Dragon map of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 165

In mid-November, it snowed heavily.

The mansion of the Hou in Xi'e Township.

"Luoyang's winter seems to be very cold!"

In the inner hall, Mu Jing was wearing a thin bathrobe, standing next to the bathtub, smelling the steaming hot water, and feeling a bit chilly.

"People who have never seen martial arts are as afraid of the cold as you are!"

Standing by the side, Zhang Ning adjusted the water temperature, and kept adding herbs. Hearing Mujing's self-talk, he was very disdainful. After a while, he said: "Take off your clothes, go in and soak for an hour!"

Mujing's martial arts has improved a bit these days, and foundation building has reached a critical moment. These days, Zhang Ning is using the medicinal materials of the Taiping secret recipe to strengthen his blood. Heart and Dharma complement each other.

"Take it off now?" Mu Jing raised his eyebrows, showing a wretched gesture.

"I have a needle that can make life worse than death!"

Zhang Ning did not know when there was an extra silver needle used in acupuncture, which was shining brightly.

"I was wrong!"

Mu Jing was suddenly scared.

This little girl is not easy to mess with. Mu Jing provoked her again, but he was asked to take an injection, and her arm was numb for a whole morning. After tasting the taste once, she didn't want to have it again.

The most important thing is that when the little girl gave the needle, she also said to herself that if the needle is placed three inches below the lower abdomen, the effect will be better, even thinking about it makes me shudder.

Zhang Ning just smiled triumphantly at this time, then turned around, walked out of the screen, and then said: "Take off your clothes and get into the bathtub!"

Mu Jing didn't dare to delay, he stripped the clothes dry in twos and twos, and then jumped into the bathtub: "It's so hot, I want to boil me!"

"It's effective when it's hot!"

Zhang Ning's voice came from outside the screen: "Don't get up, comprehend your spiritual consciousness, sink your qi into your dantian, and absorb the medicinal power as much as possible. This is the secret recipe of our Taiping Dao. It costs thirty gold for a pair of medicinal materials alone. A foundation-building martial artist like you has a particularly good effect, don't let it go to waste!"

The poor and the rich.

Practicing martial arts is not a simple matter. It is far from enough to practice in summer and winter in winter. It also requires huge financial resources, such as nutrition and medicinal materials, which cannot be afforded by ordinary families.

Therefore, in this era, the warriors who can stand out are either born in wealthy families, or have extraordinary talents.

Many rangers in the Jianghu will take refuge in aristocratic families, and the reason is because only aristocratic families can support them to continue their cultivation.

"It's so hot and refreshing!"

Hearing this, Mujing had no choice but to yell in the tub.

About an hour later.

He was already exhausted.

After getting out of the tub, he meditated for more than an hour before regaining some strength.

"This secret formula of peace is not easy to bear!"

"Your talent is not good, that's all you can do!"

Zhang Ning said: "If you want to be successful in martial arts, you must be able to endure hardships. In a peaceful and prosperous world, literature can spread all over the world, but in today's world, danger is everywhere. If you don't have martial arts skills, you will suffer a big loss sooner or later!"

"It is!"

Mu Jingshen nodded approvingly: "The chaos in this world has only just begun, and martial arts training is a must!"

With that said, he regained his spirits.

Facing the wind and snow, Mu Jing punched in the courtyard. The foundation-building mentality of Taiping Dao was imbued in the boxing. With the circulation of blood and energy, the absorbed medicinal power began to melt into the meridians.

"His boxing technique is a bit special!"

Huang Zhong was wearing a long robe and standing beside him, his eyes flickered with brilliance: "It has the effect of Yi Jin Xie marrow!"

"The foundation-building method handed down by my Taiping Dao patriarch, the Immortal Nanhua, is naturally extraordinary!" Zhang Huo's injuries were almost healed, and he stood beside Huang Zhong, looking at Mu Jing practicing boxing.

A martial artist builds a foundation, and what he builds is the foundation of martial arts. The foundation of martial arts lies in the meridians and bones. The method of building a foundation that can wash the marrow and change the tendons is rare in the world. This is the foundation of Taiping Dao.

"It is rumored that the Nanhua Immortal has broken through the highest realm of martial arts. I wonder if it is true?" Huang Zhong said suddenly.

As a martial artist, he also traveled around the world, so he naturally heard some legends about the world of martial arts.

Nanhua Immortal can be regarded as the No. 1 martial arts in today's world.

Someone once said that Nanhua had already broken through the realm of Yuangang and entered an unprecedented realm of martial arts. There were also legends that said so. seen.

Because Nan Hua has not appeared in the world for 20 years.

"do not know!"

Zhang Huo shook his head: "Only great virtuous teachers have seen immortals. How could we see immortals? Immortals have long since disappeared from this world!"

"Pity!"

Huang Zhongdao: "I don't have the opportunity to look up to such a martial arts ancestor, it's a pity!"

The Nanhua Immortal can be called an Immortal because his martial arts have surpassed the realm of mortals.

……

In the next few days, Mu Jing indulged in martial arts training.

Although his progress is not very good, the increase in strength and speed is not much, but he feels that his foundation has been strengthened a lot, and the blood in his body has also been consolidated a lot. The border is not far away.

If possible, Mu Jing would like to hide in the mansion to learn literature and martial arts, but the world cannot be controlled by others.

He is not just a white man now, he is not only the eldest son of the Hou's mansion in Xi'e Township, a proton imprisoned in the capital, but also a person with an official position. As a rank salary of six hundred shi, he is comparable to a county. How could the emperor let him be so leisurely because of the official position of Ling.

