Chapter 53: Opening up a spiritual field in Ming Dynasty
The next day.
The sleet turned into heavy snow.
In the main hall of Prince Yu's mansion, Prince Yu, Xu Jie, Gao Gong, Zhang Juzheng and Zhao Zhenji sat in order of priority.
"Anyway, the matter is finally resolved." Prince Yu took a sip of hot tea, put down the teacup and said.
For him, the loss of land by the Qingliu in the southeast was not a big deal. His father's plan to restore the Wei Suo system would also be beneficial to the court.
Although after this time, the Xu family may have to bleed heavily in the southeast and hand over most of the land.
But no matter who this land ends up in, even if it falls into the hands of the Yan Party, it will be the same to him.
If he gets to the top, he will also divide these people.
"The emperor will definitely give the land ceded from the southeast to people like the Yan Party." Zhao Zhenji glanced at Xu Jie and said.
"Once the Luotian Grand Ceremony in the southeast is over, this matter will be completely resolved. I just don't know what reason the emperor will use to get Hai Rui back." Zhang Juzheng was thinking about how to get Hai Rui back.
"Since the emperor has taken action, I believe everything must have been arranged." Prince Yu was not interested in dwelling on the issue of the southeast, so he changed the subject and asked, "Can this Hai Rui still be used?"
"After discussing with Lord Xu, I decided that Hai Rui will continue to be employed." Zhang Juzheng paused for a moment before continuing:
“Although this person is a double-edged sword and can easily hurt us, if he were to deal with the treacherous people of the Yan Party, the harm would be even greater!”
"Although the national policy of stationing troops to promote agriculture fell on the shoulders of the Yan Party and was also proposed by the Yan Party," Prince Yu hesitated for a moment and nodded, "but the emperor's goal is to restore the Weisuo system."
"The Ming Dynasty is now in a tight financial situation, natural disasters are frequent, wars are ongoing, and there are some minor rebellions in various places."
"It is time to use money. If the guard system can be restored, the border will be much more stable. It should be encouraged."
As Prince Yu spoke, his words became more fierce.
"Your Highness, rest assured. We will do our best to guard against the Yan Party and will not let them manipulate national policies for their own benefit." Xu Jie's tone was extremely solemn as he spoke.
The national policy of stationing troops to promote agriculture was decided by the emperor himself. This is an unchangeable fact, and this national policy can only be implemented well.
What the emperor wants is the restoration of the Wei Suo system, while the Yan Party wants to "eat meat" by relying on national policies. Naturally, they cannot let the Yan Party get what they want.
In the life-and-death struggle with the Yan Party in the southeast, there is a bottom line that cannot be crossed, and that is national policy.
As for the others, no matter how they fight, the emperor won’t care.
As long as the Yan Party has problems in implementing national policies, it will naturally be their turn to take over.
……
April 7th, the 40th year of Jiajing’s reign, was a sunny day.
Xiyuan, a secluded courtyard to the north of Yuxi Palace.
At this time, the houses in the small courtyard had been demolished, the floors had been removed, leaving only four walls, leading directly to Yuxi Palace on the south.
"Master, the land has been completely renovated," Lu Fang changed into casual clothes, dressed like an ordinary farmer, turned around and smiled, "I wonder what the master wants to plant?"
The back door of Yuxi Palace had been opened at this time, and a large door leading directly to the backyard was installed.
Jiajing, dressed in a loose white linen robe, stood in the shadow on the steps, looking at the man-made farmyard in front of him.
A month has passed since the last political meeting in Yuxi Palace, and all parties have been very quiet during this month.
Yan Song and his son were busy "selecting troops and generals" and starting to make arrangements on the border, and the Qingliu were also not idle.
Well, they are even busier than Yan Dang.
For them, they had to be busy fighting a life-and-death battle with the Yan Party in the southeast, trying to hold out as long as possible until the arrival of the national teacher and the end of the Luotian Grand Ceremony, while also busy making arrangements on the border.
"According to the time, the girl has been gone for a month, has there been any news?" Jiajing did not answer Lu Fang's question.
He has been practicing in seclusion for this month.
After a month, he was still at the fourth level of Qi training, and his cultivation showed only a slight sign of loosening. If he wanted to break through to the fifth level of Qi training, it would probably take some time.
