For ancient magicians to gain power, the process was much easier and faster than those powerful ministers who worked hard to gain qualifications and cultivate party members.
After all, they belong to a monopoly technical type of work, and cheating is also a kind of technology. As long as he can see the emperor, as long as he behaves normally in front of the emperor and shows his deceptive tricks, it will be extremely easy to gain the emperor's trust.
Once he is trusted, the emperor will be astonished and respected as a god. He will give power to you if you ask for it, and give money to you if you ask for money. He will be a national teacher, a protector of the law, from this Zen sect or that sect, and he will be sealed with all the people he can.
Once he gains power and acts unscrupulously, all the prime ministers in the dynasty will respect him. What Li Qinzai is most worried about is this situation.
This traitor who disrupted the imperial court and caused chaos in the world must be eliminated, otherwise Li Qinzai and countless soldiers who shed blood, and everyone's efforts and sacrifices will become meaningless.
"Tell Feng Su to prepare the carriage, I want to return to Chang'an." Li Qinzai ordered with a cold face. In the front yard of Li's house, Xue Ne and Wu Minzhi were still making a fuss. Bu Qu secretly released the water according to Li Qinzai's instructions. At this moment, Xue Ne was riding on Wu Minzhi, punching Wu Minzhi one after another until Wu Minzhi screamed.
Seeing Li Qinzai walking out of the front yard, Xue Ne was stunned. He was about to scold Li Qinzai for cheating him, but he saw Li Qinzai had a cold expression and anxious eyes, and hurried out the door without even saying hello.
Xue Na stopped unconsciously and looked at Wu Minzhi who was riding under him in shock: "What's wrong with brother Jingchu? What happened?" Wu Minzhi covered his head with his hands, his expression was very painful, but there was more in his eyes. It's the excitement after being beaten.
"What do you care about what he does, why don't you beat him up? You have suffered such humiliation today, are you going to let me go like this? You peed your pants, how can you raise your head to see people in the future?" The anger that had just subsided burned again, Xue Ne gritted his teeth: "Bitch thief, you die!" After saying that, he punched hard and Wu Minzhi let out another scream of pleasure.
.........The carriage swayed and entered Chang'an City more than two hours later. Just after entering the city gate, Li Qinzai hesitated for a long time, then ordered to drive directly to Taiji Palace.
Li Qinzai was a frequent visitor to Taiji Palace, and most of the guards outside the palace knew him. Soon a eunuch came from the palace and led Li Qinzai into the palace.
After walking a long way, Li Qinzai came to Anren Hall. Following the rules, he walked into the hall and stood in the hall to salute. Before he even raised his head, he heard Li Zhi's hearty laughter.
"Jingchu, no courtesy, come quickly, I will introduce you to an expert." Li Qinzai raised his head, and first saw Li Zhi's face that showed joy after hardship. The haze and pain on his face in the past few days have disappeared today. There was no trace, replaced by joy and excitement.
Then Li Qinzai looked slightly sideways and saw a middle-aged man sitting not far from Li Zhi. The man was about thirty or forty years old. He was dressed rather strangely. His complexion was as dark as a Kunlun slave. His eyes seemed deep and mysterious, but from time to time there was a hint of darkness.
Li Qinzai knew in his heart that this was probably the magic stick named Lu Jiajiduo. The two met for the first time at this moment. Lu Jiajiduo knew clearly that the person who assassinated him the day before yesterday was ordered by Li Qinzai. Li Qinzai knew that this man was a monster that would cause harm to the country. However, in front of Li Zhi, the two actually nodded and smiled in a friendly manner. .
Li Zhi was completely unaware of the grievances between the two. He pointed at Lu Jiajiduo with great interest and said with a smile: "This is a Brahmin from the Wutu Kingdom, named 'Lujiayita'. He has a high status in the Wutu Kingdom." , the whole country respects him as a god." Pointing to Li Qinzai, Li Zhi smiled and said: "He is the mainstay of my Tang Dynasty. Li Qinzai, the Duke of Liaodong, is my most trusted minister and also my Best friend." Lu Jiajiduo stood up and took the lead in praying to Li Qinzai with his hands clasped together, and what he did was actually a Buddhist salute.
