Chapter 92 Southern Innate
"Your majesty, your mausoleum?"
Hu Bafeng was stunned for a moment, but he quickly came to his senses and said, "Your Majesty, I would like to take a long-term approach regarding the imperial mausoleum."
"Oh? Why?"
"I checked the information with the Ministry of Industry. The area of the imperial mausoleum was very huge, and the construction technology and mechanism design at that time were completely different from those now."
Hu Bafeng hesitated and said: "The construction time alone took a full thirty-nine years, and more than 1.2 million migrant workers were used to build it. The amount of work is very huge."
"The drawings of this mausoleum have long been burned to ashes, and the final construction personnel were also buried in it. The Ministry of Industry could not find any information about that mausoleum."
"It is very, very difficult for me, my ministers and others to open this mausoleum."
Zheng Yi frowned and said: "A thousand-mile embankment collapsed in an ant nest. I'm not asking you to excavate the entire imperial tomb, can't you just open a small passage?"
"No, no way..."
Hu Bafeng said: "After initial investigation, I found that the entire imperial mausoleum was built based on the arrangement of different hexagrams of the Nine Palaces and Bagua, and it also contains the five elements."
"It's a bit like...a formation!"
"Simply opening up a cave will inevitably cause the collapse of the entire mausoleum, which will have other serious consequences."
"So after discussion, I want to break through the main entrance of the entire mausoleum and open the door."
Zheng Yi was not surprised but happy.
Nine Palaces Bagua?
The five elements?
Formation?
Doesn't that mean that Zheng Mingsen's imperial mausoleum indeed contains cultivation techniques.
Otherwise, why would he keep it so secretive?
Putting so much effort into building your own mausoleum?
"I don't care what happened, I just want to know how much and how long it will take to open the imperial mausoleum!"
Hu Bafeng hesitated for a moment, calculated quickly in his mind, and then said: "Your Majesty, it could be three years at the earliest, five years at the earliest, or even ten years at the earliest!"
"Ten years?"
Zheng Yi said indifferently: "I can afford to wait. No matter what, I want you to ensure that the imperial mausoleum is opened normally and not to destroy the things inside. Do you understand?"
"No!"
Hu Bafeng quickly retreated, but Chen Liancang walked in.
"Your Majesty."
"Mr. Chen? What's important?"
Chen Liancang said: "There are two Shadow Guards, and their martial arts cultivation has reached the master level."
"Oh? So fast!"
Zheng Yi's eyes flashed. It had been less than a year since the last time he asked.
These two shadow guards actually broke through so quickly.
"Who is it?"
"Dark Crow, Dark Snake."
"What's your name?"
"Once you enter the Shadow Guard, there is no name or past, only missions and codenames."
Chen Liancang said: "Your Majesty, just call them by their code names."
Zheng Yi thought for a few minutes and said: "Ask them to come in."
"No!"
Soon, two eunuchs, about twenty-four or five years old, walked in quickly.
"My slaves Dark Crow and Dark Snake have met Your Majesty!"
Dark Crow has a kind face and sharp eyes.
As for Dark Snake, he was cryptic and his eyes were as usual.
"I have heard from Mr. Chen that your martial arts cultivation has broken through to the master level. I am very happy and congratulated."
The two said in unison: "It's all down to His Majesty's palace, and the servants are terrified!"
"Get up."
"No!"
The two of them stood up one after another, and Zheng Yi said: "Which one of you will break through first?"
Dark Crow took the lead and said: "Back to Your Majesty, the slave was the first to break through. But Dark Snake followed closely behind, and the difference between them was only a cup of tea."
"Very good!"
Zheng Yi said: "You two broke through on the same day, I will have my own reward, not to mention money and land."
"I want to know, do you two have any other wishes?"
"If it is reasonable, I will agree."
The two looked at each other, and then Dark Crow said: "Back to Your Majesty, I have been living among the Shadow Guards since I was a child. I don't know what I wish for, but please reward me as you please."
"This slave will live for Your Majesty all your life!"
Zheng Yi's eyes moved and he looked at Dark Snake again.
Dark Snake hesitated for a moment and said: "Your Majesty, your Majesty, I have something to ask for."
"Oh?"
Zheng Yi became interested and asked: "What do you want?"
