Five years later, a huge fleet formed overseas by the "Tiandihui" sailed into the offshore waters of Guangdong. Chief rudder Hu Longtu personally led a large number of well-trained soldiers equipped with new guns and artillery to land.
Sun Shiyi, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, without firing an arrow, announced that he would surrender and return to Han orthodoxy. With the help of his son-in-law Fang Shiyu, who already had military power in Guangdong and Guangxi, he powerfully controlled the situation in the shortest possible time. There were only minor disturbances in the process, and then calm returned, and all the lands of Guangdong and Guangxi were included in " "Heaven and Earth will" be under control.
When the news reached the Qing court, Qianlong was extremely shocked and furious. While cursing the "Tian Di Hui" for their rebellious ambitions, the traitor Sun Shiyi and the nine tribes should be punished. At the same time, he rushed Fukang'an to mobilize the army south to quell the rebellion.
The army raised here had just crossed the Yangtze River, and the "Honghuahui" was raising the flag of rebellion again in its headquarters. The chief helmsman Chen Jialuo led the rebel army, which was also equipped with new guns and artillery, and invaded Gansu and Shaanxi. Along the way, they relied on sharp firearms to conquer the enemy.
Qianlong was even more panicked after hearing the news, and hurriedly mobilized his troops to march westward to defend against the enemy. Unknowingly, the capital of the capital was already empty.
At this time, another fleet of the "Tiandihui" led by Hu Yun attacked Dagukou, and then advanced by land and water to capture the counties of Tianjin Prefecture in sequence, and drove straight into the capital.
Knowing that the enemy troops were approaching the city, but that he no longer had any troops to defend him, Qianlong was even more alarmed. He hurriedly discussed with his civil and military ministers and decided to retreat to the outside of the pass for the time being, and wait until all the troops arrived to recapture the capital.
At that time, Qianlong led a group of concubines, nobles, civil and military officials to rush eastward, accompanied by the Royal Forest Army to escort them.
The troops had just arrived at Shanhaiguan, but unexpectedly Hu Fei and Miao Renfeng, who had joined the "Tiandi Hui" at Hu Yuan's invitation, had been lurking outside the Shanhaiguan for many years, and had managed a huge force with the secret treasure of King Chuang. At this moment, they suddenly launched an uprising and took over Shanhaiguan. It formed a trend of closing the door and beating the dog, and captured Qianlong and his entourage one by one.
At the same time, Hu Longtu and Chen Jialuo also defeated two groups of officers and soldiers, and wiped out the stubborn resistance forces in various places along the way. It took less than a year to clear the world and Xianning.
Later, Hu Longtu was not very interested in becoming emperor, so he used his prestige as Lao Tzu to force Hu Long to ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor.
After Hu Yuan established Zuo, he announced the change of customs and the restoration of Han Dynasty. He changed the name of the country to "Huaxia" based on the meaning of "China has great etiquette, so it is called Xia; it has the beauty of wearing seals, it is called Hua".
In another ten years, China will be in great power, its national power will be prosperous, and its territory will be so vast that it will surpass all previous dynasties, dominate the east, and all the states will obey.
This year, Hu Yuan was accompanied only by Queen Cheng Lingsu, and Bai Arowana left the capital.
In recent years, he has gradually transferred power to the cabinet headed by Sun Shiyi and Chen Jialuo. The country's political system has begun to transform into a constitutional monarchy. As the emperor, he has become more and more like a mascot. There is no need to worry about leaving without authorization. What turmoil caused.
The couple's trip was because they had received a letter from Lu Siniang a few days ago. The letter said that when they came in, they felt that their end was approaching, so they asked Hu Long, the only disciple, to rush to see each other for the last time.
Now the couple is over thirty years old and has three children. However, Hu Long's internal strength has reached the advanced level, and Cheng Lingsu has taken the beauty-preserving elixir that she carefully refined. They were riding two fast horses on the road, and everyone else thought they were a young couple in their twenties.
After galloping all the way to Beimang Mountain, Hu Long took Cheng Lingsu to the "Calabash Temple" where he lived in his early years.
When Yiman became a master, Hu Long hired a Taoist female crown to take over the "Calabash Temple" through his relationship with the "Heaven and Earth Society", and arranged for two girls to practice with the female crown. At the same time, he was also responsible for taking care of the food and daily life of his master Lu Siniang. .
