Daqian Night Emperor

Chapter 316 The last work of the first national master!
"Minister, perhaps there is a way to cure this disease!"

Emperor Tianwu, who was eating, suddenly stopped.

He raised his head and looked outside the screen, his eyes seemed to be able to penetrate the veil and see Zhao Qian'an clearly.

Inside the hall, the air seemed to freeze for a moment.

Emperor Tianwu put down the remaining food in his hand, took the towel handed to him by the eunuch, wiped the grease on his hands carefully, and said slowly: "My dear son-in-law, do you know what you are saying?"

Although the words were calm, they showed the dignity of power without anger at this moment.

All the eunuchs in the hall were trembling with fear and dared not even breathe.

At this moment, they realized belatedly that the man who looked like a mountain of flesh still maintained the dignity of an emperor!
Outside the screen, Zhao Qi'an bowed before the emperor and said, "I know."

Emperor Tianwu said in a deep voice: "You don't know. If you knew, you wouldn't say such a ridiculous thing. Do you know what the Zodiac Qi is? Do you know how many powerful people are helpless in Donghua's situation?"

"Your Majesty... understands!"

Zhao Qi'an's answer once again caused ripples in Emperor Tianwu's originally calm "heart lake".

"Come closer!"

Although he tried his best to suppress his inner emotions, he tried to make his voice sound normal.

But from that slightly trembling voice, one could still tell how excited Emperor Tianwu was at the moment.

There was a hint of surprise in Wu Hou Qiansui's eyes. He had served His Majesty for so many years and had never seen His Majesty so excited.

Even though... when he ascended the throne, His Majesty just laughed and said that he would share the wealth with his brothers.

The screen was removed, Zhao Qian'an bowed his head, holding a gift in his hand, and walked slowly before the emperor.

The eyes on Emperor Tianwu's face, which had long been squeezed by fat until they were as big as green beans, tried to open wide. He looked at Zhao Qian'an carefully from head to toe and murmured, "Could it be that you are the reincarnation of a true immortal as they said? If you can recover your memory, tell me, are you Lingyuan Yangshen or Jiuzhou True Immortal?"

"Tell me, is there any road ahead of me?"

Zhao Qi'an was slightly surprised, but he quickly concealed it and bowed, saying, "Your Majesty, I don't remember anything about my previous life. I am still your subject, your subject, and a citizen of Daqian."

Emperor Tianwu asked doubtfully, "If that's the case, how can you resolve the Zodiac Energy?"

Zhao Qi'an is a reincarnated person and his previous life was extraordinary. Both the Imperial Master and Emperor Tianwu are very sure of this.

It is for this reason that Emperor Tianwu promised Zhao Qian'an a place in Mount Xumi.

He also always suspected that Zhao Qi'an already knew about his past life, but was just pretending to be stupid in front of him and the imperial teacher.

That is why, when Zhao Qi'an said that there was a way to resolve the Zodiac Energy, Emperor Tianwu's first reaction was that this kid was done pretending and was going to show his cards!
But now Zhao Qi'an's words made him confused.

Zhao Qi'an replied, "I recalled this zodiac energy in my dream. This was the gift from the Wheel of Heaven when the Lingyuan monk ascended the ninth level of the Dao after his three corpses were chopped off and his Yin spirit left his body."

"If we want to restrain this thing, we can only use the Hongmeng Purple Qi given by the Nine Provinces Heavenly Dao..."

Emperor Tianwu interrupted, "I know all this, but even if one has reached the peak of the Nine Marks, he cannot suppress the Yellow Dao Qi and will suffer from it instead. Tell me something I don't know."

Zhao Qi'an replied: "The pinnacle of a warrior is the nine lines of the Yuantai. But the Hongmeng purple energy is not only stored in the Yuantai of the Tianren warrior, there is another place where the purple energy is inexhaustible!"

