Xu Kaishan died, he sat quietly in place, motionless, while Shi Qingyi stood behind him, silent. The surrounding Manichaean believers were still kneeling there, but Lian Rou walked up, she first recited a Manichaean scripture towards Xu Kaishan's corpse, and then turned to Shi Qingyi and said: "Congratulations to Princess Qin for slashing the enemy at this moment, and finally removing the obstacle to the friendship between Manichaeism and the Tang Dynasty, but here, I still have a reluctant request, I hope Princess Qin, you can agree!" Lian Rou said, "That is, please return the body of Elder Xu Kaishan, after all, he used to teach my apologetic elders, so I hope he can be buried in the Manichaean tradition!" ”

As soon as Lian Rou's words fell, Shi Qingyi's brows were already wrinkled: "Her Royal Highness the Princess's request is too difficult for a strong man!" She said: "With the hatred of the Tang Dynasty royal family for Xu Kaishan, even if he has been killed by me at this time, it cannot be regarded as the end, his body must be brought back to Chang'an, and then after the eyes of His Majesty and many royal family members, and after that, Xu Kaishan's corpse will most likely be violently corpsed on the city wall, and then until the corpse decays, he will be allowed to throw his body into the wilderness, be eaten by wild beasts, until the bones are gone, until that time, this matter can be regarded as over, therefore, Princess Lianrou's request at this time, Please forgive me for not being able to say yes. ”

Seeing that Shi Qingyi immediately rejected Lianrou's request, Lianrou's face suddenly changed: "Of course I know how much hatred there was between Xu Kaishan's Daming Zun Sect and the Tang Dynasty royal family back then, so I naturally won't have any thoughts about the death of Elder Xu Kaishan, however, at this time, Xu Kaishan is dead, and the Daming Zun Sect he created has also disappeared." And although my Manichaeism is not a Middle-earth Buddhism that believes in the afterlife and nothingness, it is also a thousand-year-old inheritance, so it will definitely not back down from the maintenance of the dignity of the dead, and if Li Tang's royal family repeatedly refuses to allow it, Her Royal Highness Princess Qin. Then I'm afraid you'll lose the friendship of my teaching!! Lian Rou said.

There was obviously a needle hidden in Lian Rou's words, however, Shi Qingyi just smiled and shook his head: "Although His Majesty may indeed need Manichaean friendship very much, however, that thing is ineffective for me!" Manichaean friendship, for me. What's the use? ”

Shi Qingyi said, but the smile on her face gradually retracted: "Besides, Princess Lianrou's idea is just thinking of it. Because you have never brought it up before, and presumably before, Princess Lianrou has already acquiesced in her heart how the imperial court will dispose of Xu Kaishan's corpse! So, what made you change your mind? I don't think it will be the scripture that Xu Kaishan recited before he died! Come to think of it, the scriptures that can make all Manichaean believers bow down and prostrate for them, if not the highest gist of Manichaeism, are naturally not far behind! Shi Qingyi looked at Lianrou with a dead gaze. And on the latter's face, a trace of anger appeared.

"I'm sorry. You guessed it wrong! Because the Persian text that Xu Kaishan recited before his death was not some secret of my Manichaeism, but Elder Xu Kaishan's own perception of his own life. Lian Rou said: "In that passage, he never denied that he had led all kinds of mistakes because of his eagerness for quick success, so that the once brilliant achievements have now disappeared. However, his devotion to the faith has never wavered, and in his words he says that he will always be faithful to the faith. Be faithful to my teachings, even if you die, you won't change!! That's why all people will bow down to him, this is a respect for a devout believer who is about to die, and not because of any scripture, Xu Kaishan at this time is a martyr who sacrificed for the cause of my religion!! ”

Shi Qingyi's face showed a sneer: "Even if he made a big mistake because he was eager for quick success, and finally led the Manichaean sect's missionary activities in Dongtu to be difficult to carry out, he was still a martyr, and they all said that religious believers from the West were crazy, and now it seems that this rumor is indeed true!" ”

