It is better to eat without meat than to live without bamboo.

In the garden of Jiankang City, there are beautiful and upright green bamboos everywhere.

It's just that only a very few people know that there is a garden in Jiankang City, only bamboo, but there is no residence, not even a pavilion.

Several court worshippers in green shirts were a little nervous outside the dilapidated courtyard walls of this garden, and they didn't know why His Majesty the Emperor, who was so difficult to get out of the palace, was interested in coming to this garden where there was nothing but bamboo.

As for the origin of this garden, they know very well.

He Xiuxing loves bamboo among the three saints of Nantian, this bamboo garden is the old garden of He Xiuxing, even if He Xiuxing was defeated by Shen Yue and imprisoned in the deserted garden of Nantian Courtyard, no one dared to move this bamboo garden, and His Majesty the Emperor in the palace seemed to have completely forgotten it.

However, today, His Majesty the Emperor suddenly left the palace and arrived here, which shows that he has never forgotten this garden.

Before His Majesty the Emperor entered the garden, all of them were sure that the garden was empty, and this ruled out the possibility that His Majesty the Emperor would meet with someone else today.

At this time, following His Majesty the Emperor into this garden was only the great monk Huiqi of Jiming Temple in the city.

Huiqi knew that His Majesty the Emperor must have something to do today, but he, like those offerings outside, didn't know when, although he knew that His Majesty the Emperor was generous and benevolent, but looking at the back of His Majesty the Emperor who was slowly marching in front of him in the path covered with thick bamboo leaves, he was still very worried in his heart.

"It's the first time I've entered this garden, and although I've heard that there is only bamboo in this garden, I didn't expect it to be so simple, and there is not even a well, which is a bit difficult to do. Walking deep into the garden, Xiao Yan stopped.

He is only wearing an ordinary green shirt today, but the Son of Heaven has his own majesty, although he is just calmly commenting on this garden, but even the great monk Huiqi, who has no desire for power, feels that the entire bamboo forest is instantly shrouded in an inexplicable coercion.

Difficult?

What's so hard about it?

He was puzzled, so he followed the truth that silence is golden, but he also stopped and listened quietly.

"You said the Demon Sect... What is he really after?"

Xiao Yan turned around and looked at this intelligent monk, but his face became serious.

"This?"

Huiqi was stunned, his face was bitter, and he said, "Then how can I guess?"

"As far as I know, when he was practicing in the Lonely Mountain Sword Sect of my Southern Dynasty, you were also his friend, although he later fled the Southern Dynasty, you had nothing to do with it, but if you know about his past, I'm afraid there are few people who can compare to you. ”

Xiao Yan looked directly into his eyes and said gently: "So you can guess for me, just based on your perception, you don't need to consider the thoughts of others, including me." ”

Huiqi sighed lightly in his heart, he knew that if His Majesty the Emperor was interested in something, he really couldn't hide it from him.

"I have been in contact with him for several years, before I went to the Lonely Mountain Sword Sect to practice, he was not like an ambitious person, but like a scholar who likes to do learning, but then it seems to have changed suddenly, not only intoxicated with cultivation, but extremely pursuing the improvement of strength. Later, I didn't know if the Lonely Mountain Sword Sect ceased to exist because of the killing of the master and the seizure of the scriptures, but I think that if the young man is not bitter hatred, it is because of love that the emotions will be so intense. The dispute between the Northern and Southern Dynasties has been like this since ancient times, and young people absolutely could not suddenly study one day, so they suddenly woke up and felt that they should do whatever it takes to promote the unification of the north and the south, so that tens of millions of people can avoid the suffering of war. He looked at Xiao Yan and said.

