In the past few days, the Tang Emperor's reward for Lin Yan was also reduced. He was directly promoted to a marquis and titled "Protector of the Country"!
After all, the scene of Lin Yan fighting in the air was too shocking and left a very deep impression on everyone in Chang'an City. His demeanor like a god of war was directly imprinted in everyone's hearts and could not be dissipated for a long time.
Apart from the dean's clone who finally appeared that day, this young man was the most eye-catching. Even the three elders of the academy, Feng Lao, and the heroic spirits of the ancestors of the Tang Dynasty were not as good as him.
This is because Lin Yan was originally a commoner, and his promotion was too rapid to convince the court officials, and the existing nobles would also be dissatisfied.
Furthermore, Lin Yan's identity as the descendant of the Mo Sect cannot be concealed. Even if the Xuantian Sect has become a traitor to the Tang State, the Mo Sect has not corrected its name, and Lin Yan's identity is still quite sensitive.
Otherwise, with his achievements and strength, he might as well be crowned king!
As for Feng Lao and others, the Tang State is not qualified to canonize them, and the dean of the academy is a transcendent existence!
Many of the students from the academy are serving as officials in the court. After all, "Learning literary and martial arts will serve the emperor's family." This is an eternal theme in the world. Even the students who teach in the academy have people who are serving as officials in the court.
However, this does not include the real senior leaders of the academy. As one of the three religions, they are inherently detached, and the worldly dynasty cannot truly restrain or even control them.
Lin Yan's first thought after learning the news was to refuse. After all, he had no experience as an official and was just a pure swordsman!
Maybe he had an anonymous military experience, but that was far from enough to give him the capital to integrate into the court.
He is essentially a Jianghu person, he doesn't like court affairs, and he doesn't understand the rules of officialdom at all.
The fathers of Li Zongsheng and Xu Dahai were both members of the officialdom. From their mouths, Lin Yan also knew that the water in this court was very deep. He was self-aware and he still had some talent in martial arts. If he really entered the court, then I'm afraid he will be played to death by others in a few days!
Moreover, today's court is full of factions, fierce party struggles, and intrigues, which are nothing more than trying to win over one faction and attack the other. It's really boring!
With his sharpness, he will definitely not be able to learn to be like the light, so he doesn't want to increase his troubles!
"Always doing these fictitious things without giving anything substantial!" Lin Yan complained in his heart.
For a warrior like him, ordinary gold and silver are of little use, because more precious things are difficult to buy with worldly yellow and white things. Moreover, now that the Tang Dynasty is suffering from internal and external troubles and the treasury is empty, there is not so much gold and silver to give out rewards.
However, the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty promised to open the Tang Dynasty's treasury, allowing Lin Yan to select a few needed items as rewards.
After hearing the news and learning from Emperor Tang that this so-called title of Marquis was just an honorary title and did not require any responsibilities, Lin Yan agreed.
Regardless of having this level of status, he will need the support of the Tang State to clear up Momen's name in the future, and this will make things easier to move forward.
Of course, he also considered some disadvantages. After this time, he was the nominal Marquis of Tang State. Whether he wanted to or not, he was bound to the chariot of Tang State, at least in the eyes of outsiders.
But Lin Yan is not a pedantic person. If you want to make him work wholeheartedly for the Tang Dynasty just based on this, it is impossible!
He always only acts in accordance with his heart and does not violate the moral principles in his heart. He will not be used by others and become a knife in their hands!
However, Lin Yan still missed something, and Emperor Tang still included some small thoughts in it. Lin Yan is a person who values affection and righteousness. He cannot be tempted, suppressed with force, or suppressed by force, but he can be moved by emotion!
As the saying goes, "beauties love heroes", my daughter also has some favorable impressions of Lin Yan. And if you want to marry the princess, then the title is inevitable, and this canonization is just a way to pave the way in advance.
Women in the royal family have no control over their marriages. If they can find the one they like as much as possible within the rules, it will be a great blessing!
It takes time for Mo Shenji to contact the scattered remains of Mo Sect. During this time, Lin Yan stayed in Chang'an to study the "Thousand Changes of Organizations".
A conversation with Mo Shenji gave him some new insights. Although this fight with Mo Shenji was just a trial, both sides had many trump cards that they had not yet used.
However, Lin Yan keenly felt that Mo Shenji's current level of "organ skills" was truly superb and was not limited to the level of "thousands of mechanisms".
Over the years, Lin Yan didn't know whether Mo Shenji had successfully found Gongshu's "Qi Jing", but it was obvious that his "organ skills" had improved significantly.
As his own realm improves, the help of "Mechanism Technique" to Lin Yan is gradually weakening. Just like the "Ten Thousand Purple Reds" back then, even with many improvements, it is difficult to play a role in today's battles.
After all, if you use that thing to deal with people like Xuan Yi or even Wang Xuanli, I'm afraid you won't even be able to tickle them. Could it be that you want to laugh them to death?
The potential of "Mechanism Technique" definitely doesn't stop there. In Mo Shenji, he saw more possibilities. Combining the study during the experience and the insights this time, he wanted to truly integrate these things and create A real killer weapon!
Nowadays, the enemies he faces are getting stronger and stronger, and the things he has to do are becoming more and more dangerous, so there is an urgent need to strengthen his own methods!
His realm has just reached Xiantian not long ago. If nothing unexpected happens, it will be difficult to break through again in the short term. Compared with other strong people, it will take more time to settle.
