Chapter 275: God bless you, the emperor of Daxia, may you live forever. Your Majesty, this is an auspicious sign, and we should create miracles!
June 16th.

There was no rain for several days and the weather became increasingly hot and humid. Even the Yujing Mountain could feel the long-lost summer.

In addition to reviewing memorials to the emperor, His Majesty of Daxia is now spending more and more time on spiritual practice. Even the Imperial Household Department has not opened the names of concubines in the harem for a month or two.

As Taoism became more popular, His Majesty the Great Xia spent more and more time in the palace wearing Taoist robes, as if he was expressing his intentions to the whole world.

However, the deeper his practice, the lower his strength became, and he felt more and more that the situation was urgent and time was running out.

"In order to learn, you will get better and better, but in order to learn, you will get worse every day."

Although he knew that this was an inevitable process, the slowly dissipating power after daily practice still caused the Great Xia Saint's mood to fluctuate, so that anyone who encountered this situation would want to speed up the process of "loss", and it would be best to skip this process directly and reach the state of "doing nothing but achieving everything".

The Great Xia Saint had a blank expression and a stern face. He was wearing a dark Taoist robe embroidered with gold. He walked across the Imperial Garden and came to the Imperial Study as usual. This time, there was a different surprise.

"Congratulations, Your Majesty, auspicious signs from heaven."

When the Emperor of Daxia crossed this threshold that symbolized power, the Queen Mother took the lead in congratulating him, and the palace servants around him also had festive looks on their faces.

"Congratulations, Your Majesty! Good luck from heaven."

The tense face of His Majesty the Great Xia relaxed a little, "It must be a rare auspicious sign that the Queen can mention. Tell me, what auspicious sign is this?"

The Great Xia Emperor knew the Queen Mother's character. She would certainly look down upon any "auspicious sign" created by a jester, even if it was a rare item of the top three grade. She would even take the initiative to remind herself that villains were abusing their power, which was in line with the Emperor's intention.

But today the Queen Mother took the initiative to call it a good omen, so there must be a reason for it.

The Queen Mother still knelt to greet him and presented him with a thick stack of green paper.

His Majesty the Great Xia took it and looked at the first piece of green paper.

The title at the beginning reads.

"The Holy Saint has cultivated morality for three years and has inspired auspicious signs from heaven."

The writer was Zhou Tieyi.

The smile on the face of Emperor Daxia could not stop spreading. What this Zhou family member wrote, at least, would not make people feel upset.

He continued to read.

"The black tortoise of Luoshui first presented auspiciousness, and a steamship was obtained. The yin number is nine, the yang number is nine, and the total is eighty-one. The number is connected to the Tao, and the Tao is in harmony with the Purple Sky Heavenly Venerable, and the one yuan is the beginning. The white tiger of Fuyao presented auspiciousness, and a train was built. The female one called six, and the male one called six. The total of six times six is ​​thirty-six, and the sound was heard in the sky. The emperor of Daxia was born, and he will live forever. Water and fire complement each other to show the creation, and civil and military forces are used together to govern the universe. Connect with the heaven to cultivate morality, and the heaven will be moved by the saint and send auspicious signs."

"it is good!"

The Great Xia Emperor could not help but praise him. The anxiety he had in his heart over the past few days of cultivation that he could not share with outsiders was slightly relieved. He raised the green paper in his hand and said to the Queen with a smile, "This little guy's green poem is well written, but it is not good enough for my Queen to ask for a reward for him."

The Queen sighed in her heart, "Your Majesty, please continue watching."

After she finished reading today's Qingci, she realized that the entire court had to ask for a reward for Zhou Tieyi today. Without a reward, it would not be enough to show auspiciousness and would not be enough to bring peace to the world.

His Majesty the Great Xia continued to watch.

When I opened the second piece of paper, I saw two simple drawings on it, one of which looked like a ship, and the other looked like a strange car.

Below the two pictures, there is also a diagram of the mechanism structure.

Such professional stuff made his expression slightly solemn. He walked to the throne, sat down, and began to read it carefully.

In connection with the above Qingci, he roughly understood that these might be the two auspicious signs of "ship" and "train".

So while watching, His Majesty the Great Xia asked his companion eunuch Su Xibi, "The Chamber of Commerce run by my general flag seems to be called the Railway Chamber of Commerce, right?"

Su Xibi remembered all the information about Zhou Tieyi in his mind. Even when Zhou Tieyi himself forgot what he drew when he turned one year old, Su Xibi would check it out for him and record it in his mind.

