Chapter 531: Public outrage, military morale is high

Chapter 531: Public outrage, military morale is high

Chapter 531: Public outrage, military morale is high
Huanxi Luohan's eyes widened, and his heart sank after hearing Wen Rui's advance declaration of victory.

This is really a case of one-track mind ending up with two ends blocked!
If the Heavenly Court is really so absurd, using the excuse that the ancient Buddha Dipankara disrespected the Jade Emperor and slandered the ministers of the Heavenly Court to brazenly send troops to attack Lingshan, it would be difficult for the Western religion to deal with it.

If they really fight, they may not be defeated. In fact, judging from the quality of the 100,000 heavenly soldiers, the three thousand Jiedis can defeat the enemy.

But once the two sides go to war, Western religions will have to bear tremendous moral pressure, and the moral accusations brought about by the expansion of the war will unilaterally tilt towards Western religions.

The most important thing about faith is trust.

Religions that claim to be compassionate and urge people to be tolerant, but in order to gain status and face, they protect the Buddha within their religion, disregarding the safety of all living beings, and engaging in violence and violence...

If the inconsistency between words and actions and the behavior of monks who tell lies are made known to the world, how can they collect offerings from believers in the future?
Combined with the public opinion created by Wen Rui among mortals in the Eastern Jambu Continent, I am afraid that Western religions will never have a chance to be introduced to the Southern Continent.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty!"

Thinking of this, Happy Arhat bowed and said to the Jade Emperor anxiously: "Don't listen to his lies. War is a great ominous omen for the world. Once the two sides meet in battle, the century-old friendship between the two families will be destroyed in one day, countless lives will be affected, and boundless evil karma will be created. Your Majesty will also have to endure countless disasters."

While sorting out his thoughts, Happy Arhat racked his brains and tried his best to persuade: "If the Western Church and the Heavenly Court work together, both will benefit, but if they fight, both will suffer. We must not let the slander of a villain lead to a disaster..."

The Jade Emperor frowned. After some thought, he realized that as Wen Rui said, once the Heavenly Court made the decision to send troops, there was a high possibility that the Western religions would temporarily express their obedience to the Heavenly Court in order to avoid war.

Even in preparation for the heavenly soldiers to arrive at Lingshan, the ancient Buddha Rāhula would rush to the Heavenly Palace in advance to admit his mistakes to the King of Gods, giving him enough face in every way.

It was very tempting. It might be the first time since he ascended the throne as the Jade Emperor that he could publicly display his power as the Lord of the Three Realms and formally gain the submission and recognition of Western religions.

But everything in this world has a price. When the Jade Emperor gets these benefits, the relationship between Heaven and Western religion will drop to the freezing point. They will be submissive on the surface but not in harmony with each other.

If Heaven needs help from Western religions again, it will not be able to ask Tathagata Buddha for help.

Moreover, while the Jade Emperor was reaping the glory of being the common ruler of the Three Realms, Wen Rui's reputation would also soar. The labels of the bravest general and the most loyal minister in Heaven were affixed to his face, which was enough to take his rampant power to a higher level in the court.

"I am not a warmongering tyrant."

The Jade Emperor said slowly, "Your Majesty, weapons are dangerous and fighting is against morality. Even if the Western religion has really offended me, if you sincerely apologize, I can forgive you."

After that, he looked up at Happy Arhat and said, "The case that your sect has filed against Emperor Jietian for slandering the Buddha is under investigation and verification. It will take time to find out the truth. I cannot answer you at this court meeting. You may leave now."

Happy Arhat felt that this sentence sounded familiar, as if it was exactly the sentence that Wen Rui had instigated the Jade Emperor to send him away.

He opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but finally held back.

When he heard the same words just now, he was filled with righteous indignation and was extremely angry. He was so angry that he wanted to teach Wen Rui, who despised Western religions, a lesson.

Now the same words sounded much more pleasing to the ears, and he even felt a little regretful. If he had known this would happen, he would have provoked Wen Rui for no reason. If it weren't for the Jade Emperor's understanding of justice, the Western Church would have almost brought a disaster.

Sighing, the Happy Arhat clasped his hands together and bowed, saying respectfully, "I will obey your majesty's command. I will report this to the Buddha and continue to wait for the results of the investigation."

"Wait a minute!"

