What is divine power? Why does divine power decline?

The answer is simple. There are fewer and fewer stupid people, and more and more smart people.

The reason why there are fewer and fewer stupid people is that the construction of academies and the increasing number of children from poor families begin to read and read, thus finding another broad road that can make a name for itself.

This path does not require worship or praying to others, but depends on your own efforts to achieve it. Everything you have to do determines the success or failure of your life.

Obviously, for people with independent self-awareness, it is better to be able to control their own destiny in the imperial examination system than to worship devotion and dedicate their spirit and body to God.

Reshaping the golden body for God, God may not necessarily favor and repay you. But for the imperial examination, the turning point of fate may be at the corner.

When things unknown and unsolved are unknown, gods often have the right to speak, so they take this opportunity to make themselves extraordinary and saints. Once things unknown and unsolved become secrets that are known to everyone in the world, gods will often fall from the altar in an instant and become ordinary.

Is it sacred or ordinary behind the Buddha statue? Even after the gold body is reshaped, the Buddha statue is often dull and far less solemn as the solemn front of his treasure appearance, which makes people unconsciously full of worship and piety.

So what is the secret behind the Buddha statue?

The King of Xin'an County Zhao Shicheng and Tang Wan looked at King Yan Ye Qing in a daze. The couple's hearts were heard at the same time: King Yan is not a mystery, right? Why did they suddenly discuss these with them? What did he want to do?

Another person, Xie Daoqing, obviously had become accustomed to Ye Qing's divine nagging these days, so he can still drink tea and travel to the lake with a normal expression.

The water surface of West Lake is sparkling, and the sunlight occasionally reflects dazzling light on the water surface. The pleasure boats singing and dancing in the lake pass by them. On the shore of green trees, there are also tourists, and scholars and beautiful women are paired with each other.

Even in later generations, when people's awe of ghosts and gods began to fade slowly, their trust in gods and Buddhas further decreased, and they began to connect some strange and unexplained affairs to aliens through gods and Buddhas.

Obviously, the initiative to hand over the right to interpret to aliens on the alien planet is like the foreign monks who are recognized by the people as good as chanting scriptures. When they are not familiar with them, they often distrust everything that is closer to them, but instead believe in the novel remarks of outsiders more.

I don’t believe in the familiar people around me, but only believe in everything that outsiders say. Just like everyone’s teenager rebellious period, my parents’ trust and dependence in my heart are greatly reduced, and fresh matters and novel ideas in the outside world can easily gain my own trust.

If you want to be an outsider and gain the trust and recognition of the people of a world that you have conquered by yourself, you obviously need to have prestige in the local area, you need to establish influence in the local area, you need to give them certain benefits, so that they know that these affairs that they have never been exposed to can give them far more life guarantees and opportunities to make a name for themselves than the old world.

"So..." Ye Qing looked at Zhao Shicheng and his wife who were still confused, paused and continued, "The Emperor probably will be in charge of the imperial army after the New Year's Day at the latest. If he wants to completely incorporate him into the territory of our Song Dynasty, unlike Han Tuozhou's suppression that year, he can do his best to the court. "I wonder if the Prince of Xin'an is willing to do his part in the court?"

"Me?" Zhao Shicheng pointed at him with some difficulty. He did not feel that he had any talent in leading troops to fight. Moreover, because his career has not improved over the years, and he was a royal family that was alienated by the royal family, Zhao Shicheng, who is over 50 years old, has long since disappeared for the career of the officialdom. He can only express his love to the landscape and humanistic fun, or he can do some dancing ink among friends.

Moreover, especially after being slightly involved in the affairs of King Shu and his son a few days ago, Zhao Shicheng and his wife are now more cautious in their behavior. Now they just want to live a peaceful life.

If it weren't for Ye Qing's invitation to visit the lake today, but someone else invited him, I'm afraid Zhao Shicheng and his wife would have refused immediately without thinking.

"Of course it is not to let the prince lead his troops to fight with the emperor, but to... the prince wants to use the prince's connections among the scholars to pacify the southwest of the emperor, and the prince will preside over the construction of the Song Dynasty Imperial Examination Academy in Ziqi, Luodian, and even Dali." Ye Qing explained at Zhao Shicheng, who was a little surprised.

"This..." Zhao Shicheng was a little hesitant, and even a little confused. Why did Ye Qing look for him? Logically speaking, many people are more qualified than him in this kind of thing.

Zhao Shicheng, who was a little hesitant, looked at Tang Wan, the backbone on his right, unconsciously, facing Ye Qing's calm and easy-going gaze.

