Chapter 168 Canglong Qisu, the old emperor’s intention (please subscribe)
When there was another turmoil in the capital, Xu Qing and Feng Wu arrived at Yingtian Mansion. It's not that he deliberately brought his wife back to visit her, but during this period of time, Xu Qing studied behind closed doors and his spirit grew, and it was time to get through all the Canglong Qisu.
To get through Canglong Qisu, the dragon energy of Yingtian Mansion will naturally be a great help.
The old father-in-law’s patrol yamen is considered a place with a strong dragon spirit in Yingtian Mansion.
Xu Qing naturally lived in the Xunjian Yamen.
On the other side, before he came, he received a letter from Xie Quan, saying that Yan Shan was left in the capital and became a concubine.
Because this time it is Enke, it is very different from previous years.
In previous years, the number of second-class Jinshis ranged from dozens to more than a hundred. It was adjusted according to the level of the candidates in the palace examination and the emperor's wishes.
Because this year is Enke, the state recruits talents for the purpose of reform, so the third level of Jinshi remains unchanged, while the second level of Jinshi has been reduced to six, and the rest are all top three.
Yan Shan did not stand out in the general examination, but in the palace examination, the article won the favor of the old emperor, and he was actually ranked second in the second class, which was fifth in the palace examination.
You know, this time Xie Quan was only tenth in the palace examination, just out of the top two.
If Yan Shan could write better than Xie Quan in his palace examination essay, Xu Qing would not believe it.
Xie Quan’s psychological quality did not perform poorly in the imperial examination.
But in the palace examination, the big guys selected ten papers and gave them to the emperor for ranking. Generally speaking, the emperor mainly chooses the top four, the top three, and the top two.
Of course, the first place in the top three can also be called Chuanlu. The problem is that Chuanlu, who is in the top three and the same as a Jinshi, is not very qualified in the examination room.
This time Yan Shan was ranked second in the second class, and Xie Quan was ranked first in the third class. Xu Qing would not believe it if he said it was not intentional.
The top ten rankings are determined by the old emperor.
Originally, Xu Qing had reached a tacit agreement through Master Wu and Shilang Zhang, allowing Yan Shan and Xie Quan to return to Nanzhili to serve as officials.
Although this is a bit disruptive to the system, the key point is that now is the period of reform, special matters should be dealt with specially, and the chief minister has agreed, and the official department will go through the process, and basically nothing will happen.
I didn’t expect that such a trivial matter would be targeted by the old emperor.
Xu Qing was actually not very surprised by this.
Because he originally had the idea of fighting the situation with or without dates.
Now it seems that the old emperor is more concerned about his affairs than he thought.
It’s not that Xu Qing is arrogant, but Yan Shan can be ranked fifth, and Xie Quan is ranked tenth, just outside Enke’s second place this time.
No doubt the old emperor did it deliberately.
Deliberate differentiation?
Yan Shan obviously played an indispensable role in the early construction of Fushe. He can be said to be Xiao He in the early stage of Xu Qing. Now that he has been selected as a good scholar, and he did not pass a formal examination, it is obvious that the old emperor intends to keep him in the capital.
As the second-in-command in the early days of Fushe, Yanshan will definitely be a sharp blade if used against Fushe in the future.
As for Xie Quan, he joined Fushe later and became famous. However, Xie Quan had two weaknesses. One was his age, and the other was that as his son-in-law, he was the leader of a faction. , it is naturally easy to be looked down upon by others, and it is difficult to use it as a sharp edge to divide and restore society in the future.
Now it is just right to use it to work for Xu Qing.
The overall situation of the imperial court is in the southeast. For the sake of the southeast, Xu Qing can be treated with some special grace, but it is not without precautions.
Now that Mr. Wu, Xu Qing’s great supporter, has returned to the Capital Inspectorate, his old father-in-law Mr. Feng will leave office in six months. Therefore, even if He Zhifu is about to be promoted to participate in the political affairs of South Zhili Province, in fact Xu Qing's power behind Nanzhili is no longer as strong as before.
Xu Qing knows very well that power does not lie in oneself, but in external objects. It goes away as quickly as it comes.
What is the joy of gaining, and what is the sorrow of losing?
He is no longer the ant who just woke up from a serious illness two years ago!
As we all know, there were essentially only four levels of strength in the Yu Dynasty.
The ant realm, the little friend realm, the Taoist realm, and the senior realm.
When Xu Qing was strong behind Nanzhili, he was firmly in the Taoist realm. Even if it is temporarily fading now, with his own foundation, he is still at the pinnacle of the little friend realm.
But if he changed places and went to the capital, Xu Qing wouldn't be able to cause trouble with his strength.
When the local snake is powerful locally, it can be like a dragon. When it comes to other people's territory, haha...
On the other side, when they arrived at the patrol office, Xu Qing had a chat with his old father-in-law as usual.
