Lu Yuan reserved a complete innate quota for his eldest son, Lu He.
He was a little hesitant about the remaining half.
In fact, it is said to be half a quota, but it can also be regarded as a complete quota.
Today, the Great Chu dominates three counties and covers thousands of miles.
In such a vast territory, it is naturally possible to collect some divine blood elixirs that can help people break through their innate abilities.
It's just that it's a little difficult to gather the elixir to cultivate an innate master.
It is impossible not to slaughter some Jianghu gangs and martial arts families.
At this time, Lu Yuan's main focus was on stabilizing the country, developing national strength, and gathering luck. Naturally, he did not want to do such things that would cause turmoil in the local area and greatly reduce national strength.
So even though he knew that he could cultivate an innate as long as he was cruel, endured the death of dozens or even millions of people, and risked civil unrest for several years, he never did it.
However, instead of massacring Jianghu gangs, the martial arts family should plunder the opponent's thousands of years of accumulation together.
However, with the reputation of the King of Chu and the threat of an overwhelming army, these Jianghu gangs and martial arts families handed over part of the divine blood elixir.
I believe that many people will make wise choices when faced with the survival of their sect and family.
If you still don't open your eyes in the end, then it is no different from being rebellious towards such disrespectful people.
It is absolutely correct to eradicate it directly.
According to this strategy, some magical elixirs from divine acupoints are collected in the country, and the remaining shortcomings are made up by the energy of fairy spirits.
Then the remaining half of the quota is equivalent to one quota, which can also cultivate an innate grandmaster.
Therefore, it is certain that Da Chu will have two more innate masters in the future.
It's just that the selection of these two innate masters made Lu Yuan a little embarrassed.
The former has already chosen Lu He. This is his eldest son. He is a direct relative of flesh and blood, so he can naturally trust him.
But there was only one person left, which was a bit difficult to handle.
For this last spot, Lu Yuan was interested in two people.
One is his good friend Sun Siwen, and the reason is very simple. He can absolutely trust this person. Let this friend break through the innate, and there is no need to worry about the possibility of the other party rebelling.
But there are some flaws in choosing Sun Siwen.
So this man was older, already in his early forties, and had never practiced martial arts before.
Now let him switch to martial arts, and with Lu Yuan's efforts to train him and spend all his resources, it is not impossible to make up for it and break through his innate talent.
But whether this friend is willing to switch to martial arts is still a question.
Lu Yuan's original intention was to practice martial arts with his friend.
After breaking through the innateness in this way, the other party can live to be 150 years old, and the two of them can spend more time together.
Otherwise, with the physical fitness of an ordinary person today, he might live to be sixty or seventy, or at most eighty or ninety, before dying on the bed of old age.
Lu Yuan felt reluctant and sad when he thought that Sun Siwen would pass away in twenty, thirty, thirty or forty years.
Therefore, if he could retain the other party for a few more decades, he would be willing to use an innate quota.
But this still requires the consent of the other party.
Besides Sun Siwen, Lu Yuan's second favorite candidate was his second son Lu Hao.
The reason is the same as that of the eldest son Lu He. His second son is of the same blood and flesh and blood. If his family doesn’t believe it, who should you believe?
And as a parent, who doesn’t want to be just like a dragon and become successful?
If both sons can become innates, it will not only greatly enrich the heritage of Chu State, but also become a good story in the world.
Lu Yuan was naturally moved by this idea.
"Let's see first. If Brother Sun doesn't want to practice martial arts, I can't persuade him. Then give this spot to Hao'er."
After Lu Yuan thought about it in his mind, he made a decision.
…
It is already September when we return to Baling from Xiangyang.
Although he had been away for a month, no one noticed that King Chu had left the capital, and no one even knew about it.
The king did not show up for a month, and everyone thought he was staying in the palace to accompany their newborn child, so they ignored the government affairs.
The courtiers didn't have much opinion on this point.
Anyway, there are two parties in domestic government affairs, the left and the right, everything is in order, local government affairs are smooth, and the people are happy, no matter what the king does, it makes no difference.
Even if laymen don't interfere, the ministers will be happier!
A prosperous country is the ideal capital for these scholars.
And coincidentally, today's Chu State has quite a bit of this meaning.
The monarch ignores government affairs and only focuses on military affairs. All domestic affairs are handled by civilian officials like them.
