However, by now, the world had been renewed dozens of times. The imperial court now had its own imperial seal again, and the seal was on its way. It was not the imperial seal that was usually used for stamping, but the sword and seal that Zhu Xianxi had specially left behind, symbolizing the emperor's personal authority.
"I remember seeing it, but I don't know if it was the one I saw."
[I don't think I've ever seen him wearing a sword? This time when he was in seclusion, he suddenly left these behind. Maybe someone with great knowledge gave them to him.]
"Oh, by the way, there is one more thing." Shangluo looked at Ao Zang, "Give me a few of that lean fish you just mentioned? I want to taste what the real West Lake vinegar fish tastes like."
Chapter 1202: The Emperor's Sword Seal
The Emperor's sword arrived soon. But it wasn't just the sword seal that arrived, there was also a working group that the Hanlin Academy quickly formed.
This was the observation group that Wen Zhong had mentioned to Shang Luo when he called him before, "to let the court know what happened here so that support could be delivered in time." This observation group should have been sent later. At that time, Shang Luo and Wen Zhong had initially agreed to send it after the battle was over. Because the king's army was so powerful at that time, it didn't seem to need much assistance in the war, but only needed the court to clean up after the battle.
However, after being involved in Xu Fu's plan, although this did not bring unsolvable troubles to Shangluo, the deployment of the royal army was disrupted.
However, both Shangluo and the imperial court still had plenty of cards in hand. Although Xu Fu had played his cards, this side could easily suppress him. They had as many big cards as they wanted.
However, playing cards also requires a path. Shangluo requested the "Sword Seal" as assistance, so the transmission of the Sword Seal must follow the procedure.
After all, this is a "sacred weapon" that represents the supreme authority of the emperor, and it cannot be taken from hand to hand like takeout. It must be used under the supervision of the censor.
To some extent, such a sacred weapon that symbolizes the country must be used under supervision to exert its power. After all, "the king is selfless", and the power of the emperor cannot be privately transferred, even temporarily.
The Imperial Censorate, who was quickly selected to escort the Sword Seal, landed on the Imperial Army aircraft carrier Suiyuan in a turboprop transport plane, and the tail hook of the ship accurately hooked the third arresting cable. After the transport plane with the engine fully running was stopped by sliding down, the Imperial Censorate walked down from the plane anxiously. The Sword Seal was taken off the plane by two people.
The incident happened suddenly, and they had no time to prepare stronger packaging and more complete etiquette, so they simply wrapped the two artifacts in yellow cloth and walked down.
The one I am welcoming is Governor Li.
Seeing the Emperor's Sword Seal, Li Yinchang bowed deeply.
"Your Majesty, I am Li Yinchang, the Grand Commander of Beiting. I respectfully wish you the best of luck."
Although the imperial censors who got off the plane had not yet recovered from the shock, they were all professionals, or at least on the way to professional training. They quickly got into work mode and completed the greetings with brief but polite etiquette.
Governor Li respectfully asked the emperor to be well, and they replied, "The emperor is well." But then again, they really didn't know whether the emperor was well, nor did they know where the emperor was. It was just because this was the usual answer, and they could only say this even if the emperor was not well.
After the comprehension questions were finished, they asked: "Commander Li, so now is it?"
"Don't ask so many questions." He waved his hand, "Everyone, follow me. The person you want to see is already waiting here."
Walking into the island, he went to the meeting room below the deck. The four sides of the place were separated by armor plates, and no one except Li Yinchang, who opened the door himself, noticed this place - Shangluo was sitting in the meeting room, and Phaethon stood behind him as a guard.
Seeing several imperial censors coming, Shangluo also stood up.
"Thank you for your hard work. Let's start the process. What is the process?"
"We want to ask what happened here. I haven't dared to ask until now."
"Hmm? Anything you want to ask? Is there anything strange here?"
The leading censor widened his eyes and said, "I say, there are dragons everywhere! Didn't you see it? The sky over there is full of dragons, some are flying in the sky, some are fighting with anti-aircraft guns, you all saw it, right?"
This was the fundamental reason why they felt nervous. As imperial censors, they had seen big scenes. They had seen the strange celestial phenomena and the "door gods" in the capital. But they never expected that there would be dragons flying in the sky and fighting with someone on the ground. On one side, thunder was coming down from the sky, and on the other side, cannonballs were fired from the ground. The cannonballs contained the ancient recipe for elixir invented by the alchemists - gunpowder.
This was a battle between the alchemists and the dragons. Even though they were not far from the Heavenly Palace, it was the first time they had seen such a scene.
"Ah, so don't worry, everyone." Shangluo replied, "The dragon clan is on our side."
"The cannon that fought against the dragons"
"That's not a real cannon, that's magic." Shangluo emphasized, "Gunpowder was invented by the alchemists, and the power of the alchemists was also demonstrated with the help of gunpowder. Those barrages that looked like splashing water were the result of magic. And our task today is to put an end to the problem here."
