An old man stood in front of the late emperor's mausoleum, as motionless as a stone sculpture.
The cold wind was blowing, and the solemn imperial mausoleum was filled with a cold atmosphere.
There are several pavilions and palaces in front, as well as hundreds of guards.
However, those guards rarely come to the tomb. They are responsible for guarding the imperial tomb, but they are not allowed to enter the interior of the imperial tomb and can only guard in the pavilion in front.
Just as the cold wind howled, Cao Zhengchun suddenly opened his eyes.
"It's finally here. Our family finally doesn't have to stay here anymore."
He has been in the imperial mausoleum for several days. To be honest, life in this imperial mausoleum is very hard.
Because the old father-in-law never left the house, and basically did nothing except cleaning the dust in front of the mausoleum.
As for eating, he needs to do it himself.
Life was hard and boring, and Cao Zhengchun didn't like this kind of life.
Two figures took advantage of the darkness and leapt from the high wall. They tiptoed towards the mausoleum.
The guards in the front hall were probably still dozing off at this time.
"who!"
Cao Zhengchun suddenly shouted.
The two thieves were shocked when they heard this. Without any time to think, they quickly rushed towards Cao Zhengchun.
"It's this old guy, if we kill him, no one will disturb our good deeds!"
They said in lowered voices.
These two thieves were found by Zhuge Zhengwo, but not by Zhuge Zhengwo.
Zhuge Zheng and I just accidentally revealed to them some information about the treasures in the imperial tomb.
Of course, they don't know who Zhuge Zhengwo is.
These two thieves were also cautious people, and they made a point of investigating the situation inside the imperial mausoleum before taking action.
I know that there is an old father-in-law in this imperial mausoleum.
It's a pity that they don't know that this old man has changed.
Two thieves rushed toward Cao Zhengchun. Cao Zhengchun's expression changed slightly. He first knocked one of them away with a wave of his hand, and then turned around to avoid the other.
A palm hit the thief, and the thief immediately let out a shrill scream.
The screams spread, immediately awakening the guards in the palace ahead.
A group of guards ran out of the palace in panic.
Under the dim night, they saw three vague figures.
"Who is this person? How dare you break into the imperial mausoleum at night!"
the guards shouted.
However, as soon as they finished speaking, another scream sounded.
Another thief flew towards them like a sandbag.
Plop!
The thief fell in front of the guards.
Cough cough cough~~
After coughing up blood for a while, his head tilted and he died immediately.
"Take them away and don't disturb the late emperor's peace!" Cao Zhengchun said in a hoarse voice.
All the guards looked at each other.
"Eunuch Zhu?" someone called hesitantly.
"Um!"
Cao Zhengchun responded.
The guards were even more shocked.
The guards outside the mausoleum will be changed every once in a while. It has only been half a month since these guards came to the imperial mausoleum.
They all know that there is Eunuch Zhu in the mausoleum, and they have also met Eunuch Zhu, but no one has ever paid attention to Eunuch Zhu.
"Eunuch Zhu actually knows martial arts?"
"I don't know! The person on duty didn't say anything before!"
"It seems that the cultivation level is not low!"
"More than that, it's not low. That move just now can't be done without decades of skill."
All the guards murmured.
"What are you still doing?" Cao Zhengchun's voice became sharper.
"Here!"
The guards quickly stepped forward and dragged the bodies of the two thieves away.
They also looked at Cao Zhengchun secretly, but unfortunately they did not realize that Cao Zhengchun was fake.
When everything returned to calm, Cao Zhengchun showed a naive smile on his face.
"It's a pity that these two little thieves are too weak and didn't show our strength properly!"
If it wasn't for the purpose of showing strength in front of the guards, these two little thieves wouldn't be enough to slap him.
"That's all, that's all, this should attract the attention of the imperial city!"
He murmured while walking towards the wooden house next to him.
The palaces and pavilions in the imperial mausoleum were all built for the late emperor. Naturally, he, a eunuch, could not live in them. He could only live in a simple wooden house next to the mausoleum.
…
In front of the Imperial College gate.
Wang Shouren stood beside the gatehouse and waited quietly.
The Imperial College was built according to Qingfu Mountain. It is low in front and high in back. It is layered in layers and is well-proportioned. It is dotted with pavilions, undulating gables and cornices.
Standing in front of the door and looking around, you can see many lecture halls, studios, libraries, ancestral halls and other buildings. Although it is late winter, it still gives people a sense of tranquility and beauty.
Looking at the students wearing Confucian shirts, shuttling between the lecture halls, studios, and libraries, Wang Shouren had more expectations for the Imperial College.
"Young Master, is this Wang Shouren?" A student came to the door and asked Wang Shouren.
"This is Wang Shouren!" Wang Shouren bowed his hands.
The student smiled and said, "Mr. Jijiu, please come in."
"Please lead the way!"
Afterwards, the two of them entered the Imperial Academy one after another and came to a small room.
Knock on the door and enter.