Emperor Tianwu said unhappily, "Are you talking about the thunder tribulation of Yuantai warriors? Do you think our predecessors have never thought of this? But the Hongmeng purple energy in the thunder tribulation cannot be borrowed at all. Even if you force yourself to go through the tribulation with others, you cannot transfer the external purple energy into your body. On the contrary, it will greatly increase the difficulty of the thunder tribulation. This method is completely useless!"

He was greatly disappointed. He had hoped that Zhao Qi'an could come up with some good ideas, but this method had already been tried by others and proven to be useless.

Emperor Tianwu couldn't help but sigh. He was really confused. So many powerful martial artists in Mount Xumi couldn't come up with this solution, so why did he believe Zhao Qian's lies?
Thinking of this, he waved his hand and said, "My dear son-in-law, if you have nothing else to do, please leave. I will not punish you because you have good intentions."

Unexpectedly, Zhao Qi'an stood in front of the hall without moving.

Emperor Tianwu could not help but feel a little angry: "I have already said that this method will not work..."

Zhao Qi'an saw that Emperor Tianwu was showing signs of getting angry, but he remained unmoved. He took a step forward and said in a deep voice, "Your Majesty, what if I have a way to transfer the Hongmeng purple energy from the thunder tribulation into your body?"

Emperor Tianwu said impatiently: "If you have a way, I will grant you whatever you want. How about letting you sit on this dragon throne?"

These words sounded familiar, and the eldest prince seemed to have said something similar.

There are some similarities in the personalities of this father and son.

Zhao Qi'an knew that Emperor Tianwu had lost his patience, so he said without further ado: "Your Majesty, I have discovered a method that can capture wind and fire, and can capture the invisible things of heaven and earth... Even the thunder of a warrior's thunder tribulation can be captured!"

Emperor Tianwu finally calmed down and asked, "Can you do it?"

Zhao Qi'an's face was calm, and he said frankly: "I have never practiced this method."

"...Are you trying to make fun of me?"

"I have no such intention. I am not good at martial arts, so I naturally cannot learn this Yangxian technique. But I have taught this technique to others, and I have seen with my own eyes how they captured the Heavenly Thunder!"

He wasn't lying.

The reason why he was able to reach such a level with this big jade hand was mainly due to the feedback from the system.

There was a person who mastered this method to a superb level.

In the past, when Zhao Qi'an was still in the East China Sea, it was that man who intercepted the thunder from the sky with him for research.

That is Zhao Qi'an's adopted son, Zhao Wushuang!
Emperor Tianwu asked, "Who is this person? Where is he? Call him to the palace and show me something."

Zhao Qi'an smiled bitterly and replied, "Your Majesty, this person is an orphan I adopted in my early years. His name is Zhao Wushuang, but his whereabouts are unknown now, and I have no way to find him."

Emperor Tianwu asked: "Where did you get this technique?"

Zhao Qi'an answered truthfully: "In my early years, I happened to enter an underwater fairy palace..."

Emperor Tianwu nodded, he knew about this matter.

That was the retreat of the first national master. Whether it was the Zhao family's enlightenment tea tree or the "Nine Brahma Pure Lotus" presented at the longevity banquet, they were all the work of the first national master.

The first generation of the Imperial Master spent his entire life suppressing the Two Worlds Well for Emperor Guiyuan. The things he left behind are actually very important to the people of Mount Xumi.

However, Emperor Tianwu did not force Zhao Qian'an to hand him over. He was afraid that if he pushed Zhao Qian'an too hard, this guy would simply abandon everything in Kyoto City and return to the East China Sea and never come out.

He planned to wait for Zhao Qian'an to enter Mount Xumi, and after Zhao Qian'an knew everything about Mount Xumi, he would use gentle and soft methods to exchange it from him.

But I didn't expect that Zhao Qi'an would take the initiative to mention this matter at this time.

"That underwater fairy palace was left by a Taoist named Feng Xiao. I gained many opportunities in this underwater fairy palace..." Zhao Qian paused for a moment and said, "But the most precious thing is the inheritance left by Taoist Feng Xiao!"

