Within the Great Han Imperial Palace …
The seriously ill Xia Pingan was lying on the bed, and he was already making arrangements for his funeral. The room was filled with officials and concubines dressed in simple clothes.
Emperor Wen of Han was one of the emperors that Xia Pingan respected the most among all the emperors of Huaxia. Therefore, when Xia Pingan fused with this Realm Bead, he fused with it with a sense of respect and longing. After several decades, it was now the final moment of the Realm Bead's fusion — Emperor Wen of Han was making arrangements for his funeral.
What Xia Pingan admired the most about Emperor Wen of Han was that he lived a simple life despite being an Emperor. Emperor Wen of Han's simplicity was not an act, but a true thrifty one.
When Emperor Wen of Han was alive, in order to not increase the burden on the commoners, he was unwilling to build balconies that cost more than a hundred gold. In order to save money, he did not allow the concubines' dresses to be too long, nor did he allow embroidered curtains. When he went to court, he would wear straw sandals and patches on his dragon robes. During his reign, the imperial family did not build any palaces or gardens, nor did they increase the expenditure on carriages. He also ordered the officials not to disturb the commoners in any way, and forbade the prefectures from contributing treasures to plunder the commoners. During the spring plowing season, Emperor Wen of Han would personally lead the officials to the fields, and the Empress would lead the concubines to pick mulberry trees and raise silkworms.
Emperor Wen of Han himself lived a simple life, but he was extremely generous to the commoners. When he ascended to the throne, he ordered the country to provide for the elderly over 80 years old. The country had to give them rice, meat, and wine every month. For the elderly over 90 years old, the country had to give them linen, silk, and cotton. At the same time, the country had to reduce the burden on the commoners.
Compared to the emperors and rulers of the later generations, who lived extravagantly, who loved to build large buildings and treasures, but who scraped the bones of the common people and wanted nothing more than to suck the marrow out of the old people, Emperor Wen of Han could be said to be the model of the emperors.
Without Emperor Wen of Han, there would not have been Hanwu Emperor's achievements.
Emperor Wen of Han was the only emperor in history that even tomb raiders didn't want to rob his tomb. Even the tomb raiders respected him and knew that there was nothing valuable in his tomb.
"… Extravagant burial is a vulgar custom. I hate it the most. What's the point of burying such worldly treasures with a dead person? Instead of burying these treasures underground, it's better to leave them for the country and the people. When I was alive, I didn't waste a single thing from the people. After I die, I can't be extravagant …" Xia Pingan coughed as he spoke. The officials and concubines in the room were all shedding tears.
"After I pass away, bury me in Baling … You don't have to build a coffin for me. You only need to chisel a stone coffin for me. All the burial utensils are to be made of ceramic. Gold, silver, copper, tin, jewelry, and the like are not to be buried in Baling … Don't build a grave in Baling, don't waste money on construction, and don't change the landscape of Baling for me … This is my last edict.
"We will remember Your Majesty's orders …" the old official Deng Tong said with tears streaming down his face.
"After I pass away, all the palace maids and women below the level of madam are to be given gold and silver and sent home. They are free to remarry and find new partners. No one is to interfere …"
The palace maids in the room who were rolling up the curtains began to weep silently.
According to history, after Emperor Wen of Han passed down his last edict, the realm pearl quietly shattered.
… …
He gained 66 points of divine power, and the upper limit of the secret mandala increased to 8,877 points. He broke through the threshold of the Seven Sun realm at 8,820 points. Once again, the quantitative change brought about a qualitative change. The surging divine power resonated with Xia Pingan's soul power, cleansing his entire body and transforming Xia Pingan's body.
Emperor Wen of Han's realm pearl was the last one that Xia Pingan fused with. Before he fused with this realm pearl, Xia Pingan had already finished fusing with Dong Zhuo's two realm pearls, Sha Niu and Ai He.
Dong Zhuo didn't leave a good name in history, but what many people didn't know was that Dong Zhuo was originally from a poor family. How did he rise in this chaotic era? How did he gain the support of the Qiang people and become a hegemon?
There was only one reason: Dong Zhuo was a righteous person when he was young, so people were willing to help him.
