Chapter 431

Tang Dynasty 30th year, Chang'an City, winter.

Hong Mansion.

"Suddenly there is a madman sharpening his knife at night, the Emperor Star is swaying and the Fluorescent Star is high."

Hong Yi recited the poem above, pondering the killing intent in the poem, and his heart couldn't help but shake.

Everyone in the world knows that the throne of the Great Tang Dynasty was originally obtained through abdication. The current emperor suddenly made such a poem, which had the meaning of not pretending anymore and showing his cards.

But this was also normal.

Hong Yi thought of the records in the notes. When the Great Gan Dynasty had just abdicated to the Great Tang, the world was full of rebellions. Ninety-nine provinces claimed to be loyal to the king and came toward Chang'an City one after another. In the following seven years, the current emperor Gu Qing fought alone, and whatever medieval families, whatever Peach God Dao, whatever Daluo Sect, whatever princes—wherever the emperor passed, he was ruthless, slaughtering these people while also plundering countless land and wealth, which he distributed to the common people of the world. For a time, the world was at peace, and everyone praised him.

"The rustling west wind fills the courtyard, the stamens are cold and the fragrance is chilly, making it hard for butterflies to come. If I were the Azure Emperor in another year, I would report to the peach blossoms to bloom together."

Hong Yi recited this poem again.

This poem was written about chrysanthemums, which grew in cold times, with no butterflies circling around them. The last two lines wrote that if he became the Azure Emperor who mastered flowers and trees, he would definitely let the chrysanthemums and peach blossoms bloom together. And the chrysanthemums mapped to the ordinary common people.

"The emperor did it."

Hong Yi recited silently. If there was one person in this world who could make Hong Yi admire him, it was the current emperor Gu Qing.

Hong Yi's mother and the current empress both came from brothels. The empress was cherished by the emperor, and for thirty years, there were no other concubines in the palace, which could be called exclusive favor. But Hong Yi's mother was treated with contempt in the mansion and died in depression.

Hong Yi would never forget Hong Hong Xuanji's face, and another reason Hong Yi admired the emperor was that the emperor could completely suppress Hong Hong Xuanji.

When the current emperor had just ascended the throne, Hong Hong Xuanji was among the rebellious forces in the world. He fought with the current emperor, was captured and released seven times, and finally completely surrendered.

It is said that the emperor wanted to release Hong Hong Xuanji for the eighth time, but Hong Hong Xuanji did not agree. The emperor once persuaded him, saying, "Hitting you is like spinning a top; it's easy to handle. Don't be embarrassed." After that, Hong Hong Xuanji transformed his own martial arts into the Wheel of Life and Death of the Heavens, with the intention of being a top.

Hong Yi also wanted to have such strength to completely suppress Hong Hong Xuanji and make him bow his head and admit his mistake to his mother.

Copying all the poems in his hand, Hong Yi held the original book and walked outside.

It was already midwinter, and the streets were usually dark, with few people coming and going in the capital. But in recent years, "street lamps" had been set up in the capital, which were said to apply the power of heavenly thunder. Even at night, they could make the streets of the capital as bright as day. Many shops that should have been closed were brightly lit at night, and business was quite good.

Hong Yi held the books and walked on the street, watching the changes around him.

In the Great Gan Dynasty thirty years ago, the common people had no food for the next day, no clothes to keep out the cold, and the phenomenon of selling sons and daughters was frequent. According to the statistics of the Great Tang Dynasty, in just the 29th year of the Great Gan Dynasty, a winter snow caused five hundred people to fall in Yujing City.

At that time, the Great Gan Dynasty had poor medical conditions, and it was easy for common people to get sick but difficult to get treated. The social order was chaotic, corrupt officials were in power, local bullies were strong, thugs were rampant, and hooligans caused trouble. There were also practitioners of various sects running wild, and the lives of the common people had no guarantee at all. Now the world had changed dramatically, all of which was killed by the current emperor Gu Qing. And for the common people, the change they could feel most, besides the street lamps, was those water pipes and the environmental changes in the capital.

These changes to Hong Yi were the great governance of the world.

Entering the public Great Tang Bookstore, Hong Yi returned the books here and inquired about the news of the "Martial Scripture" and "Dao Scripture" again.

During the Great Gan Dynasty, a set of "Martial Scripture" and "Dao Scripture" had been compiled, which could be called the blueprint for cultivation in the world. After the Great Tang, the current emperor re-compiled two sets of scriptures, the essence of which was a hundred times stronger than the Martial Scripture and Dao Scripture of that year, which could be called the foundation of cultivation.