Wang Zhong heard the sound and looked around. At the gate of Kunning Palace, he saw a young man with a purple gold crown, blue clothes and a bright yellow brocade bag hanging on his waist. He and a group of officials in court uniforms were shouting at the guards at the door.
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Those guards obviously didn't want to offend these Confucian masters and the future emperor. Although they refused to let go of their hands, they all tried their best to persuade them and did not dare to take action.
This young man's life was full of heaven, with a round outline. He was full of nobility, and his aura was very calm. His eyes shone with wisdom, showing his high talent.
"This Zhu Changluo has several advantages. Most people are born rich and noble, and are nurtured by the aura of heaven and earth. They are not comparable to ordinary people, but they have a very bad appearance. No wonder he is a short-lived ghost in the future."
Wang Zhong's eyes flashed with green light, and he could see slightly faint red broken lines between his eyebrows. These were the killing lines, which were acquired and were induced by the evil energy.
"Demon Dao, what kind of place is this? This is the Forbidden City. The sacred weapon of Sheji is the most respected. If you dare to come in and bewitch the king, you will be punished by death! Father, please arrest this Dao Dao quickly and hand it over to the Criminal Department for questioning."
When Zhu Changluo saw Wanli coming out, he shouted loudly and looked at Wang Zhong. It happened that Wang Zhong was also looking at him. When their eyes met, Zhu Changluo's heart skipped a beat, as if the green light was going to see into his soul.
All the secrets were seen through. He suddenly became more and more angry. He had read Confucian classics since he was a child, and he disliked the side sects the most, especially Taoist monks and magicians.
Although Zhang Guoxiang of Longhu Mountain was the Qin Tianjian, every time he encountered him, he had to stay away to avoid being ridiculed by him.
"How unbecoming is it to yell and scream!" Wan Li became angry and waved his hand. The imperial guards all retreated. Zhu Changluo and a group of bachelors quickly walked to the center of the square, knelt down and shouted long live.
"You have something to discuss in court tomorrow morning. It would be a big sin to break into Kunning Palace and disturb my rest at this time. Since you and others are ministers of the court and have meritorious service, I will not hold you accountable. You can retreat on your own."
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"The demons are harming the country, and I have no choice but to risk my life to remonstrate with you. If Your Majesty does not respond to my request, I am willing to kneel and die at the entrance of Kunning Palace!"
Yang Lian's face was a little pale, and his breath was confused, as if he had been seriously injured. Although he was kneeling on the ground, his eyes were bursting with life, and he stared at Wang Zhong, as if he wanted to eat his flesh and blood and chew his bones.
"Bah, you demon, you dare to confuse the king and harm the divine weapon of the country." A mouthful of thick phlegm was sprayed over, and when he was ten feet away from the king's bell, he was frozen into a pitch-black mass by Xuan Yin Heisha, and fell to the ground.
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It turns out that just now Wang Zhong transported the relics of the Heavenly Demon and transformed into a magical power, carrying millions of tons of Haizi River water and turning it into a downpour. The soul flew over the Forbidden City. These great scholars naturally knew that they immediately escaped from the soul and rose into the clouds thousands of feet high to fight with Wang Zhong. Wang Zhong first
Yun Xiaoqian World has trapped the souls of several people and is about to kill them.
I could vaguely feel that there were several other huge and unparalleled auras in the capital, which could only be emitted by masters who had survived two heavenly tribulations.
Wang Zhong also knew that there were hidden dragons and crouching tigers in the capital. A real master would not know that he had created such a huge formation just now. He was just carrying the rainwater himself and it was not in the way. These masters would not mind their own business.
Wang Zhong knew very well that if he tried to kill him, these masters would be afraid of intervening, so they sent out breaths to warn him.
With a thought, he sent out an ancient evil fire, which struck Yang Lian's soul, and he lost at least ten years of hard work. The souls of the great Confucians were also suppressed by the relics of the demon.
On the one hand, this is a way to show that those masters should be careful when asking them to meddle in other people's affairs. On the other hand, it is to teach a few great scholars a lesson.
