Practice is the only criterion for testing truth, but ...... Where does the truth come from? What is the difference between truth and truth?

What is phenomenon, essence, cause, effect, necessity, chance, possibility, reality, content, form?

Ye Qing looked at the stunned Zhu Ye'er and asked.

What is sacred? Who and what should be worshipped, honored, and worshipped?

It is no wonder that the so-called nemesis of truth is afraid to use practice to negate the truth it denies, the so-called truth, and to overcome all the mysteries and all the so-called sacred.

Anything that people don't understand, when it's covered in a veil of mystery, instantly the whole thing either becomes extremely strange or thus extremely sacred, because it's just beyond the scope of what people can understand at the moment, isn't it?

Zhu Ye'er shook her head in amazement.

Imperial power needs divine laws to consolidate its rights above all else, so everything and people that are beneficial to imperial power can be sacred, thus forming the legitimacy of their rulers.

Taoist Buddhas need to use both mystery and sacredness to consolidate their transcendent status, so they also need to sanctify some mysterious events, so that the people can worship and revere them.

But whether it is secular kingship or Buddhism and Taoism, they need to use the soil of "the people of the world" to help them transcend the world, and then continue to eat back on the people, shackles and absorb the interests of the "people of the world".

So at the end of the day...... Whether it is kingship or divine power, it is all created by the "people of the world", so you are not only your own you, you are also your own Buddha, you are also your own god, and you are also your own kingship and divine power.

"Of course, you are your own kingship and divine power, and this cannot be done for the time being, but I believe that it will become a reality in the future." Ye Qing was stunned as if he was stunned, looking at Zhu Ye'er and chattering.

And Zhu Ye'er was stunned from the beginning, and became a little nervous and worried: The Yan King in front of him couldn't have eaten something dirty, right? How did it suddenly become so mysterious!

So what's it called? Whether it is the sanctification of kingship or the sacredness of divine power, in fact, it can be called ...... Tool anthropomorphism!

What is instrumental anthropomorphism? It is the means of ruling derived from the royal power and the divine right to achieve their own goals and ambitions. Absolutely applies to any divine and royal power, and they have done so for thousands of years!

"Slave maid...... The slave didn't understand what King Yan was talking about, did you not rest well last night, so you were in poor spirits today...... Zhu Ye'er's heart also had the urge to touch Li Fengniang's forehead to see if she had a fever when Ye Qing was in the meditation room.

"How can I be mentally depleted? It's not gibberish, it's ...... These are actually ...... Philosophy, forget it, I can't understand it with you, I should discuss it with Zhu Xi another day. Ye Qing looked at Zhu Ye'er, who looked nervous, waved his hand impatiently, and then suddenly said: "But what I just said, you can tell the Queen Mother from time to time ......." ”

"Then the queen mother is still not a big disrespectful slave? The slave doesn't want to be punished by the queen mother, not to mention what you just said, the slave and the maid can't understand it. Zhu Ye'er handed the tea ceremony to the thirsty Yan Wang.

King Yan looked at Zhu Ye'er, who didn't care, and sighed a little lonely, as if he had a good song but it was difficult to find a soulmate, he shook his head slightly and continued: "Anything in this world, the most feared thing is that the truth will be revealed. Everything can be mysterious or sacred until the truth is revealed, but when everything is revealed...... Everything will be boring, just like the rain ...... you and me last night. ”

Zhu Ye'er looked at Ye Qing's eyes and suddenly became evil, and hurriedly looked around nervously, although there was no need to hide between her and Ye Qing now, but after all, deep in Zhu Ye'er's heart, there were still some scruples about the Empress Dowager Li Fengniang.

It's just that the current Empress Dowager Li Fengniang is sitting in the meditation room in a daze at the moment, because of Ye Qing's nonsense, Li Fengniang's originally calm state of mind can't calm down at this moment.

What Ye Qing threw at her was like an answer, but rather a philosophical question.

