The guards are relatively free, and they don't have to stand motionless at their doors. The two of them were gagging in the courtyard corridor at this moment. The maid's name was Ah Jiang, and she stayed in the house. Matsukawa Yang briefly explained a few words, telling them that they had something to call Ah Jiang, and he went to the back kitchen to let them order dinner on the hour. It's too late to say what you want to eat now.

"What's ...... Just, do you have a specialty here? ”

"Who knows what you have there, and how do you make it special?" Matsukawa shrugged.

"Not necessarily." Liu Shenghan said, "Just do whatever you want, everything is simple." ”

"Well. When the meal is ready, I will send someone to deliver it, so I will not deliver it myself. Find Ah Jiang for small things, call the guards for big things, don't look for me if you have something anyway. ”

With that, he walked away. Qi Huan stood up and made a throwing motion behind him, looking indignant.

"Why is this man like this?"

"He's always been like that." Liu Shenghan explained, "I have met him a few times before, but at that time, it didn't seem to be where he is now. He seems to be the nephew of the king, I don't know. This person's personality is like this, and his heart is not bad. The population movement within the Nine Heavens Kingdom is not active, and there is no one to entertain inside and outside the palace on weekdays. I'm used to living a free life, and no one wants to toss around. ”

This palace is spacious, even if they have seen the best inn, it is not as good as the decoration of other people's palaces. From the market to the court, what they see most is a silver-white stone. At first, they thought it was white paint, but as Bai Ya walked around the house, he touched it and found that the walls were cold, hard, and smooth stone.

He asked Ah Jiang, "What kind of stones are you building houses here?" ”

"Yes, Miss Jiang, this wall is as white as jade." Jun Aoyan also rubbed against the wall.

"Haven't you ever seen this?" Ah Jiang's face was full of incredulity, as if they pointed to the white rice and asked what kind of grain it was, "Isn't it just ordinary white stone?" There are a lot of mountains in the mountains, as much as you want. It was used to build a house that was warm in winter and cool in summer, and my grandfather said that he lived in a white house when he was a child. ”

"It is said that it was not mined in large quantities a long time ago...... Later, it was found that it was the most suitable for building a house, strong and beautiful, warm in winter and cool in summer. Before a few were built, they called it the 'White House'. Now it's everywhere, it's no surprise, it's become commonplace. Liu Shenghan drank tea at the table and said from afar. They scrutinized the walls.

If it is compared to jade, it is indeed a bit exaggerated, it is not so flawless, and there are some faint cyan veins, like the blood vessels of stone. And this white is very cold, different from the warmth of jade, and has a faint silver-gray texture. After Liu Shenghan finished drinking tea, he also walked over and patted the wall gently.

"In the past, people were only looking for a kind of fragrant stone called Tianxiang jade, which was very precious, and it is said that this kind of white stone had to be excavated to find two or two days of fragrant jade. However, Tianxiang jade is not a priceless treasure, and people gradually found that the business of building houses with white stone is not at a loss, so they only take jade hunting as a side business. ”

Ah Jiang blinked his eyes and asked curiously, "Then what did you use to build a house in your hometown?" ”

"Our hometown...... It's huge. Jun Aoyan stretched out his arms and gestured, "Things are different everywhere. In most places, bricks were burned, and the houses were built with mud. Or there are many wooden houses and bamboo houses, but they are not very fireproof. Where there is little rain, it is made directly with mud and thatch, and there are ...... that dig caves directly in the mountains."

"So pathetic? My grandfather only lived in this kind of house when he was a child. ”

They didn't bother to explain to Ah Jiang. Okay, whatever the little girl says, you're right.

"Ah, yes." Bai Ya glanced at her, "Why didn't you bring food over?" I saw that it was getting dark. Annoyed Ah Jiang went to the back kitchen to urge, and the brothers were about to be starved. ”

"Okay. Wait, I'll be right back. ”

The little girl jumped out, and Bai Ya glanced outside the door by the way, where the two guards were fighting crickets in the distance. Then he closed the door quickly and lightly, and immediately fell on Liu Shenghan.

"Why are there two?"

Qi Huan and Jun Aoyan were stunned for a moment, and immediately reacted. They also expressed their doubts, not understanding why Liu Shenghan prepared two paintings and the other one? Qi Huan glanced at the table where the wooden box was placed in the room, and the box was gone.

"I'm putting it away." Liu Shenghan is still that easy-to-use appearance, and he is not afraid of anything, "The one I asked you to hand in is a portrait of the monarch." ”

"Why?" Jun Aoyan didn't understand, "Didn't you say that you want to offer a painting of the incense god Qianyanpo?" What do you do with him? ”

"For temptation."

"Tempting what?"

"Test whether he is a dignified monarch of the country and whether he is a disciple with good roots."

"What do you mean by that?"

When it comes to this, it's no fun to hide it any longer. It turned out that Liu Shenghan had doubts about the monarch's identity as a believer a long time ago—doubting whether he was pious enough. He was the first monarch of the Xiangji Kingdom, and when he was young, he was also enthusiastic and upright, and he wanted to be a good young man who wanted to make a difference. At that time, he was just an ordinary citizen in the city-state, and his parents were busy with simple work to support a large family. It is said that the elders love the big and the young, and he has brothers and sisters up and down, so it stands to reason that he can't do anything. So he has no enthusiasm, but not only has nowhere to show his skills, but even his parents often ignore him.

