Chapter 51: Book Burning and Burying Technique
"Mo Qiu? Ha. Just now the jackals left, and now we have tigers and leopards?!"
Emperor Zong Ming was breathing heavily, and his chest seemed to be burning.
If he hadn't used the immortal stone presented by Mo Qiu to nourish his body yesterday, he would have fainted.
He has ruled the world for thirty-six years, sitting at the top of the world, looking down on all living beings and doing almost whatever he wants.
Nothing in this world has the slightest appeal to him anymore, and his only wish in this life is to seek immortality and escape from the shackles of this earthly world.
But he never expected that when the immortal fate really appeared in the world, the alchemist who had always boasted about the immortal way beside him would be the first to leave.
And before leaving, he also snatched away his share of immortal fate!!! Tens of thousands of soldiers were stationed in Yuzhou for three months, and they dared to say that they had not obtained a single immortal stone!
His fate as an immortal actually required common warriors to run to the palace for alms? !
“They rebelled! They all rebelled!!!”
Emperor Zong Ming's eyes had turned blood red. The more he thought about it, the angrier he became. His state of mind, which had been cultivated for more than twenty years, was instantly destroyed and he became like a madman.
It was also the first time that Eunuch Fang saw Emperor Zongming so angry. He could only bang his head on the ground, not daring to look at him anymore. He kept shouting, "Your Majesty, please calm down! Your Majesty, please calm down! Anger is harmful to your health. You must not let yourself get hurt by the traitor."
The noise continued for quite a while, and no one dared to make a sound, for fear of being blamed.
After a long while, when all the rare treasures carefully placed in the Hall of Mental Cultivation fell to the ground, Emperor Zong Ming finally managed to calm down.
"Little Fangzi."
"The servant is here!"
Eunuch Fang, who was crawling on the ground, immediately responded and raised his head.
"You know what to do, right?" Emperor Zong Ming's eyes looked deep and crazy, making people shudder.
"yes!"
Eunuch Fang immediately got up, walked out of the Hall of Mental Cultivation in small steps, and made a gesture.
In an instant, the guards who were waiting outside the door walked in quickly, raised their butcher knives at the slaves who were still crawling on the ground, and slashed them down.
Emperor Zong Ming had a gloomy face and gnashed his teeth as he said, "I have conquered the four seas and ruled the eight wildernesses. I have been in power for more than 30 years, and yet someone dares to challenge me!"
"Your Majesty, don't worry. The Embroidered Uniform Guards have already captured all the alchemists in Qingfeng Temple. The books collected by the people have also been gathered together. We are just waiting for your order. All the alchemists will be killed in Dayue without leaving any trace." Eunuch Fang said hurriedly.
"Do you think I'm talking about the alchemist?"
Emperor Zong Ming slammed his palm on the table, "Who is that Mo Qiu? He took my immortal fate and dared to run to the palace to talk about the general situation of the world, saying that people's livelihood is difficult and the people are dying, and it is difficult to investigate the affairs of Yuzhou. Ha, I only wear eight sets of clothes in four seasons. Is the suffering of the people caused by me?
Born in Dayue, instead of repaying the emperor's kindness, they want to teach me how to govern the world! The heaven-sent immortal fate is the recognition of me by heaven, but these unruly people are not only ungrateful, but also fight over it, take away what belongs to me, and come to me to preach! "
Eunuch Fang felt a chill all over his body and gritted his teeth and said, "Why don't we treat him the same way as the alchemists and let the Jinyiwei capture Mo Qiu and destroy the Mo family?"
"After you kill Mo Qiu, you're going to kill Qing Ping Zi?"
Emperor Zong Ming's hands were clenched tightly beneath his Taoist robe.
The hatred towards Mo Qiu was that he dared to go to the palace to preach and interfere in the emperor's affairs.
But for Qingpingzi's hatred, even if all the bamboos in Nanshan Mountain were cut down, it could not be written completely, and even if all the waves in the East China Sea were used, it could not be washed away completely!
