Chapter 115
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The imperial palace of the Song Dynasty was not a majestic one with carved beams and painted edifices.
It was originally a palace built in the style of Luoyang on the old site, but it was also because of the troubled times that it had been abandoned for many years, and also because the entire Song Dynasty had been saving money there in order to take back the Sixteenth Prefecture of Yanyun from the beginning.
The royal family can be said to be extremely poor.
But the emperor lived in the Zichen Hall, which had the triple function of meeting courtiers and receiving distinguished guests. It is impossible for Wu Ding to see the old and shabby people.
If we want to be grand and gorgeous, we don’t have money. We can take the elegant and simple literary route.
A screen can be a double-sided embroidery embroidered by an embroiderer using gold and silver threads and peacock feathers. It can even be made of precious lacquered gauze, or it can also be a piece of white paper with wild ink splashes on it.
The Zichen Palace that Wu Ding saw now all revealed the elegance of this scholarly atmosphere.
From the decoration, there is no clue that the entire Song Dynasty had turned to martial arts and was actively engaged in the Northern Expedition, so there was only one excuse.
However, even after Wu Ding admired the layout and decoration of Zichen Hall without leaving a trace, no one at the scene spoke.
Wu Ding's aura and clothes were too intimidating.
It seems that I can't even speak after I typed it up.
They didn't respond at all, leaving Wu Ding in a dilemma and lacking an opportunity to speak.
At this time, Wu Ding had a slight introspection. Was he overdressed?
In the end it was the Queen Mother who broke the deadlock.
Queen Mother Liu E, a female politician who wore a dragon robe and controlled the court for 15 years in history, delegated power ahead of schedule in the Song Dynasty, which was reformed by magic. What caused the change is currently unknown.
However, Liu E's political acumen and skills were recorded in history books and recognized by later generations.
Such as this moment.
When the whole audience was frozen and didn't know how to speak.
She came out to break the deadlock, not speaking as a queen mother, but as an ordinary woman in the Song Dynasty, thanking the "immortal" for his kindness.
The Queen Mother suffered hardships in her early years. Her family and her husband sold her as an item in order to make a living.
Until he met the nobleman and love in his life - Song Zhenzong.
It couldn't be more true to describe the difficulty of common people in her tone.
With the entry point, the atmosphere of the entire palace became lively.
Everyone expressed their gratitude with the greatest etiquette and gesture.
If the matter is true, let’s not talk about what will happen to the country’s fate. Wu Ding’s sacrifice is obvious.
Then, based on the atmosphere at the scene, everyone decided to temporarily skip the "true or false" question that is most likely to offend people.
Let’s first ask Renzong’s three questions.
How many years did the Song Dynasty last?
Does changing the country name count?
Food increases the national fortune. If this is subtracted again, will it almost offset it? It would be better to have more.
Wu Ding:…………
You Song Dynasty people are quite quick-witted.
To be honest, I didn't even think of this when I chose this one.
Emm, it’s hard to answer any question.
Wu Ding raised a standard business smile and took out a pen from his sleeve.
"I want to show you some tricks before answering these."
Wu Ding conjured a very special brush out of thin air.
The white pen barrel has different five-color auras flowing under different lights and angles. Colorful but still pure and flawless white.
The tip of the pen has an ink blue that belongs to sea water.
The tip of the pen, made of unknown hair, was plump and smooth, without any liquid on it, but it seemed to be full of something.
The generals were surprised, but the eyes of the civil servants were bright.
This one is really beautiful.
Moreover, it reminded them of a legend - Miaobi Shenghua.
Legend has it that Li Bai had a dream when he was young.
The jade pillar penholder uses seawater as ink, the tip of the pen blooms with five-color light, and the blue sky is used as paper to write about the beautiful scenery of the world.
After waking up from the dream, my pen came to life and I wrote all the articles in the world.
Although it is a story, it is a treasure that all readers dream of.
This one...isn't it? Right! Isn't that right?
I saw Wu Ding swipe his pen.
In the void, there seemed to be invisible ink slowly melting away.
Wonderful scenes condense in the sky.
Although it was painted with a pen, what everyone saw was a real scene, as if the human world and the "fairy world" were separated with just one stroke.
