Chapter 2804 Xu Zisheng Gold Finger Grandpa
Cheers came one after another, and the people of Kyoto City did not hesitate to cheer and appreciate. They stared at Xu Qi'an's figure slowly coming ashore, full of admiration and awe.
"This boy's strength has improved very quickly. He is worthy of being the protagonist, and he has half the fate of Da Feng!"
Xu Zisheng gradually withdrew his gaze and left the place quietly, leaving Princess Huaiqing, who had been secretly paying attention to him, feeling disappointed.
At Lingbao Temple, Luo Yuheng, the Taoist leader of the Renzong, had no intention of practicing Taoism today. Sometimes he was playing with tea sets, sometimes reading Taoist scriptures, sometimes standing in the courtyard, looking at the blue sky outside the wall in a daze.
Emperor Yuan Jing was wise and did not come to find her to practice Taoism. The disciples in the temple were as silent as cicadas, walking and talking in low voices. Lingbao Temple was shrouded in a depressing and tense atmosphere until Chu Yuanzhen stepped into Lingbao Temple in silence. Passing through the halls and gardens, we walked towards the depths of the Taoist temple.
"Chu Yuanzhen is back?"
"The battle between heaven and man is over! Brother Chu, do you lose or win?"
"Brother Chu, have you defeated Li Miaozhen?"
The oppressive atmosphere was broken. After hearing the news, the Taoist priests from the Renzong came and surrounded Chu Yuanzhen to ask questions.
Chu Yuanzhen's face was complicated. He shook his head and said in a deep voice.
"I lost."
The chatter stopped suddenly, and the Taoist priests of the Renzong looked at each other as if they were mourning their heirs. Chu Yuanzhen ignored the pessimistic Taoist priests and walked straight towards Luo Yuheng's small courtyard. When Fang Fu entered the courtyard, he saw a figure as beautiful as a fairy standing by the pool.
"National Division."
Chu Yuanzhen bowed and saluted with the utmost respect. Although he was a disciple of the Renzong, he was only a registered disciple. He was not considered a core disciple of the Renzong. He only had the swordsmanship of the Renzong.
Luo Yuheng suppressed all his emotions, kept an expressionless face, stared at Chu Yuanzhen with his clear eyes, and said.
"I already know the outcome. You have your own reasons for not drawing the sword. I won't blame you. Renzong relied on the luck of the dynasty to practice, but he didn't want his luck to be so short. This is a destiny, and no one can change it!"
Luo Yuheng didn't know what happened in this competition, but he just heard Chu Yuanzhen say that he lost. His heart was extremely heavy, and he felt a bit sad.
"I lost, but Li Miaozhen didn't win either. Xu Qi'an jumped in and defeated the two of us. The battle between heaven and man has been postponed!"
Chu Yuanzhen coughed dryly, feeling a little embarrassed. He lowered his head and did not dare to look at Luo Yuheng, the leader of the Renzong.
Luo Yuheng was stunned, her beautiful eyes bursting with light, she looked at Chu Yuanzhen, pursed her lips, and said in a deep voice.
"Xu Qi'an intervened in the dispute between heaven and man and defeated you and Li Miaozhen?"
"I don't know why he suddenly took action?"
Chu Yuanzhen nodded, smiled bitterly, and said with some confusion.
Luo Yuheng was overjoyed. He did not expect that Xu Qi'an actually succeeded and actually defeated the fourth-grade Li Miaozhen and Chu Yuanzhen. In this way, the two of them could not start the battle between heaven and man again unless they defeated Xu Qi'an. He gained valuable time by breaking through to the first-level land immortal.
"Before Li Miaozhen breaks his golden body, he will not provoke any more disputes between heaven and man. The Imperial Master can rest assured."
Chu Yuanzhen bowed, turned and left. This result was a good thing for the Renzong, because the Taoist leader of the Tianzong was a first-class land immortal, who was far beyond what the current Luo Yuheng could contend with.
A few days later, the imperial study room. Emperor Yuan Jing met with Chu Xianglong, the deputy general of King Zhenbei, in private, and Emperor Yuan Jing spoke.
"It will take a few days to prepare the first batch of food and grass, so there is no need to worry, General Chu."
"Your Majesty, Beizhi's return to Beijing is not just to escort grain and grass. The King of Zhenbei also gave Beizhi a task."
At this time, Chu Xianglong's face that was swollen by Xu Zisheng had recovered as before, and he whispered.
"What mission?"
Emperor Yuan Jing frowned slightly, looked at Chu Xianglong with majestic eyes, and asked in a deep voice.
"Escort the princess to the border."
Chu Xianglong whispered, his eyes lingering on the old eunuch for a moment.
Emperor Yuan Jing's usually calm expression was slightly out of character at this moment, not because he was afraid or angry, but because he was surprised. He immediately calmed down his emotions, glanced at the old eunuch standing below, and said in a deep voice.
