Red Mansion Taoist

Chapter 341 Magical Powers

"This part of the long musket and that part can both be made of wood. Using less steel will not only reduce weight, but also save steel!" Li Qiang called Master Zhao to his side and pointed to several places on the long musket.

Master Zhao nodded continuously. He obeyed Li Qiang's orders completely, not to mention that what Li Qiang said was indeed right.

"Also, install a retractable bayonet on the front of the musket. Soldiers using the musket may engage in close combat. This is the sergeant's close-combat weapon!" Li Qiang continued.

"Your Majesty, I will make modifications based on your suggestions when I return!" Master Zhao said with a bow.

"Do it faster, I feel we might need to use the musket soon!" Li Qiang waved his hand and said.

Master Zhao knelt down and saluted, then stood up and stepped back with his back bent.

The musket was retained, along with a small box of bullets.

Nowadays in the palace, any new items sent into the palace will be kept in the palace as a testimony.

Perhaps other people don’t understand why Li Qiang has this hobby, but only he knows that this is proof that the world has changed.

The extensive use of artillery and muskets will completely change the original war.

The cavalry will become targets in the face of artillery and muskets, their lives will be harvested one by one, and they will soon exit the stage of history.

As long as Daqian is ahead of the world, it will have greater voice.

"Put it in the display cabinet!" Li Qiang instructed Jin Dong.

Jin Dong carefully put away the musket, especially when picking up the ammunition, he was afraid of a collision.

Li Qiang did not go to see Jin Dong. Through the test of the long musket just now, he had a preliminary idea about the application of the long musket.

The ammunition feeding technology of the long musket is definitely ahead of the rest of the world, at least for now.

Even someone who is handling a long musket for the first time can complete loading and shooting within ten breaths.

With long-term training, I believe that shooting once every five breaths will not be a problem.

With one round of shooting every five breaths and a three-stage shooting method, three thousand people can make the enemy unable to return.

Of course, the prerequisite is that the manufacturing process of the long musket cannot be shoddy. Daqian's musket was ruined in this regard.

Therefore, Li Qiang's idea was to have Datong Bank provide the silver and have a professional workshop produce the long muskets. The people who were in charge were all loyal people bound by Li Qiang using the "Mirror of Love and Lust".

There is no way around this. The most difficult thing in the world is the human heart.

Looking at the changes throughout the dynasties, we cannot say that these changes were bad. Everyone who participated in the changes was a genius, but how many of them were ultimately successful?

Even if the reform is successful, how many years can it last? In the end, it will return to the previous state.

The most important thing among these is the implementer of the change. Anyway, Li Qiang will not completely trust anyone. The only person who can make him feel at ease is the one who is bound to the "Mirror of Wind and Moon".

Li Qiang's idea is to implement a feasible plan through the binders of "Feng Yue Bao Jian". When this batch of binders of "Feng Yue Bao Jian" get old, the later generations can still execute according to this plan.

With the "Mirror of Love and Lust" bound to him, Li Qiang could try and make mistakes many times without worrying about any problems, thus finding out the shortcomings in the plan and correcting them.

Back in the main hall, Jin Dong put the long musket into the display cabinet.

Li Qiang put on a Buddhist robe, holding a string of 108 Buddhist beads in his hand, and began to comprehend the "divine power of walking on water".

After such a long period of contemplation, the Buddhist bead he was holding in his hand was the last one, and he was truly contemplating the essence of the "divine power of walking on water".

Jin Dong looked at Li Qiang and made a gesture to the three eunuchs standing nearby.

The three eunuchs bowed and left the main hall, standing outside the palace door to guard.

Anyway, no matter what Li Qiang's hobbies are, as eunuchs around Li Qiang, they must ensure that Li Qiang's hobbies are not known to outsiders.

Being a fan of Buddhism is not a good thing. Since ancient times, the emperor's preferences have had a great influence on the court.

It is conceivable that as long as the news spread that Emperor Li Qiang was fond of Buddhism, someone would present Buddhist scriptures, statues, or even eminent monks to the palace the next day.

Another group of people wrote letters to persuade Li Qiang to return to the right path.

Li Qiang does not have the air of an immortal, but after studying Buddhism for such a long time, he has gained some Buddhist ideas.

He tried to mobilize his magic power with the Buddha's will and display the "divine power".

Jin Dong suddenly discovered that Li Qiang stretched out his left leg, but it stopped in mid-air and did not fall.

This strange posture made Jin Dong afraid to look at it any longer, but just as he was about to look away, something he could not imagine happened.

