Ruins of the past

Emperor Yong'an moved away a few memorials and dug out a piece of information handed over by the Demon Suppressing Division.

All of the above are surveys of the current situation in various prefectures in Shuzhou.

Ever since Chu Qiguang showed his divine-level combat prowess in the battle at Long Snake Mountain, Emperor Yong'an asked the Demon-Suppressing Division to increase efforts to collect information about Chu Qiguang and Shuzhou.

Originally, Shuzhou was located on the border, too far away from the capital. The hunter school of the Shuzhou Demon Division was doing its own thing, and the information between the local government and the capital was not smooth.

This time, the Capital City Demon Division personally sent people to investigate. The more they investigated, the more surprised the Yongan Emperor was by the results.

He began to recall the past changes in luck caused by Southwest, and now guessed that they were all caused by Chu Qiguang.

‘The world is in danger, the human race is approaching a catastrophe, and under the influence of luck, geniuses have emerged from all sects and sects. The original masters have also broken through one by one, and even the strong men in history have shown signs of recovery. ’

‘I thought the eight generals of Xinghan were already the best among the younger generation. ’

'But I didn't expect that there is a genius among geniuses like Chu Qiguang, who even broke through to the realm of manifesting the gods earlier than me...'

Although Emperor Yong'an had long estimated that due to the influence of luck, there would be more and more masters from various sects, and the realm of martial arts and Taoism would be broken again, and even gradually return to the level of ancient times.

But he originally thought that the first person in the human race to break this barrier would be either him or Huang Daoxu. Unexpectedly, it was Chu Qiguang who came out of nowhere.

And as the intermittent intelligence from Shuzhou continued to come, Chu Qiguang's position in Emperor Yong'an's heart became more and more important, and various plans to win over and guard against him continued to emerge.

After all, in the Han Dynasty, apart from him, who had already completed the "Sage Wangqi", Chu Qiguang was the only one who had reached the state of manifesting the saint.

The two of them, the monarch and his ministers, represent the strongest power of the imperial court.

'Only Chu Qiguang can continue to support the situation, contain the demon clan and major sects, and buy time for my practice...'

'After I break through again and complete the "Grand Burial of the Heavenly Dragon"... I will be able to join forces with the emperor and ministers to sweep the world and reorganize the mountains and rivers. ’

‘Let’s continue our great Han Dynasty’s national destiny for another hundred years. ’

…

Jiang Longyu's house.

As the Buddhist door opened, Chu Qiguang, Yisiman, and Jiang Longyu walked out.

Jiang Longyu looked at the two people with an incomprehensible expression. He didn't know why Chu Qiguang took the risk to rescue Yi Siman, but he also regretted helping Chu Qiguang rob the demon prisoner.

Chu Qiguang on the other side was very satisfied with this harvest.

Originally, when he found Yi Siman, he just wanted to harvest his luck.

But as soon as he saw the other person in prison, he felt the energy and blood surge in the other person's body, and he was only one step away from becoming a martial god.

Since while harvesting luck, you can also subdue an excellent qi-regulating expert, then why not?

After all, no matter how strong the martial arts is, the energy and blood that can be circulated are limited. Chu Qiguang will never dislike having too few martial gods under his command.

So he immediately changed his original plan, planning to lead Yi Siman to break through and become a Martial God, and then harvest the opponent's luck.

"Yi Siman, if you want to break through to the realm of a Taoist Martial God, you must recognize yourself."

"I have a way to help you, but you have to come back to Shuzhou with me."

After hearing this, Yisiman became even more curious. Anyway, he had no power to resist in front of Chu Qiguang, so he nodded in agreement immediately.

Then Chu Qiguang looked at Jiang Longyu, who had a troubled expression, and took out a box of Tongtian treasure notes from the Buddhist world with a smile.

"Long Yu, thank you for your help this time. This box of Tongtian treasure banknotes is my thank you gift."

"This Bongtian treasure banknote has endless uses. Whether it is a gift or for personal use, I guarantee that you will be able to dominate the capital in the future."

…

On the second day, in the Changsheng Palace and the Immortal Palace.

Emperor Yong'an's voice came from behind the white curtain.

"Please sit down."

