The Taoist ancestor is Cthulhu

Daozu is Cthulhu Chapter 435: Face

Speaking of Li Guo's royal family, most people know about the Li Qiu Palace of the king, the Crown Prince's East Palace, Zongzheng Temple, and the Ten Prince's Residences in the East City. But in fact, in the corner of the imperial city, at the back door of the East Palace, there is also a Baisun Courtyard.

Here are collected the children of the king, sometimes the crown prince, and his untitled maidservants. According to the patriarchal law, these are all concubines without inheritance rights, but they are still the direct blood of a generation of kings. And in the extreme case of the sudden death of the direct descendants of the family, the Zongzheng Mansion will arrange for the family to claim the mothers of these concubine princes as adopted daughters. In this way, some puppet princes were selected to succeed him to ensure that the throne of the king would continue in the blood of the legitimate king.

Of course, these concubine's grandsons cannot leave Baisunyuan for life, and they only keep one generation in captivity. They are just a precautionary measure and puppets to carry on the family line. In most cases, after the orthodox heirs with the support of their relatives succeed to the throne, all the concubines in the Baisun Court will be quietly disposed of to prevent the clan blood from flowing out and causing trouble.

Therefore, although there have been various changes and disasters in Liguo, the feudal king rebelled against the warlords, rebelled against foreign enemies, invaded the demonic uprising, and even the capital city was lost. However, the bloodline of Lord Li still relies on this emergency system to be passed down to this day, and the inheritance is generally intact. Regardless of how they came about, all the princes and grandsons who could succeed to the throne were from the direct bloodline of the original Ziweiyuan Immortal Lord and Nangong Emperor Concubine.

Therefore, even though the Nangong family has not been married to the Liguo clan for a long time, due to such a bloodline and patriarchal relationship, the Nangong warlord has not completely broken up with the Liguo clan. In name, he is still an immortal army guarding the vassal. But there is no way to get rid of the shackles of this legal subordinate.

Although it may not be the first time for Li Qingyue, it is indeed the first time for Li Fan to step into the Baisun Courtyard hidden in the shadow of the imperial city.

It's really just a small courtyard, surrounded by high walls. When you look up, you can only see the arrow tower on the top of the green wall and the Suzaku King's flag from the country.

Fortunately, there were not many people in the yard, only a few wet nurses and old eunuchs taking care of the three swaddled babies.

These three are all the sons of Li You, no, the former king of the country Li Heng. When he was having fun and having fun, he was lucky enough to have a bastard son born to a maid and dancer. If it were a king who had been in power for a longer period of time, or a prince who had been in power for sixty years, then this place would really be overcrowded. After all, there is a reason why it is called Baisunyuan.

The succession ceremony that will be held later is also very simple. The princes and younger brothers selected by the clan will go through secret rituals and drink the royal blood of these bastards. Of course, it is not so bloody and barbaric. It is probably from Just prick the center of your finger and drink a small plate of wine.

Then Zongzheng Temple will replace the royal certificates held by both parties, and the selected prince of the right age will be adopted in the name of Li Heng in the genealogy, inherit the royal destiny of the direct line, and become a new generation of kings from the country, and Two princes.

Of course, if they were older, these 'bastards' would definitely be strangled. In the past, when the struggle between the imperial descendants was the bloodiest and fiercest, even these three babies would never have been able to survive. However, the Liguo clan has been sidelined for a long time, so there is no need for such bloodshed among the clans. In the future, these three children will be sent to other feudal princes' mansions to be raised in captivity and become real bastards, and will be recorded in the records of Zongzheng Mansion.

Maybe, if they are very lucky, some of their descendants will come around again and inherit the orthodoxy.

Of course, it is unknown whether he really did this or whether he responded like this because Li Fan asked him personally.

At this time, the previous dynasty was still decorating with lanterns and decorating, preparing for the enthronement ceremony of the new king, but the purple-robed prime ministers came to this small corner and lined up to squat.

After all, these Liguo dignitaries may not know how many people starve to death every day at the foot of the high wall of the imperial city, but there is an incident in the Liguo clan that hangs up the gods of Nangong and Hengshan and kills them. , that couldn’t be more clear.

Suddenly, an old eunuch with eyebrows as long as catkins reaching his cheeks suddenly jumped over from the other side of the green wall. Then, in Li Fan's confused eyes, he stretched out his hands, bowed to the ground, and worshiped like a snail. He arched his waist and crawled to Li Fan's feet.

"Kings"

Li Fanxu glanced at the other person from the corner of his eyes, and the hair on his neck stood up immediately.

Damn it, when did this old guy approach silently from the other side of the wall! No! no! This guy is actually a god? ?

