In Xianhu Lake, Lingxuan Sect, at this time, everyone in the sect, from the elders to the disciples, looked solemn, and followed Lingxuan Sect leader Yuan Long Zhenren to gather at the sect dock.
Today, the Lingxuan Sect welcomed a heavyweight guest, the fourth emperor of the Jin Dynasty. When Master Yuanlong heard that the emperor had arrived, he led the entire sect to the dock to receive the emperor's visit in person. This was the first time that the emperor came to visit the sect. , this is a huge event for everyone in Lingxuan Sect.
At this moment, Tao Yu, the master of Lingxuan Sect, although his expression was as usual and calm on the surface, in fact he was frightened in his heart. The news of the sudden arrival of the emperor who was patrolling the east caught Master Yuanlong somewhat unprepared. Although the emperor claimed to be here to observe Lingxuanzong collected maps of all nations, but Master Yuanlong was still a little panicked, and always secretly speculated on the emperor's true purpose of coming here. After all, Elder Jiang, who had long since fallen from Lingxuanzong, was involved in rebellion and assassinated the current emperor. The emperor made a big fanfare this time Did you come here to investigate? Master Yuanlong felt uneasy.
Not long after, a shadow gradually appeared on the calm lake surface of Xianhu Ze. Hundreds of large ferries rushed towards the dock in a mighty manner. The bows and sterns of the boats were filled with fully armed warriors. The warriors were like a forest of swords and guns, with expressions on their faces. The expressions of Ling Xuan Zong changed slightly due to the murderous aura. Those who didn't know about this battle thought that the imperial court had sent troops to encircle and suppress Ling Xuan Zong.
After hundreds of ferries approached the pier, the officers led their soldiers and quickly occupied both sides of the pier in an orderly manner. It was obvious that these were just the vanguard of the imperial army guarding the emperor.
In less than a quarter of an hour, thousands of ships, large and small, came to the lake. These were the elite naval camps deployed by the imperial court in the main road of the river. The tributaries of the river were connected to Xianhu Lake. The naval camps were You can come here easily, but now that the emperor is here, the navy of the Jin Army must cooperate even more.
After the naval camp docked, thousands of elite soldiers disembarked from the ship to guard both sides of the pier. Tens of thousands of Imperial Guards came ashore one after another. They almost blocked the entire pier. However, there were swords and guns on both sides of the pier. An elite Guards formation of nearly ten thousand people.
Even so, in order to protect the safety of the emperor and all the civil and military officials, the imperial court deployed tens of thousands of navy battalions on the lake, as well as thousands of large ships and ships to vaguely surround the entire main island where Lingxuan Sect is located. As long as there are people With a single order, these elite divisions of the empire would cast dark clouds over the city, immediately attack the island, and destroy the entire Lingxuan Sect.
The total number of core disciples of the inner and outer sects of Lingxuan Sect was only a few thousand. From a distance, it looked as if the entire Lingxuan Sect had been completely surrounded by the imperial army. Such a shocking formation made the entire Lingxuan Sect even more confused. His face was solemn, he was holding his breath and concentrating, and he didn't even dare to take a breath.
Seeing this, Master Yuanlong, the headmaster of Lingxuan Sect, frowned even more, his heart was heavy, and his face had long lost the calmness that he had just tried to hide.
These monks who were obsessed with seeking the truth and had no ears to hear what was going on outside the window finally realized how weak they were in the face of the terrifying armed forces of the imperial court. No wonder the imperial court ordered to wipe out the Yunhua Sect, the number one monk sect in the world, just like the autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves.
A quarter of an hour later, a tall and gorgeous three-story ship slowly approached the dock, and the emperor and all the civil and military officials slowly disembarked from the largest three-story ship in the middle.
When Tao Yu, the real person of Yuanlong, and several other old weird monks of Lingxuan Sect saw the emperor's guard of honor arriving, they led the whole sect, including thousands of disciples from the inner and outer sects, to step forward and bow to the emperor and salute: "Ignorant Yuanlong Real person Tao Yu, lead me, Lingxuan Sect, to pay homage to our emperor, long live, long live."
Thousands of Lingxuan Sect disciples also bowed and paid homage: "Long live my emperor, long live my emperor."
As soon as the disciples and elders of the Lingxuan Sect finished speaking, the nearly 10,000 Imperial Guard soldiers behind them raised their spears high when they saw the emperor's honor guard arriving, and shouted in unison: "Long live the Great Jin, long live your Majesty!"
Nearly ten thousand people shouted in unison, and the momentum really resounded through the sky, and the queues were packed.
The emperor stepped down from the chariot and just raised his hand slightly, saying: "Everyone is on your own, I am exempt from courtesy."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Mu Sheng took a look at the surrounding environment and sighed: "Lingxuan Sect is worthy of being one of the four major sects. This place is really a good place to practice."
