His Majesty the King felt a little regretful at this time. When this incident happened, he should have calmed down first and then dealt with the matter slowly instead of summoning all the court officials immediately. Now everyone listened to him, but he had no way to grasp the overall situation, and instead allowed the second in command to establish his authority.
In fact, ignoring calmness is a taboo for everyone, including the two so-called enlightened monks. If both of them could calm down and let the people below handle these matters, and they stayed in the temple honestly, such things would never happen. The most important thing is to keep their own base first.
When the king thought of this, he also understood that Master Jinghong had made a heroic sacrifice, and now he had to take this step. When Master Jinghong abandoned his junior brother, he might have been in the same mood as now. His Majesty the King also knew that he could not save this guy, so he could only push him out first, but he still wanted to keep the religion, after all, it was a powerful force in his hands.
"I suggest that with the Imperial Master incident, we should conduct a nationwide investigation into these so-called high-ranking monks. Perhaps there are more secrets behind them that we don't know about. If we don't investigate thoroughly, and someone else reveals the truth in the future, our court will be in a more passive position. After this incident, the court's prestige has declined significantly. There are at least tens of thousands of people outside the palace, surrounding them, hoping to learn the truth."
After all, they are brothers. Before His Majesty the King could react, the Prince of Zhennan glanced at them and a minister immediately stood up. If they only dismissed Master Jinghong and Tianlong Temple, then what was eliminated was the sectarian power in the capital. There were similar forces all over the country, and they were the most difficult to deal with, so they had to be wiped out in one fell swoop. They must not be given any chance to counterattack. Political struggles were so brutal that no one would be left alive after one strike.
"I think this is inappropriate. The entire country is in turmoil due to the Jinghong incident. If we continue to investigate the temple, it will be equivalent to further shaking the entire country. What we should do now is to appease the people and let them calm down first. We, the court, should also calm down and make plans later, rather than continue to deal with various matters aggressively at this juncture, especially regarding the religious sect."
The king also has a spokesperson. Since the Prince of Zhennan does not come forward in person, the king cannot speak casually, otherwise he will appear to be at a disadvantage. When the minister on the king's side spoke, he also received nods from some people around him.
According to their thinking, the anger of the people is the most important. When the people are angry, they are likely to overthrow the entire dynasty. Don’t think that such a thing will not happen. Looking at the history of various countries, similar things have happened. So now it is better to appease the people first, and then think about other things.
How could the Prince of Zhennan agree to this? Seeing that everyone had already taken the stage, he decided to go up himself. However, before he could say anything, His Majesty the King stood up first and walked among the ministers. His Majesty saw the Prince of Zhennan move, so he got ahead of him so that he could still have the initiative.
"Master Bai is right. The most important thing now is to appease the people. The monk Jinghong spread rumors and misled the people. His crimes no longer need to be investigated. He will be beheaded tomorrow at the Meridian Gate. Everyone will be allowed to watch the ceremony. As for the monks across the country, we will appease them for the time being. Once the court has formulated a series of plans, we will conduct a large-scale investigation on them."
His Majesty the King is also capable. He doesn't catch butterflies in the imperial garden every day. He usually behaves like paralyzing Prince Zhennan. He still has his own ideas at critical moments. After he finished speaking, he instantly won the approval of most ministers. Although Prince Zhennan and his subordinates still disagreed, the centrists had already been won over.
Prince Zhennan signaled his men with his eyes to keep quiet for the time being. As long as they killed the evil monk in Jinghong, it would mean that they had achieved a preliminary victory. Wouldn't it be much easier to deal with those young monks next?
Even if we could save those young monks, how much of a role would they actually play? Could they help the king stabilize the country? Could they help the king deal with the Zhennan Palace? That was simply impossible, so victory was already halfway achieved.
There are still many things for the Prince of Zhennan to do after he returns, such as investigating where these materials come from. You must know that the force that can investigate these materials is definitely not a small force. Although those people said that it was sent by Changsun Wuji, Changsun Wuji did not have such great ability in the Nanzhao Kingdom. This should be the help of other people.
"Your Highness is wise."
When the Prince of Zhennan said this, everyone else bowed and said the same thing. Although it was a unified voice among the entire court, it made His Majesty feel dissatisfied. If the Prince of Zhennan didn't take the initiative to say this, then wouldn't you ministers also say it? Who owns this court, his or mine?
If it were any other time, His Majesty the King would probably cause trouble, but now is different. They have to deal with the matter at hand first, and then appease the people's emotions, so that they can preserve their privileges. If they were to fight with the King of Zhennan under such circumstances, it would only benefit others and might even provoke a civil uprising.
The matter in the palace was resolved smoothly, but this did not conform to Qian Ping's idea. He thought that all kinds of voices would be heard in the palace, but he did not expect that apart from beheading Jinghong, no other decisions were made. He spent half a day's effort, but was the Tianlong Temple destroyed?
According to Qian Ping's understanding of the country, the Prince of Zhennan should take action. Now is the best time. The King of Nanzhao also has a secret army. The two sides should start fighting in the capital, which will then affect the people across the country. Within three months, the whole country will be in chaos. Then our army will be able to move in from the north to help Nanzhao quell the rebellion...
