My brother is so cunning.

The happy Arhat's eyes widened, and after hearing Wen Rui's victory declaration in advance, his heart sank.

This is really a stubborn person who has become blocked at both ends!

If the Heavenly Court is really so absurd, using the excuse that the ancient Buddha of Burning Lamp 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 Church to deal with it.

If they really fight, they may not be defeated. Even judging from the quality of the 100,000 heavenly soldiers in the Heavenly Court, the three thousand Jie Di can defeat the enemy.

But once the two sides go to war, the Western Church will have to bear great pressure in terms of morality, and the moral accusations borne by the expansion of the war will unilaterally tilt towards the Western Church.

The most important thing about faith is the word "faith".

A religion that claims to be compassionate and encourages people to be kind and tolerant, in order to compete for status and face, to protect the Buddha in the religion, disregards the safety of all living beings, and acts violently...

If the behavior of monks who are inconsistent in words and deeds and specialize in lying is openly revealed to the world, how can they collect incense money from believers in the future?

Combined with the public opinion created by Wen Rui in the Eastern Jambu Continent among the mortals, I am afraid that the Western religion will never have a chance to spread to the Southern Jambu Continent.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty!"

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

While sorting out his thoughts, Happy Arhat racked his brains and tried his best to persuade: "The Western religion and the Heavenly Court will benefit from cooperation and both will suffer from fighting. We must not let a villain's slander cause a disaster..."

The Jade Emperor frowned. He also thought about it and knew that once Wen Rui made the decision to send troops, the Western religion would be very likely to temporarily submit to the Heavenly Court to avoid war.

Even before the heavenly soldiers arrived at Lingshan, the ancient Buddha Ran Deng would rush to the Heavenly Court in advance to admit his mistakes to the King of Gods, giving him enough face inside and outside.

It was very tempting. It might be the first time since the Jade Emperor ascended the throne that he publicly showed the majesty of the Lord of the Three Realms and officially gained the submission and recognition of the Western Church.

But everything in the world has to pay a price. The Jade Emperor got these benefits, and the corresponding relationship between the Heavenly Court and the Western Church would also drop to the freezing point, with superficial submission and a distant heart.

If the Heavenly Court seeks help from the Western Church again, it will definitely not be able to ask the Buddha Tathagata.

Moreover, while the Jade Emperor gained the vanity of the Lord of the Three Realms, Wen Rui's reputation would also rise sharply. The labels of the first brave general and the first loyal minister of the Heavenly Court were attached to his face, which was enough for his rampant power to reach a higher level in the court.

"I am not a tyrant who is militaristic."

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

After that, he looked up at the Happy Arhat and said: "The case of your sect accusing Emperor Jie Tian Wen Rui of slandering Buddha is being investigated and verified. It takes time to find out the truth. I can't answer it at this court meeting. You can leave."

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

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

Just now, when he heard the same sentence, he was filled with righteous indignation and was very angry. He was holding back his anger and wanted to teach Wen Rui, who despised the Western Church, a lesson.

Now the same words sounded much more pleasant to the ears, and he regretted it instead. If he had known this, why would he have offended Wen Rui for no reason? If it weren't for the Jade Emperor's understanding of justice, he would have almost brought a disaster to the Western Church.

Sighing, the Happy Arhat folded his hands and saluted, saying respectfully: "I will obey your majesty's command. I will report back 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 the minister and the minister dies. You take the humiliation on yourself, which seems to be for the sake of us ministers, but it ruins our way of being a minister."

"To put it bluntly, the generals are about to fight to the death, why did your majesty surrender first?"

"If it spreads, the sentient beings in the three realms will think that there is no one in my heaven and they are afraid of the Western Church."

He said righteously and with full courage: "This matter must not be simply resolved. There is a saying that courtesy comes first and then force. I suggest that the troops be postponed, but the decision must be made based on the performance of the Western Church. The old Buddha... I must personally ascend to heaven and kowtow to you three times and nine times in this hall, respectfully in front of all the immortals. You are the common master of the three realms. You must admit your mistakes and apologize, and swear never to do it again. "

The Jade Emperor said: "The ancient Buddha Dipankara is a virtuous Buddha, who 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 noble he is, he is not as good as you. It is not a humiliation for him to kowtow to you. It is his honor!"

Wen Rui smiled and said: "Your Majesty, you are too humble, so you have accustomed those Buddhas of the Western religion to think that Buddha is the boss and God is the second. Give them a wake-up call and give them some wisdom, so that they can put away their arrogance and extinguish their desire for utilitarianism, and make their Buddha hearts more round and harmonious. This is a good thing that has the best of both worlds."

"You!"

The gods who argued with the Jade Emperor are unique and unique in the world. Wen Rui's nonsense made the Jade Emperor not know what to say to refuse. He was very angry but couldn't get angry. He just said the word "you" and turned his head and said nothing.

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

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

Wen Rui winked and said, "If your majesty still has concerns and is not convenient to make a decision, then listen to the opinions of the ministers. Zhao Zhenjun, what do you think about the old dog Ran Deng, cough, Buddha, ascending to heaven to apologize?"

The great god puffed out his chest and said viciously, "Call me Marshal Zhao! What do I think? What's the use of apologies? What do we need heavenly soldiers and generals for? We should send troops to Lingshan to kill Ran Deng! We will send three armies together, and I will lead one!"

Wen Rui glanced at the immortals in Doufu again. The head of the group of immortals, the female immortal, sneered and said, "Brother Zhao is right. Three armies will be sent to Lingshan to kill Ran Deng, and the 50,000 evil stars of Doubu will also lead one!"

This is the first time that Wen Rui's connections have publicly voiced their support for Wen Rui in the court. The hatred between Jin Ling Shengmu, Zhao Gongming and Taoist Ran Deng cannot be said to be irreconcilable, but it can be said that it is either you or me.

If Zhao Gongming's Dinghai Pearl had not been taken by Randeng, he would not have died under the Seven Arrows of Lu Ya Daojun.

Jin Ling Shengmu was attacked by Randeng without any martial ethics, and was hit on the top of her head by the Dinghai Pearl and died.

Finally, they waited for the opportunity to take advantage of the situation and avenge their hatred. They no longer avoided the suspicion of being in a clique, and they were more active than each other.

It was also because Randeng jumped too much during the Conferred God Tribulation. He fought several battles and had his hands stained with the blood of countless Jiejiao disciples, and his enemies were all over the heaven.

With these two leading the way, the immortals from Jiejiao in the immortal class immediately voiced their support.

"Your Majesty, this is clearly disrespectful to the Western Church, and the power of heaven should be demonstrated!"

"What is intolerable? The Western Church must admit its mistakes, and admit it publicly!"

"Using war to stop war is the kingly way, and blindly giving in will only encourage the arrogance of the Western Church. If you dare to openly point fingers and slander the important officials of the Heavenly Court today, you will dare to kill the Heavenly Court and replace it tomorrow!"

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