Tao Yu, the master of Lingxuan Sect, Master Yuanlong, immediately stepped forward with a smile on his face, and said cautiously and politely: "Your Majesty, you are so complimentary. Our Lingxuan Sect has been established for more than 2,700 years, and it has taken dozens of generations of hard work. , that’s why we have such a beautiful scenery now.”
Mu Sheng nodded slightly and said, "Well, this trip is really worth it. Master Master, do you already know the purpose of my trip?"
Tao Yu nodded and said: "Your Majesty, Pindao has been prepared for a long time. I would also like to ask Your Majesty to move to Lingxiao Palace to observe the map of all nations."
Mu Sheng nodded slightly and said, "Okay."
Tao Yu, the headmaster, accompanied the emperor and a group of civil and military officials to the main hall to observe. After entering the main hall, a huge map of all nations was hung in the center of the inner hall.
When everyone saw this, they couldn't help but let out a burst of exclamation. After Mu Sheng saw this map, he couldn't describe his feelings as shocked. The precision of this map was not inferior to those modern maps of later generations, and those strange... The marking symbols were the long-lost writing system of the Kunwu Divine Kingdom. This picture was indeed what he thought. The continental plates and land structures were something he had never seen before. There was no doubt that this was another world.
Then Tao Yu, the real person of Yuanlong, told the emperor and the ministers the origin of this map in a gentle tone, which was similar to what he told Xue Changqing, the Marquis of Xiang that day. After Tao Yu said this, everyone let out another burst of exclamation.
Right Prime Minister Wang Yi stepped forward and asked Tao Yu: "May I ask the Master, where exactly is our Central Plains?"
The reason why Wang Yi asked this question was because of the so-called Map of All Territories and Ten Thousand Kingdoms. It only has the whole territory, not all nations. To be precise, the map is just a finely drawn mountain topography map, and there is no so-called national boundary line. Naturally, everyone does not know the Central Plains. Where exactly.
Upon hearing this, Headmaster Tao Yu stepped forward and pointed to the easternmost area on the map and said, "My lords, please move and take a closer look. This is where our Central Plains is located, and this is the eastern region of the continent."
When Wang Yi saw this, he was a little incredulous and said: "This is impossible. The Central Plains is the center of the world, the country of all nations, and the country of superior countries. How can it be possible that our Central Plains is located in the easternmost place?"
Tao Yu stroked his beard, smiled slightly and said: "Master Xiangguo, this is a relic of the ancient Kunwu Divine Kingdom. It is absolutely unmistakable. Our Central Plains is indeed in the east of the world. It is the place where the rising sun rises and reaches the sun, where poor people become enlightened. Later, I also followed the footsteps of the founder of our Lingxuan sect, Xuan Chengzi, and went to all the countries in the Southern Region. I stayed in the Central Region for decades, which was indeed an eye-opener. I came here based on the map. This map is old because of its age. , the appearance of the mountains and rivers in some places has changed, but generally it is still very accurate, which shows the ability of the monks in the ancient times."
When Wang Yi saw this, it was hard to refute. As the saying goes, seeing is believing, everyone had gone out to see it with their own eyes. He had never even been out of Qingyang City a few times in his life. At most, he had served as a county magistrate for a few years. Compared to Tao Yu who traveled thousands of miles, he was just a frog sitting in a well and looking at the sky.
However, the appearance of this picture had a great impact on the worldview and values of everyone present. In their minds, these literati who can only read the books of sages think that the whole world is just the Central Plains, surrounded by barbarians. Don’t they know this world? The vastness is far beyond the imagination of ordinary people.
Prime Minister Zuo Gaozong looked at the map for a long time, bowed and saluted the emperor and said: "Your Majesty, I feel that this map is really a gift from heaven. It really opened my eyes. What if the Central Plains is not the center of the world? Your Majesty, please start from From now on, I am the emperor who lives in the east, the country blessed by the gods in the east, and the lord of all the countries in the east. I don’t believe that there is a country more powerful than my dynasty outside of my dynasty. I am the emperor. The true King of kings and the common lord of the world.”
Hearing this, Tao Yu said in an arrogant tone: "What Gao Xiangguo said is absolutely true. Your Majesty, according to Pindao's tour of all the countries in the Southern Region, after the Central Region Continent, except for the Eastern Region where our country is located, Pindao has never seen anything bigger than the territory of our dynasty. The more vast and powerful countries, especially the countries in the Southern Region, mostly have one city and one island. The so-called big countries in the Southern Region only have more than ten cities under their jurisdiction, and they don’t even have a county in our Central Plains. It is a big country, and there are indeed seventy-four counties in our country, tens of millions of counties, villages, and towns, dozens of famous cities and towns, and a population of millions of households. Our country is truly worthy of its name as a great state. Pindao once visited it during his tour in the past. I have talked about this dynasty with local elders and nobles, but these people still look like they don’t believe it. They are really looking at the sky from a well and don’t know how high the sky is.”
