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So there are ants under the heavens, and no one wants to break free from the fate of ants.

It's as if the officials and lords are always used to being high above and treating the people as ants. didn't know that he himself was just an ant in front of the emperor. Life and death are taken away, and fate is in his hands.

Once the Son of Heaven, people are extremely respected, as if the power is in hand, and the world is in his arms. But so what? Once the underworld urged the card, the owner of the country changed in an instant.

Cultivating and seeking immortals is to get rid of life and death, and to be at ease. Isn't it just to get rid of the fate of ants?

Is it just really possible to get out of the way?

At least Lichen doesn't think so. Compared with the crowd outside, Lichen feels that he is just a fat ant, but in front of the pig's trotters of fate, a little fatter and a little thinner are just a little grinding, what is the difference?

After more than ten years, the real people who protect the country have entered Beijing again, which has touched the hearts of a large number of people. Of course, the current emperor Zhu Zaikai is the happiest. In any case, the real person who protects the country is his own master, and he has always supported him. Not to mention the feelings between each other, even if the interests are constantly implicated, the emperor has to happily welcome Chen's "great arrival".

The scenery of the emperor's thirty-mile outskirts of Beijing is not unprecedented, but also rare.

It's just that the minister of civil and military affairs, who had to follow the emperor and come outside the city to blow the wind, was in a complicated mood.

Wuchen is a little better, over the years, Wuchen has finally raised his eyebrows, and he no longer has to suffer from a bunch of "rotten Confucian" birds. After all, the achievements of the Ming Dynasty in expanding its territory over the years are here, and the ministers naturally can't pretend not to see it.

As for the ministers, they are not welcome to the dust, and they account for the majority. Moreover, Wenchen has been suppressed by the emperor "colluding" with Wuchen all these years, but he is the pot of this real person who protects the country. There is no fool who can stand above the court, and there is no one who can stand out among the millions of scholars in the Ming Dynasty, and no one in a high position is not a human spirit. Although Lichen rarely interferes in national affairs, he rarely even shows up. But the influence will not wane even the slightest.

His Majesty the current Emperor has been in front of this real person for more than ten years, and he has taken care of His Majesty the current Emperor for more than ten years under the support of the former emperor, and it is not an exaggeration to say that he is half a father and son. And this real person has a close relationship with the three generations of kings of the Ming Dynasty. Or simply this real apprentice is the royal princess, the "aunt" of His Majesty today...

The emperor's outskirts are very large, civil and military officials, birds and beasts (official robes) occupy the official road, plus the Praetorian Guards guarding along the way, brocade clothes pro-army, make the official road like a mountain and a sea of people.

The old housekeeper's heart was very complicated, and faintly tears began to brew in his eyes. Until he came to Beijing, when his master told his identity, the old housekeeper was a little like in a dream.

Moreover, Lichen promised to find a lower title for the old butler's son.

Kindness! The kind that doesn't have an official position. But there is no official position, but it is also a knighthood. From a slave to a lord, in the old butler's heart, it is the rhythm of one step to the sky.

The "Young Master Zhu" in his house back then was Zhu Zaikai today, and the little girl who pestered Zhu Zaikai is now the queen mother of Fengyi world. Even if he has no official or position, just by virtue of the relationship between this old housekeeper and the emperor and empress, who dares to look down on him now?

As for the little fishing boat, he is no longer surprised, his father is a "fairy", and he has been in the sky. If you can't guess your father's origins, you'll be a little stupid!

It's just that acceptance is accepted, and when the living Son of Heaven came out to greet him with hundreds of civil and military officials, Xiaoyu Xiaozhou's legs were still a little weak when he stepped out of the carriage.

He has no official or position, but he is the national teacher of the Ming Dynasty, ranked among the superbs, and is also the actual Taoist leader (of course, there are many Taoist leaders. It's not as good as Longhu Mountain or something. But today, Lichen is undoubtedly more prestigious, and that Taoist temple has to give face. Who calls people very big, or living immortals? ）。 It is also a fairy who has intersected with three generations of royal emperors. When the emperor sees it, he has to call him "Shigong", so the civil and military officials have to salute and say hello when they see the dust.

Seeing Chen get out of the carriage, the civil and military officials pinched their noses and bowed, but Zhu Zaikai rushed over very excitedly, hugged the dust and shouted excitedly: "Master", there is no dignity of a gentleman.

To be honest, Zhu Zaikai's personality is more similar to his father, Emperor Zhengde, and he is not a temperament that likes to be restrained. But his fate was good, after his father Zhengde Emperor Zhu Houzhao has been conscientiously recovering the military power little by little for decades, and by the time Zhu Zai Kai inherited the throne, the military power of the Ming Dynasty had almost been recovered.

