Kunlun one millet

Chapter 311

Although Xiong Jiuli and the two countries raised their troops, the war did not break out immediately. Perhaps Jiuli Kingdom also noticed that Xiong Guo mobilized troops and strengthened its defenses, and did not respond with any fanfare.

Zhao Shu was in the capital of the emperor, and he devoted himself to compiling ordinances and teaching rituals as always, without asking other things, but he couldn't stop people who came to visit.

"It's early spring, there are tens of thousands of weeping willows on the shore of the lake in the southern suburbs, and there are new warblers everywhere. I wonder if Master Xu would like to go outing with me?"

Outside Taipingfang, just as Zhao Mi handed over a revised ordinance to He Qingchen, a luxuriously dressed man greeted him.

This man was less than thirty years old, handsome and handsome, with the fragrance of lavender on his sleeves, and he was extravagant, followed by several strong warriors.

Zhao Shu cupped his hands and returned the salute: "See His Royal Highness King Yue."

The man said with a smile: "This king is just an ordinary person, Master Xu doesn't need to be too polite."

Since Zhao Mi came to the capital of the emperor, he was appointed to preside over the ceremonial department, and the nobles in the court heard the news, and many people came to visit him, including the king of Yue.

Zhao Mi vaguely remembered that more than ten years ago, his teacher Zhang Duanjing secretly came to the imperial capital to spy on him. It is said that at that time, Xiong Guo had just undergone a palace change.

Although the fighting ceased in the end, the imperial line of the Xiong Kingdom declined greatly, and the first emperor took control of the guests after a few years.At that time, He Qingchen was already the prime minister of the left, and he was entrusted by the late emperor to become the assistant minister, so he naturally monopolized the power.

Although there is an emperor of the Xiong Kingdom who is fashionable and young when he ascends the throne, but now he is married in Yuanfu and can govern himself, but considering that He Qingchen is in power and there are many harsh methods in governing, the emperor himself is considered a kind of self-indulgence if he does not care about political affairs. The law of protection.

It's just that in Zhao Mi's view, there are always undercurrents under the emperor. Not everyone can tolerate He Qingchen monopolizing the power. practices.

But in the past year, the Four Immortals have retired one after another, and many lay disciples who cling to the Jingzong were arrested and killed by He Qingchen. One can imagine the shock in the government and the public.

At the beginning, no one could understand He Qingchen's intentions. After all, in the eyes of outsiders, He Qingchen and these lay disciples came from the same sect and shared the same spirit, so there was no reason to attack them.

You must know that most of these lay disciples of Shangjingzong are honorable and former ministers since Youxiong founded the country. Anyone can say that their ancestors followed Youxiong Taizu to fight in all directions. In addition, they have close contacts with Shangjingzong, and they have already formed a monolithic body. Extremely hard to shake.

But He Qingchen still took action, because none of the four fairies were protected by the backer, and the Rising Sun Sect case was implicated, resulting in many noble and wealthy families being imprisoned.

It's just that He Qingchen didn't kill them all. Instead, he abolished his official background, seized his land and house property, returned his slaves and maidservants to his citizenship, and took great efforts to take in refugees and give them land by dictation.

After many years of natural disasters, there were refugees everywhere in the Xiong Kingdom, causing thieves to flock. He Qingchen's move greatly reduced the number of refugees, and even within a year, there were nearly a million more people in the imperial register.

All these things made the nobles in the court hate He Qingchen to the bone, but Zhao Mi knew that these people were not enough to shake the power of the left prime minister, and the real danger was not here.

The Four Immortals retreated to Tiancheng Mountain and cut off their contacts with lay disciples, which meant that Shang Jingzong no longer interfered in state affairs, and those who were interested naturally planned to regain power from He Qingchen.

When Shen Tong, the king of Yue, approached Zhao Mi, he had already guessed his intentions, but he just turned a blind eye and maintained the attitude of a master of the immortal family.

