Chapter 562: You can offer sacrifices to the heavens, but you have to cede land

“It’s finally raining, but this rain seems a little strange.” Qi Sui’an reached out and touched his body.

The rain seemed to be fine, but in fact it fell on the soil and accumulated underground without seeping out.

As if ready to go.

“Drought or flood, I’m afraid it’s all a matter of thought for the three Taoist masters.” Qi Sui’an said softly.

He didn’t come out to watch the rain for no reason, but to pick someone up.

Today is the fifth day since he sent Lan Bo away. The fifth and sixth realms of Confucianism have been completely infected, and have begun to assimilate Buddhism and Taoism.

It’s just that because of the dispute over morality and the two sides being arch-enemies, the beginning was a little difficult.

Fortunately, Qi Sui’an is not in a hurry to take action. It has been less than a year since he came to the Taoist world.

There is a doomsday, but from the current perspective, Qi Sui’an is the doomsday of the Taoist world.

As for picking up people, they are here to discuss matters concerning the three Taoist sects’ offering sacrifices to heaven.

It is not allowed for one party to dominate the market, and the Buddhist orthodoxy can only hold its nose and allow Qi Sui’an to meet with them.

They wanted to stop it, but since this order really came from the Buddha, the followers of the Buddhist tradition did not dare to disobey.

The Confucian and Taoist schools also looked displeased with this, but not towards Qi Sui’an, but towards the Buddhist orthodoxy.

Due to the will of the saints and gods, they had no choice but to come and contact them.

Fortunately, this time the Buddhist sect was there to accompany them, and the real person in charge was Qi Sui’an, the King of Xiliang.

The repulsion force is now much lower.

“Greetings to the King of Xiliang.” ×N.

There were quite a few people from the Confucian and Taoist sects, and the leader was at the fourth realm, which was considered the highest realm in existence. All those at higher realms were called back.

On the other side, a group of Buddhist Taoists were also watching closely, fearing that the other side would suddenly launch a sneak attack.

Under Qi Sui’an’s guidance, the three parties quickly sat down and started the feast.

Since you are a guest, you still have to observe the proper etiquette.

When the time was almost up, Qi Sui’an had the table cleared and asked, “What is the reason for this heaven sacrifice?”

“The Buddha said that the way of heaven is changing, and disasters such as drought, flood, and plague are coming. Therefore, we need to use human power to balance the way of heaven in order to quell the disasters.” The bodyguard Pu Ji, who was sitting next to Qi Sui’an, responded.

On the other hand, Fang Zhe, who adhered to the Confucian orthodoxy, quickly ordered someone to submit a blueprint, which was a blueprint of an altar designed by Confucianism.

Qi Sui’an took it and looked at it, and found it was indeed very luxurious.

“These three places are divided into Xiliang, Beihan and Dongyin. Each of them will build a place to worship the heaven, in…” Fang Zhe briefly summarized the time, place, process, etc. to Qi Sui’an.

“One country, one sacrifice. That’s reasonable.” Qi Sui’an nodded. “Do we need to cease fire during this period?”

As soon as Qi Sui’an said this, the expressions of everyone present changed slightly.

Judging from the tone of his voice, it’s clear that he doesn’t intend to stop.

“Your Majesty, it is unlucky to resort to violence during the period of offering sacrifices to heaven.” Puji also gave some advice.

“I know.” Qi Sui’an glanced at the Confucianists and Taoists, and continued, “I can stop, but I’m afraid some people are pretending to be building a plank road but secretly attacking Chencang.”

“Don’t worry, King Xiliang. We have to obey the will of Taoism and naturally won’t dare to fight.” Fang Zhe added.

This is human nature. After all, everyone knows that the King of Xiliang started out as a farmer, and this family business is precious.

Be careful and cautious in your actions, for fear of returning to the starting point.

So they can understand if I say a few more words.

“There is sincerity in my words, I can guarantee it.” Qi Sui’an said disdainfully: “Anyone can say nice things.”

This made Fang Zhe pause slightly. He could see that the other party was making things difficult for him.

Seeing this, his heart turned cold, and he asked, “Then I wonder how the King of Xiliang wants to guarantee it?”

“Heaven, it must be sacrificed.”

“I just need you to cede it as a guarantee.” Qi Sui’an said, listing the names of several cities.

Although it is not as important as Beihan and Dongyin, it is also a big city.

“Lord Xiliang, this is impossible.” Fang Zhe directly rejected Qi Sui’an’s request.

Everyone is offering sacrifices to the heaven together, and you are taking advantage of them? Is this reasonable?

This doesn’t make sense! So it was rejected.

“Okay, that means your Confucian tradition is unwilling to offer sacrifices to heaven, so let’s leave it at that.” Qi Sui’an looked as if the talks had failed.

“Lord, you must do things in an orderly manner. You are being unreasonable.” Xingxuan, who belongs to the Taoist school, couldn’t stand it anymore.

Even Pu Ji, who was sitting next to Qi Sui’an, seemed to be hesitant to speak. You are really going too far.

“I’ll put it bluntly.” Qi Sui’an chuckled and said, “Dongyin and Beihan are said to be independent kingdoms, but in fact they are puppets of your Confucian and Taoist schools.”

“This matter of offering sacrifices to heaven is a matter of orthodoxy.”

“The Buddhist tradition is the pillar of Xiliang, so I naturally agree.”

“Yet you two have been fighting me to this day, and as a result, you are using the will of saints and gods to make us sacrifice nothing and make our Xiliang country spend so much manpower and material resources to offer sacrifices to the heavens.”

