Dao Fruit

"Any area that the court cannot touch is equivalent to being in a gray area, but this does not mean that the forces attached to the court really do not intervene. On the contrary, there is no explicit legal provision in such an area, and the rules are actually set by the two parties involved."

In the imperial study, Li Yan, who had withdrawn from the court meeting, sat behind the table and listened to the conversation of several prime ministers in front of him.

Although Qiu Yan is in power now, he also behaves very tough, as if he does not care about the rules set by the world at all, but in fact, many things are still discussed by several prime ministers in the political hall, and then issued by him. It is precisely because he has suppressed the aristocratic families and his power is unparalleled, so these political orders have been implemented, and the execution power is much higher than in the past.

Just like today, after Qiu Yan proposed religious reform in the court, the emperor and his ministers entered the political hall and discussed the matter.

Of course, the emperor has little say in this regard because of his limited vision and mind, so most of the time he still listens, learns, and memorizes.

Compared with the emperor, the other ministers held their own opinions and expressed their own ideas according to their own interests. This result was naturally normal. Some agreed, some reserved, and some directly opposed.

Faced with such a situation, Qiu Yan was not surprised, but just said this calmly.

This immediately aroused the emperor's interest. Li Yan asked thoughtfully: "So, the place where the court has no jurisdiction does not mean that there is no order?"

Qiu Yan smiled and said: "Of course, order can maintain the state. Any thing or field that does not disappear immediately must have order. And the root of order is living beings. Specifically for Da Rui, it is a person, a family, and a sect. Various organizations, some things, the court does not get involved, it does not mean that the interests are really given up. On the contrary, it is often a lot of forces attached to the court. Use the power of the court as a deterrent and intervene in it."

While speaking, his eyes swept over the other ministers and noticed that some of them changed color, but now Qiu Yan even suppressed the family. What power is enough to stop what he wants to say?

"I talked about giving up interests at the court meeting before. If you don't occupy it in the first place, how can you give it up? This has actually affected the interests of some people, so some people immediately jumped out to oppose it. In fact, I have always believed that some things, no matter how the court blocks them, will be useless, because people's hearts are selfish, which is the law of nature. And blindly prohibiting is tantamount to covering your ears and stealing the bell. Just closing your eyes and not looking will eventually create a gray area. The correct approach should be to preserve the law of nature, eliminate human desires, and regulate reasonable selfishness. Isolate and give birth to the power of progress, and at the same time restrain the excess. In this way, some gray areas will be brought under the sun."

"But in this way, there may not be much change?" Li Yan was still a little confused for a while.

"No, the change is too big, because the law can govern!" Qiu Yan narrowed his eyes slightly and flicked his fingers. "Anything, when there is no law to restrain it, is in an unpredictable situation. If someone violates it, the stronger one will win. This is the law of the jungle that eliminates the weak and retains the strong. It is the law of ancient times. However, the development of humanity for thousands of years has erased these ancient traces bit by bit, so that the weakest people can live a stable life. Today's humanity is still developing, and naturally we must follow the example of the past, find the dark places, and restrain the beastly hearts. With the intervention of explicit laws, even the most unscrupulous people will know that they are wrong when they violate it. Even if he is not afraid, even if he sneers, he has established a benchmark in the hearts of the people. Sometimes, what we are afraid of is not knowing the law and breaking it, but having no law to rely on. Even if it is impossible to govern for a while, we cannot lose the basis for governance."

Speaking of Here, Qiu Yan shook his head and said: "People's hearts are the key. What the world's schools seek is nothing more than shaping people's hearts. At the critical moment, only the hearts of people connected by the benchmark can condense and burst out the power they should have."

The expressions of many ministers were different, but Li Yan seemed to understand. He felt that Qiu Yan's words were full of profound meanings, which were difficult to understand at the moment. He needed to go back and think carefully. However, he also knew that Qiu Yan was not aimless. He made a decision in his heart: "Since Master Qiu has made a decision, I will support it. But will the leaders of the Taoist sect really come here upon summons?"

"It doesn't matter. There are ways," Qiu Yan said with a grin, "Of course, the premise is that they get out of the sand and dust."

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Three days later, the thick sand and dust that had been around Guanfeng Island in the East China Sea for several days gradually dispersed and settled, revealing the scene again.

Lin Dingtian, who had led his troops to surround this area of ​​water, came here by boat as soon as he received the news. With him came seven priests who had just been transferred from the Five Military Governor's Office in the past two days.

The Five Military Governor's Office was originally a place where the court recruited extraordinary people. There were many people with high cultivation, who could use the dragon energy to practice, and had the dynasty's accumulation for support. Therefore, in terms of combat power, they were not weaker than any other Taoist sect. They came out at this time just in case.

