Chapter 269 What is this? (1)
Dayin, South Street of the Imperial City.
The Prime Minister's Mansion was sealed, and a team of Yulin Army and a team of palace guards guarded the front and back doors.
It is hard to say when this vast and majestic Prime Minister's Mansion will be put into use, or whether Dayin will still have the position of Prime Minister in the future. It depends on Yinzhen's wish and whether a suitable person will emerge.
To the north of the Prime Minister's Mansion, among the six government offices lined up in a row, the westernmost one, which is a large courtyard closest to the south gate of the imperial city, is the Ministry of Rites, which is known to be the most noble of the six ministries.
Lu Yi, who was conferred the title of Lord Weiyang and enjoyed the ceremonial treatment of a prince, felt uncomfortable as he was respectfully welcomed into the lobby of the Ministry of Rites by a large group of subordinate officials.
Sitting upright in the lobby of the Ministry of Rites, overlooking the group of ministers, doctors, and other officials who were all standing there in a submissive manner, Lu Yi frowned and tapped lightly on the desk in front of him with his fingers.
"I, sir, do not understand the duties of the Ministry of Rites... but I do not want to learn!"
All the officials of the Ministry of Rites looked at Lu Yi with sorrowful faces. Officials feared a boss who didn't know what was going on the most. Especially this boss, who was deeply favored by the emperor and had an extremely powerful background. This could cost someone's life.
Especially the four words "I don't want to learn"...
This means they are completely unwilling to reason and will not give their subordinates any chance to survive.
"You all know why your predecessor lost his position, was beheaded, and his entire clan was implicated." Lu Yi said coldly, "So, I only have one request for you, and that is to be diligent, loyal, and faithful to your duties."
"I am in the Guard Palace Supervisor and also have a part-time job. I have a very close relationship with Yu Changle, the Fish Supervisor... You should also know what the Guard Palace Supervisor does!"
"So, I don't want to get involved in the Ministry of Rites' affairs, small matters; I try not to get involved in big matters. But, no matter big or small, if you guys cause trouble for me!"
Lu Yi stretched out his right hand, the Feng Shui energy filled his palm, the wind accelerated, water turned into clouds, the wind and clouds were turbulent, and immediately a ball of lightning the size of a human head popped out with a "crackling" sound, with electric light flashing everywhere. The purple thunder quickly compressed and condensed, becoming as heavy and condensed as a ball of mercury slurry.
"Something happened. Be careful of being struck by lightning." Lu Yi smiled as he looked at his subordinates who filled the hall.
The officials were stunned.
Being able to control the thunder with his own hands, he must be a god, right?
God, it would be fine if you gave the Ministry of Rites a cruel and tyrannical superior... but if you gave them a godlike figure, how could the officials of the Ministry of Rites continue to be corrupt and commit fraud in the future?
'Gudong'.
The left and right assistant ministers were the first to kneel on the ground, kowtowed to Lu Yi with pale faces and said, "I dare not do that. I will be loyal to the king and will never make the slightest mistake or slack off."
'Gudong, gudong.'
All the officials in the hall knelt on the ground.
Lu Yi nodded gently and said calmly, "That's great. The emperor's return to Dayin is a great joy. In March next year, the emperor will hold a special examination to select talented people from all over the world to enrich the court."
"You must prepare carefully for the Enke. If there are any omissions, any corruption, embezzlement, or abuse of power... Hehe. You have also seen the heads rolling all over the streets of Gaojing a few days ago."
Lu Yi clapped his hands vigorously and said with a smile: "Okay, let's stop here for today's official business. You have to take care of the daily administration of the Ministry of Rites ... Unless it is something that I must worry about personally, otherwise, don't bother me..."
With a dull 'bang' sound, the highly condensed thunder ball the size of a human head was completely annihilated in Lu Yi's hands.
A heat wave carrying thin electric flashes that made people's hair stand on end instantly surged throughout the hall. The hair of countless officials stood up and everyone's face changed.
