What is the Son of Heaven? The king's father, heaven and mother, is also the son of heaven.

"Aid to God Deed": "The heavens cover the earth, the son of heaven, and the law fights the extreme." ”

"Shangshu": "The Son of Heaven is the parent of the people, and he thinks that he is the king of the world." ”

Confucius said: "If there is a way in the world, then the conquest of rites and music comes from the Son of Heaven; There is no way in the world, and the conquest of Lile comes from the princes. Since the princes, Gai Shi Xi is not lost; Since the doctor, the fifth generation is not lost; The courtiers are in charge of the country, and the third world is not lost. There is a way in the world, and the government is not in the doctor. If there is a way in the world, people will not discuss it. ”

"Mencius: Gaozi I": "There are heavenly lords, and there are knights." Benevolence, righteousness and faithfulness, tireless kindness, this heavenly lord also; Doctor, this person is also. The ancients cultivated their heavenly lords, and the human lords followed them. ”

In Chinese history, there are too many classics that can be used to prove the legitimacy of the imperial power for the ruler, and this legitimacy obviously will not be picky, whether it is Liu Bang, Zhu Yuanzhang and other lower-class origins, or like Tang Gaozu Li Yuan, the origin of a big family, or for the origin of the Mongols and Manchus, many classics are obviously not shackled, these people after becoming rulers, the legitimacy of the Chinese territory.

It is precisely because of the definition of the orthodoxy of the Son of Heaven in many classics that the legitimacy of the Son of Heaven does not need any divine right at all, or the so-called divine right to use people as a medium to convey God's will to prove its legitimacy.

On the other hand, even after the destruction of a regime, because of the existence of theocracy or Buddhist monks, his legitimacy and legitimacy will be questioned by the people of the world.

As a result, the Mongols had to accept the existence of theocracy or Buddhist monks, or share with them the rights they had worked so hard to win the country, so that the people of the territory could recognize their legitimacy and legitimacy as rulers.

"To put it bluntly, my tradition in the Central Plains, no matter who sits in the country, after all, is just equivalent to one person fooling the people of the world and being responsible for the whole world." The carriage slowly drove out of the Lin'an City Gate, Ye Qing was still Xie Daoqing opposite, looking at the big black eyes, and continued: "And Tubo, and even some countries in the west, this is not the case, because the existence of theocracy, or the existence of the so-called Buddhist monks, makes it so that even if you rule that territory, your rights need to be shared with them, even if those theocracy, Buddhist monks do not care about the secular rights, but they will still enjoy all kinds of worship that originally belonged to the people for the ruler. Therefore, it is like two people deceiving the people of the world, but in the end, only one person is responsible for the world, and the divine power will always stand. In this way, even if the rulers have changed countless times, as long as the divine right or Buddhist monks are still worshiped by the people of the world, then the divine right will always be above everything. ”

"The reason why I don't have divine right in the Central Plains is because divine right has become "Mencius", "Analects", "Book of Songs" and other classics that can give legitimacy and legitimacy to rulers and rule the territory of the world?" Xie Daoqing said with a slight understanding.

"Yes, so to speak. This is also the reason why neither the Buddha nor the Tao are worldly in the Central Plains. After all, the imperial power would never allow power and prestige to be shared with them. "The Book of Songs" says: Under the world, it is not the king's land; On the shore of the land, it is not the king's minister; It is enough to make the imperial power the greatest god, and the others ...... Only by surrendering to this, whether it is Buddha, Tao, gods, or demons, in the eyes of the orthodoxy of the Central Plains, they all need to kneel. Ye Qing said with a slight sigh.

