the heavens

Chapter 345 Gathering in the Heaven Realm
South Zhan Buzhou, Chang'an City.

Although Lu Fengqiu was away for only three days, more than a year has passed in this world.

This is because Donghua Mountain is located in the human world, not in the Buddhist world and the heavenly world.

Today, the Tang Dynasty dominates the Southern Zhanbuzhou.

Tang Taizong Li Shimin established the Tang Dynasty again, and now he is not Taizong, but the Great Tang Apocalypse.

Although the name of the country is still Datang, the former Tang Dynasty was destroyed more than [-] years ago.

Li Shimin aspires to be the emperor of the world on par with the Three Emperors and Five Emperors.

There is no precedent like Li Shimin in history.

When he was a mortal, he became an emperor once.

After gaining mana, he ascended to the top again.

Originally, according to the meaning of the important officials of the imperial court, the temple name should refer to Liu Xiu, Emperor Guangwu of the Eastern Han Dynasty.

After all, there are similarities between the two. The Western Han Dynasty was usurped by Wang Mang, and Liu Xiu, Emperor Guangwu of the Han Dynasty, reunified China.

Today, the Tang Dynasty was destroyed by Zhu Wen, and Li Shimin ascended to the throne again. He should be named Tang Guangwu Emperor.

But Li Shimin, as the creator of the great Tang glory, of course would not accept this title, so he called himself the Great Emperor of Apocalypse.

On this day, Li Shimin was sitting in the Hall of Qinzheng practicing, and the cabinet minister Li Shenguang walked in and handed Li Shimin a booklet.

Li Shenguang is an effective subordinate that Li Shimin trained long ago, and it is also the blood of his Li family.

Now he is an important minister of the Datang cabinet.

Li Shenguang has white hair and is already an old man in his sixties, but he looks much more energetic than ordinary old people.

Although Li Shenguang is a mortal, he is also proficient in the methods of cultivation. He practiced with Li Shimin when he was young, so it is not a problem to live to a hundred years old.

"Your Majesty, the enlightenment of the twelve states of Middle-earth has achieved initial results, but now the world is vast and sparsely populated, and the people of Middle-earth are not very willing to leave their homes and go to the other 24 states to take root."

Li Shenguang said respectfully.

Li Shimin looked at the scriptures, nodded slightly, pondered for a while, and then said: "Shenguang, the method must be gentle. There are many refugees in the twelve states. We can increase the resettlement efforts to attract these refugees to the other 24 states. Of course, the most important thing is The only ones are the candidates for the governors of the states."

"Nanzhan Buzhou has been unified for more than two years, and the wartime policy should also end. We can't rely on those generals to do the appeasement work in various places, and we have to send civil servants to take charge of people's livelihood in various places."

"In the final analysis, we still need talents, all kinds of talents."

Li Shenguang raised his hand and said, "Don't worry, Your Majesty, there are already quite a few students who have been trained in the Twelve States' Chinese Studies these years to be able to take on their own roles. Although there are still some gaps, it is still possible for us to grit our teeth and persevere."

Li Shimin nodded slightly, and said: "I see, you can go down."

Li Shenguang said: "I will take my leave."

The hall fell into silence again.

After Li Shimin ascended the throne again, eunuchs were rarely served in the palace.

He didn't even choose a harem.

He is now immortal, and he is not in a hurry to make a villain to inherit his throne.

Be good to him, and be good to future generations, so as to avoid unnecessary disputes in the palace.

Li Shimin couldn't help but sigh, many things are easy to say, but it is a bit difficult to put them into practice.

He has practiced with Master for 300 years.

300 years of teaching have given Li Shimin a lot of deep understanding of Lu Fengqiu. His respect for Lu Fengqiu is not only from the fact that Lu Fengqiu allows him to live forever in this world.

It was more because of Lu Fengqiu's good strategies for governing the world.

History is like a long river. During the 300 years of spring and autumn, the Tang Dynasty turned from prosperity to decline, and finally went to perish.

Li Shimin reflected a lot, how to govern from the bottom to the top, how to make the people live and work in peace and contentment, he was influenced by Lu Fengqiu a lot.

Lu Fengqiu once asked him how he would transform Datang if he was allowed to ascend the throne again.

Li Shimin knew where the root of the problem was, but he couldn't solve it for a while.

In the end, Lu Fengqiu spoke eight words to him, taking them from the people and using them for the people.

After Li Shimin ascended the throne again, he has eliminated the desires of many mortals. His greatest vision is to bring peace to all ages in the Tang Dynasty.

