After Li Ling revealed the truth of the inside story in public and was able to produce evidence from a considerable number of people, the ministers in the court no longer had any doubts about what Sun Qi had committed, so naturally it was even more impossible for someone to stand up and speak for him at this time.

Everyone can’t understand anything in their minds, that is why he did this?

I think Sun Qi is already an extremely precious prince, and he is a brother who is deeply trusted by the emperor. If he wants power, as long as he speaks, the emperor will not disappoint him. It is easy to get an official position such as the Six Ministers of the Ministry of Justice... He really has no reason to collude with the Luotian Sect and do such things that harm others, the country and the self.

But no one could raise this question. Just looking at Sun Bi's gloomy face, even if they had any questions, they would not dare to raise it at this time, which would cause trouble. Even many officials who followed King Jing had been criticizing Li Ling for a long time were also scared at this time, fearing that Li Ling would settle the score later and set himself as King Jing's accomplice, and then the fate would be terrible.

However, after Sun Bi took Sun Qi down, he no longer had the interest in continuing to pursue the matter. He waved his sleeves and ordered him to retreat. So the ministers left the palace with strange and uneasy emotions. Because of the panic in their hearts, they did not communicate after leaving the palace, but only thought about what they should do next to protect themselves.

Li Ling did not leave the palace with them, but followed him back to Jinshen Hall at Sun Bi's instructions.

The king and his minister were silent for a while in the hall, and then Sun Bi was the first to speak: "Do you think more evidence can be found in the Prince Jing's Mansion?"

"There should be some gains, such as the corpses of the palace maids." Li Ling said bitterly.

"Do you think he would hide all such critical evidence in his house?" Sun Bi said with some doubts.

Li Ling nodded: "Your Majesty clearly understands that from the truth we have inferred, the people who attacked Yue'er's carriage were the people sent by King Jing. After robbing them, the safest hiding point was naturally in some industrial houses related to King Jing.

"According to my inference, they decided to silence the man after taking down the man, so the Tibetans became burying the corpse. As for why they did not use other means to send the corpse out of the city, it was because at that time, the whole city was in a big rope, and they had no chance at all. After that, the imperial city secretary's eyewitness kept staring at many industries under King Jing's name. If there were any abnormal movements, the news would have been spread long ago."

In fact, Li Ling had already suspected Sun Qi as early as possible. However, due to his identity and no substantial evidence, he was temporarily tolerant. This was why he and the emperor sang a scene of confinement at home, but went to Jiangnan to investigate the complete plan of the Luotian Sect’s secret stronghold and the fake money printing office.

Sun Bi sighed with emotion: "To be honest, even when it was just now, at the last moment, I didn't want King Jing to be the last culprit behind the scenes... After all, he is my brother. In the past two years, I have seen two brothers die one after another..."

In the past two years, the former crown prince Sun Cong and Yongwang Sun Lin, who had been banned by the father before, have all died one after another. The former was told by Sun Bi to "death by illness". After all, he was seriously guilty and Sun Bi did not want to dirty his hands, so he could only use such means. As for the latter, since everything was lost that day and after falling out of a stroke, his health was getting worse day by day, and he ended up dying of illness.

After he ascended the throne, in just two years, two brothers who had fought for the throne with him had "died sick" one after another, and this would naturally not have a good impact among the people. Now, the incident of King Jing has been made. Even if he is indeed a conclusive evidence of his crime, it would be very bad to spread it, and it is also a huge blow to the royal reputation.

Li Ling could only smile bitterly at Sun Bi's thoughts, and he had no way to share the emperor's worries. Moreover, in his opinion, in the royal family, whether father and son or brother, in fact, family affection is quite indifferent. In the face of that vast absolute power, all kinds of family affection seem so insignificant, which is the price that the royal family must pay under the noble status of the noble person.

Sun Bi also knew that Li Ling could not answer, so she was silent again and finally asked: "What do you think I should deal with King Jing? And those traitors below Zhao Wuyou of Luotian Sect?"

He completely combined the two, but even so, Li Ling still had difficulty in answering. If he was a general minister's cautious attitude, he could only give everything to His Majesty's verdict. However, Li Ling, as the emperor's most trusted minister, was also a hero who personally unveiled all conspiracies, and at this time it was difficult to respond perfunctorily.

After pondering for a moment, he replied softly: "Your Majesty, I think it is better to understand the punishment of the canons and the strictness of my Great Yue rules. As for King Jing, there is no need to worry about it at this time. I think as long as the court explains the matter well, there will be no discussion in the world."

