Aoyama is still there, How Many Suns……
Li Qing organized the long-abandoned vegetable garden, sowing, watering, and weeding... he worked at sunrise and rested at sundown;
Sometimes I would hunt some pheasants and hares, just like the rhythm of life when I first lived with Master at the Taoist Temple...
The air in the mountains was very fresh and the mountain spring water was sweet. He lived well alone.
He feels so...
Time flows, the years are quiet...
Winter passes and spring comes, and spring warms and flowers bloom.
The dilapidated Taoist temple was restored to something decent again under Li Qing's repairs.
On this day, Li Qing took down the only item in the Taoist temple that had never been replaced - the plaque!
The plaque has decayed, and the powerful characters in the past are also blurred. You can vaguely make out the three characters written on it——
"Wudang Dao".
Li Qing remembered that when he first met his master, the little old man threatened to found the sect, become a majestic founder, and make him the senior brother.
At that time, Li Qing only felt that the little old man was unreliable and was just trying to trick him into doing work, so he didn't take it seriously.
The little old man was lazy, he was lazy too, and he was poor at the time, so he never succeeded...
Li Qing carefully brushed off the dust on it and whispered to himself: "After such a long break, some things have to be put on the agenda..."
In fact, there is already a Wudang sect in the Ming Dynasty, which was built in the name of Zhang Sloppy. It has even reached a considerable scale, but to be precise... this is not the credit of his master Zhang Sloppy, but... Zhu Di.
After Zhu Di's arrest was successful, Zhu Yunwen's whereabouts were unknown. Zhu Di, who was guilty, asked Hu Hui to search for Jianwen in the name of looking for the immortal Zhang Slutty.
In order to be convincing, Zhu Di paid for the construction of a Taoist temple in Wudang Mountain in the name of Zhang Slutty, in order to seek the favor of the immortals.
At the same time, in order to flaunt his orthodoxy and consolidate the imperial power, Zhu Di said: He was ordered to appease the Emperor Taizu; the success of the incident was due to the blessing of the Emperor Zhenwu... Wudang Mountain is enshrined in the Emperor Zhenwu.
But... these are all political reasons, not Master Li Qing's original intention.
Chinese Taoism has a long history. As a rising star, Wudang is not very famous. Neither Zhengyi Sect nor Quanzhen Sect can compare with Wudang Taoism.
Li Qing felt that he needed to carry forward "Wudang Dao".
But having said that, all Taoism put together is far inferior to Buddhism.
In terms of popularity, Taoism is a younger brother to Buddhism!
There is no way. The world of bliss depicted by Buddhism is so captivating. If you believe in Buddhism, you can be reborn in bliss. If you believe in Taoism...
Li Qing shook his head and smiled bitterly, muttering: "Since ancient times, true love cannot be retained, only routines can win people's hearts; Taoism is pragmatic, but it also suffers from pragmatism."
However, Li Qing feels that Taoism may not be unable to regain its glory. Now that the Ming Dynasty is extremely prosperous, people have become more pragmatic and no longer obsessed with the illusory...
Li Qing replaced it with a brand new plaque, still named "Wudang Tao", and hung it above the Taoist temple.
Then, he went down the mountain to find workers to expand the Taoist temple...
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The capital, the imperial palace.
A palace maid looked down at her belly which was getting bigger and bigger and could no longer be concealed. She was very distressed.
She didn't expect that she would become pregnant due to an unexpected encounter that shouldn't have happened.
Logically speaking, this is a good thing, because she is pregnant with the flesh and blood of the Ming Emperor.
However, she did not dare to speak out.
The emperor only favored Concubine Wan Gui. The empress has not been able to give birth to an heir so far, and the virtuous concubine has not been favored when she gave birth to the emperor's eldest son. She doesn't think she can turn around with this, and it may even bring disaster...
She privately heard from the slaves that the emperor had few heirs, which might be caused by Concubine Wan Gui.
The emperor was busy with everything, which she could not see at all. In fact, she had never seen the emperor again since that time.
She felt that once the news of her pregnancy spread, Concubine Wan Gui would definitely know about it before the emperor, and then...
Having been in the palace for so long, she knows very well what the people in the palace are like. Almost all of them are snobbish and will always follow others' opinions.
But my belly is so big, and I can't hide it forever.
The difficulty of giving birth secretly in the palace... is as difficult as going to heaven, and there is no way to hide it from anyone.
This made her very worried. She didn't dare to expose it, but she couldn't hide it. What should she do?
Suddenly, a high-pitched voice sounded, interrupting her thoughts.
"Miss Li, where's the key?"
"Ah? Oh..." She stood up quickly. When she saw the person clearly, a hint of surprise flashed in her eyes, "I have met my father-in-law."
"No need," Wynn waved his hand, "Give us the key."
"Yes," Miss Li took off the key and held it up with both hands. She wanted to say something, but she saw dozens of father-in-laws following Wynn behind her, so she swallowed her words again.
Wynn was in a hurry to get the money and didn't notice anything strange about her. After taking the key, he took out the one he had on him and successfully opened the door to the inner treasury.
Then he turned around and said: "Miss Li, you can come in and take a look. You are the female officer in charge of the internal treasury. We have to reconcile the accounts at the end of the year."
"Yes." She nodded and followed him into the warehouse.
In the past two years, the national finance and tax revenue have soared, and the warehouses are full, which is very gratifying.
