Save the Bachelor of Heaven

Whenever Zhao Kuangyin destroyed a separatist regime or expanded his territory, he thought it was Xiang Nan's blessing, so he rewarded him greatly.

Four characters were added to Xiang Nan's honorific title, "Taiji Xuantian Supreme True Cultivator of Ten Thousand Daos Wuwei Great Emperor", and Taoist temples were built for him to worship.

The Quanzhen Sect, which respected Xiang Nan as the Supreme God, gradually rose. They believed that the Three Pure Ones were just fabricated by Taoist priests in the past. Not only had they never appeared in the world, but there were no related miracles.

The only real Supreme God was Xiang Nan, who was the only one who clearly became an immortal and had existed since the Qin Dynasty. Therefore, instead of worshipping those illusory so-called "Three Pure Ones", it is better to worship Xiang Nan, the "genuine" immortal.

Therefore, in order to distinguish the previous Taiping Dao and Tianshi Dao, these Taoist priests called themselves "Quanzhen Sect" because the immortals they worshipped were confirmed to exist and were real.

Afterwards, Quanzhen Sect received support from the royal family. Several Quanzhen Taoist priests were conferred titles by the emperor, and were even allowed to lead the national Taoism.

Xiang Nan knew nothing about this, and he was not interested in it. He continued to practice Taoism in the mountains.

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Later, Zhao Kuangyin died and his younger brother Zhao Guangyi succeeded him. It is said that on the night of Zhao Kuangyin's death, the sound of axes and chisels was heard in the palace, and the palace people saw the shadows of two people fighting under the candlelight from afar.

Of course, Xiang Nan did not see it in person, and he was not interested.

After Zhao Guangyi ascended the throne, he continued to support Taiji Dao, and also conferred Xiang Nan as "Taiji Xuantian Supreme True Cultivation of Ten Thousand Daos Wuwei Shangling Great Emperor".

Later, Song Zhenzong, Song Renzong, Song Yingzong, Song Shenzong, Song Zhezong, Song Huizong, etc. also worshipped Taoism and suppressed Buddhism, and supported Taiji Dao.

Especially Song Huizong was more pious, and he came to Zhongnan Mountain to pay homage in person every year, which consumed a lot of people's fat.

After all, the capital of the Song Dynasty was in Bianliang. It took more than a thousand miles to get to Zhongnan Mountain in the south of Chang'an, which was farther than the Qing Dynasty emperor's summer resort. Therefore, it can be said that he was very sincere.

But despite this, Xiang Nan was not interested in him at all. He just practiced Taoism in the mountains and never came out to see him. Despite this, Song Huizong was still sincere.

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After the Jingkang Shame, the two emperors Hui and Qin, the palace maids in the city, and the treasures of the Song Dynasty were all taken to the north by the Jin people.

Only the ninth prince Zhao Gou crossed the Yangtze River by chance and established the Southern Song Dynasty in Hangzhou.

When the Jingkang Shame occurred, Xiang Nan took the imperial seal away again. He did not give it to Zhao Gou or the Jin Emperor Jin Xizong Wanyan Tan, but kept it for himself.

Because at this time, Zhao Gou only had half of the country south of the Yangtze River. And the Jin Kingdom only occupied the area north of the Yangtze River, and neither dynasty completed unification.

Moreover, Zhao Gou committed the evil of unjustly killing Yue Fei, and Wanyan Tan would be killed by Hailing Wang Wanyan Liang soon, so neither of them looked like a wise ruler.

Xiang Nan looked down on these two guys, so naturally he would not send them the imperial seal.

This also led to Zhao Gou not succeeding to the throne with the imperial seal, and he could only carve a jade seal himself to ascend the throne. Wanyan Tan conquered the capital of the Northern Song Dynasty and even conquered Mount Zhongnan, but he did not see Xiang Nan send him the imperial seal, which was also very depressed.

After all, Xiang Nan would send seals to the emperor since Liu Bang, the first emperor of the Han Dynasty. The Western Han Dynasty, the Eastern Han Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty, the Song Dynasty... Xiang Nan has been associated with the imperial seal and the divine right of the monarch.