"The technique I'm talking about is what the master of the Immortal Palace left for future generations. It's called the Great Jade Hand!"

Zhao Qi'an raised his hand and pointed to his head: "Although I have not learned martial arts, this method is mysterious. I have already mastered the method of the big jade hand. Please allow me to recite the method in front of your majesty. Your majesty is a master of martial arts, and Wu Hou Qiansui is also a martial arts master. You only need to take a look to know the truth of what I said."

When Emperor Tianwu saw that Zhao Qi'an was speaking so confidently, he could not help but turn his head to look at the Five Marquises Thousand Years Old standing beside him.

Wu Hou Qiansui said expressionlessly: "Your Majesty, since the prince consort dares to make suggestions before the emperor, I think he is not making them without purpose. Moreover... this is the method left by the first generation of the imperial master after all."

Emperor Tianwu nodded and ordered: "Prepare the four treasures of the study for the prince consort."

"Yes."

One of the words of the Five Marquises touched the heart of Emperor Tianwu, which was that this method was created by the first imperial preceptor in his later years.

The first generation of national teacher was a genius who spent his entire life studying the Well of Two Worlds. The enlightenment tea he created could suppress the "wonder". This method he created in his later years might really be to solve the hidden dangers of the zodiac energy.

It’s a good thing that Zhao Qian is willing to offer it voluntarily.

Even if it doesn't work in the end, it's just a waste of paper, which is nothing. But if it really works...

Emperor Tianwu's heart started to burn with excitement just thinking about it.

……

In the Hall of Mental Cultivation, eunuchs soon brought in a low table and a cushion.

Zhao Qi'an sat on the ground, spread the rice paper in front of him, and pressed down the top edge with a paperweight.

He raised his hand and rolled up his sleeves, and was about to reach out to take the brush from the pen holder when a figure came to his side silently.

Zhao Qian'an looked over in surprise, only to see the Fifth Marquis bending over beside him, holding a piece of ink in his hand, grinding it on the inkstone.

Seeing Zhao Qi'an's gaze, Wu Hou Qiansui said softly, "I will grind ink for the prince consort."

Zhao Qi'an smiled slightly and said, "Thank you, Fifth Marquis."

He ignored it, picked up the pen, dipped it in ink, pondered for a moment in front of the paper, and then put pen to paper.

This writing took several hours.

Wu Hou Qiansui was concentrating on grinding ink, but his eyes would fall on the paper from time to time. Looking at the contents on the paper, a slight surprise would flash in his eyes from time to time, but sometimes he seemed to be thinking about something.

After finishing the last stroke, Zhao Qian'an put the brush on the pen holder and breathed a sigh of relief.

He checked it carefully, and after making sure it was correct, he stood up and said, "Your Majesty, I have finished writing it."

Wu Hou Qiansui put away the thick stack of papers on the table and walked slowly to Emperor Tianwu.

Zhao Qi'an clasped his hands and said, "It will take time to verify whether this method is effective. It is late tonight, so I will take my leave."

"allow."

Emperor Tianwu's attention was completely focused on the stack of papers in Wu Hou Qiansui's hand that contained the "Big Jade Hand" method, and he waved his hand indifferently.

Zhao Qi'an didn't care. After bowing again, he followed the eunuch leading the way out of the Yangxin Palace.

……

"...Spiritual wandering labor, the world is empty and invisible..."

In the Hall of Mental Cultivation, all the eunuchs except the five marquises were dismissed.

In the hall, the voice of the Five Marquises' thousand-year-old recitation echoed.

Emperor Tianwu listened with his eyes closed. It was unusually quiet, as if he was asleep.

After the Fifth Marquis finished reading the last word on the paper, Emperor Tianwu slowly opened his eyes.

He raised his hand, and under the gaze of Wu Hou Qian Sui, his fat palm began to "turn into jade" at a speed visible to the naked eye.

This profound and unfathomable Yang Xian method, others may not be able to master it even after decades of hard practice, but Emperor Tianwu was able to perform it so freely after just hearing it once...

