Taiping Inn

There is indeed a large formation in the palace, but the principle of this formation is very different from the formations in the Great Immortal Palace and other places.

Whether it is the Great Immortal Palace or the Ghost Kingdom Cave Heaven, all formations are inseparable from the earth's energy, but the formation of the palace is an exception, which is related to the illusory dragon energy.

But then again, dragon energy is also closely related to the earth's energy.

Why do people name mountains dragons? Mountains are in a variety of shapes, big or small, up or down, reverse or forward, hidden or visible, the body of the branches and ridges is not constant, and the transfer of a few feet is different. When tested on objects, only dragons are like this, so they are named after them.

In this regard, the master of earth's energy is a well-deserved expert. Unfortunately, the previous generation of earth master Xu Wugui has already ascended to heaven, while the current generation of earth master Li Xuandu is almost six out of seven orifices, and none of them. If Li Xuandu wants to catch up with Xu Wugui, he will have to work hard for at least 20 to 30 years.

Since ancient times, when choosing an auspicious place, one must first look at the water mouth, secondly at the wild situation, thirdly at the mountain shape, fourthly at the soil color, fifthly at the water structure, and sixthly at the direction of the mountain and water.

When specifically observing the geography, pay attention to five points: looking for dragons, observing sand, observing water, selecting acupuncture points, and choosing directions.

In terms of surveying the geomantic feng shui, Taoism is far superior to Confucianism and Buddhism. It proposed the theory of Xuankong Creation Field, integrating mountains, light, water, air, orientation, airflow, etc. There must be air when mountains are surrounded by water, and air will disperse when it encounters wind. Wind is the medium for sending air.

When choosing the auspicious place of Feng Shui in the imperial capital, the key points are the mountain situation and the Feng Shui situation. Look at its ancestral mountain, main mountain, dragon vein, dragon cave, Feng Shui cave, etc. in detail.

Behind the imperial capital, with the main mountain as a barrier, the mountains and waters are connected, overlapping, and the mountains extend left and right, showing a situation of embracing and encircling. In front stands the Anshan Mountain, and the remaining veins stretch out, closing the front, leaving the outlet of the water flow, and the Shuikou Mountain forms a natural barrier. This is the first encirclement.

Outside this encirclement are Shaozu Mountain, Qinglong Mountain, Baihu Mountain behind the main mountain, and the guarding mountains on both sides, as well as Chaoshan outside Anshan, forming a second encirclement.

A good Feng Shui site is a place surrounded by mountains and waters with sufficient wind and qi. Qi disperses when it encounters wind, and stops when it meets water. Mountains surrounded by water must be a circular terrain, which is a good place to store water and gather qi.

The Tao in the sky is the sun. Its in people is the heart. Therefore, it is said: If there is qi, there is life, and if there is no qi, there is death. The living are due to their qi.

Qi disperses when it rides on the wind, and stops when it meets water.

If there is no water, the wind will disperse the qi, and if there is water, the qi will stop and the wind will disappear. Therefore, the two words Feng Shui are the most important in geography. Among them, the land with water is the best, and the land with wind is the second best.

The trends of mountains, rivers, and the lofty and winding dragon veins and the hidden dragon veins in the world, from west to east, regard the winding terrain of dragon veins as Feng Shui veins, and divide them into three forces, called the Three Dragons. The south of the big river is the South Dragon, the middle dragon is between the big river and the long river, and the north of the long river is the North Dragon.

The ancestral veins of the three dragons are all Kunlun Mountain, far away in the border of the Western Regions. Because the capitals of different dynasties were different, the reliance on the three dragon veins was also different. For example, during the reign of Empress Mingkong and the Li royal family, the Central Dragon was the main one. During the reign of the Great Jin Dynasty, the South Dragon was the main one. As for this dynasty, the North Dragon is the main one.

In short, the Central Dragon is already old, so the decline of Xijing and Longmen Prefecture is a foregone conclusion, and the prosperity of the two capitals of the East and West is no longer there. The South Dragon is congenitally deficient, and it is difficult to last long if it retreats to the south of the Yangtze River. Only the North Dragon is the most suitable.

