The two of them came out of the room and looked eastward. They saw that the Heavenly Officials and his entourage had already stabilized the clouds from the sky above the palace. In order to highlight the formality, the Heavenly Officials sent by the Heavenly Court were accompanied by Heavenly Soldiers. The eighteen Heavenly Soldiers had bright armor and weapons. Shining, lined up on the left and right, two shirtless warriors beat drums to cheer, and an elderly heavenly official wearing the uniform of the former dynasty stood in the middle, spreading out the imperial scroll.
It was the morning hour, and the appearance of the heavenly officials and soldiers caused a great commotion in the city. The people rushed to tell each other, and passers-by stopped and looked up.
I don't know what kind of leather the two big drums are made of. When the strong men beat them, they make a loud and deep sound, which is deafening and shocking to the mind.
When the Heavenly Official spread out the edict scroll, the warriors stopped beating the drums, and the old Heavenly Official announced the edict in a deep voice, "The Jade Emperor has issued an edict. Now there are people and kings in the lower realms who are treasonous, disrespectful of their kindness, and blame the gods. This has shocked the heaven and the earth, and attracted The ghosts and gods are angry, so they sent down the following decree from heaven, telling the common people clearly, please listen to the warning: At the beginning of the Hongmeng, the heaven and earth were in chaos. It was because of the mercy of heaven and man that they created the heaven and earth, demarcated the three realms, showered them with rain and dew, be kind and sincere, dispelled evil and eliminated evil, and stabilized the universe. …”
This is probably the longest edict in the history of Heaven. It is hundreds of words long. The Heavenly Official recited half a stick of incense. The edict is divided into two parts. The first half is a demonstration of merit and the impact of Heaven on the human world. Contribution and help, the second half is about getting angry, scolding the world for being ungrateful, and repaying kindness with evil.
Judging from the time, this decree in response to the emperor's decree to blame heaven was made hastily. The kings of the Three Kingdoms had just issued the decree to blame heaven, and heaven responded. The Jade Emperor may have been very angry when he issued the decree, and his words were very fierce. , the tone is also very stern, and there is even a sentence in it: "Since the grace of the sea god cannot be appreciated, but the power of the god of hell cannot be warned."
After conveying the decree, the warriors began to beat the drums again, and the group returned to the heaven in the clouds and mist.
This announcement frightened countless people to their knees. Even after they left, the kneeling people were frightened and did not dare to get up.
Nanfeng was the instigator, and in fact most of the words were blaming him, but he was not afraid. Since he dared to poke a hornet's nest, he was not afraid of killing it all.
"They're in a mess." Yuan Anning said.
Nanfeng smiled back, as the saying goes, don't be anxious when things happen, for anxiousness will lead to chaos. No matter who it is, it is easy to mess up when in a hurry. There are many criticisms of the decree issued by the Heavenly Court, and the five rebuttals made against the five deadly sins are also flawed.
Faced with their suggestion that the heavenly gods rely on their powerful power, ignore the way of heaven, and destroy the rules of heaven, the rebuttal of the heavenly court is that "the rules of heaven are determined by nature, and self-discipline must be followed. There is no doubt or slander." To put it bluntly, the rules of heaven are What the gods have decided is for us to implement. Who are you to make irresponsible remarks
Regarding their suggestion that the Heavenly Court deceives the people, secretly appoints the king, and controls current affairs, the Heavenly Court's rebuttal is that the world has neglected education and has not yet developed its sanity. If there is no guidance, it will act recklessly and cause disasters, accumulating disasters and destroying itself.
Regarding the accusation that they took advantage of wind, rain, thunder and lightning to seek profit, the response from the Heavenly Court was that they did this in order to move more to make up for the less, and learn from each other's strong points to make up for their shortcomings. This in itself is a very tiring task. They worked so hard, but the world actually If you don't appreciate it, you won't miss it.
Regarding the matter of gods forming a party for personal gain, they have selectively ignored it. There is no way to avoid the important and ignore the light, and there is no way to confuse the audience. They can just say that the secrets of heaven are hidden, how can we get a glimpse of them? The general meaning is that the secrets of heaven are mysterious. What do you know? .
