Chapter 413: Pure Yang Master Lü Dongbin
"Meow!" The nine-life cat demon yawned. She didn't feel the strong sense of oppression when Richard was holding her.
After seeing Hu Sanniang's appearance, she shook her head proudly and even jumped out of Richard's arms, wanting to run to Hu Sanniang to show off. As a result, as soon as she left Richard's side, she was suffocated by a strong force and fell to the ground.
"Little guy, be honest this time." Looking at the cat demon lying on the ground, Richard smiled and shook his head, then lifted her up by the back of her neck.
"Meow!"
"What is that? I was scared to death!" The little cat demon said with lingering fear.
"Don't be too curious in the future, it will really kill you." Richard tapped her forehead.
Then he gave her a blessing so that she would not be targeted by the Shenzhou barrier.
After passing the Shenzhou barrier, the ship continued to sail. Richard specially blessed the ship with illusion, making people think that it was a normal merchant ship.
Soon the ship docked, and Richard brought Hu Sanniang and the cat demon to the land of China.
The two of them also changed their clothes into Chinese style clothing. Richard's equipment was like a rich nobleman, and Hu Sanniang changed into men's clothes. Coupled with Richard's suggestion, the people around him felt that the arrival of Richard and others was normal.
After arriving here, Richard soon knew that they came to Haizhou this time, which is Lianyungang in the future.
Lianyungang was very prosperous at this time. As a seaport city, various merchant ships passed by here every day, and various goods were piled up like mountains. And the developed trade also made the economy here prosperous.
Richard found the best inn, and then found the shopkeeper and used suggestion to ask him for news.
"What year is it now?" Richard asked.
"This year is the fifth year of Xiande." The shopkeeper responded: "This year, the saint has just defeated the Southern Tang, and the ruler of Jiangnan has given up the country name. The world will soon be peaceful."
"Who is the emperor now?"
"Your Majesty is the adopted son of the previous emperor, the wise and powerful Guo Rong."
Soon Richard got a lot of information from him. The time is now at the end of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, in 958 AD, and the emperor is Guo Rong. In the past two years, he has conquered the Southern Tang three times and defeated it miserably. He had to cede Jiangbei and give up the country name, only calling himself the ruler of Jiangnan.
This should be the time when Guo Rong was most vigorous. He had just ascended the throne for five years. He defeated the Khitan in the north, pacified the Later Shu in the west, and conquered the Southern Tang in the south, winning battles one after another. He also reduced taxes internally. It can be said that the Zhou Kingdom was already in its heyday during this period.
Many people even felt that he had the opportunity to sweep across the world, end the century-long war, and restore peace to the world. And Guo Rong also set a goal when he ascended the throne as emperor: to pacify the world in ten years, support the people in ten years, and bring peace in ten years. Set a goal of bringing peace to the world in 30 years.
But history played a big joke on him. Guo Rong, known as the first wise ruler of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, died of illness on the way to conquer Khitan in the sixth year of his reign.
And those who know a little bit of history know what happened next. Zhao Kuangyin rebelled at Chenqiao, put on a yellow robe, and established the Northern Song Dynasty instead.
When I thought that the next dynasty would be the Song Dynasty, and then I thought of the bad things that the Song Dynasty did later, the drifting of donkey carts, the founding of the Western Xia Dynasty, the Jingkang Change, and the things that the Southern Song Dynasty did later. Richard's face turned ugly.
"Master, did he make you angry?" Hu Sanniang next to him asked softly.
"No." Richard shook his head and collected his thoughts.
The Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms can be said to be the most chaotic era in ancient China. The warriors were domineering to the extreme. When they were dissatisfied, these warriors dared to rebel. The various Jiedushi took turns to revolt, and rebellion became commonplace.
A hundred years of war and chaos, the people are living in misery, even many warriors do not want to live such a precarious life. The people of the world want to be stable, but the people's hearts cannot be as cowardly as the Northern Song Dynasty.
If Zhao Kuangyin could conquer the four directions and unify the world, it would be fine, but he died again before he was emperor for a few years. His brother Zhao Kuangyi was completely incompetent. He could not recover the sixteen states of Yanyun in the north, the land of Hehuang in the northwest, did not open up the Western Regions, and lost Jiaozhi in the south. There was a series of bad things behind.
If I hadn't come, history would have developed like this, but now I am here, if history still develops like this, then I have come in vain?
