Chapter 5 Chapter Five: Luoyang, the Capital of the Gods

The fat father-in-law came to the bed and asked straight away: I haven't seen Taiping's cute and heart-wrenching appearance for a long time. What tricks did you use to her? Longying Daqi said: Happy?She should have elongated her face and raged. The fat father-in-law shook his head resting on his fat neck like a wax gourd, sat on the side of the bed and said: What happened?You were literally out of breath. Long Ying asked back with lingering fear: Do other people know? Fat Eunuch Gongdao: Fortunately, I covered it up for you. I even tried my best to inject energy into your body, but it bounced back and almost got injured, so I didn’t dare to do anything wrong. The only thing I can do is to slap your cheek and call your name.

Long Ying said: How long will it last? The fat father-in-law replied: about six to seven breaths. Long Ying recalled: I felt terrible at that time, as if there was a huge force trying to pull me away. I struggled desperately, and suddenly the pain was terribly painful, but I came back to life clearly, and then passed out in a coma until today.A coma is not a real coma, but a combination with a certain kind of mysterious power beyond this world. There is no difference between the beginning and the end. From defeat comes conquest, from destruction comes creation, from death sleep awakens.The person who wrote the Dao Heart Seed Demon must have experienced all this, otherwise how would he know?

Fat Eunuch Gongdao: From this point of view, you have ascended to the seventh stage of the Great Magic of Planting Demons.very good!really good. Long Ying asked: My father-in-law once said that I must practice to the ninth level to become a demon, so as to have the capital to deal with Wu Zhao, what is the basis for it?How do you know? The fat father-in-law looked nostalgic for the past, and said slowly: I entered the palace at the age of sixteen, and I heard about the Dao Xin planting demons from my ancestor Wei Lianxiang, because he had to give advice to Yu Tian when he was young.Xiang Yutian told him personally that he had practiced to the stage of becoming a demon.At that time, Xiang Yutian was invincible, and someone who could make three or five moves under his command was already on the level of being able to dominate one side.Although Wu Zhao said that he gathered the elders of each family in the Shengmen, he might not have surpassed Xiang Yutian, so I said that.

Longying said contentedly: "I have overcome the most difficult ones."The eighth stage is the longest and most exciting and interesting process. It is to fight with people to make the demons play their best. The demons' hearts and minds are in harmony with each other, and the spirit and mind converge, and the changes are endless.Humans are no longer humans, and demons are not demons, but something indescribable.ha! Fat Eunuch laughed and said: As long as you show the big horizontal plaque of the evil emperor, I guarantee that you will have a great time fighting day and night. Longying said in distress: I don't want to be an evil emperor.

Fat Eunuch Gongdao: I have trained you more than half of the method of planting demons, do you still have a choice?Who can change what is destined by fate? Long Ying remembered something and asked: Why did the father-in-law hide it for the female assassin? The fat father-in-law smiled and said: Because I guessed who she is. Longying was surprised and said: Who is she?I never thought there was a master as powerful as her in the world. The fat father-in-law said in a deep voice: Of course the Immortal Seal is extraordinary. Longying said: Immortal seal? The fat father-in-law's eyes shot out admiring light, and he said leisurely and fascinated: "Immortal Yin Qigong was created by Shi Zhixuan, the number one master of my holy sect, and the evil king of the Huajianbutian sect, which was rampant in the Sui and Tang Dynasties. Thinking back to the battle of Wulou Temple in Xijing back then, Li Yuan, the founder of the Tang Dynasty, personally led the army, and all the master masters gathered to besiege Shi Zhixuan who was trapped in the abbot's room, but he still escaped calmly.Tell me, who was the one who guarded you that night, she was merciful if she didn't kill Huajian Nuquan.Hey!But if the father-in-law is willing to attack with all his strength, she may not slip so easily.

Longying was stunned and said: Huajian School?Isn't the Huajian school extinct after the passing of the passionate son Hou Xibai?Besides, the Huajian faction only accepts male disciples, how could it suddenly kill a female student? Fat Eunuch smiled wryly and said: I am full of doubts like you, but the envoy of Huajian is definitely the seal of immortality.Her assassination was clearly aimed at Wu Zhao. If you kill you, Wu Zhao will never be able to obtain the magic method.Leaving aside how she can accurately grasp your effect on Wu Zhao, how could she have hatred with Wu Zhao? Longying said: "Huajian girl should know the effect of cultivating demons on Wu Zhao."

