In the Emperor's Palace, Emperor Gouchen walked silently among the carved beams and painted buildings, followed by a kind of attendant from a distance. They knew that the emperor was thinking about something and did not dare to come forward to disturb him.
After a while, a young man wearing a green uniform walked over, but none of the attendants dared to stop him. He bent down and saluted all the way, and came to Xuan Xiao's side.
"What's wrong? I heard that you are in a bad mood. Are you worried about Yao Ji?"
Xuan Xiao came back to his senses, smiled hoarsely, and saluted, "I've met my uncle."
Qingtong Jun said: "There are no outsiders, so don't do those false rituals. After King Yuqing left you, I saw dark clouds over the Tianhuang Palace, lightning and thunder, and I came over to take a look. I saw that you were very worried. It seems that something happened earlier.
Things I don’t know.”
Xuan Xiao smiled bitterly and said: "It's a little personal matter, I didn't expect to alarm my uncle." Now he told everything that happened in the Xiantian Emperor's Palace. When he faced Qingtong Jun, he naturally had nothing to hide, including Xuannv's words.
He said it again without missing a word.
"Uncle, Xuannv's words made me reflect. I have always enjoyed the honor given by my father and mother, but I have never thought about repaying it. I even have a rebellious mentality towards my father. It is indeed very unfilial."
Qingtongjun smiled slightly: "This is not your problem. My eldest brother and sister-in-law are the top figures in the three realms. It's not that you don't want to fulfill your filial piety, it's just that you don't have the chance."
"As for the rebellious mentality, this really should be reflected on. Although you and King Yuqing are at odds with each other on official matters, they actually have a good relationship in private. But have you ever felt that he has any injustice?"
Xuan Xiao smiled bitterly and said: "I really have a good relationship with him. When he first went to heaven, he made me feel that we were in the same boat. I feel that we are all tools conceived by our parents. Before we were born, our future was determined.
After planning it, is this our own independent life, or is it an extension of the will of our fathers and a pawn in their layout of the Three Realms?"
Qingtongjun said with a smile: "No matter what thoughts you had before, when you are born, you are just their heirs, and everything else is a product based on this identity. They hope that you will follow their wishes
Go, because it’s better for you, but if you don’t want to, aren’t you their heirs?”
"King Yuqing has understood this point, so he has no grudge against Yuanshi Tianzun. He is the son of Yuanshi Tianzun, so he can get the position of Emperor of Immortality, but even if he is not the Emperor of Immortality, he is still the son of Yuanshi Tianzun.
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Xuan Xiao laughed at himself: "This was originally a very simple truth, but unfortunately I made it too complicated and created a gap with my father. I must have disappointed him over the years!"
Qingtong Jundao: "It's not too late to understand now. In fact, you are happier than the True King Yuqing. You were not bred by the eldest brother to seize the throne of Emperor Chen. Although he gave you the innate thunder seed, he just hopes that you can have more good ones."
I have never planned your life. I named you Emperor Gouchen just because you are suitable and you are his son, so I will give you this benefit."
Xuan Xiao said: "It seems that I am so lucky that I don't know how blessed I am. How many people in the Three Realms want to take the position of Emperor Gouchen? But I misunderstood my father because I became Emperor Gouchen. This kind of behavior,
It is indeed unfilial, even Xuannv sees it more clearly than I do."
Qingtong Jundao: "But she was wrong about one thing. It's not that you don't understand feelings, you just don't know how to express them, or you don't understand them yourself. You resolutely uphold the rules of heaven, aren't you subconsciously upholding the majesty of His Majesty and the Empress?"
Xuan Xiao said: "I just don't want to see them trample on the laws of heaven. I hate their double standards. They are also breaking the law. They are strict with outsiders, but they are excused in every possible way for their own people. Is heaven private to them?"
Qingtongjun asked with a smile: "Then whose heaven do you think belongs?"
Xuan Xiao said: "Heaven belongs to all living beings in the three realms."
Qingtong Jun said: "But in the eyes of outsiders, or in our eyes, heaven also belongs to your majesty."