"We understand. Then, let's go through the necessary procedures."
"I understand." Shangluo walked to the empty space next to the seat, "How do you say it? What kind of etiquette is it?"
"A military salute will do."
"But I'm not a soldier?"
"The emperor also performs military salutes in the military camp. It is the same in all military camps."
"I understand." Shangluo put his feet together and raised his right hand to his chest with his palm facing up:
"Die for the sake of heaven!"
"Die for the sake of heaven." Several imperial censors also performed the same ceremony, then placed the sword seal on the table and opened it.
It is a jade seal that looks yellowish and a sword that is decorated with gold.
Both the sword and the seal look quite ordinary, with no "light" radiating from them. But this is indeed the symbol of the emperor. However, both the jade seal and the sword have traces of machine cutting. Although the workmanship is exquisite, there is no doubt that these are new.
"This is the Imperial Sword."
"Aren't there a lot of Shang Fang swords?"
"There is only one Shangfang Sword at a time," the censor replied, "This is the Shangfang Sword of our dynasty. And this jade seal is the emperor's national seal. Since the emperor ascended the throne, he has only used the national seal once, when he ascended the throne. The Shangfang Sword has never been used, it was just made and placed there."
They looked at Shangluo:
"So, Shangluo, we meet quite often." These people are familiar with Shangluo, having met him before at the Jinyiwei and the emperor's place:
"This thing is now in your hands. We thought we would use the Imperial Sword eventually. But the National Seal has never been used anywhere else since the founding of the Ming Dynasty."
"Is this the imperial seal of our dynasty?"
"Yes, but it is newly made. It is not important. The material and workmanship of the national seal are not important. What is important is that it represents the emperor."
"So, are there any rules when I use it?"
"We must be present," the chief imperial censor replied. "That's what it said when we came here - this seems to be the rule for using these artifacts. We will record your words and actions when using these artifacts, because the words and actions of the emperor himself will also be recorded. During this time, we will watch you as we watch the emperor until the task is completed. Do you understand?"
"Yeah." Shangluo nodded.
"Okay. Then the person next to you is..." The censor blinked, "The daily records must be written. But Shangluo, I suggest you don't 'live' during this period. You don't want to be recorded, right?"
Chapter 1203 Hanlin's Records
"So, are they going to follow you all the time?" asked Phaethon who was next to Shangluo.
The Hanlin behind him immediately picked up the pen: "[So. They want. To keep.]"
"Just remember what I said, but don't read it out loud!" Phaethon really couldn't help it. They had been reading it over and over again since just now, just like the narration of the story.
“Ah, sorry, sorry.” Hanlin, who had read out loud, nodded and apologized, and then continued to write down, “[I said. Just remember it.]”
Later, Hanlin wrote with great speed, almost as fast as Phaethon's speaking speed. He did not write only Chinese characters, but mostly shorthand symbols.
"I finally understand." Shangluo shook his head. "No wonder the emperor wants to live in the Western Garden. Did all the emperors in the past have to go through this?"
The leading Hanlin nodded and said, "The king has no private affairs. All the things of the emperor must be recorded, including what he eats in the morning, noon and night. Although these will not be recorded in the "Veritable Records" of this dynasty, they will be sorted and filed."
After saying this, he thought about it for a moment - the second half of the sentence was more dangerous, but as an imperial censor he still had to say it:
"We plan to introduce a 24-hour video system. We will set up cameras facing the emperor hours a day and record the scene in real time. If possible, it would be best to broadcast it live. This will replace the current clerical work of recording the emperor's daily life."
"You mean, you want Tianzi to debut?"
"It's not impossible to broadcast it to everyone. The king is selfless, so the emperor's job is to broadcast it to everyone."
"This is horrible!" exclaimed Phaethon.
"Write it down, she said it was horrible."
"So." Shang Luo pressed his forehead, "Do you follow the emperor like this every day?"
"We have now reached a balance with the emperor - when the emperor is in the Western Garden, there is no censor to record. However, from the moment the emperor leaves home, his daily work flow is recorded. But sometimes we get lost while chasing him, so we recently want to introduce Qigong practitioners from the Xuanxiu Sect to track the emperor. After all, he runs around and we don't know what he is doing, so it's difficult for the censor to carry out his work. So Shangluo, can you help persuade him?"
"Persuade him? You want me to persuade him to make his debut and live broadcast his life every day, right?" Shangluo now understood why Zhu Xianxun liked to run away so much. Anyone would run away.
"I am now curious about how the emperor in the past could bear it."
"The emperor in the past?" The censor thought for a moment, "This should actually be something the emperor has been exposed to since he was young, so he should have gotten used to it a long time ago."
"But the Emperor is also a human being, right?"
