Chapter 11 Tit for
tat Gu Dan’s words were sincere and did not seem fake at all.
The gentle smile on Qingpingzi's face froze.
There are countless people who want to enter Qingfeng Temple nowadays but are unable to do so. It is a great honor for him to come and take the initiative to invite them.
Gu Dan seemed to be moved, but also seemed not to be.
In the end, I refused.
"Whatever."
Qing Ping Zi shook his head and said, "Everyone has their own aspirations. Healing and saving lives is not necessarily inferior to the desire to seek immortality. However, although you are unwilling to enter my Qingfeng Temple at this time, if you change your mind or want to practice the art of internal breathing, you can come to the temple to see me."
"It is not Qingfeng Temple's turn to teach the art of internal breathing."
A tall, dark-skinned man walked out of the old house, staring at Qingpingzi with his sharp eyes and undisguised disgust.
The person who came was Mo Qiu.
"Huh?"
Qing Pingzi exclaimed in surprise. With his martial arts skills, he actually failed to notice someone approaching quietly! Looking at this person again, he was more than nine feet tall, as strong as an iron tower, with a dark complexion and a firm gaze. He walked like a dragon and a tiger without any unnecessary movements, and he moved with ease.
His martial arts skills have reached perfection!
Mo Qiu did not shy away from Qing Pingzi's probing gaze, and criticized him bluntly: "The Taoist priests deceive their superiors and subordinates, bringing disaster to the country and the people. As a result, the government collapsed, and the emperor did not ask for the truth and sought the immortals! How can you face the countless people under Dayue's rule, and how dare you come to your door to promote Taoist priests?!"
Gu Dan had never seen Mo Qiu so angry. His voice was as thunderous and captivating, and his aura was vigorous and waving as if a real dragon had descended to the world. The indescribable feeling of oppression was enough to make people dare not breathe.
However, Qingpingzi was able to fool even Emperor Zongming and all the civil and military officials were helpless, so he was certainly not an ordinary person.
Facing Mo Qiu's sudden criticism, he showed no shame on his face, and immediately said: "What's wrong with seeking immortality? The world is limited, but the immortal path is evergreen! Even if the mundane things are subject to a myriad of changes, how can they compare to the mysteries of the immortal path? As for the collapse of the government, I am just an alchemist, how can I control the government? There are tens of millions of people in the Dayue Dynasty, and how much do their lives and property have to do with my Qingfeng Temple? If you have a grudge, why don't you talk to the civil and military officials in the court and tell them to love the people and protect life?"
Mo Qiu said coldly, "You used sweet words to deceive the emperor into seeking the illusory traces of immortals and miracles, but ignored the millions of ordinary people under your rule. You even have the nerve to say how much your life and property are related to Qingfeng Temple?"
"Oh."
Qing Pingzi also sneered, "It is important for people to know themselves. How are the people doing? Why should I consider it? Qingfeng Temple's abilities are all related to the path of seeking immortality and Taoism. It is natural to plan for this reason. What's wrong with that? Your Excellency cares about the people, why don't you take the position of Prime Minister, clear up the world, and recruit like-minded people, so that the people of the world will be satisfied and live in peace!"
Everyone says that the alchemist is eloquent and has a silver tongue. Today, Gu Dan finally got to see it.
Mo Qiu's accusation was very severe, but Qingpingzi did not feel the slightest bit ashamed.
As he said, the skills of the alchemists are all related to seeking immortality, so why should they worry about the people? As for the fact that Emperor Zongming did not attend court for ten years, it was also the emperor's own wish!
If you insist on blaming the alchemist for this, I'm sorry, but Qingpingzi refuses to acknowledge it.
Qingpingzi had completely passed on the blame, so how could Moqiu not understand the hidden meaning behind his words? He immediately said, "A tiger or a rhinoceros escaped from its cage, or a tortoise or jade was destroyed in its box. Whose fault is it? The keeper cannot shirk his responsibility!"
The tiger and rhino came out of the cage and hurt people, and the tortoise jade was destroyed in the box. Whose fault was it? Was it the tiger, rhino, and tortoise jade? Obviously not! It was the fault of the guards. It was the guards' negligence! How the Taoist priest sought immortality was not his concern at all.
However, the fact that the alchemists went to the temple and advocated spiritual practice had seriously affected the national policy of the Dayue Dynasty, and had an extremely obvious impact on Emperor Zong Ming.
The implication is: You say that the people of the day have nothing to do with you and are not a problem you need to consider, but the people of the day are living in poverty because of you, how dare you say that this is not your fault? !
"If we don't share the same ideals, we can't work together!"
Qingpingzi's face changed. After leaving a word, he was unwilling to continue to pester and left angrily with a wave of his sleeves.
Mo Qiu's eyes were closely following Qing Pingzi's back, his hands were clenched into fists, and his aura became increasingly deep and majestic.
Murderous aura! Gu Dandan stepped forward, blocked Mo Qiu's gaze, and said, "Brother Mo, the harm of the alchemists cannot be solved by eliminating one or two people. In the fourteenth year of the reign of Emperor Zongming, the second prince bitterly explained the pros and cons of seeking immortality in the Yangxin Palace, and begged the emperor to pay attention to the government. As a result, he was demoted to the frontier, and even his wife and children were not spared. He has not returned for eight years.
Even if we can capture Qingpingzi today, who knows if another Rumengzi or Yixianzi will show up tomorrow? This is only treating the symptoms but not the root cause. Don't act rashly!"
The Dayue Dynasty did not become what it is today overnight. Although the alchemist was indeed responsible for it, it would be a bit self-deceptive to blame everything on the alchemist.
In the beginning, there were countless wise ministers who advised against it, until the second prince was demoted to the frontier.
Everyone understood it.
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Emperor Zong Ming was determined to cultivate immortality, and anyone who got in his way would be kicked out, even his own flesh and blood.
It is for this reason that, although the current emperor has not attended court for ten years, no court officials have discussed or advised against this issue.
Of course, although he did not attend court, Emperor Zong Ming had his own cabinet, the Embroidered Uniform Guard and the Eastern Depot to help him handle official business. The three of them checked and checked each other, and they had no control over the temple.
As for the art of power, Emperor Zong Ming had mastered it to perfection.
As an emperor, he had enjoyed all the things he should have enjoyed during the ten years when he worked hard to govern the country. Naturally, he felt that the rest of his life was mundane and boring, and he began to seek the way to immortality.
The alchemist is not a good person, and the dog emperor is even less of a person.
The man and the woman are in love with each other, and they are like snakes and rats. Just wanting to get rid of the alchemist will make Emperor Zong Ming work hard to govern the country? How can such a good thing be possible!
Of course, this is because what Gu Dan learned in the past was different from what he learned in this world, and he had no awe of the emperor in his heart, so he was able to separate things and see the key.
But for the people in this world, the emperor is the supreme being.
Unless he was prepared to become a bandit, how could the emperor be wrong? Then naturally it could only be the alchemist who was wrong.
Mo Qiu took a deep breath, calmed his fluctuating killing intent, and said: "I have heard about the harm of alchemists for a long time. When I first saw them, my heart was in turmoil and I couldn't help but have killing intent. Fortunately, Brother Gu persuaded me and almost made a big mistake."
In the restaurant, a man silently watched Qing Pingzi being angry and left, then stared at Gu Dan and the other two for a few seconds, as if thinking about something.
(End of this chapter)