Chapter 205 Xuzhou’s defeat
A few days later.
Zheng Yi looked at the two jade slips sent by Zhao Suling, his eyes full of surprise.
"This thing is..."
"Return to Your Majesty."
Zhao Suling said: "This thing is the alchemy method and talisman method collected by my master during his decades of traveling in Yu, overseas cultivation circles and several other countries."
"Master, in order to thank Your Majesty for your gift of five purple ginseng plants, I specially presented them to Your Majesty."
"Junior sister Yu Heng also received the entire content of the "Vibrant Purple Cloud Technique" given by Master."
Zheng Yi said in surprise: "Master Tian... is so polite!"
"By the way, Your Majesty, there is one more thing."
Zhao Suling said: "Junior Brother Pindao has entered the world and experienced it. Master wants him to investigate the sudden appearance of many elixirs in the Gyeonggi area. I also hope that the people of Jin Yiwei and Shadow Guard can provide some convenience, for fear of causing conflicts."< br>
"Your junior brother? What's your name? Why did you send him...could he be the true disciple of Master Tian who has never met before?"
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Zhao Suling said: "The disciple of the old Taoist is named 'Zhao Suzhen'. He has been practicing meditation with the master since he was eight years old. It has been sixteen years now."
"Pindao is not very clear about his cultivation. I heard him mention that he has entered the late stage of Qi training before."
"As for which floor it is, this poor Taoist doesn't know."
"Is it the late stage of Qi training..."
Zheng Yi's eyes flashed and he said: "Master Zhao, what is the character of your junior brother?"
"Junior Brother Suzhen has been meditating in the mountains since he was a child. He has a pure nature and doesn't know much about the affairs of the world. That's why Master asked Junior Brother Suzhen to go down the mountain to practice."
Zhao Suling said: "Junior brother Suzhen is the best at thunder. There is no doubt about his strength. Even I am no match for him."
"Now that the world is in chaos, I was afraid that Junior Brother Suzhen might get into trouble or have an accident, so I secretly approached Your Majesty and asked Your Majesty to take care of you."
"Lefa?"
Zheng Yi said: "This matter is simple. I will give you a Shangwusi Jade Tablet, just like you, and give it to Junior Brother Zhao Suzhen."
"With this token, Junior Brother Zhao Suzhen can call the Forbidden Army, Jinyi Guards and Shadow Guards at will, and can also check the protected spiritual herbs at will."
"The old way obeys the order!"
Zhao Suling said respectfully, then hesitated for a while, and finally said: "Your Majesty, Zhao Suzhen is senior brother Yuheng. Logically speaking, you should call Zhao Suzhen senior brother."
Zheng Yi was stunned for a moment, then laughed loudly and said: "Hahaha, Zhao Suling, you are really...that's all, I know."
"Hahahaha..."
Zhao Suling said awkwardly: "Your Majesty, the old man is wrong."
"We are brothers, we are monarchs and ministers, we are the old Taoist Meng Lang..."
"It's okay, it's okay. How can there be so many common etiquette between you and me, the monarch and my ministers?"
Zheng Yi smiled again and said: "In the world of cultivation, those who are masters are teachers, so it is appropriate for me to call you senior brother!"
Zhao Suling said quickly: "Thank you for your understanding, Your Majesty, if there is nothing else, I will leave first."
"Okay!"
Zheng Yi said: "I will ask Chen Liancang to take out the token and give it to you. You wait outside the hall first."
"The old way obeys the order!"
Zhao Suling turned and left, while Zheng Yi called out Chen Liancang.
"Mr. Chen, what do you think of Zhao Suzhen?"
Chen Liancang hesitated and said: "Your Majesty, I have never met Zhao Suzhen, so I really can't comment."
"That's all. After all, we are from Taiyi, so we shouldn't be enemies."
Zheng Yi said: "Go to Shangwu Division to get a jade tablet and give it to Zhao Suling. I will study these two jade slips first."
"Old slave obeys the order!"
Chen Liancang left, while Zheng Yi came to the quiet room and carefully looked at the jade slip "Detailed Explanation of Elementary Alchemy".
Holding your breath and concentrating your mind, the contents of the writings on the jade slip slowly appeared.
"Elixirs capture the creation of heaven and earth and the essence of spiritual things. They are integrated into one body by different means. With the help of monarchs and ministers, they can be condensed into elixirs with different energies of heaven and earth..."
"Those who refine elixirs, in addition to spiritual herbs, can also add different spiritual substances according to different medicinal properties, including but not limited to elixirs, monster inner elixirs, and even minerals, etc..."
