Zhu Tian: Starting from the Laughing Proud Yue Buqun

Chapter 284 Xu Qing: The Buddhist sect defied the imperial decree and should be annihilated!

After leaving the treasury, Wanwan received Xu Qing's permission to leave the imperial city.

She wanted to personally return to the Yin Gui Sect and have her master teach her the method of absorbing the power from the Evil Emperor's relic.

Xu Qing, of course, would not place all his hopes on Wanwan, and he also began to study the Evil Emperor's Relic.

If the Evil Emperor Xiang Yutian could comprehend the Dharma, how could Xu Qing not do the same?
Therefore, he also made two plans: to study the Evil Emperor's Relic and figure out how to extract its energy.

Five days passed quickly, and Yuwen Huaji returned to the capital to meet Xu Qing.

"Your subject Yuwen Huaji greets Your Majesty!"

Yuwen Huaji bowed deeply, his eyes filled with reverence, his voice low.

"No gift."

Xu Qing raised his eyes slightly and saw that the other party's aura was powerful, so he knew that Yuwen Huaji's strength had improved again.

"I've heard that you fought a great battle with the Buddhist leader, Venerable Emperor Xin?"

This incident alarmed the martial arts world from the moment it occurred, and news of it quickly spread back to the capital.

Xu Qing heard about this not long after leaving the treasure vault.

"I fought fiercely with that Venerable Emperor Heart for three days and three nights without a clear victor. Although this old monk is old, his power is so formidable that he is worthy of being one of the four great holy monks of Buddhism."

Yuwen Huaji said that in that day's battle, he and Emperor Xin Venerable fought from day to night and then to dawn without any rest.

For three days and three nights, they were engaged in intense combat.

He failed to defeat the Emperor Heart Venerable, and the Emperor Heart Venerable was also powerless against him.

After the battle, Yuwen Huaji slept for a day and a night to rest.

Only now have I rushed back to the capital to meet Xu Qing.

"Your Majesty, the leaders of the Buddhist community have openly defied your decrees and are resisting the court. I request that you dispatch a larger army to carry out a devastating attack on Buddhist temples throughout the country!"

Although Yuwen Huaji admired the strength of the Emperor Heart Venerable, the fact that the other party disobeyed the imperial decree was disrespectful to His Majesty.

Those who disrespect His Majesty shall be exterminated!

Xu Qing nodded slightly and said indifferently, "Very well, I hereby appoint you as the commander of the anti-Buddhist campaign. The armies in various regions, and even the Yin Gui Sect of the Demonic Cult, will cooperate with you."

If the Buddhist community defies orders, then it should not exist in this world and should be destroyed!

"Your subject obeys the imperial decree and expresses his gratitude!"

Yuwen Huaji clasped his hands in a fist salute, his voice strong and clear.

This is an extremely high honor; he has great authority, and Buddhism will be destroyed in his hands.

"Go ahead and prepare early."

Xu Qing waved his hand, indicating that in order to destroy the Buddhist sect, he would naturally mobilize more troops.

It cannot be completed in a short period of time.

"I resign!"

Yuwen Huaji obeyed the order and turned to leave.

This imperial decree quickly alarmed the capital, and all the powerful spies were extremely shocked.

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Li valve.

Li Yuan sat in the pavilion, playing chess with Li Shimin.

"The chaos in the world has just been stabilized, and Your Majesty is already in a hurry to take action against Buddhism. Our Emperor Sui is as impatient as ever."

Li Yuan shook his head. Although his Li clan focused primarily on fighting the Turks, they were also very concerned about the movements of the Sui Emperor.

Now, the imperial edict demanding that Buddhism provide relief funds to aid the Sui Dynasty has spread throughout the land, clearly indicating that Buddhism is being targeted.

With the Sui Dynasty facing formidable external enemies and barely managing to suppress the rebels internally, it would be unwise to provoke the powerful Buddhist sect in such a turbulent time.

"Father, I have heard that the Demonic Sect may be behind this."

Li Shimin picked up a chess piece, placed it on the board, and a glint of shrewdness flashed in his eyes as he spoke of the news he had received.