With the support of the army, the civilian officials did not dare to jump too happily. After the conspiracy palace change of Emperor Zhengde, no matter what the civil officials said about reading the books of sages and sages, they were loyal and virtuous ministers, and the emperor would not believe it. After more than 20 years of suppression, the balance between the civil and military classes in the court has also been restored, and when Zhu Zai Kai succeeded to the throne, he was already an adult and had been the crown prince for many years. The consolidation of the foundation of political power is not comparable to that of Zhu Houzhao, who ascended to the throne at the beginning of that year.

Who would dare to come out and die in big and small things, and find the emperor unhappy?

In the past, it was unimaginable for an emperor to take the Manchu Dynasty civil and military out of Beijing for dozens of miles to welcome a "Taoist priest", and there were no 180 loyal and filial sons crying at the palace gate, and there would be ghosts to "die" to the emperor!

"Fusheng Immeasurable Heavenly Venerable!" Lichen smiled and bowed down. No matter what kind of relationship he has with Zhu Zaikai in private, the public is public and the private is private. Facing the civil and military officials, as well as a large number of soldiers and civilians behind him, Lichen had to maintain a respect for the king.

It is not only for Zhu Zaikai, but also for the Daomen behind him. Be cautious but not arrogant, and correct your position is the long-term way. Those who are not prepared to rebel and take the king's personal friendship for granted generally do not live long.

The dust may not be afraid, but the Xuanguang view is afraid, especially the entrance view after the dust leaves.

Lichen and his party followed Zhu Zaikai back to the Forbidden City. A family banquet that had been prepared in the palace was waiting for them.

Whether it is Xiaoyu Xiaozhou or the old housekeeper, Zhu Zaikai has seen them, and obviously regards them as his own. No palace dinner was arranged, but a family banquet was arranged, which was a sign of being close to the family.

Looking at Zhu Zaikai, who has grown up and can shoulder the heavy responsibility of the king of a country, Lichen is quite pleased. After all, he is a child who has been with him for more than ten years, and his feelings are not comparable to ordinary people. Lichen hopes that the Ming Dynasty will be stable for a long time, and smoothly break out of the cocoon into a butterfly, even if there is a constitutional monarchy of the Zhu dynasty in later generations, it will be humiliated for a hundred years, and until later generations, it is also a country that is three levels shorter than foreigners.

"The poor road is here for the future of Xiaozhou and Xiaoyu's marriage. The poor road can't go through the red dust for a long time, and it's time to return to the mountains to cultivate. But I don't worry about these two children. So entrust them to you, and I hope you can help me take care of them. "If you are a human being, you will have selfishness, and so will the dust. Xiaoyu Xiaozhou is Chen's own responsibility, if there is no matter between Yunhua and Yun Lingzi, it is fine, but since the matter has appeared, Lichen has no energy and time to take care of them anymore.

Zhu Zaikai is a great tomorrow, and with Zhu Zaika's care, there will be no other troubles. I don't expect them to do anything, as long as they are safe and happy.

"Master, they also grew up under my watch. Even if you don't say it, I will take care of them. I thought about bringing them to Jingshi before, but I don't know what your arrangements are. can only instruct the local brocade guards to take care of it secretly. Now that they have come to Jingshi, they are naturally my younger brothers and sisters. Zhu Zaikai blushed a little, after all, in terms of seniority, Xiaoyu Xiaozhou was his uncle and aunt. Just as someone who has watched two guys grow from a little baby to a little bit, how can they still be treated as adults?

"Then the poor road will be relieved!" Lichen completed the entrusted matter, and his wish was fulfilled, and he suddenly felt a burst of excitement, as if he was not interested in anything.

"Master?" Zhu Zai Kai obviously also felt the change in Chen's state of mind, he hadn't seen it for twenty years, not only did Shigong suddenly appear in front of him with gray hair, as if the whole heart was old.

Do immortals get old?

In Zhu Zaikai's heart, his master is undoubtedly a "living immortal". Don't you have any problems with your master, right?

Zhu Zai was very worried, worried about whether there was something wrong with Chen's cultivation, after all, the feeling that Chenchen gave him now was so strange, and he could no longer feel the immortal style of the sky and clouds in the past, but instead looked at an old monk who had seen through Hongchen.

In fact, the feeling that the dust gave Zhu Zaikai was not right. Lichen didn't see through the red dust, otherwise he wouldn't have made another trip to Beijing. Lichen is only a little cold now, cold to the feeling of powerlessness in the face of the fate of the Heavenly Dao.