"Gong Ming, thanks to you this time, I can go back to the capital to do the Sixth Subject." Mr. Feng was so proud that he was happier than asking to fill a house.
Liuke Shizhong, which belongs to the ceiling of middle and lower-level civil servants, can be said to be the fighter jet among the trolls in the officialdom of Dayu.
Be ruthless and even dare to criticize the emperor’s decision in front of his face.
After all, the emperor and the central bosses are within the scope of responsibilities of the Sixth Section.
This is a great pleasure for my old father-in-law.
In addition, the six subjects correspond to the six departments, and the old father-in-law corresponds to the military department. But in fact, there is no subordinate relationship between the six subjects and the six departments, but they are independent.
As the chief seal officer of the Ministry of War, Lao Feng didn't need to look at the face of the Ministry of War. He could spit on his face when he met the Minister of the Ministry of War.
As a result, the work of the patrol censor is no longer good.
In the words of my old father-in-law, life is too short to pass by like a fleeting moment. We must seize the limited time, participate in the central decision-making, and do big things.
Xu Qing thought, don't you just want to go in early and spray those central figures who were out of reach in the past?
After all, no matter how powerful the Sixth Section is, they are not the actual decision-makers.
But he is indeed a de facto participant.
Xu Qing’s ambition is far greater than that of his old father-in-law.
If the imperial center is OK, Xu Qing will join them; if not, then set up another center.
This is also the essence of Canglong Qisu.
The dragon can be big or small, it can rise or disappear; when it is big, it stirs up clouds and spits out mist; when it is small, it hides and hides its form; when it rises, it soars in the universe, and when it is hidden, it lurks within the waves.
Xu Qing is like a dragon, able to take advantage of changes in time, so he succeeds in his ambition and travels across the southeast.
In short, when you hit someone, you should follow the weather; when you don’t hit someone, you must know how to share the benefits and hide behind others.
After some hard work, the old father-in-law felt more comfortable than reading Chinese books and drinking wine.
Xu Qing took care of the old one, and then went to take care of the younger one. Without him, the big family would have to disperse sooner or later!
In the dead of night, Xu Qing began to breathe in the dragon energy of Yingtian Mansion, penetrating Canglong Qisu.
Canglong Qisu Hidden Vein has seven branches and a total of forty-eight Xingguan acupoints.
Xu Qing still lacks access to Ansu, Ojuku and Jisu.
The three branches add up to eleven Xingguan acupoints.
The center corresponds to the Dragon Heart part of Canglong, and there are only two Xingguan acupoints.
What Xu Qing wants to penetrate tonight is the branch of the heart.
It is summer now, Canglong Qisu hangs high in the night sky, and its shape is clearly distinguishable.
Xu Qing used Xuantian Wonderful Sound to cleanse the marrow, stimulate the spinal cord to produce blood, and then used the Golden Light Mantra to strengthen Qi and blood and replenish the soul.
The soul is powerful, and the royal energy of Ying Tian Mansion pours into Xu Qing's body continuously.
During this process, Xu Qing's luck snake was also dyed with a bit of dragon energy, and its color was slightly pale yellow.
Cang means green, green means Xuan!
At this moment, the luck snake in Xu Qing's body has a faint black and yellow color.
For many days, Xu Qing painstakingly practiced Canglong Qisu in the middle of the night.
I have to say that he chose the right time.
In spring, the Canglong Qisu rises from the horizon of the fields. This is the meaning of "seeing a dragon in the fields".
Up to now, it has gradually moved to the middle of the sky, so it is called "Flying Dragon in the Sky".
Now is the end of April, which is the time when "seeing a dragon in the field" changes to "a flying dragon in the sky". In June, the flying dragon in the sky will reach its peak.
After June, in autumn, the Canglong Qisu falls to the horizon, which is called a strong dragon with regrets; in winter, it is a hidden dragon and should not be used.
This almost corresponds to Xu Qing’s fortune this year.
When I went to sea, I saw dragons in the fields. Now I see flying dragons in the sky. The situation has been achieved. When the old father-in-law goes to the capital, he should have regrets and spare his strength; in winter, he should not use the hidden dragon.
Anyway, now that the flying dragon is in the sky, good luck will come.
Xu Qing worked hard, and the remaining Xingguan acupuncture points were cleared one by one through hard practice night after night.
That night, Xu Qing crossed his legs and entered meditation, dragon energy entered his body, and finally the Xingguan acupoint of Jisu Hidden Vein was penetrated.
Boom!
The "heavenly" position between Xu Qing's brows seemed as if all the energy and blood in his body had shrunk to this point. A looming shadow of a blue dragon appeared.
If you look carefully, it looks like an illusion.
In an instant, Xu Qing had the majesty of commanding all living beings in the world, and there was also a trace of immeasurable mystery.
