Chapter 331
Ancestral Dragon Spiritual Energy
Chapter 331 Ancestral Dragon Spiritual Energy
Ying Zheng sat upright in the main hall, Zhao Gao stood on one side with his head bowed, the four great guards stood majestically on his left and right, and the three dukes and nine ministers, as well as civil and military officials were on both sides.
Wuzhan wore a mask, a jade crown to tie his hair, had a well-proportioned body, and was dressed in a white robe, shining brightly. As he walked into the hall, he immediately became the focus of everyone in the hall.
Wuzhe walked steadily to the front of the stage, knelt on the ground, and said loudly: "Long live the emperor!"
Ying Zheng laughed and said, "Sir, please stand up!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Wuzhan stood up slowly, feeling puzzled. At this moment, he felt an ancient aura emanating from Ying Zheng's body. This aura was not like real energy, but more like the aura possessed by a god, inviolable and extremely noble. Could this be the aura of the 'Ancestral Dragon'?
According to legend, at the beginning of the formation of the universe, three kinds of primordial spiritual energy were derived between heaven and earth, giving birth to three ancient mythical beasts, namely, the Ancestral Dragon, the Original Phoenix, and the First Qilin. These three mythical beasts fought and killed each other, and eventually died, giving rise to all living things.
There is this kind of ancestor dragon's aura in Ying Zheng's body, which makes him immune to gods and demons, and fearful of all evil spirits. More than two months ago, Wuzhan had not noticed the manifestation of this aura in Ying Zheng's body. According to Zhao Gao, Xu Shi has been in the palace these days. Could it be that Xu Shi did something?
Ying Zheng said: "Sir, you are both wise and brave. In just one month, you turned the defeat of 200,000 defeated troops into victory, pacified Yue, eliminated the threat in southern Xinjiang, and expanded the territory. You are a great contributor to our Great Qin. After receiving the victory report, the whole Xianyang City was shocked. Everyone was discussing who you are and wanted to see your true face with their own eyes. The ministers in the hall collectively requested that I must invite you to come and take off your mask. Haha, I have no choice. You should take off your mask and satisfy their request. Let them see who you are, haha!"
Wuzhan said, “As you command!” He turned around and took off his mask. The ministers were dumbfounded. After a moment, there was an uproar, “Ah! It turned out to be him…, he is not dead…, it is really him…, no wonder…”
Feng Jie, Li Si and others came forward to greet Wuzhan. The hall suddenly became lively. It took a long time before they returned to their seats.
Prime Minister Feng Quji asked Wuzhan, "It is rumored that you died in Cangyan Mountain three years ago. When we old ministers heard this, we were all saddened for a while. We wanted to ask you, since you are not dead, why didn't you return to Xianyang?" The hall suddenly became quiet.
Wuzhan said calmly: "If I hadn't been saved by an immortal, I might have really been killed there. I have been recovering for three years and cannot move. It's not that I don't want to come back, but I can't come back."
Imperial Censor Feng Jie asked, "Who is so bold as to harm you, sir?"
Wuzhan said with a bit of embarrassment: "It's all over. If you ask me again, I won't admit it. On the contrary, I have to thank the national master. If it weren't for them, I wouldn't have had that opportunity. Not only did I meet the immortal, but my stubborn illness was cured."
As soon as these words came out, anyone could understand who had harmed Wuzhan. It was because His Majesty, in pursuit of immortality, was very protective of Xu Shi, so how could he dare to investigate? The Lishan incident three years ago was a lesson learned in blood and tears. From then on, the ministers no longer dared to mention the crimes of Xiandaoyuan in front of Ying Zheng.
Even recently, when Mayor Xu wanted to go out to sea to look for medicine and cast a bronze man, they opposed it but did not dare to speak out. They discussed it secretly and were ready to jointly persuade His Majesty, but they only said it verbally and did not take any action.
However, this sentence also brought many ministers closer to Wuzhan, and Wuzhan proved with his actions that he was indeed doing practical things for Daqin. They only believed in people who did practical things, and most people did not believe that Xu Shi would make His Majesty immortal.
Ying Zheng also noticed the embarrassment on the faces of his ministers, so he changed the subject and said loudly, "My dear ministers, what do you think, should we confer the title of nobility on you, my Lord?"
Many ministers echoed: "Sir, your achievements are worthy of being made a marquis!"