The fat eunuch pondered and said: It should be so. If she knew that you were not dead, she would definitely assassinate you a second time before you silently recorded the secret scroll. Then wouldn't you have a chance to ask her?Unexpectedly, apart from you and me, there are still fish in the Holy Gate who slipped through the net, and they are such powerful masters that they still have the strength to fight against Wu Zhao. Long Ying said in amazement: "It's just a fight?" The fat father-in-law sighed: Do you know who the person who cultivated Wu Zhao is?Wu Zhao not only practiced the Heavenly Demon Kung Fu of my Yingui Sect to the peak, but also obtained the secret scrolls of various sects of the Demon Sect, so she was able to combine the strengths of each school into one body.well!Let's talk about these things later, I shouldn't delay too long, and make Princess Taiping suspicious.

Long Ying continued to say: Unless she dares to go to the palace to assassinate Wu Zhao, then there is no need to worry about her. The fat father-in-law smiled strangely and said: You are completely wrong if you think so. Long Ying hadn't had a chance to ask what happened, when the door knocked, the maid said loudly from outside: "I report to my father-in-law, the princess has an order to wash and change clothes for Lord Ying." The fat father-in-law patted him and left the room. The majestic imperial residence is located in Qingluo, the capital of a generation of empresses.

Luoyang was first built in the first year of Daye of the Sui Dynasty. Emperor Taizong Li Shimin came to the throne. He knew Luoyang's strategic superiority and ordered people to repair and rule Luoyang City.When Wu Zhao took the back seat, he encouraged Gao Zongzhao to change Luoyang into the eastern capital, and at the same time launched a huge project to build Luoyang. On the basis of the original facilities, a palace was built on a mountain, and the Shangyang Palace built along the Luoshui River was even more luxurious. It was a win for a while. Since the first year of Yongchun, Emperor Gaozong and Wu Zhao had actually moved their capital to Luoyang and never returned to Chang'an.Wu Zhao deliberately planned to move the capital to Luoyang. In addition to political considerations, there were also practical needs, the purpose of which was to pave the way for ascending the throne of the emperor.

As far as politics is concerned, only by leaving Chang'an can we get rid of and dilute the deep-rooted memories and feelings of the officials and the people towards the Li and Tang Dynasties, which is conducive to changing the dynasty and establishing a new regime and new order. From a practical point of view, due to the substantial increase in the population of Chang'an, the Guanzhong area with limited farming area has long been unable to cope with it, resulting in years of famine.On the other hand, with three rivers and four blocks connected by water and land, why not dream of becoming the eastern capital of Luoyang, connecting the five major water systems of the Yangtze River, Qiantang, Huaihe River, Yellow River, and Haihe River in Zhongtu, and benefiting from the convenience of water transportation through the Grand Canal, rich products can fundamentally solve the problem of food.

