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Chapter 1 Searching for immortals and longevity

On the top of Mount Tai, the emperor granted Zen status.

In the Dayue Dynasty, Emperor Fu and Longevity Hulu was twenty-five years old. He was a young emperor and a great leader of his generation.

During the ten years of his rule, the country was peaceful and the people were safe, the world was at peace, the people were getting richer and richer, and the country was becoming stronger.

And when people from all directions came to court, they all surrendered.

Today, together with the civil and military officials of the Manchu dynasty, we consecrated Zen in Mount Tai, communicating with heaven and earth, and praising our achievements.

After completing a whole set of procedures, Hulu stood on the top of the mountain, stepping on rocks, gnawing on chicken legs, overlooking the sea of ​​clouds, full of ambition.

At this time, he just wanted to shout: Who else!

Then he saw her.

In the sea of ​​clouds, a woman waved to him.

This woman has a slender figure and the appearance of a fairy. She is naturally extremely beautiful, with bright facial features, like a creation made by heaven. Her bare feet and jade legs are vaguely visible under her long skirt.

The long skirt seemed to be woven by clouds, and the woman in it was even more ethereal and mysterious.

No, she is not a human being, she is a fairy from the Nine Heavens who came down to earth!

The fairy's movements and eyes caught Hulu's soul. He said "Fairy, please respect yourself", but in action he threw away the chicken legs and walked towards the fairy.

However, after taking a few steps in the air, he realized that he was not a god and could not step on the clouds.

then……

"ah!"

Hulu suddenly sat up from the bed, sweating on his forehead. The sun had not yet risen outside the window. Next to him lay his concubine Xiao Guoer. It turned out to be a big dream.

When Xiao Guoer heard Hu Lu's voice, she didn't open her eyes and muttered, "Did I dream about that fairy again?"

Even with her eyes closed, she can't hide Guo'er's damn sweetness. Even though she is a mother of two children, she still looks as girlish as she did back then.

"Yeah, it's been a month, and she appears in my dreams almost every night." It's different every time, sometimes aloof, sometimes unrestrained.

Hulu lay down again and put his arms around Guoer's shoulders, still feeling unfinished.

A month ago, Hulu, who had been emperor for twenty years, went to Mount Tai to enshrine Zen at the initiative of his ministers. However, he met a strange woman on the top of the mountain who was flying between the clouds with a sword.

Hulu called her "Taishan Fairy".

The appearance of the Taishan Fairy broke Hulu's inherent understanding of nine years of compulsory education and ten years of higher education with a bachelor's degree, a master's degree, and a doctoral degree, and caused a huge change in his materialistic worldview.

In his previous life, he was a doctor of science and engineering who loved literature and had rich medical experience. After passing away due to illness, he traveled to this world, regained consciousness from his mother's womb, and became the sixth prince of the late emperor after landing.

His mother died when he was three years old. When he was five years old, the prince and his father died successively. Queen Xiao supported him to ascend to the throne at the age of five.

So there were ten years when Empress Dowager Xiao and Emperor Fushou ruled the world together. After the birth of the eldest princess, Empress Dowager Xiao returned power to the emperor. From then on, the Dayue Dynasty entered a decade of rapid progress.

In the past ten years, Dayue's economy has been active, its population has grown day by day, people live and work in peace and contentment, and its territory has reached an unprecedented size in the past dynasties.

The saying "one emperor through the ages" has appeared in the mouths of some flattering officials and literati.

When Hulu looked around, there were no rivals around him. He felt that life was as lonely as snow, and he had no other pursuits except having a son.

It wasn't until he met Fairy Taishan that he realized that he was wrong.

Flying with swords in the sky, soaring in the clouds and mists, what kind of imaginary history, this is clearly a world of cultivation!

This gave Hu Lu a new pursuit - to find immortals and seek immortality!

Hu Lu was looking forward to his success in cultivating immortals and one day being able to ride on immortal birds, beasts or even fairies. Suddenly, Xiao Guoer rode on him.

The woman said angrily, "My brother is sleeping in my palace, pillowing next to my bed, but in his dream it's another woman. You really think that I, the empress of the East Palace, have no temper!"

