Chapter 585: Those who eat qi are gods and live a long life
The Holy One became serious and said: "The clouds are blocking the sun? Is there a traitor in the court?"
Taoist Priest Xuanqing nodded: "Exactly."
The Holy One narrowed his eyes.
Who is the traitor?
There are so many traitors with evil intentions in the DPRK, and he is working hard to eradicate them.
The Holy Master said: "The sudden appearance of a candle star in the northwest indicates that a great chaos will occur. Since the Taoist priest came out of the mountain, he must have come to save the people. He must have a way to solve it."
This sentence put Master Xuanqing on a very high pedestal. However, Master Xuanqing shook his head and said: "How can a poor monk, a monk, dictate the major events in the world?"
Does this mean there is no solution?
The Holy Spirit couldn't help but be disappointed. He shouldn't have rushed to seek medical treatment due to his illness and placed his hope on a Taoist priest.
But Taoist Master Xuanqing continued: "Everything in the world is in the hands of the Holy One. If you want to find a solution, you still need to use the Holy One's hand."
The Holy One said: "What do you mean by this?"
Taoist Master Xuanqing took out a tortoise shell and three copper coins from his robe and asked the saint to shake them.
The Holy One felt that this behavior was extremely ridiculous. He, the majestic king of a country, actually practiced divination like a Taoist priest.
Looking at Taoist Master Xuanqing's calm and relaxed expression, I was convinced.
Three copper coins fell to the ground. Taoist priest Xuanqing made a secret with his left hand and said slowly: "The clouds in the northwest cover the sun, but a ray of sky light emerges. The Holy One only needs to send people to Suiping official road to rescue a man who is wearing the morning light and penetrating the clouds.
People may be able to mend the situation."
The Holy Master said: "Sui Ping Guan Dao?"
There is a map of the Yu Dynasty in the Qinzheng Hall, and the emperor found the Suiping official road, which was the official road leading to Kyoto from the northwest.
As for rescue?
Maybe this person is in danger, so he needs to send someone to pick him up.
Covered in morning light and penetrating the floating clouds, it probably means that this person will arrive in the morning.
There are indeed traces of what this veteran says.
The Holy Emperor could not let go of his doubts, but suffered from a lack of information and did not know what was going on in the northwest, so he temporarily followed Taoist Master Xuanqing's words and ordered the inner guards to go to Suiping Official Road to rescue people.
Taoist priest Xuanqing was left in the palace.
What shocked the Holy Emperor was that according to the information found by the internal guards, Taoist Master Xuanqing was actually ninety-two years old.
Although there was a possibility of being tampered with, His Majesty saw that he had silver hair and must be quite old.
However, his movements do not look old at all, his face is wrinkle-free, and his eyes are clear.
If it weren't for the hair, the Holy Spirit would have thought he was a young man in his twenties or thirties.
The Holy One couldn't help but ask about his age. Taoist Master Xuanqing said: "The Holy One knows it in his heart, but he just doesn't believe it."
The Holy Master said: "Taoist Master has passed the age of Qibei, why do you look so young? Could it be that he is really a cultivator of immortality?"
Taoist priest Xuanqing smiled and said nothing.
The Holy Master said: "Why doesn't Master Xuanqing answer?"
Taoist Master Xuanqing said: "Even if the poor Taoist said it, the Holy Master would not believe it. It would be better if the poor Taoist kept silent."
Taoist Master Xuanqing repeatedly refused to show favor to the Holy One, which made the Holy One a little dissatisfied. However, he was still concerned about the sudden appearance of the candle star and did not want to argue with him.
But he still kept his doubts at such a young age in mind and ordered people to monitor his every move.
The palace servant who was waiting for him came over and replied, saying that Taoist Master Xuanqing did not drink or eat. He only took pills every day and claimed to be fasting.
Three days later, Taoist Master Xuanqing did not drink any water, but he was still in high spirits and showed no sign of weakness.
The Holy Spirit found it very strange.
I have long heard that Taoism has the theory of fasting, but this is the first time I have seen it.
