Red Mansion Taoist

Chapter 353 Research
Li Qiang began to try to open the entrance and exit passage of the Taixu Illusionary Realm. In his perception, the entrance of this passage could lead to any place in Daqian.

He waved his hand, and an illusory picture appeared in front of him.

The picture is a bird's-eye view of the ground of Daqian from a high altitude, and the picture can also be moved at any time according to his wishes.

Under the control of his mind, the virtual picture in front of him was exactly the sky above the capital city, and even the suburbs within a hundred miles of the capital city were within his field of vision.

However, the scenery above the palace and the residences of some princes and high-ranking officials was extremely blurry, and it was impossible to make out the details.

This is probably the effect of Daqian's luck. The Taixu Illusion cannot break the influence of Daqian's luck.

However, as long as you are very familiar with the palace, you can ignore everything else and force the passage to be opened in the palace.

Like the last time he returned, he opened the entrance and exit passage in Qin Keqing's bedroom.

He continued to use his mind to control the virtual image as it moved forward along the canal, enjoying the scenery of Daqian from high above.

Sometimes when he was in a good mood, he would zoom in and observe the situation on the ground up close.

"Isn't this a reconnaissance satellite?" Li Qiang said speechlessly.

This function of Taixu Illusion Realm has many similarities with the reconnaissance satellite in his previous life.

However, Taixu Illusion is even more convenient than reconnaissance satellites. In addition to ground reconnaissance, it can also appear at any location in Daqian at any time.

He pulled back the illusory picture, resumed his aerial view, and continued heading south along the canal.

Cities appeared in the virtual picture. Just like the capital, the pictures of important government offices would be blurry.

It didn't take long before a familiar city appeared in the virtual image, it was Yangzhou Prefecture.

What surprised him was that Lin Ruhai’s salt transport office was displayed extremely clearly.

Only then did he remember that he seemed to have purchased the Salt Transport Office and simply restored its original layout without using it for any other purpose.

And those were just things he did casually when he was in Yangzhou. He did not treat the Salt Transport Commissioner's Office as his own residence, so it was not covered by the Daqian luck.

Li Qiang waved his hand, and the picture zoomed in. The backyard garden of the Salt Transport Commissioner's Office appeared in front of him, and an entrance and exit passage was opened in the pavilion of the garden.

He took a step forward, his figure left the illusory world, and he was already standing in the pavilion.

There was no one in the garden, which was not surprising.

Except for the servants who come to take care of it every few days, no one else will enter here.

He originally left people in Yangzhou. Later, he became the crown prince and later the emperor. However, the people in Yangzhou were not transferred back. Instead, they carried out his orders more faithfully.

"Sister Lin will definitely be very happy to see this!" Li Qiang nodded with satisfaction.

The people who stayed in Yangzhou were very reliable and the place has completely recovered to the state it was in when Li Qiang was here.

He walked out of the pavilion, followed the gravel path to the study, and then walked through the other rooms. The more he looked, the more delighted he became.

After Lin Ruhai left, a new imperial salt inspector was transferred to the Salt Transport Commissioner's Office and moved in, which led to some changes in the layout of the office.

Now everything here has been restored based on the period when Lin Ruhai lived. I guess the old man has been found.

Li Qiang's mind was connected to the Taixu Illusion Realm. He didn't want anyone to see him, so the passage to the Taixu Illusion Realm was reopened and he stepped in.

"Go to Penglai!" Li Qiang looked at the illusory scene in front of him again and thought to himself.

The virtual image moved quickly, many times faster than when he operated it manually, as if he had pressed the fast-forward button.

In just three breaths of time, the Penglai Islands appeared in the virtual picture.

"If it can really show Penglai, doesn't that mean that as long as Daqian occupies the place, the Taixu Illusion Realm can be reached!" Li Qiang said in surprise.

This is a test. Penglai has just become a part of Daqian, but it is still recognized by Taixu Illusion.

He found many blurred areas in the picture of Penglai. Judging from their locations, most of them were military camps.

He set his eyes on a place, which was where Jia Yucun set up his mansion, and it was also blurry at the moment.

He smiled slightly and decided to go and take a look.

His control over Penglai is not like that of other areas. Except for Jia Yucun's subordinates, everyone else there, from generals to centurions, are 100% loyal to him.

Besides, he also wanted to see how Jia Yucun was working these days and put some pressure on him.

