Chapter 531 Four Hundred Years Before Leaving the Novice Space
The waves of the long river of time flowed past Cui Heng, but the power of time could no longer bring him decay.
As scenes of light and shadows quickly retreated, Cui Heng sensed the Dao Zhouxing that spread from the present time to the past time.
It finally stopped at the moment when he walked out of the novice space and went back four hundred years.
Cui Heng had considered choosing this time point.
The three hundred years he spent in the novice space were completely blank, as if they did not exist at all.
However, this does not mean that he could not touch the three hundred years.
In fact, Cui Heng could always exert influence on the time range of the three hundred years, and could also descend directly into the past, but he could only appear outside the novice space and could not trace back to the situation in the novice space at all.
This could lead to a very strange result.
If he built the time and space beacon in those three hundred years and completed the unification of that timeline, then what happened to himself in the novice space?
Therefore, before figuring out the problem in this regard, he did not intend to touch the timeline of that three hundred years.
And for the sake of insurance, Cui Heng pushed back another hundred years on the basis of that three hundred years, that is, four hundred years before he walked out of the novice space.
Now is the period in the history of Daozhou Star when the four countries competed for hegemony.
The Great Yuan Dynasty that was overthrown by Hong Fugui had not yet been established, and the four countries of Daxia, Dachen, Dayan, and Dazhao divided the world into 32 states. Daxia and
Dayan were in the north, with many archers and cavalry, and they were extremely fierce in battle, but they lived in a cold and harsh land, lacked resources, and were short of food and grass, so they could not fight for a long time.
Dachen and Dazhao were in the south, with fertile land, abundant food and grass, and prosperous trade and handicrafts. The living standards of the people were completely incomparable to those in the north, but horses were scarce, and the combat power of the soldiers was far inferior to that of the north, so the overall combat power was relatively weak.
The four countries had conflicts with each other and often attacked each other, but sometimes they would form alliances for mutual benefit, and they had been deadlocked for hundreds of years.
People of this era believed that one of the four countries would eventually conquer the others, unify the world, and once again rule the 32 states of the world to achieve the final victory.
But no one expected that a group of barbarians would come from the four states in the far north that were ignored by the four kingdoms.
Moreover, it took these barbarians less than ten years to sweep across the four kingdoms, destroy the normal civilized order, and establish a Yuan Dynasty ruled by barbarians.
Cui Heng surrendered to the Great Zhao Kingdom, which was the richest of the four kingdoms, but also the weakest in terms of court.
It is said that when the barbarians invaded, it was the current emperor who took the lead in surrendering the city, but in the end the emperor did not end up well and was torn to pieces by the barbarians.
At this time, Cui Heng was standing outside the capital of the Great Zhao Kingdom, Linjing.
Looking at the city gate in front of me, watching the ragged and skinny people and the nobles in silk and satin walking on the same road, I couldn't help but sigh.
Linjing City is known as the most prosperous and wealthy place in the world. It is a paradise on earth and a dream city in the hearts of northerners.
This is indeed the fact.
However, what contributed to this wealth and prosperity was the suffering and even death of countless ordinary people.
The Great Zhao State supported Linjing with the whole country, which led to this situation.
The nobles in Linjing City are like living in heaven, while the people in Linjing City are all living in the dust.
And the land outside Linjing City is full of starving people, and the people are living in misery, like hell.
"What a rich place in the world." Cui Heng sneered, then turned and left.
Such a dynasty deserved to perish, which was a historical inevitability.
He did not intend to intervene, nor could he intervene.
The fact that Daxia, Dachen, Dayan, and Dazhao were swept by the barbarians is an established history.
No matter which place is moved, it is likely to cause future changes, thus causing a series of problems.
For Cui Heng, the biggest problem of going back to the past this time is -
how to leave an identity that can be remembered by the world in this era without affecting the established history, so as to form a time and space signpost that can be traced back?
This is not an easy task.
"Fortunately, I have occupied the timeline four hundred years later and can monitor that timeline in all aspects. No matter what changes occur, I can modify it at any time.
"In this way, I have the opportunity to trial and error. Even if the established history deviates because of what I did in this time and space, I can correct it by modifying the past."
Cui Heng said in his heart, "However, I don't occupy the present time point. I can only cross the long river of time to make a move on the past. This method is not very secretive in the time sleep.
"If the changes are too frequent, it will be too noticeable and it will be easy for the strong to notice this time point, which is not good. We still have to try carefully and reduce the number of changes to the past as much as possible.
"The most reliable way is to select a suitable person four hundred years from now, trace back to his past, and find his ancestors in this era.