People believe that only by getting the imperial seal from him can one be regarded as the real common lord of the world, otherwise it is just a separatist regime. Therefore, Zhao Gou and Wanyan Tan were very angry because they failed to get the imperial seal.

Therefore, Zhao Gou no longer supported the development of Quanzhen Sect, and the development of Quanzhen Sect was also suppressed in the Jin Dynasty in the north.

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More than 150 years passed in a blink of an eye. The Jin Dynasty and the Southern Song Dynasty were successively destroyed by the Mongols. Kublai Khan founded the Yuan Dynasty and became the common ruler of the world.

The combined national life of the Southern and Northern Song Dynasties was indeed 319 years as Xiang Nan wanted to say, not a year more or less, which made the world admire it even more.

Kublai Khan established the Yuan Dynasty and unified the north and south of the Yangtze River. The territory was unparalleled. However, Xiang Nan did not give him the imperial seal, but Kublai Khan did not care.

Because he believed in "winning the world on horseback", his dynasty was won by his soldiers and bows and arrows, not by a so-called "immortal", so he did not care.

Therefore, he did not suppress the development of Quanzhen Sect, which made the once declining Quanzhen Sect revived.

After the Yuan Dynasty destroyed the Southern Song Dynasty, another 89 years passed, and it was finally destroyed by the Ming Dynasty established by Zhu Yuanzhang.

When Zhu Yuanzhang ascended the throne in Jinling, Xiang Nan appeared in the palace again on a crane and handed him the imperial seal.

"The land of China has been submerged for nearly a hundred years, and now there is finally a lord who can revive it." Xiang Nan looked at Zhu Yuanzhang and said, "I hope you will pursue the enemy with your remaining courage, and not seek fame by imitating the tyrant, and completely recover the Central Plains."

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Xiang Nan, and was also a little bit unbelievable.

"Are you really a god, living from the Qin Dynasty to now?" He asked in surprise.

Xiang Nan's age is only about twenty years old, not even older than him, and he doesn't look like a god at all.

"You are not the first emperor to ask me this, Li Shimin also asked me this back then." Xiang Nan smiled.

"Li Shimin?!" Zhu Yuanzhang was surprised.

The Tang Dynasty is more than 700 years old, which is considered ancient in his opinion, and it is even more difficult to imagine what the Qin Dynasty was like.

"Speaking of which, it was a long time ago." Xiang Nan smiled and said, "I have also waited for many years before finally waiting for a world hero."

"Thank you." Zhu Yuanzhang felt proud when he heard him say that. "Old Immortal, may I ask, how many years can our Zhu family sit on the throne?"

"You want to ask this question too." Xiang Nan said with a smile, "Li Shimin and Zhao Kuangyin have asked me this question, and I have told them. But it is better not to know than to know.

The emperors in the middle of the Tang Dynasty and the middle of the Song Dynasty thought that the country's life was still long, so they didn't care about state affairs at all. They only knew how to eat, drink, play, enjoy luxury, and bully the people all day long. As a result, the Anshi Rebellion and the Jingkang Change occurred."

"What you said makes sense, so I won't ask." Zhu Yuanzhang thought about it and felt that it made sense.

If the country's life was too short, he would inevitably be terrified after knowing it, fearing that his descendants would be unworthy. But if the country's life was too long, he would worry that his descendants would mess around.

When Li Longji and Zhao Ji ascended the throne, they probably thought that their own country was still long, so they were free to cause trouble and did nothing serious.

As a result, Li Longji encountered the An-Shi Rebellion and could only flee to Tianfu for refuge. Zhao Ji encountered the Jingkang Incident and was captured by the Jin people and taken to the northern border, becoming Duke Hun De.

Zhu Yuanzhang did not want his descendants to repeat the same mistakes, so he simply stopped asking, lest his descendants be careless.

"In fact, as long as you do more good and benevolent governance, and treat the people as people instead of animals, your Zhu family's throne will last forever. Otherwise, water can carry a boat but can also overturn it. I hope you can take care of yourself." Xiang Nan reminded again.

"Thank you for your advice, old immortal." Zhu Yuanzhang nodded.