The Lord who use immortals as food

The fire gradually dimmed and the small building became quieter and quieter. Xu Chuo took back his feet and wrapped himself in the cloak twice more.

In fact, this truth is not difficult to understand. Xu Xiang wants to object that "nature" is completely under the rule of heaven, but he cannot say that "nature" is generated by humans. That would be too unreasonable and unreasonable.

At this time, he thought of Mr. Li Mingqiu's "On Virtue". He obviously wanted to avoid this problem by replacing innate nature with acquired virtue. However, as the woman's annotation said, "return to nature", it is obvious that it is necessary to To solve this problem, we cannot circumvent it. If we circumvent it, we have not solved the problem.

And Xu Xiang did have a magic touch here. He traced it back to another "heaven".

"Then this "Two Heavens Theory"...is it correct?" Pei Ye looked at the woman slightly blankly.

Xu Chuo also looked at the young man's face quietly and smiled: "What do you think?"

"I... don't know." Pei Ye said truthfully.

The boy had never thought about this problem so deeply.

In fact, he has never questioned the original theory of heaven. The sword has always been in his hand, and he is used to becoming stronger every day. Problems like Li Du cannot be solved today, but they can be solved tomorrow; if they cannot be solved this year, they can be solved next year. solve.

But if he realizes that he, all the great power he possesses, Li Du, the family, Qilin, Datang... everything actually operates under the same set of rules...

He was interrupted by the woman's laughter: "You don't know that you are asking me, and I certainly don't know either. Do you think I am the Queen Mother?"

"..." Pei Ye breathed an inexplicable sigh of relief and smiled, "Even Shangshu Yuan called you Shaojun. It's really hard to make trouble."

He actually tests her identity.

Xu Chuo rolled his eyes slightly, was quiet for a while, and said: "Pei Ye, we are not really in Tianliyuan. The path that Mr. Xu has worked so hard to find is very solid and suitable. I hope it is right. I I believe it is right, and I also demand that it be right.”

"..."

"Of course it is right - shouldn't official advancement be based on talent, but on surname? Should people with the five surnames regard others as materials and insects? Is it the mission of the Tang Dynasty to always support these parasites? "Xu Chuo tilted his head and looked at him with sharp eyebrows, "Let's be honest, Pei Ye, it doesn't matter whether it's good or bad, true words, or talking in sleep, no matter how the world works, it won't affect what I do. What I want to do.”

"..." Pei Ye had never been so confused so quickly. In fact, at that moment, he subconsciously began to miss Miss Ming. He wanted to put this question in front of her and listen to her answer without thinking. Just like the gentle words on the cliff in the autumn rain that day, Miss Ming could always meticulously sweep away the thick fog in his heart.

But Miss Xu's sharp eyes seemed to be equally effective.

"Then what are we going to do?" Pei Ye frowned, then he remembered that the woman was going to send him to Tianliyuan, "What should I do there?"

"First of all, I want you to understand these things, understand how the situation in this Tianzi City has changed, and see what the heart of the Tang Dynasty is now. Zhu Zhezi doesn't have much time. You will benefit from staying with him for a while. "Yes." Xu Chuo said, "Secondly... I hope you can be another 'proof' for us."

"Proof?"

"Because you are the sharp sword that the 'Two Heaven Theory' has been missing." Xu Chuo looked at him, "At least that's what I declared to everyone."

"They say that all human nature is born from Haotian, so something that is completely human like a 'sword' must also be enveloped by Haotian." Xu Chuo said calmly, "Then tell them that your sword , not within the rules of God.”

"..."

Pei Ye added two more fires, and the small stove gradually became prosperous again.

"The proposal of "Two Heavens Theory" is certainly a masterstroke, but its repair and verification still require a lot of work. Zhu Zhezi will complete these things, but it is still far away; there are still some struggles in the courtyard and the court, and he will try his best to complete them in the next period. At the end of the day, when things are almost done, things will probably become irreconcilable, Xu Chuo said.

She smiled: "Of course it's something you're good at."

Pei Ye looked at her suspiciously.

"We won't know until then." Xu Chuo stood up and glanced at him, "By the way, after the night before, you have gained a good reputation among the upper echelons of Shenjing. Many people are interested in you, but I have already sent the message to you. You are Xu Chuo's man, if you receive any random olive branch in the past two days, just ignore it."

