Immortality in the Great Qian Dynasty

Chu Xiong is too suspicious by nature. He only thinks the worst of everything and makes the worst plans, so he works hard.

But this is what an emperor should do.

If an emperor is kind-hearted and optimistic, it will be a disaster for the country.

Chu Xiong is not a good person, but he is a good emperor.

Fakong continued, "Your Majesty is worried that I will help Dayun or Dayong, right?"

Chu Xiong said in a deep voice, "With your magical powers and abilities, if you help them, you don't even have to help them actively..."

He shook his head.

Fakong said, "Even if I swear, the emperor may not believe it."

"If..." Chu Xiong pondered.

Fakong continued, "Why not do this."

Chu Xiong looked at him.

Fakong said, "I can serve in the court."

Chu Xiong was stunned.

Fakong smiled and said, "Isn't the emperor afraid that I will not be driven? Then being an official in the court is also a rope."

Chu Xiong's expression changed.

He quickly analyzed the intention of Fakong's move in his mind.

If Fakong entered the court to serve, it would be a very obvious signal that he was one with the Daqian court, and no longer independent.

It would be difficult for Dayun and Dayong to trust him again.

It was impossible to trust him completely in the first place. They just wanted to win him over, not expecting him to help, and just wanted him to remain neutral and not deal with them.

Now that he is a court official of Daqian, he is even more untrustworthy, and it is very likely that they will regard them as achievements.

But this is not absolute.

The two dynasties may turn a blind eye. Even if they become officials of the Daqian court, it does not mean that they will definitely work for Daqian.

They can also work without making any effort, or be in Daqian, but their hearts are in Dayong or Dayun.

What's more, this is more conducive to spying on Daqian's secrets.

There is also a most important one, what official position does Fakong hold?

National Master?

He immediately shook his head secretly.

The position of National Master cannot be given lightly. If it is not done well, it will be a situation where the tail is too big to be removed, and there will be endless troubles.

The higher the position, the more cautious you have to be. Once the power is released, it will be difficult to take it back.

If you are not careful, you will become an enemy.

If he is not the national teacher, what position should he be given?

If it is lower, it will be humiliating and offending him.

If it is higher, you still have to be wary of his magical powers and cultivation. The power of power plus his original power... In short, you need to think carefully.

Seeing Chu Xiong in a dilemma, Chu Ling hurriedly said: "Why is it so complicated? To make it simple, just swear an oath directly."

Fa Kong said: "Even if I swear, can the emperor really believe it? What's more, there are many ways to bypass the oath."

It's not that I didn't swear at the beginning, but I still couldn't reduce Chu Xiong's suspicion, but made it worse.

In this case, it's better to change another way.

"What official do you want to be?" Chu Xiong said in a deep voice.

Fakong smiled and said, "What does the emperor think?"

"... Let me go back and think about it." Chu Xiong thought for a while, and said in a deep voice, "You have to think it through, you can also think about it."

Fakong clasped his hands and bowed, "Okay, I'll take my leave first."

He disappeared in a flash.

Chu Xiong stood still, lost in thought.

Chu Ling looked at him, then looked around, and simply came to the steps of the main hall and looked at the Buddha statue in the hall.

I didn't expect that this Wanfa Temple looked very dilapidated, but the inside was quite good.

This golden Buddha statue is bright and golden, obviously made by a skilled craftsman, and it has just been painted recently.

Even if it is as strong as the outer courtyard of the Vajra Temple, the golden Buddha statue in the main hall is not so brilliant and dazzling.

This is simple on the outside and luxurious on the inside.

I don't know if my father knows the foundation of this Wanfa Temple.

According to my father's temperament, he must know.

What is the mystery of this Wanfa Temple?

After a moment, she returned to Chu Xiong and looked at him: "Father, haven't you made up your mind yet?"

Chu Xiong said slowly: "I thought too simply."

"Does he have to swear?"

"He is indeed more sincere, but it is indeed more troublesome." Chu Xiong frowned.

He was both pleased and wary of Fakong's proposal.

He sighed secretly: Fakong seems to be on Daqian's side for the time being, which is no wonder. As an emperor, he has been restrained enough and has not offended him much. Why does he have to go against Daqian?

I have been patient and restrained myself all the time, and I have come to the current situation. It is really not easy.

If it were someone else, I would have taken action long ago and completely controlled him.

"Father, didn't Wang Huchen propose to let Fakong be the national teacher?"

"Not appropriate."

"What's wrong with this?" Chu Ling said puzzledly: "According to his prestige, he deserves the position of national teacher, right?"

"We have never had a national teacher in Daqian."

"No, we can set up a new one." Chu Ling said: "We have never had the Southern Supervisory Office in Daqian before."

Chu Xiong glared at her: "You... too naive!"

"No matter how naive I am, I know that he has shown sincerity, and father also needs to show sincerity." Chu Ling said: "You can't just use a small official to fool him."

"Besides the national teacher, what other official is there?" Chu Xiong snorted.

Chu Ling's bright eyes turned and looked at the Great Hall. Standing at the bottom of the steps, you can see the Buddha statue in the hall, but you can only see the Buddha's head, not the Buddha's body.

The Buddha's face is calm and kind, his eyes are compassionate, and he looks down at all living things.

"Ling'er," Chu Xiong said: "Why not tell me, whether it is right or not, speak boldly."

"Or, let him be the director of the Imperial Observatory?"

"Nonsense!" Chu Xiong shook his head.

The Imperial Observatory was at odds with him, but this disagreement was based on a tacit understanding.