Since refining the forty-nine ancient fierce fires, Wang Zhong has never tested its power, but Wang Zhong is confident that if he meets Wang Xianren again, even if he cannot defeat the opponent, he will not be defeated. He only waits for himself to use the Hunyuan Golden Pill
He has also survived the second catastrophe, so what should he be afraid of?
"This person's soul was hurt by me, but he can still restrain himself. His Confucianism is not low." Wang Zhong looked at Yang Lian with a half-smile.
Wanli thought that Wang Zhong was not at odds with the situation in front of him, so he wanted to leave. After thinking for a long time, it was better to reconcile.
"This Taoist priest is trying to pray for rain and alleviate the crisis of the people. He has not done anything to harm the country. As a Confucian scholar, why can't you tolerate others?" Wanli suppressed the anger in his heart and looked at the group of courtiers below.
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"Your Majesty, this evil way only relies on magical powers to transport the water from the distant river and turn it into rainwater. This is a method of removing the east wall to make up for the west wall. It treats the symptoms but not the root cause. It is used to confuse God. Please pray.
A magic trick to gain favor. Your Majesty wants a name book."
"Your Majesty, the heaven and the earth have their own timing for rainfall. As long as your Majesty is diligent in government, loves the people, and works hard to govern, then your body and mind will be harmonious, and God will do your best. Natural weather will be smooth, and the grain will be plentiful. If your Majesty is lazy in political affairs and goes against the grain, God will be angry and disaster will inevitably come. This is
This is the truth that has been unbreakable for thousands of years. Your Majesty has been ordered by Heaven to move your body and mind. If you blindly trust in magic, the disaster is not far away." Zuo Guangdou, a great scholar, knelt and moved forward two steps, and remonstrated in a voice like a bell.
"Oh, I work diligently and love the people, and God will do beautiful things? I act against the will, and God will be angry?" Emperor Wanli sneered twice, and just wanted to say, "It's all nonsense like you and other Confucianists, who can pretend to be gods and ghosts better than Taoists, and want to use heaven to do it."
Pressure me."
After thinking about it, I felt that I couldn't say these words, otherwise it would damage the supreme imperial power. I suppressed the anger in my heart and said, "You can wait and say it. I am ordered by heaven, and it is good to have a heavenly body. But it is not necessarily possible for the Taoist priest to use magic to transport rain."
It's magic. As the Son of Heaven, I naturally know that the heavy rain from the sky is to transport the water vapor from the seas and oceans, transport it to the land, condense and fall, and benefit the living beings. It's just that the sky is a big transport, and the Taoist is a small transport. They all reach the same goal by different roads.
, how can it be called witchcraft?”
After hearing this, a group of great scholars looked at Emperor Wanli in surprise, and suddenly saw Wang Zhong smiling but not smiling, with his lips moving. I was afraid that what Emperor Wanli saw had something to do with Wang Zhong, and they all became furious, "Hey! Demonic way,
How dare you bewitch the emperor in front of him!"
"If Your Majesty trusts the demon, I will have no choice but to resign and return to the province to live alone!"
"I cannot die to admonish the king. I can only return to my hometown, write books and preach for your majesty in the rivers and lakes. I can no longer serve your majesty in the temple."
All the ministers stared at Wang Zhong and knelt down. They all wanted to resign and go into seclusion.
"You guys are simply outrageous!"
Emperor Wanli knew that the stones in the latrines of Fang Congzhe, Yang Lian, Zuo Guangdou and other scholars were smelly and hard, which often made him furious.
Previously, in order to decide whether Zhu Changluo or Zhu Changxun should be the crown prince, I just didn't argue with these people. I got so angry that I didn't go to court for more than twenty years.
Nowadays, Liaodong is tense. Nurhachi proclaimed himself emperor. Feeling some crisis, Emperor Wanli resumed the court meeting.
"These ministers are extremely paranoid. If they don't like anything, they will fight to the death, assuming the attitude of a civil servant who is remonstrating. However, these great Confucian disciples are spread all over the world, and they cannot be dealt with casually, otherwise they will end up killing loyal ministers and being violent.
The king's crime has been scolded for thousands of years like King Zhou of Shang."
Emperor Wanli felt dizzy just thinking about it.
