It was already noon when E'linchen and Omubu left Huangji Palace.
Chongzhen did not hold a banquet to entertain him.
It's not that he is stingy, but it's not the right time yet.
After they walked away, Fan Jingwen let out a long sigh and asked Wang Chengen, "Eunuch Wang, did I reveal my true identity just now?"
"No!" Wang Chengen shook his head vigorously. "Lord Fan is really good at crying poor."
Fan Jingwen glanced at Wang Chengen, then looked at Chongzhen and said, "Your Majesty, the Mongolian delegation will stay in the capital for about a month. I will send people to contact the monks of the Yellow Sect to build a temple on the grassland. The construction of the city around the temple will also proceed slowly according to the plan!"
"Well," Chongzhen responded, "We can't rush this matter! We must tell the monks of the Yellow Sect that the court supports them in preaching on the grasslands. We hope they won't do something like a dog biting Lu Dongbin!"
"I understand." Fan Jingwen bowed and left with several cabinet ministers.
After they left, Wang Chengen helped Chongzhen stand up and asked, "Your Majesty, it's time for lunch."
"Let's go to Kunning Palace to eat. I haven't been there for a long time."
"Yes!" Wang Chengen quickly took the clothes, helped Chongzhen put them on, and walked towards Kunning Palace.
As they walked, Chongzhen discovered that Wang Chengen always kept his head down and seemed absent-minded.
He stopped and asked, "What's wrong?"
Wang Chengen was startled and said quickly, "I'm fine."
"If you have nothing to do, go clean the toilet now!" Chongzhen threatened.
"Your Majesty, please spare my life. I am telling the truth!" Wang Chengen knelt on the ground and kowtowed.
"Get up and talk."
"Yes," Wang Chengen stood up and asked in a low voice, "I was just thinking that the Yellow Sect is a sect that came from U-Tsang after all, and it is not as reliable as our native sects in Daming."
"Oh?" Chongzhen was somewhat surprised by Wang Chengen's realization, "Do you think so?"
"I am just expressing my thoughts, Your Majesty, please don't blame me." Wang Chengen lowered his head.
"I don't blame you. What religion do you think should be spread in the grassland?" Chongzhen asked with a smile.
"I think we can just spread Confucianism! Or spread Taoism on the grassland! Taoism's teachings are to respect the way and value virtue, and seek longevity. Although it is different from Shamanism, it is not completely unrelated."
"The Mongolians on the grasslands should be able to accept Taoism!"
"Haha," Chongzhen's smile deepened. He asked Wang Chengen, "Any religion is fine, except Taoism!"
Wang Chengen was confused: "I...I don't understand."
Wang Chengen really didn’t understand, but Chongzhen did.
Confucianism is: pick up.
The Buddhist philosophy is: let go.
But the Taoist thought is: get it!
In order to make Wang Chengen understand more thoroughly, Chongzhen began to give examples: "In history, Taoism has spread twice on a large scale. The first was the Yellow Turban Rebellion at the end of the Han Dynasty. The Taiping Dao founded by Zhang Jue was a branch of Taoism."
"The second large-scale spread was the Tianshi Dao uprising during the Eastern Jin Dynasty!"
"In both uprisings, hundreds of thousands of believers participated!"
"Do you think Taoism is suitable for spreading in Mongolia?"
After hearing Chongzhen's example, Wang Chengen broke out in a cold sweat on his back.
Only now did he realize how terrible his self-righteous thoughts were.
"Your Majesty is knowledgeable and I admire you." Wang Chengen knelt again.
"Get up," Chongzhen took a step forward. "Religion is just a tool. Different religions will appear in different historical stages, and they will return to silence after completing their historical missions."
“So is religion, so is man!”
Wang Chengen stared at Chongzhen's back in a daze.
After a moment, he came to his senses and trotted after him.
Outside the imperial city.
E'linchen and Omubu were stopped by a group of civil officials and military officers who had been waiting for a long time. "Greetings to King Shunyi and King Shunli!"
The two stared at each other, not knowing how to respond.
The leading official from the Ministry of Rites said, "You two have come from afar, and the court has ordered us to welcome you. It just so happens that you two have been granted the throne, which is a double blessing!"
"The banquet is ready, please follow us!"
"This...this is so embarrassing!" E Linchen answered while swallowing his saliva.
"It's the court that's paying for it, so don't be polite!"
Surrounded by a group of officials, E'linchen and O'mubu came to the restaurant and drank happily.
The group drank from noon until dusk.
I started drinking again at noon the next day.
After five consecutive days, E Linchen, a veteran in the bar, could no longer bear it.
Omubu, who was addicted to alcohol, also developed a resistance to alcohol.
Noon on the sixth day.
Chongzhen hosted a banquet for the two in the imperial city.
At the banquet, the three of them chatted idly.
After drinking two glasses of wine, Chongzhen suddenly stood up with the glass in his hand.
E'linchen and Omubu didn't dare to sit any longer and stood up as well.
Chongzhen walked up to the two of them, and the three of them raised their glasses and clinked their glasses.
After finishing his glass of wine, Chongzhen cleared his throat and said, "Do you two know why I want to host a private banquet for you?"
"I don't know, please enlighten me, Your Majesty!" The two men answered with their heads down.
"One is because of etiquette, and the other is that we have important matters to discuss!" Chongzhen handed the wine glass to Wang Chengen and patted Elinchen and Emubu on the shoulders.
The two were immediately flattered and wanted to kowtow to Chongzhen immediately.
Chongzhen took a deep breath and continued, "What I am going to say next is a court secret. I hope you can keep it strictly secret."
"Don't worry, Your Majesty. I will keep my mouth shut."
"I will keep what I heard to myself and will never tell anyone."
After hearing the two's assurances, Chongzhen paused and said in a deep voice: "I am ready to recapture Liaodong! But before I pacify Liaodong, I need you to help me do one thing."
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