Soon after Zhou Zhong left with the demon corpse and the two surrendered sages, he returned here again.
Following the general trend, the other two sects had already surrendered, and the venerable Yan Sect surrendered his soul blood without much resistance.
At this moment, the three of them only had regrets in their hearts. They did not expect that their opponents were so powerful, nor did they expect that the Great Elder of the Hehuan Sect was so unbearable. In order to protect themselves, they had no choice but to hand over their life-related soul blood.
If we had known this, we might as well have allowed Northern State to be free.
In a hall on Mount King Kong, Li Mu looked at the three old monks and said calmly: "Hand over your sect's heavenly book."
After hearing the words, the three people were silent for a short time and shook their heads at the same time. An old monk said: "The Book of Heaven is no longer in our sect."
Li Mu's face darkened and he said coldly: "Do I look easy to deceive?"
The old monk clasped his hands together and said: "The poor monk swears by the Buddha that the Heavenly Book of our sect was taken away by the Demon Sect a hundred years ago. This is also the reason why the Nirvana Sect has continued to decline over the past hundred years."
The other two old monks also said: "Our Heavenly Book was also taken away by the Demon Sect a hundred years ago."
Li Mu frowned. He vaguely felt that these three old monks were not lying.
The Heavenly Book is so important. Of course, Li Mu couldn't believe them so easily. He asked Sang Gu to take people to investigate the three sects. He actually found out that in the three Buddhist sects of Shen Kingdom, no disciples had understood the Heavenly Book for a hundred years.
Already.
After careful investigation, he found out more secrets.
More than a hundred years ago, the three sects of Buddhism were attacked by the Demon Sect at the same time. In the end, Buddhism was defeated. Although the three sects were finally preserved, the sect's heavenly book was taken away.
To be precise, it was the powerful men of the three Buddhist sects at that time who exchanged the Heavenly Book for the inheritance of the sect.
Li Mu couldn't help but think that over the past thousands of years, the Fu Lu Sect had been besieged by the demons several times. However, with the help of Dao Zhong and other sects, they had successfully repelled the powerful demons every time. The other sects, including Xuanzong,
All have the same experience.
The strength of Buddhism is weaker than that of Taoism, and it cannot resist the invasion of demons.
No wonder Buddhism in Mainland China has been worse than before in the past hundred years. If the ancestral court of the Xin Sect had not been in Dazhou, I am afraid that it would have ended up with the same ending as these three sects.
All in all, Li Mu couldn't get the Book of Heaven from them.
Since then, one page of the heavenly book that can be determined on the mainland is in Xuanzong's hands, nine pages are in Li Mu's hands, and the remaining fourteen pages are probably controlled by the devil. It is not easy to get them.
Li Mu stopped thinking about the Heavenly Book for the time being. This time, the Emperor of Shen State led the expedition in person, and brought with him a group of personal guards and nobles of Shen State. They were all detained in the Dao Bell. At this time, he had given up resistance and completely accepted his fate.
Already.
If Li Mu is willing, he can bring Shen State into the territory of the Great Zhou Dynasty in a very short period of time.
But he doesn't plan to do that.
The two countries have different races, systems, and beliefs. Even if they capture Shen State, it will not bring much benefit. Instead, it will lay huge hidden dangers for the future.
What's more, the imperial court would not be able to manage just the three or sixteen counties of Da Da, and adding another Shen country might not be able to take care of it.
Yesterday, a tsunami occurred in the South China Sea without any warning. Several offshore states were affected by floods to varying degrees. If the Shen Kingdom became a part of the Great Zhou Dynasty, such matters of rescuing the people and providing disaster relief would become part of the Great Zhou Dynasty.
The state of Shen was in trouble, but the Zhou Dynasty had to waste people and money. The court agreed, but the people may not agree.
It is better to hand over Shen State to Zhou Zhong. He can use Shen State to be promoted, and Zhou Dynasty will not have the trouble of the south, which can be said to be the best of both worlds.
Li Mu also planned to build national temples in various states of the Shen Kingdom. The number of people in the Shen Kingdom was extremely large. Even if each person had very little telepathy, they would still have a lot of understanding when they were gathered together. Connecting these national temples to the Great Zhou Ancestral Temple would help
Accelerate the formation of Imperial Qi.
However, the more than 20 states in the Shen Kingdom have always been independent, so it is not easy to complete this plan.
