The leader of the team pushed open the door of the temple. The sound of the door opening "squeak" carried a sense of simplicity and history, and Ye Xuan's eyes swept the thick column in the corridor that supported the three people in the hall. The red walls and green tiles are full of antiquity.

Ye Xuan stepped into the hall lightly. In addition to the yellow-clothed emperor sitting on the high platform of Jiutu, the lights on both sides of the main hall shine. There are no more idle people for the rest.

The hall seemed a little dim, and it took Ye Xuan a while to slowly get used to it, and gradually followed his steps.

Ye Xuan saw the emperor sitting on the imperial chair, and saw that on it, he was upright and long-faced, with a beautiful beard. It seems to be majestic.

Ye Xuan was dressed in white, and when he saw that Emperor Chu didn't know the etiquette standards, he stood and didn't worship. looked directly at the emperor.

Emperor Chu looked at Ye Xuan and looked him up and down. said: "Ye Xuan, you have only returned to Chu State since you went out, what do you think of everything in this Yingdu City in the past few days?"

Ye Xuan replied: "In the city of Yingdu, the people live and work in peace and contentment, and they are prosperous, more prosperous than other places I have seen on the way to travel. ”

Emperor Chu's face was surprising, and he smiled: "Oh, what other places have you visited?"

Ye Xuan picked some things about Nanzhan Zhou, plus what he had seen and heard during the journey, and told him the truth.

After hearing this, Emperor Chu was amazed, and sighed that he was trapped in the imperial city of Chu and couldn't see this great mountain and river with his own eyes. I also felt that the universe is so big, and there are many countries in this corner of Donghua, not to mention the unification of the universe.

Everyone has their own goals and dreams, and the dream of the Chu Emperors of the past dynasties is to unify the mountains and rivers, at least to unify all parts of Donghua. So work hard. There are also emperors who are greedy for pleasure, but they also want to keep their ancestors' inheritance. There is a bottom line.

Emperor Chu used to only know all kinds of things in the world in the secret scrolls of the inner palace, but now when he heard what Ye Xuan said, he also broadened his horizons a lot. At the moment, I felt that the road ahead was bumpy and the world was impermanent.

Emperor Chu asked Ye Xuan a few more questions. Ye Xuanju told the truth, and his words were simple.

As the chat became more and more enjoyable, Emperor Chu invited Ye Xuan to dine together. A table of hearty food, full of color, flavor and taste.

During this period, Emperor Chu asked again: "What do you think of the way to govern the country?" ”

Ye Xuan was stunned for a moment, and then the chopsticks fell to the ground, and Ye Xuan hurriedly leaned over to pick up the chopsticks. smiled and said to Emperor Chu: "Your Majesty, not everyone can know this way of governing the country, I have the best fun on weekdays, but I haven't thought about this problem." However, the people in this Yingdu city live and work in peace and contentment, and His Majesty can be described as a wise monarch through the ages. ”

Emperor Chu laughed: "Good a thousand ancient Mingjun." You boy can talk. When King Ye was young, he fought on the battlefield, was brave and good at fighting, made military exploits for my Great Chu, opened up the territory and expanded the territory, and it can be said that he is a national warrior. Now the Ye army is resisting the Great Zhou in the south of our Chu State, and the army of the empire is defending against the Xiongnu in the west. Protect the stability of the interior of my Great Zhou. Thousands of sons and daughters rushed to the frontier to protect the country. I also want to one day be without war. ”

Ye Xuan ate meat, listened to Emperor Chu's words, and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty has the world in mind, which is the luck of all the people. ”

Emperor Chu sighed with emotion: "It's a pity, probably I can't wait for that day anymore." ”

"Your Majesty has such a heart for the people, why can't you wait for that day. Ye Xuan asked.