What is hidden behind the Buddha statue? Why is every Buddha statue a frontal representation? This is obviously not for Li Fengniang to go behind each Buddha statue, to see the ordinary back of each Buddha statue, which obviously has a deeper meaning.

Among the many Buddha statues, whether it is a Buddha statue with different postures, or a three-faced Buddha, a four-faced Buddha, etc., almost every Buddha statue is shown in the front at the same time, and behind it is also simple and ordinary.

So what's behind the Buddha? Li Fengniang looked at several solemn Buddha statues in a daze, and was a little dazed for a while.

Unknowingly, when the sky in Lin'an had gradually darkened, Li Fengniang still did not come out of the meditation room, and Zhu Ye'er wanted to go to the meditation room several times to visit, but Ye Qing refused.

Time flowed slowly in the night, and when Ye Qing came to the apricot garden again because of Mo Xiaobao and Zhong Silkworm, and then left the apricot garden with the two of them, the queen mother in the meditation room suddenly looked at the many Buddha statues, and said with some gritted teeth: "Ye Qing, you are a minister, you are bad for my cultivation, me."

Li Fengniang is not finished with you! ”

At the end of April of the fourth year of Qingyuan, because of the wedding of the saint in early May, the current Lin'an City has once again fallen into a very lively atmosphere, and even the lively scenes of various streets and alleys are no less than the annual Yuan Day and Shangyuan Festival.

The prosperity, liveliness and hustle and bustle of Lin'an made the Mongolian envoys, the envoys of the Jin State and the envoys of Dali a little dazzled, and there was also a faint trace of jealousy in the depths of their hearts.

But today's Song court is no longer the weak Song of the past, whether it is an envoy of the Jin State or a Mongolian envoy, in Lin'an, you need to look at the attitude of the Song court, especially the face of Ye Qing, the king of Yan, to speak and act.

In the end, the Dali envoys were not able to meet the King of Yan himself at the first time after they arrived in Lin'an, and when the Dali envoys were unable to drag on in Lin'an for a long time, coupled with the pressure from the Dali Temple and the Ministry of War on the Dali envoys, the Dali envoys had to lead the palace to meet the emperor Zhao Kuo of the Song Dynasty before seeing Ye Qing.

Seeing that Zhao Enlarge's happy day was approaching, Lin'an City also behaved quite calmly and peacefully, but the Empress Dowager Li Fengniang, who was still a little uneasy in her heart, still gave Ye Qing a decree, although it was not explicitly stated in the will, but its meaning has been expressed very clearly, that is, on the occasion of Zhao Enlarge's marriage, it is necessary for Ye Qing, the king of Yan, to remind the envoys from several countries who came to congratulate, especially the envoys of Mongolia in Lin'an.

Because of the relationship between Jin Guo and the Song court for many years, he has always behaved in a decent manner after coming to Lin'an, and the envoys of Dali State, because they have asked for the Song court, naturally dare not show a domineering posture in Lin'an.

Only the Mongolian envoys, especially the few people led by Chagatai in the envoy group, did not know how many conflicts they had with the people of Lin'an in the short period of 20 days in Lin'an.

As small as a conflict with a vendor on the street because of buying and selling, or as big as a conflict with other prominent characters in Lin'an in a restaurant or a tea shop, Fengyue place, or because of the company of a fireworks woman, it can also lead to a conflict where a wounding incident occurs.

In just three days, Ye Qing has been to the Criminal Department four times, and every time he goes to the Criminal Department, he can see Han Yanjia, the secretary of the Criminal Department, and the initiator of the fight: Chagatai.

It is rare for Ye Mansion to be brightly lit and full of people at night, and the envoys of Mongolia, Jin, and Dali were all invited by Ye Qing to come here today, and their purpose was naturally for Li Fengniang's will.

And a few days ago, he was in front of Li Fengniang, the words that the gods chattered, now obviously also played a role in the queen mother's heart, at least this is only a few days, Li Fengniang whether it is the number of times to worship the Buddha or the time each time, is much shorter than before, and according to Zhu Ye'er, every time Li Fengniang comes out of the meditation room, the mood is not as peaceful as before, as if it has returned to the past.