Curious in his heart, the Holy Spirit summoned him during the morning meal and asked, "If the Taoist priest doesn't drink or eat, doesn't he feel unbearably hungry?"
Taoist Master Xuanqing smiled and shook his head, saying: "The poor Taoist does not mean that he does not eat or drink, but that he eats his breath."
The Holy Sage said: "Eating Qi?"
Taoist priest Xuanqing said: "Those who eat meat are brave and brave, those who eat grain are wise and skillful, and those who eat breath are gods and live long."
The holy admiral was doubtful and asked: "Is this the reason why the Taoist priest doesn't look old?"
Taoist Master Xuanqing showed the posture of an outsider again and smiled without saying a word.
He suddenly made a gesture with his left hand and said: "The man wearing the morning light has just been rescued, and he will be able to meet the Holy One in three days. At that time, I want to ask the Holy One for a favor."
The Holy Father was astonished at his ability to calculate and calculate, and asked: "What kind of grace?"
Taoist priest Xuanqing said: "I am an outsider. Under the guidance of God, I came out of the mountain to give guidance to the Holy Master. I don't want to be trapped in a deep palace. If this comes true, please ask the Holy One to let me leave."
The Holy One did not give him a clear answer, but only said: "Let's talk about it in three days."
Three days later, as Taoist Master Xuanqing said, a school captain named Yuan from the northwest was rescued by the inner guards and sent to the palace gate.
The internal guard said: "I patrolled the Suiping official road day and night and saw a group of people chasing and killing Captain Yuan. I captured the perpetrators and rescued Captain Yuan who was seriously injured."
The Holy Spirit said: "When did you save this person?"
The inner guard recalled it and said: "Three days ago at Chenshi."
The Holy Emperor was stunned. The time when Captain Yuan was rescued was actually the same as the time calculated by Taoist Priest Xuanqing.
Taoist priest Xuanqing is really capable. He can calculate things thousands of miles away even if he is in the palace.
At this time, the Holy Master had some doubts about Taoist Master Xuanqing's ability at the beginning, but now he is seventy-eight percent convinced.
I'm also very curious about what he said about breathlessness.
No one wants to live longer, and His Majesty, who is increasingly weak, is even more urgent.
But now there are more important things to deal with, so the Holy Master temporarily put Taoist Xuanqing behind and began to interrogate Captain Yuan.
Yuan Xiaowei said: "Go back to your Majesty! The military pay sent to the northwest region is not enough every year. Many military households privately change their households to farmers in order to make a living.
Like tissue paper.”
The Holy Emperor was shocked and said: "How can the military pay not be saved even for ten?"
He knew that the household department was poor every year, and that military pay was often insufficient, but fortunately the world was at peace, so he thought of temporarily suffering the hardships of the soldiers.
Unexpectedly, with insufficient military pay, not even one out of ten soldiers arrived in the northwest.
Lieutenant Yuan was seriously injured, but he still managed to hold his breath and said: "Not only that, bandits are rampant in the northwest, bullies are everywhere, the people are in dire straits, and there are many complaints."
The Holy Spirit said: "Why have the officials in the northwest never reported this matter?"
Yuan Xiaowei said: "Officials protect each other, and officials and gangsters collude. People with lofty ideals cannot go to heaven to listen. This time I risked my life to go to the capital. If the people of the Holy Emperor had not responded in time on the official road, I would have died on the way."
The Holy Emperor was horrified. Since he came to the throne, there has never been a moment when his heart has been so flustered.
What he thought was peace in the world turned out to be concealed information from various places. Coupled with the sudden appearance of candle stars in the past few days, he suddenly felt uneasy.
The Holy Sage said: "Check! If this matter is not thoroughly investigated, the Yu Dynasty will be in danger."
But who should investigate became a problem again. When the Holy Emperor was distressed, Yuan Xiaowei said again:
"Your Majesty, there is a lot of corruption in the officialdom in the northwest. If we don't send someone with high authority and decisiveness to kill, I'm afraid nothing will be found at all."