"My king heard that the imperial court will implement the selection of scholars this year?" On the way out of the city, King Yue chatted with Zhao Mi.

"According to what Xu knows, a few years ago, Prime Minister Zuo tried to set up a law department to examine criminal names and laws, so as to select people who will be sentenced to prison." Zhao Mi said flatly: "What will be implemented this year is the law. The purpose of Yike is to recruit monks and art masters, with a view to using them for the country. In the past, they always relied on the reputation of famous people to find and recommend them, so it is inevitable that there will be regrets left behind."

The King of Yue asked puzzledly: "The country already enshrines many immortal masters, so why is it promoting rituals?"

Zhao Mi didn't point out that the other party was pretending to be stupid, and replied: "After all, the country's enshrining of immortal masters is only an expedient measure in troubled times. Among them, the case of the Rising Sun God Sect can be seen. Therefore, we must improve the rules and regulations."

The King of Yue laughed and said: "But in my king's opinion, most of the warlocks recruited here are mediocre, and they are not worth the country's expense. Compared with the immortal masters of other schools, I am afraid that they are not as good as they are."

"Not necessarily." Zhao Mi said, "There are many sects cultivating immortals in the Middle Earth, but only a few of them are advanced. Since the end of Tian Xia, there has been a hundred years of chaos, and many sects have disciples, but because of their elders, they died in battles on the battlefield. , leading to the withering of the inheritance. If you really want to talk about the skill of magic, I am afraid that it is almost the same as the warlock of the rivers and lakes."

Zhao Mi's words were not prevarication, but from the heart. The inheritance of a sect like Shangjingzong is too rare. Even in the Chongxuan Hall where Liang Tao was in charge, almost all the core members of the sect were wiped out in the Five Kingdoms War .If Liang Tao had a reliable fellow-assistant like the Four Immortals under his command, there would be more room for manoeuvre.

Of course, this is also related to the fact that Youxiong Kingdom has the deepest foundation among the five kingdoms. In addition to Shangjingzong, there are also many assistances from Qianji Pavilion and Mantra Bansheng.Now the Zanli Department has been newly established, which can almost be said to have inherited most of the orthodoxy of the Tianxia Dynasty.

"It all depends on Xu Xianshi's guidance." The King of Yue praised highly: "This king has also listened to Xu Xianshi's teaching, and he has learned a lot. It's a pity that my aptitude is stupid and it is difficult to achieve anything."

Zhao Shu said: "Scientific ritual affairs are all about sincerity and hard work. If you can keep the idea of ​​benefiting others, you will be in harmony with the heart of heaven, and the ritual will naturally come to fruition. Just like a craftsman making a utensil, he has no other distractions, and he will naturally work like a ghost, as if there is God's help."

"So that's the case, it seems that this king is lazy." Yue Wang didn't care.

The chariots and horses came all the way to the outskirts of the city. To the north of the imperial capital, there is a large pool and garden. It is not only a source of water for the people in the capital, but also a resort for the nobles in the capital to enjoy feasts.

In the distance, you can see blue waves rippling, thousands of weeping willows, several painted boats cruising on the lake, and the sound of singing and dancing.Near the shore, there are young ladies and gentlemen spreading brocade mats, throwing pots and fighting wine, playing chess and reciting poems, without any sorrow.

Seeing these scenes, it seemed that the violent wind and rain of Xiongguo Chaotang in the past year had not blown to them at all.Should it be said that the emperors are too stable, making these young people forget about it?
The King of Yue invited Zhao Mi to board a three-story painting boat. There were no singers and dancers on board to spoil the atmosphere.

"This is Mr. Zhibai from Lianzhen Palace, and these two are Mr. and Mrs. Chong Zhanxian from Fuyu Cave." The King of Yue introduced himself: "These are invited by the King to give advice and enlighten the foolish. "

Zhao Mi and the other party bowed their hands to meet each other, and Mr. Zhibai took the lead in saying: "So this is Xu Daoyou from Xuanputang. Hearing about it is better than seeing it once. He really is a master of the immortal family!"