"I'm brave enough to ask why King Yan wants to let his husband..." Tang Wan asked after feeling Zhao Shicheng's gaze.

"There are naturally many people who can compete with the Prince of Xin'an in the Song Dynasty, but those literati obviously do not have the identity and status of the Prince of Xin'an. Naturally, the local people cannot feel the importance of the court to them. So after thinking about it, this matter must be Prince of Xin'an." Ye Qing said with a smile, his tone was still very easy-going, but it still gave people a feeling that it was unrefutable.

Now he is the King of Yan. With Shi Miyuan's dismount, Ye Qing's words and deeds were still no different from before, but due to the changes in the situation, Ye Qing's prestige in the hearts of others has become more prominent, and he has unconsciously begun to surpass his previous life.

When choosing Zhao Shicheng, the prince of Xin'an, Ye Qing naturally hoped to take advantage of Zhao Shicheng's identity as a royal clan and his prestige among the scholars of the Song Dynasty, so that some scholars of the Song Dynasty were willing to follow his leader, and could also pacify Ziqi and Luodian after Zhao Kuo, as the identity of Zhao Shicheng, the local area realized the importance of the court to them.

Sending a person with poor family, no status and influence to Ziqi and Luodian. Even though this person is very talented and knows astronomy and geography, it is tantamount to the foolish people in Ziqi and Luodian at present, it is tantamount to playing the piano against a cow.

They obviously don't care about one of them, nor will they understand how unique your knowledge and talent are. What they care more about is

, Is your status enough to make them willing to act as orders, and whether they can get tangible benefits and benefits in a short period of time?

There were not many royal families in the Song Dynasty. If it were a royal family that was too close to the power of the court, a royal family like Shu and his son would obviously make the court worry. Will it be a disaster one day to raise a tiger?

So in Ye Qing's opinion, it is now suitable for Zhao Kuo to stay and help Ziqi after he fought in the southwest. Luodian's best candidates who can write their own names and count the people who can use their own strength to help the people. The only one is Zhao Shicheng, the royal family, is suitable for him.

Seeing that he was still a little hesitant and had not yet figured out why Ye Qing favored him alone, Ye Qing thought for a while and continued, "Zhu Xi has already gone to the north, otherwise he would also be a good candidate, but because he is older, he is no longer suitable to run around now. What's more,... he is not just responsible for Ziqi and Luodian's academy construction, but four roads including Chengdu Fu Road, Tongchuan Fu Road, Kuizhou Road, and Guangnan West Road, will be handed over to Xin'an County to be responsible."

"The entire southwest academy?" Tang Wan obviously seemed to know the terrain of the Song Dynasty's territory more than the Prince of Xin'an. When Ye Qing talked about the four roads, a picture had already formed in her mind.

Chengdu, Tongchuan, Kuizhou and Guangnan are each bordering, thus forming a vast southwest territory. Therefore, if it is true that the entire southwest academies are handed over to the Prince of Xin'an as Ye Qing said, then if Zhao Shicheng is still not moved, he is a lie.

"Yes, that's exactly that." Ye Qing said surely.

"But...the emperor..." Tang Wan asked with some uncertainty.

After all, the incident between Shu and his son just happened, and Shu and his son secretly came to their mansion on the first day of arriving in Lin'an. So at this moment, neither Zhao Shicheng nor Tang Wan could believe that Zhao Kuo would ignore the couple, but instead gave them more important dispatches.

Although it is not a conspiracy with the accomplices of King Shu and his son, it was the day before the incident in the Xinwang Mansion. The Shu and his son spent the night in their palace. Therefore, even though the words of King Zhao Shicheng and Tang Wan of Xin'an were assured, they were already skeptical and could not believe that when they thought that their career was a dead end, they would suddenly lit up and a turning point appeared.

"The princess and princesses don't have to worry about it. Ye will help the princess talk. So if the princess is willing, I'm afraid they will start planning the college from today. Moreover, most of the folk customs in these four routes are different from those in the Central Plains. The princess may need to be fully prepared." Ye Qing said lightly.

Ye Qing believed that as long as the prince responded to this assignment, coupled with the guilt of Zhao Shicheng in the previous incident of taking over King Shu and his son, Zhao Shicheng would be more concerned about establishing academy than anyone else.

"As for the money needed to establish a college, the prince doesn't have to worry about it." Ye Qing looked at the scenery of the shore closer and closer and continued, "My Song Dynasty was already rich, and now Shi Miyuan has been questioned by the court, and the treasury has become more sufficient, so the money matter is by no means a problem. The question is... how can the completed academy be filled with students."