Xie Daoqing shook his upper body rhythmically as the carriage moved, looked at Ye Qing with wide eyes and curiosity, and after thinking for a while, he asked again: "Tubo...... The Mongols, so the Mongols need the Tibetan monks to recognize them, so that they can be recognized by the people. That...... Is there really no way to let them not be shackled by the Tibetan monks? ”

"Faith is a terrible thing, and although it sometimes cannot control everything in the world, it can control people's minds. For thousands of years, the Tibetan people have been accustomed to letting monks cleanse and enrich their inner and spiritual worlds, and guide them to obey the so-called will of God. It's up to God to tell them what to do and what not to do, what is immoral and what is unethical, and is it really God's will? Don't forget, all this interpretation is in the hands of these monks, to put it mildly, that is, they can let the people do whatever they want the people to do, anyway, everything is God's will, because only they can hear God's voice and thoughts, they just convey God's will. Ye Qing's heart was a little heavy.

Xie Daoqing was obviously also infected by Ye Qing's emotions, although she was not very able to understand these, but no matter what, she still felt that everything was under the orders of "people", as if something was strange.

"What is the right of interpretation?" Xie Daoqing asked ignorantly.

"Right of interpretation...... Just like my Central Plains Confucianism annotated Mencius, Analects, and other classics, ....... ”

That is, everyone has a different opinion on these texts? So that he could tell the world what he understood? Xie Daoqing said a little suddenly.

"Yes, so to speak. No matter how the various classics are interpreted, although they sometimes vary a lot after they are spoken by everyone, they are always the same, and they cannot fundamentally change anything. Just as Zhu Xi's science was denounced as pseudo-science by the imperial court, the reason why this is so obviously touched the interests of the imperial court, or which sentence made the imperial court unhappy. Ye Qing's expression was a little more relaxed at this time, and he said with a smile.

"Which is better or worse?" Xie Daoqing looked at Ye Qing and was slightly stunned, and hurriedly continued to explain: "I mean, which is better, classics or divine rights?" ”

"Would you rather be deceived by one person, or do you like to be deceived by two people?" Ye Qing asked with a smile.

"I don't like it." Xie Daoqing shook his head.

Ye Qing smiled, in his opinion, he was naturally more inclined to the imperial power granted by the classics than the imperial power granted by divine power.

Naturally, in the history of the Chinese nation, no matter what doctrine, the reason why the climate could not be formed in China was precisely because of the protection of the Chinese nation by these classics, so that the imported Buddhism, after entering the Middle Earth, had to find another way to survive, so that the local customs were converted into the Central Plains.

As in many countries west of Khorezm, as well as in the West, it is clear that the people need a kind of spiritual food to enrich their faith, but no matter how they are fulfilled, they are ultimately bowing to a concrete person and listening to the teachings of man.

And Huaxia

The nation is obviously not like this, even if you don't learn and don't know how to do it, the various classics that have been passed down for thousands of years are like the beliefs of the Chinese nation, deeply integrated into the blood of the people, and there is no need to concretize a person to guide their spiritual world and pass on a faith, so that the classics naturally become the faith of the Chinese nation, rather than needing to use artificial media to enrich their beliefs.

The Chinese nation can create gods, such as Guan Yunchang, etc., but no matter what, such gods are from the hands of the imperial power, so these gods cannot surpass the imperial power no matter what, let alone have their own independent will to influence the will of the people, only the various wills and spirits given to them by the imperial power.

Whether it is Tibetan Buddhism or Western teachings, once people are used as a medium, when the will of a person as a god is embodied and represents everything of God, then the will of the people will naturally be swayed, which is obviously difficult to accept for secular rights and rulers.

But even now and in the future, this phenomenon still exists in Western society, and even if its influence on the world has been greatly reduced, its remaining influence is still not to be underestimated.

The carriage drove into the Gushan Royal Garden, this was the first time Xie Daoqing had come here, and his eyes were full of curiosity at this time, looking around.

"What a nice and elegant place." Xie Daoqing couldn't help but whisper.

In the distance is the sparkling lake, in front of you is a green rolling mountain, although the lonely mountain gate is majestic but not the style of the south of the Yangtze River, the smooth and clean stone road under the feet, the quiet and elegant path in the mountain gate, from time to time there are birds in the air crisp sound.