"Slave, after being rescued by the Shadow Guard, I have some vague memories."
Dark Snake said: "I seem to have a younger sister, named Qing'er or something like that. I have been separated from you since I was a child. I may have only one relative in the world. I wonder if your majesty can find a sister for me?"
"Qing'er?"
Zheng Yi immediately asked: "What are the characteristics of your sister?"
"There is a pink butterfly birthmark on the back of the neck. Slave, slave has it too!"
As he spoke, Dark Snake opened his collar, and sure enough, he found a butterfly birthmark the size of a copper coin three inches behind his right shoulder.
"The painter will come, copy this birthmark, and then ask the Propaganda Department to add a missing person notice in the new issue of the newspaper."
"No!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty, thank you, Your Majesty!"
Zheng Yi nodded and said: "You two have already broken through to the master realm. You are in sight, so you don't need to be so polite in the future."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
"Dark Crow and Dark Snake, these two titles are just code names and are not worthy of your status."
Grandmaster realm warrior.
In the martial arts world, he is enough to become a giant and the founder of a sect.
Baihuamen has only been able to survive for so many years because of a dying grandmaster-level warrior.
Once the master-level warrior died, the entire Baihuamen faced signs of collapse and had to find a new backer.
Originally, there were only two jade medal and master-level warriors in the Dayu Enshrinement Courtyard.
Now, they have all entered the innate realm.
It is conceivable that there are very few master-level warriors.
And now, Zheng Yi has two more master-level warriors under his command!
Zheng Yi continued: "You two have been raised and nurtured by Mr. Chen since you were young. You are both a teacher and a father."
"Dark Crow, your name will be changed to 'Chen Zhong' from now on." "Dark Snake, your name will be changed to 'Chen Yi' from now on."
"How?"
The two of them knelt down together again and bowed: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for the name!"
"Get up~"
"No!"
"Miao Xiu's letter explains that there is a martial arts sect in Yongzhou, the Cuihua Sect, which is also rebelling against him. The ancestor of the Cuihua Sect is a martial artist in the Grandmaster realm and he cannot compete with him."
Zheng Yi continued: "I will send you two to Yongzhou to find an opportunity to assassinate the ancestor of the Cuihua Sect and destroy the entire Cuihua Sect."
"No!"
The two immediately accepted the order and retreated.
"Your Majesty, I have something important to do."
Zheng Yi asked strangely: "What's the matter?"
"In Jiangnan Wulin, someone has broken through to the innate realm."
"Huh? Who is it? A martial arts family? Or a certain sect?"
"Return to Your Majesty." Chen Liancang said: "Yunmengze Tuoba family, Tuoba Feng."
"President of Tianlong Temple, Elder Fayuan."
"Huh? You two?"
Zheng Yi frowned and said: "A few years ago, there were only two Xiantian realm warriors in the entire Jianghu. Why are there so many in the past two years?"
"I don't know."
Zheng Yi frowned and already guessed that it might be related to the five innate spiritual energy that was first born.
It seems that I have to have a baby soon. After giving birth to ten daughters, I can control these ten innate auras and don't let them run around.
An innate warrior from the south?
That’s all thanks to my great kindness!
"What are the identities of the Yunmengze Tuoba family and Tianlong Temple?"
Chen Liancang said: "The Tuoba family was an anti-royal force that competed with the Dayu royal family for the world more than three hundred years ago. They were defeated by Taizu's troops, and the Tuoba family withdrew from the competition."
"But this family has lived in Yunmengze for generations. Yunmengze is a large lake that stretches for thousands of miles. It has waterways, numerous small islands, and heavy fog. People who are not familiar with the terrain can easily get lost in it. ”
"After the Tuoba family retreated to Yunmengze, and after Taizu established the Central Plains, he sent troops to occupy Yunmengze, but suffered heavy losses. At least more than 100,000 people died, and they were unable to occupy the entire Yunmengze."
"And the Tuoba family is not feeling well either. The war that lasted for nearly twenty years has almost wiped out the Tuoba family."
"In the end, it was the Tuoba family who took the initiative to surrender, and Taizu gave up his intention of exterminating the Tuoba family."
"Until now, with the help of Yunmengze, the Tuoba family's power has spread over most of the south, enough to become the number one martial arts family in the south!"