The mountains of Beilong are majestic and magnificent. From Kunlun Mountain to the east, Nanshan Mountain and Zhongyue Mountain stretch in all directions. The mountains embrace each other, forming a series of good places for entering dragons and blessing dragons. The water on the west side of the mountain flows into Longmen Xihe River, and the water on the east side of the mountain flows into Youzhou and flows east to the sea. Beimang Mountain is the remnant of Nanshan Mountain, so the feng shui is excellent, which has attracted emperors and generals of all dynasties to build mausoleums here.

If Beilong is regarded as a giant dragon that flows into the river and the sea, then the tail of the dragon is in Kunlun, the head of the dragon is in Bohai Prefecture on the coast of the East China Sea, the Five Elements Mountain is the reverse scale, and the Imperial Capital City is just the finishing touch.

When Emperor Taizong built the Imperial City, it was presided over by the contemporary geomancer himself, and nearly a hundred geomancers assisted him, making the entire Imperial City the core of the Imperial Capital. If the Imperial Capital City is the dragon eye of Beilong, then the Imperial City is the pupil. All the spiritual energy of the mountains and rivers in the two encircled circles outside the Imperial Capital City are gathered here. This formation was constructed. If it could be fully opened, even a second-level earthly immortal would not be able to resist its might and would have to retreat.

However, this formation also had flaws. It could only block people who had a sense of the Way of Heaven, that is, people with a cultivation level above the Heavenly Man Realm would be restricted by the formation, while others were not restricted. This was the reason why the Left General of the Qingluan Guard Governor's Office was besieged and killed by a group of Xiantian Realm people. Another reason was that it was closely related to the fate of the dynasty. If the dynasty was at its peak, the dragon energy was strong, and even a celestial being would not be able to act rashly. But at the end of the dynasty, the dragon energy was weak, and there were leaks everywhere. The constraints on the immortals were not that great, at least an immortal could not be captured.

The opening location of the formation was located in the Silijian, which was beyond many people's expectations, but also within reason.

Yang Lu and Xie Zhi came to the Silijian. Along the way, they saw eunuchs and palace maids kneeling everywhere on the snow, steps, and corridors. Many eunuchs on duty in the Silijian also knelt down and saluted, and were greatly surprised. It was natural for Yang Lu, the eunuch in charge of the Silijian, who was called the Prime Minister by the outer court and the ancestor by the inner court, to appear in the Silijian, but the Queen Mother never set foot in the Silijian. If there was something, it was the eunuchs who went to see the Queen Mother, not the Queen Mother who came to the Silijian in person.

Today, the Queen Mother came to the Silijian. Did something big happen?

Xie Zhi was indeed in the Silijian for the first time. To be fair, the Silijian was famous outside, but when he really walked into it, he didn't feel anything strange, which was really inconsistent with its great reputation.

A plaque hangs above the lobby of the Silijian, with only four characters: "Sounds heard in the sky". It is exactly the same as the Great Zhenren Mansion.

However, the "sky" in the Great Zhenren Mansion refers to the Supreme Taoist Ancestor, while the "sky" in the Silijian refers to the emperor.

Entering the lobby of the Silijian, Yang Lu waved his hand and ordered: "You all withdraw."

The many eunuchs who were originally standing here withdrew one after another, leaving only Yang Lu and Xie Zhi.

Yang Lu opened a secret door and walked into it, followed by Xie Zhi.

On the other side of the secret door was a secret room, and the view suddenly opened up.

In front of the two people was a huge sand table, covering the two capitals and 19 states. In addition to large and small cities, mountains, rivers, lakes, dense forests, Gobi, deserts, and grasslands were also clearly marked, and there was even a breath flow visible to the naked eye, which made it clear at a glance.

Yang Lu sighed: "This was left by the geomancer who helped Master Taizong build the Imperial Capital. It is the only one in the world. The King of Qi has coveted it for a long time, but unfortunately he has not succeeded until he ascended to heaven."

