Chapter 92 Southern Innate
"Your Majesty's Imperial Mausoleum?"

Hu Bafeng was stunned for a moment, but quickly reacted and said, "Your Majesty, I would like to take a long-term view of the matter of the imperial mausoleum."

"Oh? Why?"

"I have checked the information with the Ministry of Works. The area of ​​the imperial mausoleum is very large, and the construction technology and mechanical design at that time are completely different from those of today."

Hu Bafeng hesitated and said, "It took thirty-nine years to build it, and more than 1.2 million workers were mobilized. The workload was enormous."

"The blueprints of the mausoleum had long been burned to ashes, and the construction workers who finished the final work were also buried with it. The Ministry of Works could not find any information about the mausoleum."

"It is very difficult, very difficult for you and your subjects to open this mausoleum."

Zheng Yi frowned and said, "A thousand-mile dam can be breached by a single ant hole. I'm not asking you to dig up the entire imperial mausoleum. Can't you just open a small passage?"

"No, no way..."

Hu Bafeng said: "After my initial investigation, I found that the entire imperial mausoleum was built by arranging the different positions of the Nine Palaces and Eight Trigrams, and it also contains the five elements."

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

"Simply opening up a cave will inevitably cause the entire mausoleum to collapse, which will have other serious consequences."

"So after discussion, we decided to break through the main gate of the entire mausoleum and open the door."

Zheng Yi was not surprised but happy.

Nine Palaces and Eight Trigrams?

The five elements?

Formation?

Doesn't that mean that there are indeed some cultivation techniques in Zheng Mingsen's imperial tomb?

Otherwise, why would he keep it so secret?
Going to such great lengths to build your own mausoleum?

"I don't care about what happened. I just want to know how much and how long it will take to open the imperial tomb!"

Hu Bafeng hesitated for a moment, quickly calculated in his mind, and then said: "Your Majesty, it will take three years at the fastest, five years at the slowest, or even ten years!"

"ten years?"

Zheng Yi said indifferently: "I can wait. No matter what, I want you to ensure that the imperial tomb is opened normally and do not destroy the things inside. Do you understand?"

"promise!"

Hu Bafeng quickly retreated, but Chen Liancang walked in.

"His Majesty."

"Mr. Chen? What's the important matter?"

Chen Liancang said: "There are two Shadow Guards whose martial arts skills have broken through to the Grandmaster level."

"Oh? So fast!"

Zheng Yi's eyes flashed. It had been less than a year since the last time he asked.

These two Shadow Guards unexpectedly broke through so quickly.

"who is it?"

"Dark crows, dark snakes."

"What is your name?"

"Once you join the Shadow Guard, you have no name or past, only missions and code names."

Chen Liancang said: "Your Majesty, please call them by their code names."

Zheng Yi thought for a few minutes and said, "Ask them in."

"promise!"

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

"Your servants Dark Crow and Dark Snake greet your majesty!"

Dark Crow has a kind face and sharp eyes.

As for Dark Snake, he remained silent and his eyes remained normal.

"I have heard from Elder Chen that the two of you have broken through to the Grandmaster level in martial arts. This is cause for celebration."

The two said in unison: "It's all thanks to your Majesty's palace. We are terrified!"

"Get up."

"promise!"

The two of them stood up, and Zheng Yi asked, "Who of you will break through first?"

Dark Crow was the first to speak: "Your Majesty, I was the first to break through. But Dark Snake followed closely behind, with the difference being only a few seconds."

"very good!"

Zheng Yi said: "If you two break through on the same day, I will have a reward, not to mention money and land."

"I want to know if you two have any other wishes?"

"If it is reasonable, I will agree to it."

The two looked at each other, and Dark Crow spoke: "Your Majesty, I have lived among the Shadow Guards since I was a child. I wonder what your wishes are. Please reward me as you wish."

"I have lived my whole life for Your Majesty!"

Zheng Yi's eyes moved and he looked at Dark Snake again.

Dark Snake hesitated for a moment and said, "Your Majesty, I have a request."

"Oh?"

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

"After I was rescued by the Shadow Guard, I have some vague memories."

