With magical powers, I can quietly meditate on sutras for hundreds of years and become an immortal.

Chapter 21 The Second Class in the World

The emperor has changed.

Kaiyuan twenty-four years.

Half a year after the death of Queen Dugu.

The officials in the Zhou Dynasty discovered this problem in astonishment.

Although he still holds power firmly in his hands as before.

But he no longer does everything himself.

Instead, he promoted his close confidants and favored ministers to take charge of important matters on his behalf.

Gradually, he also began to neglect government affairs.

There is a Umrah meeting once a month and a regular Umrah meeting every few days.

Often, there is no shadow of the emperor.

At first, the ministers were quite happy.

They feel that the emperor has been weighing on their heads for more than twenty years, like a mountain that makes them breathless.

Now I finally figured out how to open a hole for them to let them breathe.

In the past, ministers did not dare to speak out.

However, in my heart, I still have some complaints.

You are the most powerful person in the world and have enjoyed everything.

Be frugal and not extravagant.

sure, no problem!

But why do we bother to climb up?

Don't you just want to enjoy those wealthy lives?

Well now, you have put a tight spell on our heads.

You can't do this, you can't do that.

I can only come secretly and secretly, out of fear.

Well now, the emperor will not go to court.

Isn’t it the ministers who make the final decision on all major events in the world?

Good things, great things!

However, as time passed, they noticed something was wrong.

Although the emperor is gone, the emperor's influence has not disappeared at all.

The newly appointed left prime minister Li Linfu is simply the emperor's lackey.

The emperor said one, but he did not say two.

As long as he was around, there wouldn't be a single ripple in the court.

When the emperor wanted to have a concubine, he would select beautiful women of the right age from among the people.

When the emperor wanted to renovate a palace, he summoned craftsmen to build a new one directly.

Any order issued by the emperor.

Li Linfu always implemented it to the letter, even doubling it.

This made the ministers extremely unhappy.

Is it like this when the emperor is here, but is it still like this when the emperor is away?
  That's not as good as before.

At least, you don't have to look at Li Linfu's successful face.

As a result, the ministers united to write a letter requesting the emperor to go to court.

However, without exception, these memorials were ignored by the emperor.

And when all the ministers wanted to meet the Holy Spirit in person to give him advice.

But found out in surprise.

They could no longer see the emperor.

There is nothing new in the world.

Things in the palace usually cannot be hidden.

Moreover, the emperor did these things clearly and without any secrets.

About what happened in the palace, word soon reached the Huainan Palace.

Then it reached Li Zhen's ears through the mouths of the meddlesome maids and palace people.

No wonder.

When he has free time recently, he is reading history books.

Reading history makes one wise.

And throughout history, there are kings who were wise and mighty in their prime.

In his later years, he will uncontrollably do some foolish things.

The First Emperor, who ruled the world, sent people out to sea to find the elixir of life, hoping to establish an immortal dynasty.

The wise and powerful Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty believed in slander and beheaded his own prince in his later years.

There are too many such examples.

As for today.

In Li Zhen's view, what he did was far from being stupid.

After abandoning the identity and aura of the emperor.

He is just an old man, an old man who has lost the love of his life.

It also coincides with the critical juncture when life is about to come to an end.

As a result, there is an irreparable sense of emptiness in the soul.

Then, under this somewhat morbid mentality, he began to doubt the significance of all his past achievements.

As for now, it's uncharacteristic.     Indulge in female sex and not involved in government affairs.

It's just that he is trying to fill the void in his heart.

To live in it, to be outside of it.

Li Zhen felt that he had seen somewhat thoroughly.

Unfortunately, it's of little use.

If you have the time to think blindly, it is better to enrich yourself.

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  [You have read "Yin Yang Ginseng and Joined Palms" to deepen your understanding of the changes in yin and yang]

Over the past year or so, Li Zhen has become increasingly proficient in the practice of this palm technique.

Although it is far from the level of perfection described in the book, the transformation of yin and yang and the use of force to fight.

But I have some understanding of the changes of speed and slowness, and the alternation of light and heavy.

The skill on his hands has been greatly improved.

With just one press, you can leave clearly visible palm prints on the bluestone.

Even Changsheng, who was often used to practice and played with in his hands.

The appearance of the turtle shell shows a warm and jade-like luster.

It's just that this little thing doesn't live up to expectations.

I have almost eaten two of the precious human yuan pills.

The little bit of true energy in his body is still very different from what it was at the beginning.

Like a candle flame in the wind, it scatters as soon as it blows.

But Li Zhen originally went there for the purpose of observing the experiment.

No expectations, no disappointments.

If you do it with ease, you will be happy if you succeed.

No, nothing.

On the contrary, his own practice has reached a critical point.

He only needs to break through the last node to form Xiao Zhoutian and become a second-rate warrior in the world.

It took two and a half years.

From a martial arts novice who knows nothing.

Step by step, rely on your own thinking.

And a little help from the sidelines to get to where we are now.

Far from fast.

But for Li Zhen, it was satisfying enough.

He always thinks about relying on his unexceptional qualifications.

It has been a smooth journey till now.

It must be his intelligence that played a big role.

A little proud, but not unreasonable.

Midsummer in July, early morning.

The distant sun just peeked out from the sky.

The red rises and the purple atmosphere fills the air.

Li Zhen stood in the courtyard, hidden among the extraordinarily gorgeous flowers that were blooming this year.

A gust of wind suddenly came, shaking the morning dew and falling down, soaking the clothes.

At that moment, he moved.

Some specious Tai Chi punches came out of his hands.

There is an inexplicable charm in the slow but smooth movements.

It's like being completely integrated into this small world.

It moves with the wind, like a flower swaying gently.

Within the body, the peaceful toad energy flows through the meridians.

Like gurgling water, neither urgent nor slow.

But he continued to rush towards the set goal unswervingly, until the sea was dry and the stone was broken.

"Wow~"

The sound of rolling waves rang in my ears.

"Wow, wow."

One wave pushed after another, and the waves rolled up.

"Snapped!"

The silver bottle suddenly broke and water slurry burst out.

The true energy surged into a completely new realm.

Connected end to end, the true energy is generated by itself.

Martial arts little Zhou Tian, ​​done!
  From now on, he should be the second best in the world.

Collection style, wind breath.

And I don’t know when, the petals fell with the wind.

Intentionally or unintentionally, a Yin-Yang Tai Chi pattern formed under his feet.

Seeing this scene, a smile appeared on Li Zhen's calm face.

He picked up the broom beside him and returned them to the soil.

A brand new day begins with entering the second level of martial arts.

(End of this chapter)