Chapter 1271 Feng Mingwen’s apprenticeship

"Gone?"

Sun Quan, who looked much older than before, finally looked like an old man entering his twilight years.

Sitting on the main seat, he raised his head and saw that the Emperor of Wu looked a little tired, and his eyes were no longer as sharp as before, but became a little cloudy.

"Gone."

Qin Bosu lowered his hands and bowed his head and replied respectfully:

“The great Sima of the Han Dynasty made these two demands.”

"snort!"

Hearing His Majesty’s sneer, Qin Bo’s heart tightened.

Although I had long expected that His Majesty would not agree, I was even mentally prepared for His Majesty to get angry.

But Sun Quan's long-term accumulation of prestige still made Qin Bo's heart tremble involuntarily when he really wanted to face Sun Quan's anger.

Who would have expected that after waiting for a long time, except for hearing a sneer from His Majesty, there was no sound.

This made him feel a little strange.

Sun Quan, who was sitting on the table, looked at the three letters on the table and remained silent for a long time.

 Two of the letters were written by the great Sima of the Han Dynasty.

 One is written to Sun Quan and the other is written to Lu Xun.

　　The letter written to Lu Xun was replaced by the previous words. The envoys traveling between Han and Wu were handed over directly to the general when they passed through Jingzhou.

 But the school office is different.

 Because the school administration only takes orders from Sun Quan, and they are only responsible to Sun Quan.

 In addition to this reason, there is another important reason:

That means the people in the school affairs office are unwilling to face Lu Xun; and Lu Xun does not want to deal with the school affairs office.

The grudges between the two parties have not lasted for a day or two. They have never been in contact with each other for a long time, which is to put it lightly.

　　It would not be an exaggeration to say that you want to get rid of the opponent quickly.

I don’t know how long it took, but Sun Quan finally looked away from the letter to Lu Xun and scanned the third letter.

 This is written by Liu Chan, Lord of Han, to Sun Quan, Lord of Wu.

But I heard Sun Quan ask:

"What about the Lord of Han? What did the Lord of Han say?"

Qin Bo did not meet the anger he imagined. He was stunned for a moment, then immediately cheered up and replied:

"Returning to Your Majesty, the Lord of the Han Dynasty did not mention anything else. He just asked me to convey my congratulations to Your Majesty, saying that it is Your Majesty's blessing that Wu has a great general."

Hearing this, Sun Quan twitched the corner of his mouth and asked again:

 “Did you say anything else?”

Qin Bo hesitated slightly.

Seeing Qin Bo's little expression, Sun Quan's expression suddenly changed, but when he saw him slap the case, he cursed angrily:

 “Dog slave, you want to deceive me?!”

Qin Bo was so frightened that he quickly lay down:

 “I don’t dare, I don’t dare!”

 “Hurry up and say it!”

"Yes Yes!"

Qin Bo did not dare to wipe the cold sweat from his forehead and said tremblingly:

"The Lord of the Han Dynasty said that Hefei and Xiangyang, one to the east and one to the west, are the key areas where Wei thieves held hostage the Wu Dynasty. Your Majesty and the generals, one to the east and one to the west, raised their troops to the north..."

Qin Bo couldn't help but swallowed when he said this, and then he dared to continue:

"Although your Majesty was unable to conquer Hefei, he lost the east corner and harvested the mulberry trees. The general was able to capture Xiangyang, and the great Wu was relieved of its shackles! Jingzhou is now free from worries. Can this be called a blessing to your majesty and a blessing to the great Wu?"

Sun Quan’s fists were clenched tightly and his teeth were chattering.

Although Qin Bo couldn't see Sun Quan's expression, he also knew that the Han Lord's words seemed a little inappropriate.

 He groaned secretly in his heart.

After the death of the prime minister of the Han Dynasty, both the Han ruler and Feng Da Sima were still young and at the peak of their vigor.

Coupled with the fact that the Han Dynasty has been victorious against the Wei thieves in recent years, the monarch and his ministers are a little arrogant, and their words are naturally a little indifferent, fearing to annoy His Majesty.

 It’s just a pain to myself!

 This trip to Han is really not easy.

Rather than telling the truth, that would be the crime of deceiving the emperor.

 Speak truthfully, and you will have to bear His Majesty’s wrath.