"Back off!"
The old eunuch bowed to the other eunuchs and left silently. Emperor Yuan Jing then stood up from the dragon chair, walked quickly to Chu Xianglong, and asked in surprise.
"He, he's almost done?"
"Yes, everything is ready now, only the princess is missing."
Chu Xianglong lowered his voice and spoke at a volume that only he and Emperor Yuan Jing could hear.
The old emperor's face, which showed no emotion or anger, was uncontrollably filled with joy. He took a deep breath, suppressed the laughter that rushed to his throat, and nodded slowly.
"Very good, King Huai did not disappoint me, very good, very good!"
Imperial Palace, Imperial Study Room. Just after Mao Shi, the princes were sent to the imperial study by the eunuchs sent by the emperor. Xu Zisheng was a cabinet scholar, so he was naturally among them.
After all the princes gathered together, Emperor Yuan Jing, who was wearing a Taoist robe with cool sleeves, walked lightly behind the big case and sat on his throne.
"My dear friends, I have been reporting for days to thoroughly investigate the bloody massacre of Three Thousand Miles. I deeply feel the same."
Emperor Yuan Jing looked down at the princes in the hall, and said in a deep voice, neither fast nor slow.
"I want to set up a mission to go to the border to thoroughly investigate this matter. Dear friends, do you have any suitable candidates?"
As the head of the hundred officials and Prime Minister Yin and Yang, the Chief Assistant Wang Wenzhen naturally took the lead in the procession, bowed and said.
"Your Majesty, this case is of great importance and should be handled by the three departments in coordination with the watchers."
The court has its own conventions. Whenever encountering a major case, the three departments and the night watchmen's office are basically handled together. It is not only cooperation, but also mutual supervision to prevent people from bending the law for personal gain and deceiving superiors and subordinates.
Emperor Yuan Jing waited for a moment, and seeing that no official came forward to object to the supplement, he said.
"Where is the chief officer? Do you have a suitable candidate?"
Multiple parties work together to handle a case, either each handles it separately or forms a team. The team naturally needs a leader. Otherwise, it will be a mess. Generally speaking, cases that need to be handled far away are basically handled in groups, not individually.
When the three words "chief officer" were heard, the ministers almost instinctively and inertially thought of an arrogant young man in a silver gong uniform. This is not only a recognition of Xu Qiyan's ability, but also because Xu Qiyan has solved major cases in the past six months, leaving a deep impression on people.
Prime Minister Wang Wenzhen pondered for a while, weighed the pros and cons, and spoke.
"You can appoint the night watchman Xu Qi'an as the chief officer."
Xu Qi'an's ability to handle cases impressed Prime Minister Wang Wenzhen, who trusted him very much, so he recommended Xu Qi'an.
Emperor Yuan Jing nodded, glanced at the officials, and asked for their opinions.
"What do you think, my dear ministers?"
"Good!"
The officials said in unison, and no one raised any objections.
Xu Zisheng frowned slightly, staring at Emperor Yuan Jing with a deep look. Something was wrong. Emperor Yuan Jing's attitude had changed. He had not cared about the bloody massacre of three thousand miles before, but now he was impatient. It was obvious that he had other intentions.
Sure enough, after Emperor Yuan Jing glanced at everyone, he spoke again.
"The King of Huai and the Princess have been separated for a long time. This time, let the Princess of Zhenbei go to the northern border with the investigation team to reunite with the King of Huai!"
Xu Zisheng's heart moved, and a look of enlightenment appeared in the depths of his eyes. So that's why Emperor Yuan Jing was so eager to send the investigation team to cover up his tracks. The main purpose was to send the Princess of Zhenbei to the northern border to help the King of Zhenbei break through the second-grade Hedao realm.
The Princess of Zhenbei in Dafeng, Mu Nanzhi, was the reincarnation of the flower god during the Longde period of the Great Zhou Dynasty. In ancient times, her identity was the immortal tree. She was known as the most beautiful woman in Dafeng. She has a proud personality and can cultivate exotic flowers and plants. Her spiritual essence can help people break through the realm.
The Princess of Zhenbei was born in a scholarly family in Jiangnan. When she was nine years old, she went to the Jade Buddha Temple with her parents to burn incense. The host gave her a poem.
"She was born with a stunning spirit, and her grace was so stunning that it overwhelmed all the beauties. She was admired by all and became the beauty of the country. Her soul was tied to the world and attracted the emperor."
From then on, Mu Nanzhi became famous. At the age of thirteen, she was sent to the palace and became the concubine of Emperor Yuan Jing. After the victory at Shanhaiguan, the King of Zhenbei was the second most meritorious official. Emperor Yuan Jing gave him this most beautiful woman in the capital. After that, she was kept in the palace, waiting for the King of Zhenbei to break through the second rank to seize her spiritual essence and advance in one fell swoop.