This is not a prosperous court, what else could it be?
And on the other hand, if the monarch spends time in the harem and gives birth to more heirs, the Chu State, which is now growing in territory, will have more heirs. This is a matter of stabilizing the country's foundation.
The ministers have no reason to admonish him, but should give him more support.
Under this situation, no one knew about Lu Yuan's departure, and even the news that Zhou Qing was going to break through Xiantian was tightly blocked.
Apart from him and Zhou Qing, no one else knew.
The reason is very simple.
He was afraid that if others knew about it, they would kill Zhou Qing.
Now that the Chu State has two innate talents, it has become a big problem for neighboring countries and is deeply fearful.
If he is asked to create another innate, will the Chu country be able to be governed?
If it cannot be cured, how can the Zhou State take back its Xiangyang County, and how can the Ning State take back its Dongting and Xichuan counties?
Even the Liang Kingdom might be coveting the Jiangbei land of the Chu Kingdom at this time. After hearing the news that Zhou Qing is about to break through the innate world, this country can promise not to make any small moves?
It is precisely because of the above concerns that this news must not be leaked before Zhou Qing breaks through the innate and stabilizes his realm.
Fortunately, Zhou Qing has now met all the conditions, and now, with the guidance of teacher Lu Yuan, he has found the direction to build the outer body of martial arts.
Then the next time is to construct your own martial arts outer body, and then use your own soul to turn it into your true meaning, completely evolving the outer world.
This step of the process took Lu Yuan almost more than a year.
Zhou Qing's qualifications are no worse than his, and may even be better. One year may be enough.
That is to say.
At most, by this time next year, that is, at the end of the fourth year of Shenwu, Zhou Qing should be able to break through Xiantian.
"By then, there will be an additional innate in the country. Xiaoqing will be in charge in the north of the Yangtze River, which is enough to resist foreign enemies. There will be a queen in Baling in the south of the Yangtze River, which will be enough to stabilize the place.
Then I can free my hand and lead an army of 100,000 people to march eastward without worrying about the rear. "
It has to be said that Zhou Qing's innate breakthrough is the best news that Lu Yuan has received in the past few years.
His breakthrough completely solved the Chu State's dilemma of insufficient combat power at the top level, allowing the country to have one more innate master who could use his hands to expand outward.
Moreover, the addition of an innate grandmaster to Chu State not only enhanced the top-level strength, but also improved the national power.
In the eyes of foreign countries, the national character of Chu will even be improved accordingly.
After all, one or two talents can be said to be a fluke.
But the emergence of the third Xiantian means that the Chu State already has a complete system that can stably cultivate new Xiants.
A country that can continuously cultivate innates means that the inheritance is orderly, and it means that the current glory of Chu State is not a passing cloud, and will completely disappear with the deaths of Lu Yuan and Lan Cai'er.
The meaning here is completely different.
Not only can China pay more attention to Chu, but it can also make the officials and people in the country feel more at home.
"All in all, if nothing else happens, after Xiaoqing breaks through the innateness and the news spreads, I should be able to harvest another wave of luck."
Lu Yuan couldn't help but smile when he thought of this.
This Shenwu three years was really a good harvest year.
Many of the seeds I planted in the past have grown into fruit one after another after several years of cultivation.
Good news about local immigration, balance of payments, military expenditure reform, and Zhou Qingxiantian were passed on one after another.
Even the Imperial City Division, after a year of establishment and replenishment, has almost recruited enough manpower to start work at home and abroad.
As long as the spies they recruited at all levels are placed abroad, Lu Yuan will change his previous situation of being secluded and be able to easily learn about world affairs.
The help this kind of benefit can bring is not as big as one or two points.
That's pretty big.
…
He briefly inquired about what happened after he left, and then spent some time with his wife and children.
One day at the end of September, while Sun Siwen came to report to him about work, Lu Yuan finally said what he had always wanted to say to his good friend.
"Your Majesty wants me to practice martial arts?"
When Sun Siwen heard this opinion, to be honest, he was a little confused.
"Yes, Brother Sun, I want you to practice martial arts from now on." Lu Yuan no longer called Sun Qing at this time, but he completely abandoned his identity as a monarch and minister, and only persuaded him as a good friend.
