Chapter 1021

Si Min Prefecture.

The night was thick, and there were even signs of white in the sky. The moonlight was dim, the stars were bright, waiting for the rising sun.

The palace gates were closed, yellow brocade hung on the railings, dark patterns and green locks, dim light, soldiers in green-black armor stood quietly in front of the steps, the whole palace looked extremely quiet, occasionally a crane cry came, echoing in the beams.

Occasionally a clear breeze came, blowing the hanging yellow brocade. The plaque on the main hall had a black background and golden characters, shining with golden light in the night.

【Fengwu Hall】.

In the sky were hundreds and thousands of white cranes circling around the hall, their wings covering the sky, occasionally one or two drifted down, landing on the palace eaves and the side of the steps, folding their wings and shrinking their legs, looking like they were dozing off.

This hall was covered with brocade like long snakes, and there were water and fire snake-entwined paths in all four directions. The dark red huge square had a lamp stand every ten steps, kneeling full of cultivators, with uniform costumes, heads pressed to the ground, not moving a bit.

And walking out a hundred feet, you could see nine steps. Below the Dan steps was still a wide platform, kneeling full of men and women of different ages, wearing green-black plain clothes, yin and yang opposite, positions corresponding, corresponding one by one with the steps, all of them were blood descendants.

Even if thousands of cultivators were kneeling, the whole palace was still extremely quiet. As the light climbed up the hall little by little, it revealed the two people beside the hall at the highest point.

The man held his chest and raised his eyebrows, his expression was proud, wearing green clothes, a scroll that had never been opened hung on one side of his waist, a golden talisman hung on the other, and he held a sword in his hand.

The woman standing opposite him was only in white, holding a green-black dark-patterned wooden box in her arms, calm and peaceful, but it seemed that something was locked in the wooden box, occasionally trembling strangely, with water and fire intertwined and gushing, but it could only slide down the woman's fair arms, unable to cause any harm.

Going up nine steps, a man stood upright beside the hall, with a slender figure, golden eyes looking around, born quite handsome, wearing white inside, lined with twisted silk clothes, and a white-patterned black coat with an open front and straight collar on the outside, with crane feathers on the shoulders, setting him off as particularly tall.

It was Li Li Jiangliang.

His expression was solemn and heavy, waiting until the stars shone together and gradually dimmed. He finally couldn't wait, so he knelt on the steps and said respectfully:

"May Your Majesty take the seat, ride the change of water and fire, drive the sign of the entwined snakes, to correct the south, the common people of the four seas, will be fortunate."

The man waited in front of the steps for a while, and an internal official listened for a while from the side of the hall, and respectfully passed the order:

"Lord Li, please."

Li Li Jiangliang's expression changed slightly, he saluted, and entered from the side hall.

Entering the side hall, there were eighteen steps, each step was deep red, and purple airflow like a waterfall poured down from the steps, bringing a mysterious feeling that made people feel happy.

After going up the eighteen steps, he saw a side door with a green-black background and golden patterns. He pushed the door and entered, and the thick sandalwood incense rushed to his face. The palace was filled with smoke, and he only saw a few white shadows standing in this sandalwood mist.

It turned out to be several women who were naked, clean-bodied and hairless, with round faces and fair skin, either holding green-gold treasure clothes, or holding green-black ribbons, or squatting or standing, with different postures. They didn't move, like statues.

These women were arranged in rows, with different heights. Behind the immortal seat in the main position, dragons and phoenixes were carved, and two dragon beasts were painted on both sides, but their bodies were long and extended, like two giant pythons.

Beside the seat stood a young man, wearing a simple white coat, with long hair scattered, standing with his back to him.

Li Li Jiangliang dared not raise his eyebrows, but took a step back, knelt down in front of the threshold, and worshipped:

"Your Majesty's benevolence reaches all living beings, the Dao light covers and shines, the minister's body is filthy, dare not climb the Fengwu Immortal Hall, only kneel in front of the steps, to listen to the immortal order."

His slightly trembling voice echoed in the hall, listening to the clear and icy voice coming from above:

"Enter the hall."

Li Li Jiangliang had to stand up, cross the threshold, and only then stepped into it, feeling the crisp feeling under his feet, and a crisp breaking sound came. Under the white energy, it was actually full of salt brine condensed, mixed with frost and snow, a piece of crystal clear.

Li Li Jiangliang restrained his horror, walked slowly to ten steps in front of him, just stopped in front of the many women who were like utensils, and worshipped:

"The minister is here."

Only then did he see the man above turn around and step down the steps. Then purple energy spread out, white frost condensed, and that face had short eyes and black pupils, two eyebrows handsome, looking at him steadily.

"You come."

Li Li Jiangliang apologized, immediately picked up the green-black inner robe from the woman's hand, and put it on for him. Yang Zhuo stared at him quietly and opened his mouth: "In the past, I took action on the road to ask for the resources that were embezzled for those one or two small cultivators, and just happened to see you traveling south, so we made friends... Thinking about it now, it is vivid in my mind."

He smiled slightly, raised his eyebrows and said:

"Have you ever thought... how much calculation there is."