Ye Qing, who was waiting for the arrival of envoys from various countries in the hall, first listened to Zhong Silkworm report on Li Fengniang's situation in the palace in the past few days, and then said with a smile: "Maybe the Queen Mother has no intention of saluting the Buddha these days, because of the Holy Wedding, not necessarily all because of what I said a few days ago." ”

Although Ye Qing said so, he was naturally like a mirror in his heart, and he knew better than anyone what the reason for Li Fengniang's time to worship Buddha became shorter and the number of times decreased.

"By the way, has Han Yanjia had any personal contact with Rong Guogong?" Ye Qing thought for a moment and asked.

In the past few days, every time he went to the Criminal Department to pick up Chagatai, Ye Qing began to pay attention to this person after a few short contacts with Han Yanjia.

"There is no sign, at least since you returned to Lin'an, you haven't found it until now." Zhong Silkworm shook his head after thinking for a while and said, "This person seems to be very aware of the situation above the court, although he is quite trusted by the saints, he is not too ostentatious because of this. After he was initially promoted to the secretary of the Criminal Department, it is said that Shi Miyuan had personally wooed him, but there seemed to be no follow-up. ”

Ye Qing's expression looked a little thoughtful, recalling the situation when he saw Han Yanjia when he went to the Criminal Department to pick up Chagatai today, Han Yanjia didn't talk about any talent, and he talked well, although he had the taste of a literati, but he could also see that he was not a pedantic person, otherwise, he would not have released people so happily every time he went to Chagatai.

"Maybe it all has something to do with his baby girl." Ye Qing came back to his senses and continued: "Han Ying has always served in front of the saint, except for the fact that she can't follow the upper court, the rest of the time, they should almost be together. Therefore, she should be able to be more or less able to be by the side of the saint and analyze the ugliness for her father Han Yanjia. Since Han Yanjia did not get close to Shi Miyuan, nor did he form a faction above the court, let alone get together with Rongguo Gong Zhao Shikui and Yan Keji, he ...... If it's okay, you don't have to stare at him. ”

Zhong Silkworm nodded silently, and then continued: "Rongguo Gong Zhao Shikui has entered the palace more times in the past few days, and he has moved around with Yan Keji a lot, but ...... I still didn't find out too much that Zhao Shikui or Yan Keji and other Shi Miyuan's henchmen were implicated in the Zuo brothers. The last general felt that this could be Mo Xiaobao's ...... being too cautious. ”

"Probably not." Ye Qing subconsciously shook his head, and said with a somewhat solemn expression

"You have worked with Mo Xiaobao for many years, what kind of person he is, you must know a little more than me." Mo Xiaobao is by no means a person who makes judgments easily, let alone suspects anyone without being sure, since Mo Xiaobao said it, then the Zuo brothers may not really have a problem. ”

"But now you also know that the Holy One trusts the Zuo brothers quite a lot, and because the Zuo brothers are the Queen Mother's people, the Holy One's trust now is not only an affirmation of the Zuo brothers, but it is also equivalent to filial piety to the Queen Mother, and he is telling the Queen Mother with his actions that the Holy One will not ...... because of anything." Zhong Silkworm said halfway, and looked at Ye Qing's brows frowning slightly, so he immediately stopped talking.

"Yes, the Holy One must have this meaning." Ye Qing frowned slightly and said: "The people of the Imperial City Division are now unable to gain a foothold in the palace, which is enough to show that even if the Zuo brothers have no dissenting intentions, I am afraid they are already planning to completely sever all relations with me, the Yan King." ”

Zhong Silkworm was speechless, and had to admit that what Ye Qing said was the truth, since the last time Ye Qing killed the traitor Han Yanxuan in the palace, the palace front division and the guard division who guarded the palace began to clear the soldiers of the imperial city division who were originally in the palace front division and the guard division after Ye Qing went north.

As for why it is necessary to clear the soldiers of the Imperial City Division in the front division of the palace and the guard division, not many people know the reason, but it is obviously directly related to the fact that Ye Qing was able to successfully kill Han Yanxuan in the palace.

