fifth form

Chapter 2158 Transformation
"… the fragrance of cinnamon, pepper, magnolia, yew, red poplar, elm, pear, chestnut, orange and grapefruit…"

The recitation of Zixu Fu was accompanied by the Empress Dowager's narration of some private matters.

This involves some private and important matters, as well as the safety of the new emperor.

"Mother, what you mean is that there is a high possibility that a cultivator greater than the Grand Empress Dowager has entered Chang'an City, and he may be coming for me?"

"Not bad!"

"And this great cultivator is still in Dongfang Shuo's home?"

"That's right!"

"This...this..."

If the great cultivator mentioned by the Queen Mother lived in an inn, or even in the home of an official, the new emperor felt that he would be cautious.

But there seems to be nothing wrong with such a person living in Zhang Xuezhou's house.

If Zhang Xuezhou and others were part of a certain force and wanted to cooperate to kill the new emperor, the new emperor felt that there was no need to wait until now.

If Zhang Xuezhou and others had let Gongsun Gui down, the new emperor felt that he would have been killed.

The new emperor believed that someone would target him, and even wanted to take his life, or perhaps wanted something from him, but the new emperor felt that such a person would not be Zhang Xuezhou.

Whether they risked their lives to save his life or offered treasures to allow him to enter the realm of supernatural powers, Zhang Xuezhou and others have fully proved their loyalty, which no longer needs to be verified.

On the contrary, the new emperor learned some things from the deceased Emperor Jing and knew that there might be some problems with his mother.

This also led the new emperor to inform Zhang Xuezhou of the changes in his cultivation, but he did not inform the empress dowager immediately.

The relationships within the Han royal family were complicated, and no one knew who was wearing what mask. The new emperor could only follow Emperor Jing's past teachings.

"Mother, Dongfang Shuo is very good at socializing. He was the one who went to the northern border to invite Taoist Li Shaojun. He was away for three months after taking up the post of Taizhong Doctor. I'm afraid he met some new great monk." The new emperor said, "If he hadn't had some health problems, he might have introduced him to me long ago!"

"Dongfang Shuo's cultivation is not enough, how could he know a great cultivator of this level?" The Queen Mother shook her head and said, "I'm afraid he was restrained by someone, so he had to let the great cultivator into the house!"

"You don't know Dongfang Shuo. His cultivation is not good, but he has a quick mind and excellent eloquence," the new emperor argued.

"The great monk cannot be reached by mouth alone," said the Queen Mother.

"But Dongfang Shuo is also good at shooting covers," the new emperor said, "He has a very high success rate in shooting covers. As long as it's not a bet on cultivation, he can compete with great cultivators with this skill."

"Shooting cover?"

Great monks regard ordinary people as ants. Even if they become monks, ordinary monks are just slightly stronger ants in the eyes of great monks. Any threat from them will destroy them in an instant.

This is the difference in life levels. Top monks have mastered powerful strength, and they have a great psychological advantage when looking at their own kind.

Most of the crazy monks who couldn't control their mentality suffered the consequences, but the great monks remained high and mighty, just like emperors and officials treating ordinary people.

It is almost a fool's dream to make friends across social classes, but the new emperor mentioned a very interesting skill called "shooting covers".

As long as people are human, they have a desire to win and like fun games, and the game of shefu covers both of these attributes.

Given a clever enough opportunity, it is possible that the young monk who is good at guessing the cover will get to know the great monk.

But this requires that the younger monks' level of guessing the cover is high enough, and the speed of their manipulation must be faster than the speed of perception of the older monks.

There are only a few low-level cultivators who can achieve this level, especially a great cultivator like this who is recognized by the Empress Dowager.

"Is Dongfang Shuo's guessing skills really that high?" The Empress Dowager said with difficulty in believing.

"He has never lost a battle for me," the new emperor said stiffly, "Mother, you know I have a man called Guo Sheren here who is also good at Shefu, but he has been defeated repeatedly by Dongfang Shuo!" "I know Xiao Guo," the empress dowager nodded, "it seems that Dongfang Shuo is really capable!"

