Becoming an Immortal from the Northern Song Dynasty

Chapter 19 Argument
Bianliang City is just like the Chinese New Year, the streets are bustling with activity, and every household washes their hands and burns incense, praying for the blessing of immortality.

The fast horses of the Imperial City Division galloped past on the street, loudly proclaiming that His Majesty the Emperor is blessed by the heavens, that he is the true son of heaven, and that the gods have sent down immortals to protect his body as a real dragon from all diseases. It will be left for thousands of years, and it will be the common people.

According to the folks, even the officials on the official side did not shy away from publicizing the deeds of this Shangxian positively. It can be seen that this immortal immortal is a living exiled immortal who has been recognized by the above, and immediately put aside all scruples.

Thousands of people who had been looking for immortals in Xishan spontaneously organized to spread the news about Yuqing Taiyuan Changsheng Xianzun to the public, and vividly described how the fairy rain in Xishan washed their dirty fleshy bodies to drive away evil spirits and diseases.

For a while, everything about this immortal immortal could no longer be concealed, and it was completely spread up and down in the entire Bianjing city.

This is what Yang Weide and others saw when they entered the city.

Everyone in the Ministry of Rituals looked at each other, and someone stroked the long beard under the jaw and said hesitantly: "Your Majesty, did he...have done too much... How can the East Mansion allow it?"

The official sent by Zhongshu Province to Xishan to pray for blessings smiled wryly, and sighed: "Is there any need to say that? The second mansion is probably already in the palace at this moment. However, His Majesty's ability to wake up this time may not be entirely due to the majesty." It is understandable for His Majesty to do this suddenly..."

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In the palace, Liu Hang, the prime minister of the court, was giving Zhao Zhen strength.

"I believe that Confucius said, 'Respect ghosts and gods and keep them at a distance!' is very reasonable. Your Majesty is the son of heaven, and you should set an example for the world, and you should be more cautious in your words and deeds."

Liu Hang is 60 years old this year, and his gray hair is the result of his heartbreaking efforts for the empire.

There was nothing he could do about the famous Prime Minister Zhao Zhen, he could only pretend to be ignorant and listen to him spouting about himself.

"To deal with ghosts and gods, the sage taught us to respect, not worship him. The so-called 'If you can't deal with people, how can you deal with ghosts?'

Is it true that the people of the world are living a good life now?Li Yuanhao of Xixia has repeatedly violated the frontier, and the Nongzhigao rebellion on Guangnan East Road has not yet been settled. Is it a good time for Your Majesty to seek immortality and ask questions? "

Liu Hang was impassioned, spitting all over the place, disregarding the presence of all the officials, not at all intending to save face for the emperor, and wantonly criticizing some problems existing in the current court.

For a while, it talked about the gang formation of hundreds of officials, for a while, it said that the rebellion in such and such a place continued, and for a while, it talked about how heavy pressure Sui Ci brought to the people.

At this critical juncture, the emperor not only did not work hard to govern, appointed wise and capable officials, and devoted all his energy to the country.
Zhao Zhen could barely maintain a smile before, but when he saw that none of the officials were like wood, none of them came out to speak for him, and gradually he couldn't hold back his face.

"Liu Qing... I know your painstaking efforts." After finally waiting for Liu Hang to get tired and run out of vocabulary, Zhao Zhen hurriedly interjected when he was thinking about what posture to use to guide His Majesty.

"However, the existence of Shangxian is not false. As a person who has experienced it, I can better understand the beauty of it. I established it as a state religion, not for other reasons, but to repay Shangxian for his kindness to me!"

Zhao Zhen said with a smile, but deliberately increased the volume of the last sentence.

The emperor opened his mouth on his own initiative, and someone from Yushi Zhongcheng's team who had been silent for a long time finally stood up on his own initiative.

"Exactly, I think that the official family is the majestic son of heaven, and the longevity and immortality are proofs that God favors His Majesty! This just shows that my Great Song Dynasty is prosperous and evergreen, and the union is God's will! Such things should naturally be publicized. In order to make the whole world surrender, watch the wind and surrender!"

This censor Zhongcheng official is only sixth grade, but as the spokesperson of the supervisory agency, he has the qualifications to confront officials of any rank.

Especially under the premise that there is an emperor behind him.

At this moment, facing the 60-year-old Prime Minister Liu Hang, he has no fear at all, showing the arrogance of a civil servant in the Song Dynasty.

He continued to bluntly say that the prime minister's remarks this time are quite misconduct, and the attitude of the seller seeking glory.It is suspected that Xixia has invaded our leading party, and it is dedicated to destroying the wise and solemn decision-making policy of His Majesty, the supreme emperor of the Song Dynasty.

The officials of the prime minister's line couldn't help seeing him push his nose like this, so someone pointed at the censor's nose and scolded him for using his flattery to bully the king and flatter him, and to waste his care for the country.

At this time, the dignitaries and military officers finally figured out that Zhao Zhen's mind seemed unquestionable, and quickly joined the battlefield, figuring out the deeds of Liu Hang's power since he became the prime minister, and now he questioned His Majesty and Shangxian for no reason. There is a heart of disobedience.

All of a sudden, three whistles sounded in the hall, and the unlimited fighting and debate competition for all ages officially started.

The dignitaries, prime ministers, emperors, and foreign relatives were arguing in full swing, and the official department stood up to act as referees from time to time, saying that this person had a problem with his behavior and his remarks were not credible, and then accused his relatives of not being able to interfere in politics. They did not speak here portion.

My Great Song Dynasty did not block the way of speech, everyone can talk about politics, sharing the world with the scholar-bureaucrats led to the rapid decline of the aristocratic family, and instead, the formation of parties and private interests in the court became more chaotic, the centralization of power was extremely strong, and the local forces gradually lost control.

Zhang Yuqing sat incognito on the beam of the Chuigong Hall and meditated cross-legged, silently feeling the sum of the 'full' aura in his dantian, and slowly let out a long breath of stale air.

He didn't pay any attention to the arguments and noises of the people in the court below.

The main reason why he still stays here is to absorb the wish power and convert it into aura, and to test some of his conjectures about the spiritual root.

Now that his goal has been achieved, Zhang Yuqing felt the light in front of him stagnate for a moment, and then revealed the gloomy color of the grottoes in the cave.

Zhang Yuqing got off the stone bed and walked out of the living room to the central hall.

Although his cave is located in a remote place, the interior is full of functions without any slack. It has a total area of ​​about [-] square meters, and the kitchen and utility rooms are all available.

The middle hall was empty, with some tables and chairs, tea sets, futons, bookcases and other things carelessly placed, everything was exactly the same as before he left.

After a little confirmation, Zhang Yuqing went to the stone gate of the cave to observe carefully, and saw that the various traps he had set up before showed no signs of being triggered, so he was relieved.

Afterwards, he returned to the living room in the back room again, and then carefully opened a hole in the cloth bag that traveled with him through time and space, and took out one of the gold nuggets.

The fluorite inlaid in the sky above the cave emits light close to sunlight, and the high-purity gold reflects the light, making it even more attractive.

Zhang Yuqing weighed the gold nugget in his hand, couldn't restrain his excitement, picked up the bag and calculated it, and an extremely accurate number appeared in his mind.

"Nine thousand five hundred and seventy two taels!"

This is the total amount of gold after he smelted it into a quality common in the world of cultivating immortals, and it would be as much as 95 yuan if it was replaced by spirit stones!

(End of this chapter)