"When refining medicine, you need to practice in seclusion without being disturbed by anyone, and you need to continuously use spiritual energy to nourish the medicine..."
There are thousands of words, all about alchemy.
Including explanations, detailed explanations of common elixirs, alchemy equipment, alchemy time, alchemy techniques, and spiritual fire selection.
Even at the end of the jade slip, there are prescriptions for four different elixirs.
Huanglong Dan can improve the cultivation of monks.
The Rejuvenation Pill can quickly restore the monk's mana.
Rejuvenation Pill can quickly restore a monk's internal injuries.
And... bigu pill!
These four kinds of elixirs include almost all the elixirs used by monks in the Qi training period.
Refining raw materials, refining techniques, refining timing, etc. are all included in the explanations.
After carefully examining it and constantly simulating the refining process of these elixirs in his mind, Zheng Yi couldn't help but get addicted to it.
Ten days later!
Zheng Yi was awakened by the movement outside the hall again. When he went out, he saw Liu Chengen waiting respectfully outside.
"What's the matter?"
"Back to Your Majesty, Concubine Cicada is about to give birth."
"Oh? Yuechan?"
Zheng Yi immediately said: "Show me the Mingyue Palace!"
The sedan chair quickly walked towards Mingyue Palace. Zheng Yi saw Liu Chengen's hesitant expression and asked directly: "Chengen, what's the problem?"
Liu Chengen hesitated for a moment and then said: "Your Majesty, the imperial army... was defeated in Xuzhou."
"Huh?"
Zheng Yi's pupils shrank suddenly, the imperial army was defeated, how could it be possible!
Not to mention Xu Mujun, a warrior who broke through the Xiantian realm and stepped into the psychic realm, even the more than 200,000 new troops are not easy to mess with.
Who else in this world can defeat the 200,000 new troops equipped with muskets and artillery?
"How could the imperial army be defeated? How could Xu Mu's army be defeated?"
Liu Chengen said quickly: "Your Majesty, General Xu did not fail, but General Meng Guang's navy failed!"
"Meng Guang?"
Zheng Yi breathed a sigh of relief and asked strangely: "Meng Guang's navy is also equipped with thousands of artillery pieces, how could it be defeated?"
"What exactly is going on? Tell me quickly."
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Liu Chengen said quickly: "In February of the eleventh year of Zhengyong, General Meng Guang led a hundred thousand navy from the Jingzhou waterway and sailed into Yunmengze to search for traces of the Tuoba family."
"Everything went well in the early days, but unexpectedly thick fog suddenly appeared on Yunmengze, obscuring the navy's sight."
"At this time, a huge wave suddenly set off in Yunmeng Ze, and General Meng Guang's navy was washed away by the formation under the roar of the sea."
"But at this time, the rebels took advantage of this opportunity to fight out..."
"Stop talking, I know."
Zheng Yi waved his hand to stop Liu Chengen's words. He had already guessed about what happened.
It must be the Tuoba family in Yunmengze who took action. Using the monk's methods, he set off huge waves in Yunmengze and overturned the navy's formation.
If other rebels take advantage of the situation and attack, Meng Guang's navy is no match for the Yunmengze Tuoba family!
Such a failure is understandable.
"Your Majesty~"
While Zheng Yi was thinking, Liu Chengen whispered again: "General Meng Guang put on the apology form, you see..."
"What are the naval casualties?"
"Preliminary statistics show that there are more than 30,000 casualties, and more than 6,000 people have disappeared..."
"The casualty rate is almost half!"
Zheng Yi felt a little distressed. The Beiyang Navy was his ace army. In the future, he still wanted to rely on the navy to deal with the ephemera of the fishing country and find overseas cultivation circles.
Who would have thought that in Yunmengze, nearly half of it would be lost!
It seems...that an army formed by ordinary people would hardly pose a threat to the monks under special circumstances.
Unless...
An idea suddenly came to Zheng Yi's mind. What would happen if a large number of monks were assigned to the navy?
Liu Chengen's voice continued: "Your Majesty, although General Meng Guang was defeated in Yunmengze, he quickly gathered the defeated troops and occupied an island in Yunmengze to confront the rebels."
"At the same time, a large number of scouts were also sent to survey and draw the map in Yunmengze, ensuring the safety of the left wing of the Xuzhou army."
"It seems that Meng Guang is of some use."