After coming in, the little eunuchs began to move out the silver, one box, two boxes, three boxes...
Miss Li carefully checked the amount of money, recorded it in the book, and devoted herself to her work, forgetting her worries for a while.
Seeing that these father-in-laws were not finished moving, she couldn't help but be curious, "Father-in-law, you can withdraw so much money at once, but...?"
"Alas, it's not that the Duzhang barbarians in Sichuan are starting to be dishonest again. The emperor is preparing to send troops." Wynn said casually, "Hey, why are I telling you this? Just keep a good record of the accounts."óΠъ.oяＧ
"Yes, this slave made a mistake." Miss Li nodded in agreement and continued her duties.
It lasted for nearly two hours, until the end of Shenshi, when the little eunuchs finally stopped moving the money.
Wynn returned the key to Miss Li and was about to leave. Miss Li hurriedly asked: "Father-in-law, can you come back tomorrow to get the money?"
"No, we can't let all the money come out of the inner treasury." Wynn smiled, "There are so many mouths in the palace, we can't starve people, right?"
He glanced at Miss Li and said in surprise, "It's already the beginning of summer, why are you still wearing...Isn't it hot?"
Miss Li glanced outside. The little eunuchs were all panting from exhaustion and squatting on the ground to rest. No one looked here, and she hurriedly said:
"Father-in-law... take a step to speak."
Wynn was surprised, "What's the matter with you?"
"It concerns the Emperor... My father-in-law is here with the servants." Miss Li looked anxious.
Wynn's eyes narrowed and he quickly followed her a few steps inside to avoid the sight of the little eunuch outside.
"Your Majesty, please tell me clearly." Wynn said seriously.
Miss Li looked outside and made sure no one could see here, then pointed to her belly:
"Father-in-law, this slave is pregnant."
"ha?"
Wynn almost bit his tongue: What's going on here, I'm a eunuch... Hiss~ Wait a minute!
He lost his voice and said: "The emperor, the emperor, the emperor's?"
"No, no, what else?" Miss Li was frightened by him and started to stutter when she spoke.
Wynn was stunned. It took him a while to come back to his senses, and his expression became serious:
"Did you lie to our family?"
"How dare you, my slave?" Miss Li shook her head, feeling even more aggrieved, "If father-in-law doesn't believe it, you can ask the emperor."
After a pause, she said nervously: "Please, father-in-law, please don't tell anyone except the emperor."
She had a very good impression of Wynn. This father-in-law was kind to others, and her job was arranged by Wynn. It was very relaxing and comfortable.
"That's natural." Wynn nodded slightly. He hadn't completely shaken off the shock yet, "When did it happen?"
Miss Li's face turned red, but she also knew that now was not the time to be shy, so she replied:
"Last winter month."
"Okay, okay, our family is going to..." Wynn paused, and his tone became more kind, with a hint of respect, "Miss Li, please take good care of yourself, the wealth is waiting for you."
Miss Li didn't care about this. She just told her, "My father-in-law, please remember that only the emperor can know."
"Huh? This is a great thing. There's no need to hide it... Okay." Wynn didn't want to antagonize the queen-to-be, so he nodded and promised: "Our family will only report to the emperor, and we will never talk too much."
"Well, thank you, father-in-law." Miss Li breathed a sigh of relief.
Wynn was busy and polite, said some auspicious words, and then walked out.
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Qianqing Palace.
After a busy day, Zhu Jianshen was ready to relax and reward himself. Unexpectedly, as soon as he left the palace, he met Huaien who came in a hurry.
Zhu Jianshen stopped and asked, "Has the silver been taken out?"
"Yes, Your Majesty." Wynn saluted, and then said, "Your Majesty, slave... slave..."
He couldn't find the starting point of the topic for a while, and he was also afraid that he would be deceived by the girl.
"Your Majesty, could you please lend me a moment to speak?"
Zhu Jianshen frowned: "What happened?"
"Please, Your Majesty, grant your permission." Wynn said bravely.
"Well... go in and talk." Zhu Jianshen turned around and walked back to the hall, and Wynn quickly followed.
It wasn't until he entered the inner hall that Zhu Jianshen frowned and said, "Tell me, what happened?"
Wynn considered his words and asked cautiously: "I dare you to ask the emperor if he had been to the inner treasury last winter?"
Zhu Jianshen was sullen: "You are so outrageous, why can't I take away my internal money?"
"Your Majesty, forgive me." Wynn was startled and hurriedly knelt down to explain: "The Emperor has misunderstood. How dare I have such thoughts? What I mean is that the Emperor went to the inner treasury to see Miss Li last winter?"
After a pause, "This slave also saw Miss Li today."
"Last winter, Miss Li..." Zhu Jianshen repeated, suddenly remembered something, and said: "I remember, her surname is Ji!"
"That's it, Manzhong Li and Ji have the same pronunciation..." Wynn suddenly shut up in the middle of his explanation. When you are pregnant with the emperor's flesh and blood, you can no longer say the word 'man'.
Huaien followed the good advice: "Your Majesty, Miss Ji...is pregnant, and she is pregnant now."
"Ah?" Zhu Jianshen opened his mouth so wide that his jaw almost dislocated.
Don't blame him for this, it's really... I have worked hard with Zhen'er for so long, but nothing has been achieved, and now I have achieved something...?
Even if you are a virtuous concubine... that is not something you can accomplish in a day!