In the studio, Fu Chengyi was leaning on the couch, holding a book and reading.
"Student Wang Shouren has met Mr. Jijiu!" Wang Shouren bowed and paid homage.
Fu Chengyi raised his head and looked him up and down.
"sit down!"
"Thank you, Mr. Jijiu!" Wang Shouren sat in front of Fu Chengyi.
"His Highness recommended you to me, but I still want to test you! You don't mind." Fu Chengyi said gently.
"Please, Mr. Liquor!" Wang Shouren said confidently.
Fu Chengyi was overjoyed to see Cai Cai and asked directly, "Mencius said: He who knows his nature knows his nature. If he knows his nature, he knows heaven. Keep his heart and nourish his nature, so he can serve heaven. Live long and live long." No, it is necessary to cultivate one's character in advance, so one should establish one's destiny. What do you understand by this passage?"
Wang Shouren said: "It is nothing more than 'preserving your heart and nourishing your nature, so you serve heaven'."
The "things to do with heaven" and "destiny" here are not fatalistic, but emphasize "heart" and "nature". The heart is the god of human beings, which has many principles and responds to all things. Xing is the principle of the heart, and human destiny comes from the heart. Realize.
Fu Chengyi asked again: "What kind of heart should I keep and what kind of nature should I cultivate?"
Wang Shouren said: "My heart is the heart of heaven, my nature is nature, and my destiny is destiny! Keep my heart, nourish my nature, and fulfill my destiny, that's all."
Fu Chengyi was stunned for a moment, then laughed, "Hahaha, interesting, interesting!"
"The way of the sage is that our nature is self-sufficient, and it is wrong to seek truth from it!" Wang Shouren said with a smile.
Fu Chengyi looked at Wang Shouren in great surprise.
Although there is no Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism in this world, Confucianism is still biased towards natural principles.
Although Wang Shouren has not yet understood the philosophy of mind, he already has the conceptual foundation of the philosophy of mind.
So he said, "My heart is the heart of heaven," which means that the heart is the principle.
His words were somewhat different from Fu Chengyi's Confucianism.
"It's interesting. You can stay in the Imperial College from now on."
"Thank you, Mr. Jijiu!" Wang Shouren said happily.
…
Within the imperial city.
Eunuch Lu was standing guard in front of the imperial study room. A young eunuch came to him and whispered a few words.
After listening, Eunuch Lu frowned slightly and asked, "Have you checked his identity?"
"It has been checked and there is no problem." the young eunuch replied.
Eunuch Lu nodded slightly and said, "Bring him to me to see him."
"Here!"
The little eunuch responded.
After a while, the young eunuch brought Cao Zhengchun in front of Eunuch Lu.
Eunuch Lu looked at Cao Zhengchun. Cao Zhengchun was wearing a shabby Tsing Yi and a three-mountain hat, showing a simple and honest smile.
Eunuch Lu asked again: "In what year did you enter the palace?"
"The eighteenth year of Qingde!" Cao Zhengchun replied.
Qingde is the reign name of the previous Emperor Li, who reigned for twenty-two years.
The Eunuch Zhu entered the palace in the 18th year of Qingde's reign. However, after entering the palace, he was placed as a supervisor of the shrine. After the death of the previous Emperor Li, he went to guard the imperial mausoleum.
Now this Eunuch Zhu also belongs to the Shrine Supervisor, but the Shrine Palace Supervisor may have forgotten him.
"Why hide your cultivation?"
Eunuch Lu asked.
"Our family has never hidden our cultivation, we just haven't displayed it!" Cao Zhengchun said.
Eunuch Lu nodded slightly. He did not doubt Cao Zhengchun's identity. After all, letting an innate warrior enter the palace as a eunuch was something that ordinary people could not do.
Let alone ordinary people, even average or average people can't do it.
It is almost impossible for an innate warrior to leave the palace.
Eunuch Lu then asked several more questions, and Cao Zhengchun answered them all. With the information Zhuge Zhengwo gave him, he did not reveal any flaws.
"You wait here first."
After some questioning, Eunuch Lu said again.
"Here!" Cao Zhengchun responded.
Then Eunuch Lu entered the imperial study room.
After a moment, he walked out of the imperial study room again and said, "From now on, you will be a eunuch in the ceremonial department."
The status of the eunuchs in the hall is lower than that of the eunuchs in the palm, and the eunuchs who hold the pen can participate in the approval of celebrities. However, Cao Zhengchun will definitely not participate in the approval of celebrities.
When he first arrived, Eunuch Lu wouldn't arrange too many things for him. He just wanted to keep him in the Supervisor of Ceremonies first.
"Here!" Cao Zhengchun responded again.
For him, as long as he entered the imperial city, he didn't care about his position.
"Please step aside and tidy up first. Come back tomorrow." Mr. Lu said impartially.
After hearing this, Cao Zhengchun bowed and left.
After he left, Eunuch Lu ordered the young eunuch beside him: "Let the people below observe it for a while, and then tell me if there are no problems."
