Taiyi looked at the three large boxes of gold that Xuanyuan moved out of the void and was a little confused.
In the end, Taiyi couldn't help but asked: "Xuanyuan Immortal, this is it?"
Xuanyuan: "You should use two thousand taels of these gold to distribute to those who were oppressed and tortured by Magistrate Lin. The remaining one thousand taels should be divided among your sects and used as funds for this exam to purchase some gold."
Items needed for the exam.”
Taiyi quickly declined: "It's okay to give it to the people who were oppressed by Magistrate Lin, but just give it to us. How can we ask for it?"
Ruoshui: "Master Tai, you should accept it. We came to the human world to recruit immortals and caused a lot of trouble for you masters. You can't afford to provide manpower and material resources."
"It's not necessary, we should do what is within our duties." Taiyi still refused to accept it.
Xuanyuan turned around: "Master Tai, this is the intention of my master Hunyuan Tianzun. Don't ask us to explain to him."
Taiyi: "Then we will definitely use all this gold for the exam. We will never neglect any candidate, nor skip any link, nor let down the trust of the Immortal."
Xuanyuan nodded, "You must prepare for the essay test, I don't want any omissions."
Taiyi: "Don't worry, Great Immortal. By the way, where did your gold come from?"
There is no need for gold in the sky. So much gold used by humans appears here. Taiyi is very doubtful. Is it possible that it was created by magic? Will it suddenly change back to its original appearance one day when it is used?
Xuanyuan smiled softly, "Borrowed it."
The Yizhou Underground Palace is actually a dungeon left over from the previous dynasty. It was originally used to imprison some people who committed the most heinous crimes. Nowadays, the law has been revised. In order to save manpower and material resources, people who have committed the most heinous crimes can be beheaded directly, which is convenient and trouble-free. After the dungeon was abandoned
, it was transformed into an underground palace by local officials and used as a training room for some special masters, such as assassins.
It is used to do some shameful things in the court. It is very suitable in this underground palace where there is no sunlight.
But the underground palace in Yizhou has become the private domain of King Tai'an. It is rumored that it is used to raise monsters so that they can better kill everyone on the battlefield. The reason why it is a rumor is because no one has seen it. I only heard from a few people who passed by the underground palace.
You can hear the roar of wild beasts inside.
As time goes by, the rumors spread more and more widely, and everyone is even more afraid of it, but no one can confirm whether the rumors are true or false.
The underground palace is quite large. The first half has been transformed into flat ground, and a kind of herbal medicine is planted there. The second half is locked by a big lock, and no one knows what is inside.
Magistrate Lin was currently in the first half of the underground palace, carefully examining these medicines. Under the light of candles, the black and purple rhizomes of these medicines resembled human blood vessels. Since this medicine is a matte grass and cannot be seen in the light, even though Lin
The county magistrate has been looking for someone to dig for several months, but he still can't see what the lightless grass looks like.
Magistrate Lin observed it for a long time, but he was still puzzled. What was the purpose of this unseen thing?
He ordered his men to search through medical books and ancient books but could not find anything related to matte grass. But the angry look of King Tai'an last time let Magistrate Lin know that this was by no means an ordinary herbal medicine, but what was behind it?
?Last time, his men accidentally forgot to cover the ventilation holes, which caused a few rays of light to enter the underground palace. King Tai'an became so angry. Now that he thinks about it, he still has lingering fears.
Magistrate Lin is not sure what is the reason behind this, but he can guess that this thing is not only shady, but also shady! It must be something that can bring some huge benefits, otherwise what else could it be?
What? I am a master at using any means necessary for profit!
In the imperial palace in Beijing, the emperor was dressed in a black dragon robe, solemn and majestic.
"Your Majesty, I went to Yizhou City to investigate the matter of recruiting immortals this time. This matter..." Shen Zhen was interrupted by the emperor raising his hand before he could finish.
"This matter has spread throughout the country, and I already know it." The emperor was a little unhappy. The whole country knew about it. Do you think I don't know about it?
"Your Majesty, actually this time I went to Yizhou and witnessed an immortal casting a spell." Shen Zhen felt that the emperor would definitely be curious about how the immortal cast a spell. He was expecting the emperor to ask him about the specific situation, but he was poured cold water on him.
"Really?" The emperor just raised his eyelids upon hearing this, "I understand."
There was no further text, and Shen Zhen waited for a long time, but nothing happened.
"Does Shen Aiqing still have anything else to do?" the emperor asked, seeing that Shen Zhen still didn't back down.
"No, no, I'll leave."
Outside the main hall, Pan Shiyi and General Niu saw Shen Zhen feeling depressed and a little confused. Isn't this incident enough to open the eyes of His Majesty the Emperor?
"Master Hou, who are you?" Pan Shiyi asked.
General Niu also looked puzzled.
"It shouldn't be. Your Majesty actually doesn't care about the immortal's casting of spells! I thought he would ask me about the specific circumstances of the immortal's casting of spells, but I didn't expect that His Majesty was expressionless and didn't seem to think this was a rare thing." Shen Zhen was puzzled.
untie.
Pan Shiyi and General Niu were also puzzled. Had the emperor ever seen an immortal cast a spell? Or was the emperor's aura so powerful that nothing could cause any trouble to him?
Everyone had no solution and had no choice but to go back.
In the main hall, the emperor picked up a glass of wine and was about to enjoy it. A eunuch came to announce: "Your Majesty, the Prime Minister wishes to see you."
