Records of the Human Emperor Chapter 1639: The Great Buddhist Temple Incident!

Chapter 1639: The Great Buddhist Temple Incident!

Translated by: Hypersheep325

Edited by: Michyrr

Wang Chong had the lark land on his palm and quickly took the letter it carried.

The familiar and elegant words written upon the letter elicited a warm smile from Wang Chong. Now that he thought about it, he hadn't gotten in touch with Bai Siling in a very long time.

It's rare for this girl to think of me. What sort of problem could she have encountered?

With this thought in mind, Wang Chong glanced through the letter, and a moment later, his brow creased and his face grimaced.

Bai Siling had started with a few pleasantries, and then she had gotten to the main topic. Apparently, First Prince Li Ying had recently begun constructing a large Buddhist temple outside the capital. This engineering project had mobilized more than one thousand craftsmen, and Phoebe Zhennan wood and other various precious kinds of wood were being shipped in from across the empire. The project was also proceeding very quickly, and it was predicted that it would only need six more days to be completed.

When the time came, the First Prince planned to personally write the name of the Buddhist temple for its signboard and preside over the opening ceremony, and he had invited the Bai Clan to come.

The Bai Clan was still undecided, but if they did decide to go, they would send Bai Siling as their representative. Given how sensitive the current political climate was, Bai Siling had asked for Wang Chong's views on the matter.

Bai Siling sought Wang Chong's advice on whether the Bai Clan would attend or not.

When constructing either a Buddhist temple or Daoist temple, it was custom to invite a few great clans and wealthy local officials to attend the ceremony. While it was called attending the ceremony, in reality, it was a request to donate incense, oil, and money. Constructing a temple was an enormous expense, and the majority of the ceremony attendees were extremely wealthy. When the time came to donate incense, oil, and money, they would donat

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