Liu Che, the son of heaven of the Han Dynasty, has ascended to the throne in the Hanyuan Hall for more than 20 years. In the first ten years, the emperor's authority was shrouded in the huge figure of the Empress Dowager Dou, and his ambitions and ambitions were not given a chance to be displayed.

The vigor and vigor of this dynasty began after Emperor Liu Che came into power. To be precise, it is because of the impetus of a certain emerging force that the country has embarked on a journey of progress.

The development of the Han Empire to this day, the strength of the country has far surpassed that of the Qin Dynasty, and it is incomparable with the previous dynasties in history. Whenever he thought of this, a look of smugness appeared on the emperor's face.

No matter what kind of achievements are made, and no matter what kind of contribution you have made as a courtier, history and the times will first credit the emperor for this kind of credit. Liu Che, who had been determined to be a great emperor since he was a teenager, was idolized by Qin Shi Huang of the previous dynasty, and now, he finally began to have the opportunity to gradually be able to compete with him, which is exactly the goal he has dreamed of since the day he ascended the throne.

He was only forty years old this year, and he was at the peak of a man as an emperor. Now looking at the sea, Kyushu is leveling, and the national strength of the Han Dynasty is booming. Looking around, all the neighboring countries are subdued, and even the great enemy of the Huns has reached the moment when it is just around the corner to be broken.

When the emperor raised his eyes at the highest place in Weiyang Palace and looked at everything, although the emotion and pride in his heart would not be shallowly revealed, the look on his face and the pride in his eyes had already explained everything. If it falls under the eyes of those who are interested, it will create many opportunities to peddle their own premeditated plans.

Whether it is inside and outside the government or the people of Chang'an, almost everyone now knows who is most favored in front of the emperor.

In the imperial court, in addition to Yuan Zhao and Wei Qing, who are leading the troops outside, I am afraid that they will be regarded as Yan Zhu and Dongfang Shuo, who are in the middle of the gang and the regular servants in front of the palace. The rest of the ministers of the Three Princes and the Nine Secretaries instead went to the back row.

And in the court, the most favored courtiers now are Li Yannian and Dong Yan. Li Yannian, because of the relationship between the Jade Palace and his own talent in music, is what the emperor Liu Che, who likes to play music and play in his spare time in government affairs. And Dong Yan is very appreciative of his softness and good at understanding the emperor's words. These two people are inseparable from their side almost all the time.

In addition, the immortal masters who were offered on the west terrace of Ganquan Palace were now even more transcendent. Because of the emperor's special treatment, they looked arrogant even in front of ordinary court officials.

Among them, the most valued by the emperor are Xiahou Yuanying, who entered the palace last year, and Luan Xinyu, who just came to Chang'an a few months ago after his introduction.

Luan Xinyu is a person, I don't know where it is, and I don't know the specific age. The raw face is like a crown of jade, very chic. If you just look at your appearance, you're only in your thirties. But according to Xiahou Yuanying and himself, they are already more than 100 years old when they wander in this world.

For such words, although it sounds somewhat ridiculous. But no one dared not believe it, let alone question it. Because His Majesty the Emperor himself has always been very trusting and pious to these immortal masters with extraordinary origins.

His Majesty the Emperor wanted to ask for the art of immortality, although he still did not openly publicize it to the world, but even any ordinary person in Chang'an probably knew about it.

Is there or is there no immortal art in the world? This is originally an ethereal legend. No one dared to say no, but no one had ever dared to guarantee that they had seen the immortal Ascended Immortal with their own eyes. The way of ghosts and gods, even the great virtues of the Spring and Autumn Period are vague and unknown, let alone the ordinary beings in this world.

Perhaps the emperor, as the Son of Heaven, is the one who has the best chance of seeking immortal arts! Do you feel something in your heart all the time? That's why you're so obsessed? Of course, this is what ordinary people think about the emperor's actions in their hearts.

However, there are still many criticisms in the hearts of many loyal ministers about Emperor Liu Che's tireless pursuit of these illusory things for several years. Although there will be no opposition to it openly, it is inevitable to slander in secret.

Perhaps, only in the eyes of these people of insight who are familiar with the rise and fall of history, can they truly understand that if the emperor's obsession with this way becomes deeper and deeper, maybe one day, it will really endanger the Jiangshan Society of the Han Dynasty!

This is by no means alarmist, but there are living examples ahead. Not to mention him, the fall of the Great Qin Empire, which was at its peak a hundred years ago, in some respects, has a great relationship with the excessive trust in the palace in the warlocks and the immortal masters.

Qin Shi Huang was obsessed with the art of immortality and believed in the number of fate. So the world's strange talkers, such as Lu Sheng, Han Zhong, Xu Fu, Hou Sheng, etc., all ran to Xianyang when they heard the news. Especially that Xu Fu, he wrote to the First Emperor, saying that there are Penglai Sanshen Mountain in the sea, and between the ethereal and ethereal, there are immortals who can pass on the art of immortality.