"Don't dare to do it." Zhao Mi didn't know the intention of King Yue's move. Anyway, in his opinion, these three monks were only in the realm of condensing the mysterious beads, and they might not be very clever.

But after thinking about it, maybe Zhao Shu himself is used to getting along with the world's masters, and he forgot for a while that the monks who condense the mysterious beads are rare. If they are placed in some small sects, they may already be the elders in charge of the sect. Not everyone is inherited from Shangjing Zongna and other immortal families.

Mrs. Chong Zhan in Fuyu Cave asked with some doubts: "It's not that we are being rude, it's just rumors in the world that Xuanpu Hall has been destroyed decades ago, and even the Zongmen Daochang has been destroyed by the Chongxuan Pavilion." Zhan, why did Fellow Daoist Xu come to the Imperial Capital?"

Mr. Chong Zhan quickly apologized: "My wife's words are reckless, please don't be offended by Fellow Daoist Xu."

"It's not unusual for some of you to have doubts." Zhao Mi said: "Xu has indeed experienced the destruction of the sect. In the past, he escaped by chance and went to the mountains to practice alone. He has achieved a little success. But what Seeing the power of the Chongxuan Pavilion and unable to get back the Zongmen Dojo, he had no intention of staying in the Huaxu Kingdom forever. Later, he was appreciated by the Prime Minister Zuo, and he did his best."

"So that's how it is." Mr. Chong Zhan asked: "By the way, has Fellow Daoist Xu heard of the Immortal God Cauldron?"

"The alchemy tripod used by Ge Xianweng, the alchemy master of Tianxia Chaowai?" Zhao Mi nodded and said, "I have heard a little bit about it. It is said that this tripod is in the hands of Ge Xianweng. The medicinal properties of metals, eight stones, and grasses and gray frost can be matched naturally, and the heat is exactly the same."

"Not bad!" Mr. Chong Zhan showed a hint of excitement: "Moreover, it is said that the elixir made from the immortal cauldron has doubled the potency, and can even make two elixir from one batch of spiritual materials. A cauldron!"

Zhao Mi was much more insipid: "Two furnaces of elixir are made out of one furnace of spiritual material? According to Xu, this is nothing more than the result of Ge Xianweng summoning the five qi and refining yin and yang. Such alchemy attainments are rarely comparable in ancient and modern times." People are not only the merits of Danding."

Ge Xianweng's real name was Ge Fuchuan, and he was well-known in the Tianxia Dynasty. He was not only proficient in outer alchemy, but also one of the very few immortals who had a clear ascension story in the Tianxia Dynasty.

Moreover, Ge Xianweng once visited the Chongxuan Pavilion, intending to prove the method of alchemy, because Qingya Zhenjun's inheritance is also proficient in outer alchemy and bait medicine.

It's a pity that there were no outstanding talents in the Chongxuan Pavilion back then, and Ge Xianweng was in a slump, leaving a comment of "the house is full of mediocrity", and left without accepting the offering from the Tianxia court.

Ge Xianweng is not only proficient in foreign pills and bait medicines, but also has great achievements in smelting gold and iron and making fragrant medicines.Although Ge Xianweng did not establish a sect, he did not refuse anyone who came to seek immortality and Taoism, and spread the knowledge of elixir widely.

As a result, the inheritance of Xianweng Danfa, Xianweng fragrant medicine, etc. has spread everywhere. The method of preparing fragrant medicine that Zhao Mi learned in Huaiying Pavilion came from Ge Xianweng.

Later, the Chongxuan Pavilion was turned upside down because of Liang Tao, a living immortal, but not many people thought that he was also proficient in alchemy.

