There is no need to be polite with Feizhong and You Hun; the two cunning men are prone to whimsical thoughts, and being straightforward is the most convenient.
When it comes to eminent and virtuous scholars, Deng Chanyu still gives face, such as Peng Zu, who she considers a virtuous scholar. She chooses to pay a visit to him personally.
Seeing the old man with white hair and childlike rosy cheeks, she first took a good look.
"Mr., you truly possess extraordinary talent. May I know what secrets you have?"
In Deng Chanyu's eyes, Peng Zu had little sign of cultivation. It would be absurd to say that he had never practiced, but he definitely had, just not good at it. He was like the recently retired Jiang Ziyu, who hadn't yet mastered the art.
Living for so many years, besides the pursuit of benefits and avoidance of harm, is basically all attributed to self-cultivation.
This person should be considered the first expert in longevity in the primordial era. If Zhuge Liang had this ability, Sima Yi would have cried his eyes out.
Peng Zu knew Deng Chanyu, as the great-grandson of the Son of Emperor Xuan, he was familiar with the Qiongqi. Before, when he saw the scale of malevolent qi gathering above Princess's mansion from afar, he intended to warn her. However, unexpectedly, he saw his own ancestor. What a shocker! Qiongqi was beaten down like a dog and was holding its head in shame and fear with no resistance at all.
Peng Zu was astounded.
As the four ferocious beasts in the primordial era, they had committed countless evil deeds. Now, how could they become such a pitiful sight? Deng Chanyu's disciples are even more ferocious than the four beasts. Could Peng Zu, who is one of them, not be impolite and dare not be impolite?
He spelled it out without reservation, methodically recounting his secrets of self-cultivation.
Deng Chanyu was not interested in these secrets of longevity; she merely wanted to use him as an excuse.
"My father fought on several battlefields in his youth, covered in wounds. Nowadays, his life expectancy is increasing, but the current situation of the Great Han makes him unable to fall. If the gentleman is willing, could he please guide my father on the secrets of longevity?"
Now she needs to cover up the matter of changing the register of life and death. When outsiders ask, regardless of people or himself, Deng Jiugong can have an excuse.
Don't ask, just say that Pengzu's secret of longevity is quite advanced. If we're learning such high-level knowledge, living for over three hundred years is normal, right?
You say that no one in the later generations could be so long-lived? That must be because some key knowledge has been lost.
Peng Zu was unaware of her plan. This elderly sage could only see that Deng Chanyu possessed some spiritual power, but had no idea about her exact realm. Being able to savagely beat Qiongqi, it was likely that he followed a martial arts school and was not adept at increasing lifespan. He filled in the details in his mind and agreed with a nod.
Before going to the King of Zhou, he also spoke about his own path to longevity, and there is nothing that can't be said about that.
"Then I entrust it to you, Mr. Gentleman."
"The prince is polite, but the old man can only do his utmost to help." Peng Zu dare not overstate his capabilities. What if Deng Jiugong doesn't understand at all?
After over two months of preparation.
Finally, the Zhou Kingdom has transferred its capital to a place called Gaozong, and established Gaozong City as the future capital of Zhou.
Originally, the city of Xiqi was naturally abandoned. During wartime, Xiqi was difficult to defend and easy to attack, while during times of peace, it was not suitable as a capital.
There are several reasons, with the most important one being its proximity to the Han Kingdom. Once you pass through Qishan in Hanzhong, the military forces can directly reach the city of Xiqi without any obstacles in between.
Moreover, the current Xiqi city is not suitable for the daily life of ordinary people.
Even before Zhang Guifang's campaign against Xiqi, most of the nearby water sources were destroyed. By the time of Wen Zhi, it was even worse. Drinking water? Drink urine instead!
The trees around the city had also been cut down to nothing. Now, for the people to warm themselves, the government has to organize them to go and cut wood from tens of miles west or north. The east and south of Xiqi city are not peaceful either; there are masked robbers on the road with a Qiankun circle and a Huntian silk stealing, so common people without reaching the realm of Xuanxian and not holding a celestial treasure should not go cutting wood.
From food, clothing, housing, and transportation, several aspects are considered. The Zhou Kingdom abandoned the city of Xiqi and moved to Gaozong in the northeast direction, which is far away from the Han Kingdom and has a more suitable environment. This move is Zhou's recent policy.
The relocation is estimated to take another four months. As a seminomadic and semifarming society, moving the capital is not as cumbersome as that of feudal dynasties, but there are still many matters to be dealt with.
The relocation of the capital took a total of six months, and it took another six months to gather the feudal lords for an alliance. At this point, the human world entered a relatively peaceful period.
As time slowly passed, the various affairs of Zhou were proceeding in an orderly manner. The masked bandits had somewhat calmed down, and representatives from the Han Kingdom and Qi Country had sent envoys to Gaozong for negotiations. At present, it was planned to follow the old customs of the Huangdi and Yanhua periods, with a three-country alliance, free trade between civilians, and administrative matters being handled by each country independently.
The human realm is relatively stable, but the Buddhist realm is chaotic, with an imminent explosion on the horizon.
The Saint of Jieyin hasn't practiced cultivation for the past half year; he's been fully occupied with managing the religious affairs, which has only led to increased chaos.
Now, Buddhism is different from previous Anshan and Renjiao. To metaphorically compare it, it's somewhat like the relationship between a modern-day mentor and a graduate student. Jieyin is responsible for preaching the Dharma, while many Buddhist disciples verbally call themselves his disciples in reality and are not his actual disciples but one of many learners.
There's no problem with Jieyin's preaching. As a saint, he can have billions of thoughts in an instant, allowing him to simultaneously teach the Dharma to billions of beings.
Jieyin's management is not good.
After the establishment of Buddhism, the former disciples of the Western teachings began to murmur, originally their training resources were not enough, only dozens or a hundred disciples were enough to use. Now that the scale has been expanded by ten times, reducing the cultivation resources of the old disciples, they are very dissatisfied but dare not say anything.
The new arrivals are also dissatisfied.
Indra and the Great Heavenly King, who had long accustomed to acting freely in the blood sea, often wanted to seize something and had many conflicts with the old disciples.
Some scatterspells of information deceived by Jieyin's "group send" messages are also regretting it, so messy, it's not as good as my previous cultivation environment.
The only things that haven't changed are the thunder god and the Goddess of Mercy, who each have their own sacred ground and territory. Yun Xiao can go to the Southern Sea's Jiliu bamboo forest to steal bamboo, but there are only so many Yun Xiaus in the Primordial Wilderness. As for attempting to rob the thunder god, that would be seeking death; the Thunder Lake is vast and empty, desolate wilderness, where bodies can be buried anywhere and not found for ten thousand years.
Jieyin is very worried. He doesn't have a talent to sort out the conflicts and effectively manage the great teaching.
He tried for six months and found that he couldn't do it. He gave up.
You Eastern sages, come and support me, I really can't hold on anymore.
He also observed the disciple of Nuwa, Deng Chanyu's realm is still relatively low, management methods? Just look at her sending corrupt officials and officials to the 18th layer of hell to get a sense of her management skills, there's basically no management method! It's the kind where anyone can do it if they try. It doesn't suit the current Buddhism.
You're sending the disciples of the Blood Sea back to the 18th layer of hell? That's like sending them back to their motherland, isn't it?
His aid-seeking target is the Hanzhong and Jiejiao. The Hanzhong has already sent Guanshiyin, and it's really not suitable to send more people. He also worries that Yuan Zhi Gong will get angry, so the Jiejiao is his target. To be more specific, Tuodao Daoren is the best candidate for him to manage Buddhism.
