Chapter 415: Lihuo Tower Master, Peacock's Commission
Wind and Cloud Plane·Gyeonggi Province·Seoul
Two hundred years ago, Li Chenggui established the Joseon Dynasty and later moved the capital to Seoul.
Since then, Seoul has been the capital of Goryeo.
Because the Japanese front advanced too fast, the fate of this capital was much better than that of Pyongyang, which can't help but make people feel sad.
Although the people of Goryeo did not understand the inside story of the Qianqiu Catastrophe, they also knew that the Li family was cleansed by the Japanese, and the Japanese army was defeated by the Ming Dynasty.
Seeing this situation, several families that still retained a little strength wrote letters, requesting to imitate the story of Tang Gaozong's destruction of Goguryeo in the past, and allow all eight Goryeo tribes to return to the embrace of the Ming Dynasty.
After Zhu Houzhao and Emperor Wenlong discussed it, they generously distributed this land to Tianxiahui, which made a great contribution this time.
So, after receiving the imperial edict, Duanlang found that he suddenly became the underground emperor of Goryeo, the godfather among godfathers...
Of course, considering Duan Shuai's factor, Duan Lang is actually one of the imperial court's own, and is completely different from Xiong Ba.
After being shocked, various forces gradually accepted this arrangement and showed their goodwill to Duanlang.
After the Tianxiahui moved away from the Tianshan Mountains, the Central Plains world suddenly became less burdened by mountains and became full of vitality.
After weighing the balance, Duanlang wholeheartedly cooperated with the court and concentrated on developing overseas societies...
Everyone's capacity is still different.
No matter how ambitious Duan Lang is, he still cannot compare with heroes like Li Shimin and Zhu Yuanzhang.
Duanlang was already very satisfied after getting such a large territory.
No matter how big the territory is, it will exceed the limit of his ability, and it may cause trouble...
***
At this moment, upon hearing Lin Xuan's arrival, Zhu Houzhao and his party hurried to the headquarters of the Tianxiahui, which was converted from the Goryeo Palace.
"According to what Huangdi Xuanyuan said at the time, after this great catastrophe, the way of heaven in this world will slowly be penetrated by the way of humanity, and such extreme things should not happen."
Zhu Houzhao handed Lin Xuan a pot of shochu and said happily: "The luck in the dragon's veins also directly attributes to the mountains and rivers, which brings prosperity to China."
A few meters away, Duan Lang, Wen Chou Chou, Ni Bodhisattva, Wei Zhongxian and others were following behind them with respectful expressions.
In the garden not far away, Huang Rong chatted endlessly with Lao Zhang.
Beside the garden pool, Tiannu Ba lowered her fishing rod and dozed off against a stone, looking lazy.
The sun is shining and the years are quiet!
"Man can conquer nature, and the result is quite good."
Lin Xuan took a sip of wine: "It has not been easy for you for more than a hundred years."
“If your efforts are rewarded, nothing is difficult.”
"The happiest moment is to survive the great catastrophe safely, and the moment when heaven and earth come together to work together."
Zhu Houzhao grinned and said: "You didn't see it at the time. The state of vitality and all things competing is still before your eyes."
"See you, sir."
"Ah? Lin Zhenjun, what did you say?"
"nothing……"
Lin Xuan sighed: "Although these two idioms are quite good, please don't say them together in the future. It is unlucky."
"Is there any other way to say this?"
"The cause and effect is still very powerful. Your Majesty, it is better to be careful and not always be like the old general on the stage."
"You are a god, what you say must make sense."
Zhu Houzhao nodded: "Okay! I have been taught."
"..."
Ni Bodhisattva and Wei Zhongxian looked at each other with thoughtful expressions.
"...Have His Majesty Shennong and Huangdi gone back?"
"Well, Huangdi said that the great catastrophe of the thousand years has been successfully passed. Since God will not destroy me, then the human race in this world will prosper."
"Then he said that he had other important matters and he would probably never come here again."
Zhu Houzhao sighed with emotion: "Emperor Yan took Chi You away and said that the people they were most sorry for were actually the Jiuli lineage. Now they have to find ways to make up for it."
"Destiny has come and gone, maybe there will be a chance to meet again, so don't worry too much."
"Well, another two months have passed, and Wenlong and the others have returned to the court one after another. I can't get used to the food here, and I want to go back several times."
"But Mr. Zhang said you were coming soon. I didn't think of thanking you, and I was too embarrassed to leave first, so I had to grit my teeth and wait."
Zhu Houzhao said with a smile: "Now that I see you again, I can go back to my hometown with peace of mind and enjoy the food and drink."
