Don't ask where people go

Chapter 1350 Cherish

Fang Lihui's expression in the hall changed slightly. He looked at Fang Zilan, but saw that she was silent, like a puppet.

Did she already know this? Fang Lihui was stunned for a moment, and then realized that if she borrowed the identity of Zhen from Qianjinfang, it wouldn't be surprising if she knew that the temple was misbehaving.

However, when Li Shengxuan ascended the throne, he had the help of Master Yuan, so after he ascended the throne, he continued to be favored, making the prevalence of Buddhism almost at its peak. However, there must be a shadow under the glory, and as long as it can be hidden, it is an indulgence of turning a blind eye.

But now, the Zhongling Temple in Jiangnan, which is as famous as the Baiye Temple in western Beijing, has been exposed to a scandal. It is natural that people will have doubts. Master Liaoyuan is the first to be affected. How can the Zhuge family behind him get away with it?

In addition, before the assassin committed suicide, he called out not only King Yucheng, but also Lord Zhuge...

Fang Lihui felt a chill all over his body and didn't dare to think any further. Sister Lan, is this really how you protect the Fang family?

Fang Zilan noticed Fang Lihui's gaze, but kept her eyes down, as if she was unaware.

She knew that now that things had come to this, in Fang Lihui's eyes, she was the instigator behind the scenes. This move was tantamount to abandoning the pawns to save the pawns, just like a reckless man.

Not only Fang Lihui, but also Zhuge Yu might hate her. Even if she said she had no idea, no one would think she was innocent.

Zhongling Temple... How could Qianjinfang not know about such a case? I think they were just trying to hide it from her. The only ones who could hide it from her were Zhen Mier or Wan Jun.

Qianjinfang was isolated between the court and the underworld, and it was not easy to maintain her status, and social interactions were inevitable. Even if she concealed one or two shameful things, she didn't care.

But how did Murong Qing know this? Today was only the second day of the public trial, and Master Ranzhu, who was far away in Zhongling Temple, was brought to court by Mr. Canghai Liu, who even arranged an assassination, pushing the case to a climax...

This was not a day's work, Murong Qing's plan came much earlier than she expected. It is very possible that the so-called keeping the promise and protecting the Fang family for her is just a part of his plan.

Fang Zilan was uneasy, but she was in court and could not act rashly. She could only force herself to focus on the case.

"All land owned by the temple can be exempted from taxes for three years." Xie Chen said in a dignified manner, "Zhongling Temple used this as a convenience to confiscate the land of thousands of households nearby as the temple's property, and then sublet the land to make huge profits."

These two sentences are so sharp. Let's not talk about the reasons why the temple requisitioned the land, and whether it was done to any extreme. Just think about how the thousands of families make a living after losing their land. If they don't leave their homes, they will inevitably have to rent the land requisitioned by the temple.

Under layers of exploitation, not only did they lose their land, but they also lost the people's hearts. After the war and plague, those who thought they had waited for peace, instead waited for another kind of persecution.

It is true that when a country prospers, the people suffer. When a country perishes, the people suffer.

"This..." Pei Xiaoze said after careful consideration: "There are regulations on the process of expropriating land for temples..."

"What do you mean, Master Pei?" Another master wiped the sweat off his forehead and said, "All the land of Zhongling Temple is legal..."

"Are they really all legal?" Su Yun's expression turned cold. The man gritted his teeth and said, "Master Su, even if Zhongling Temple really has a few pieces of land that are not legal, they might be donated by believers..."

"Let's not talk about whether the source of Zhongling Temple's land is legal or not, let's just talk about its use." Zhuge Yu said coldly: "According to the laws of Dajing, the rent for subleasing land cannot exceed 30%. Zhongling Temple's 60% is already far more than..."

"Master Zhuge, what you said is wrong!" Another master couldn't help but interrupt, "Temple land is different from other land. Even if it is subleased, the rent is decided by the temple. The laws of the capital don't have clear provisions..."

"That was in the past." Xie Chen interrupted the argument and said in a deep voice: "The new law that His Majesty ordered Lord Mo Han to implement includes one - to treat all temples equally, whether in taxes or rent." Before he finished speaking, Fang Zilan's eyes were red when she heard Mo Han's name. It turned out that Mo Han's efforts were not in vain.

Ji Ningtian sighed and said quietly, "Fang Ziqin's methods are more powerful than I expected."

This matter was planned by him, and there were three levels of situation. The first was that Wen Ya and A Wan were affected by the rumors and were demoted from the Imperial Hospital and were forbidden to practice medicine. In this way, Fang Zilan's injury could only be delayed indefinitely until the poison took effect... Even if there were other doctors with miraculous skills, the possibility of treatment would be very slim.

The second layer was to use rumors to force Fang Ziqin to replace all the masters in the Imperial Hospital to make it easier for him to place people there.

As for the third level, it was through the Censorate that people questioned Fang Ziqin's inability to discipline the people despite being the Empress, which led to rumors spreading and people being in a panic.

However, Fang Ziqin did not give him a chance. She thwarted his plans layer by layer and told him clearly that it was difficult for him to get involved in the Imperial Medical Service in the past, let alone in the future.

After all, the Imperial Medical Bureau is related to the safety of the entire royal family. If something goes wrong, the government will be overthrown and the world will be in turmoil.

Not everyone can look at the overall situation like this, seize the most perfect moment and deliver a fatal blow.

but……

Ji Ningtian looked at the silent Wen Ya. Originally, as long as he, the director of the Imperial Hospital, was there, the others didn't matter. But he didn't know when he became less obedient, so he had to put other people in.

"Sir..." Wu Qing hesitated to speak. Ji Ningtian glanced at her and said, "If you have something to say, just say it."

Wu Qing pursed her lips and finally set her sights on Wen Ya. "Mr. Wen, what is her injury like? Is it really not serious?"

Wen Ya clenched his hands tightly in his sleeves, "Yes, it's really nothing serious, just superficial injuries."

Ji Ningtian listened without any reaction. He just waved his hand, signaling them to leave.

Wu Qing and Wen Ya walked a long way out of Hong'an Pavilion before whispering, "Mr. Wen, what you said is true..."

"Wu Qing." Wen Ya interrupted Wu Qing and said in a deep voice, "If everyone in the world thinks that A Wan and I are using witchcraft, do you think we will survive?"

Wu Qing's expression froze, and she subconsciously argued, "Young Master wouldn't..."

As soon as she said this, she regretted it. Wouldn't the young master abandon Wen Ya and A Wan? The corpses of the Ten Kings of Hell were found by the court not long ago, and they were abandoned, let alone others?

But if we admit that everyone is a chess piece in the hands of the young master who can be discarded at any time, we will be filled with unstoppable fear.

After all, she is also one of these chess pieces.

"It seems that you already know the answer." Wen Ya looked at Wu Qing, whose face turned pale. "In that case, please take care of yourself."