Dimension Paradise, I am a summoning apostle

Chapter 614 The Great Buddha Temple, Melting the Divine Statue into Copper and Blood

With Chai Jungui's cooperation, Chu Danqing's "one-handed control of the sky" was quickly put into practice.

They forcefully 'took over' the entire court's power.

This led to discontent among the court officials.

However, their discontent was of no use, because Chu Danqing's fist silenced them.

However, Chai Jungui was still handling various affairs, and Chu Danqing was not really seizing power.

As for the matter of going to war, there's no rush. We'll talk about it after the coins are minted.

Without money, you can't do anything.

Fortunately, before minting the coins, Chu Danqing gave his ministers a lesson in martial arts.

Otherwise, if they heard that Chu Danqing wanted to melt down the Buddha statue to cast copper coins, the opposition would definitely be strong.

Even though Chu Danqing had already taken action once, there were still people who used supernatural explanations to object.

Then he was punished by Chu Danqing.

Once the sanctions are imposed, no one will object anymore.

"Are these the ten Buddha statues?" Chu Danqing arrived at the temple and looked the ten Buddha statues up and down.

It is indeed very imposing, but the temple looks eerie.

It wasn't because there were any demons or monsters, but because there was blood and the smell of decay everywhere.

To say that this Ten Buddha Temple is in decline is an exaggeration, since it was able to cast these ten large Buddha statues, so there's certainly no need to worry about its incense offerings.

The reason it was abandoned was that everyone was dead, and they were all slaughtered on the spot.

The one who took action was Emperor Yong, who previously possessed the primordial spirit of the Yellow Dragon of Thick Earth.

The other party came to worship Buddha, but the abbot's chanting of a Buddhist prayer angered him, and he immediately started killing him.

Fortunately, because Emperor Yong was coming, the pilgrims were not allowed to enter.

So only the monks in the temple died.

Because the murderer was the capricious Emperor Yong, no one dared to collect the body.

It wasn't until they captured the capital and Emperor Yong died that the surrounding people finally collected his body.

With many corpses left for a long time, the bloodstains naturally couldn't be cleaned off, and the smell of decay remained.

"Let's take it back and melt it down," Chu Danqing said.

The people nearby immediately took action, but the craftsman standing next to Chu Danqing seemed hesitant to speak.

Finally, he gritted his teeth and said, "Sir, destroying the statues of gods and Buddhas will incur divine retribution."

"Not to mention ten Buddha statues."

Upon hearing this, Chu Danqing couldn't help but scoff, "It's nothing but an inanimate object."

Do you think these ten bronze statues are gods or Buddhas?

The craftsman nodded: "Of course, we should."

Before he could finish speaking, Chu Danqing interrupted him.

"They're just inanimate objects. If they were truly gods or Buddhas, why didn't they come to the rescue of the monks of the vast Ten Buddha Temple when they were being slaughtered right before their eyes?" Chu Danqing said disdainfully.

"Even if he were a god or Buddha, would you be willing to worship him?" Chu Danqing said jokingly, "If he's not even willing to save your life, do you expect him to keep you safe or help you get rich?"

"I still think you have too much money to burn, so you want to take it out and throw it away."

"Then I suggest you go and rescue the prostitutes or throw them into the water. The former might give you some pleasure, and the latter might make a sound."

Do you really think that Chai Jungui chose his targets randomly? The Ten Buddha Temple here doesn't have any worldly troubles, so it's a good place to start.

Upon hearing Chu Danqing's words, the craftsman fell silent.

He had also heard about the tragedy at the Ten Buddha Temple.

However, he wasn't a member of the surrounding community, and it had been a long time.

That's why I overlooked it.

Therefore, regardless of whether these ten Buddha statues are inanimate objects or beyond saving, there is indeed no need to worship them anymore.

“What you say is very true, sir,” the craftsman immediately replied, following Chu Danqing’s lead.

Because that is indeed the case.

With the help of a group of craftsmen, the ten Buddha statues were quickly disassembled, loaded, and transported away from the Ten Buddha Temple.

"This place is nice. We can demolish it and build something else on it later." Before leaving, Chu Danqing looked at the land and felt that it still had some use.

The craftsman standing nearby chuckled and said, "Sir, you can use it to build a royal palace."

"That would be too wasteful." Chu Danqing wouldn't stay long anyway, so even if it was built, it would be useless and would only be a waste of manpower and resources.

Before long, the ten large Buddha statues were sent into the mint.

Chu Danqing didn't need to worry about how the coins were minted; all he had to do was supervise and control the quality.

This is to ensure that the final copper coins produced are of the correct quality and quantity.

Even if he didn't understand, the people at the mint wouldn't dare to be careless.

They all knew of Chu Danqing's growing reputation in the court these days.

If they dare to have any ulterior motives, they might lose their lives.

They did have someone above them, but Chu Danqing only had Chai Jungui above him.

Once they offend Chu Danqing, no one can protect them.

If one doesn't know how to adapt to the times, how many people can climb to this position?

Chu Danqing was also disappointed to see this; he wished someone would be so brainless as to jump out and oppose him.

Then he could follow this line and uproot everything, and even exert some influence in the imperial court.

This laid the groundwork for the subsequent all-out attack.

"My lord, something terrible has happened!"

