Chapter 92 Brother Gangfeng has finally grown up! Lv Fang breaks through, the future of the Ming Dynasty!
Xiyuan, Yuxi Palace.
"Master," Lv Fang sent the eunuch away and came to the Taotai, "When Hai Rui returned, he looked dazed. It seemed that what he had just seen and heard had had a great impact on him."
Hearing this, Jiajing smiled and did not comment further.
When he first learned about the world of immortal cultivation, his performance was not much better than Hai Rui's.
As for Lu Fang, the same is true.
For mortals, cultivating immortals is itself a shock to their worldview, and feeling confused and dazed are all normal reactions.
"By the end of the month, can you draw Qi into your body?" Jiajing asked Lu Fang.
Being stared at by Jiajing, Lu Fang's heart tightened, but she still answered quickly, "My lord, there are only a few acupoints left in my body that need to be opened, and they will all be opened by the end of the month."
"Then you will be able to break through to the stage of drawing Qi into your body!"
Lu Fang knew clearly that his master had the whole world in his heart and wanted to build an unparalleled immortal dynasty.
He and Lu Bing are the master's confidants. They are the master's helpers and must not hold the master back.
In fact, he has basically been living in Yuxi Palace these days.
When his master was practicing, he would sleep on the ground at the entrance to the backyard, so as to be close to the wisps of spiritual energy at the entrance.
It can be said that apart from the necessary sleep, he basically spent his time practicing and meditating, opening up the acupoints over and over again.
"Yes," Jiajing nodded and said, "It will take half a year to draw Qi into your body. I hope you can break through the first level of Qi training by the end of the year."
"I will definitely live up to my master's expectations." Lu Fang said respectfully.
"Let's go to the back garden to practice," Jiajing waved his hand and threw a green spiritual fruit to Lu Fang, then closed his eyes.
"Thank you, master." Lu Fang bowed, then turned and walked quickly towards the backyard.
Compared to Lu Fang, Lu Bing could not stay in the palace all the time. After all, he was also responsible for the establishment of the "Great Ming Immortal Guard", so he naturally had to be busy running around.
……
"The master is back!"
When the servant saw Hai Rui, he immediately turned around and shouted inside. Soon, Wang Yongji, Hai Rui's mother and wife all came up quickly with umbrellas in hand.
"Mother, I'm fine. Don't worry." Hai Rui looked at his mother's concerned eyes in the dim courtyard. He quickly handed the umbrella in his hand to the servant beside him, then bowed and comforted her, "I'm sorry for making you worry. I hope you'll forgive me."
"It's okay, I'm glad you're okay!"
Seeing that Hai Rui was fine, the old lady breathed a sigh of relief.
Glancing at his daughter-in-law who was concerned about him, he realized that Hai Rui might have something to say to Wang Yongji. He patted the back of his daughter-in-law's hand, motioned for her to talk later, then turned around and took his daughter-in-law away with the help of the servants.
"Let's talk inside." Hai Rui raised his hand, indicating that they should go to the study.
"Gangfeng, how is it?" Wang Yongji asked immediately after entering the room, "Does the emperor want to use you?"
That’s right, this is also the reason why Wang Yongji stayed in Hai Mansion until late at night and never left.
He was really afraid that Hai Rui's upright character would offend the emperor, and then no one in the Ming Dynasty would be able to protect him.
Looking at Wang Yongji's nervous expression, Hai Rui suddenly smiled, patted Wang Yongji on the shoulder, and said:
"Don't worry, the emperor thinks highly of me!"
Hai Rui knew that the emperor's cultivation of immortality should not be revealed easily, and of course, he would never reveal a single word to anyone.
And once you tell others without permission, you are harming that person.
Since the emperor could see and hear the world from the capital thousands of miles away, well, what I thought was right. At that time, the emperor was watching me writing that memorial right above my head.
Presumably, as long as the emperor is willing, every move of the entire Ming Dynasty, from top to bottom, will be within his sight.
As the saying goes, there is a god above your head, nothing more than this! And the only god in the Ming Dynasty is the emperor!
"Huh!" Upon hearing Hai Rui's words, Wang Yongji heaved a sigh of relief, as if a heavy burden had been lifted off his shoulders. He said, "Then I am completely relieved."
As he spoke, he smiled bitterly again and said, "Brother Gangfeng, in the eyes of the Yan Party and Qingliu, you are just an uncontrollable sword."
"If you can gain His Majesty's favor, you must never do anything that would hurt the Lord, otherwise..."
Having said this, Wang Yongji stopped talking, but Hai Rui understood the meaning of his words.
"Don't worry, the emperor's grace is immense. I, Hai Rui, will never let the emperor down. I will repay him with my life!"
Looking at Hai Rui in this state, Wang Yongji's eyes showed a hint of surprise, and then he nodded with satisfaction.
Brother Gangfeng, you finally know how to adapt!
Well, what he didn't know was that he had completely misunderstood Hai Rui's intention. He thought that Hai Rui would be the sword in the emperor's hand from now on, and he would do whatever the emperor told him to do.
After all, the way of an emperor is not to simply rule his subjects based on their loyalty, treachery, good or bad. However, his good friend insists on doing things fairly and distinguishing between loyalty and treachery.
But as an official in the court, holding a high position, one is always forced to do things against one's will. How can one really stay out of trouble?
If he continued like this, he would inevitably anger the emperor, which would be much more serious than offending the Qingliu Yan Party.
Fortunately, Gangfeng seems to have learned to adapt and compromise!
