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Chapter 316: Don’t Touch the Fox’s Tail (43)

This day's court session.

All the officials discussed the high priest's rituals.

"I heard that the high priest holds a ritual every month. In this way, common people can also learn Taoism and cultivate their body and mind. Isn't that wonderful?" Su Yi raised his eyes and looked directly at Xuanyuan Wuhen.

Xuanyuan Wuhen saw Su Yi's nonchalant attitude and clenched his fists: "Prime Minister Su, I agreed to let you appoint a high priest because you only said that you would pray for the people. Now you are taking the initiative to hold a ceremony and an altar. What's your intention!"

"Your Majesty, are you blaming me? It has been the unity of heaven and man since ancient times. The reason we won the battle was because of the help of the high priest's Taoism, right? I know that you are sad because of the disappearance of the Immortal Lord. But our high priest... can also do a good job of praying. What do you think, everyone?" Su Yi said loudly, looking at the ministers who bowed their heads.

Xuanyuan Wuhen suppressed his anger, looked down at the officials, and lowered his voice: "My dear ministers, do you have any objections?"

The ministers looked at each other, then at Su Yi, and most of them shook their heads.

"Your Majesty, I think that sacrifice and governance have been complementary to each other since ancient times. I have heard of the ritual assembly and I think it is feasible. If the people have faith, wouldn't it be easier to rule?" A minister from Su Yi's faction echoed.

"Yeah yeah…"

"I have no objection..."

"..."

Xuanyuan Wuhen looked at the majority of people who changed their attitudes according to the situation and felt angry and blamed himself.

It was because he neglected the affairs of state that these people were allowed to take office.

Just when he was thinking about how to fight back, Shi Qi suddenly stepped forward.

"Your Majesty, I have an objection. Just now, you said that it is easier to rule when the people have faith. Then may I ask, what is the people's faith? What is rule? Is it the so-called heavenly way? Is it the way of the law that is needed to rule the people and govern the country? What do these ministers regard the emperor as? What do they regard the world that the previous emperor conquered as?"

"Oh~ Could it be that you, the ministers, think that the emperor is also a person who is ruled? Are you...disrespecting the imperial power?"

Shi Qi leaned forward and lowered his head and spoke, neither humble nor arrogant, calm and composed.

General Yan clapped his hands and applauded, "Well said! Some of you censors are occupying the toilet without doing anything, you are in favor of everyone, you get high salaries, you sing and dance and live a life of debauchery. How can you know the hardships of war? You keep talking about Taoism, but do you dare to say that Taoism can save the country? If it weren't for the wisdom of the emperor who discovered the unusual movement on the border early, you would have died without knowing where you are!"

"You!" The man who just agreed shook his sleeves and lowered his head quickly: "Your Majesty, I dare not have such intentions. Your Majesty is very clear."

Su Yi glanced at Shi Qi and General Yan, frowning slightly: "Master Shi...are you against sacrifices and rituals?"

Shi Qi raised his head and looked directly at Su Yi: "If the Dharma Assembly preaches the principles of the Tao and teaches people to work hard and make progress, I have no objection. But if someone uses the name of Tao to seduce people's minds and poison their thoughts, then... I can't just sit back and watch."

Su Yi was stunned for a moment, then laughed: "Haha, Lord Shi is really upright. This method... is naturally to let the people understand the truth, how can it poison their minds?"

Shi Qi raised the corner of his mouth with a barely perceptible smile: "Really? Since the Prime Minister has said so, then I naturally have no doubts."

Xuanyuan Wuhen wanted to stop it, but Shi Qi gave him a look and he could only cough lightly: "Okay, since it's a good thing and everyone has heard it, I naturally don't object to good things for the people. That's fine... let's adjourn the court."

After the court session, Xuanyuan Wuhen called Shi Qi and General Yan separately.

The three of them sat in the room, and seeing that there was no one there, General Yan closed the door.

Xuanyuan Wuhen was still angry and said to Shi Qi, "Why did you agree to this? Don't you know that he wants to use Taoism to control the people so that I can become a tyrant who ignores state affairs and believes in metaphysics?"

