As soon as Yang Xiaoyang and Xiao Tu jumped off the cliff, their eyes closed and opened, and they had already come to Zhongnan.

"Grandpa hasn't seen you for a long time. Xiao Di flew up to the patriarch and said happily, as if nothing had happened just now.

Yang Xiaoyang looked at the familiar grass house and listened to the familiar birds and insects, and he felt like he was in a different world.

Yang Xiaoyang took the mirror handed to him by the patriarch, stroked it gently, and carefully put it into his arms.

After taking a closer look at the patriarch, I suddenly realized that he seemed to be a little older than before, and I thought that the patriarch had told him that he wanted to retreat, and now it must be the end of the retreat, so ......

"Ancestor, have you re-cultivated the Dan Dao?"

The patriarch flicked his sleeves, and the two and a half people arrived in the grass house at once.

The patriarch sat down first, stroked his gray beard, and said very sadly: "Who is the poor Dao? It is effortless to rebuild the Dan Dao. ”

"Then what realm are you in now?" Yang Xiaoyang asked curiously, with his cultivation, he could feel that the aura of the ancestor was slightly weaker than before.

It can't even be an immortal, right?

It couldn't be, but he thought so.

"The earth immortal of the Jindan method, but in the ancient law, it is called the Yang God Realm. The patriarch could see through what Yang Xiaoyang was thinking at a glance.

"What's the difference?"

"The food qi method and the thunder method cultivate the body, and the Jindan method cultivates the gods. When the Jindan method is practiced, the qi is gathered and the Jindan in the body is formed, the human immortal Jindan is formed, the immortal turns the Dan into the Yin God, and the earth immortal cultivates the Yin God into the Yang God. Xiao Yang, the Jindan method is feasible, do you want to try it?" said the patriarch after explaining.

Yang Xiaoyang ignored the last sentence and asked again, "What are the Yin God and the Yang God?"

"The yin god is the soul of a person, like a dream and a shadow, it is like a ghost; ”

Yang Xiaoyang thought about it, to put it bluntly, the yin god is illusory, the yang god is the substance, and the gods and gods babble a lot.

"Can you ascend then?"

The patriarch glanced at him, then looked away, "It will be possible in a few days." ”

"Wow, Grandpa Ancestor, are you going to become a celestial immortal?

Yang Xiaoyang patted Xiao Di's head, "The immortals are about to go to the fairy world, and they can't stay in the world." ”

Xiao Di's smiling face disappeared for a moment and then immediately returned.

"Senior Brother Meng Zhen hasn't come back yet?"

"He's still in Chudi, I'll tell him to do something. ”

Something else?

Yang Xiaoyang looked at the patriarch for a while, and then asked where Li Congwen was, and after getting a mysterious smile, he said goodbye and left.

He suddenly felt distracted, and he was not interested in those things.

He and Xiaodi's grass house was still there, and the house was very clean and tidy, Yang Xiaoyang didn't think about why, and lay down on the bed.

"I'm tired, I'll sleep for a while. ”

Xiao Di looked at the bright sunshine outside, and then looked at Yang Xiaoyang, whose face sank into the soft pillow, silently flew to his head, closed his eyes, and listened to Yang Xiaoyang's heavy breathing.

She could feel that the lamb was a little tired.

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In the second year of Yuanwu, spring, capital, Muyang Palace, early dynasty.

Yesterday, Yang Qi, who had been decadent in the palace for a long time, received a military report from his guards, saying that Xie Feng, the squire of the military department of the Third Route Army besieging Chu, took the lead in attacking the palace of the king of Chu and captured the king of Chu alive.

And the king of Wu and the king of Yue have surrendered, and the Yongliang cavalry led by Xie Feng is escorting back to the capital.

After the father-in-law read out the military report this morning, the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty began to whisper earnestly.

Su Jiahe, the secretary of the Ministry of War, took the lead and said loudly: "Your Majesty, now that the war has been decided, all military rights should be withdrawn as soon as possible, no more mutiny, and rewards and punishments should be liquidated in time." ”

Li Jinglan glanced at Su Jiaji, and also took a step forward, "Your Majesty, the minister seconded the proposal." ”

Zhao Qinian secretly said that he should still come, thinking that he might have to lead Mingwu's arrogant soldiers who had just won the battle, he shuddered and asked Yang Qi, "Father-in-law, what do you think?"

Yang Qi sat on Zhao Qinian's lower right side facing him, dragging his chin lazily, and said casually when he heard the words: "What Lord Su said is that it should indeed be taken back, and it should be managed by His Majesty." ”

Before Zhao Qinian could speak, Su Jiaji spoke up: "Except for the cavalry of Northern Xinjiang and the army of Southern Xinjiang, after the military power of the other armies is recovered, it should be handed over to reliable people, and it must not fall into the hands of traitors." ”

Yang Qi nodded, "It should be so, the power of all military forces, regardless of the right to command, transfer, or send troops, needs to be cautious, and I think it is most appropriate to hand it over to Your Majesty." ”

Su Jiahe snorted coldly, "The military power is naturally controlled by His Majesty, but the soldiers are fast, and if there is an emergency, they need to be reported layer by layer, which is a drag in vain." In the event of a crisis, several ministers of the DPRK and China jointly manage the military power, and in case of danger, they can also cut it first and then play it to ensure that His Majesty has no worries. ”

Su Shangshu's words were supported by several ministers, and Yang Qi secretly wrote down a few people.

Li Jinglan chuckled and said, "Then Su Shangshu thinks who is suitable?"