"When Your Majesty goes back, do me a favor."
"Huh? What's the deal? Just tell me as much as you can."
"I have obtained a magic weapon this time. I need to build a total of eight wonder sub-towers to attract the stars in the sky and gather human luck to compete with the leader of the Buddha."
"The eight sub-towers of wonders are located in eight planes, and this world is also among them."
Lin Xuan flicked his sleeves and took out the corresponding metal box: "Time is quite tight this time. I'm afraid this tower will cause trouble for Your Majesty."
"Is it just a tower? Huh? There is something special about this tower..."
Zhu Houzhao took the pagoda drawing and looked at it for a few times, frowning slightly: "Wen Chou Chou, you designed the first building in the world, right? Let's see if you can build this tower?"
"This tower is an ingenious thing created by nature. If Chou Chou designed it, I might not be able to design it even after 10,000 years of thinking."
Wen Chou Chou read it carefully, with a look of confidence on his face: "But all aspects of the drawings are clearly marked. As long as there are sufficient manpower and material resources, Chou Chou will definitely be able to complete the project as scheduled."
"This is my Ming Dynasty's top priority, and all the troops and horses in the country can be used."
Zhu Houzhao gritted his teeth and said, "I will give you an army of 300,000 people. Is that enough?"
"Your Majesty, this is building a pagoda, not fighting, so it shouldn't be so extreme..."
"As for that!"
"Well, there are only so many construction sites. Even if there are hundreds of thousands of troops, we can't arrange them."
Wen Chou Chou's cheeks twitched: "Your Majesty will arrange for Chou Chou to have 10,000 skilled craftsmen and laborers, and give Chou Chou another year to build the tower without any mistakes."
"One year..."
Zhu Houzhao looked at Lin Xuan: "Is this considered fast or slow?"
"Almost."
Lin Xuan nodded and said: "To gather the power of humanity, this tower should be as strong as possible. If it is rushed and turned into a shoddy project, the gain will outweigh the loss."
Huang Yaoshi had seen the drawings before and said it would take a year.
Wen Chou Chou also estimated that it would take such a long time. It seemed that besides being a flatterer, this guy also had some real skills.
Lin Xuan's view of him changed a lot.
"What Lin Zhenjun said is that the 'tofu project' is also vivid and refreshing."
Wen Chou Chou hesitated and said: "Where is this tower built? Is it in Seoul where the headquarters of our Tianxiahui is located?"
"Build it in Wushuang City..."
Lin Xuan smiled: "If it were built here, I'm afraid that thousands of years later, the people here will regard me as a Korean and think that the method of building this tower was also invented by the Koreans."
According to the stereotype of later generations, Lin Xuan was still a little cautious about this matter.
Although the impact is not big, it is still quite uncomfortable.
Wushuang City is located in Shu. Shu people are still worshiping Zhuge Liang nearly two thousand years later. Lin Xuan still has a good impression of this.
"Will the Koreans in future generations be so shameless? Then build the tower in Wushuang City as Zhenjun said."
Wen Chou Chou wiped his sweat: "But as shown in the picture, the tower also needs a sky patrol tower master. Chou Chou really can't think of a suitable person and is really helpless."
"Is it so difficult?"
Zhu Houzhao was very dissatisfied: "My Ming Dynasty is full of iron-blooded men and there are many heroes. Why can't we choose a tower master?"
"This..., that can't be done with an iron-blooded man."
Wen Chou Chou looked embarrassed: "The selection of the owner of this tower is extremely demanding. According to the tower diagram, this tower corresponds to the position of Li, which is fire and belongs to Yin. The owner of the tower must be a woman."
"Is this happening? Well, this bead really doesn't shine..."
Zhu Houzhao squeezed the Lihuo Pearl and said sadly: "My Ming Dynasty is not short of women, Lin Zhenjun can choose. Even if we choose Wenlong's queen, I will let him part with her."
"..."
Ni Bodhisattva, Wei Zhongxian and others coughed repeatedly and stopped talking.
"Why do these words seem so strange to His Majesty..."
Lin Xuan was also speechless: "I also know that the master of the tower needs a woman, and I already have a candidate in mind. Your Majesty, don't worry too much."
"Huh? Candidates? Didn't the above say..., damn! The requirements are so high, they actually want the leader of a country!"
Zhu Houzhao's face changed slightly, and he gritted his teeth and said: "Then I will discuss with Wenlong and ask him to abdicate immediately and find a girl to be the emperor?"
"Hahaha! You emperor, don't be confused and talk nonsense."
