Chapter 12: Shang Ling
Chapter 12: Shang Ling
If you can live a few more years, no one wants to die early.
especially when this person is still the king of a country above millions of people.
This is the case with the old emperor of the Qing Dynasty.
Yao Zhen is now 63 years old. He succeeded to the throne at the age of 32, and this year is the 31st year.
He has been working day and night for more than 30 years. His body has been weak for a long time. Especially since the end of last year, he has been lying in ** for nearly half a month, and he can't even walk out of bed normally.
If it hadn't been for him for staying conscious and thinking normally, the dissatisfied 50 would have "adad" him to confirm the choice of the prince.
Up to now, I still can't bear the pressure inside and outside the palace.
The old emperor Yao Zhen issued an edict, 24 princes and 19 princesses, who can offer him the method of longevity/health, let him be the next emperor/emperess!
At first glance, this edict sounds very ridiculous, but in the Qing Dynasty, it could not be more normal.
As mentioned above, behind each prince and princess stands a force or power union among the 50 surnames. Every new emperor's election is actually just a reshuffle of the forces between the 50 surnames of the Qing Dynasty.
This situation, placed in other countries, may set off countless wars and deaths and even lead to the fragmentation of the country and eventually decline. The Qing Dynasty will never, never.
Because there are alchemists in Qing Dynasty!
Although most of the groups such as alchemists are addicted to Dandao and are too lazy to get involved in secular things, there are always many kinds of birds in the forest. There are always some people who are keen on physical enjoyment and like groups of wives and concubines, delicious food, and above others.
These people are the ones who try their best to attract the 50 surnames.
However, Kunlun has long been restrained and prohibits these alchemists from participating in the war against mortals. Once found, they will immediately capture Kunlun for 12 days, and will never be allowed to leave Kunlun again!
Therefore, in addition to being a deterrent and symbol, the greatest value of alchemists to the 50 surnames is the elixir in the "Spiritual Art". After all, a strong physique has an unimaginable ** power for ordinary people, especially the older generation who gradually withdraws from the stage among the top 50.
Yao Zhengui is the lord of a country, and naturally there is also a group of "royal" alchemists. He issued this strange edict, but he actually wanted to struggle for the last time, because he knew that 100% of his "royal" alchemists had fallen to his children, and he would not try his best to find a way to recover his health for a short time or prolong his life.
He is not angry. After all, that's how he came back then. Because of profit, it is naturally divided by profit.
Under Yao Zhen's order, the Qing Dynasty was full of wind and clouds.
The emperor is going to change, but the people of the Qing Dynasty have no feeling, which is blessed by the existence of a group of nuclear weapons such as alchemists.
............fen............ge............xian............
For more than a month on Feixian Peak, Zhang Shen had a very pleasant time.
There is no fighting and killing, no intrigue, no world disaster, only a group of comrades and friends who are equally addicted to knowledge research, truth discussion, and although their personalities are different but have no tricks.
Since the bizarre car accident, Zhang Shen felt that this period was the most comfortable and pleasant day for him.
Learning, discussing, meditating and sleeping are basically these four contents every day, which are simple but not monotonous, because you can encounter new problems and learn new things every day.
With Zhang Shen's memory and talent, he has mastered 97-eight of the "theoretical" aspects of alchemy in a seemingly short period of time. As for hands-on operation, general alchemy is also completely fine.
However, his good days are coming to an end.
"What??!! Let me attend the Danhui of the Qing Dynasty on behalf of Feixianfeng?!!" Zhang Shen looked at the white-haired child in front of him, who seemed to be kind and had a bad face, and came up with a puzzled face, "Old Yu, have you been replaced?"
The immortal old man in front of Zhang Shen is named Yu Ming. He is like an old naughty boy and gets along with everyone. Zhang Shen has been coming to Feixianfeng for more than a month and has dealt with him a lot. The relationship between the two is quite good.
"Go." Yu Lao patted someone's malicious hand and coughed a few times, "Xiao Zhang, this is an exercise opportunity given to you by the organization. You should cherish it and not let the organization down."
Zhang Shen smiled: "Speak human language."
The corners of Yu Lao's eyes jumped: "Alas, young people nowadays are becoming less and less aware of respecting old people."
"hehe."
"Okay, okay, I'm afraid of you."
So, so...
"Well, that means you noticed that external forces entered the Qing Dynasty and wanted to pull it out, and then I became cannon fodder?"
"Cannon fodder or something, don't be so unpleasant. Look..."
"Stop!" Zhang Shen interrupted Yu Lao's words, "Cannon fodder is cannon fodder, but even if he is cannon fodder these days, he has no motivation without seeing substantial benefits."
Half an hour later.
