Chapter 276: The Tao is one foot taller, and the Devil is one foot taller (No. 1)
When the imperial court arrived at the reward order, the sunset in the sky seemed to have been knocked over the paint plate and spread it freely. The orange and red and golden intertwined each other, rendering half of the sky as dazzling as a dream, adding a touch of magnificence to the end of the day.
This scroll is like a celebration of Xu Qing's subsequent appreciation.
As the induction of heaven and man.
The accompanying military clerk was busy recording this scene.
If Xu Liushou becomes the supreme above millions of people in the future, this will be a precious first-hand historical material and can be used as a family heirloom!
The eunuch who passed the order was Zhang Kun, the little eunuch who had a close relationship with Xu Qing, was now deeply trusted by the old emperor. In the Silijian, he made his mark and became a rising star.
Behind this is actually the old emperor's usual method of checks and balances. Chen Zhong, the eunuch in charge of the seal of the Silijian, is in full swing and has great power. The old emperor needed someone to restrain him, but he did not want to oversuppress Chen Zhong to avoid causing unnecessary turmoil.
So, Zhang Kun, who was humble from a background and had a short experience, but was related to Xu Qing, became a suitable candidate. Moreover, Zhang Kun is also one of the god-grandsons of the eunuch ancestor in the palace, and this identity has also added some help to his promotion.
The content of the imperial decree is full of high praise for Xu Qing's achievements in the great destruction of Fangxiandao's old port headquarters. Not only did he be promoted to the title, but he also rewarded him with many precious property. Among them, the title of "Champion Hou" is particularly eye-catching.
However, Xu Qing did not care too much about this. The profound meaning behind the title ban was far less important in his mind than the stability of the situation in Nanyang and the expansion of the overseas influence of the Dayu Dynasty. In his opinion, these fame and fortune are just passing clouds, and the real great cause is still waiting for him to explore.
After receiving the order, Zhang Kun secretly handed over the entrained family letter to Xu Qing while others were not paying attention.
Xu Qing took the letter from home, pondered slightly, and a complicated expression appeared on her face.
At this moment, a scout hurriedly entered the lobby after passing the notice. He looked panicked, with a little anxious face on his face, and knelt on one knee to report: "Sir, the Western pirates heard that our army had broken the fairy path and were ready to move. According to reliable information, they seemed to have joined forces with some indigenous tribes in the South China Sea. He wanted to launch a sign of attack on the old port of Fangxiandao, which our army had not taken over. "
Xu Qing looked calm when he heard this, and was not much shocked. In his eyes, Westerners have always been like this, fearing power but not loving virtue.
If they are not completely hurt, not only will they not be able to do business, but they will also be subject to their willful looting.
He gently tapped the armrest of the seat, pondered for a moment, and said, "I inform the local agents we are currently looking for to help collect information about Western pirates and those indigenous tribes, and be sure to be thorough and thorough. I need to know their troops deployment, weapons and equipment, and action plans, and I cannot let go of any details."
Meng Yuxuan interjected beside him: "Mr. Marquis, these agents have just come to take effect, but their foundation is not stable. I don’t know if it is reliable or not.” Meng Yuxuan is cautious in using military force and always pays attention to details. In his opinion, there is a considerable risk of rashly handing over such an important intelligence collection task to these newly-received people.
Xu Qing smiled slightly, and his smile showed confidence and calmness: "After this, I naturally know which of them are unreliable." His words were concise and clear, but they contained profound meaning.
Meng Yuxuan then suddenly realized, and couldn't help but admire Xu Liushou's strategy.
However, he still had concerns in his heart. After all, this mission is of great importance, and a slight mistake may lead to serious consequences.
Xu Qingzhi was worried and continued, "Meng Chan, I know what you mean. You want to say that the art of war says: War is a major event of the country, a place of life and death, and a way of survival and death. You must observe it. Yes. But don’t worry, if there is any accident, I will also provide a guarantee.”
His tone is firm and powerful, showing a kingly spirit that can be mastered in everything. Moreover, he always does what he says. If something happens, he will take the blame and will never shirk responsibility.
No one doubts the new champion Hou and the six poems of Xu Wenxing. Because Xu Qing has never shirked responsibility as a human being, and even takes the initiative to take responsibility for his subordinates. This is also an important reason why Xu Qing was recognized by all the navy of Jinghaiwei. His responsibility and mind made his soldiers devoted themselves to him.