"...?"

She put on her warm cloak and said, "Let's go."

"...Hey, don't. Didn't you say you wanted to find me a recommendation book?" Pei Ye was confused, "You haven't given it to me yet."

"Oh, it should be in a few bookcases on the west wall. Look for it yourself - look what I did, I don't remember where it is."

"Then help me look for it." Pei Ye was stunned, "This is my first time here."

"...I'll go do other things first, okay?"

"..."

"I will live in this courtyard these days. You can choose a room to live in later. The bedding is prepared for daily use." The woman opened the door with a creak and stood in front of the steps. "You are looking for After receiving the letter of recommendation, I went to discuss it with Fang Jidao, and remember to come back in the evening - you and I haven't started writing the second chapter of "Swing Rope" yet, and it will be submitted in seven days."

"..."

Then she left and closed the door with a creak.

There was only one young man left in the library.

"Pei Ye, you seemed a little clingy just now." The black cat said on his shoulder.

Pei Ye glanced at it coldly.

He walked around the small building aimlessly for a few times, and gradually realized that this was indeed the place where the former prime minister sat and slept all year round.

The edge of the table was worn smooth when writing at the desk, and there was a small couch for taking a nap. There was a blackout curtain hanging on the window next to it. On the bookshelf, the books that were highly accessible were all very old.

After looking around for a few times, Pei Ye understood what Xu Chuo meant by the bookshelf on the west wall. Among these bookshelves, the desk was closest. There were not only books on it, but also a large number of letters, official documents, manuscripts, scrolls, etc., which were obviously used most frequently by the former prime minister.

Pei Ye flipped from left to right and from bottom to top. This was indeed a search without any clues. There was really everything inside.

There are notes to myself: "The soles of my shoes are broken. Water got into them last night during the rain. Remember to buy new ones."

But he obviously forgot about it. A few days later, he added: "It rained again. Remember to buy new ones."

There are notes to servants: "Aunt Qi, I saw loofahs selling cheaply opposite Wuyun Tower on the way out of court last night. I'm a little greedy. Buy some to fry."

Or: "Don't sprinkle water on the floor of this building after sweeping it. Books are easily damp." Later, he added: "Some books are very expensive and cannot be bought."

There are also articles or memorials to political enemies: "... The ungraceful rat, the stupid old donkey, got to ride a horse because of the surname Bao."

Or fragmentary words that are chilling: "I have long known that ghosts live in the world, and they talk about immortals one by one."

...

Pei Ye flipped through the pages quietly. Gradually, he found some time trends and began to see some papers with dense and mysterious handwriting. He tried to read a few lines and suddenly realized that these manuscripts were the beginning of "Two Heavens Theory".

This former prime minister must have been a serious and meticulous person at work. The date was marked under each page of the draft, and the words from the classics were also noted next to which book, edition, and page the quotes were from... Pei Ye didn't know how much value these yellowed pens and inks still had, but he carefully returned them to their original positions.

Pei Ye still couldn't understand the traces of his thoughts, but he could see that he had repeatedly hit a wall - repeated attempts in different directions, and dead ends. Pei Ye also saw the sentence "Heaven has given me virtue" here. I think this former prime minister also tried to go around from "virtue", but finally turned back to face it bravely.

In fact, these sentences are as vivid as the notes above. Pei Ye can sometimes see his inspiration and writing in a hurry, sometimes he can see his intermittent thinking, and sometimes he can see some traces of emotional out-of-control... It's just that all the paper and ink have turned yellow and old over time - the former prime minister obviously used neither "plum green paper" nor "Xi ink".

Pei Ye looked down and flipped through the manuscript in his hand. He didn't see anything like a letter, but he saw four small sentences on the edge of the last page. They were like idle writings in the dead of night. It was hard to bring any feelings today when the time has passed.

It seemed to be two lines of poetry about Jingwei by the ancients:

Holding the fine mountain stones in the mouth, the heart hopes that the sea waves are calm.

It is difficult to see the tiny achievements, and the life is insignificant.

Pei Ye was stunned for a while, and put the manuscript back. There were many such things in the back. He skipped them one by one and looked for the grid that was more similar to a letter.