Thinking of this, he opened an entrance and exit passage outside the Penglai Prefecture government office, and he took a step out and left the Taixu Illusionary Realm.

He suddenly appeared from the void wearing a dragon robe, and no one saw him in the place he chose.

His figure flashed and he appeared on a high place in the yamen, where he could observe all the situations in the Penglai Prefecture Yamen.

With his familiarity with the layout of the yamen, he found Jia Yucun's location at a glance.

Then he used his 'divine feet' ability and his figure disappeared and reappeared in that room.

Jia Yucun was writing something. His hair was unkempt and looked a little messy, but he looked in very good spirits.

Although he was almost demoted to Penglai, Penglai also gave him great power.

In Penglai, he can make decisions on all matters except military power.

More importantly, the construction here started from scratch. Datong Money House continued to deliver massive amounts of construction materials, and even the cement, which was in short supply in Daqian, was supplied as much as possible.

The first thing Jia Yucun had to do was to build the first city of Penglai here.

He was in charge of everything from planning to construction. Datong Bank had professional talents who could help him realize his ideas.

This feeling of being in control of everything made him feel extremely fortunate, and he felt that he had made the right decision to come to Penglai this time.

As for the indigenous slaves, he had calculated that by building cities, the number of indigenous slaves who would survive after a year would definitely not exceed 500,000.

Just as Jia Yucun was busy, he seemed to have a feeling. He looked up and was surprised to find that a person who should not be here was standing not far away and looking at him.

He rubbed his eyes subconsciously, fearing that he had hallucinations due to recent fatigue. It took him a long time to react, "Your Majesty!" Jia Yucun looked at Li Qiang with an open mouth, and knelt down to pay his respects.

"Stand up!" Li Qiang waved his hand and said.

"Your Majesty, I will order someone to bring tea right away!" Jia Yucun stood up, pulled over a chair in a panic, and said again.

"No need, I don't want outsiders to know that I'm here!" Li Qiang said with a smile as he sat down.

He picked up the document Jia Yucun had just written and read it, and found that it was a revision of the city construction. This revision was very comprehensive, from underground drainage to urban roads, to urban construction planning, everything was arranged in an orderly manner.

"You did a good job. Penglai has many earthquakes, so we must pay attention to this when building the city. After the city is built and the population of Daqian migrates here, we must pay attention to publicizing how to deal with earthquakes!" Li Qiang nodded and said.

"I am only responsible for connecting the dots. The specific matters are still handled by the people from Datong Money House!" Jia Yucun said modestly.

He didn't dare to take credit for it, because everyone knew that Datong Money House belonged to Li Qiang.

"Do your job well. I'm here just to take a look. I'm leaving now!" Li Qiang consoled him. He stood up and disappeared in one step.

Jia Yucun saw Li Qiang suddenly disappear. If it weren't for the document that Li Qiang had read placed on the table and the chair he moved to the main seat, he wouldn't have dared to believe that he had just really met Emperor Li Qiang.

"Your Majesty, this is a divine act!" Jia Yucun knelt on the ground. At this moment, he became Li Qiang's most loyal subject. All his calculations in his heart turned into motivation to work for Li Qiang.

Li Qiang returned to the illusory world of Taixu. Although he had the ability to go to any place in Daqian within an hour.

But with the speed of Jia Gong's divine warhorse, he was moving rapidly across the earth, which was nowhere near as free and easy as the immortal methods of the Taixu Illusion Realm.

In just that short period of time, he had been to Yangzhou and Penglai. Even the ocean between them could not stop him.

Of course, the premise is that those places are the territory of Daqian, and a feeling called ambition rises in his heart.

To be honest, his original plan was to open up foreign markets through a large amount of cheap supplies and earn huge wealth for Daqian.

The powerful army that Daqian developed was to ensure the normal operation of these businesses.

But now he has a new idea. Perhaps by using business affairs as an excuse, he can nibble away at a country bit by bit.

Just like what he did to Japan, Japan blocked the trade of Datong Money House, but Datong Money House represented him, the Emperor Daqian, abroad.

The face of the Emperor of Daqian is the face of Daqian, so it is normal to send an army to restore the face.

As for the country that was unable to stop this army and was defeated and destroyed, it can only be said that the country was too weak.

"Go to Annan!" Li Qiang wanted to test the power of Taixu Illusion Realm again, he thought to himself.

This time, the picture in the Taixu Illusion Realm still responded, but when the picture stopped, he saw that the picture stopped at the border of Daqian, and Annan on the other side of the border was not shown in the picture.