At the beginning of Li Shimin's ascension to the throne, Mengshe was unified and established throughout the country, not only for children to be literate, but also for ordinary people to be literate.

This is the literacy policy taught to him by Lu Fengqiu. The family resistance that existed in the past has disappeared with the years.

It has been almost 20 years since the reunification of the Tang Dynasty.

The original Tang Dynasty was divided into twelve states, so it was called the Twelve States of Middle Earth.

A total of 24 prefectures have been divided into areas that have just been included in the territory of the Tang Dynasty in recent years.

Today's Datang has a total of 36 states.

In addition to solving the basic survival problems of the people in the 36 states, we also need to eliminate illiteracy.

Let everyone be literate, everyone has books to read, and everyone has fields. This is the basic national policy of the Tang Dynasty.

Everywhere in the 36 prefectures of the Tang Dynasty, there must be Chinese studies, which is a higher institution of higher learning.

There are no tuition and miscellaneous fees, book fees, and various poverty subsidies.

Li Shimin put all the skills learned in the past 300 years into practice.

A new great empire is rising.

Li Shimin knew that Datang's future must be brilliant.

As the Emperor of Apocalypse, he is destined to become an emperor who has never been seen before or since.

This kind of achievement is what Li Shimin dreamed of as a king.

Just as Li Shimin was thinking about the future, two divine lights suddenly appeared in the Palace of Qinzheng.

Li Shimin was not surprised at all. The 300 years of practice had already made his heart as peaceful as a lake. No matter what kind of things he encountered, he would not change much.

What's more, the person who came was Lu Fengqiu.

Um?Who is standing beside Master?
Li Shimin stood up, his eyes fell on Nezha.

"Erlang has met Master."

Li Shimin greeted Lu Fengqiu. Although he was the emperor, he couldn't be rude to Lu Fengqiu.

Lu Fengqiu said with a smile: "Erlang, there is no need to be too polite."

"I will introduce to you as a teacher, this is Nezha, the great god of the Three Altars of the Heavenly Court."

Hearing this, Li Shimin couldn't help laughing and said, "So it's Nezha."

Nezha saluted Li Shimin, and now Li Shimin ruled the Southern Zhan Buzhou. Simply speaking from this level, Li Shimin's achievements were already comparable to those of the former Emperor.

Li Shimin didn't think he was the emperor either.

He has been taught by Lu Fengqiu for many years, and he knows many things between the world and what Lu Fengqiu is doing now.

Therefore, he would not consider himself the son of heaven. If he had followed the destiny, Datang would have already died, and he would have burped as well.

Therefore, if the destiny needs to be changed, it must be changed, otherwise it will be difficult for oneself and oneself.

"The emperor ruled the Southern Zhan Buzhou, and his merits are immeasurable. If there is any place that needs me, the emperor can open his mouth. I can't do anything else, but it is still possible to attack cities and loot land, and subjugate demons."

Nezha said from the side.

Li Shimin laughed and said, "Nezha, you are being polite. If there is anything that needs your help, I will definitely speak up."

"Master, there are still ten years left before the 33-year period."

"According to my inference, the 36 states of Nanzhan Buzhou can be completely subordinated in this decade."

Li Shimin said to Lu Fengqiu.

Lu Fengqiu nodded slightly, and said: "Erlang, the general direction remains unchanged, and you still need to control the specific details."

Li Shimin nodded and said, "Erlang understands."

Lu Fengqiu said: "Well, as long as you know what's in your heart, if you have a problem that you can't solve, you can come to me."

Li Shimin said: "Understood."

……

Lu Fengqiu took Nezha to live in Chang'an.

Nezha wanders around Chang'an City with Lu Xiaohua every day.

Don't look at Nezha who has lived for tens of thousands of years, but he loves to play very much, and has the same smell as Lu Xiaohua.

Without the constraints of heaven and without Li Jing's supervision, Nezha completely let himself go.

On this day, news spread to Li Shimin's ears that the frontier of the Tang Dynasty was attacked by sea monsters, many soldiers were killed and injured, and even many practitioners of Qingyun Dao died.

So Li Shimin sent someone to ask Nezha to help him.

Lu Fengqiu figured it out, and knew the reason for this, so she asked Lu Xiaohua and Nezha to go together.

The troublemaker was Nine-Headed Insect, the visiting son-in-law of the Dragon King of Bibotan.

The Nine-Headed Insect pretended to be Wutian's subordinates and caused wind and rain in the West Sea, hurting the people of Datang.

With Lu Fengqiu's identity, there is really no need to do it himself.

