Dedicate One’s Mind

The luncheon is over, but the afternoon is when the show starts. In the morning, Emperor Gengshi attends the sacrifice. In the afternoon, not only the ministers, but also each Taoist temple needs to present its own show. Previously, the Runan County Taoist Temple invited Wu Yi to fight One party used the name of the rehearsal program.

Of course, at that time, in order to show off in front of everyone and get the appreciation of the master, the disciples of Runan County took out all the magic spells from the bottom of the box. Now, of course, there is no need to do this when performing in front of the Human Emperor, and they even deliberately do not use the Taoist magic to perform in front of the emperor. Even if they are used, they cannot shock the world and shake the authority of the Human Emperor. According to past practices, most of them are blinding methods, occasionally mixed with some simple spells, such as aerosol spells, spiritual rain spells, etc.

What Liucheng Yiqi Taoist Temple prepared this time was to catalyze seeds, so that a bunch of seeds would bloom into bright flowers, and the combination would form the character "longevity". This performance is neither too vulgar nor too profound, and can be a novelty for everyone to watch.

The whole program is actually about those seeds using some Taoist magic. Those seeds have actually been soaked in spiritual water for a long time and are full of vitality. If they were not blocked by magic, they would have bloomed long ago. By then, they only need to unblock them on the field. That’s it. As for the arrangement to form a longevity character, even Taoist magic was not used. There was a small pit where the seeds were placed to ensure that the seeds would bloom there.

Such a simple performance naturally does not require everyone in the Taoist temple to come on stage. Li Gu originally planned to send a disciple to the stage, but later he seemed to feel that this was not sincere enough, so he added two more props holders. The real performer was There is only one person.

The decision of who would perform on stage was determined by drawing lots. The other disciples were determined to win this opportunity to appear in front of their comrades across the country, so they drew lots to show fairness. However, in the end, Wu Yi, who was bent on evading the matter, won the draw and performed in person. That one made him lament: "If you plant flowers with intention, they will not bloom, but if you plant willows with no intention of doing so, they will create shade."

Wu Yi originally wanted to exchange with the disciple who was about to go, but at the end of the day he exchanged with the disciple holding the props, but when he caught a glimpse of Li Gu's eyes as calm as a deep spring, he seemed to have guessed what he was thinking, and he swallowed the words he was about to blurt out. Go down, accept your fate, and prepare for the next performance with peace of mind.

There is nothing to prepare for the performance process. All that needs to be prepared is what to say after going on stage. But it is not the first to perform. Wu Yi can refer to the words of the previous people on stage and slightly delete them. After all, it is not for one person. Ranking, just muddle along, don't be too bad.

I don’t know how other people who value this opportunity will feel after they know Wu Yi’s thoughts. In fact, strength speaks for itself behind the scenes. Wu Yi is talented enough, and with Wang Chuchen’s support, he is both internal and external. There is no need to leave. These side doors have simply tainted themselves and left them with a reputation of luck.

After the afternoon tea, it was time to go on stage. In order to show that we are having fun with the people, the afternoon activities were held in the Daxiang Hall, which is in the north of the imperial city and is the closest hall to the outer city. It was the place where the emperor asked people's opinions. People around the emperor, such as eunuchs and maids, went to the outer city to randomly bring in a few civilians, and the emperor asked them how they lived and what they thought of the officials. However, the process was often concealed and deceitful, and the symbolic meaning was greater than the actual meaning. Even the emperor himself tacitly approved of this. way.

The Daxiang Hall has been burned down and restored several times since the founding of the Dayu Kingdom. People secretly said that it was the result of the emperor not paying attention to public opinion. Several emperors before Gengshi Emperor could already see that the country was declining, and they were busy stabilizing the country in the early days of their succession. , there was no lack of personal expeditions by the emperor. After the four realms were stabilized, he was already old, and he knew in his heart that meeting the people was actually just a political show, and he was not even willing to do it for a show. It can be said that Emperor Gengshi almost never received him in the Daxiang Hall. As for the common people, not long ago the Daxiang Palace was destroyed by thunder, and the common people talked about it. It was one of the few stains on Emperor Gengshi.