The murmuring of flowing water, the fragrance of flowers and birds, and the green mountains and green waters are reflected in it, a rare picture like a paradise.

"First time here?" Ye Qingxin, who got out of the carriage, walked inside, and Xie Daoqing on the side seemed a little hesitant at this time, not knowing whether to follow or not: "Since you have come here, don't you come in with me to have a look?" ”

"Didn't you say you came to West Lake today?" Xie Daoqing frowned slightly, indeed, she deliberately happened to bump into Ye Qing today, and then took the opportunity to come to West Lake with Ye Qing to play.

"When did I say I came to West Lake?" Ye Qing stopped, raised his eyebrows and looked at the little girl who was standing still not far away and asked.

Xie Daoqing unconsciously stiffened his mouth and said: "You said that you came here to have a banquet with the Mongolian envoys, but this is a royal garden, and you didn't say that you wanted to come here, I knew that this was the case, so I wouldn't follow ......." ”

"The Empress Dowager is not as terrible as you think." Ye Qing looked at Xie Daoqing's somewhat hesitant expression, glanced at the eunuch who greeted him behind him and said.

Xie Daoqing, who was guessed to be thinking about it, immediately looked a little relaxed, and then looked at the pair of Ye Qing's respectful eunuchs next to him, and whispered: "Then after I go in, can I not go with you to see the Empress Dowager?" ”

"Whatever you want." Ye Qing beckoned to Xie Daoqing, and then followed the eunuch who was already waiting at the door, and walked along the quiet and elegant path to the garden.

The royal garden will change almost every time it comes, but since the death of Emperor Xiaozong, this trend has gradually eased, and the reason why the empress dowager is a palace maid is the reason why the current Gushan garden is not much different from the last time Ye Qing came.

Although he was a little old, his spirit still looked good, and he slowly walked into the side hall with the support of the palace maid, and looked at Ye Qing who was standing in the hall, and a touch of relief flashed in his eyes.

After Ye Qing saluted and sat down, the Empress Dowager Xie smiled and said with relief: "I didn't expect that King Yan had just returned to Lin'an, and he would immediately come to visit the old man. It's not in vain that the old body has been optimistic about you Ye Qing all these years. ”

"How dare the minister forget the Empress Dowager's teachings to the minister, naturally after returning to Lin'an, he will immediately come to see the Empress Dowager." While Ye Qing was looking at Xie Shi, Xie Shi was also looking at Ye Qing.

"It's been so many years, I can't imagine that this feels like a blink of an eye, and your temples are white." The Empress Dowager's eyes flashed with relief and love.

Back then, I still remember that Ye Qing was just a young man in his twenties at that time, and he was still a small head of the forbidden army, but now, he has become the Yan King of the Great Song Dynasty and an important minister with unparalleled achievements.

Ye Qing unconsciously touched his temples and said with a smile: "As the Empress Dowager said, now the minister has entered the age of not being confused...... ”

"It was the right year, and now is the time for you Ye Qing to show your skills and contribute to the court's loyalty. Ambitions that weren't realized back then are now up to you. At the beginning, I had been hearing Zhong Qing mention all kinds of things about you in the Northland. No, when you haven't returned to Lin'an, Zhong Qing will give the old body the good news as soon as possible, including your recovery of the two roads in the southeast and north of He, the east and west roads in Hebei, and later when the sixteen states of Yanyun were captured by you, the old body also specially drank two cups for you to celebrate. The imperial court has been unfair to you for many years, and when you went to the Jin Kingdom alone, you were taken aback. The Empress Dowager finally deliberately made a rather frightened expression and said.

"The minister made the queen mother worried, it was the minister's sin. However, please rest assured that the minister, whether it was before, in the future, or now, has never had a ...... of disobedience. Ye Qing looked at Xie Shi and said seriously.