Ying Zheng laughed and said, "But you objected, sir. Look at him. He has made such great contributions, but he has never thought about any reward." His face changed and he scolded, "Look at how many of you are thinking about your past achievements, what rewards you should get, and how to divide the territory of the Qin Dynasty. Listen carefully, I need people who can make contributions to the Qin Dynasty, not those who shrink their heads into their stomachs when they encounter problems and only think about sharing the credit and receiving rewards."
Many people felt very disappointed when they heard this. Their necks shrank a lot, they lowered their heads and stopped talking.
"Little Gaozi, remember my reward!"
Zhao Gao stepped forward, unfolded the silk imperial edict, and said in a sharp voice: "The Emperor's reward book, the Great Qin special book, the former Grand Minister and the Anti-Rebellion Censor Wuzhan, for his meritorious service in pacifying the southern border, should have been promoted to the general and the title of Wunan Marquis. Because you resigned from your official position and wanted to stay in Xianyang to cultivate yourself and pray for the Great Qin, the Emperor specially rewarded you with ten boxes of jewels, expanded your mansion, one hundred able-bodied men, fifty palace maids from the six kingdoms, a salary of ten thousand stones, and removed your original official position, but your title will not be changed, and a special audience order is granted."
The audience order can facilitate the entry and exit of the palace to meet His Majesty, and is still the treatment of an important minister. Although he has no real power, he can attend court to listen to political discussions and make suggestions. It is a token specially prepared by Ying Zheng for Wuzhan in case of emergency, because he does not want to bury talents like Wuzhan.
Wuzhan had never expected that His Majesty would give him so much in reward, so he knelt down and thanked him, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your great grace!"
After Wuzhan stood up, all the ministers congratulated him, which eased the depressing atmosphere.
Wuzhan said: "Your Majesty, I have something to ask the Imperial Master to come here and confront him in front of Your Majesty."
As soon as these words were spoken, the whole hall was shocked. In the past three years, no one dared to confront Mayor Xu. This clearly showed that he wanted to be an enemy of Mayor Xu. Did he not want to live just after achieving an achievement?
Ying Zheng smiled and said, "Sir, don't be angry. The Imperial Master has explained to me that it was all a misunderstanding. I hope you can forgive me."
Ying Zheng's words left all the ministers in the hall speechless. They thought Ying Zheng would be furious, but unexpectedly he came out to mediate, plead for Xu Shi, and ask Wuzhan for forgiveness. Doesn't this mean that Xu Shi doesn't dare to offend the gentleman anymore?
Wuzhan said: "I can forgive the State Master, but I still have something to say. This time when I went south, the Xiandao Academy repeatedly caused trouble for me and tried to assassinate me several times. On the way back, I encountered a fight between the Xiandao Academy and the Nitian Sect. The State Master even falsely accused me of robbing some rare treasure and wanted to put me to death. The State Master's senior brother Liefeng was even more rude. Not only did he not take me seriously, he also openly despised your majesty's imperial power. At the Huangshan Discussion Conference, he openly attacked me several times. Kunlun Ye Yi insulted your majesty, but he turned a deaf ear to him, making the world's cultivators laugh at him. I had no choice but to rashly kill Ye Yi to restore the country's prestige."
The more the ministers listened, the more shocked they were. They were shocked that Xiandao Academy had done so much harm to Wuzhan, yet Wuzhan was able to survive and kill the leader of Kunlun Mountain. Although they were not cultivators, they had heard of Ye Yi's name, who was at a very high level and could also refine medicine. Wuzhan actually killed such a person, which showed that his cultivation must be very strong.
Wuzhan said these words in front of His Majesty and the ministers, which was undoubtedly a public declaration of opposition to Xiandaoyuan. Moreover, Xiandaoyuan did not dare to come out to confront him, which meant that they had begun to restrain themselves and did not dare to touch Wuzhan easily.
Some ministers began to laugh in their hearts. Finally, there was someone like him who could govern Xiandaoyuan. They had already developed respect for Wuzhang. Ying Zheng smiled and said, "Sir, you have been wronged. I will definitely compensate you."
Many ministers lamented in their hearts that Xiandaoyuan had been so cruel to the heroes of the Qin Dynasty that according to the laws of the Qin Dynasty, it was at least a capital crime. His Majesty not only did not punish them, but instead interceded for them. This showed to what extent His Majesty had indulged Xiandaoyuan in order to pursue immortality.
However, His Majesty is very fond of Wuzhan. If other ministers had spoken in this way, His Majesty would have been furious a long time ago.
Wuzhan said: "As long as Your Majesty believes in me, I will not feel wronged. The reason why I am saying this in front of Your Majesty is to ask Your Majesty to make a decision for me. If Xiandaoyuan is endangering me, how should I respond?"