"It is best if this person has been with me four hundred years ago. In this way, the development process of his family in these four hundred years is very clear, and I can also control his future experience very well."
At the same time, in the Juhe County Yamen four hundred years later, Cui Heng, who was handling official business, suddenly looked up and looked at Hui Shi who was standing beside him.
At this time, Mr. Huang of Juhe County had just been arrested and was about to convene a public trial meeting for all the people in the county.
Just yesterday, Cui Heng obtained a martial arts secret book "Buddha's Fury Heart Palm" from the Lotus Temple and tried to use his magic power to perform this martial arts.
Hui Shi saw with his own eyes that this martial arts exerted incredible power in Cui Heng's hands, and it actually directly ignited a ball of fire like the sun, making him feel that the world would be burned to ashes by this ball of fire, and all things would fall into destruction.
This made Hui Shi doubt whether the county lord he was tracing was still a human being, and he was afraid that he was not an immortal who came down from the sky.
Therefore, when Cui Heng suddenly looked up at him, he felt very nervous and a little worried.
Could it be that this immortal no longer wanted a mortal like him to follow him?
"Hui Shi, who were your ancestors?" Cui Heng asked with a smile, and at the same time began to recall Hui Shi's past.
After going back to the time when he was born, he went back to his father's past at this time, and so on, going back to the time four hundred years ago. The
purpose of talking to Hui Shi is to make the past time correspond to the present conversation, which can make the process of going back smoother and the effect better.
"Ah, ah?" Hui Shi was obviously stunned when he heard this, and was very surprised. He didn't expect Cui Heng to ask this at all, but he still replied, "Reporting to the Immortal Venerable, my secular surname is Chen, and my father was originally a general of the Jin Dynasty. He fought on the battlefield for many years, but unfortunately he was killed by traitors.
"My grandfather was also a general in the army, and my grandfather was also in the army... My Chen family has been in the army since the chaotic world at the end of the Yuan Dynasty. Only I became a monk. "
"What about before the end of the Yuan Dynasty? "Cui Heng continued to ask. In fact, at this time he had already traced the timeline back to four hundred years ago.
"During the Yuan Dynasty, barbarians secretly lived in the Central Plains, and my Chen family lived in seclusion." Hui Shi also saw that Cui Heng obviously wanted to ask about the more distant past, so he continued, "Before the Yuan Dynasty, my Chen family was considered a scholarly family. We lived in the territory of Zhao State and made farming and reading our profession.
"My ancestors had once been the highest envoy and the prime minister. Later, many of our ancestors served in the court. However, in the last years of the Zhao Dynasty, the court was incompetent and the people were living in poverty. My ancestors were framed by traitors, demoted to civilians, and exiled from the capital..."
Hui Shi recounted the history of his family's past. These were all recorded in the family history, and he knew them very well.
Cui Heng also compared it with the past history he had traced back to, and found that the degree of consistency was extremely high, with only a few vague time points and locations that did not match. The overall authenticity was extremely high, which was very rare.
After figuring out the relationship of the Chen family over the past four hundred years, Cui Heng determined the next person to look for.
Hui Shi's ancestor Chen Tangwen, the Minister of War of the Great Zhao State, was also a great master of the Xuanguan Realm and one of the top figures of the time.
However, the current Minister Chen has been removed from the court because he insisted on the policy of the Northern Expedition and repeatedly submitted memorials, offending too many people.
In order to dismiss this Minister Chen, the Ministers of the Ministry of Revenue, the Ministry of Personnel, and the Ministry of Rites, who advocated peace, jointly submitted a memorial, the Secret Envoy acquiesced, and the Historian also fabricated a series of charges to impeach him.
In the end, this Minister Chen was demoted to a commoner, his martial arts were abolished, and he was exiled to Xiang County in southern Xinjiang.
It is a full three thousand miles from Linjing to Xiang County in southern Xinjiang. There are all kinds of dense forests, swamps, and miasma on the way. If you are not careful, you will die.
In history, this Minister Chen also got some opportunities on the way to exile, but in the end he still died in depression and died in Xiang County.
Cui Heng planned to take him away, teach him some martial arts as a hermit, and let him retreat from the world and practice in the future.
This can minimize his influence on the outside world.
Moreover, Chen Tangwen already had offspring before he was exiled, so there was no need to worry about the impact of this practice on Huishisheng four hundred years later.
As for how to make his identity known to the world through Chen Tangwen.
Cui Heng already had a plan in mind.
...
On a remote mountain road, the ragged Chen Tangwen walked with difficulty.
As a former master of the Qi Transformation Realm, even if his martial arts were abolished, his physical foundation was still there, and he should not be so easily tired.
