Chapter 814: Observing Qi (6200 Supplement)
"The Emperor's suspicion and casting aside of those who have served their purpose are both instincts..."
"He can attain Changsheng, but he may not wish for his subjects to attain Changsheng alongside him... I will be in danger when that time comes."
"However, with these few months of buffer, and even a large amount of Qi Points credited to my account, I have earned enough."
Aaron walked out of the Imperial Garden, thinking to himself.
Longevity Pill?
Naturally, it is fake; it cannot be refined!
He did not care about the Emperor at all; if he deceived the Emperor, then so be it, what could be done about it?
The key is...
"I dare not accept such praise from the Privy Commissioner..."
A True Monarch is of the third rank, but as a supernumerary official, his Qi Luck is actually only that of the fifth rank, equivalent to a local Prefect.
Watching his back, Zishi Zhenren's face was covered in frost: "He has no harm from Dragon Qi, yet he possesses the benefits of Dragon Qi... Just what kind of sacred being is this Xulingzi?!"
This night.
Inside the Privy Council.
He calculated in secret; after being enfeoffed as a True Monarch, his Qi Points had surged by another chunk. Although he had not yet unlocked 'Bean Soldier Summoning', he felt the distance was not far; he only needed to wait for a period of accumulation.
She was about fifteen or sixteen years old, wearing her hair in two buns, and looked very cute. At this moment, she was lifting her skirt and trotting along, followed by several panting palace maids and eunuchs.
"A sudden premonition, is something about to happen?"
"Zongshan Xiansheng!"
Aaron performed a salute, and without caring what would happen to Roukang Diji next, he left directly.
While he was pondering, a trusted family servant walked into the room: "Master... Wen Ruoming requests an audience!"
Wen Ruoming stroked his beard and said.
Just as he was in a good mood, he saw a young girl run out from behind a rockery.
'Law Does Not Apply to the Noble; now I am a Noble too!'
Red, yellow, cyan...
A strange light flashed in Zishi Zhenren's eyes.
Of course, this was also quite terrifying!
Aaron smiled and asked the eunuch who was leading the way for him.
"Uh... following the precedents of the previous dynasty, it is really not impossible."
He thought for a moment and activated his vision of Spirituality.
'In the Imperial Garden, this girl is either a concubine or a princess...'
'Sure enough... the official Qi Luck on my body can suppress other Daoists... I fear it is the same for monks!'
"Hmm, remember this for the future."
Aaron acted as if he had not noticed and laughed heartily.
By now, he had gradually become desperate.
"Could it be that the Emperor even intends for me to be a prince consort?"
"Who goes there?"
"Absurd!"
Tong Jing threw a memorial onto the ground in hatred: "The Emperor favors the demonic Daoist so much... actually allowing the demonic Daoist to harm people, and he is even a Presented Scholar, it is truly too much. Now he wants to refine some Longevity Pill... it is truly, truly..."
Aaron left in a leisurely manner.
A flash of murderous intent crossed Tong Jing's eyes.
"This demonic Daoist has rebelled against the heavens!"
Recalling the past and looking at the present, he could not help but feel full of disappointment.
Several hours later, Wen Ruoming walked out of the Privy Council and boarded a carriage.
"This humble Daoist greets the Princess!"
Aaron returned to his residence, and the Emperor immediately bestowed a large amount of gold, silver, jewelry, ginseng, lingzhi, mercury, cinnabar, and other materials. Aaron also sealed the gates, telling the outside world only that he had begun refining pills.
Garden.
"That is good..."
"Xulingzi, to extend the life of the True Dragon, do you truly dare? Can you truly do it? Are you not afraid of the Daoist Lineage sinking and falling into eternal damnation?"
One civil official and one military official sat opposite each other, both harboring some resentment.
He had once been on good terms with the Emperor as sovereign and subject, and only with the Emperor's support was he able to obtain some military merit and sit firmly in the position of Privy Commissioner.
At this time, the young girl also discovered Aaron and could not help but stop, her face slightly blushing.
Wen Ruoming, born into a Hanlin family, had been known as a prodigy since childhood. He passed the provincial examination at fifteen and the Presented Scholar examination at eighteen... He authored "Explanations" and "Sentence Annotations"... He had a great reputation in the literary world and carried the deep expectations of scholars across the land.