Wen Rui did not want to settle the matter peacefully, so he took a step forward and said, "I admire your majesty's generosity, but I have heard that as a minister, the king worries and the minister works hard, and the king humiliates and the minister dies. You took the humiliation on yourself, which seems to be for the sake of us ministers, but it ruins our way of being a minister." "To be frank, the generals are ready to fight to the death, why did your majesty surrender first?"

"If this gets out, the sentient beings in the three realms will think that there is no one in Heaven and they are afraid of the Western religion."

He spoke righteously and with great courage: "This matter cannot be simply resolved. As the saying goes, first courtesy and then force. I suggest that the military action be postponed, but the decision should be made based on the performance of the Western Church. The old Buddha... Buddha Rādhāng must personally ascend to heaven, kowtow three times and nine times in this hall, respect you as the Lord of the Three Realms in front of all the immortals, admit his mistakes, apologize, and swear never to do it again."

The Jade Emperor said, "The ancient Buddha Dipankara is a great Buddha with great virtues. He has perfected his practice and has great merits. He is also one of the Three Buddhas of the Western Religion. How can you humiliate him like this?"

"No matter how noble and dignified he is, he is not as good as you. It is not an insult to ask him to kowtow to you. It is his honor!"

Wen Rui smiled and said, "Your Majesty, you are too modest, which is why you have spoiled those Western Buddhists into thinking that Buddha is the most important and God is second. If you give them a wake-up call and some wisdom, they will put away their arrogance and desire for gain, and their Buddhist hearts will become more harmonious. This is a good thing that will have the best of both worlds."

"you!"

There is no other god in the world who would argue with the Jade Emperor. After hearing Rui's nonsense, the Jade Emperor didn't know what to say to refuse. He was very angry but couldn't get angry, so he just said "you" and turned his head away without saying anything else.

Since the Jade Emperor didn't say anything, Wen Rui couldn't continue to bully him, otherwise it would seem that he was bullying the Lord, and the ugly face of a powerful official would be too obvious.

After thinking for a while, Wen Rui's gaze wandered over the group of immortals in the hall, and his sight fell on a certain immortal official from the Ministry of Finance.

Wen Rui winked and said, "If Your Majesty still has concerns and is not in a position to make a decision, then listen to the opinions of the ministers. Lord Zhao, what do you think of the old dog Ran Deng, ahem, Buddha, ascending to heaven to apologize?"

The great god puffed out his chest and said fiercely: "Call me Marshal Zhao! What do I think? Why are you apologizing? Apologies are useless. What do we need heavenly soldiers and generals for? We should send troops to Lingshan to kill Randeng! We will send out three armies at the same time, and I will lead one!"

Wen Rui glanced at the group of immortals in Doufu again. The head of the group of immortals, the female immortal, sneered and said, "Senior Brother Zhao is right. Three armies are sent to Lingshan to kill Randeng. The 50,000 evil stars of Doubu are also leading one of them!"

This was the first time that Wen Rui's connections publicly voiced their support for Wen Rui in the court. The feud between the Golden Spirit Mother, Zhao Gongming and the Taoist Master Ran Deng cannot be said to be irreconcilable, but it can be said that it is a matter of either you or me.

If Zhao Gongming's Dinghai Pearl had not been taken away by Ran Deng, he would not have died under the Seven Arrows Book of Lu Ya Taoist.

The Golden Spirit Mother was ambushed by Randeng without any moral principles and was hit on the top of her head by the Dinghai Pearl, causing her death.

Finally, they waited for the opportunity to take advantage of others' misfortune and seek revenge. They no longer avoided the suspicion of being partisans and were more proactive than the other.

It was also because Ran Deng was too active during the Conferred God Tribulation period. He fought in several battles, his hands were stained with the blood of countless disciples of the Jiejiao, and his enemies were all over the Heavenly Palace.

With these two taking the lead, the immortals from the Jiejiao sect in the immortal class immediately voiced their support.

"Your Majesty, this matter is clearly disrespectful to the Western religion, and the power of heaven should be displayed!"

"What is intolerable? Western religions must admit their mistakes, and admit them publicly!"

"The way to stop war is to fight. Blindly giving in will only encourage the arrogance of the Western religion. If you dare to openly interfere and slander the important officials of the Heavenly Court today, you will dare to kill the Heavenly Court and replace them tomorrow!"

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(End of this chapter)