None of the people present know anything about practitioners, in this world where monsters and ghosts often appear.
I still don’t know how to write the word “illusion”. That’s a baby who grew up in an ivory tower.
Everyone recognized at this moment that Wu Ding was showing them the real scene of the fairy world.
Well, actually...it's really true.
Wu Ding didn't need to use his brain. The scene in front of him was a screenshot from the documentary.
It can be said that since returning from Lu Xiaofeng's world for the first time.
The life of the big guys is quite rich.
Hundreds of mobile phones, tablets, laptops, and projectors, working continuously.
Every beast has different tastes. Some beasts like movies, TV series and variety shows, while others naturally like documentaries.
Sometimes when they get tired of looking at a certain taste, they will switch to look at it, or simply multi-task happily, one eye staring at this, and the other eye looking at that.
Brothers with more brains have it easier.
The painting displayed by Wu Ding is full, with basically all other elements removed. Only food.
Fortunately, directors like to use drones to shoot long-range shots.
The food all over the mountains and plains, zooming out one by one, is really shocking.
"This, this, this..." An old official with white hair and beard trembled and wanted to touch it.
"Shocking? Yes."
Wu Ding smiled at these pictures. He was also shocked when he saw them.
Ordinary people who have seen the vegetable market and the farmers' market in person at most, basically gasped when they saw the spectacular scene of the bumper harvest in the place of origin in the video.
If you think about it carefully, you will understand.
For a population of 1.4 billion, the things grown must be enough to eat, store and sell, which is so spectacular.
After closing his eyes and calculating for a while, the Minister of Revenue with super calculation ability began to cover his heart and tremble all over.
Frightened, Renzong hurriedly called the imperial physician.
Wu Ding decisively took action immediately and took a pill to stabilize the condition.
"Your Majesty, this, this barn is enough for the people of the whole Song Dynasty to eat for a year."
Everyone at the scene gasped, and their expressions went straight into a dream state.
Eat enough, everyone, for a whole year!
Wu Ding was very calm.
The Song Dynasty had a peak population of only 100 million, right? That's really so easy.
After all the scenes were displayed, Wu Ding cancelled the screen with a stroke of his pen, before he could speak.
A bearded general spoke.
"What is the pattern of that red box and golden stars?"
Wu Ding: ... It was just a few tenths of a second shot, you looked really carefully.
"It's just a simple totem..." If possible, Wu Ding wanted to describe this flag with all the positive words to praise it.
But obviously there is no point in saying more.
The meaning of the five-star red flag is the poetry interwoven by time and history, the future fought for by the blood and lives of martyrs, and the faith of the 1.4 billion people in New China.
This belief belongs to the future, but not to the present Song Dynasty.
The part of the five-star red flag that Wu Ding vaguely mentioned.
But the gentleness and pride between his eyebrows made everyone at the scene a little concerned about this totem.
"These are illusions." Everyone understands the language that has not yet been said.
Illusions are illusions after all. No matter how beautiful and real it is, it can't prove that both parties know and worry about the problem.
The Minister of Revenue, who almost fainted just now, was trembling there, shouting that it must be true, it must be true.
"Of course it is true, old man, calm down, you still have to watch the Song Dynasty recreate this scene."
Wu Ding hurriedly comforted the old man.
Li Li also used a small spell to keep the old man calm.
The most difficult person in this magically modified Song Dynasty is probably the Minister of Revenue.
Wars cost money, people's livelihood costs money, and everything costs money.
If it weren't for the previous wars that wiped out the noble families, liberated the hidden households, and returned farming to the people.
Even if the Minister of Revenue hanged himself, he couldn't squeeze out enough money to keep the court running.
Even if seeing is not believing, everyone is a little excited, so much food.
What's the difference between that and seeing mountains of gold and silver.
The Minister of Revenue is the oldest, but the others are not much younger.
The young people at the scene are Renzong and Yan Shu, and the rest are more or less worried about their health.
The Queen Mother waved her hand and asked the maid to light the incense, which was rare, so that everyone could concentrate and calm down.
After everyone calmed down a little.
Wu Ding continued.
"It is difficult to make such a big decision for such a big matter without any words. This illusion is an illusion no matter how real it is."
