92: Southern Innate

Chapter 92 Southern Innate

" Your, Your Majesty's imperial mausoleum? "

Hu Bafeng was stunned for a moment, but quickly reacted and said, " Your Majesty, regarding the imperial mausoleum, this subject wishes to discuss it carefully. "

" Oh? Why? "

" This subject checked the records from the Ministry of Works. That imperial mausoleum is extremely massive, and the construction techniques and mechanism designs of that time are completely different from those of today. "

Hu Bafeng hesitated and said, " The construction time alone was a full thirty-nine years, mobilizing over 1.2 million laborers to build it, and the workload was immensely vast. "

" Back then, the blueprints of this mausoleum were burned to ashes long ago, and the construction workers who did the final cleanup were also buried alive with it as funerary objects. The Ministry of Works cannot find a single piece of intelligence regarding that mausoleum at all. "

" This subject, this subject and the others want to open this mausoleum, it is difficult, extremely difficult. "

Zheng Yi frowned and said, " A dike of a thousand miles can collapse in an ant hole. It's not like We are asking you to excavate the entire imperial mausoleum, is it impossible to just clear out a small passage? "

" No, it won't do... "

Hu Bafeng said, " After this subject's Early Stage exploration, the entire imperial mausoleum was built and arranged according to the different trigrams of the Nine Palaces and Eight Trigrams, and it also contains the aspect of the Five Elements. "

" It's a bit like... a Formation! "

" Simply clearing out a cave will inevitably cause the collapse of the entire mausoleum, or produce other serious consequences. "

" Therefore, after discussion among this subject and the others, we want to make a Breakthrough from the main entrance of the entire mausoleum and open the big door. "

Zheng Yi was not alarmed but delighted instead.

Nine Palaces and Eight Trigrams?

Aspect of the Five Elements?

Formation?

Doesn't that mean that in Zheng Mingsen's imperial mausoleum, there really are Cultivation Techniques?

Otherwise, why would he keep it so confidential?

And go to such great lengths to build his own mausoleum?

" We do not care about these processes, We only want to know how much, how soon can the imperial mausoleum be opened! "

Hu Bafeng hesitated for a moment, silently calculating quickly in his heart, and then said, " Reporting to Your Majesty, fast as three years, slow as five years, or even ten years! "

" Ten years? "

Zheng Yi said indifferently, " We can afford to wait. No matter what, We want you to guarantee that the imperial mausoleum can be opened normally, and do not destroy the things inside, understand? "

" Understood! "

Hu Bafeng quickly stepped back out, but Chen Liancang walked in.

" Your Majesty. "

" Elder Chen? What important matter is there? "

Chen Liancang said, " Two members of the Shadow Guard have had their martial arts cultivation break through to the Grandmaster Realm. "

" Oh? So fast! "

Zheng Yi's eyes flashed; less than a year had passed since the last inquiry.

These two Shadow Guard members actually broke through so quickly.

" Who are they? "

" An Ya, An She. "

" What are their names? "

" Once entering the Shadow Guard, there are no names and pasts, only missions and code names. "

Chen Liancang said, " Your Majesty, you may just call them by their code names. "

Zheng Yi pondered for a few minutes and said, " Call them in. "

" Understood! "

Soon, two eunuchs around twenty-four or twenty-five years old walked in quickly.

" this servant An Ya, An She, greets Your Majesty! "

An Ya's face was honest and thick, and his gaze was sharp.

As for An She, it was subtle and unreleased, with normal eyes.

" We have already heard Elder Chen mention it. The martial arts cultivation of both of you has broken through to the Grandmaster Realm, which is truly gratifying and commendable. "

The two said in unison, " Entirely thanks to Your Majesty's grace, this servant and the others are terrified! "

" Rise. "

" Understood! "

The two stood up one after another, and Zheng Yi said, " Which of you two broke through first? "

An Ya took the lead and said, " Reporting to Your Majesty, this servant broke through first. But An She followed closely behind, with a difference of no more than the time it takes to drink a cup of tea between them. "

" Very good! "

Zheng Yi said, " Since both of you broke through on the same day, We naturally have rewards; money and land properties go without saying. "

" We want to know, do the two of you have any other wishes? "

" If it is reasonable, We will naturally agree. "

The two looked at each other, and An Ya still said, " Reporting to Your Majesty, this servant has lived among the Shadow Guard since childhood and does not know what wishes to have, so please grant whatever reward Your Majesty pleases. "

" this servant's entire life is lived for Your Majesty! "

Zheng Yi's eyes moved, and he looked toward An She again.

