174. Chapter 174: Lou Youzhi Tests Dou Tianyuan! A Successor Is Established
174. Chapter 174 Lou Youzhi tests Dou Tianyuan! The successor is established!
Author: My heart is still the same
Chapter 174 Lou Youzhi tests Dou Tianyuan! The successor is established!
Loufu.
Lou Youzhi led Dou Tianyuan to the backyard.
"This is the first time you have invited me to your house."
Dou Tianyuan looked around curiously, "Why, are you not afraid of me assassinating you now?"
"You can't assassinate me."
Lou Youzhi opened the study door and said, "No one knows where my real residence is."
"...Have you really been guarding against me?"
Dou Tianyuan was speechless.
"I'm not guarding against you, I'm guarding against anyone."
Lou Youzhi walked into the study first and turned the vase on the square table to the left and right a few times.
After a slight sound of the machine turning, the smooth wall on the left began to fall, revealing a tabletop-sized fragment.
"Follow me."
Lou Youzhi glanced at Dou Tianyuan, walked over and touched the remaining picture with his palm.
Then in an instant, he disappeared into the study.
Dou Tianyuan was stunned for a moment and then followed suit.
When they reappeared, the two of them were already in an underground tunnel.
"That one just now..."
Dou Tianyuan stared at Lou Youzhi beside him, "Is it the Five Squares Diagram?"
"I didn't expect you still remember."
Lou Youzhi twitched the corner of his mouth.
"Nonsense! This Taoist weapon was borrowed from my One Hand Breaking the Sky from the beginning, how could I not remember it!"
Dou Tianyuan was a little angry, "Didn't you say that there are no fragments of the cave sky, so you can't build it at all?"
As early as the Wenchang period, Lou Youzhi approached him to discuss whether he could create a Taoist weapon with similar abilities to the One Hand Breaking the Sky.
The two also designed together for a long time, and finally found that the concept was enough, but the material was not enough.
If you want to achieve the same effect of traveling through space, you must find enough fragments of the cave sky that have rules similar to those of One Hand Breaking the Sky.
At that time, both of them felt that this was impossible and could only let it go.
Dou Tianyuan never expected that he could actually see a finished product placed in front of him.
"You are wrong. Although I also call it the Five Square Diagram, it has nothing to do with your hand breaking the sky."
Lou Youzhi shook his head.
"Then how did we get here from your study?"
Dou Tianyuan didn't believe it.
"Our direction was wrong back then. In fact, there was no need to look for fragments of the cave sky that had similar rules to One Hand Breaking the Sky."
Lou Youzhi took the first step and said as he walked: "After all, Xumi mustard seeds are the rules contained in all caves... As long as there are enough fragments of the caves, it can also create an effect similar to traveling through space."
"But the problem is, Xumi mustard seeds are not as condensed and rich as the rules of Dongtian, so how many fragments do you need to... be a straight mother thief!"
Dou Tianyuan was startled mid-sentence and hurriedly followed, "How many fragments have you collected?!"
"A few hundred, there are all kinds of different ones."
Lou Youzhi did not give a clear answer.
"..."
Dou Tianyuan was speechless by this number.
As expected of Lou Heizi.
He actually made such a big move right under his nose, but he didn't notice it at all.
"It's a pity that after being refined into a Taoist weapon, all the rules of the cave that were originally contaminated by the fragments were dissipated."
Lou Youzhi sighed, "Originally I thought it was worthwhile, but now..."
"What's wrong now?"
Dou Tianyuan frowned.
"You'll find out soon."
Lou Youzhi continued to move forward, twisting and turning with Dou Tianyuan.
After half a stick of incense, the two finally arrived at the middle hall of the underground palace.
"!!!"
Dou Tianyuan looked at the huge hall and the countless passages connecting the hall, and was completely shocked.
After a long while, he slowly breathed out: "You are actually so cautious... Did Emperor Wenchang scare you so much back then?"
"There's actually more to the arrangement than you see, and I don't call that intimidating."
Lou Youzhi shook his head, walked to the middle and sat down, "If you can't even guarantee your survival, there's no need to mention what you want to do."
"All right……"
Dou Tianyuan was helpless and sat opposite Lou Youzhi, "You know how special it is to break the sky with one hand, how dare you bring me here?"
