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Text Chapter 659: Destroying Buddha and Tao

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    The extermination of Buddhism caused chaos throughout Chang'an City. Not only ordinary monks in Buddhist temples suffered, but many ordinary people in the city also suffered.  A fire was still not completely extinguished by noon.  Liu Yu stayed outside the fire scene until the end of the morning. When Liu Yu entered the palace from Dongye Gate, he could still smell the soot from the fire scene.  The palace is not far from Wen'anfang itself. With this fire, the chaos of the fire scene can also be felt from the palace side.  However, the fire did not reach the palace. This was related to the good preparation of the officials and soldiers at all levels of the imperial court. In addition, there was a certain buffer zone around the palace. Although the fire was fierce, it did not spread to the palace.  When Liu Yu returned to the inner court, his female relatives were anxiously waiting for news, including Sui Yu who was temporarily staying in the inner court.  After the fire broke out last night, the flames soared into the sky, and the palace could see it very clearly. The women in the inner court also noticed it early and didn't sleep well all night.  Liu Yu was not in the palace, so they were worried about Liu Yu's safety. When they saw Liu Yu coming back, the female family members were completely relieved.  "It was people from the Three Purities Sect who did it." Liu Yu walked to the living room table, sat down directly, and said.  He hadn¡¯t eaten or slept that night, he was a little sleepy and hungry, so he asked the palace maid to bring him two plates of snacks, which he wolfed down.  The women next to him, including Xu Xuuzhu and Qi'er, looked at Liu Yu with strange expressions. Liu Yu went out all night, and then Chang'an City was in chaos all night. Now he came back in a hurry as if he had been hungry for many days.  Before Liu Yu came back, Xu Xuanchu had already asked the female army guards to inquire about the news and got a rough idea of ??what was happening in the city. At this time, Liu Yu looked a little irritable, so she didn't ask any more questions.  Quickly find someone to notify the kitchen to open.  Liu Yu waved his hand and said: "No need. I don't have time to sit down and eat when I come back this time. I have to go out later. Miss Sui, you may have to follow me to the Chancellor's Desk later." Sui Yu nodded and said by the way.  After taking a look at Xu Xuanzang, she found that she had been teaching Xu Xuanzang how to review memorials for the past two days and was assisting him. A lot of things happened outside today. As Zhongshu Ling, she was the legitimate deputy prime minister in the court.  There is no reason to stay in the inner court and deal with some matters without showing up.  Liu Yu ate in a hurry, put on the coat he had just taken off, and said to Xu Xuanzang: "Don't worry, nothing will happen in the city. It should be quiet by the afternoon. The matter will be resolved soon."  Just pretend that nothing happened, I will be back in the evening. "Xu Xuuzhu heard Liu Yu's words as if his husband had said to his wife before leaving for the expedition. She understood Liu Yu's current situation and the current affairs of the court.  Liu Yu almost grabbed him.  First, he went to Lang County to quell the rebellion. After returning, there was such a big trouble in Chang'an City.  Xu Xuanchu nodded.  He and Qier personally sent Liu Yu and Sui Yu out.  As soon as Liu Yu and Sui Yu left the inner court, they saw Han Sheng coming in a hurry.  Han Sheng was at the Chancellor's Desk and had just issued an announcement in the name of the court in accordance with Liu Yu's instructions, announcing that the court would do its best to provide relief for the fire. Han Sheng himself was undecided about the funding and some details.  He hurriedly came to Liu Yu for discussion.  In fact, Han Sheng also came because of the chaos in the city. He wanted to ask Liu Yu why he took an action to ban the Buddha and caused a storm in the city.  "Brother Han, come to Yaqian Hall to talk. This is not the place to talk." Liu Yu saw that Han Sheng was a little anxious to say something as soon as he came up, so he pointed in the direction of Yaqian Hall and said.  