Xu Qing had an idea.
His soul emerged from the "Heaven" between his eyebrows and merged into the shadow of the blue dragon.
In an instant, the phantom of Canglong became much more solid.
Xu Qing seems to have transformed into a dragon, flying in the sky and flying in the night sky.
In the past, his soul left the body alone. Without a magic weapon, he could not fly too high, otherwise he would be affected by the energy of Tiangang and harm his soul.
Now protected by the phantom of the Canglong, in the sky, it looks like a fish swimming in the water.
And it’s extremely fast.
Not long after, Xu Qing drove the phantom of the Canglong to the Blackwater Lake outside the city.
Stars are in the sky, starlight is in the water. Xu Qing's soul transformed into a blue dragon and entered the water to swim. After a while, a water dragon appeared and soared on the lake.
You can even faintly see the dragon scales on the water dragon.
It is also very powerful. As soon as it swung its tail to the shore, it actually cut off a thick branch of a tree.
Just like Xu Qing's high-pressure water gun in his previous life!
After a while, Xu Qing dispersed the water dragon, but his soul was still hidden in the blue dragon, flying freely.
"This Canglong Qisu's magical power, the Purple Emperor Dragon Armor, is a bit like the dragon magic in movies and TV shows in previous lives." Xu Qing's soul was wrapped in the Purple Emperor Dragon Armor, which was particularly powerful.
This is still in Middle-earth, where the luck of the dynasty affects Taoism.
If it is overseas, the power will be greater.
Xu Qing's soul was wrapped in the Purple Emperor Dragon Armor, which made him feel particularly at ease, as if his soul was wearing a layer of armor. Moreover, this armor fits the soul very well and does not feel heavy or burdensome.
Wonderful!
Xu Qing felt the beauty of cultivation more and more. As his soul flew into the sky, he couldn't help but want to float away and stay away from the world.
But how is it possible.
His physical body is in the world and needs support from the world.
When cultivating both life and life, just having a spiritual soul is like a flower that will wither quickly if it leaves the branches and leaves.
It’s just an illusion!
Xu Qing quickly recovered his thoughts. When dawn came, the first ray of purple energy came from Zhongshan in the east, penetrated into Xu Qing's Purple Emperor Dragon Armor, and a ray of purple energy rippled.
The Purple Emperor Dragon Armor seemed to be able to eat.
Unfortunately, it is too picky and only eats the first ray of purple in the morning.
Xu Qing returned to the patrol yamen with unfinished business.
Feng Wu saw the shadow of a small pale yellow dragon entering her husband's body.
She rubbed her eyes, thinking it was an illusion.
Xu Qing came out of Ding.
Feng Wu stepped forward to ask.
Xu Qing smiled and said: "This is a Taoist technique."
Feng Wu: "If these were troubled times, with your move just now, others would probably think you were destined by fate."
She paused and said : "It's best not to reveal this Taoism outside. The imperial court is very taboo on this kind of Taoism."
Taoism related to dragons has always been tabooed by the court. Of course, there are some who are not taboo. That is the emperor Be broad-minded. But such emperors are in the minority after all.
Most emperors have very jealous personalities.
There are always unscrupulous people who want to harm me. This is both a joke and the truth.
Xu Qing nodded. This magical power, even if it is not used, can still protect the soul in the body. In addition, he also has five demons to protect him. Even if there is an existence like the leader of the Luo Sect, he can come and kill him. , using magical powers may not be able to break Xu Qing's soul defense.
Of course, you still need to refine the purple energy and deepen the heat of the Purple Emperor Dragon Armor.
This is just a matter of time and effort. You can practice anywhere, as long as you remember to refine the Chaoyang Purple Qi every day.
Refining purple energy is also a characteristic of sages.
Don’t you hear that the purple air comes from the east thirty thousand miles away!
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“Master Hou, we are old acquaintances, there is no need to be so polite.” After Xu Qing penetrated Canglong Qisu, he returned to Xu’s residence in Tianjing City, Having lived in the Xunjian Yamen for a long time, others might really think that he is a freeloader!
The person who came to visit this time was Wu Dinghou.
Wu Dinghou couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed when he heard this old acquaintance.
What is an old acquaintance? It’s called no acquaintance without fighting.
But the previous grudges have disappeared with Wu Dinghou.
With Xu Qing’s current status and strength, he deserves to be treated seriously.
The two were just about to chat when Zhao Jinzhong, the eunuch guarding Yingtian Mansion, also came on the other side.
When Wu Dinghou saw Eunuch Zhao, he was a little embarrassed and said hello: "Eunuch Zhao, why are you here?"
When Eunuch Zhao saw Wu Dinghou, his forehead went dark, this old boy came to eat alone.
The two of them complained about each other, but they looked closer than brothers and exchanged pleasantries with Xu Qing.
