After Gu Cheng finished reviewing the memorial, he walked into the back garden and heard a burst of silvery laughter.
You don't need to look, you can tell it's Sun Shangxiang just by listening to the voice.
Sure enough, in the middle of the garden, Sun Shangxiang was kicking swallows, surrounded by a circle of palace ladies.
The swallow is also known as the shuttlecock in later generations. When it is kicked into pieces, the fragrant wind throws the jade swallow. Sun Shangxiang's figure is vigorous, and a flying swallow seems to turn into a jade dragon, flying up and down around her.
On the other side, Zhen Mi and the maid passed by.
The maid was a little jealous. There were too few entertainment activities in this era, but Zhen Mi said calmly: "Don't look at anything inappropriate!"
"Yes!" The maid obeyed the order obliviously. Unexpectedly, Sun Shangxiang saw it from a distance and waved desperately: "Zhen Mi, come over and play together!"
Zhen Mi stepped forward and admonished: "Sister, since you have entered the East Palace to study as a female worker, study with books, meditate and calm your mind, and understand me through the heavens, how can you lose your mind by playing with things?"
Sun Shangxiang put his hands on his hips and raised his chin: "I usually work very hard, are you afraid that you can't compare with me?"
Zhen Mi raised her eyebrows: "The power to govern the country and bring peace to the world is largely women's responsibility, and it is based on maternal education..."
Sun Shangxiang jumped up and down: "You can't compare to me!"
Zhen Mi slightly clasped her hands: "A woman's face is solemn and her virtues are quiet and respectful!"
Sun Shangxiang spun around: "You can't compare to me!"
Zhen Mi was silent.
After a cup of tea, the swallows flew up at Zhen Mi's feet, the moon was shining brightly, and the phoenix was flying.
“It’s so fun!”
Gu Cheng looked at the two little girls, shook his head and smiled: "Other people are competing for beauty in their harem, but my harem is a kindergarten, which is quite interesting!"
In fact, the process of choosing a concubine for the crown prince has not ended. It is even getting more and more intense as the cards are shuffled in various places.
Because major aristocratic families realized that once the Nine-Rank Zhongzheng System came into being, the imperial power would be unprecedentedly powerful. In the past, officials often resigned from their posts as a sign of their integrity. Now if they dare to do it again, they are guaranteed to never get ahead again.
As a result, pleasing the emperor became even more important.
So what could be more effective than a queen who blows the pillow?
During this period, all the major aristocratic families in the world have tried their best.
Gu Cheng knew that they were unsure about the position of crown princess.
"The family cannot be eliminated. It cannot be solved in a day or two. The Yuan family has lost all its members, but the land of Runan is still deeply rooted. The grass needs to be eradicated."
"The next year is the key. After one year, the world will be stable. It will be very difficult to cause chaos again. It's time for the Eight Wonders of the Water Mirror to be moved."
"If I were them, how should I fight back in this game?"
Back in the palace, Gu Cheng was thinking about the overall situation of the world, and an unprecedented throbbing feeling suddenly came to his heart.
He looked up at the sky: "Yanlong, what's going on?"
In the Imperial City of Luoyang, Yanlong also let out a long roar, faintly filled with infinite anger, "Fire" and "De" appeared together, and said urgently: "Your Highness, there has been a change in the original mausoleum!"
Gu Chengdao: "The original mausoleum? The original mausoleum is in Luoyang, how can it change?"
The original mausoleum is the mausoleum of Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu, located in Mengjin County, Luoyang City, within the scope of the imperial city.
With the flame dragon guarding me, how could there be any change?
"Huo" and "De" affirmed: "Your Highness, there is an invasion of foreign forces, and they are spreading outsiders into Yuanling through cross-border methods. This is to destroy our national destiny of the Han Dynasty from the root!"
Now that the world is at peace and the people are attached to it, the power of Yanlong is becoming more and more powerful.
But don’t forget, Yanlong was made by Liu Xiu by combining the nine wonders of the world with people’s sacrifices.
If Liu Xiu's tomb is dug up and a way is found to directly destroy Yanlong, the fate of the Han Dynasty will be severely damaged.
What's more, throughout the ages, the Ming Dynasty was the only one whose ancestral graves were dug up before the dynasty changed or the country was destroyed.
