Chapter 10: Seven Palaces of Heavenly Secrets The next morning. It was just daybreak, and after washing up, Zhao Wumian went to the Zhenfusi Yamen. Zhao Qi already knew what he had done. No wonder he was promoted and could talk to Yun Qi, the eunuch who was close to the emperor. So that's how it was... He was shocked at Zhao Wumian's audacity, but also a little helpless. As a member of the Imperial Guard, such things were inevitable, and he could not help. Zhao Qi said: "Be careful and don't offend anyone again." "Do not worry." Zhao Wumian patted his chest and promised. Zhao Qi didn't believe a word of it. This child has grown too independent and cannot be controlled. The only consolation is that after what happened yesterday, other nobles or remnants of Yipintang should not dare to take action at home again. At least he and Bai Liuli will not hold them back.
Bai Liuli watched his brother go away and decided to practice hard so that he could help his brother in the future. Zhao Wumian waved his hands, not worried at all. Being in the middle of a situation, there was no point in worrying. He would just fight against the enemy with his soldiers and block the water with earth. The morning market has opened. Zhao Wumian was wearing a Feiyu suit and had an embroidered spring sword on his waist. All the vendors and pedestrians along the way looked terrified and retreated away from him. Zhao Wumian ignored him, took out four cents to buy two cakes, and ate them all the way to the Zhenfusi Yamen. The Zhenfu Division is a new institution established in recent years. It is known as the emperor's personal army and is directly under the command of the current emperor, with a special status. The vermilion gate at the yamen was open and the building was magnificent. Just as Zhao Wumian was about to walk in, the flag officer guarding the gate saw him, ran over quickly, came closer, raised his hand, half-circled his mouth, and whispered: "Sir Zhao, the governor has ordered you to go directly to the inner hall to see him when you arrive. There is something important to discuss." "Ah." Zhao Wumian nodded. It seemed that after a night, he had already found out something from Hua Hanchun and the Tibetan monk. Zhao Wumian strode in. The flag officer guarding the gate looked respectful from beginning to end, and only showed a look of nervousness after the soldier went away. Looking down, I saw a little dust left in the palm of the right hand with a circled mouth. Colorless, odorless, and barely detectable. "It's just a small favor, three hundred taels of silver... Sir Zhao, please don't blame me..." The flag officer apologized in his heart. Zhao Wumian has already walked into the Pacification Office. There were many Jinyiwei guards rushing in and out with case files in their hands. He is now considered a celebrity, and when the other Jinyiwei saw him, they were all stunned and looked strange, and occasionally some of them whispered to each other.
"Huang Yunxuan is in prison. I heard it's related to him..." "Not only that, the Marquis of Yichun came to the court this morning to plead guilty, was stripped of his title and dismissed from office, and was ordered to reflect on his mistakes behind closed doors!" "The First Realm, being able to do so many things, is amazing..." "Come here, come here, stop talking." As they saw Zhao Wumian approaching, the others coughed and quickly dispersed. Zhao Wumian smiled. It turned out that the Jinyiwei also had a gossipy nature. He didn't take it seriously at all. He strode through the moon gate and entered the inner hall. The pacification envoy Jiang Huan sat at the head of the table, reviewing official documents. "grown ups." Zhao Wumian clasped his fists and saluted. "coming." Jiang Huan raised his head and smiled: "You heard the discussion, how do you feel?" Zhao Wumian said casually: "Wang Yang Lu Luo was in the same position at that time, and his frivolous writings were ridiculed without stopping." "Hahaha!" Jiang Huan laughed: "Good boy! No wonder you can perform so well on the execution ground. Commander Mao and I both appreciate your kindness for what happened yesterday. If you hadn't acted in time, we would have been in great trouble." Zhao Wumian bowed and said, "It's my job to do, sir, don't worry about it." "very good." Jiang Huan was very satisfied with his attitude: "Someone come here." A man walked in from outside the door holding a tray. On the tray was a neatly folded centurion-level Feiyu suit and a new Xiuchun sword. Compared with the trial centurion, the flying fish suit of the regular centurion has the same base color, but the cloud patterns on the collar and cuffs are more complicated, the belt is inlaid with six pieces of mutton-fat jade, and the four-clawed flying fish on the chest is embroidered with silver thread, which is extremely luxurious. Jiang Huan said sternly, "Yesterday you supervised the execution. You were not afraid of danger, faced challenges head-on, and bravely killed the enemy. Commander Mao and I have recommended you for merit. The inner court has already replied. From now on, you are a centurion of the Pacification Division, a sixth-rank military officer selected by the court! I hope you can serve the court wholeheartedly in the future, just like you did today." "Yes." Zhao Wumian took the tray and bowed. Jiang Huan said: "Your great achievement this time does not warrant a promotion. You were originally qualified to enter the secret library of the Pacification Bureau to select secret manuals and treasures, but there was an instruction in the reply letter saying that you had already received the reward..." Zhao Wumian nodded: "The grace of heaven is so great, I will not..." Jiang Huan waved his hand and smiled, "If His Majesty loves someone, he won't care about such trivial matters. The promotion to the sixth rank is a reward of the upper yellow rank, so he won't be so fussy about you. Do you know why he made a special order this time?" What could be the reason for this? Zhao Wumian shook his head. Jiang Huan smiled mysteriously: "Because there are better ones coming." Zhao Wumian understood this time: "But is it related to the important matter that you mentioned?" "Yes."