"The Demonic Sect?" Li Yuan raised an eyebrow. If the Demonic Sect was involved in the manipulation, then it made sense.

The Demonic Sect and the Buddhist Sect are two major opposing forces in the martial arts world, and they have been fighting against each other since ancient times, each trying to kill the other.

"I have heard that the most powerful sect of the Demonic Cult, the Yin Gui Sect, has a disciple personally taught by Empress Zhu Yuyan, who followed His Majesty from Yangzhou into the Imperial City."

Perhaps that witch has bewitched His Majesty, using this as a pretext to push for the suppression of Buddhism.

Li Shimin had no fondness for the Demonic Sect, after all, they were all heretical and evil sects. Their methods were extremely wicked and hard to like.

"In this light, it must be related to the Demonic Sect."

Li Yuan nodded. Using the methods of the Demonic Sect and the seduction of His Majesty with a beauty trap to advance this series of events was perfectly reasonable.

Even if he understood this, he wouldn't interfere further.

As the head of the Li clan, his power was extremely high.

However, the Sui Dynasty is now in constant chaos and seems on the verge of collapse.

Li Yuan actually hoped that the Sui emperor would become increasingly tyrannical and plunge the country into chaos.

In this way, he could also compete for the position of the supreme ruler of the world.

At this moment, a secret agent rushed over and whispered the news in Li Yuan's ear.

Li Yuan's expression changed slightly, and his eyes widened in shock.

Upon seeing this, Li Shimin understood that something big must have happened.

"It's crazy."

Upon hearing the news, Li Yuan couldn't help but murmur to himself.

"Father, what happened?"

Li Shimin asked curiously, and even his old father could not suppress the shock in his heart, and said such a surprising thing.

Li Yuan waved his hand, dismissing the spies, and said in a deep voice, "Our Emperor just issued an edict to annihilate Buddhism!"

"What?! The Sui Emperor wants to eradicate Buddhism!"

Li Shimin was greatly alarmed. The Buddhist sect's influence was immense, and the previous suppression had already caused a huge uproar.

Unexpectedly, the Sui emperor was enraged by this and decided to completely destroy Buddhism.

This is absolutely insane!

The Buddhist sect has existed for so long and its influence is so great that it can affect the entire martial arts world.

The sheer number of skilled fighters he possessed commanded respect from countless martial arts practitioners.

Even the previous dynasty was unwilling to provoke them.

Now, in this turbulent time, the Sui emperor is even going so far as to exterminate Buddhism.

This is absolutely insane.

"Whom the gods would destroy, they first make mad; such is the will of Heaven!"

Li Yuan murmured to himself, in his view, Emperor Yang Guang of Sui was going further and further down the path of self-destruction.

If this decree were to be issued, it would inevitably provoke a backlash from the Buddhist community.

Did the Sui Emperor really believe that the Yuwen Clan and the Demonic Sect would do everything in their power to protect him?

Li Shimin was shocked, feeling that this crazy act was tantamount to throwing away his own life.

The Buddhist sect was incredibly powerful; the Sui emperor's only reliance was on the demonic sect and the Yuwen clan.

But the Yuwen clan was a former imperial family; how could they possibly serve the Sui emperor wholeheartedly?

At a crucial moment, he would definitely deliver a fatal blow to the Sui Emperor.

The Demonic Sect is notorious, and to ally with such a force would be tantamount to self-destruction.

Li Shimin truly couldn't understand whether Emperor Yang Guang of Sui was really so incompetent.
Yang Guang was incredibly powerful and shrewd back then.

Now, however, he has made so many incomprehensible moves, which Li Shimin finds truly perplexing.

"Father, what do you plan to do?"

Li Shimin looked at Li Yuan and asked, knowing full well his father's ambition.

"No need to worry about it, just cooperate with the Sui Emperor's orders."

Li Yuan remained calm; at this crucial moment, he knew he couldn't afford to be too hasty.

As long as the Sui Dynasty had not completely collapsed, he had to maintain a loyal stance and not give anyone any reason to criticize him.

The first clarion call of this rebellion must never originate from the Li clan.

Now is not the time!

(End of this chapter)