Dark Snake said, "I seem to have a younger sister, her name is Qing'er or something, she got separated from me when I was young, I may have only this one relative in the world, I wonder if Your Majesty can help me find my sister?"

"Qing'er?"

Zheng Yi immediately asked: "What are your sister's characteristics?"

"There is a pink butterfly birthmark on the back of the neck. This slave has it too!"

As he spoke, Anshe unzipped his collar, and sure enough, he found a butterfly birthmark the size of a copper coin three inches behind his right shoulder.

"Ask an artist to copy this birthmark, and then ask the Propaganda Department to add a missing person notice to the next issue of the newspaper."

"promise!"

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

Zheng Yi nodded and said, "You two have already broken through to the Grandmaster level, and you are on your way to becoming a Xiantian. You don't have to be so polite in the future."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

"Dark Crow, Dark Snake, these two titles are just code names, they don't match your identities."

A martial artist at the Grandmaster level.

In the martial arts world, he is a giant and a founder of a school.

The Baihua Sect has only been able to survive for so many years thanks to a dying grandmaster warrior.

Once that grandmaster warrior died, the entire Baihua Sect was on the verge of collapse and had to look for a new backer.

Originally, there were only two jade tablets and master-level warriors in the Dayu Worship Hall.

Now, they have all entered the innate realm.

It is conceivable that martial artists at the Grandmaster level are rare.

And now, Zheng Yi has two more grandmaster-level warriors under his command!
Zheng Yi continued, "You two have been raised and nurtured by Elder Chen since you were young. He is both your teacher and your father."

"Dark Crow, from now on your name will be changed to 'Chen Zhong'." "Dark Snake, from now on your name will be changed to 'Chen Yi'."

"how?"

The two of them knelt down again and bowed, saying, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for the name!"

"Get up~"

"promise!"

"Miao Xiu's letter explained that there is a martial arts sect in Yongzhou called the Cuihua Sect that has also rebelled. The founder of the Cuihua Sect is a martial artist at the Grandmaster level, and he cannot match him."

Zheng Yi continued, "I will send the two of you to Yongzhou right now to find an opportunity to assassinate the founder of the Cuihua Sect and wipe out the entire Cuihua Sect."

"promise!"

The two men immediately accepted the order and retreated.

"Your Majesty, I have something important to do."

Zheng Yi asked curiously, "What's the matter?"

"In the Jiangnan martial arts world, someone has broken through to the Xiantian realm."

"Hmm? Who is it? A martial arts family? Or a sect?"

"Your Majesty." Chen Liancang said, "The Tuoba family of Yunmengze, Tuoba Feng."

"The abbot of Tianlong Temple, Elder Fayuan."

"Hmm? Two of you?"

Zheng Yi frowned and said, "A few years ago, there were only two Xiantian Realm warriors in the entire martial arts world. Why are there so many in the past two years?"

"This slave doesn't know."

Zheng Yi frowned, having guessed that it might be related to the five innate spiritual energies that appeared first.

It seems that I have to have babies soon. If I give birth to ten daughters, I will be able to control these ten innate spiritual energies and stop them from running around.

The innate warrior from the south?
That is all thanks to my great kindness!

"What is the status of the Yunmengze Tuoba family and the Tianlong Temple?"

Chen Liancang said: "The Tuoba family was an anti-king force that fought with the Dayu royal family for the world more than 300 years ago. They were defeated by Taizu and the Tuoba family withdrew from the competition."

"But this family has lived in Yunmeng Lake for generations. Yunmeng Lake is a large lake that stretches for thousands of miles. It is crisscrossed with waterways, many small islands, and thick fog. People who are not familiar with the terrain can easily get lost."

"After the Tuoba family retreated to Yunmengze, Taizu once sent troops to occupy Yunmengze after he established his rule in the Central Plains. However, he suffered heavy losses, with at least more than 100,000 people killed, and was unable to occupy the entire Yunmengze."

"The Tuoba family is also not doing well. The war that lasted for nearly twenty years almost wiped out the Tuoba family."

"In the end, it was the Tuoba family who took the initiative to submit to the emperor, and only then did Taizu give up the idea of ​​exterminating the Tuoba family."