Urgent shouts rang out, and a craftsman rushed into the room where Chu Danqing was. "What's the matter that you're in such a hurry?" Chu Danqing immediately went to greet him.

"That Buddha statue! That Buddha statue! It's bleeding!" the craftsman immediately said. "When we melted down the Buddha statue..."

"Take me to see it." Listening to the craftsman's incoherent words, Chu Danqing knew that things were not so simple.

Upon hearing this, the craftsman immediately led Chu Danqing to the scene.

Upon arrival, Chu Danqing saw many timid craftsmen, and not far away was a Buddha statue that had been half melted.

The molten copper was an unusually bright red color.

"Will it still be this color after cooling?" Chu Danqing asked.

"Reporting to you, sir, it has a normal copper color after cooling," a craftsman hurriedly replied, handing Chu Danqing a newly minted copper coin at the same time.

Chu Danqing took a look and saw that these were just newly cast copper coins, which were semi-finished products and still needed to be polished and repaired.

However, the quality is very good. This Buddha statue was not made with any shortcuts, and it was made with top-quality materials.

"Sir, is there a solution to this?" the craftsman hurriedly asked.

Chu Danqing smiled and said, "Don't worry, these Buddha statues can't even save their own monks, so you don't think they can do anything to you?"

"They really have the ability to bring the Ten Buddha Temple to such a state?"

"They're just a bunch of little devils who've taken over a Buddha statue and are pretending to be gods and Buddhas."

"You are not only without fault, but you have actually done good," Chu Danqing said. "Otherwise, which god or Buddha could possess such extraordinary abilities?"

His words made sense to the craftsmen.

In the end, they were nothing but inanimate objects. Although they were a bit strange, they were unable to harm them.

If they disobey the imperial court's orders, they will become inanimate objects.

"Alright then, if you're still not at ease, I'll stay here and work alongside you." Seeing that everyone was about 70-80% reassured, Chu Danqing immediately increased the stakes.

The craftsman thought, "That's great!"

With such a formidable person as Chu Danqing in charge, there's nothing to fear from any demons or monsters.

"Then I'll have to trouble you, sir." The craftsman immediately agreed and then called on everyone to get to work.

Chu Danqing's role was naturally not limited to simply overseeing things; he also had the functions of supervision and inspiring people.

In fact, Chu Danqing did not think that the matter was over and done with.

He felt that the Blood Copper Water was just the beginning, but the problem was that he didn't know where to start.

The main problem is that there are too many targets, making it difficult to make a decision.

For example, Chai Jungui, or in the imperial court or other places.

It's even possible that the consequences would directly befall Chu Danqing.

In order to help Zhao Yuanlang win, these immortals, Buddhas, ghosts and gods dared to directly plot against Zhou Wenzhong and cause his death.

What is there that we wouldn't dare to do?

If they were teammates with these immortals, Buddhas, ghosts, and gods, they would be absolutely competent.

But if they were to become opponents, that would be quite unsettling.

They disregarded the disparity in strength and bullied the weak, not caring about the reputation that would result.

Fortunately, they cannot directly interfere in human affairs, otherwise there would be no chance of winning against a group of powerful politicians who are determined to win.

Even so, they cultivated a force that could not be ignored in the human world.

They can even descend to the mortal realm; the example of the immortal Di'e is a case in point.

As time passed, and the first Buddha statue was completely melted away, the original blood-red copper liquid gradually faded and returned to its normal color.

The craftsmen breathed a sigh of relief at this sight; it was a good thing.

This proves that, just as Chu Danqing said, it was merely a ghostly thing, and now that it has been melted, it is dead.
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Chai Jungui was reviewing memorials when he suddenly felt unbearable pain all over his body, along with a severe burning sensation, as if he were in a sea of ​​fire.

As soon as I opened my mouth, I felt a burning thirst in my throat.

"Summon the imperial physician," Chai Jungui said, then called out, "Bring some more water; I'm extremely thirsty."

He was pretty sure that he was probably not sick.

Because his symptoms appeared suddenly and came on suddenly.

When the imperial physician arrived, he didn't even need to take her pulse; he could tell just by looking at her appearance.

At this moment, Chai Jungui's skin was bright red and covered with small rashes, while he was drinking water in large gulps.

Even after drinking until my stomach was completely full, I still felt no thirst.

"This...this is truly strange." Upon hearing this, the imperial physician's expression turned odd: "Your Majesty, your heart fire is strong, your yang energy is soaring, and your blood and qi are like a furnace."

"He should be strong and healthy, how could this be?"

For a moment, even the imperial physicians couldn't give a clear explanation.

"Is there any ailment?" Chai Jungui's body was too weak to hold on any longer, so he could only lean against the chair.

His body temperature rose, and the high temperature made his consciousness somewhat blurred.

The imperial physicians were aware of this, and therefore sought to help Chai Jungui lower his fever as soon as possible.

"Your Majesty, please use it immediately." Before the imperial physician could finish speaking, Chai Jungui collapsed and lost consciousness.

The temperature was too high, and he fainted from the heat.

His sudden action startled everyone present.

Fortunately, someone immediately went to find Zhou Chai to take charge of the situation.

They were afraid that Chai Jungui's death would implicate them.

However, this matter gradually began to ferment and spread.

Some of the eunuchs felt helpless; it was such a turbulent time.

(End of this chapter)