Everyone couldn't help but nod.
The immortal took the initiative to speak and did solve many problems on the scene.
But solving the problem on the scene does not mean solving the actual problem.
"What if I say that there is no way to prove it?"
This...
The king and his ministers looked at each other in bewilderment.
Does this mean that we can only gamble?
This choice is a bit difficult.
Li Li wanted to jump up to show his support, but he didn't know what to say when he opened his mouth, and he was a little anxious there.
The national teacher looked at him meaningfully, as still as a mountain, like a clay sculpture.
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At this time, Wu Ding also stopped panting.
"The reason for not being able to make a decision is nothing more than the price being unacceptable? If there is no price, then it would be fine to give it a try."
"That being said, how can there be no price?"
There is no such thing as a free lunch.
Wu Ding looked at the frowning monarch and ministers and silently said the second half of the sentence.
"What if the fate of the Song Dynasty is replaced by the current 40-year life span?"
"Can I live another 40 years?!"
"Your Majesty!" It was really a uniform voice.
The courtiers and the empress dowager all started to criticize.
Song Renzong immediately said that he had no other thoughts, but just lamented that he was still quite old.
The profession of emperor is exhausting and energy-consuming.
To be sixty years old is really considered a long life.
Before he could finish, he was immediately criticized by courtier A for not taking care of his body.
Song Renzong OS: I take care of it, you see I can live for more than sixty years, how well I take care of myself.
Courtier B criticized him for not caring about the country.
Song Renzong OS: I care about it, I care about it.
Courtier C is spraying: The current monarch is rare and wise. If you are gone, there will be no successor, and the country's fortune will be damaged.
Song Renzong OS: A little, a little happy.
Song Renzong really didn't listen to a word and planned to die heroically.
He was a wise monarch who cared about the world, but he was also a human being.
He was also afraid of death.
He just marveled at his own longevity and joked a little.
Unexpectedly, the court officials loved him so much.
A little happy.
But he had to keep it in check.
After keeping it in check, Renzong considered this possibility again.
Are you willing or not?
Wu Ding smiled, and the commercial smile at the beginning turned directly into a smile of genuine relief.
He was wearing a special robe, and smiled so sincerely and praised.
He smiled so hard that Renzong felt a little numb on his back.
Looking at Wu Ding smiling like this, Renzong felt an indescribable excitement of being recognized.
"I already understand your majesty's answer."
Wu Ding bowed to Renzong.
"Thank heaven and earth for giving the Song Dynasty a benevolent monarch."
Renzong: You know? I did think about changing, but I haven't made up my mind.
Court officials: So, the emperor really intended to use his life to offset the fate of the country?
The court officials didn't know what kind of complicated emotions they were feeling.
They could only follow Wu Ding to pay tribute to Renzong.
BUT, thanking the emperor for his grace was one thing, but they didn't agree!
The fate of the country was illusory, but if Renzong died now, the country would be in chaos in an instant.
"With such a benevolent emperor, I can rest assured."
As soon as Wu Ding said this, he felt a sudden turn of events.
Hmm? ? Could it be that everything just now was a test of the Song Dynasty by the immortal?
Could it be that... the fate of the Song Dynasty and the emperor's life span were not needed? None of them?
"The principle of my magic is to use some things for sacrifice, forcibly open up the road between heaven and earth, and smuggle the good breed down."
Wu Ding suddenly explained the principle of the magic.
Everyone said that this principle was not difficult to understand.
"In addition to me, the caster, there is also a price. The easiest way to succeed is to take the fortune from heaven and earth. The fortune of a dynasty."
The next words are the key points.
Everyone held their breath and listened to the answer.
"The fortune of the Liao Kingdom is also fortune."
"!!!!"
"Can...can??!" This is also possible? !
"I am taking things, and it doesn't matter whose fortune I use. It's just that where you sacrifice, the things will fall there in the end."
A group of people ran to the land of the Liao Kingdom to make a big move, which in itself is a fight.
Not to mention that so many things dropped.
The Purple Palace is now filled with the most powerful and influential people in the Song Dynasty.
A few people together are equivalent to a big court meeting.
"It can't be held in the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun." That's our territory.
"After conquering the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun, will we advance northward?"
