The Lord who use immortals as food

In front of Hanyuan Hall, there was a solemn silence, except for Nan Zhezi's old voice.

"Hao is born with all things, and the movement of all things is in accordance with the laws of heaven. However, the laws of heaven are far away. The Tang Dynasty used Lin Quan to peek into them. It is called fortune." Nan Xiu stood quietly, "And fortune is above all things. He knows the trend of world affairs and has not yet seen it. Able to know the world itself.”

"What is the world itself?" he asked himself.

"How did the platform I built grow old? When did the clothes I wore corrode? Now that I am suffering from this cold wind, am I physically sick? Among all the ministers, who is lying and corrupt?" Nan Xiu said slowly and solemnly, " Can even a single blade of grass survive this cold winter in the fields of Nancheng? How many fish are dying at the bottom of the West Lake? Thousands of small and large things are all changing, and they are all tied together into the so-called world. Luck, this is the world itself."

"The Book of Changes is about observing the changes in the world."

"Over the past thousands of years, there have been countless sages who have mastered the "Yi", but not one out of ten has entered its door. Those who have mastered one article are famous sages in Qing history. Those who know the "Yi" thoroughly, except for a few ancient sages , not once in a thousand years, and today, His Highness knows it.”

There is no need to go into detail, everyone present has read the books of sages and sages, and no one knows what the Book of Changes, the most important Confucian classic, means.

The vast majority of scholars in the world are not qualified to touch it.

It is the highest and deepest Confucian understanding of the world that has been passed down for thousands of years. It means that people can grasp the changes in world affairs like spears and flames. The lofty goal it aims to achieve makes its content mysterious and makes countless people understand it. It is difficult for Confucian scholars to reach its peak.

In the whole world, this may be the most difficult book of Taoism to learn.

Confucian practitioners of the Book of Changes are all famous internal scholars. They not only need extraordinary insight and understanding, but also need to have some mysterious perception of heaven and earth. Even so, they have only touched the threshold of the Book of Changes. I had a slight touch of some mysteries, and I have only half understood them since then.

If it falls short of application, either the observed world events often undergo unexpected changes, or only a certain type of world events can be observed. Once more external factors are added, the divination will be confusing and difficult to interpret.

But this does not mean that "Yi" is a false book.

Not to mention the people who mastered the "Yi" in Qing History to assist the monarch. In troubled times, they are like ghost teachers or immortals guiding the way. Even the "Yi" itself, its logic is clearly displayed to everyone.

It first has an insight into the laws of change of all things, anchors the state of things from birth to death, etc., and after completely analyzing the world, abstracts the world of hundreds of millions of things that are constantly changing into a set of regular symbols, and whether the symbols can be used by people , it depends on the "natural sense" of the person using it.

People with a stronger sense of heaven who study the "Book of Changes" can indeed touch some more essential mysteries, and even accidentally glimpse the "future" of something in another dimension.

Therefore, everyone can feel a kind of suffocation like the arrival of history at this time.

Those who are born with a "knowledge of destiny" are enough to study the "Book of Changes" deeply, but a person's glimpse of the way of heaven will always be separated by an insurmountable gap. But what if this person happens to be burdened with Lin's blood and reach the sky?

The so-called "Tian·Lin·Yi" way of viewing the world was suddenly understood.

"Yi" is no longer mysterious and vague, and Lin Zhao no longer only responds to the fate of the country. The Fourth Highness stands here, and all the comings and goings of the world in front of him are reflected in his eyes.

In fact, before the "Book of Changes" was fully completed, another aspect of miracles had already been verified by the upper echelons of Shenjing - this Fourth Highness was the only one among the princes and princesses who could ask God's will on his own and get an edict. , just like the saying in Huan Lou that "the big star is in the west, it should be the central auxiliary", and it is not necessary to just accept Qilin's edict on the national destiny.

The same miracle is also reflected in the practice. His Highness was able to mobilize the power of heaven and earth before opening his pulse. This was a legend in the cultivation world twenty years ago.

Many people can't believe it at this moment. Can the so-called "celestial beings" and the so-called "celestial mirrors" really be combined in human hands?

But all doubts were completely eliminated in the silence when the Fourth Highness really stood on the middle level.

What kind of proof do you want?

When the plain clothes that were the same color as the sky stood there, and when those clear eyes dropped down, he did not need any majesty, everyone felt that their hearts were penetrated at this moment.

The fourth prince Li Zhi, his simple behavior is like Yao and Shun in ancient times, and his emotionless eyes are like the personification of "Yi".

Many people with cultivation base cannot feel the existence of this person in the feedback of Zhenqi Lingxuan - he is like a drop of water entering a body of water and melting into the world.

All the ministers in front of the palace were thinking a lot at this moment.