After learning that Guo Rong is still in power, Richard has already made up his mind to save his life this time. Let him have time to pacify the four directions and unify the world. As for what happened later, can it be worse than the Jingkang Incident?
Thinking of this, Richard immediately took Hu Sanniang away.
Now there is still one year before Guo Rong's death, Richard is not in a hurry. After buying a carriage, he plans to rush all the way to Kaifeng. This time he does not plan to fly there, but wants to see for himself what the people are like.
The road from Haizhou to Kaifeng is usually northward through Xuzhou and Suiyang and finally to Kaifeng.
Richard went along the business road. After a hundred years of turmoil, the population was not large, and there were many people working in the fields. Richard found that although these people looked pale, they were in good spirits. After a simple inquiry, it turned out that the court reduced taxes and redistributed land to the people in various places.
The world was in turmoil, and many fields were barren. After Guo Rong settled the war, he immediately recruited refugees and escaped households to redistribute land for them. At the same time, the government was also organizing people to build water conservancy projects. It can be seen that as long as there is stability for a year or two, the people here will soon become rich.
Richard looked all the way. Although many systems of the Zhou Dynasty were not perfect, the lives of the people in various places were obviously much better than before.
Because of the re-dredging of the canal, commerce has become prosperous. Although the world is still broken, Richard also saw the vitality. If Guo Rong can really do what he said, the world will probably usher in a great governance and prosperity again soon.
The further north the canal goes, the more prosperous it is. This Grand Canal built by Yang Guang led to the demise of the Sui Dynasty, but it benefited future generations a lot. Kaifeng Bianliang is the hub of the canal, and a large amount of goods are gathered here.
This place has become the most prosperous city in the world.
When Richard arrived here, there were boats and cars on the Bian River, a bustling flow of people, shops lined up one after another, stalls on both sides of the street, and people coming and going.
"Master, the atmosphere of this Celestial Empire is indeed not comparable to that of Japan." Hu Sanniang couldn't help but admire the prosperous city in front of her.
The city in front of her was the most populous and prosperous city in the world at this time.
Richard took Hu Sanniang into the city. Kaifeng City was built on the city of the Tang Dynasty. Later, Zhu Wen rebuilt it here. After the construction of the Later Jin and Later Han, Kaifeng has expanded a lot.
But even so, the area in the city is still a bit narrow.
As for the current Zhou Dynasty palace, it was originally developed from the office of the Xuanwu Army Jiedushi of the Tang Dynasty. It can be said that the area is far less than that of the Han, Tang, Ming and Qing Dynasties. At this time, the world was not settled, and Guo Rong did not build a large-scale project and still lived here.
After Richard wandered around the city, he found that he did not find any monsters and ghosts here. Compared with the mixed population of people and ghosts in Japan, this place is extremely normal.
In the Daxiangguo Temple not far away, Richard sensed some extraordinary energy. In addition to the Buddhist temple, several other Taoist temples also have their own advantages, but compared with the prosperity of Buddhism, these Taoist temples look very desolate.
Richard did not take the initiative to approach these Taoist temples, after all, he was accompanied by a fox demon and a cat demon.
As for the palace, Richard also felt a force covering it, which could greatly weaken the power of spells. And the closer the distance, the greater the power.
Richard speculated that if he entered the palace, it is estimated that the legendary monks would also be suppressed into ordinary people by this force.
Looking up at the palace, I saw that the palace was covered by golden clouds and a golden dragon was entwined on it. However, if you look closely, you will find that this dragon has only two claws, and the luck is not too condensed, and it is a bit empty.
This dragon symbolizes the luck of the Zhou Dynasty. At this time, the golden dragon has just transformed from a dragon. It seems that it has noticed someone peeking, and the luck dragon is surging and wants to pounce. Richard quickly collects his thoughts. Hu Sanniang and the cat demon next to him were already trembling with fear.
Richard restrained his strength, and the luck dragon turned around, but did not find the target. After a while, it returned to normal.
At the same time, in a Taoist temple on the outskirts of Kaifeng, a Taoist who was meditating suddenly opened his eyes and looked in the direction of the palace, muttering: "The palace's luck golden dragon is angry, who is so bold as to covet the luck golden dragon?"
"Is someone going to do something conspiracy again?" Immediately, the Taoist got up and walked out.
Richard did not tease the luck golden dragon again, but came to Fanlou, the most prosperous restaurant in the city, asked for a room on the top floor, ordered a table of dishes, sat here and watched the scenery while observing the situation in the city.
