Tang Dynasty: The Holy Prince, the Dragon that Reigns Over the World

After Li Chengqian got married, he would rush home to be with his wife and concubines after handling the government affairs. In Li Chengqian's words, a man who cares about his family is a good man. As for the real reason, it is not worth telling to outsiders.

Su Wan'er is gentle, Ashina Zhen and Ashina Yun are bold, Qu Jingwen is weak, and Li Ling'er is carefree. The women get along well. Li Chengqian stays with different wives and concubines every night, and Su Wan'er, as the main wife, naturally stays the most.

On this day, Li Chengqian stayed at Li Ling'er's place. The two chatted in the house. Li Ling'er smiled and said.

"My husband, under your planning, we have conquered four countries in a row. You have obtained the first level of commander achievement: Military Saint, and are rewarded with 1000 million system coins."

"Hey, Ling'er, I feel like I don't need to do system tasks and achievements to get system coins anymore. In the past few years, the Royal Trade Bureau has blossomed all over the country, and there are also branches in the surrounding countries. Last year, I organized a fleet to open sea transportation.

My share from the Chamber of Commerce is no less than 3000 million guan every year. After deducting military pay and other expenses, there is still 1500 million guan left, equivalent to 75 billion system coins. Is this task and achievement of the system still useful? "Li Chengqian sighed.

"My husband, in fact, the Creator was somewhat unexpected about you. I didn't expect that you would be so good at making money. But my husband, you must remember that the system only plays a supporting role for you. The key is to rely on yourself. Have you ever seen a wise king with a system?" Li Linger said with a smile

"That is to say, if you want help from the system, you have to earn your own money and rely on yourself for everything. As for the system, don't expect me to help you if you don't have money. You have to accept the main quest, and you can do the side quests as you please. The rewards are not much, but the punishments are quite severe, either you lose your life or your life span is shortened. Is your system here to help me, or to play with me? You are lazy and have a lot of tricks up your sleeve. You are unreliable." Li Chengqian sighed.

"Husband, there is a side quest now. A new sect has emerged outside the city of Chang'an, called Holy Buddhism. This sect is a cult, and is collecting money everywhere and harming the people. If you eliminate this sect, you will be rewarded with 100 million system coins. If you fail, your life span will be reduced by 10 years. Husband, do you want to accept it?" Li Linger said.

"You've shortened your lifespan again. Cult? There's actually a cult wreaking havoc in the prosperous Tang Dynasty. I'll take the mission." Li Chengqian frowned.

The next day, Li Chengqian sent someone to invite Chang Sunchong. As soon as Chang Sunchong entered the study, Li Chengqian asked him directly.

"Cousin, have you ever heard of Holy Buddhism?"

"Well, there is a religious sect that is quite popular in Chang'an recently. It is said that it has a lot of followers." Chang Sun Chong was stunned and said.

"Tell me in detail." Li Chengqian said after taking a sip of tea.

"Holy Buddhism, according to them, is a branch of Buddhism. What they worship is the highest existence in Buddhism, the Great Light, Savior, Compassionate and Supreme Holy Buddha, who is the teacher of all ancient Buddhas and the ancestor of all Buddhas. He is the ancestor of the world." Chang Sun Chong said.

"No more?" Li Chengqian frowned. Chang Sunchong nodded.

"Yes, it's just a sect. There's no need to be so nervous. The religious system in our Tang Dynasty is still very relaxed."

"Cousin, the Jinyiwei monitors the whole world. Nothing in the Tang Dynasty can escape the eyes of the Jinyiwei. Any insignificant thing may cause disaster.

Besides, there is no such thing as a holy Buddha in Buddhist scriptures. The ancestor of the world, the ancestor of all Buddhas. Why did they make up such a thing to confuse the people? Order the Jinyiwei to quickly investigate the situation of this religion. I suspect it is a cult. "Li Chengqian frowned and ordered. Chang Sun Chong clasped his fists and went out in response.

Five days later, Chang Sun Chong came to the Prince's Mansion with a serious face. When he saw Li Chengqian, he said:

"Brother Qian, you may be right. The head of the Holy Buddha, whose name is Dezhen, brought several disciples to renovate an abandoned temple outside Chang'an City in the early eighth year of Zhenguan and began to preach. The doctrine is that everything in the world is false and fantasy, and only the Holy Buddha is real. He preached that if you want to have blessings in the next life, you must worship Buddha in this life, and the most direct way to worship Buddha is to donate money.

According to the investigation conducted by the Jinyiwei, the sect has performed many miracles since it came to Chang'an. For example, it made the dead stand up, talk and walk by themselves; it made the monks from other temples who came to hold them accountable suddenly spit blood, have worms crawl out of their seven orifices, and die suddenly, etc. "Before Chang Sun Chong finished speaking, he heard Zi Yang Zhenren outside the door interrupt him in surprise.

"Corpse refining, witchcraft? How can this be a Buddhist skill? This is clearly my Taoist evil magic." Master Zi Yang walked in with a frown.