Ye Qing never mentioned the so-called "Sentences to Make Merits in Death" from beginning to end, but at this moment, he could see the eagerness of making Merits in Deaths to Make Merits in Deaths to Make Merits in Deaths to Make Merits in Deaths, and even Tang Wan next to him seemed eager to try it out at this moment.

Ye Qing first realized that he was only kind to give him favors, so after eliminating the worries of Zhao Shicheng and his wife and personally guaranteed to convince Zhao Kuo, Zhao Shicheng and Tang Wan were like a heart-wrenching illness, and the big stone in their hearts was finally put down.

"If the King of Yan can help the emperor eliminate distrust of Zhao, Zhao will do his best to build academy in the southwest that will satisfy the King of Yan and the emperor, and promise to contact more knowledgeable scholars and go to various places in the southwest to give lectures with Zhao." Zhao Shicheng glanced at Tang Wan, who nodded slightly, then stood up and bowed to Ye Qing and said.

"That's naturally the best. If the emperor learned that the prince was willing to help him, he would naturally be very happy." Ye Qing picked up the teacup and signaled Zhao Shicheng to sit down and speak.

The boat slowly leaned towards the shore of West Lake. At the crowded dock, there were red men and green women, scholars and beauties with all kinds of expressions. However, no matter what, the people who came to the place where West Lake were located were obviously in pursuit of spiritual and spiritual relaxation and freehand painting.

For Zhao Shicheng and his wife, today's beautiful scenery of West Lake is obviously more beautiful than the beautiful scenery they see at any time.

For them, after many things involving the royal family occurred in Lin'an City, Lin'an was no longer an ideal place for them, so when they looked at the beautiful scenery of West Lake, they naturally cherished them more.

As for where the couple will find a place to live after going to the southwest and where they will spend the rest of their lives, Ye Qing does not need to give them any advice. Moreover, the Southwest Fourth Road has always had a close relationship with the royal family, which is not a difficult multiple-choice question for the Xin'an Prince and his wife.

Time passes slowly and silently between fingers, but it always runs quickly when people are not easily aware of it. This is how time flies and time is difficult to endure. In people's conflicts and entanglements, they are still moving forward.

Li Fengniang has never cared about time as much as she is now, nor has she admired the wonders of time like now.

Ye Qing's watch that had been worn on his wrist was held in his hand by Li Fengniang at this moment. The phoenix eyes stared at the second hand and looked extremely focused and serious.

And the so-called minute, which seemed so long at the moment, even made Li Fengniang a little suspicious. Is the time it takes to walk around the circle really exactly the same as every minute that Ye Qing said, driven by the so-called second hand?

Li Fengniang was very suspicious that the second hand would accelerate and run forward without her attention. When she started staring at the second hand, it seemed as if the second hand had noticed it, and it began to become regular and slow down again.

A stick of incense, a cup of tea, and a missing piece were all bored by Li Fengniang to verify whether the so-called second hand was fast or slow, but in the end, she was still confused and did not draw any conclusions.

The second hand is not tight or slow, the minute hand

It moves almost without any notice, and the pointer called the hour hand is like being frozen where it is always unable to see it moving, but it always crosses one grid after another without realizing it.

The moon above your head always looks very special on Mid-Autumn Night, even making people a little confused. Is the hazy moon a little more poetic because of the festive atmosphere, or is it because of the original poetry of the moon that has a special Mid-Autumn Night?

As one complements each other, the Mid-Autumn Festival night in the Yanwang Mansion also looks extremely unique this year.

In addition to the rare visit of the Queen Mother Li Fengniang to the Yan Palace, even the current emperor rushed to the Yan Palace tonight, but now he has not accompanied Li Fengniang in the back garden and Ye Qing and the others to enjoy the moon.

Unlike Li Fengniang, Zhao Kuo had been to the Yan Prince's Mansion several times in just a few days. Even if Ye Qing was not in the mansion, Zhao Kuo would stay in the Yan Prince's Mansion for a long time before he would either think about it or leave the Yan Prince's Mansion excitedly.

Now that Yu Yunwen returned to Lin'an after many years, Zhao Kuo finally saw Ye Qing's real capable subordinates.

Yu Yunwen, who is similar to Ye Qing's grade, has a gentle and politeness and a hint of wisdom and calmness. Compared with Ye Qing's sharp and sharp gestures, the title of Confucian general is obviously more suitable for Yu Yunwen.

It is precisely because of Ye Qing's emphasis on Yu Yunwen and Yu Yunwen's own temperament in front of Zhao Kuo that when Zhao Kuo saw Yu Yunwen at first, his heart was filled with a sense of trust.

