King of Black Mist

"Master, Master Tao is outside, please summon him."

"Let him in."

Tao Zhongwen walked into the Qianqing Palace and entered the Nuan Pavilion. He bowed and saluted: "I pay homage to your majesty. I wish your majesty long live, long live, long live."

"Get up." Emperor Jiajing put down the book in his hand.

When Tao Zhongwen raised his head, he saw the book "All Divine Light Illuminates, The Supremacy of the Void Emperor", which he had read halfway through.

"Is this the way to enter Taoism that Your Majesty chose for yourself?" he asked.

Emperor Jiajing took a look at the Taoist book: "I have roughly read through the treasury in the household department, the Taoist palace in the palace, the inner treasury, and all the Taoism. After much deliberation, this Taoism is the most suitable for me."

He raised his eyes to look at Tao Zhongwen and asked him: "What do you think of Master Tao?"

"Nothing in the world is as broad-minded as your Majesty. In the nine heavens and ten places, everything is in your eyes. Your majesty's choice is naturally the best."

Emperor Jiajing nodded.

In fact, what he wants to practice most is not the "All Divine Light Illuminates, the Supreme Void Emperor's True Scripture". As for which one it is, even he is not sure now, let alone other people.

After so many years of Taoism, if you don’t know how to practice, and you know how all things interact with each other, how can you tell others about your own practice?

After exchanging pleasantries, Tao Zhongwen started talking about business.

"Your Majesty, I have something to report."

"Say it."

Tao Zhongwen glanced at Huang Jin hesitantly.

Emperor Jiajing gave Huang Jin a sign, and Huang Jin was about to walk out of Nuan Pavilion with his eunuchs and maids.

"Eunuch Huang, wait a minute," Tao Zhongwen suddenly said, "Please take out all the things with water in the palace."

Huang Jin looked at Emperor Jiajing, who waved his sleeves.

Huang Jin whispered to the eunuch and the maid: "Move quickly."

The eunuchs on duty and the palace maids moved swiftly and silently, and took away all the things with water in the Qianqing Palace.

Wait until everything is sorted out.

"Your Majesty," Tao Zhongwen said, "Pindao has repeatedly comprehended the heavenly secrets in the past few days, and the heavenly secrets show that your majesty has indeed successfully entered the Taoist realm."

"That's right." Emperor Jiajing couldn't help but smile.

"only--"

"If you have something to say, just say it, don't hesitate, Akatsuki shouldn't be so evil!"

"Yes. But Li Changzhou has also become an immortal."

"Oh?" Emperor Jiajing nodded, with a look on his face. He was excited that "people can really become immortals" but also had other thoughts from those in authority.

"Your Majesty, heaven's secret shows that Li Changzhou wants to take not just half of the dragon vein, but four-fifths. Once this person becomes an immortal, no one in the world can control him, not even your Majesty."

Emperor Jiajing's expression and eyes narrowed slightly.

Tao Zhongwen added: "Pindao has a talisman that can be cast after His Majesty escapes from the dragon veins and wears the golden crown. It will weaken Li Changzhou's magic power by 40%, making him completely unstoppable in becoming an immortal."

Emperor Jiajing stood up, put his hands behind his back, and walked slowly in the Nuan Pavilion, meditating.

He suddenly stopped, half-turned around and looked back, staring at Tao Zhongwen: "Take four-fifths, what is the number of Da Ming Qi?"

"Death for a hundred years."

"Where's me?"

"Entering Taoism and cultivating the mysteries, success or failure is uncertain."

Emperor Jiajing remained silent.

"Your Majesty, Li Changzhou was originally the Heavenly Emperor of the Divine Religion, and he inevitably had the idea of ​​becoming the Ninth Five Supreme Being."

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Li Changzhou sent Yang Qinglan back and supervised the scene, melting the 169 golden Buddhas in the Dashan Hall into more than 13,000 kilograms of gold.

After taking care of it, he came to Qianqing Palace. Because of Xia Yan's words, he wanted Emperor Jiajing to help with something.

