The special envoy of the Han Dynasty has already received an imperial edict from the capital of the country, asking him to find a cultivator named Li Qiang. Once he is found, he must be kept and all his needs must be met. At any rate, he must be invited to the capital of the Han Dynasty. Such an imperial edict left the special envoy completely confused and confused as to where this Li Qiang was. It was only when he heard the rumors today that he suddenly realized that Li Qiang was the younger brother of Fu Chongbi.
The special envoy immediately reported the news to the palace through the royal sound transmission array. Soon the emperor issued an edict to the special envoy to visit Li Qiang immediately. He also decreed that Li Qiang be awarded the first-class Marquis of Courage in Han Dynasty and urged him to go to Beijing to meet the Holy Spirit.
The special envoy immediately rushed to the Holy King's Mansion and asked to meet Li Qiang.
Li Qiang really has a headache. He has no merit. Two countries are vying to give him an official position. He simply doesn't know what to do now. It's funny to think that his thoughts of escaping at this moment are almost the same as when he was killing people on Earth.
Although Li Qiang also wanted to wait for Fu Shan to come to the Great Han Kingdom to take him to the Feng Yuan Star, there were two things that had to be done first.
Li Qiang had an idea and smiled and said: "Sir, special envoy, I have something to do in the old country of Song Dynasty, and I may need to borrow the help of an important person." The special envoy quickly replied: "Your Majesty, I have been ordered to do my best to assist you. If you have anything to do, please give me your instructions." Li Qiang said happily: "Okay, I'll thank you first."
After sending off the special envoy Li Qiang, he patted his forehead hard and Mei Jingjing chuckled: "Brother, you seem to be unwilling to be an official, but many people are envious of you." Li Qiang smiled bitterly and said: "Niuniu, don't make fun of your brother, I'm tired of it. "
In the evening, Cheng Zizhong and an official rushed to the palace. This official was also a cultivator in the worship hall and specialized in collecting and analyzing intelligence. He had a second-grade official title named Tan Chi Gong.
After sitting down, Li Qiang began to inquire in detail about the relationship between the two countries. He first had a general understanding of Litang's economic, military and monarch-subordinate relationships. What he was most interested in was Litang's recent business situation, including the rise and fall of prices, the consumption of merchants and civilians. Waiting. Although Tan Chigong felt strange, he did not dare to neglect and immediately ordered someone to report the matter and collect a large amount of information to the palace through the royal sound transmission array.
Li Qiang was a successful businessman on Earth. It only took him a few years to earn tens of millions of assets. He usually had a habit of collecting and analyzing business information. In the era of information explosion on Earth, there was an overwhelming amount of information. For those mixed information, you need to be good at sorting and summarizing it in order to discover valuable business information.
The information provided by Tan Chigong and Cheng Zizhong was specific and accurate, which gave Li Qiang the best basis for logical reasoning after summarizing it. Listening to Li Qiang's analysis, Tan Chigong was so impressed that he knew for the first time that the information could be used in this way. of.
Hou Peijing was also very surprised. It turned out that Li Qiang, the special envoy of Li Tang Kingdom who he planned to use Li Qiang's dual identity to suppress, was actually a puppet. After listening to Li Qiang's comprehensive analysis of the situation, he knew that he had underestimated Li Qiang. It really impressed him to infer the country's military operation from the fluctuation of market prices and the amount of business travel activities.
The result of Li Qiang's analysis is that the Litang Kingdom is simply unable to carry out this war. This carefully planned situation is actually a scam. It is completely required by the domestic power struggle of the Litang Kingdom. At the same time, there seems to be some purpose in it. It seems that the Litang Kingdom wants to get something specific. He couldn't analyze what it was. Li Qiang felt that he had mastered the biggest card in the negotiation and felt much more relaxed.
Li Qiang asked everyone if they had different opinions. Tan Chigong said: "Your Excellency has analyzed the details in detail. I will ask your Majesty more for your advice in the future. I will immediately sort out the situation and report it to the Emperor." Since Tan Chigong, who was in charge of the intelligence, had no objections, everyone had nothing to say. . It’s just that if Zhao Hao wanted Li Qiang to do business in Green Basin, I’m afraid no businessman could compete with him and he would definitely be killed.
After seeing everyone off, Li Qiang and Hou Peijing went up to the platform on the second floor of the study. Neither of them had to eat or sleep.