Mentioning this, Li Li Jiangliang lowered his eyes and replied:

"Reporting to Your Majesty... Li Jiangliang cannot see the calculation, it is just a lifelong wish, a place to entrust, not to be annihilated in the clan's cowardice, and to have the power to save the common people, that is enough..."

"Save the common people..."

Yang Zhuo stared at him quietly, his lips moved, he didn't speak, restrained his expression, and replied:

"You have been friends with me since you were young, you are my brother-in-law, and you are uniquely respected above all ministers. Today you should have a share of the credit."

Li Li Jiangliang didn't dare to take it at all, and said respectfully:

"Your Majesty is the honor of ten thousand chariots, receiving the order from heaven, the number is fixed, it is not something the minister can claim credit for, only serving in front of the hall, following orders."

Yang Zhuo still stared at him:

"This cannot be said. If it weren't for you, I don't know how many fewer people the Great Song would have today, and how many more people who eat and do nothing. Although I became emperor and could not become a Golden Dan, I have infinite power, and you should get a share of the light."

"Relying on imperial grace."

Yang Zhuo turned his gaze and said casually:

"Among the kings, the Wei Wang is the most noble, fighting for the luck of the north and south, setting the sects of Huai Zuo, the descendants cannot be without rewards. Today, when sealing the king, which envoy should be sent?"

Li Li Jiangliang just picked up the white silk single garment, the black coat with black collar and green edges, put it on for him, and replied:

"The minister avoids suspicion and dare not answer."

Yang Zhuo glanced at him and said:

"You are awkward, so let True Person Ning go."

Li Li Jiangliang obeyed, and then added the imperial clothes for him, listening to this reincarnation of true energy, the lord who is noble beyond words said lightly:

"In the Li Xia area, the poison of great desire is the order I gave not to kill anyone. Words are spoken and the cultivators follow. Only you persuaded me not to let the remnants flow into the prefecture. Who is loyal and who is treacherous is naturally clear."

Li Li Jiangliang hesitated for a moment, did not take the next ribbon, but knelt on the ground, whispered:

"The minister is ignorant and does not understand... Since Your Majesty has the ability to clear, why not operate magically, solve it in one go, eliminate the evil power of the golden lotus, but let them enter the prefecture... I am afraid that there will be a resurgence of evil cults in Li Xia in the future, and it will not be peaceful for a hundred years."

Yang Zhuo stared at him with those eyebrows and eyes, and replied:

"Where the evil power of the golden lotus resides, it is changed once it is changed. It is equivalent to letting them read scriptures for so many years. Even if the great desire recedes, it is still bewitched. A person has seen ghosts and monsters. Even if I tell the ghosts and monsters to recede, I still cannot let him restore the mind that has not seen ghosts and monsters, unless I move their souls."

"Now there is only the piety that arises from one heart. Others are willing to believe in release. If you change him with magic, it is no different from the Release Cultivators."

"Changing the world with one's own heart is the orthodoxy of the Wei Emperor and the country, not the Dao of Heaven and Martial Arts. When the great desire was poisonous, the people of Li Xia did not have the freedom not to believe. Now that I rule the world, they have the freedom not to believe in me. Since the great desire Dao has gone, I want them to choose for themselves."

Li Li Jiangliang had to lower his brows and replied:

"The minister is reckless."

He knelt on the ground and picked up the dark-patterned white jade boots. While Yang Zhuo raised his feet, he said:

"The new dynasty is established. Your father is in the north, but Jiaozhi cannot be lost. A protector must be sealed. Since Liu Bai is a Purple Mansion and has the Chu State military talisman, you should go to Jiaozhi and let him guard it."

"As for the prefecture name."

He paused, and Li Li Jiangliang said respectfully:

"We have discussed it. Jiaozhi overlooks the stone pond and has the responsibility of pacifying a sea. In the Song Dynasty, it can be called 【Jinghai】."

These words made Yang Zhuo's pupils widen slightly, frowning:

"Don't know the matter... The word 【Jing】 is not good, it violates the taboo of the respected one. Use 【Jing】 to replace it, calm it with stillness, settle and be peaceful forever, just call it 【Jinghai Protectorate】."

"Yes!"

Li Li Jiangliang didn't dare to ask whose taboo he had offended, hurriedly responded, knelt firmly, held up the crown with a round front and square back, and five colors and twelve tassels, and buried his head extremely low.

Naturally, he was not qualified to wear this imperial crown for Yang Zhuo.

But this lord who was about to ascend to the position of Song Emperor held the crown and didn't speak, stared at the imperial crown, and said coldly:

"Imperial order... originally started from Wei, the imperial crown is also imitating Wei, round front and square back, to show the pivot of the sun of heaven and earth, five colors and twelve tassels, to replace the five virtues and twelve energies, Qi and Liang picked up people's teeth, one is 'Xi Qi', one is 'Sui Qi', but it is one of the twelve tassels, and also wears this imperial crown."

"Now that 'True Qi' has attained the Dao, learning to be a Wei system, what is the solution?"

Li Li Jiangliang felt a chill in his heart.

