A light inside the White Lotus Sect is gradually extinguished, which means that the monks at the Earth Immortal level have died.
Who dares to kill people in Yingtian Mansion?
I'm just too brave.
There is also a strange scent of incense brewing in the thirty-six guards. No one would have thought that among the officers and soldiers of Yingtian Mansion, there would be people from the White Lotus Sect. Even the existence of the guard itself was a monk from the White Lotus Sect.
A place of refuge.
Because King Lu is here, everything is possible.
The South is indeed a good place.
There was no vassal king in the south of the Yangtze River, which was an unspoken rule after Emperor Yongle. Because Shuntian Mansion arose, and Yingtian Mansion was once the residence of Emperor Jianwen, there was no vassal king, and other vassal kings did not dare to mention this matter.
This is a rule that the clan members acquiesce to and must never touch.
Don't say that you are a vassal in Yingtian. If you dare to come here, you will be guilty of conspiracy.
In the thirty-six guardhouses, several monks at the Earth Immortal level were dispatched, but they only received orders from King Lu to observe those who were free from the influence of wishes. The fall of the Earth Immortal monks was not their fault.
Within the expected range.
"If you are just a Jindan Earth Immortal but have not become a Yuan Shen Earth Immortal, you will not have the means to escape as a Yuan Shen, let alone the incarnation of the Yang God to escape, so your body will be destroyed and your soul will probably be killed."
"I have already reported it to the prince."
The Guards had become King Lu's personal armed force, and the monks of the White Lotus Sect had a different view on this.
This is an irreversible trend and is not the behavior of King Lu alone.
In this era, which of these imperial guards have actually become servants?
There is no difference between Ding who is a court official and Ding who is a prince.
.......
"It turns out that you are Master Shen Jing's younger brother."
Ji Xiang asked about the family background of the middle-aged scholar, and he understood where the righteousness in him came from. The pattern had already been figured out, that is, he was not an official in the court but had too much contact with folk life, and wrote a lot of
This kind of power will appear in people who are good at opera scripts.
The power of Confucianism and Taoism is too idealistic, and powerful people are often alienated from righteousness, alienated from officialdom, or fail in exams repeatedly, so that these people who enjoy themselves in hardship often have the conditions for the birth of righteousness. Ji Xiang thought, this is really
Isn’t it true that the only thing left for the poor is righteousness?
Perhaps we can put aside those gold, silver and jewelry, and the power to determine life and death with one word, and then we can see the most important self-essence of a scholar.
Mr. Shen Jing served as the Prime Minister of Guanglu Temple, but he resigned and returned home in the 16th year of Wanli. Although his surname is Shen, I don’t know if he is related to the current Ge Lao Shen Guangxi, but these are not
Very important.
In fact, this old gentleman's reputation is very loud among the people, just because his name is printed on many best-selling books.
In Ji Xiang's view, and even among the people, apart from his identity as a dramatist, the most important reason why he is well-known to the world is because he is a "best-selling fan fiction author."
"Water Margin" is a best-selling book, and Mr. Shen wrote "The Righteous Hero", in which the protagonist is Wu Song in Water Margin.
Moreover, "The Story of a Righteous Hero" was specially performed as an opera script.
On the streets of Yingtianfu, near the bustling markets, there have always been opera troupes performing this script, which is quite popular and profitable. After all, who doesn't want to watch the plot of Wu Song's grudges and killings along the way?
"My brother is quietly polishing his pen. The last time I went back to see him, he was writing "Thirteen Tune Scores of the Southern Nine Palaces"... To be honest, I don't quite understand what you mean by righteousness."
"About seven or eight days ago, I received a transfer order from Shuntian Mansion. A man named Liu Mengyin sent a letter to my brother. It was said that he invited my brother to go to Shuntian to meet him. To be honest, this person was a little rude. There was no way to give in. An old man who knows his destiny travels thousands of miles to meet his pen pal in a distant place? Not to mention that my brother has already resigned from his job and returned to his hometown..."
Ji Xiang smiled: "Then has your brother gone?"
"Not yet, but my brother seems very nervous and sighs. I don't know why he is distressed."
"Is this Liu Mengyin a senior cabinet official?"
Shen Jue shook his head, expressing his incomprehension.
"Go ahead. If you go, you will have unexpected gains."
Ji Xiang said casually.
Shen Jue was surprised: "Do you know the inside story about this person?"
Ji Xiang: "It wasn't Liu Mengyin who asked your brother to go, it was Emperor Wanli who asked your brother to go."
Shen Jue opened her mouth wide, looking a little sluggish and even more puzzled.
"What is the use of the emperor summoning an opera composer?"
Ji Xiang smiled mysteriously: "Maybe the emperor is interested."
Shen Jue looked sad.