The illusory picture was very strange. The scenery of Daqian was clear, but Annan outside the border was blank.

"It seems that we really have to occupy their territory before we can open up an inlet and outlet passage there!" Li Qiang confirmed his guess.

Li Qiang's mind controlled the illusory picture to return to the main hall of the Daming Palace in the imperial palace in the capital. Even though the picture was a little blurry, his instructions were extremely clear. In addition, he was not an immortal and was not afraid of the Daqian luck at all, so the passage was opened directly in the main hall.

He took a step forward and saw Jin Dong jogging towards him, ready to meet him.

He waved his hand to signal Jin Dong to retreat, and then his figure disappeared.

Jin Dong paused, if Li Qiang had not ordered him not to reveal the fact that Li Qiang had such ability, he would have wanted to ask Dai Quan how to serve a master who possessed the "supernatural power of feet".

Perhaps with Dai Quan's experience, I could give him some advice.

Li Qiang used his 'divine power' to come to Lin Daiyu. Lin Daiyu and the other concubines were not surprised by his sudden appearance.

Since Qin Keqing's true identity was not revealed to the public, she did not attend Emperor Jingwen's funeral. Even with her identity as Concubine Li Qiang, it was impossible for her to show filial piety to Emperor Jingwen.

"Brother Qiang, you didn't come for dinner. Did you forget? Jin Dong didn't even remind you!" Lin Daiyu said with concern when she saw Li Qiang.

Li Qiang then remembered that he seemed to have really forgotten about lunch.

In fact, with his strength, skipping one or two meals would not have any impact.

But he usually ate with Lin Daiyu and the concubines. There were no such strict rules as in the past royal families. He preferred the feeling of being together as a family.

"Yes, I forgot!" Li Qiang said with a smile and shook his head.

"Xueyan, ask the imperial kitchen to prepare the food and send it over quickly!" Lin Daiyu ordered hurriedly upon hearing this.

"Xueyan, wait, are you willing to help me do something?" Li Qiang saw Xueyan and stopped her who was about to go to the imperial kitchen and asked.

"I will follow the emperor's orders!" Xueyan replied without any hesitation.

"There is no danger, but you may not be able to return to the palace once you go. Are you willing?" Li Qiang asked again.

This time Xueyan looked at Lin Daiyu, she didn't want to leave Lin Daiyu.

"What did Xueyan do wrong? I can't live without Xueyan!" Lin Daiyu misunderstood Li Qiang and pleaded.

"Xueyan didn't do anything wrong, and this is not a bad thing. I have obtained the immortal fate, and I want to take Xueyan over there to try. The worst result is that Xueyan can only live there and can never come back here. Xueyan is someone I can trust!" Li Qiang explained with a smile.

Lin Daiyu was obviously a little unconvinced, and even the other concubines didn't quite believe it.

Because Li Qiang's tone of voice usually never showed any respect for immortals, and she often made fun of them.

If anyone in the world would believe in fate, only Li Qiang would not believe in it.

"Forget it, Xueyan, follow me!" Li Qiang didn't want to say anything more, he said to Xueyan.

Lin Daiyu also nodded to Xueyan, indicating that there was no need to worry, because she believed that Li Qiang would not lie.

Li Qiang waved his hand, and a water-blue portal appeared in the hall as he intended.

"Xueyan, come in!" he said to Xueyan.

Xueyan took steps very nervously, moving towards the water-blue portal little by little. Before entering the water-blue portal, she did not forget to glance at Lin Daiyu, her eyes full of reluctance.

"It's not a life-and-death separation!" Li Qiang said with a smile.

He followed Xueyan and entered the illusory world of Taixu.

Xueyan was staring blankly at the place where she was. This was a palace, a more luxurious palace than the Daqian Imperial Palace.

Li Qiang ignored Xueyan. He was communicating with the Taixu Illusion Realm and checking Xueyan's condition.

Xueyan was the first outsider he brought into the illusory world of Taixu, and was also an ordinary mortal.

The environment of Taixu Illusion Realm did not have any effect on mortals, which made the "Healing Spell [Advanced]" that Li Qiang was ready to release at any time useless.

Li Qiang would never let Xueyan get into trouble. If he really encountered the Taixu Illusion Realm that rejected mortals, he would also take action to save Xueyan.

Not to mention that he is the master of the Grand Illusionary Realm, his healing methods are far superior to those of immortals.

(End of this chapter)