This imperial ceremony was not his own claim, it was corresponded one by one with Yang Yanyou, and it could be traced back to Yang Yang Ruiyi... Yang Zhuo's question might not be him!

But even if it wasn't him, he still had to answer, respectfully:

"Reporting to Your Majesty, the Emperor transcends the vulgar, governs by bowing his hands, Ning although serves the Wei calendar, it is established by all families, using five colors and twelve tassels, today True Qi is re-established, it should follow the old system."

"Emperor."

Yang Zhuo raised his eyebrows and said:

"People who cultivate immortals like the word 【True】, seizing the creation of heaven and earth, taking this as true, Heaven and Martial Arts become true as emperor, not becoming emperor and true, so they are often called True Lord, imperial order, isn't it superfluous?"

Li Li Jiangliang's cold sweat came out, only respectfully:

"To pacify the world!"

"Hahahaha!"

Yang Zhuo wore the imperial crown, Li Li Jiangliang knelt aside, feeling the thick clouds drifting out from his side, knowing that the Song Emperor was stepping down steadily from the white energy.

The Song Emperor stopped in front of the palace gate, pressed one hand on the palace gate, and said lightly:

"You call him Emperor, but you don't know that he seeks truth and not emperor. The so-called correcting nature and stopping lust is the handwriting of predecessors. Benevolence and power are infinite, and I don't know who the benevolence is for, but it is not the common people--if the common people were heavier than seeking truth, how could there be a reason to go outside the world?"

Li Li Jiangliang didn't know how to answer him, only watched him pace out of the hall, the shouting outside the hall was shaking the sky, water and fire were moving, the sky was green and blue, and countless mysterious lights were filled.

Colorful long snakes fell from the sky, climbing on the white steps. The purple energy in front of Li Li Jiangliang became thicker and thicker, only feeling cold and sticky snakes. Climbing around his arms, they shuttled past him one after another.

In his heart, there was surprisingly no joy, but endless confusion, and even a strange astonishment.

That hero who drank and confided in him when he escorted the convoy south... was it really this Song Emperor?

'If the pacification of Yue State and the establishment of a dynasty in the past were not what you sought, how could such a vast situation come about? The Yang Zhuo of the past, how could he say such things... Your Majesty... what exactly do you want to do?"

The sound of bells and tripods outside rang together, and the officials sang the ceremony, seemingly performing the reward, vaguely heard, Li Li Jiangliang only knelt in the hall, finding that the white fog on the left and right had quickly dissipated, and those female bodies were still condensed in the hall.

These bodies had already condensed like jade, turned into flawless stones, but white with pink, floating with faint peach fragrance, eyes agile, each one seemed to move at any time.

He stood up slightly, his lowered head always facing the emperor, and naturally walked out from the side, kneeling outside the hall.

"Dong!"

The mysterious bell rang suddenly, and as the officials bowed, thousands of white cranes fell from the sky, spreading their wings over countless kneeling cultivators, flapping and landing on the lower wide platform, falling among the thousands of male and female descendants.

These white cranes were huge, carrying rolling strong winds, rolling water and fire, but the men and women kneeling on the ground did not notice, only letting the white cranes land, --stopping on the lamp post beside them.

"Dong!"

Kneeling again, the huge white cranes falling into the crowd stood on one leg, and the wide wings opened with the sound of bells and tripods, covering the men and women on the left and right, tightly, making the stairs below only endless white.

This white was integrated with the white in the sky, which immediately fascinated Li Li Jiangliang's eyes, making him quickly lower his head.

"The calendar of heaven, descending on Xiuwu, getting the country in Huai, pacifying chaos and saving the people, passing through many years... and Heaven and Martial Arts exceeding the world, almost falling... this year tumbling water and fire, nature is in my body, immortal chapter is in the front, re-practicing Xiuwu... entrusting the common people, opening the country and building the marquis, rewarding the expectations of all families, establishing the state as emperor..."

The magnificent immortal sound echoed in the air, countless water and fire rolled in the sky, Yang Zhuo took a step forward and said lightly:

"Its name is Song."

"Dong!"

Li Li Jiangliang raised his head again, the sky was just at the time of dawn, the moonlight was dim, the sun had not risen, but a star as bright as the sun suddenly shone brightly, shining on the world, like the god of the mysterious sky, quietly watching the earth.

This light was dazzling, but it made Li Li Jiangliang unable to help but shed tears.

Xiuwu star is bright!

"Buzz..."

In an instant, the world was bright, the void moved, water and fire intertwined, shaking the world, all the cultivators in the south of the Yangtze River raised their heads, looked at the sky, and looked at each other in fear!

"The celestial phenomenon has changed!"

It was even more lively in the void. In the empty and dark, one after another colors emerged, either calculating with fingers, or pondering deeply, lowering eyebrows and not speaking.

"The spiritual atmosphere has changed..."

But there was only fear under this hall, even the True Persons waiting in front of the hall lowered their eyebrows and remained silent, suddenly hearing a clear voice, with respect and solemnity in the tone:

"Ning family"

"Offer a pair of dragon tendons for Your Majesty!"