The monk Yehua asked, "May I ask, Your Excellency, which living beings has he killed?"
Fang Jian said: "For now, the only ones we have investigated clearly are the two little demons at the foot of Bukong Mountain."
Upon hearing this, the divine monk Yehua said, "Sir, the Lord of the Nine Caves has never eaten humans, never disturbed the order of the mortal world, and never come down the mountain to harm the people. If he only harmed two little demons, this is just a conflict between them and does not violate the Heavenly Law, right?"
Fang Jian said calmly, "Are little demons no longer living beings? Divine Monk Yehua, you must understand one thing. To the Heavenly Court, the common people and living beings include not only humans, but also demons and all kinds of living beings in the world."
"When the Lord of the Nine Caves harms the little demon, he is naturally harming the living beings that my Heavenly Court wants to protect. This is a violation of the Heavenly Law." Fang Jian said in a sharp and decisive tone.
Upon hearing this, the divine monk Ye Hua was speechless. It wasn't that he couldn't defeat Fang Jian, but the current situation proved the saying: "Officials have two mouths."
Fang Jian is an immortal official of the Heavenly Court, and the Heavenly Court is the ruler of the three realms. Immortal officials are members of the Heavenly Court responsible for enforcing the Heavenly Laws, so this is how they have to explain it. How can you refute it?
But it doesn't necessarily mean that he can't win the argument. As long as the Lord of the Nine Caves insists that he has a personal grudge against the two little demons, he can help the Lord of the Nine Caves get rid of the crime.
Don't forget, this is Xiniu Hezhou. Even though Fang Jian needs to be careful with the monk Yehua, it is impossible for Fang Jian to act recklessly against Buddhism without solid evidence.
And what the divine monk Yehua had in mind was not wrong. Fang Jian really wanted to govern Xiniu Hezhou and indeed wanted to bring the power of Heaven into Xiniu Hezhou, which would inevitably lead to conflicts with Buddhism.
But no matter how the conflict arises, we must adopt a proper method and approach when dealing with Buddhism. It is impossible to start a fight with Buddhism like a reckless man without even finding a reason, right?
If he did that, he would arouse the unanimous hostility of the entire Buddhist community, and without a legitimate reason, it would be impossible for Heaven to help him in a legitimate manner. After all, Heaven also has to save face. As the ruler of the three realms, Heaven must act with "legitimate reasons and a legitimate reason."
After all, people like Shampoo Man have to make a legitimate "claim" before starting a war.
Fang Jian has enough strength to deal with Xiniu Hezhou, but relying on brute force alone is not enough. He also needs to be able to seize opportunities, adapt to the situation, and constantly focus on every mistake of the Buddhist sect to launch a targeted attack.
This time, the connection between the Lord of Nine Caves and Guangfa Temple was the opportunity Fang Jian had been waiting for for so long since he took up his post in Xitian Prefecture. How could he give it up?
In this way, Fang Jian not only has legitimate reasons and righteousness, but can also continue to attack the power of Buddhism and strengthen the Heavenly Court's control over Xiniu Hezhou. This is the correct operation.
Therefore, the divine monk Yehua immediately asked the Nine Cave Master, "Nine Cave Master, do you have any personal grudge against those two little demons?"
After receiving the hint from the Yehua monk, Jiudongzhu immediately raised his head, but before he could say anything, two flame spears behind him pierced straight into Jiudongzhu's scapula.
The Lord of the Nine Caves let out a painful groan, then vomited blood. His scapula was pierced, and he suddenly lost all his abilities, including the strength to speak.
"Evil beast!" General Luo Tao, the killer, shouted at the Nine Cave Master, "Did the Minister allow you to speak?"
The face of the divine monk Yehua turned ashen when he saw this scene. Even with his more than 300,000 years of Zen training, he couldn't help but want to curse at this moment.
"Yehua Divine Monk, this is a criminal from my Heavenly Court. How dare you interrogate him without permission? Are you trying to overstep your bounds? Huh?" Fang Jian looked at Yehua Divine Monk and threw another accusation at him.
The monk Yehua quickly said, "Amitabha, I am merely concerned about the Nine Caves Master. After all, he is the outer guardian of my Guangfa Temple. Since the Minister has forbidden me from asking, then I will not ask."
I still refused to accept this accusation, but the holy monk Yehua refuted it.
Fang Jian's eyes narrowed slightly. This was Xiniu Hezhou after all. The Buddhist disciples here were of high standard and were very careful in what they said and did.
However, with the Nine Cave Masters in his hands, no matter how foolproof the Yehua Monk was, he could not stop this huge loophole.
"Master Yehua, since you have also admitted that the Lord of the Nine Caves is the outer guardian of Guangfa Temple, then the crime of the Lord of the Nine Caves killing lives has been confirmed, and your Guangfa Temple cannot escape the responsibility." Fang Jian said to the Master Yehua.
However, just as Fang Jian finished speaking, the Dharma protectors behind him finally lost their patience. One of them, a thin and small Dharma protector, said, "Master Hongqing, stop talking nonsense. Our Guangfa Temple is a precious Buddhist temple, saving countless sentient beings. How could we harm them?"
"Master Hongqing, you are just trying to find a pretext to accuse me!"
"Over the years, our Guangfa Temple has saved countless lives and converted countless demons. Our merits are immeasurable. How can you slander us with empty words?"
"Although Guangfa Temple is weak, we will never allow you to frame and slander us!"
The Dharma protectors all spoke one after another, issuing righteous rebuttals to Fang Jian.
The divine monk Yehua frowned, turned around and looked at the guardian monks, then said, "Don't be rude to the Shangshu."
Upon hearing this, the Dharma protectors all put their hands together and saluted, then stopped.
At this time, the monk Ye Hua turned to Fang Jian and said, "Sir Shangshu, since you believe that Jiudong Master has violated the Heavenly Law, then you can bring him back to Xitian Mansion for interrogation and conviction. Although Jiudong Master is the outer guardian of my Guangfa Temple, what he did outside is not good.
This matter has nothing to do with our Guangfa Temple. Please, Lord Shangshu, please do not implicate the innocent."
Fang Jian said calmly: "Whether he is innocent or not, we have to find out after we have investigated thoroughly. Since Jiudongzhu is the guardian of your Guangfa Temple, he has violated the heavenly rules, and your Guangfa Temple cannot say that he is innocent and irrelevant. Now, in the name of the Minister of Xitianfu,
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