“Do you think it’s possible?” After hearing this, Fang Zhe refuted without hesitation: “This matter is not for the sake of our Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism, but for the people of the world.”

“The Lord of Xiliang said this, aren’t you afraid that it will make the people feel disappointed?”

Qi Sui’an talks about interests, while the other party talks about justice.

“How about this, you and I both take a step back.” Qi Sui’an said slowly, “I fully support it, but how about the Confucian and Taoist families return power to the royal families of Beihan and Dongyin?”

“Your Majesty, your words are biased. We are merely assisting you. How can we ask you to return power to us?” How could Xingxuan, who belongs to the Taoist orthodoxy, admit this?

Among the three kingdoms today, only Xiliang has the healthiest power structure. Qi Sui’an has firmly controlled the Buddhist orthodoxy, while Dongyin and Beihan have long been puppet regimes.

“Neither this nor that will work. I think we should stop talking about it.” Qi Sui’an immediately stood up and left.

In their view, this is for the benefit of all people in the world.

But in Qi Sui’an’s eyes, he was just thinking about getting something for free.

When Dao Zheng and Fu Long were working, they didn’t think about the people of the world. But now that the engineering projects from their immediate superiors have come down, they all think about them.

Just make a good deal, there is no need to think of getting something for nothing. Qi Sui’an will naturally not be fooled.

The benefits don’t fall into his hands, but he has to bear the costs instead. Do you really think he is being taken advantage of?

If the three leaders of the sects came to say this, he would definitely admit it, but how dare a bunch of scumbags come to say this to Qi Suian as if it was a matter of course.

Either you give benefits or you can’t do it.

He has ninety-nine ways to make it impossible for them to do their job and they still can’t find any reason to do so.

Seeing Qi Sui’an leave so decisively, Fang Zhe also became anxious and hurriedly called out: “Your Majesty, please stay.”

“The conditions you gave are too harsh. We really can’t make a decision.”

Qi Suian has taken so many cities away. If they give in, two-thirds of the world’s territory will belong to the Western Liang Kingdom.

The ceremony of offering sacrifice to heaven has been completed, so what should they do next?
By then, the Xiliang Kingdom can develop slowly and then squeeze their living space bit by bit. There is no need for war, only time is needed to wear them out.

Qi Sui’an stopped walking, turned around and said, “If you can’t decide what you are going to discuss, then find someone who can decide.”

“You are the ones who should come and talk to me, not me to you.”

When asking for help, you should have a asking attitude, not a condescending attitude.

If it were the previous Yulong Dynasty, they would definitely not have this attitude, but Qi Sui’an is different. Now the world is divided into three parts, and he has the Buddhist tradition behind him to take the blame for him.

Especially during the period of Taoism and Fulong, his bad behavior would not only not cause any problem, but would make the Buddhist Taoist personnel who were used to take the blame more encouraged and supported.

This is an enemy. You should use this attitude instead of being polite to him.

As for the suffering of the people? We’ll talk about that later.

After saying that, Qi Sui’an turned away, and a group of Buddhist bodyguards followed him.

The main reason was that they were afraid that the dog would do something desperate, after all, Qi Suian had just rejected their request.

It is not incomprehensible to take action at this time.

Anyway, this matter was not stuck in the process of their Buddhist tradition, so Pu Ji and others naturally didn’t care. In the end, if there was any delay, they would just look for the Confucian and Taoist traditions.

Fang Zhe and Xing Xuan looked at each other.

“What should we do?” Xingxuan asked helplessly.

On the way here, they had actually thought about the possibility of being harassed.

But they didn’t expect that the other party was no longer making things difficult for them, but wanted to bite off a big piece of meat from the Dongyin Kingdom and Beihan Kingdom under their control.

Fang Zhe shook his head helplessly: “If we give it to you, both you and I will lose.”

“If you don’t give it to me, what will happen to my order?” Xingxuan said, “If you are tough, then you should give me a solution.”

They couldn’t afford to offend the three Taoist leaders, and the Xiliang Kingdom couldn’t interfere, so what could they do?

“It’s not like we’re the only Confucianists and Taoists who have received the imperial decree.” Fang Zhe knew that if things continued to drag on, the Buddhist orthodoxy would certainly get anxious.

At that time, they will also take the initiative to urge.

As long as the two families grit their teeth and hold on, the first one to collapse will definitely be the King of Xiliang.

And the result is killing two birds with one stone.

This behavior of the Buddhist orthodoxy is almost like a stab in the back. After all, the King of Xiliang helped you, and then you helped your opponents. It is inevitable that you will feel resentful afterwards.

Fang Zhe shared his idea with Xingxuan, which made Xingxuan feel more at ease.

“But, what if we can’t hold on?” Xingxuan asked the key question.

It is true that whoever holds on to the end is the winner, but that doesn’t mean they are sure to win.

Especially since this is Xiliang Kingdom, they have the advantages.

Moreover, in terms of national strength, only the Dongyin Kingdom and the Beihan Kingdom can resist the Xiliang Kingdom. How could they have such confidence?

“Then… do your best and leave the rest to fate.” What else could Fang Zhe do? He was only a tribute scholar of the fourth realm, not a national scholar of the sixth realm.

I simply don’t have enough strength to handle these things, so if it doesn’t work in the end, I’ll just agree to the other party’s conditions.

Compared with the Northern Han Kingdom, they naturally chose to carry out the will of the immortal master of Taoism.

(End of this chapter)