Chapter 2783 2785 [God's Wrath]
Just as Zong Huan was investigating the private money case, Xiang Nan sneaked into the hall of Wanfo Temple in the middle of the night.
At this time, it happened to be overcast, dark, and the north wind was blowing.
Xiang Nan then stood on the roof, and took advantage of the north wind to fly a big kite.
Under the strong north wind, the kite quickly soared up and floated into the midair.
Xiang Nan passed the kite string through the window and tied it to a newly cast Buddha statue.
After about a stick of incense, lightning gradually appeared in the sky and thunder broke out.
Suddenly, a bolt of lightning struck the kite, and then a strong current flowed into the hall along the kite line woven with iron wire.
Immediately afterwards, a deafening explosion was heard, and the newly cast Buddha statue was smashed to pieces by hundreds of thousands of volts of electricity.
When the Buddha statue shattered, the kite lost its grip, and was swept by the strong wind, and it went to nowhere.
A moment later, the monks of Wanfo Temple heard the sound, woke up immediately, and rushed to the hall to check. He saw that the newly cast statue of the long-browed Arhat had been chopped to pieces.
What surprised them was that the statue of the long-browed Arhat was not made of copper, but of clay, with a layer of copper powder on the outside.
"Okay, everyone withdraw from the hall, absolutely don't say anything about it." Kong Xuan, the host of Wanfo Temple, said.
Seeing that the statue of the long-browed Arhat was actually made of clay, he knew that there must be articles in it. If trouble is not good, there will be big trouble, so it must be suppressed first.
Otherwise, once trouble breaks out, I don’t know how many people will be beheaded.
"My God, the Buddha statue is made of clay, not copper. No wonder it attracts thunder! This is a punishment from the heavens!" At this moment, a young monk suddenly shouted.
"It was really struck by lightning, and I was condemned by God!" Another monk shouted.
"Exchanging mud for copper, making a fake Buddha! Being struck by lightning, you will be punished by heaven!" Another monk shouted.
Kong Xuan was taken aback for a moment, but he didn't expect that the monks would not listen to his orders.
He was about to yell at the crowd when suddenly his body went limp and he fell to the ground.
"Oh, the abbot has lost his temper!" one person shouted, and all the monks panicked.
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Turning the other day, the clay statue of a fake Buddha appeared in the Ten Thousand Buddhas Temple, and the news of being struck by lightning as a result, has spread all over the streets and alleys of the capital.
Therefore, when going to court, all the ministers submitted memorials one after another, demanding a thorough investigation of the fake Buddha.
Li Feng and Zhong Wang were extremely embarrassed.
The previous money-making workshop can still avoid ignorance. But the Buddha statue that happened this time was indeed ordered to be supervised by him. Changing bronze castings to clay sculptures is a crime of deceiving the emperor, and no matter what, it cannot be shirked.
Gao Ming frowned, feeling that this matter was too coincidental.
The imperial court had just begun to suspect Li Feng, and in the blink of an eye, the Buddha statue in Wanfo Temple was struck by lightning.
If it is not God's will, it is man-made.
It's just that he can't figure out how to drive thunder and lightning if it is artificial. Even if those Taoist priests say they know the "Five Thunders and the Righteous Method", it is just a trick to bluff people.
Therefore, there is a high probability that creation tricks people. Li Feng privately embezzled the copper used to cast Buddhas to cast private money, so he was punished by heaven.
Li Xi looked at Li Feng, his face was also livid.
He originally wanted to save Li Feng's life, but now that the officials are angry and the public opinion is raging, how can he ignore the law and protect criminals.
"Li Feng, tell me, what's going on?" Li Yu asked coldly.
"Reporting to the Holy Majesty, the minister did not know about it. It should be done by the people below. I implore the Majesty's author to investigate carefully and return the minister to his innocence." Li Feng refused to admit it.
He is going to launch a few scapegoats and use his supervisors and craftsmen to help him take the blame. It is said that there must be a brave man under a heavy reward. He believes that as long as the money is in place, there is nothing that cannot be done.
