Chapter 297 Final preparations

"Master, Master Tao is outside, please summon him."

"Let him in."

Tao Zhongwen walked into the Qianqing Palace and entered the Nuan Pavilion. He bowed and saluted: "I pay homage to your majesty. I wish your majesty long live, long live, long live."

"Get up." Emperor Jiajing put down the book in his hand.

When Tao Zhongwen raised his head, he glanced at the book "All Divine Light Illuminates, The Supremacy of the Void Emperor", which he had read halfway through.

"Is this the way to enter Taoism that Your Majesty chose for yourself?" he asked.

Emperor Jiajing took a look at the Taoist book: "I have roughly read through the treasury in the household department, the Taoist palace in the palace, the inner treasury, and all the Taoism. After much thought, this Taoism is the most suitable for me."

He raised his eyes to look at Tao Zhongwen and asked him: "What do you think of Master Tao?"

"Nothing in the world is as broad-minded as His Majesty. In the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, everything is in His Majesty's eyes. The one Your Majesty chooses is naturally the best."

Emperor Jiajing nodded.

In fact, what he wants to practice most is not the "All Divine Light Illuminates, the Supreme Void Emperor's Sutra". As for which one it is, even he is not sure now, let alone other people.

After so many years of practicing Taoism, if you don’t know how to practice, and you know how all things interact with each other, how can you tell others about your own practice?

After exchanging pleasantries, Tao Zhongwen started talking about business.

"Your Majesty, I have something to report."

"Say it."

Tao Zhongwen glanced at Huang Jin with slight hesitation.

Emperor Jiajing gave Huang Jin a sign, and Huang Jin was about to walk out of Nuan Pavilion with the eunuchs and maids.

"Eunuch Huang, wait a minute," Tao Zhongwen said suddenly, "Please take out all the things with water in the palace."

Huang Jin looked at Emperor Jiajing, who waved his sleeves.

Huang Jin whispered to the eunuch and the maid: "Move quickly."

The eunuchs and maids on duty moved swiftly and silently, and took away everything with water in the Qianqing Palace.

Wait until everything is sorted out.

"Your Majesty," Tao Zhongwen said, "Pindao has repeatedly comprehended the heavenly secrets in the past few days, and the heavenly secrets show that your majesty has indeed successfully entered the Taoist realm."

"That's right." Emperor Jiajing couldn't help but smile.

"only--"

"If you have something to say, just say it. Don't hesitate. Akatsuki shouldn't be so evil!"

"Yes. But Li Changzhou has also become an immortal."

"Oh?" Emperor Jiajing nodded, with a flashing expression on his face. He was excited that "people can really become immortals" but also had other thoughts from those in authority.

"Your Majesty, heaven's secret shows that Li Changzhou wants to take not just half of the dragon's veins, but four-fifths. Once this person becomes an immortal, no one in the world can control him, not even your Majesty."

Emperor Jiajing's expression narrowed slightly.

Tao Zhongwen also said: "Pindao has a talisman, which can be struck after His Majesty escapes from the dragon veins and wears the golden crown. It will weaken Li Changzhou's magic power by 40%, making it impossible for him to become an immortal."

Emperor Jiajing stood up, put his hands behind his back, and walked slowly in the Nuan Pavilion, meditating.

He suddenly stopped, half-turned around and looked back, staring at Tao Zhongwen: "Take four-fifths, what is the number of Da Ming Qi?"

"Dead for a hundred years."

"Where am I?"

"When you enter Taoism and practice Xuan, your success or failure is uncertain."

Emperor Jiajing remained silent.

"Your Majesty, Li Changzhou was originally the Heavenly Emperor of the Divine Religion, and he inevitably had the idea of ​​becoming the Nine-Five Supreme Emperor in his heart."

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Li Changzhou sent Yang Qinglan back and supervised the scene, melting the 169 golden Buddhas in the Dashan Hall into more than 13,000 kilograms of gold.

After taking care of it, he came to Qianqing Palace. Because of Xia Yan's words, he wanted Emperor Jiajing to help with something.

Before they reached the gate of Qianqing Palace, they saw Huang Jin leading a group of eunuchs waiting outside the gate. In the distance, a palace maid was hanging a parrot cage on a dead branch.

Parrot again?

Li Changzhou recalled the incident when Yang Qinglan and the others encountered a zombie fungus when they entered the palace. Li Qianxia said that she had teased a parrot that shouted "Lucky New Year's Day! Lucky Queen!"

It is normal to keep parrots in the womb.

The Ming Dynasty was the most prosperous period in history for feudal emperors to raise animals. There were many places to raise animals in the capital, such as the Tiger City, the Elephant House, the Leopard House, the Dove House, the Deer Farm, and the Eagle House.

Emperor Jiajing's cousin Wu Zong built the famous Leopard House in Xiyuan.

But now is a critical period. If Li Changzhou doesn't worry too much at this time, when will he worry too much in this life?