This one move alone is enough to show that his talent in martial arts is almost monstrous.

Emperor Tianwu looked down at his "jade-like" palm and could not help but sigh, "It turns something solid into nothingness; it turns something intangible into something solid again... Regardless of whether it can capture the thunder tribulation or not, this method is worthy of being called the Yangxian method. The first generation of the national teacher is truly a genius."

The Fifth Marquis Qiansui said at the right time: "Prince Consort Zhao is also thoughtful and is willing to offer the Yangxian Method to us."

Emperor Tianwu glanced at the paper in the hands of Wu Hou Qiansui and sneered: "This kid is not honest."

The Fifth Marquis Qiansui looked solemn and said, "But the method described by Prince Consort Zhao deliberately had loopholes?"

"That's not the case, but..."

Emperor Tianwu raised his chin slightly and gestured, "Go and take out any book from the boxes of books that young Zhao presented today."

Wu Hou Qiansui didn't understand why, but he still did as he was told and took out a book.

"Open it and take a look."

Following Emperor Tianwu's instructions, Wuhou Qiansui turned the page of the book.

After just a few glances, he couldn't help but flash a trace of surprise: "The handwriting is different..."

Emperor Tianwu said with a smile, "I thought this kid had been running around in Kyoto recently, so he didn't have time to copy books day and night. It seems that either the person who remembered Lingyuan in his dream was someone else, or the books recording Lingyuan's affairs already had the originals, and now he just asked someone to copy a copy and send it to me."

He seemed to have realized something at this moment, and looked at Wu Hou and asked, "Tell me, is this boy testing me again?"

"Testing what?"

"To test me...how much can I tolerate him?"

……

This time, Emperor Tianwu guessed wrong.

Zhao Qi'an really had no intention of testing Emperor Tianwu this time, and he really neglected the matter of the handwriting.

The reason why such a low-level mistake occurred was that he was not determined.

The contribution of solving the zodiac energy is so great.

Even Zhao Qian'an was a little uneasy this time.

It was already late at night when I came out of the palace.

Zhao Qi'an returned to the princess's mansion and sat in his own room. He did not feel sleepy for a long time, but he kept thinking about these things in his mind.

“The Great Jade Hand can certainly intercept the heavenly thunder, but my thunder tribulation is vastly different from that of an ordinary fourth-grade Yuantai…”

"Can the Big Jade Hand alone really work against the Donghua Sword Immortal?"

He thought about it, but couldn't come up with an answer.

Now... we can only wait and see.

……

In the blink of an eye, three days have passed.

The Ministry of Rites had finally discussed the matter of conferring the kingship. Considering that the war in the southern border was urgent, the conferring ceremony was kept simple.

Ji Wuchang's title was confirmed as "King of Pingnan", but the fiefdom he was granted was beyond everyone's expectations. Jingzhou, which was still in chaos, was given to Ji Wuchang as a fiefdom.

Many people in the court thought that His Majesty would set Liangzhou as Ji Wuchang's fiefdom. Some even speculated that the Nanfo Kingdom, which had not yet been conquered, would be used as Ji Wuchang's fiefdom. This would not only ensure the integrity of the Nine Provinces, but also expand the territory of Daqian.

And Jingzhou...

If it were a few years ago, there would be no problem in choosing this place. Although Jingzhou is small in area, the land is fertile and quite rich, and it is close to Kyoto City, which is enough to show Your Majesty's favor to the prince.

But now, Jingzhou is a mess that has not been cleaned up yet. Even if it is cleaned up, it is unknown how many years it will take to recuperate. Isn't it a bit shabby as a fief? After all, the eldest prince has just made a great contribution.

Compared to the civil and military officials who all had complaints, the eldest prince Ji Wuchang had no complaints and accepted it calmly, which made many people in the court look at him with surprise.

With each party having their own thoughts, Zhao Qi'an, as an official of the Zongzheng Temple, attended the eldest prince's "crowned king ceremony".

(End of this chapter)