Although Nine-Headed Insect is a big monster, it can't please Lu Xiaohua and Nezha even if they join forces.

Lu Xiaohua has practiced for nearly a thousand years now, and has swallowed so many treasures and panacea.

After Lu Fengqiu participated in breaking Daluo, he passed on her orthodox cultivation method.

Lu Xiaohua's current methods are not bad at all.

Instead of letting her stay in Chang'an and Nezha with nothing to do all day, wandering around the streets and eating this and that, it is better to let them do something serious.

……

Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, several years have passed.

Lu Fengqiu nestled in Qingyun Dojo in Chang'an, practicing meditation all day long, not caring about worldly affairs.

The National Happiness Index of Datang Empire is rising in an orderly manner.

Nezha and Lu Xiaohua went out to kill Nine-Headed Insect.

During this period, none of the other three big monsters dared to act presumptuously in Nanzhan Buzhou.

We all know that Nanzhan Buzhou is very different from before. When the Three Realms were in chaos, many wise monsters chose to lie dormant.

As for those who have no brains, they have already lost their lives.

On this day, after Lu Fengqiu breathed out the cloud, he opened his eyes, and the 33-year period had reached its final juncture.

There is still half a year left.

Lu Fengqiu left Chang'an with Nezha and headed for the world of Asura.

It was learned that Lu Fengqiu was going to rescue the gods of heaven who were imprisoned in the Asura Realm.

Nezha was still somewhat reluctant in his heart.

It's really hard to live under control.

After releasing the gods of heaven, Nezha Li will return to his original state.

Seeing Nezha's downcast face, Lu Fengqiu couldn't help laughing and said, "Don't worry, this matter will be resolved satisfactorily."

Nezha asked, "How to solve it?"

Lu Fengqiu looked at the sky, and then said: "If Wutian Buddha can defeat the way of heaven, then the gods in the heaven will also stay away from this world."

"When the time comes, you can choose to stay, or you can choose to leave with the gods."

Hearing this, Nezha said incredulously, "The gods have left this world? How could the Jade Emperor agree?"

Lu Fengqiu smiled slightly and said, "Nezha, do you think the Jade Emperor is stupid?"

Nezha glanced around and said, "My real man, if I put this in the past, I wouldn't dare to answer you."

"But now, before the Jade Emperor is released, I can chat with you."

"The Jade Emperor is indeed a bit fatuous."

Lu Fengqiu said: "Actually, whether it's stupid or shrewd, the system of the Three Realms should change."

"The gods in heaven have enjoyed the incense of this world for too long, why not take this opportunity to let them leave here completely."

Nezha seemed to have guessed something, he couldn't help opening his mouth wide, and said, "Really, do you want to have another Jedi?"

The last time Zhuanxu's Jedi Tiantong completely cut off the road between heaven and earth.

But this time, Nezha seemed to feel that Qingyunzi wanted to drive the gods out of the Three Realms completely.

Lu Fengqiu smiled and said: "I can only say that gods and Buddhas should not be superior. If you don't do anything, then leave."

"The order of the three realms is running, and the immortals and Buddhas who have nothing to do can go wherever they want to cool off."

Nezha opened his mouth, not knowing what to say.

Lu Fengqiu thought for a long time about the fate of the gods in the heavenly court.

Once the Three Realms are reshaped, is there any need for the Heavenly Court and the Buddhist Realm to exist?

Is it better to have a world without gods or a world with gods?

Lu Fengqiu felt that the creatures of the three realms might not be unable to coexist peacefully, but some sense of superiority had to be broken.

But these are all based on the basis that nothing can change the world, so it can be realized.

If Wutian cannot change the sky and the earth, then the Heavenly Dao of the Three Realms will definitely bring everything back to the original historical track.

Even the re-established Datang will disappear in smoke.

This is what hates the order of the heavens. Everything is done according to the process, and bugs will be repaired by themselves.

Therefore, at this moment, Lu Fengqiu really hopes that Wutian can change the world and prevent the three realms from falling into the shadow of the destiny.

……

When Lu Fengqiu and Nezha hadn't reached the Asura Realm yet.

Lu Fengqiu said suddenly: "Nezha, it seems that we don't need to go to the Asura Realm."

Hearing this, Nezha asked with some doubts, "Why?"

Lu Fengqiu said with a smile: "Someone has already stepped forward and grabbed the gods of heaven before us."

Nezha heard the words, rolled his eyes, and said, "Could it be Wukong?"

Lu Fengqiu nodded slightly, and said, "It is indeed him."

The Taishang Laojun had sent him a letter just now, so he could know that the gods in heaven had been rescued immediately.