Finally, there are similarities and differences in the laws of the gods, and they are harsh on others and lenient to themselves. The rebuttal of the heavenly court is that the gods have experienced tribulations before being promoted. Their knowledge is much higher than that of mortals, and it is normal for mortals to not understand the things they do.
In addition, he also made the following accusations against mortals: first, they are immoral, incompetent, and ungrateful. The second is excessive demands, greed and selfishness. The third is ignorance and inability to distinguish right from wrong. The fourth is lack of trust and righteousness, being arrogant in front and respectful in back. The fifth is that the following offends the superior, and the eyes have no dignity and inferiority.
These five reprimands were directed at the five major sins he had mentioned before. In fact, these reprimands were mainly directed at him and the three kings. It is also possible that the Jade Emperor was very angry when he issued the edict, so his words were very fierce. However, these five reprimands It also reflects the true inner thoughts of the gods from the side, especially the two items of ignorance and disrespect, which reveal their positioning of themselves and their views on mortals.
This is also the reason why Yuan Anning said that they were confused. If someone is frightened by such an imperial edict, they will be frightened. Those who are not frightened will be even more disgusted with them.
The imperial edict also mentioned at the end that on the eighth day of the first lunar month next year, there will be an act of manifestation in heaven, but they used the time of heavenly stems and earthly branches instead of the year, month and time. As for what they will do on that day, they did not go into details, but that’s fine, both sides Everyone sent out messages and exchanged messages, which meant that the matter was settled.
After the official left with the message, the two returned to the house. Yuan Anning brought out porridge and rice, while Nanfeng washed his face and mouth and prepared to eat.
"Sir." A low voice called from outside the door.
Many people called him "Zhenren", but not many called him "sir." Even if he didn't look at the breath and just listened to the voice, he would know who it was, "Come in."
Zhu Laoer came in sideways, stood at the door of the courtyard and saluted Nanfeng, "Sir, Emperor Wu asked about your residence. I don't dare to answer him rashly, so I came here to ask for instructions."
"Why is he looking for me?" Nanfeng asked casually. He had previously sent Zhu Lao'er, Lao Huai and others to Yu Wenyong, so Yu Wenyong was related to Zhu Lao'er.
"I must be visiting you," Zhu Lao Er said.
"Don't tell him, I'll find him when I'm free," Nanfeng said.
The second pig responded repeatedly, bowed and retreated.
"What is he looking for you for?" Yuan Anning asked softly.
"I guess he wants to reward me with a few beauties." Nanfeng said with a smile.
Yuan Anning also smiled.
After laughing, Nanfeng said, "You must want me to help him dominate the world."
Yuan Anning nodded.
Nanfeng took the initiative and said, "Don't worry, I won't get involved in these things. I only do what I should do."
"What are your plans after this is done?" Yuan Anning handed over the chopsticks.
Nanfeng did not answer immediately. He had experienced the hardships and hardships in his early years, and was enjoying the joy of omnipotence at this time. As for where the dust would settle and where he would go after the dust was washed away, he had not thought about it. In fact, it was not that he had not thought about it. The result is not figured out. There are too many variables in this matter, and the result is difficult to predict. As long as the heavenly book is not fully learned, the variables will always exist.
Seeing Nanfeng in a daze, Yuan Anning did not ask any further questions and whispered, "Eat quickly."
Just as he picked up his rice bowl, he discovered a ray of purple energy from the cave appeared outside the courtyard gate.
After waiting for a while, no one knocked on the door. Looking at his breath, the visitor kept hesitating and lingering outside the door.
Feeling confused, he went out to take a look.
The visitor was about to leave, but after Nanfeng opened the door, he turned around again.
Nanfeng recognized the visitor as an old friend. He should be very close to each other, but the visitor made him very embarrassed.
He was not the only one who was embarrassed, Ling Yunzi was also embarrassed.