"To test you, is this your first time here?"
Lou Youzhi said with a somewhat confused expression.
"What do you mean?"
Dou Tianyuan frowned.
"A few days ago, there was an extra letter there."
Lou Youzhi pointed to the desk not far away, "Someone I don't know has come in."
"You doubt me?"
Dou Tianyuan's face turned cold.
"To be honest, I don't doubt you very much."
Lou Youzhi shook his head, "I was just thinking of you."
"So you brought me to test it out, and then you felt that I wasn't just faking it?"
Dou Tianyuan was still a little unhappy, but his expression had softened a lot.
"Yes, if you are disguising, others may not be able to tell, but I can."
Lou Youzhi sighed, his eyes a little solemn: "But, this is not good news."
"Tell me about your arrangements."
Dou Tianyuan also became serious.
"There are too many, so I won't go into details."
Lou Youzhi replied, "In short, if you want to completely hide my arrangement, you must have an existence that has no weight and is completely invisible to the naked eye."
"Yang Shen?"
Dou Tianyuan thought of this instinctively.
"Get rid of Yangshen again."
Lou Youzhi shook his head, "The materials of this underground palace are mixed with purple thunder jade, and a simple Yang Shen cannot enter."
"That's strange..."
Dou Tianyuan pondered for a moment and asked: "Is there anyone you suspect?"
"No."
Lou Youzhi shook his head again, "I have already investigated it, and at least the court officials who appear on the surface can rule out suspicion."
"Yeah, it means I can't find it at all."
Dou Tianyuan's face fell, and he turned to ask, "What is written in the letter?"
"This is another reason why I brought you here."
Lou Youzhi's expression straightened and he looked deeply at Dou Tianyuan: "How much life do you have left?"
"Shouyuan?"
Dou Tianyuan raised his eyebrows and said: "You should know that after reaching the peak of cultivation, it is impossible to detect the remaining life span."
"What about before you get to the top?"
Lou Youzhi asked again.
"Excuse me."
Dou Tianyuan raised the corner of his mouth and said proudly: "Before reaching the summit, my practice had never stagnated."
"...Forget it, asking is in vain."
Lou Youzhi was a little speechless, "Even if Yuchi Zhongdao's lifespan is relatively long, it won't be much longer. Forty-five years is probably not a good chance..."
Dou Tianyuan's eyes flashed and he said in a deep voice: "Why forty-five years?"
"There is only one sentence in that letter..."
Lou Youzhi calmly explained the contents of the letter and the calculation results he and Gu Chengren had made.
Dou Tianyuan went from shock to silence. After a long while, he sighed quietly: "It seems that Lao Jiang can't rest in peace for the time being."
"hehe."
Lou Youzhi suddenly smiled and said, "When we meet underground, you and I will inevitably be scolded by him as traitors."
"Tch, when the time comes, I won't let him go anymore. I will beat him until he calls me grandpa."
Dou Tianyuan said disdainfully.
After saying this, the two fell silent.
Another half an hour passed.
Dou Tianyuan was the first to say: "In that case, let one generation do the same thing. I believe in Xu Chong."
Lou Youzhi raised his eyebrows and said, "To be honest, I don't want to choose him."
"Um?"
Dou Tianyuan was surprised, "You know what he has done, whether it is talent, character, or methods, he is the best choice. Why are you worried...because of the identity of Taizu's legacy?"
"It has nothing to do with any of this."
Lou Youzhi shook his head, "You always say that he is like me, but I think he is more like you than me... If it weren't for Jiang Zhihong's death, I'm afraid you wouldn't even bother to pay attention to these things.
?”
Ah this...
Dou Tianyuan was immediately speechless.
"Xu Chong just looks like me in the city."
Lou Youzhi sighed, "He gave me the feeling that he had no idea of loyalty to the emperor and the people from the beginning to the end."
"He only cares about the people he cares about."
"If those things didn't happen in Canglong, Yongzhou, or someone close to him, I'm afraid he would be just like you and would be too lazy to care."
"In fact, if there were no restrictions under the household registration system, he would never have entered officialdom from the beginning."
"Of course, things have happened, and Xu Chong's attitude is also obvious."