"Until now, with the help of Yunmeng Lake, the Tuoba family has spread its influence to most of the south, enough to become the number one martial arts family in the south!"

"The first martial arts family in the south?"

Zheng Yi frowned and kept the entire martial arts family firmly in mind.

"Where's Tenryuji?"

"Tianlong Temple... is a sect of the Great Buddha Country, and was introduced to our Dayu during the time of Taizu."

Chen Liancang said: "This sect is best at deceiving people's minds. They use the theory of retribution in the afterlife to deceive the villagers and the common people. They have thousands of followers."

"The temple is located on Tianlong Mountain in Lin'an County. It is the leading temple for Buddhist believers in Dayu."

"The head of Tianlong Temple, Elder Fayuan, claims to be the incarnation of Buddha. He has the miraculous power of speaking like a lotus and having lotuses blooming with every step. He is believed by countless believers."

"The sect has 30,000 volumes of scriptures and 721 volumes of martial arts techniques. It is regarded as a martial arts holy land by the entire martial arts world."

"Countless warriors knelt outside the Tianlong Temple for years in order to enter the temple and seek the Dharma."

"But Tianlong Temple does not accept disciples based on aptitude, but only on 'fate and destiny'."

"So although there are many monks in Tianlong Temple, they are of mixed quality. The strong ones are very strong, while the weak ones are just like ordinary people."

"Buddhism..."

Zheng Yi murmured, and he remembered some information about Buddhism in his previous life.

“Is Buddhism exempt from taxation?”

Chen Liancang was stunned for a moment and said, "Your Majesty, when Taizu established his rule in the Central Plains, he issued a national policy that monks and Taoists are outsiders and do not have to pay taxes."

"Not only does the Tianlong Temple not have to pay taxes, but even people from the Taiyi Dao, Longhu Mountain, and Tianming Sect do not have to pay taxes."

"..."

Zheng Yi was speechless. It seemed that the land annexation situation in the south was more serious than he had imagined!
In Zheng Yi's opinion, Yunmengze, where the Tuoba family hid, was not a family at all, but a country within a country!

As for the Buddhist forces led by Tenryuji, they must be more serious than in the history of the previous life.

"No wonder, Dayu has a population of hundreds of millions, but the annual tax revenue is only around 30 to 40 million."

Zheng Yi murmured, "A large part of it is definitely occupied by these aristocratic families, martial arts sects, and people from Buddhism and Taoism."

"I accept your grace and draft your decree."

"promise!"

Liu Chengen quickly took out pen, ink, paper and inkstone and prepared to take notes.

"I am in love with Buddhism, so I have specially invited Elder Fayuan, the abbot of Tianlong Temple, to come to the capital to hold a water and land conference to explain Buddhism to me."

Liu Chengen polished it and finished it quickly.

"Keep writing."

"The ancestor of the Tuoba family in Yunmengze has advanced to the Xiantian realm, which is a major national event. I want to form an alliance with the Tuoba family and order them to send a legitimate daughter to the capital for the wedding and grant her the position of concubine."

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

"Send out the two imperial edicts directly."

"promise!"

"If the Tuoba family and Tianlong Temple come to Beijing obediently, I won't have to say anything. But if they find excuses not to come, then they must have something to hide!"

"Mr. Chen."

"His Majesty."

"Send all the spies from the Imperial Guard and the Eastern Depot to the south. We must find out what the southern martial arts sects and families are doing."

Zheng Yi ordered: "Especially Tianlong Temple!"

"promise!"

"Repay...!"

Just then, a large eunuch rushed in quickly, holding a memorial in both hands.

"Your Majesty! Binzhou, 800 miles away, urgent!"

"Hmm? Binzhou?"

"Xu Mujun!"

Zheng Yi quickly took it and took a look. He read ten lines at a glance and finished the contents of the memorial almost instantly. His eyes suddenly lit up.

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

"Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha……"

Zheng Yi laughed and threw the memorial to Chen Liancang.

"General Xu has won a great victory!"

"Heishan Pass belongs to Dayu now!"

　Asking for a monthly ticket~
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(End of this chapter)