But the same thought passing through the faintest depths of many people is - there seems to be no doubt about the succession.

The saint's majestic voice fell at this moment: "Yongche, what does the heaven and earth look like in your eyes?"

The Fourth Highness bowed and bowed, his voice as calm as the sky: "Your Majesty, I have seen the wear and tear on the high platform, the turbulence of the wind, the injuries and aging of the teachers and friends in front of me, and the various emotions of the ministers on the field. Heaven and earth The owner, sons and ministers all know it and see where they want to go and where they should go.”

"Do you know how to judge everything in heaven and earth?"

"My son, I need to have knowledge, and then I can cut it off." Li Zhi bowed and responded.

Many of the ministers were inexplicably relieved.

This is reasonable. Although this heavenly being has access to heaven's will, he still retains human characteristics after all. His way of perceiving the world is still the five senses, the true mystery, and the same "herein and heaven and earth" as the sky tower.

But in the area of ​​his "knowledge", everything is as if heaven is present.

The five senses can be deceived and shielded. Zhenxuan is forbidden in this palace city at this time. What is really breathtaking is the "power of heaven and earth". Who knows how much this prince can see? One hundred feet? One mile? Five miles?

In short, within this area, he is close to the incarnation of Haotian.

This is the "heavenly man".

And the "knowledge and vision area" is not just a concept of distance. Now two swordsmen are dueling thousands of miles away. Their births and lives are placed in front of this prince. Can he know the result immediately? The life and death case in the yamen is difficult to decide. The case file is placed in front of him. Can he know the truth at a glance?

This is the "heavenly mirror".

The saint has asked again in a calm voice: "Are all the past and present clear in front of you?"

"It is difficult for my son to trace the past, but I can see the present and the future."

I don't know how many people among the ministers breathed a sigh of relief for no reason.

But many people have thought at the same time-this prince is just twenty years old, and his pulse tree is only seven lives.

Now that he has the "Tianlin Yi", is there any threshold for cultivation? Is there no confusion about political affairs? Twenty or thirty years later, what kind of person will the ruler of the Tang Dynasty be?

Nan Xiuzhezi stood quietly beside him, his old face showing obvious relief. After so many years of hard work, he was finally able to forge this sword of the Tang Dynasty. It was indeed enough to shed tears and be proud.

Only the Fourth Prince was still calm. Perhaps he lacked the ability to feel sad and happy as a human being, nor was it that the indifference of the Way of Heaven and the Book of Changes affected him. It was more like all the answers between people, between people and things, and between things were naturally clear in his eyes... Therefore, it could not cause any emotional fluctuations.

And the empirical evidence would never be absent.

Nan Xiu said solemnly at this time: "I have no cultivation of 'heavenly man', but there are many Taoist masters present here, and they can prove it by seeing it; as for 'heavenly mirror', I will also present it to you."

"Three days ago, 'Tianlin Yi' was completed. I asked Your Majesty to choose a future event to ask Your Highness, which must have happened but not yet concluded. At that time, Your Majesty was reading the court report and pointed casually and said: 'Who will be the winner of the sword duel in Huashan Qingcheng?' This is indeed a good question. At that time, the leaders of the two sects had agreed to play sword three days later. Except for this agreement, nothing else had been done. Your Highness neither practiced sword nor did he practice sword. Know the names of the two sect leaders. "

Nan Xiu said slowly: "At that time, His Majesty told Your Highness the names and cultivation of the two sect leaders. Your Highness asked three questions and His Majesty answered three times. Then Your Highness said: 'Liang Xiaoyu was defeated in the 92nd sword move, and defeated Baili Jing in the 93rd move. In terms of sword, Liang was defeated; in terms of fighting, Baili was defeated.' "

The scene was silent. In fact, there was no need for this philosopher to explain. Many people also knew what the problem was - because at this moment in the southwest of the Tang Dynasty, the sword fight between the two sect leaders had just begun!

They made an appointment at noon, and the sundial just pointed to noon.

It was too lively, almost the most important event in the Tang Dynasty recently. Many officials were paying attention to the world in private. People had been discussing it fiercely for two months, and even those who knew swords could not predict the winner.

And three days ago…

Even in front of Hanyuan Hall, under the saint’s gaze, the colorful clouds of blue, red, and purple were slightly disturbed, but no one spoke afterwards. Everyone held their breath and concentrated, they knew what this hall was waiting for.

After an unknown amount of time, a bird cried.

A stream of green flew down from the sky, a soul bird, it did not come from the southwest, but from the Immortal Terrace of Shenjing. Just now, the Immortal Terrace, which had been prepared in advance, learned the result of the sword fight between the two sects in the first place with its unique means.