Master Yuanlong's tone and demeanor were like those of a citizen of a superpower who had traveled abroad but still felt that his own country was the best.
With Prime Minister Zuo's high praise and the conclusive on-the-spot investigation of Tao Yuyan, the real person of Yuanlong, the officials in the hall immediately reacted and stepped forward to make dragon farts flying all over the sky.
Mu Sheng listened to the disgusting nonsense of this group of civil and military officials and said: "I have gained a lot from coming here today. The words of the master master really opened my eyes."
Tao Yu, the real person of Yuanlong, saw that the emperor seemed to be very interested in this map, and immediately said: "Your Majesty, although this map is the most important treasure of our sect, your Majesty's visit to our sect today is actually an unprecedented happy event for our sect. If your majesty If you like this picture, I will take the initiative to present this picture to His Majesty."
Mu Sheng said: "I understand Master Master's wishes. This picture is hard-earned. It is also a collection that your master worked tirelessly to obtain. Master Master, you can just make a copy of this picture as a template and donate it."
Tao Yu was moved when he heard this. This was a relic left to him by his master after his death. It had very important commemorative significance. In fact, he was unwilling to offer a map. No one thought that the emperor would be interested in a map. If he had known it earlier, This should not have been used to show off in front of Xue Changqing, the Marquis of Xiang.
Since the emperor had said so, Tao Yu walked down the slope and said: "In compliance with His Majesty's holy orders, I will find a skilled craftsman to reproduce this picture as soon as possible."
Tao Yu waved his hand, and two Lingxuan Sect disciples brought the tray to them. There were eleven silk books and five cowhide scrolls in the tray.
Tao Yu said: "Your Majesty, these silk books are the manuscripts of the travel notes of all nations written by Xuan Chengzi, the founder of Lingxuan Sect."
Tao Yu opened one of the cowhide scrolls and showed it. It was actually a local scaled-down copy of the World Map.
Tao Yu said: "Your Majesty, this map is the map of the entire territory that our sect carries with them when they go on tours. It is divided into five volumes, corresponding to the topography of the five continents of the Western Region, the Eastern Region, the Central Region, the Northern Region, and the Southern Region. picture."
Tao Yu pointed to the map in his hand and explained: "Your Majesty, please take a look. This is the Map of All Nations in the Southern Region. It is also a place that Pindao has visited repeatedly. The local customs, customs, national geography, and Pindao have all been carefully marked on it. For your Majesty’s careful reference.”
Mu Sheng took over the Southern Territory Ten Thousand Kingdoms Map and marveled at it, and said in admiration: "Master Master, you are really a strange person. If I were not so busy with worldly affairs, I would like to go out for a walk, take a look, and have a good experience of this world. The wonderful things are worth living in this life.”
Good guy, Lingxuan Sect is not only good at refining weapons, but also good at traveling around the world. As a later generation, Mu Sheng understands the importance of going out and broadening his horizons, especially the act of traveling around the world is the most critical. Only by seeing the whole world Only with great brilliance can we absorb the construction achievements of various civilizations and use them for our own use, thus achieving the glorious and splendid Chinese civilization. Working behind closed doors has never been the foundation of Chinese civilization. Openness to all rivers is the foundation of Chinese civilization, and it is the magic weapon that our nation has inherited for thousands of years and has never fallen.
Tao Yu, the headmaster, heard what the emperor said, and was secretly happy in his heart. He said: "Your Majesty, I am also following in the footsteps of my ancestors to travel around the world. As long as we, the monks of Lingxuan Sect, become enlightened, we will travel to various countries to gain experience." , this is also our Lingxuan Sect’s long-standing tradition.”
Mu Sheng said: "This is a good tradition. The ancestor of your sect, Xuanchengzi, is worthy of being a great master. From now on, your sect must send a copy of his travel notes to the palace. I will take a closer look at them."
Tao Yu said with a smile: "Your Majesty, don't worry. In a few years, Pindao's senior brother Dao Yan will return to the Central Plains from his travels in the Northern Territory. At that time, Pindao will definitely present to Your Majesty his senior brother's travels in the Northern Territory."
"good very good."
Having said that, Mu Sheng remembered something, and with a wave of his hand, the water mirror technique appeared, which reflected the mirage he saw in Donghai County, the magnificent ruins of the city of the Kingdom of God.
Mu Sheng pointed at the ruins of the Kingdom of God and asked: "Master Master, this is a mirage I accidentally saw in Donghai County. I suspect it may be the ruins of the Kingdom of Kunwu. When you tour the Central Continent, can you Have you ever seen this city?"
