The heavy snow had been falling for three days, and this famous city in the vast nine states was completely covered in white snow. Even the imperial palace standing majestically in the center of the city lost a bit of its former dignity.
In the study room of a small yellow-walled building near the Royal Garden of Ouchi Imperial Palace, the charcoal fire in the red copper stove is burning brightly, and huge pearls are hung on the walls decorated with gold paintings. The light they emit will
The entire room was illuminated to every detail, and the carpet on the floor was glowing with light.
This is the finest fine cashmere produced in Xiaoyingzhou overseas. It was originally a precious material for weaving high-end clothes, but here it has been stepped on casually.
Because their owner is the master of this empire, the emperor who is rich all over the world!
b When Qiu was at his peak, he was tall and burly, with thick eyebrows and a broad nose, which made him look quite rough, but the majestic aura between his eyebrows made people dare not look directly at him, and a pair of bright eyes flashed with a captivating look from time to time.
Divine light.
A stern-looking warrior in blue and a middle-aged scribe with fair face and beard stood solemnly below, waiting motionless.
After a long time, Emperor Longwu put down the document in his hand, with an inexplicable smile on his face: "annihilated the Xia Army, severely damaged the Flying Tiger Army, killed, wounded, and captured nearly 100,000 enemies. This is how many of our Great Yan troops
An unprecedented victory in ten years!"
What he was holding was naturally a battle report from Lingyang in southern Xinjiang, but the content was very detailed. There were so many details that even Xu Jingye and Li Jin in Lingyang City didn't know.
The white-faced and beardless middle-aged scribe immediately stepped forward and bowed and said: "It is only because of your majesty's bravery and bravery and the lives of the soldiers of Lingyang that we can achieve such a glorious victory. I would like to ask your majesty to immediately tell the world to publicize the power of my great Yan!"
Emperor Longwu coughed slightly.
To be honest, Emperor Longwu has devoted himself to running the Northland for more than ten years, spending nine percent of his energy on defense against the Wu clan in the north, while adopting a strategy of dividing the counties in the south, leaving them to fend for themselves.
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If it hadn't been for the outbreak of the Battle of Lingyang, he would have almost forgotten that there is such a fortress in the southern border of the empire!
But this did not hinder his inner joy, after all, this was a rare victory.
The empire also needs a victory to unite people and boost morale.
His fingers subconsciously clicked on the desk a few times. Emperor Longwu said: "Xu Jingye and Li Jin have done a good job. Lingyang local families are rewarded for their hard work, but rebellious people like the Shangguan family are unpardonable.
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A flash of murderous intent flashed in Long's eyes, and he continued: "I see in this battle report from the secret guard, there is also a disciple of the Tiancheng Sword Sect named Qin Yun who is very interesting. Xu Jingye and Li Jin recommended him as the first contributor.
His performance is truly astonishing. I have conveyed my will and summoned him to Beijing on a certain day to have an audience and reward him based on his merits!"
The middle-aged scribe and the green-robed warrior looked at each other and bowed at the same time: "Your Majesty is wise!"
To be able to win the favor of Emperor Longwu, the man named Qin Yun must have a bright future, and he is also a disciple of the Sword Sect. It was no longer a matter of being granted officials and titles. Although both of them were important ministers in the court, they could not help but feel envious and even jealous.
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But both of them noticed that Emperor Longwu didn't even mention a word about King Yan Yi of Lu who led his army to reinforce Lingyang in time and also made great achievements. It seemed as if he didn't know about it at all.
However, Emperor Longwu didn't mention it, but they couldn't and pretended not to know. After all, Yan Yi is now leading an army to garrison Lingyang. Who can make the final decision on how to arrange and deal with this in the future except His Majesty?
After waiting for a moment, the middle-aged scribe asked bravely: "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness King Lu is currently guarding Lingyang. He is the master of Lu County and controls the affairs of Lu County. It may not be appropriate to lead the army outside for a long time..."
Emperor Longwu snorted expressionlessly, waved his hands and said, "I have my own opinion on this matter, so I don't need to worry about it, Aiqing. However, Lingyang's defenses do need to be strengthened. It will be really troublesome if it is captured by Da Chu."
The middle-aged scribe respectfully replied: "Yes, Your Majesty."
He couldn't help but secretly breathed a sigh of relief. As the saying goes, accompanying the emperor is like accompanying a tiger. The emperor's mind is unfathomable. No one knows where he will violate taboos. You must know that His Majesty is quite afraid of King Lu.
Emperor Longwu would not speculate on his ministers' thoughts. He picked up the document again, picked up the ink pen and drew a circle on Qin Yun's name, with an unpredictable smile on his face, as if he had thought of something.
As for Qin Yun, who was thousands of miles away at this moment, of course his name fell into the eyes of Emperor Longwu.
The largest room on the third floor of Hancui Pavilion was vacated, and he placed all the thousands of volumes of secret books from the Xuanwu Era Shifang Daozang that he obtained from the Guangling Cave here according to the general catalogue.
Mental techniques, sword skills, talismans, formations, alchemy, casting, Feng Shui... twenty-four categories, filled with twenty-four large bookshelves, and also filled the entire large room that was originally used as a martial arts performance hall.