Moreover, the current Ming Dynasty, with its six ministries running, all depends on this group of Confucian scholars. Not to mention killing them all, or collectively dismissing them from office. In a hurry, and no one can be found to replace them, I am afraid that the court will immediately fall into chaos.
, his throne is somewhat unstable.
"The affairs of the country are in such chaos that I can never do anything as I wish. This emperor is too boring. Since ancient times, there has never been an emperor as useless as me."
Wan Li reprimanded loudly, his heart was already filled with false fire, and his forehead was slightly sweaty. If he hadn't exercised great restraint, he would have kicked out these ministers long ago.
"Teachers, please rest for a while. Father's reprimand is very reasonable." Crown Prince Zhu Changluo said quickly. Several scholars looked at each other and fell silent. Zhu Changluo kowtowed to Wanli and said, "Father, what the emperor said is very reasonable."
What you are talking about is a great truth. The method of transportation is indeed a correct method, but the magic in the world does not distinguish between good and evil. Use the right method to be good, and use the evil method to be evil. Taoists all wander around the world and are indifferent to fame and fortune, like Zhang Guoxiang in Longhushan
All of them have clearly fallen into the lower realms. Now that this evil spirit has entered the palace with his skills, it is clear that he came here to bewitch my father. He has already entered the evil path."
"Besides!" Zhu Changluo cleared his throat and said calmly: "Although magic is not useless, it is not the way to rule the world and the people's livelihood, so the saint abandons it. To govern the country and the people, we must respect Confucianism and Taoism.
The rest are auxiliary and cannot be reused. It is enough to have Qintian Supervisor Zhang Guoxiang in the capital. If we recruit more cats and dogs, it will be ridiculous."
"Zhu Changluo's death is not far away!" Wei Zhongxian trembled in his heart when he heard this. He glanced at Wang Zhong secretly, and sure enough, he saw his eyes flashing green.
"How presumptuous! What are you talking about? You are clearly trying to force me into the palace." Wanli was furious and roared, "He is indeed my good son. Before I died, you and a group of ministers forced me into the palace! Everything is not what I want. It's so embarrassing.
I should have died early, wouldn’t I? How about you take the throne early!”
This roar made everyone lose their temper. Zhu Changluo and a group of great scholars kowtowed, "I don't dare. I'm just admonishing, but I have no second thoughts!"
"I'm tired today! We'll discuss it tomorrow. You can step aside." Wan Li suddenly felt short of breath and waved his hands tiredly, "I just asked the Taoist Priest to preside over the Qintian Prison's decree. We will discuss it again tomorrow morning."
This was clearly a sign of surrender. Several great Confucian scholars still wanted to make trouble. Seeing that Wan Li had surrendered, they stopped pressing and took the opportunity to step down. They all looked good.
Zhu Changluo's eyes were contemptuous, he stood up and glanced at Wang Zhong a few times. With a cold snort, he was surrounded by ministers like stars holding the moon and left the Kunning Palace.
"Father, this is too presumptuous!" Zhu Changyin came out from behind and helped Wanli to sit up. Wanli took a few breaths, and when Wang Zhong pointed at him, a slight coolness immediately spread through the meridians of his body, and his mind became clear.
clear.
Concubine Zheng felt a chill in her heart when she saw Wang Zhong looking at her thoughtfully.
Concubine Zheng also possesses some Yin Dang magic, which she uses to flatter her and gain favor.
Emperor Wanli originally had a good foundation in martial arts since he was a child, but later on, most of his body was succumbed to her charm, and his energy was completely drained by drinking and sex.
"Taoist Master..." Emperor Wanli felt comfortable all over. He knew that Wang Zhong used innate Qigong to relax his meridians and activate his collaterals. The effect was actually better than taking any pills, and he was grateful.
"I am self-cultivated to run the small world, wandering in the emptiness, color and void, and traveling in the secluded time and creation. These disputes about fame and wealth are not worth even the clouds." Wang Zhongpendu waved his hands and said: "The emperor's difficulties, I
Naturally, I understand that I will go back to the mountain to practice in the near future, and I’m afraid we won’t see each other again.”
