In the Immortal Palace, there are three ’Lord Ming’: first, those who successively served as the General of the Western Expedition, expanded the Western Regions to myriad states, and were renowned as the ’Three Ming.’ Second, Zhang Ming, who once served as Tai Chang, and third, Duan Guangming, who once served as Grand Commandant and currently the Director of the Imperial Secretariat, Huangfu Weiming.
These three all made their nas through military achievents in the Western Regions, rising from generals to ministers, governing regions as virtuous and capable officials. Their exemplary talents and reputations were known across the lands. Naturally, the first two, due to the internal struggles within the Three Constellations, defected to the Divine Sect one after another; the current ’Lord Ming’ specifically refers to the Director of the Imperial Secretariat.
This Huangfu Ming, originating from a wealthy family in a border county, belonged to the lineage of Guardian Immortal Soldiers guarding the border territories. He was not quite of the Gate Valve noble family. During the case of Prince Li, he was still patrolling the borders, and had no connections or involvent with the disaster of party strife over the clan’s power struggle.
However, being a man from the border troops, experienced in warfare, having served as a Border General and governor in various places, he extinguished fire after fire, resisting the relentless attacks from the Divine Sect, truly a laborious and ritorious, central pillar.
But even the Three Constellations were alard, fearing this ’third Ming’ deeply won over the hearts of troops at the borders and might rally the forces to follow the previous ’Ming’s’ precedent. By then, they would be left with no troops to deploy and no defense to rely upon. Thus, as soon as the Divine Sect shifted its strategic direction and their attack eased slightly, they imdiately relieved Huangfu Weiming of his military command and recalled him to the Capital, offering him an important but ceremonial position.
Unfortunately, the Huangfu family, after all, cos from a border camp, with a lineage too low and influence too weak in Sizhou, so despite his heroic efforts and significant accomplishnts, he couldn’t even secure a rank among the Nine Ministers. Now, he is only the assistant Minister of the Ministry of Rites, the ’most honorable among various ministers,’ managing discussions and responses, especially advising and strategizing for the Emperor’s Throne.
To put it bluntly, he’s just a counselor, and an assistant at that, quite ineffectual. Hence, it made sense for him to propose the policy of lifting the ban on Party mbers. It’s just like he let out a loud fart this ti...
But what no one expected was that the Ziwei Constellation actually approved?
However, soon rumors spread that the Zhongshan bandits rebelled, devastating two prefectures. The Imperial Chamberlain had several estates in the Gen Kingdom, which were looted by the bandits, causing significant losses, which they deeply resented. Therefore, they took advantage of the situation to recomnd to the Emperor’s Throne that if the Party mbers allied with the rebels, it would be an irredeemable disaster. Hence, they permitted it.
Of course, the Three Constellations wouldn’t refuse. After all, the Gate Valves always form alliances, intermarry, support each other, and hedge their bets everywhere. Besides, the Crown Prince contended for power with Emperor Wu back in the day, who doesn’t have old relatives or acquaintances who were involved and imprisoned?
Consequently, Taiwei Constellation imdiately resolved that on Renzi Day, they would pardon the Party mbers, not pursuing remaining cris of the Gate Valve aristocratic family. Each official’s noble family would also have to express gratitude towards Ziwei Constellation, making substantial donations of horses, crossbows, armor, gold and silver, and provisions to the court to suppress the rebellion. They also recomnded strategic talents among their descendants and intelligent individuals from poor families to discuss key matters at the Public Carriage Bureau, evaluate talents and appoint officials.
Good, finally the enthusiasm of the Gate Valve was activated. Especially the scholars were most excited. Originally these were Imperial Students, naturally children of the Gate Valve, who could engage in empty talk in the Capital. However, they weren’t all firstborn heirs to inherit Duke titles, so they took the path of studying at the Imperial College to be nominated and selected for official positions; their number has already reached thirty to forty thousand.
However, because the party of Prince Li once struck down the flatterers and eunuchs around Emperor Wu with the support and response from the Imperial Students, during the calamity of Party mbers, the Imperial Students also beca a primary target of suppression. This directly led to more than a thousand being arrested and imprisoned, while the remaining had their paths to officialdom cut, unable to rise in status, gathering in taverns and brothels discussing court affairs, feeling deeply distressed.
Now, finally! The Party mbers are unshackled! Wrongs have been righted!
Thus, the Imperial Students stopped drinking, rapidly reading through the night in preparation for the Petition of the Examination Candidates, to showcase their talents, quell the rebellion, rise in rank, bring honor to their families, and ascend the peak of life.
Lord Ming...
Tie Dan looked at the ’Ming’ jade in his hand.
No matter what, the Immortal Palace finally started moving. The clan and the Gate Valve temporarily reconciled, and the Three Constellations reached a consensus. It seems they would soon dispatch troops. Having stepped off the gambling table, the results depended solely on one’s abilities. The situation across the world would only grow increasingly chaotic and unclear...
They were all discussing the lifting of the ban on Party mbers tonight, but Tie Dan wasn’t particularly interested, so he downed his drink and returned to his room.
As a result, upon opening the door, he saw Shen Jianjia lying there pretending to be dead...
Tie Dan looked on coldly,
"What are you up to?"
No response... Oh dear, all seven orifices were bleeding, she was possessed by a demon... So if she died, it wouldn’t be considered murder, right?
Tie Dan was in no hurry at all, leisurely checking her pulse.
Hmm...
Sure enough, the eunuch’s cultivation technique indeed couldn’t be learned by n, or won either, it was ant only for eunuchs. You might think those Yin Yang persons self-mutilated, thinking the cultivation uses a yin-flexible path, so won could practice it too.
Actually, it’s quite the opposite; this "Mythical Lotus Flower Blip Divine Power" is extrely fierce and domineering, rapidly mobilizing the Vigorous Qi refined through Gang Fist throughout the body, intensifying to a frenzy, running rampant through the body’s Qi Veins. Thus, during exertion, it doesn’t need to gather power like a Gang Fist, one can release terrifying Palm Strength with a re lift of the hand. Moreover, cultivation progresses rapidly, Shen Jianjia, for example, having ford an inner core and achieved Qi-circulation, breaking through the governor and conception vessels, could reach the third layer overnight, and the sixth layer by the next day.
And then problems arose.
Upon a slight examination, Tie Dan discovered the cultivation technique was indeed not that simple. Previously, at the third layer realm, Shen Jianjia’s power was fierce, but reaching the Sixth Layer, this Epheral Divine Skill saw a sudden change in True Qi, spontaneously going reverse. From wild eruption, it abruptly transford into consolidation and reinforcent.
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