People have a hundred years of life, but a country cannot have a hundred years of peace.
Today, the Kingdom of Jinpan is facing its first major disaster in a century.
Someone broke into the palace and destroyed the protective sword formation in the palace.
The disaster started because of Emperor Jin Pan, and the youngest princess was just the starting point for the outbreak.
The Taoists on the mountain generally do not care about the human world. Of course there are exceptions, and Jinpan Kingdom and Wudang Mountain are such exceptions.
The emperor of the Jinpan Kingdom was also a Taoist and had been in power for more than a hundred years. And his own age cannot be judged by ordinary standards. All of this started when Wudang Mountain accepted a prince to practice Taoism.
A hundred years ago, the master of Wudang Mountain accepted a disciple with outstanding talent. This person's talent surpassed all his peers at that time, and he became the first golden elixir monk in Wudang who was only twenty years old.
At that time, no one knew that this young man was actually Zhao Zhibing, the young prince of Jin Pan Kingdom.
It didn't take long for Zhao Zhibing, who was in the Jindan realm, to betray his master and return to the Jinpan Kingdom. With his cultivation, he arbitrarily forced his imperial brother to step down from the throne.
By the time his mentor in Wudang discovered this, it was too late.
The headmaster of Wudang personally went down the mountain and visited the Kingdom of Jinpan. I didn’t know what the emperor said to his master. When he left the Kingdom of Jinpan, Zhao Zhibing was still sitting on the throne.
But soon news came out from Wudang that the headmaster had reached an agreement with the secular emperor who was once a monk on the mountain. He could continue to be his emperor, but he could no longer practice. If the people under his jurisdiction complained about their livelihood, the headmaster would personally kill him.
Zhao Zhibing naturally did not dare and had no objections.
The decision of the headmaster of Wudang Mountain seemed to be a restraint on Zhao Zhibing, but in fact it was also a kind of protection.
The world of Dongsheng Shenzhou is a Confucian world. The rules are all set by Confucianism. Within this rule, it is a most important precept that secular emperors cannot embark on the path of spiritual practice.
In a situation like Zhao Zhibing's, if he falls into the hands of Confucian sages, he will die.
But the headmaster of Wudang Mountain intervened and turned this matter into a family matter in Wudang Mountain. No matter how tough the Confucian sages were, they could not take action against the headmaster of Wudang Mountain who was already in the Mahayana realm, so they could only acquiesce.
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This is the reason why the Jinpan Kingdom, which is sitting on a blessed land and is a vassal of Daxia, has never been flattened by the ambitious cavalry of Daxia.
Others may not see anything, but those who know the master of Wudang Mountain will know that this real master really likes Zhao Zhibing, his unfilial disciple.
The leader's eldest disciple was the third most talented person in Dongzhou at that time, and was already a Fusion Realm monk at that time. For such a person, the leader's sect was looking at Zhao Zhibing, and he was quite overqualified and underqualified.
It is said to be a supervision, but in fact it is more like a protection. Of course, some people speculate that this is inseparable from the blessed land of Yuchikou in the Jinpan Kingdom.
Some people even said that Wudang Mountain wants to turn the blessed land of Yuchikou into their own blessed land.
Wudang did not respond to this and let them talk.
Fifteen years ago, this senior brother's bottleneck was loosened and there were signs of broken mirrors, so he rushed back to Wudang Mountain for retreat.
Who would have thought that he had been away for fifteen years, and now when he came back, he saw the girl known as the Third Princess riding a horse to commit murder on the street. How could he not be angry?
Although the senior brother of Wudang Mountain named Wang Mian looks young, he is actually an old monster who has lived for two hundred years.
Of course, compared to his master, he still pales in comparison.
The lifespan of a person who practices Taoism is far beyond that of a person who practices martial arts.
In the sky above the Jinpanguo Palace, the young Taoist priest in gray robe was hanging in the air, holding a girl in one hand and holding the other behind his back, looking at the old man in Confucian robes who was leaving the station on the roof.
This man's name is Dong Zichun, a disciple of Confucianism and the current Prime Minister of Jin Pan Kingdom.
Wang Mian didn't take this Prime Minister who was in the Nascent Soul Realm at all, and sneered: "What? Zhao Zhibing did something wrong. He didn't dare to come to see me and asked you to top the vat?"
The old man in a scholar's shirt said: "Senior, I was joking. The Holy Lord was ill, so he couldn't come out to greet us."
Dong Zichun looks old, but is actually half of Wang Mian's age, so he acts like a senior, but it sounds a little awkward to others.
"You fart!" Wang Mian scolded, "I don't know what kind of virtue Zhao Zhibing is? Go down and tell him. If you don't come out to greet him in person, I will throw his beloved daughter out of here."
Dong Zichun looked troubled. When he was in trouble, a familiar voice came from behind, making him sigh in relief.
"Senior brother, why do you say this? Just shout and I'm coming. Could it be that my beloved senior brother is here and I can still shrink in the palace? Wouldn't that be disrespectful?"
A middle-aged man in yellow robes landed on the roof, with a golden crown on his head. This man had a clean face, stern eyebrows and sharp eyes, and there were dragon patterns embroidered on his robes. It didn't take much to guess that he was the emperor of Jin Pan Kingdom and Wang Mian's junior brother.
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Dong Zichun bowed his hands and said, "I have met Your Majesty."