After Zi Yang Zhenren was taken back to the Prince's Mansion by Li Chengqian from Gaochang, he was fed and well-fed. Seeing that he had no worries about food and clothing and had offerings, and that everything was good except that Li Chengqian was a bit mean, Zi Yang Zhenren decided not to leave.

"Hey, old man, didn't your master teach you that interrupting others when they are talking is very rude?" Li Chengqian said with dissatisfaction as he glanced at Master Zi Yang, then motioned to Chang Sun Chong to continue.

"This man said he was over 120 years old, but he was in good spirits, ruddy-looking, and strong. The most effective way of this religion is to pray for a child. As long as you kneel down and worship the holy Buddha statue in the temple for a night, you will most likely get pregnant.

Another thing is that this religion is widely accepted by orphans. It is said that the holy Buddha is merciful and saves those who are destined to be saved. The orphans are miserable because of their sins in their previous lives. They are taken into the temple and sent to a secret place to worship Buddha. Hopefully, they will have a good result in the next life. However, when the Jinyiwei sneaked into the temple, they did not find a single child. There was a strange fragrance in the abbot's room, which made people feel full of energy.

What the old immortal said is true. It is said that this person came from Jingzhou. I have ordered people to secretly draw a picture of him and sent pigeons to inquire with the Jinyiwei over there. The report said that this person was originally a sorcerer in Jingzhou, and fled Jingzhou because he cheated money in Jingzhou. "Chang Sun Chong continued.

"Jingzhou, the shaman, could it be the shaman who, in the fifth year of Zhenguan, the governor of Jingzhou submitted a petition for a title and wanted to promote his teachings." Li Chengqian muttered in a low voice.

"Evil beast, how dare this evil person practice the evil art of prolonging the life of a boy." Master Zi Yang suddenly said angrily.

"Old man, you are so jumpy. Do you want to scare me to death?" Li Chengqian was frightened.

"Old man, what is the evil magic of the boy to prolong his life?" Li Chengqian asked immediately.

"The boy's life-extending technique is a Taoist evil technique. This technique uses boys as medicine. Because the boy's primordial yang has not been broken, his vitality is the most vigorous. The boy is soaked in a special medicine bath every day, and then fed with special medicine. After 49 days, the boy is refined with a secret method. After taking it, it will increase the life span of the practitioner.

The most unscrupulous thing about this technique is that it refines the boy alive, and it takes nine boys to refine one. This method is extremely vicious, so it is listed as an evil technique by our Taoism. I have also seen it in an ancient book. I estimate that the orphans in the temple should have been killed. "Zi Yang Zhenren was so angry that his hair and beard stood up.

"What? They're actually refining a boy alive." Li Chengqian and Chang Sun Chong were both horrified.

"Damn it! I'll bring the Jinyiwei to raid this cannibalistic temple and capture that evil monk to skin him alive." Chang Sun Chong said angrily and immediately turned around to leave.

"Come back." Li Chengqian frowned. Chang Sun Chong stopped, but was still furious.

"Old man, are you sure?" Li Chengqian asked.

"Based on Commander Changsun's description, it should be almost correct." said True Man Zi Yang.

"If we hastily arrest them without evidence, it may cause dissatisfaction among the people who have been misled. And even if there is clear evidence, publicizing their crimes and labeling them as a cult will probably cause panic. After all, this beast eats people." Li Chengqian frowned.

"What should we do? Just let him get away with it?" Chang Sun Chong asked.

"Hmph, how is that possible? How can we allow evil cults to cause trouble in the capital? How is the Anbu I asked you to train?" Li Chengqian sneered. The Anbu was a new part of the Jinyiwei, specializing in stealth assassinations and kidnappings.

"It's time to go on the mission. Why? Do you want to use the Anbu?" Chang Sun Chong asked.

"Yes, order the Anbu to secretly kidnap this beast and take him to the Jinyiwei Criminal Court. Torture him severely and ask him if he has any accomplices or accomplices. This beast must be caught in one fell swoop to prevent him from causing harm to the world.

Before leaving, go to Wang Lianghe to get some strong drugs. Master, when the time comes, please come with me to interrogate this man. I'm afraid he may use evil magic. " Li Chengqian said coldly. Chang Sun Chong and Master Ziyang nodded in agreement.

That night, the Anbu brought drugs and sneaked into the temple silently. They found themselves outside Dezhen's room and released smoke from the window. Dezhen was a cautious person, and when he saw the smoke coming in, he covered his mouth and nose, broke through the window, and tried to escape.

Seeing this, the Anbu immediately surrounded him and entangled Dezhen. Dezhen was about to shout for help, but one of the Anbu took out a blowgun and shot Dezhen with an arrow. Dezhen's head tilted and he fainted. The leading Anbu member cursed in a low voice.

"What kind of information is this? Didn't they say that Dezhen was asleep at this hour? He's still wearing his monk's robe. And you, you bastard, why don't you hit him in the throat first so that he can't make a sound to call for help? Why are you kicking his legs?