The purple-robed eunuch who was also kneeling outside Baisun Courtyard with his butt sticking out saw him. He suddenly started to tremble and sweat poured out from his head. He also climbed in with a smile on his face, kowtowed and said,

"The Marquis of Guan Nei reports that Changqiu is old and can't see clearly. Don't blame me!

Ancestor! This person is from the Guangling Prince's family, and is now the Marquis of Guannei, the Lord of Mount Mo, not the King.

Come, please go back and rest, ancestor. "

"Not your Majesty?"

The old eunuch with long eyebrows also raised his head, with a confused look on his face, and he was helped away by two little yellow men.

old? How many years does it take for a great eunuch in the realm of gods to live to be like this?

Li Fan frowned and looked at it for a while before confirming that this was not Li Qiugong's move.

This old guy's spiritual consciousness is weak and his divine light is dim. I don't know if his soul was split apart when he was going through the tribulation. He stares in fascination, and he does look a bit like Parkinson's disease.

But this guy's Taoist body is really quite strong. Those hands are like jade carvings with a shimmering light. Moreover, the opponent is not taking external elixirs, but has reached the realm of god transformation purely through martial arts! Even if your brain is drained, a slap in the face will still kill you...

Li Fan showed no expression on his face, and there was actually a layer of cold sweat on his back. After the old man was helped away, he looked at the eunuch in purple who came over and knelt at his feet. There were also seventeen or eight people crowded outside the foyer behind. A group of Nascent Soul Realm dignitaries knelt on the ground.

"Who are you?"

The purple-clothed eunuch was sweating profusely, licking his face and said, "Qiu Liang, the current foreman of the chamberlain! I have heard of your name as Marquis of Guan Nei from Shaoqing Honglu! I only regret that my luck is shallow and I can't wait for your summons." !

It's rare that you, Lord Marquis, have some free time today. Come back and sit at home. Your servants will call all your children and grandchildren to see you! "

"Greetings to the Marquis!"

Then the group of purple-clothed officials who probably walked out, including the general and the minister, really looked like their children and grandchildren at this moment, smiling charmingly and kowtowing to Li Fanbangbangbangbangbangbangbangbangbangbangbang.

Honglu Shaoqing...oh, does it mean Wang Lang? Not counting the Parkinson's just now, this enemy eunuch is probably the leader of the eunuchs in the palace and the leader of a group of jackals in the West City after the eunuch Wang...

Li Fan glanced at these people. Except for Eunuch Qiu and the two military attachés who looked like generals, who were masters of martial arts training, most of the others were dignitaries who had reached the Yuanying realm with the protection of the Divine Infant Pill and the Divine List. The kind that can be chopped over at will.

However, in Liqiu Palace, there is probably not only one ancestor like the Great Changqiu just now. Although he is obviously too old to be effective at all, he can still scare people without warning.

"Okay, let me tell you the truth. I have called you here not for the sake of others. I heard that you have made a lot of money building houses in the past few years, right? Can you share some with me?"

Li Fan smiled and rubbed his hands at them.

"Yes! Yes! It has been prepared for you! Hurry! Bring it over!"

Qiu Liang smiled so hard that his eyes narrowed, and he pushed his butt aside to get out of the way. Then the little yellow gatekeepers filed in and placed four trays in front of Li Fan.

As if offering a treasure, Eunuch Qiu opened the silk on the tray and introduced them one by one.

"These are the three swords of the Emperor of the Immortal Palace in ancient times. They are said to be practiced at night. During the day, you can see the shadow but not the light. At night, you can see the light but not the shape. When it touches an object, it will pass by. It will follow the passing and close. It will feel sick but not bloody. Blade Yan..."

Why the hell is it a flying sword... Oh, it's a ceremonial sword that was worn as an accessory to the royal attire of ancient kings. It's the kind of sword that's more than four feet long and can't even be pulled out when faced with an assassin.

Of course, Li Fan could tell that this sword was genuine. The sword master didn't know whether it was seriously injured and broken, or whether it was sealed. There was no response from the divine consciousness detection, but in short, it was obviously a good thing in the realm of gods, but his hand There are really too many swords in it...

Seeing that Li Fan just curled his lips and had no interest in facing such a legendary magic weapon treasure, Qiu Liang sweated furiously!

No, that's not right! Don't you like to use swords the most? ?

The first flattery failed, but the eunuch gritted his teeth and held his ground. He quickly opened another plate and revealed a guqin. While introducing it, he carefully observed Li Fan's expression.

"This qin is called Nanfeng, eight feet and six inches, with a broken belly. The so-called seven strings are the seven stars of the law. The big string is for the king, and the small string is for the minister. In the ancient immortal palace, King Wen and King Wu added two strings to combine the kindness of the king and his ministers... …”

Li Fan expressed some interest. These people were interesting and quite generous. The gifts given to me are all treasures that have transformed into gods. There is also a spirit in this piano. Is it called Qin Jun? Probably the third grade... Huh? Three, five, seven...