That heavy blow immediately brought the precarious Ming Dynasty to ruin.
Now, the ancestral tombs of the Eastern Han Dynasty are also in crisis.
What a relief!
"Your Highness! Mr. Shi wants to see you!"
At this moment, the chamberlain came in to report, and Gu Cheng's eyes moved: "Please come in, Taoist Priest!"
Shi Zixiao entered with an unprecedented urgency on his face: "Your Highness, Master gave the old Taoist a dream last night!"
"Zhang Ling's dream?"
Heavenly Master Zhang Ling has ascended to the heaven, so entrusting a dream must be a big deal. Gu Chengning said in a loud voice: "Tell me slowly!"
"Western Buddhism is changing again!"
Shi Zixuan was afraid that the prince would not understand, so he explained: "The conflict between Buddhism and Taoism has existed since ancient times! Buddhism has always wanted to preach in China, China, but it has been blocked by the Supreme Being many times. In the distance, Laozi turned into a beggar, which severely damaged the destiny of Buddhism.
Fifty years ago, six ghost kings invaded the world!"
Gu Chengqi asked: "How come there is still Buddhism in the ghost world?"
Shi Zixuan said: "The six ghost kings rushed out of Fengdu and were inseparable from Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva. At that time, Buddhist disciples went to China to preach, relieve diseases, save all living beings, and win people's hearts. They were killed by the master and his two brothers!
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Gu Cheng showed a bone-chilling smile: "If hell is not empty, I will never become a Buddha, but if I save all sentient beings, I will be compassionate!"
"It turns out that His Highness knows something about Buddhism!"
Shi Zixuan was surprised at first, and then spoke harshly: "Only when the world is in chaos and the people are displaced, can Buddhism shake Taoist beliefs and spread them. If the people are healthy and prosperous, why do they need to believe in Hoover? Your Highness, you have to be careful!"
Qiao Xuan hoped to sweep away the immortals, but did not mention Buddhism because the matter had nothing to do with him;
Shi Zixuan hoped that ten thousand immortals would come to court, but he hated Buddhism deeply. He had old and new grudges...
As for the big man and Gu Cheng, they are all mortal enemies!
Immortals want to harvest the dragon energy of humanity, and Buddhism wants to spread their faith in the middle-earth, so they all set their sights on his land, the territory of the Han Dynasty!
At this moment, Gu Cheng stood up slowly: "There is a change in the original mausoleum, and there must be Western Buddhism behind it. If you touch me, you will die!"
As Gu Cheng stood up, Shi Zixuan felt a suffocating and terrifying pressure coming from the sky.
On the city of Luoyang, there was sudden lightning and thunder, and tens of millions of people knelt down and trembled.
When the emperor was angry, he laid his corpse hundreds of miles away!
"Recruit all ministers into the palace and prepare to conquer personally!"
Through the guidance of the auras of "fire" and "virtue", Gu Cheng has determined that the location of the Yuanling Tomb is thousands of miles away from Luoyang.
That is to say, if he wants to completely resolve this crisis, he must leave Luoyang City.
"Buddhists dare to do this because they know that the power of the Flame Dragon cannot leave Luoyang. If I sit back and watch the original tomb being invaded by outsiders, the fate of the Han Dynasty will eventually decline. If I leave Luoyang, I will be in danger of being assassinated!"
"What a great situation! But this time I will let you know what it means -"
"There is no place in the world other than the royal land!"
As the ministers gathered together, Gu Cheng first came to the West Palace where the Ling Emperor was, made arrangements, then walked into the Zhongde Hall, sat on the Human Emperor's chair, unsheathed the emperor's sword, and pointed his finger slowly.
The flame dragon roared, the dragon cauldron of creation spewed out a torrent of vitality, and the void opened a channel again.
Compared to the prince when he was captured by the incarnation of Zhang Jiao Yuan Shen, Gu Cheng had undergone earth-shaking changes at this time. He looked at the expansion of the passage and the endless starry sky indifferently.
At the end is the second small world!
It is also the place of “restoration”!
Unknown challenges, a new journey...
I am coming!
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This volume is over, please look forward to the next volume - the sun and the moon look up to the emperor's face!