"He is indeed a person, but we generally do not regard the emperor as a person. The emperor is an institution, and although he is the only person in the institution, he must be open and honest. However, from an individual's perspective, this may be a bit too much - perhaps because the spring breeze of the civil rights reform during the Yongqing period did not blow to the emperor himself, resulting in his personal situation becoming a fish that slipped through the net when the old abuses were eliminated."
"Don't you think that this is also part of the reason why the emperor is in a hurry to go into seclusion now?"
"I don't deny that there is such a reason. But this is the law of our ancestors, and it cannot be changed easily. The emperor himself has never said that he wants to change it, he is just hiding - after all, he is the only one who suffers, so he just endures it. As long as he himself does not strongly oppose it, then even if there is friction between him and the system, the system can still operate as it should."
"Well, I have a question," Shangluo asked, "How will you record me in there?"
"It will be equivalent to the emperor recording it. Because the emperor himself has authorized you, Shangluo, to temporarily hold the sword seal and handle the problem."
"Is this in accordance with Zhou Li?"
"Not really. To be honest, if this happened in the previous dynasty, it would most likely be a prelude to rebellion. But now, from the perspective of modern political science, the power of the emperor has become virtual, so it is not unacceptable to delegate power to someone else. Of course, if the emperor delegates power to you, then his trust in you is probably beyond measure. Even if he doesn't trust himself, he won't distrust you."
“Why do I suddenly feel so stressed?”
"I heard that he should actually be called Shang Tianjun?" The Hanlin Academy didn't know anything about the Heavenly Court yet, so they didn't know the title "Tianjun".
"It's okay, just call Shangluo directly - but if you want to follow me all the time, that's not impossible. I can tolerate you following me for a short time. But there is a problem: the place I'm going to may be very dangerous, do you all want to follow me?"
"It's okay. We are all prepared. When the fight starts, you just fight in the front and don't worry about us."
"So you're all war correspondents! Are you really okay?"
"It's okay, it's okay." Everyone shook their heads and said, "We can protect ourselves. Just pretend we don't exist."
"Okay." Shang Luo looked at everyone, "That's a deal. If something happens later, please take care of yourselves. I may not be able to take care of you at that time. So, you said you want to protect yourselves, how do you plan to protect yourselves?"
“We brought the equipment!”
Soon, they came out with their equipment - a medicine gourd each.
"This is?"
"Turtle Breathing Pills." The leading censor answered, "This is a good thing that the Jinyiwei brought out from the alchemy room when we came here. But we haven't used it yet, so we don't know if it's really useful."
"Oh, this is it." Phaethon beside him took a look and said, "I've seen this before. It is indeed something from the Jinyiwei. Look, there is a mark on the gourd."
"What's the use of this thing?"
"To put it simply, this is a pill that seals the breath." Phaethon replied, "All golden pills are basically centered around establishing the small circulation. The small ring pill I carry now is the most powerful 'broad-spectrum enhancer', which can simulate the effects of the small circulation in various senses. And this turtle breath pill, its effect tends to mask vital signs."
"Is this for hiding?" Shangluo asked. Because I heard that Jinyiwei often had the task of "squatting in flower pots".
"In fact, the main use of Jinyiwei seems to be to use it for closed-door training and to assist in visualization. If you take the Turtle Breathing Pill at this time, not only will you not be disrupted by your own breath - for example, when I said this, you may not realize that your breathing is automatic. As soon as I mentioned it, your breathing became manual, right?"
“You’re annoying.”
Chapter 1204 Suppression
"Well, so this Turtle Breathing Pill has the most basic function here. It can make breathing fully automatic and converge into the body, almost like a self-contained ventilator."
"Then can you dive with it?"
"I'm afraid not. The effectiveness and ineffectiveness of this Kuzuki Pill are both linear - that is, it will slowly take effect and then slowly lose its effectiveness. If it is used to mask your breath, it doesn't matter. But when you choke on water while diving, it doesn't take effect linearly. If you choke on water, you choke on it. If you choke on water, you choke on it. You might even die from it."
"Ah, so this thing, is it safe?"
"I can't say for sure. But they said they would be responsible for their own safety, right?"
"Even if they say so, I can't really ignore it - they seem really brave to be willing to come and be war correspondents. So, since they are so brave."
Shangluo rummaged in his bag and first touched Victoria's hand.
"what."
"Scared. What they said just now was so scary. Are you going to be monitored like this in the future? Then how can I get out? If I come out, I won't be monitored by them too, right?"
"It's almost over. It will be over soon."
"Okay. You want boiled eggs, right? Wait, I'll pack them."
With Victoria squatting in his pocket and watching the scenery, Shangluo saved a lot of trouble. Her boiled eggs were not eaten in vain.
One for each person, she handed out the boiled eggs in a box so that Shangluo could pass the box directly to the back——
"Come on, eat."
In the box was a plate of peaches, pitless and hairless.
“What is this???” Everyone looked puzzled, this thing looked weird.
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