Although Xiao Yu repeatedly assured that Ming Ge had nothing to do with this matter, it was like blocking a car with a mantis arm. In the end, Li Shimin not only ordered Dali Temple to summon Ming Ge for interrogation, but also asked Xiao Yu and others to return to the mansion to reflect. After all, as important officials of the court, they were bewitched by a monk to oppose the court's decision, which made Li Shimin feel that the imperial power was violated. It is estimated that after the interrogation is clear, Xiao Yu and his group of people will definitely be punished more severely.

For the Tang Dynasty, Li Shimin's will was the will of the entire country. Therefore, with his order, Dali Temple immediately took action, and there was Feinusi's full cooperation in secret, which also left Dali Temple without any scruples. Following the clue of Mingjia, other people involved in this matter were quickly found out.

Speaking of the Tang Dynasty, there was no human rights. For example, when catching prisoners in Dali Temple, it would not be allowed to take action like in later generations. In fact, when interrogating prisoners, almost all the yamen in the Tang Dynasty focused on punishment. Even men who were stubborn could not withstand the methods in the yamen. Of course, under severe punishment, it was easy to cause unjust, false and wrong cases, but few people paid attention to this issue.

Although Mingjiao is a famous monk in Chang'an, he is also a mortal. Therefore, after entering Dali Temple, he quickly revealed the truth behind the scenes of this incident. In fact, it is not right to say that he was the mastermind behind the scenes who framed Li Xiu, because this incident was not done by him alone, but by an alliance of dozens of monks in Chang'an.

According to Minggui, with the establishment of the monks and Taoist Records, Buddhism also suffered an extremely severe blow, especially the issuance of the sacrificial certificates, which made one out of ten monks. The entire Buddhist temple in Chang'an was almost devastating, and many temples were closed due to insufficient manpower.

In this case, the Buddhists were naturally unwilling to wait for death. Therefore, under the running of Ming Jia and several eminent monks, some monks secretly formed an alliance, hoping to find ways to protect themselves, and even fight back, allowing the court to abolish the monks and Taoist sect.

However, after discussing for several days, Ming Jia and others did not expect any good idea. They could only absorb more Buddhist disciples and expand their strength. At this moment, Hui Ming, who had a conflict with Li Xiu, also heard about the alliance, so he came to ask for joining himself and told him about the conflict with Li Xiu to show his determination.

It happened that Minggui met Hui Ming that day. After hearing that Hui Ming had gone to find Li Xiu and was driven away by the other party, his mind suddenly flashed and he thought of a framed Li Xiu, which triggered public discussion and then put pressure on the court through public opinion.

After thinking of the above method, Minggui quickly gathered other people in the alliance to discuss. Although this method requires sacrifice of Hui Ming, it may change the current situation of Buddhism, so it will quickly gain support from others. Under the discussion of everyone, a complete plan was quickly formulated.

Originally, Ming Jiao wanted to convince Hui Ming to sacrifice himself to die, which would save him a lot of trouble, but he didn't expect Hui Ming was not a person who sacrificed his life at all, and he was even more unwilling to give his life. As a result, Hui Ming had to poison Hui Ming in secret and drag Hui Ming to Li Xiu's door to burn the body. Then he immediately discovered that the power of the entire alliance spread rumors.

Most of the monks who were able to join the alliance were famous monks in Chang'an, and each of them had many believers, so it was so convenient to spread rumors. In addition, these rumors were not spread from one place, which made it difficult to trace the source of rumors.

Later, as the rumors spread, public opinion among the people was gradually mobilized by them. Then Minggui used his identity as a monk to frequently contact Xiao Yu and others, and encouraged them to write letters to the court, and then there was a scene where Xiao Yu and others reported to Li Xiu and demanded the abolition of the monks and Taoist records.

Mingjia and their entire plan did not seem complicated, but they needed to mobilize a large number of manpower and material resources, and even needed to rely on their connections with the Tang nobles. It can be said that except for their Buddhism, there was really no force to promote the progress of this plan. Unfortunately, they missed a move, which made Li Xiu discover that Huiming burned his body after his death, which resulted in a loss.

Of course, if Li Xiu did not find the cause of Huiming's death, Mingjia and his plan might not be successful. However, by then, Li Xiu would probably have a court battle with Xiao Yu and others. Even if he wins, Li Shimin would probably temporarily take a step back and temporarily postpone the attack on Buddhism in order to calm the public opinion, giving Buddhism a chance to breathe, and Mingjia, the real mastermind behind the scenes, can get away with it.

All the monks involved in this alliance were quickly captured, and the evil deeds they had done were also announced, which caused heated discussions among the public. After all, it was said that Li Xiu forced Hui Ming to death before, but he did not expect Hui Ming to be killed by a group of monks and then framed him to Li Xiu. It can be said that the incident suddenly reversed, and this bizarre thing naturally immediately became the biggest topic of public opinion. Of course, no one criticized Li Xiu again this time.

According to the laws of the Tang Dynasty, Mingjiao and several monks who participated in the killing of Huiming were probably unable to escape death. Other monks also participated in the serious crime of framing the court ministers and interfering in the affairs of the court. It is estimated that even if they are monks, it would be useless. For them, being able to save a small life would be a blessing from outside the law.

"Li Xiu, are you satisfied with the punishment of these monks?" In Liangyi Hall, Li Shimin handed a resolution to Li Xiu. After he finished reading it, he asked. This resolution was the final decision of the monks he decided to deal with after discussing with Dali Temple and the Ministry of Justice. Among them, several monks led by Ming Jiao must have been killed and executed, while the other monks were all sent to the border army to serve. In fact, they were just cannon fodder, and they had to do hard, tiring and dangerous work.

After reading this treatment of the monks of Ming Ge, Li Xiu showed a deep thoughtful expression. After a while, he looked up and said, "Your Majesty, is the treatment of these monks a bit too heavy? Ming Ge and the others will not say anything. There may not be many monks who are exiled to survive in the end."

"These monks are so brave that they not only designed to frame you, but also wanted to interfere in the government affairs. This is really a great crime. I even wanted to kill everyone, but I was worried that they had many believers, and if they were killed, it would probably have a bad impact, so I spared their lives!" Li Shimin raised his eyebrows and said coldly, interfering in the government affairs is challenging his majesty, so this matter seemed extremely bad to him.
Chapter completed!