"I don't know how these big noses will react after knowing the order of Dingguo Hou?"

Before the ship reached the island, two deputy generals were talking in low voices behind Lin Dingtian. These two were the governors of the surrounding military towns. They knew the nature of the Taoist sect very well and knew that the power of the court was nothing in the eyes of the Taoist sect. This time, the order of the Dingguo Marquis, who was in power, came from the court, and the result was not optimistic.

"These are not what we can worry about. Take the message and ask about the current situation and situation. Find out whether it is really the invasion of the aliens from that day, and then you can return with peace of mind."

With such thoughts, Lin Dingtian and his party safely sailed into the originally closed sea area. In the depths of the sea area, the signs of sand and dust had not yet completely dispersed, and there were still a lot of gravel floating on the water, giving people a bleak atmosphere.

However, this atmosphere and artistic conception were different from what Lin Dingtian had originally expected.

"Strange, there are not many traces left after the battle here, what's going on? This time, the sect has gathered Jiuquan Patriarch, Huaxue Venerable and others. If such people take action, it will definitely turn the world upside down. There will definitely be traces left in this area of ​​water. Why is it now..."

Such doubts continued until he boarded the Guanfeng Island and met several Taoist masters.

As soon as he stepped onto the island, Lin Dingtian and others sensed a different atmosphere. The atmosphere of the entire island was very depressing. The cultivators along the way all looked solemn, looking at Lin Dingtian and others, which brought them heavy pressure.

It can be said that the people Lin Dingtian brought to the island were all elites in the army. Under the Qi and Blood Necklace, a mobile military formation was formed, covering everyone's body, which could isolate the breath of supernatural powers. With the blessing of dragon energy, even if they faced a master-level figure, they could withstand it, but they would be affected in their hearts to some extent. Now the island is full of cultivators, and their eyes are gathered here, and the people's thoughts are also followed, which naturally gave rise to heavy pressure.

Lin Dingtian was not surprised by this. What really concerned him was that there were no signs of fighting on the island, and there were no signs of many people from outside the sky coming.

"Is the previous judgment wrong? It's not people from outside the sky, but an internal conflict in the Taoist sect?"

Just as Lin Dingtian was guessing secretly, a group of people from the island also came over. Looking around, he could see the figures of Jiuquan Patriarch and others, but when he saw them clearly, Lin Dingtian was stunned and felt astonished.

Before they landed on the island, they had given a notice, and most of the people on the island were people with amazing magical powers. They could feel it from a distance of several miles and knew that they were people from the court. Now they gathered together and came to meet them, which was not surprising.

But at this time, the leader was Feihu Taoist of Fengling Dao, which surprised Lin Dingtian. Although he was in the army and inherited the military strategist, he had many hands and was well-informed. He had already been familiar with the portraits of the people in the Taoist sect and could tell them at a glance.

But he also knew that the final inheritance of the Taoist sect was the key to maintaining the centripetal force and order of the sect. Even if there were two sects, there was still a division of seniority and qualifications between them, which would not be easily broken, especially at this time, the leader was not the Jiuquan Patriarch, but a person with high cultivation but low seniority. At this time, it was not his turn to preside over it anyway.

However, although he was puzzled, he was not convenient to point it out. When those people approached, the invisible pressure enveloped them and fell on the officers and soldiers, making them sway and their faces pale.

Lin Dingtian's face was normal, he took two steps forward, and greeted them in a businesslike manner. The two sides had no friendship, and after a simple greeting, they got to the point.

"What the general meant was that the court ordered the head of our sect, the head teacher and the elders to go to the capital to meet the Marquis Dingguo?" After Lin Dingtian finished speaking, it was indeed the Taoist Feihu who spoke and asked.

Seeing this, Lin Dingtian became more and more confused, but he also understood that the other party would not agree easily, so he said: "It's not just the intention of Marquis Dingguo, but he is the one who presided over it. This matter is approved by all the officials in the court, and the emperor has also agreed." This mission is always his to execute, and what should be done must be done. At this time, it is necessary to use the dynasty's orthodoxy to create pressure.

"Okay! Since it is the order of Marquis Dingguo, I will obey it!" Unexpectedly, the eyes of the Jiuquan Patriarch flashed a little brilliance, and he directly agreed, and the others nodded.

"I hope you will think about it carefully. After all, it is the intention of the court, and the officials in the court are also quite sincere. Perhaps this trip can make the Taoist sect get rid of the left way... Hmm? Jiuquan, what did you say?"

Lin Dingtian had expected that the Taoist sect would not agree easily, and he and his staff prepared a set of rhetoric. At this time, he subconsciously said it, and when he was halfway through, his voice stopped abruptly! (To be continued)

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