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Chapter 748 Jingkong becomes the abbot, Zong Qinke impeaches Zhou Xing

Daoming chanted the Buddha's name and said:

"Who is that criminal, and why must he be imprisoned in my Hanguang Temple?"

"Does Your Majesty know about that lecherous monk who raped the pilgrims?"

After asking, Daoming clasped his hands together.

He closed his eyes, ready to die peacefully.

Wu Zetian turned around with her hands behind her back, waved her wrist lightly, and then walked forward.

Seeing that the emperor had reached a safe area, Chen Shi quickly drew his sword and slashed at him sideways.

Daoming's head and body were separated. His head fell to the ground and rolled a few times before falling into a pool of mud. The blood spurting from his neck splashed everywhere. When his body fell to the ground, a small stream of blood had formed on the ground.

Jingkong's lips moved. After all, they had been together for ten years, so he still respected Daoming very much.

But he never expected that his nominal senior brother would be willing to die for some meaningless answers.

"Drag him away. I don't want to see his corpse."

"From this moment on, Jingkong, you are the abbot of Hanguang Temple."

Wu Zetian had her back to Jingkong and spoke in a calm voice.

Jingkong looked at Daoming's body sadly, slowly knelt down, clasped his hands together and chanted a Buddhist name, then kowtowed to Wu Zetian.

"Your Highness Jingkong obeys your orders."

"Your Majesty, I have lived here for many years and have become familiar with Hanguang Temple. I don't want to leave."

"Please, Your Majesty, grant me the decree to remain a monk forever."

Wu Zetian glanced at Jingkong sideways, with surprise and suspicion.

She really didn't expect that the once arrogant and domineering inner guards would gradually change their minds in front of the Buddha statue.

After a moment, Wu Zetian burst into laughter.

"In that case, Jingkong, from now on, you will just be a monk."

"Abbot Jingkong, go and arrange the funeral for the old abbot."

On the way back to Luoyang, Wu Zetian looked through the documents in her hand and finally a smile appeared on her face.

"Cun Xi led the army to attack both inside and outside to eliminate the Snake Spirit rebels. Why didn't you just tell me about this good news?"

"Your Majesty, this document was delivered yesterday, but you went to bed early last night, so the maid of honor was unable to deliver it to you."

Shangguan Wan'er knelt on the side and obediently put the blame on the palace maid.

As the head of Lintai, she knew best that whether the emperor would read these things or not depended entirely on his mood.

Whether or not to deal with a major event depends on the emperor's mood.

The emperor was obviously in a good mood today, otherwise this document from Liuzhou would have been piled up on the desk.

"Cun Xi stated in the document that Gao Huan was the primary contributor to the destruction of the Snake Spirit rebels. He led the Thousand Oxen Guards in the charge, demonstrating unstoppable bravery."

"Hahahaha, Gao Huan has been with me for so many years, and I've never seen him so brave."

"He risked his life to achieve merit."

Wu Zetian smiled gently and gained a deeper understanding of Gao Huan.

The other party is in the position of General Qianniu Guard, and I'm afraid he already has a great sense of crisis.

Hu Jinghui, who is younger and stronger than him, has made him breathless and unable to see any higher position.

"Cun Xi also said that his seventh brother, Kui Wenzhong, as well as Xiao Mei, Xiao Feng, Kui Hui, and others worked together inside and outside to encircle and kill the Snake Spirit rebels in this campaign."

"Kui Hui, this is a member of the Li family."

"Xiao Mei, Xiao Feng, these two should be members of the Xiao family, relatives of Concubine Xiao Shufei."

"The previous Xiao Qingfang was probably from the same clan as Concubine Xiao Shufei."

"I never thought that after I killed Xiao Qingfang, Xiao Mei and Xiao Feng would actually be willing to set things right."

Wu Zetian slowly raised her head.

"And, did you know? Yuan Tiangang was pushed off the cliff by Xiao Mei herself and fell to his death. Li Wenzhong even slashed Jin Mulan's neck with a single knife in front of everyone."

"Cunxi still refers to them by their current names in the documents, hoping that I can personally change their names and ease the relationship with these exiles."

"Cunxi..."

"You really are thinking about me!"

Shangguan Wan'er, who was kneeling on the side, of course knew everything, but she could only pretend that she knew nothing.

She bent down and said:

"His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin is loyal to His Majesty. The matter of recovering the refugees will naturally require His Majesty to come personally."

Wu Zetian nodded.

She has seen Li Cunxi's loyalty.

She has also seen Li Wenzhong's loyalty.

Although she didn't see Xiaomei, Xiaofeng and Kuihui, she was able to restore order at the critical moment, so she thinks they are loyal and righteous people.

"We have loyal and good people in our Great Zhou!"

Wu Zetian was very happy and decided to reward these people in front of all the officials.

"Wan'er, you must send someone 600 miles to inquire about the time when the King of Qin will return to the court. I want to meet these meritorious officials in the Linde Hall of Shangyang Palace."

"Understood, Your Majesty."

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The news that Li Cunxi returned to the court with the credit for annihilating the snake spirit once again spread to the ears of all the civil and military officials in the court.

The entire court, both civil and military officials, had become completely numb to cases where Li Cunxi had successfully returned victorious.

In the past, when Li Cunxi was investigating cases, there were many cases of quickly closing cases, killing rebels, and destroying forces.

Therefore, everyone is accustomed to it.

It was another grand court meeting, and the Imperial Censor Zong Qinke stood up after the six ministries had finished arguing.

The old man bowed to Wu Zetian lying on the dragon bed.

"Your Majesty, I wish to report the Minister of Justice, Zhou Xing!"

Wu Zetian glanced at the Minister of Justice Yao Yan and found that he had no intention of standing up to protect Zhou Xing. She probably guessed something.

So, she turned to Zong Qinke and asked:

"I wonder what you, my dear, want to accuse Zhou Xing of? Is it for accepting bribes, or for corruption and abuse of power?"

She intended to keep Zhou Xing's sharp knife, so she gave the message to Zong Qinke.

I hope Zong Qinke can choose one of the two charges she gave.

After all, the two charges are one light and one heavy. Accepting bribes is not even a big deal. As long as Zong Qinke is obedient, he will definitely choose corruption and abuse of power.

If Zhou Xing was accused of corruption and abuse of power, at most he would be thrown into jail for a few days and would be released without any consequences.

Wu Zetian smiled and had already made plans to lock Zhou Xing up.

But the old man Zong Qinke obviously had no intention of letting her get her wish.

Zong Qinke's eyes were like torches, and his voice was like a huge bell:

"Your Majesty, I, Zong Qinke, would like to report the Minister of Justice, Zhou Xing, for murdering loyal officials, taking human lives lightly, and treating Your Majesty with indifference!"

After these words were spoken, Zhou Xing no longer dared to play the ostrich and wait for the emperor to rescue him.

He hurried out of the court, holding the imperial sceptre in his hand and pointed at Zong Qinke.

"Doctor Zong, how dare you slander me!"

"The world is in decline. You're speaking against your conscience. Aren't you afraid that Heaven will strike you dead with a thunderbolt?"

Then, Zhou Xing turned to Wu Zetian and burst into tears:

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty!"

"Doctor Zong has maliciously slandered me. Your Majesty, you must stand up for me, Your Majesty!"

"Moreover, I, I...I will sue the Imperial Censor Zong Qinke!"