The Peerless Demon of Martial Arts

Chapter 679

His tutor saw it, and pulled him in: "Xinming, why are you standing outside alone, and why don't you hurry to see Master Abbot when you come back."

Xinming entered the Arhat Hall with a timid look: "Abbot, all masters and uncles."

Xuanli scanned Xinming up and down: "Xinming, Tianxiameng and his party, why are you in such a mess? What happened on the way?"

Being asked such a question, Xinming wanted to cry, but he endured it and told all the masters what he had seen and heard along the way. In the end, his voice was choked up: "Abbot, this disciple has committed a lot of sins, so I shouldn't learn from other sects. martial arts."

Xuansheng said: "Brother Abbot, I never thought that there is an expert hidden in my temple. Although Xinming learned his martial arts, it was not out of intention. Besides, this expert is still my Shaolin monk. In my opinion, there is no need to pursue it." .”

Xuan Ku said: "Junior brother's words are wrong, Xinming has violated the rules of Shaolin Temple after all, if he is not punished, how can he obey others in the future? I mean, punish him to enter the Arhat Hall, and practice in seclusion as an Arhat monk."

A monk from the Arhat Hall?Isn't it eighteen bronze medalists? This is one of the highest honors in Shaolin Temple. Isn't it a reward? There is no punishment.

Xuanli said calmly: "Amitabha, all living beings have no self, no fruit and no fruit, everything is a karma. Xinming has encountered such a situation, he could not have said it, but he can reveal his heart like this, which shows that he is bright and upright, but the heart is clear. His martial arts came from a wrong path, except for the Golden Bell Shade, they are not authentic Shaolin sects, so they are not allowed to enter our temple again."

"Senior brother, do you want to use the martial arts of Qu Xinming?"

"No way, Xinming martial arts is not taught by me, how can it be easily dispelled, how do you feel about the dead?" Xuanli raised his hand at Xinming: "Xinming, get up. From today on, you will no longer It's my Shaolin disciple, you go down the mountain."

Xinming was dumbfounded, speechless.

"Xinming, leaving home and staying at home depends on a heart, which has nothing to do with Buddhism itself. Those who enter my Buddhism, if they have a worldly heart, are secular people. Those who do not enter my Buddhism, if they do not have a worldly heart, It is the body of a Buddha, you need to keep this truth in mind."

Xinming... didn't understand a word, but he still nodded.

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Li Tianxing returned to the palace at the end of the month, and the court meeting had been delayed for so long, so he couldn't continue.With the money, the next step is to do big things.In the court hall, all the officials kowtowed and all stretched out their hands for silver.

"Your Majesty, the water conservancy of Qiantang needs to be built."

"Your Majesty, the military pay of the Xishan camp outside the city will be paid."

"There is also this year's annual meeting, which needs to be organized in advance and materials prepared. The mausoleum of the ancestral temple also needs to be repaired."

Li Tianxing knew that they were holding back nothing good: "Department of household, tell me, how much money will it take to do all these things?"

The Minister of the Household Department said: "Going back to Long Live, I have calculated in my mind that it will cost about 700 million taels."

"Hehe, it's a good idea." Li Tianxing held back the anger in his chest: "You can do it, come and play with me now. If you can't get the money, don't you plan to do business forever? Even if you take all the money from the treasury Take it out, it's not enough!"

A civil official said: "Long live, these are all things that must be done, and you can't save. If the household department can't afford that much money for a while, you can pay half of it in advance. Everything else is easy to talk about, except for the soldiers' food and salaries. stop, otherwise..."

"Otherwise they'd rebel, wouldn't they?"

If it wasn't the emperor now, Li Tianxing would definitely kick him to death: "Very good, you all step down, the people from the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of Officials will stay."

There are six people in the household department. In addition to one minister, there are five servants who are in charge of money and food.

Li Tianxing has already made up his mind, those who are not obedient might as well give up.

"Is there any source for the current money of the Ministry of Accounts?"

Hubu Shangshu said: "Long live is wise, indeed there is a source."

"Oh, that means that the treasury will run out of money in an instant." Li Tianxing pointed to the face of the Minister of the Ministry of Officials: "I think that there are too many officials in the court now, and the court can't support so many people. It's better to get rid of some officials. .Didn’t the imperial court station a few battalions in the west of the city? Disband them together and let them go home to farm. There is no war now, so there is no need to do this.”

"Your Majesty, this..."

Li Tianxing heard enough: "Yes, you don't need to tell me these truths. I will give you 1000 million taels, and the food and salary will be distributed first. The officials of the imperial court will give me a list. I don't want anything that is superfluous."

The Minister of the Ministry of Officials was puzzled: "What does the emperor mean by being redundant?"

"Who is that person who raised money with me in the courtroom today?"

"It's He Yanzhao, Minister of the Ministry of War."

"For a person like him, if there is no war, it is redundant to set up a military department, so I withdraw it."

With such a way of revenge, it won't take long for no one to give Li Tianxing any more problems.Very simple, the emperor has the right to remove officials directly, and no one can disobey them.There were rumors inside and outside the court about the removal of officials, and two days later in the morning court, no matter what Li Tianxing said, no one opposed him.

"The court doesn't have enough money, so the government has to work harder. As long as it doesn't offend the people, it can do whatever it takes to make money. Although the court doesn't allow officials to do business, you know the actual situation better than me. So many officials are doing business. Nobody dares to interfere with your business, it grows bigger and bigger, and you have to complain to the court about being poor. It’s not interesting, I already have an account for those of you who are in business, including how much your monthly profit is—so, From now on, all officials with shops will have to pay [-]% of the tax every month."

This is not a small sum, but no one dared to complain of grievances in front of Li Tianxing.

You can call it a grievance, just be careful that your black hat will be lost.Li Tianxing went back to the dragon chair and sat down: "Since everyone has no objection, then the matter is settled like this. Only when the country is rich can everyone live a better life."

Outside the palace gate, the eunuch reported: "Your Majesty, someone has broken into the palace, saying that he has something urgent to see him."

"Since it's urgent, let people come in and don't stop you."

The person who came in was a frail scholar, he didn't look like an official in his clothes, he was still very young, he knelt down after entering the hall and crossing the threshold: "The villain knocks on the emperor!"

"What's the matter, speak slowly."

"Returning to the emperor, the villain is a scholar from Hexi County. Because there was fraud in the imperial examination last month, the villain had no choice but to come here to beat the Dengwen drum, just to..."

"Bold scholar!" An official yelled, "What is this place? This is the Palace of the Golden Luan. You, a little scholar, actually went to the palace to act wildly. Come on! Get me out!"

Li Tianxing blinked: "Lord Liu, I'm not in a hurry, what are you in a hurry for? Could it be that the imperial examination has something to do with you?"

"Chen... I'm talking too much."

Li Tianxing asked the scholar to get up first: "You can go to many places to file a complaint, such as Dali Temple, such as Bingmasi, why did you come here. The scholar came to the emperor to file a complaint, you are powerful enough."

(End of this chapter)