Chapter 148: Do not envy the infinity of the Yangtze River, and do not lament the brevity of life!
The 43rd year of the Jiajing reign, December 28, the first quarter of the morning.
"Dad, why did the emperor call us here before dawn?" Yan Shifan asked his father.
In one year, Yan Song, Yan Shifan, Xu Jie and others have begun to practice the "Qi-Inducing Art" and their bodies have become healthier and healthier.
Of course, there is also Zhao Zhenji who is practicing secretly, planning to quietly surprise everyone one day in the future.
Therefore, even when they were called to stand outside Yuxi Palace in the middle of the night and it was snowing heavily, they still did not feel too cold.
Hearing Yan Shifan's question, Yan Song looked at Lu Fang, and then subconsciously looked upwards, but all he saw was the pitch-black night sky, with nothing in sight.
Naturally, other people also saw Lu Fang's actions, and they glanced upwards from time to time, but unfortunately they saw nothing.
"Creaky." At this time, the door of Yuxi Palace opened, and the next moment Jiajing, dressed in a white Taoist robe, walked out.
"Your Majesty, we (your sons) bow to you. May your Majesty be in good health." When they saw Jiajing appear, everyone knelt down.
"Get up,"
Jiajing waved his hand gently, and everyone found that their bodies were held up by spiritual energy.
"Do you know why I called you here so late at night?" Jiajing put his hands behind his back and looked at everyone with a smile on his face.
"This," when asked by Jiajing, everyone in the cabinet and the Imperial Household Department was stunned, but since the emperor asked, they naturally had to give him face. Yan Song bowed first and said:
"Could there be a change in Japan?"
Hearing what Yan Song said, everyone's heart tightened and they subconsciously looked at Jiajing.
After all, according to the cabinet's order, within a year, the Ming army had begun to land on Xiangyun Island and Longlin Island.
The people who were in charge of Longlin Island were Tang Shunzhi and Hu Zongxian, who had rich experience in fighting against the Japanese.
As for Japan, within a year, as the four major families completely stopped fighting and made peace, and eliminated the pawns of the Ming Dynasty from the territory, the entire east and west of Japan had fallen into civil strife.
Of course, the pawns in Japan were just left behind by the Yan Party and the Qingliu to attract attention. The purpose was to contain the four major families and buy time for the army to land on the island.
In addition, within the four major families, there are two traitors, Imagawa Ujizane and Tokugawa Soemon, who are passing on information at any time and colluding with the Ming Dynasty from both inside and outside.
Within a year, Fujiwara Kaitaro, also known as Mao Haifeng, of Longlin Island, and Hojo Fusho, Xu Yuanliang, of Xiangyun Island, had already evacuated the two islands, and were replaced by Tang Shunzhi and Hu Zongxian.
More than a month ago, news came back from the southeast that everything was ready and they could land in Japan in large numbers at any time to complete the purge. Naturally, the cabinet did not waste any words and directly ordered the war.
Therefore, Jiajing called everyone together late at night, and Yan Song began to think about the overseas war.
Although Japan is just a tiny country in the eyes of everyone, for the Ming Dynasty, it is the first national war after all.
Well, it’s not just an ordinary war between countries, but a real war to annihilate a country!
So everyone in the cabinet still cares a lot about it.
After all, this national war has extraordinary significance for future overseas operations, and many of the experiences summarized can be used.
"Oh," Jiajing smiled softly at everyone's gaze, and no longer asked them to guess, but simply said: "Do you know what kind of scenery is above the nine heavens?"
Everyone, who were originally nervous, were stunned when they heard what Jiajing said. Then, as if they thought of something, they stared at Jiajing with wide eyes, and their breathing became a little faster.
Could it be that the Emperor wants to take them to the Ninth Heaven? !
Seeing everyone like this, Jiajing no longer kept it in suspense. He waved his hand and used his spiritual sense to move the shuttle floating above the clouds.
"Boom." The next moment, everyone saw something flashing in the dark night sky, accompanied by bursts of rumbling sounds.
"Hiss!" Suddenly, when everyone saw clearly what was above their heads, they couldn't help but gasp.
Jiajing also looked up at the sky.
A flying shuttle with gold and red colors, the outer layer of which was made of a special red jade material and decorated with a golden Suzaku pattern, fell down.
There were faint golden lights floating on the shuttle. At the front of the shuttle was a jade-like, red fire-bathed Vermilion Bird with its wings spread, and at the tail was a pair of light wing-shaped decorations.
The entire shuttle looks like a divine bird, Vermilion Bird, spreading its wings and soaring in the sky.
It was surrounded by a circle of low wooden railings inlaid with red gems. The gems radiated energy, wrapping the entire deck and forming an energy shield to block the strong wind.
Suzaku Binghuo Wutu Shuttle, this is the transport shuttle that Jiajing bought for 200,000 spiritual sources.
