In the eighth month of the first year of Yuanyou (the fourth day of the Lunar New Year), he opened the treasure temple on top of the iron tower.

Tuk-tuk-tuk...

A knock on the door woke Mr. Kim from the world of scriptures in his hands.

"Host..." A monk's voice came from outside the door.

President Jin had no choice but to put down the Sanskrit scripture in his hand and said, "Huiyin? Come in and talk."

A fat and white monk opened the door and walked in. He came to President Jin and bowed with his hands clasped together: "President, the Seng Lu Division of Kaifeng Prefecture has just sent an ultimatum."

President Kim narrowed his eyes.

"Wanting to become a master, Yang Wenyuan joined the army as the chief minister of Kaifeng Prefecture. He was deprived of the purple cassock given by the emperor and imprisoned in Leizhou for crimes such as 'gathering a crowd to promote prostitution and corrupting moral customs', 'passing on evil laws', and 'discussing government affairs'."

President Jin listened and couldn't help but clasped his hands and sighed: "Amitabha! Sin, sin!"

However, Monk Huiyin was very unconvinced: "Since the founding of the People's Republic of China, no eminent monk bestowed with purple robes has been convicted and sentenced!"

"If the Kaifeng Mansion succeeds, the world's monks will be in trouble from now on!"

"Since the presiding officer worshiped the late emperor as the 'Master of the Western Heaven Tripitaka' and is the leader of monks in the world, we cannot just sit back and ignore it. Please also ask the presiding officer to uphold justice for Master Yuancheng!"

The imperial gift of purple robes has always been the highest honor and status symbol for monks.

Generally speaking, even if a monk who is awarded purple robes is guilty, the matter will be dealt with internally.

Make him sit in seclusion and reflect on his mistakes, or punish him by not being allowed to leave the temple.

It's amazing, I just ordered him to pass away.

Never before has an eminent monk in purple been convicted and sentenced by the government.

Not to mention taking away the purple clothes and assassinating Leizhou.

How is this a wish-fulfillment?

This is clearly a slap in the face to all the monks in the world!

President Jin looked at the monk in front of him, sighed, and asked: "How can a poor monk bring justice to Yuan Cheng?"

"Appeal!" Monk Huiyin raised his head and said fiercely: "Please preside over and appeal to the ancestral hall, Dali Temple on behalf of Master Yuancheng!"

President Jin sighed and looked at Huiyin with a look of pity.

The Ancestral Department, subordinate to the Ministry of Rites, is in charge of national rituals, Taoist interpretations, temples, and medical orders. It is also responsible for medical officers' grinding, doctors' trials and supplements, etc.

Dali Temple is the department responsible for reviewing punishments in the world.

Appealing to the Ancestral Hall and Dali Temple means that the lawsuit will go to the imperial court.

But the problem is...

Who is in charge of Kaifeng Mansion now?

He is the emperor!

Are you still appealing?

Aren't you afraid of angering the emperor and causing another legal tribulation?

However, this matter must not be revealed.

President Jin had no choice but to say: "Tomorrow, as usual, the officials will visit Kaifeng Mansion in person. At that time, the poor monks will go to pay homage. If they are lucky enough to meet Tianyan, they may be able to avenge their grievances in front of the emperor!"

Are you being wronged if you wish to become a monk?

Yes and no!

The word "official" has two mouths, round and flat, and everyone makes sense.

President Jin knew in his heart that he was on the edge of a knife if he wished to become a monk.

The government just wants to use him as a sacrificial flag and to establish prestige.

It's just that I'm not sure whether it's the intention from within the palace or the intention of the nobles in the court.

However, no matter what the reason is, it is definitely not possible to appeal directly to the Ancestral Hall and Dali Temple.

In the Song Dynasty, even if you were reciting scriptures, you had to talk about politics!

What are the consequences of not being political?

Yuanfeng's restructuring directly eliminated the traditional task of the prime minister to also serve as translator and envoy!

The School of Translation and Translation and the Court of Translation have changed from reporting directly to the Prime Minister to now reporting to the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Secretaries.

Since then, President Kim has had an epiphany.

In the Song Dynasty, they wanted to do a good job in promoting and spreading the Dharma.

We must talk about politics!

Therefore, he has been actively building his own network of contacts and maintaining close contacts with the governors and ministers.

Huiyin listened and opened his mouth, as if he wanted to say something, but in the end he lowered his head: "I'll take charge of it."

Just as Huiyin was about to say goodbye, the sound of rapid footsteps suddenly came from the stairs outside the door.

A monk who was about the same age as Huiyin ran up in a panic.

"Something is going wrong! Host!"

The monk came all the way to President Jin, glanced at Huiyin, and said, "Kaifeng Prefecture just sealed off Juezhao Temple!"

At this time, President Jin couldn't sit still any longer. He immediately stood up and asked, "Why?"

"I heard that someone sued Juezhao Temple for failing to properly take care of their ancestral tombs as agreed, which resulted in their ancestral tombs being stolen... The Kaifeng Prefecture then issued an order to seize the temple property and detain the monks in accordance with the provisions of 'Guaranteeing Ming's Conduct'.

"

President Jin felt his scalp numb when he heard that, and said quickly: "Hurry and prepare horses for me."

"I want to go to Kaifeng Mansion in person and meet with the Master."

Seize the temple property and detain the monks?

This is something unprecedented.

If we leave it alone and do not stop it, new legal difficulties are just around the corner!

…

Juezhao Temple.

At Dongshuimen outside Bianjing New Town.

Dongshui Gate is one of the most important and prosperous gates in Bianjing City.

This is because this is not only a city gate, but also a water gate through which the Bian River enters the capital. It is also a fortress.

It consists of a water gate and two doorways for pedestrians, carriages and horses to enter and exit.

The water gate is composed of the so-called "Gange board", a mechanical device made of wooden boards wrapped with iron blades.

The pulleys on the city wall were used as traction power.

In normal times, the Gange board is raised to release ships entering Beijing.

In case of danger, conflict or other situations, the fighting plan will be put down to cut off the access of ships to the city.

In the past, this was the most important tax card in Bianjing City.

The number of watercraft queuing up here to enter the city every day can reach up to more than a hundred, stretching for more than ten miles along the Bianhe River.

But now, as Bianjing City cancels the city entry tax.

Tank ships and merchant ships entering Beijing no longer need to be interrogated, extorted, and blackmailed by officials at Watergate.

They only need to pay the residence tax once in the stacking yard after entering the city.

This greatly facilitated the commercial development of Bianjing and made the commodity trade in and outside the city more prosperous.

On the south bank of the Bianhe River outside Shuimen, under the high embankments, the Song Dynasty built two Guaizi cities here that relied on the city walls and extended out.

Each Guaizi city is connected to the city wall.

There are two commanding imperial troops stationed among them, as a force to guard the East Water Gate.

Juezhao Temple is located on the south bank of the Bianhe River near Zuoguaizi City.

When President Jin rushed to Juezhao Temple with a few monks in a hurry.

He found that the place was already crowded with passers-by.

Countless people were pointing and talking.

At the gate of Juezhao Temple, the sergeants of Kaifeng Prefecture were driving a group of monks out of the temple crying.

Several men and women wearing sackcloth and mourning were holding incense and kneeling in front of the gate of Juezhao Temple, crying and crying.

The leader, an old man, held a sacred tablet high, crying and crying: "Great-grandfather, your descendants are unworthy!"

"We deserve to die!"
To be continued...