"I had my own considerations when I wrote this edict.

Since its founding, the Ming Dynasty has been like mushrooms in the world.

This was originally a good thing. Everyone practiced martial arts, and our country was rich and the people were strong."

Emperor Shengde said this and deliberately paused, and then said, "But what? Local sects are getting bigger and bigger, with sects as the center, forming a dominant force.

Local officials are afraid of the sect forces. Some of them violated the law and dare not arrest them. The sects forcefully collect taxes and cannot collect taxes at the local level.

I was angry about it and ordered the ban on martial arts!..."

When Emperor Shengde said this, the people below did not buy it. They were all from the world. As people from the world, they were considering their own identity and status.

It's like taking money from a person's pocket. Even if you have thousands of reasons, no one is willing to take out his own money and share it with others.

What's more, the people of the Jianghu don't have a strong sense of belonging to the court, just like two independent families. If you live your life, I live my life, we have no connection with each other.

But at this time, if you come to ban me because you have less money, then I will not agree. Even if Emperor Shengde tells the world, it will probably be useless.

What about Emperor Shengde? But seeing the expressions of these martial arts people below the audience, I had already expected that they would be eighty or ninety minutes.

The following people are here to listen to a result. It is useless to complain to them.

Even if you are poor in the Ming Dynasty, you can no longer support it, and you have no relationship with these people in the martial arts world.

So Emperor Shengde changed his mind again and said, "But after this edict was written, the court officials also discussed it for a long time. The court officials said that although the major sects dominate one side, they did not rebel, so that I could be more magnanimous and seek tax supplements in other aspects.

For example: mining minerals, establishing official spanning, and even establishing the imperial court's gold title, etc., etc.!......

I adopted the opinions of the ministers, and this edict was sealed up!..."

When Emperor Shengde said this, everyone expressed some expressions. He nodded and echoed: "It seems that Emperor Shengde has no intention of forbidding martial arts."

"Yes, I think it's the Queen Ma who was unwilling to be destroyed in the previous dynasty and deliberately made trouble!"

"Yes, yes, I'll just say, why did the date in the edict come from a year ago?"

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Everyone agreed, and they thought that the court's ban on martial arts had just passed.

But at this moment, Emperor Shengde said with a calm face: "But I have changed my mind in vain."

"What?"

Emperor Shengde's words shocked all the martial artists in the world widened their eyes.

"I am sympathetic to the world, but the world is in dilemma with me everywhere.

You want to be respectful and others, but have you ever been sympathetic to me? First, Queen Ma’s remnants of the previous dynasty came to my palace and stole the sealed edicts. And you came to Shaolin and questioned me verbally.

I am the king of a country, how can I have my face? If the heads of your sects and sects were so humiliated, what would you do?"

Emperor Shengde asked questions, but the people in the audience did not respond for a moment.

Because indeed, if someone stole the martial arts secrets or secrets of their sects, they would have fought long ago and would have waited until now.

What's more, the head of that faction is their flag. Whoever dares to accuse this flag will fight against others.

So thinking about it, some people think that they have done a bit too much.

"So, for the sake of small punishment and great warnings, you go back and tell the heads of various sects to reduce their power by half and not interfere in local affairs anymore, otherwise I will really ban the martial arts!"

Emperor Shengde scolded again, turned around and walked backwards.

I didn't say much nonsense, but everyone was confused at this moment.

"Everyone goes back and tell your leader. This is your majesty's kindness. If you don't want the Ming Dynasty to be bloody, you should do it yourself!"

Wei Zhongxian finally added, whisk and left with all the guards.

On the stands, all the people from the court left, leaving a group of people from the martial arts world alone, at a loss.

"Namo Amitabha!"

At this moment, Master Xuanku recited the Buddha's name.

Everyone seemed to see a glimmer of dawn and said in unison: "Master Xuanku? What does Emperor Shengde mean?"

Everyone looked at Master Xuanku with anticipation.

"Amitabha, there is nothing wrong in the world, and people are disturbing themselves. Nothing happened originally, but it was people from the world who were causing trouble for themselves.

Everyone, the Shaolin competition has ended, please come back!......Amitabha!..."

Master Xuanku bowed and disrespectful to everyone present, and then took the people away.

At this time, everyone was left on the spot.

"This,..." Everyone spread their hands, a little at a loss.

They came to participate in the Shaolin martial arts competition to know whether the edict of Emperor Shengde was true or false, or whether it was a real ban on martial arts or a fake ban on martial arts.

But Emperor Shengde said that if the major sects were allowed to shrink their sphere of influence, otherwise they would really ban the martial arts. This was completely different from what they imagined.

"From me, Master Xuanku's words are right. There is nothing wrong in the world, and people are disturbing him." Gu Liang Shaoxun said in vain.

"Yes! If there was no such thing as Queen Ma, we would not have come to question Emperor Shengde.

But now, everyone was doing their duty, but now they have to shrink their power.” Tang Qi also said.

"Yes, yes! Everyone blames this Queen Ma. What edicts are you stealing?" Everyone agreed.

"Hey, I can't say that. The edict of Emperor Shengde was indeed from a year ago. But think about it, since the edict was written, why not destroy it and seal it up after it was written?"

At this moment, Liu Xiashu retorted.

"That's right? Why not destroy it, but seal it instead? Then it seems that Emperor Shengde really has the intention to forbid martial arts!" Someone echoed.

"Don't listen to him. The Beggars' Sect had a little unclear relationship with the previous dynasty. They wanted to fight against the Ming Dynasty, but they wanted to pull us as a cull." At this moment, Tang Qi saw Liu Xiashu's trick.

"Yes! Elder Liu, your words are indeed inappropriate. If Queen Ma had not stole the edict, we would not have been so passive now.

Perhaps as Emperor Shengde said, he was trying to increase the income of the court in other aspects.

But Empress Ma's stealing of the edict just angered the emperor. And we came to question him inappropriately, which made Emperor Shengde even more annoyed."

Gu Liang Shaoxun said this and clasped his fists at everyone present and said, "Everyone, I will say something. If you think it is right, you will listen. If you don't, you won't listen. Today, seeing that Emperor Shengde is already annoyed, all major sects must take a step back, otherwise if they really attack, I think any sect will definitely not be an opponent of the court!"
Chapter completed!