He subconsciously grabbed the hand and slowly opened his eyes, only to see that there were already more than a dozen guards standing around the dragon bed! The person holding his shoulder was Qin Qiong, who looked a little haggard, but his eyes were still firm and steady!
"Your Majesty... you're having a nightmare again!" Qin Qiong asked, "Is it the Dragon King of Jinghe?"
Li Shimin let out a long breath: "In my dream, I met a master! This man killed the Dragon King of Jinghe River for me..."
"An expert..." Qin Qiong was surprised! "Your Majesty, what kind of expert is that!"
"I don't know..." Li Shimin sat up and said, "This person can control the immortal sword, a magic weapon like a bracelet! He also claims to be a disciple of the master of the Heaven and Earth Pawnshop, and he came to help me exorcise demons!"
Qin Qiong's eyes flashed: "Really? If there is such a master who is willing to help our Tang Dynasty, it will surely be invincible."
Li Shimin stood up and said, "Send the order to collect information about the Tiandi Pawnshop. This kindness must be repaid... Also, send someone to protect the prince! Tomorrow is the day when the Buddha will be executed. I am afraid that this thief, in his rage, will hurt my child's life!"
Qin Qiong clasped his fists and said, "Your Majesty, please rest assured. As long as I, Qin Qiong, am here, I will definitely protect the Crown Prince, and there will be no mistakes!"
Li Shimin waved his hand, and everyone around him retreated. He grabbed Qin Qiong's wrist and said, "Brother Qin, I have seen clearly that the heavens, the dragons, Buddhism, and even our human race are all just tools! But we can secretly contact the pawnshop of heaven and earth! One day, I also want to appoint immortals and Buddhas, not just be a puppet."
Qin Qiong frowned slightly, not only a little shocked! This Li Shimin is indeed a man of great talent and strategy. You know, the imperial power is granted by heaven, and it has always been so since ancient times!
Now, Li Shimin wants to transcend and make his group superior to all the immortals and Buddhas in the world. This ambition is really huge!
But such things cannot be told to others. Once it is known by outsiders, Li Shimin wants to rebel! I am afraid that this will give many rebels the opportunity to disrupt the prosperous times!
"I understand... Your Majesty, please have a good rest. I will be responsible for the safety of the Crown Prince!"
Li Shimin nodded calmly and lay back on the couch. After a while, he fell asleep. This time, he snored loudly and slept particularly soundly!
Qin Qiong's face was solemn, and he ordered his personal guards to go to the alley in the mansion and fetch the weapons that had been covered in dust for a long time. Later, he transferred a hundred soldiers to the Ministry of War. As the saying goes, an old horse in the stable has a thousand miles to go. Most of these people are veterans, and they are just ordinary people. But if they form a team, the murderous aura can scare people even if they are a hundred steps apart.
He led his troops and headed straight for the Ministry of Justice, but was stopped by an old farmer at the entrance of an alley.
The old farmer was dressed simply, with a round face and messy hair, but his eyes were like the sea, seemingly able to accommodate all injustices.
"Amitabha...I am the Arhat who subdues the tiger!"
Qin Qiong raised his eyebrows, and his calm eyes fell calmly on the old farmer.
"Luohan has come down to earth this time, he must have important matters to deal with! This general is now entangled in the secular world, Luohan, please stay at my house... When this general finishes the things at hand, I will naturally come to see you."
Qin Qiong tilted his head, obviously not wanting to say more to this Arhat!
However, the Arhat Subduing the Dragon stepped aside and stopped him again.
"General Qin... Do you still remember that your mother is a Buddhist believer? She taught you since childhood that you should be magnanimous and retreat when you can! Why does General Qin have to kill us all... Why don't we both take a step back? I am willing to offer you the Zi Lan Sutra with both hands! It can ensure your mother's health and longevity, and even help her embark on the path of becoming a Buddha!"
Qin Qiong paused slightly, and there was indeed some surprise on his face! The many soldiers beside him looked at him with their eyes and noses, pretending to see nothing. Qin Qiong's eyes swept across the faces of many veterans, and the struggle in his heart disappeared!
"Luohan, since you know my mother is a Buddhist, you shouldn't have come!"
The Tiger Subduing Arhat sighed, "When will the cycle of revenge end, General Qin... At this moment, even a filial person like you want to go against your mother's wishes?"
Qin Qiong opened his mouth, but had no way to refute!
His mother believed in Buddhism, and she burned incense and prayed every day, and she also ate vegetarian food and chanted Buddhist scriptures, hoping that one day she would see the Buddha appear! After so much anticipation, today the Arhat appeared in front of him in a mortal form. If it were normal, he would be very happy, but now... he just felt very cold in his heart.
This Buddhism claims to save all living beings. My mother has been burning incense and praying for many years, and has been fasting and chanting for many years, but she has never seen this Arhat. The Buddha appeared! But now, because of a demon monk, the dignified Subduing Tiger Arhat is coming to the world to plead for mercy.
As a general of the Tang Dynasty, how could he disobey the emperor's order for his own selfishness? Moreover... he had seen through it all. Everything was just as Your Majesty said. This so-called Buddha in the sky was nothing more than the embodiment of human desire.
"Subduing Tiger Arhat, I am doing my job. There is nothing much for you and I to say! If you think I am wrong, you can use any means to deal with me. If you bother my mother, I will seek justice for you even if you are in the sky."
Fu Hu Luohan's face froze, and he stretched out his hand to say something else, but Qin Qiong led the old soldiers into the Ministry of Justice! He was blocked outside and shook his head with regret.
"Subduing Tiger Arhat, your trip will definitely be fruitless! When you watched Li Shimin being tortured by the Dragon King of Jinghe River and remained unmoved, you should have thought about the outcome today."
The Arhat Subduing the Dragon frowned, walked into an alley, transformed into his original body, and soared into the clouds, arriving in the sky!
Here, he met Erlang Shen Yang Jian, who was wearing golden armor and had a cold face.
“Yang Jian, stop talking nonsense here… Don’t you, the great Lord Erlang, need merits in this world?” The Arhat Subduing the Dragon waved his sleeves, his face finding it difficult to remain calm.
Erlang Shen laughed sarcastically, "At the beginning, I told the Jade Emperor that the move of the Dragon King of Jinghe River would only bring endless troubles! It would make the human race completely disappointed in the heaven and the Buddhist world! It's a pity... you only focus on your own interests and never think about long-term plans... Now, Li Shimin has used the means of the pawnshop of heaven and earth to remove the shackles on his body! As a dignified emperor, how could he be inferior to others!"
The Subduing Tiger Arhat snorted, "Erlang Shen... no matter how you mock me, the prosperity of Buddhism is already a foregone conclusion. The words you said today will be conveyed to me, the Buddha, intactly!"
"Do you think I'm afraid of you?" Yang Jian said calmly, "To tell you the truth, I came here today to stop you from attacking mortals! You think Buddhism should flourish... but in my opinion, it may not be a bad opportunity for the human race!"
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