Zhao Shu himself was really not proficient in the outer alchemy bait medicine. Even if he got the inheritance of Qingya Zhenjun and Chongxuanguan, he didn't have much thought to delve into it.

"The ascension of Ge Xianweng's Dancheng is known to all the people in the world." Mrs. Chongzhan said: "It is said that when Ge Xianweng ascended, he wanted to carry the Danding with him, but the tripod was so heavy that Ge Xianweng had to abandon the Danding. Purified by the purest air, you can create something out of nothing, and make pills out of thin air."

"Fellow Daoist, are you serious?" Zhao Mi was dubious.

On the side, Mr. Zhibai said: "The Immortal Cauldron fell from the sky and fell into a deep valley, attracting countless immortal cultivators to compete for it. Later, this object fell into the hands of our predecessors after several twists and turns. The predecessors discovered that as long as Pray sincerely to the god cauldron, the fire in the cauldron will be self-generated, and the void will become a pill, and after taking it, it will greatly replenish vitality, which should not be faked."

Zhao Mi showed a curious look: "It seems that although this divine cauldron failed to ascend with the immortal man, it is also a rare and rare magic weapon of the immortal family. But hearing what fellow Taoists say, it seems that the divine cauldron was lost later?"

"Ashamed, it was the end of Tianxia at that time, and our sect harbored this treasure, which naturally attracted evil spirits to covet it." Mr. Zhibai shook his head helplessly: "In order to preserve the inheritance, the elders of our sect had no choice but to abandon the fairy cauldron. shall not be seen again."

Mrs. Chong Zhan said eagerly: "But we found out the location of the fairy cauldron a few days ago. I wonder if Fellow Daoist Xu would like to look for it together?"

"Ma'am, don't be impatient." Mr. Chong Zhan hurriedly comforted him: "The information we have heard has not been verified, so how can we easily take it seriously?"

Mrs. Chong Zhan was not polite at all: "Why is your husband doing this? Xu Daoyou is an expert in the world, if you get his help, you will get twice the result with half the effort!"

Mr. Zhibai also nodded in agreement: "Indeed, if you can't act as soon as possible, I'm afraid you will miss this treasure, or even fall into the hands of evil spirits."

Zhao Mi watched them sing and sing together, and he was already a bit concerned, but he still had a curious look: "Please forgive me for being stupid, Xu can't fully understand what you said."

"Let me tell the story." Mr. Chong Zhan's tone was plain, and he seemed very reliable: "We, my husband and wife, will also walk the rivers and lakes and visit mountains and rivers when we are repairing Fuyu Cave. About half a year ago, we met a group of people by chance. Unknown monks, in the name of practicing medicine, distributed pills to the local villagers, and there were quite a lot of them.

We suspected that these monks had impure motives. After secretly inquiring, we learned that they had obtained the Immortal Cauldron from somewhere, but they still don't know the magical function of the Divine Cauldron. People test medicine. "

Zhao Mi's expression was serious: "If there is no cultivation and mana to refine it, the Waidan bait medicine will not benefit ordinary people. Using innocent villagers to test the medicine is almost evil and should be curbed."

"My husband and I think so too." Mr. Chong Zhan said, "But there are a large number of monks, and there are still many bandits and rebels driven by them. We are alone and alone, and we dare not take risks easily."

Mr. Zhibai then said: "I have known Chongzhan and his wife in the early years. They knew that there was a fairy cauldron in Lianzhen Palace, and I had contacts with His Royal Highness King Yue from time to time. People pay attention to this."

The king of Yue also interjected at this time: "Thus, after many turns and turns, this king finally found Master Xu. After all, the Four Immortals can't retreat now, and there are very few reliable people. We can only place our hopes on Master Xu."

"It's a great honor for Xu to be favored by the King of Yue." Zhao Mi said seriously: "Since it's a request from a fellow worker, and it's about the safety of the people, how can Xu just sit idly by? The fairy cauldron must not fall into the hands of evil spirits!"

(End of this chapter)