The shuttle weighs two hundred stones, is twenty-five feet long and twelve feet wide. At full speed, it can travel two thousand eight hundred miles per hour.
According to the introduction of "Daxuan Shuttle", this shuttle was made based on the Suzaku Binghuo Yimu Shuttle. After all, the Suzaku Binghuo Yimu Shuttle had problems back then, and it caused quite a stir.
Therefore, the "Big Shuttle Company" created the Suzaku Bing Fire Wu Earth Shuttle, which has more reasonable five elements attributes, to restore the reputation of its own design.
Bing Fire is Yang, Wu Earth is Yang, Fire produces Earth, and Earth can store Fire. It symbolizes enthusiasm and tolerance, just like a pair of close friends walking hand in hand in the world and attending a feast together.
The shuttle body is based on the Fire Spirit Array, with an internal Wu Earth Solidification Array, covered with red flame golden scales on the outside, and a warm earth chamber inside. Fire can activate the earth, and the earth can carry the fire, forming a natural thermal cycle that makes the rider feel like sitting in the spring breeze.
This was bought specifically by Jiajing to be used as a strategic weapon for the Ming Dynasty in the future.
With a roar, the shuttle broke through the clouds and slowly fell down.
Of course, the occurrence of such a strange phenomenon in the Western Garden of the Imperial Palace could not be concealed from the eunuchs on duty, but with the help of the immortal spirit as a cover, no one near the Western Garden of the Imperial Palace could see it.
The entire Ming Dynasty was controlled by Jiajing, which was much more practical than any maze formation.
"This, this looks like a shuttle..." Yan Song looked at the huge flying shuttle floating above his head, with surprise floating in his old eyes. This was the first time he had seen such a shocking fairy thing.
Of course, the performance of others at this moment is not much better than his.
"This thing is called the Vermillion Bird Bing Fire Wu Earth Shuttle. It weighs two hundred stones, is twenty-five zhang long, twelve zhang wide, and has a full speed of two thousand eight hundred miles per hour!" Jiajing looked at everyone and introduced with a smile.
"Full speed, 2,800 miles per hour!"
After hearing Jiajing's introduction, even Xu Jie, who was usually calm and expressionless, had a slightly changed expression.
"Your Majesty, what is the distance from the capital to Japan?" Gao Gong suddenly spoke at this time.
They had a rough idea of the distances to some areas within the Ming Dynasty, but there was a sea between the Ming Dynasty and Japan, so they didn't know the exact distance.
"From the capital of the Ming Dynasty to Japan..." Jiajing said, his tone paused slightly, and then shook his head and said, "I don't know about this."
Jiajing really didn't know how far Beijing was from Japan. Although he had more than 20 years of life experience in later generations, he didn't know everything.
“But you all can follow me to the front line and experience it for yourself, and then you will naturally understand how far the distance is…” Jiajing said, and suddenly flicked his sleeves. The spiritual energy enveloped everyone, and he took a step forward. When he appeared again, he was already on the shuttle.
"This, this is, ascending to heaven!?"
Looking at the entire Western Garden of the Imperial Palace below, Chen Hong exclaimed.
Suddenly standing in the sky and overlooking the earth, it was not only Chen Hong who lost his composure at this moment. Even Lu Fang was a little frightened, but he soon calmed down.
He is now a cultivator at the first level of Qi training, so naturally he won't behave like an ordinary person.
Suddenly appearing from the ground above the sky, overlooking the tiny earth below, the imperial palace, and the capital city shrouded in wind and snow in the distance, even Yan Song could not remain calm.
Although he was supported by Yan Shifan, he held Yan Shifan's arms tightly with both hands and looked down at the ground beneath his feet.
At this moment, everyone was shocked beyond words!
They had never thought that one day they would be able to fly to the sky and overlook the entire earth, even though they had already been granted the status of immortal officials and some had even been granted immortal magic.
For example, Prince Yu, Prince Jing, Yan Song, Xu Jie and others.
But for them, flying is still something they dare not even think about.
At this moment, he was suddenly taken to the sky. This is a method only possessed by the gods in myths and legends!
Now, they can do it!
How could they not be excited?
"Let's go." Seeing that they were still in shock, even Yan Song and Xu Jie, these shrewd old foxes, were trembling slightly at this moment. Jiajing smiled and used his spiritual sense to activate the shuttle.
The next moment, with a roar, the shuttle carrying everyone suddenly accelerated and headed towards the distance.
For a moment, everyone felt a rumbling sound under their feet and their bodies seemed to be falling, and they immediately cried out in surprise.
But soon, everyone got used to it.
The shuttle sailed into the clouds, then broke through the fog and came above the sea of clouds.
The moment the shuttle flew into the sea of clouds, the sky and the earth suddenly became brighter. The next moment, everyone's attention was attracted by the huge bright moon in the sky.