Didn't expect him to be stubborn at this time, does he really think I have no temper? !
"Shangshu of the Ministry of Justice~" he said immediately.
Punishment Minister Zong Huan immediately got out of the shift and knelt down, "The minister is here!"
"Go and investigate immediately, and make sure to find out the truth of this matter." He ordered.
Zong Huan nodded, "I obey!"
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In the next two days, the fake Buddha case of Wanfo Temple spread all over the capital, creating a commotion.
Zong Huan immediately arrested and imprisoned the supervisors and craftsmen involved in casting the bronze Buddha, and tortured them in detail.
Under the so-called three trees, there is nothing you can ask for.
Soon a supervisor came out to take the blame, saying that he had stolen the Buddha statue.
When he was ordered to supervise the construction of the Buddha statue, he got the design drawing of the Buddha statue, and asked craftsmen to use mud to make an identical one, and then secretly replaced the bronze Buddha statue.
Zong Huan knew that what he said was not true.
But after fighting for several days, he never changed his words, insisting that he was the one who guarded and stole the Buddha statue and had nothing to do with Li Feng. Zong Huan had no choice but to submit this confession.
After reading this confession, Li Xi naturally knew that he was the scapegoat.
But after careful consideration, he decided to press the case down.
Firstly, Li Feng is the son of King Zhong and a member of the royal family. And he was hoping that King Zhong would fight Gao Xiang, so it was not good to kill his son at this time;
Secondly, Li Feng and Li Chengye have a very good relationship. He worried that cleaning up Li Feng at this time would involve Li Chengye. At that time, his position as the prince will not be guaranteed.
Therefore, he finally judged that the overseer was guarding himself and stealing, and there was no time to kill him! Li Feng failed to do enough to supervise the construction of Buddha statues, so he was demoted three grades in a row and fined his salary for one year!
Seeing such a result, Xiang Nan couldn't help but let out a long sigh.
Li Xi is really eccentric, wishing to kill him, wishing to drive him out of the capital as soon as possible.
To Li Chengye is all kinds of partiality and love, even if he has already disregarded the laws of the country and caused chaos in the government, he still has to be lenient.
They are also the father and son of the Tian family, but the treatment is completely different, which makes Xiang Nan really uncomfortable.
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"Uncle, I originally thought that the private money case and the fake Buddha case were so fierce and embarrassing that it would be hard for Li Feng not to die." Xiang Nan complained to Gao Ming, "I didn't expect that the father was just a small punishment and a big commandment. Demotion to three grades, fined salary for one year, what kind of punishment is this for him?!"
Li Feng is the son of the loyal king, a member of the royal family, and his official position is actually not important to him. And a one-year salary penalty is even more of a joke.
By making private money, he has made more than a million dollars. And his annual salary is only two hundred guan. Ten thousand dollars is worth his fifty years' salary.
Gao Ming nodded.
He thought that the emperor would favor Li Chengye, so he just wanted to drag Li Feng into trouble. But unexpectedly, the emperor didn't even want to kill Li Feng.
From this point of view, the emperor was really afraid of the power of their Gao family, that's why he so obviously released water on the Zhongwang family.
If this is the case, they really have to work harder to bring down Li Chengye and Li Feng as soon as possible.
Otherwise, their future life will become more and more difficult.
"King Yi don't need to be disappointed. The embankment of a thousand miles collapsed in an ant's nest. Progress step by step, and water drips through stone." Gao Ming comforted Xiang Nandao, "It is impossible for the Holy One to tolerate the prince endlessly. As long as we continue to exert pressure, one day the emperor will despise the prince. of."
Xiang Nan nodded, but thought in his heart, when the emperor hated the prince, he didn't know how long he would have to wait.
Gao Ming can afford to wait, but he can't even afford to wait. After all, in two months, the prince will get married. At that time, if Qu Xiaofeng gets married, his mission will also fail.
"Why don't you give Li Chengye a [Wuxiang Jiezhi]?" Xiang Nan couldn't help thinking.
(end of this chapter)