The Jiufeng aura in the flesh and blood is getting weaker and weaker.
However, he still firmly suppressed the entire Chu State.
Even the royal family still trembled in front of him.
It seems that he is still the invincible strong man who shattered the ancestors of the Song Dynasty with one punch in the Battle of Hong two thousand years ago.
"Our little tiger is back!" King Chu looked at the young man who was slowly coming from the court and smiled.
Ling Yin Dou Ziwen lowered his head slightly: "You are a stubborn dog, how dare you become King Miao Zan?"
In my heart, I felt a little proud.
Then he looked at his son, held the envoy, and slowly climbed up the stairs.
There is indeed a hint of the power of a young tiger in his steps.
Above the court, every great sage nodded secretly.
Chu State is the most powerful country.
Dou Yu has been away for several years, but now that he has returned, he seems to have changed a bit.
The momentum and spirit alone are impressive.
Then he looked at Dou Yu, holding the king's decree staff, and came to the palace. Facing the king of Chu, he only bowed his head slightly, but did not kneel down: "I was sent to Qi as an envoy by the king's order. Now I have returned to pay the knot to you!"
As he spoke, he took the envoy in his hands, placed it solemnly on his hands, and held it high.
Suddenly, the whole court was in commotion.
Dou Yu didn’t kneel down!
He didn’t even kneel down to King Chu!?
What does he want to do?
Did he want to challenge the authority of King Chu?
Just him?
People who were familiar with the inside story closed their eyes and said nothing, only thinking in their hearts: "That Liu County is indeed a poisonous place!"
"The Dou family's little tiger has only stayed there for a few years, and he has already forgotten even the etiquette of dignity!"
Even Dou Ziwen's expression changed a little, and he pretended to be angry and shouted: "You traitor! Your Majesty, why don't you kneel down? Do you want to rebel?"
Then he listened to the little tiger of the Dou family and said without changing his expression: "Sir... Your Majesty... All the great sages..."
"If you don't kneel down, I really can't and don't dare to kneel down!"
Now that I have learned to stand up.
The knees are stiff.
Do you want it to soften again?
Dou Yu discovered that even he couldn't do it.
like he said.
That is to say, he cannot help but kneel to the immortals and gods, or ask for help from princes and princes. This kind of thing has already been unknowingly hidden in his bloodline and engraved in his Taoist heart.
If he kneels down.
There will be flaws in the Taoist heart.
You will be stuck in this life!
He doesn't even dare!
I have accepted the Grand Master’s decrees and listened to the Grand Master’s teachings.
But he went back on his word...
This is to blame God and have nothing to pray for!
There is no one in heaven or on earth who can save him.
All saints and empresses will despise him.
As soon as Dou Yu said these words, the commotion in the court became more serious.
"Disaster, it is indeed a disaster!" someone commented.
Some people were even whispering: "As expected, Ambassador Qi was right..."
"Liu County is a place where acne is rampant!"
"Everyone who has been there can't be saved!"
"We must kill them all!"
Dou Yu listened and his eyes widened in anger.
Suddenly, in my heart, I felt compassion for these people.
"Kneeling slave, how do you know the benefits of standing up?"
Stand!
Even in front of the Grand Master, you must stand!
So, it's not just the body that stands up.
There is also a soul!
The spirit of being upright, the spirit of self-respect and self-love, the spirit of freedom!
I still don’t feel it in Shashui.
After leaving Shashui, we passed through Chen and Cai to return home.
After seeing what he saw with his eyes, Dou Yu understood the preciousness of it!
In cultivation, what we pursue is the enlightenment of Tao mind.
When seeking the Tao, what we seek is our own transcendence.
How can a kneeling person have a clear mind?
How can a kneeling person transcend the mortal world and ascend to the upper world?
So, he stood up straight.
He just bowed his head slightly in front of King Chu.
The King of Chu on the throne looked at his people.
On the body of the young Ling Yin's son, one can faintly see the glorious favor of humanity.
This is something that only the king of a country can see.
Then, the King of Chu laughed: "If you love me, you don't need to be polite!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Dou Yu raised his head and puffed out his chest.
The scepter in his hand was taken over by a chamberlain, and then handed back to the King of Chu respectfully.
King Chu took the staff and stroked it gently for a while.
Then he asked: "Little tiger, what happened in the Lu country?"
"Four months ago, the envoy of Qi came to Yingdu and persuaded me to send troops to attack Qi from the north to the south..."
"But I was rejected by everyone!"
Dou Yu stretched his body and bowed: "Your Majesty is wise!"
"If you had sent troops at that time, I'm afraid you would have been punished by heaven!"
King Chu suddenly frowned.
The other Chu ministers looked at each other in confusion.
Condemned to God?
