Under One Person: My Inner Realm Connects to All Worlds!

Chapter 62 Return
Zhu Houcong felt completely relaxed, as if all his burdens had been lifted and he had been reborn. This was the work of an immortal!

He suppressed his excitement and immediately bowed, saying, "Renzong, rest assured, I will certainly live up to your expectations!"

Zhu Gaochi nodded in satisfaction: "That's more like it. Also, when you go back, pay close attention to those talented ministers, especially those who are knowledgeable in navigation and skilled in strategy."

Zhu Gaochi sighed again and said earnestly, "Houcong, I've given you the opportunity. Whether you can seize it or not is up to you."

"If we continue to neglect state affairs as before, let alone ascend to heaven, we may not even have the chance to be reborn as a human."

Zhu Houcong trembled and immediately knelt down to kowtow: "Your descendants will definitely repent and never disappoint you and Emperor Taizong!"

Zhu Gaochi waved his hand: "Alright, go back. Remember, time waits for no one, hurry up and do what you need to do."

Then, Zhu Gaochi pushed Zhu Houcong heavily into the sea of ​​clouds, and in the feeling of weightlessness, Zhu Houcong felt as if he had fallen to the mortal world.

Zhu Houcong felt a blur before his eyes, and when he opened them again, he was back in his palace, where it was already broad daylight.

He touched his forehead and found it was covered in cold sweat, but he felt completely comfortable and no longer had the pain he had felt before. Even the red spots on his calves caused by erysipelas had disappeared.

Suddenly, he touched something beside him—a jade slip that instructed Zhu Houcong to offer some living creatures every month, and also provided an explanation.

It is said that some "friends" have raised Five Witches soldiers who need blood offerings, which Zhu Gaochi needs to use to build relationships. The instructions in the letter are detailed, even including the location of gold and silver mines in Japan.

Zhu Houcong smiled slightly: "Emperor Renzong truly lives up to his name!"

"Somebody come!"

The eunuchs outside the hall hurriedly knelt down and entered.

Zhu Houcong's eyes gleamed: "Issue an imperial decree that, effective immediately, I will personally handle state affairs, and all matters related to alchemy and metaphysical cultivation shall be suspended. Furthermore, summon the cabinet ministers and Lu Bing to the palace immediately for a meeting."

The eunuch was taken aback, thinking he had misheard, but seeing the emperor's serious expression, he dared not ask any more questions and hurriedly went to deliver the imperial decree.

Zhu Houcong stood up, walked to the window, gazed at the distant sky, and murmured to himself, "Expanding territory, immeasurable merit..."

Now, whoever is stopping him is the one who doesn't want him to ascend to immortality.

Zhu Houcong's gaze was icy and penetrating. At this moment, the emperor who had once managed to prevail against Yang Tinghe and other court officials and the Empress Dowager had returned.

Zhu Houcong: Don't underestimate my obsession with ascending to immortality!

Half an hour later, inside the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

Lu Bing knelt on the ground, his forehead pressed against the gold brick, not daring to raise his head. Yan Song stood trembling to the side, his old eyes lowered, not daring to look directly at the emperor.

Zhu Houcong stood with his hands behind his back, facing away from the two men, and slowly spoke: "Lu Bing."

"Chen is here!"

"I ask you, to what extent has the Japanese pirate problem in the southeast reached?"

Lu Bing's heart skipped a beat. Remembering the note His Majesty had sent him earlier, he hesitated for a moment, then gritted his teeth and said, "Your Majesty, the Japanese pirates are rampant and have harmed all the prefectures and counties along the coast..."

Yan Song couldn't help but stare at Lu Bing with wide eyes. You with thick eyebrows and big eyes, you're exaggerating on purpose, aren't you?

Immediately, his expression hardened. Lu Bing was His Majesty's wet nurse, so this action was very likely at His Majesty's behest.

"boom!"

Zhu Houcong suddenly turned around, slammed his hand on the imperial desk, causing the teacup to overturn, and roared, "My empire has been ruined to this extent by a bunch of clowns?!"

Yan Song immediately knelt down, his voice trembling, and said, "Your Majesty, please calm your anger! This old minister believes that although the Japanese pirates are fierce, we can surely wipe them out by mobilizing the troops from the garrisons and suppressing them..."