As Aaron walked, he sighed: "The practitioners of this world are truly miserable!"
Aaron also noticed that this person wanted to use a Daoist Technique, sneered in his heart, and suddenly shouted.
Ever since the failure of his reforms, the Emperor had lost his former vitality, instead focusing solely on seeking immortals and asking about the Tao, pouring his emotions into calligraphy and painting...
The little eunuch replied hurriedly and said to Roukang Diji: "This is the newly enfeoffed Spirit-Communicating and Profoundly Wonderful True Monarch by the Emperor!"
"What the True Monarch says is very true; it is this Zhenren who was rude." Zishi Daoist had to apologize.
"The Emperor is so biased in his favor, there are even rumors that he wants to marry Roukang Diji to him..." Wen Ruoming sighed: "What other options do we have?"
"This person was, after all, promoted by the Emperor himself. In my old opinion, he is still someone who understands the greater cause..."
Boom—
……
He had originally been single-mindedly devoted to the country, with the ambition to expand the territory for the great Song Dynasty, and even to be enfeoffed as a marquis or king.
Tong Jing hurriedly stood up and straightened his clothes and hat, then felt it was inappropriate: "Invite him to the garden to see me!"
Two months passed in the blink of an eye.
"My Six Jia Divine Soldiers are just around the corner!"
Aaron was guarding a massive three-legged, two-eared bronze cauldron, pretending to refine pills, when he suddenly felt something, walked outside, and gazed toward the direction of the Imperial Palace.
"Audacious! This True Monarch holds a rank comparable to the third grade; you should address this official as True Monarch! Could it be that you wish to commit an act of insubordination?"
Meanwhile, news of the "Longevity Pill" and "Undying Medicine" spread like wildfire, and in the blink of an eye, it was known throughout Jingshi.
The Song Dynasty valued civil officials over Wu; facing a visit from such a leader of the literary world, Tong Jing was simply flattered.
Others do not know!
"Please!"
Therefore, Aaron only gave a light shout, and Zishi Zhenren suffered a Backlash, nearly vomiting blood!
"Reporting to True Monarch, this is Roukang Diji!"
The so-called Diji is naturally the daughter of the Emperor, which is to say, a princess.
Wen Ruoming sat down with a smile, and after drinking two cups of tea, he suddenly sighed: "Does the Privy Commissioner know... Qian Tianru is already dead, and Xiahou Ying was also bitten by rats at home; I fear he too will be afflicted with a foul disease."
"A chance encounter? Or a coincidence?"
A dragon's roar seemed to flash past Zishi Zhenren's ears, and his whole body involuntarily retreated three steps; his vision went black, his throat felt painful, and his mouth was full of a fishy sweetness.
If a Taoist Master could cast spells of Evil Suppression on a Prefect, the world would have been in chaos long ago.
Inside the carriage, there was another person holding a folding fan who hurriedly asked: "Did Eunuch Tong express a stance?"
"Pity, I have no interest in little girls... Rather than looking for her, I might as well look for Shishi..."
……
Seeing an old man with a gaunt face enter, Tong Jing hurriedly stood up to salute.
Wen Ruoming asked coldly in return.
"Even if it could be refined, it is not something you or I can covet... Furthermore, if Taoism rises, where does that leave our Confucian school?"
He forcibly restrained himself and swallowed the mouthful of blood that had surged up.
Various brilliant colors clawed and brandished before his eyes, constantly staining the surroundings.
The scholar holding the folding fan had a look that seemed to carry some secrecy: "Longevity Pill, Undying Medicine? Can they really be refined?"
Seeing Zishi Zhenren come over and walk side-by-side with him, it was clear he was anxious.
"Zishi Zhenren, this True Monarch holds a rank comparable to the third grade; in the future, when you speak, you must distinguish between superior and inferior!"
Seeing this scene, Tong Jing was naturally burning with anxiety, yet he was helpless.
And above the Imperial Palace, the form of a True Dragon with a snake's body, fish's tail, and Black Tortoise claws vaguely emerged.
This True Dragon was gold on the outside and green on the inside, with pure purple eyes; it was merely very Weak, and after an unwilling roar, it suddenly shattered into pieces!
(End of this chapter)
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