Chapter 46 Mawangdui, the Mystery of Corpse Transformation.

"That's great..."

Xu Yong lay on the table and snored for a while.

He was educated by Xu Xuan and Li Hu since he was a child. Both of them were people with strong Chinese and barbarian ideas. He was also indirectly influenced. He did not treat foreigners as softly as Confucianism. Confucianism only wanted people to surrender verbally and give them face; but Xu Yong tried his best to eliminate future troubles and never believed in the wisdom of future generations.

That's why Xu Xuan chose him. Xu Yong is indeed a good seedling for a heroic lord.

After the banquet, the civil and military officials returned to their residences.

In the middle of the night, Xu Yong drank some sobering soup. He was busy with affairs, so he planned to deal with some government affairs before resting.

The most urgent task is to build the imperial capital.

Wuchang is a key place in Tianyuan, radiating north and south. There is also a large plain, which can develop the economy in the future.

If it were in the past, this place would be a typical big funnel, leaking air everywhere, and there is no danger to defend. It is a place where wars have been raging in dynasties, and it is not suitable to be a capital.

Xu Yong had the same idea at the time, but his brother's words "there is no city in the capital" woke him up.

As the capital, this place has both advantages and disadvantages, and there is no need to worry about some extremely low-probability consequences. Moreover, the future will be the heyday of guns and cannons, and some classical tactics are not suitable for now.

Wuchang City is not big, and it is obviously not suitable as an imperial capital. It is currently being gradually expanded until it has the scale of an imperial city.

Nowadays, guns and cannons are popular, and city walls are not necessary, as long as the scale is large enough.

As for the name Wuchang, it can be changed to Zhongjing in the future.

In the future, when the steam engine mentioned by my brother is developed and transportation is convenient, all difficulties will be solved.

In addition to the imperial capital, the next thing is to catch the traitor.

This time, Xu Yong sold a lot of flaws in the abdication hall.

With an order, the Jinyiwei led by Ghost Quail began to move out.

This night was destined to be a night of killing.

Traitors, their followers, those who sheltered them... They had very real data on these. Now they just needed to close the net, because no one could shake the emperor's throne.

The news that a real dragon appeared at the ceremony of enthronement spread far and wide, and the aftermath had not yet stopped.

In the dark, the hook-nosed Taoist saw Li Changsheng, and he lowered his voice and said, "What's going on? What's the situation with the real dragon? Is it a trick they created?"

Li Changsheng smiled bitterly and said, "I can't get close at all. It's easy to get started in the Baidi Sect, but it's really difficult to get into the core."

The first condition for the core disciples of the Baidi Sect is to be from a good family.

Li Changsheng is an orphan, and he can't be considered a good family, because he has no ties, no weaknesses, and his reliability is not as good as that of ordinary villagers.

A good family is someone who has land, a family, three generations of innocence, and no bad records.

"Why not start with their families?" The old Taoist's eyes flickered.

The ability of the fire dragon to be born is too magical, perhaps it is some kind of magic trick, or some kind of ancient wonder.

The old Taoist priest is very sure that Xu Xuan should have an ancient treasure. The disciples of the Baidi Sect have shown the ability to be invulnerable to arrows many times.

"You find out the secret at all costs, or lead Xu Xuan to the outside world, and I will help you."

He does not believe that Xu Xuan is a so-called immortal.

This world is a fish tank without water. No matter what, fish cannot survive without water.

On the other side, the news spread to the north.

"Long live my emperor!"

Emperor Qianqing is already a sixty-year-old man. After several years of killing, the Jin people have completely settled in the north.

There is an old man with a pigtail hairstyle below. This is the contemporary Yansheng Duke. There are several great Confucian scholars around him in Jiangnan. Because Xu Yong seized their property and did not respect Confucian scholars, they led their disciples to surrender.

News from the south came.

Duke Yan Sheng congratulated: "Congratulations, Your Majesty. Xu Yao pretended to be a god and cut off the world. May he rise and fall quickly!"