"So where do we go next?"

Nezha asked.

Lu Fengqiu smiled and said, "Where are you going, of course to Lingxiao Palace."

Nezha said, "Lingxiao Palace?"

Lu Fengqiu nodded and said: "The Lingxiao Palace is built on the Nine Heavens, and it possesses great power."

"Wutian Buddha cuts down the way of heaven in the Lingxiao Palace, and can use the power of the Lingxiao Palace."

Nezha heard the words and nodded slightly, it was the first time she knew that the Lingxiao Palace actually had this effect.

Lu Fengqiu said: "Let's go, this battle concerns the fate of the Three Realms."

"We have been tossing for 33 years, and there should be a result."

After all, the two turned into streamers and flew towards Lingxiao Palace.

……

Heaven, Lingxiao Palace.

Under the leadership of Sun Wukong, a group of heavenly gods began to counterattack the horn of heaven.

The heaven was occupied by Wutian's subordinates, and the four gates and three palaces were all guarded.

However, this time, Qiao Ling'er was not imprisoned in the Lingxiao Palace by Wutian.

After Guanyin Bodhisattva returned to Lingshan, he told Wutian about Qiao Linger, but he didn't pay attention to Qiao Linger at all.

Let Qiao Linger walk in the mortal world.

……

Just when Lu Fengqiu and Nezha arrived and rushed to Lingxiao Palace, a farewell to life and death was going on in Buzhou Mountain.

Gong Gong passed on his life skills to Bi You.

The difference from the original drama is that Bi You followed Monkey King to the Asura Realm to save people, and died in the Asura Realm.

Biyou's soul floated to Mount Buzhou, and was reunited by Gong Gong with the Nine Heavens Breathing Soil and Sanguang Shenshui.

At this time, Gonggong already had white hair all over his head, and his face looked like he was going to die.

Seeing Gong Gong like this, Bi You couldn't help feeling sad, and knelt down in front of Gong Gong.

Bi You sobbed, "Master, why did this happen?"

With a smile in Gong Gong's eyes, he said: "Bi You, this is my fate, don't you want to know why I saved you?"

Biyou's weeping pear blossoms were raining, and she kept nodding.

A smile appeared on Gonggong's wrinkled face, and he said, "You should already know that you are the reincarnation of Houtu."

"But you still don't know that I am Houtu's father. In ancient times, Houtu ruled the earth. Later, I became Nether. I was trapped in Buzhou Mountain. I haven't seen her for many years."

"Now, you come to Buzhou Mountain to meet me, and it is considered my wish to be fulfilled."

When Bi You heard this, he cried even more.

She finally understood why Gong Gong, whom she met for the first time, wanted to pass on her life's skills to herself.

It turned out that Gonggong was Houtu's father.

As the reincarnation of Houtu, she is the incarnation of Houtu to a certain extent, and Gonggong regards her as a daughter.

Bi You didn't expect such an ending.

She thought that a great god like Gong Gong would not die at all, and it would be no problem to pass some mana to her, but who knew it would end like this.

Seeing Biyou crying to the end, Gonggong was very sad, so he couldn't help laughing and said, "Silly boy, don't cry."

"Although I'm going to die, I can finally get out of this cage. It's not a bad thing for me. You should be happy for me."

"Although I have passed on my life's power to you, the Three Realms are dangerous. In this catastrophe, just having magic power is not enough."

"I've already found a way out for you. After Zhoushan leaves, you can find a real person named Qingyunzi in Heavenly Court."

"If you don't want Qiao Ling'er to leave you, then give Qing Yunzi a hand."

"Qiao Ling'er is the reincarnated soul boy of the Tathagata. Once the Tathagata returns, Qiao Ling'er will never exist again."

"That's all I can help you with."

"Go, good boy, the fate between you and me is over."

After saying this, Gonggong's physical body completely dissipated.

Bi You watched Gonggong leave helplessly, but there was nothing he could do.

She had no parents since she was a child, and was later accepted as an apprentice by Emperor Donghua, who was her master and gave her a lot of love.

But during the short time she spent with Gonggong, she could feel that Gonggong cared for her no less than Emperor Donghua.

She is the reincarnation of Houtu, and Gong Gong is her father.

Biyou looked at the empty Buzhou Mountain, filled with sadness, wrapped a handful of soil in a handkerchief, and then left Buzhou Mountain.

……

When Lu Fengqiu and Nezha appeared in the heaven, they didn't walk for long before they saw the gods of heaven, Tang Sanzang's master and apprentice, Qiao Linger and others gathered in front.

