Chapter 4364 Chapter 4366 [Goodbye old friend]
Nine years after Li Zhi succeeded to the throne, with the deaths of the auxiliary ministers Chang Sun Wuji, Chu Suiliang and others, Li Zhi began to become arrogant, arrogant, arbitrary, and refused to be remonstrated.
He carried out large-scale construction projects in the country, such as leaving Chang'an and building the Eastern Capital in Luoyang. The palace was built with great luxury. For this purpose, corvees were imposed and taxes were increased, which caused widespread complaints among the people.
In comparison, the Han Dynasty was prosperous.
The three plains of the Red River, Mekong River and Chao Phraya River are thousands of miles long, with developed water systems and fertile land. In addition, it is located in the tropics and can be harvested three times a year, so there are almost no hungry people in the country.
However, Song Shidao was a humble and kind-hearted person who did not admire luxury. However, other officials who dared to commit corruption could not avoid Xiang Nan's supervision. Therefore, the officials governed in a clear and transparent manner and the people lived and worked in peace and contentment.
This also led to a large number of Li and Tang people, supporting the old and the young, coming to Lingnan one after another. This also caused the population of Han to increase greatly.
For a long time in ancient times, population represented wealth. There are talents who have soldiers, talents who have taxes, and talents who have food. Therefore, whether a country is strong or not in ancient times can be determined by its population.
The influx of a large number of people further enhanced the national power of Han.
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Eleven years after Li Zhi succeeded to the throne, he often felt dizzy due to physical discomfort, so the affairs of the court were handled by Empress Wu Zetian.
Xiang Nan didn't know whether Wu Zetian was still a disciple of Hanhan. However, during the period when Wu Zetian was in charge of the government, Li Tang's national power declined further.
First, Silla united with the remaining forces of Goryeo and Baekje to repel the Tang army, causing Li Tang's forces to be expelled from the Korean Peninsula; second, the Western Turks rebelled again, causing Li Tang to lose the four towns of Anxi; third, Tubo captured Tuyuhun, Qinghai Lake and other places divided the Western Region with the Turks and Uighur Khanates.
Another twenty years later, Song Shidao passed away and was passed down to his eldest son Song Yin, who was renamed Yuanxing. The temple name of Shidao of Song Dynasty was Song Shizu, and his posthumous title was Emperor Wen.
Three years later, Li Zhi died, and his son Li Xian succeeded him as Emperor Zhongzong of the Tang Dynasty. However, less than a year after Li Xian took the throne, he was deposed and demoted to King of Luling. Later, his younger brother Li Dan succeeded to the throne and became Ruizong of Tang Dynasty.
This year, Xiang Nan and Song Yuzhi were also close to eighty years old. Fortunately, they are both successful in martial arts, so they are not too old yet.
Tang Ruizong reigned for six years, during which the state affairs were actually controlled by his mother Wu Zetian. Later, she simply deposed her son and made herself emperor, changing her name to Wu Zhou.
After Wu Zetian ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, he launched a purge of martial arts circles all over the world.
Not only the demon sect but also the righteous sect, including Cihang Jingzhai, Jingnian Chanyuan, and even the giant whale gang and the sea sand gang, are quite ruthless.
Therefore, Xiang Nan guessed that she should be the heir trained by Hanhan. But her intelligence and heart are probably even more ruthless than Huan Huan's.
Huanwan still cared about her master, her disciples and the relationship between men and women, but Wu Zetian even wanted to usurp the throne and seize power, even her own son. Moreover, the Yingui Sect was supposed to be her sect, but she also eradicated it, showing no mercy at all.
Xiang Nan guessed that Huanwan should be dead as well, and Wu Zetian should have killed the Demon Sect only after her death. Otherwise, it would be too cruel to Huan Huan.
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Over the years, he and Shi Feixuan have been traveling around the world. They have been as far away as Europe, as far north as the Arctic, as far south as Indonesia, and as far east as North America... It can be said that they have visited all the famous mountains and rivers in the world. It wasn't until he was over eighty years old that he really didn't want to move anymore, so he returned to Lingnan to see his old friends.