After a moment of silence, Li Qiang said: "Brother, I am planning to abandon my official post after negotiating with Litang Kingdom. Brother, you won't blame me." Hou Peijing looked at the stars in the sky and said calmly: "I know whether the true cultivator is I will be interested in fame and wealth. But in a hundred years, I will be in the period of tribulation. If I can't pass this hurdle, I will never have the chance to take care of my motherland. Brother, I don't have any relatives, so I will treat you as the closest person. Don't worry. If you want to abandon your official position, you can go wherever you want. I won’t let you stay in the old Song Dynasty forever. Even if I replace you, I’ll come to visit you often in the future, okay?”
Li Qiang was moved by Hou Peijing's longing for his motherland and said, "Okay, I promise you." He then asked, "Is it dangerous to go through the tribulation period? It seems that Hua Meiniang once said on Mars that Brother Fu is about to reach the tribulation period. .”
"Overcoming the tribulation is the biggest difficulty for cultivators. If there are 100 cultivators who reach the tribulation stage, not more than 30 will be able to safely overcome the tribulation. Those who have crossed over will be able to ascend to another realm and reach the so-called realm of cultivating immortals. They cannot cross it. Not only the body but also the Nascent Soul will disappear, which is death in the true sense. The arrival of the Tribulation Period comes naturally with the deepening of cultivation, and cultivators cannot control it themselves." Hou Peijing explained.
Li Qiang asked again: "Is there no other safer way to overcome the disaster?"
"There are two slightly better ways." Hou Peijing stretched out two fingers and said: "The first is to find a way to let Yuanying practice before it is time to transcend the tribulation. The advantage of doing this is that you never have to worry about The disadvantage of the period of transcending tribulation is that without the main body, the power will be greatly lost and one has to rely on the care of other cultivators. If a cultivator with bad intentions can refine it into a sinister weapon, it will never be reborn. The second method is to transcend tribulation. During this period, other cultivation masters helped to fight the disaster together. This is extremely difficult for those who overcome the disaster because the cultivators who help will suffer a great loss of vitality. If they are not very close friends, they will not be willing to help. Besides, it is difficult to find masters."
Hou Peijing sighed: "I have been alone all my life. I don't want to fight and have no one to help me. That's why I ask my brothers to help me take care of my homeland." Li Qiang said impulsively: "Brother, I will wait for you to reach the end of the tribulation. I will inform my brothers every time and let them contribute." Hou Peijing was shaken and shook his head, thinking: "A hundred years have passed by and although Li Qiang wanted to help, it is a pity that he will not be able to reach the required level within a hundred years."
There was always a question in his mind. Li Qiang asked: "Brother, last time you fought the Golden Crystal Horned Beast, why were you able to catch it and make it helpless? You could even break off its horn with bare hands. I didn't see what magic weapon you used. What's the reason? "
Hou Peijing smiled and said: "I thought you didn't ask, but I couldn't help it anymore. Let's start with the cultivation schools. There are many schools of cultivation, including all kinds of strange things, both good and evil. Take the Chongxuan School and my disciple Yuanshi. The Xuan sect, which is relatively heavy on the sect, focuses on making tools and practicing cultivation. It emphasizes guiding the tools from the outside in. You should have a deep understanding of it.”
Recalling the experience of practicing a few weapons in Hanlin City, Li Qiang nodded and said, "That's true. I just practiced a few weapons and I feel that my skill has increased a lot."
Hou Peijing said: "Yes, this is the advantage of the Chongxuan Sect. While practicing, you can also make magic weapons and sharp blades. The practice of the Yuanshi Sect is completely different. You start practicing martial arts and then step into the door of cultivation. The practice of the Yuanshi Sect Another advantage of this method is that you do not rely on magic weapons but cultivate yourself into magic weapons. The disadvantage is that it is too difficult to get started."
Li Qiang silently thought: "You are a magic weapon in yourself. You are a magic weapon in yourself." There seemed to be an idea floating around in his mind but he couldn't grasp it. He scratched his head and said, "Brother, can you teach me kung fu?"
Hou Peijing was silent for a long while and handed Li Qiang something that looked like a jade slip and said: "Anyway, people from the Chongxuan sect are all concurrent practitioners. How much you can understand this is because I am not in a position to give you any advice." No. When Li Qiang answered, the white light flashed and no one was around.
Li Qiang was too vague and made Hou Peijing think that he wanted to learn his sect's cultivation method, which is very taboo for cultivators. Fortunately, Hou Peijing didn't care too much about him giving his sect's classics to Li Qiang. He can only achieve this step. How he cultivates depends on Li Qiang himself.
