Rebirth of the Demon Queen

Chapter 203 Saint

Liu Qingyuan has always had a steady temperament. Although he had doubts in his heart, the surprise on his face flashed away.

If Lin Zisu can appear here openly, it must be with the emperor's permission. Everyone is here, so why bother with the emperor?

Then the emperor gave his answer. When the emperor saw Lin Zisu, he smiled and asked: "Girl Su, I'm afraid you're tired of waiting for me to wait for so long."

Lin Zisu smiled and said: "Your Majesty, I am so kind to you. From the moment I entered the palace, I was only focused on being happy, but I didn't pay attention to the time."

The emperor laughed when he heard this, pointed at Lin Zisu and the other ministers, and said, "This girl stayed in the palace a few days ago. She said she wanted to get acquainted with her, so I casually agreed."

Qian Minzhong and Lu Zhiyuan stood side by side. After hearing what the emperor said, they both looked at each other.

"I thought about it, and there are really not many places where I can gain experience in this palace, so I wanted to just let it go. But you all said that I was just saying something. If I really didn't do it, it would hurt the court's face. So I had to reluctantly let it go.

When she comes to the Sutra Banquet, firstly, I will fulfill my promise and let her experience knowledge, and secondly, I will give her an errand so that she cannot be lazy here."

As the emperor spoke, he turned to Lin Zisu and said, "Girl Su, you will be the exhibition official today."

The so-called book-exhibiting officer is actually someone who turns over books for the official. They don’t need much knowledge, but to be smart, it’s best to be able to understand the official’s hints, so that you can cooperate seamlessly with the official.

In front of all the civil servants of the court, Lin Zisu did not respond much. After bowing to the emperor in a formal manner, she was led by Cen Gui and stood beside the bookcase in the center of the hall.

Moreover, Cen Gui was Cao Shouli's right-hand man, so for him to personally bring Lin Zisu here, he naturally got the emperor's approval.

To accuse the emperor of his faults at this time, saying that the emperor's actions violated etiquette, wouldn't it be tantamount to slapping the emperor in the face?

One of the censors was unconvinced and wanted to make suggestions to the emperor and express his thoughts. Another censor beside him reached out and grabbed his sleeve and winked at him.

Fan Zhen prepared two sermons today. He spoke eloquently for half an hour and finished his sermon.

"Well said!"

After all, this little girl from Kangning Bolin's Yuanzhi family cured the emperor's illness and won the emperor's favor, so there is nothing to say about it.

"The scholars in the world usually speak about respecting the saints and learning principles, and their actions must be about studying things to achieve knowledge. However, since ancient times, knowing is easier than doing. When explaining principles, they always talk eloquently. Once it is time to give orders, they don't know how to follow them.

Act according to the principles. From this we can see that most of the scholars in the world only understand the principles but do not know how to practice them."

"Tell me about it."

The sun was blazing outside, but the whole room in Qianqing Palace was cool. He had just walked for a while, and the emperor was a little tired. He sat down on the throne, took a sip of the tea at hand, and asked with a smile: "Girl, what are you doing today?"

What the teacher said is simple and easy to understand. What can you gain after listening to it?"

The routines at sutra banquets are all fixed. What the emperor meant when he said this was just like how ordinary people would serve tea to see off guests.

Today is the beginning of autumn. Although it is the beginning of autumn, the summer heat has not dissipated.

"Buddha talks about emptiness and tranquility, Lao talks about nothingness, both of them are very far away. If you think you are a saint, but if you guard against the truth, you will end up destroying human relations, waste food and drink, and have no use for the world. The world only admires his name and does not recognize him.

If you lose your way, you will indulge in misunderstandings, and the longer you go without realizing it. This is why I cannot practice this way, and those who seek to practice it must wait for the saints."

It was not until this year that Zhang Ruogu came forward in person to invite him to the capital and grant him a false title of Imperial Consecration.

Fan Zhen had studied the emperor's life a lot since he entered the imperial court. He was surprised when the emperor suddenly stopped the banquet.

The emperor stared at Lin Zisu and asked with interest.

After the emperor succeeded to the throne, he sent people to invite him repeatedly, but Fan Zhen always declined.

"Emperor Fu Wei uses the qualifications of a saint to spread the way of a saint, occupying the position of practicing the way, and exercising the power of worshiping the heaven and earth to praise education, restore the ancient peace, eliminate the heretical and late learning, and it is expected that it will prosper today. Ministers, etc.

Unbeatable wish."

Lin Zisu was about to open another article, but the emperor suddenly stopped and said: "Mr. Fan, I have just recovered from a serious illness. That's it for today. I will listen to your knowledge next time."

Cao Shouli next to him understood and said loudly: "The Hanlin Academy enshrines Fan Zhen, a scholar and scholar, and is rewarded with a hundred taels of silver!"

After the complicated process, an old man with white beard and hair stood in front of the desk in the center of the hall and began to preach the sutra banquet.

This old man was Fan Zhen, a great Confucian of the time. Although he was famous in the world, he had never been an official in the court and had always lived in Sanqing Mountain in the middle of the river.

It was almost noon, and the emperor had no intention of leaving anyone to eat, so he got up and left the Wenhua Hall.

This was Fan Zhen's first Jingyan lecture, and he was extremely well prepared. Moreover, Fan Zhen had been studying for fifty years and had accumulated tens of millions of knowledge, and he could easily pick up all kinds of allusions and quotes.

However, although Fan Zhen had not had many dealings with the emperor, he was still used to the market, so the emperor had a reason to stop, so he obeyed the order and thanked him.

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There was no cloud in the sky, and the scorching sun hung in the middle of the sky. After staying outside for a while, I was sweating profusely.

The civil servants below all held high positions, and all of them listened to the cordiality in the emperor's words.

"How great is the way of the saint. It is vast, it develops all things, it is as high as the sky, it is excellent and great. It has three hundred etiquettes and three thousand majesties. Wait for others before proceeding."

"There is an old saying that when saints come out, the Anhe River will be clear. For more than a thousand years, the Anhe River has not been cleared a few times. And except for Confucius and Meng, there are no so-called saints in the world. If the saints don't come out, will the world be in chaos?

Huh? Instead of expecting saints to rule the country, Your Majesty, it would be better for you to try to govern the country with capable people."

The emperor did not wait for Fan Zhen to agree and said: "Sir, have a drink!"

After the emperor succeeded to the throne, he always attached great importance to the Sutra Feast. For more than ten years, he never missed the Sutra Feast on the first and fifteenth day of every month.

Lin Zisu stood beside the emperor, listened to the emperor's questions, was not polite, and expressed some of her own opinions to the emperor.

"What Mr. Fan said, my daughter became enlightened after hearing what she said. She also realized some truths from what she didn't understand in the book before."

The emperor clapped his hands and praised: "Girl Su, you really want those people to listen to these words of yours. Look at these people, they are talking about great principles here every day, but when the time comes, they are useless. I am raising such people

What are they for?"

The emperor paused and then asked: "Do you know why I stopped the Sutra Banquet?"

"Didn't His Majesty just say that?"

Lin Zisu blinked and asked, "Your Majesty is feeling unwell, would you like me to check your pulse?"

(End of chapter)