"You want to break through the second rank, it's a fool's dream!"
Xu Zisheng snorted in his heart. The King of Zhenbei slaughtered three thousand miles of blood, and his sins were too numerous to list. He still wanted to break through with the help of spiritual charm. He was dreaming!
"It seems that I have to be a grandfather who gives treasures again. Prepare some golden fingers for Xu Qian'an to help him kill the King of Zhenbei!"
The Confucian system is extremely magical. In addition to the law of words, there is also a righteous spirit that is invulnerable to all evil, similar to the Taoist golden elixir. It can also record spells from other systems. From this, we can know how powerful Confucianism was during its heyday. It is just as the saying goes, everything is inferior, only reading is superior.
In the pavilion of Yong'an Marquis's Mansion, next to the stone table, Xu Zisheng held a wolf hair brush, and wrote with a flying dragon and phoenix. A stream of righteousness gathered at the tip of the pen and fell on the book. The clear light shone, and the majestic majesty made Xu Qi'an, who was standing aside, look solemn and envious.
"This is the path I should take. A gentleman talks but does not act. He defeats the enemy with his mouth. It is really cool to show off in front of others!"
Xu Qi'an thought secretly in his heart that he was delayed by his second uncle Xu Zhiping after all. He was not a son of man. How could he be suitable for martial arts with his handsome appearance and talent?
"Your trip to the north this time to investigate the truth of the bloody massacre of three thousand miles must be very difficult and dangerous, so I'll record some Confucian magic and other major systems of magic for you to protect yourself!"
"It's just that Confucian magic is overbearing, and the sequelae are quite terrible. You must have experienced it deeply. Don't use it unless it's absolutely necessary."
Xu Zisheng stopped his action, and his righteous spirit merged into the paper and disappeared. This book looked ordinary, but it was enough to make countless people crazy. He picked up the book and threw it to Xu Qian'an.
Xu Qian'an hurriedly took the book in his hands, with a look of excitement on his face. He originally planned to go to Yunlu Academy and ask the three great Confucian scholars to help him record some magic for self-defense. Unexpectedly, Xu Zisheng actually gave him some Confucian magic for free. What a good man.
Xu Qian'an put the book in his arms, and his heart was much more at ease. This is a treasure to save his life. Hearing Xu Zisheng's reminder, he asked the question he had been wondering for a long time.
"My Lord, I know the consequences, but I don't understand how Confucianism avoids the backlash of saying what you mean and what you say."
The backlash of Confucian magic is so terrible. If scholars cannot avoid such backlash and cannot fight a protracted war, how could Confucianism suppress other cultivation systems in the past?
Hearing this, Xu Zisheng smiled dumbly, sat down at the stone table, and gestured to Xu Qian'an to sit down as well, and then explained.
"The fourth rank of Confucianism is the realm of a gentleman. A gentleman is good at cultivating a righteous spirit, and is immune to all evil. He is the most upright and majestic!"
Xu Qi'an suddenly realized that he was immune to all evil. This meant that when he reached the realm of a gentleman, he could rebound or be immune to the backlash of spells. This was really too perverted. He regretted more and more that he had followed martial arts. No wonder people who knew how to read were considered vulgar.
Xu Zisheng looked at Xu Qi'an with his eyes, and what caught his eyes was a huge fortune. This fortune was different from ordinary people, it was red, and it was gathered by the people of the world.
"You are destined to offend King Zhenbei this time. Are you afraid?"
"Afraid, but still want to see what's going on?"
Xu Qi'an was very honest. How could he not be afraid of the King of Zhenbei who was in charge of an army of 300,000 people? However, although he was tactful, he was not tactful enough. He still had a bit of martial spirit and insisted on his original principles.
"That's right. It doesn't mean you have insulted your great luck. You also have some understanding of your own luck. That Taoist Jin Lian from the Tao Sect's Earth Sect should have told you a lot about your weirdness!"
"You have to remember one thing, luck is people-oriented, at least the luck in you is like this. It is the people of Li who condense the luck, and it is the common people who condense the luck."
"As long as you are worthy of the common people and all the people in the world, you can turn disaster into good luck and disaster into good fortune! If you rely on your own great luck to act recklessly, your luck will surely bite you back in the future, and you will end up miserable!"
Xu Qian's body trembled when he heard this, with a thoughtful expression on his face. He paused for a moment before asking again.
"Master Hou, do you know what's going on with my luck?"
Xu Zisheng was speechless after hearing the words, and looked up at the sky above Kyoto City. A golden dragon was circling. The golden light was dim, as if he had been severely injured. His eyes were dull, half-lidded and half-opened, and he was depressed. This was the embodiment of Da Feng's national destiny.