At this moment, Wang Yongji felt relieved. If Hai Rui could be the sword in the emperor's hand, at least in the crisis in the near future, he would not have to worry about anyone's calculations!
Because standing behind him was the emperor! However, what Wang Yongji didn't know was that his understanding of Hai Rui repaying the emperor's kindness was completely different from Hai Rui's idea of repaying the emperor's kindness.
"Brother Gangfeng, it's getting late. I've bothered you all day. I'll take my leave now." Wang Yongji, feeling relieved, bowed to Hai Rui and said goodbye.
"Well, Mingshou, be careful on the road." Hai Rui also bowed solemnly and said goodbye.
He knew that this good friend had not left for a day and stayed at his house. In addition to wanting to know for sure that he was safe, he also wanted to help him calm his mother and wife.
After watching Wang Yongji leave, Hai Rui stared at the dimly lit courtyard and the hazy rain and fog. He stopped for a long time and then turned back to his room.
……
July 3rd, the 40th year of the Jiajing reign.
A month has passed since the last imperial meeting.
Yuxi Palace, inside the Lingtian courtyard.
Jiajing looked at Lu Fang, who was sitting cross-legged on the grass with his eyes closed in meditation, and waited quietly. Behind him, Lu Bing looked at the old man Lu Fang with envy. It took Lu Fang half a year to draw the Qi into his body.
As for myself, I only started practicing last month. By the end of the year, when that old fellow Lu Fang breaks through to the first level of Qi training and truly becomes an immortal cultivator, I estimate that I will be able to draw Qi into my body.
After a month, Lu Fang did not disappoint him and reached the final stage of drawing Qi into the body.
As the 'Qi Drawing Technique' was put into operation, the spiritual energy in the spiritual field courtyard around Lu Fang seemed to be sucked in by something and began to surge towards him.
"Wow!" Suddenly, spiritual energy surged around Lu Fang's body, sweeping across the body, causing the robes of several people to flutter violently.
"It's done." With the fifth level of Qi training, Jiajing could naturally see Lu Fang's current cultivation situation at a glance.
"Hu!" Lu Fang exhaled lightly, and then calmed down the spiritual energy in his body that began to circulate along a fixed exercise route. Lu Fang opened his eyes, a smile appeared on his face, and he immediately stood up and knelt in front of Jiajing.
"I have not let my master down. I have successfully drawn Qi into my body. Now I can prepare to break through the first level of Qi training!"
Lu Fang knelt on the ground and said excitedly.
"Not bad!" Seeing Lu Fang successfully draw the Qi into his body, Jiajing couldn't help but smile, "Get up."
At this point, he finally had a real immortal cultivator under his command.
Although he is not yet a cultivator in the Qi training stage, at least he has entered the stage.
In the Ming Dynasty, drawing Qi into the body within half a year can be considered not slow considering Lu Fang's age, and it may be normal in the world of immortal cultivation.
"This old fellow's fate is probably not bad." Looking at Lu Fang, Jiajing thought to himself.
"Congratulations, Eunuch Lu." Lu Bing congratulated him with a sour tone.
We should have started from the same starting line, but this old guy ended up being half a year ahead of me.
"Thank you, Wenfu." Lu Fang bowed to express his gratitude.
Well, the more sour Lu Bing felt, the more comfortable he felt.
"Wenfu, do you have other business in the palace?" Looking at the two people fighting secretly, Jiajing did not point it out and turned to walk towards Yuxi Palace.
"Your Majesty, I have found three thousand children aged four to ten, and I plan to conduct an elimination first..."
After listening to Lu Bing's proposal for the selection of the 'Xianwu Guards', Jiajing nodded and said, "You can handle the matter of the Xianwu Guards as you wish."
"But no later than three years!" Jiajing gave Lu Bing a deadline.
"Yes!" Lu Bing's expression became serious, and he clasped his fists and said, "I will definitely not let Your Majesty down!"
"If you have anything else to say, tell me all at once." Jiajing said as he stepped onto the platform and walked into the temple.
A few days ago, when he was practicing, his level of Qi training at the fifth level finally showed some signs of improvement, and he planned to continue practicing.
"Yes!" Lu Bing nodded, and then said:
"First, in the northern border, Tang Shunzhi, Wang Chonggu, and Hai Rui have already taken up their posts. The Yan Party took the lead in arresting a military household who was selling military land privately. Officials in Datong have already begun to deal with the matter."
"Some military households were instigated and not suppressed, but it seems that Tang Shunzhi did it on purpose. Everything is under control..."
As he spoke, Lu Bing glanced at Jiajing who remained silent, and then continued, "In addition, according to the report from the Jinyiwei around His Royal Highness Prince Jing, His Royal Highness will be able to return to Beijing tomorrow."
"Prince Jing, can we return to Beijing tomorrow?" Thinking of his fourth son Zhu Zaizhen, Jiajing nodded slightly, "I hope they can grow up after experiencing this."
Hearing this, Lu Fang and Lu Bing both lowered their heads.
They all knew that in the war in the north, the Qingliu and Yan party would only serve as whetstones for the two princes.
Afterwards, the master might allow the two princes to get in touch with the practice of cultivating immortals.
Because the end of the "War in the North" also means that the Ming Dynasty will usher in a major reorganization and will also usher in a transformation and rebirth!
A Ming Dynasty that has undergone transformation and rebirth...its next path is the path to the Immortal Dynasty!
"..."
I seem to have a cold, and I feel dizzy. I will read these 3K+ first, and there may be another chapter later...
(End of this chapter)