When Li Qiang's left leg fell, his figure disappeared.

"Your Majesty!" Jin Dong shouted in horror.

How could he not be shocked when he saw Li Qiang disappear from his sight?

"What are you yelling about!" Li Qiang's voice came from the other side of the hall.

Jin Dong looked over and found that Li Qiang was standing nearly twenty meters away from where she was just now.

He looked at the place where Li Qiang had originally raised her foot, then looked at where Li Qiang was now, and could not help but rubbed his eyes hard, thinking that there was something wrong with his eyes.

"It's too slow. It takes seven breaths to prepare before it can be used, and the distance is too short!" Li Qiang shook his head and said to himself.

He had just displayed the 'divine feet' ability, but it was still far from being as skillful as the lame Taoist and the bald monk.

It took a little time to use the magic power to replace the immortal's energy, a little time to condense the Buddhist Dharma, and a little time to display the "divine power".

But as long as you can perform it, the next step is to keep practicing.

Li Qiang raised his leg again. This time, Jin Dong stared at him intently, afraid of missing a glance.

After another seven breaths, Li Qiang's legs fell down, and then he disappeared.

Jin Dong covered his mouth tightly to prevent himself from making any sound.

He looked in the direction in front of Li Qiang's previous figure, where Li Qiang was standing.

"Okay, this is 'Shenzutong', a Buddhist magical power, don't make a fuss!" Li Qiang explained with a smile when she saw Jin Dong's look.

This kind of supernatural power requires constant practice, so you need to tell the people around you.

He plans to practice it often in his daily life so that he can keep improving.

"Master, have you become an immortal?" Jin Dong asked carefully.

"Are you scolding me?" Li Qiang said with eyes wide open.

Jin Dong was a little at a loss for a moment. Why did Li Qiang say that becoming an immortal was an insult?

How dare he scold his master? This is clearly a compliment.

"None of the immortals I have met is good!" Li Qiang shook his head.

"Master, you have met your destiny!" Jin Dong echoed again.

"I beat them all to death!" Li Qiang laughed.

Jin Dong laughed along, thinking that Li Qiang was joking, but he didn't know that what Li Qiang said was true. During the day, the four eunuchs serving in the main hall, including Jin Dong, often lost their minds and sometimes accidentally dropped things on the ground.

In the past, when this happened, Jin Dong would scold the eunuch who made the mistake.

But today Jin Dong himself was unable to concentrate. There was really no other way, because there was always an elusive emperor around him.

Sometimes Li Qiang would read a book next to the dragon table, and suddenly appear next to the display cabinet with the previous book in her hand.

Sometimes, when the eunuch was working, he would turn around and see Li Qiang right behind him, and then Li Qiang would disappear from his sight.

In other words, the four eunuchs were aware of Li Qiang's magic and had a strong ability to accept it, so they were not frightened by Li Qiang.

Prince Li Heng was standing unsteadily, holding onto the leg of a chair. Suddenly, his father, Emperor Li Qiang, appeared before his eyes.

Li Heng was so frightened that he burst into tears and fell to the ground.

"Heng'er!" Li Qiang hurried forward and picked up Li Heng.

Lin Daiyu was talking with a group of concubines nearby. When she heard Li Heng crying, she turned around and saw Li Heng being held by Li Qiang, crying uncontrollably.

As for the nanny and the palace maid who followed Li Heng, they were still in a daze at this moment.

"How did you scare Heng'er?" Lin Daiyu walked over quickly, took the crying Li Heng from Li Qiang's hands, and asked Li Qiang.

"Well, I was practicing magic and might have scared Heng'er!" Li Qiang explained embarrassedly.

"How old is Heng'er? You're scaring him. What if he gets scared? Look at the other two, are they also scared by you?" While Lin Daiyu was complaining, she noticed something was wrong with the nanny and the palace maid, and asked.

"It shouldn't be a big deal. I just learned the 'Divine Foot Skill' and suddenly appeared in front of Heng'er so they could see me!" Li Qiang said after taking a glance.

"'Shenzutong', is it the Buddhist magic you have been practicing while wearing a Buddhist robe?" Lin Daiyu was attracted by 'Shenzutong' and she asked.

Li Qiang has been acting weird for a long time. Every day, he would sit for a long time wearing a Buddhist robe and holding Buddhist beads in his hand.

"Yes, you don't have to wear Buddhist robes anymore!" Li Qiang replied with a smile.

"What does 'Divine Foot Power' look like? Try to use it!" Lin Daiyu said with interest.