After a brief moment of astonishment, Nanfeng turned sideways and raised his hand, "Master, please come into the room and talk."
"No, no." Ling Yunzi waved his hand.
"The real person is looking for me?" Nanfeng asked. Back then, he killed or destroyed all the purple energy masters of the Yuqing Sect, except Ling Yunzi, because Ling Yunzi once let him go.
Ling Yunzi sighed and tilted his head, but stopped talking.
"I was young and energetic at the time, and I went too far." Nanfeng said. It was impossible to ask him to apologize, because it was not his fault for what happened back then. If Long Yunzi hadn't taken Yuan Anning to If you threaten him, he won't use the method of borrowing the universe.
"Everyone go over there," Ling Yunzi said.
"Master, please come into the room and talk." Nanfeng invited again. Ling Yunzi was not old, only in his forties, but his complexion was not good. To be precise, he was in a very depressed mood.
"No, no, you are precious, so I'm leaving now." After Ling Yunzi said this, he turned around and left quickly without waiting for Nanfeng's reply.
Nanfeng didn't try to stop him, he just stood at the door and watched.
After Ling Yunzi walked away, Nanfeng returned to the house.
Yuan Anning didn't ask who the visitor was, because she could hear the conversation between the two from inside the house, and she also knew that the reason why Ling Yunzi didn't enter the house was because he knew she was there.
"I'm going to the palace." Nanfeng said.
Yuan Anning nodded.
After a while, Nan Feng and Yu Wenyong spoke from the main hall. This time there were no outsiders, only two of them.
His previous guess was correct, Yu Wenyong did want to worship him as his prime minister.
Yu Wenyong knew who his opponent was. To propose the title of Marquis at this time showed his courage and courage. He was also a ruthless character who dared to gamble.
Although Yuwen Yong was kind and generous, Nanfeng still politely refused and explained the reason. He was only going against the gods, not the way of heaven. The destiny of the country, whether it is the number of qi, are all determined by the way of heaven, and the only thing that controls the way of heaven is the hearts of the people. , He who wins the hearts of the people wins the world.
Yu Wenyong was naturally disappointed when he could not get Nanfeng's minister, but he was not very disappointed, because as long as Nanfeng did not help Northern Qi and Chen, it was good news for him.
Later, Yu Wenyong asked him about state affairs and his opinion on the expulsion of monks.
Nanfeng's opinion is also very clear. Millions of monks have seriously affected the national economy and people's livelihood. It is correct to force them to return to secular life. No religion can affect people's livelihood or endanger national affairs, but religion can soothe people's hearts and induce people to do good. It does have a positive effect, even if it drives away monks and Taoists, it is not advisable to do things too far and should be open to one side.
This insight comes from the principle of yin and yang, but he did not explain the principle of yin and yang to Yu Wenyong. It was a way to show off his erudition and gain trust. He had real skills and did not need to use tricks, and Yu Wenyong would obey him.
The direct result of the discussion was to retain Baosheng Temple and Yuqing Sect, while the remaining monasteries and Taoist temples were dismissed.
In fact, he had already guessed why Ling Yunzi was visiting, and this result could be regarded as an explanation to Ling Yunzi.
What was said after that was just some gossip, but in fact it was not gossip, but the preliminary preparation for the bet. He wanted to take the opportunity of getting married to summon qi practitioners to come and congratulate him. The best effect would be to spread the matter in the form of an imperial edict. With Zhuge Chanjuan's The date of the Great Twilight is set after half a month.
It was already the second watch when he left the palace, and Yuan Anning was still waiting at home with a candle.
This place is not far from the ruined temple. Yuan Anning already knew that the imperial court rushed to build a courtyard near the ruined temple. When asked about the reason, Nanfeng did not hide it from her. Yuan Anning had a smart mind. Since he had heard the news, he should have guessed that he wanted to do it. What.
"The dark period will be in three days, and the imperial edict conferring the title of princess will also come out at that time." Nanfeng said.
"Etiquette has its own priority..."
"There is no priority. I will marry you first..."