The Moon in the Qin Dynasty

Chapter 111 Zhao Ji, Easily Controlled

Ying Zheng was slightly stronger than Jingwei, except that he was born with all his meridians open and could sense his own innate true qi. After being taught by Zhongcang, he succeeded in about a cup of tea, and then he made rapid progress.

The innate true Qi is extremely precious, and it will often be converted into acquired true Qi within a few months after birth. Ying Zheng was born with a strong spirit and could sense it, and before it was converted, he allowed it to flow according to his heart's instinct, and he managed to survive until he was able to learn the authentic Taoism and Confucianism, and only then did he get on the right track and preserve his innate true Qi.

There is no difference between the power of innate true Qi and acquired true Qi, but there are roughly three differences. The first is that innate true Qi can better communicate between heaven and earth. In terms of the utilization rate and functional conversion rate of the vital energy of heaven and earth alone, it is probably the difference between an electric motor and a fuel engine.

The second is that when you learn any skills and pass them on to others, there will basically be no rejection. The acquired true qi will be contaminated with some of the person's own characteristics and aura, but people are born with innate true qi, so passing on the innate true qi to others will have little effect.

The third is to adjust the dragon and tiger, evolve yin and yang, and change the five elements, which are all extremely light and simple, and more natural.

Zhao Ji's talent and age made it useless for her to practice internal energy, but Ying Zheng personally used his own innate true Qi that he had refined thousands of times to run the exercises for her, engraved the route of the exercises, and left her with a true Qi seed. Although it could not grow stronger, as long as Zhao Ji did not completely abandon her practice and used Zhao Ji's own internal Qi as food, this seed would not disappear.

From now on, Zhao Ji will have this seed to help guide the circulation of her true Qi, which will make her achieve twice the result with half the effort, with better effects and safety. She will not go astray or disrupt the circulation of her true Qi.

Although the "Yingyun Xuantong" technique is simple and does not require high talent, one must at least learn it. Ying Zheng's operation saved Zhao Ji a year of effort, well, even two years, or maybe even three years.

If Zhao Ji really had to practice on her own, it would be difficult before she succeeded.

While practicing qigong, Zhao Ji felt a warm current flowing throughout her body, which was very comfortable. She thought that practicing qigong was not so boring and uncomfortable. Little did she know that this was all thanks to Ying Zheng, who allowed her to save a year or two of hard work and practice with perseverance, so that she could understand what pain was.

Practicing external skills to strengthen muscles and bones is so tiring that one wants to give up with every breath, let alone the need to persist day by day.

Practicing inner strength, deep contemplation, tempering the inner scene, harmonizing the dragon and the tiger, the boredom and loneliness even make people feel that it is worse to strengthen their muscles and bones and suffer from muscle aches.

If you practice qigong with trepidation, you will hardly feel the daily improvement. It takes months and years of hard work to feel some growth. If you slack off even a little, you will regress instead of make progress. If you slack off during practice, your qi will go astray, which can result in serious injury and loss of power, or even go astray and die or become disabled.

Not to mention that there is no one to teach you, even if there is a famous teacher, how many skills can you learn easily? !
But it is true that there are always some geniuses in the world. They always become powerful so easily, and even squander the talent that ordinary people can only envy. However, talent determines the upper limit, and hard work determines the lower limit. Hard work may not necessarily lead to greater success. As Heaven moves forward, a gentleman should constantly strive for self-improvement!
If the other person is a genius, hardworking, and has a good family background, then find someone else to compare yourself with. At least you can be more outstanding than those who don't work hard.

Even if you have learned it, you still need to study hard and practice diligently, and not slack off, otherwise you will only regress instead of progress. Practicing martial arts is like rowing against the current, your inner energy needs to be tempered day by day, otherwise it will be useless. Just like a person needs exercise to keep his body strong, if you slack off, it will become worse day by day.

This is also why after most masters become high-ranking officials and enter the court, their material conditions should have been better, but their cultivation rarely improves, but instead declines.

On the one hand, it is inevitable to be lazy when living a comfortable life. After all, one learns civil and martial arts for comfort. If one is comfortable, one would not make oneself uncomfortable. Of course, this is mainly the case for civil servants, as military officers dare not be lazy because that is their livelihood.

