In May of the forty-fourth year of Jiajing (A.D. 1565), the West Garden of the Forbidden City and the Guanghan Palace of Qionghua Island were full of smoke, and the emperor was carrying out the "Zhai Jiao Ritual".

Lan Zhenren and all the Taoist priests were dressed in gold and silver thread robes, chanting "Bu Xuan Ci" in front of the incense case, and its music was like the sound of heaven.

Du Fu has a poem to praise and say: "This song should be in the sky, and the world can smell it a few times." ”

Emperor Jiajing wore a bun on his head, dressed in a golden robe, closed his eyes slightly, sat in front of the incense table, waved the dust whisk in his hand, and recited words in his mouth, sometimes knocking his upper teeth and lower teeth to show that he gathered his gods to drive away evil spirits......

The courtiers led by Xu Jie were in two compartments, and the Taoist priests shook the magic weapons in their hands and danced in front of the emperor......

Then, the ceremony begins......

Lan Daoxing held the congratulatory watch and recited it loudly, in order to sacrifice to the heavens, send it to heaven, and bless and prolong the life of the emperor......

So, Emperor Jiajing opened his eyes, shook his spirits, and invaded the golden basin with his hands......

The Taoist priest burned the yellow watch and sent the real fire to the emperor, and the raging flames reflected his palms red.

At this time, layers of white mist rose from the ground, turning into wisps of green smoke and fluttering around the emperor......

When the yellow watch was burned, the Taoist priest came to put on the table, like a palace maid of the heavenly immortals, and offered a plate of fairy peaches.

Emperor Jiajing was like the Jade Emperor, smiling and saying, "You go down, I want to give food to the ministers." ”

Lan Daoxing led the Taoist priests to make a big salute, and then left the main hall.

"Now that the four seas have taken refuge, the world is peaceful, I have been cultivating for many years, praying for longevity and longevity with Jiao, why are you waiting?"

Zou Yinglong came out of the class......

"Wechen and others are also praying to God every day to bless Your Majesty with immortality, but since ancient times, it cannot go against human righteousness and nature, and the country cannot be without a king for a day......"

Before he could finish speaking, Emperor Jiajing waved his hand at him with anger on his face......

"You advise me not to go against human righteousness and nature, and it is also regarded as the way of ministers, but cultivating the mystery and cultivating the truth have existed since ancient times, and ordinary people can do it, so can't I do it?"

Guanghan Palace was suddenly silent, and the emperor glanced at the ministers with a sharp gaze......

"If in the past, there was Yan Song's auxiliary government, there would be no such thing as today."

After a long silence, Xu Jie went out to play the book......

"A man is like loyalty, and a man is like a believer. Yan Song's strong advocacy of the emperor to cultivate the Xuan and cultivate the truth is nothing more than to exercise his power, and now, the ministers are the ones who sincerely seek the eternal stability of the country......"

Emperor Jiajing suddenly sank his face and shouted at him.

"Yan Song has been an assistant for more than 20 years, needless to say, he has sponsored me to cultivate Xuan Xiuzhen, but he has never changed, this is his first loyalty. I think you're all inferior to Yan Song! Now, his son has been punished, and he himself has been raided, you don't need to say more, in the future, like Zou Yinglong, I will never forgive!"

The ministers were silent when they heard this, and at this time, the emperor turned his eyes to Zhu Xizhong, the Duke of Chengguo.

"Have I ever recovered those two treasures?"

"Your Majesty, on the first day of the Lunar New Year, Lu Bing's nephew, Beizhen Fu's commander Lu Yunlong, together with the Jinyi Guards who suppressed bandits in Japan, are stepping up their search, and I believe they will be back soon."

