Facing Li Shimin's expectant eyes, Li Daoxuan was moved.
To be honest, he thought that Li Shimin would win over him, but he did not expect that it would be such a generous move. The leader of Zhelong was in charge of the affairs of ghosts and gods in the world. He had such great power that everyone from the emperor's relatives to the local magistrates would cooperate unconditionally.
The most important thing is to use the power of the Tang Dynasty to help him practice. This promise would make any monk feel excited.
Although Taoism seeks freedom and detachment, it also pays attention to the Dharma and wealth. The wealth refers to the resources needed for practice. As the saying goes, the poor in culture and the rich in martial arts, this is especially true for Taoism, which even consumes more money than practicing martial arts. .
For example, the Bigu Pill required for practice contains many precious medicinal materials, which are more expensive than gold. Back then, Li Daoxuan took over the affairs of the Huang family and met the Mirror Ghost because of lack of money.
Later, when he was no longer short of money, he discovered that many natural and earthly treasures had a price but no market. For example, medicinal materials that were more than a hundred years old rarely circulated in the market and were often on special supply.
This is also the reason why Li Daoxuan obviously has many demon inner elixirs, but cannot refine the dragon and tiger elixir. He really can't get so many precious auxiliary medicines together.
But these problems will disappear with one word from Li Shimin.
As long as he agrees, from now on, there will be inexhaustible supplies of heavenly materials and earthly treasures. He can refine elixirs to his heart's content to increase his cultivation, help him break through, and step into the Yangshen realm in the shortest possible time.
This is definitely a huge temptation!
But Li Daoxuan didn't speak for a long time.
Li Shimin looked expectantly and said: "Taichong, I know your ambition is to become an immortal, but this does not conflict with my great cause, and even coincides with it. In the future, the more powerful the Tang Dynasty will be, the more people will be able to help you. many!"
"And being a leader doesn't mean you have to travel a lot. There are bad people guarding each state. If they can't deal with it, they will report it to the Hidden Dragon. If the Hidden Dragon can't be solved, then you, the leader, will take action. You usually have freedom. There won’t be any restrictions, as long as you don’t leave the Tang Dynasty territory too often.”
Li Daoxuan sighed softly. The emperor was already sincere enough. If word of such kindness spreads, no one would dare to believe it.
In fact, this was also a big gamble by Li Shimin. If Li Daoxuan had the intention to rebel, he would be in a very unfavorable situation, which would be equivalent to creating a terrible opponent for himself.
But Li Shimin still made this decision and resolutely put all his treasures on Li Daoxuan, which shows his courage.
"Taichong, are you worried about Longhu Mountain?"
Li Dao
The old Heavenly Master had repeatedly rejected Li Shimin's invitation to come out because he had experienced the rise and fall of the Sui Dynasty and witnessed the sudden collapse of a peak dynasty. Therefore, he became much more cautious and kept watching.
Facts have proved that this wait and see is correct.
During the Xuanwu Gate Incident, some Taoist sects sided with Prince Li Jiancheng. As a result, soon after Li Shimin ascended the throne, those sects that had supported Li Jiancheng quietly disappeared.
After the Xuanwu Gate Incident, the old Heavenly Master had been quietly observing the young emperor, and finally made the decision to send Li Daoxuan to participate in the Longmen Immortal Association.
This is a very important signal.
As the emperor, Li Shimin naturally saw this a long time ago. He wondered: "In that case, Taichong, why do you hesitate?"
Li Daoxuan stared at this long scroll, as if he saw the magnificent rivers and mountains, and suddenly asked a question.
"Your Majesty, this Zhoutian Xingdou Formation sounds very beautiful, but if the dragon energy spreads across the world, the dragon energy in Chang'an will become weak. This is the residence of the emperor. If there is no dragon energy to protect it, wouldn't it be dangerous? ?”
The empress in green silently raised her eyes and stared at Li Shimin.
This question was actually what she wanted to ask, but she just said it through Li Daoxuan's mouth.
Li Shimin was startled. He thought Taichong had some concerns, but he didn't expect it to be this reason.
After a pause, he smiled and said: "Actually, I have thought about this problem a long time ago. At that time, Yuan Tiangang and Li Chunfeng also hesitated about it. Later, the queen woke me up and said something."
"What words?"
"If we can't protect the Tang Dynasty, what's the use of Chang'an?"
Li Shimin sighed: "The queen is a woman with such a big heart. As the emperor, how can I worry about gains and losses?"
Li Daoxuan secretly lamented that she was indeed a famous empress in history. Empress Changsun was not only kind, but also had a magnanimity and magnanimity that ordinary women could not match, which was admirable.
In history, many times when Li Shimin wanted to make mistakes, Empress Changsun insisted on admonishing him. Her methods of admonishing were often clever and full of wisdom, and were praised by historians many times.
Therefore, some people say that if Empress Changsun had not died so early, maybe Li Shimin would not have become mediocre and advocated pleasure at the end of Zhenguan.
Li Shimin patted Li Dao !”
Li Daoxuan breathed out gently, and a surge of pride arose in his heart.
That being the case, let’s create an unprecedented prosperous Tang Dynasty together!
When he soars into the sky and becomes an immortal through cultivation, he hopes to leave an extremely glorious and prosperous age to this world, a splendid dynasty that the Chinese nation will never forget!
Maybe the Tang Dynasty will be in decline in the future, maybe there will still be the Anshi Rebellion, the Huangchao Incident, maybe hundreds of years later, today's efforts will still become a wisp of dynasty change, but Li Daoxuan doesn't want to think about it that much at the moment.
However, he did not agree immediately. Instead, he asked a completely irrelevant question.
"Your Majesty, I am a poor man and a good drinker. I heard that there is a superb divine wine hidden in the Ouchi Palace. I wonder if your Majesty can part with it?"
Li Shimin was stunned for a moment, wondering why Taichong suddenly said this.
But he immediately ordered Gao Quan to get it. After a while, Gao Quan came to the palace with a jar of fine wine.
Li Shimin handed the jar of wine to Li Daoxuan and said: "This wine is the best in the world. It is said that it was brewed by Du Kang, the god of wine. It is rare in the world. One cup will make your bones numb and soft, and you will feel like a fairy!"
Such a jar of wine is worth thousands of gold.
But Li Daoxuan shook his head and said: "It's too little, not enough for a poor man to drink. I wonder if your majesty can give me a few more jars?"
Li Shimin was stunned for a moment, and then waved his hand, signaling Gao Quan to continue getting it.
In fact, he is also a good drinker. There are only five jars of this exquisite wine in the entire palace. Although he is an emperor, he only drinks a few drinks during grand festivals, for fear that it will be gone after drinking it. .
Gao Quan brought two more altars.
Li Daoxuan continued to look at Li Shimin and asked, "Your Majesty, are there any more?"
Li Shimin coughed and said, "It's too strong. There isn't much of this wine left. Can you leave some for me?"
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Li Daoxuan nodded and smiled: "Of course."
After a pause, he swept the three jars of fine wine with a flick of his sleeve, put them all into the gourd, and said with a smile: "In the past, King Wen invited Jiang Shang to pull the cart for 800 steps, and Ziya ensured the prosperity of the Zhou Dynasty for 800 years. Today, Your Majesty has given me three jars of wine as a gift to me. I am a poor man and I am willing to protect the Tang Dynasty for three hundred years in order to repay the emperor's kindness."
