Mi Dao Palace is a secluded and beautiful palace courtyard in the Imperial Palace of Jin Dynasty.
The pavilions and pavilions in the courtyard are hidden in the lush woods, and in the center of the courtyard, there is a pond full of lotus flowers.
This is the residence Zhou Yuniang arranged for Zhao Mu.
According to historical records, the Mi Dao Palace was the place where the Immortal Emperor usually lived in seclusion.
As soon as Zhao Mu moved in yesterday, he felt like he was in another world.
I still remember that when I just traveled through time, it seemed that the Immortal Emperor was in power in the Jin Dynasty.
It's a pity that the emperor spent his whole life pursuing immortality, but in the end he still couldn't live beyond Tianshou.
Now, even the corpse's bones may be turned into a pile of loess.
But Zhao Mu has been in this world for almost two hundred years.
Today, everything has changed.
"Time flies so fast!"
Zhao Mu sighed slightly.
At this time, Chen Yu led a group of palace maids and eunuchs to move piles of books into the Midao Palace.
"Sir, the transcripts of all martial arts secrets are already here."
Chen Yu cupped his hands and said.
"Well, you go out. Remember to give orders. No one will enter the Xidao Palace without my order from now on."
"Yes, sir."
Chen Yu took people away.
Zhao Mu picked up a secret book and read it at a glance.
Although there are a large number of these secret books, with his cultivation in the realm of heaven and human, it does not take too long to read through them.
However, it takes a lot of thought to eliminate the bad and retain the good, and learn from each other's strong points.
Zhao Mu is ready for a protracted war.
He estimated that it would take him ten years or even more to complete the "Martial Arts Code".
But it doesn’t matter, you have plenty of time, just be patient.
And just when Zhao Mu started reading martial arts secret books one after another, tiny ripples suddenly appeared in the pond in the courtyard of the Taoist Palace.
On the surface of the pond, two shadows were slowly swimming underwater, passing through the lotus leaves.
Suddenly, a shadow emerged from the water.
It was a turtle as big as a fist and a black snake with arms as thick as a thumb.
The eyes of the little turtle and the black snake are smart and full of wisdom like humans. They are obviously not ordinary mortal objects.
They were swimming several feet apart in the water, with each other's eyes full of wariness and hostility.
They looked at Zhao Mu who was reading martial arts secrets in the palace, then turned over into the water and disappeared.
Time passes day by day.
Except for the occasional visit to the palace, Zhao Mu spent most of his time in seclusion in the See Tao Palace, concentrating on studying various martial arts.
After constantly learning from each other's strengths, his "Martial Arts Code" has gradually taken shape.
While Zhao Mu was concentrating on studying the "Martial Arts Code", Zhou Yuniang continued to circulate in the court.
She continued to gather power and win over all forces, allowing herself to get closer to the throne step by step.
Five years later, Sima Hongyi became critically ill. After diagnosis and treatment, the imperial doctor confirmed that he would not die soon.
Two years later, Sima Hongyi died of illness, leaving behind a huge harem.
Zhou Yuniang selected a younger one from among his descendants and put him on the throne. He was named Xinyuan, but he was just a puppet.
It is not that there is absolutely no objection from the DPRK and China to this.
Some people even conspired secretly to try to promote Emperor Xinyuan's biological mother as the queen mother in the name of Zhou Yuniang's lack of a queen.
Unfortunately, Emperor Xinyuan had already been adopted by Zhou Yuniang into his own name and became his legitimate son.
Coupled with Zhou Yuniang's overwhelming power, those people failed to make much waves.
Even after the incident, those people disappeared directly, and they didn’t know whether they were alive or dead?
Two years later, Zhou Yuniang deposed Emperor Xinyuan for disrespecting his ancestors, and then promoted another prince to the throne, with the reign name Yongguang.
However, Emperor Yongguang's reign was even shorter, and he was deposed after only one year.
At this point, Zhou Yuniang did not recommend other princes to ascend the throne, but began the final preparations for her own ascendancy.
…
In the tenth year since Zhao Mu lived in the Mi Dao Palace, the deduction of "Martial Arts" has come to its final conclusion.
On this day, Zhao Mu was sitting by the lotus pond, holding a secret book and reading it carefully. It was Zhou Yuniang's "The Secret of the Female Supreme Overlord".
Although this secret book is suitable for women to practice, after all, it is a method that directly leads to the realm of heaven and human beings, so it is of great research value.
Suddenly, a small turtle and a black snake climbed ashore in the pond, lying on the left and right at Zhao Mu's feet, looking at each other eagerly.
"What, you two are fighting again?"
Zhao Mu looked at the two little guys and chuckled.
He found these two little guys in the pond a few years ago, and he doesn't know when they entered the palace?
Zhao Mu asked the people in the palace and found that there were no such wild turtles and snakes in the palace.
Although these two little guys live in the same pond, they seem to be incompatible with each other. They like to fight in the pond when nothing happens.
"Okay, we all live together. Can't we get along well? Are you planning to stare at each other like this every day from now on?"
Zhao Mu shook his head and stood up: "I have to go out for something. You two can play by yourself at home. Remember not to fight."
He ignored the two little guys, put down the "Female Overlord Technique", and walked outside the Findao Palace.
A breeze blew by, and a chill suddenly hit his back, which was covered in sweat.
…
After all, almost two hundred years have passed, and many places in the capital are different from when they first crossed over.
Even Jiaofangsi, where I have lived for decades, has undergone great changes.
In today's Jiaofang Division, in addition to many beautiful courtesans, there are also many handsome young husband-in-laws.
This is a change that gradually occurred after Zhou Yuniang came to power.
After all, Zhou Yuniang was a woman. In order to stabilize her position after taking power, she not only attracted powerful families from all over the world, but also personally promoted many officials to high positions, most of whom were female officials.
This also made the status of women in the Jin Dynasty rise, so in order to cater to market demand, all the major brothels in the capital, including Jiaofangsi, made major changes in their personnel structure.
Therefore, today’s Jiaofang Division has a wider business scope.
Speaking of Zhou Yuniang, she is now at the peak of her power in the court.
In less than ten years, Zhou Yuniang deposed the emperor twice in a row.
On the surface, she was dissatisfied with the current emperor, believing that his ability or virtue was lacking and that he was unable to lead the country.
But in fact, she was using the method of deposing the emperor to test the reactions of various parties.
And during the two times she deposed the emperor, she did not encounter any decent resistance, which shows that most people in the court have already accepted the fact that she leads the country.
And this also means that the time for Zhou Yuniang to ascend the throne and proclaim herself emperor is finally ripe.
Zhao Mu walked around the street for a while and then walked towards the palace.
When he walked to the entrance of the palace, suddenly a luxurious carriage drove up behind him.
The carriage is engraved with the royal Sima family's clan inscriptions. It is obvious that the person sitting in the carriage is a royal family member. I don't know which one specifically?