Chapter 983

Emperor Li Shimin, as the emperor of the Great Tang, naturally could not tell the people of the world that he had been forced by the evil soul of the Jinghe Dragon King to the point where he needed Fomen to come forward.

Otherwise, the sanctity of the emperor would be affected, so Emperor Li Shimin used transcending the souls of those who died unjustly as an excuse.

On the other side, the Daoist Sect, upon learning of this imperial decree, was shocked.

You must know that Daoism was the state religion of the Great Tang; logically speaking, such matters of transcending souls should be handled by the Daoist Sect.

But now, Emperor Li Shimin had actually issued an imperial decree, announcing to the world that this matter would be handled by the monks of Fomen.

First, it was quiet, and within the Great Tang, there was much discussion.

The Daoist Sect was even more resentful and dissatisfied; after all, in their view, this matter should have been completed by them.

However, the high-level officials within the Daoist Sect knew that the reason for this was because the Ghost-Repelling Array set up by Yuan Tiangang had been broken.

This led to Emperor Li Shimin having some resentment toward the Daoist Sect in his heart.

Therefore, under these circumstances, although the Daoist Sect was dissatisfied, they did not make any moves.

You must know that Daoism was the state religion of the Great Tang; if they really wanted to do something, they could completely ruin the Water and Land Assembly.

Of course, the consequences of doing so were also extremely serious. *** ### CHAPTER 985