"From the time you returned to Lin'an, the old body was no longer worried. The old body is very happy that the court can have such a pillar of the court as you who can rely on. So, after returning to Lin'an this time, you can do whatever you want, and the old man believes in your Ye Qing's loyalty to the Song Dynasty. The Empress Dowager said it very easily, but such words were obviously different in Ye Qing's ears.

The death of Emperor Xiaozong is obviously inseparable from him, but now the Empress Dowager is able to choose generously not to blame the past, and as always, she supports Ye Qing, this trust and tolerance is not only the love for Ye Qing at this time, but also obviously hopes that Ye Qing will no longer make too many waves in the court, so as not to hurt the face of the royal family.

From beginning to end, the Empress Dowager never said a word of forgiveness and forgiveness, but this remark shows such a meaning everywhere.

Naturally, more of them are worried about the Song court and the royal family, as well as the relationship between Ye Qing and the royal family next.

"Thank you for the love of the Empress Dowager, your minister...... The minister will not disappoint the Empress Dowager, and he will never hurt the royal face. Ye Qing got up and saluted the Empress Dowager.

The old man was not confused obviously the empress dowager had guessed the purpose of his ye qing trip from the beginning and was not really going to visit her xie clan obviously

It's still for the court dispute.

"Can the old body ask more, what does King Yan plan to do next in the court?" After a short silence between the two, just as Ye Qing was about to say goodbye, the Empress Dowager still asked a little uneasy after all.

"The minister doesn't dare to have two hearts, and the affairs of the court are naturally respected by the holy will. As for...... Today's left prime minister, Shi Miyuan, Lord Shi, thinks that this person no longer has the phase of the Great Song Dynasty. The rumors in Lin'an City about Shi Miyuan's greed, dereliction of duty, and buying and selling officials have not been broken over the years, and the refusal knows that now it is not only in the Jiangnan roads, but also in the northern roads, and there are also people who have been promoted by sending silver to Shi Miyuan and his henchmen, and there are not a few. Ye Qing attacked Shi Miyuan in front of the Empress Dowager, and it seemed that he was not merciful.

"Is there any evidence?" The Empress Dowager sighed slightly, her expression was somewhat dignified compared to the relieved and happy look when she first saw Ye Qing.

"There is evidence, but it is not enough for the Holy Lords to judge, and it will take some time." Ye Qing said honestly.

And the implication of the two of them is also obvious, the so-called evidence of the Empress Dowager can naturally be understood as reminding Ye Qing that she needs to be in such a hurry to do something to Shi Miyuan?

And Ye Qing's answer, although there is evidence, it is not without room for negotiation, no matter what, he will not tear his face with Shi Miyuan before the big wedding of the saint, and naturally, he will not hurt the royal face because of this.

After thinking about Ye Qing's words slightly, the Empress Dowager nodded silently: "The old body believes that you Ye Qing will be able to take care of it." Okay, you have also seen the old body, and now he is the king of Yan, there are many trivial matters, and the old body does not dare to keep you in the lonely mountain, but in Lin'an, it is enough to come and see the old body when you have time. ”

The Empress Dowager is obviously giving an expulsion order, but she is also reminding Ye Qing that in these days in Lin'an, there is no need to hide anything from me, and she should tell her that the Empress Dowager has to come over from time to time to say yes.

After watching Ye Qing salute and leave, the Empress Dowager's expression was somewhat melancholy, but it has to be said that since the death of Emperor Xiaozong, the entire Song court has a somewhat different court atmosphere.

Zhao Kuo, who succeeded to the throne at a young age, is now able to handle the affairs of the court alone, and what Ye Qing did in the north is enough to make the current Song court present a strong atmosphere.

And Li Fengniang, who has always belonged to a royal trouble, has changed a lot in the past two years, and is no longer as jealous and hateful as she was at the beginning.

