Chapter 219 The capital (seeking a monthly ticket)
Thirteen years of Chinese New Year have obviously been extremely uneventful. Watermark Advertising Test Watermark Advertising Test
But the chaos in Dingzhou seems to have little to do with the distant capital.
The capital city of the Great Zhou Dynasty.
Streets extending in all directions, and private houses one after another, are designed based on the central axis of the imperial city and are constructed in an extremely regular manner.
A poet once praised: "Thousands of houses are like a chess game, and twelve streets are like vegetable beds." There are also sentences such as "A dragon holds a treasure in its head to catch the morning sun, and a phoenix spits out its tassels to carry the sunset." These sentences express the richness of the nobility of the capital.
night.
The imperial city has long been closed.
In the imperial study, the Emperor of Zhou Dynasty was still reviewing memorials.
Candles as thick as arms were lit around them, their flames were bright, and they burned without any unpleasant smell, but instead carried a refreshing fragrance.
Use the world's material resources to serve the king's pleasure.
This is what ancient emperors enjoyed.
Even so, Emperor Zhou still felt pain in his waist and back after sitting at his desk for a long time. He couldn't help but stop and rub his eyes.
"Your Majesty, please take good care of your dragon body."
A red-clothed eunuch who was serving next to him immediately stepped forward and rubbed the emperor's back.
"I am old after all..."
The Emperor of the Zhou Dynasty sighed: "My grandpa conquered the world in a hundred battles. At that time, there were many years of war and the world was poor. Even the carriage could not find four horses of the same color. After the efforts of my father and my second generation, we finally won the world again."
In the prosperous age... I am finally worthy of my ancestors."
As emperor, he knows better.
Although the belief gathered in his body is too strong, it is impossible to practice Taoism, but he will be honored after death, and he will become a god after death, and all of this is closely related to the world's beliefs.
Therefore, although the emperors of the past dynasties were foolish, their original intention was to govern the world well.
"Now the world has been prosperous for several years, and the treasury is full of money and rice. This is all due to Your Majesty..." The eunuch in red thought for a while and said some auspicious words.
"Yes... With food available, the people can survive and won't rebel... Scholars have higher requirements, but if you have an official position, you will be satisfied..."
The emperor sighed.
This is actually a matter of knowledge.
After great chaos, the world's population suffered heavy casualties, and a large amount of resources were freed up. Any dynasty that came over would basically be able to have a prosperous age as long as they did not make special mistakes and allowed the people to recuperate and recuperate.
"But in a world like this, why would anyone want to rebel?"
The emperor's words were as cold as ice, and the frightened eunuch immediately knelt on the ground.
"That's all...I'm sorry that you, a slave, don't understand. I hope Ni Wutong and Miao Yu can gain something...youkai, hehe...this is really rare."
The emperor was shaking his head when a young eunuch suddenly ran in from outside, holding a copy high: "Your Majesty... The Divine Catcher Si Qianli sent a letter!"
"Send it up!"
The emperor raised his eyebrows and waved his hand.
The eunuch in red immediately went down, took the document, checked it carefully, and then presented it to the imperial case.
The emperor looked at it, his face as dark as water, and a little bit enigmatic.
"Is it true that there are immortals in this world? They can turn stones into gold and rejuvenate their youth. Is this true or false?"
After a long time, the emperor sighed.
No matter how emperors or generals are, they cannot escape the passage of time.
At this time, he understood this sentence deeply.
The vitality of his youth has long gone, and his body has become gradually frail and sickly, telling him that he is indeed old.
But now, a hope seems to be right in front of us.
'There is no emperor in the past who has not pursued immortality...I...want to live another five hundred years...'
The emperor picked up the document again and read it word by word. When the last few lines showed that Ni Shenhua and his party were killed in the Bailiang Mountains, his frown relaxed a little.
‘It’s easy for this slave...’
If this person doesn't die, he will be sent to prison when he comes back. He doesn't even need to do anything. There must be a powerful person to do such a thing.
Although the emperor's behavior did make the emperor a little unhappy, he could endure it for the sake of immortality.
As for burning bridges across rivers and settling accounts after the fall, that is also the instinct of the emperor, so there is no need to say more.
He immediately picked up the ink pen and wrote a few sentences: "Ni Wutong died in battle, and his merits and demerits are equal to each other. The others will wait and receive a little compensation... Miao Yu stayed in Dingzhou, and made meritorious deeds..."
This actually means that the emperor is very dissatisfied with this mission.
The purpose of keeping Miao Yu in Dingzhou was to continue to find out about the immortal's traces and news.
At this moment, another eunuch came in with a report.
When the emperor saw it, he suddenly felt dizzy: "How dare the traitor Wang Shun come out? Not only did he come out, but he also entangled thousands of people and conquered two counties. Now Zhengyang Mansion is in ruins?"
He simply could not imagine why that mere mountain man had such energy.
Fighting for world hegemony is not a child's play, it is a competition of hard power.
The mountain people of Bailiang Mountain?
If he was really capable, he would have become famous by the end of the previous dynasty.
"White ape, monster..."
The emperor thought for a while and suddenly ordered: "Draw up a decree and let the King of Jin be the military governor, lead an army of 20,000, and go to Dingzhou to supervise the war!"
Prince Jin was the emperor's favorite son, and he was also the vague candidate for the crown prince.
The eunuch agreed and quickly wrote the imperial edict and watched the emperor use his seal.
I thought to myself: "Your Majesty is really thinking... Monsters, immortals... all kinds of monsters and ghosts have come out in Dingzhou. We really need a trustworthy person to take a good look and suppress them..."
With the jade seal on the cover, everything is a foregone conclusion.
The eunuch in red held the imperial decree and felt that this small thing weighed less than a pound, but it had great power.
"The King of Jin was originally from a very noble family. When he was born, a fortune teller saw him and said he was inhumane..."
'This is actually nonsense. The prince is certainly not a minister.'
'But it is true that the emperor likes him very much. This time he is appointed as the governor and has the right to control the military. I am afraid that when he comes back, the position of prince will be obvious...'
This eunuch didn't know that there were some things that even he was not allowed to hear.
For example...the 'flesh rejuvenating elixir' that can rejuvenate people!
After all, no matter how favored he is, he is still just a slave.
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Jin Palace.
After the decree was announced, the whole government was filled with joy.
After all, as long as the master does this job well, he will have appointed the prince, the future emperor!
In a side courtyard.
"Dingzhou...monsters...immortals..."
A middle-aged man who looked like a charlatan sorcerer looked thoughtful: "How can there be anyone in this world who can become an immortal? I tried my best to sneak into this house just to absorb the incense, luck, and practice... Outside, there is actually
An immortal? I don't believe it! I don't believe it!'
"Mr. Zhou Da, Your Majesty invites you!"
At this time, a maid outside said softly.
This Mr. Zhou Zhuzhou is the prince's confidant. Although he does not hold an official position, the prince relies on him very much and is very resourceful, so his subordinates must treat him with respect.
"knew……"
Zhou Zhu calmed down and walked out of the yard: "Dingzhou...I'm coming!"