This is precisely why the leading deacon earlier did not dare to act rashly.
Should a conflict have ensued, the Great Zen Temple would have been implicated as well, unable to protect them.
The current ordeal has only strengthened their support for the Abbot Xiong Chan.
The sage of Confucianism was right: If a ruler views his officials as dirt and weeds, then the officials will regard the ruler as an enemy.
The Great Yu Dynasty has always, overtly and covertly, suppressed the Great Zen Temple, and now even more so; they truly can bear no more.
Xu Qing instructed Fayue and Sergeant Zhang to detain these monks, waiting for the County Government to send someone.
Speaking of which, Guard Wang and the others are also secular disciples of the Great Zen Temple; let's see what their stance on this matter will be.
Their nostalgia for the Great Zen Temple is understandable to Xu Qing, but where they stand, Xu Qing still needs to see.
Ultimately, one must prioritize their own interests.
