Quickly wear it and insist on being an old man forever

Chapter 307 The Useless Traveler Wants to Go Home (5)

Everyone in the master's hall was already silent when Qu Yu started speaking, and they looked at each other in confusion when she finished speaking. Their brains were overloaded with thoughts and became entangled. Their past cognition told them that such a thing was impossible, but the facts were right in front of them.

The state of innate perfection is always beyond doubt.

From ancient times to the present, apart from the inheritance of initiation, no one has ever heard of anyone who could achieve success in one step.
Unless you really encounter some immortal god or god who can enlighten you.

But if they are comparable to immortals and gods, rejuvenation is naturally a piece of cake. The identity of the ancestor Xuannv is also beyond doubt and is an indisputable fact.

After that, everyone discussed it for a while, especially after knowing that the Xuannv Patriarch would wait for all the disciples to come together to treat their hidden injuries, they no longer had any objections to this matter. Who else could be this person who loves them so much and has such ability but their own master who has broken through and regained his youth?

Who else, outsiders, could be so nice to them?

As there were no more objections among the group, related matters would undoubtedly proceed much more quickly. That evening, everyone in the Xuannv Sect knew that the ancestor Xuannv had broken out of seclusion, regained her youth, and was going to hold her 120th birthday celebration.

The next day, the entire sect became busy.

Busy preparing for the birthday party.

In addition, invitations from major sects were also delivered by the third generation disciples to major sects all over the world at full speed. For some relatively remote places, letters were sent by carrier pigeons to notify the disciples closest to the corresponding sect and ask them to come to the sect on behalf of the sect to invite them.

Of course, forget about those that are too far away.

Not to mention the inconvenient transportation now, even if transportation is convenient in the future, it would be embarrassing to invite relatives who live thousands of miles away to come back and attend your birthday party!
What follows is the fermentation period of this matter.

The news that the ancestor of Xuannv Sect, Xuannv Patriarch, had successfully broken through the innate realm, regained her youth, and was going to celebrate her 120th birthday, spread rapidly outward with Xuannv Sect as the center. The sects, gangs, and even the official forces of the imperial court that received the invitations and the news were all surprised.

It was even discussed internally.

This is what the imperial palace in Bianliang, the capital of the Song Dynasty, was like.

On the west side of the Daqing Hall, inside the Chuigong Hall, this should have been the place where the emperor held court on weekdays. However, the Empress Dowager Liu E had already attended court with the current emperor eight years ago, and six years ago she even wore the dragon robe. In all aspects, she was no different from Empress Wu, except that she did not directly proclaim herself emperor.

It is basically the same as what Empress Lu did back then, and even in terms of wearing a dragon robe, it is actually one step further than Empress Lu.

So at this time in the Chuigong Hall, the empress dowager was sitting in the center, the current emperor, the future Song Renzong, was sitting on the upper left, and the other ministers were sitting below, on the left and right.

It can be said that it was when Liu E was still alive.

Song Renzong had basically no power.

"Recently, there is a rumor going around in the martial arts world. I have also heard about it. What is the so-called Xuannv Sect? Is it possible that the founder of the sect is still alive and has lived to be 120 years old and regained his youth? Is this rumor true or false?"

Liu E, who was already 61 years old, clearly felt that her health was indeed not as good as before. It was normal for her to be moved and curious when she heard such rumors.

From everything she did, it can be seen that she had the idea of ​​becoming emperor, but she was always hesitant.

I hesitated about whether I should imitate Wu Zetian.

Can there be a good ending?
He hesitated about how long he could live. Wouldn't it be tragic if he died of illness within two years of usurping the throne?
But in fact, even if this had not happened, she would have gradually tried to walk the path of Empress Wu again, such as wearing the emperor's clothes to hold a sacrificial ceremony in the Imperial Ancestral Temple. Unfortunately, she did not have the fate of Empress Wu, or to be more precise, she did not have the life span of Empress Wu. Empress Wu officially usurped the throne at the age of 67, and she died of illness at the age of 64. That is, not long after she wore the emperor's robes and offered sacrifices to the emperors of the Song Dynasty in the Imperial Ancestral Temple, she fell seriously ill and died in a hurry.

If she could really live to be over eighty.

I'm afraid it's really hard to say. It's hard to say whether he has the talents of Lu and Wu but not their evils.

So at this time, Liu E actually attached great importance to her own life, because she knew that if she could not live long, it would be almost impossible for her to become emperor.

"My lady, this statement is definitely not true. It is just a rumor spread by the martial arts world. Or maybe it is just nonsense spread by the martial arts world. It should not be taken as the truth. Don't take it seriously."

Xue Kui, the Minister of Rites, spoke frankly and made progress.

