Although Monk Huiming received a certificate of tribute through the assessment of the Monk and Taoist Records, he was not a famous monk. Even Xuanzang, who was young at the time, was famous than him. However, Huiming's death caused a great uproar in Chang'an City. Every time when the rumors were about to subside, some more eye-catching rumors suddenly broke out. As a result, Huiming, the unknown monk during his lifetime, was known to everyone after his death, which was a bit ironic to say.

Li Xiu was in the vortex, but remained unmoved. He went to the financial management supervisor to handle official duties on time every day, and returned home early from time to time, as if he was not affected by external rumors at all.

However, Li Xiu was able to remain calm, but his relatives and friends were anxious about this matter. For example, Ma Ye had asked him several times to ask about this matter. Although Ma Ye had retreated from Feinusi, he still had many old friends in Feinusi, and could help Li Xiu settle the matter, but he was dissuaded by Li Xiu. In addition, Qin Qiong, Changsun Wuji and others also came to visit him, but Li Xiu was all excused.

That morning, Li Xiu was still as usual, after breakfast, rushing to the financial management supervisor in a carriage, but just as soon as his carriage arrived at the palace gate, he suddenly saw a man trotting forward, blocking Li Xiu's carriage and shouting: "Mr. Concubine, something is wrong!"

Hearing the sound outside, Li Xiu was stunned. He opened the car window and immediately saw Xu Jingzong blocking the car with a panic look on his face. It seemed that there was something urgent.

Li Xiu saw that there were many people in front of the gate of the imperial city, and it was really inconvenient to talk, so he waved his hand and said, "Let's talk about it when you get in the car!"

Seeing that he also attracted a lot of people's attention, Xu Jingzong immediately got on the carriage. Then the coachman shook his whip and the carriage started moving again. At this time, Li Xiu asked, "What's wrong? Is there anything that makes you so fuss?"

"Mr. Prince Consort, the big thing is wrong. In the morning court, several ministers joined forces to study your book. They said that you had suggested that combating Buddhism was the source of chaos. People all over the world hated this matter inexplicably. There was also a monk Huiming who had immeasurable Buddhism. He hoped to use Buddhism to awaken the prince consort several times. Unexpectedly, the prince consort was stubborn and forced Huiming to show his ambitions in death!" Xu Jingzong said anxiously at the moment.

Xu Jingzong was promoted by Li Xiu. It can be said that he was born to rely on Li Xiu in the officialdom. Although he had no loyalty, if Li Xiu fell, he would be the first one who was unlucky. Therefore, among the civil and military officials in the court, he was the one who least wanted something wrong with Li Xiu.

"Haha, what a big hat!" Li Xiu sneered when he heard this, and then asked again, "Who is the leader this time?"

"This..." Xu Jingzong hesitated for a moment before speaking again, "Son-in-law, if it were someone else, the lower-ranking official would not be so worried. However, this time the leader was Xiao Yu, the old stubborn man. This man's temper is famously stubborn, and even His Majesty can't stand him. Moreover, he deeply believes in Buddhism and often interacts with famous monks in the city. Therefore, when the monks and Taoist Records were established, Xiao Yu was the one who most opposed, but he did not expect that this time he actually targeted the son-in-law directly!"

"Xiao Yu?" Li Xiu couldn't help but show a surprised expression when he heard this. Since he learned that Monk Huiming was burned after his death, he knew that someone behind him had designed this matter to frame him. Moreover, the other party was probably a person in the officialdom. After all, only people in the officialdom had enough energy to deal with him. However, he didn't know who the other party was, so he kept waiting for the other party to jump out patiently, but he didn't expect that the other party was Xiao Yu.

"No, it's impossible that it's Xiao Yu!" But then Li Xiu suddenly denied his speculation. Although Xiao Yu was stubborn and had close contact with people in Buddhism, no matter from any aspect, the other party had reasons to design his own. However, although Li Xiu was not very familiar with Xiao Yu, he knew his character very well. Xiao Yu's open-minded personality would never use this kind of secret calculating others, so the only explanation is that Xiao Yu was probably used by someone.

"Apart from Xiao Yu, are there any other ministers with great importance involved in this matter?" Li Xiu suddenly asked Xu Jingzong again at this time.

"Yes, and a lot!" Xu Jingzong immediately replied when he heard this, "In addition to Xiao Yu, there were also several ministers, several censors with great importance, and a group of officials who supported Buddhism. Although these people were not of high rank, they were numerous, so there were also a lot of trouble in the court this time. In the end, His Majesty could only accept their memorials and prepare to discuss them later."

"Yan clan, are the bank busy these days?" Li Xiu nodded when he heard Xu Jingzong's words, and then asked again.

"I'm not very busy. The quality storage has been separated, and the branches in Luoyang are also preparing in an orderly manner, so I'm much more relaxed than before, and I can take some time off in normal times." Xu Jingzong thought about it and spoke. It was precisely because of this reason that he had time to pay attention to Li Xiu's affairs.