Hearing his address and sincere tone, Sun Siwen also felt the weight of sincerity in it, so he also changed his tone and said with the attitude he used to have between friends: "Brother Lu, why do you think so?"
Lu Yuan said directly: "Brother Sun should also know that people who practice martial arts can live one hundred and fifty years if they can break through the innate. But now that I am innate, even Xiaoqing's side, there was news last month The news is that a breakthrough is coming.
You and Xiaoqing are the people I trust the most in this world, even more than my wife and son.
But Xiaoqing looks like he can accompany me for another hundred years, but Brother Sun, you are an ordinary person. No matter how healthy you are, you can only live for forty or fifty years at most.
Watching my best friend pass away before me, I can only live alone in this world.
Although Brother Sun has never experienced the pain here, he should be able to understand the friendship and spiritual connection between you and me, right? "
When Lu Yuan said this, he couldn't help but look at Sun Siwen.
He believed that he couldn't bear to see his good friend die before him. This friend also cannot see himself passing away first.
This emotion is connected.
When Sun Siwen heard this, he thought about it carefully, and finally nodded slowly, with a hint of loneliness on his face.
Obviously, he can understand this kind of grief.
And I also thought about the regret that I had to wait so long before my friend passed away.
But despite this, Sun Siwen faced Lu Yuan's earnest gaze, but still shook his head and said: "Now I am already in my forties, nearly half a century old, and I am already half dead.
Although I have never practiced martial arts, I also know that the best age for practicing martial arts is the same as studying, starting after the age of six.
Now that I am a grandfather, I am starting to practice martial arts like my grandchildren. How can this be possible?
Moreover, my arms and legs are old. Let alone practicing martial arts, I am afraid that if I lift a sword, my bones will break.
How to practice martial arts in such a situation? "
Although I really felt deeply about what Lu Yuan said. But Sun Siwen still had many worries in his heart.
When Lu Yuan heard this, he quickly said: "Age is not a problem. Our country of Chu is vast, and what is there in the country? If Brother Sun is willing to practice martial arts, I can collect the elixirs from all over the world and personally cleanse your marrow and rebuild your roots." bone.
And it doesn’t matter if it’s a little late.
Brother Sun has read the books of saints and sages for so many years, and his mental state has been fully cultivated.
As long as you put some thought into studying some Buddhist and Taoist classics, and understand some principles of martial arts, your state of mind will not be any worse than those of the first-rate masters in the world.
I have all kinds of magical medicines here. Brother Sun only needs to take them, and within three to five years at most, he will be a first-rate master in the world.
At that time, I will nourish you with the magical medicine, and Brother Sun will also study more Taoist scriptures to improve your character.
Within ten years, it is not a lie to break through the innateness and live for one hundred and fifty years. "
Since he was prepared to let Sun Siwen switch to martial arts training and achieve a breakthrough in his innate ability, Lu Yuan naturally had considerations and plans.
First of all, although Sun Siwen was a Confucian scholar and read books by sages, he did not pay much attention to the principles of Buddhism and Taoism.
But even people from the Confucian sect, like Buddhism and Taoism, have a saying of cultivating one's moral character.
When it comes to the cultivation of one’s character, Sun Siwen’s experience of studying for more than 30 years and serving as an official for 20 years is the basis for his insights.
This realm is not necessarily better than that of those eminent monks. It is no different.
Therefore, as long as Sun Siwen switches to martial arts training, with his state of mind, as long as he gets used to it a little more, he will be able to control the surge of internal power in his body.
The only thing he lacks is that he doesn't know much about Taoist scriptures. He may encounter a lot of trouble when practicing martial arts and needs to learn more knowledge in this area.
But that's okay too.
With Lu Yuan, the innate master here, as long as he teaches seriously, Sun Siwen studies seriously, and a master guides martial arts training, wouldn't it be fast to break through the realm?
There are always only two things that restrict warriors from breaking through. One is internal strength, and the other is realm.
Nowadays, the inner strength is instilled with the magic medicine, and Sun Siwen himself has the realm. It just needs a slight change, from the original Confucian thought to the Taoist thought.
It only takes two years to adapt.
From this aspect.
If everything goes well, it will take ten years to achieve a breakthrough in Xiantian. That is really not a lie.
After ten years like this, not only will Da Chu have another innate, but his good friend will also live for another sixty or seventy years, and will accompany him for another hundred years. It is really the best of both worlds, wonderful!