When Wanli heard this, he quickly stopped him and said, "It's okay. The Taoist Master has nothing to do, so don't bother with those rotten scholars. I'll stay in the palace today. Firstly, I will host a banquet for you, and secondly, I will ask for advice on internal and external alchemy and the secret of immortality."
"There has never been an immortal emperor since ancient times!" Wang Zhong smiled, "The emperor is joking."
"Alas! You can't have both country and immortality." Wanli sighed: "How could I not know that when Qin Shihuang conquered nine continents, he could not enjoy the country for ten thousand years. I have a question that I have always wanted to ask an expert like Dao Zhang.
.I have issued orders several times to Wudang Mountain to invite Master Wang Xianren to come down from the mountain, but it is a pity that those masters respect the destiny of heaven and earth and are not convenient for me."
"Father, if you have anything to do, just ask your husband. You don't care about destiny the most." Zhu Changyin said with beaming eyebrows.
"Oh!" Wanli said happily: "Master Taoist, can you tell me how many years of luck I have in the Ming Dynasty? Back then, Taizu Hongwu asked Master Tianji Liu Bowen to calculate. Then Liu Bowen said that I have thousands of sons and grandsons in the Ming Dynasty. Lord Hongwu said
Zeng once laughed. Since ancient times, the rise and fall have been determined. There is no country that lasts for ten thousand years. Even sages like King Wen of Zhou only have a foundation of eight hundred years. Master Tianji only said that the secrets of heaven cannot be leaked and left. Since the Taoist Master has such a great power,
The magic power will definitely be able to enlighten me in the future."
Everyone present, including Concubine Zheng, Zhu Changyin, and Wei Zhongxian, all pricked up their ears.
"You all get out!" He waved his hand and called Wei Zhongxian to get out, then called Concubine Zheng, and Zhu Changyin also got out. Only Wang Zhong and Wanli were left.
"Ten thousand sons and ten thousand grandsons. Old man Liu is right, the emperor is called Wanli, don't you still understand?"
"Wanli... Wanli... ten thousand sons and ten thousand grandsons... ten thousand sons and ten thousand grandsons..." Wanli murmured, suddenly almost jumped up in shock and shook his head repeatedly, "Could it be that the Ming Dynasty is only limited to my descendants?
Impossible, this is impossible."
"There is nothing impossible about this." Wang Zhong's words seemed to have a kind of magic power, and every word was engraved in Emperor Wanli's heart: "Now under the great sky, chaos is faintly visible, and dragon aura appears outside the Liaodong Pass. The situation is no longer easy to deal with.
In fact, the emperor has already known in his heart that if there was peace and prosperity, how could the emperor ask me about my rise and fall? It can be seen that the emperor also has great ambitions, but he is just powerless."
"Yes, I have good intentions, and I also see that the situation is chaotic, but I am not energetic enough, and I am suffering from no one to help... I can see that the Taoist priest is by no means comparable to ordinary people. As long as you help me suppress the Confucian sect, I can gradually take over the power.
He does everything himself, and implements government orders wherever he goes. To revitalize the Ming Dynasty, we can wait and see."
"I said that I have no intention of staying in the court, but I have my own plans. After the furnace of Hunyuan Golden Pill is opened, I will personally protect the emperor and make the emperor's soul perfect. When the time comes, the emperor will have all kinds of magical powers. Don't worry.
My energy is low. However, this move I made is against nature and out of jealousy of nature. You must be extremely careful. In two years, if the emperor can make the situation better, I will come down again."
It turns out that this was the forty-seventh year of Wanli, and the Wanli Dynasty was only forty-eight years. Two years later, the emperor had died.
Wang Zhong used Hunyuan Golden Pill to extend his life, and then stayed out of the matter. Naturally, he used Wanli as a pawn to observe the movement of heaven. If there was any big accident, it would not happen to him first. Just like Qin Shihuang hiding in the furnace in the center of the earth.
It’s the same as choosing Xu Tianbiao.
In the past two years, Wang Zhong had just perfected the magic ritual.
If Emperor Wanli is still alive and the situation changes, then it will naturally be reversible and everyone will be happy. If it doesn't change, then make other plans.
Wang Zhong came to the capital to play a test move against the vast and unfathomable way of heaven.