Although Emperor Gengshi didn't think much of the Great Xiang Palace, it was an important means for the former ruler to understand public opinion and crack down on corrupt officials. Wu Yi saw the main hall more than ten feet high outside, with a gilded blue top. The triple eaves of tiles and a pointed roof are retracted layer by layer, which is both practical and beautiful. Since it was restored not long ago, the materials used do not have a sense of staleness, and the paint on it is still very bright, red as fire and yellow as gold.

If Wu Yi hadn't been the performer this time, he wouldn't have been able to enter the main hall at all. He must have been placed in a side hall. The people who could enter the main hall were either the Taoist monks who led the team to build the foundation, or the ministers of the six ministries, the chief minister and the assistant. Or he is an old official who has returned home and has great influence on the court.

The design of the Daxiang Hall is very clever. It allows people at the bottom to see what people on the top are doing, and it also allows people in the side hall to see what the main hall is doing. It’s just that from such a distance, it’s just a human figure. As for the sound, It's even more delusional, all based on my own imagination.

Not to mention the side hall looking at the main hall, even if the people under the main hall look at what is happening on the third floor, they will not be able to see anything under the height difference of ten feet. However, the emperor, the dragon, soaring in the clouds and mists, is not easily visible in the first place. Yes, the person who arranged the birthday banquet may have already made some arrangements when choosing the Daxiang Hall.

Although everyone can't see the performance clearly, if there are items like what Wu Yi is going to perform, they will be given out to others to watch. In addition to being distributed to the side hall downstairs, they will also be given to the people in the outer city to watch. Otherwise, it will be just like that. The "original intention" of having fun with the people has been lost.

The first program to be performed was not a program prepared by Taoists, but a program presented by others such as Jiaofangsi, nobles and bureaucrats. Even though they were all mortals, they were bound by the imperial power and had the idea of ​​​​pleasing the emperor, and they would go out of their way to do it. Preparation, although there is no Taoism bonus, many of the performances are very unique. Wu Yi felt a little embarrassed when he saw these. After all, the difference is not big in comparison, and it will be embarrassing.

Although Wu Yi thought so in his heart, his face was calm. On the contrary, Ge Yiyi behind him looked anxious and moved uneasily. His beautiful eyes looked at the plate he was holding, which contained seeds. The seeds that originally gave Ge Yiyi confidence. .

Wu Yi looked funny, but he had no ability to calm him down. Coincidentally, except for Wu Yi, the other two disciples holding props were both female disciples. Wu Yi did not attach great importance to this performance, although before leaving The former king Chuchen told him not to lose the prestige of the Taoist temple, but Wu Yi guessed that what he really meant was not to lose the prestige in front of other fellow Taoists, as for performing trivial matters.

But his two companions seemed to have different ideas from his. Women, especially eldest ladies like Ge Yiyi, were very competitive and would not care as much as Wu Yi.

Now Ge Yiyi was discussing how to modify the problem with another female disciple whom he called Senior Sister Jiang. It was still a matter of transmitting breast milk. Wu Yi couldn't get involved because his previous suggestions were considered useless by the two women. I was so confused that I threw him away and stopped discussing with him.

Wu Yi didn't have to wait long. Soon the two made two improvements, including changes in seed color and seed size.

The original color was the original color of the seeds, but Senior Sister Jiang used a color-clothing technique to change the color of the seeds into various colors. As the name suggests, the color-clothing technique is to dress the seeds in colorful clothes. It does not really change the color of the seeds. Since it is clothes , it will become worn out, but under the nourishment of spiritual energy, when the colorful clothes are worn out, the flower will have already withered, so there is no need to worry so much.

It is still the size of a seed. Ge Yiyi is worried that the spiritual liquid prepared before is not enough, because during the previous experiment, the flower grew only three inches. Now Ge Yiyi has added three times more spiritual liquid, and by analogy, it will grow to one foot long. It shouldn't be difficult to make a bouquet of flowers. Wu Yi curled his lips. He really wasn't afraid of shocking the world.