When Hu Yuan came to the Ninth Five-Year Plan, he also thought about asking his master to come to the capital to serve him, but Lu Siniang declined on the grounds that it would be more convenient to cultivate in the mountains.
Hu Long asked Jingxuan, the current master of the temple, about his master's current situation with some anxiety, fearing that he would be a step too late.
Jingxuan, on the other hand, looked confused. She was waiting for Lu Siniang to deliver the letter to the government in Luoyang City, but she didn't know what was written in the letter. Seeing that the current emperor came to ask in person, she could only truthfully say that everything in Changqing Sanren was as usual, and they could eat and sleep. , and occasionally used fists and swords, but there was no difference at all.
Hu Long felt relieved a little, and stopped asking Jingxuan, who obviously didn't know the inside story, and took Cheng Lingsu directly through the Taoist temple to the secret valley where his master usually meditated.
The two of them entered the valley and saw Lu Siniang sitting cross-legged under an ancient pine tree beside the cave gate.
She opened her slightly closed eyes just as Hu Yun and his wife stepped into the valley. A gentle smile appeared on her beautiful face without any trace of time, and she said: "Taipu, Lingsu, you are here!"
"Master!"
Hu Long smiled and called from a distance, and then brought Cheng Lingsu forward. He did not care about his status as an emperor and empress, and still bowed respectfully as before.
Although Cheng Lingsu's martial arts skills were far inferior to Hu Yuan's, his medical skills were already at the level of a leader. When he got close, he only took one look and immediately noticed something strange about Lu Siniang. He exclaimed in surprise: "Master, your body? Just now?" Master Jingxuan clearly said that everything is fine with you."
Hu Long also discovered the problem later, and his face turned into a look of deep sadness after being shocked.
It turned out that at this moment, Lu Siniang's body from the neck down was as stiff as wood and stone, losing all vitality. Only her head could still move slightly.
Lu Siniang's expression was calm and peaceful, and she said with a smile: "I should have reached this step a long time ago, but I just delayed it because I wanted to see you again. Today, I had an idea in my heart, and I had a premonition that you were coming, so I took this step ahead of time. ."
Hu Long paused and sighed: "In today's world, the road to innateness has been cut off, and the Taoist cultivation method has been cut off for hundreds of years. Master, how can you rashly try this illusory method of 'decomposition'?"
Lu Siniang raised her eyes and looked at the sky, and said leisurely: "As my teacher grows older, my physical strength and energy begin to decline. Instead of waiting until one day to die of old age, it is better to sacrifice my cultivation to see if I can retain a trace of my true spirit. Don’t be ignorant, from now on, whether you ascend to Heaven or enter the underworld, there will always be a chance to start over.”
Hu Long was speechless, and Cheng Lingsu burst into tears.
Lu Siniang smiled and said: "We are all parents, so don't behave like children. Having seen this, I have no worries in my heart anymore, so let's go!"
After saying this, a pair of beautiful eyes closed gently, and the remaining vitality disappeared.
"Disciple Tai Pu, I would like to send you my mentor!"
With tears in his eyes, Hu Long let out a cry of grief and prostrated himself before Lu Siniang's body.
Cheng Lingsu also bowed down beside him.
The couple had just kowtowed several times, and Lu Siniang's body miraculously ignited without fire.
The light cyan flame that enveloped her whole body in that moment was very strange. It burned a corpse to ashes in just a few breaths, but did not burn the ancient pine tree close behind at all.
The two of them were stunned for a while. After a while, Cheng Lingsu came back to his senses and took the opportunity to comfort Hu Yuan: "Brother, such a strange phenomenon occurred after the death of the master. Maybe the 'corpse dissection' technique she practiced was successful." It’s unknown. If this is the case, it would be a happy event, and there’s no need for me to be too sad.”
Hu Yuan himself was a person who had experienced time travel and rebirth, so he did not dare to conclude that his master would not have the same adventure. For a moment, a lot of his sadness really dissipated.
At that time, he calmed down and personally collected Lu Siniang's ashes and placed them in the cave she had repaired. After sealing the cave door, he worshiped again before taking Cheng Lingsu outside.
While walking silently, Hu Long suddenly had a thought in his mind: "Maybe, one day I will be like this..."
(End of Volume 1)