"Hmm? Is this really feasible?" Sun Bi asked in surprise, not expecting Li Ling to give such an answer.

"Just like this time we decided to expose Sun Qi's culprit identity and his crime at the court meeting, since it was his sin, and His Majesty was doing it right, why should he have too many concerns? If he really had too many concerns and was hiding things, it would easily lead to doubts in the hearts of the people of the world, and finally spread rumors, which would lead to constant spread in the future.

"So I think the best way to eliminate rumors is to prevent them from appearing from the beginning. Be open and honest, so that the people of the world know the truth of the matter, and know that Your Majesty's punishment of the righteous punishment is due to the strict national law, and there will be no more troubles!"

Li Ling's words made Sun Bi fall into deep thought again. He really didn't expect Li Ling to come up with such a simple and straightforward countermeasure. But if you think about it carefully, it seems to make sense. Many things are often the more you hide, the more others will think about it, and the less you allow others to discuss it privately. In fact, it will arouse everyone's interest in secretly making up speculations. In this way, the court will only become darker and darker, and the truth of the matter will be covered up.

After thinking through this, Sun Bi smiled: "You are right, I am trying to make things complicated. Since the facts are already like this, why should I hide those so-called concerns? I am not wrong, the court is not wrong, since he is wrong, we should punish them according to the law. As for his relationship with me... the prince violated the law and the people, and this is an opportunity for the people of the world to know that my Dayue law is strict!"

"Your Majesty is wise!" Li Ling quickly praised, and felt relieved. In this way, this matter finally had a perfect ending. If Sun Qi was really kept alive for some reason, he would still make something happen again. This guy is far ahead of Sun Cong and Sun Lin in terms of insidiousness.

After deciding on this matter, most of the barriers in Sun Bi's heart disappeared, and there was a smile on his face: "By the way, do you think you should deal with the remaining Luotian scholars? But should you continue to let the local governments search carefully and pull them all out?"

Almost all the Luotian Sect members in Jiangnan have been arrested, and the leader Zhao Wuyou is also locked in the secret prison of the Imperial City Department, and only one who awaits him is death. It can be said that the Luotian Sect is now on the verge of destruction, and it is difficult to make a comeback.

However, there are still many people who missed the net, especially those religious believers outside Jiangnan. In Sun Bi's view, they are still the main factor in the restlessness of the world. I really want to dig them out one by one and eliminate them all.

But Li Ling did not agree with this approach. After pondering, he said, "Your Majesty, I have always been thinking about a question, that is, the Luotian Sect appeared because of the former Song Yu's unwillingness to give up. But why did they find it difficult to become a climate during the Taizu and Taizong dynasty, and even many times, the court did not know its existence at all?"

Sun Bi was stunned and thought for a while, but there was no answer for a moment. Then he looked at Li Ling again and heard him give a reasonable explanation, but the latter did not disappoint him. Then he said: "Perhaps some people would say that it was because the Luotian Sect had just been established during the Taizu Taizong Dynasty, so they were not strong enough. But I thought it was not the case. If we really inferred from their origins, then it was the time when the Luotian Sect was the strongest. After all, there were many loyal ministers in the former Song Dynasty waiting to serve him.

"But as a result, under such circumstances, the Luotian Sect stopped and could only survive. It was not until after Emperor Taizong's reign that he had made some names in the world. Therefore, the problem was not the Luotian Sect itself, but the court.

"Look at this time, in the late stage of the First Emperor, the Luotian Sect became more and more powerful. They could trick a major change after a natural disaster. Is this really strong enough in the local area? No, it should be said that this is the local environment and the experience of the people, which gave them such an opportunity. If the local government's wealthy families could help the victims in time when the natural disaster came, so that everyone would not suffer from hunger and cold, then the Luotian Sect would not have been able to jump up and down again.

"The same is true for now. Your Majesty, instead of spending a lot of effort to search for the remnants of Luotian Sect in various places, it is better to change the environment in which they exist. As long as everyone in the world lives and works in peace, eats and wears well, and has a bright future, no matter how bright the people of Luotian Sect can be, they will not be able to shake the peace in the local area at all, and will even make themselves the target of public criticism!

"So it is actually very simple to completely eradicate the Luotian Sect. As long as the world is peaceful, the court and the government are fair, and the people are well-fed, the Luotian Sect will naturally be completely eliminated!"

Sun Bi looked at Li Ling deeply, and after a while, his face showed admiration: "Wen Zhong, you are really one of the few capable ministers in the world. Just this word really awakened me. Yes, the prosperity of the world and the prosperity of the people is what I, the king of a country, really should do!
Chapter completed!