Normally, the Imperial Observatory would not listen to orders or instructions.

At the critical moment, when the survival of Daqian was at stake, the Imperial Observatory would still help.

If Fakong was allowed to be the director of the Imperial Observatory, it would be tantamount to breaking the tacit understanding with the Imperial Observatory and causing Fakong to fall out with the Imperial Observatory.

It was a bad move no matter how you looked at it.

More importantly, with Fakong's ability, he might be able to completely control the Imperial Observatory.

What to do then?

Chu Ling smiled and said, "Let him subdue the Imperial Observatory and serve you, father. Isn't that good?"

"Not appropriate." Chu Xiong shook his head.

He couldn't say that he was worried that the Imperial Observatory would completely turn to Fakong and not listen to his orders.

In the end, it was all fear and vigilance against Fakong.

These are not suitable to be told to Chu Ling, she doesn't like to hear them.

Because she has been staying in the outer courtyard of the Vajra Temple and staying by Fakong's side, she has come to trust Fakong imperceptibly.

This trust is not reliable, it is an illusion. Often the more you trust someone, the greater the harm they cause, and the more you need to be on guard.

Chu Ling looked at him puzzled.

Chu Xiong said: "Do you have any other ideas?"

"Then let him be the chief of the Southern Supervisory Department?"

"This is even more ridiculous." Chu Xiong shook his head.

"The chief of the Green Clothes Department?"

"... This is a bit reliable." Chu Xiong thought for a while and said slowly: "The chief of the Green Clothes Department is responsible for internal espionage, so it's time for him to use his talents."

Chu Ling smiled and said: "Then I'll go back and ask him if he wants to be the chief of the Green Clothes Department."

Chu Xiong said: "Don't say it yet, I'll go back and think about it."

"There are only those positions in total, what's there to think about?" Chu Ling said: "You can't let him go to the six ministries, right?"

Those are orthodox scholars selected through the imperial examinations of the court, and they are orthodox court officials. It's not suitable for Fakong to go.

"Let me think about it." Chu Xiong snorted: "Fakong is not anxious, why are you anxious!"

"I'm not worried about the long night and many dreams." Chu Ling said: "Don't let your father sleep and eat poorly again."

In his current state, let alone longevity, if he hadn't cultivated deeply, he would have been ill long ago.

She really couldn't bear it, so she had to intervene.

"That's not true!" Chu Xiong refused to admit it, waving his hands and saying, "I'm worried about something else, not Fakong."

Chu Ling curled her red lips, too lazy to refute.

This is purely stubborn, it's obviously because of Fakong, but he is embarrassed to say it, thinking he is showing weakness.

Father is too tired to do this.

Chu Xiong said, "Go and do your work."

"Don't tell him?"

"Don't tell him yet, let me think about it first."

"Okay." Chu Ling said helplessly, "He also wants to see the Buddhist scriptures and Buddhist books that you have read recently."

"...Okay." Chu Xiong snorted, "He is deliberately downplaying it. In fact, what he wants most is my secret books!"

Chu Ling asked curiously, "Father, are the secret books you have read recently very powerful?"

"Of course." Chu Xiong said, "They are all secret books that can't be seen elsewhere. The analysis of Buddhism, supernatural powers and Buddhist mantras is very profound. The "Supernatural Power Saw Interpretation" is just one of them."

"Is it a secret book that is more powerful than the "Supernatural Power Saw Interpretation"?

"About the same."

"Father, you are really..., the previous "Supernatural Power Saw Interpretation" was actually the worst." Chu Ling shook his head.

If it were me, I would definitely give Fakong the best one to show my sincerity.

But my father gave me the worst one.

This is the fundamental difference between me and my father.

Chu Xiong snorted, "That book "The Interpretation of the Divine Power Saw" is not the best, but it is not the worst either."

"Anyway, you did something wrong, father." Chu Ling said dissatisfiedly, "Then should we give him all the other secret books?"

"...Give it to him." Chu Xiong thought for a while, and said slowly, "Since he has shown his sincerity, I naturally cannot be stingy."

Chu Ling smiled.

Chu Xiong snorted, "It's not for you, why are you so happy, wait until tomorrow to bring it over."

"Go get it now." Chu Ling said.

Chu Xiong glared at her.

Chu Ling said, "Why do you have to wait if it's going to be given to you? Father, you are too unhappy."

Everything must be calculated, and there are schemes everywhere, which is really boring. If I were Fakong, I would not pay attention to my father at all.

Chu Xiong said unhappily, "I have to sort it out, it doesn't matter if I spend one day here, go your way!"

"...Okay." Chu Ling was helpless.

When she arrived at the outer courtyard of the Vajra Temple, she was about to find Fakong, but Xu Qingluo said that he had left.

Chu Ling said unwillingly: "Where did you go?"

"Master didn't say." Xu Qingluo smiled and said: "Is there something important? Tell me quickly."

"I can't say." Chu Ling shook his head.

In the end, he still couldn't stand the questioning of Xu Qingluo and Zhou Yu and Zhou Yang, and finally said Fakong's decision to enter the court.

The four people immediately discussed what kind of official was better and more suitable.

Some said the Southern Supervisory Department, some said the Green Clothes Department, some said the Monk Records Department, and some said to establish a separate position.

At this time, Fakong appeared in the Tianji Sect, standing quietly in the head hall of the Tianji Sect.

He stood in the shadow, blending into the hall, blending into the world, closing his eyes and opening his heart's eyes.

After looking at them one by one, he closed his heart's eyes, leaving himself in darkness, capturing a ray of inspiration from the dark.