So Qin Shi Huang, who wanted to live forever, believed it and sent him to lead 3,000 boys and women to take a boat into the sea to seek immortal mountains. Later, he disappeared, and after all, no news came back.

Although these alchemists were false, they did not cause much damage to the dynasty after all. The later warlock Lu Sheng indirectly caused the fall of the Qin Dynasty to a certain extent.

When Lu Sheng entered the Xianyang Palace to see the First Emperor, he claimed to have brought back the immortal book from overseas, which was clearly recorded, saying, "The one who died in Qin, Hu Ye!" ”。

So Qin Shi Huang sent the general Meng Tian to lead the empire's most elite Great Wall Corps to the north to attack Hu, making the imperial city of Xianyang empty, heavy on the outside and light on the inside. Lu Sheng also persuaded the first emperor to go micro to avoid evil ghosts, and if evil ghosts were avoided, then the real person came. This made the First Emperor detached from his ministers and had a withdrawn personality.

Later, Lu Sheng knew that the First Emperor was stubborn and self-serving, and the elixir was hard to find, so he fled from Xianyang and did not know his whereabouts. Soon after, this great emperor died on the way out, and the Great Qin Dynasty finally died due to the misguidance of the warlocks.

Its prosperity is also vigorous, and its decline is also fast! This is the sorrow of history, and it is also the helplessness of the cycle. A dynasty and a country, no matter how powerful and prosperous, if the emperor's heart begins to yearn for something illusory and unrealistic, and gradually increases its weight, this is a very dangerous omen.

Recently, in the ears of many ministers, in fact, some wind and grass have been faintly heard. His Majesty the Emperor seems to have listened to the bewitchment of the immortal masters, and is ready to make such a great feat to the heavens and the earth after this meeting of the kings of the world, and go out to tour the four seas!

Although such news has not yet been confirmed, everyone who has heard it understands that it will definitely not be groundless. Such a rumor was revealed in advance, perhaps at the behest of the emperor himself, to see how his subjects reacted. Maybe it's just those immortal masters and monks who have personal goals and want to build momentum in advance and want to really make this happen.

No matter what the reason is, the news that has spread from the Yang Palace has caused a lot of discussion and disagreement among the people of the counties and counties in the world.

If His Majesty the Emperor is just going out on patrol to see how the people are under his rule, then it is easy to say. Although the counties and counties in various places will suffer from some fatigue and greeting, since it is the Son of Heaven who drives everywhere, as a prince of the dynasty, these are all right. I'm afraid that the emperor's purpose is not here!

There are countless worriedly eyes on the majestic palace of Weiyang Palace, but they are ruthlessly blocked by the heavy palace gate, they can't see some things happening in the palace, and they can't see through the deepest thoughts of today's son.

The spread of any major event in the world cannot be groundless. The proposal to ask His Majesty the Emperor to go out of Weiyang Palace and parade the mountains and rivers of the Han Dynasty came from the west terrace of Ganquan Palace. Specifically, it was from the hand of a warlock named Luan Xinyu.

On a moonlit and breezy night, there is silence all around the terrace. Xiahou Yuanying, who had a childish face, was silent for a long time, looked up at the stars in the sky, and then calmly asked the person sitting next to him.

"You've really decided? If you start to do this thing once you start doing it, you have to fight to the death, and there is absolutely no turning back...... You have to think about it! ”

A man dressed in a moon-white shirt stood up with a long body. He is much taller than Xiahou Yuanying, and under this moonlight, he has a wide robe and wide sleeves, and he does have a bit of immortal spirit.

"It's a big deal, it's just death! Why should the senior brother look ahead and look backwards? What's more, I will definitely not involve you in this matter. On my own, it was enough. At that time, even if there is a disagreement, the senior brother can continue to endure in the palace and wait for the right time...... So there is no need to persuade! ”

There was a bit of ruthlessness in his plain words, just like his usual character, since he recognized the right thing, he would do it, and he would not die. Xiahou Yuanying sighed, he actually didn't agree with this junior brother's plan deep down. A game at that level is bound to stir up earth-shattering waves. If it is not handled well or if there is a sudden change, it is very likely that the entire force behind it will be dragged into the abyss of destruction. If that happens, there will be no chance of recovery.

"This emperor may not be as easy to deal with as we think...... What's more, is it really appropriate to choose those princes and kings who are developing outside the East China Sea as a breakthrough? ”

"Senior brother, please rest assured! Although the emperor is also a scheming person, I naturally have a way to get him in. As for why the first target was to those princes and kings...... Hum! That's because when I was on the island of the East China Sea a few years ago, I almost died at the hands of that woman, and after escaping death, I had already made an oath on the wooden boat that fled to the sea, and I would not take revenge and swear not to be a man! ”

Under the moonlight, the man in white tore off his clothes, his face was hideous, and his eyes were like wolves. But I saw a wound on my chest, wounded by a sword, and my bones were visible, as if it had not healed.