Tao Yu, the head teacher, was suddenly shocked to realize that the emperor was also a monk. Mu Sheng was always shrouded in the secular aura of the emperor, which made everyone present subconsciously ignore the emperor's status as a monk.
Tao Yu repeatedly checked the city displayed on the water mirror with a solemn expression. After a while, he slowly shook his head and said: "Your Majesty, I have never seen this city before, and it has never been seen in the travel notes of the founder Xuan Chengzi." Mentioning this city, we have inspected the ruins of the Kingdom of God in the Central Continent in the past, but we have never seen such completely preserved ruins. Pindao believes that such complete ruins of the Kingdom of God must be in the deepest part of the Central Continent. However, It’s very dangerous there, and it’s not safe even for old monster-level monks who have cultivated to the realm of Four Harmonies to One to explore the depths of the continent.”
"Pindao heard from local aboriginal elders that there are many powerful beast masters entrenched in the depths of the continent. Once the monsters are trained until the beast masters transform into human form, their strength is far superior to that of human monks at the same level. Even Pindao has fallen. In the past, the monks of our sect basically only explored the outer reaches of the Central Continent. No one dared to go to the depths of the continent. That is the real country of monsters, and they have always been wary of foreign human races."
When Mu Sheng heard this, he said with some regret: "That's it."
In fact, Mu Sheng's main purpose of coming to Lingxuan Sect was to inquire about the ruins of the Kingdom of God. Unexpectedly, he had never seen anyone from Lingxuan Sect, so this trip could only be regarded as a team-building tour. Fortunately, the scenery of Lingxuan Sect was also beautiful. Not bad, you can have a good visit...
Accompanied by Master Yuanlong, a group of senior officials from the Jin court visited the Lingxuan Sect inside and outside, and then held a banquet in Lingxiao Hall to entertain the Jin court officials with the spirit wine collected in the sect. At the banquet, Master Yuanlong Seeing that the kings and ministers of the Jin Dynasty all praised the spiritual wine as a good drink, although he was smiling and accompanying the leaders throughout the process, in fact, he secretly felt pain in his heart. These spiritual wines had been in stock of Lingxuan Sect for several years. This high-level event The reception was completely ruined by the important officials of the imperial court, but there was nothing he could do about it. He could not afford to offend any of the powerful imperial dignitaries present...
After the eastern patrol team briefly stayed in Lingxuanzong for a few days, before leaving, the emperor was very satisfied with the reception received by the Lingxuanzong and specially ordered a monument to be carved in the sect to commemorate it.
In front of the Lingxuanzong pier, Master Yuanlong led all the disciples of the sect to send the emperor and a group of civil and military officials off to the island. After shouting long live the emperor, the emperor boarded the chariot and left on the dragon boat. Nearly ten thousand elite Forbidden Army soldiers also left. They all boarded the boat one after another to leave the island.
Seeing the huge fleet of the imperial court drifting away, it was only at this moment that Tao Yu, the real person of Yuanlong, showed a slightly relaxed expression on his face. He secretly sighed in his heart. It seems that the emperor really came here for the World Map of Ten Thousand Kingdoms and nothing else. Thoughts, these days the emperor and the civil and military officials visited Lingxuan Sect. He was careful throughout the whole process and did not dare to neglect. He finally got through it. It has been hundreds of years since he became enlightened. This is the first time that Tao Yu, the real person of Yuanlong, has experienced what it means. Days are like years.
This time, in order to welcome the emperor's holy carriage, everyone in the clan, from the headmaster to all the disciples, have been living cautiously these days. Even their footsteps when walking out are much softer, for fear that the guards in the clan will be disturbed. The imperial soldiers inside and outside the sect noticed them. After all, not many of them had truly seen the majesty of the emperor. The largest leader in the country came to the sect to inspect the work, so everyone had to be very cautious.
Seeing that the imperial navy fleet was almost disappearing into the horizon, Master Yuanlong's disciple Mu Zhe, also known as Gongzi Zhe, stepped forward and reminded him softly: "Master, the navy camp has left."
After Mu Zhe reminded him, Tao Yu, the real person of Yuanlong, came to his senses. At this moment, he had regained his majesty as the headmaster. He looked back at the disciples of Lingxuan Sect behind him, nodded slightly and said, "Well, everyone Let’s break up!”
After receiving the order from the headmaster, the disciples of Lingxuan Sect breathed a sigh of relief and turned back to the sect one after another to perform their duties. On the way back, the disciples of each sect were privately discussing the important events of the emperor's visit to the sect. For Emperor Mu Sheng himself, this matter was not a big deal. He was just visiting here on his way to the east to carve a monument to commemorate it. But for everyone in the Lingxuan Sect, it was a big deal.