This is not a word that can be said casually.
The existences that can bear this description can be clearly counted up and down the Three Realms.
"Where did the immortal on the sand and water come from?" King Chu asked.
"Chen..." Dou Yu cupped his hands and said, "I dare not say it!"
A pair of tiger eyes suddenly looked over from all directions.
Don't dare to say?
Will you feel anything when you read its name or even just mention its characteristics?
It can only be the existence of those ten or so people who have been hanging down in heaven and earth since eternity.
Eliminate the obvious ones.
The answer is just between ten fingers.
Then, a smile quickly appeared on King Chu's face.
He said happily: "That's good! That's good!"
His direct grandson is now by the sand and water.
Although I received letters every month, I rarely told him about the local situation.
Just some daily reflections.
Talk about the customs of the people and talk about the affairs of ordinary people.
But he has never revealed the origin and heel of the great power from the upper realm who descended into the mortal world.
The King of Chu even murmured at first.
Now, I have understood it.
His princes and grandchildren did not dare and could not mention that existence in their letters, even in a few words.
So, the King of Chu said: "Please go down..."
"I will personally host a banquet in the palace tonight to welcome my beloved!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Dou Yu slowly walked to his father's side.
The father and son looked at each other and said nothing.
But other important ministers and powerful men of the Chu Kingdom blinked their eyes.
After a while, these people called Dou Yu one after another and said, "Little Tiger, I am your Uncle X. Can you come to my uncle's house as a guest tomorrow?"
…………
It’s lecture time again.
Willow branches hang down one after another.
Countless streams of light, lingering around countless numbers.
Under the willow branches, the children were practicing with each other the magical powers they had just learned.
They have been practicing Taoism for a year.
They have also developed some magic power.
Unfortunately, because he has no magical powers, he can only wander outside the door.
Now, I finally have magical powers.
I had a lot of fun right away.
Most people still need to use talismans to manifest their magical powers.
That is to say, they must first use magic power to draw a circle on paper and then cast it.
Only a few people can draw a circle in the void without the help of drawings.
And this also means that their achievements in cultivation and pi surpass others.
Sitting under the willow tree, Xu Ji looked at the children, you throw me a circle, I throw you a circle.
Think of it as a game.
Everyone was having a great time.
Slowly, some smart children no longer only focus on having fun.
They happily use curiosity to explore this magical power.
This is also what Xu Ji is most satisfied with these children!
They have great curiosity!
So, soon, a new usage was discovered by them.
This is the secret that Tao Ming and Ao Xiao accidentally discovered after they each threw a circle to trap the other and locked them in a geometric maze composed of triangles, cubes, etc.
A secret that even Xu Ji didn't expect.
As long as the answers to each geometric structure within the circle can be solved.
This magical power will disappear naturally.
In other words...
Children find their own source of happiness.
Xu Ji looked extremely pleased.
A real student will find problems for himself!
……………………
After nightfall, Dou Yu was taken to the Jiufeng Palace, the most mysterious place in the Chu King's Palace.
This is the place where the ancestors of the Chu Kingdom ascended to the throne in the past dynasties, and finally overcame the tribulation and ascended.
There are still the auras of those incomparably powerful former kings.
There is also the aftertaste of the demon clan’s spiritual treasure flowing through it.
Legend has it that 200,000 years ago, Empress Taisutian’s maid, Luanfeng Empress, once visited this place.
He also rewarded the King of Chu of that generation with the elixir of Tai Sutian.
Make it soar in the daytime, enter the Taisu Heaven, and become the first King of Chu to refine the true form of the Nine Phoenixes!
Of course, legend has it that Empress Luanfeng’s decree states that the king of Chu worshiped the saint and was diligent, so the saint was rewarded by the decree.
But in fact, everyone knows the real reason.
Two hundred thousand years ago, Emperor Zong Zhou marched southward.
He was ambushed on the Han River for the strong men of Chu State!
The southern expeditionary army lost five out of ten!
The first time Dou Yu entered Jiufeng Palace, he immediately felt the terrifying aura of the demon god.
If it had happened, his feet would probably be weak from fear.
but……
In Shashui, he had been able to get up close and personal with the great master's horse for several months every month.
I have experienced the power of the innate beasts at close range.
Although, the Ox God has gathered his aura, only a trace of it leaks out.
But it still made him get used to it.
The great master’s mount and its origins are more noble than the demon gods!
Under the leadership of his attendants, he came to a side hall.
This is the side hall that the contemporary King of Chu built for himself when he came to the throne.
Every year he would come here to comprehend the Taoist charms of his ancestors, hoping to ascend to the Taisu Heaven and live forever.
pity……
Nine out of ten kings of Chu in the past were unable to fulfill their wishes.