But the two officers who escorted him along the way were unscrupulous and deducted his meal money, only letting him drink a bowl of porridge every day, and they walked on mountain roads, with handcuffs on his hands and feet, which was difficult even for an iron man.
The two officers were both dark-faced, ordinary-looking, with long and thin eyebrows and eyes, looking somewhat cunning.
One of the officers, named Wang San, saw that Chen Tangwen was having such a hard time walking, so he stepped forward and kicked him, saying sarcastically: "Chen Shangshu, aren't you a grandmaster? You are walking too slowly."
Throw!
Chen Tangwen fell directly to the ground, and his hands were cut by stones, leaving several bloody wounds. He
had been in a weak state for a long time and rushed to the mountain road. His physical condition was already very poor. Now he was suddenly kicked down, his face turned pale, and his whole body trembled in pain.
However, Chen Tangwen still clenched his teeth, said nothing, and tried to stand up again.
Bang!
Another officer came over and gave Chen Tangwen a kick, causing him to fall to the ground again, unable to stand up.
The officer's name was Li Er. He looked at Chen Tangwen lying on the ground with a happy expression on his face, and laughed: "Haha, the former Grand Marshal has also fallen under our feet. It's comfortable, comfortable, hahaha!"
The Minister of War was in charge of military affairs and was also known as the Grand Marshal.
Wang San came over and squatted, smiling at Chen Tangwen: "Minister Chen, how about this, if you kowtow to us two brothers, we will let you have a full meal."
Li Er also smiled and said: "It would be better if you can call me Grandpa again."
In their view, exile to southern Xinjiang is a death sentence.
Moreover, this Minister Chen was impeached by many ministers of ministries and courts, and was disliked by the prime minister of the current dynasty. There is absolutely no possibility of his restoration.
Naturally, he can be humiliated at will.
Chen Tangwen did not reply, but just glanced coldly at the two officers, and stood up slowly again with all his strength, and then walked forward with difficult steps.
Wang San and Li Er were a little frightened by Chen Tangwen's gaze just now, and they stood straight in place for a long time before they came to their senses.
Li Er felt embarrassed and couldn't help cursing, "Damn it, you old thing! You're looking for death!"
While cursing, he was about to rush over and kick Chen Tangwen again.
"Forget it." Wang San raised his hand to stop Li Er, lowered his voice and shook his head, "After all, this old guy was a grandmaster, and he has opened the secret gate. Even if his martial arts are abolished, he may still have some hidden means. Let's just have some fun, but don't make him angry, otherwise he will do something desperate."
"Humph!" Li Er shook his hand in dissatisfaction, but finally nodded and said, "Okay, let him go."
"Yeah." Wang San nodded, looked up at the sky, "Let's go quickly, it's getting late, and it looks like it's going to rain. I just saw a ruined temple in front, let's spend the night there."
"Okay, we should hurry up!" Li Er glanced at Chen Tangwen who was stumbling forward, and walked forward with big strides, shouting, "Minister Chen, you are too slow, it's almost dark, let's walk faster!"
As he said that, he grabbed Chen Tangwen's injured shackles and walked forward quickly, which immediately made Chen Tangwen's steps more shaky and unstable.
However, Chen Tangwen still managed to stabilize his body and followed behind with difficulty.
...
When night fell, Chen Tangwen was escorted to the ruined temple by Li Er and Wang San.
Li Er walked in first, his eyes narrowed, and greeted: "Haha, hello everyone, I didn't expect this road to be so lively."
At this time, there were already four people in the ruined temple, and it seemed that there were three groups.
One of the groups was an old man with a young girl, who looked like a father and daughter. The other two groups were a middle-aged monk and a young Taoist priest with a feathered robe and a star crown.
Judging from their dress and temperament, they should all be people from the underworld.
Li Er shouted loudly, and in fact, he was also informing Wang San behind him. Wang San, who was following behind, immediately became alert, holding the handle of the Taoist priest, ready to take action at any time.
Chen Tangwen kept his head down and said nothing.
Wang San came over and politely bowed, saying, "Gentlemen, we are the officers escorting prisoners and happened to pass by here. It's getting late now, so we plan to stay here for one night. Is there anything inconvenient?"
The old man was the first to shake his head and said, "When my daughter and I came here, the master and the young Taoist priest were already here. The young Taoist priest should have been the first to come." The
young Taoist priest was actually Cui Heng. He nodded lightly and smiled, "When you go out, everyone seeks convenience. I just got here first. You can stay."
At this moment, the middle-aged monk who was meditating with his eyes closed suddenly opened his eyes and said lightly, "I advise you to leave here immediately, otherwise you may be killed."
(End of this chapter)