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Chapter 4396 4398 [Taiji Xuantian Emperor]

It is worth mentioning that after Wang Mang usurped the Han Dynasty, Gao Yao, Xiao Zhen and Xiao Qing finally ended their worldly life and returned to their villa in Zhongnan Mountain.

Firstly, Gao Yao had had enough of the worldly life of wine, women, money, food, drink and fun. He had had enough. He had eaten all the delicious food and played all the fun things. It was no longer interesting to continue.

Just like Xiang Nan, when he first crossed over, he was a poor man who had suddenly become rich, so he played around a lot. But after trying a few more times, he felt that it was just like that.

Secondly, from the beginning to the end of the Western Han Dynasty, for nearly two hundred years, he had to move almost every twenty years and completely break up with all his previous friends for fear that others would notice the clues.

Even if those people are willing to play with him only because of his money, drinking buddies are still friends, just like cats and dogs, they can provide him with emotional value.

After twenty years, one would develop feelings for a dog, not to mention a person. So after so much experience, Gao Yao became somewhat numb. He no longer longed for company, so naturally, it was not worth living outside anymore.

After returning to Mount Zhongnan, Gao Yao felt somewhat disillusioned with the world and practiced martial arts even harder than before.

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Time passed quickly. After Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu passed away, his son Emperor Ming of Han Liu Zhuang ascended the throne.

Buddhism was officially introduced into China only after he ascended the throne.

Because one day Emperor Ming of Han had a dream. He dreamed that a tall golden man descended upon the palace, but before he could ask any questions, the golden man flew away to the west.

Emperor Han Ming thought the dream was strange, so he asked his ministers. One of the ministers said that since the Jin people went west, they must be Western Buddhism.

Emperor Ming of the Han Dynasty therefore sent people to India to seek Buddhist scriptures, and settled the Indian monks and Buddhist scriptures in the White Horse Temple in Luoyang. As the emperor liked something, the people would like it even more, and Buddhism soon spread in China.

After that, the emperors of the Eastern Han Dynasty were of varying quality. Emperor Ming of Han and Emperor Zhang of Han both did a good job, which was known in history as the "Ming Zhang Reign". The later Emperor He of Han also did a good job, and because the reign was called Yongyuan, it was known in history as the "Yongyuan Reign".

After Emperor He of Han, his wife, Empress Hexi, was promoted to empress dowager. She ruled the country from behind the scenes and worked hard to govern the country, which is known in history as the "Hexi Prosperity". The subsequent Emperor Shun of Han also did a good job, which is known in history as the "Han Shun Restoration".

However, during the reigns of Emperor Huan and Emperor Ling of Han, they favored eunuchs, which led to the "Party and Faction Disaster", which dealt a heavy blow to the court's rule and made life difficult for the people, thus triggering the "Yellow Turban Rebellion".

After the Yellow Turban Rebellion, Dong Zhuo abused his power, deposed the Han Shao Emperor and established the Han Xian Emperor. The familiar story of the Three Kingdoms followed.

During this period, the Taiping Dao and Tianshi Dao rebelled, causing panic among the people. As a god worshipped by them, Xiang Nan's influence was also reduced.

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When Dong Zhuo entered Chang'an, Xiang Nan took the He Shi Bi away again.

After the Three Kingdoms, there were the Western Jin Dynasty, the Eastern Jin Dynasty and the Sixteen Kingdoms, then the Southern and Northern Dynasties, and then the Sui Dynasty. The Sui Dynasty fell after two generations, and then came the Tang Dynasty.

When Emperor Taizong of Tang, Li Shimin, ascended the throne, Xiang Nan appeared again riding a crane and presented him with the imperial seal.

His action shocked Emperor Taizong of Tang and his ministers.

Because according to historical records, the last time Xiang Nan appeared was when Emperor Guangwu of Han ascended the throne. It has been nearly 600 years since then.