Zheng Yi murmured: "Nearly half of the army suffered casualties. If the other troops had mutinied and been defeated long ago, since Meng Guang was able to gather the defeated army and occupy an island in Yunmengze, it can be regarded as a remedy."
"The order is sent, Meng Guang continues to serve as the navy commander, stick to the northern part of Yunmengze, strive to suppress the Tuoba family rebels in Yunmengze, and do not release any Tuoba family soldiers out of Yunmengze!"
"My slave obeys the order!"
"And..."
Zheng Yi thought for a moment and then said: "What happened to the Xuzhou army?"
"Back to Your Majesty, now both our imperial army and the rebels are mobilizing their troops. The war has not happened, but conflicts between some small groups of troops occur every day."
Liu Chengen said: "On the whole, our army is occupying the top because of the assistance of the new army."
"Your Majesty, several ministers in the cabinet want to see you. Look..."
"See you soon."
Zheng Yi shook his head and said: "I still have important things to do. I will summon the cabinet ministers after that."
"My slave obeys the order!"
While talking, the sedan chair has arrived at Mingyue Palace.
The queen and other concubines are also waiting here.
"I have met your Majesty!"
Several concubines saluted, and Zheng Yi asked: "Without courtesy, how is Concubine Chan?"
"Your Majesty."
Lu Lin'er stood up and said: "The child has been born. Sister Chanfei is also doing well. Mother and child are safe."
"Congratulations, Your Majesty, Concubine Chan has given birth to a prince again for Your Majesty!"
"Really?"
Zheng Yi also pretended to be surprised, although he had known for a long time that the child born to Concubine Chan would definitely be a prince.
"Nanny, hurry up and show the child to Your Majesty."
The plump wet nurse came with the child in her arms, and Zheng Yi also picked it up and looked at it.
She has a round head and round face, very bright eyes, and white skin, very cute.
"Not bad, not bad, Mingyue Palace, reward me!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
After teasing the child for a while, Zheng Yi handed it to the nanny.
"I'm going to see Concubine Cicada. You guys should go back and rest first."
"No!"
Entering the palace, Yuechan's eyes lit up when she saw Zheng Yi.
"Your Majesty, you are here~"
"Cicada, thank you for your hard work."
Zheng Yi said: "You also gave birth to a prince for me, and I like it very much."
"I wonder if you have any wishes. As long as it's not too outrageous, I can grant it to you."
"Really, Your Majesty!"
Yuechan's eyes suddenly lit up and she said: "I haven't been home for several years. Can you let me go home and see my parents?"
Zheng Yi hesitated and said: "This matter... is a bit difficult to handle."
"There is a rebellion in the south now, and there are rebels and refugees everywhere. It is not appropriate to go out at this time."
"After I put down the rebellion in the south, how about I go to Nanyue County with you in person?"
There were monks in Nanyue County, so he went there very early.
It would undoubtedly be a lot easier if there was a local snake like Yue Chan to lead them.
Yuechan said in surprise: "Thank you, Your Majesty!"
"By the way, Your Majesty, have you named our child?"
"I've already gotten up."
Zheng Yi said: "I have prepared two words, and I want to discuss them with you Chan'er."
"You were born in Nanyue County, and Nanyue County is an inseparable part of my family, so I want to name our child after the word Nanyue."
"Southern or Yue, which one do you want, my concubine?"
"South refers to the direction, generally referring to the south."
"Yue is the name of the country. Three thousand Yue armor can swallow Wu!"
“And the word Yue also means ‘month’, which complements the name of my beloved concubine.”
"I wonder which one my concubine likes?"
Yue Chan tilted her head and thought for a moment before saying, "My concubine's name is Yue Chan. Our South Vietnamese people respect the moon, so why not call her Yue? What do you think, Your Majesty?"
"Okay."
Zheng Yi nodded and said: "Then our child will be called Zheng Chengyue."
"Zheng Chengyue, Zheng Chengyue, Yue'er."
Yuechan said in surprise: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for the name!"
At this moment, a young eunuch walked in quickly, knelt down and said: "Your Majesty, I have something important to report."
Shadow Guard?
Zheng Yi asked: "What's the matter?"
"Concubine Cui ordered her servants to come and announce that the monk in the dungeon has only the last layer of ice left, and liberation is imminent."
"Oh? Xuanjizi?"
Yuechan said: "Your Majesty has important matters to deal with. Go quickly. I will be out of the way here."
"That's good."
Zheng Yi touched Yuechan's hair and said: "My beloved, rest first. I will come to see you after I finish my work."
"I respectfully send you off to Your Majesty!"
(End of chapter)