Cultivating immortals is supposed to be transcendent, but in the end, I found that detachment is fake, and no matter how hard you try, you can't just be a big ant. This makes the dust embarrassed.

It's just accurate, and now the dust is in the period of confusion. If you don't get out of this obstacle as soon as possible, not to mention the progress of cultivation, it is possible to retreat greatly.

After entering Beijing, some people are happy and some are worried. The civil official has always had a bad relationship with Chen, for fear that Chenchen will make some trouble this time. So I kept a close eye on Chen's every move. If you want to talk about the palace, how can it be possible without the eyeliner of those courtiers?

But soon, Wenchen was half relieved. This time, I really didn't have any plans to make a moth when I entered Beijing, except for accompanying the emperor around, that is, to accompany the dying Empress Dowager Zhang to discuss the Taoist scriptures and talk about the method of longevity. I really don't have the heart to meddle in government affairs.

The remaining half of the worries are just about the "bad" record that has always been in the past.

The arrival of the dust welcomed a lot of people, especially those noble and old ministers who had nothing to do, and they didn't leave the gate of the palace regardless of their face.

It is human nature to seek blessings and prolong life, and to ask about life and death. It's just the news from the palace, but it's always been a dusty visitor, and a group of guys who can't see it almost didn't annoy Zhu Zaikai to death...

"How could a real person come to me?" In the garden of the Wang family, full of silver hair, but full of energy, Wang Shouren, who was full of red light, looked at the sudden appearance of Chen with a smile and asked. I was not surprised at the appearance of dust, as if I had expected it.

"Fusheng Immeasurable Heavenly Venerable!" Lichen looked at the idle, leisurely Wang Shouren and said: "I haven't seen you for decades, Brother Wang is more like an immortal than me, a Taoist disciple." ”

Indeed, in this unrecognizable time and space that has been changed by the dust, Wang Shouren has no chance to concoct it: "There is no good and no disgusting body, there are good and malicious movements, knowing good and knowing evil is conscience, and eliminating evil for good is a thing". Wang Yangming naturally can't be a saint. After all, it takes chance to become a generation of literary saints. During the time when Wang Shouren was in Guizhou, he had obviously become a half-step saint, but he was ruined by the "opportunity to become enlightened" by this guy in vain. I can't help but say dust, "The sin is great!" ”

It's just that Wang Shouren doesn't know! I have always thought that Chen is a good person, a mentor and a friend, and I have always regarded Chen as a confidant.

Speaking of which, although Wang Shouren is an unwritten saint, he has a tendency to become a martial saint. He has been in charge of the Ming Dynasty Royal Martial Arts Hall for more than 20 years, and the peach and plum are all over the world. More than seventy percent of the military attaches in the Ming Dynasty are considered to be Wang Shouren's protégés, a person who reads the books of sages, but he has become the "co-teacher" of the world's military ministers, and it is not a small sin to count the butterfly of dust.

Now that Wang Shouren is older, his energy is not as good as before, and after decades of lecturing, he has realized some truths. Now that I am idle, I am ready to sort out my life's feelings, which can be regarded as making one last effort towards the path of "saint".

"Seeing Brother Wang's red face, he frowned with joy, he must have gained enlightenment these days!" Lichen sat opposite Wang Shouren with a smile, poured a cup of tea unceremoniously, and tasted it himself.

"Real people have achieved cultivation, and they are already immortals on the road, moving mountains and reclaiming the sea, and they are at ease. How can there be such a thing as a knot," Wang Shouren stared at the dust, his white hair was a little puzzled.

If it is said that the person who knows the dust in the world, maybe Wang Shouren must be one. Moreover, Wang Shouren was affected by the dust, and in this life, he did not desperately run on the road of "Zen Buddhism", but was very interested in Taoism. I have read a lot of Taoist classics, as well as famous Taoist notes, although I have not become a monk, but I have a deep understanding of Taoism. Anyone can see the changes in the dust, but only a wise and demonic guy like Wang Shouren can guess a rough idea.

"Heaven is not benevolent, and all things are used as dogs. After a hundred years of cultivation, I thought that the avenue was in line, and I could finally get rid of the fence and be at ease. But in the end, it's just a big ant! Lichen smiled bitterly, picked up the teacup in his hand and drank it.

Wang Shouren didn't listen to it, but his face turned to the side when he heard it. After looking at the breath of dust, I didn't know that today's "real people" had already planted demons, and they actually doubted their "Dao".