 Over the past two years, especially since the death of the former prince, His Majesty's temper seems to have changed a lot.

I heard that there are often palace attendants in the palace, which makes His Majesty angry for no reason.

Just thinking about the benefits promised by Feng Dashima, Qin Bo gritted his teeth and felt that he could take a gamble.

 Find wealth and honor in danger!

Just when Qin Bo was thinking wildly, he heard an angry shout!

 “Get out!”

Even though he was telling himself to get out of here, Qin Bo’s ears felt like hearing fairy music:

“Yes, yes, you villain, get out of here, get out of here.”

Qin Bo hurriedly retreated.

 “You all get down too!”

Qin Bo, who exited, heard His Majesty shouting loudly inside.

 Then I saw the palace people filing out in panic.

Qin Bo didn't dare to look back and left quickly.

 “It’s too much to bully others!”

Sun Quan was alone in the palace. He no longer concealed his anger and swept away everything on the table!

As if he still couldn't understand his hatred, he stood up and stepped **** Lu Xun's letter:

"What's the east and what's the west? Lu Boyan is my minister. When will he be worthy of being called the east and west with me?"

Hefei has been fought for more than 20 years. After proclaiming the emperor, he sent troops northward almost every year, but failed to conquer it.

Lu Xun only needed to send troops once to capture Xiangyang.

 In the past, Sun Quan might not have thought much about what the Emperor of Han said, and he might even have been very happy.

 After all, when Zhuge Liang was in Han Dynasty, Liu Chan was just an emperor sitting in court.

 But after Zhuge Liang passed away, especially when Sun Deng, the crown prince of Wu, suddenly died of illness, Sun Quan suddenly discovered:

 Han and Wu are fundamentally different!

 Liu Chan is still very young, but he is already old.

What’s even more frightening is that the heir he carefully cultivated is gone!

 The most frightening thing is that whether it is in the court or the military, the local big families in Jiangdong have already gained a dominant position.

 The most terrifying thing is that I am already in my sixties, and I don’t know how much time God will leave for me!

 After Lu Xun captured Xiangyang, his reputation reached its peak.

 I can’t hold it back any longer!

The momentum of Jiangdong’s local big family’s dominance can no longer be suppressed!

 For those in power, it is not a good thing for one family to dominate.

Thinking about the worst, it might even threaten your own status.

 What’s even worse is that there is a blood feud between the Sun family and the Jiangdong family!

 As an emperor, deep down in Sun Quan's heart, he never dared to fully trust the Jiangdong clan.

 The emperor of the Liu family, who had always been honest and honest, originally asked someone to convey his congratulatory words, but it stimulated the thorn in Sun Quan's heart to ache.

Even the letter written by the Great Sima of Han to the Great General of Wu made Sun Quan feel a little suspicious.

Sun Quan lost his temper and wanted to throw away the gifts given to him by the Han Dynasty's Great Sima.

 But he picked up the dark golden wooden box, raised his hand several times, and put it down several times. The expression on his face alternated between gloomy and clear, and there was even a hint of hesitation.

 It’s quite exciting.

 Finally, I didn’t know what I thought of, so I finally put the wooden box on the counter and opened it.

But at the top of the box, there was a piece of paper with the words Yin Yang and He Dan clearly written on it.

When Sun Quan saw this name, his pupils shrank, he turned around suddenly, and took out a booklet from a hidden compartment that was not easily discovered:

 "Bahuang Liuhe Weiwei Longevity Secret (Elixir Chapter.

 Turn over the first page and see it says:

 The way of heaven is to make up for the deficiency when there is excess damage. The way of man is not to lose enough but to give more than enough.

 Therefore, the way of heaven is always there, but the way of humanity is always destroyed.

 If the way of heaven is always present, it is a balance; if the way of humanity is constantly destroyed, it is an imbalance.

 All things originate from yin and yang. If yin alone does not grow, yang alone cannot arise.

 Yin and Yang are in harmony, which is the ultimate principle of balance.

People are divided into yin and yang, so are men and women.

 …

 Therefore, when seeking immortality and asking questions, it is necessary to practice together with the immortal couple in order to harmonize the yin and yang. People in the world do not understand this, which is foolish!

Sun Quan has read this opening chapter of "Bahuang Liuhe Weiwei Longsheng Jue (Elixir Chapter countless times.