"The Liao people will have a pass to defend, and it will be difficult to march."
"As long as it is their territory, it will be fine. There is no need to advance too much."
"What if this behavior is classified as a war between monks?"
The two countries were at war, and the monks also started fighting.
If the monks fought, they would be much more free to come and go than the army.
Wu Ding and Li Li just went around.
"No, there are too many seeds, and the magic of ordinary monks can't hold them at all. At least hundreds of monks are needed."
"If a hundred people are dispatched here, the Liao side will make a bigger commotion. At that time, it will be difficult to save the seeds."
"I have an idea."
Empress Dowager Liu spoke, and everyone fell silent.
"Pick the weak ones. There are still weak ones in the northwest. Why should we stick to Liao?"
Western Xia? !
That's right! !
Compared with the iron cavalry of Liao, the current strength of Western Xia is indeed a weak one.
"I will write a letter to the state right now, agreeing to their establishment of a country!" Completely cut off from them, don't damage the national destiny of the Song Dynasty.
"Don't worry, the emperor, this matter cannot be taken the initiative. I should arrange spies to fan the flames, and then the emperor will recognize the establishment of a country in exchange for some conditions, such as not intervening in the Song-Liao War."
"It's too troublesome for you literati to calculate this, hurry up!!" Get it done sooner, and you can plant a wave sooner.
"General Li, do you have a way?"
"My kid is at the border now, I will write a letter and ask him to send troops to harass them, and then accidentally get arrested. Xixia is greedy and seeks to establish a country. Considering that the war is imminent, the emperor agrees to exchange my son with a letter to the state in order to appease the military. How about it."
It is indeed much faster than the incitement of spies.
"Then General Li is too dangerous."
"Just a little dangerous. Your Majesty, when that kid goes to Xixia to make trouble, he can just help Wu Xianchang finish the preliminary work. Once Xixia breaks away from the Song Dynasty, we will start the sacrifice. At that time, we will send a large army to pick them up, and the Taoist priests will mix in the army to transport the things back."
"This plan is too rough. But... it can be refined."
"Hahahaha, I'll leave the refinement to you."
In less than an incense stick of time.
After hearing that the national destiny does not need to be burdened by the Song Dynasty.
The civil and military officials on the scene, the emperor and the empress dowager.
Directly came up with more than three solutions.
Super strong ability to act.
Wu Ding was responsible for the gratified smile next to him.
It seemed that he was quite satisfied with this group of leaders who passed his test.
He could safely hand over the "wealth" he fought for with his life to them.
In fact, he was indeed very satisfied.
He saw a better golden age than in history.
I also saw that after this wave, my plan, whether it is to take or plant, will be smooth and unimpeded, no obstacles, and no one will question it.
His smile and attitude made the monarchs and ministers who were still discussing it feel bad.
The national destiny can pit other countries.
But Wu Ding's contribution is real.
They... can't repay.
They all swore in their hearts.
Burst out their ten thousand hearts and efforts to make the Song Dynasty full of grain and everyone full.
Don't let the sacrifice of the immortal go to waste.
They want to build a temple for the immortal, build a shrine, write a book and biography, so that the immortal will be famous forever and enjoy the incense for all eternity!
By the way, they have to clear the name of the immortal in the cultivation world.
How can the immortal be slandered like this.
Wu Ding stayed in the capital and participated in the entire "stealing the country" plan.
What he didn't know was that it was the Dragon Boat Festival.
Xu Xian successfully used his strength to enter the eyes of Yue's army and successfully joined the army.
Now he has entered the barracks and started training.
Not long after, Bai Suzhen was diagnosed with pregnancy.
However, fate came.
Bai Suzhen was about to ask someone to tell Xu Xian the good news, but she saw a destined enemy on the way.
"Sister!" Xiaoqing spotted Fahai at the first time.
Bai Suzhen immediately showed her aura, trying to scare Fahai away.
The great demon who had practiced for nearly 2,000 years showed all of himself without hesitation.
Was Fahai scared away?
Temporarily.
He was not sure that he could easily take down Bai Suzhen.
Moreover, Bai Suzhen was standing on the busy streets of Suzhou.
If a fight broke out, this despicable snake demon would definitely threaten the people.
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