Before they reached the gate of Qianqing Palace, they saw Huang Jin leading a group of eunuchs waiting outside the gate. In the distance, a palace maid was hanging a parrot cage on a dead branch.

Parrot again?

Li Changzhou recalled the incident when Yang Qinglan and the others encountered a zombie fungus when they entered the palace. Li Qianxia said that she had teased a parrot that shouted "Lucky New Year's Day! Lucky Queen!"

It is normal to keep parrots in the womb.

The Ming Dynasty was the most prosperous period in history for feudal emperors to raise animals. There were many places to raise animals in the capital, including the Tiger City, the Elephant House, the Leopard House, the Dove House, the Deer Farm, and the Eagle House.

Emperor Jiajing's cousin Wu Zong built the famous Leopard House in Xiyuan.

But now is a critical period. If Li Changzhou doesn't worry too much at this time, when will he worry too much in this life?

Seeing him from a distance, Huang Jin walked over quickly, with a smile on his face that was both flattering and humble.

Before he could reach him, Huang Jin bowed his hands and said with a smile: "Zhenren Li!"

"Eunuch Huang!" Li Changzhou also cupped his hands and smiled, with a casual attitude.

"The real person is indeed a Taoist and a true cultivator. He has the aura to transcend the world. Unlike the civil and military officials, who respect our family on the surface, but still despise our family deep down." Huang Jin said this with a little more sincerity.

But in a flash, he thought deeply and felt that it was probably not Li Changzhou who looked down upon him, but rather all the civil and military officials who looked down upon him.

In the eyes of such people, there is probably no difference between eunuchs, ministers, princes and nobles.

Just like in Huang Jin's eyes, there is no difference between the imperial edict of the ninth rank Hanlin Academy and the co-president of every government of the fifth rank.

Li Changzhou smiled and said nothing more.

He has an out-of-this-world aura, and his head is filled with thoughts of Yang Qinglan's face, lips, hands, chest, waist, legs, etc. Occasionally, he will think about Yaochi uncontrollably.

The worst thing is nine years of compulsory education, just to know that everyone is equal.

"Where is your Majesty?" He glanced at the Qianqing Palace Gate.

"Meeting Master Tao." Huang Jin replied in a low voice.

Strictly speaking, no one can reveal anything about the emperor, but it also depends on the person and the occasion.

Li Changzhou nodded thoughtfully, and was about to talk about the parrot when he suddenly remembered that in the TV series, the ministers always gave gifts to the eunuchs, and wondered if he should give some.

Normally, how could he, the majestic King and Lord of the Black Mist, do such a thing that goes against his status as a socialist successor?

But this time, that time.

Tang Monk arrived in the West and met the Tathagata, but because he did not bribe the two venerables Anuo and Jiaye, he took the Wordless Sutra. Now that he, Li Changzhou, has received help from the emperor, he is about to become an immortal, and he cannot offend the emperor. Former eunuch.

He took out a blood bead from his pocket - he really had nothing to take out, and gold and silver couldn't bribe Huang Jin. Fortunately, he had many of these things.

Seeing Li Changzhou put his hand into his pocket, Huang Jin quickly pushed his hand and said: "No, no, our family -"

"Eunuch Huang, don't worry. This elixir can cure all kinds of diseases. Although it can't cure flesh and bones, it's not far behind. It can also add one year to your life span."

Huang Jin pushed out his hand, closed it, grabbed the blood beads, and stuffed them into his sleeve.

After accepting it with a smile, he said in a lower voice: "Before our family came out, Master Tao ordered that all things with water in Qianqing Palace be taken away. I don't know why."

"It's not surprising that these real people who do divination and fortune-telling believe in Feng Shui." Li Changzhou said with a smile.

"Our family thinks so too," Huang Jin said with a smile.

"By the way, my wife loves birds. Can my father-in-law give me that parrot?" Li Changzhou pointed to the parrot cage on a dead branch.

