Chapter 548: Only children make choices, adults of course want all of them
Last time when the old Taoist priest asked Qin King Li Shimin this question, he made his decision without much thought.
Because he felt that he was still very young at the time, and he had not really seen anything too magical, and he did not have much concept of the word "god". He even felt that the enjoyment of the emperor on earth was not necessarily inferior to that of the gods in heaven.
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And the most important thing is that although he thought the old Taoist priest was a bit magical at the time, he didn't think he could really make him immortal. He thought he was just like Wang Yuanzhi, Qi Pingding and others.
But it’s different now!
Cloud City, Any Gate, the potion to bring the dead back to life, the spiritual water to prolong life, the fairy boy...
One by one, magical things were smashed out of Qingwei's hands, shattering all his knowledge of the world that he had formed over the past ten or twenty years. Coupled with his previous experiences, Li Shimin was now completely convinced
The old Taoist priest in front of me is Laojun Li Er.
In other words, as long as you nod your head and choose immortality now, you can truly become immortal!
This huge temptation made King Qin Li Shimin almost desperate to say that he regretted it and now wanted to choose immortality instead of becoming emperor...
But when the words came to his lips, he swallowed them down!
He said that it was indeed easy to give up, but if he gave up, the position of the next Taiping Emperor would definitely fall into the hands of his elder brother Li Jiancheng.
But the problem is that he has been through life and death for so many years before he led this group of confidants to build such a great country. Although his eldest brother is not as good as him in any aspect, he relies on the advantage of being born more than ten years earlier than him.
He wanted to snatch the fruits of victory from his own hands as a matter of course, but Aye actually actually favored him.
Why?
Although the temptation of immortality is indeed very great, if Li Shimin should just agree to quit and give the country he worked so hard to build to his mediocre brother, he couldn't say it.
After all, this is the cause he is fighting for, and it is also the achievement he wants to achieve...
If you quit now, it will be equivalent to negating all your previous efforts!
After thinking seriously for a long time and reorganizing his thoughts, King Qin Li Shimin finally understood the true desire in his heart. He raised his hands to the old Taoist priest in front of him with a serious face and answered seriously.
"Reporting to our distant ancestors, the people of the world have already made up their minds, but I still want to choose..."
"Come, His Highness King Qin!"
Before Li Shimin could finish his words, Kong Qing had already picked up a cup of tea and stepped forward to interrupt him.
Li Shimin raised his head and found that Kong Qing was holding a cup of steaming tea in his hand. His back was to Lao Jun. The hand that was not holding the tea was raised in a V shape, winking at him and giving him a signal.
"Tea please!"
Li Shimin looked at Kong Qing with doubts in his eyes.
To be honest, he didn't understand the meaning of the code Kong Qing gave him at all...
After seeing Li Shimin's slow reaction, Kong Qing simply put down the teacup in his hand, turned to face the old man behind him and showed a cute smile.
"Laojun, I don't know Xiaodao very well. Can you tell Xiaodao why the emperor of this world cannot live forever?"
"This is the rule of heaven and earth..."
The old Taoist priest waved the whisk in his hand and said casually.
"The emperor carries the dragon energy of the dynasty. If he reigns for too long, he will be counterattacked by the dragon energy. There is no way to disobey him."
After the old Taoist priest's words fell in Li Shimin's ears, his thoughts seemed to be more confirmed. He sorted out his thoughts and spoke to the old Taoist priest again.
"Distant Ancestor, the people of the world have thought about it..."
"He decided to seek the opinions of his subordinates in Tiance Mansion."
This time, before Li Shimin could finish speaking, his words were interrupted by Kong Qing. Then Li Shimin saw Kong Qing talking to the old Taoist priest with a playful smile.
"After all, this is a big deal, and he also needs to consider the opinions of his subordinates!"
"Oh... I'm so rude,"
The old Taoist priest raised his head, glanced at Kong Qing with a see-through expression on his face, then picked up the teacup and said to Li Shimin.
"That's right! Now the future of Tiance Mansion has been linked to you, King Qin, and is inseparable, so it's not wrong to brainstorm when encountering this kind of thing. Then invite King Qin to drink this cup of tea, and then go find
Let them discuss it!"
"Did you hear that, King Qin!"
As soon as the old man finished speaking, Li Shimin saw that Kong Qing had arrived in front of him and winked outside.
"Why don't you finish your tea quickly and go find your subordinate Fang Mou Dudu or something like that to give you some advice?"
…
A minute later, the confused King of Qin Li Shimin finished his tea, and before he could experience the taste, he was dragged directly out of the door of the Tai Chi Hall by Kong Qing and thrown into the yard. Then Kong Qing turned back to the old Taoist side again
, began to serve tea and pour water diligently.
Li Shimin looked at Kong Qing in astonishment, turned around in confusion, and returned to the group of people in Tiance Mansion in the viewing area.
Standing next to Lao Dao, looking at Li Shimin's back, Kong Qing raised his hand and wiped the sweat on his head with his sleeves.
"Damn, I almost missed it!"
"nonsense……"
The old Taoist priest still had a calm look on his face. He picked up the teacup in his hand and took a sip.
"Who asked you to tell King Qin the last time you played the role of Laojun that even if the world has the art of immortality, he will not be an emperor. Now you are asking for all your troubles."
"What I said is also true..."
Kong Qing said helplessly while acting as if he was serving him attentively.
"Those are the rules of heaven and earth that Qingxiazi told me. The emperor is bound to be enveloped by the dragon energy of the dynasty, and it is completely impossible to live forever. And I didn't know at the time that I would be able to obtain the Kongtong Seal in the future, which would exempt me from the dragon energy.
Do you have to say that? Besides..."
Kong Qing's eyes narrowed.
"Aren't you just me? Why do you mean what you said was as if I did what happened before and not you."
"nonsense!"
The old Taoist priest imitated Qingxiazi and put on a lazy Taoist expression.
"I'm just an incarnation of who you are now, and I wasn't even born when you fooled King Qin. Why do you think I should blame something on my head that I haven't done at all?"
"..."
Kong Qing blinked his eyes silently.
It seems that this is indeed the case. When I fooled King Qin before, I did not master the second spirit method and could not clone myself, so in theory this matter should have nothing to do with the other party... What a ghost!
Is Pindao’s own clone not himself?
Pindao, this is the second soul, not a second personality born from schizophrenia!
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"Your Majesty..."
At this time, after the people in Tiance Mansion listened to King Qin Li Shimin explain the process in Tai Chi Hall, Cheng Yaojin touched his belly with his hand and gave a thumbs up.
"There is a saying, Qingwei is a very capable person, and he is really helpful if anything happens!"
"good!"
Qin Qiong also nodded, with a look of appreciation on his face.
"He must have known that no matter what choice you made, it was definitely not the right one, so he wanted to give you a secret code. When he found that you couldn't understand it, he had no choice but to kick you out and asked you to discuss it with Xuan Ling and Ke Ming.
"
"Um……"
Fang Xuanling on the side touched his beard with his hand and pondered slightly.
"They said they were discussing with XX, but the problem is that XX doesn't know much about things like dynasty dragon energy..."
"It doesn't matter if you don't understand. Don't we all understand here?"
Cheng Yaojin replied carelessly, then turned to look at Li Chunfeng.
"As a member of the Taoist sect, can you tell me why the emperor will be counterattacked by the dragon's energy after he has been in power for a long time?"
At this time, Miyuan Li Jing and Hongfu Nu, who were standing aside, looked at each other silently.
By the way, did the people in Tiance Mansion forget that the two of them were here, or did they think that they and others were included in King Qin's camp in Tiance Mansion?
"Actually, this can be considered a secret..."
Li Chunfeng thought for a moment, and then said very frankly.
"But since King Qin and everyone want to know, I will tell the truth. What do you think the Dynasty Dragon Qi is?"
As soon as Li Chunfeng said these words, everyone present except Li Jing and Hong Fu were stunned.
yes!
Although they are familiar with the term "Dynasty Dragon Qi", if they want to talk about it, no one really knows what it is?
"Actually, it's the power of will..."
After Li Chunfeng glanced around, he directly gave the answer.
"As the saying goes, one can die without illness. Although one person's wish may be insignificant, when the wishes of all the people in our country are gathered together, a dynasty dragon energy is formed that can threaten all practitioners.
"
Looking at the thoughtful expressions on the faces of the colleagues around him, Li Chunfeng continued.
"Why the Dragon Qi actively invades cultivators above the Earth Immortal level, making it impossible for them to gain a foothold in the Divine State? It's because most people are afraid of people like Earth Immortals who can cause great damage with every move they make, and instinctively
I just want them to leave their own world."
"oh!"
After hearing what Li Chunfeng said, Fang Xuanling nodded and said thoughtfully.
"The Son of Heaven cannot live forever. If he reigns for a long time, he will be corroded by the dragon's energy. Also..."
"Is it impossible for the people of the world to tolerate an immortal king?"
Du Ruhui rolled his eyes slightly and came to a conclusion.
"That's true. If the emperor lived forever, he might not even be able to tolerate his own son, let alone others."
"That's not all the reason..."
Li Chunfeng continued.
"Because the Dynasty Dragon Qi is the power of the will of all people, it cannot tolerate anything that is different from all people. Monsters, ghosts, elves, gods, and even successful human practitioners will be rejected by it."
As he spoke, he pointed at himself.
"For example, Pindao has been feeling repulsed by dragon energy since he established the foundation. Although it is very light, it does make people a little uncomfortable. And a real person like Qingwei should feel a stronger sense of repulsion. In the end
When Qingwei transcends the mortal world and becomes an earthly immortal, the dragon energy will no longer be able to tolerate him."
"If what you say, Chunfeng, is true..."
Yuchi Gong continued on to the side.
"The reason why the emperor will be eroded by the dragon's energy is because all the people in the world feel that the emperor's life is almost over. When it is time to die, will the dragon's energy follow the wishes of the people and send the emperor to his death?"
"Although it seems a bit disrespectful to say this..."
Li Chunfeng nodded gently to Yu Chigong.
"But General Yuchi, you are right. This is what happened."
"I see……"
Fang Xuanling was stroking his beard with his hand, raising the corners of his mouth slightly, revealing a wise smile.
"Your Highness King Qin, now I know Qingwei's previous code and what it means to drive you out!"
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A few minutes later, King Qin Li Shimin knelt in the door of Tai Chi Hall with a determined look on his face and bowed respectfully to the old Taoist priest.
"Yuanzu, Shimin has made a decision!"
"Yeah?"
The old Taoist priest touched his beard with his hand, with a playful smile on his face.
"Then what is your choice, King Qin..."
"The people of the world are willing to become the gods of their distant ancestors and live forever..."
Li Shimin lowered his head and kowtowed respectfully to the old Taoist priest in front of him.
"But I also ask our ancestors to allow Shimin to be the Emperor of Peace for the first time for the sake of Shimin being a Miao descendant with the surname Li. Shimin swore to our ancestors that Shimin will abdicate immediately in thirty years without any delay."