that it will not be calmed down immediately. This battle will last for a long time in the DPRK.

However, the Vulcan Sect was suppressed, and it seemed that the family led by Fan Yan had won, but the Xie family's property had not been taken back. The Xie family was also exiled to Liangzhou because they were found to have arbitrarily annexed land.

Shangshu Wang of the Criminal Department came straight to the courtyard at the foot of the Old Turtle Mountain. After Wang Zhi saw Zhu Zhang, he saluted directly: "Mr. Zhu's clever plan helped me get back the land of the military camp." ”