Just looking at this two birds with one stone, and the general plan of moving eastward with a fight, you can see Wu Zhao's brilliance.More than a year before Long Ying was escorted to Luoyang, all the conditions for Wu Zhao to ascend to the throne were ripe. The ministers who dared to oppose either killed their families or exiled them to other places. The Tang Dynasty only killed two sons, Li Xian and Li Dan. So Wu Zhao ascended to the Great Treasure in the midst of the long live sound of God's instructions and obedience to everyone's opinions.Since then, the Great Tang was replaced by the Great Zhou Dynasty, and Wu Zhao called himself the Emperor of the Holy God. From Mei Niang, Cai Ren, Zhao Yi, Empress, Tian Hou, Holy Mother God Emperor to Holy God Emperor, she has experienced more than 30 years of fierce struggle inside and outside the court, and no one dares to challenge her authority today. In terms of Jianghu, she has pacified the ravages and caused disasters for hundreds of years. In the early Tang Dynasty, Youlie's two schools of magic and six ways won the admiration of the world's righteous martial arts. The people in the magic sect can unify the way of magic, and her achievements are unprecedented. Longying was captured and captured, so she had to donate the Dao Heart to plant demons to realize her long-cherished wish to unify the demon sect, and at the same time make her authority climb to the peak. Therefore, the moment Long Ying landed on the shore in the north of Tianjin Bridge was of profound significance to her.Of course, there are reasons behind it that Longying, Princess Taiping and Fat Eunuch can't figure out. There is no doubt that she attached great importance to Longying. She sent the leader of the Miyagi Guards, General Habayashi Wei Li Duozuo, to lead two hundred elites to receive Longying from Princess Taiping and escort them to the palace. Luoyang, which was named the capital of the gods, was divided into two parts, the north and the south, with the Luo River as the boundary.The northwest of the capital is where Miyagi is located, and other streets, squares, and cities are evenly distributed in the south and northeast of the city.There are ninety-six workshops in Luonan, where the common people live, and thirty workshops in Luobei.A major feature of Luoyang is the criss-crossing of rivers. Luoshui traverses the whole city and connects other large and small rivers such as Yishui, Caoqu, Huangdaoqu, etc., so the water transportation is convenient.The land transportation is also neatly planned, with ten Tongqu streets vertically and horizontally, the main road is 100 steps wide, and the side streets are 30 steps wide. The most famous scenic spot in Luoyang is Tianjin Bridge, and its Tianjin Xiaoyue is the first among the eight scenic spots in Luoyang.The south of the bridge is the busiest city in Luoyang, and with its charming scenery, it is a must-see for tourists.There are many brothels in the city, which are enough to make the self-proclaimed romantic poets linger and forget to return.In addition, Wu Zhao just moved to Guanneiyong, and hundreds of thousands of households went to Luoyang to enrich Luoyang's household registration, making the population more than one million. The situation is so prosperous that one can imagine. It's a pity that Long Ying has no chance to go sightseeing for the time being, and was sent to a carriage with curtains drawn down from the windows. He should still be able to vaguely see the scenery outside, but the cavalry guarding on the left and right blocked his sight.Xuan understood that Wu Zhao should have received the report sent by Princess Taiping to the capital first, and knew about the assassin, so there was such a big battle. well!Finally facing the most terrifying woman in the world, will this cheap evil emperor like himself clean her up with three tricks?When the two emperors met, most of them suffered.He suddenly thought of Xiang Yutian, what would happen if this true evil emperor was in the situation he was in now. The car slowed down slowly, stopped, and the door opened. General Li Duozuo got in the car and sat beside him, and said cordially: "Finally arrived at Duanmen, entered the imperial city after a routine inspection, and went straight to the palace city."I have read the confidential report, brother Ying is really lucky.As the saying goes, if you survive a catastrophe, you will have future blessings, and it is indeed fulfilled like a god in my little brother. The carriage set off again. Long Ying was confused and said: What future blessings do I have? This young general, at the age of thirty-one or twenty-two, has a high position and authority.At first glance, he is not good-looking, but his facial features are correct, but because of his sturdy body, he is as tall as Longying, and his face is clear and shrewd, and his eyes are shining with energy. Therefore, he was favored by Wu Zhao and was responsible for the security of the palace.To be able to occupy this position, he is not only Wu Zhao's confidant general, but also a pivotal figure in the Great Zhou army. The person who is particularly fond of Longying is because he is friendly and doesn't play bureaucratic, but if he stands in the hostile position between him and Wu Zhao, Longying's sharp demon sense senses that his internal and external skills are perfect, and he will not lose to that How much wind passes through the court, and he is a top-level master in the arena.Wu Zhao's subordinates are full of talented people, no wonder the Demon Sect was defeated like a mountain once it was mastered.This gentleman alone is not easy to deal with. Thinking of urging the demon, I can't help but feel itchy. Li Duozuo said happily: "The Holy Majesty called me to speak, and told me to receive him with the courtesy of a superior guest, so that my little brother feels at home."The little brother is so valued by the Holy Spirit, what is it if it is not a blessing? Long Ying smiled wryly in his heart: Isn't it the Holy Spirit? Li