Lou Youzhi narrowed his eyes, "But think about it, if he really takes over my position and takes over my power, what methods will he use?"
"this……"
Dou Tianyuan's expression changed.
Although he didn't want to admit it, when he learned about the cause of Jiang Zhihong's death, he did have treasonous thoughts.
The reason why it dissipated so quickly was not only due to fear, but also due to the influence of the friendship with Emperor Yongtai.
Once upon a time friends, now kings and ministers.
From the bottom of his heart, he wanted to wait until there was irrefutable proof before finally deciding his attitude towards Emperor Yongtai.
If it were Xu Chong, if he had enough power, he would probably have taken action at that time.
After all, Xu Chong and Emperor Yongtai did not have much friendship.
"It seems you have thought of it."
Lou Youzhi nodded, "Xu Chong will definitely tear everything to pieces with absolute strength or power after he is completely sure, and then re-formulate his own rules... And this
, is not what I want to see, nor is it what Jiang Zhihong wants to see."
"...Okay, what you said makes sense."
Dou Tianyuan could not refute, so he asked instead: "Then who do you plan to replace you?"
"Zhang Shunyi."
Lou Youzhi answered.
"he?"
Dou Tianyuan was very surprised.
"Gu Chengren recommended Shi Zheng to me, but after much thought, I felt that Shi Zheng was not suitable."
Lou Youzhi explained, "Although Shi Zheng has read the books of sages and is essentially different from Xu Chong, the problem is that he is too obsessed with Jiang Zhihong's death."
"This will distort his character. Once he knows the true cause of Jiang Zhihong's death, his methods will be even more extreme than Xu Chong's."
"In comparison, Zhang Shunyi is the most suitable candidate."
"In fact, I have been observing him secretly for a long time."
"His talent, character, and conduct are all excellent. The most rare thing is that while he retains his sincerity, he is not pedantic at all... In this aspect, he is better than Jiang Zhihong."
Lou Youzhi chuckled, "I really can't find a more suitable person than him."
Dou Tianyuan thought for a moment and said hesitantly, "What you said is certainly correct, but there are two problems in it."
"First, Zhang Shunyi's qualifications are too young."
"If we follow normal procedures, it will be thirty years before he joins the cabinet, and if you force him to join the cabinet, you will definitely have enough power, but he may not be able to convince the public."
"Secondly, Zhang Shunyi is too deeply involved with the Lu family."
"To recommend him as the first assistant, first of all, Lu Zhong must voluntarily leave the cabinet, and then other aristocratic families, as well as your majesty, may not agree."
Both issues were clearly on the table, but Lou Youzhi didn't care about them.
"First question, don't forget, Zhang Shunyi is the third grader."
Lou Youzhi opened his mouth to explain, "Three-yuan qualification is different from the ordinary number one scholar. In addition to allowing him to make rapid progress in his cultivation, it can also offset a large part of his lack of qualifications... As for the second question, as long as the Lu family has
If the sun does not show its enlightenment, no one will be truly afraid of it, including Your Majesty."
"Okay, it seems you have thought of everything."
Dou Tianyuan shook his head helplessly.
He knew that Lou Youzhi only made it easy in words, but it was definitely not that easy in practice.
in addition……
"Tell me, what do you want me to do?"
Dou Tianyuan looked directly at Lou Youzhi, "You must not have just told me this when you brought me here."
"The first thing is the prince's side."
Lou Youzhi's eyes flashed.
"Prince?"
Dou Tianyuan's heart trembled, "Recently, the prince has been secretly repeating Du Qianchuan's actions and exposing the natural disaster to the officials... It is indeed you who is in charge!"
"No, I didn't do anything."
Lou Youzhi shook his head, "I just lifted his blinded memory, and the rest is what he did according to his own ideas."
"real?"
Dou Tianyuan looked at Lou Youzhi suspiciously, "Don't tell me, you didn't expect it at all."
"Although I have made conjectures, they are just conjectures after all. I am not sure that he will actually do this..."
Lou Youzhi's expression was a little complicated, "Now it seems that he is really different from His Majesty back then."
"Okay... you want me to help the prince speed up?"
Dou Tianyuan asked.
