Chapter 3 Heavenly Book
After returning to Qianyuan Palace, as soon as he arrived, the people from the Imperial Hospital brought him a pill. Zhou An took it and waved them away.
No matter what this thing does, it is definitely not a good thing. It is probably similar to some aphrodisiac drugs. To put it bluntly, it is something that overdrafts life in advance.
The better the effect is, the more life is overdrawn. Many emperors would eat these things, which actually greatly shortened their own lifespan.
As soon as he came back, he closed the doors and windows and hid in the room to read the system introduction of the Nine Heavens Mysterious Lady Talisman.
The Nine Heavens Mysterious Lady Talisman records the art of yin and yang, military tactics, military talismans, Yin talismans, Qimen Dunjia, Taiyi, and Liuren.
These are the heavenly books that the Queen Mother of the West passed down to the people with destiny in mythology to help them pacify the world.
Among them, Huangdi was the most outstanding. He taught the art of yin and yang, which made Huangdi not only powerful but also enlightened and became an immortal.
If one can comprehend all of the Nine Heavens Mysterious Lady Talisman, one can pacify the world and attain enlightenment and ascend to heaven for sure. The question is how to comprehend it.
On Earth, except for Huangdi who fought a great battle with Chiyou, later generations could only partially comprehend at most. Anyone who could learn all one of the skills was already a great man in the world.
However, Zhou An did not have to worry about this problem. When he got the complete set of heavenly books, his thought turned into white light and entered his forehead, and he automatically understood it.
In the blink of an eye, my consciousness sank above a sea of clouds, and suddenly a fairy appeared in front of me. She was so beautiful that it made people intoxicated. Her eyes were as clear and lively as the lakeside, with a faint and gentle smile, and she had a quiet and elegant temperament.
Wearing a chiffon dress, with a smile as beautiful as a flower, she was graceful and elegant. She whispered in his ear, telling him how to practice the art of yin and yang.
Then the art of war appeared, and the fairy personally gave instructions on how to deploy the troops, just like playing chess, except that the chess pieces were replaced by legions.
This military talisman is actually a seal for summoning heavenly soldiers, and the Yin talisman is a method of spells. These do not need to be taught, just print the content in your mind.
On the contrary, the final Qi Men Dun Jia, Tai Yi Shen Shu and Liu Ren Divination techniques take the longest time and are the most energy-consuming.
After the enlightenment, it felt like a very long time had passed, but in reality it was just a moment.
He opened his eyes, and his expression and temperament suddenly changed, and he had the air of a great scholar.
One cannot help but marvel at the power of this heavenly book; it can truly enable one to attain enlightenment and ascend to heaven.
After comprehending the Nine Heavens Mysterious Lady Talisman, he took out the Kaiyuan Pill and swallowed it in one gulp. The medicinal power was transformed into tremendous force, which opened up the meridians throughout the body and finally returned to the Dantian.
Except for being very intense at the beginning, it becomes gentler and gentler as the number of circulations increases, and finally it is completely transformed into one's own internal force and flows in the body.
"It's worthy of being a gift from the system. The safety factor is number one, and there is no compromise at all. I wonder what level sixty years of internal strength is in this world."
Zhou An muttered to himself, stretched, pushed the door and walked towards Changchun Palace, where he drank and had fun during the day. If he didn't go there for a long time, the empress dowager would be unhappy.
Moreover, now that I have learned the art of Yin and Yang, I will naturally make good use of those treacherous ministers and beauties sent by foreign countries.
Of course, Zhou An couldn't possibly pass on this secret technique to those concubines who he didn't know if they were spies for others. What he had to do was to be a "good emperor" in the eyes of these people.
When they arrived at Changchun Palace, they called the concubines who were waiting there, and soon laughter and music were heard from the palace.
Inside Yongshou Palace, the Queen Mother was listening to a minister reporting the situation in the court. At this time, Purple Guard No. 7 came in again and saluted, saying, "Greetings to the Queen Mother."
This person was the Right Prime Minister, whose official rank was second only to the Left Prime Minister. He was also the Empress Dowager’s elder brother and the head of the Shangguan Family, Shangguan Yuchen.
The Queen Mother raised her hand, signaling Shangguan Yuchen to stop reporting, and then asked, "Speak."