"Yes."

The Great Xia Emperor continued to read. Although he didn't quite understand the specific mechanical techniques, he understood what Zhou Tieyi wrote afterwards.

This ship travels on the water, without having to worry about upstream currents, and can increase the efficiency of wealth and cargo transportation in the world by at least three times. This train travels on the road, and can connect the forty-nine states of Daxia, allowing the people to afford the cost of traveling thousands of miles a day.

And this is a mechanical technique that ordinary people can use!

Mechanical technology that can be controlled by ordinary people!

His Majesty the Great Xia repeated these words in his mind. Now he completely understood why this was an auspicious sign!

With this mechanism, the government orders can be smoothly transmitted from the central government to the local governments. Even if they are thousands of miles away, it only takes a few days to travel, compared to the current journey of several months or even half a year...

The economic, military and political value of this is simply immeasurable!
In comparison, even Mohist Feipeng and Gongshu School's Spider Tower pale in comparison and are nothing more than that!
"Good, good, good!"

The Great Xia Emperor used the word "good" three times in a row to express his mood at the moment.

Then he burst into laughter, even disregarding his dignity, and said directly to Su Xibi, the Queen Mother, "It is indeed the combination of water and fire, the combination of water and fire! This is a sign of great luck, and it is not enough to show this auspicious sign without a generous reward!"

Husband and wife are one. The so-called sleeping in the same bed but having different dreams is rare after all. On the contrary, when people are facing each other day and night, they will unconsciously imitate the people closest to them. That's why there is a saying that husband and wife look alike, father and son look alike, and mother and son look alike.

The Emperor of Daxia was thinking similarly to what the Queen Mother was thinking.

He couldn't help but continue reading all the green paper.

There was a pile of green slips of paper left, most of which were the echoes of the officials, telling how they and Zhou Tieyi had taken a trial run of the ship for the first time yesterday. Only after they were sure that what he said was true did they dare to present it to the emperor.

The three officials also commented together, which was rare, "This is an auspicious sign from heaven, a blessing for the people of Daxia."

The Great Xia Emperor's smile faded a little, but he still smiled, "Now you know how to use both civil and military skills, you are just a follower of others."

Su Xibi immediately agreed, "Your Majesty is indeed a man of wisdom, picking up this pearl, Inspector Zhou, from among the brothels. This is a true auspicious sign for our Great Xia."

Su Xibi had to speak for Zhou Tieyi. Zhou Tieyi had achieved this. Even the Confucianists and officials who were at odds with him began to sing his praises. As an eunuch, he could only sing the praises even louder!
Otherwise it would not be enough to show that I am of the same mind as Your Majesty!

His Majesty the Great Xia was pleased to hear this, but there was still some green paper left, so he continued to read it.

You can read the contents of the following green note paper yourself.

"A petition to build the Zixiao Taoist Palace".

Zhou Tieyi also submitted this memorial a few days ago. Although he felt grateful and relieved that Zhou Jiazi knew this, the three courts strongly opposed it, believing that it would be a waste of time and money.

Comparing it with my own practice of Taoism, I feel that the practice itself is more important.

So even though he was unhappy, His Majesty the Great Xia temporarily put the matter aside. When he had achieved success in his cultivation, he would build as many Zixiao Taoist Palaces as he wanted.

Today, Zhou Tieyi not only brought up the "Zixiao Taoist Palace" again, but also no longer regarded the Zixiao Taoist Palace as a royal luxury creation.

Instead, it combines trains and ships to explain the specific purpose of Zixiao Taoist Palace.

The Zixiao Taoist Palace will be established in the sky, higher up above the nine heavens. It will be fixed by the law of space and divided into many halls, which can be eighty-one or thirty-six in number. It will surround the entire Daxia and operate with the sun, moon and stars. At the same time, it will serve as the signal transmission core for trains and ships. At that time, any information issued by the Zixiao Taoist Palace can dispatch any train or ship in the entire Daxia.

Seeing this, His Majesty the Great Xia's heart began to beat fast.

The most crucial thing is Zhou Tieyi’s next sentence.

"Your Majesty has cultivated the Dao for the world. If an auspicious sign is bestowed today, do not take it as a counter-attack. Even if there are numerous difficulties and dangers, I am willing to pledge my life as a military order. When this Zixiao Palace, and even the world's train and ship dispatching systems are completed, the world's freight efficiency will be ten times that of today. Considering the material and human resources of our Great Xia, if there is no consumption of carriages and horses, we will surely be able to defeat Yuanmeng in one fell swoop, and even send trains deep into the north to bring peace to the thousands of miles of territory. All the people in the world, near and far, will be bathed in the divine grace and achieve the feat of the sun and the moon soaring into the sky. By then, there will be no place for the gods to live. This will benefit the present and future generations. It cannot be accomplished without the advent of a saint!"