Shi Qi took a sip of tea and said calmly, "Why are you so anxious? You don't care about state affairs anyway."

Xuanyuan Wuhen: “…”

Although...he just doesn't like to be in charge, but he is in charge of national affairs, okay?

"Your Majesty, please calm down. I think Lord Shi must have an idea of ​​what's going on and probably has a way to deal with it." General Yan poured a glass of water and handed it to Xuanyuan Wuhen.

The next second, two pairs of expectant eyes stared at Shi Qi without blinking.

Shi Qi was slightly stunned and almost choked: "Why are you looking at me? I can't do anything."

"then you…"

Shi Qi put down the water cup and explained, "The best way is to use the opponent's trick against him. General Yan, although you didn't talk about the battlefield, you chose to be on the emperor's side, so you must have experienced something and know Sui's character."

"Building an altar and holding a religious assembly, gathering so many people every month, it can't be a good thing. So I just tricked them. Since Su Yi said it was a good thing for the people, we just need to find their flaws and they will shoot themselves in the foot."

Xuanyuan Wuhen listened carefully, and suddenly an idea came to his mind: "You mean... let them suffer the consequences of their own actions?"

Shi Qi nodded, feeling a little sad.

Xuanyuan Wuhen actually summed up the words she had been thinking about for a long time in just four words...

General Yan nodded and said without hesitation: "In this case, I will secretly investigate the matters concerning the sacrifice and the ritual."

Xuanyuan Wuhen's expression was somewhat relaxed, and he took a sip of water: "Shi Qi, I thought highly of you before. If you have dealt with this matter and the Queen Mother's illness, I will think highly of you twice. I will agree to whatever you want, of course... except me."

Shi Qi's mouth twitched: "Of course, I won't be polite."

I feel so happy, so I'll just be a prime minister for a while~

Shi Qi: "The Queen Mother's illness...is not a disease, it's a poison. It will take me some time to develop the antidote.

"It was Su Yi's people who did it. The Queen Mother was seriously ill, so the high priest offered sacrifices and prayed. When the sacrifices were over, the Queen Mother got better. Tsk tsk, all the credit goes to Su Yi. They took the opportunity to spread Taoism and control the people, and then usurped the throne. They thought it through very carefully." Shi Qi said this until his mouth was dry and he drank two glasses of water in a row.

In the past, she couldn't talk so much.

Perhaps after experiencing so many worlds, she has become a little smarter and can actually analyze these things.

"You are just talking nonsense. Of course I know they want to usurp the throne."

Shi Qi smacked his lips: Can't we let her be smart for a little while...

"You should develop the medicine well. I will go see my mother." Xuanyuan Wuhen said and left first.

General Yan and Shi Qi were left behind.

For a moment, the air became extremely quiet.

Shi Qi played with the teacup and looked at General Yan.

After an unknown amount of time, General Yan felt frightened by Shi Qi's stare, and his huge body trembled slightly: "Sir, please don't ask me, I really can't tell you... I will die if I tell you. I have old people and young children to take care of, I hope you can understand..."

"I just want to know where he is. Is it that difficult? Will you die if I tell you? Why, who threatened you?" Shi Qi raised his eyebrows.

"No, no, no... No, it's just that the Immortal Master won't let me... Oh, I remembered that the door of my house is not closed. I'll go first... I'm leaving!" After General Yan finished speaking, he covered his mouth in fear, and without waiting for Shi Qi to react, he rushed out of the door without looking back.

Shi Qi was speechless.

So it was Xiang Ling who really didn't let him say it? The scene of being strangled was still vivid in his mind, so it was understandable that General Yan was threatened.

In fact, even if General Yan didn't mention it, she probably knew where the child was now.

It was just a little sad that they all knew it but kept it from her.

Why don't I see her...

Could it be that...he has found another master? Or...he is having an affair with her! ?

The more Shi Qi thought about it, the more he felt it was possible. He could no longer sit still, so he went straight out of the palace, called for a carriage, and drove straight to somewhere.

When she finds the person, she will definitely teach him a lesson!