"Lu Yunlong? Hehe, his uncle Lu Bingyingwu I, ranked as the third duke, how could there be such a rice bucket! In the past few days, I have always heard some evil voices at night, if there is Nadharma incense ashes sprinkled in front of the palace gate, and then there is Ge Zhenren's demon mirror by his side, no demon will dare to do anything. It's hateful that Yan Shifan'er did it like this! Alas, I was also confused for a while, and I actually gave him these two treasures when I read that he wrote well, and now I am living overseas, which is a pity, and I will hurry up and find them back as soon as possible. ”

Chengguo Gongcheng was terrified, and hurriedly bowed to the ground and kowtowed......

"The Lord's Order is grateful."

"Are the show girls from all over the world here?"

The eunuch Huang Jin replied: "Long live my lord, they have all been placed outside the Xihua Gate. ”

"That's good, I'm tired, you go down."

Emperor Jiajing urged Cheng Guogong to find the national treasure as soon as possible......

At the same time, Lin Yiguan, who was far away in Japan, received a flying pigeon message.

Knowing that Zhang Sanguan had sent Luo Aping to the capital and would soon be able to enter the palace of Prince Yu, Lin Yiguan showed a satisfied smile.

These days, although there is nothing to do on the surface, in fact, he is suffering in his heart, whenever Luo Amin asks where to go, Lin Yiguan always delays it again and again on the grounds that the wind is too tight.

Luo Amin knows in his heart, in addition to those brocade guards, there are now Ishiyama Honganji, Takeda Shingen, Asakura Yoshikage, Matsunaga Shu, Shimazu Yoshihisa, etc., everywhere is arresting Lin Yiguan, therefore, he misses his sister in his heart, but he doesn't dare to run around alone.

That night, Hideyoshi came to visit the door.

"Didn't bother you, did you?"

"Hideyoshi-sama has come just in time, there is good news, and great things can be done!"

Luo Amin was a little baffled......

"What's the good news? How did I not know? ”

At this time, Hideyoshi's monkey face smiled, and he took out a bronze mirror from his bosom and shook it in front of them......

"Are you talking about this mirror?"

Lin Yiguan realized that he had missed something, but fortunately Hideyoshi was very witty and helped him play the round in time, so he nodded.

"Yes, yes."

Hideyoshi stretched out his arm, pointed the bronze mirror at the monkey's face, and shook it over.......

"Hey, why didn't it work this time?"

Lin Yiguan observed carefully, and suddenly his face changed suddenly, and he stretched out his hand to grab it, which frightened Hideyoshi and hurriedly dodged.

"May I ask Hideyoshi-sama, why is this mirror in your hand?"

Hideyoshi replied with a smile, "You don't have to wonder, this mirror was snatched from Ranba's hands. Hehe, China is really unfathomable! Kuroda Kanbei recognized that this was a divine mirror refined by Ge Hong of the Eastern Jin Dynasty. ”

In order to collude with the rebellion of Yizong, Yan Shifan transported a lot of money, and later, he realized that once Yan Song returned to his hometown, he would face the fate of being liquidated at any time, and even prepare for exile, therefore, a lot of valuable things were recently transported, this bronze mirror was brought by the escort Xu Yi by the way, and before he had time to transfer, Qiumupu Castle was burned down.

This rare treasure fell into the hands of Hideyoshi, and although Lin Yiguan was distressed, he didn't dare to ask him for it.

"Hideyoshi-sama, this is just a mirror, and if we can get to Ryukyu safely, I have something better."

The daimyo from all over the country are still arresting Lin Yiguan, and the two Daming brocade guards have already chased down Owari, and they are inquiring about him everywhere, but Hideyoshi does not dare to be careless.

At the same time, he was also worried that Oda Nobunaga, if people knew that Lin Yiguan was hiding in his house, everything he planned would come to naught! Now, can't wait to send these two away.

"Your Excellency, I can arrange for Wasuka to escort you to Ryukyu at any time. However, you also know that I am only a foot light, and in the future, if you and I want to join forces to conquer the world, to be honest, I need money. ”

"You and my brothers do not distinguish between each other, what is mine is yours, as long as we can be safely sent to the Ryukyus, I will give you a mountain of silver."