"It would take a saint to accomplish this feat!"

The Great Xia Emperor chanted softly in his heart.

Pictures of the future also appeared before his eyes. Compared with other people, as the one closest to a saint, he could naturally see more about the future.

He could see the Taoist palaces standing high in the sky, parallel to the stars, the sun and the moon.

You can feel the train that spit out white smoke across thousands of miles of territory. You can see thousands of sails competing with each other.

This is truly a golden age!
It is a sign of being a saint yourself!

The last bit of doubt that the Great Xia Emperor had about his own cultivation was dispelled.

Auspicious signs from heaven, do not take blame!
Then he looked at the comments of the Three Departments. This time, the Three Departments did not sing praises. Instead, they explained the pros and cons in this article, and also attached the review opinions of officials from the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of Works, explaining how much it would cost.

The military strategists and the legalists are a bit more euphemistic, but the Confucians!
"Humph!"

The Great Xia Emperor sneered.

After all, some people are not on the same page with me.

The opportunity for a saint to be born has already been revealed. If you don’t take it yourself, there will be people who will take it.

If you don't fight now, there will be people who will fight for you after you die.

Time waits for no one, time waits for no one!
This world belongs to me. For my chance to become a saint, what does it matter if the cost is huge?

As long as I succeed in my cultivation, defeat Yuan Meng, and clear away the evil spirits, I will unify the unfinished work of the Three Saints and Five Emperors!
This is what will truly benefit the present and future generations!

My general is right!

The Emperor of Daxia continued to look at the green signature papers. The last one came with a piece of paper from the Zhou family. Gongshu Sheng was willing to hand over the train and ship traditions to Daxia and work with various schools of thought to improve this tradition. He was willing to swear an oath and asked the Emperor of Daxia to witness it. After that, there were signatures and contracts from Mohist Moqu and others, indicating that this matter had begun to be done seriously.

On the throne, the Great Xia Emperor carefully put away the green signature paper. Suddenly, he saw the memorials from the officials beside him. He sneered and with a flick of his dark gold-threaded sleeves, he swept aside the pile of useless memorials.

With this precious gem in front of me, reading any other crappy memorials today will only make me feel annoyed, so I'd better not read them.

After reading memorials for more than 20 years, I naturally know what is good and what is bad.

This stack of green paper signatures are truly worthy of advice for the country. The rest of the schools of thought are just as stupid as pigs and dogs!

"A capable minister who can govern the world!"

"Get pen and ink!"

His Majesty the Great Xia gave orders.

Su Xibi quickly ground the ink.

The Great Xia Emperor concentrated his brushstrokes and wrote with great force.

The Marquis of Shengshi.

Su Xibi's eyes fixed, and the Queen sighed softly in her heart.

Daxia had only one king of a different surname, and that was the Ji clan of Zhao State, who had relied on Taizu and established the empire.

Among the princes under the kings of different surnames, the most important title belongs to Xiao Yuanshan, the Marquis of Champion, who made unprecedented contributions to Daxia.

And the word "prosperous era" is even more important than the championship.

After writing these three words, the anxiety in Emperor Daxia's heart faded and he looked relieved. This time he didn't have to hesitate whether to reward or not.

Just like the diva said.

This merit is not enough to show the auspicious sign if the reward is not great.

Even the various schools of thought, led by Confucianism, were only trying to obstruct Zhou Tieyi from building the wonder of Zixiao Taoist Palace, rather than preventing the emperor from rewarding Zhou Tieyi.

Because now Zhou Tieyi is no longer the unknown person who needed to rely on others to submit a letter of recommendation to enter the palace.

If the Confucians dare to stop it and not reward them, Zhou Tieyi will write about this matter in the "Tianjing News", leaving evidence for people all over the world to judge, which will be enough to nail the Confucians in the weak spot.

After the ink dried, the Great Xia Emperor handed the paper to Su Xibi, "Go and draft an imperial decree. Confer Zhou Tieyi the title of Marquis of Shengshi, with a fief in Jian'an, confer his mother Zhou Yulong the title of First-Rank Imperial Edict, confer Gongshu Shengzhongping the title of Marquis, with a fief in Dongqiu. Oh, and tell Zhou Tieyi that if he can really build the Zixiao Taoist Palace and put down the Yuanmeng Rebellion, I will grant him the title of king and hereditary power on the day he succeeds! Let him do his job well. I will not treat any meritorious official unfairly!"