I saw the cold moonlight pouring down, sprinkling on the thick, magnificent clouds, forming a deep sea of clouds.
Above our heads, the stars are vast and shining brightly.
Such a magnificent and magical scene, in everyone's heart, has surpassed the most beautiful scenery they have ever seen in their lives.
For a moment, everyone, whether it was the cunning Yan Song and Xu Jie, or the people in the cabinet and the Imperial Household Department, all looked at the scene in front of them with blurred eyes.
Jiajing did not wake them up, allowing them to be emotionally agitated, and then slowly and independently calm down.
Although these people were at the pinnacle of power in the Ming Dynasty, fundamentally speaking, they were just mortals after all.
Flying in the air, standing above the sky, overlooking the entire world, this is something only the legendary immortals can do, and at this moment they actually did it.
At this moment, everyone's understanding of the meaning of the word "immortal" became more profound.
"In all my decades of life, only today do I realize how vast the earth is and how immense the sky is..." Finally, Yan Song, who was the first to react, couldn't help but sigh.
"I am like a mayfly in the universe, a grain of sand in the vast ocean. I mourn the brevity of my life, and envy the infinity of the Yangtze River. I want to travel with the fairies, and embrace the bright moon to live forever. I know I cannot be too hasty, so I leave my echo in the sad wind..." Xu Jie stroked his beard and said vividly:
"At this moment, I truly understand how much expectation and emotion Dongpo Jushi had in his heart back then."
At this time, Zhang Juzheng looked at the endless sea of clouds in the distance and the bright moon that seemed to be hanging in the sky, and couldn't help but sigh: "But, we are lucky!"
"Mr. Dongpo compared himself to the insignificance of a mayfly. Compared with the vastness of the universe, am I not the same?"
"But we have the emperor's mercy and have embarked on the immortal path. We are also qualified to be among the immortals. Our lives are no longer in jeopardy!" Zhang Juzheng said, his voice gradually getting louder.
“We need not lament the brevity of life, nor envy the infinity of the Yangtze River.”
"The emperor is an immortal. We will join hands with him to travel around the world. We will cherish the scenery of the bright moon forever!"
"Good! I fully agree with what Taiyue said!" As Zhang Juzheng finished speaking, Gao Gong also shouted loudly.
Others also nodded repeatedly.
"These are all granted to us by the Emperor!" At this moment, the young cabinet minister Yan Shifan's heart moved. He turned around abruptly, bowed to Jiajing, and then knelt on the ground, saying loudly:
"Thank you, my Lord, for allowing me to transcend the shackles of ants. I don't need to lament the brevity of life, nor do I need to envy the eternal life of heaven and earth. It is you, the Emperor, who allows me to embrace the bright moon forever!"
"This kind of kindness, I can never repay!"
After Yan Shifan finished speaking, his face turned red and his whole body seemed to be boiling with blood.
The others looked at Yan Shifan who was so excited. Although they were disgusted by his flattery, they also understood that it was all true.
Then, everyone, including Yan Song, knelt down in front of Jiajing and said loudly: "Thank you, Lord, for your grace!"
Under the bright moon and above the sea of clouds, everyone knelt at Jiajing's feet and thanked him loudly.
"Everyone get up." Jiajing, dressed in a white Taoist robe, stood on the deck. Under the moon, he stood with his hands behind his back, like a banished immortal.
"This is the bright moon of my Great Ming," Jiajing looked up at the huge bright moon in the sky and said, "Whatever the moonlight shines on should also be the territory of my Great Ming!"
"Today, I am taking you to fly through the sky and see the nine provinces. I want you to remember that the nine provinces and the rolling mountains and rivers all need the cooperation of the monarch and his subjects to be better!"
"We understand!" After hearing this, everyone said solemnly: "We will definitely live up to the emperor's expectations!"
"Okay," Jiajing restrained his emotions, smiled faintly, and said with a slightly relaxed face: "I naturally trust you all."
"But the most important thing for us on this trip is to go to Japan and watch the first national war of our Ming Dynasty!"
After saying this, Jiajing waved his hand, and an incense burner appeared in front of him, with a stick of incense already lit. He looked at Lu Fang and said:
"Next, the shuttle will move at full speed. Keep track of the time and see how long it takes to get from the capital to Japan."
After saying that, he handed a handful of incense to Lu Fang.
Hearing this, everyone looked towards the incense burner, wanting to see how long it would take for the shuttle to reach Japan at full speed. By then, they would know how many miles it was from the capital to Japan.
"Boom!" The shuttle roared and moved forward at full speed. Everyone could clearly see that on the deck above their heads, a layer of light red transparent light shield was protecting them.
Because of the fast speed, the clouds and mist attached to the light shield like flowing water, which made the people watching marvel at it.
"..."
(End of this chapter)