"The foreign minister of the small southern barbarian country pays homage to His Excellency Duke Li of the Tang Dynasty." Li Qinzai also clasped his hands and returned the salute: "Your envoy is very polite." After the two saluted, they were officially acquainted. Li Zhi waved to him and motioned for him to sit next to him. , and then said excitedly: "This envoy has some real abilities. I heard that he can refine the elixir of life, and there is hope for the prince's illness!" Li Qinzai smiled calmly and said: "If this is true, sir. I would like to congratulate Your Majesty, Your Majesty has received a lot of help. It is precisely because Your Majesty is a benevolent monarch and the Lord has mercy on you that God sent this expert to relieve His Majesty's worries." Li Zhi smiled and shook his head: "What a benevolent Lord and Heroic Lord, I don't care about these names. I just hope that the prince will recover from his illness and his life will go well from now on, and I will be satisfied." Li Qinzai looked at Lu Jiajiduo and said with a smile: "I didn't see that your envoy would refine the elixir of life, but I was mistaken."
"Emperors throughout the ages have all pursued immortality. From the First Emperor to the late Emperor Taizong, there were many sorcerers in the palace refining elixirs for the emperors. Unfortunately, they eventually passed away, and none of them achieved immortality." Hearing the edge in Li Qinzai's words, Lu Jia However, Yiduo said calmly: "The person who made the elixir is not right. Of course, he cannot make the elixir of immortality." Li Qinzai raised his eyebrows: "So, your envoy is the one who really knows how to make elixirs?" Lu Jiayiduo said suddenly. : "The foreign minister is from Wutu, Tianzhu. Like the Tang Dynasty in the Central Plains, Tianzhu is also an ancient country that has thousands of years of history. The two countries are thousands of miles apart. For thousands of years, only one monk named Xuanzang has been to Tianzhu. He is the founder of the Tang Dynasty. I have obtained the Mahayana Sutra." Li Zhi nodded upon hearing this. Master Xuanzang's deeds were known throughout the Tang Dynasty.
After Xuanzang returned to the Tang Dynasty after many hardships, Li Shimin specially ordered the construction of the Big Wild Goose Pagoda in Chang'an City for him. The original purpose of building the tower was to preserve the Mahayana Buddhist scriptures that Xuanzang brought from Tianzhu.
Lu Jiajiduo went on to say: "The Central Plains and the Tang Dynasty have produced numerous sages since ancient times, but we have to admit that the Central Plains has no connection with our Buddha. Buddhism was brought from Tianzhu, so the true scriptures are in Tianzhu, the Dharma is in Tianzhu, and the world is the best. In Tianzhu, the supreme magical power is also in Tianzhu." Li Zhi frowned, his words were a bit unpleasant, but he had to admit that Lu Jiayi was right, and Buddhism was indeed spread from Tianzhu to the Central Plains.
Lu Jiajiduo looked at Li Qinzai and smiled calmly: "Competing with heaven for longevity and competing with earth for blessings is the way to go against heaven. If the great road exists, it must be in the land of blessings of Buddhism. The king who accumulates good deeds and benevolence will be blessed by the Buddha. Therefore, if you want to live longer, you can look at the past and present lives, and the blessings will be profound, and the Buddha will allow it." The words were so cloudy that Li Qinzai probably understood it.
This means that you Taoist priests in the Central Plains cannot refine the elixir of life, but we in Tianzhu can.
Our Tianzhu Buddhism has great supernatural powers. As long as ordinary people accumulate good deeds and have not committed any sins in the past and present lives, it is not impossible to live forever. The Buddha is so compassionate and will definitely allow it.
Looking at Li Zhi again, his face was full of joy at this moment, and Li Qinzai saw desire in his eyes. Who wouldn’t be happy to be able to live forever and hold the power of the emperor for thousands of years?