"Yes."

Su Xibi received the order and prepared to go out.

Before they knew it, the sun was already setting. The Emperor of Daxia had just spent an entire afternoon reading the Qingci presented by Zhou Tieyi.

But as the sun set, the air became increasingly stuffy.

After finishing writing Shengshi Hou, the Great Xia Emperor felt a little tired after his pen was relaxed. The hot air reminded him of another thing, so he asked Su Xibi, "How long has it been since it rained in Tianjing?"

Su Xibi quickly lowered his head and replied, "It hasn't rained in Tianjing for half a month."

The Great Xia Emperor thought for a moment and said, "This year is hotter than in previous years. What do the Elephant Tribes say?"

Su Xibi looked solemn, "The Xiang tribe said this was a sign of a drought, but because of the arrival of the great fortune, they were unable to come up with a more accurate divination."

"nonsense."

The Emperor of Daxia was very dissatisfied with the Elephant Tribe's answer.

However, he also knew that because of his own practice of Taoism, because of the revelation of the emperor's coming to the world, and because of the interference of the evil gods, the changes now involving the country and the people were definitely not something that a few officials of the Elephant Ministry could monitor.

But I am not raising them to eat for free, they always have to do something.

"Let them investigate the source of the drought. Even if it is a change in the celestial phenomena, those evil gods will definitely not let go of this opportunity!"

"Yes."

Su Xibi received the order again.

Then the Great Xia Emperor raised his hand, then put it down again, with a blank expression on his face, and continued, "Water and fire complement each other. This Tianjin has indeed been hot for some time. Send my oral order to Qianlin Pond. Tomorrow at 7:00 p.m., clouds will appear, thunder will sound at 9:00 p.m., rain will fall at 5:00 p.m., and the rain will be heavy at 4:00 p.m. It will rain over one mountain and four cities, and the total amount of water will be 3 feet, 3 inches, and 36 drops, for three consecutive days."

Su Xibi paused slightly this time and accepted the order again.

"Yes."

After receiving the order, Su Xibi first went to Qianlintan, which was adjacent to Fengyu Lake. Not all the dragon fish caught from Fengyu Lake every year were killed for their essence and blood. Many dragon fish with good qualities were raised in Qianlintan, and they have been there for three hundred years.

Time can indeed change many things. It can turn the ocean into mulberry fields and turn a fish into a dragon.

Every word and action of the Great Xia Emperor affects the changes in celestial phenomena.

But everyone knew that the Emperor of Daxia was only in Tianjing, like the sun and the moon in the sky. As for the celestial phenomena outside Tianjing, Daxia naturally had other means to intervene, and that was the dragons raised in Qianlin Pond.

Coming to a bottomless pool, Su Xibi bowed his hands to the sky and said, "Holy decree, at 7:00 tomorrow, clouds will appear, thunder will sound at 9:00, rain will fall at 5:00, and the rain will be heavy at 10:00. Rain will cover one mountain and four cities, and a total of three feet, three inches and thirty-six drops of water will be collected. This will continue for three days. When you rain, don't miss the time!"

As Su Xibi finished speaking, a pair of golden eyes shone from the depths of the dark and silent pool of water, and then swayed up and down, indicating that they understood.

After leaving Qianlintan, Su Xibi went towards Zhou Mansion.

This title of nobility is different from ordinary official positions. The ceremony is extremely solemn and dignified. It requires the appointment of an auspicious date and the participation of all officials. Your Majesty will confer the title.

But now His Majesty probably cannot be present in person to confer the title, and the emperor needs to preside over the ceremony. Therefore, he has to go to Zhou Mansion in advance to discuss the details with Zhou Tieyi, and even practice some ancient etiquette to avoid making mistakes and causing trouble.

In the Zhou Mansion, Zhou Tieyi did not go to Linshuixuan to listen to music today. When the memorial was submitted in the morning, he knew that there would be a reward.

If no reward is given, it cannot be called a good omen.

However, compared to the reward, Zhou Tieyi cared more about whether the Emperor of Daxia agreed with his memorial. This was a more important matter. In comparison, even if he was granted the title of marquis or king, it would be nothing more.

Your Majesty, this is such an auspicious sign, we should build a wonder for the world!

(End of this chapter)