"Director, now that we've established that old monk's identity, should we take action and wipe out Shaolin Temple?"
Ma Jinliang asked.
Yu Huatian waved a hand. "No need. I was merely curious about that old monk's identity. Since I said I wouldn't use the Imperial Court's methods against them, I will naturally keep my word. Otherwise, wouldn't I be making a liar of myself?"
"Leave that old monk to me."
"As I said, until I personally deal with him, leave Shaolin Temple alone for now. However, Shaolin Temple has now provoked the wrath of Heaven and the resentment of men. It must still be sealed off. Until my next visit to Mount Shaoshi, Shaolin Temple is to remain completely closed. No one is permitted to go there to offer incense or worship the Buddha."
"That applies not only to Shaolin Temple, but to every other monastery in Ming as well!"
"I will ban Buddhism throughout the entire country!"
By the end, a trace of coldness had surfaced in Yu Huatian's eyes.
He had once sworn to rid the world of the Buddhist School.
Naturally, he had to keep his word.
The common people needed faith, but they did not need such hypocritical faith.
In this age, all manner of myths existed, and even the legendary attainment of immortality was no longer something vague and insubstantial.
Yet faith in the Buddha brought the common people no tangible benefit. At most, it gave them peace of mind.
Instead, most Buddhist monasteries throughout the land exploited that desire for peace of mind, amassing wealth with insatiable greed. In many places, they had even turned it into an entire chain of business, greedily sucking the people's blood.
Worse still were the filthy affairs exposed recently, such as the "praying for a child cases," "land