When Hunjun begins to make elixirs

Chapter 39 True Yuan Palace

On August [-], the fifth year of Shengtong, the Wanshou Festival, the Dayin Dynasty ushered in the Great Court Meeting, which had been interrupted for three years since the second year of Shengtong.All officials of the fifth rank or above in Beijing participated. The emperor also issued an explicit edict to the vassal kings, governors and generals of the army in various places, who could all come to the table to have an audience.

"Long live my emperor! Long live!"

After a series of ritual procedures, Li Shun wore a bright yellow dragon robe embroidered with nine dragon patterns and a purple gold winged crown. He sat majestically on the dragon chair in the Hall of Supreme Harmony and accepted the worship of hundreds of officials.This is an enjoyment that no man can refuse. As the mountain shouted long live, someone seemed to tell Li Shun: "My hands hold the sun and the moon, my feet step on the mountains and rivers, what I say is the law, and I am The world!"

It has been two months since the eunuch was exterminated.For everyone in Beijing these days, it seems that a lot of things have changed, but it seems that nothing has changed.

After the emperor removed Zhao Zhongxiao, he quickly assigned Zhu Wu to serve as the commander of Jinwu Guards.Zhuge Xuanyi was promoted to the guard subordinate officer of the Shenji Manufacturing Office, and Wu Qiandi, the former guard subordinate officer, became the new deputy supervisor. After investigation, it was found that he only acted on Wen Bin's orders and did not know the reason.One of the former commander Zhang Dong and the deputy supervisor of the Shenji Manufacturing Office Wen Bin had their homes confiscated and exiled, and the other was beheaded.

Zhuge Xuanyi lost, but did not choose to stay in the palace.She also concealed the origin of the Gu. Li Shun also didn't know that the Gu was created by Zhuge Xiangqing. Few people in the entire Shenji Manufacturing Office knew that Zhuge Xiangqing had a third-level Gu who was comparable to the Qi Refining Stage.

But that doesn't mean that Li Shun didn't suspect that Fei'er around Concubine Yang, the leader of the Shenmu Cult, and the Gu man that night seemed to be the product of the same technology.Mayfair was manufactured by the Shenji Manufacturing Office. Is there any relationship between the Shenmu Sect and the Shenji Manufacturing Office?

The facts are shrouded in mystery and require further exploration.

In addition to Li Shun's personnel transfers to the upper levels, the lower levels basically did not move.After Zhao Zhongxiao's death, his remaining members were panicked and feared being liquidated. Many people were preparing to turn to Hu Minde to seek asylum.

Fortunately, Li Shun issued the decree in time, and Zhao Zhongxiao's conspiracy to rebel was purely a personal matter.Others refused to pursue the case. Even the spies in the palace, as long as they woke up and surrendered, Li Shun still retained his life and was placed under the management of Fei'er. Shenji Guard No. 20, the fifth team, was established to be responsible for investigating the undercover agents in the palace.

These people who had been undercovers found undercover agents and had professional counterparts, which really brought a lot of surprises to Li Shun.In these days, a total of seven secret chessmen from other forces were discovered ambushing the palace. Even Hu Yuelian's information was sent to Li Shun's desk, which gave Li Shun a new understanding of her.

These people were grateful for Li Shun's tolerance, which also transformed them from the eunuch party into a group with a new name, the imperial party.

Li Shun is not as relaxed as before.Zhao Zhongxiao's position could not be replaced for the time being. Zhang Liansheng's qualifications and abilities were not enough, so he was only allowed to join the Bureau of Ceremonies as the eunuch Bingbi, which was considered a one-stop success.There is no official palm seal for the time being, and the four eunuchs are directly responsible to the emperor.So Li Shun gradually had more things to deal with.

Li Shunzeng said with great nostalgia: "The happy days are gone forever."

Talking back to the Great Court Meeting, after Li Shun said "all ministers are equal", the ministers stood up one after another. Many of them had not heard the emperor's voice in three years and were a little uncomfortable for a while.

"My dear friends, during the Wanshou Festival in previous years, I held activities alone in the palace. Now that I think about it, it is really lonely and boring. This year, I have come up with a new trick and am planning to hold a three-day magic convention in the palace. Let's perform outside and have fun with the people. You all should go and see what's new. At the same time, my new Qingyuan Palace has been completed. For the joy of moving, you have to prepare two gifts for me."

All the ministers had strange expressions on their faces, "Your Majesty, you are just thinking about our money, right?"Is yours a new one?At most it’s just renovation!Weed, paint, change the brand, are you embarrassed to accept the gift?But he still kept saying "I know, I'm ready."Li Shun finally understood what it felt like when the leader held birthday banquets for his mother, father, mother-in-law, and father-in-law every year.It’s so cool to get money for free!For this reason, he also specially prepared a gift link. Only competition can bring enthusiasm.

"Your Majesty, what are you going to do with the new Zhenyuan Palace?" an untimely voice sounded.

Li Shun knew who it was without even looking!Alas, didn’t someone already send someone to greet him?Why did you jump out?Li Shun smiled kindly: "Do you have any questions, Governor Liu?"

Liu Zheng said, "I heard that the emperor is preparing to refine the elixir again!" There is no airtight wall in the world, and Li Shun did not intend to hide this matter, so starting from the time he renovated Qingyuan Palace and changed its name to Qingyuan Palace, he The news of taking the elixir spread throughout the government and the public.Because Liu Zheng was a foreign governor and did not deliberately inquire about the emperor's privacy, he was relatively late to know.

Li Shun's face fell and he said seriously: "Governor Liu is very concerned about my affairs."

Liu Zheng fell to his knees on the ground and burst into tears: "Has the Emperor forgotten the lessons learned from the past mistakes of the late Emperor?"

Li Shun stared at Liu Zheng, sighed, and went down the steps to help him up: "Master, why do you have to do this? I just take some health-preserving elixirs made from ginseng and deer antler and other supplements. It strengthens the body, not like the late emperor's" Immortality pill, don't worry." He didn't lie, the pill was indeed "strengthening the body" for him, whether he would live forever or not would not be known until later.

"Really?" Liu Zheng was doubtful.

"You still don't believe me?" Li Shun quickly asked.

"I dare not. I hope that the emperor will put the country, the country and the country first." Liu Zheng really cares about the emperor. Now that the situation in the DPRK has finally changed, he does not want Li Shun to die young like the late emperor.

Hu Minde on the side almost rolled his eyes when he heard Li Shun's words. These words deceived an honest man like Liu Zheng. Who in the capital doesn't know that you have asked the Ministry of Internal Affairs to build a new alchemy furnace, and soon, a new alchemist will be needed. Arrive in Beijing.Hu Minde would not expose him, but would rather he eat more until he died.

After Zhao Zhongxiao's death, the pressure he faced increased greatly, because the eunuch party became the imperial party, Qingliu, headed by Liu Zheng, even openly supported Li Shun, and some centrists gradually turned to the emperor.The emperor's power began to expand rapidly!

In the past two months, he had repeatedly written to Hu Yuelian in the palace. Although he got some news, except for some trivial matters, he was always one step behind the emperor.If Hu Yuelian hadn't had a legitimate reason to clear up the suspicion of betrayal, would he have wondered if he had been deceived?
A month ago, seven undercover agents were executed outside the Meridian Gate, two of whom he sent.Zhao Zhongxiao was gone, and instead of being infiltrated into a sieve, the palace became stronger than before.

At least Zhao Zhongxiao only strictly controlled the core area, and he still allowed others to enter some unimportant places.This is their tacit understanding.Now Hu Minde can only rely on Hu Yuelian.

(End of this chapter)