Therefore, if the "Mechanism Technique" can make great progress, he will have more trump cards!
During this period of time, Lin Yan had been writing and drawing in the house. Papers on various calculations were scattered on the ground, and they were piled up in a thick layer without realizing it.
Under the care of Meng Yifan, the vice-president of the academy, Lin Yan had the authority to enter the library. In addition, he and Feng Lao had known each other for a long time. The latter taught him the "slashing technique", so he could be regarded as a half-disciple. There is no hindrance.
"Mr. Feng, how is your injury recently?" Lin Yan asked.
"It doesn't matter, he's almost recovered now." Feng Lao said.
"Then your arm..." Lin Yan looked at the empty sleeve on that side and asked.
"It's okay. You've been coming here more often lately, but what are you looking for?" Feng Lao asked.
Lin Yan sensed Feng Lao's aura, and the impact of losing an arm on him was indeed minimal, and it would not weaken his combat power much.
However, Feng Lao's arm had been destroyed in the battle with Xuan Yi, and there was no possibility of replacing the severed limb. Perhaps the only way to solve this problem was to truly step into the realm of heaven and human beings!
Lin Yan paused and said, "I have been studying the method of 'organism' recently and need to look up some arithmetic knowledge."
Feng Lao nodded and said, "You can go to the fourth floor and have a look."
After saying that, Feng Lao stopped talking, just like before, and Lin Yan cupped his hands and entered the library.
"Mechanism" is a science that is easy to learn but difficult to master. If it is some ordinary gadgets or hidden weapons, and if you are not bad at talent, you can do it as long as you have studied for a period of time.
However, the more sophisticated the machine-made creations are, the more complex and complicated their calculations will be to achieve the desired goal.
The initial fantasy may be fanciful, but imagination alone cannot accomplish anything. You must proceed step by step in a down-to-earth manner to make it possible to turn it into reality.
Just like Mo Shenji's giant bird and the machine puppet, it cannot be accomplished overnight and requires a huge amount of time and energy.
By integrating what he was thinking, Lin Yan already had a general direction, and he has been moving forward in this direction during this period.
There are many unique arithmetic theories in "Thousand Changes of Mechanisms", but it is not enough for Lin Yan. What he is doing now is mechanism creation, and he needs more knowledge to confirm it.
Fortunately, the academy library has an extremely rich collection of books, and Lin Yan can find most of what he wants here.
Coupled with his current Xiantian realm and the academy's special care, there are even more things he can check.
As time went by, the sketch in his mind became clearer and clearer, and what he wanted to do gradually took shape.
However, the next calculation is too huge and cannot be completed in a short time by his own strength. This may have an impact on martial arts. The gain outweighs the loss. He needs someone to share the pressure!
"It seems it's time to go to the palace!" Lin Yan thought, but he still remembered that the things Emperor Tang promised to him had not yet been fulfilled!
The key to the creation of mechanisms is materials. The more sophisticated the mechanism, the higher the requirements for materials. I think there may be good things that meet the conditions in the Tang State's treasure house.
After delivering the news to the palace and receiving the Tang Emperor's approval, Lin Yan successfully entered the palace and met Li Junlin in the imperial study.
Although the crisis in Chang'an City has been resolved, the situation in various parts of the Tang Kingdom has not been so optimistic recently, and there are various affairs that need to be dealt with, which makes the Emperor Tang's eyes look haggard.
"Your Majesty, I would like to enter the treasure house to look for some materials." Lin Yan saluted the Emperor of Tang Dynasty, but without any detours, he went straight to the point.
Emperor Tang was slightly startled when he heard this, and then he couldn't help but laugh. He rarely heard such straightforward words, at least most of his ministers did not dare!
This is not only the way to be an official, but also the respect of those in lower positions to those in higher positions, but obviously, Lin Yan is not among them.
Tang Huang said: "This is what I promised, you can choose on your own. Also, you are no longer a commoner, so you can change your title!"
To be honest, Lin Yan couldn't adapt to the identity change so quickly, but fortunately, Emperor Tang didn't really care about these details.
Lin Yan cupped his hands and thanked him, and then continued: "There is one more thing that I need your Majesty's help with."
Emperor Tang asked: "What's the matter?"
Lin Yan took out some papers from his arms and said, "I have something that I need help from the officials of Taiyuan College to calculate. Please give me your permission!"
Tang Huang glanced at the eunuch beside him. The latter understood it and immediately took the paper from Lin Yan's hand and bowed to present it.
Li Junlin looked at the dense numbers on the paper and asked Lin Yan, "Arithmetic?"
Lin Yan nodded.
The Emperor of the Tang Dynasty did not continue to delve deeper, and then ordered the eunuch beside him to lead Lin Yan to the Tang State Treasure House, and sent an oral message to the Taiyuan Academy to ask the nobles who focused on knowledge to help Lin Yan.
Watching Lin Yan leave, Tang Huang narrowed his eyes slightly and whispered: "I didn't expect that he is not only a genius in martial arts, but also has great attainments in arithmetic."
The Emperor of the Tang Dynasty received education from the Taifu since he was a child, and he was naturally involved in arithmetic, but he did not study it deeply.
But after a cursory scan just now, I found that I basically couldn't understand it, so I knew that the things listed on Lin Yan's paper were definitely not simple.
"I don't know what he plans to do this time, but I'm looking forward to it!" Li Junlin thought to himself.