The gaze of Yang Jinzhong on the side changed again. In the past, Emperor Yong'an never even asked several pavilion elders to sit down: "It seems that your majesty really values ​​Chu Qiguang." ’

However, he then thought about the other party's cultivation level and knew how seriously the other party would be taken.

After all, among the civil and military officials of the entire dynasty, only Chu Qiguang had stepped into the realm of manifesting the gods.

What's more, Chu Qiguang is not only talented and powerful in martial arts, he is also very good at making money, unlike other martial arts gods who only spend money.

Chu Qiguang made a lot of money when he was in Lingzhou. Later, when he went to Shuzhou, he oversaw land reform, reorganized trade routes, wiped out the indigenous people, and generated a large amount of taxes for the court.

This year, after the taxes of the fifteen states of the Han Dynasty came up, Shuzhou actually ranked first.

This not only shows that Chu Qiguang is good at making money, but also shows how far the imperial court's control over the corruption in the three southeastern states has degraded.

There are even rumors among the people that the three southeastern states only know the Tianshi religion and do not know the Han Dynasty. In the local villages and towns, the words of the Taoist abbots are more useful than the county magistrates.

As for Chu Qiguang, besides being a strong martial artist and good at making money, he also had trouble dealing with the Celestial Master Sect.

Yang Jinzhong still remembered the news of the battle at Long Snake Mountain. Emperor Yong'an was happy for a long time after knowing that the Zixiao Palace was smashed to pieces by Chu Qiguang who stepped into the Divine Demonstration Palace.

Although Chu Qiguang has been dormant in Shuzhou this year, Emperor Yong'an would reward Chu Qiguang every once in a while and send people to Shuzhou to deliver medicine to Chu Qiguang.

And Chu Qiguang did not disappoint Emperor Yong'an, otherwise Shuzhou contributed high taxes, and now it seems that his injuries have recovered and his combat strength has been restored.

At this moment, Chu Qiguang was sitting on the chair brought by the officials.

His eyes swept across the white curtain, but he found that it was difficult for his eyes and ears to perceive what was happening behind the curtain.

Behind the white curtain, it was like another world. With his realm and cultivation level, he had completely lost his perception of it.

Even his seeker's eyes couldn't see the slightest clue, or even the depth of Emperor Yong'an at this moment.

'Emperor Yong'an has accumulated more than 20 years of experience and gathered all the cultivation resources in the world. Even the money I put in Lingzhou was taken away. Now it seems that he has successfully broken through to the realm of manifesting the gods. ’

‘It’s just...there’s always something wrong with him being like this. ’

After thinking for a while, Chu Qiguang asked: "Is Your Majesty's condition not getting better yet?"

Emperor Yong'an said calmly: "Some old problems."

"How is Chu Qing's injury? I heard that you were injured on Longshe Mountain. I was very worried and sent someone to Shuzhou to deliver medicine."

Chu Qiguang nodded. He naturally knew that Emperor Yong'an sent people to Shuzhou to deliver medicine, and those medicines had already been taken by Jiaojiao and Qiao Zhi.

"My injury has recovered."

"It's good that the injury is healed." Emperor Yong'an said with concern: "Now the northern demon tribe has repeatedly torn up the peace treaty and invaded our Jiubian military town. There are dragon tribes raging on the southeast coast, and they have been fighting with the navy for several months."

"The Han Dynasty needs a warrior god like you to take charge."

"I have been thinking about it for a long time and want you to go to the southeast to take charge of the dragon bandits."

"After you succeed, I am willing to make you the Duke of Wei and give you a hereditary certificate."

"In the future, once the Han dynasty reigns, your Chu family will conquer the East China Sea."

Yang Jinzhong on the side was shocked when he heard that, except for the rewards for generals before and after the founding of the Han Dynasty, there had never been a dukedom in the Han Dynasty.

Moreover, what he meant by what Emperor Yong'an said was that he wanted Chu Qiguang to guard Donghai Prefecture from now on and treat this most prosperous place in the world as half a fiefdom.

Although he already knew that Emperor Yong'an valued and trusted Chu Qiguang, Yang Jinzhong was still shocked after hearing this. He did not expect that the emperor would disregard all court rules and place such a heavy bet in order to win over Chu Qiguang.