The emperor put down his wine glass: "Prime Minister, what are you doing for this? Xuan!"
Xu Huaiyuan bowed and saluted: "See your Majesty."
The emperor waved his hand to excuse himself and told him with his eyes that if you have anything to say, please tell him quickly, I am still busy!
"Your Majesty, I think recruiting immortals is not that simple." Xu Huaiyuan had gray hair on his temples and his voice was hoarse but powerful.
"What do you think your dear wife has to say?" The emperor stood up and said, "Let me tell you."
Xu Huaiyuan: "I dare not act accordingly. How can I have a high opinion in front of His Majesty? These are just some personal poor opinions. I would like to ask Your Majesty to correct me."
The emperor smiled and said, "Speak!"
Xu Huaiyuan: "I believe that the current recruitment of immortals in the heaven must be for a reason. I look at the sky and see that there are many strange phenomena, and I am afraid that something big will happen."
The emperor still smiled lightly when he heard this, "Then what does the prime minister think should be done?"
"I think we should select a group of loyal ministers and good generals to participate in recruiting immortals. Only when the court has immortals and has immortal skills, can it be fully confident in dealing with what will happen in the future. In this way, the majesty of the imperial court will not be compromised because of the immortals among the people.
Damage. It can also greatly improve the court's ability to govern the country and deal with emergencies. After all, mortals are far inferior to immortals in terms of force and intelligence. In order to spread the great cause of eternity, the court should also have immortals."
The emperor thought for a moment: "Just do as the Prime Minister wants! This matter will be left to the Prime Minister to take full responsibility."
The eunuch came again to report: "Taiyi, the head of Changye, wants to see you."
"Taiyi? Xuan!"
"The Supreme Master has lived in the mountains for a long time, why do you come to my palace today?" The emperor got straight to the point.
"The matter of recruiting immortals is left to us and other sects. I believe your majesty also knows that the reason why I came here today is to recruit immortals."
The emperor threw away his broad sleeves and said, "Why do you contact me about recruiting immortals?"
Taiyi smiled and said, "Your Majesty, don't be anxious. Master Xuanyuan wants to find a knowledgeable person to write the questions for this exam."
When the emperor heard this, a trace of suspicion flashed in his eyes, but he quickly returned to normal.
"I know what you mean," the emperor looked at the prime minister, "I know who the Supreme Master is referring to without asking. You happen to be here. You can go with the Supreme Master."
"Yes, Your Majesty," Xu Huaiyuan looked at Taiyi: "Since the Supreme Master is looking for me, why do you come to see the Holy One? Is it possible that the Supreme Master of my huge Prime Minister's Mansion can't be found?"
Taiyi chuckled: "I am getting old and get lost easily. In order not to hit the wall, I came directly to the palace!"
Xu Huaiyuan snorted with disdain and turned to face the emperor: "Your Majesty, I will start selecting a group of loyal ministers and generals when I get back and take them with me."
The emperor turned his back to them without looking back and nodded slightly.
After leaving the main hall, the prime minister was still unhappy. He felt that such matters could be dealt with directly by him, and he would not refuse. However, Taiyi came directly to the emperor without asking him, as if he wanted the emperor to order him to go and let himself go.
I had to go, which indirectly gave me a compulsive nature.
Besides, I am not as easy to talk to as the rumors say. Anyone who asks me to do something will inform His Majesty first and let the Emperor inform me later. It seems as if I can only do anything with the Emperor's order. People who don't know still do it.
I thought I was forced to do whatever I did!
Taiyi caught up with Xu Huaiyuan in a few steps, "How many days will it take for the Prime Minister to be ready?"
Xu Huaiyuan didn't even look back, and said angrily: "I don't know, go back and wait."
Taiyi grabbed him and said, "Are you still angry? You are the prime minister. If I want your help, don't you have to ask the emperor what he wants?"
Hearing this, Xu Huaiyuan stopped suddenly, "Then you have to tell me first, skip me and go directly to His Majesty. Are you afraid that I will refuse without the emperor's will?"
Taiyi chuckled and said: "I have never thought of it this way. I just figured out that you were in the palace, so I came to the palace to avoid having to find you again to find the emperor."
Xu Huaiyuan felt a little better after hearing this: "Okay, I'll just believe it."
Taiyi: "Hey, look at you, this is the truth, how can you still force yourself to believe it?"
"Okay, I believe it, I believe it." Xu Huaiyuan stopped and said seriously: "Brother Taiyi, tell me honestly, what is the reason for recruiting immortals this time?"
Taiyi smiled and said helplessly: "Brother Huaiyuan, didn't we tell the world earlier that the Emperor of Heaven cannot see the suffering in the world? We want mortals to experience the happiness of the gods in the sky!"
Xu Huaiyuan snorted softly: "You think I will believe this trick to deceive ordinary people?"
Taiyi: "Then why do you think it is?"
Xu Huaiyuan looked up at the sky and sighed slightly, "Oh, how can I, an ordinary person, know this? It's you, who has practiced Taoism for several years, and this time you are recruiting immortals together with the immortals. Don't you know?" After speaking, he sniffed:
"It seems that the matter is more serious than I thought? Although I am just a commoner, I can also do some stargazing and divination, so I can probably make some guesses."
Taiyi's expression gradually became heavy, "Then what did Brother Huaiyuan see when he looked at the stars? What did divination predict?"