 So as soon as he saw "Yin Yang and He Dan", he immediately remembered where he had seen it.

“The harmony of yin and yang is the ultimate principle of balance…The harmony of yin and yang is the ultimate principle of balance…”

Sun Quan’s eyes fell on the opened box again.

To be precise, I was staring at the five words "Yin Yang and He Dan".

 His face showed a look of great struggle.

 For Sun Quan, who has been secretly searching for immortals, this thing sent by Feng Da Sima is definitely a great temptation.

 But in front of him, there seemed to be someone looking at him jokingly:

Do you dare to try it?

Sun Quan squeezed the "Bahuang Liuhe Only My Immortality Technique (Elixir Chapter in his hand, and let out a beast-like roar from his throat:

 “Feng Mingwen!”

 He is testing!

 Feng Mingwen is definitely testing himself.

 He was already suspecting that he had obtained secret records about his master.

Thinking again of what Liu Chan had told him to forward to him, Sun Quan could not help but curse in a low voice:

"Liu Chan, when your father and I defeated Cao Cao's million-strong army at Chibi, your mouth still smelled of milk and you slept peacefully in your swaddling clothes."

“If it weren’t for Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang Yuze, would you be where you are today? How dare you talk to me like this!”

After scolding Liu Chan, he scolded Feng again:

"Feng Yong, you are just an abandoned disciple of the Xiaoyao sect! He stole the master's secrets, fled to the world, and used what he learned to bring trouble to the world. He is a thief! He is an evil thief!"

 Others don’t know, and you think I don’t know, why did you use poisonous tactics to wash away Nanzhong with blood and leave Nanzhong covered with bones?

Isn’t it just for the phoenix gallbladder in the Worm Valley of the ancient Dian Kingdom? !

 “Bully me? Do you think you can bully me?”

 …

 He was scolded, but when Sun Quan saw the "Yin Yang He He Wan", his eyes could not help but be filled with unnoticeable heat.

 Because he understood that with Feng's foresight, there might not be another possibility besides testing himself.

 That’s what it’s really like.

  At least for me, who has obtained "Bahuang Liuhe Only My Immortality Secret (Elixir Chapter and knows some big secrets, this is a great gift.

 He wanted to accept this great gift, and then accept his request.

"snort!"

Sun Quan was naturally annoyed and angry about Feng's behavior, but he had to admit that he was really moved.

A secret desire deep in his heart was constantly expanding, making Sun Quan reluctant to throw away the wooden box immediately.

 Finally, he reached out his hand and picked up the piece of paper like a ghost.

"I just took a look to see what Feng Mingwen wanted to do..."

He muttered while starting to read the content on the paper.

 But when he finished reading it, there was a strange look on his face.

 “Not for taking it?”

If the elixir was to be taken directly, Sun Quan would not have read it and then just put it on the shelf.

But it says: "Bath and purify yourself, stay in a quiet room with the immortal couple, re-burn the elixir for fumigation, elixir smoke rises, yin and yang move, move to transform essence, refine essence into energy, refine energy into spirit, refine spirit to return to emptiness, refine Xuhedao."

Sun Quan immediately remembered a book on seeking the way:

 "Zhou Yi Shen Tong Qi"!

The so-called "refining Qi into Qi, refining Qi into spirit, refining spirit to return to emptiness, refining emptiness to combine with Tao" comes from the "Book of Changes Shen Tong Qi" written by Wei Boyang.

It turns out that Feng Mingwen came from the same school as Wei Boyang, who was said to have led his disciples to become immortals in the mountains in the early years!

Do you know why Sun Quan could make this judgment at a glance?

It turns out that Wei Boyang's real name was Wei Ao, and his courtesy name was Boyang. He was the surname of Shang Yu in Guoji County of Wu, and he was the author of "Book of Changes Shen Tong Qi".

His legend is still circulating in Kuaiji. How could Sun Quan not know about it?

Wei Boyang was born in a noble family and was good at Taoism by nature. He did not want to be an official and lived in leisure to cultivate his character. No one knew it at the time.

His studies are extremely comprehensive, and no one knows where he studied.

He once led his three disciples Zhou Xie, Feng Liang, Yu Xun, and a white dog into Fengming Cave in Shangyu Fengming Mountain to refine elixirs.