Fanlou is one of the tallest buildings in Kaifeng. Standing here, you can even see part of the scene in the palace.
Richard did not go to find Guo Rong immediately, after all, there are too many masters in this land of China. Who knows if someone is watching here, after all, what Richard is going to do next is not a small matter.
What if he is discovered and his business is ruined?
So Richard is very cautious now.
In this era, there are still many powerful people in China. Apart from other things, Lü Dongbin should not have ascended yet, Chen Tuan is also there, and there are even some other hidden bigwigs.
No one has done this kind of thing for a long time. After all, although the benefits of supporting the Dragon Court are high, the involvement is also great. If it succeeds, it can even achieve Taoism and ascend, but if it fails, it will be dead.
Few cultivators will do this unless it is absolutely necessary. Although few cultivators support the Dragon Court, many cultivators will pay attention to it, so as to avoid some evil demons and heretics from having thoughts that they should not have.
Or if the emperor really encounters difficulties, they will also go with the flow and help him to make a good relationship. This is also good for those cultivators.
Richard waited for a long time in Fanlou, and suddenly saw an old Taoist appear in his eyes. Although the old Taoist looked ordinary, Richard could sense the energy contained in other bodies.
A powerful sword intent appeared in front of his eyes, and it seemed that in the next second, this sword intent would pierce through the sky and go straight into the sky.
At this moment, the Taoist seemed to have noticed something, and looked up at Richard, with a sharp sword intent bursting out of his eyes. The divine force field around Richard moved slightly, and then blocked it.
The system tower spirit in his ears kept warning him. It could be said that the Taoist in front of him was one of the most powerful people he had encountered while traveling through the multiverse.
"Taoist, why don't you come up and talk about it?" Richard's voice sounded.
"That's what I meant!" the Taoist said loudly, and walked directly to Fan Tower. After a while, the Taoist came upstairs.
"Dare you ask if the leader is Lu Yan, the real person from Chunyang?" Richard asked.
During this period, he could not think of anyone else besides Chunyang Master Lu Dongbin who had such powerful sword cultivators.
"It's Pindao." Lu Dongbin said. At the same time, he was also looking at Richard. Although the man in front of him looked very young, his strength was amazing, and this power was different from what he had encountered before.
At the same time, he could feel that this power was majestic, and actually gave him the power of the sun.
"Please take a seat, real person." Richard said with a smile.
After Lu Dongbin took his seat, he looked Richard up and down and asked after a while.
"I see that my Taoist friend has a flawless flesh body, ice muscles and jade bones, and has become an immortal body. His soul has been condensed, and he is favored by heaven and earth. He is already among the immortals."
"I don't know if your friend is practicing in that fairy mountain. Why has Pindao never seen him before?"
"Hahaha, the real person is over praised." Richard said with a smile: "The real person has achieved pure yang, his body is flawless, and his sword energy is so strong that it is rare in the world. He is already a true immortal in the world, and his ascension can only be achieved with a little effort."
"As for my previous residence in the cave, fellow Taoists have naturally never seen it."
Lu Dongbin nodded when he heard about Dongtian World. At this time, there are also many cave worlds on the land of China, and there are also some immortals who do not want to ascend living in them. It wasn't unusual to have one he didn't know about.
"Do you, fellow Taoist, come here to be interested in the real dragon in the world?" Lu Dongbin asked.
"It's a bit emotional." Richard said.
After hearing this, Lu Dongbin said with some emotion: "Fellow Taoist is already a member of the gods, and he has a great relationship with Fulongting in the human world. If you are not careful, hundreds of years of cultivation will be wasted, so why bother to enter here again?"
"The world has been in chaos for more than a hundred years, and the people have been miserable and displaced. If our cultivation is just to achieve enlightenment and ascend, then what is the use of cultivating this Dao?" Richard said seriously.
"The world is in chaos. If righteous people die violently, talented people are trapped, and despicable people steal high positions, what good will it do to our Chinese civilization? We are not talented, and we are willing to rebuild the world to rectify the world."
Hearing Richard's voice, Lu Dongbin was also shocked. In the past hundred years of chaos before his eyes, he had seen too many shameless people seizing high positions, righteous people dying miserably, and the entire Chinese civilization falling into dust. Now some people actually want to give up what they have already obtained. He also admired him for being in the position of a god and recreating the universe.