At this time, the other concubines also gathered around, and each of them looked at Li Qiang with the same expression as Lin Daiyu. They all came to watch the fun.

"Okay, I'll use my 'divine feet'!" Li Qiang nodded in agreement.

It just so happens that he will use it frequently in the future, and also let those people in the harem know what the "divine feet power" is.

He raised his foot, but stopped moving.

"Brother Qiang, don't make us laugh in this way..." Lin Daiyu thought Li Qiang was joking, but she stopped talking because Li Qiang disappeared.

Right in front of them, Li Qiang disappeared when she put down her foot.

"Brother Qiang!" Lin Daiyu screamed in shock.

Li Qiang's disappearance made her feel cold inside, as if the thing she cherished most had disappeared.

"I'm here!" Li Qiang spoke behind them.

Lin Daiyu turned her head and saw Li Qiang smiling at her.

She rushed over and gently hit Li Qiang's chest with her free hand.

"You scared me to death!" She kept saying this with tears almost coming out.

"Hehehe!" When Li Qiang was about to speak, Li Heng started laughing.

"Heng'er smiled!" Li Qiang quickly changed the subject.

"Is this the 'divine power of feet'?" Lin Daiyu also reacted and said.

"Yes, saying that it's a step to the end of the world is actually a bit exaggerated. With my body, the strongest level of training is only about a few dozen miles in one step!" Li Qiang replied with a hint of disappointment.

Perhaps for other people, even immortals, "Shenzutong" is the most powerful way of moving in the world.

But it is still far inferior to what Li Qiang believes to be the "divine power of feet". Perhaps only the legendary true Buddha can reach the end of the world in one step.

Although he had just mastered the 'divine power', he could sense the power of the 'divine power' when it was fully exerted.

Five points of mana will disappear when it is cast once, and the moving distance of the 'Shenzutong' is from a few feet to nearly a hundred miles.

With Li Qiang's current magic power, after performing it twenty times in a row, he would have to rest and wait for his magic power to recover.

He didn't know what the limitations were when the lame Taoist and the bald monk used the 'divine power', but because of these limitations, the speed at which he used the 'divine power' was actually not much different from that of Jia Gong who was riding a divine warhorse.

Besides, it is impossible for Li Qiang to not save some mana for himself. That would be extremely dangerous.

No matter when, he needs to keep enough mana to deal with emergencies, so the "divine feet" is not particularly meaningful to him.

Of course, once you have mastered the skill of 'Shenzutong', it is still very useful.

At short distances, such as within a hundred miles, he can arrive in an instant without making any preparations.

If traveling long distances, Jia Gong's divine warhorse would be more convenient.

"This is already the ability of a god, and you are still not satisfied?" Lin Daiyu was a little indignant about the 'divine power'.

"My expectations for 'Shenzutong' were too high!" Li Qiang also understood the reason and said helplessly.

"Can we learn it?" Miaoyu asked.

She already knew that after some time, Li Qiang might really teach them the military body-building techniques.

Since the generals' body-refining techniques can be learned, this kind of 'divine power' is also possible to learn.

"No, unless you are willing to become an immortal!" Li Qiang shook his head and replied.

"What is an immortal?" Miaoyu asked again.

"Immortals see the mortal world as a playground and mortals as playthings that can be manipulated. Immortals don't need relatives or lovers and can give up everything in order to become immortals!" Li Qiang thought for a moment and gave an answer.

He thought of Zhen Shiyin and Jia Baoyu. If he had not used his eloquence, perhaps these two would have given up all love and loyalty and become immortals.

Of course, later on, Jia Baoyu was enlightened by the Fairy Jinghuan and recovered his memories of his past life, but that is another story.

"Then I won't be an immortal anymore!" Miaoyu said with some regret.

What she regretted was not the immortal, but that she could not learn the "divine power".

"I tell you about the 'Divine Foot Power' so that you can be prepared. I will practice the 'Divine Foot Power' in the inner palace for some time to come!" Li Qiang said with a smile.

"I will ask the maids and maids in the inner palace to keep their mouths shut!" Lin Daiyu said, fearing that the news would leak out.

"I'm confident in leaving the harem to you!" Li Qiang naturally believed in her and said with a smile.

Lin Daiyu glanced at Li Qiang and turned to find someone to issue the imperial decree. Currently, only a few maids and palace maids in her bedroom knew about this matter. She needed to ensure that the matter of "divine feet" would not spread out of the inner palace.

(End of this chapter)