"Your Majesty, the Emperor stayed in Qianyuan Palace for half an hour before going to Changchun Palace. He looks very well, much better than when he first came back."
"Well, it seems that he has taken the pill. You can go down." Just as the Queen Mother finished speaking, the figure of Purple Guard No. 7 disappeared in a flash.
"Queen Mother, Zhou An is a boy that suits our tastes, but it's a pity that Rong'er..."
Before Shangguan Yuchen finished speaking, the Queen Mother interrupted and said, "Rong'er is the daughter of my Shangguan family, so she should naturally make contributions to our family. Moreover, becoming the Queen will bring her own benefits in the future, and others will have no chance to do so.
The country cannot be without an heir. In the past, I could use the excuse of underage as a reason, but now I can only choose one for him. If it is a girl from another family, if she has bad intentions and whispers something in Zhou An's ear, it will be a potential threat to my claim to the throne.
Now, although all the ministers in the court are obedient, it is because I have not touched their bottom line. Once I become emperor, there will definitely be a lot of people who will rebel. Therefore, Zhou An is very important for my future plans as a transition period. "
"It is my fault that I did not consider it carefully. Please punish me, Your Majesty." Shangguan Yuchen kowtowed quickly.
"Okay, everyone here is my people. There's no need to do this, brother. You must make those old guys reveal their flaws so that I can take action against them." said the Queen Mother.
"Those old guys are very alert, and they do everything perfectly. Plus, two of them are veterans of two dynasties, so it's difficult to investigate them too closely. It's really too difficult to find any problems with them. I think it's better to let the Qingyi Guards assassinate them." Shangguan Yuchen made a gesture of wiping his neck.
"Others can, but not the elders. No matter what caused their death, it will be counted on me. So not only can we not assassinate them, but we must also do our best to protect them.
Otherwise, if one of them dies suddenly, those who oppose me will definitely unite and rebel. Once the dynasty is in turmoil, those foreigners will definitely take advantage of the chaos to attack. What I want is the Qianyuan Empire, not a dying dynasty. "
When the Queen Mother said this, there was a hint of displeasure in her eyes, but it quickly disappeared and she returned to her composure.
"I understand. Recently, envoys from the Western Regions have sent us beautiful women and precious aphrodisiac herbs. How should we deal with them? It seems that several neighboring countries have made an agreement to send us beautiful women and various aphrodisiac and harmful substances in batches.
These people know that Zhou An likes women, and they want to use this method to make him die early. Now, except for Zhou An, all other princes of the Zhou family are missing. They want to accelerate the civil strife in the royal family. If Zhou An dies in a woman's belly before we are ready, then we..."
Shangguan Yuchen was worried. After all, the Shangguan family could not dominate the country alone. Even if there were three major organizations, the Purple Guards, the Green Guards, and the Black Guards, other ministers in the court could threaten them if they united.
Just as the Queen Mother said, what she wanted was a great country, not a crumbling dynasty to be handed over to neighboring countries.
There are many small countries in the Western Regions of the Qianyuan Empire. The empire can easily suppress any one of them, but if they all unite, it will be enough to cause considerable losses to the empire.
What's more, there is the Ice and Snow Empire in the north, whose military strength is similar to that of the Qianyuan Dynasty, but its economy is far inferior to that of the Qianyuan Empire, so they dare not invade.
The Canglong Empire in the east has a relatively weak military force, but its economy is extremely developed, even inferior to that of the Qianyuan Empire.
Add to that the five southern countries, and they would be a formidable force if they joined forces, which is why the Queen Mother was hesitant to act.
"Take it, let them think we have fallen into a trap, appease the hearts of other countries, and buy us more time. As long as we control these medicinal herbs, Zhou An is only 16 years old, and it will be no problem for him to live for another five years." The Queen Mother said indifferently.
"Hmph, Zhou An's life as emperor is really comfortable enough. Even if he dies there, his life will not be in vain." Shangguan Yuchen said unhappily, which made the empress dowager look at him. He quickly lowered his head and dared not spit out any more sour words.
"Okay, you can go back now." The Queen Mother said, and got up to go back to her bedroom.
"Farewell, Queen Mother." Shangguan Yuchen stood up and bowed.
(End of this chapter)
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