Red Mansion Taoist

Chapter 337 Experiment
On the ninth day of April, Li Qiang held the imperial examination in the Golden Palace.

The twenty-eight candidates walked out of the hall, knelt down to the Emperor Li Qiang above them, and then paid great respects to the chief examiner, deputy examiner and several others. Then they took their seats under the arrangement of the eunuchs.

Jin Dong took a bright yellow silk and carefully placed it on the dragon table in front of Li Qiang.

Li Qiang picked up the brush, thought for a moment and wrote down "There is no prohibition on the licentiousness of all craftsmen, and the wealthy and powerful are usurping power without restraint."

Jin Dong picked up the bright yellow silk and showed the questions to several examiners first. Then he walked in front of each candidate so that all of them could see the questions clearly.

Several examiners looked at each other. The emperor's question almost revealed part of their thoughts.

It is not surprising that the emperor worked hard to promote the Way of Investigating Things. After all, the emperor wrote a book on the Way of Investigating Things. Even if it was for the sake of leaving a name for himself through the ages, he had to promote the Way of Investigating Things to a high position.

This is also the reason why many officials do not want to object even though they have opinions.

Preventing the emperor from having the opportunity to leave his name in history would definitely result in a fight to the death given Emperor Li Qiang's temper.

The ones who will die are only those who oppose, and the one who will not stop is Li Qiang.

The other half of the question is dissatisfaction with the powerful families.

This can be seen from the fact that Li Qiang confiscated the properties of the six major merchants. Think about the fate of the six major merchants, and then think about the recent trend of the land being taken over by the emperor. This is what the examiners are worried about.

Li Qiang also intended to use this title to warn those who dared to hinder the implementation of the Way of Investigating Things and prevent him from acquiring land.

As for the attitudes of the twenty-eight candidates towards all kinds of craftsmanship, even if they had no interest in the way of investigating things before the exam, they would change completely afterwards.

Because Li Qiang has secretly used the "Mirror of Love and Lust" to bind the loyalty of the twenty-eight tribute scholars, they will naturally obey Li Qiang's orders in the future.

The palace examination is actually the most boring, lasting from morning to afternoon, a whole day.

Emperor Li Qiang must be present to accompany the candidates.

After collecting the papers, Li Qiang did not keep them for long. Several examiners reviewed them first and then selected the best ones.

Of course, Li Qiang does not necessarily follow the opinions of the examiners. The examiners' opinions are only for reference.

If the emperor has time, he can look through all the papers, and any normal emperor will do so. Every Jinshi who comes out of the palace examination is a disciple of the emperor.

Li Qiang returned to Daming Palace and saw Lin Daiyu and a group of concubines playing with their children outside the hall.

Li Heng was a very fast growing child, and with the help of Li Qiang's 'Advanced Healing Technique', his body was constantly being repaired, allowing him to grow faster than other children of the same age.

Li Qiang did not participate in it. He just sat aside and watched with a smile.

He could feel that he had a blood connection with Li Heng. He had heard that powerful life forms could sense their offspring, so his situation should be the same.

He is definitely a powerful life form. If the immortals simply compete with each other in physical strength, he can beat a bunch of them.

He thought of one thing, he didn't know what his children's future qualifications would be like.

The qualifications he had in mind were the qualifications to practice the generals' body-refining techniques.

As for his Taoist skills, even if he was willing to teach, he could not guide others to learn.

Li Qiang had never thought about this problem before. Anyway, there were enough people in the world who had passed the near-death test, and these people alone kept him busy.

Although every time he went to help those people practice the general's body-building technique, he only needed to perform the "group healing technique", but he was the emperor and had so many things to do every day, so he had to find time to do this regularly.

Looking at his young son and the many concubines around him who dote on him, he knew that it would be difficult for his son to acquire the qualifications to practice the military's body-building techniques in the future.

Li Qiang suddenly had an inspiration, as if he had underestimated his profession as a Taoist priest.

The Taoist profession is the strongest auxiliary profession in the game. Although it does not have the strongest attack or the strongest defense, its auxiliary capabilities are extremely comprehensive.

"If we use 'Ghost Shield' and 'Holy Armor Technique' to help ordinary people practice the generals' body-building techniques?" Li Qiang thought of this possibility.

The more he thought about it, the more likely it seemed. Now all he needed was a test subject.

"Jin Dong!" Li Qiang waved to Jin Dong.

"Master, what do you want me to do?" Jin Dong trotted over and bowed and asked.