Lin Yiguan was not stingy at all, Luo Amin thought that he must be crazy, and the silver that was transported at the risk of death was easily given away by him?

What's even more incredible is that he actually killed the third uncle's family and gave the Sakai Town's share of the property to a Christian in the form of half selling and half giving away, and now, I don't know how the monkey got this artifact? Doesn't the monkey have the ambition to monopolize the treasure?

However, they just said that there was good news, so where did this joy come from?

Thinking of this, Luo Amin sulked alone and looked very unhappy.

The question that Luo Amin was thinking, Lin Yiguan hadn't thought about it, he knew very well that if it weren't for the low status of the monkey, he might have driven himself crazy a long time ago.

The monkey is a smart man, and he knows that if he does this, he will not do him any good, but will make others better.

Therefore, as long as the monkey opens his mouth, Lin Yiguan will certainly not refuse; But why did this bronze mirror fall into his hands? It's puzzling.

"Hideyoshi-sama, please tell me, why is the bronze mirror in your hand? What's so magical? ”

After being silent for a long time, he listened to Hideyoshi's explanation: "Dissatisfied with the two of you, the three of Miyoshi stole a lot of treasures from Akimeura, and they ran to Chikuzen and were stolen by Ranami under Asakura Yoshikage's men. After the praying mantis fluttered the cicada and the yellow finch followed, Wasuka followed the waves to Mt. Hiei and recaptured the bronze mirror from them. ”

Lin Yiguan listened to it and smiled reservedly, this monkey is really scheming more than himself.

"This is just a mirror, let's do business in the future, there are good things, and at that time, what Hideyoshi-sama needs, just ask."

Hideyoshi suddenly found that Luo Amin seemed to be blaming himself, only asking for money, but refusing to help, and secretly thought to himself, this woman can be of great use, and in the near future, she will be the sister of the emperor of the Ming Dynasty.

In order to raise his worth, Hideyoshi looked mysterious......

"On the day of the Dragon Boat Festival in May, Mr. Oda invited everyone to eat together, and I quietly took out the mirror to take a look, and guess what I saw in the mirror?"

Luo Amin was surprised......

"Could it be that Oda Nobunaga became the emperor of the Ming Dynasty?"

At this time, Hideyoshi suddenly became extremely serious and quickly shook his head......

"At that time, it almost scared me out, I vaguely saw and saw ......"

Finding out that he was selling Guanzi, Luo Amin continued to ask: "Could it be that Oda Nobunaga has become an immortal?" ”

Hideyoshi nodded, his attitude extremely serious.

"Yes, I ascended to heaven in the midst of the raging fire!"

Hearing this, Lin Yiguan and Luo Amin couldn't believe it.

So, Hideyoshi said, "Don't make a show outside, if it weren't for Oda-sama, I would have been trampled to death by others, and I would never turn over." Time is not waiting for me, please help me a lot, and when I become famous, I will definitely replace it! ”

"Kinoshita-sama, how can I help you?"

"In this era, the tiger of Kai and the dragon of Echigo are all like ants, and the tactics of wind forests and volcanoes are not comparable to the power of arquebuses, I just hope that Your Excellency will return to Ryukyu and bring me the best arquebus, and I will conquer the world!"

"Lin finally understands the hard work of adults, I believe that you and I will be invincible in the world if we cooperate sincerely!"

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Note 1: "Rank three dukes" refers to the three titles of young master, young master, and young bao. Lu Bing, as the leader of the Jinyi Guard, was the only one in the entire Ming Dynasty who could rank among the three dukes.

Note 2: Kuroda Kanbei, also known as Kuroda Rushui, Kankanwei Taka, the law name Longguang Rushui Yuanqing, knowledgeable, is Hideyoshi's important advisor.

Note 3: Before Hideyoshi defected to Oda Nobunaga, he had no way out and took refuge with the Kisogawa bandit leader Koroku Wasuka Koroku, who had rice at his house, and the two later became close friends.