It was a half-foot-long, three-finger-wide, smooth jade-shaped strip with an ancient shape. Li Qiang tried to poke in some of his true energy and discovered that it was a jade-pupil slip that recorded the Yuanshi Sect's method of cultivation. Li Qiang's heart was beating wildly. He just wanted to I asked Hou Peijing to teach me some martial arts, but I didn't expect that he gave me the Yuanshi Sect's training classics.
The contents recorded in the Jade Eye Slips are not much compared to the Jade Eye Slips of the Chongxuan Sect sent by Fu Shan. It is only about one-third of the amount. What is recorded in it is all about how to cultivate the body and the Nascent Soul, which are deeply rooted in it. The method is very simple, only one sitting position, one walking position and one lying position, but the postures are rather weird.
Li Qiang felt very curious and wrote down the three postures and methods of exercise. After closing his jade eyes, Jian Tian was already pale as a fish belly. He stretched and walked downstairs slowly. The slaves who were watching at night immediately came forward to say hello, and a group of palace maids rushed in to give him Washing and dressing up made him very uneasy and thought that he must find a way to get out of here as soon as possible. It was so uncomfortable.
Li Qiang asked the palace steward to invite Zhao Hao and the others and said, "Let's go shopping today to have some fun." Shopping is Mei Jingjing's favorite. She cheered and ran towards the gate.
When he came to the street, Li Qiang stopped the guards from following him and Zhao Hao led him all the way forward.
The air in the capital city in the early morning is cool and thin, and the mist is shrouded in it. The houses along the street are all wooden structures of two or three stories with white walls and black tiles. The streets are empty, with the occasional early riser lazily going out to buy breakfast. Some houses have chimneys. There were already wisps of green smoke coming out, and some small shops in the morning market had closed their doors to start the busy day.
Li Qiang felt like he was in an ancient town in China. Zhao Hao smiled and said: "Master, it's still early. Let's go find a place to have breakfast first and then go somewhere else." Cheng Zizhong said: "I know someone A small shop that makes good meat buns can be reached by turning east along this street."
The group of people turned around the corner and came to the front of the steamed stuffed bun shop. They saw a sign with the words "real straw bag" written on it. Li Qiang asked in confusion: "Why did you choose this strange shop name?" Zhao Hao rushed to answer. : "Zhencao is a local specialty herb. When steaming steamed buns, put it on the basket to make the buns have a special flavor. Master, you will know after you try it."
The shop owner came out cheerfully and said, "Everyone, please take a seat upstairs."
The steaming steamer was brought up, and a faint fragrance hit my nostrils. When I opened the steamer, I saw that the buns were not big and the skin was very thin and translucent. You could clearly see the soup inside. Under the buns, there were pieces of palm-sized green leaves. Li Qiang couldn't help but feel He cheered: "It's so crystal clear, small and exquisite. I can't believe the buns can be made like this."
Zheng Peng said unhappily: "No, it's too small to fit between my teeth. Let the store serve me big meat buns." This voice frightened Mei Jingjing so much that she shook her hands and the buns on her chopsticks fell to the table. Mei Jingjing put her hands on her waist and cursed: "Bad black man, you damn black man, you're going to scare Niuniu to death." Zheng Peng muttered and didn't dare to say anything anymore. Even Li Qiang would give her three points if this little aunt got angry.
After Li Qiang tasted the buns, he put down his chopsticks and asked Cheng Zizhong: "Old Master, what is the purpose of this worship hall?" Cheng Zizhong smiled and said, "You have to explain it even if you don't ask Master."
The enshrining hall is a royal yamen built specifically for cultivators. The enshrining hall’s main task is to protect the royal family, protect the emperor’s missions abroad, and spy on intelligence. Another important task is to train and teach the children of the royal family and nobles. Therefore, the enshrining hall also governs the schools of the capital. There are four academic buildings in the capital of the Song Dynasty, including Xiuzhenyuan, Hanlinyuan, Chongwuyuan, and Guoziyuan.
Among them, Xiuzhenyuan is a school that cultivates the reserve force of the worship hall. Anyone with a clean family background and certain abilities can apply. It only asks about ability and not birth. Hanlinyuan and Chongwuyuan only admit children of the royal family and nobles. Guoziyuan It has the widest recruitment scope. Children of officials and civilians can apply as long as they have money.