Duozuo said in a low voice: "It was changed twelve days ago. From now on, we will all honor you as the Holy One." Longying asked casually: What etiquette should be paid attention to when meeting the Holy Majesty? Li Duozuo said in surprise: Didn't Fat Eunuch tell you? Just this one sentence, knowing that Li Duozuo didn't know the identity of his prisoner, he shook his head to show that the fat father-in-law didn't tell him. Li Duozuo said: "Ordinary subjects, when they first visit the sage, they must kneel down three times and kowtow nine times. The little brother is recovering from his injury, so this ceremony can be avoided." Longying said: "Is the general leading the younger brother to visit the Holy One now?" Li Duozuo smiled and said: "The Holy Majesty cares for my little brother in every possible way. He knows that his journey is hard, so he ordered him to rest well first, and then he will meet him at Shangyang Palace after dusk." Longying was surprised and said: Then where are we going now?I thought Wu Zhao would be impatient to see him. Could it be that he and his fat father-in-law were wrong, and felt uncomfortable and funny, and he should be happy? This kind of mentality is really contradictory.It seems to think that what you are holding is heavy, but when you hold it, you realize that it is as light as nothing. Li Duozuo said: "Eunuch Rong greeted my younger brother at the south gate of the palace city. He has made his own arrangements, and he will take care of him in the future. Longying's scalp began to tingle, such treatment was beyond his expectation before entering the palace. The carriage entered Miyagi, and the curtains covering the windows were lifted, revealing a majestic and breathtaking scene of the temples standing tall and orderly in the afternoon sun. Longying, a country boy who had just arrived in the noble realm, was stunned and amazed. . The general was replaced by Eunuch Rong, the head of the eunuch who was less than 30 years old. This man was good-looking and eloquent. He sat next to Long Ying and casually introduced the names and characteristics of the temples along the way. Rong Gong said: This is the Vientiane Shrine, the main palace in the city, and the largest.There are thirty-five inner halls, platforms, and halls in the palace city, most of which face south and north, and are at the same height. Seeing the halls facing each other and the towers standing in a row, Longying let out a sigh of relief and said: "It's really big!" Eunuch Rong leaned into his ear and said: When I first entered the palace, I got lost from time to time.It’s better here. If you are blindfolded and sent to the Shendu Garden in the west of the capital, I guarantee that you will never be able to get out for an hour. We love to play this game the most. Long Ying thought to himself that this is a unique game for people in the palace. After changing his small stone house, he can easily find the exit even if he is blindfolded.Pointing to the exposed square roof of the building behind the east city wall, he wondered: What is that place?so weird. Eunuch Rong said proudly: "That is Hanjiacang City, with 197 steps in four miles on the east wall, 236 steps in each of the north and south, and the south is adjacent to the East Palace. There are 436 grain cellars in the city.Mr. Long felt strange because the granary was in the shape of an inverted trapezoid, with a big mouth and a small bottom. If all the granaries were full, it could hold six million stones of grain, making it the largest granary in the country. Longying called his mother in his heart, but the grain stored in Hanjiacang was enough for the gods to eat for several years.If the Habayashi Army who escorted her here just now is used as a standard, the soldiers and food are well-deserved. It is no wonder that the several rebellions before Wu Zhao's ascension to the throne were quickly put down by her troops.He sighed secretly, his originally rainbow-like fighting spirit had been greatly weakened by the majestic aura of the Great Zhou Dynasty, which was very bad. I couldn't help but poke my head out and take a breath of the cold long wind in the deep winter. I saw the lake and trees in front of me. Eunuch Rong said happily: "That is the most beautiful place in the palace city, named Shenchi. There are two islands in the pool, Dengchun Pavilion on the East Island, and Liqi Pavilion on the West Island. It is the place where the Holy Majesty appointed Mr. Long to drive. Before the first eight riders opened the way, the carriage carried the new generation of evil emperor dragon eagles into the Miyagi. Everything was so unreal, like a dream, and there was no clear boundary between reality and illusion. The carriage crossed the 200-step Liqi Bridge and came to Xizhou, which is like a fairy mountain on the sea. Under the guidance of Eunuch Rong, Longying got off the carriage and stepped on the gravel path in the forest surrounded by greenery. Lilies, lilies, etc. can be seen everywhere, the flowers are blooming, the fragrance is overwhelming, the front suddenly opens up, and there are halls and attics hidden. Compared with his barren valley hut, it is almost a difference between heaven and earth. Eunuch Rong said: Mr. Long has a good rest, the general ordered him to come down, and after he has finished his dinner, he will personally pick him up and meet him at Shangyang Palace. He whispered again: Only the monarchs and envoys from foreign countries will receive such grand hospitality from the Holy Majesty.Don’t worry about security, Xizhou is the easiest place to guard. As long as people guard the Liqi Bridge and set up defenses on the banks of the pond, the gods will not be able to come, and you can enjoy the gift of the Holy One as you like. Long Ying murmured what mother's gift was there, and suddenly the sound of Liliying on the steps in the distance resounded loudly: "My maidservant sends greetings to Lord Ying!" Long Ying was dizzy and looked at Jiaoyin's direction, dumbfounded for a while.