Mind reading, the emperor saw my fist hard

But how could Emperor Xuan let the abbot of Ci'en Temple go so easily?

Just because of a warehouse that was richer than the inner treasury, Emperor Xuan wanted to skin the monk alive.

He didn't dare to admit new people into the harem because his inner treasury was empty, but this monk actually dared to take in so many concubines.

"go!"

Emperor Xuan raised his hand, and several guards came out immediately, put a monk's robe on Abbot Ci'en, and escorted him out of the main gate of the Song Mansion.

Ci'en immediately understood Emperor Xuan's intention. Emperor Xuan wanted to skin himself.

Ci'en's face was pale, his eyes were wide open, and he struggled desperately to break free from the guards' hands.

"No! I don't want to! I am the abbot of Daxiong Temple, I can't... I can't..."

[What can’t you do? I’ve broken my vows, and now I have a child. I should have broken all the other vows as well.]

[You are a greedy and lustful old man, what shame do you have? 】

Very good, Xu Jinyu expressed everyone’s thoughts.

Emperor Xuan directly ordered,

"Take him out through the main gate, and let the people of the capital see how compassionate the abbot of Daxiong Temple is."

How could an old monk's strength compare to that of the imperial guards? It didn't take much effort for Abbot Ci'en, with a bare head and wearing monk's robes, to be escorted out of the gate of the Song Mansion by the imperial guards.

Also taken out along with Abbot Ci'en were his eighteen concubines and children.

These people are considered insiders and are not innocent.

They don't spend money for nothing.

"Bang!"

The gate of the Song Mansion was opened, and the person hiding in the corner of the Song Mansion stood up suddenly with a flattering smile on his face.

These people were beggars or elderly people who had no ability to survive. The Song family would send them some food every day to ensure that they would not starve to death.

But this smile froze on his face the next moment, because the people who walked out of the gate of Song Mansion were not servants delivering food, but the imperial guards.

The uniforms of the Royal Guards are so easy to recognize that even a beggar can recognize them.

Especially the obvious scar on the head of the man being escorted. He is a monk who has been ordained. How could he be escorted out of the Song Mansion?

Before these beggars could think deeply, a squad of the Royal Guards cleared their throats and announced loudly to the people at the door:

"The abbot of Daxiong Temple bought and sold certificates of ordination, sheltered criminals, and deceived the poor into donating land in the next life. He married a wife and concubines under the guise of abbot and had children. He has now been arrested and brought to justice."

The beggars were stunned by the series of charges, and even the neighbors next door who heard the noise climbed over the wall.

"Mr. Song is the abbot of Ci'en Temple. How come I didn't realize it?"

The people on this street of Song Mansion opened their mouths wide, they really couldn't believe it.

“It can’t be a lie!”

Some people who were curious about the matter ran out to the street and shouted,

"Everyone, come and see, Mr. Song is the abbot of Ci'en Temple."

With this greeting, people on the street came over no matter what they were doing.

“Where?”

“Where?”

"That's impossible!" some people still questioned.

The messenger was not happy. "Why would I lie to you? The Royal Guards were able to do it, so it couldn't be a lie."

"It's right in front of the Song residence. They just brought him out and everyone went to see him."

"Mr. Song has so many concubines, how could he be the abbot of Daxiong Temple?"

The person who spoke said that he didn't believe it, but he ran faster than anyone else towards the gate of Song Mansion.

I ran to the gate of Song Mansion and saw a familiar face. Yes, it was the abbot of Daxiong Temple.

"Ah! It is so."

In this way, word spread from one person to ten, and from ten to a hundred, and people from all over the capital came to see the abbot of Daxiong Temple.

The imperial guards escorted Abbot Ci'en from the main road all the way to the alley of the Song Mansion and to the gate of Daxiong Temple.

A steady stream of grain, gold and silver were sent out from the Daxiong Temple and piled up together into a small hill. The onlookers were stunned.

All the monks, whether they knew about it or not, were driven out and stood by, waiting for their fate.

Emperor Xuan finally felt better when he saw the gold and silver being sent out like running water.

[Hey! No, there is more than one criminal in this Daxiong Temple. The tall and strong monk over there is a notorious bandit.]

Huh? The guards' ears pricked up.

[Three years ago, he robbed the family of the Minister of Revenue, and killed dozens of people in the family. ]

[The Ministry of Justice and the government office worked together but failed to find him. It turned out that he had hidden in a temple, and he had bought his certificate of ordination with money just like the monk who was in charge of receiving guests.]

【This Master Ci'en is really wicked. 】

The sudden voice in his ear made Qian Yidao tremble all over. He gave away all his belongings and hid safely in the Daxiong Temple for three years, but he was still discovered.

Without thinking too much, Qian Yidao immediately ran away, and his strong body rushed towards the weak points of the guard like an angry bull.

Unfortunately, this time he met Daqian's imperial guards, the imperial guards that protect the emperor, and their strength is unquestionable.

What's more, these guards were well prepared and it didn't take them long to subdue this notorious bandit.

Xu Jinyu raised his head and sighed: "The speed of the Imperial Guards is so fast, even a little faster than me."

The guards who caught the bandits were all smiles and said, "Thank you, Lord Xu! We are about to make some money."

The bounty for this notorious bandit is as high as one thousand taels of silver. If it is divided among several people, each person can get more than one hundred taels.

Do you want to share some with Lord Xu?

Forget it, there is no reason. Lord Xu should just suffer a little loss.

【Wow! 】

Xu Jinyu exclaimed again.

The guards who were slow to act and failed to grab the item just now pricked up their ears even more.

[There were also the robbers four years ago, the flower-stealing thieves five years ago, and the gentleman on the beam six years ago...]

[This, this, this... How can this be a temple? It's simply a branch prison of the Ministry of Justice, and all of them are filled with extremely heinous criminals. ]

This time there was no need to remind them; the monks with guilty consciences all started to run away.

Guards: Very good, there is no need to distinguish, anyone who moves is a serious criminal, there is no escape.

He would pull out the rope hanging behind his waist and start tying people up, one by one, and then release them if he found anyone he had wrongly accused.

When Xu Jinyu looked up again, he saw these people tying up the monk with smiles on their faces.

[Are you so happy to have caught the criminal? ] Xu Jinyu was a little confused.

[Oh, I see. It's always a good thing to show my face in front of the leader.] Xu Jinyu figured it out quickly.

The smile on Emperor Xuan's face was not too big, but he didn't know if Xu Jinyu would feel sad when he knew that he missed the bounty.

Imperial Guards: Lord Xu, you think too simply. It's not just about showing up, there's also a reward for it.

An official from the Ministry of Justice kindly said behind Xu Jinyu: "Sir Xu, the bounty for these prisoners is about 20,000 taels of silver. Isn't that ridiculous?"

“How much more?”

Xu Jinyu's voice trembled.

"More than 20,000 taels of silver." said the official from the Ministry of Justice with a smile.