"Every country in Tianting Star has a worship hall." Cheng Zizhong added.
"Old Master, which school did you graduate from?" Li Qiang asked Cheng Zizhong curiously: "In the year Bingzi, I obtained the imperial status from the Imperial Academy and in the second year, I passed the examination and passed the second-class and seventy-three Jinshi." He said with great pride. Zhao Hao said: "Old Master is amazing. There are only a few students from the Imperial Academy who can obtain the status of a scholar and even fewer can pass the Jinshi examination. Master's talent and learning must be outstanding." Cheng Zizhong said modestly: "I don't dare to be a scholar. It's just a coincidence."
"You are a Jinshi like Feng Kaiyun, the prefect of Hanlin City. How come you came to serve as a master in his mansion?" Li Qiang asked puzzledly. Cheng Zizhong said: "I am the emperor's patrol envoy. The examination of officials is One of the responsibilities."
Li Qiang understood that the emperor had also arranged many spies.
Mei Jingjing clapped her little hands and shouted: "Niuniu is full. I know you best in the capital. Take us where there is something interesting to see." Cheng Zizhong smiled and said: "Let's go to the entrance of Miaojie Street first. There are many merchants there. We will go to the capital in the afternoon, which is the largest. Mr. Li, what do you think of the restaurant Ailanlou?" Before Li Qiang could say anything, Mei Jingjing called out, "Okay, let's go to the store first."
Zhao Hao dropped a piece of broken silver and everyone got up and went to the entrance of Temple Street.
The entrance of Temple Street was the most prosperous area in the capital of the Song Dynasty. Merchants gathered and there were many shops. Although Li Qiang was a little surprised, it was ten times more prosperous. He also saw that Cheng Zizhong and Zhao Hao were well-informed and did not think that Qimei Jingjing's family was in Litang Kingdom. The capital has also seen similarly prosperous places, but Zheng Peng has never seen such a lively place since he was born. His big head looked left and right, shaking like a rattle, and everything he saw was novel.
In the morning, there were more and more people at the entrance of Temple Street.
The sound of gongs sounded in the open space at the corner of the street. Zhao Hao said, "Maybe it's the entertainers who are beating the gongs. Do you want to go and have a look?" Zheng Peng rushed to say, "Have a look." He strode over and ran over. Cheng Zizhong said: "It doesn't look like a busker, let's take a look." Several people followed and walked slowly behind.
When everyone got closer, they saw that it was not a showman but a businessman.
It was a middle-aged man with a thin body and a tired face. He had a straw stick stuck in his head. Standing behind him were two burly men. One of them held a small gong and beat it hard. The other grabbed the middle-aged man's collar and shouted: " There is a man who voluntarily sold himself to pay off his gambling debts. He sold it cheaply and only needed ten taels of silver to buy it."
Someone on the side said: "Isn't this the second son of the Qi family? He is a sinner. He has bankrupted his fortune in gambling. He has sold all his wife and children and now he has even sold himself." Someone else said, "Who deserves to ask him to gamble?"
More and more people gathered around to watch the excitement, but no one said anything to buy. When the two big men saw that no one was bidding, they screamed again and became more and more angry. They beat the middle-aged man and the man just held his head and moaned. She was sobbing and didn't know what to say. Mei Jingjing couldn't stand it anymore. This little girl had been a robber and was a bit domineering. She took out the whip from her storage belt and shook it in the air. "Pop", the whip made a crisp sound.
The two big men were startled when they heard the sound of the whip. When they looked up, they saw a pretty little girl holding a white soft whip in her hand and looking at them angrily. One of the big men laughed and cursed: "Damn it. I'm so shocked. Why do you want to buy a man to go home and play with? For ten taels of silver, it's yours. Haha." Another big man kept complaining in his heart and secretly cursed his companion: "I've been in the capital for so long and I can't see any color at all. This If a little girl dares to stand up, either she is very powerful or she has the support of an expert behind her." He really guessed it right. Unfortunately, the little girl has both.
"Pah!" The big man was whipped on the face. Mei Jingjing's "Shadow Pattern Whip" was a precious whip. Li Qiang didn't even understand how to make it. She didn't even use her true energy, so she just whipped her as usual. The big man was in pain and howled: "You little bitch, if you dare to hit your mother-in-law with those fucking hooves, I will kill you. Third brother, help me catch this bastard."
Li Qiang walked up after hearing his scolding was so unpleasant.