"Twenty years ago, someone stole half of Dafeng's national luck, injected it into your body, and used the body as a luck container. But something happened later, so he never took back the refined luck. Cheap Got you kid!"
"However, thieves always want to find their stolen goods, so you better become stronger as soon as possible, otherwise you will suffer in the future!"
The corners of Xu Zisheng's mouth curled up slightly, showing a bit of schadenfreude. He was definitely jealous of Xu Qi'an. If this luck were given to him, it would be enough for him to break through to the super level and become a Confucian saint and a martial god.
Xu Qian's expression changed, and his heart instantly became extremely heavy, and he asked solemnly.
"Master Hou, who is this thief you are talking about?"
"The Master said, Don't tell!"
"This person's identity is someone you never thought of!"
Xu Zisheng did not reveal the answer to the mystery, but just left an ambiguous hint to Xu Qi'an, which made Xu Qi'an think wildly and find it difficult to calm down!
"All masters have this kind of character. They half-talk what they say and like to show off their opinions. It seems that if they don't do this, they won't be able to show their mastery!"
Xu Qian secretly cursed that Xu Zisheng was like this, and Si Tianjian was like this too. His words were so confusing that it was difficult to guess.
"By the way, one more thing, Chu Xianglong, the deputy general of King Zhenbei, I don't like him. If you have a chance, teach him a lesson!"
Suddenly, Xu Zisheng seemed to think of something, patted his head, and showed a bright smile to Xu Qian, but this smile looked so evil and full of gloom.
Xu Qi'an nodded when he heard this. He knew Chu Xianglong. The two even had a deal with each other once. Chu Xianglong wanted to force himself to obtain the Vajra Magic Skill, but he finally compromised. However, the Vajra Magic Skill was not so easy to practice. , on the contrary, he was seriously injured, and a problem had already been formed.
"Don't worry, Lord Marquis, I have wanted to deal with Chu Xianglong for a long time. As the host this time, I will naturally have the opportunity to make him suffer!"
"There's just one thing. After all, he is the deputy general of King Zhenbei. Prince Huai is the prince and his Majesty's biological brother. If I offend Chu Xianglong, I'm worried that King Zhenbei will take revenge!"
Xu Qi'an frowned. His idea was very simple. I can teach Chu Xianglong a lesson for you, but you have to deal with the pressure from King Zhenbei. Otherwise, I, a small watchman named Yinluo, would not be able to offend Zhenbei. The king's lieutenant general is an important general with military power.
"Don't worry about this. King Zhenbei is nothing. He's just a third-grade immortal body. I can kill him easily. You don't have to worry. Even if you offend Emperor Yuan Jing, I can take it for you!"
The corners of Xu Zisheng's lips raised slightly and he sneered, full of disdain for King Zhenbei. He did not intend to let King Zhenbei live this time. Although Emperor Yuan Jing's plan was profound, he could not hide it from him. He wanted to let King Zhenbei live. The avatar of Wang broke through the realm of the second-grade Hedao, which is just a dream.
Xu Qian looked at the domineering Xu Zisheng, and had only one thought in his mind. Does Father Xu still lack a son? I was born without a father. I want to recognize a foster father. Is it possible?
"Xu Zisheng doesn't seem to have any respect for His Majesty, and he actually calls Emperor Yuan Jing by his name!"
Xu Qian secretly thought to himself that he was a person who had no respect for Emperor Yuan Jing, so he often called Emperor Yuan Jing in private. However, among the big shots in the court, no one had ever called the current emperor that way, not even Wei Yuan. The others also addressed His Majesty with great respect.
Three days later, Beijing Pier. The envoy heading north arrived at the dock and boarded the official ship.
The delegation has 200 members, led by Xu Qian'an and Yang Yan, with four silver gongs and eight copper gongs. There is one chief detective and twelve detectives from the Ministry of Justice; the Censorate sent two censors and ten guards; the Dali Temple sent one temple secretary, twelve guards and followers, and a hundred-man imperial guards. This is the configuration for the governor's trip.
As for the rest, they are all the people of Chu Xianglong, the deputy general of the Zhenbei King. He is responsible for protecting the Zhenbei King's concubine Mu Nanzhi. He will return to the northern border with the delegation. His men are all Chuzhou's elite soldiers who have fought hundreds of battles. Each of them has the eighth-grade Qi training. They are indeed strong generals and should not be underestimated.
Princess Zhenbei concealed her identity and transformed herself into a middle-aged maidservant beside the princess. With the help of the magic weapon given to her by Luo Yuheng, the leader of the Renzong sect, she changed her appearance and became ordinary. She was out in public all day long, but no one knew about it. However, she was different after all and had extraordinary charm. Even without her peerless beauty, she was still charming, attracting many old bachelors to inquire about her and fall in love with her. This gave Chu Xianglong a headache, as he could not show extraordinary attention and concern to a middle-aged maidservant.