He knew that two of them were dishonest, so when the magic pill was released, he said to the three disciples:

"Although the golden elixir is ready, it should be tested first. Now test the dog. If the dog flies, you can take it. If the dog dies, you can't take it."

After finishing speaking, he took out the poison pill and gave it to the white dog to try. As expected, the white dog fell to the ground and died.

Boyang asked his disciples:

"I am afraid that the elixir will not work. The elixir will be ready. But if the dog eats it, it will die. I am afraid it is not in line with the gods. If it takes it, it will become like a dog again. What can I do?"

Disciple asked: "Sir, should you obey?"

Boyang said: "I have rebelled against the world and sent my family to the mountains. I have not found the way to immortality, and I will never return. I must obey the rules of death and life."

Boyang took the elixir and died immediately after taking the elixir.

Disciple Gu Xiang said: "I make elixirs to live forever, but if I take them I will die. What should I do?"

Only disciple Yu Xun said: "My master is not a human being. Is it meaningless to die after taking pills?"

It is also a matter of taking elixir and resurrecting the dead.

The remaining two disciples Zhou Xie and Feng Liangnai said to each other: "So those who make elixirs want to live forever. If you take it now, you will die. How can you use this method? If you don't take it, you can live in the world for decades."

They refused to accept it and went out together to seek coffins for Boyang and his dead disciples.

After the two men left, Boyang immediately got up and put the pills he had taken into the mouths of the dead disciples and the white dogs. They all got up, became immortals and left.

Later, a woodcutter who went into the mountains to cut trees met him. Wei Boyang wrote a letter and sent it to the village to express his gratitude to his two disciples.

Wei Boyang wrote Shen Tongqi, and his explanation seemed to be an interpretation of the Book of Changes. In fact, he used Yao Xiang as a pretext to make elixirs, and his meaning was extremely concealed.

But the common people do not know the things of gods and immortals, so they try to explain them by force, but the main purpose is lost.

 Not to mention anything else, just the "refining of essence" which is the first step in cultivating immortality. There are different opinions on where the essence comes from.

Sun Quan thought of this and thought of another thing, and suddenly his whole body started to tremble.

 Wei Boyang, when did he become an immortal?

 If I remember correctly, it should be the year when I established the crown prince.

 What happened that year?

 The Battle of Yiling!

Mr. Feng Mingwen died in that battle. When Feng Mingwen learned that his father was dead, he cried bitterly for three days. He couldn't help himself and ran into the mountain. No one could chase him. He didn't know how he ended up.

A year later, Feng Mingwen suddenly came out of the mountain, his hair disheveled, and he sometimes uttered crazy words or acted like a madman.

 Can’t be wrong!

Sun Quan thought about it carefully again to make sure he remembered it correctly.

 It’s right, it’s all right!

Sun Quan felt that he had guessed Feng Mingwen’s inheritance.

After he went crazy and entered the mountains, he happened to meet Wei Boyang, who had just become an immortal, and received enlightenment from the immortal.

 Think again about "Sleepwalking Tianmu Yin Liu Farewell" written by Feng Mou.

What kind of dream is it that I met an immortal when I was going crazy? Isn’t it just like a dream?

Why did Wei Boyang go to Shu?

 In all likelihood, he went there because of the phoenix in Nanzhong.

"Snapped!"

Sun Quan fell down and slapped the table fiercely. He was filled with jealousy and resentment and said angrily:

 “Shu Zi is so lucky!”

　　It’s just that you didn’t know how to cherish the opportunity of immortality. Instead, you betrayed your master, escaped from the world, and caused harm to the world.

 “Shuzi! Shuzi!”

Sun Quan cursed a few more times.

Thinking again about how Wei Boyang treated the first two disciples who abandoned him, Feng Mingwen was so confident that he knew that Wei Boyang would not do anything to this defecting disciple.



Sun Quan felt helpless and discouraged again.

Then, a desire arose in his heart that even he himself could not believe:

Feng Mingwen sent these things to himself so that he could guess his master's sect. So, is it very possible that this elixir is also real?

 When greed comes together, it is difficult to eliminate it.

There seemed to be a devilish voice whispering in my ears:

 Try it, what if it’s true?

Only when a cold touch came on my hand, I realized with surprise that my hand had been pressed on the wooden box unconsciously.

“Feng Mingwen, you really know how to play with people’s hearts!”

 Sun Quan had to admit that he was indeed completely moved.