Lu Yu stood up and strode out of the Ministry of Rites, escorted by a group of frightened officials whose faces turned pale.
Afterwards, he went to Imperial College and Imperial Academy respectively.
In these two highest institutions of learning in Dayin, Lu Yi issued identical orders - Imperial College and Imperial College were to be under completely closed management, with one day of rest each month. The rest of the time, all students had to study hard in the school.
The Imperial College and the Imperial Academy were managed under military law. Anyone who dared to violate the school rules would be tied up and beaten with a stick.
Lu Fu also stipulated that if anyone dared to rely on their family background to act recklessly in the school and violate school rules and regulations, Lu Fu would directly take the Guardian Guard to cause trouble for their elders and relatives.
He also stipulated that students of the Imperial College and the Imperial Academy, in addition to the classics of saints, poetry and songs, must also learn any one of the subjects of astronomy and geography, digital water conservancy, craftsmanship, and mechanical physics. Moreover, all students must also learn martial arts. No matter how good your knowledge is, if you don't have a cultivation level of more than the tenth level of Tongmai in the future, you will not be able to graduate and leave.
Many students in the Imperial College and the Imperial Academy who considered themselves to be handsome and talented, especially those from wealthy families who usually spent their days in debauchery and idleness, wanted to die after hearing the series of new school rules and regulations promulgated by Lu Yi!
But, don't offend.
Don't mess with him.
Not to mention that Lu Yi's grandfather Lu Xiu was temporarily the general and the governor of the imperial guards; nor to mention that Lu Yi's uncle Lu Yu was temporarily the governor of the Five Armies and was in charge of the Four Expeditionary Corps.
Take Lu Fu for example, he is now acting as the Minister of Rites. The future of these students in the Imperial College and the Imperial Academy is in Lu Fu's hands.
Who dares to provoke him?
Who dares to disobey him?
No matter how strict the school rules and regulations he set were...they had no other choice but to obey them!
After making the students of the Imperial College and the Imperial Academy feel like they had lost their parents and each of them wanted to die, Lu Yi went to the Taichang Temple again.
In the Taichang Temple, Lu Yi directly issued an order to select the best locations and the best feng shui in the nine third-class markets in Haojing City, including Baimafang, and to build nine huge temples funded by the Shaofu.
Baimafang, originally the outer courtyard of the Great Vajra Temple in Haojing, was expanded three times in size.
The specifications of the other eight temples are directly equivalent to the expanded Mahavihara Temple.
There are three sects, three temples and three Zen monasteries, namely: the Red Lotus Sect, the Dharma Word Sect, the Secret Treasury Sect, the Great Vajra Temple, the Great Dharma Appearance Temple, the Great Tianlong Temple, the Kurorong Zen monastery, the Shuiyue Zen monastery and the Fangcun Zen monastery.
Nine temples, directly carrying the names of the three sects, three temples and three Zen monasteries, appeared openly in Haojing.
Lu Yi signed an official document in the name of the Minister of Taichang Temple, requesting Yinzhen to use the seal of the emperor and issuing an edict - Buddhism is the legitimate sect of Dayin, the three sects, three temples and three Zen temples are the orthodox Buddhism, and the nine major Buddhist sects can freely preach and recruit disciples in various parts of Dayin. Local officials must fully cooperate and provide offerings at all times.
When this decree signed by Lu Fu and issued to the whole country by Yin Xi was spread to all prefectures, counties and districts of Dayin through the intelligence system of the imperial guards spread all over the country, some extremely miraculous things happened in the dark.
As he sat in the quiet room of Jiuqu Garden, he was intoxicated. Suddenly, a layer of old skin shed off, and his face inexplicably looked decades younger. His skinny body also became much fuller.
