But Zhao Yuanlang left Lingshan and flew towards Nanshanbuzhou. Along the way, he encountered evil spirits and monsters, and Zhao Yuanlang killed them as he walked.

Finally he went to the Heavenly Palace, but found that everyone in Heaven was avoiding him. He arrived at his Dongtian Sanyou Emperor's Palace, only to find that it had been changed into the Palace of the God of Justice, and Yang Jian was sitting in the main hall handling affairs.

Good for you Haotian! Zhao Yuanlang turned around and left the heaven and landed on earth.

"I am still one step behind! I didn't expect that this chess player would come back. Something might happen again." The Emperor of Heaven held the chess piece and shook his head helplessly.

The old man smiled cheerfully: "Your Majesty may be in charge of the world and shepherd the country on behalf of the heaven, but there are fifty great ways and forty-nine heavenly evolutions. No one knows what will happen after you escape. I still have some elixirs that I haven't refined yet, so I'll take my leave first."

The Emperor of Heaven looked at the departing Laojun, smiled nonchalantly, waved his hand to take away the chessboard, and disappeared.

........

It is said that about three hundred and fifty years had passed in the human world, and this world had come to the Song Dynasty, during the reign of Emperor Zhenzong of Song. Zhao Yuanlang smiled evilly, transformed himself into a Taoist priest and entered Kaifeng Prefecture.

In Tokyo Bianliang City, the capital of the Song Dynasty and the country's political, economic, cultural, transportation, and military capital, Zhao Yuanlang walked slowly on the bustling streets. The coming and going of people and carriages, street stalls, and the bustling shops around it all showed the prosperity of this city.

Although the Song Dynasty signed the Treaty of Shanyuan at this time, to be honest, the annual tribute was just a drizzle for the very wealthy Song Dynasty. In fact, in the mutual trade, the money earned by the Song Dynasty was several times the amount of annual tribute it needed to pay every year. It did not affect the lives of the Song Dynasty and its people at all.

It happened that Zhao Yuanlang saw an official sedan chair being driven by several servants and passing through the street.

One of the scholars spat fiercely: "Pah, how unlucky, I met a goiter when I went out."

Zhao Yuanlang paused, turned around and looked at the scholar, and asked, "What do you mean, sir? Is the person in the sedan a traitor?"

The scholar looked at the sedan chair with hatred as it went away. He stared at Zhao Yuanlang for a few seconds before saying, "He is a man who seeks fame, opportunistic, treacherous and hypocritical."

"Ah? Sir, you are exaggerating. I think the current government is pretty good. Although the alliance between Shanyuan and Yan was messed up two years ago, the current government has reduced taxes and pardoned all prisoners. There shouldn't be treacherous ministers around him!"

The scholar sighed helplessly, didn't want to talk, and felt a little lonely.

"Sir, it seems that you are in trouble. Why don't you tell me about it? I am new here and I want to do some good deeds."

"You?" The scholar looked at Zhao Yuanlang with a frown.

"That's right. I have the ability to pick stars with my hands. You might as well tell me about it. Maybe I can help you." Zhao Yuanlang confidently shook the whisk in his hand. The surrounding scenery changed instantly. They actually came to a deserted hillside.

The scholar was stunned and immediately fell to his knees: "Master, save me!"

"Get up now and tell me what grievance you have."

"In the early years, my father was the judge of the Ministry of Finance, Wu Bingu. The person in the sedan chair was none other than my father's superior at the time, Wang Qinruo. My father once told him that the people across the country owed money and grain due to fleeing. Since the Five Dynasties until now, although the government has been urging them to pay, they have never been able to pay. Because the people are too poor and cannot afford it. My father wanted to petition the emperor to reduce the amount of money and grain. However, he pretended to help my father, took away the accounts calculated by my father, and asked someone to check the total amount of the overdue money and grain and the reduction percentage overnight. The next day, he reported it to His Majesty in his personal name. His Majesty appreciated him and promoted him to a higher position. Unfortunately, my father was so angry that he fell ill and could not get up."

"What a treacherous minister and hypocrite you are. I will take over your task, but it will not be a matter of one day or one night. Don't worry." Zhao Yuanlang waved his hand and they returned to the city.

The scholar quickly bowed to Zhao Yuanlang and then left in a hurry.