That year, the scale of the Xiangyin Sect was pitifully small, eight out of ten people had never heard of the name, and one had heard of it but was not a believer. There are less than 7,000 people in this city, and 700 people sounds like a small number. But in the Nine Heavens Kingdom, which was still the southern kingdom in Bai Ya's mouth at that time, almost everyone believed in it. Hundreds of years ago, Buddhists traveled to this country and brought with them such a time-honored faith. Later, the Tao was introduced from Baiya's homeland, and they also brought a large number of magic weapons and goods. In addition, there are large and small religions that occupy all corners of the country. Although the Xiangyin Sect is a native belief, it appeared too late and there was a lot of resistance.

Until the true God comes.

Through legitimate and improper suppression and exclusion, the number of infidels outside the Xiangyin Sect has decreased dramatically. There are no bloody means, but most of them "abandon the dark and turn to the light". After all, the god you sing about every day doesn't know where you are, and here is a magnanimous and compassionate god who can see and touch it, who proves himself with miracles and attracts people's hearts with real benefits, and people who lack a sense of belonging naturally know how to make the right choice.

The young monarch was an exception. Their whole family was born in a hard life, and compared to the psychological comfort of their parents, they need to eat and survive in real life. As for his father and mother, he used to have no choice, his grandparents and grandparents were ordinary Buddhists, and their choice was self-evident. And one day, when the god of incense sent the wealth and food at their fingertips to them in equal exchange, they defected to the lord of incense at the speed of an illiterate flip book.

In other words, he was forced to join the church in a daze. It's not a good thing, it's not a bad thing.

After the later situation, Liu Shenghan didn't know anything. She only knew that this kid somehow was at the mercy of the incense god Qianyapo who he had turned a deaf ear. He must not be the most loyal believer, and from the perspective of obedience or not, Lord Xiangjin should know that he is not the best candidate. But now he is in this position, barely governing the country well.

"He didn't have a choice." Liu Shenghan is determined, "Before the temptation of huge interests, it is possible for anyone to change their views." How did Lord Xiangshen and his envoys preach it back then? Those who can work more, work hard, get more. They claim that the benefits that everyone gets today should not be the price they pay, the weight they should get in exchange. Their efforts deserve more and more valuable things. At first, this was very popular among the middle and lower classes, after all, as believers, they did receive more food and money than in the past by giving their faith and labor. ”

"Hmm, won't those dignitaries be worried?" Jun Aoyan frowned, "We all know that the most troublesome thing is the peasant uprising. They were hungry and suffering enough to be fearless. ”

"Gradually, the nobles also benefited." Liu Sheng said quietly, "As long as you convert to the Xiangyin Sect and do things according to their requirements and explanations, you will be rewarded as a matter of course." ”

Qi Huan rolled his eyes and scolded: "Conscience is not bad? ”

"It's no wonder that no one has ever done anything against their conscience."

"What?" Qi Huan didn't understand. They didn't get it.

"It's really hard to say......" Liu Shenghan looked around, as if looking for something to use as an example. Eventually, she set her sights on the fruit bowl on the table. The fruit was fresh and there was a small knife next to it. The knife looked blunt, and it was hard to peel the skin, and it was hard to even sharpen the nails.

Jun Aoyan saw that she had been looking there, so she asked, "What's wrong with that knife?" ”

"Well, this knife—" Liu Shenghan picked it up, "it's blunt, isn't it?" Now we call for nine officials. ”

"Nine?"

"Yes, nine. Among them, as long as the five officials reach a consensus, this knife can kill. And these five people don't necessarily have to be disciples of the Xiangyin Sect. ”

None of the other three spoke. They looked at Liu Shenghan cautiously, and their expressions clearly didn't understand.

"If more than five people decide to kill with it, the outcome cannot be changed, and the others no longer have the power to make decisions. There are no more than three types of people here—Xiangyin followers, followers of other religions, and people without faith. If two factions occupy four of them, do you think the remaining one has any decisive power? ”

"It should ...... Didn't you? Jun Aoyan thought for a moment, "He's just a person." ”

"That's wrong. Everybody thinks so...... In fact, he is the most powerful. ”

"Why?"

Bai Ya can probably figure it out, but he doesn't bother to think about it as seriously as Qi Huan. To know the answer, or to ask directly is quicker. It was rare for Liu Shenghan not to sell Guanzi, so he went on directly.

"Two groups of four are necessarily opposites. Now if I say that four people decided to kill with this knife, the other four were against it. If a position needs to be supported by five people, it will be considered to be passed......"

He can influence the outcome of his decisions as he pleases.

Qi Huan slapped his thigh, startling others.

"That's not right." Bai Ya rolled his eyes, "Not all choices are black and white. I can kill with this knife, or I can choose not to kill, but can I still use other weapons and means, or use this knife to kill others? ”

"Bai Shaoxia is right. In addition to the problem of black and white, there is also the problem of choosing more than two. But since it's no longer two options, everyone can come up with new ideas. When opinions are too mixed, this method does not apply. However, in this case, it is more difficult to discuss the reason because there are many people. ”

"So, what does this have to do with what you said about conscience?" Jun Aoyan asked.

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