An She hesitated for a moment and said, " Yo-, Your Majesty, thi-, this servant has a request. "

" Oh? "

Zheng Yi became interested and asked, " What request do you have? "

" Af-, after this servant was saved by the Shadow Guard, I vaguely have some memories. "

An She said, " this servant seems, seems to still have a younger sister, named, named Qing'er or something, who got separated from this servant since childhood. this servant might have only such one relative left in the world, I wonder if Your Majesty can find this younger sister for this servant? "

" Qing'er? "

Zheng Yi immediately asked, " What characteristics does your younger sister have? "

" At the back of her neck, there is a pink butterfly birthmark. Thi-, this servant has one too! "

Saying this, An She pulled open his collar, and sure enough, three inches behind his right shoulder, a butterfly birthmark the size of a copper coin was discovered.

" Summon a painter to copy this birthmark, and then order the Propaganda Department to add a missing person notice in the latest issue of the newspaper. "

" Understood! "

" Thank you, Your Majesty, thank you, Your Majesty! "

Zheng Yi nodded and said, " The two of you have already broken through to the Grandmaster Realm, with the Innate Realm in sight, so there is no need to be so overly courteous in the future. "

" Thank you, Your Majesty! "

" An Ya, An She, these two names are just code names and do not match the status of both of you. "

Grandmaster Realm Martial Artists.

In the Martial Forest, they are enough to become a titan of a region, a Sect-founding Ancestral Master level figure.

The Baihua Sect relied on a crumbling Grandmaster Realm Martial Artist to hold on for so many years.

Once that Grandmaster Realm Martial Artist dies, the entire Baihua Sect will face signs of collapse and will have to find a new backer.

Originally, Great Yu's Hall of Offerings, there were only two jade-token Grandmaster Realm Martial Artists.

Now, both have stepped into the Innate Realm.

One can imagine how scarce Grandmaster Realm Martial Artists are.

And now, Zheng Yi's command has gained two more Grandmaster Realm Martial Artists!

Zheng Yi continued, " The two of you have been raised and nurtured by Elder Chen since childhood, acting as both teacher and father. "

" An Ya, from now on your name will be changed to ' Chen Zhong '. "

" An She, from now on your name will be changed to ' Chen Yi '. "

" How is that? "

The two knelt down together again, bowed, and said, " Thank you, Your Majesty, for bestowing our names! "

" Rise ~ "

" Understood! "

" Minister Miao's letter states that in Yong Province, the Martial Forest Sect ' Cuihua Sect ' has also rebelled. The Old Ancestor of the Cuihua Sect is a Grandmaster Realm Martial Artist, whom he cannot match. "

Zheng Yi continued, " We hereby dispatch the two of you to Yong Province to seek an opportunity to assassinate the Old Ancestor of the Cuihua Sect and wipe out the entire Cuihua Sect. "

" Understood! "

The two immediately accepted the imperial decree and retreated back.

" Your Majesty, this servant still has an important matter. "

Zheng Yi asked strangely, " What matter? "

" In the Jiangnan Martial Forest, someone has broken through to the Innate Realm. "

" Huh? Who is it? A Martial Forest Family? Or a certain Sect? "

" Reporting to Your Majesty. " Chen Liancang said, " The Yunmeng Marsh Tuoba Family, Tuoba Feng. "

" The abbot of Tianlong Temple, Elder Abbot Fayuan. "

" Huh? Two of them? "

Zheng Yi frowned and said, " A few years ago, there were only two Innate Realm Martial Artists in the entire Jianghu, why are there so many in these past two years? "

" this servant does not know. "

Zheng Yi frowned, already guessing that it might be related to the five strands of innate spiritual energy that came into the world first.

It seems he must hurry up and have children. By having ten daughters, he will be able to control these ten strands of innate spiritual energy and not let them run around wildly.

Southern Innate Martial Artists?

They all bear Our great grace!

" What are the identities of the Yunmeng Marsh Tuoba Family and Tianlong Temple? "

Chen Liancang said, " The Tuoba Family is a rebel royal faction that vied for the world with the Great Yu imperial Family more than three hundred years ago. After being defeated by the Grand Ancestor leading troops, the Tuoba Family withdrew from the qualification to vie for the deer in the Central Plains. "

" However, this Family has lived generation after generation in Yunmeng Marsh. Yunmeng Marsh is a giant lake, stretching ten thousand miles long, and within it, waterways crisscross, there are numerous small islands, and thick fog shrouds the area; people unfamiliar with the terrain easily get lost in it. "

" After the Tuoba Family retreated to defend Yunmeng Marsh, after the Grand Ancestor secured the Central Plains, he once sent troops wanting to occupy Yunmeng Marsh, but suffered heavy losses, with at least over 100,000 people dying, and was still unable to occupy the entire Yunmeng Marsh. "

" And the Tuoba Family did not have it easy either; nearly twenty years of continuous war caused the Tuoba Family to be almost exterminated. "

" The final result was still the Tuoba Family taking the initiative to submit as a vassal, and only then did the Grand Ancestor extinguish the thought of exterminating the Tuoba Family. "

" Until now, with the advantage of Yunmeng Marsh, the entire Family's influence of the Tuoba Family has spread across more than half of the south, making it enough to become the number one Martial Forest Family in the south! "

" The number one Martial Forest Family in the south? "

Zheng Yi frowned, firmly memorizing this Martial Forest Family in his heart.