Wang Qinruo? I remember that you were involved in the Fengshan ceremony of Emperor Zhenzong of Song Dynasty.

.........

Soon, word spread in the palace that the Emperor was going to build a Taoist temple, but the ministers did not take it seriously. The Song family just liked to practice Taoism, and there was nothing they could do about it.

But soon, at the first grand court meeting after the New Year, Song Zhenzong sat happily on the emperor's throne wearing an imperial robe similar to a Taoist robe, closing his eyes and shaking his head.

The ministers were very surprised and didn't know what was wrong with the emperor. However, the court meeting had to go on, so Wang Dan and his envoys reported various things, but Song Zhenzong didn't care.

At this time, an official came to report that "there is a yellow silk cloth dragging on the south side of Zuo Chengtian Gate". Zhao Heng then opened his eyes, smiled and said, "Call all the ministers to Chaoyuan Hall to welcome and unseal it. It is called the Heavenly Book".

The ministers were surprised. It’s okay for an emperor like you to practice Taoism. It’s OK for your great ancestor to say that it was the Thunderbolt Immortal who came down to earth. But you suddenly say that there is a heavenly book. What are you doing?

Emperor Zhenzong knew that his ministers did not believe him, so he slowly said, "My dear ministers, do you not believe me? Actually, just when I was about to go to sleep in the middle of the night, my bedroom was suddenly lit up. I was shocked to see a divine man suddenly appear. He was wearing a star crown and a red robe. He said to me, 'On January 3, a Huanglu Daoist temple should be built in the main hall. Then three chapters of the Heavenly Book "Da Zhong Xiang Fu" will be sent down. Do not reveal the secret!' I was shocked and stood up to answer, but the divine man suddenly disappeared. I immediately wrote this down with a pen. From the end of December, I ate vegetarian food and fasted, built a Daoist temple in Chaoyuan Hall, waited respectfully, and finally the Heavenly Book came."

The ministers looked at each other in bewilderment. Although everyone knew that heaven existed, the gods had not come down to earth for a long time. You were not a descendant of the Tang and Song dynasties, so why would they come down to earth to look for you?

But Emperor Zhenzong of Song did not take it seriously and continued, "Just now, the Imperial City Department reported that a piece of silk cloth was found hanging on the roof ridge south of Zuo Chengtian Gate. An envoy was sent to check it out. The report said that the silk cloth also contained something similar to the Heavenly Book, and there were words hidden on the seal. It turned out to be the Heavenly Book that the gods talked about!"

Wang Dan didn't understand, but he thought of what Wang Qinruo had said to him a few days ago. Now Wang Dan understood. Looking at the happy Song Zhenzong, Wang Dan couldn't say anything. You are ready. If I object, would it be disrespectful to the gods and anger Your Majesty? So Wang Dan gritted his teeth and led the ministers to pay their respects and congratulate him again.

Emperor Zhenzong of Song, Zhao Heng, led all the officials to Chengtian Gate on foot, and with great trepidation, they welcomed the "Book of Heaven" to the Taoist temple and opened the seal in public. On the silk cloth was written: "The seal was granted by the emperor. It was established in Song, entrusted to the emperor with prudence, and held in its proper place, and maintained by the emperor for three hundred generations, and ninety-nine days have passed."

Wang Qinruo was completely confused. The heavenly book he forged was not like this. What was going on? But when he looked at Song Zhenzong's happy face, he could only accept it with a pinch of his nose.

Emperor Zhenzong of Song, Zhao Heng, ordered Chen Yaosou, the head of the Privy Council, to read it out, then wrapped it up and solemnly placed it in a golden cabinet prepared in advance, and sent other officials to offer sacrifices to heaven and earth, the ancestral temple, and the state. A vegetarian banquet was held in the Chongzheng Hall to receive congratulations from all officials.

Zhao Heng struck while the iron was hot and issued several edicts in succession: amnesty, changing the reign, changing Zuo Chengtian Gate to Chengtian Xiangfu, granting more favors to the ministers, and allowing the capital to celebrate with a three-day drinking party. He also instructed ministers such as Chen Yaosou and Ding Wei to echo the classics.

Except for Wang Dan and other officials who were a little unhappy, everyone was happy.

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