"That's right. Xu Yao deceived the emperor and usurped the throne. He appointed evil people. The people can't stand it anymore. Wherever the Daqian soldiers go, the people will follow!"

The great scholars boasted about the old emperor without hesitation.

Except for the fact that his hairstyle was difficult to accept, this emperor was actually a wise ruler who respected talents. Of course, after all, it was better to keep the hair than the head. They didn't dare to say anything. Too many people died because of their hairstyle in recent years.

"Haha, the Southern Pseudo-Destruction is self-destructive. We will have a war in the future. I hope you will help us!"

Wuchang, the mansion in the south of the city.

In the past few days, the emperor searched the whole city and caught many northern spies.

There were even a few mysterious Taoist priests and monks. These people were strong-willed and had poison pills in their mouths. They were arrested and died directly by taking poison.

For this reason, Xu Xuan asked Xie Miao to lead people to arrest them.

Inside the house, Xu Xuan sat cross-legged, breathing in the spiritual energy, and a Qin Wang bone mirror was hung on the wall.

"Master Tianshi!"

At this time, a voice came from outside the door.

Xu Xuan pushed the door open, his face calm, and said, "What's the matter?"

The man in front of him was Li Changsheng. Because his confidants were sent out, and this kid performed well, he was allowed to stay with Xu Xuan.

"Ahem, Master Xie sent a message that the arrest failed and there was no survivor."

"I know."

Xu Xuan turned back, and at this time, he caught a glimpse of Li Changsheng, who was the counterpart of the Qin Wang's bone mirror, and saw that there seemed to be a shadow of a type of beetle in his kidney.

In an instant, Xu Xuan understood that it was a Taiyi Daoist. No wonder he loved to show off and found an opportunity to approach him.

Taiyi Daoists are good at breeding poisonous insects. They swallow something called kidney worms into their stomachs. Kidney worms parasitize the human body and release venom in critical moments. The venom stimulates the kidneys and can temporarily possess great strength and agility.

This was discovered by Xie Miao when she dissected the corpse of a Taiyi Daoist a few days ago. This is not a spell, but a method of breeding insects. As for where the insects came from and what means were used to cultivate them, Xu Xuan did not know.

Xu Xuan closed the door and did not alert the enemy.

Taiyi Dao had been robbing tombs for many years, and there must be a lot of good things. They were not capable of developing them, but didn't they have the ability?

...

A few days later, Xu Xuan and his people returned to Yuelu Mountain, and Li Changsheng was promoted.

In Changsha, Li Jianxing and others, who were exhausted from the journey, rushed back to Changsha.

There were all kinds of objects on the carriage, including tombstones engraved with ancient characters, alchemy furnaces, several broken stones, unknown animal bones, and several drawings of murals.

This was what Li Jianxing had gained. Although these things were most likely fake, what if there were real ones?

What was more regrettable was that almost all the tombs with names were stolen, leaving nothing behind.

As the sky got darker, everyone stayed in the Fenguan in the county town.

Li Jianxing was about to take a rest when the deacon of the Fenguan hurried over to report.

"Grand Priest, a villager in Nancun, a suburb, discovered a tomb. On the top of the tomb were engraved the eight characters: "Peace and happiness, longevity and boundless."

"Who else knows?"

"Not sure, the news has spread!"

"Send someone to seal it quickly and report it to the Heavenly Master!" Li Jianxing smiled bitterly. It turned out that the tomb was right under his nose.

The news spread to Yuelu Mountain.

"Happiness and longevity... Changsha, suburbs..." Xu Xuan muttered to himself, and combined with the location, "Could it be Mawangdui?"

There is a lifelike female corpse that has been there for thousands of years in Mawangdui. Will he touch the corpse-reincarnation method of this world?

The news spread widely, and some forces must be unable to resist.

Xu Xuan smiled and said, "Very good, then let's lure the snake out of its hole."