The leader of a country likes opera?
This is not a good sign.
"Then, isn't this a bit bad? I'm so humble, and the Xuezheng of the Yingtian Kingdom is only a ninth-grade official. I'm afraid I won't be able to say anything to the emperor. Could you please give me some advice for your majesty?"
"The Empress of the Southern Tang Dynasty..."
Shen Jue was halfway through speaking, but all her sadness was gone.
There was an east wind in the small building last night, and the motherland could not bear to look back at the bright moon.
It wouldn't be bad if the emperor didn't do his job properly.
Ji Xiang thought about it. In fact, Emperor Wanli didn't have any real job now. His daily job should be to read the Korean war report. The elders in the cabinet were not dead. If they could not go to court for ten years, the court could still operate normally. Even Official vacancies are not filled. It has to be said that Wanli naturally has some political tricks.
"Don't worry, this is also part of Emperor Wanli's current job."
"Just go. If you're afraid of being detained by the emperor, if you don't mind... just mention my name."
"Before the Emperor, I still have a weak point."
Although Shen Jue didn't know why listening to music and writing books became part of his job, he didn't ask directly. Since the immortal asked his brother to go without worries, he had no choice but to go.
Once you get to Sunchon, everything should be clear.
As for face, some internal notices from the imperial court indicated that arriving at Yingtian along the Grand Canal was earlier than Ji Xiang's arrival. After all, Ji Xiang wandered around in several places along the way.
The only two immortal-level masters in the imperial court certainly have this reputation.
"Brother Immortal, what spell was used just now?"
The little girl Shen Yixiu finally found a chance to speak. At this time, the three of them were already hidden in the crowd. What surprised and weirded both Shen Jue and Shen Yixiu was that no matter how slow they walked, no matter which direction they walked , not far from them, Liu Zimin's figure can always be seen.
"Young lady, are you talking about flying swords or escape skills?"
Ji Xiang has gold in his hand. He got it from Lady Yin Ping. The Immortal Climbing Conference is a good event. There are really a lot of rich people here. Gold and silver jewelry are all over the floor. The art of gold escape is almost There is no hindrance to use and it is very smooth.
Unexpectedly, among the thirteen major escapes, Jin Dun, ranked last, could actually adapt to the world and show his holiness in every situation.
Miss Shen's bones are very good, which may be related to her uncle's righteousness. She has been nurtured since she was a child, so her bones have extraordinary powers.
Perhaps, it was also because of this that he was not affected by the strange wishes in Yingtian Mansion.
Is it a wish arranged by people from the White Lotus Sect, affecting the people?
It doesn't look very similar, and the impact of wishing does not seem to be deep, and the word "Prince Lu" has entered Ji Xiang's ears. It has been a while since he heard anything about this prince. He remembers the last time he heard about him. When I named it, I was still at the Dragon Casino.
"The White Lotus Sect has some relationship with this prince, but for them to dare to hold an immortal meeting here is no different from treason. If you are confident, you will have the support of experts."
Ji Xiang muttered and heard the little girl's question again, about the escape technique.
"This is a spell that can be used to escape quickly. You can run faster than a rabbit."
Ji Xiang answered seriously, while Miss Shen stared at her beautiful little eyes with an expression like you are trying to prevaricate me.
So she asked with a straight face: "Can I learn spells?"
Ji Xiang looked at Liu Zimin's panicked back and simply responded to the little girl: "Spells can't be learned just for fun."
"The people who were about to arrest you just now are from the White Lotus Sect. They also know how to use magic. Instead of using it on the right path, they use it in evil ways. Even though they say that they want to bring benefits to the world, in fact most of them just use magic. Just come to make money."
"There are too many people in this world who do not use magic to do good, but to do evil. Monks are not real immortals, and real immortals are not the kind of unrestrained people you imagine, who travel across the sea in the east and live in Kunlun in the west. ”
"So, when it comes to learning spells, the first thing is not to have a playful mentality."
"You have to be in awe of the magic itself. The world is afraid of you because of the magic, not because of how scary you are."
"The law has infinite power and must be driven with caution."
What Ji Xiang said was a sincere teaching.
After hearing this, Miss Shen suddenly said seriously: "Do you want to swear?"
Shen Jue immediately taught her a lesson, telling her not to think about all these things, and that she swore that it was not something that could be said casually, but she did not expect that Miss Shen said that she had given it careful consideration.
"Learning something is nothing more than three motivations: love, compulsion, and hatred."
"If you love something, you will take the initiative to learn it."
"If you are forced to learn this thing, you won't care too much about its rules."
"Learning this thing out of hatred must be an evil way."
"Now I want to give it a try because I like it. For this reason, I am willing to swear that I will never do evil. We go to the temple to worship the gods, and the gods will definitely hear my oath. I think this is the most important expression of my opinion. What a great way.”