"That's great. Please help me find out what Xiao Yu has done recently, mainly to figure out who he has been with recently, and there are also ministers who support him. I suspect there must be a person behind them!" Li Xiu said immediately.

If it were in the past, Li Xiu could have asked Ma Ye to help him and asked Feinusi to investigate the matter. However, after Ma Ye retreated, some ministers were afraid that Feinusi's power was too great, so they wrote letters to request restrictions on Feinusi's power. Finally, Li Shimin also adopted the minister's suggestion, for example, one of them was to strictly prohibit Feinusi from investigating officials in the court, so even if Ma Ye did not retreat, Li Xiu would not make him embarrassed.

However, even without Feinusi's help, Xu Jingzong could help Li Xiu complete this matter. You should know that Xu Jingzong liked to make friends with some officials in the past. He was smart and liked to inquire about things, so there was almost nothing in the officialdom that he could not inquire about, and it was the most appropriate to hand it over to him.

"Don't worry, the prince consort, within three days, the subordinates will definitely help you find out!" Xu Jingzong immediately patted his chest and promised that he was the best at inquiring about the secrets and strange things between these nobles.

While speaking, Li Xiu's carriage also came to the Financial Management Supervision Bureau. The officials in the prison seemed to have heard about the affairs in the court, and they all worked diligently, for fear that Li Xiu would be in a bad mood because of this, so they would take their anger on him. However, Li Xiu acted like he was fine and did not take the affairs in the court at all.

In the next few days, a group of ministers led by Xiao Yu repeatedly wrote letters, demanding that Li Shimin cancel the monks and Taoist records and severely punish Li Xiu, Wei Zheng, Fu Yi and others. However, Wei Zheng and Fu Yi were not easy to mess with. Soon, they gathered a group of ministers and started a debate on Buddhism with Xiao Yu and others in the court.

Speaking of which, Fu Yi has been opposing Buddhism for most of his life, so he has studied the teachings of Buddhism very thoroughly. Moreover, he is good at debate. He often refuted Xiao Yu and others speechlessly, but Xiao Yu has a donkey temper. Even if he can't say it, he still stubbornly sticks to his own opinions and refuses to retreat no matter what, which makes Li Shimin very troubled for a while.

That afternoon, Li Xiu was on the case to handle official duties and was about to finish handling early and go home early. However, at this moment, a man suddenly walked in with a smile and said, "Mr. Prince Consort, the court has almost quarreled for you, but you were not moved at all. I really admire you!"

Hearing this familiar voice, Li Xiu didn't have to look up and knew that Changsun Wuji was coming in. He couldn't help but smile and said, "Why did Brother Wuji come to me so idle today?"

"I don't have free time. Today I am following the will of Your Majesty, asking me to inform you to go to Liangyi Hall tomorrow morning to discuss matters!" Changsun Wuji smiled bitterly at this time. During this period, Xiao Yu and Wei Zheng quarreled endlessly, and Li Shimin was also very upset. As Li Shimin's first confidant, Changsun Wuji was naturally upset during this period.

"Your Majesty summoned me to discuss matters. It seems that he is preparing to confront Xiao Yu and his group of people in court!" Li Xiu smiled again when he heard this. With his understanding of Li Shimin, he had guessed that there would be such a day, and he was the key figure in this matter. Li Shimin could help him suppress it before, but he always needed to come forward in person.

"Yes, you know Xiao Yu's temper. You don't even have the face of Your Majesty. This time, because of the death of that monk Huiming, you are clamoring to make you punished for suggesting a crackdown on Buddhism. Your Majesty has no choice but to let you confront him, but don't worry, Wei Zheng and Fu Yi are also there. When it comes to quarrel, they are much better than Xiao Yu." When Changsun Wuji said it at the end, he couldn't help but smile. With his identity, it is rare to meet someone who can joke.

"Wei Zheng and Fu Yi were only concerned about quarreling, but they never thought about how to solve this problem. Xiao Yu was a tough guy. It would be impossible for him to surrender just by quarreling. But I have a way to make him shut up tomorrow!" Li Xiu smiled calmly. He was prepared in advance, so he was full of confidence at this time.

"Oh? It seems that the prince-consort appears to be leisurely during this period, but in fact he is prepared for it?" Changsun Wuji's eyes lit up when he heard Li Xiu's words. If Li Xiu had a solution to Xiao Yu, that would be great. At least he wouldn't have to accompany Li Shimin for a headache.

"Brother Wuji, don't worry, when the confrontation tomorrow, I will definitely make Xiao Yu and others feel ashamed. Xiao Yu is also pitiful. This time he was used by someone!" Li Xiu smiled again at this time. Xu Jingzong found some news within three days. It was this news that made Li Xiu determine who the person behind the scenes he was!
Chapter completed!