Although Lin Lan is straightforward, it is impossible to tell Xiaoxiao that Tang Ning thought about marrying Xiaoxiao, this matter is destined to rot in the stomach, or can only be said to Rong Xuan.

The happy event of Lin Lan entering the palace as a noble concubine has been spread in Beijing for a long time, but Tang Ning said that it was more than this happy event.

Princess Haiya finally arrived at the grassland and was sure to be pregnant. This happy event quickly spread in the grassland, but not in Beijing.

Now that the reputation of the temple has plummeted on the Great Monday, the conditions for the Southern Expedition have been formed, and only Fan Wencheng, who went to the Great Wilderness, has returned.

The envoys of the temple and Southern Chu returned to the temple and Southern Chu respectively, bringing with them the good news that the Great Zhou Emperor no longer planned to send troops.

Both the priests on Orange Mountain and the officials in the capital city of Southern Chu were overjoyed, and at this moment, Bian Qingdou also returned to Orange Mountain.

She quietly returned to Orange Mountain, just as she had quietly left, and no one paid attention to her.

She walked silently on the road of Orange Mountain, listening to the priests on Orange Mountain talking, saying that Wei Ziqi sent the Great Zhou to successfully persuade the Great Zhou Emperor, and the merit was great, and some people even said that the Great Zhou Emperor was stupid, saying that God was blessing.

Bian Qingdou listened silently, but felt a little sad in his heart.

The small courtyard is still a small courtyard, and an old man in the small courtyard is harvesting cabbage.

When I left Orange Mountain, the small courtyard was still green, and when I came back, the cabbage was already harvested.

"Teacher, I'm back." Bian Qingdou said softly, but there was indescribable loneliness in his eyes.

The old man patted the dust on his body, sat down next to the pile of cabbage, and asked, "Have you been to see Xiaobei?" ”

The old man's first question was nothing else, but his own personal disciple Ye Bei.

Bian Qingdou said softly: "I've seen it, the place where the senior brother sleeps is surrounded by green mountains and green waters, and it is very quiet, I think the senior brother has been running around for half his life, let him sleep quietly, away from right and wrong, away from conflicts of interest." ”

The old man sighed slightly: "Accompanied by green mountains and green waters, well, I don't know how many times better than going back to Orange Mountain." When you go up the mountain, you must have heard all the discussions in the mountain, right? ”

Bian Qingdou nodded and said, "Well, I heard it, I was also present when Emperor Zhou summoned Wei Ziqi." I have heard everything that the Great Zhou Emperor said. ”

At that time, the Great Zhou Emperor did not make it clear that he would not go south, but only said that he hoped that the world would be peaceful forever. Wei Ziqi and Liang Du both thought that the emperor had dismissed the idea of the Southern Expedition. ”

"But I don't think so, because I have heard the Great Zhou Emperor say before that the temple will not be destroyed for a day, and the world will not be restless for a day, and only by eradicating the temple can the world be peaceful forever."

"I told Wei Ziqi and Liang Du all this, and they were a little suspicious, but then they suddenly left the capital for some reason."

The old man said softly: "It's really not that simple, so to speak, Tang Ning doesn't believe in God?" ”

Bian Qingdou nodded lightly and said: "Yes, teacher, he doesn't believe in God, he said that there is no god in this world, the divine stone is just a stone in the great wilderness, as for the words engraved on the divine stone, he definitely said that it is not an oracle, it is just a poem, it is only a word engraved on the divine stone, and he also knows the last half of the poem." ”

The expression on the old man's face was a little complicated, and he said after a long time: "Qingdou, do you think his words are credible?" ”

Bian Qingdou's face showed a look of struggle, and the old man asked softly, "Qingdou, has your faith also wavered?" ”

Bian Qingdou knelt down and blamed himself: "Teacher, I, I don't know, my heart is very messy, I keep telling myself to be pious to my belief in God, but, however, his words always echo in my mind, I reflect on what the temple has done over the years, I, I ......"

The old man sighed faintly.

Bian Qingdou asked, "Teacher, God should be tolerant and loving, if God knew what the temple was doing, would he support it?" ”

The old man said in a deep voice, "God is tolerant and loving, but only for the people who are pious in the faith, isn't he?" ”

Bian Qingdou asked, "Teacher, haven't you also shaken your faith in God?" ”

The old man said: "I do doubt whether there is a god in the end, but I have not denied that there is a god in this world, maybe God is beyond the world, looking up to the whole world, or countless people, we are just a drop in the ocean." ”

"And now, the Great Zhou is going to unite the grasslands and the barbarians to go south, and we all have to rise up to fight, which has nothing to do with whether you and I are pious or not in our belief in God, but because there are many people behind us, there are priests of the temple, there are devout believers, and there are countless people."

Bian Qingdou nodded, hesitated for a moment, and said, "Teacher, I met the Great Zhou Emperor again before leaving the capital, and he said something to me. ”

And he said, What is God? God is just a man's good will, praying for happiness, representing one of his own dreams. ”

Therefore, it is not necessarily a bad thing for people to have faith, they can have sustenance. But the temple should preach goodness, preach kindness, preach peace, and bring peace to the world. Even if there really is a God in the world, this is what God wants. ”

"We should use compassion and kindness to influence people, instead of interfering in politics, provoking wars, and vainly trying to occupy the world, and the temple has taken the wrong path from the beginning."

The old man was silent for a long time after listening to Bian Qingdou's words, and asked, "Qingdou, do you think what he said makes sense?" ”

After a moment of silence, Bian Qingdou nodded solemnly.

The old man sighed a little and said, "It's easy to say, however, not everyone can restrain the desires in their hearts. Qingdou, do you know what he said to you? ”

Bian Qingdou shook his head slightly when he heard this.

The old man looked at him far away and said, "If the temple is really destroyed and the soldiers and horses of the Great Zhou occupy this land, do you think this land can be peaceful?" ”

"There will be no peace, at least not for decades! Because the people of this land have a devout faith. ”

"So, he wants to eradicate the temple, but he doesn't want to eradicate the temple completely, you understand?"

Bian Qingdou nodded slightly and said, "I understand, he wants a temple that will not interfere in the government, which can help him stabilize the people without any threat." Teacher, what should we do? ”

The old man said in a deep voice: "If the temple really collapses one day, do you want to see that this land will not be peaceful for decades, and it will bleed for decades?" ”

Bian Qingdou was silent for a moment and shook his head slightly.

The old man said in a deep voice: "So, if it really comes to that moment, everyone on the orange mountain can die, but you can't die, do you understand?" ”

Bian Qingdou closed his eyes and nodded heavily, and then asked, "Teacher, ...... you?"

The old man got up from the cabbage and stood up, wearing a dusty robe but exuding a majestic aura, and said in a deep voice: "Prepare for war!" ”