When these Chu kings died, the palaces they built would collapse and turn into rubble.
In Jiufeng Palace, there are countless collapsed palaces.
The guard slowly pushed the door open, and King Chu, who was sitting on a throne in plain clothes, slowly opened his eyes.
"Little tiger!" King Chu said: "Come here!"
"yes……"
Dou Yu slowly walked over and came to King Chu.
Only then did he realize that not only the King of Chu was there, but also the prince Shang Chen, his father Ling Yin Dou Ziwen and his uncle Dou Ziyu were also among them.
In addition, there were several important ministers of Chu State, also standing on the side.
Everyone looked at Dou Yu.
"We won't ask about immortal matters!" King Chu said.
It's useless to ask.
"We only ask you...what is happening in Shashui and Liujun now!"
Dou Yu lowered his head: "Your Majesty and all your lords, the elders want to ask you something..."
"Before I come back, Wang Sun has already explained clearly!"
As he spoke, he took out a thick stack of white paper from his arms.
On the paper, there is a pair of lifelike patterns.
A huge wooden waterwheel flows slowly by the river.
The huge windmill stands tall and tall.
"This is the weapon that the king, grandson and ministers spent several years in Shashui, observing and imitating with great concentration and copying before going abroad!"
"I would like to ask your Majesty to summon skilled craftsmen and implement it throughout the Chu Kingdom!"
The King of Chu took it and looked at the fine artifacts on these white papers.
Not just a full picture.
There are also disassembled parts and assembly details.
The King of Chu marveled as he watched: "I have long heard that Shashui has important weapons, which can benefit the country and the people without Taoism and magical powers. When I saw it today, it turned out to be true!"
Naturally, Chu State has been paying attention to the sand and water thousands of miles away.
Merchants from Chu State are also constantly bringing back news.
Huge waterwheel, huge windmill.
"Your Majesty, I witnessed these two with my own eyes in Shashui..."
"No Taoism or magical power is needed, things will happen automatically..."
"Especially this windmill, which can pump water with wind power day and night..."
"Honesty is the foundation of our country's prosperity!"
Chu State is not like the Central Plains.
Are there any prohibitions against private reclamation?
There are only two reasons that limit the expansion of Chu's cultivated land area.
Silverfish and swamps.
Most of the entire Chu State is covered by swamps.
The swamps are filled with various pests that are not found in the Central Plains countries.
Those poisonous insects will burrow into human skin and flesh and suck greedily.
A healthy person will be sucked dry in a few days!
The king among Gu insects can even parasitize demons and water tribes and actively attack humans.
This is the reason why people in the Chu Kingdom will sacrifice to Zhu Rong, who has long since fallen, instead of other demon gods!
Zhu Rong holds fire.
Fire is the nemesis of Gu insects!
Fortunately, those poisonous insects cannot survive without water.
Strong men from all over the Chu State would go out every year to patrol the country.
It was discovered that there was an overrun of poisonous insects and they were roasted with real fire.
However, this ultimately treats the symptoms rather than the root cause.
Now, listen to Dou Yu’s words.
Not only King Chu's eyes showed light, but others also lit up.
Pumping water?
If swamps and low-lying water can be drained.
Then the Gu insects have nowhere to hide, and mortals can burn them all to death with just one fire.
How much land will need to be reclaimed?
With land, mortals can multiply.
If there are more mortals, there will be more incense offerings.
The Chu people still understand this truth.
"Okay! Okay! Okay!" King Chu kept nodding his head happily.
Everyone else smiled too.
At this time, the prince Shangchen suddenly asked: "Little tiger, I heard that Liu County was called a 'bandit and poisonous place' by Qi Gong..."
"The people of Liu County not only do not kneel to gods and gods, they also do not kneel to princes..."
"There is also a public trial and execution of the immortal descendant!"
"More curses on you!"
"Is this possible?"
Naturally, Dou Yu would not hide anything, and nodded and said: "All the people in Liu County, with all their surnames, obey the decree of the law and do not kneel to gods or gods, nor ask for princes!"
"As for the immortal descendants of the Lu Kingdom, it is entirely their own fault!"
He looked at his uncle: "My uncle went on a mission to the State of Lu in the past..."
"Of course I know what I said is true!"
Dou Ziyu nodded: "If the immortal descendants of the Lu Kingdom were in the Chu Kingdom, the king would tear them all into pieces and throw them into a hundred thousand mountains to feed the tigers and leopards!"
Shang Chen said: "Even so, mortals publicly execute the descendants of immortals..."
"Will this..."
Ling Yin Zi Dou Zi Wen suddenly laughed: "Your Majesty..."
"That is the order of the Central Plains!"
"Don't forget, we Chu people are demon clan!"