Meng Yuxuan immediately bowed and his worries were slightly relieved. To be honest, in his opinion, Xu Liushou's move may add some damage to the imperial navy. But in the long run, it is indeed an excellent way to stabilize the imperial court's rule in South China.
In Xu Liushou's statement, this is called cleaning the house and then treating guests. Now that the receptive party Xiandao's rule in Nanyang has just begun, many hidden dangers and hostile forces are hidden.
If you don't do anything to lead a snake out of the hole, these secret enemies will definitely hide and secretly erode the foundation of the Dayu Dynasty's rule in Nanyang.
But the Dayu Dynasty only had Xu Liushou's courage. Because if the snake is drawn out of the hole, if it cannot be properly dealt with, the situation in Southeast Asia may fall into chaos and the previous efforts may be wasted.
Xu Qing set a general direction, and the details need to be discussed and decided uniformly with the left and right.
These things require a lot of time and energy and require careful planning.
Xu Qing is now learning and applying the thinking of great men.
You can despise the enemy strategically, and pay attention to the enemy as much as possible in tactical matters!
After the important military and political matters were handled, Xu Qing made a free time to think about the things mentioned in his wife's letter. The old emperor actually asked for "Master Tianling".
In fact, since the existence of the Shura Demon King born by Master Tianling, Master Tianling has no more value to him.
And the old emperor went to great lengths to ask Master Tianling for help, obviously it was impossible to kill the other party, and there must be a deeper purpose.
In addition, since the Shura Demon King is equivalent to a reflection in the mirror of Master Tianling, if the old emperor does something to Master Tianling, Xu Qing can also take the opportunity to see it, so as to master some of the old emperor's cultivation secrets. It even plays a role in surveillance of the old emperor.
In this way, it is indeed beneficial to hand over Master Tianling. But you can't just hand over it over so easily, otherwise the old emperor will definitely be suspicious.
And... Xu Qing's wife's face appeared in his mind and sighed softly. Which mother would not miss her child? He made a decision in his mind, which was related to both the situation in the court and his family.
Although there was a general plan, Xu Qing would not immediately bargain with the old emperor. He told Zhang Kun that it would take some time for him to respond to Tianfu.
As for the moment, we still need to use the identity of Master Tianling to gather the remaining forces that took over Fang Xiandao. This is a key step related to the overall stability of Nanyang, and there is no need to lose it.
And Xu Qing hinted that he would not leave Master Tianling in Nanyang, and would bring him to Tianfu together. Zhang Kun was relieved when he got Xu Qing's hint. The ownership of Master Tianling is the focus of this edict, but it cannot be put on the surface.
Anyway, the champion Hou did not go against the old emperor's intentions, which is enough.
The general is outside, the court is most worried about by the army, and Xu Qing's approach undoubtedly gave the court a reassurance.
After Xu Qing gave Zhang Kun a reassurance, he sneaked into the dream of Master Tianling again in private.
As a generation of thunder and ghost immortals, Master Tianling practiced profoundly, so he naturally quickly understood Xu Qing's methods.
So he was shocked to find that Xu Qing had actually transformed into his inner demon, at least in his cognition.
"Wenquxing, a sage from the Dayu Dynasty, turned out to be a demon demon, is simply ridiculous..." After Master Tianling saw Xu Qing in his dream, he sarcastically sarcastically, and his words were full of sarcastic words. Disdain.
In his concept, a famous sage like Xu Qing is a world of difference from a demonic demon. Now he appears in his dream in this way, which is really hard for him to accept.
Xu Qing looked calm and said lightly: "If fellow Taoists still care about these worldly prejudices, we have nothing to talk about." His tone was calm, but with an unquestionable force, he let the Master Tianling's ridicule was instantly blocked.
"Now you are the slaughter and I am the fish. I used to take your way and discuss it with you. Now I have been emptied by you, so what else can I talk about?" Master Tianling said hatefully, in his heart. Full of reluctance and anger.
He is a great generation of thunder and ghost immortal, but now he is ended up being randomly tricked by Xu Qing. You can imagine how frustrated he feels in his heart.
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Xu Qing smiled wildly: "Didn't fellow Taoists also want to take the opportunity to comprehend the great way and find an opportunity to escape? Everyone is just with each other." His words directly broke the thoughts of Master Tianling and let Master Tianling make Master Tianling's mind People are speechless for a moment.
Master Tianling was scheming and his old face was a little unwilling to let go, "What are you lying to me now?" He looked at Xu Qing vigilantly, his heart full of doubt. In his opinion, Xu Qing was deeply thinking and must have an ulterior motive.