Seeing that Li Fan seemed to be interested, Qiu Liang took a breath and said with a smile,

"There is another magical thing about this harp, that is, just by plucking the strings, the harp master can appear and accompany him. However, there are seven incarnations of the harp master in this game! And their incarnations are all modeled after Migaki Migaki. The stunning beauty of the past dynasties! As the saying goes, beauties match heroes..."

I'm in a trough! There are only three in my family who are fighting bloody battles every day! Who can handle the next seven of you?

Li Fan immediately rolled his eyes and waved his hand to pass.

Eh, eh? ? ? Why don't you like this? ? ?

Qiuliang Waterfall was sweating, so I had to wipe away the cold sweat.

"This, this is meteorite falling from the sky! Divine soldiers from outside the territory! It is the auspiciousness that has recently fallen into the country of Li! As the saying goes, the emperor's destiny falls from the sky, and the energy returns to the body..."

Li Fan rolled his eyes, picked up the quick iron and shook it, "The weight is not bad, you can take it back to make a pot, I will accept it, thank you."

"Ah, this, no, but this is auspiciousness, ah, yes..."

I don’t know how many people died before I got the magic weapon back, so I’m going to make a fuss about it...

Qiu Liang was already numb, so he had no choice but to hesitate for a long time before opening the last plate.

This is a golden bowl, and there is a golden chopstick next to it. It is also a magic weapon at the level of gods!

Li Fan looked at this pair of bowls and chopsticks out of curiosity. Why, the emperor also had to use gold bowls and chopsticks when eating?

Qiu Liang also knew that Li Fan had never seen this thing before, so he picked up the golden chopsticks and knocked on the bowl as if to demonstrate. Then there was a tinkling sound, and countless divine money poured out.

Li Fan took a look at the arrangement and combination of the curse seals on the bowl when the spell took effect. It was clear that this was a storage magic weapon similar to the function of a storage jade and Pixiu. The other end was probably linked to a small treasury in the dragon vein somewhere. .

Qiu Liang smiled and said, "These yellow and white things are for the young people to honor the marquis. They are about 150 million yuan."

So Li Fan looked at the bowl, then turned to look at the eunuch with an expressionless expression, "...how much do you say?"

Qiu Liang was stunned by Li Fan's cold glare and froze for a moment. Then someone outside took the opportunity to shout,

"It's 14,820,000,000 Shen Gang money! The household's four-year annual income! Lord Marquis! It's all earned by my subordinates for you!"

Li Fan then turned to stare at the golden bowl and pointed his hand, "Who are you! Come out and answer!"

Then from the crowd at the back, an old man with a goatee, purple silk and a goldfish bag with a jade hook on his waist stood out. He knelt on the ground and bowed three times, "Li Hongxian, the censor of the Li Kingdom, pays homage to the Marquis of Guannei."

Li Fan turned to stare at him.

Qiu Liang came over and whispered, "Doctor Li must come with me. If you don't want to see him..."

Li Fan waved his hand and said, "Come out and speak."

So Qiu Liang immediately shrank into a corner and pretended to be dead, while Li Hongxian immediately climbed over and kowtowed, smiling flatteringly,

"Returning to the Marquis, Li Guo is now surrounded by powerful enemies. As ministers of Li Guo and deeply favored by the Emperor, how can we not share your worries and serve the imperial court?

Therefore, all the gentlemen generously donated their own money to support the state affairs. They gained the trust of their colleagues, and the funds were arranged and allocated by the ministers. Finally, they fulfilled their mission and made some modest contributions to the country's strategy and coordination. …”

So this guy started to show his merits, first by praising the dignitaries and ministers who had left the country. In order to share the country's worries, they also worked for General Zhennan. They generously donated their wealth to support national defense projects and Changsi. development and construction of the city to alleviate the country’s urgent needs.

Then he talked about how he was so lucky, how he worked hard, how he traded, how he broke a copper plate into two and earned four coins from two coins. Finally, with his outstanding talents, he left the country after a few years. The treasury is abundant, the troops are well-equipped, and various construction projects have been completed. It can be said that he has lived up to the trust and trust of the court.

By the way, I have accumulated so much gold and silver here. After all, everyone is optimistic about Qingyue, the ancestor of the Li family, and I have dedicated the investment to you. You can spend it as you like. You want to buy elixirs, buy elixirs, make swords, and make swords. If it’s not enough, tell your family, the elders care about you, chirp

Well, although the dignitaries around you are not as good as the imperial censor, but the fawning look of nodding in agreement, probably if it weren't for the fear that Li Fan would draw his sword and kill someone, they would really want to pounce on you, kneel down and lick the tweeter to love you.

