Immortality: I can absorb the memories of the dead.

Chapter 28 Yang Shen Perfection
Time flies, and two years have passed in the blink of an eye.

Early in the morning, Zhou Yi got up and rushed to the Tianlao to take up duty.

The streets are bustling with people coming and going, as prosperous as ever.

The scars have healed and the pain has been forgotten, and the world seems to have returned to what it was a few years ago.

"Tanghulu~sour and sweet candied haws~"

"Pea yellow~"

“Fried liver~”

Zhou Yi's mouth was watering. Even though he had been eating for a long time, he still couldn't give up his craving for food. He stopped at a Linjiang Xiaolongbao restaurant on the street. Before he could open his mouth, the proprietress had already offered him a tray of steaming hot dumplings wrapped in oil paper.

"Master Zhou, I'm waiting for you."

Although the jailer has no rank, he is an official no matter how small. This is the benefit that power brings. With just a word from him, the boss lady will let him eat it immediately, not to mention steamed dumplings, even big meat buns.

"Thanks."

"Mr. Zhou, you are too polite. It is a blessing for our store that you like to eat our buns. If it were someone else, they wouldn't have this blessing."

Look, it’s not enough to just give things away for free, but you also have to say nice things. Otherwise, even sparrows want to be officials?
Zhou Yi didn't waste any more time and turned to leave. If it was someone else, the other party would have spit and cursed at him, but it was different with him.

"Mr. Zhou is so handsome. I wonder if his bed is big enough. Is he afraid of sleeping alone?"

This is probably another great aspect of the Book of Changes.

When we arrived at Tianlao, as per the rules, we had to listen to a meeting chaired by Lao Ma.

"Well, let me say a few words today about yesterday. How should I put it? Generally speaking, this is how it happened."

My colleagues all opened their eyes wide, pretending to be concentrating, but in fact they were daydreaming.

There was no such rule in the Heavenly Prison before, but unfortunately, a new emperor appointed new ministers, and when Lao Ma became the warden, this set of rules began to come into being.

It is said that the less a person has, the more he wants to show off. Lao Ma, who can hardly read, loves to follow these stinky rules of literati.

After listening to the heavenly book, everyone returned to their respective posts to work.

As the jailer, Zhou Yi naturally had to inspect the entire prison.

"You bunch of bastards, wait until the Queen Mother rescues me and I return to my post, and sooner or later you will be in big trouble."

"You little bitch, I am the number one scholar appointed by the late emperor, and I have a lot of achievements. How dare you treat me like this? When the late emperor returns, I will tear you, the dog slaves, into pieces."

There was constant cursing in the prison, most of whom were from officials who were descendants of the Empress Dowager and the late Emperor.

When the new emperor ascended the throne, he naturally wanted to support his own power. He also established the East Factory, recruited a large number of martial arts masters, collected evidence of crimes of court officials, and put them all in jail.

It is said that the power of the Eastern Depot is three times greater than that of the Zhenwu Division.

There was a minister who worked with his concubine at home. He knew exactly how many tactics he used and how long the discussions took, and he even knew whether there was a flood or not. It was really terrifying!
If children in or outside the capital city cried, adults only needed to say "be careful or the Jinyiwei might arrest you in the middle of the night", and the children would stop crying immediately. It was very useful.

While patrolling, a relatively tender and white hand suddenly grabbed the corner of Zhou Yi's clothes.

"Prisoner Zhou, I give in. I give in. I really can't hold on any longer. Please give me a way to live. I surrender."

Zhou Yi took a quick glance and saw that it was Li Jingrong, one of the former assistant ministers of the Ministry of Revenue.

He was originally from the Empress Dowager's lineage, so when Tian Wenjing entered the Ministry of Revenue, he hindered him in every way and opposed him. As a result, he angered Li Qingxuan and was investigated by the Jinyiwei of the East Factory. They found that he embezzled public funds and went to Chunnuanlou every day. He had only been in office for three or four years, but he had spent tens of thousands of taels of silver on the courtesans in Chunnuanlou, making him a clear top brother.

Needless to say, the result was that his house was confiscated and he was imprisoned.

Tian Wenjing also walked out of the Tianlao and had a very high prestige. When the jailers learned that he and Tian Wenjing were not on good terms, they used all kinds of means, almost trying to kill him!
"Minister Li, how can this be possible? His Majesty's decree is to lock you up for the full three years. It's only been a few days, and you haven't even tasted the tiger bench or the chili water yet."

Upon hearing this, Li Shilang was so frightened that his legs went limp. He waved his hands repeatedly and said:
"I won't taste it anymore. Prisoner Zhou, I am truly convinced. From now on, I belong to your Majesty. If your Majesty tells me to go east, I will never go west. If your Majesty tells me to chase a dog, I will never catch a chicken! The Queen Mother and I are of the same lineage. We have completely drawn a line of demarcation."

"If you had been so aware earlier, wouldn't you have to suffer so much?"

Zhou Yi ordered the jailer beside him to open the cell door.

"Transfer Minister Li to the cell on the left."

"Yes!"

Two jailers carried Minister Li to the cell on the left. The cell was not only clean and tidy, but also had roast duck and liquor, and beautiful women from Chunnuan Tower were invited to keep him company. It was truly a life of god.

This method was thought up by Tian Wenjing.

Talent training is too slow. It is better to snatch talents than to select them.

First put these guys in jail and torture them, then let them watch those officials who switched camps enjoy themselves, breaking down their defenses both physically and psychologically, corrupting and winning them over, then they can be sent out of jail, transferred to another position, and become the confidants of the current emperor.

Although the method is not authentic, it is indeed effective.

Using this method, in just two years, Li Qingxuan had gradually risen from a puppet emperor to a position equal to that of the empress dowager's lineage.

I have to say, one word - absolutely!

Seeing Li Jingrong eating the roast duck with the beautiful girl from Chunnuanlou sitting on his lap, many officials who were still struggling on the right were so angry that they started cursing.

"Li Jingrong, the late emperor treated you well and personally awarded you the second place in the imperial examination. How could you be so spineless? Are you worthy of the late emperor's kindness?"

"Li Jingrong, don't say you are a subject of the late emperor when you go out! Otherwise, I will peel off your skin."

Li Jingrong had a crying tone.

"My Lords, I can't stand the bland porridge in the prison. I want to eat roast duck."

"Bah! Are you craving for the roast duck? Look at your hand, it's already under my skirt. You're craving for my body! You're a slut!"

"Li Jingrong, you are a real traitor!"

Zhou Yi rolled his eyes. These people are just being blunt. Even though they are enjoying scolding now, they will be applying to be transferred to another cell in two days.

I still remember the first words Li Jingrong said when he came in - "What evil tricks do you have? Use them all. If I frown, I'm not your mother's son."

"Seeing that you are scolding so energetically, you must not be hungry. Today, the vegetable porridge on the right will be reduced by half."

As soon as he said this, there was another round of scolding, but it shifted from Li Jingrong to Zhou Yi.

Zhou Yi didn't care at all. He had no parents, was alone, and had the fruit of immortality, so he didn't care how they cursed him.

After a round of inspection, Zhou Yi returned to his independent classroom of 100 square meters, sat cross-legged, and began to practice martial arts.

Just as the internal energy began to operate, a golden light escaped from his body and transformed into a human figure, which was exactly the same as him, like a twin!
That was his primordial spirit. After more than two years of hard training, it had been upgraded from the innate Yin spirit to the perfect innate Yang spirit. Even if it was exposed to the sunlight from the window, it would not be damaged in the slightest.

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