What they need to do for a long time to come is to subdue all the states, and with the power Zhou Zhong now controls, it is only a matter of time before they can completely integrate the Shen Kingdom.
The overall situation of the Shen Kingdom has been decided, and there is no need for Li Mu and the Queen to stay here.
He had used the sound transmission instrument to ask about the mystery, but the two women were still in seclusion. The time for high-level practitioners to break through the realm varied from person to person, and there was no rule at all.
Some people get the chance and break through in just a moment, while for others it takes days, months, or even years.
It shouldn't take Liu Hanyan and Li Qing that long. Judging from the effect of the pill they took, it can take up to three months to fully refine the potency.
When he and the Queen returned to the Divine Capital, Shangguan Li had successfully broken out of the seclusion, but Master Mei was still unable to come out of seclusion. The Holy Level Pill only greatly increased the probability of promotion. Whether he could finally break through the seclusion depended on the practitioner himself.
Without Master Mei, Li Mu and the Queen would certainly feel more at ease.
They can work together to paint in Changle Palace, in the name of discussing state affairs, dismiss the palace maids, walk in the imperial garden and enjoy flowers, or they can change their appearance, eat a bowl of noodles together at a street noodle stall, fly a kite together, and watch the sunrise together.
Sunset……
It's just that Shangguanli's existence often disturbs their plans for the world.
Because Chengxin followed the queen all day long, she had already sent her to several drought-stricken counties where the clouds and rain were spreading, and she would not be able to come back for ten and a half months.
Shangguan Li is the Queen's personal maid. She is supposed to be with the Queen at all times when she sleeps. He can get rid of her once or twice. If the number is too many, she will inevitably become suspicious.
Li Mu already felt some regret in her heart. If she had known, she would have cut corners in her pill. If the medicine had not been so effective, she might still be in seclusion now instead of being a light bulb between the two of them.
In Changle Palace, Li Mu was reading excerpts, Zhou Wu was painting, and Shangguan Li was standing behind her, waiting for orders at any time.
Li Mu and Zhou Wu looked at each other and instantly understood each other's intentions.
Zhou Wu coughed slightly and said: "Ali, go to the treasury to check the inventory and see if there is still a shortage of elixirs, talismans and the like. If not, let the Ministry of Revenue go to the shops of various sects to purchase."
A trace of doubt appeared in Shangguan Li's eyes. These small matters were handled by specialized officials, and there was no need for her to go.
Moreover, Your Majesty has never liked these complicated state affairs. Why are you so concerned about these things recently?
The day before yesterday, she was asked to go to the Department of Worships to supervise the offerings. Yesterday, she was asked to go to the Household Department to check the accounts. Today, she was asked to go to the treasury to count the inventory. Why did she feel that His Majesty was deliberately spending money on her?
At this time, Zhou Wu said to Li Mu again: "You have been reading the excerpts for a long time. After reading these, you should go back and rest."
Li Mu nodded and said, "Yes."
This was the code word agreed between the Queen and him. It meant that Li Mu would go back first and they would meet up at Li Mansion later.
If Shangguan Li was just sent away and Li Mu was left in Changle Palace, the purpose would be too obvious. In this way, A Li would not have any suspicion.
Shangguan Li also responded and walked out of Changle Palace with full of doubts.
Li Mu read a few envelopes and saw that Shangguan Li had already walked away. He looked at each other and left the palace.
He first bought a fish and some fresh vegetables at the market, and cooked with the queen, which was also a different kind of sweetness and romance.
When he returned home, Li Mu opened the door and saw a figure already standing in the yard.
For this kind of thing, she is always more impatient than herself.
He walked over, hugged the queen who had become Shangguanli from behind, and asked, "What do you want to eat today?"
The delicate body in his arms shook, and then he was knocked away by a powerful force. Shangguan Li took several steps back, looked at Li Mu with shame and anger, gritted his teeth and said: "What are you doing!"
Li Mu looked at her in surprise and murmured: "You..."
Shangguan Li crossed his arms to protect his chest and said angrily: "Are you crazy!"
Li Mu realized it instantly and said immediately: "Sorry, I recognized the wrong person..."
After he finished speaking, the space in Li Mansion fluctuated, and another Shangguan Li appeared in the courtyard.
The two Shangguan Li looked at each other, one was shocked and the other was panicked.