 “Come here!”

The palace servants who had been guarding outside the palace gate heard Sun Quan shouting and hurriedly entered:

 “Your Majesty?”

 “Pass my message and ask Lu Yi to come see me as soon as possible!”

　　He would not be at ease if this matter was left to others to handle.

 He can only feel at ease if it is given to a dog that he raises himself.

Lu Yi got the order and rushed over quickly.

 “I have something for you to do.”

Sun Quan looked at Lu Yi who was lying on the ground and saluting, and said in a deep voice:

"But you are not allowed to leak this matter, do you understand?"

Upon hearing this, Lu Yi said excitedly:

"Your Majesty, please rest assured. Even if I die, I will not reveal anything."

When was the last time Your Majesty ordered yourself to do something like this?

 It’s been so long that I almost don’t remember it.

 It’s back, this feeling is back.

"This is a pill. You go find a secret place and a prisoner on death row, and then arrange it according to what is written here."

Sun Quan said and handed out a piece of paper.

Lu Yi hurriedly stepped forward and carefully took the elixir and paper.

Only heard Sun Quan continue to give instructions:

"I will send a few more maids, and you let the condemned prisoner live in the same room as the maids."

"Afterwards, you have to ask the death row prisoner how he felt and what he saw. Remember, don't miss a word. Do you understand?"

 At the end of the sentence, Sun Quan's tone had become harsh.

Lu Yi knew that the more His Majesty acted like this, the more important it was to explain this matter. He quickly responded:

“I understand and will not miss a word.”

“You must handle this matter yourself from beginning to end, and you cannot rely on others.”

“I understand that I will never pretend to be someone else’s hand.”

Sun Quan then nodded with satisfaction, "Go ahead and do it now."

 “Here!”

 For Lu Yi, what was written on the paper was not complicated, but he did not neglect it at all.

 The next day, he entered the palace again:

“Your Majesty, the matter has come to an end.”

"how?!"

“I asked the prisoner on death row, and he said that he felt like he was floating, as if he saw a fairy falling from the sky.”

"What!"

Sun Quan couldn't control himself and stood up suddenly, "Is there more?"

 “I feel like I’m in wonderland…”

"Snapped!"

Sun Quan was so excited that he broke the jade Ruyi in his hand.

After a long period of silence, Sun Quan’s somewhat erratic voice sounded in the hall:

 “Lv Qing.”

 “I am here.”

“Tell me, if I can become an immortal, which of the concubines in the palace is the most suitable to be my immortal companion to help me become an immortal?”

Lu Yi was startled. He was always good at figuring out His Majesty's thoughts, but he couldn't react immediately.

 It is no secret that His Majesty is interested in things involving gods and immortals.

What he didn't expect was that His Majesty would actually say that he became an immortal?

  Feeling two extremely sharp eyes falling on him, Lu Yi was immediately excited.

Lu Yi finally remembered Qin Boyan and his experience in the Han Dynasty, and he did not dare to be negligent in the slightest:

“Your Majesty, I believe that the most suitable person to be your Majesty’s immortal companion is Mrs. Pan!”

 “Oh? Why?”

“Your Majesty, has he forgotten that Mrs. Pan was called a goddess before she entered the palace? Isn’t this God’s will?”

The so-called Mrs. Pan was the daughter of a small official. Her father was sitting in the law, so Mrs. Pan and her sister were sent to the weaving room. Her appearance was rare in the world and she was the most beautiful woman in Jiangdong.

There are more than a hundred female weavers working in the weaving room. They all call my wife a goddess and keep her at a respectful distance.

When Sun Quan first saw his portrait, he was so excited that he broke the jade Ruyi in his hand.

"God willing?"

Sun Quan seemed to be thinking, and looked at Duan Ruyi in his hand.

If I remember correctly, when I first saw the portrait of Mrs. Pan, I broke the jade Ruyi?

 Could it be that this is really God's will?

  —

 After coming out of the palace and returning to the school office, Lu Yi couldn't wait to summon someone to ask:

"I remember that after Mrs. Pan left the weaving room and entered the palace, I asked you to take care of her sister. How is Mrs. Pan's sister now?"

“Don’t worry, the editor, you’ve been taking good care of me. How dare the people in the weaving room disobey us?”

 “Just do whatever you want, very good!”

 (End of this chapter)