After the [-]th and [-]th, Mu Jing officially started working in the Han dynasty.

……

Printing supervisor.

This official office did not exist before, it was opened by the emperor in the last month, and it was not subject to the check and balance of the imperial court, it was directly under the emperor's command, so far the imperial court did not know what this official office was used for.

And this time the emperor acted resolutely, and directly requisitioned some houses in the west of the city as official offices, and then within half a month, according to Mu Jing's request, selected talents from some industrial supervisors of the imperial court to complete the establishment .

There are more than 20 people in the entire Yinjianjian. There is a supervisory order.

morning.

Facing the wind and snow, Mu Jing walked into the official office of the Imprint Supervisor with Huang Zhong at the head, Huo Shao and the others followed by four guards.

"We pay our respects to Master Supervisor!"

In the official office, everyone has received the news and has been waiting for a long time.

"Colleagues, don't be too polite!"

Mu Jing helped everyone up with a smile: "Mu Jing is young and highly regarded by His Majesty. He has been added as the supervisor of the seal maker. In the future, we will be treated in the same room. If there are any deficiencies, please take care of them!"

He is young, so he is bound to be unpopular, he needs to show his favor with weakness, and take it slowly.

"This prison order is so young!"

"Looks kind!"

"It shouldn't be difficult to get along with!"

Everyone's eyes began to casually look at Mujing, they all felt Mujing's youth, and they also began to speculate on Mujing's character.

"Master Jian Ling!" Jian Cheng, as his deputy, was regarded as the second in command of the Yin Jian Jian, he walked up with a smile, and bowed his hands in salute.

This supervisor can be regarded as an acquaintance.

He is a very young eunuch.

It happened to be Zhao Zhong's adoptive son, Xin Zhao.

The Son of Heaven will use someone to monitor Mujing more or less, and using him to monitor Mujing can be regarded as a trust in Mujing, which is already a very good result.

"Eunuch Zhao, we meet again!" Mu Jing narrowed his eyes slightly, and said playfully.

"Yes!"

Xin Zhao was quite emotional. Before, at most, he thought that Mu Jing was a merchant who wanted to rely on his adoptive father's thigh, but he didn't expect that he would transform into a hot nobleman in Luoyang today. He was only 13 years old and won the ranking With an official salary of six hundred stones, he became the youngest official in the entire imperial court.

"I hope Eunuch Zhao will be promoted in the future!" Mu Jing cupped his hands and saluted.

"The supervisor is polite!"

Xin Zhao remembered some words his adoptive father had said in the palace, his heart suddenly jumped, and he quickly lowered his posture.

Others don't know the importance of making a seal supervisor, but Zhao Zhong naturally knows it. He knows the high expectations that the current emperor places on this official office, so he specially arranged for his adopted son to be a supervisor.

"Who is this……"

"I'm the head bookmaker of the Printing Supervisor, Fan Ji, named Meng Yu!"

"Master Fan, please take care of me in the future!"

"Master Supervisor will kill me too!"

"..."

"I don't know what position this dear friend is!"

"My Zuo Yong, whose name is Zixu, is the supervisor of the paper-making workshop!"

"Zuo Yong, I don't know it has something to do with Zuo Boke!"

"Uncle Zuo is the elder brother!"

"sorry!"

"..."

"..."

For one morning, the officials of the entire Printing Institute spent each other's politeness and mutual understanding.

In the afternoon, Mu Jing began the formal entry process.

There are two newly established workshops under the supervision of the Printing Supervisor. The existence of these two workshops is of great significance. As the name suggests, Zao refers to papermaking, and Yin refers to movable type printing.

Mu Jing used this invention beyond the times to impress Cai Yong, a world-renowned Confucian scholar, and finally let this clear stream of gentry forces stand on his side, establishing the victory in the court.

Paper has been around for many years, but because of its high cost and difficult craftsmanship, although many people used it during the Western Han Dynasty, the use of bamboo slips and cloth was not completely banned. Bamboo slips and cloth were basically used.

It was not until the appearance of Caihou paper that this situation was slightly changed. However, there is still some distance from the world abandoning bamboo slips and cloth and using paper entirely. After all, the craftsmanship of Caihou paper is not perfect enough.

Mujing used to be in the business of recycling waste paper in his previous life, so he has some knowledge of the craft in this area.

There is a papermaking process that can change this era.

He just so happens to be.

This is making paper from bamboo.

The process is somewhat complex, but it represents a milestone in the breakthrough of papermaking.

As for printing with movable type, Mujing was completely fooled.

It’s not like being fooled, he knows the process of this craft, but he hasn’t studied it, he hasn’t done it, he is not sure whether it can be made, but at that time, if he wanted to impress a great Confucian like Cai Yong, he could only take risks up.

Cai Yong was really moved.

Because he knows very well how many changes will be brought to the world once the movable type printing is successful, it will be an earth-shaking change, it will be the progress of the times, so even though he is obviously prejudiced against the Yellow Turban, he still chooses Convince Lu Zhi, Wang Yun and others to speak for Mushan.

This craft is beyond the times, and will break the reliance of this era on scholars, and will impact the balance of the entire scholastic system.

The emperor wanted to use this craft to break the checks and balances of the gentry.

Mu Jing also wanted to use this craft to build up his reputation in Shilin.

Therefore, the establishment of the Yinjian cannot tolerate failure.

(End of this chapter)