The map of the southwest has been prepared by Mo Xiaobao and Zhong Can in the past few days. Now Yu Yunwen, Zhong Can and Mo Xiaobao are surrounded by Zhao Kuo like stars, introducing Zhao Kuo to how to attack Ziqi, Luodian and even Dali.

Before Ye Qing returned to Lin'an, Guangnan West Road had already sent the army led by Cao Beihai and Li Yu to this point. So what the few people wanted to study now was naturally how to lead the army from Chengdu Prefecture Road to Ziqi and Luodian, and then headed south.

Several people in the conference hall discussed it very fiercely, and even Zhao Kuo would interject a few words from time to time. Whether it was some layman's words or some issues that could be slightly close to the key points, Yu Yunwen and the other two would know everything in front of Zhao Kuo.

The conference hall was busy, and the back garden seemed quite leisurely. Li Fengniang no longer stared at the watch in her hand, repeatedly put it on her fair wrist and felt the heavy weight. In the end, she seemed to have lost a last trace of curiosity and interest, and then handed it to Ye Qing.

Looking at the pointer at 9:1, Ye Qing put his watch on his wrist and then said: "There is Cao Beihai on Guangnan West Road, and Li Yu and the others led the army to wait, while Zhong Can and Mo Xiaobao led the Hua family army to go out with Zhao Kuo. As for Yu Yunwen... in a few days, they will go to Chengdu Prefecture Road to assemble other armies, and then wait for Zhao Kuo and others to arrive on the spot..."

"I don't care who you designate to Ku'er to follow him to the army. In short, I only have one request. If Ku'er suffers a little grievance, you Ye Qing will wait to get out of Lin'an for me." Li Fengniang took a deep breath, and her towering chest instantly showed her glory.

Ye Qing tried to pull Li Fengniang's hand several times, but Li Fengniang refused because Zhao Kuo was still in the front hall.

And in addition, this is also the rare reunion of the two outside the palace since Ye Qing returned to Lin'an and met in Xingyuan.

"As long as Zhao Kuo is not acting recklessly, Yu Yunwen, Mo Xiaobao and others will lead the troops to fight, then there will be no problems." Ye Qing said confidently, and then thought for a while and said, "I originally planned to mention this matter to Zhao Kuo first, but now it seems that it is difficult to have the chance to talk to him..."

Li Fengniang couldn't help laughing. Of course she understood what Ye Qing meant. After all, just recently, when Ye Qing went to her own convention hall to see how Zhao Kuo and the others would plan the battle in the southwest, he was finally driven out by Zhao Kuo on the grounds that the military and national affairs were not necessary for those who did not participate, and then sighed and accompanied Li Fengniang to enjoy the moon here.

"Tell me, the emperor doesn't listen, but I am still willing to give you the King of Yan a little face." Li Fengniang said with a smile in her hand.

"Originally, Yu Yunwen alone was enough to do all the post-war missions, but because the southwest is different from the Central Plains, and if you want to use the imperial examination to make the people believe, studying hard in a long time can change your destiny and make a name for yourself than reciting Buddha's scriptures, so I plan to... let the Xin'an Prince and his wife follow them to build academy in the southwest." Ye Qing said as he looked at Li Fengniang's side face.

"Did their couple agree?" Li Fengniang glanced at Ye Qing and asked.

Since the incident between Shu and his son, Li Fengniang has always felt a little uncomfortable with the Xin'an Prince and his wife. Although the Xin'an Prince and his wife realized that after Shu and his son came to Lin'an, it might not be the intention of the court, so they also went to Ye Qing to inform the truth as soon as possible.

But even so, Li Fengniang is still not satisfied with the Xin'an Prince and his wife. So when she heard that Ye Qing planned to give Zhao Shicheng such an important mission, although she didn't say anything on the surface, she was still unwilling to let Zhao Shicheng participate too much in the court affairs.

"Of course I agreed." Ye Qing looked at half of Li Fengniang's cheek and kept paying attention to some subtle expressions to judge whether Li Fengniang was willing or not.

"Why did you choose them? If you talk about your knowledge, you may be able to find any talented people in the Song Dynasty. Why... it is the Prince of Xin'an?" Li Fengniang said calmly.

"Because they are royal families who have been alienated by the royal family, I am afraid that in this life, in the next life, or even in the next life, it will be difficult for them to get closer to the center of royal power. And it is precisely because they are alienated by the royal family, but they have the status of royal family, which makes them the best candidates." Ye Qing said calmly.

"Do you go to the barbarians to be a fake tiger's power?" Li Fengniang asked lightly.

Ye Qing nodded silently: "That's exactly what it is."
Chapter completed!