Amidst the laughter, Zhang Sanfeng came to the crowd holding the Thunder Bead and said, "This is too childish and has dishonest intentions. If we want to gather humanity, it is really the worst strategy."
Under the agitation of spiritual power, the Thunder Bead flashed with extremely rich purple brilliance, covering a mile in radius.
"Is this..., huh? Your Thunder Bead is actually so bright?"
Zhu Houzhao was a little envious: "Hey, Zhang Xianren's pure yang body and immortal wind and cloud body are absolutely incomparable to me."
"It's really rare."
Huang Rong also breathed a sigh of relief: "I'm afraid that after talking for a long time, Zhang Laodao doesn't agree with it in the end, so this matter will be troublesome."
"If Emperor Zhenwu is not qualified, then there will not be many candidates in the world."
Lin Xuan smiled and said: "I wonder if Master Zhang is interested in serving as the master of Thunder Tower?"
"Well, I have heard what happened from Fairy Huang."
"The God-killing Tribulation involves all the heavens. Even the previous Emperor Zhenwu was afraid that he was also affected by it, and his body and soul were destroyed just now."
"Although the old Taoist can't come in person this time, I would be happy if I could do my little bit in this way."
Zhang Sanfeng smiled and said: "I heard that Senior Huang, Master Huang, Master Sa, Master Chongyang, Master Zhang and others are all here. I would like to take this opportunity to ask them for more advice."
"The Chongyang master over there is still a little Chongyang. The others are not as good as you, Lao Zhang, but they will definitely be very happy to see you..."
Huang Rong was a little embarrassed: "You are the Zhenwu Emperor, and you are indeed too well-matched. We owe you a favor."
"The tower is full of spiritual power, and it is also a good place for experienced Taoists to retreat and learn Taoism. It doesn't matter whether it is humane or not."
Zhang Sanfeng hesitated for a moment, then said with a smile: "But if it is convenient for you, Taoist friend Lin, I can take the old Taoist back there by the way, so that you can put your worries aside."
"Go back? Of course you can."
Lin Xuan's thoughts moved slightly: "Zhenzhen Zhang plans to go back to the end of the Yuan Dynasty or the end of the Ming Dynasty?"
It sounds like Zhang Sanfeng plans to visit his relatives and get rid of the worries in his heart before Fengshen Shajie.
It was a piece of cake for Lin Xuan and had no impact.
Anyway, these two planes have to be passed, and Zhang Sanfeng's visit to relatives will not affect the construction of the tower here.
"The old Taoist just came here at the end of the Ming Dynasty. It's better to go back to the end of the Yuan Dynasty and take a look."
Zhang Sanfeng said with a smile: "With the old Taoist's current cultivation level, he should be able to hide from the sky by luck and make the will of heaven in that world undetectable."
"Awesome, so awesome..."
Zhu Houzhao's eyes were filled with excitement when he heard this, and he didn't know what he was thinking.
"At the end of the Yuan Dynasty..., the real person still can't let go of Wuji and the others, right?"
"As I get older, I feel a little nostalgic."
"Since Master Zhang has this plan, how dare he disobey it."
Lin Xuan solved a troublesome matter and was very happy: "Goddess of Heaven, come and try the Pearl of Lihuo."
"Oh, when I see you, I know I can't escape..."
"No! You are the Emperor of Donghua. I can't bear to be called empress. Just call me Xiaoba."
Tiannu Ba stood up lazily and stretched out her small white hands: "Xiao Zhu, let me try on the beads."
"Xiao Zhu understands."
Zhu Houzhao was stunned for a moment, then came to Tiannu Ba's side and handed over the beads.
Although Tiannu Ba looks like a beautiful girl, considering her age, Zhu Houzhao really has nothing to say.
Taking the Lihuo Bead into his hands, it emits an extremely bright red light, illuminating the sky.
"Well, I am the god of drought, and the beads are Lihuo beads. They really match each other."
Tiannu Ba thought for a while and said eagerly: "Okay, this job is given to me."
"Aren't you afraid of trouble this time?"
"I told you before that I have to do something to hang out with you. This tower master is just practicing in the tower and helping your main tower gather the power of humanity."
"I've been here like this for thousands of years. Although I'm a little frustrated, it's nothing special."
Tiannu Ba shrugged: "If I don't serve as the master of the tower, I might be asked to participate in the God-Sealing Killing Tribulation. If I'm not careful, I could be dead."
"The goddess is quite good at weighing the pros and cons..., huh?"
Lin Xuan's thoughts moved slightly, and he raised his head and looked into the void: "Are they Fellow Daoist Kong and Xiaobai?"
"I've met fellow Taoist Lin."