Similarly, in the matter of clearing the soldiers of the Imperial City Division in the front division of the palace and the guard division, whether it is the meaning of the Zuo brothers, or the meaning of the Holy Emperor Zhao Kuo, or the meaning of the Empress Dowager Li Fengniang.

Now several years have passed, and Ye Qing originally intended to shrink the power of the Imperial City Division in Lin'an, so now, although the Imperial City Division can still cover all corners of Lin'an, but for the Imperial Palace, for them, it has indeed become an iron wall that is difficult to break.

"If that's the case, you need to be extra careful every time you enter the palace in Lin'an in the future." Zhong Silkworm frowned unconsciously, and only then did Zhong Silkworm realize the seriousness of the matter after Ye Qing broke the fact that there were no soldiers of the Imperial City Division among the front division of the palace and the guard division.

"Before the Holy Lord's wedding, there should be no problem with my safety entering the palace." Ye Qing took a deep breath and said.

The reason why he has not been worried about fighting with Shi Miyuan is because the palace guarded by the Zuo brothers will never pose any personal threat to him Ye Qing.

And the reason why Han Yanxuan was able to lead his troops into the palace was because he got the will of Emperor Gaozong, and the emperor and the empress dowager went to the Gushan Garden at that time, so the palace almost became the burial place of Ye Qing.

But even so, at that time, there were still many soldiers of the Imperial City Division in the palace front division and guard division, and this is why he, Ye Qing, was able to go to the palace to rely on the general's platform without fear of everything.

"Then after the wedding, we will leave and go back to Yanjing." Zhong Silkworm's first subconscious reaction was to immediately return to the place where he was comfortable and no one dared to mess with.

Ye Qing looked at the nervous and dignified Zhong Silkworm, and laughed unconsciously, and said, "If we go home, then wouldn't it be cheaper for Dali?" Have you forgotten the purpose of our return to Lin'an? ”

"But Lin'an is ...... now." Zhong Silkworm said with some frustration.

"There must be a road before the car reaches the mountain, and the boat is naturally straight to the bridge. Just be careful, besides, aren't we about to find out who will be our opponent? Ye Qing smiled and patted Zhong Silkworm's shoulder as a sign of comfort.

"Then let's do it, from now on, the last general will order Jia Shi and the thirteen armed guards to guard you all the time." Zhong Silkworm thought about it, but still felt that it was safer.

"We weren't so nervous when we were in the Kingdom of Jin, why are we even more nervous when we return to our capital than when we are in the enemy camp? Isn't it a joke to spread it? Ye Qing smiled bitterly and shook his head, although he also understood Zhong Silkworm's kindness, he still felt that it was a little too cautious.

"This is different, not to mention that before leaving, my wife told me and Mo Xiaobao to protect your safety, if you are ...... Right. Zhong Silkworm obviously felt that saying the words three long and two short was a kind of bad luck, so he simply skipped the aisle.

"I'll take them with me if I need to." Ye Qing patted Zhong Silkworm's shoulder again and said.

The entire Yanwang Mansion, now even the original gatehouse has gone to Yanjing, so the mansion in Zhonghe Lane was almost arranged in advance before Ye Qing returned to Lin'an, whether it was the maids and subordinates inside, etc., it was almost the same.

So now, although the entire Yanwang Mansion looks quite majestic and majestic, after all, there is still less of the breath of fireworks and more of a layer of cold power and majesty.

The Mongolian envoys, the envoys of the Jin State, and the envoys of the Dali State successively entered the hall where Ye Qing was already waiting, under the leadership of the soldiers of the Flower Planter, and the chagatai with a blue nose and swollen face took the lead, just like Ye Qing saluted, and thanked Ye Qing again for going to the Criminal Department to pick him up today.

And as Ye Qing's reward for helping him, Chagatai wrapped up almost half of the women in Yongjin Mansion tonight, and after a while, they would gather in Ye Qing's mansion in Zhonghe Lane!