"This is a fallacy. You must know that the great master Chen Tuan also lived to be 110 years old before he passed away. Both Emperor Taizu and Emperor Taizong had seen him, and his life story can be traced. This shows that longevity is not a false statement.

In the second year of Emperor Taizong's Chuigong reign, he passed away in a stone chamber on Mount Huashan.

At that time, there was a colorful cloud covering the cave entrance, which lasted for months. It is well known to everyone, so how could there be any false rumors? "

The Palace Attendant Fang Zhonggong refuted it first.

Then he turned around, bowed to the Queen Mother and said:

"Your Majesty, I have heard about this matter a long time ago, and I have even sent someone to inquire about it. It should be true without a doubt. I wonder if Your Majesty is willing to listen to my explanation?"

"It's okay to say it, just listen to it."

It's okay to listen to it, but whether to believe it or not is another matter. Liu E would not just listen to one person's opinion.

"Yes! Madam, according to my humble investigation, if the ancestor of Xuannv Sect is indeed still alive, it should be no problem for him to be 120 years old this year. There are clues to this.

According to the records in "Fuyaozi Ji", the Taoist master Chen Tuan, also known as Fuyaozi, once met the Taoist master Xuannv in Luoyang, the capital of the Later Tang Dynasty, when he was 46 years old. It was the Taoist master Xuannv who came to visit him in person, and was despised by the Taoist master of the Xuannv Sect, who thought that Chen Tuan, with such great talent, did not practice Taoism but instead pursued worldly fame and fortune.

It's a pity and a waste of talent.

At that time, Fuyaozi thought that the seven-year-old Xuannv Patriarch was quite extraordinary and was deeply impressed by her, but he did not take it to heart. After that, he failed the exam many times and went to Wudang Mountain to practice.

It was not until I had achieved success in my practice that I began to marvel at the mysterious nature of the goddess.

A few decades later, the Ancestor Xuannv came to visit again. The Ancestor Chen Tuan specially gave her the Sleeping Immortal Skill that he had learned throughout his life through his disciple, True Man Huolong, in order to complete the cause and effect.

In addition, some Taoist factions such as Chunyang Palace, and even Buddhist Zen sects such as Shaolin, have also dealt with the Xuannv ancestor of the Xuannv Sect, and can verify each other.

The establishment of Xuannv Villa in 160 years and Xuannv Sect fifty years ago can be found in the local county government's county annals. However, the villa was not called Xuannv Villa at that time, but Sigui Villa, and Xuannv Sect was not called Xuannv Sect at the beginning, but Luoye Guigen Sect.

However, later on their sect became famous for the Xuannv Gong.

Most of the disciples are women.

People then called them the Xuannv Sect. As time went on, perhaps the disciples also accepted this name and felt that the original name was strange, so after ancestor Xuannv stepped down as the sect leader, they changed the name a few years later.

This is how the Xuannv Sect came into being today.

Later, there was no record of the Xuannv Patriarch ascending to heaven, and this record has continued to this day, so if the Xuannv Patriarch is still alive, she is indeed 120 years old this year, and the rest is still uncertain. "The Palace Minister Fang Zhonggong is really honest.

He only said things he was sure of.

As for the uncertainties, for example, whether the Xuannv ancestor who is still alive today and has regained her youth is the same Xuannv ancestor who lived 120 years ago, it is hard to say, and he did not say anything. In conclusion, he has not investigated it.

And among those present, everyone is a smart person.

Of course I understand what he means.

"What you said is no different from what you said.

No, we are still not sure whether the Xuannv Patriarch is real or fake? Maybe they just found a young woman from somewhere, or a descendant of the Xuannv Patriarch to pretend to be the Xuannv Patriarch, and created a gimmick in order to expand the influence of their Xuannv Sect.

Huashan was not well-known among the Five Great Mountains before, but it has become particularly famous in the world in recent decades. This is because the Taoist master Chen Tuan passed away on Huashan and attracted colorful auspicious signs. Countless ascetics believe that Huashan has a fairyland spirit.

This has made Huashan even more famous.

The Xuan Nu Sect probably had the same idea. I just don’t know if they have a problem with their brains. They actually created a living auspicious omen. It’s really ridiculous!”

Xue Kui, the Minister of Rites, also fought back without giving in.

If the Queen Mother had not mentioned this matter, he would not have wanted to discuss this kind of chivalrous man in the court.

"That's wrong, Madam. As far as I know, the Xuannv Sect has invited many famous sects to attend the Xuannv Patriarch's birthday banquet. This is a righteous and upright thing to do!

It can be said that he is not afraid of being exposed at all.

If the person is not a fool, then he must be confident that no one can see through his disguise.

Either that or it is true.