On the other hand, due to the busy government affairs, the time for practicing exercises was greatly reduced, so it naturally declined.

Even if one has reached the state of unity between man and nature, entering the court can at best ensure that one's skills do not decline. It is very difficult to make further progress. After all, people who have reached this state will also be in high positions when they enter the court. They will inevitably be busy with affairs, and the energy and time for practicing skills will be greatly reduced.

Just like these years, not to mention Zhong Cang, at least Yan Jin and Lu Buwei's martial arts have declined greatly. Ying Zheng is fine, although now he only has more than an hour to practice martial arts every day, but fortunately he has already reached the realm of heaven and earth transformation, yin and yang cycle, otherwise he will also make slow progress, after all, he really doesn't have much energy and time.

Zhao Ji's eyelashes trembled slightly, and she slowly opened her eyes. She smiled in surprise and said, "Zheng'er, practicing internal skills is so comfortable. It's not as boring as before. If I had known, I would have started learning it long ago."

Ying Zheng smiled but said nothing. Zhao Ji stood up and stretched, showing off her curvaceous figure. "It seems that mother is also a genius. I must persist in practicing in the future. I will make sure you dare not underestimate mother in the future."

Looking at the smug Zhao Ji, Ying Zheng praised her, "You are absolutely right. I was wrong. Your Majesty is indeed a genius. Oh, I almost wasted such a talented martial artist. As long as your Majesty persists, you will surpass your majesty in no time."

"Even compared to my child, my mother's cultivation talent is only slightly inferior."

As he spoke, Ying Zheng used his thumb and index finger to indicate a tiny, imperceptible distance.

Zhao Ji said proudly: "Of course."

Ying Zheng nodded repeatedly: "Then mother must persevere. I am very hardworking. If you can't surpass me, mother will lose face."

Zhao Ji nodded repeatedly, excited: "Don't worry, mother will definitely surpass you and make you admit defeat."

Ying Zheng nodded repeatedly, Zhao Ji, it's easy to control.

Ying Zheng was relatively relieved as to whether Zhao Ji was serious about practicing this technique. When it comes to maintaining eternal youth, there is no woman who is not serious about it.

Now let’s talk about Mr. Zheng Guo, the talented hydraulic engineer recommended by South Korea.

After the Han group left Qin, they still held a morning court meeting in Zhangtai Palace.

In front of all the ministers, Ying Zheng asked Zheng Guo: "Mr. Zheng, what do you have to teach me when you come to Qin this time?"

Zheng Guo was very nervous, fearing that his life would be at stake today. But there was nothing he could do. At this point, there was no way out.

Zheng Guo stood up, walked to the palace, and said with his hands clasped: "Reporting to the king, the great Qin is prosperous and I have nothing to criticize. Although I am not familiar with state affairs, I know that agriculture is the foundation, and agriculture must be based on water conservancy. Just like Li Jun, the governor of Shu in the Great Qin, who built the Dujiangyan Irrigation System, and rectified and renovated Wenjing, Baimu, Luoshui, Mianshui, etc., it can be said that it has benefited the people and greatly increased the national strength. Now I have a way to strengthen the country."

"Although the Qin Empire is strong, the land in Guanzhong is barren and full of saltwater. In good years, the harvest is ok, but in bad years, the harvest will be completely lost. I think we can dig a large irrigation canal between the Jing River and the Luo River in the Guanzhong Plain, from Zhongshan in the east to Hukou in the west, to divert the muddy water from the Jing River for irrigation. If this canal is completed, within three to five years, the barren land in Guanzhong can be transformed into a highland, and the grain output can at least double. With the hundreds of miles of highland in Guanzhong, the Qin Empire will never have to worry about food shortages again."

By the time Zheng Guo mustered up the courage to finish speaking, his forehead was already slightly sweaty. After he finished speaking, Ying Zheng did not say anything, and neither did the ministers. After a long time, Ying Zheng's light laugh was heard, and it was extremely clear in the hall.

(End of this chapter)