Emperor Chu looked at Ye Xuan, his eyes were shining with brilliance, and he had a transcendent spirit that did not match his age. "Only when Donghua is unified can the world be peaceful. However, our Chu State is now suffering from internal and external difficulties, and its finances and systems are mired in internal friction. From the prime minister to the hundreds of officials, all of them are seeking personal gain, forming groups, and internal friction has become a certain trend. In this state, it is no longer possible to expand outward, and if it continues like this, this peaceful and prosperous world and prosperous scene will be wiped out when foreign invasions occur in the future!"

Emperor Chu expressed his anxiety, "As the Emperor of Chu, the Jiangshan Society is pressed on my head, I can't have superiors like officials, nor can I be as profligate as rich businessmen, I am in this position, no matter how supreme I am, all the pressure is on my shoulders, I have everything, but all this doesn't seem to belong to me." Ye Xuan, do you understand my difficulties? This new generation of young men in the Chu State has also grown up, and the Chu State will not be able to continue like this in the future!"

Ye Xuan smiled in his heart: "As long as the national strength is not weaker than other countries, corrupt officials are not as greedy as other countries, as long as the army is strong enough, can't it always be in a stable state?" Of course, Ye Xuan couldn't say this, he said, "The minister is willing to share his worries for His Majesty, and the minister listened to his father, the Great Zhou Empire has been a little ready to move recently, and the minister asks His Majesty to give the minister the post of general of the Southern Expedition." Protect the southern lands for Your Majesty. If we win this battle, we can also raise the prestige of our Great Zhou. ”

Ye Xuan's request for the post of general of the Southern Expedition is a temporary petition. He felt that he should do something for the Chu State when he returned to Great Chu, after all, as a minister, he would definitely have to make some contributions to the country.

Emperor Chu pondered for a moment, "The Empress of the Great Zhou is also old this year, and the dispute between the dang factions in the Great Zhou is even worse, so I want to be stable in the near future, but I can't take advantage of this to attack the Great Zhou." You still have to be prepared. Besides, you, a little baby, can't take on the post of general, and marching and fighting is not a family, it involves the hopes of many families. ”

Emperor Chu resolutely rejected Ye Xuan's petition, but there was no relative rejection of starting a war.

Soon, Emperor Chu changed his words. "I heard that you have studied Taoism in the Taoist Sect for a while. How did you learn? Can you show the widow? ”

Ye Xuan got up and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, the so-called Dao technique is just the result of opening up one's own meridians, communicating with heaven and earth, and mobilizing the resources of heaven and earth. Everyone can cultivate the Tao, but the Taoism is not as magical as imagined. ”

After speaking, Ye Xuan pointed casually and extinguished an everlasting lamp in the hall. Then he laughed: "That's all." ”

When Emperor Chu saw it, he looked surprised. "Awesome! I wonder if it's possible to live forever?"

Ye Xuan shook his head. "Just now, it is also quite a drain of aura, can not be used often, the aura is exhausted, there is a danger of running out of oil and lamp, usually cultivators will not consume their aura. Just the ability just now, it also cost the minister several years of hard work. This path of cultivation is arduous and boring, but the matter of life is just the same as that of ordinary people. ”

Emperor Chu looked at Ye Xuan. "You attack the ground with all your might. ”

Ye Xuan listened to the words and pointed with his hand. Pointing to the ground, I saw a slight breeze on the ground, and the ground was unscathed.

Emperor Chu looked lost.

As for Ye Xuan, he felt the faint aura he had revealed just now, which also attracted the glances of many forces in the palace.

Although Emperor Chu's body is as weak as a mortal, there are many hidden powers in the palace. This also caused jealousy in Ye Xuan's heart.

Although he deliberately hid the subtlety of the Dao, this was also because he was afraid that Emperor Chu would let him teach the exercises after knowing the subtlety of the Dao, but teaching the Dao was extremely boring, and the study of the Dao was extremely time-consuming and energy-consuming.

If Emperor Chu doesn't learn well, it won't cause trouble to him. Therefore, Ye Xuan hid it in line with the principle that more things are better than less things.