But they were making such a big deal, and it was also the 120th birthday of the ancestor of a sect. Even if the major sects wanted to be polite and save face, or even if they didn't trust the person, they at least had to send an elder, or even the leader to go in person.

At that time, many elders and leaders will come together to celebrate the birthday.

It would be difficult to pass without some real skills.

If some young fool wants to verify it or do something again, and if everything is fake, the entire Xuannv Sect will probably lose all face.

I guess the Xuannv Sect wouldn't be so brainless.

So there is some truth to this.”

The one who spoke this time was Chief Censor Cheng Lin. He was also considered to be on the side of the Empress Dowager and had presented "The Picture of Empress Wu in the Court" to the Empress Dowager. He saw that the Empress Dowager Liu E was planning to usurp the throne and wanted to curry favor with her in advance in the hope that he could gain the credit of following the Empress Dowager. It was a pity that Liu E was always hesitant.

At this time, he also saw that Liu E had a deep understanding of Xuannv Sect and might even have the idea of ​​sending people to Xuannv Sect to seek the method of immortality, so he deliberately tried to please her.

No matter what the final result is, there will be no harm in his blindly supporting the Queen Mother. At least there will be no harm while the Queen Mother is alive.

This is also the idea of ​​many ministers in the court.

There is no way. The current emperor is too cowardly. He dares not to resist the empress dowager. He doesn't even dare to say some rebellious remarks against the empress dowager in private, let alone do something. If the current emperor could have the courage and boldness of Emperor Wu of Han, they would not be afraid of losing their heads to fight him.

But in the eyes of the ministers, His Majesty is more like Emperor Hui of Han, Liu Ying, and the sons of Empress Wu.

If the military generals were not subject to too many restrictions nowadays, it would have been difficult for the empress dowager to control the army without the help of all the civil officials in the court. I'm afraid the incident of Lu and Wu would have been repeated long ago, and it would not have dragged on until now.

Afterwards, all the civil and military officials in the court debated the matter for a long time. Some said it was true, some said it was false, and some said it would be better to wait and see after the Xuannv Sect held its 120th birthday banquet and see what attitude the major sects had towards it. Wouldn’t that tell them whether the matter was true or not?

Liu E was also a little worried. What if this was a lie? She would have sent people there to seek for the secret of immortality, which would have made her a laughing stock later. So she finally suppressed her inner impulse and decided to sit back and watch for the time being.

Let’s wait until the birthday party is over and see what happens.

After the court session, many civil officials and royal family members in Bianjing discussed this matter privately. They were worried that if the story was true, Liu E would obtain the secret of immortality, and then the incident of Empress Wu would happen again. Some hoped that the story was false, but Liu E took it seriously, and then took some poisonous elixir to kill herself early, so that the current emperor could take power as soon as possible.

Some people are already thinking about whether they should find a way to kill Liu E, or if the situation continues to develop in this way.

If only she had lived longer.

Wu Zetian is a lesson for us!

The civil and military officials of the Tang Dynasty never expected that Wu Zetian could usurp the throne at the age of 67, and live for such a long time after that. And now Empress Dowager Liu is already over 60 years old, so they really have to be on guard!
In addition to the Zhao Song court's heated discussion on the truth of the matter, the major sects that received the invitation were actually similar. The first thing they discussed was the truth of the matter.

Those with average relationships will accept the invitations and discuss internally, while those with closer relationships, or even those who are originally from a faction affiliated with Xuannv Sect, will directly grab the person who sent the invitation and ask privately whether the matter is true or false. If it is false, do they need our cooperation to make it true?

For a time, rumors were spreading all over the world.

Some say it is true, some say it is false, and it is difficult to tell the truth from the false.

If you simply said it was your 120th birthday and invited people to the birthday party, no one would question it. After all, there was an old man named Chen Tuan who lived to be 118 years old, so it was not surprising that he lived two or three years longer than him.

But rejuvenation is a fairy tale.

At least before the "I Am the Only One in the Eight Desolations and Six Directions" skill became known to everyone, it was a legendary story about immortals and gods, and it was normal for everyone to find it hard to believe.

But there are a few sects that are special.

For example, when Master Huolong received the invitation, he did not question anything and immediately said that he would attend the birthday banquet, but he could not go because his master had passed away.

For example, after the old eunuch Xiangyang received the invitation.

He also said that he would visit on time.

As for Wu Xingyun of the Lingjiu Palace in Tianshan, she had even less to question, because in a few years she would also begin her first rejuvenation. If she could achieve rejuvenation herself, why should she question the rejuvenation of others?

But she was not sure where her master was.

So he only said that he would try his best to inform them. He also told the third-generation disciple who delivered the letter the addresses of his junior brothers and sisters, and told her not to mention himself.