"People's hearts are not old..." Yu Lao looked at someone's back and sighed with emotion.
Zhang Shen estimated that it would be difficult for him to return to Feixianfeng in the future, so he hardened his heart and "knocked" from the old man and copied a large number of precious materials.
In fact, Yu Lao and others also understood that it was unlikely that Zhang Shen would come back again, and they also allowed him to sweep the library of Feixianfeng, and even took out some of his experience notes and gave them to him.
The next day, Zhang Shen, who symbolically packed his bags, still went down the mountain on Bailian's sliding rod and left Feixian Peak.
On the back of Qingzhang, Zhang Shen looked back at the strange peak shrouded in light gauze and sighed, full of melancholy.
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Zhang Shen learned from the old man that Kunlun was not allowed to participate in the struggle of the Qing king's room for twelve days. They needed to maintain a high-ranking "judicator" and "supervisor" attitude and always be neutral.
Therefore, if Zhang Shen wants to join Dan, he can only enter through other channels.
Yu Lao gave a suggestion to operate through the power of Feixianfeng himself to replace an alchemist of another family, but was rejected by Zhang Shen.
He remembered Li Yaozu and remembered that he still owed a kindness to the other party.
"Well, it just comes to an end to this cause and effect."
Since Zhang Shen had his own choice, Yu Lao did not say anything, but gave him a token to contact the representative of Feixianfeng's secular forces to provide him with some convenience.
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The imperial capital of the Qing Dynasty is called Shangling. It is a huge city without walls. It can be regarded as the world's top economic and cultural center. It is extremely rich, lively and powerful.
From Feixianfeng to Shangling, if you use the conventional means of transportation in the Qing Dynasty - riding and driving, even if it is the best horse in the Qing Dynasty, it will take at least half a month. Zhang Shen's universal capsule has a small aircraft, but that thing definitely can't be used.
However, even if it can be used, Zhang Shen does not plan to use it.
As the saying goes, how to apply the newly learned alchemy if you don't use it often.
Zhang Shen bought a good horse known as a hundred miles a day in Zhuli, and then used alchemy on it.
is not a method similar to burning life in exchange for power or stimulating potential to obtain a short-term explosion, but to strengthen the balance of the five elements in its body.
By the way, in order to commemorate Wang Cai, who is protecting his family in the real world, Zhang Shen also named this horse Wang Cai.
As a healthy adult horse, the five elements of yin and yang in Wangcai's body are naturally balanced. What Zhang Shen did was to manipulate the five elements of yin and yang between heaven and earth, condense and transform it into a force that can be absorbed by the body of wealth.
At the end of alchemy, the prosperity that appeared in front of Zhang Shen changed greatly!
It has increased by about one foot in height, and its muscles have become more powerful. You can see obvious muscle lines, which are streamlined and pleasing to the eyes.
Its hooves become wider and harder, and even if the horseshoe falls off, it doesn't have much impact.
These are external manifestations. The bones that cannot be seen in Wangcai's body have become thicker and stronger, the volume and efficiency of the hematopoietic organs have been significantly improved, and other organs have also been strengthened.
Wang Cai can feel his reborn changes and knows who the person who gave all this is. He trotted over very excitedly... Lick someone's face!
"Got, you are a horse, not a dog. Get out of here, get out of here..."
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With the limited luxury supreme version of Wangcai, the journey of half a month has been reduced to seven days!
If it hadn't been for Zhang Shen's efforts to stop it, this overenergy horse might have traveled day and night to Shangling in four days.
At dusk, an extremely majestic urban outline pierced the horizon and reflected in Zhang Shen's eyes.
Zhang, a large-scale modern city, has seen several times, and even experienced an underground city with an area comparable to Hainan Island. However, at this moment, Zhang Shen couldn't help exclaiming.
"What a spectacular city!!"
Due to the limitations of the times, Shangling or Qing Dynasty and even most of the buildings in this world are relatively low. However, because of the existence of alchemists, alchemists and other supernatural forces, there are also some amazing architectural miracles in this world that make people have to kneel down and lick even if modern people see it.
Shang Ling, as the imperial capital of the Qing Dynasty, naturally has such miracles.
Zhang San looked over at a glance and saw that there were three buildings. No, it should be three buildings that left a deep impression on him.
The most central, magnificent and magnificent palace like the divine city;
A horrible giant tree on the left with an exaggerated shape and only 12 huge branches, each branch has a building with different styles;
The four squares on the right surrounded by several huge statues have some similar vicissitudes of rock architecture in the Greek temple style.
The three buildings are all masterpieces of alchemists.
Pressing down the excitement of his heart, Zhang Shen patted Wang Cai's neck, and the latter shouted, and there was a faint sound of gold and iron.
Shang Ling, I'm coming!