Xu Qing couldn't stand it anymore and went straight to the point: "Two old brothers, I don't know what I have to ask for."
Eunuch Zhao: "Xu Jieyuan, I know you have connections. Your Majesty It is planned to set up a weaving office in Jiangning Prefecture to be responsible for the silk business. ”
When he said this, he whispered: "Actually, we are monitoring the movements in the southeast."
Xu Qing nodded. Jiangning Mansion itself has people from the inner factory and embroidery guards. For example, Tianxiangyuan is from the inner factory. stronghold.
Now it is nothing more than that the old emperor wants to legalize it.
And he planted nails in Jiangning Mansion openly.
As expected, it is better to use people to face the front and not to use people to face the back.
Xu Qing knew that the old emperor wanted to guard against him, but he did not expect to act so decisively. First it was Yanshan, and then it was Jiangning Zhizao Mansion.
But the old father-in-law did six subjects to help Shizhong, which was enough for him in terms of face.
Xu Qing: "What does this matter have to do with you two?"
Eunuch Zhao said: "Xu Jieyuan, we are all old acquaintances. It is better to be familiar with each other than to be familiar with each other. Jiangning Weaving House is famous. His responsibilities are still mainly focused on the silk business. , now that you have control of the sea routes, raw silk production areas, and your own dyeing workshop, the profits are gone. The Zajia family does not ask for anything else, just to participate in the weaving yamen."
"The imperial court set up a weaving yamen. What does it matter to me?" Xu Qingyiqi.
Wu Dinghou said: "Xu Jieyuan doesn't seem to know about this yet. We got the news from the inner dynasty. The Li Supervisor's opinion is to send Xie Quan to be the weaver in Jiangning."
Xu Qing was surprised. He thought that the emperor would I was on guard against myself, but I didn’t expect that Jiangning Weaving would be Xie Quan.
This is an agency that serves the inner court and does not need to go through the outer court.
The key is that the person he used was a civil servant from another court and had a close relationship with Xu Qing.
The emperor’s move is quite interesting.
Although Xu Qing controlled raw silk, dyeing workshops, and sea routes, the leader of sea trade transactions was naturally the imperial court. Otherwise, why would the imperial court send navy to eliminate pirates?
Now Jiangning Weaving is owned by Xie Quan, and Xie Quan is the son-in-law of the Zhu family, a large family in Nanzhili. The Zhu family does a lot of business.
It is equivalent to integrating the Zhu family into the maritime trade led by the imperial court.
In this case, why should the Zhu family engage in smuggling? Wouldn’t it be more profitable to be a monopoly of imperial merchants?
This set of operations is done.
Xu Qing is also tied to the imperial court's overall maritime trade situation.
In this case, the silk business inside will not only reduce a lot of resistance in the southeast, but also achieve a monopoly. Wouldn’t it be a golden mountain and a silver sea?
The old emperor still has a pattern.
After this stick, there are jujubes.
It is impossible for the Zhu family not to accept this result.
Xu Qing grasped the old emperor's mind. No matter how much they earned, the old emperor's money could not be less.
So there must be the involvement of the emperor's cronies.
Wu Dinghou and Eunuch Zhao, as the old emperor’s eyes and ears in the southeast, will definitely get involved.
They are selling it to Xu Qing in advance so that when the time comes, they will not be able to join in or be cheated by Xu Qing.
These two people came here to send a message to the old emperor.
Xu Qing knew in his heart that there would be regrets in being a proud dragon.
He had no reason to refuse.
But he discussed it with the two of them in a very orderly manner.
Eunuch Zhao and Marquis Wu Ding also breathed a sigh of relief, fearing that Xu Qing would reject them and it would be difficult to deal with them.
Anyway, everyone can make money, and they will definitely be happy.
Now Eunuch Zhao and Marquis Wu Ding saw that Xu Qing was very handsome and his words became more and more polite, and they wished they could worship him as a Bodhisattva.
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"Your Majesty, I am afraid that only the Canglong Purple Qi can cure your injuries." Wanshou Palace, facing the sky, sighed softly.
“Cang Long Purple Qi? Doesn’t the capital also have dragon Qi?”
The leader of Chaotian Temple said: "Your Majesty, this is an injury to the soul caused by practicing Taoism. The Canglong Purple Qi I am talking about can only be obtained by practicing Canglong Qisu in Zhoutian Xingshen Temple. It corresponds to this disease."
"Zhou Tianxing Divine Temple, Canglong Qisu? "Where is this method?"
"I don't know, this method is the top Zhoutian Star Temple in Taoism. Maybe the master of Chaotian Temple knows it." After thinking for a moment, he replied.
The old emperor fell into deep thought.
He suspected that Chaotian Guanzhu mentioned Longhu Mountain on purpose.
But don’t give it a try.
He suddenly covered his head, the wind struck again.
(End of this chapter)