The figure on the throne waved his hand gently, signaling the guard to open and read.

The guard opened it and was stunned after taking a look, but immediately he read aloud: "Today at 5 pm, Liang Xiaoyu and Baili Jing played swordplay at Luoxianping, Qingcheng. In the 92nd move, Liang Xiaoyu’s sword broke, and in the 93rd move, Baili Jing lost to the broken sword. Liang Xiaoyu lost this swordplay but won this duel, while Baili Jing lost the opposite."

There was silence in front of the hall for a while.

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Pei Ye looked up and saw that the sun had shifted a little. It was already past noon.

The wind had become much weaker, even a little gentle, but in Chang'an's winter, it was just like a soft knife blowing on the face.

Pei Ye sat on the steps under the eaves, holding his chin and looking at the shallow pond in the backyard, thinking that it didn't freeze when it was cold last night, so could it freeze today?

But it was true that the weather had been cold enough in the past few days, so why didn't the pond in the capital freeze?

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In front of the Hanyuan Hall, all the voices were silent.

Until the purple-clothed man at the head of the group bowed his head and stepped out of the line, raised his hand and bowed, saying: "If the discussion of one day has been concluded, I would like to ask the Tianliyuan to discuss the discussion of two days."

Yuan Zhao.

Hundreds of eyes looked at it, and of course the court officials knew where the purple-clothed man was standing. Now he stood out and didn't know what he felt.

In fact, in the hearts of most people, even many nobles, there was no room for the so-called "two-day discussion".

"Haotian Chuanyi" not only still maintains its rule over this land, but has even produced the "Heaven and Man Observing the World". Even if the Ertian Theory can finally hand in its answer sheet after many years of hard work, how can the evidence it has found compete with such reality?

The fourth prince stood quietly on the steps with his eyes downcast, and the winter wind was gently blowing his belt. Under the sky, he was the only heaven and man in the Tang Dynasty.

Zhu Wen walked in from Chengtian Gate at this time.

He walked from Chengtian Gate to the end of the court, and then from the end to the head of the court. The eyes of the court officials fell on him in a slight surprise.

He held four books in his arms, and followed a young scholar. He was still dressed in such a proper manner, with a solemn face and neat sideburns, but he came to the Hanyuan Hall to meet the emperor in a single piece of clothing and barefoot.

Everyone felt that this figure was inexplicably light, especially when the wind blew, he seemed to be going with it.

Zhu Kaozhi, many people have not seen this philosopher for many years.

Ever since he personally opened a forum to refute the foundation of his own school with "Ten Corrections", he left the entire scholar community in a mess and no one cleaned up, and he never appeared again.

To this day, the image of this philosopher seems mysterious in the hearts of court officials. People don't know what he is thinking, and he doesn't show up in front of people. He is silent, dignified, and withdrawn, like a shadow deep in the capital of Taoism.

Now he came to the front of the palace.

The figure on the throne said softly: "Mr. Zhu, I haven't seen you for a long time. You studied the theory of the two heavens. What will you tell me today?"

Zhu Wen bowed and stood up and said solemnly: "Zhu Wen greets Your Majesty. I have studied the theory of the two heavens for a long time. There are many clues and it is difficult to sort them out. However, the right and wrong of establishing a great unity have not yet been verified. I hope that successors will work hard. In today's court meeting, I chose four books to talk about. There are still some unfinished parts. Please forgive me."

The solemnity in the words of this philosopher is much more regular than that of the southern philosopher, but this tone of voice without much fluctuation inexplicably reveals a kind of quietness, as if this is not a big court meeting in front of the Hanyuan Hall, but a real academic forum for lectures.

At least this philosopher did so.

Zhu Wenli went up to the middle level and placed four books on the table. Starting from the first book, he introduced his work in a calm and careful voice, including evidence from various fields in the direction of "Two Heavens", how to find it, how to judge its authenticity; which part of the construction of the Two Heavens theoretical system he was more certain about, and which part still had room for discussion; the deduction from "Two Heavens" to the real world was relatively smooth, but when it came to the depths, there were some thresholds that were temporarily difficult to crack...

He just lowered his head and read and talked, just like more than ten years ago when he finished reading the "Ten Corrections on Sexuality" in the excited and expectant eyes of the crowd. The whole audience was dead silent and then angry. He left the podium without any expression.

Now time passed by little by little, the sky had become a little dark, and it was almost the evening hour. Zhu Wen just talked about the four books one by one, until he closed the last page, and then raised his head.

The audience was quiet for a moment, and then realized that he had finished talking.

"These four books have been sent for printing. If you have any questions, you can go to the Imperial College to get them. If you have any doubts, you can ask Fang Jidao of the Tianli Academy." Zhu Wen explained slowly and said a few concluding words.