It's just that although all the arrangements on his side have been made, from the novice martial arts to all the schedule planning of Xiantian, he has detailed plans.
But Sun Siwen was still a little hesitant about Lu Yuan's considerate care: "How precious is the magic medicine that breaks through the innateness? Did Brother Lu give it to me, was it a waste? With these magic medicines here, they can be used by others.
For example, Brother Lu's disciples, Chu Wei and Li Liang, are already top-notch. Wouldn't it be possible for them to use these magical medicines to help these two people break through their innate abilities?
When the time comes, our great Chu will have two more talented people who are good at conquering and fighting. Wouldn't it be better than me having only one talented scholar? "
At this point, although I am already a little tempted to break through my innateness and live for a few more decades.
But Sun Siwen's character still made him put the overall situation first and think about national affairs.
Seeing this, Lu Yuan couldn't help but laugh in anger, and had to say: "How can the resources spent on magical medicine be compared to breaking through the first-class and breaking through the innate?
The resources consumed to train an innate grandmaster are enough to train dozens or even dozens of top-notch ones.
My resources are indeed only enough to cultivate one innate.
Even if it is used on Li Liang and Chu Wei, it can only allow one of them to break through.
Moreover, although these two people are my disciples and are usually respectful, their hearts are unpredictable, and I don't dare to trust them.
On the contrary, this is not the case with Brother Sun. You and Xiaoqing are the people I trust the most. Let you break through Xiantian, and I will never worry about betrayal. Will Brother Sun betray me? "
Lu Yuan looked at Sun Siwen, who immediately shook his head: "Absolutely impossible. Even if someone threatens my whole family's life, I will never betray Brother Lu."
"Isn't this what it is?"
Lu Yuan smiled when he heard this: "You and I have known each other and supported each other all the way to where we are today. I am responsible for the external battles, and you are responsible for helping me stabilize the rear. It is because of your support that Da Chu is what it is today."
Brother Sun, don’t you want to see how grand Chu will be in a hundred years?
If we had you and Xiao Qing, our Da Chu's strength would not be limited to the territory we have today.
After dozens or hundreds of years, wouldn’t it be a good idea to even unify the south of the Yangtze River, dominate Yangzhou, and restore the grandeur of the past?
But this all takes time to wait.
Doesn't Brother Sun hope that he can live to see that day, witness this scene with his own eyes, or even achieve this scene with his own eyes?
And this can be seen and achieved as long as Brother Sun practices martial arts. "
After living for a hundred years, I saw with my own eyes Da Chu's unification of the south of the Yangtze River, and watched the grand events of Dai Viet in the past repeated in Da Chu's country.
have to say.
The ambition proposed by Lu Yuan instantly hit the soft spot in Sun Siwen's heart.
As a student, self-cultivation, family management, country governance, and world peace are undoubtedly the highest ideals in life.
But now, Sun Siwen has accomplished it long ago by cultivating himself and keeping his family in order.
In terms of governing the country, now the Chu State is also prospering in all aspects under the governance of him and Cui Changqing.
But there is only peace in the world. At present, it is still far away.
This peaceful world is naturally not the peaceful world of Jiuzhou.
That was the great deeds of the three ancient emperors, which only exist in myths and have never been accomplished by anyone in later generations.
But if we talk about bringing peace to the world in Yangzhou, then there is a lot to be done.
Just restore Dai Viet’s heyday.
Therefore, the last concept of life, the realization of hope is just around the corner.
In the face of this grand ideal, Sun Siwen stopped insisting for an instant, and nodded slowly: "If Brother Lu really wants it and doesn't dislike me, then I am willing to give it a try. For this great Chu world, for this Let’s do our part in the grand event in the future.”
When Lu Yuan heard this, he immediately smiled: "Then it's settled."
Then, he stretched out his hand, and Sun Siwen did the same. The two of them clasped their hands together and couldn't help but laugh.
Time seems to have returned to more than ten years ago.
At that time, when they were in Yangmei Town, the two of them were like this. They had similar interests and spirits, and they talked about world affairs and expressed their feelings directly.
There are no kings and ministers, no superiors and inferiors, no superiority and inferiority, there is just pure friendship.
How carefree it is.
The two of them looked at each other for a moment, a little confused.
