Chapter 688: Enlightenment by viewing flowers
"Only by looking like gods, you can get the favor of heaven and earth and the wonders of creation..."
Li Fan suddenly remembered an anecdote from Daxuan's previous dynasty.
Emperor Zhengxu, the last emperor of the previous dynasty, was originally a rare king of Zhongxu. Since he inherited the throne at the age of sixteen, he has punished powerful ministers and bandits, promoted water conservancy, exempted taxes, and swept away the decline of the dynasty, much like the ancient sages. In just over twenty years, the world's seas and rivers have become clear and prosperous to the extreme. The people have no worries about food and clothing, and praise the emperor's majesty; the officials beg for their heads and bow down, and write books to express the emperor's virtue.
If he had always been like this, I'm afraid there wouldn't have been anything like the founding emperor Daxuan who changed the world later.
But everything took a turn for the worse when Emperor Zhengxu was thirty-seven years old. The reason was that the love of Emperor Zhengxu's life, Queen Duanmu, died of illness.
Upon hearing the bad news, Emperor Zhengxu almost fainted on the spot. Later, due to excessive grief, he ignored government affairs for several months. If it were just this, with the imperial court and all the princes around, even if the emperor disappeared, there wouldn't be any big trouble in the Dazheng Dynasty. But perhaps because of the impending luck of the Zheng Dynasty, Emperor Zhengxu saw a woman who looked very similar to Queen Duanmu when he revisited the place where he and Queen Duanmu first met.
Not only are their looks 89% similar, but their demeanor and tone are exactly the same as the person in the dream.
And younger.
Emperor Zhengxu was shocked and thought it was destined, so he immediately brought her back to the palace, made her a noble concubine, and loved her day and night.
In order to please the other party, Emperor Zhengxu did many ridiculous things. He built a palace, built a garden in the palace, and even dug a small river connecting the outskirts of the imperial city to provide clouds and rain in the river during rising times; he ordered his subordinates to collect rare things from the people for the imperial concubine to play with...
The chaos caused uproar in both the government and the public, and public resentment boiled over. If the ministers dare to dissuade anyone, they will be dismissed at worst, and beheaded at worst.
Even so, relying on Emperor Zhengxu's accumulation in the first half of his life, the Dazheng Dynasty would not die suddenly.
But when the imperial concubine gave birth to a son, Emperor Zhengxu didn't know what medicine he had taken, and despite the opposition of all the ministers in the court, he wanted to depose the prince. Seeing Emperor Zhengxu's resolute attitude, the prince naturally would not sit still and wait for death, but gathered the crowd to rebel, "kill the demon concubine and clear the emperor's side." This matter also received support from many wealthy families in Beijing, including the Duanmu family.
After several days of fighting, the rebellion ended in failure. The prince was also defeated and committed suicide. But the Dazheng Dynasty was also severely damaged.
Emperor Zhengxu has not seen his ministers since then and only cares about having fun.
The situation deteriorated day by day, and finally when Emperor Zhengxu was fifty-six years old, the Forbidden Palace was breached by the rebel army. Emperor Zhengxu and his concubine embraced each other and burned themselves to death.
When later generations of scholars studied this period of history, they all found it puzzling that Emperor Zhengxu was addicted to women and his country perished.
The reason can only be attributed to the fact that Emperor Zhengxu's love for Queen Duanmu has reached an incredible level. Therefore, after Duanmu died, Emperor Zhengxu completely lost his mind and even became a little crazy when he met a similar woman again. A great country will be ruined in one day.
There is nothing new in the world. Similarly, if the clone Xu Bai can win the favor of heaven and earth just because he looks like Mr. Bai.
Then either Mr. Bai is the incarnation of the way of heaven, or he is crucial to the Xuanhuang world.
So much so that the world is looking forward to the appearance of the next "Mr. Bai" every moment. Even to the point where just looking alike can have a special bonus to the affinity with the laws of heaven and earth.
"Mr. Bai..." Everything related to what he had seen in the Fallen Fairyland in the past flashed through his mind, and Xu Bai remained silent.
After a long time, his thoughts calmed down for the time being, and he took out the seventeen-petal Heavenly Spirit Flower that was sealed with a special secret method.
Squinting his eyes slightly, after looking at the many scenes on the petals, a completely different feeling from the original one slowly emerged. It's like looking down from the sky and the earth, quickly passing through the entire Tianling State. Suddenly, you can vaguely see mountains and rivers, various forms of life, changes in wind and clouds, prosperity and decline, etc.
Facing the Tianling Flower, it was like really seeing all the things happening in the world in Tianling State.
A glimmer of enlightenment quietly passed through Xu Bai's heart. But like snow falling into the water, it disappeared without a trace in an instant, making him feel as if he had lost it.
"This feeling is just like when I used the Canghai Pearl to see the changes in the world from the vast perspective of the world. I finally understood the [Shadowless Murderous Intent]."
"The magical powers and spells of monks mostly come from the heaven and earth itself. It is naturally easier to understand from the perspective of heaven and earth."
"However, after all, it is just a flower that records the scenery of heaven and earth, and does not really fit in with heaven and earth. It is not so easy to gain something from it, and it requires a strong understanding. Just like the previous deity, I made it with my own hands After observing it carefully many times, I still feel that it is just a mere ornament. ”
"But this is not a problem of flowers, but a problem of people."
"snort."
After fine-tuning the plan in his mind, before Liu San returned, Xu Bai continued to concentrate on observing flowers and enlightening the Tao.
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Tianyuzhou.
After wasting a lot of time, Li Fan and Dongfang Yao finally arrived in Tianyu City, but they did not go to the Huanyu Villa where Li Fan received formation training in his previous life.
Instead, he came to a private room in the Lundao Building in the city.
"Wait a minute, I've notified Brother Huangfu, he will be here soon." Dongfang Yao sat cross-legged on the ground, tapping his fingers on the floor, and soon a cup of spiritual tea came out.
"You're so damn stingy." Dongfang Yao curled his lips, drank the spiritual tea in one gulp, and whispered.
Li Fan can be said to be a frequent visitor to Lundao Building. Knowing that Dongfang Yao was short of money, he could only drink the free spiritual tea.
Smiling slightly, his consciousness came into contact with the control jade tablet in the room.
Not long after, a dark green teapot appeared.
"Brother Dongfang, please!" Li Fan said with a smile.
"Brother, it's so refreshing!" Dongfang Yao suddenly beamed with joy, poured the cup happily, and drank it all in one gulp.
"It's still the best [Qianxiu Lun Dao], Brother Li is so grand! The last time I drank this grade of spiritual tea was when I came back from [Thousand Pages Book Forest], and I couldn't help but celebrate!" Dongfang Yao! Full of praise.
He shook his head and closed his eyes slightly, as if he was comprehending something.
"Hey Dongfang Yao, you have such a good thing as [Thousands of Cultivations on the Way], but you can enjoy it all behind my back!" At this moment, a voice that was quite familiar to Li Fan sounded.
A fat monk with a big belly and a very kind face appeared in the room.
There was a hint of anger on his face, but in fact there was a hint of a smile at the corner of his mouth.
His eyes passed over Li Fan without any trace, Huangfu Song looked at Dongfang Yao calmly.
"Brother Huangfu, you came just in time!" Dongfang Yao suddenly opened his eyes, poured a cup of spiritual tea, and threw it over.