Han Sheng sighed, and while walking with Liu Yu towards the front hall of Ya, he said in a complaining tone: "I didn't get a good night's sleep this night, just because I was afraid of something happening, and in the end something big like this happened. You  Said, in the past few years, the imperial court has been in chaos, but has the city of Chang'an ever been so chaotic?" Liu Yu smiled as he walked: "I didn't expect that things would be in such a situation as if the city was broken. I can only say that there are some things.  He was not well prepared, so he was taken advantage of by those evil people." Han Sheng sighed again. Although he also blamed Liu Yu for causing chaos in Chang'an City, he had to admit that this time Liu Yu was in trouble.  It was a mistake, but the ban on Buddhism completely drove the remnants of the Three Puritans in the city into panic.  This is like pus and blood in a wound. Sooner or later it will be forced out. If it is forced out sooner, the wound will not continue to fester and the wound will heal faster.  Liu Yu has tried his best to arrange this matter.  Before Liu Yu banned the Buddha, he had already made comprehensive arrangements. Not only did he act simultaneously, he also set up roadblocks everywhere in the city to implement martial law throughout the city.  Han Sheng even thought that if those believers who were bewitched by the cult did not set a fire but gathered together and rushed to the palace one day, the consequences might be more serious.  Now it is just chaos in the city, but it does not involve the political stability of Chang'an City.  Liu Yu, Han Sheng, and Sui Yu arrived at the Yaqian Hall. The people from the Ministry of War who had come earlier saluted and greeted them. Liu Yu directly summoned Li Mi into the Yaqian Hall.  Because Li Mi was responsible for the explosion at Shangbei Temple at the foot of Nanshan Mountain in Jinchangfang last night, Li Mi was not directly involved in the rescue of the fire in the city.  Li Mi just participated in the rescue with the Sixth Defense Department.Some people went to Wen'anfang, where the fire was most serious, and then hurried into the palace to report the situation.  "How is the situation over there at Shangbei Temple?" As soon as he entered the Yaqian Hall, Liu Yu asked directly without even sitting down.  Li Mi said: "The incident at Shangbei Temple has calmed down. Several of the monks who planned the explosion and resisted were found to be members of the Sanqing sect. And they all had poison sacs in their mouths. Even if two of them were captured alive,  He also committed suicide by biting the poison bag. "Suicide?" Liu Yu glanced at Li Mi and thought, are the followers of the Sanqing Sect not afraid of death, or is there something that has been ignored?  A group of believers who are more loyal than dead soldiers. Is the brainwashing ability of the Three Puritans so high?  "Apart from the fact that they are members of the Three Puritans, are there any other clues found?" Li Mi said: "In the cellar of Shangbei Temple, a batch of iron weapons were found in large quantities. There was also a batch of tung oil and gunpowder.  , It should be related to the explosion and fire last night. "Liu Yu nodded to express his understanding. He made some calculations in his mind. He thought that Shangbei Temple might be a secret stronghold of the Sanqing Sect in Chang'an City, because it contained weapons and gunpowder.  After the imperial court's campaign to exterminate Buddhism began, in order to protect themselves, the believers inside ignited some gunpowder and exploded, hoping to take advantage of the chaos to escape. However, they found that there were many soldiers and horses surrounding the Buddhist temple, so they gave up their escape and instead fought stubbornly.  Liu Yu was secretly frightened. If it were not for this Buddhist banning operation, these weapons and gunpowder would probably be used on the palace and even himself one day in the future.  "Do all Buddhist temples in the city have cellars?" Liu Yu asked.  "This" Li Mi looked embarrassed, obviously he didn't know.  Liu Yu thought for a while and said: "Since this operation did not find some masterminds of the Sanqing Sect, then I will trouble Li Shangshu again, arrange it again, and search the Taoist temple again!" Han Sheng on the side gave a bitter smile,  Liu Yu was addicted to destroying Buddha, and he was ready to destroy Tao as well.  (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!
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