The Demon-Slaying Grandmaster
Chapter 24 Avoiding Disaster
Chapter 24 Avoiding Disaster
Li Jingxiao's reputation for medical skills was already quite great.
But those who truly believe that he is a miracle doctor are basically from the Zhenwu Temple in the west of the city.
Moreover, he had no followers or backers before, so he did not dare to show off too much and only treated illnesses such as headaches, fevers, and bruises.
Therefore, many people who have other diseases consciously avoid coming to him for treatment.
Although Li Jingxiao was cursing in his heart, he then thought that he really didn't have that much time to see patients.
The ideal way to deal with minor illnesses such as headaches, fevers, and bruises is to get rid of them in a few steps and gain experience.
After half a month, level 3 (212/300)
After lunch that day, he was drawing talismans in the government office when his ears suddenly moved. After hearing footsteps, he saw Shen Boping entering his office.
Li Jingxiao quickly put down his pen and saluted, then wanted to pour tea.
Shen Boping waved his hand, "No need, I just drank tea all morning.
I came to see you because I just received news from the south.
Prince Yishun has fallen into a coma. I originally thought that it would be useless to delay for a month or two and then let you go to Dali.
I've been thinking about it these past couple of days and I'm planning to send you to the former emperor's mausoleum outside the capital for a business trip of one or two months."
Li Jingxiao frowned slightly and was silent for a moment before he finally understood what Shen Boping meant.
Even if he delayed his trip to Dali, if Prince Yishun's Mansion promised him some great benefits, the emperor would eventually order him to rush to Dali.
But if I went to supervise the imperial mausoleum of the retired emperor, it would be a different story.
The relationship between the emperor and the emperor emeritus is inherently delicate.
They are both father and son, and also the supreme ruler of the world.
One of them abdicated, but still refused to let go of power.
Especially the military power, which is basically in the hands of the emperor.
One who feels restricted in every way is not happy being an emperor.
It would be strange if there was no resentment between them.
But in this society that emphasizes filial piety, the retired emperor, as the father, naturally suppresses the emperor.
It is not a problem to transfer a small official from the imperial mausoleum.
But if this small official is a Taoist master, the emperor will inevitably worry that his father will think too much.
Li Jingxiao smiled and bowed, saying, "Thank you very much, sir. I will report to the former emperor's mausoleum tomorrow morning."
The reason why the emperor abdicated was because he fell ill two years ago.
I thought he wouldn't live long, but after he abdicated, he actually got better.
The reign of the retired emperor was very long. Most ancient emperors would arrange the construction of their own imperial mausoleums from the moment they ascended the throne.
Anyone who has been to the imperial tombs of the Ming and Qing dynasties knows that it is more like an imperial palace than a mausoleum.
Building it earlier can help avoid the situation where the imperial mausoleum is not completed when it is needed.
The body may remain there for several years or even more than ten years.
Secondly, if money is allocated every year for construction over a period of ten or twenty years, the financial pressure will be much smaller.
The third is that slow work produces fine work.
Especially since the imperial tombs are underground, they are most afraid of water seepage.
By building it slowly, we can also see whether it will leak over time.
However, if this happens, many people will die.
Therefore, the mausoleum of the retired emperor who had been in power for decades had actually been almost completed.
Two years ago, when the retired emperor was critically ill, they almost opened the underground palace and waited for the emperor to die before being sent in.
Although it is not difficult to maintain a built mausoleum, it certainly cannot be sloppy.
There is no emperor who doesn't care about what happens after his death.
As a result, there were not only 3,000 imperial guards stationed at the mausoleum, but also sacrificial officials, repair officials, skilled craftsmen, and several thousand households of farmers who guarded the mausoleum.
There are even two imperial farms, with a combined population of at least tens of thousands.
Li Jingxiao's job is not difficult. It's just to find out the gaps and fill them in. If something really goes wrong, it won't be blamed on him.
It can be said that Shen Boping really took good care of him.
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Because he was going on a business trip, Shen Boping asked Li Jingxiao to leave work early and go home to prepare.
The next morning, Xiaoqi, who had followed me to Tongzhou last time, was waiting outside Zhenwu Temple on horseback.
Li Jingxiao ordered Jia Heng to guard Zhenwu Temple carefully, then mounted his horse and led his men north.
After leaving the city gate, he rode his horse at full speed.
He arrived at the imperial mausoleum before noon, handed over documents to the imperial guards and sacrificial officials in charge of the garrison, and became the surveyor responsible for geomancy and feng shui in the imperial mausoleum.
In fact, Feng Shui and other factors had been surveyed long before the construction of the imperial mausoleum.
Now I am just walking around and taking a look at the construction progress.
There is also the question of whether the farmers have destroyed the feng shui of the mausoleum during their farming and living.
However, this is basically impossible. Ordinary people don't have the courage to do something that could result in death.
Li Jingxiao is basically a beginner in Feng Shui.
And given his level, it is impossible to let him enter the mausoleum.
So he simply took a team of a dozen people with a small flag, and rode out on horseback every day to stroll around and climb mountains.
When I have nothing to do, I either go hunting and catch a few wintering pheasants, or a few suddenly appearing wild rabbits to satisfy my hunger.
Or he would casually teach the small flag officers and the Daolu Si warriors some sword techniques.
For this purpose, Li Jingxiao also specially learned the Five Tigers Breaking Door Sword.
Although this sword technique is not very common in the world of martial arts, if you encounter a master, you will be immediately defeated.
But in this world, after Li Jingxiao had mastered a set of swordsmanship, his movements became agile, strong, powerful, brave, and vigorous, with both offensive and defensive capabilities.
The flag officers and a dozen Daolu Si Lishi who watched were very excited.
So every day when Li Jingxiao went out, the people of the entire small flag not only had no complaints, but were eager to leave the mausoleum.
Find a quiet place outside and practice swordsmanship while receiving guidance from Li Jingxiao.
However, Li Jingxiao only taught swordsmanship, but not the corresponding internal skills.
The power immediately dropped several levels.
But the Five Tigers Breaking Door Sword is actually a martial art that can be used from the outside to the inside.
When you reach a high level of practice, you will automatically generate internal strength.
Just like the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms, it also works from the outside to the inside.
Of course, if you possess profound internal skills, the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms will naturally be more powerful and faster to practice.
But every martial art actually requires a certain level of understanding and aptitude.
Guo Jing may seem dull and honest, but in fact, this guy is very talented.
Of course, Guo Jing is indeed not suitable for learning martial arts with sophisticated and complicated moves.
So he basically never learned any of the Peach Blossom Island kung fu.
While the Daolu Si warriors were practicing their swordsmanship, Li Jingxiao sat cross-legged on a cushion and practiced internal energy.
He doesn't have to worry about food and drink.
The small flag officer and the dozen or so strong men voluntarily spent money to go to the nearby town to buy a lot of good wine and roast chicken with good sauce, and roasted them over the fire. The taste was quite good.
If you are lucky, you can shoot pheasants, rabbits or something like that with a bow and arrow, and the roasted ones will taste surprisingly delicious.
The flag officer laughed and explained that he learned this skill from a night soldier who had been in the army for more than 20 years when he was in the border area.
(End of this chapter)
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