"Yun'er, is this the gift you gave me?"
Shui Wanning looked at the neat bookshelf in front of her, her beautiful eyes widened and her red lips slightly opened, and she was completely stunned.
Two days ago, Qin Yun said that he had prepared a gift to serve as his master. For this purpose, he specially requested the Hancui Pavilion Martial Arts Performance Hall, and spent several days vacating the space to buy bookshelves, which made her very curious.
But when the mystery was revealed, she couldn't believe her eyes!
The Daozang of the Ten Directions in the Xuanwu Era!
Looking at the general catalog in her hand, Shui Wanning seemed to be in a dream, feeling that everything in front of her was not so real.
But after all, she was an innate strong person with profound cultivation, so she quickly calmed down.
Qin Yun smiled and told Shui Wanning about the origin of Shifang Daozang in the Xuanwu Era. He already had the two supreme skills of Nine Yin and Nine Yang, and was determined to specialize in swordsmanship, so most of the Taoist books were not useful to him.
No matter how useful it is, hiding it in the Qiankun space not only takes up space but is also a huge waste.
"Master, I think some of these books are suitable for you. You choose first, and the rest can be donated to the sect."
When Qin Yun thought about it, there must be many of these Taoist secrets that the Sword Sect did not have. It would be a great achievement to dedicate them to them, and they would definitely be able to get a lot of contributions from the sect.
But what he didn't expect was that after hearing his words, Shui Wanning not only showed no joy at all, but shook her head and said seriously: "Yun'er, you are wrong!"
Am I wrong? Qin Yun was stunned for a moment.
Shui Wanning said in a deep voice: "Your fault is that you don't know how precious these Taoist secrets are!"
The Shifang Daozang of the Xuanwu Era is the orthodox inheritance classic of ancient Taoism. It can be said to be the foundation of the Longhushan lineage in ancient times. The prosperity and decline of the Longhushan Taoism is inseparable from the Shifang Daozang of the Xuanwu Era.
Now that Shifang Daozang has reappeared, once Longhushan knows about it, they will definitely try their best to regain it at all costs. They will not watch their orthodox inheritance of the Dao lineage fall into the hands of others, even the Tiancheng Sword Sect and the others.
No scruples either.
"If we dedicate Shifang Daozang to the sect and let Longhushan know about it, they will not only negotiate with the sect, but also be unfavorable to you. They will come to you and ask you to reveal all the secrets until death!"
"Longhu Mountain is the authentic Taoist sect of Kyushu. Its potential power is so huge that you can't imagine it. Even within our Sword Sect, there are people from them. We can't have any luck!"
Shui Wan Ning said slowly: "So not only can we not dedicate these Taoist secrets to the sect, but we also have to hide them secretly and prevent others from discovering them, otherwise there will be unexpected disasters!"
Only then did Qin Yun realize that he had completely underestimated the importance of the Shifang Daozang in the Xuanwu Era and almost made a big mistake.
This made him somewhat depressed. He originally wanted to give Shui Wanning a surprise, but he hesitated and asked, "Then what should I do with these secret books? It's probably not safe to hide them here!"
Shui Wanning chuckled and said, "You don't have to worry too much. It's still very safe hiding here. Hancui Valley was given to me by Master Qingyun. Outsiders are not allowed to enter without permission."
"It is an opportunity for the Ten Directions Dao Zang to fall into your hands. Since it is an opportunity, it cannot be wasted. Moreover, it is your filial piety. I will set this place as a forbidden area and arrange a magic circle to ensure that nothing goes wrong. Don't worry!"
Qin Yun took a long breath and saluted: "It all depends on the master's arrangement!"
Shui Wan Ning's beautiful eyes rolled around, and she said to Lu Liu who was standing aside: "Liu'er, remember not to leak anything about this place!"
Luliu said without hesitation: "Don't worry, miss, I will definitely keep it secret!"
"Yes!" Shui Wan Ning nodded. She looked at the dazzling bookshelf and said, "The Taoist treasures in the ten directions are profound and profound. I will take the time to sort them out and copy some sword skills suitable for your practice."
"You two go out first, I want to think carefully here."
The matter is so important that Shui Wanning cannot be ignored.
Qin Yun and Lu Liu left the room and walked out of Hancui Pavilion together.
Probably seeing Qin Yun's worries, the girl pursed her lips and smiled softly: "Don't worry, Miss will definitely solve it."
Qin Yun smiled bitterly and said: "I just didn't expect these books to be so troublesome..."
Luliu lowered his head, kicked the snow on the ground with his cowhide boots, and said, "My lady knows your filial piety."
Qin Yun's heart moved, he reached out and took out a brocade bag and handed it to Lu Liu: "Senior sister, this is my gift to you."
He had been busy organizing Shifang Daozang these two days and didn't have much time to spend time with Luliu. However, he had already prepared this gift. Now he found that the girl seemed to be a little thoughtful, so he took it out immediately.
Luliu was really a little bit amused. Qin Yun prepared a big gift for Shui Wanning. Although the surprise turned into an accident, it also reflected his sincere intentions, but she did not get any expression from him.