Hulu looked up at her and said amusedly, "What do you want, Empress of the East Palace?"

"You're still smiling, you're not trying to fool me~" Xiao Guo'er was like an angry little tiger, beating Hu Lu's chest with her fists, "I'm going to make sure you can't go to court today!"

\(^o^)/~

An hour later, at dawn, Hulu got dressed, washed himself, and left Yongle Palace to prepare for breakfast.

As for the Concubine Xian of the East Palace, she was feeling unwell and said she had no intention of moving this morning.

~

Breakfast is served before the court meeting.

Hu Lu abolished the morning ritual as early as when he ascended the throne. He would have a court meeting at five in the morning and get up at four. Do I still want to grow taller?

If this system hadn't been abolished, he probably wouldn't have grown to be over 1.8 meters tall. If he hadn't had a tall, strong body, he would probably be the one who couldn't get out of bed today.

After leaving Changle Palace and passing through Changting Palace, Hulu came to Bagua Field.

This is the largest flat open space in the palace, with two-color bricks forming a huge Bagua pattern.

In addition to taking my daughters to fly kites here, the biggest use of the Bagua Field is to raise pigeons.

The feces problem caused by raising pigeons is a headache, but compared with their value, it seems insignificant.

Because they are all homing pigeons, they are an important guarantee for Hulu to maintain convenient communication with officials and intelligence organizations across the country.

In order to send and receive secret reports, he set up a special organization in the palace called "Gugufang".

When they arrived at the Bagua field, Hu Lu reached out and called two maids on duty at Gugufang to ask, "Have any homing pigeons returned from Qian and Kun?"

There are pigeon houses in the eight hexagrams of Bagua Chang, but the pigeons in Qian and Kun are particularly different and important.

They are an excellent breed that Hulu has selected and cultivated after many years. They can fly high and far, are about the same size as a falcon, have a very high survival rate in the wild, and can fly two thousand miles a day.

Hulu affectionately calls this breed "Hu Pigeon".

Because the quantity is limited, only Hu Ge is used for Qian and Kun.

The Hu Ge in Kun's office is used by the secret agent organization "Xiao" to deliver some urgent information.

The Hu Ge at the Gan Department was given by Hulu to the imperial envoys and frontier generals who were on official business in Beijing.

The palace maid reported back, "Returning to Your Majesty, there are four flying back from Qian Chu, all belonging to Mr. He. There are also seven from Kun Chu. Miao Zhaoyi already knows about it."

Hu Lu was immediately overjoyed and said, "Bring me He Kun's secret memorial.

"yes!"

He Kun was a favorite of Hulu. When he returned to Beijing from Mount Tai, Hulu left He Kun there and asked him to find out about the Taishan Fairy.

He Aiqing always works steadily and never disappoints people. This must be a major discovery.

He Kun and these four pigeons brought the same news, and the notes were all written in He Kun's own handwriting.

Letter: Your Majesty is in good health. I have been searching the mountains and seas for the past few days. I dare not slack off for one day. Finally, thanks to your Majesty's blessing, I found a pair of women's shoes between the steep mountain walls. They have a strange shape and are not ordinary things. They are suspected to be the old belongings of the Taishan Fairy.

, people have been sent to the capital.

The signature was He Kun's name and the time. It was sent out in the early morning. He Aiqing is really a pillar of the country who works hard and sleeps all night.

Hu Lu was overjoyed after reading it. The fairy he saw was barefoot. She must have left her shoes in the mountains on purpose for me to discover.

This thing from the Immortal Family must be extraordinary. Maybe you can fly in the clouds and ride in the mist after wearing it, but it's a pity that I won't be able to wear it.

But it doesn’t matter, you can let a few concubines try it.

He then wrote a reply to He Kun, praising his hard work and telling him that he could return to Beijing.

Leaving such a capable minister who can do practical things outside for a month is a waste in government affairs, but fortunately, something has finally been gained.

Then Hu Lu looked at the secret report sent by the Xiao organization. Although there were seven Hu pigeons, there were actually only two contents~
Chapter completed!
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