"Go find a reliable eunuch. I want to experiment with the possibility of ordinary people practicing the generals' body-building techniques!" Li Qiang did not hide his thoughts from Jin Dong, he ordered in a deep voice.

Nowadays, all the high-ranking officials in Daqian know that Li Qiang has special means to train a large number of powerful generals.

But they don't know how Li Qiang trains brave warriors. All the brave warriors trained by Li Qiang are bound by loyalty to the "Mirror of Love and Lust" and cannot tell anyone.

A look of determination flashed across Jin Dong's face, but he did not move.

"Why aren't you going yet?" Li Qiang urged.

"Master, Jin Dong is willing to participate in the experiment!" Jin Dong replied solemnly.

"You?" Li Qiang was a little surprised.

Jin Dong’s current identity is not ordinary. He is the eunuch closest to Li Qiang and also the chief steward of the inner palace.

It can be said that Jin Dong is the eunuch with the highest official position and power in the palace, which is a height that other eunuchs will never reach in their lifetime.

"Master, I know that Dai Neixiang, who is beside the retired emperor, and Xia Shouzhong, who is beside the former deposed emperor, have both practiced the art of body refining of generals. They are the last guarantee by the emperor's side, and I don't want to be inferior to them!" Jin Dong explained.

Li Qiang couldn't help but laugh. He chose Jin Dong randomly at first, but he didn't expect Jin Dong to be so unexpected.

"Okay, relax. Although it will be painful, your life will not be in danger even if the experiment fails!" Li Qiang explained with a smile.

"I believe in my master!" Jin Dong replied.

"Sister Lin, I'm going to the military camp outside the palace and will be back for dinner!" Li Qiang said to Lin Daiyu.

The way he gets along with Lin Daiyu and the other concubines is not the normal way in the palace, but more like that of an ordinary couple.

There are only four eunuchs in the palace, including Jin Dong, and the rest are palace maids from the harem. The rest of the eunuchs are outside the palace and cannot enter. In addition, the guards of Daming Palace are all 100% loyal and brave generals, so what he does in Daming Palace cannot be known by those old stubborn people in the palace.

Of course, even if she knew, Li Qiang wouldn't care.

"Go early and come back early!" Lin Daiyu instructed.

The military camp was right next to the palace and it didn't take long to get there.

Li Qiang and Jin Dong came to a special place in the military camp, where he usually helped the brave generals to practice. Jin Dong followed a sergeant to learn the practice method of "Jia's Hundred Turns Refining Technique". This technique has been passed on to tens of thousands of people, and the sergeants here are extremely familiar with this practice method.

The sergeant was also the instructor here. Jin Dongtian was born smart, and it didn't take him long to memorize the key points of the 'Jia's Hundred Turns Refining Technique'.

Jin Dong was only wearing small clothes and had a bag on his body.

There was a small amount of iron sand in the bag. The experienced sergeant began to add iron sand into the bag while observing Jin Dong's condition.

Jin Dong had never practiced martial arts before, he was a truly ordinary person.

In the past, those who practiced the military's body-building techniques, in addition to passing near-death tests, also spent a lot of time honing their bodies so that they could carry at least 100 kilograms.

Jin Dong was much worse. When the weight reached 65 kilograms, his body could no longer bear it.

"Start practicing!" Li Qiang reminded from the side.

Li Qiang first cast the 'Ghost Shield', and then cast the 'Holy Armor Technique' to increase Jin Dong's magic defense and physical defense.

Jin Dong was wearing a small coat and was still a little cold in the early spring weather.

But when the two rays of talisman light fell on his body, his whole body felt warm and there was no longer any coldness.

Li Qiang used the 'Healing Technique [Advanced]' again, and the healing energy fell on Jin Dong's body.

Jin Dong began to practice the 'Jia's Hundred Turns Refining Technique'. A trace of energy drawn from an unknown space flowed through his body, causing tearing pain wherever it passed.

The pain became more and more intense, causing his body to tremble.

However, he felt that he could still bear it. Whenever the pain acted on his body, he would always feel a sense of separation. It was this sense of separation that prevented the pain from being too exaggerated and unable to penetrate deep into his soul.

The most frightening thing about practicing the military's body-building technique is the pain that goes deep into the soul, which is not something that ordinary people can endure.

Jin Dong continued his practice, and more iron sand fell into the bag on his back along with the device on the beam.

He had already reached his limit, but he was bearing an increasingly heavy burden.

"Just watch!" Li Qiang did not wait here. After seeing Jin Dong's practice state, he knew that the experiment was successful.

Afterwards, with the healing energy he left in Jin Dong's body, this training was enough.

