After Liu Yuan's memorial was submitted, although the superiors did not know why the officials who had a prosperous official resigned and returned home, they quickly approved his memorial.

At this time, the court was no longer in charge by Emperor Tianhong himself. He handed over all the affairs of all sizes to a powerful minister named Yan Tong.

Since Emperor Tianhong committed many officials for his biological father and mother's title, the old ministers who opposed him in the court were slowly wiped out. At this time, Zhang Cong was entrusted with important tasks for his courage to speak out and his loyalty to Emperor Tianhong.

Emperor Tianhong always valued etiquette, so the court's ritual prime minister was the most powerful. Zhang Cong was awarded the position of etiquette prime minister, and he was the highest-ranking minister. However, Zhang Cong was quite old after all, and he was fifty years old when he was an official. Although he was at the highest-ranking minister since then, he was no longer forgiving. Many years ago, Zhang Cong retired directly and returned to his hometown to live his old age. Last year, this legendary old man died and passed away.

After Zhang Cong retired, an official in the court, Xia Yan, was loved by Emperor Tianhong.

Xia Yan once wrote a memorial to Emperor Wuzong of Chen, and was appreciated by Emperor Tianhong. Later, he was upright and dared to say that he was favored by the emperor when discussing the rituals. Yan Tong was only reused after discussing the rituals.

After the discussion, Emperor Tianhong was too arbitrary, which led to flattery in the court. Yan Tong was very good at Taoist Qing Ci and very good at flattery, and serving Emperor Tianhong was very willing to be able to rise step by step.

After discussing the ritual, Emperor Tianhong respected Taoism even more and became addicted to refining elixirs to practice the art of immortality, and instead put the matter in the court aside.

When Zhang Cong was an official, he had made many reforms for him, such as he ordered the investigation of land and land taxes and explicitly prohibited the occupation of civilian land; re-stated scientific and technological research and education to improve students' literacy; clarified regulations on the appointment and promotion of officials, and never abused the law against corrupt people.

However, after Zhang Cong retired, he was gradually controlled by flatterers like Yan Tong. Xia Yan advised Emperor Tianhong not to be superstitious about demonic Taoism and obsessed with immortality, which made Emperor Tianhong dislike him, so he gradually lost his power. The affairs in the court were completely controlled by Yan Tong and his son Yan Zhen.

Emperor Tianhong was completely trapped in his obsession with Taoist elders. Yan Tong not only refused to stop him, but instead bewitched. Among them, it was the construction of one thing, and the Taoist zhai Palace secret hall built 20 to 30 workshops, and tens of thousands of craftsmen were called military personnel. He spent 20 million taels every year, and the funds were insufficient, so he ordered his subjects to provide assistance; the contribution was insufficient, and the people were paid for it again, which was exhausted and the people were infuriated.

Emperor Tianhong ignored the government and wanted to live forever. In order to survive, he wanted to become an immortal by "the way to suck the wind and drink the dew." Plant several banana plants in the garden. Every morning, the broad leaves must be covered with nectar. When the mouth and tongue are dry in the morning, sucking several pieces will make you feel sweet and refreshing. There is also a saying that prolonging life and longevity. In order to collect nectar, Emperor Tianhong went to the imperial garden to collect dew in the early morning, which caused a large number of palace maids to get tired and sick.

After entering the palace, the palace maids lost their freedom, had poor food and clothing, had a very simple living environment, and had heavy physical labor all day long. Even if they were sick, they could not get effective treatment. Fengchao had regulations: "If there are diseases below the palace concubines, doctors should not enter, so they should obtain medicine." In addition, if they are accompanied by a tiger, they would be beaten and scolded if they are not careful.

After discussing the ritual, Emperor Tianhong became more irritable and paranoid. If he was not satisfied, he would be punished by the servants around him.

Over the years, Emperor Tianhong has obtained a elixir recipe called "red lead". The so-called "red lead" is actually the menstrual blood of a woman when she first menstruated. "The virgin's menstruation is taken and refined like chensha to advance, called red lead." Because Emperor Tianhong forced or used drugs to urge the menstrual blood of the palace maids to refine this drug, the palace maids were tortured, and many people died of excessive blood loss, and even if they did not die, they could easily fall into the root of the disease. He selected a large number of women in his teenage years old from the people to enter the palace, which was related to the refining of red lead.

Those who opposed the emperor's obsession in the court were dismissed and punished by Yan Tong. The whole court was completely a one-word hall, and there was no such thing as loyalty to the emperor. Corruption and charm of the emperor became a trend and chaos.

On this day, Emperor Tianhong was practicing the "Eternal Life Taoism" in a "Dao Temple" specially set up in the palace. Suddenly, someone called me:

"Young Master is so happy recently?"

Why do others shout in this deep palace? Emperor Tianhong opened his eyes but found a fortune teller standing in front of him with a banner with a name of a god of fortune. The fortune teller had white beard and chest, his Taoist robe was worn but still clean, but his spirit was like a young man, very strange.

Naturally, this deep palace would not allow the calculators without Emperor Tianhong's permission to appear, so Emperor Tianhong directly scolded:

"Who are you? Don't you know this is a forbidden area? It's a death sentence to break into the palace!"

"Young Master doesn't remember it. I have calculated a divination for you."

The calculator knocked on the hexagram banner in his hand, and Emperor Tianhong suddenly remembered that this was really true.

No one dares to tell fortunes for emperors. Therefore, Emperor Tianhong only happened to be stopped by a strange calculator during his travels in one life. The strange calculator was indeed dressed in this outfit, and he also used the word "火火火火火火火火火火火火火火火火火火火火火火�

The calculator once said that Emperor Tianhong would get what he wanted on the warm spring day. Sure enough, all the old ministers were dismissed by Emperor Tianhong, and many of them were demoted and killed directly.

As a result, Emperor Tianhong immediately became interested and asked impatiently:

"It turns out to be a sir. The last hexagram was very accurate. I wonder if you can calculate another hexagram for me. Can I get the technique of immortality? If you calculate it correctly, I can give it to you if you want gold, silver, treasures, or official titles and power!"

Emperor Tianhong seemed to have forgotten that he was in the forbidden area of ​​the palace and no longer cared about the strangeness of the plotter.

The calculator smiled and shook his head, then replied:

"Did the young master remember that I once said, 'Remember that the faults are hard and easy to break, and too arbitrary will often lose people's hearts. And you must know that people in the world are people in the world. If you force the art of gods and immortals, you may lose your life through the evil consequences of seeking immortals'?"

Emperor Tianhong was a little unhappy. He didn't listen to the advice of the civil and military officials in the court. How could he remember a few advice from a calculator?

"Don't say too much. I'll order you to calculate a fortune. If you do it well, it's just fine. If you talk nonsense, you will be punished for beheading!"

Emperor Tianhong finally revealed his true colors, and his arbitrary intentions became more and more arrogant.

Unexpectedly, the calculation did not feel any fear, but smiled and waved the hexagram banner in his hand, singing and saying:

"There are causes between heaven and earth, and there are results in causes and conditions. The result is the cause and the result is the result, so no matter how you control the people and the power of the country."

"Emperors do evil and evil, and they will eventually lead to evil consequences. Empty is not false or real, and it is difficult to hide the cause and effect of the false or real."

"If you seek the Tao, you will not be able to live forever, but you will be burdened with cause and effect. There is a life between heaven and earth, and today your life will be lost!"

As he said that, the Taoist used the hexagram banner to knock directly on the head of heaven and earth. Emperor Tianhong was shocked and then opened his eyes and found that it was just a dream.
Chapter completed!