According to the rules of the palace, eunuchs always refer to the emperor by his temple name when they mention the emperor. For example, Emperor Taizu is called "Master Taizu", Emperor Xuanzong is called "Master Xuanmiao", and Emperor Shizong is called "Master Shimiao"; and for "the present emperor", he is called "Your Highness". The word "Master" dilutes the so-called difference between the monarch and the ministers, and can better highlight the eunuchs' status as domestic slaves, and also show closeness, which is completely different from foreign ministers. However, in formal occasions and written language, they are still called "Your Majesty" and "Emperor".

As the descendant of the True Chuan Sect, Xie Zhi knew a lot of secrets. He squinted his eyes and finally landed on the position of the Imperial Capital on the sand table. At this time, there were several huge spots of light overlapping in the Imperial Capital, and the light almost covered half of the Imperial Capital.

Yang Lu explained softly: "One spot of light is an immortal. The Imperial Capital is really a 'crouching tiger, hidden dragon'."

Xie Zhi snorted coldly and said: "Eunuch Yang, start the formation quickly."

Yang Lu nodded, shook his red robe sleeves, and six seals flew out of his sleeves one by one.

As the saying goes, the six seals of the emperor are the emperor's seal, the emperor's seal, the emperor's seal, the emperor's seal, and the emperor's seal, all of which are jade dragons and tigers, and are sealed with Wudu purple mud.

The six seals have different functions. The emperor's seal is used for enfeoffment of princes, dukes and officials, the emperor's seal is used for writing edicts to princes, dukes and officials, the emperor's seal is used for raising troops and fighting, the emperor's seal is used for summoning ministers, the emperor's seal is used for foreign affairs, and the emperor's seal is used for matters concerning heaven, earth and ghosts.

In the eleventh year of Wude in the Wei Dynasty, Emperor Muzong died in the Yanbo Hall of the Western Garden. At that time, the crown prince was only ten years old and was destined to be unable to take charge of the government. Therefore, Emperor Muzong left a will with four cabinet ministers headed by Zhang Suqing, the chief minister of the cabinet, as the four ministers of regent to assist the young master. At the same time, in order to check and balance the four ministers of regent, Emperor Muzong ordered the Silijian and Yinshoujian to hand over the six seals of the emperor to Empress Xie Zhi for management. All imperial edicts must be stamped with the jade seal to take effect.

In fact, these six seals not only symbolize power, but also are the key to opening the great formation. Emperor Muzong had handed over the formation to Xie Zhi, which made the Confucian school regretful.

Yang Lu waved his sleeves, and six jade seals fell on the positions of Kunlun, Nanshan, Zhongyue, Wuxing Mountain, Dijing, and Bohai Prefecture on the sand table.

In terms of power, the emperor's seal is naturally the most important, which is almost the most important thing in the world. Whether it is the Ministry of War or the Grand Commandery, as long as it involves the mobilization of troops, it needs to be stamped with this seal.

However, in terms of the luck contained, the emperor's seal used for worshiping and offering sacrifices to the sky is the most important. Emperor Shizong was devoted to the practice of Taoism. In order to please the emperor, the civil and military officials in the court would present congratulatory messages together whenever there was a so-called auspicious sign, and the chief minister, who was the head of all the ministers and officials, had to write a Qingci. With cinnabar in a purple gold bowl and the "pivot pen" used for drafting, write the bright red parallel prose of offering sacrifice to heaven in the top-notch official script on the secret blue paper made of various precious leaves. When the blue poem is written and burned to offer sacrifice to heaven, the emperor's seal should be stamped on the blue poem to show the sincerity of the emperor on earth.

Therefore, the emperor's seal falls on the position of Dijing, and the emperor's seal falls on the position of Kunlun.

As the six jade seals fell one by one, the North Dragon, one of the three dragon veins, was lit up and shone brightly.

At the same time, a huge circle of invisible ripples spread outward with the three halls as the center.

In the imperial city, ordinary people were unaware of it. People in the middle three realms just felt that the spiritual energy around them was much richer. The master of the Return to Truth realm had already vaguely sensed something wrong, but he couldn't tell what was wrong. The great master of the Heavenly Man realm could clearly feel that he seemed to be trapped in a swamp, and seemed to be in the water, and was greatly restricted.

As for those who want to live forever, it is like carrying a heavy mountain. Even flying into the sky would find it difficult to achieve.