"If you don't go crazy, you can't become a Buddha, isn't it the same with Buddhism in the East?" Regarding Shi Qingyi's words, Lian Rou sneered: "The Zhu Rong of the late Han Dynasty is just a Liukou-like figure, but because he expanded the influence of Buddhism, later generations of Buddhism regarded him as a Buddha-like figure, but now it seems that this Zhu Rong is just a success compared with the Elder Xu Kaishan I taught, and a failure, Zhu Rong can be the Buddha of Buddhism, so the Elder Xu Kaishan I taught is just a martyr, what can't it?" ”

"Therefore, it is better to eliminate all religions, but unfortunately, the last thing that is lacking in this world is the soil for religion to breed and germinate!" Shi Qingyi sighed and said with a look of regret: "After all, whether it is to appease the poor people at the bottom of the society, or the frustrated social elites at the top, as a spiritual poison, religious belief is the best kind of thing, Princess Lianrou, I don't know if I'm right!" ”

Shi Qingyi's eyes looked at Lian Rou, but this time, Lian Rou's face only showed a sneer, and did not answer, because at this time, Shi Qingyi and Lian Rou, both in terms of social status and spiritual realm cultivation, are already at the apex of the world, so for the true meaning of religion, they naturally know far more than ordinary people, Lian Rou knows that what Shi Qingyi said, from a certain point of view, is actually right, for most poor people, religion is indeed just a deceptive lie, Even if this lie is actually a last resort, just so that these people can see the hope of the future so that they can continue to live, however, a lie is a lie after all, and even if it has to be done, it is still a lie after all.

The two looked at each other for a long time, and then, Shi Qingyi finally laughed: "That's it, since Princess Lianrou won't give an inch, it seems that I have to give in!" After all, at this time, the Tang Dynasty still needs the influence of Manichaeism in the Western Turks very much, thinking that as long as the princess can bring Xu Kaishan's body for His Majesty, and then make a request, then seeing that the enemy has been killed, His Majesty will definitely consider the princess's request carefully, but please don't ask the princess too much, because even if Her Majesty considers the princess's opinion, the best ending. It's just that the princess is allowed to cremate Xu Kaishan's body, Xu Kaishan's body must not be left, this is the bottom line of all Li Tang royal families, and I hope that the princess can be cautious and not cross the line! ”

By the end of the words, Shi Qingyi's voice had become a little gloomy. Of course, she didn't mean to intimidate, but the fact was that this was the case, and being able to allow Xu Kaishan's body to be cremated was already the biggest concession that Shi Qingyi could make to Lianrou, and once this bottom line was surpassed, Shi Qingyi believed that whether it was herself, or everyone in the other Li Tang royal family, even Tang Emperor Li Yuan, she would definitely not make any more concessions. Even if he is at this point. Indeed, there is a great need for Manichaean power in the Western Turks to move closer to him, and so is it.

Lian Rou is an extremely intelligent woman, so Shi Qingyi believes that she will naturally make the wisest choice, and will definitely be able to appease these believers present and prevent them from causing trouble. Then, she grabbed Li Yan's hand and wanted to leave, but the argument between Fang Cai and Lian Rou was almost torn apart. Therefore, at this time, leaving becomes the best choice. And sure enough, as Shi Qingyi expected, although Lian Rou ordered the surrounding Manichaean believers to make way for Shi Qingyi, she didn't say a word to Shi Qingyi in the next sentence.

What is this? Angry! Shi Qingyi smiled in her heart, and then she took Li Yan's hand and left from the crowd of Manichaean believers, although these people were full of hostility towards her because of Xu Kaishan's death. But because of Lianrou's order and the scruples brought about by Shi Qingyi's identity, no one dared to act rashly.

Xu Ziling caught up with Shi Qingyi at this time, came to her, and spoke. This time Xu Ziling was originally invited by Lianrou to come here to prevent Xu Kaishan from escaping, however, because Xu Kaishan finally chose to fight to the death with Shi Qingyi, the result made Xu Ziling completely become a background figure this time, and did nothing, this result made him a little frustrated, after all, at this time, Xu Ziling's martial arts have already been outstanding, and he is not lost to Xu Kaishan, a peerless master, but at this time, it was his own little aunt who fought a decisive battle with Xu Kaishan, but he didn't even have a chance to make a move. The depression in Xu Ziling's heart can be imagined. At this time, when he saw that Shi Qingyi, his little aunt, was about to leave, of course he would not do nothing, so he immediately rushed over and wanted to salute his little aunt.