"As long as it's not His Majesty's snow eyebrows and lion cats, whatever you want, just take it!"

The two were chatting, and Tao Zhongwen walked out of the hall. When he saw Li Changzhou, they greeted him calmly.

Watching Li Changzhou enter the Qianqing Palace, Tao Zhongwen turned his head and glanced at the white jade railings, bronze cranes and gilt copper tripods outside the Qianqing Palace. He flicked his whisk and drifted away.

After entering the cabinet, before Li Changzhou could salute, Jiajing smiled and said:

"No need. Master Li, please look at it for me. Is it appropriate for me to choose this book, "All Divine Light Illuminates, The Supremacy of the Void Emperor" as a method of practice?"

Li Changzhou has read a small number of Taoist books in the inner library, including this one.

"Your Majesty has the title of emperor, so it is appropriate to practice this Taoist method. If you only want immortality, practicing this Taoist method is enough. If you want more, I recommend another one, "The Great Music Sutra of Transforming Spiritual Machines in All Heavens and Earths". The journey is harder and the achievement is higher.”

Emperor Jiajing nodded after listening. In his heart, the Taoist method recommended by Li Changzhou was ranked first.

This does not mean that Tao Zhongwen is disloyal. He has never read the Taoist books in the inner library.

Li Changzhou had read it and knew the quality of the inner library scriptures, but to be able to speak out the pros and cons like this was not just perfunctory flattery, but at least it proved that there was no deception.

"Your Majesty, there is a little monster in the Great Good Hall. I have already dealt with it. The materials for forging the golden crown have been gathered."

Li Changzhou didn't say it was Yao Guangxiao.

Yao Guangxiao was born in 1335 and has lived for a full 205 years. After hearing this, Emperor Jiajing inevitably would not think of ways to extend his life first - although he could not do it, he would want to live longer later.

"Okay! Thank you for your hard work!" Emperor Jiajing said excitedly.

Not to mention the Taoist scriptures in the golden crown, the most important thing is related to the emperor's position, which is more important than immortality.

As the saying goes, it’s okay to live forever as a slave.

"There is one more thing," Li Changzhou continued, "I would like to ask your Majesty to give me twenty orders to intercept the ascetics who enter the capital. After your Majesty's dragon veins leave the body, all kinds of magic can be added to the body. These people are in the capital, and it is very difficult for them to do so." They may cause danger and these people should be eradicated as soon as possible.”

This was what Xia Yan said, "I am requesting a decree from His Majesty", which gave Li Changzhou his idea.

What he had thought before was that people would be robbed and killed, and he had forgotten about Emperor Jiajing, who "combated all superstitions".

But there are risks.

The people who come to the capital may be monks or players. If fifteen of them divide their forces to intercept them, they may encounter groups of players and be in danger.

But it’s better than the other party swarming to the capital!

Yesterday, he used Cao Cao to persuade Emperor Jiajing. How could he forget what Cao Cao said about Yuan Shao: He who cherishes his life when doing great things, and forgets his life when he sees small gains is not a hero!

Emperor Jiajing naturally supported this matter unconditionally.

"In addition to the decree, I will also ask the Jin Yiwei and the imperial guards to hold the imperial edict. Within three days, all personnel will be prohibited from entering the capital. The books sent by local officials will also be forwarded to the Jin Yiwei to deliver to the palace."

"Your Majesty is wise." This reaction was also what Li Changzhou had expected.

"In addition, I would like to ask His Majesty to order all the ascetics in the city to leave the capital before tonight. Anyone who disobeys the order will be killed."

"It's OK for those in the capital, but forget it for those in the palace." Emperor Jiajing's eyes were deep.

"That's fine." Li Changzhou didn't force it.

After chatting for a while about his monastic experience and the details of the Lantern Festival, and seeing that Emperor Jiajing had no plans to talk about Tao Zhongwen, Li Changzhou said goodbye and left, returning to the yard outside Zijin City with the imperial edict and the parrot.