"That's right!" The new emperor nodded repeatedly and said, "Don't worry about this, mother. I'll ask Dongfang Shuo and he'll find out after a while!"

"That's the best," the Queen Mother breathed a sigh of relief and said, "You need to learn from Dongfang Shuo about this man's background, what he is good at, what he is doing in Chang'an City, and whether he has any hostility towards us!"

"This person can get along with Dongfang Shuo, so he must have come with no hostility," the new emperor consoled him, "Even if he came with hostility, he would have fallen into Dongfang Shuo's trap because of things like shooting the cover. If he still has some dignity, he won't do anything rash!"

In order to convince the Empress Dowager, the new emperor kept flattering Zhang Xuezhou.

But the new emperor didn't understand what kind of great monk Zhang Xuezhou had made friends with to the point of alarming the Grand Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager.

"Dongfang Shuo should be asleep at this time. He is not afraid of the great monk causing trouble even when he is asleep, so how could I be afraid?"

The Queen Mother looked worried, but the new Emperor showed no fear.

If Zhang Xuezhou was not afraid of the great monk while sleeping peacefully, it would be a joke for him as an emperor to be so nervous.

Moreover, when Zhang Xuezhou entered the palace to pay a visit to him, he did not mention any great monk. The other party was only concerned with how to remove him from the position of Taizhong Daifu to avoid endless trouble.

The new emperor just made a simple association and understood the general situation in his mind.

He felt that there was nothing to worry about.

On the contrary, the new emperor very much welcomed these strange and powerful monks to come to Chang'an City. Even if they could not become friends, it was at least better than becoming enemies.

"You seem to trust Dongfang Shuo a lot," the Queen Mother complained, "You must know that people are the most unreliable. Your Majesty only needs to trust people 30% and be on guard against the remaining 70%. It is always better to be careful than to make mistakes!"

"What the Queen Mother said makes sense!"

The Empress Dowager's teachings were also the teachings of Emperor Jing.

Emperor Jingdi trusted the Empress Dowager three parts and was seven parts on guard against her.

It is ironic that the new emperor has greater trust in his own team.

"Don't worry about this, mother. I will summon Dongfang Shuo in twelve days and ask him to explain this matter to mother." The new emperor promised: "If Dongfang Shuo can make an invitation, we will invite the great monk to the palace as a guest!"

"I can just explain it to you. There's no need to bring him to the palace!"

The Empress Dowager replied with a slightly embarrassed look on her face.

The Queen Mother obviously trusted people only three-quarters of the time, and was on guard against the remaining seven-quarters.

If the great cultivator in Zhang Xuezhou's house was not from the Immortal Court, this would not be of any particular benefit to her. But once the other party was from the Immortal Court, and they met in this simple way, and even determined the identity of the Empress Dowager through close contact, many things would be beyond her control.

"Mother has been busy summarizing the Huangji Sutra these days and has been unable to spare any time to concentrate." The Queen Mother said, "When my son uses the Huangji Sutra to tap into his magical powers, you, holding the Chixiao Sword, will surely be able to stabilize the Han Dynasty like the late emperor did!"

Supernatural powers, self-centeredness, and true self almost divide the top monks into first, second, and third levels.

The powerful suppression power of the True Self Realm cultivators can almost ignore 99% of the cultivators in the world. The Self-Only Realm cultivators are not afraid of the deterrence and suppression of the True Self Realm cultivators, and the threshold of the Divine Power Realm is the initial stage of possessing the deterrence and suppression power of the realm, and will only withstand the suppression of the True Self Realm cultivators.

The three realms correspond to completely different situations and even different attitudes towards dealing with things.

As for the new emperor who has superimposed the Scarlet Sky Sword, the Queen Mother believes that this sword can help the new emperor reduce the need for a realm.

"If my son can use his magical powers to secure the throne, Queen Mother will be relieved even if she dies!"

When the empress dowager whispered, the new emperor couldn't help but tremble in his heart.

After many years, his mother no longer seemed to be what Emperor Jing had imagined, but was truly concerned about the Han Dynasty.