Xu Qing looked serious and said slowly: "Fellow Taoist is a master of the world who can achieve both Chinese and Western skills. The attainments of the institution of the system are beyond the reach of the world. I hope that fellow Taoist can do this for The people of the world seek welfare." His words were filled with sincerity and expectations, which made Master Tianling stunned. "It's just a small path. In the eyes of your famous sect, you have even been criticized for being a strange trick. If you spread these words, you may be criticized by the world." Master Tianling said lightly. , with a hint of self-mockery in his words.
In the concept of famous teachings, institutional science is regarded as a side-minded person and difficult to enter the elegant hall. Now Xu Qing attaches so much importance to it, which surprised him very much.
Xu Qing smiled: "Xu Gongming acted throughout his life, so why should he explain it to others?"
Mr. Tianling, even though he was Xu Qing's opponent, had been in contact with him for many days, and he felt in his heart. In fact, I also recognize and praise this genius who is rare.
His current impression of Xu Qing is that although this person is like a sage of the world, he does not have the rules of the famous sects. He can be said to be both unique and know the worldly but not the worldly.
When hearing Xu Qing's words, he gained a deeper understanding of Xu Qing.
He said, "I wonder what you know about the Tao of the mechanism?"
Xu Qing looked solemn and said slowly, "Xu thought that our body and soul are originally It is the most sophisticated and complex mechanism in the world. Have you ever thought that the soul can also produce flesh and blood? "His words are full of mystery, which makes people fall into deep thought. "This..." Master Tianling fell into deep thought, and Xu Qing's words were like a thunder, causing a stir in his heart. He never thought that there was such a wonderful connection between the soul and the body.
Xu Qing continued, "To be honest, I was destroyed by the old demon in Black Mountain, but my flesh and blood were born from my soul and cultivated into a new body." His words were not all fake, but he did not reveal that he was a demon body.
As for Master Tianling, he didn't expect that Xu Qing's body was born from his soul.
He knew even more that Xu Qing didn't need to lie to him in such a thing, so he couldn't help but say, "What's the reason and what is the connection with the mechanism?" His heart was full of doubts and he wanted to be eager to do so. Know the answer.
Xu Qing looked serious and explained seriously: "I think that our body and soul are both set mechanisms, not only extremely precise and complex, but also have a profound connection with the entire universe. Even if it is afraid of Our thinking consciousness is also likely to be produced by a mechanism that we cannot recognize. Therefore, the way of the mechanism, perhaps in the end, will directly point to the true Tao and tell us the truth about being in the world? ”
He said this very mysteriously, but he was well aware of the profound principles in Tibetan Buddhist scriptures. Master Tianling is a master of the world, so he is naturally familiar with these things.
"What you said may involve the Creator's secret." Master Tianling naturally keenly aware of the mystery in Xu Qing's words. Any practitioner is extremely eager to achieve the "creator".
But in today's world, there is only the Creator of the Black Mountain Old Demon. Entering this state, in extraordinary life, it is like another form of life, unique and above all sentient beings.
Of course, this is just the speculation of the Creator by Master Tianling as an outsider. What exactly is the Creator? He has not reached this level and will not really understand it at all.
It may even be that different Creators have different essences and cannot be generalized.
For Xu Qing, Master Tianling has another important significance. Although he has the magic guardian demon king reflected by Master Tianling, the magic guardian demon king himself cannot practice or realize the truth.
It is just a shadow in the mirror of the Heavenly Spirit Master, and its ability depends on the Heavenly Spirit Master. This is also the so-called Tao is one foot higher than the demon. Without this Tao, there will be no demon. With the cause of Master Tianling, there is the result of the Dharma Protector and Demon King. Therefore, the demon guardian has no creativity.
But Master Tianling is different. He is creative, can still realize the truth, and can continue to practice. Xu Qing can easily understand everything about the Demon King of the Dharma Protector, which is naturally equivalent to being able to peek at the practice of Master Tianling, obtain the wisdom of practice from him, and use it to prove himself.
But, Xu Qing cannot use this ability indiscriminately, otherwise the excessively chaotic wisdom of others' practice will damage the existence of "I". This is also the meaning of Taishi Demon Qi.
With Taishi Demon Qi, Xu Qing can "only me" and maintain himself in this complex and complex path of practicing the world of heaven and demons!
(This chapter ends)