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Chapter 688: Observing the flowers and realizing the Tao

"Just like God, you can get the bell of heaven and earth, and the wonders of creation..."
Li Fan suddenly remembered an anecdote from Daxuan's previous dynasty.
The last dynasty of the previous dynasty, the Emperor Xu, was originally a rare revival. Since he inherited the throne at the age of 16, he has punished powerful ministers, quelled bandits, promoted water conservancy, and exempted taxes. He wiped out the dynasty's decline, which was quite similar to the ancient sages. In just over twenty years, the world has been peaceful and clear, and has flourished. The people have no worries about food and clothing, and praised the reputation of the wise ruler; the ministers begged to worship and submit to the emperor, and wrote books to express the virtues of the emperor.
If he had been like this, I'm afraid there would be nothing that would have happened to the founding emperor of Daxuan later.
But everything took a sharp turn when Emperor Zhengxu was 37 years old. The reason was that Emperor Zhengxu's lifelong love, Queen Duanmu died of illness.
After hearing the bad news, Emperor Zhengxu almost fainted on the spot. Then he was too sad and ignored the government affairs for several months. If it were just this, it would be fine. With the imperial court, even if the emperor was in danger, the Great Zheng Dynasty would not have any major chaos. But perhaps because of the closest fortune of the Zheng Dynasty, Emperor Zhengxu met a woman who looked very similar to Queen Duanmu when he and Queen Duanmu met for the first time.
Not only is his appearance similar to that of the person in his dream, but his expression and tone are exactly the same as those in his dream.
And younger.
Emperor Zhengxu was shocked and thought it was destined. He immediately took her back to the palace and named her a concubine, and lingered with her day and night.
In order to please the other party, Emperor Zhengxu did many ridiculous things. He built palaces, built gardens in the palace, and even dug a small river connecting the outskirts of the imperial city for clouds and rain in the river when it was rising; he ordered his subordinates to collect strange things from the people for the imperial concubine to play with...
The trouble caused chaos in the court and the people to be in full swing. Those who dared to advise were demoted at the least, and those who were beheaded at the worst.
Even so, relying on the accumulation of Emperor Zhengxu's first half of his life, the Great Zheng Dynasty would not have died suddenly.
But when the imperial concubine gave birth to a son, Emperor Zhengxu didn't know what medicine he had taken wrong, and despite the opposition of the important officials in the court, he wanted to abolish the crown prince. Seeing that Emperor Zhengxu was firm in his attitude, the crown prince naturally would not sit still and wait for death, gathering people to rebel, "kill the demon concubine and clear the emperor's side." This matter also received support from many major families in the capital, including the Duanmu family.
After several days of fighting, although the rebellion ended in failure, the prince was defeated and committed suicide. However, the Great Conquest Dynasty was also severely damaged.
Emperor Zhengxu has never seen all his ministers since he was just concerned about enjoyment.
The situation became increasingly declining, and finally, when Emperor Zhengxu was fifty-six, the forbidden palace was captured by the rebel army. Emperor Zhengxu and the imperial concubine hugged each other and burned themselves to death.
When later scholars studied this history, they all felt very puzzled by Emperor Zhengxu's obsession with women and his country's demise.
The reason can only be attributed to the fact that Emperor Zhengxu's love for Queen Duanmu has reached an incredible level. Therefore, after Duanmu's death, Emperor Zhengxu once again encountered a woman similar to him, and he would completely lose his mind and even become a little crazy. He would destroy the great country in one day.
There is nothing new in the world. Similarly, if the clone Xu Bai can win the favor of heaven and earth just because he looks like Mr. Bai.
Either Mr. Bai is the incarnation of the Heavenly Dao, or he is crucial to the Xuanhuang Realm.
So much so that the world is looking forward to the next "Mr. Bai" every moment. Even to the point where just looking like it can have a special bonus to the affinity of the laws of heaven and earth.
"Mr. Bai..." Everything related to it that had been seen in the Fallen Fairyland flashed through my mind, and Xu Bai decided not to speak.
After a long time, my thoughts calmed down and I took out the seventeen-petaled Tianling Flower sealed with a special secret technique.
After narrowing your eyes and looking at the many scenes on the petals, a completely different feeling from the original person appears. It is like a view of heaven and earth, passing by the entire Tianlingzhou quickly. In a trance, you can vaguely see the mountains, rivers, various forms of creatures, changes in the wind and clouds, prosperity and decline, and other pictures.
Facing the Tianling Flower, it was like I really saw all the world happening in Tianling Prefecture.
A trace of enlightenment quietly passed by Xu Bai's heart. But it was like flying snow entering the water, and there was no trace in an instant, making him feel lost.
"This feeling is like when I used Canghaizhu to see the changes in the world from a vast perspective of heaven and earth. I finally realized [no murderous intention]."
"The magical powers and magic of monks are mostly derived from the heaven and earth itself. It will naturally become easier to comprehend from the perspective of heaven and earth."
"However, after all, it is just a flower that records the scenery of heaven and earth, and it is not really a body to fit the world. It is not that easy to gain something from it, and requires a strong understanding. Just like before, I made it with my own hands and observed it carefully many times, but I still feel that it is just a simple ornamental item."
"But this is not a problem of flowers, but a problem of people."
"snort."
He fine-tuned the plan in his mind. Before Liu San returned, Xu Bai's mind continued to settle in observing the flowers and enlightenment.
...
Tianyuzhou.
After a lot of time, Li Fan and Dongfang Yao, who finally arrived in Tianyu City, did not go to the Universal Court where Li Fan received formation training in the previous life.
Instead, he came to a private room in the city's Reign Tower.
"Wait, I have informed Brother Huangfu, he will come soon." Dongfang Yao sat cross-legged on the ground, knocking his fingers on the floor, and soon a cup of spiritual tea appeared.
"What a damn stingy." Dongfang Yao curled his lips, drank the spiritual tea in one go, and muttered in a low voice.
Li Fan can be said to be a regular visitor to the Taoist building. He knew that this was a cash-strapped person in the Oriental Yaoshou, so he could only drink free spiritual tea.
With a smile, his spiritual sense touched the jade sign in the room.
Not long after, a dark green teapot appeared.
"Brother Dongfang, please!" Li Fan said with a smile.
"Brother, I'm so happy!" Dongfang Yao immediately smiled happily, poured the cup happily, and drank it all in one gulp.
"It's still the best [Qian Xiu's Remarks], Brother Li is so generous! The last time I drank this level of spiritual tea, I came back from [Qianyi Shulin] and couldn't help but celebrate!" Dongfang Yao praised.
Shaking his head and closing his eyes slightly, as if he was experiencing something.
"Oh, Dongfang Yao, there is such a good thing like [Thousand Cultivation and Discussion of Taoism], which I only enjoy on my back!" At this moment, a familiar voice sounded.
A fat monk with a big belly and a very kind face appeared in the room.
He pretended to be a little angry on his face, but there was actually a smile on the corner of his mouth.
He glanced at Li Fan without any trace, and Huangfu Song looked at Dongfang Yao without any expression.
Chapter completed!
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