King Chu also nodded.
Of course, he would not let go of such a good opportunity to hit his son, and said: "Your Majesty, don't let the sweet words of those Central Plains gods and gods get carried away!"
"We in Chu State don't do what the gods and immortals did in that world!"
Chu State only respects the strong!
Whoever is stronger is right!
If you don't accept it, come and fight!
If you can’t beat me, stop talking!
Therefore, in Chu State, only the strongest person can become the King of Chu since ancient times!
Only the strongest person can live to be the King of Chu!
The weak should die!
"Besides..." King Chu said in a deep voice, "This is the decree of the Immortal in the Upper Realm!"
"Listen to the Central Plains or the Upper Realm?"
But the merchant became anxious and immediately argued: "But I also heard that those bandits actually chose their own river god, selected their own mountain gods, appointed their own officials, and set their own rules!"
He looked at Dou Yu: "Ai Qing, tell me, is this possible?!"
Dou Yu nodded: "It is true!"
The merchant immediately became proud and said: "Father, everyone...have you heard it..."
However, King Chu just smiled.
Other important ministers of Chu State also smiled.
"If you can make me fly to heaven..." King Chu said in a low voice: "Mortals should choose He Bo!"
"Even if they choose King Chu..."
"I also admit it!"
For the kings of Chu in the past dynasties, especially the old kings of Chu.
Ascension to the upper realm is always the top priority, no matter what!
Because if you can’t ascend, your body will die and your soul will disappear!
"Your Majesty!" King Chu looked at his son: "You are still a little immature, you still need to learn more!"
When the merchant heard this, he looked like he didn't agree.
King Chu looked at it and knew that this was the new Wolf King trying every means to challenge the authority of the old King.
It's just that he is still too young and unsure.
That's why I chose to use such a circumstantial approach.
"Everyone..." King Chu turned to look at the other ministers: "What do you think I said?"
The old wolf king wants to subdue the new king.
The best way is not to show how strong you are.
Because he is old and getting older.
Sooner or later, there will come a time when you can no longer be subdued by force.
Therefore, the support of the wolves is needed.
It is necessary to show the new king that the wolves are loyal to the old king.
In this way, the new wolf king will bow his head obediently.
The ministers looked at each other.
Of course they also want to ascend!
Who wants to die of old age?
They all worshiped and said: "Your Majesty is wise, I am waiting for you!"
The King of Chu was extremely satisfied after hearing this. He turned back to look at the merchant: "My son, have you seen it?"
"Our country of Chu is not the Central Plains!"
"Bird etiquette, rotten order!"
"The former king didn't even need it!"
Chu State only talks about fists.
When the merchant heard this, he looked at the important ministers.
Ling Yin, general, title lord...
Everyone has already supported King Chu.
He could only lower his head: "My father is wise, but my son wanted to do something wrong!"
However, a smile overflowed from the corner of his mouth.
How can we let people see through this easily while we are still alive?
Shang Chen had already figured out his father's tricks.
If he supports it, his father will most likely oppose it.
If he objects, his father will most likely support it.
Therefore, Ling Yin came to see him in the afternoon.
Ask him to object no matter what.
So that the King of Chu can rest assured to support him.
Of course the merchant will agree!
Not just for himself, but also for his son.
His father wanted to ascend.
He wanted to too.
Who wants to die of old age?
The king of Chu was very proud.
He turned to look at Dou Yu and said, "I confer Aiqing the title of Yingdu Ling!"
"First build waterwheels and windmills in Yingdu!"
"Let's see how effective it is and then discuss other matters!"
When Dou Yu heard this, he ordered his chief: "Yes! I accept the order!"
Although the King of Chu was eager to ascend.
But he still has patience.
He can afford to wait!
He looked at Ling Yin Dou Ziwen again and said: "Ling Yin, you can select a group of capable people from the country and send them to the prince and grandson of Liu County!"
This means leaving a backup plan.
If Dou Yu fails to implement it effectively, then change the general.
"In addition, tell Chen and Cai, the two monarchs..."
"Tell them to eat more!"
"Yes!" Dou Ziwen certainly understood what King Chu meant.
In the past few months, Chen and Cai have deliberately blocked the Chu merchants and delayed the Chu caravan's eastward march.
The King of Chu was already very dissatisfied.
You know, Wang Sun is over there.
What if this matter was misunderstood by the immortal who must not even mention his name, and he thought that the Chu State was disrespecting him.
Then who should the King of Chu reason with?
So, give it a good beating.
"I will personally lead the army out to the east next month!" Dou Ziwen said: "I will gather troops in Dajiang and unfold the power of our great army of Chu. I will not dare to let Chen and Cai do it half-heartedly!"
A vassal state must have the consciousness of a vassal state.