But no matter what, all this is in the eyes of the Empress Dowager Xie, and the performance of the Empress Dowager Li Fengniang and the young king Zhao Kuo is enough to make today's court present a picture that is completely different from the atmosphere of Emperor Gaozong or Emperor Xiaozong.

And if there is a loyal courtier like Ye Qing above the court, guarding the northern frontier for the Song court, then even if the Song court wants to catch up with the prosperity of the Han and Tang dynasties, it is not impossible now.

Xie Daoqing, who was taken by the eunuch to visit the Lonely Mountain Garden, never disappeared with the excited smile on his face after meeting Ye Qing again.

Although she had also been in and out of the palace, she was obviously more curious about the Lonely Mountain Garden that she had never been to, so after seeing some of the scenery of the Lonely Mountain, Xie Daoqing at this moment was still unsatisfied, and Ye Qing was chattering non-stop on the way out of the garden, what she had just seen and heard in the Lonely Mountain.

After walking out of the lonely mountain, the two did not take the carriage again, but walked forward along the lonely mountain, and Xie Daoqing, who had not been to the West Lake for many days, was still full of interest at this time, especially the scenery of the West Lake with Ye Qing, for Xie Daoqing, it was naturally beautiful.

From time to time, there was faint music in the painting boat on the lake that came into the ears of the two, Xie Daoqing suddenly remembered at this time, looked at Ye Qing and asked, "By the way, have you seen the Empress Dowager?" ”

"Of course I do." Ye Qing looked at Xie Daoqing and said, I thought that this little girl had already been attracted by the scenery of West Lake, and she had already forgotten all about the business she was doing here.

Xie Daoqing nodded on the side, and then said: "Grandfather said, you are the only king with a different surname in my Great Song Dynasty, and your power covers the sky, so now that you are in the Song Dynasty, is there no one you can't see?" ”

"What else did your grandfather tell you?" Ye Qing asked quietly.

Unexpectedly, Xie Daoqing has become smarter now, and made a grimace at Ye Qing, "I won't tell you." ”

"Then you are not afraid of me, the ...... of King Yan."

"Didn't you say you wouldn't embarrass my grandfather?" Xie Daoqing instantly frowned and asked.

"But will your grandfather give up embarrassing me above the court?" Ye Qing asked rhetorically.

Xu Han and Jia She, who were behind them, trotted close to Ye Qing at this moment, and then pointed to the painting boat not far from the lake, which was slowly approaching the shore not far from them, and said, "King Yan, look, the figure on the painting boat is a Mongolian. ”

Ye Qing looked in the direction of Xu Han's finger, and saw a tall figure standing on the second floor of a painting boat that could almost be called the largest on the lake, as if his eyes were also looking at them.

"Is it a red?" Ye Qing narrowed his eyes, looked at the figure that looked a little similar to Xiao Chi and said.

At this time, Jia She, as if offering a treasure, immediately took out a tube-shaped object from his arms, put it in front of one eye, and then closed the other eye tightly and looked at the huge painting boat through the tube-shaped object.

"It's Shu Chi, and the last general also saw Mu Huali, Qiu Chuji, and another young Mongolian man, as well as ...... There were about thirty or forty Mongol guards. Jia Shi said in a somewhat strange posture in Xie Daoqing's eyes.

Ye Qing, on the other hand, glanced at Jia Shi and asked, "Aren't there any officials from my dynasty among them?" ”

"I don't think so." Jia Shi handed the tubular object in his hand to Ye Qing under Xie Daoqing's curious gaze.

Seeing that Ye Qing put the tubular object in front of him like Jia Shi just now, and then closed his other eye, as if looking at the lake through the tube, Xie Daoqing couldn't help but ask with curiosity in his heart: "What is this?" ”

"A telescope that allows you to see things in the distance." Ye Qing replied while looking at it.

"I'm going to try ...... too." Xie Daoqing was eager to try.

"Wait a minute." Ye Qing, who was searching for the identity of the Mongol on the painting boat, replied.