I only heard Tang Sanzang say: "Wukong, the four gates and three palaces are all occupied by Wutian's men, we must take down all four gates and three palaces."

Monkey King said from the side: "Great Immortal Zhenyuan, what do you think?"

I saw Zhen Yuanzi on the side saying: "Wukong, in fact, since the Buddha's reincarnated soul boy is in our hands, we don't need to attack the Heavenly Court by force. We just need to wait for Wutian to bring about his own destruction."

Sun Wukong said: "Great Immortal, only sixteen of the seventeen relics have been found. Although Ling'er is in our hands, we don't have the No. 17 relics. How can we welcome back the Tathagata Buddha?"

"The No. 17 relics have never been whereabouts. Once the deadline expires, the Buddha will not come back."

"I suspect that the No.17 relic has been taken by Wutian."

"Also, Lingshan is occupied by Wutian. If we can't defeat Wutian, then we won't be able to save the saints of the Buddhist world."

"Now, Guanyin Bodhisattva has turned to Wutian. If this continues, how many Buddhas and Bodhisattvas in the Buddhist world will be bewitched by Wutian."

"Since this is the case, we can only fight and fight Wutian head-on."

"Now that all the gods in the heavens have returned, if Wutian cannot be defeated by relying on the power of the gods, there will be no hope for the Three Realms."

Great Immortal Zhenyuan hesitated to speak.

He made good friends with the Tathagata. When the Tathagata was in charge of the Three Realms, he was often invited to attend Buddhist meetings.

The ancient Buddha who burned the lamp passed away, and the relics were also entrusted to him for safekeeping.

He actually knew the truth of many things.

For example, as long as the 33-year period is up, the way of heaven will return to the truth, and the Tathagata can return without the seventeen relics.

It's just that Zhen Yuanzi still can't explain all these things clearly to Monkey King.

Because once he told the truth, it would ruin the Tathagata's arrangement.

If Sun Wukong knew that the sixteen relics he worked so hard to find were not important at all, then Sun Wukong would have to go out of the Buddhist realm.

Tathagata has worked hard for hundreds of years to lay out the great prosperity of the Buddhist world today.

If Monkey King goes out of the Buddhist world, it will be a big deal.

Because Sun Wukong is the No. 17 Patriarch of Ten Thousand Buddhas appointed by Tathagata, if Sun Wukong betrayed the Buddhist world, then the ancient Buddha Di Deng would have to come back and take the seat of Patriarch of Ten Thousand Buddhas again. This is something Tathagata does not want to see.

Although he is the ancestor of the Earth Immortal, he is really involved in the Buddhist world a little bit.

There are some things he can't do.

Once you do it, you will face the risk of turning against the Tathagata.

Unless it was absolutely necessary, he didn't want to fight against the Tathagata.

Therefore, now that Monkey King is in a hurry to attack the Heavenly Court and fight Wutian for the final decisive battle, Zhen Yuanzi is in a dilemma.

Because he knew that Wutian was going to fight Tiandao in Lingxiao Palace.

If Wutian can defeat the Dao of Heaven, the Three Realms will be changed.

Even if the Tathagata returns, he will not be able to contend against Wutian.

But in Zhen Yuanzi's view, the chance of Wutian defeating the Dao of Heaven is really very small.

He knows how tyrannical the way of heaven is.

He is the ancestor of the Earth Immortal, and he has existed since the beginning of the world.

It is precisely because I have lived for a long time that I know how terrifying the way of heaven is.

Therefore, the final result is likely to be that Wutian is destroyed by the way of heaven.

The Tathagata returned as usual and regained control of the Three Realms, and the Buddhist world flourished from then on.

Zhen Yuanzi had many thoughts in his heart, and he couldn't express it to everyone, so it was not easy to persuade Monkey King.

Sun Wukong didn't object when he saw Zhen Yuanzi, so he immediately said: "Okay, since everyone agrees to attack the Four Gates and Three Palaces immediately, then I will give the order."

"The four gates and three palaces are guarded by Wutian's subordinates, we will divide them and attack them."

"Master, you hit the east gate!"

"Bajie, you hit the south gate!"

"Drifting, hit Simon!"

"Little Bailong, you hit the north gate!"

"Erlangshen, you're going to attack Tushita Palace!"

"Lotus, you hit Chonghua Palace!"

"As for the bullfighting palace, I will attack it myself!"

At this moment, the gods could only hear a laugh from afar.

"Everyone, why bother to go through so much trouble, if you want to go in, the poor way will just take you in."

(End of this chapter)