" What about Tianlong Temple? "

" Tianlong Temple... is a Great Buddhist Country Sect, introduced into our Great Yu during the Grand Ancestor's period. "

Chen Liancang said, " This Sect is best at bewitching people's hearts, bewitching village women and commoners with the theory of retribution in the afterlife, having tens of thousands of believers. "

" Its temple is located on Tianlong Mountain in Lin'an Commandery, and it is the leader of Great Yu's Buddhist believers. "

" Tianlong Temple abbot Elder Abbot Fayuan claims to be the Buddha descended to earth, possessing the divine anomalies of lotus flowers blooming from the tongue and stepping on lotuses with every step, and is worshipped by countless believers. "

" Within its Sect, there are even 30,000 volumes of scriptures and 721 volumes of martial arts Cultivation Techniques, which are regarded by the entire Martial Forest as a martial arts Holy Land. "

" Countless Martial Artists knelt outside the gates of Tianlong Temple for several years in order to enter the temple to seek the Dharma. "

" But when Tianlong Temple accepts disciples, it does not look at Aptitude, only looking at 'karma/affinity'. "

" Therefore, although the number of warrior monks in Tianlong Temple is large, they are of mixed quality. The strong are very strong, while the weak are just like ordinary people. "

" Buddhism... "

Zheng Yi murmured, recalling some information about Buddhism from his previous life.

" Is there any suspicion of the Buddhist Sect being exempt from taxes? "

Chen Liancang was stunned for a moment and said, " Reporting to Your Majesty, when the Grand Ancestor secured the Central Plains, he issued a national policy that monks and Daoists are people outside of civilization and do not need to pay taxes. "

" Not only does Tianlong Temple not need to pay taxes, even the people of the Taiyi Sect, Longhu Mountain, and Heavens Mandate Sect do not need to pay taxes. "

" ... "

Zheng Yi had nothing to say; it seemed that the land annexation situation in the south was even more serious than he had imagined!

In Zheng Yi's view, the Yunmeng Marsh where the Tuoba Family hid was not a Family at all, but a country within a country!

As for the Buddhist forces led by Tianlong Temple, they must be even more severe than in the history of his previous life.

" No wonder Great Yu has a population of hundreds of millions, but the annual taxes are only around thirty to forty million. "

Zheng Yi murmured: " A large portion of it has definitely been occupied by these families, Martial Forest Sects, and people of the two teachings of Buddhism and Daoism. "

" Chengen, draft an imperial decree. "

" Understood! "

Liu Chengen quickly took out the brush, ink, paper, and inkstone, preparing to record.

" We cherish the Buddhist Dharma, and specially summon Tianlong Temple abbot Elder Abbot Fayuan to enter the capital to hold a water and land grand assembly to answer the Buddhist Dharma for Us. "

Liu Chengen polished it once and finished writing quickly.

" Continue writing. "

" The Old Ancestor of the Yunmeng Marsh Tuoba Family advancing to the Innate Realm is a major event of the state. We wish to form a marriage alliance with the Tuoba Family, and order the Tuoba Family to send a legitimate daughter into the capital to consummate the marriage, bestowing the position of imperial concubine. "

Liu Chengen was stunned for a moment, but still finished writing quickly.

" Send out both imperial decrees directly. "

" Understood! "

" The Tuoba Family and Tianlong Temple, if they obediently come to the capital, We naturally need not say more. But if they find an excuse not to come, then there must be something fishy in their hearts! "

" Elder Chen. "

" Your Majesty. "

" Scatter all the spies of the Jinyi Guard and the Eastern Depot into the south, and truly investigate clearly what the southern Martial Forest Sects and families are doing. "

Zheng Yi instructed: " Especially Tianlong Temple! "

" Understood! "

" Report...! "

Just at this moment, an Imperial Guard quickly ran in, holding a memorial with both hands.

" Your Majesty! Bin Province eight-hundred-li urgent report! "

" Huh? Bin Province? "

" Xu Mujun! "

Zheng Yi quickly took it and read it, glancing across ten lines at a glance, finishing the contents of the memorial almost instantly, his eyes suddenly lighting up brightly.

Chen Liancang at the side asked suspiciously: " Your Majesty, what happened? Over at General Xu's place... "

" Hahaha, hahahaha... "

Zheng Yi laughed loudly and threw the memorial to Chen Liancang.

" Great General Xu has won a great victory! "

" Black Mountain Pass belongs to Great Yu! "

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