For a full twenty-four years, the Taoist priest was deeply favored by him. Even though all the officials wrote to him and even his own son wanted to get rid of the Taoist priest, he would throw them to the bitter and cold borderland.
As a result, when the immortal came to the world, Qingpingzi defected without any hesitation, robbed the things and ran away.
If hatred could be given an indicator, Emperor Zong Ming's hatred for Qing Pingzi had reached its extreme.
In comparison, even Mo Qiu's insolence could be tolerated by him temporarily, just to get rid of Qingpingzi!
Eunuch Fang had a bitter face and didn't dare to say a word.
Emperor Zong Ming was very angry. Living with the emperor was like living with a tiger. If he said something wrong again, his life would be over.
The brief silence in the Hall of Mental Cultivation was like a volcano about to erupt. After another two breaths, Eunuch Fang heard two words squeezed out from between Emperor Zong Ming's teeth.
"Draft an imperial edict!"
The winter of the 36th year of Emperor Zongming was exceptionally cold, and an imperial edict was spread from the imperial capital to the north and south.
Emperor Zong Ming issued an edict to confiscate all books about alchemists in the folks and to investigate all alchemists in Qingfeng Temple. Once any trace of alchemists was found, they should be reported to the government and there would be a huge reward!
At the same time, it was announced to all knowledgeable people in the world that anyone who could kill one of the alchemists in Qingfeng Temple would receive ten gold coins!
As for what happened in Yuzhou, Emperor Zong Ming did not mention it at all, as if he really endured it.
In the same year, one month after the imperial edict was issued, in front of the unfinished Wanshou Palace, at the foot of Shoushan Mountain.
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Countless books piled up into small hills, stretching out for a long distance.
Emperor Zong Ming stood in the back with a stern look in his eyes and waved his hand suddenly.
Suddenly, the soldiers at the front threw the torches in their hands towards the mountain of books. The kerosene that had been poured on the mountain met the open flame, and fire snakes suddenly rose up, swallowing and spitting out light and heat wantonly.
The hot steam rose and spread, and the fire seemed to be rushing up to the sky! In front of the burning mountain of books, there was a big pit.
Next to the big pit were hundreds of alchemists from Qingfeng Temple who had not escaped - to be more precise, they were a group of people that Qingpingzi had deliberately given up.
These people had their hands and feet tied, wearing thin and ragged clothes in the cold winter, their bodies were covered with bloodstains, and many of them were almost silent.
As the fire rose, the bound alchemists were pushed into the dug pit one by one.
It is of no use even if those who still have some chance of survival cry and beg for mercy.
The officers and soldiers began to fill the ground with soil as they were well-trained, covering up all the wailing and pain.
In addition to this place, several officials who had close relations with the alchemists and some large families who still dared to hide the alchemists' books were selected, and their entire families were executed and thrown into the market!
His Majesty is merciful and has granted a blank to the genealogy of the alchemists in Qingfeng Temple.
It also thoroughly demonstrated the determination to eradicate the harm caused by alchemists!
Under such high pressure, in just one month, no one among the people dared to talk about seeking immortality or asking for the way.
As time went by, what happened in Yuzhou finally spread far and wide.
The name of Moqiu shines brightly!
With almost single-handed strength, he suppressed several martial arts masters, and even forced the martial arts masters who had once made great names in the martial arts world to join forces to fight against him!
The White Lotus Sect Leader and the martial arts master Huang Chao, who was extremely powerful, had to retreat! In the martial arts world, Mo Qiu was known as the "number one" martial arts master. If there was a so-called leader of the martial arts world, it would definitely be him.
There are also rumors that Emperor Zong Ming admires Mohism very much and intends to let Mo Qiu eliminate the culprit who is responsible for the harm caused by the alchemists. It can be said that Jian is in the emperor's heart.
Countless knights who heard of his deeds felt their hearts surge with emotion, and wished they could immediately join the Mohist school and follow such a hero to achieve great things and bring peace to the world.
The reputation of Mo Qiu and the Mohist School reached its peak in a very short period of time! (End of this chapter)