Seeing him from a distance, Huang Jin walked over quickly, with a smile on his face that was flattering but not humble.

Before he could reach him, Huang Jin bowed his hands and said with a smile: "Zhenren Li!"

"Eunuch Huang!" Li Changzhou also cupped his hands and smiled, with a casual attitude.

"The real person is indeed a Taoist and a true cultivator. He has the spirit of being aloof from the world. Unlike the civil and military officials, who respect our family on the surface, but still despise our family deep down." Huang Jin said this with a little more sincerity.

But he thought deeply and realized that it was probably not Li Changzhou who looked down upon him, but rather all the civil and military officials who looked down upon him.

In the eyes of such people, there is probably no difference between eunuchs, ministers, princes and nobles.

Just like in Huang Jin's eyes, there is no difference between the imperial edict of the ninth rank Hanlin Academy and the co-president of every government of the fifth rank.

Li Changzhou smiled and said nothing more.

He has such an aura that he can't help but think about Yang Qinglan's face, lips, hands, chest, waist, legs and so on. Occasionally, he will think about Yaochi uncontrollably.

The worst that can happen is nine years of compulsory education, just to realize that everyone is equal.

"Where is your Majesty?" He glanced at the Qianqing Palace Gate.

"I'm meeting Master Tao." Huang Jin replied in a low voice.

Strictly speaking, no one can reveal anything about the emperor, but it also depends on the person and the occasion.

Li Changzhou nodded thoughtfully, and was about to talk about the parrot when he suddenly remembered that in the TV series, the ministers always gave gifts to the eunuchs, and wondered if he should give some.

In normal times, how could he, the majestic Lord of the Black Mist, do such a thing that goes against his status as a socialist successor?

But this time, that time.

Tang Monk arrived in the West and met the Tathagata, but because he did not bribe the two venerables Anuo and Gaye, he took the Wordless Sutra. Now that he, Li Changzhou, has received the emperor's help, he is about to become an immortal, and he cannot offend the emperor. Former eunuch.

He took out a blood bead from his pocket - he really had nothing to take out, and gold and silver couldn't bribe Huang Jin. Fortunately, he had many of these things.

Seeing Li Changzhou put his hand into his pocket, Huang Jin quickly pushed his hand and said: "No, no, our family -"

"Eunuch Huang, don't worry. This elixir can cure all kinds of diseases. Although it can't cure flesh and bones, it's not far behind. It can also increase your life span by one year."

Huang Jin pushed out his hand, closed it, grabbed the blood beads, and stuffed them into his sleeve.

After accepting it with a smile, he said in a lower voice: "Before our family came out, Master Tao ordered that all things with water in Qianqing Palace be taken away. I don't know why."

"It's not surprising that these real people who do divination and fortune-telling believe in Feng Shui." Li Changzhou said with a smile.

"Our family thinks so too," Huang Jin said with a smile.

"By the way, my wife loves birds. Can my father-in-law give me that parrot as a gift?" Li Changzhou pointed to the parrot cage on a dead branch.

"As long as it's not His Majesty's snow eyebrows and lion cats, whatever you want, just take it!"

The two were chatting, and Tao Zhongwen walked out of the hall. When he saw Li Changzhou, they greeted him calmly.

Watching Li Changzhou enter the Qianqing Palace, Tao Zhongwen turned his head and glanced at the white jade railings, bronze cranes and gilt bronze tripods outside the Qianqing Palace. He flicked his fly whisk and floated away.

After entering the cabinet, before Li Changzhou could salute, Jiajing smiled and said:

"No need. Mr. Li, please take a look at it for me. Is it appropriate for me to choose this book, "All Divine Light Illuminates, The Supremacy of the Void Emperor" as a method of practice?"

Li Changzhou has read a small number of Taoist books in the inner library, including this one.

"Your Majesty has the title of emperor, so it is appropriate to practice this Taoist method. If you only want immortality, practicing this Taoist method is enough. If you want more, I recommend another one, "The Great Music Sutra of Transforming Spiritual Machines in All Heavens and Earths", The journey is harder and the achievement is higher."

Emperor Jiajing nodded after listening. In his heart, the Taoist method recommended by Li Changzhou was ranked first.

This does not mean that Tao Zhongwen is disloyal. He has never read the Taoist books in the inner library.

Li Changzhou had read it and knew the quality of the inner library scriptures, but to be able to speak out the pros and cons like this was not just perfunctory flattery, but at least it proved that there was no deception.

"Your Majesty, there is a little monster in the Great Good Hall. I have dealt with it and the materials for forging the golden crown have been gathered."

Li Changzhou didn't say it was Yao Guangxiao.

Yao Guangxiao was born in 1335 and has lived for a full 205 years. After hearing this, Emperor Jiajing inevitably would not think of ways to extend his life first - although he could not do it, he would want to live longer later.

"Okay! Thank you for your hard work!" Emperor Jiajing said excitedly.
To be continued...