But since he didn't think much of this performance before, he naturally wouldn't change his opinion now because of the change, so he nodded and agreed.

Soon the show presented by the bureaucrats was over, and it was the Taoist disciples' turn to come forward. The noisy scene was quiet for a while. After all, it was the Immortal Family. I don't know what the Immortal Family has magic, but the expressions of those veterans were still the same. After all, the Taoist Sect This was not the first time they had watched the performance. It was no different from the others, but in terms of novelty it was still better. For example, the first one to come on stage surprised the whole audience.

The first performer was from Runan County, but Wu Yi did not see Fan Mingqing. However, in Wu Yi's mind, Fan Mingqing must have come here with others by chance, otherwise he would have been sent away if he was above the Four Transformations. To do this, for example, in Wu Yi Liucheng Yiqi Taoist Temple, there is no senior brother or sister who is above the fourth transformation. They are all excused.

The form of the performance performed by Runan County and others was similar to that prepared by Wu Yi and others. It was not a seed, but a fish. The fish was as big as a finger. It grew bigger little by little in the water tank. In the end, it became thicker than the wrist and the color changed. From the original blue-black to golden yellow, the fish spit out a gold inscription engraved with the words "Blessed as the East Sea, Longevity as Long as the Nanshan Mountain". When the eunuch who had seen it with his own eyes said those eight words, the whole audience It suddenly boiled.

Seeing how powerful his first opponent was, Ge Yiyi smoothed his hair that had fallen to his temples with his hands, and let out a happy sigh, looking naughty and cute.

The performances in other Taoist temples were similar after that. While showing the theme of the birthday banquet, they could also show exquisite Taoism. Although it was used for fun, no one stipulated that Taoism must be used for fighting. The Taoism is invisible and has no form. , the Tao is everywhere.

It was Wu Yi's turn. Wu Yi and the others went up to the third floor and bowed to everyone around them. Needless to say, there were three people who were ascending the throne, the Emperor Gengshi, the Queen and the Prince. Surrounded by them were great monks like Baimei Laodao, as well as Prime Minister Gengshi. The black-faced prime minister who has been idle at home for many years can be said to have contributed half of Emperor Gengshi's civil and military skills, but he is also an old man now.

In fact, the people who can enter this third floor are all big shots. There are only about twenty people in total. There are five Taoists including the old Taoist Baimei. Xie Yi, who I saw that day, is also among them. It is not difficult to guess that those present are The Taoists are all Jindan Zhenren.

Since they were all big shots, there weren't many of them anyway, so Wu Yi simply bowed to them one by one.

After a brief self-introduction, at least clearly stating his origins and which Taoist temple he came from, Wu Yi started his performance. It must be said that after the improvement of Ge Yiyi and that senior sister Jiang, it was much more colorful, even the last one The word longevity is also a bit more high-spirited and full of vitality.

After watching the performance, thunderous applause could be heard upstairs and downstairs again. Wu Yi wanted to go down directly after thanking him, but unexpectedly he suddenly heard the Queen shouting "Okay". Wu Yi, who had just stood up, had to bow again. Thank you for the gift, and call me "Queen" to show your love.

With a warm expression, the queen said to Wu Yi and the three of them: "Not bad, not bad." She turned sideways and pointed at Wu Yi, and said to a female official behind her: "Reward."

The female officer agreed and signaled Wu Yi with her eyes, and Wu Yi and the other two followed him down.

The queen's reaction surprised everyone. Although Wu Yi performed well, it was not as good as before. After thinking about it to no avail, they attributed it to the queen's love of flowers, especially colorful flowers. After that, many Taoist disciples There is no mention of efforts in this area.

Seeing the Queen's behavior, people were watching the excitement downstairs, and only those upstairs could see clearly. The white-browed old Taoist glanced at Xie Yi opposite with a cold light, but when he saw Xie Yi also had a blank expression on his face, he frowned a little more .

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