"There should not be too many or too few people in charge of military power, three people are enough. Yuan Shuang, the right attendant of the military department, is deeply versed in the art of war, which can be regarded as one of them; Zhao Huashi, the prince of Cheng'en, is loyal to the emperor, and can be regarded as the second; the old minister is not talented, but he has been in charge of the military department for many years, and his self-recognition is counted as the third. ”

Li Jinglan glanced at Cheng Engong, who was frowning and silent, and laughed: "Li is not worthy?"

"Li Xiangnai is a civilian official, so don't you want to get involved in military affairs, right?" replied Su Jiaji nonchalantly.

"That soldier Xie Feng is not worthy?"

"Xie Shilang has made great achievements in this battle, and it is not an exaggeration to worship the general, and it is not appropriate to lead one side in the future and then take charge of the army. ”

"Then why is General Yang, who has made the first contribution to quelling the rebellion, unworthy?"

Su Jiaji snorted coldly, "General Yang has no seal, and he is the regent, and if he manages the military power, the consequences will be unimaginable." ”

As soon as these words came out, the Manchu ministers began to whisper again.

Li Jinglan glanced at Zhao Qinian, and saw that he was just panicking, but he didn't hear the true meaning of Su Shangshu's heart-wrenching words, and he didn't know whether to be happy or sad.

Yang Qi sat up straight and said to Zhao Qinian: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that the power of the army, whether it is to command the troops or send the troops, is all in the hands of His Majesty, and there is no need to borrow the hands of others." ”

Zhao Qinian was already frightened by the arguments of several ministers, and trembled slightly when he heard the words, "No, no." I think it's better to be in charge of my father-in-law first, and if I am in charge, I'm afraid that I will miss state affairs and be ashamed of my ancestors. ”

"Your Majesty thinks twice......"

"Think twice, Your Majesty!"

......

Zhao Qinian looked at the ministers who kept standing up to admonish, only to feel that they were about to drown themselves like a flood beast, and couldn't help but raise his voice a little, and said tremblingly: "I have made up my mind, retreat from the dynasty!"

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Yang Xiaoyang woke up and it was still dawn, even brighter than before, and after looking at it again, he realized that it was already the second day, and he had slept all day.

Sitting up, there was no snoring from Li Congwen beside him, no Ju Yeqi and Xiao Di who came out of the room, only the constant bird calls and insect chirpings in Zhongnan.

And the chirp that originally gave people peace and comfort was a little noisy in Yang Xiaoyang's ears today, which was annoying.

No, what about Xiao Di?

Yang Xiaoyang was startled, and was relieved when he heard Xiao Di's voice outside the house. patted his head, obviously feeling that his soul had been completed, but his head felt heavier than before.

Pushing open the door, Xiao Di saw Yang Xiaoyang come out, dropped the ants who were still talking happily just now, flew to Yang Xiaoyang's side and pouted: "Ah, little sheep, you big lazy worm, you have slept all day! ”

Sleep when you're full, that's a lazy bug, right?

Yang Xiaoyang smiled, looking at Xiao Di, who couldn't run, as if he had returned to the carefree days on the mountain, and said with a smile: "I haven't been back for a long time, I'm going to buy some delicious food at the bottom of the mountain today." ”

Yang Xiaoyang stopped as soon as he took two steps and glanced at Xiao Di, "Where's the box?"

"In the carriage. ”

"Where's the carriage?"

"There. ”

Yang Xiaoyang saw their carriage in the corner of the courtyard, presumably brought back by the patriarch, but he didn't see their jujube red horse.

"The patriarch said that Da Hong was given to Brother Congwen. ”

Yang Xiaoyang sighed, and didn't care where Li Congwen was, the patriarch said that he was fine, then he must be fine.

The things in the carriage are not bad, there are Xiao Di's peach wood box, Yang Xiaoyang's black iron stick, two boxes of silver taken from Jiangzhou City, and utensils purchased on weekdays.

There are also things from Li Congwen and Ju Yeqi.

Yang Xiaoyang casually carried some silver into his arms, let Xiao Di enter the box and walked down the mountain on his back.

He wanted to go and say hello to Chongxiao Zhenren, but thinking that the real person was desperate and gave up his desires, he should not care about this, and he didn't remember that he was a person, so he didn't go.

Nanshui Town at the foot of the mountain is still peaceful, and there is no change in a year.

Yang Xiaoyang first went to the place where he was lying down and selling horses, gave the fat horse merchant fifty taels of silver, and repaid the money owed at that time.

The horse merchant was obviously stunned for a while, and looked at Yang Xiaoyang for a long time before remembering who this person was, after all, Yang Xiaoyang looked too ordinary, and he could find ten or eight of the same on the street, and he didn't wear a Taoist robe yet.

He didn't expect this man to remember this, but he didn't say much, and accepted the money with a smile.

"Is it smooth to return to the township this time?"

Yang Xiaoyang remembered the twists and turns along the way, and the corners of his mouth twitched, smooth is smooth, but he didn't return to Sichuan and Shu, "Accept your love, go well." ”

Ma Shang knew that it was not going well when he saw his expression, sighed, and patted him on the shoulder.

Yang Xiaoyang knew that he would not lie, so he bowed and hurried away.

I bought a lot of food in the town, walked on the stone steps back to the mountain, and when I saw that there was no one around, I asked, "Xiaodi, how about we stay on the mountain in the future?"

"Hmph, stinky lamb, you still said that you want to take me to eat the world's delicacies!

Yang Xiaoyang already had a draft, and said with a smug smile: "Hehe, Xiaodi, this has been the seventeenth year of Yuanwu, and there are businessmen all over the world. What do you want to eat, I'll buy it for you in Chang'an City, there must be one there, if you don't have to sell it on the street, I'll go find Duan Qing and find it for you. ”

"Why didn't you buy it for me when you went to Chang'an before that?"

Yang Xiaoyang paused, and passed over with a haha.

Can he say he didn't know at the time?