"Yan Song!" Zhu Houcong coldly interrupted, "Are you deaf and blind? Or is it because you're too old to hear what Lu Bing said?"

Yan Song's forehead was covered in cold sweat, and he immediately prostrated himself on the ground: "I believe these Japanese pirates should be wiped out, severely wiped out!"

Zhu Houcong looked at him and said coldly, "Grand Secretary Yan."

"The old minister is here."

"The southeast has deteriorated to this extent, and you, as the chief minister, cannot escape the blame."

Yan Song trembled and prostrated himself on the ground, kowtowing: "This old minister deserves to die!"

"I don't want you to die ten thousand times over."

Zhu Houcong's tone was chilling: "Issue an edict: From this day forward, in all coastal provinces, anyone who colludes with the Japanese pirates shall have their entire family executed; anyone who fails to effectively suppress the Japanese pirates shall be beheaded immediately; and anyone who conceals information about the Japanese pirates shall be skinned alive and stuffed with straw!"

"When this decree is issued, those who do not comply will be investigated and punished according to the Great Proclamation. Today, I will discuss the ancestral system."

All the cabinet officials were sweating profusely, unable to believe it, but Zhu Houcong's tone was firm, clearly not joking.

Yan Song's face turned deathly pale, and he replied in a trembling voice, "This old minister... obeys the decree!"

Zhu Houcong turned and looked out of the hall, his gaze sharp as a knife.

All the cabinet officials had only one feeling: the world has changed!
In addition to these matters, Zhu Houcong also issued an imperial decree to build temples for the Xuanqiong Zhizhen Miaodao Xiansheng Dijun and the Fa'e Youmin Xiansheng Zhenjun, and he would personally lead all officials to worship them.

Then the message was spread far and wide, and incense was offered in worship.

It must be said that Zhu Houcong was good at dealing with people; even a god like him had mastered the ways of human relationships.

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The world under one person.

Han Yun returned to the modern world, but suddenly felt like he had seen the light of day again. The modern world was so much better!
Afterwards, Han Yun began to take stock of what he had gained from this world trip.

Besides a vast amount of life essence, there are also all kinds of Buddhist cultivation methods, various unique skills, Huashan sword techniques, Zixia Divine Skill, Dugu Nine Swords, Tai Chi Classics, Sunflower Manual, and so on.

In Han Yun's view, these martial arts manuals all had their merits. For example, the Vajra Indestructible Divine Skill, which seemed to be a method of physical training, actually focused on the tempering of internal energy.

Ordinary body-strengthening methods have weaknesses from the start due to the limitations of the body, but the Vajra Indestructible Divine Skill treats internal energy as if it were Kun steel, constantly accumulating and solidifying it.

Finally, the internal energy becomes a unified whole, reaching the extremities such as the back of the fingers and ears, indestructible and imperishable, like the flawless Vajra.

This made Han Yun think of the flawless Vajra from the world of Under One Person; perhaps the two really do have something in common.

Besides these, Han Yun's greatest gains were actually the Nine Yang Divine Skill that Zhang Wuji had buried in Kunlun Mountain, and the Qiankun Great Shift on Ice and Fire Island.

Han Yun had visited places like Zhongnan Mountain, Xiangyang Snake Valley, Tianshan Mountain, and Wusizangdusi, but unfortunately, he did not find any trace of the cultivation technique.

Although it was a great regret, Han Yun was already content, for he had gained it and lost it was fate.

What surprised Han Yun the most was the Nine Yang Divine Skill manual, some of which contained techniques for applying force that were actually vaguely similar to the boxing techniques Han Yun had previously learned.

Move with the opponent, yield and extend accordingly, focusing your mind wherever they strike. Without fixed direction, strike after the opponent, or strike first to gain the upper hand. Connect your force with theirs, seeking directness within indirectness, using their strength to strike—this requires the principle of using minimal force to deflect maximum force…

It is said that once the Nine Yang Divine Skill is mastered, all martial arts techniques in the world will be readily available. When Han Yun compares the two, there is indeed a certain truth to the idea of ​​returning to simplicity.

(End of this chapter)