Shi Qingyi stretched out his hand to stop his movements, just looked at him, then smiled and said, "Ziling, long time no see!" Indeed, since Longquan went to Beijing to say goodbye, she and Xu Ziling have indeed been missing for several years, and Xu Ziling also laughed when he heard this: "Yes, since Longquan went to Beijing, I haven't seen my little aunt for a long time, and my little aunt's life is okay now?" ”

Xu Ziling's sentence was polite, because at this time, he already knew that this little aunt was Princess Qin, since she was Li Shimin's princess, how could she live a bad life? And Shi Qingyi naturally knew that this was just a greeting, so she didn't care, she just looked at Xu Ziling, and then asked him about what she had seen and heard after coming to Chang'an, and how she went to see Fu Junwu, after Xu Ziling said that she was treated coldly by Fu Junwu in Ganye Temple, Shi Qingyi just smiled and shook her head, but didn't say anything, and it wasn't until the end that she asked Xu Ziling again why Kou Zhong didn't come with him to encircle and suppress Xu Kaishan. In this regard, although Xu Ziling's face showed a hint of hesitation at the time, but then, his face returned to normal and continued.

"Because Kou Zhong is not in the city at this time!" Xu Ziling said: "Now he is in the suburbs near Chang'an City, carefully observing whether there will be loopholes in the Tang Army's defensive front near Chang'an City!" Xu Ziling's eyes looked at Shi Qingyi: "Last year's Turkic invasion caused great harm to the people of the north, even though more than half a year has passed, on the way to Guanzhong, Kou Zhong and I still saw the desolate scene of the northern land due to the Turkic invasion last year, therefore, although Kou Zhong has made up his mind to quit the battle for hegemony, but he still wants to think about the people in the north and save them from the harm of the Turkic invasion, so at this time, his mouth has made up his mind to awaken, We must do our best to help Li Shimin seize the throne, because only Li Shimin can lead the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty to bravely resist the Turkic attack, and apart from him, neither the Tang Emperor Li Yuan nor the crown prince Li Jiancheng at this time can take on the responsibility of protecting the military and civilians in the north! ”

When Shi Qingyi heard this, her face was bitter, so she sighed softly, and then said: "You outsiders, why are you so keen to provoke the relationship between their father and son, and for the sake of the so-called righteousness, let their father and son kill each other for the throne!" Others don't know, but you Xu Ziling should know what kind of person King Qin is, he will never do anything to hurt his father and brother for the sake of the throne, but you are planning like this, where are you going to put King Qin! ”

Shi Qingyi's eyes looked at Xu Ziling, after all, unlike others, Shuanglong and Li Shimin can be said to be both enemies and friends. Therefore, Xu Ziling can also be said to know Li Shimin very well, and he naturally knows that Li Shimin is definitely not a person who will do anything for the sake of power, however, it is precisely because of this that Xu Ziling and Kou Zhong germinated the idea of putting Li Shimin on the throne, because in this world, only Li Shimin is the most qualified to become the emperor at this time, and then build a powerful empire that is extremely powerful and comes from all directions, only him, and only him, can not be replaced by anyone. It's just that it will sacrifice the happiness that Li Shimin has at this time.

"No more talk, let's leave it at that!" Shi Qingyi's tone was extremely calm, but in that calm, there was an unquestionable refusal: "Also, as long as I am here, unless he is willing, no one can influence his opinion!" This was the last thing Shi Qingyi said to Xu Ziling, and then, she took the hand of the little Lori Li Yan and left directly. And Xu Ziling opened his mouth several times, but in the end, he still didn't have the courage to open his mouth and let Shi Qingyi stay again, because he knew that Shi Qingyi at this time, although he was extremely calm on the outside, but deep down, he was already angry because of what he had just said. (To be continued......)

PS: Ps: Wenqing is a disease, the abuse of the master is cancer, and if it is not cured, the dinosaur will be deep - the sky of the dragon