Empress Changsun stumbled for a moment and said, "Didn't your Majesty say that you want to leave Li Mu for your godson?"

"God'er..." Li Shimin probably finished writing, so he looked up at Empress Changsun, as if he was hesitating. He lowered his head and used the seal, and said lightly as if he was gossiping, "Have you seen Qingque's landmark?"

"I have read it, it is really detailed. The strengths of Geography and Geography are a good book."

Li Shimin finished stamping the seal, blew the ink marks lightly, waiting to dry it, and said, "Chengqian has been obsessed with martial arts since he was a child. Now, although his temperament has changed a little, he can handle all the affairs of the East Palace, but I know that he is absent-minded. I have asked the officials of the East Palace. Every time he returns to the palace, he leaves after handling the affairs. He would rather live in the dormitory of the Urban Management Bureau than stay in the East Palace. I have nowhere to see you here and there for ten months..."

Empress Changsun felt something, her face changed, and she said hurriedly: "This cannot be said to be a mistake!"

"It cannot be considered a mistake," Li Shimin continued: "I did not say that Cheng Qian was wrong, but I just thought about it. Establishing a dynasty requires martial arts, and enjoying the dynasty requires civility. Creating the world requires martial arts, but governing the world requires civility. The Tang Dynasty conquered the world, with a generation of fathers, my generation is enough. I am still young, and in another twenty years, I will be able to pacify the four barbarians. At that time, there will be no place to need martial arts, but the vast territory requires an emperor who understands civility-"

Empress Changsun could no longer help and said, "His Majesty has the idea of ​​Yi Chu?"

"Queen, don't worry, let me finish my words."

Empress Changsun turned around without saying a word. Li Shimin came to her, held her hand, and said, "Chengqian is my eldest son, how can I not love him? But the position of the emperor is not just a royal matter, not a matter of my likes and dislikes. It is also necessary to be responsible to the people of the world. I have to find the most suitable monarch for the people of the world. I have three legitimate sons, and the naive slave is still young, but Chengqian and Qingque. In comparison, Qingque is indeed more suitable."

"What about Chengqian?" Empress Changsun stared at Li Shimin and questioned: "I remember when Chengqian was appointed as the crown prince, Your Majesty once told me that the matter of Xuanwu Sect was an extremely forced method, but the family, country, the eldest and the young are orderly, and the legitimate and illegitimate are different. Have you forgotten these words? If Your Majesty is easy to crown, how can you face the world's long and leisurely mouth?"

"Yes..." Li Shimin sighed and said to himself, "How to deal with it?"

"Don't think of Yi Chu!" Empress Changsun held Li Shimin's hand tightly and said seriously: "Your Majesty, even if Cheng Qian has thousands of shortcomings, he is generally a good child and a child who can be cultivated. There are so many talents in the world. As long as he can know others and be well-managed, his own civil governance is slightly flawed and harmless. Why is Yi Chu?"

"But,"

"Your Majesty!" Empress Changsun's voice became stronger: "Chengqian and Qingque are both my children. Which mother does not want children? However, compared to holding Qingque onto the dragon throne, what I want more is their brothers harmony. Does Your Majesty want the Xuanwu Gate to happen again?"

“…”

This sentence hit Li Shimin's heart. He took a deep breath, remembered that bloody night, and thought of the arrow he shot at Li Jiancheng. The sharp arrow passed through the rain curtain and stabbed into the heart of his brother who had been treating himself as a father since childhood...

"cough!"

Li Shimin's face turned pale, his mouth became sweet, and blood was spilled out.

"Your Majesty!" Empress Changsun saw it clearly and hurriedly helped Li Shimin and shouted loudly: "Come on, I will pass on the imperial doctor!"

Eunuch Gao rushed into the hall, and the eunuchs and palace maids were in chaos.

That night, there was no peace inside the palace wall.

...

The next day.

Imperial Heavenly Supervision Underground Palace.

Yuan Tiangang was summarizing the secret reports sent from various places. Suddenly someone came in. He did not look back and continued to deal with the matter at hand, saying, "What's the matter, say."

"Sir, the Marquis of Luoyang has sent an invitation."

Yuan Tiangang stopped and turned around and said, "Master Luoyang, Li Mu? He gave me an invitation?"

In fact, Yuan Tiangang and Li Mu had no grudges at all. It was just because of the affairs of the East Factory and the West Factory that a rift arises. But these things are not unsolvable. As long as there are enough interests to be used in exchange, who would mind having a strong ally?