There is a strange spiritual energy lingering above the sky above the main sect gate of the three sects, three temples and three monasteries of Buddhism. Visible spiritual light rolls down, strongly nourishing every grain of sand, stone and dust, every flower, grass and tree, and even every Buddhist disciple staying in the gate.
There were endless phenomena of breaking through the realm. In just a few breaths, on average, every Buddhist monk in the mountain gate had improved his cultivation by one small realm.
Especially inside the Red Lotus Sect’s crater, countless fiery red lotuses bloomed.
In the center of the lava lotus pond, three thousand-year-old red lotuses with a diameter of nearly ten feet were nourished by abundant spiritual energy. They bloomed slowly with a "pop" sound, and for a moment a wonderful fragrance filled the whole body. All the elders of the Red Lotus Sect chanted the Buddha's name in unison.
In some temples and monasteries in the prefectures, counties and districts of Dayin, whose ancestors had been involved with various Buddhist sects, the many statues of Buddha, Bodhisattva, Vajra and Arhat they worship have a faint layer of moist glow, and there seems to be a strange fragrance in the air, which makes people feel refreshed and inexplicably calm and peaceful.
Anping Prefecture, Anping Pass.
On the west side, in the valley, flags were waving and shouts of killing were shaking the sky.
The elite defense forces in Anping Guanzhong were struggling to fend off the attacks of the rebels. The city walls were crumbling and looked like they could be breached at any time.
A few days ago, during the two days when Yinzhen started the purge in Haojing, Moro Xiu, the Minister of War of Dayin who was in charge of suppressing the rebellion in Anping Prefecture, suddenly disappeared overnight with a large number of trusted generals, without leaving even a letter.
The morale of the city defense troops stationed at Anping Pass suddenly collapsed and they almost collapsed.
Fortunately, preparations had been made in the direction of Haojing. After Moro Xiu escaped, several generals from noble families traveled day and night to Anping Pass to take over all military affairs.
The rioters, who had suffered more than a dozen defeats at the hands of Moro Xiu and were severely weakened, quickly gathered their forces after receiving the news, counterattacked from all parts of Anping Prefecture, and began a frantic siege on the city with great momentum.
This is the third day of the rioters' counterattack.
In just three days, the city defense army with declining morale was completely unable to stop the counterattack of the rioters. The western wall of Anping Pass was about to be breached, and the rioters in Anping Prefecture were able to rush out of Anping Prefecture once again.
Inside the mob camp, Xiong Taidou, wearing a helmet and armor and with an extraordinary and majestic demeanor, sat steadily behind a desk, with a full set of tokens, command arrows, command flags, seals and other items placed in front of him, just like a serious marshal leading the army to war.
With a smile, he looked at the bald monk standing in front of him and asked earnestly and reservedly, "Brother, did you bring the Red Lotus Deliverance Pill?"
The big monk looked at Xiong Taidou and coughed lightly: "I was busy a few days ago... The Red Lotus Sect's ten thousand year old red lotus did not bloom, so the Red Lotus Deliverance Pill is still missing."
After coughing twice, the monk said slowly, "It's just that the abbot has decreed that all the Red Lotus Deliverance Pills refined this time belong to Weiyang Jun Lu Yi. Junior brother, I'm afraid your share will have to be postponed..."
The big monk looked at Xiong Taidou, whose face had instantly turned black, and hurriedly comforted him, "However, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth is recovering. The spiritual energy and charm in the mountain gate are more than ten times richer than before. The next wave of Red Lotus Deliverance Pills will probably be around in a year or two!"
Xiong Taidou clenched his fists and hissed, "Give it all to Lu Yi? What is this? What is this?"
He stood up suddenly and shouted, "I have shed blood and sweat for the sect, and I am here to lead the troops to fight..."
The head monk drooped his eyelids and said softly, "The abbot has decreed that the believers in Anping Prefecture should disperse... return home and live a peaceful life. Anping Prefecture will return to normal."
Taidou Xiong widened his eyes and looked at the monk in disbelief.