Wearing a yellow robe, he waved his hands in response. He was smiling and his eyes were always on Wang Mian.
Wang Mian took one step forward and was five feet in front of Zhao Zhibing in an instant. He still grabbed the girl's collar with his hand and asked, "How did you raise your daughter? Do you want me to clean up the house for you?"
The little princess of Jin Panguo looked frightened. She was obviously very frightened. She wanted to cry but did not dare to cry out. She could only look at her father for help.
Zhao Zhibing showed a wry smile, bowed and said: "It is my fault that Jing'er has become like this because of her poor parenting. Please punish her, senior brother."
Wang Mian dragged the little princess to Zhao Zhibing and said something shocking.
"Take off your pants and teach you how to behave!"
Zhao Zhibing looked sad, but he didn't dare to disobey. He had no choice but to pull down his pants.
Above the palace, a scene that made people laugh couldn't help but happen.
The majestic king of a country stood naked on the eaves and let a young man in Taoist robes kick his butt.
Prime Minister Dong Zichun was holding back laughter and his face turned red.
Not far away, Shi Yu, who was sitting side by side with Li Xiao on the eaves, had black streaks all over his head. I thought that if I followed that man, I would definitely see a shocking battle, or at least a fight between masters, but who would have thought?
I saw the bad taste of a grown man.
Li Xiao smiled from ear to ear, took a sip of wine, and almost choked to death. He pointed at the eaves and said, "This Taoist priest is really interesting. He likes me. I must be friends with him if I have the chance."
Whether he was in the Nine Swords Sect or when he was alone before, Shi Yu was relatively sensible and had a rigorous personality. He had never seen such a battle before and felt that he couldn't bear to look at it.
"Let's go, let's go, it's not interesting." Shi Yu shook his head and sighed. He was very sorry that he didn't see a battle between masters.
Li Xiao laughed, slapped Shi Yu on the head, and left the palace holding his collar.
The next thing is other people's family affairs, it's really rude to read any more.
Back on the street, Li Xiao handed the wine bag to Shi Yu.
Shi Yu took it and took a sip. He no longer objected to drinking. As Li Xiao said, you get used to it after drinking too much.
After returning the wine bag to Li Xiao, Shi Yu asked: "Why didn't that Taoist be more harsh? From my point of view, such a lesson is not painful or itchy, so I don't think the emperor would take it to heart."
Li Xiao did not answer Shi Yu's question, but asked: "What do you think of the people's livelihood in Jinpan under the rule of such an emperor?"
Shi Yu shook his head and sighed: "It won't be much better."
Li Xiao said: "On the contrary, the people of Jinpan country have enough food and clothing, live and work in peace and contentment, and few people have complaints against this emperor."
Shi Yu's eyes widened, he looked at Li Xiao and asked, "Why is this?"
Li Xiao took a sip of wine and said: "Although Zhao Zhibing's throne was obtained by usurping power, in fact, this person did a perfect job in governing the country and benefiting the people. Moreover, this emperor never relied on the huge Wudang Mountain.
We have expanded our territory by relying on mountains and rivers. Since Zhao Zhibing became emperor, there has not been a single war. Since there is no war, what complaints can the people have? Isn’t what people pursue is peace in the world? "
Shi Yu thought for a moment, then nodded and said, "That's the truth."
Li Xiao continued: "One of the wrong things Zhao Zhibing did was that after working hard all his life, he developed the kind of thoughts that ordinary old people would have. He doted on his youngest daughter too much, causing her to act unscrupulously in the capital.
This is the only way the people of Jinpan State can criticize the emperor."
Shi Yu figured it out immediately, frowned slightly, touched his chin and said: "In this case, even if the old lady was really killed by the little princess, it wouldn't cause too much trouble. She was just about to die.
Man, if the emperor gives money for this, maybe the old lady’s family will be grateful to the emperor.”
Li Xiao rubbed the young man's head and said with emotion: "It's not easy for a mountain sect like the Nine Swords Sect to have such an awakening."
Shi Yu said softly: "Before I was taken to the Nine Swords Gate by my master, my life was even lower than that of that old lady."
Li Xiao looked at the young man with firm eyes, and suddenly felt sour in his heart. He also thought of the days before he was adopted by his master, and how similar it was to this young man's experience. Just like floating in water, anyone could easily crush him to death.
There are vendors setting up stalls on the roadside selling drinking utensils.
Li Xiao suddenly remembered that Shi Yu wanted a gourd for drinking, so he took the young man's hand and walked towards the stall.
Shi Yu didn't know why. When he walked up to him, Li Xiao pointed to a row of gourds on the ground and said to him: "Pick one. If you are not satisfied with it, we will go to a nearby shop to have a look."
Shi Yu suddenly understood that Li Xiao actually took his casual words to heart.
At this moment, the fifteen-year-old boy's nose felt sore and he almost shed tears.
How many years had no one cared about him? Shi Yu couldn't remember clearly. In his memory, apart from his parents who cared about him when he was very young, it was his master Han Qianye.
Now that there is an extra Li Xiao, I feel a little uncomfortable.
After receiving no response for a long time, Li Xiao looked down. Seeing that the young man was dazed, he knocked a chestnut over and said with a smile: "What? You don't want it anymore? Then I might save a lot of money."
Shi Yu quickly picked out a simple gourd and held it in his arms, giggling.