This is our first mission as an Anbu. If we mess up, we will all commit suicide in front of the Lord to apologize. Go back and train twice as hard as you normally do. Clean up the scene and take Tokushin away."

The Anbu put Dezhen into a cloth bag, fixed the window, and left a note saying: "Master is going to make medicine, don't worry." Then they went out of the temple and quickly sent Dezhen to the Jinyiwei Criminal Division Prison.

The next day, Dezhen slowly woke up and saw himself tied to a rack. He tried to use his bone-shrinking skills to escape, but he was horrified to find that he had no feeling in his limbs.

"Don't try. I have sealed your meridians with steel needles. You can't escape." Zi Yang Zhenren said. De Zhen looked up and saw three people sitting in front of him. Then he said.

"My dear friends, we have no hatred in the past and no grudge today. If you want money, just ask."

"Listen, the enlightened monk is very familiar with the bandits' tricks." Li Chengqian said with a smile.

"We Jinyiwei never seek wealth, we only seek lives." Chang Sun Chong said with a smile.

"Jinyiwei!" Dezhen said in surprise.

"I understand. Then tell the truth." Chang Sun Chong said.

"What crime have I committed? What do I have to explain?" Dezhen said stubbornly.

"Hey, you can't waste your time talking to this kind of person. Wang Lianghe, where have you been, you old poisonous creature? It's your turn." Li Chengqian shouted.

Wang Lianghe walked in with a smile, walked in front of Dezhen and said with a smile.

"Master, my master asked me to torture you. Don't worry, I don't like beating people. I like to use poison."

"Wang Lianghe? The Poison King?" Dezhen asked in surprise.

"Oh, you understand me. That's good, big monk, you have to hold on and make me enjoy myself." Wang Lianghe said with a sinister smile.

Then Wang Lianghe stuffed a pill into Dezhen's mouth. Soon, Dezhen screamed and twisted his body. When the effect of the drug wore off, Wang Lianghe spoke sinisterly.

"Will you tell me or not? No? Well, very good. I just used the Tendon-Splitting and Bone-Cropping Pills. Now let's try my new medicine, Ice and Fire."

Then he stuffed the pill into Dezhen's mouth. After Dezhen took it, he screamed "I'm being burned to death" and "I'm being frozen to death". An hour later, Dezhen actually fainted. Wang Lianghe praised.

"I admire you, you are such a man. Come, let's change to another medicine. This medicine is called Ke Gu Ming Xin. The former East Turkic state teacher and the traitor Liang Shi have both had the honor of trying it and it works very well.

Those who take this medicine will feel their internal organs being cut by knives and chopped by axes, and their heads being pierced by thousands of needles. It is extremely painful. However, they will be extremely conscious, and the pain will be magnified several times. After a day and a night of pain, they will die.

But with your vitality, Master, I can see you for two days. Come on, open your mouth.

Wang Lianghe stuffed the medicine into Dezhen's mouth. Dezhen said in fear, "I'll tell you everything. Don't kill me, don't feed me medicine." Then a foul-smelling liquid flowed out of Dezhen's pants. He was so scared that he peed.

Then Dezhen confessed all his crimes, including refining boys alive, raping believers, etc. After reading the signed confession, Li Chengqian sneered.

"Hehe, calling you a beast is an insult to beasts. For what you have done, skinning you alive is a light punishment. But don't worry, I won't let you die too easily. Wang Lianghe, here is your reward."

"Thank you, my lord. Hehe, I will make good use of a medicine man with such strong vitality as you. Take him away." Wang Lianghe said happily.

The Jinyiwei came over and took Dezhen away. Being Wang Lianghe's medicine man, one thing is certain, that is, life will be worse than death.

"This matter cannot be made public. Just one rape of a believer woman will lead to the destruction of many families. Intercept the confession, cousin, you lead the Jinyiwei to take the intercepted confession and arrest Shengfo on the grounds that Shengfo defrauded money and secretly plotted rebellion.

All those on the list who have participated in the evil deeds will be handed over to Wang Liang and that old poisoner as medicine men. I will make them live a life worse than death." Li Chengqian gritted his teeth and said.

Chang Sun Chong clasped his fists and accepted the order, then led the Jinyiwei to surround the Holy Buddha Temple and captured all the monks in the temple. If the believers have any questions, Chang Sun Chong said loudly.

"After investigation, there is solid evidence that Sheng Buddhism embezzled money and secretly plotted rebellion. The Jinyiwei, under the order of the prince, closed down Sheng Buddhism, and all monks in the temple were imprisoned, awaiting sentencing by the authorities." Seeing that it was the prince's order, everyone cursed De Zhen for being a good-for-nothing without even looking at the confession.

Li Chengqian brought the confession to the palace and informed Li Shimin of the incident. Li Shimin cursed at him and then praised the prince for handling the matter properly.

The Dali Temple accepted the case, and under the instruction of Li Chengqian, all those who participated in the evil deeds were secretly taken into the Jinyiwei and handed over to Wang Lianghe as medicine men, and were announced to be exiled to Lingnan. The rest of the deceived people were beaten with 20 sticks and then released.