"I understand, little one!" the little eunuch responded.
Then Eunuch Lu waved his hand, indicating that he could leave.
On the other hand, after Cao Zhengchun left the imperial study room, his eyes shone with shrewdness.
"This Eunuch Lu's cultivation seems to be very extraordinary!"
He just discovered a big secret, that is, Eunuch Lu is actually an innate warrior, and not just any ordinary innate warrior.
Although Eunuch Lu didn't reveal anything, Cao Zhengchun could still notice it.
"It seems that we have to be careful in the future. The water in this imperial city is a bit deep!"
Cao Zhengchun thought secretly.
…
At the foot of Moling Mountain.
Qin Wei drove slowly in a carriage.
Moling Mountain is located in the northwest of Tianzhou, more than 800 miles away from Tianzhou City. Qin Wei took a carriage and traveled for five days before arriving at Moling Mountain.
In the carriage, Qin Wei leaned on the soft quilt, his eyes slightly closed, and his mind was immersed in the Yitian chessboard.
"I don't know if Bai Qi has arrived at the Qinzhou border army!"
Qin Wei thought of Bai Qi.
The journey from Tianzhou City to the Qinzhou Frontier Army was through the entire Sizhou and Qinzhou, a distance of more than two thousand miles. Even by horseback, Bai Qi estimated that it would take more than ten days to travel.
There is still no unexpected situation. If there is any accident, the delay of three to five days will be short.
Counting the days, Bai Qi should have entered Qinzhou by now, and probably not arrived at the frontier fortress.
Qin Wei looked at the energy of energy on the Yitian chessboard. More than four hundred strands of energy of energy were injected into the chess piece representing Bai Qi.
More than four hundred strands of energy can raise Bai Qi's cultivation level to the seventh level.
When Bai Qi wanted to join the border army, it was difficult for him to be reused if his cultivation level was too low, and it was not good for him if his cultivation level was too high because it would attract too much attention, so Qin Wei first upgraded his cultivation level to the seventh level.
After Bai Qi settled down in the border army, he would raise Bai Qi's cultivation level to the eighth level, and then after another year and a half, he would raise it to the ninth level.
In this way, there is a step-by-step process so that people can accept it.
"Your Highness, we are here!" Xiao Shunzi shouted outside the carriage.
Qin Wei opened his eyes, put on his fur coat, and opened the car curtain.
Looking at the white-capped Moling Mountain, he gathered up his fur coat.
This Moling Mountain is much colder than Tianzhou City.
There are numerous peaks around, and the biting north wind passes through the gaps in the peaks, piercing the human body like a knife.
After jumping off the carriage, Qin Wei climbed up the mountain along the bluestone stairs.
"It's true that these sects can't choose a good place and have to live on the top of the mountain!"
Looking at the long stairs, Qin Wei couldn't help but complain.
"Your Highness, please be patient, we will be here soon!" Xiao Shunzi comforted.
Qin Wei shrugged and continued walking up nonchalantly.
He just wanted to complain, and he didn't really feel tired.
Walking to the top of the mountain, a broad mountain flat appeared in Qin Wei's eyes.
Behind the mountain flat is a stretch of antique-style houses, not as gorgeous as Wanfu Temple, nor as solemn as Tianshi Mansion, but with a somewhat natural and ethereal charm.
"You came!"
On the mountain terrace, an old man wearing a loose robe stood.
When he saw Qin Wei arriving, he said with a gentle smile.
"Senior, do you know that this king is coming?" Qin Wei was slightly surprised.
The old man smiled and said, "I saw it just now!"
Qin Wei blinked and asked, "I haven't asked my senior for his surname yet!"
"Old Lu Qingfeng!" Lu Qingfeng put his hands behind his back, his deep eyes were like a muddy pool of water, making it difficult to tell the depth.
Lu Qingfeng!
The great elder of Qi Yuan Sect!
Qin Wei already knew his identity.
"Does Senior Lu know the identity of this king?"
"Since you call yourself the king, you must be the king of Xin'an County!" Lu Qingfeng said.
Qin Wei nodded slightly, "Grandpa Huang has a letter for me to bring."
As he spoke, he took out the letter from his sleeve.
Xiao Shunzi quickly stepped forward and handed the letter into Lu Qingfeng's hands.
Lu Qingfeng opened the letter and glanced at it.
"I have received the letter. Your Highness, please return it!"
Qin Wei's expression froze.
What does this mean? I just climbed up, so you let me get down!
At least you can entertain me!
"Your Highness, is there anything else?" Lu Qingfeng still had a gentle smile on his face.
But Qin Wei felt that his smile was very annoying.
"Farewell!"
Qin Wei cupped his hands and turned to leave.
As he walked on the cold stone steps, his face looked a little gloomy.
Although he thought that Qi Yuan Sect would not welcome him before coming, he did not expect that Qi Yuan Sect would not even let him in through the gate.
He doesn't even have the most basic hospitality skills, he's really arrogant.