Uncle Ya and Yang Zaiwei walked out and looked at Miyagi, looking at each other with some confusion.
During this time, they were running around and clearing out all the party members who were "serving their orders".
From now on, what Sun Wuji jokingly called him, but which later caused countless turmoils and almost shook the foundation of the Tang Dynasty, has become a thing of the past.
Uncle Mute has fulfilled his wish and is preparing to live in seclusion for the rest of his life. Yang Zaiwei will travel around the world and spread the martial arts of Zhenqi. He bid farewell to Li Yan, but he was invited here.
Why was the separation place set at the palace?
Not to mention that the two people outside the palace were a bit inexplicable. At this time of the grand ceremony in the palace, the court officials and envoys from various countries who were sitting in the square looked at the empty seat at the top and couldn't help but make eye contact.
The most well-informed person knew that Li Yuanfang went to the palace yesterday to meet the saint. No one knew what they said in Zhenguan Hall because all the chambermaids and maids had left, but the saint rarely lost his composure.
Since then, Li Yuanfang has not left the palace, and now that she is late for the ceremony, people have to speculate.
"Has Li Yuanfang made His Majesty angry so quickly?"
"If that's really the case, that would be great..."
Not to mention the ministers who were opposed to the saint reusing talented people from poor families and suppressing the privileges of aristocratic families. Even when they saw the young purple-robed figure leisurely standing in front of the ministers in the morning, many ministers were afraid and worried.
With Li Yuanfang's prestige, once his cronies become completely powerful, who can control them?
But the keen courtiers, by observing the expressions of the queen and the prince, felt that the matter was not that simple. As they were concentrating on thinking, the color suddenly changed again.
Because two figures walked out of the palace side by side.
Yin Zhongyan, the imperial censor, rushed out: "Li Yuanfang, how can you rely on His Majesty's favor and trust and walk side by side with the saint?"
Li Hong scolded directly: "Back off!"
Yin Zhongyan stepped aside aggrievedly, not only because he was beaten, but also because he found that it was the saint's hand that tightly held Li Yan's arm and led him to the square.
Under the surprised and puzzled gazes of the ministers, Li Hong's eyes were slightly red, and his tone was choked: "My name is Li Hong, and this is my best friend in life, Li Yuanfang. Without him, I wouldn't be where I am today..."
The officials' expressions changed, and the Silla boy band was about to go on stage to dance, but they also stopped.
The highlight of this ceremony was supposed to be Tibet's surrender. Although it was a formality, envoys from various countries came, and even Dashi sent his ministers to arrive. They carefully observed this powerful Eastern Empire with fear.
But now all their attention was attracted by the saint's sudden behavior, and they all looked at it in surprise, not understanding what happened.
Li Yan was forcefully dragged to the side by this saint, feeling a little helpless and a little moved.
Since the two of them met, from the time when he was a sickly sick prince to when he succeeded to the throne, this was the first time that Li Hong had lost his temper like this. He had never been like this when he was placed under house arrest by Empress Wu and was about to be blamed for the catastrophe in Guan.
In this ascension, he actually didn't plan to highlight himself too much, and wanted to take this opportunity to give this Tang sage a sacred aura. As a result, the two almost got into a fight last night.
Empress Wu took care of Li Hong before she died of illness. Li Yuanfang's great achievements would inevitably lead to disaster in the future. He kept thinking hard, but could not come up with a perfect solution. As a result, Li Yan said he wanted to leave, and Li Hong immediately exploded.
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After calming down their emotions, the two talked all night long, talking about the decline and collapse of the military system, the prosperity of the economy and the careful use of flying money, the stability and limitations of the farming dynasty, and how to maintain the overall framework without severe impact.
Increase the productivity of the world...
At any rate, Li Hong finally accepted the fact that Feisheng was leaving, but he didn't want to see him off in a condescending way, and stubbornly insisted that he would do it in his own way.
At this moment, several veterans, including Li Yiyan and Pei Sijian, were about to step forward to dissuade him. Li Hong stretched out his hand to stop him: "Let me finish!"
"Perhaps you think that the reason why I trust Li Yuanfang so much is because he killed He Lan Minzhi and avenged me..."
"Or maybe I have been frail and sick since I was a child. It is because I practiced the Qi passed down by Li Yuanfang that I have the healthy body I have now..."
"It is undeniable that these are of course the reasons why I am grateful to him, but what I believe in him most is that he really treats me, Li Hong, as a friend, and that is why he is sincere!"
"Li Yuanfang doesn't treat me because I am a prince or a saint, so I certainly don't treat him because he is my subject!"
As the ministers listened, they couldn't help but feel moved by the fact that the emperor, who was the emperor of the Ninth Five-Year Plan, showed such true feelings.
Even though the saint's political methods became more and more mature, and sometimes the ministers who objected were very uncomfortable, their hearts were never cold.