It is indeed admirable to want to re-discuss the principles of heaven. It requires extremely genius ideas to think of it, extremely brave courage to decide it, and even more extraordinary perseverance and talent to promote it. As Xu Chuo said, the former prime minister was truly alone at that time. There was no help in the darkness around him. He was shaky in the court facing endless criticism. After returning, he sat under the candlelight in the library and searched for the truth he needed bit by bit.

He did find it in the end.

The more Pei Ye thought about it, the more he felt that... this was a genius trick.

This set of "two heavens" cleverly split the enemy he wanted to deal with, which was obviously not the entire Tang Dynasty, not the emperor, not the Qilin, and not even the will of heaven itself.

They would produce resistance due to inertia, but the only ones who were really hurt by this set of heavenly principles were actually the five surnames that occupied the Tang Dynasty.

Many people... including Pei Ye himself, did not correctly analyze the relationship between them.

When he hated Li Du and the aristocratic families, it was difficult for him to have any good feelings for the one on the dragon throne and the legendary Qilin later. "Kill all the evil" is the creed of the heroes, and "kill them all at once" is also a very refreshing idea, but it is a kind of irresponsible and lazy justice.

The former prime minister's cognition is obviously much clearer-Qilin and the emperor do not benefit from the oppression of the people.

Regardless of what one thinks of this system of ruling the country by the power of immortals, both of them are actually responsible for the entire Tang Dynasty. The emperor does not need to say much, and Qilin is just a connection between the Tang Dynasty and Haotian, and has no inclination itself.

It is indeed the unshakable support of the Five Surnames, but it is not the instigator of the Five Surnames' wanton behavior.

On the contrary, it is precisely because of the abuse of the Five Surnames that the fortune of the Tang Dynasty has declined. After a long time, Qilin has to instruct and pass the imperial edict to try to reorganize.

Isn't it a good thing for the Tang Dynasty that talented people from the lower class go up to replace the drunkards of the Five Surnames? If this theory is true, it will save the Tang Dynasty from danger; if this theory is true, it will also make the Five Surnames restrain themselves and their fortunes will also improve.

So Xu Xiang did not offend Qilin and the saint.

The blue sky creates people, which is a principle that has been passed down throughout history. All theories of Confucianism, Buddhism, Taoism, etc. are based on it. How many people will you touch if you want to declare the independence of people outside the will of heaven?

So Xu Xiang picked up a "heaven of life and death".

It is not man against heaven, but heaven against heaven.

There was no way to fight against the noble families from below, so he was so bold as to modify the will of heaven at the top, and this modification bypassed the emperor Qilin and cleverly pointed directly to the noble families below... Pei Ye had felt how a mortal whose power and strength came from the Tang Dynasty could display such exquisite talents in the face of this sky covering him.

So he suddenly thought of a question.

——If Prime Minister Xu was so alone and desperate at that time, then how did he become the prime minister?

This question made him stunned for a while, but he was ignorant of the current political situation in Shenjing, let alone the past, so he kept it in his mind for Xu Chuo.

Then he carefully searched the letter column in front of him, and it was not too difficult. He found the letter of recommendation mentioned by Xu Chuo.

It was properly stored in a small wooden box, so Pei Ye did not have to suffer the torture of searching for files.

Opening it, it turned out that the so-called letter of recommendation was written to the former prime minister.

"Brother Zhou Qiong, respectfully ask how you are doing:

I now know that the case you were involved in has been sentenced, and you were executed by being torn to pieces in front of thousands of people.

I couldn't bear to see you suffer such humiliation, and I was in a coma for a while, and finally couldn't pick up the pen.

I have read "Two Heavens Theory", and I will verify its right and wrong. I promised to return this letter to the grave.

I want to hate ghosts and monsters, but I am confused about the dynasties of the past and present. The world is ruthless, and the demons fight people like thunder and rain. I don't know whether what we are fighting is the evil enemy in front of us or the vast world.

If you have someone to entrust, you can keep this letter by my side to study and continue the Tao. I think there must be an answer in the dark, and I will seek it throughout my life.

The will of heaven has always been difficult to ask, and life and death are trivial matters.

Brother left first, and I came later.

I am sad and my writing is messy, please forgive me.

I bow my head for examination."