"I didn't expect you guys to be gone for so long. It's really far away." Xiang Nan said with a smile.
"You have to go far to see clearly." Xu Ziling said with a smile, "It's a pity that you couldn't accompany us on the road."
"It doesn't matter, everyone has his or her own splendor." Xiang Nan waved his hand and said with a smile, "I'm pretty good now, with a family full of children and grandchildren, and no worries about food and clothing."
"That's right." Xu Ziling smiled and nodded.
"Master, Cihang Jingzhai has been destroyed, and Jingnian Temple has also been destroyed by the emperor. What do you think?" Xiang Nan asked again.
"It doesn't matter, the green hills are still there, so you don't have to worry about running out of firewood. What she destroyed was just the mountain gates of Cihang Jingzhai and Jingnian Monastery." Master Fei Xuan waved her hands and said with a smile, "The inheritance of Cihang Jingzhai and Jingnian Monastery is over. No."
"That's good." Xiang Nan smiled and nodded, "By the way, do you want to stay in Lingnan and live together in the future? Although the rainy days here are a bit difficult, the fruit is really delicious. I eat three hundred lychees a day. I will never give up being a Lingnan native.”
"That's why we came here this time." Xu Ziling said with a smile, "People say that under your governance, Lingnan is a pure land of bliss. People here are well fed, warmly clothed, and no one is hungry. ”
"The Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss is really an exaggeration." Xiang Nan waved his hand and said with a smile, "I am very satisfied that I can make everyone eat well and wear warm clothes."
"Isn't this what we most expect?" Xu Ziling nodded.
Both his and Kou Zhong's parents died of famine, so their wish since childhood was to have enough to eat and never go hungry again. Now Xiang Nan has just realized this wish, which is really amazing.
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Xu Ziling and Shi Feixuan then settled in Lingnan.
Xiang Nan also went to Luoyang Palace and brought back the Evil Emperor's relics.
It turns out that Wu Zetian was indeed a disciple trained by Hanhan. After the death of Yin Queen Zhu Yuyan, she established Hanwan as a disciple of the Yingui Sect and stored the martial arts she had practiced throughout her life in the Evil Emperor's relics.
After Huanhuan succeeded to the throne, she accepted Mingkong as her disciple and passed on the Yingui Sect's "Secret Book of Heavenly Demons" to her. After Mingkong was trained, he pretended to be a martial artist and entered the palace. With his beauty and scheming, he ascended to the throne and gradually took over the power.
Seeing that her disciple is so outstanding, Hanwan is naturally very happy. But she couldn't love her all her life, and she was very sad inside. Therefore, she died before she was seventy years old. Before her death, she also stored her inner power in the Evil Emperor's relic.
Wu Zetian was well aware of the deceitfulness of the Demon Sect and the hypocrisy of the Righteous Way, so she decided not to accept any of these sects. After all, Xia uses force to break the law, and she doesn't want anyone to threaten her rule.
It was precisely because of this that Cihang Jingzhai, Jing Nian Zen Sect, Demon Sect and the two six sects... were almost all wiped out by her.
But this also happened to be an advantage for Xiang Nan, because she had destroyed so many sects and collected a large number of martial arts secrets.
Among them are the "Secret Book of Heavenly Demons" by the Yingui sect of the Demon Sect, "The Miraculous Skills of the Flame" by Bi Xuan, the great Turkic master, "Huang Tian Da Fa" by the heavenly master Sun En during the Eastern Jin Dynasty, and "Yoga" by the demon monk Funanda of India. "Jiu Shao Ding Yin Sword" passed down by the Xie family of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, "Ten Abode Mahayana Gong" by the demon monk Zhu Faqing, "The Wisdom Sutra on the Origin of All Dharmas" by the great Ming Dynasty Zunjiao, etc.
All these martial arts were advantageous to Xiang Nan and were swept away by him.