Jiang Huan walked down from his seat, pacing with his hands behind his back: "Do you know Tianji Palace?" Zhao Wumian replied: "The leader of the previous generation of the Demon Sect." "Exactly." Jiang Huan said: "Palace Master Sima Quehun is a great man of his generation. He was originally a disciple of Wutai Sect, one of the eight great sects of the time. Wutai Sect is famous for its miscellaneous studies. The secret arts of the sect include Qimen Dunjia, Yin Yang and Five Elements, medicine, divination, astrology and many other categories. Most disciples can only learn one or two, but Sima Quehun is very talented and knows everything. He has integrated hundreds of arts into one and created seven unique skills. He has recruited many disciples, established Tianji Palace, suppressed Kongtong Sect, expelled Kunlun Sect, destroyed Xueshan Sect, and monopolized Yuxu Fairyland. He is arrogant and insolent." It sounds like he is a boss-level figure. Zhao Wumian thought that this guy's fate was probably no less than "God's envy of talent". Even if he was not "the son of destiny", he must be at the level of "born demon fetus" or "six-path demon cultivator". Jiang Huan said: "The Tianji Palace dominated Kunlun for half a century, and the entire northwest was suffocated. Until nine years ago, Sima Quehun retreated and broke through the sixth realm, which gave other sects an opportunity. The three major sects of the Fire Worship Sect, the Wushen Sect, and the Snow Mountain Temple attacked Yuxu Peak and joined forces with the traitors of the Tianji Palace, and finally won a great victory. The master of the Tianji Palace, Sima Quehun, went crazy and died, the seven hall masters of the Tianji Palace were buried in the sea of fire, the disciples died or escaped, and the palace treasury was divided up, but... the most critical Three Yuans Treasures and the Seven Yaos Secret Arts were missing." When Zhao Wumian heard this, he completely understood. Jiang Huan continued, "Hua Hanchun is Sima Quehun's direct disciple. With nowhere else to go, he sneaked into the Ming Dynasty and sought refuge under Hu Weiyong. As a result, Hu Weiyong rose rapidly and founded Yipintang to gain a firm foothold. These two people complement each other. You should have guessed that the key to Hu Weiyong's rise lies in the Tianji treasure. Part of the treasure that the three parties failed to find is in Hua Hanchun's possession!" Zhao Wumian thought to himself that it was indeed so. Yesterday Yun Qi said that something was waiting for him, so he had some guesses, but he didn't expect it to be so big. Jiang Huan said: "Hu Weiyong practiced the Confucian classic "Sincerity", and his mind was as firm as iron. Even if Governor Mao personally took action and searched his soul and read his mind with the Yin-Yang Taoist magic, he would find nothing. But Hua Hanchun is different. Moreover, there is the Tibetan monk Jin Guang Shangren as a witness. Finally, we have a clue. We have found out that Hu Weiyong is hiding the Three Palaces treasure [Heavenly City Mirror], as well as the Kaiyang Hall's internal skills "Tian Gang Yi Qi" and the Yaoguang Hall's magic skills "Heaven and Earth as Soldiers"!" All of them are earth level! Zhao Wumian was secretly surprised. If this gets out, the entire martial arts world will tremble! Zhao Wumian asked, "Have you figured out where the treasure is hidden?" "I have found a location, but..." Jiang Huan sighed and changed the subject: "Hu Weiyong has been the prime minister for several years and he is quite capable. He does things very well. He has realized that the emperor has been permissive towards him and he may have hidden aggressors. Therefore, he has made a lot of preparations. A cunning rabbit has three burrows. This treasure hiding place is one of his backup plans. There are many internal mechanisms. If you are not careful, you will be crushed to pieces! It is useless to just know the location, we also need the internal mechanism array layout map. After all, Hua Hanchun is in the fourth realm, even if his state of mind is not perfect, he can do something. So many details need to be searched bit by bit, which will take time. What we need to discuss now is, once the treasure map is found, who do you think is more suitable to go and get the treasure? " As he spoke, Jiang Huan looked at Zhao Wumian with a playful smile. "No way..." Zhao Wumian pointed at himself helplessly: "Your Excellency means... to let me go and get it? I'm only in the first realm, it's a bit ridiculous!" (End of this chapter)