"Take it and see it." Yuan Tiangang took the invitation, opened it, and frowned.

"Invitation to establish the Tang Dynasty's Religious Affairs Bureau?" Yuan Tiangang frowned: "What's this?"

...

The monks squatted in the prison for a day and were taken back to Ci'en Temple. However, overnight, their moods were very different. They now understood how cruel Li Mu was, and what his Majesty had towards Li Mu. No one could stop what he wanted to do.

There are some things that the monks can't figure out. They still don't understand why they were arrested, why they were released, and why they were for what. There are many Taoist priests in Ci'en Temple. Could it be that these bulls got the news and came to see the joke?

Soon, they discovered that it might have been a misunderstanding. Because these Taoist priests all looked like they were betrayed. If they were gloating, they would definitely not be like this.

"The Marquis is here."

With a loud shout, Li Mu brought Changsun Chong to everyone.

"Hello everyone, how did you sleep last night?" Li Mu greeted him kindly, but no one dared to respond. Li Mu frowned. He kindly tried to relieve the awkward atmosphere, but why did he not even support him? After all, he was also the number one marquis of the Tang Dynasty. It was so shameless that it was so funny.

"I asked you how you were sleeping, and I agreed without venting my anger?!"

Li Mu stopped shouting, scaring the monks standing in front of him all kneeled down, some of whom were timid and even had peed their pants. Li Mu frowned in disappointment, waved his hand, and said, "Forget it, you don't have a sense of humor, let's just talk about it."

"It just so happened that Your Majesty was about to be crowned. You Buddhists, Taoists, and all walks of life, have gathered together, which will facilitate this marquis. I have invited you here today to inform you about something. This matter has been decided." Li Mu raised his hand, and Changsun Chong held the imperial edict with both hands to show it to everyone.

"The imperial edict is here, so I will not read it anymore. It is difficult to pronounce it, and it is very difficult to pronounce it, and it is delayed. The general meaning is that the Tang Dynasty will soon establish the Religious Affairs Bureau. It is not yet determined, but basically, it should be under the reformed Ministry of Civil Affairs, that is, the future Ministry of Revenue. From the name, you can understand what this place is for. In the future, all religions in the Tang Dynasty, not only Buddhism and Taoism, but any religion must be registered with the Religious Affairs Bureau. If it is not registered, it will be considered a cult."

Li Mu bowed to the direction of Tai Chi Palace and said, "Your Majesty has made a decision. The cult is bewitching people's hearts and must be eliminated. When dealing with cults, Your Majesty's attitude is only one word, killing! It is related to the national system and has no mercy!"

"In addition, given that many temples and Taoist temples have retained many criminals, they borrowed their identities as monks and evaded the sanctions of national laws, His Majesty was very angry. Therefore, at the suggestion of this marquis, it was decided to conduct an identity check and qualification assessment for not only monks, nuns, Taoists, etc.."

After listening for a long time, Yuan Tiangang couldn't help it anymore and stood up and asked, "Marty Luoyang, I don't understand it. It's okay to check the identity, why do you have qualification assessment? Monk and Taoist priest, how do you check the qualification?"

"Master Yuan is worthy of being a master. As soon as he asked, he asked the point." Li Mu was not upset and explained: "Why should we check the qualifications? Give you an example. The teaching of Hongwenguan must be a person who reads poetry and books, and the master who teaches the prince in Chongwenguan must be a great scholar in the world? Why, because, teachers, those who preach and learn from the teachings and learn from the cause, whether they have the ability to teach knowledge is very important to whether they can be teachers."

"The same is true for temples and Taoist temples. Taking temples as an example, believers come to temples and are lost lambs and hope to get guidance. Many so-called monks do not understand Buddhism and do not understand scriptures, but are a bag of wine. How can they answer questions and answer questions for believers? Such people are not qualified to be monks! The qualification assessment we need to conduct is to clear the door, clear these people who are just a mess, return to Buddha, Taoism, and even the world's religions are clear, so that believers can give gifts and dedications, be worth the money, spend it happily, spend it brightly, and spend it happily!"

"This is not a deal!"

"Yes, how can this be done!"

Everyone started to clamor and soon formed a group of people. Li Mu sneered, raised his hand slightly, and the Jinyi Wei Cang Cang drew his sword out of his body, immediately suppressing all the sounds.

