Imperial Garden, Pavilion in the Center of the Lake.
Not long after Li Mo and Ying Bing left, Jiang Yu, wearing a white robe with a unicorn pattern on it and a sword hanging from his waist, with double pupils and a silent look, also entered the pavilion in the middle of the lake after being informed by the palace servants.
However, he only saw the back of Emperor Jingtai and did not see the emperor's expression, but he could feel his majesty.
Jiang Yu looked at the other two cups of tea on the tea table with his pupils, and clenched his fists unconsciously:
"Father, I am late."
"What are you doing here?"
Emperor Jingtai asked back without turning around.
Jiang Yu stared at his back and said, "The country is the foundation of the country. I am both your subject and your son. I should share your worries. Please allow me to enter the city with you."
Emperor Jingtai said to the lake:
"I am worried."
"I can take care of myself..."
"Jiangshan Shejitu is still the territory of my Jiang family. You don't have to worry about your safety."
Emperor Jingtai shook his head and said in a casual tone: "What I am worried about is that if you go, it will be counterproductive."
"I, your son... at least, have listened to the teachings of the teachers and followed your father in handling government affairs."
Jiang Yu's knuckles turned white, and his voice became higher: "Tianren City governs a big country like cooking a small fish, and this is a place where my son and I can use our talents."
"I have read some books recently. Since you said so, I will test you. I am reading a book on flood control recently. Do you have any opinion on this?"
"I just happened to read the Annotations on Rivers and Canals and the Record of the Tianhua Treasure Ship a few days ago."
Emperor Jingtai looked relaxed, as if he was just chatting with his son.
He asked casually, and Jiang Yu answered fluently, speaking eloquently and citing classics.
After a while, Jingtai turned around, walked to Jiang Yu, and poured a cup of tea for his son who bowed and answered respectfully:
"If you don't read history, you won't know the rise and fall. Have you read the history of the previous dynasties?"
"Your Majesty, I have just read Shanglu..."
"That's a coincidence."
Jingtai's voice suddenly lost its warmth:
"I did so poorly in the exam, but you just happened to know everything. You read whatever I read. I just read "Shang Lu" the day before yesterday, and you got it last night."
"Is your study bigger than the imperial study?"
Crash———
The tea overflowed from the cup and wet the ground.
Jiang Yu's breathing stopped, and he looked up with his double pupils and saw the sigh in Emperor Jingtai's eyes:
"You are smart, but not smart in the best sense of the word. You can't learn to be like Chu Ge, and you can't learn to be like me either."
"When you do bad things, you are not vicious and insidious enough, and you can't do them completely. When you do good things, your kindness is fickle and easily influenced by external things. You are smart, but you only use your intelligence in my imperial study."
"The fourth realm is called the inner scene, which reflects the scene in your heart. I have been waiting for you to clean it up."
Jiang Yu's pupils were blank and sweat was pouring down his back.
He pierced his fingertips into his palms and clasped his hands with difficulty, not daring to mention going to Tianren City again.
"Your son...I'll take my leave..."
But just as he was about to leave, he heard a voice behind him:
"Go ahead, if you still want to go."
“…Yes, sir.”
.....
On the other side, in the Mountain and River Palace.
"Jiang Yu arrived later than us?"
Li Mo watched him walk in and couldn't help but feel curious.
But he was not interested in talking to Jiang Yu.
Instead of spending time on this, you might as well discuss countermeasures with Bingtuozi.
After a while, two old men walked into the Mountain and River Hall.
One of them was a little more familiar, he was Gan Gong, and the man next to him was older and his aura was not as obvious.
Gan Gong said, "We are going to enter Tianren City today. I think you have made sufficient preparations. I will not say more. Everyone stand up."
After the three men stood up, he made eye contact with another old man next to him.
They both stomped their feet at the same time.
Suddenly, the ground of the empty Mountain and River Palace began to light up with intricate patterns.
It turns out that this hall was not meant for living, let alone storing items.
The floor of this hall is engraved with a simplified version of the Jiangshan State Map, which can be connected to the deity.
Gan Gong and the other old man each hold the Dao that is the key to infusing it with magic.
The world shifted, the sky spun, and everything around was expanding and shrinking.
Li Mo suddenly couldn't tell the directions. There was a strange light in front of his eyes, and he seemed to be experiencing a conscious reincarnation.
Large gaps began to appear in his memory, as if there was an eraser rubbing it.
"When you enter Tianren City, only your true self remains."
Gan Gong's voice came from the void.
This was not something they deliberately set up, but rather a feature that was retained when Tianren City was still Tianhuang Territory.
Reflect your true heart.
It is precisely because of this that the inner scene can be pure and flawless, perfectly fitting one's body.
"Forget the past and keep only my original heart. What will be in my original heart?"
Li Mo was in a daze, but he didn't dare to think too much.
He is a time traveler and he also has a system.
If that thing is photographed, we’re screwed.
Unless those are not his roots either...
But what else is there besides that?
Suddenly.
A clear and familiar voice sounded in my ears:
"Li Mo, I will come to find you."
The echo of this sentence was still lingering in his ears when Li Mo completely lost consciousness.
.....
At this time, above the imperial capital.
The picture of the country and the people unfolded completely, rippling like surging waves.
All other wonders began to disappear, and only the scene of Tianren City was clearly visible, showing the magnificent three cities inside, inside and outside. Indistinctly, one could see in the shadows of that world, inexplicable eyes peeking at them.
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