If Jin Dong wants to practice again in the future, he will wait for the next batch of soldiers who have passed the near-death test to arrive and join the practice team. Li Qiang just wanted to experiment with this kind of auxiliary practice for one person, otherwise it would be impossible to waste time like this.

Li Qiang returned to the palace and just caught up with the palace dinner.

He was having dinner while thinking about today's experiment, which confirmed his idea.

But he had no intention of changing the selection method for the near-death test. He was worried that things that came too easily would not be cherished.

Besides, after a warrior who has passed the near-death test is blessed with the 'Ghost Shield' and the 'Holy Armor Technique', he should be able to improve the level of his general's body-building technique.

"Brother Qiang, what are you thinking about?" Lin Daiyu saw that Li Qiang seemed to be worried, and asked with concern.

"Sister Lin, I was thinking of letting you practice the general's body-building technique!" Li Qiang replied with a smile.

He thought of a joke from his previous life, 'Lin Daiyu uprooting a weeping willow'. If Lin Daiyu really practiced the general's body-building technique, it would be possible for her to do it.

"The Lin family's inherited 'Wanjun Bone Refining Technique', let alone a woman like me, even with so many men in the Lin family, not one can practice it!" When Lin Daiyu heard Li Qiang joking, she couldn't help but think of the Lin family's 'Wanjun Bone Refining Technique' and replied helplessly.

"It turns out that the Queen's family has the art of body training that is passed down from generation to generation!" Miaoyu said in surprise.

The other concubines were also surprised. Who would have known that the Lin family was a family of scholars and that their ancestors, the Grand Secretary of the Cabinet, also had the art of body training passed down from generation to generation.

"The Lin family's ancestor was a marquis. He was able to obtain the title of marquis through military exploits. How could he not have the military's body-building techniques!" Lin Daiyu explained proudly.

"The Jia family also has the art of physical training that is passed down from generation to generation, but it is also the same and no one can practice it!" Jia Yingchun continued.

She sighed inwardly that although the Lin family was no longer a marquisate, the family had a cabinet minister and a queen, which made it more prosperous than before.

It’s just that the Lin family has few members. If there were more members, they would have surpassed the Jia family at its peak.

Think about the Jia family again. Even with Li Qiang's help, they could only retain a fifth-rank military officer rank, and lost all their titles.

"The Jia family's 'Jia's Hundred-Turn Refining Technique' was acquired by me, and it has now been developed and promoted, with more than 20,000 people practicing it!" Li Qiang said with a smile.

"It turns out that this sect's body-refining technique is called 'Jia's Hundred-Turn Refining Technique'!" Jia Yingchun murmured.

It's funny to say that she, a member of the orthodox Jia family, was hearing the name of her family's body-building technique for the first time.

"Sister Lin, and you guys, I was not joking just now. Through experiments today, I have found a way for ordinary people to practice the generals' body-building techniques. But if you want to practice, you still have to find a woman to experiment on first, so that I can feel at ease!" Li Qiang said, glancing at everyone.

"Really? We can also become brave generals?" Miaoyu confirmed in disbelief.

The art of physical training practiced by military families is so difficult that few men, let alone women, meet the requirements.

Some military families would find a younger generation in the clan who was willing to learn the military family's body-building techniques, and then let this younger generation practice martial arts for a few years, strengthen their physique, and even go to the army to kill enemies.

After a long period of training, the younger generation will be physically strong and mentally tough, and only then will they be able to try to practice the generals' body-building techniques.

Even so, failures will still occur during the practice.

That is to say, Li Qiang used the "Healing Technique [Advanced]" to train a large number of warriors, which made people think that it was easy to train warriors.

Miaoyu was born into a family of officials. She, Lin Daiyu and Sanchun knew better than others the difficulty of the generals' body-building technique.

"Once I do some more experiments, I will be able to make you have the strength of a warrior!" Li Qiang said with a smile.

Of course, even if the women could practice the generals’ body-building techniques, they would only be the weakest among the warriors.

The strength of the warrior comes not only from his increased physique and strength, but also from his natural physique.

A person with a weak body who is forced to practice the general's body-building technique will naturally be much weaker than those with a strong body.

But as long as you become a warrior, your physical condition will be strengthened.

The most important thing is that the warriors that Li Qiang helped to cultivate with the help of 'Healing Technique [Advanced]' do not have the hidden injuries that traditional warriors have, and will not suffer from the situation where the injuries in the body erupt when they get older.

A strong physique has many benefits. If Lin Daiyu and the concubines have no objection, Li Qiang hopes that they can all have a strong physique.

(End of this chapter)