"Just just now, I have already said it, so I will inform you." Li Mu raised his chin slightly and said proudly: "When will it be your turn to discuss the will of Your Majesty? Monks, do their duty as monks, and if there are any irresponsible people, think about the outcome yourself!"

There was no sound, and even Yuan Tiangang didn't say anything.

Li Mu continued: "Today I came here, in addition to informing you of this news, I also hope that you and others will discuss the constitution. The new policy must be implemented. Everything that happened in Ci'en Temple will soon be implemented. In addition to the new policy, one acre will be occupied. No, not to mention one acre, it is impossible to be a piece of land with a cone! The land where the temple is located will be approved by the court in the future, and those who cover privately will also be treated as cults. In short, there is only one purpose, whether it is monks or Taoists, do what you should do, and no one will cause trouble for you, but if you stretch your hands out like before Ci'en Temple, you will be embarrassed. Even if you have great powers, thousands of hands and thousands of eyes, the court will cut off your hands and dig out your eyes, and you will never tolerate it!"

"The duties of the Religious Affairs Bureau must be jointly elected. The requirements are very simple and proficient in business. A kind reminder is that if you don't have a diamond, you can do it without a diamond, and you can recommend yourself, but if you don't do it well, you will be punished as a crime of dereliction of duty, which is also the only thing that comes with the question."

After saying that, Li Mu turned around and left, leaving only everyone whispering.

...

Li Mu left the side door of Ci'en Temple and was about to rush to the Craftsman's Workshop. In the past, he led the Ministry of Works and the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and the two departments were not distinguished from you and me. The office location of the Ministry of Internal Affairs was also in the Ministry of Works. But now, Li Mu was going to Luoyang, and he was about to hand over the Ministry of Internal Affairs to Li Tai. Li Shimin of the Ministry of Works will have other arrangements. So it would be a bit unrealistic to not distinguish between you and me in the future.

When Li Mu went there, he wanted to split the two parts. By the way, he checked the "works" he had left for the Ministry of Works, that is, how many vacant land and abandoned mansions were in Chang'an City. He wanted to plan out the matter, just like the official office of the Ministry of Construction and Construction, to build an official office for the Ministry of Internal Affairs. In addition, the Jinyiwei also needed an office location, and the "Edict Prison" that he had put on hold before was also put on the agenda.

Li Mu really wanted to treat this world well, but when he found that this world did not treat him well, he had to make some necessary preparations.

Changsun Chong brought a short stool to serve Li Mu on the car. After passing Ci'en Temple, Li Mu became taller and taller in his heart. His mentor is worthy of being a mentor. The matter that caused him a headache for several months was solved in a blink of an eye. This made Changsun Chong feel that there are many places to learn from Li Mu, and he wished he could be with him all the time.

Li Mu stepped on the stool and climbed into the car. Suddenly, a tender voice sounded behind him.

"Why did the Marquis become enemies with the Buddha?"

Before Li Mu could speak, Changsun Chong was furious and scolded: "You little monk is so brave! Come and drive away!"

The Jinyiwei was about to step forward, and Li Mu turned around and waved his hand. The Jinyiwei dispersed.

"Ichikyu, long time no see."

I haven't seen him for almost half a year. Ikkyu's height has grown a lot, but his appearance has not changed, so Li Mu recognized him at first sight. Seeing him wearing the monk's robe in Ci'en Temple, he remembered that he was a "study abroad monk" in Ci'en Temple. When I was arresting monks yesterday, I did not arrest these "study abroad monks", so Li Mu did not see Ikkyu.

"Please answer the monk's question."

Changsun Chong said angrily: "You little monk, why should your mentor answer your question?"

Ikkyu didn't say anything, but just looked at Li Mu. Li Mu looked at him, suddenly laughed, got off the stool, and sat on his head, so that his eyes could be level with Ikkyu.

Li Mu looked at Yixiu and said, "You have heard what my apprentice said. With your identity, you are not qualified to let me answer. However, today I will still answer you, after all, I will meet you and I will meet you."

"Thank you." The little monk was still very polite.

"You think I did something wrong because these monks from Ci'en Temple treat you and your master very well. But you didn't see that they occupied the land near Chang'an City and forced many people to become their tenants. They lend money and ruin many people's families. Things in this world cannot be controlled by personal affairs. It's not that you think they are good, they are good people. There is something called axiom. The greater the ability, the greater the responsibility, and protecting the mentally retarded is the responsibility of the strong. Remember this sentence, and one day you will understand."
Chapter completed!