"No one is born a saint, even a saint, first of all he is a person. ”

Xiao Yan nodded, he didn't judge any of Huiqi's words, he just said his opinion frankly, "People are in different positions, they have different perceptions of this world, if a person's ability is not enough to deal with a cultivator of the Chengtian Realm, he should not think of everything he has done at this time, just to promote the unification of the north and the south." As for the fact that he has now become the Lord of the Northern Wei Demon Sect, but at that time, he rebelled from the Lonely Mountain Sword Sect and left the Northern Wei Dynasty, there should be other reasons. From this point of view, even if he sincerely wants to return to the Southern Dynasty and end this war, it may be because of the past, not because he suddenly has the world in his heart, or he has completely transcended the world, and what he pursues is the way of heaven. ”

Huiqi looked at the majesty and tranquility between his eyebrows, and knew that he could speak freely, he lowered his head slightly, looked at the thick bamboo leaves under his feet, and said: "Even the three saints of Nantian are still not exempt from vulgarity, not to mention those who have not yet reached their realm. ”

"He Xian never thought of becoming an emperor, so he naturally only looked at things from the perspective of a cultivator, his sanctification came from his strength, so he didn't need to consider the feelings of others at all, he acted purely from his own preferences and loves and hatreds, so in his world, there was no tolerance and forbearance, and there was no compromise. ”

Xiao Yan smiled faintly and said: "However, governing the country is like water until there are no fish, and all the people who can't dislike it will disappear from the world, and none of the people in the world is perfect." In any dynasty, there will be cool officials, there will be Qing history, and there will be generals who kill people like hemp and don't want the war to stop. ”

Huiqi didn't answer.

He will not judge the idea of being a man and governing the country, even if he is qualified to judge.

"In this world, there are always people who have to make sacrifices for the sake of the big picture, and compared with the peace and contentment of millions of people, the sacrifice of a very small number of people is worth it. Xiao Yan's smile became thicker, but his face became more and more gentle, "Today, the military department received a letterhead from General Lin Yi of the Tiece Army, the content of the letterhead is to complain for help, but according to what I know, it is not the case, at most, the child who knows how to be distressed has milk to eat." Lin Yi is a disciple of He Xiu, in the eyes of the Demon Sect and the people of the world, I naturally don't like it, the more Lin Yi sits bigger, the people of the world naturally feel that I can't sleep in peace, but what is most needed to govern the country is checks and balances, if the Demon Sect comes, it will naturally need to have a character who makes him jealous. ”

Huiqi's complexion changed greatly, he understood what Xiao Yan meant, even if He Xiu's other disciple had appeared, but His Majesty the Emperor would still choose to accept the Demon Sect, as for Lin Yi, His Majesty the Emperor's previous statements may be a manifestation of his own preferences, he may indeed dislike all the disciples of He Xiu, including Lin Yi, but he doesn't like it, but it doesn't mean that he doesn't lift it.

"For children, knocking a bamboo stick and rewarding a piece of candy is what children like. Others can only see bamboo sticks, but they may not be able to see children eating candy. ”

Xiao Yan's gaze fell on the surrounding bamboos.

There is no fixed number of bamboos in this bamboo garden, and there are different types, but they are all tall and straight, just like a sword, exuding a smell that is inextricably close.

"He Xiu is not at all maneuvering and tolerant, you see that in the bamboo garden of Nuoda, no one has cleaned it for many years, but there is not even a single weed. ”

Xiao Yan moved and continued to walk until he reached the wall, he stopped and looked at the corner of the wall, Huiqi followed his gaze, and only then did he understand why he stopped here.

Only in that corner of the wall was a half-dead wild rose.

Not only coincidentally, but this bamboo garden does uphold a certain will and great means of He Xiu, on the side of the wild rose, there are several thin bamboo shoots growing obliquely, as if to cut off the last living space of this wild rose, which is struggling to survive.

"This bamboo garden will be changed to Tongtai Temple from today, and you will be transferred to preside over here. Xiao Yan's voice sounded again, and Hui Qi was startled, but at this moment, he sensed an exceptionally soft but powerful aura flowing out of His Majesty the Emperor's body.

The briar suddenly came to life, an aura and brilliance that he couldn't even comprehend, flowing from the brius.

Huiqi Ling.

It was only at this time that he knew that His Majesty the Emperor was not only a powerful cultivator, but also the kind of powerful cultivator that was far beyond his imagination.

Therefore, the so-called courage and means that ordinary people cannot understand still come from their own height and realm.

"Lin Yi is too young, but Lin Wangbei should understand. ”

Xiao Yan restrained all his breath and said, "What's more, he owes Xiao Hong a favor." ”