"The No. 1 martial arts family in the South?"
Zheng Yi frowned and remembered the entire martial arts family firmly in his heart.
"Where is Tenryuji Temple?"
"Tianlong Temple... is the sect of the Great Buddha Kingdom. It was introduced to Dayu during the period of Taizu."
Chen Liancang said: "This sect is best at deceiving people's hearts. It confuses village women and common people with the story of retribution in the next life, and it has thousands of followers."
"The temple is located on Tianlong Mountain in Lin'an County. It is the leader of followers of Dayu Buddhism."
"The elder Fayuan of Tianlong Temple claims that the Buddha came to the world and had the miracle of shining lotus flowers with his tongue and growing lotuses step by step. He is believed by countless believers."
"The sect has 30,000 volumes of scriptures and 721 volumes of martial arts techniques. It is regarded as a holy place of martial arts by the entire martial arts world."
"Countless warriors have knelt outside the gate of Tianlong Temple for several years in order to enter the temple to seek Dharma."
"But when Tianlong Temple accepts disciples, they are not qualified, and they only look at 'conditions'."
"That's why although there are many monks in Tianlong Temple, they are all uneven. The strong ones are very strong, but the weak ones are like ordinary people."
"Buddhism..."
Zheng Yi murmured, remembering some information about Buddhism in his previous life.
"Is Buddhism suspected of being exempted from taxes?"
Chen Liancang was stunned for a moment and said: "Your Majesty, Taizu made a national policy when he settled in the Central Plains. Monks and Taoists are outsiders and do not have to pay taxes."
"Not only Tianlong Temple does not have to pay taxes, but also people from Taiyi Road, Longhu Mountain, and Tianming Sect do not have to pay taxes."
"..."
Zheng Yi had nothing to say. It seemed that the land annexation situation in the south was more serious than he thought!
In Zheng Yi's opinion, the Yunmengze hidden by the Tuoba family is not a family at all, but a country within a country!
As for the Buddhist power led by Tenryuji Temple, it must be more serious than in previous lives.
"No wonder, Dayu has a population of hundreds of millions, but its annual taxes are only about 30 to 40 million."
Zheng Yi murmured: "A large part of it is definitely occupied by people from these aristocratic families, martial arts sects, and Buddhism and Taoism."
"Cheng En, prepare a decree."
"No!"
Liu Chengen quickly took out his pen, ink, paper and inkstone and prepared to record.
"I have a deep heart for Buddhism and have specially invited the elder Fayuan of Tianlong Temple to come to Beijing to hold a water and land conference to answer the Buddha's questions for me."
Liu Chengen polished it once and finished it quickly.
"Keep writing."
"The advancement of the ancestor of the Tuoba family in Yunmengze to the innate level is a major event for the country. I want to marry the Tuoba family. The Tuoba family will send a legitimate daughter to the capital to get married and give her the position of concubine."
Liu Chengen was stunned for a moment, but he finished writing quickly.
"Send these two imperial edicts directly."
"No!"
"If Tuoba Family and Tianlong Temple come to Beijing obediently, I don't need to tell you. But if you find excuses not to come, then there must be something wrong in your heart!"
"Old Chen."
"Your Majesty."
"Send all the spies from Jinyiwei and Dongchang to the south. We really want to find out what the southern martial arts sects and aristocratic families are doing."
Zheng Yi ordered: "Especially Tianlong Temple!"
"No!"
"Report...!"
At this moment, a large number of inner guards ran in quickly, holding a memorial in both hands.
"Your Majesty! Binzhou is urgent!"
"Huh? Binzhou?"
"Xu Mujun!"
Zheng Yi quickly took it and took a look at it. He read the contents of the memorial almost instantly, and his eyes suddenly brightened.
Chen Liancang on the side said suspiciously: "Your Majesty, what happened? General Xu's place..."
"Hahaha, hahahaha..."
Zheng Yi laughed and threw the memorial to Chen Liancang.
"General Xu is victorious!"
"Heishanguan belongs to me, Dayu!"
Asking for a monthly ticket~
Asking for a monthly ticket~
Asking for a monthly ticket~
Asking for a monthly ticket~
Asking for a monthly ticket~
(End of chapter)