Shen Jue was silent, watching Ji Xiang not speaking, but suddenly said: "My daughter was able to recite the poems of ancient poets when she was four or five years old, and she never forgot them, and she understood many of the thoughts of the ancients. Someone once looked at my daughter and said that her talent is very high and she is born with wisdom."
"That's true."
Ji Xiang nodded slightly and looked at Miss Shen: "I am impressed by you."
So I thought in my mind that the time when the internal and external mountains and rivers will merge is coming. I don't know how many years it will take. If there are some talented people, rather than being led astray by some immortals later, it is better to take them under my command as soon as possible.
The craftsman's boy from Shuntian Prefecture, the little fox from Yuquan Mountain, the Taoist disciple of the Shangqing Sect, and the little girl Shen in front of me all seem to be good candidates for Confucianism and Immortality. If you don't have enough righteousness, you can get some from Feng Menglong, which can be regarded as Caiyang. It replenishes yin.
Hmm... little fox?
In some ways, Hu Xiaoshi has never been able to learn the Golden Light Curse, but he is also a genius in another direction.
I thought of this, so...
"Okay then, what should I teach you?"
"Just...golden light spell."
The markets in Yingtianfu are decorated with lanterns and colorful decorations, and on the painted boats on the Qinhuai River, beauties are as beautiful as jade.
"However, after teaching you the Golden Light Spell, you have to do me a little favor."
"Take me somewhere."
As Ji Xiang said, Miss Shen was very polite: "That's right. Where is Brother Immortal going?"
"Temples, monasteries, handicraft workshops, in short, they are places where incense is flourishing and where various gods are enshrined."
Ji Xiang said something meaningful, and then pointed to a market. At this time, the Shen family and his daughter realized that they had just walked a few steps and changed to another street. Liu Zimin's familiar back was still not far away. at.
"I just watched that handicraft workshop."
"There are quite a few Guan Gong up there."
The sun sets, the night falls, and the Yingtian Mansion is still full of flowers. Compared to the Shuntian Mansion in the north at the same time, it should have fallen into darkness long ago, and the Yin Si Shen will begin to inspect the entire city.
In the late Ming Dynasty, few major southern cities still abide by the curfew. Only various checkpoints and important towns on the nine sides strictly abide by the curfew.
As for Yingtian Mansion, this majestic city that has neither a vassal nor an emperor but is the economic center of the south has already fallen into a carnival. Even the officials of the Six Yingtian Ministries don't care about these things.
After all, being transferred from Shuntian Prefecture to Yingtian Prefecture is tantamount to demotion. Even if the official rank remains unchanged, leaving the real political center means that you cannot show your face in front of the emperor, and your political career will basically end here. If you want to get more salary, just come here.
Even the officials don't care about such things, so the Imperial College students in Yingtian Mansion naturally dare to go out and act as they please. In fact, the Imperial College in Yingtian is as famous as the Imperial College in Shuntian in the north, but everyone knows that the Imperial College in the south is Most of the deep officials there are just old friends of the imperial court or the children of local bureaucrats. It is fake to study in the Nanguozi Prison, but it is real to be gilded.
The noble sons, dressed as students, calling for friends, carrying lamps and wine, crowded into the streets. The scholars who gathered together to compose acid poems had to get out of the way when they saw them. They had no courage to guide the country during the day. , I really feel ashamed.
However, not all the bureaucratic disciples gathered together. They dispersed as they walked farther away, leaving only small groups. Three of the bureaucratic disciples met two beauties.
The two beauties wore veils and invited them to their boats.
"You three gentlemen, could you please lend me a moment to speak?"
"The prince has chosen you."
The three bureaucrats were in a daze, wishing to change their perceptions. They felt overjoyed and even began to discuss that their talents had reached the ears of King Lu, and the two beauties were behind them, exposed under their clothes.
Scorpion and snake tail.
Demons began to gather in Yingtian Mansion and transformed into humans.
Many demons also appeared near Ji Xiang, but they did not greet Ji Xiang immediately.
Instead, they looked at the soap clothes and thought of what happened in their minds two days ago.
"That's him..."
"Soapy!"
"He... also brought with him two people selected by King Lu. They are Xuezheng from the Imperial Academy and his daughter. They are also people infected with righteousness."
In the crowd, a tall man wrapped in robes looked like a martial arts hero, giving orders to other demons around him.
"I don't know why, but it felt like...this person seemed to be our natural enemy!"
"This Zaoyi may be a kind of induction in the blood... telling us... we must... kill him!"
On the bank of the Qinhuai River, Prince Liejie left the painted boat and prepared to meet Ji Xiang on the night before August 15th according to King Lu's instructions.