It is because today's saints are different from the late emperor and queen mother that they will not feel the sorrow of the rabbit's death and the fox's death. Seeing the saint's attitude towards Li Yuanfang at this time, we can't help but think that maybe one day, we will have the opportunity to become such trusted ministers of your majesty.
But they discovered that people are different.
To be precise, there is a difference between humans and gods.
Li Hong took a deep breath, full of reluctance, and had to face this last moment.
He let go of Li Yan's arm, returned to the demeanor of the Tang Emperor, and issued an edict: "Li Yan, the champion general and leader of the inner guard cabinet, is actually a man born from heaven. He came to the world to help the Tang Dynasty, subdue the barbarians, and pacify the country."
, Now that the work has been completed, I can confer the title of True Martial Spirit Ying Saint King!"
The ministers were stunned, and then Li Yiyan was so anxious that he didn't even bother to ask when he would be named the Chief of the Interior Guard. He quickly stopped him and said, "Your Majesty, please think again!"
Taoism was the state religion of the Tang Dynasty. Li Yuan believed that after Li Er, he had to be very cautious in granting imperial conferments. It was unwise to directly canonize living ministers as gods, let alone any heavenly beings who came to the world to help the Tang Dynasty.
Li Yuanfang shouldn't use this reason to build a golden body. It's too big and it won't end well...
Not only the officials of the Tang Dynasty came forward to advise, but the envoys from various countries also had different expressions.
Especially the food envoy, how could he believe such words due to his religion?
But Li Hong continued to order: "Invite the spirit beasts of Zhenwu Shengjun up."
The Imperial Guards accepted the order with a strange expression, and soon brought up Xiao Hei, Ying'er and Lion Cong.
As soon as these three pets appeared, the ministers frowned even more tightly, and the food envoy even sneered in a low voice and said in his own language: "Are you going to perform the acrobatics of the Tang Dynasty next?"
On the one hand, these three are indeed Li Yuanfang's pets. The lion Cong rides them all day long, Xiao Hei's spiritual reputation is spread throughout the capital, and the eagle even shines on the Tubo battlefield.
On the other hand, in front of envoys from various countries, it would be even more ridiculous to let three beasts come up to such a grand ceremony. No matter how deep the friendship between the saint and Li Yuanfang is, this move is too much for Meng Lang!
However, Li Yan looked around at the ministers and said: "There is no such thing as a chicken or a dog ascending to heaven after attaining enlightenment. The three beasts I raised were originally born in response to fate. Now that they are successful, they will all return to heaven with me."
He waved to Lion Cong: "Return to your position!"
The lion roared happily and galloped over on horseback. Just before the imperial army changed its color to stop him, it turned into a rainbow light and disappeared in Li Yan's palm.
The square suddenly became quiet.
The officials were stunned, the envoys were dumbfounded, and the food envoys were also dumbfounded.
Where is the horse?
What about a bigger horse?
What made the food envoy's face completely freeze was that Li Yan then waved to Ying'er: "Return to your position!"
The eagle chirped joyfully and circled across the arc. This time there were no unnecessary false moves. It froze in an extremely majestic posture, turned into rainbow light, and disappeared.
Finally, there was Xiao Hei, who was walking elegantly and generously. Looking at the eyes that seemed to be talking to him, Wan'er at the table was filled with reluctance. Mrs. Xie also murmured: "No wonder he is so spiritual. He is also a divine beast in the sky."
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As for the other ministers, who already believed in Taoism, they had already bowed down in groups and looked at Li Yan and the saint with extremely fiery eyes.
Not to mention those who believe in Taoism, even those who didn't believe it suddenly thought of that maxim.
Laojun should rule and Li Hong should come out.
If Taishang Laojun comes to the mortal world, the world will usher in peace, and Laojun will change his name to Li Hong and rule the world.
This sentence is from the Wei and Jin Dynasties, Taoist books promoted that Li Hong was the pseudonym of Taishang Laojun, so from the Eastern Jin Dynasty to the Southern and Northern Dynasties, there were many Li Hong uprisings, and even in the troubled times of the late Sui Dynasty, Tang Bi from Fufeng
A hundred thousand people were gathered to revolt, and they also "elected Li Hong as the emperor" to show that they "should be king in accordance with the prophecy".
Just because it was used too much by the rebels in the past, it often attracted the people's surrender. By the time Li Hong came to him, the halo had faded a lot. Maybe the people were still looking forward to the old man coming to earth, but the high-ranking families didn't really believe it.
But now.
If Li Yuanfang is a god who came to the world, wouldn't Li Hong be a veritable sage who governs the world? Taoism is indeed...
Just when Taoism's faith was about to break through the sky, Li Yan took Xiao Hei away and said loudly: "I ascended to heaven today and will give you a lesson. In Buddhism, there are many people who waste their time and are deceived and deceived.
Those who slander the reputation of immortals and gods should be severely punished! Only by governing the world and putting the people first can we achieve perfection!"