The high-pitched bird cries resounded throughout the world, and the huge peacock tore open the void and transformed into a heroic young man: "Do you have time to spare, Fellow Daoist Lin, to listen to me?"
"Brother Lin, this is...Sister Huang?"
The space fluctuated, and Ao Xue's tall and graceful figure appeared.
Dragon Girl's eyes swept across the crowd, landed on Huang Rong, and said softly.
"Yeah, Xuannv and Longnu both call me sister, it's too embarrassing."
Huang Rong smiled and took Ao Xue's hand: "This peacock seems to have something to do with Lin Xuan. Let's go down and have a chat."
"Ah? Okay..."
Ao Xue was stunned for a moment, then followed Huang Rong shyly towards the pavilion.
"Should I avoid it?"
The goddess Ba hesitated and looked at the peacock.
"You and Zhenwu are both our own people, so it doesn't hurt to listen."
Peacock said calmly: "The two women just now are also involved in various causes and effects. If you want to stay, you can stay."
"That's it..."
Zhu Houzhao rubbed his hands and smiled: "Am I one of my own?"
"With your cultivation, once you get involved, it will turn into dust in an instant."
The peacock snorted: "Don't think that I have nothing to do and am taking pleasure from you."
"Ah, since Senior Kong said this, I naturally believe it."
Zhu Houzhao said sadly: "Everyone is happy today. Xiao Duan and Chou Chou will arrange a banquet. Later we will get drunk with Lin Zhenjun."
"Wei Chen takes orders."
Duanlang and others also knew that Zhu Houzhao was out of tune, so they bowed to Lin Xuan and others and quickly left to arrange the banquet.
"This time the emperor goes to Confer God to Kill Tribulation, so be careful."
After Zhu Houzhao and others left, Peacock took a serious look at Lin Xuan and said loudly: "I know there is a book called The Romance of the Gods in the world, but the plane of the Gods is a hundred times more dangerous than in the book."
"Yes, when I went to see Lao Zhang last time, I also asked the empress for a copy of The Romance of the Gods. The things written in it are specious, so please be careful, emperor."
The goddess Ba said crisply: "I have also experienced the transition of the Shang and Zhou dynasties, and I have also been to Xiqi once."
"Huh? Is it the plane of gods?"
"Probably not, but I met Jiang Ziya when he was fishing by the Wei River."
Tiannu Ba frowned and said: "He feels like he is only in his twenties, which is completely different from the book. But I feel that if I attack him, I will definitely die."
"You or him?"
"I……"
"Is Jiang Ziya so powerful? Which version is this?"
Lin Xuan nodded: "I understand. Thank you Goddess for telling me. Does Fellow Daoist Kong have anything to say?"
"I have learned some magical powers before and taught them to you, that dragon girl. I just want to inform the emperor this time."
Peacock smiled and said: "After today, there will be no more Peacock King in the world. Emperor, you and I will meet again in the midst of the catastrophe of being enshrined as gods and killing people."
"Huh? What do you mean by this, Fellow Daoist Kong?"
"I am involved in all kinds of Buddhist cause and effect, and ultimately I will not be able to achieve enlightenment and transcendence."
"Instead of living in vain for thousands of years, we might as well give it up right now. With a little bit of true spirit left, we can converge the heavens again and experience the God-killing Tribulation again."
King Peacock Ming said proudly: "When you and I meet again, I will be the Demon Saint Kong Xuan."
"Both life and death are elusive. It is worthy of being a god-killing calamity..."
Lin Xuan's thoughts moved slightly: "Is Kong Xuan fellow Taoist Kong?"
"Since a bit of true spirit is immortal, it is natural that it is me and not me."
Peacock said calmly: "Since we can't transcend, there's no point in worrying about this. It's better to leave this opportunity to others."
"Since it is Fellow Daoist Kong's choice, I have no objection."
Lin Xuan nodded: "When the time comes, I will tell you everything about today."
"Hahaha, thank you for helping me vent my anger before. These five tail feathers have the power of origin, so I will give them to you."
"If the emperor can't use them, you can also make them into magic tools and give them to others."
The Peacock King laughed and sat cross-legged: "When I see him tomorrow, show him this five-color divine light, and he will naturally have no choice but to believe it."
The golden flames swirled, and the peacock's figure was like a mirror flower and water moon, which quickly shattered and turned into ashes.
Five hazy feathers slowly floated up and came into Lin Xuan's hands.
The feathers were divided into five colors: red, green, yellow, white and black, and the light flowed, as if it contained the infinite avenue.
"..."
Zhang Sanfeng and Tiannv Ba sighed at the same time, bowed to the feathers, and looked a little lonely.