"We received a pigeon from Huang Jin last night. The Imperial Master estimated that he would arrive in two or three days." After Lu Fang answered, he continued, "Wen Fu has already told us." "When Huang Jin arrives, we will follow his instructions to ensure that everything in the southeast is foolproof."
Jiajing was naturally very confident in Lu Fang's work.
Jiajing nodded, his mind moved, and a storage bag appeared on his palm.
He did not forget to bring back a lot of good things this time, such as some cultivation methods that are only available in the world of immortals, as well as some elixirs and seeds purchased from Sifang City.
The fact that he had people demolish and connect the backyard of Yuxi Palace a month ago was also related to this.
"Immortal treasure!" Seeing the small bag appearing out of thin air in his master's hand, Lu Fang's pupils shrank slightly, and then he lowered his head silently.
Well, as a mortal, he has a heartfelt respect for these immortal things.
I just feel that looking at it with my own eyes is a kind of blasphemy.
"You will have it in the future." Jiajing naturally saw through Lu Fang's thoughts, said with a smile, and walked down the stairs.
After hearing his master say that he would also have such fairy things in the future, Lu Fang was stunned for a moment, and then hurried to catch up.
He knew that his master was telling him explicitly that he would have a chance to become an immortal in the future and would be able to practice Taoism with his master.
Well, God knows, these days whenever he returns to his residence, he also learns to meditate like his master, but unfortunately he gains nothing.
Now that he had received the golden words of his master, it was like a flood of wealth to him.
Jiajing came to the middle of the renovated land in the yard and stood still.
"Lv Fang, use a hoe to dig a hole," Jiajing stepped on the soft ground and calculated the approximate data and said, "It is about four and a half feet long and wide, and about two feet deep."
"Yes!" Although he didn't know what his master was going to do, Lu Fang still picked up the hoe under the steps, went to the position designated by Jiajing, and began to swing the hoe with all his strength.
Lu Fang was very smart. He had realized that this piece of land opened up in the back hall of Yuxi Palace was obviously related to cultivating immortals.
So the master asked him to wield the hoe and dig the hole, naturally to keep it secret from others. This was a manifestation of trust in him.
While Lu Fang was digging the pit, Jiajing came to the palace wall opposite and took out a yellow paper talisman.
As spiritual energy was injected, the talisman turned into a golden light and sank into the wall, and then golden runes flashed by.
Afterwards, Jiajing repeated the same trick and drove a talisman into each of the other three walls. Finally, he came to the steps under the Yuxi Palace and took out three talismans in succession and drove them into the ground.
The quality of the forbidden talisman used this time is completely different from the last time. This time it is a medium-grade forbidden talisman.
A low-grade forbidden talisman can last at least three months in the world of cultivating immortals, and at most one month in the Ming Dynasty.
A medium-grade forbidden talisman can last for a year in the world of immortal cultivation, but in the Ming Dynasty, it can last at most six months, or half a year.
In the world of cultivating immortals, the best quality talismans can last for three to five years at most. If they are forbidden talismans made by some famous talisman masters, they can be used for at least seven or eight years.
The price of low-grade forbidden talismans in Sifang City is six for two taels of spiritual source, the price of medium-grade talismans is two for one tael of spiritual source, and the price of high-grade talismans is one for one tael. Talismans made by famous masters are even more expensive.
In the world of cultivating immortals, forbidden talismans are only a must-have for low-level cultivators. Some powerful cultivators and wealthy cultivators usually have magic tools, spiritual tools, or they can set up formations by waving their hands.
"With these forbidden talismans, the backyard of Yuxi Palace has formed a forbidden space," Jiajing thought, and looked upward again, "Then all I need is a pillar to support the 'heaven and earth', and I can open up a spiritual field in Yuxi Palace."
"Using this spiritual field and the spiritual energy gathered to nourish the land, perhaps we can develop a real spiritual land."
"This is my experimental field."
"If this experimental spiritual field is successful, we can follow the same method to open up more spiritual soil."
"In the world of cultivating immortals, the most important thing is the spiritual vein. Wherever there are spiritual veins, they are all controlled by the academy."
"Once a spiritual vein is discovered, it is even forbidden for private digging and trading. Therefore, it is not realistic to get a spiritual vein for Ming Dynasty at present. We can only nourish the land with spiritual objects..."
"Master, the pit has been dug!" At this moment, Lu Fang's voice rang out, and Jiajing put his thoughts aside.
"..."
(End of this chapter)