Regardless of whether it is Buddhism or Taoism, once religious beliefs overwhelm the secular imperial power, it will definitely bring disaster. Li Yan suppressed Buddhism, and now Taoism must also be suppressed. Otherwise, his ascension in the daytime will be the Taoism of Li Tang's national religion.
Now that we know what it will expand into, there will be countless speculators who will cheat and cause trouble.
Li Yan added: "Elixirs are made of gold and stone and are of no benefit to people. You should not blindly believe them. You need to seek medical advice to prolong your life."
If these words were said on a normal day, the ministers would definitely object, but at this time there was silence.
As long as there is a need for immortality, such methods cannot be avoided, but one sentence from this man of God is more effective than ten thousand words in the past.
The key thing is that it was just the first link. Next, Li Yan raised his head and looked at the sky: "Zhenwu Holy Body! Open!"
Suddenly, streams of air gathered from all directions, and the entire Ziwei Palace was filled with wind and clouds. Thunder exploded over the square, as if a thunderstorm was coming, but it was broad daylight and there was no cloud in the sky.
Against this background, a spiral air column that is not thick but very clear rises into the sky, spirals straight up into the sky, and spins into a tornado in mid-air.
The energy of heaven and earth was pulled by the tornado, and poured in like a baby swallow returning to the forest, echoing Li Yan's body slowly hanging in the air below.
Compared with just taking back the spirit beast, this scene is already a truly magical method. Not to mention all the forbidden troops, including Uncle Mute and Yang Zaiwei who came outside the palace on invitation, all stared at the tornado that moved the celestial phenomena with human power, with expressions of disbelief on their faces.
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"The fluctuations in the energy of heaven and earth turned out to be like this. No wonder the Zhenwu Holy Body cannot be used at will..."
Not to mention that Man Chao was trembling all over, it was difficult to describe the emotions at this moment in words, and even Li Yan secretly wiped his sweat.
"Salute to the True Martial Saint Lord!"
There may have been some ministers before who stubbornly believed that this was some kind of deceit, and now they all fell down.
The envoys from various countries instantly learned the posture of prostrating themselves to the ground. The envoys of the Great Food had a serious impact on their beliefs and began to talk nonsense.
The only person who did not bow down was Li Hong, who had made an agreement with Li Yan.
His eyes were slightly red as he looked at this friend who had created a miracle.
Separation is no longer inevitable.
Finally, the fluctuations in the energy of heaven and earth lasted for a full quarter of an hour. After the absorbed power reached a certain limit, Li Yan waved his sleeves and the air column dispersed instantly.
The agitated breath refracted the rays of light in the air, paving a faint road, accompanied by the rumbling sound of dragons and tigers roaring, which lingered for a long time.
With a thought in Li Yan's mind, the lion Cong appeared out of thin air. He got on his horse, the eagle floated above his head, and Xiao Hei followed him beside him. He turned to everyone and said his final farewell.
His current parents are Duke Li Derjian of Wei and his wife Xie.
Three disciples, Shangguan Wan'er, Murong Fu, and Li Rui.
A group of subordinates and friends, Qiu Shenji, Ming Chongyan, Wang Xiaojie...
Looking at Uncle Mute and Yang Zaiwei outside the palace through the air.
There are also Di Renjie who is far away in Jiangnan Road, Guo Yuanzhen who is far away in Jilin Road, and An Shengan who is far away in Whistle Road...
Familiar faces were deeply impressed upon his eyes, and finally they fell on Li Hong: "Your Majesty, it is my great honor to be able to compete with you, your Majesty!"
The saint met his gaze, but suddenly his brows moved: "Yuanfang, do you still remember the Liangzhou dance you performed when you were rewarded and promoted? Now please let me dance a song to say goodbye!"
Li Hong walked out, twisted and raised his arms in front of the ministers, twirled and stepped forward, waving away.
If you have a good body, you can do whatever you want. Although I can’t remember many of the moves, I can still vaguely see some of the charm from back then.
None of the ministers dared to move.
There is no precedent for a sage to dance for his ministers.
There is no precedent for a saint to dance for a god and a man to express his gratitude for coming to earth for help, but it is acceptable.
Li Yan looked at this characteristic of the times that he couldn't accept at first, but later he enjoyed it, and laughed heartily: "Haha! Thank you, Your Majesty, for sending me off! Li Yuanfang is going too!"
He clamped the horse's belly, and the lion roared with joy, and galloped towards the end of the square, suddenly leaping up with four hooves. The place where the horse's hooves stepped was clearly empty space, but it was like walking on flat ground, rising step by step.
All the way away from people, scenery, heaven and earth, and finally faded into the light of the sky.
The imperial city was left in silence.
For some unknown reason, everyone in the government and the public thought of a saying that had been circulated by the Imperial Guard for a long time.
It used to be a compliment, but now I suddenly looked back and realized that it was actually a fact: