Then, look at Shen Mingzhu, who remains calm and composed, seemingly unfazed.
Crown Prince Yan Beichen was so angry he laughed.
If he hadn't been able to hear her true feelings, he would have truly been deceived by her!
You little liar!
Crown Princess, you little liar!!!
Yan Beichen kept thinking to himself that Shen Mingzhu was a little liar, but unfortunately, Shen Mingzhu couldn't hear a word he said.
Yan Beichen: I feel like I'm talking to a brick wall.
Shen Mingzhu: You can shut up now and charge forward!
I want to be in the very front row!!!
Crown Prince Yan Beichen: You've got guts!!!
Soon, Crown Prince Yan Beichen led Shen Mingzhu to the front, passing through the guards of the Imperial Guards and entering Huguo Temple.
At this moment, in the inner courtyard of Huguo Temple, more than a dozen young women stood helplessly and terrified.
At this moment, the system's voice sounded at the opportune moment.
Host, look! These young women are wearing shimmering brocade, plain brocade, rhombus brocade, cloud brocade, and Shu brocade. They're really rich!
The women in the courtyard were in their prime, beautiful, and graceful, each with their own unique charm, their skin as white as snow, and as smooth as cream. Standing there, they resembled a beautiful painting, radiating a captivating glow.
Guagua, Abbot Liaowu is quite the ladies' man!
The ministers behind them, including Prince An, Tian Xuezhou, Su Huaiyuan, and Pei Siyan, exchanged bewildered glances, all seeing shock in each other's eyes.
Then, look at the boxes of gold and silver jewellery carried out by the Imperial Guards. There are three red corals that are half a person tall, several luminous pearls the size of a fist, not to mention other antiques, paintings, porcelain, jewellery, and so on.
These items are all extremely precious.
Wow! Guagua, the suppression of Buddhism was absolutely the right thing to do! Look, the national treasury is suddenly much richer! This is just the first temple; think about how many temples like this there were in the Great Yan Dynasty!
And that land they've occupied could be used to grow sweet potatoes! Yesterday, I got a batch of cold-resistant sweet potato seedlings; we can plant them now and harvest them when it gets coldest.
As if sensing something, the snowflakes that had been falling suddenly stopped.
Host, you're so kind! Growing sweet potatoes can save so many lives!
That's right!
Look at all this gold and silver jewellery! Think of how much food it could buy, how many lives it could save!!!
Crown Prince Yan Beichen watched as boxes were still being carried out, his face darkening.
Qin Zhao stepped forward to greet everyone, said a few words, and then instructed his men to return to the city to continue mobilizing people, as there was simply too much gold and silver jewelry to move!
Prince An: How much has that old bald monk Liao Wu embezzled!
Tian Xuezhou: My goodness, he fought for half his life, and he's not even as good as a monk.
What were those radishes he ate back then compared to that!
Pei Siyan felt bitter; it was truly infuriating to compare oneself to others.
Prince An was also feeling uneasy. He was a prince, the emperor's own brother, yet his family fortune was less than that of an old bald monk.
Whose face is being slapped here?
What?
Does Abbot Liaowu own several large mansions in Shengjing City?
There's a treasure vault inside?!
Go to hell!!
He just couldn't stand it anymore!
Is this asceticism?
You call this asceticism?
I thought about how monks have always been vegetarians.
Immediately afterwards, under the command of Commander Qin Zhao, boxes upon boxes of bird's nest, red ginseng, white ginseng, shark fin, deer antler, snow lotus, cordyceps, donkey-hide gelatin, goji berries, rhinoceros horn... were seen.
A pile of tonics instantly formed a small mountain in front of them.
The key point is that they also saw various kinds of cured meat, dried seafood, ham, and so on.
Is this a vegetarian diet?
Go to hell with his leg!!!
Guagua, did you see that? This isn't going to end anytime soon! We've only just begun; they haven't even found those rare medicinal herbs yet! What they've stockpiled are all top-quality items.
Prince An: There's more!
The other ministers: This is truly eye-opening!
Soon, the yard was almost full.
Commander Qin arranged for a small team to escort the carriages into the city first, while the rest of the people continued to search for gold, silver, jewellery, and other valuables.
Host, Commander Qin, and his men actually landed in an underground tunnel!
Crown Prince Yan Beichen: The tunnel?
Indeed, how could Huguo Temple not have an underground passage?
It was only because Commander Qin and his men arrived in time that they were able to. If they had given any hint, the temple would probably have been deserted by the time they arrived.
Soon, Commander Qin dispatched another small team to search for tunnels.
You won't believe it until you look for it, and what you find will surprise you.
The entire tunnel was inlaid with gold bricks, luminous pearls, and various gemstones, so you can imagine how luxurious it was.
This time, the general touched the luminous pearls and various gems on the wall and couldn't help but sigh.
"My God, this is so extravagant! Back when I followed General Xie into the Hu people's lair, they weren't this extravagant!"
Prince An: "Indeed extravagant! More extravagant than I, a prince, no, more extravagant than my imperial brother!"
"Sigh... this Abbot Liaowu is more like an emperor than an emperor himself!"
Crown Prince Yan Beichen, standing beside Shen Mingzhu, spoke softly.
"Yes, it's absolutely gorgeous! I never expected it!"
Looking at the box in the tunnel, Shen Mingzhu gently opened it. Seeing the gold ingots inside, everyone's determination to destroy Buddhism was now unwavering!
No one expected that the Buddhist temple would be so wealthy.
They're incredibly rich.
Suddenly, there was a sound ahead.
When everyone went forward to take a look, they found a large cage in front of them!
The cage was made of gold, and inside were several young girls in their late teens or early twenties. Although their faces were dirty, their beauty was still undeniable.
A member of the Imperial Guard stepped forward and released the man.
Guagua, I never knew the old monk was involved in forced love!
Host, even old monks, play blindfolded concubine-catching games! Don't make a fuss. It makes you seem unsophisticated.
Guagua, but I really haven't seen much of the world!
Guagua: ...
Crown Prince Yan Beichen looked at Shen Mingzhu and smiled helplessly.
This topic can be discussed after they get married.
Take out your plan and add one more point.
After walking through the long tunnel, the end turned out to be the back mountain. Along the way, you could go to Shengjing, Yangcheng, or the dock.
This is truly a fantastic location!!!
After blocking the exit, the group returned to Huguo Temple via the tunnel.
Upon hearing the report, Emperor Jingyuan immediately ordered the complete annihilation of all temples in and around Shengjing!
They confiscated the temple's property to go mining and provided them with a complete service!
On this day, all the temples in and around Shengjing were reduced to ashes without anyone knowing.
On this day, Emperor Jingyuan's face was so cold that it could freeze a person to death.
On that day, no one could plead for mercy, not even the Empress Dowager.
When the Empress Dowager heard the news, she slumped heavily into her golden nanmu chair, muttering, "How could this be?"
"How could Master Liaowu be like this?"
Amitabha Buddha~~~
As if remembering something, she threw the prayer beads in her hand onto the ground.
"Cuihe, throw away all my scriptures, prayer beads, and everything else related to them!"
She's so angry!!!