Ying Zheng laughed dryly and said, "The Imperial Master has explained it to me clearly. Such things will not happen again in the future. If they embarrass you again, you can report to me and I will punish them on your behalf."
Wuzhan smiled slightly, bowed and thanked: "Thank you, Your Majesty!"
After the court was dismissed, Wuzhan was kept by Ying Zheng and called to the back hall. The two sat opposite each other, only ten steps apart. Only the four great guards and Zhao Gao were left around them.
Ying Zheng asked, "Sir, you just came back. Have you heard the ministers in the court discussing the casting of bronze men and the search for medicine?"
Wuzhan replied: "I have heard something about it."
"I wonder what you think about this, sir?"
Wuzhan thought for a moment and said, "The Xiongnu in the north have been badly injured, and the southern border has been pacified. There are 300,000 troops stationed in each area. There will be no more troubles from the north and south within a hundred years. Your Majesty wants to stop the war, which is a good thing. However, the weapons needed to cast the bronze man are all discarded old weapons, which have been replaced by iron. There is no use for them. Some ministers are too worried."
Ying Zheng smiled and said, "Sir, you still understand me. I love to listen to you."
Wuzhan said: "However, I would like to remind Your Majesty that those old weapons have been stained with blood and have killed countless people. They must contain evil spirits and dead souls. If they are used to cast bronze figures, if they are not cast properly, it will be difficult to shock them and they may become deadly weapons."
Ying Zheng said: "These state masters have already thought of it. Not only can they shock those evil spirits and dead souls, but they can also set up formations to protect the entire Xianyang city."
"If so, that's great. As for seeking the elixir, it's for your majesty's immortality and the creation of an immortal Qin. Compared to that, three thousand children are nothing. But I'm worried whether the state teacher can find the elixir."
Wuzun did not give a direct answer to these two questions, and his answers were not in the right place, but Ying Zheng was willing to listen.
Ying Zheng said, "The Imperial Master said that there is an island overseas where a Taoist immortal lives in seclusion. He can make a magical medicine. After taking this medicine, you can live forever even without practicing. However, the immortal will not show up easily. The only way to get the immortal medicine is to bring a child under ten years old to find him and exchange with him."
Wuzhan said: "It seems that your majesty still trusts the national teacher more."
Ying Zheng smiled and said, "It's not that I don't believe you, sir. You should be able to sense the spiritual energy in my body. It was stimulated by the Imperial Master. If I can get the elixir, not only will I be immortal, but even the gods in heaven will not be able to do anything to me. It has come to this. If I have doubts about the Imperial Master, all the huge financial and human resources I have spent over the years will be in vain. You should understand me, sir."
Wuzhan said: "Your Majesty is right. I also believe that the Imperial Master has this ability. If he doesn't show some results, I'm sure he will think that Your Majesty doesn't believe in him anymore."
Ying Zheng said: "Sir, your words are like a knife. I really chose the right person to use you to guard against the national teacher. I think you are the only one in Xianyang City who dares to challenge the Xiandao Academy. The national teacher really can't do anything to you."
Wuzhan said: "Isn't this what your majesty wants to see? If I don't work hard, how can the Imperial Master feel a sense of crisis?"
Ying Zheng said: "I'm keeping you here for another reason. After the Imperial Master knew your identity, he has been thinking about the five-colored stone in your hand."
Wuzhan said, "This humble minister has already guessed it. The Five-Colored Stone is my treasure. The Imperial Master took it from me back then and later gave it to me. It's not that I don't want to give it to the Imperial Master, but it's not the right time yet and he doesn't need it now. If the Imperial Master can make Your Majesty immortal, I will offer the Five-Colored Stone to you with both hands. Your Majesty should understand my intentions."
Ying Zheng laughed and said, "Sir, you are right. The Imperial Master also guessed that you would not hand it over. He was just asking. As long as it is still with you, it's fine."
Wuzhan said: "I still say the same thing, Your Majesty, please rest assured that I can do what the Xiandao Academy can do, and I can do it faster than him. Not only that, I can also do what the Xiandao Academy cannot do."
Ying Zheng said: "With your words, I feel relieved. You should also feel relieved. Even if the national teacher can achieve my wish, I don't want to lose your help. As you said, it is inevitable that things will change over time. Whether he does these things for our Great Qin will take a long time to verify."
Wuzhan smiled slightly and said, "Your Majesty is wise. I will never let him slack off."
(End of this chapter)