Six hundred years is an extremely distant ancient time for ordinary people. In fact, even modern people feel that the Qing Dynasty a hundred years ago seems like a lifetime ago, let alone six hundred years.

Therefore, they could not imagine that Xiang Nan was still alive and still looked so young, exactly the same as recorded in ancient books. This was really amazing. "It has been six hundred years since Dong Zhuo usurped power in the late Han Dynasty, and the country has finally stabilized." Xiang Nan looked at Li Shimin and said, "I hope you can learn from history and draw lessons from the courts of past dynasties, and don't repeat the same mistakes again."

"I obey your command." Li Shimin nodded and then asked curiously, "May I ask, are you really a god? Have you lived from the time of Qin Shihuang to the present?"

"That's right." Xiang Nan nodded. "I am Taiji Zhenren. I cultivated and attained enlightenment during the reign of Qin Shihuang. It has been eight hundred years since then."

"Since you are an immortal, you must be able to predict the future. I wonder if you can tell me how many years our Tang Dynasty will last?" Li Shimin asked curiously again.

"Do you really want to know?" Xiang Nan was stunned and asked with a smile.

"Yes, I really want to know." Li Shimin nodded.

Since the Three Kingdoms, the Jin Dynasty, the Southern and Northern Dynasties, and the Sui Dynasty after the Eastern Han Dynasty, the reigns of each country were very short, basically lasting only a few decades, and there were very few that lasted more than a hundred years.

The Three Kingdoms lasted for 40 to 50 years, the Western Jin Dynasty only 51 years, the Sixteen Kingdoms generally lasted only 20 to 30 years, and the Sui Dynasty only 37 years. The Eastern Jin Dynasty lasted 101 years, and the Northern Wei Dynasty lasted 137 years, which are rare long-lived regimes.

Therefore, Li Shimin was very concerned about how long his Tang Dynasty would last.

"Your Li family will rule the country for 289 years." Xiang Nan said immediately.

When Li Shimin heard this, he was relieved. Although it was only 289 years, not enough for eternity, it was still considered a long life.

"Thank you for your guidance." He nodded.

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Afterwards, Li Shimin not only led his ministers to Mount Zhongnan to pay homage to Xiang Nan and conferred him the title of "Tai Chi Xuantian Emperor", but also built Taoist temples all over the country to worship him.

Because Xiang Nan only said that he was a Tai Chi immortal and had no name, Li Shimin ordered people to write a book called "Tai Chi Xian Sheng Bible", saying that Xiang Nan was one of the incarnations of Laozi Li Er, and his original name was Li Taiji. Xiang Nan was amused and confused when he found out.

For a time, Xiang Nan was like a god. Taoist temples dedicated to him were spread all over the country, and even merchants from the Western Regions were affected.

Xiang Nan basically ignored this. To him, nothing was as important as practicing martial arts.

After hundreds of years of practice, Xiang Nan's strength can be said to have reached a new level. In terms of internal strength alone, he has already possessed tens of thousands of years of skills.

If he meets the Iron-hearted Lord again, he won't need to secretly release the "Avada Kedavra" anymore. He can kill him instantly with a snap of his fingers.

As for the cultivation of mental power, Xiang Nan has also reached a very high level. Once released, everything within a radius of dozens of miles is under his control. He can eavesdrop on everyone, monitor everyone, and even read anyone's thoughts.

For him, as long as he wants, no one has any secrets in front of him. It can be said that he is no different from a god. In this state, if we only talk about martial arts, I am afraid no one can be his opponent.

However, Xiang Nan knows that learning has no end, he has not yet truly achieved enlightenment, and he will have to continue to improve in the future.

He was also worried that the star would explode again around 2010. By then, the star powder in their bodies might precipitate out, thus losing their immortality effect. At that time, they would age rapidly and eventually die.

Therefore, Xiang Nan was worried that their lifespan might not be infinite, but only a "short" two thousand years. In this case, even though he was already very strong, he still practiced diligently.

After all, time is limited. If you miss this opportunity, it will be difficult to find this store again.