"One of you will carry an imperial edict, and in pairs, you will go outside the capital to snipe all the masters. If you encounter players, leave if you lose. Time is limited. Don't waste it on these people. Kill those cultivators first."

"clear!"

"After so many years, there is no guarantee that those cultivators will find a way to deal with the imperial edict. If the imperial edict is damaged, they will leave immediately and come back to get a new one. I asked for twenty of them this time, which is not enough to go to the palace and ask Jiajing for it."

"yes!"

Yaochi's five men and Bi's five men were divided into two groups, a total of five groups. Each group carried two copies of the imperial edict and rushed outside the city to intercept the ascetics and players coming to the capital.

"What should we do in the city?" Li Qianxia asked.

"Let's go clean it up." Li Changzhou replied.

"If you dare to stay in the capital at this time, I would rather kill someone wrong than let him go." Yaochi's expression was cold.

"Don't worry," Li Changzhou comforted Li Qianxia with a smile, knowing that she was afraid of killing the wrong person, "Jiajing has issued an order to notify all cultivators in the capital to leave the capital before tonight. If you don't leave, don't blame us."

Li Qianxia nodded. She was not as kind as Li Changzhou thought.

After going through so many things, she also knows that blind kindness will only harm others and herself.

"Human calamity is not just for the four of us. Those who want to become immortals and have desires in their hearts will also be subject to calamity." Yang Qinglan has an ethereal temperament, like a fairy. "It arises from the human heart and is intricate. Every calamity , it’s all the human heart at work.”

"That's a good summary!" Yaochi smiled, rarely agreeing with her opinion.

"Is this understanding?" Li Qianxia also sighed, "No wonder Qinglan's 'ability' gained from experience and experience is higher than mine every time."

Li Changzhou smiled faintly, with a proud look on his face, as if he had said these words.

"However," Li Qianxia rolled her eyes, "I have a share in saying this!"

"What's yours is yours. From now on, everything that belongs to Brother You and me will be yours." Yang Qinglan said perfunctorily, looking at the parrot, "Why are you bringing a bird back?"

"I want you to see if this is a player's skill." Li Changzhou explained.

"Water similar to Water Girl?"

"Um."

Yang Qinglan Ruyi hit the parrot and a book flew out.

Yaochi secretly said to Li Qianxia: "What's mine will be yours from now on."

"That's not good." Li Qianxia declined hypocritically, with the words on his face: More!

The parrot is indeed one of the player's methods, but after Li Changzhou asked for the parrot, the opponent had already withdrawn the skill from the parrot.

"These players are too insidious!" If Yang Qinglan hadn't been here and could read the information about the land under his feet at any time, Li Qianxia wouldn't have dared to take a shower. As expected, the "honeypot world" was still safe.

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Outside the capital.

"Tie Guanzi, have you seen Zhu Yuanzhang's predecessor, who has lived for so many years, and can't even wait for this little time? Tao Zhenren said that the only way to enter the capital now is to die, wait until the Lantern Festival!"

"Waiting for the Lantern Festival, the only thing left for Pindao is the Lantern Festival!"

On Haituo Mountain, two Taoist priests from the Qing Palace on Longhu Mountain watched a white-haired old Taoist drive away in the clouds.

"Brother, what should we do? These people don't listen to us at all!"

"Let them go, good words can't persuade the damned ones!"

Tieguanzi was a Taoist priest in the late Yuan Dynasty and early Ming Dynasty. He always wore an iron crown. He once entered the Nanjing Palace and met Zhu Yuanzhang, but failed in his attempt to become an immortal.

After walking not far, Tieguanzi fell onto the clouds and fell to his death.

With a whistle, Misha came out and said in the awkward Xia dialect: "This imperial edict is really easy to use. I can feel that this person is very powerful!"

"Let's go quickly, don't waste time." Zisui had already taken away the storage bag from Tieguanzi.

The same thing continued for three days, with rivers of blood flowing inside and outside the capital.

The number of ascetics and masters in the entire Ming Dynasty was reduced by more than half, and many inheritances were discontinued as a result.