"No, you just need to protect him secretly."
Lou Youzhi replied, "I'm not sure if your Majesty has any other power, but it's always good to be prepared for a rainy day."
"This is easy to handle...I won't ask you what you want the prince to do, because you will definitely not tell me."
Dou Tianyuan's tone was a little dissatisfied, "Let's talk about the second thing."
"The second thing is, don't do unnecessary things."
Lou Youzhi looked deeply at Dou Tianyuan.
"Excessive...what do you mean?"
Dou Tianyuan narrowed his eyes.
"If I remember correctly, you entered the back hall of Tianji Hall many years ago."
Lou Youzhi said meaningfully, "In addition, you haven't turned over Xie Changqing's Xiangyi to the treasury yet. What do you want to do?"
"..."
Dou Tianyuan was silent for a long time before slowly exhaling a breath, "I still can't hide it from you..."
"Do you think that with Wu Xiangyi and one hand breaking the sky, you can enter the back hall to explore?"
Lou Youzhi's expression became solemn, "Don't forget, His Majesty has the magical power to confuse people's hearts. Your nine-turn golden body shouldn't be able to resist the magical power."
Hearing this, Dou Tianyuan's expression became subtle.
"you……"
Lou Youzhi was stunned by Dou Tianyuan's reaction, and then he was horrified, "You've already been there?!"
"What are you panicking about?"
Dou Tianyuan twitched the corners of his lips, "Do you think I'm that desperate... I didn't go in, I just opened a door and listened to the sound for a while."
"..."
At this moment, Lou Youzhi really wanted to slap Dou Tianyuan to death.
Indeed, according to the characteristics of breaking the sky with one hand, if you just open a door, the person on the other side will not be able to notice it at all unless they happen to bump into the door.
But that's for ordinary people.
Don’t forget, there is a cave in the apse!
Once Dou Tianyuan's door is opened within the scope of the rules, it will be instantly noticed by the Lord of the Cave.
Just like when he was in Wenyuan Pavilion and found Dou Tianyuan listening to the corner.
And that's not the most serious thing.
"You and I don't know how His Majesty uses his magical powers."
Lou Youzhi looked at Dou Tianyuan warily, "What if the power of the supernatural power can directly pass through that door and act on you?"
"You think I haven't thought about this?"
Dou Tianyuan was a little depressed and said: "I opened twenty doors in a row. Each door has a different face and position. The last one opened leads to the apse. Even if His Majesty can accurately detect that the door opens in the apse,
door, but except for that one, he can't find the remaining nineteen... I put the sound transmission magic weapon in front of the door. I am tens of thousands of miles away. If he does this, he can control me.
, then let’s just find a place to hide and live out our days.”
"..."
Lou Youzhi was speechless for a while, and after a long time he finally uttered: "Now I doubt your original intention of creating the Fengzhi Hand."
Dou Tianyuan's face darkened, and he waved his hands and said: "Don't go so far, let's be serious. What do you think I heard?"
"What?"
Lou Youzhi felt awe-struck.
"What came out from the magic soldiers were bursts of harsh echoes, echoes that can make people feel frightened just by hearing them."
Dou Tianyuan described it, with a flash of fear in his eyes: "It was like a huge thing that we can't imagine, and it felt like it was being rubbed by something... In just a moment, I couldn't help but close all twenty doors."
Lou Youzhi closed his eyes and tried hard to imagine a scene that matched this description.
However, after a while, I still got nothing.
"That's all."
Lou Youzhi shook his head and opened his eyes, "I have no clue about this matter, just write it down and ignore it for now."
"That's why I'm so anxious to tell you."
Dou Tianyuan stood up, "If I have nothing else to do, I'll leave first and keep an eye on the prince."
"Good work."
Lou Youzhi nodded slightly and watched Dou Tianyuan disappear before his eyes.
About half an hour later, footsteps came from one of the passages connected to the central hall.
Yan Fang came out with one person and clasped her fists respectfully.
"Sir, Shi Zhang has talked about it."
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I’m a second sheep, I barely coded so much, and I’m 1,200 words short of the guaranteed 6,000 words…
Let’s just say we owe 6,000. I’ll make it up within a week. If I can’t make it up, it will be doubled!