Xuan Xiao said: "Indeed, my father has the highest authority and the strongest cultivation. All the great emperors, except King Yuqing, respect him. Rewards, punishments and demotions can all be decided by his thoughts. Even the formulation of the rules of heaven is fully implemented.
His will, it is not an exaggeration to say that this heaven belongs to him."
Qingtong Jun said: "So on the surface, Tianzhi implements the majesty and will of Heaven, but in fact it is an extension of His Majesty's will and an important part of his rule in the three realms. To destroy Tianzhi and cause chaos in the Three Realms is to destroy the foundation of His Majesty's rule."
Xuan Xiao said: "That's why King Yuqing is so active. He actively stepped forward even when the Red Emperor didn't do something. Not only to save Yao Ji and Yang Jian, but also to shake the foundation of Heavenly Court?"
Qingtong Jun said: "His Majesty is so coercive in the world that no one dares to challenge the rules of heaven directly, but he will do it in a roundabout way. In fact, the pardon granted by the Nine Emperors is your majesty's permission, and it does not count as a violation of the rules of heaven. But even if he wants to grant an amnesty, he cannot just pardon it directly.
, there must be a reason worthy of pardon. Otherwise, if you break the law in the future, everyone will come to ask for pardon, and the rule of heaven will exist in name only."
"King Yuqing thought that he had dealt with you, and the other emperors would spare their lives for the sake of the two saints. This is because he is too naive and thinks too much of the saints behind them."
"Emperor Ziwei, Black Emperor, Bai Emperor and others are all His Majesty's confidants. Even Red Emperor has participated in the whole process of the construction of Heavenly Court. He has long regarded Heavenly Court very seriously and privately allowed Brother Yang Jiao to meet Yao Ji without any harm. It's really
If he rises to the foundation of heaven's rule, he will definitely put heaven in front."
Xuan Xiao thoughtfully said: "It seems that we are still too young. After all, we have not experienced the turmoil of the Lich Tribulation, and we are much worse than the older generation. However, True King Yuqing said that Brother Yang Jiao is pure filial piety.
He should be pardoned, but I want to see where his filial piety lies. Xuannv said that I don’t understand filial piety and have never fulfilled my filial piety, but when I uphold the laws of heaven, I am upholding my father’s majesty and will. Isn’t this not fulfilling my filial piety?”
Qingtongjun praised: "You are the king of gods, the son of the Emperor of Heaven, and the person in heaven who best embodies His Majesty's will. When His Majesty is not in the ancient universe, you can even directly lead the gods on his behalf. We old guys usually
Even if I have some selfish motives and fights with you, I will still support you at the critical moment. As long as you don’t agree to the pardon, others will have nothing to do. However, the purpose of Tianzhi is to punish evil and promote good, and to deter Xiaoxiao.
It's not impossible to make people repent. If you really have the ability to make the emperors willing to grant a pardon, you can pardon them as appropriate."
The two uncles and nephews talked freely, and Xuan Xiao's heart knot was untied. He recalled his father's care in the past. At that time, he fell into extremes and always subconsciously rejected them. Looking back now, he regrets it very much.
His father gave him the position of Emperor Gouchen, and also gave him the title of King of All Gods, which is equivalent to Yajun, as well as various teachings and training, but he always turned into spring breeze and rain. He never said anything or asked for anything in return, but he didn't.
Random thinking and misunderstanding of him are not as clear as Xuan Nu, an outsider.
Xuan Xiao felt guilty and felt some sympathy for Yang Jiao and the others, and decided to give them a chance. If his filial piety really moved heaven and made the emperors willing to grant pardon, there would be no need for him to embarrass them.
The next day, Xuan Xiao summoned the three brothers and sisters of Yang Jian to the Emperor's Palace. After learning about it in the palace, King Yuqing smiled and said to Master Yuding: "It seems that those people who begged for mercy put pressure on Emperor Gouchen.
But he is a very face-saving person, so even if he agrees to amnesty, Yang Jian and the others will go through some tests, and once he has an excuse, he will step down."