Li Fan did not interrupt him, but looked at the golden bowl expressionlessly. After Li Hongxian finished speaking, he asked lightly,

"I heard that many people in Changsi City are bankrupt. Is that okay?"

Li Hongxian rolled his eyes and immediately stopped speaking, while Qiu Liang quickly knelt down and cried,

"It's all the fault of the young ones. I've also heard that some people below have gone too far. I'm going to arrange three Siti cavalry to strictly investigate those corrupt people who are corrupt and perverting the law!"

Li Hongxian looked at everyone's faces, rolled his eyes twice, and spoke again,

"The Marquis is considerate, but seeing that the war is about to start, it is not certain when Changsi City will fall into the flames of war. It will not be surprising when the industry in Changsi City will be gone. The purpose of building palaces is just to stabilize people's hearts and set an example for the world to leave. The country is strong!

But speaking privately, if there really is an emergency, the adults in the court have already set up fairy houses in Mozhu Mountain to avoid disasters at any time. Then what should we do if the people in the city are unable to move to their hometown? Woolen cloth?

Therefore, the official can only think of some drastic measures to carry forward the decree to develop southern Xinjiang, reduce the population and move to the south for development. Sometimes he is more decisive in doing things, but this is really a helpless move!

What's more, the imperial court gave each household one hundred guan as a property purchase fee. Although this amount of money is not much, now that 200,000 households have moved to Jingfu, the total cost is 20 million guan, and many of them are used to farm cattle, livestock, vehicles and boats. The physical accounting needs to be allocated from the border treasury, and border defense must be prioritized. It is also difficult to support the department!

Perhaps some local governments are temporarily short of turnover, resulting in things not being distributed, or there are omissions, and it is inevitable to cause public resentment, but you have already asked, Lord Marquis, and I will make arrangements to make it up! I just ask you to give me some time and consider my difficulties! "

"Yes, yes, it's difficult. It's difficult." Qiu Liang nodded repeatedly.

Good guys, Mozhushan asked you to do it.

Li Fan looked at the bowl again.

Li Hongxian also knew what Li Fan meant, and explained, "These have nothing to do with the imperial court, they are just a little contribution from everyone. It is true that Shengang money has been devalued greatly in recent years, but after all, it is still a sign of filial piety. Please just accept it. Don’t be polite.”

"A little thought is a little thought!" Qiu Liang nodded frequently.

Well, 20 million yuan is a lot, but 150 million yuan is just a little bit of kindness. There is still a piece of the pie for him, do you want to say thank you?

Li Fan looked at the 'night exercise' and hesitated for a while. Finally, he walked to Li Hongxian and squatted down, lowering his head and asking him.

"Does the imperial censor know that the slaves in the city are of low status and are restricted by the sale of their bodies, so they cannot leave Changsi City?"

The old man rolled his eyes three times and immediately understood what Li Fan meant, and immediately slapped his thigh.

"Yes! Now that the imperial court wants to develop southern Xinjiang, UU Reading www.uukanshu.net is the time to employ people. It is urgent to free the slaves and develop manpower! Thank you Marquis Guannei for your advice!

Now that the new king has succeeded to the throne, he can announce to all directions that he will grant amnesty to the world, and that all those who have not committed the ten evil crimes can be freed from their crimes and become sons of good families again. As for private slaves, you can ask the palace to issue a manumission order to free the slaves. According to the official's estimate, there are still more than a million lowly people in the capital. If we follow the previous rules, if there are another 20 million yuan to give them a home, The industry is probably about the same.

It's just the old, weak, sick and disabled. Those who are still useful, wealthy families may not necessarily be willing to terminate their contracts, and some servants may not be willing to lose their jobs. Maybe they will cause trouble...

But it’s not difficult! If the subordinate is willing to set an example, he can first cancel the contract of sale of the slave at home, and then re-sign the contract as a contract worker. After all, the price of money is so high now that the wages must be recalculated, so that the people close to him can feel at ease..."

Ha, it seems that the person who can become the imperial censor is really capable. In the blink of an eye, he not only arranged everything in order, but also directly started to persuade the powerful and powerful leaders around him to start doing ideological work.

Li Fan stood up, picked up the golden rice bowl and threw it to Li Hongxian, then clasped his fists and bowed around,

"Well, I have something on my mind. I would like to ask the imperial censor to arrange for the release of the lowly slaves who have left the country and place them in our Mo Mountain to farm and reclaim wasteland.

My lords have also heard it. If you are truly loyal and find it difficult to leave your old master, I will not force you to do so. But if there are people in the family who want to leave, please give me, Li Qingyue, a favor, do me this favor, and set them free. body.

As long as this is accomplished, I, Li Qingyue, owe you all a favor. "

Everyone present did not dare to say anything, and they all avoided giving way and returned the gift, saying that they must buy the face of Guannei Hou.