Before Dong Zhuo became famous, his family was also abnormally poor. The most valuable thing in his family was a farm cow. When his Qiang friends came to find him, Dong Zhuo didn't say a word and slaughtered the cow to entertain his friends. His friends were very touched by this, and Dong Zhuo gained the support of the Qiang people. He became famous in his hometown and gradually became a hegemon in this chaotic era.
After fusing with this realm pearl, he could summon the light cavalry of the minority ethnic group.
The story of Wei Yigong's Love for Cranes was the story of Wei Yigong. This story was similar to the story of the deposed emperor of Song, who treated humans like animals, while Wei Yigong treated cranes like humans. Wei Yigong especially liked raising cranes. Not only did he build a luxurious crane house in the palace, he sent people to carefully raise them. He also gave cranes the same treatment as humans. He gave cranes all kinds of official positions, and they enjoyed the same treatment as other officials. He let cranes wear official hats, sit in official carriages, and enjoy official salaries.
Of course, if this continued, Wei Yigong would succeed in killing himself.
However, this realm pearl also provided Xia Pingan with a powerful spell technique. He could summon a huge immortal crane as his mount!
Compared to mounts like horses, this immortal crane mount was a hundred times more attractive and faster.
After fusing with these two realm pearls, the upper limit of Xia Ping An Secret Mandala's divine power had reached 8,811 points. In the end, Xia Pingan chose to use Emperor Wen of Han's realm pearl to break through to the Seven Sun Realm as a souvenir.
When Emperor Wen of Han was on the throne, the country was already exhausted from years of internal and external troubles and wars. What it needed the most was rest and recuperation. Emperor Wen of Han had already reached the pinnacle of how a war-torn country could quickly recover and accumulate strength while surrounded by powerful enemies. He had almost never made any mistakes and never created any opportunities for his opponents. The Xiongnu had invaded three times, but Emperor Wen of Han had sent troops to repel them step by step. At the same time, Emperor Wen of Han had cleverly subdued Nanyue, displaying his superb political skills and wisdom.
Emperor Wen of Han's historical achievements, even if Xia Pingan was in his position, it would be difficult for him to do better than Emperor Wen of Han. Emperor Wen of Han was the true representative of a good fighter without any illustrious achievements.
Therefore, when Xia Pingan fused with this realm pearl, he was filled with reverence and followed the historical facts step by step.
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The Mandala of the Secret Mandala was turned upside down. The sky was higher and the ground was thicker. Mountain peaks and mountain ranges rose from the ground. The sound of waves rose in the distance, and the clouds in the sky surged. Everything in the Mandala of the Secret Mandala was undergoing great changes, as if a divine nation was awakening.
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After an unknown period of time, when the changes to the Mandala of the Secret Mandala and his body completely stopped, Xia Pingan finally opened his eyes.
Xia Pingan's eyes flashed. In the depths of his eyes was a deep pitch-black, and in that pitch-black darkness, there was a faint image of a divine nation.
"The upper limit of my divine power has finally reached the Seven Sun realm …" Xia Pingan stood up and stretched his body. The surging power and blood essence surged and howled in his meridians like wild dragons. Putting everything else aside, Xia Pingan felt his current body's combat strength had more than doubled compared to before. "My divine power and soul power have resonated together. The body that's been cleansed and transformed is indeed powerful …"
In terms of divine power, he had broken through to the Seven Sun realm. However, Xia Pingan knew this was not the true Seven Sun realm. There were only six suns in his Secret Mandala. The transformation was incomplete.
A true Seven Sun realm expert would have to bathe in the Seven Sun realm's divine spring before the transformation of his body and the Secret Mandala would be complete.
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Early the next morning, Xia Pingan went to the Great Yan Bank in the capital circle. He opened a safe in the bank and placed the Black Dragon Realm Pearl and the other eight Realm Pearls in the safe.
In the afternoon, he had the Boy of Fortune follow Xia Ning around for a day. After confirming that there was nothing to worry about Xia Ning, Xia Pingan returned to his underground safe house at night.
That night, Tu Polu, Li Yunzhou, and Fang Lingshan were all pulled into the Spirit Realm by Xia Pingan. Xia Pingan gave each of them three blessings. Then, he told them the number and password of his safe in the bank.
The three of them each had three Realm Pearls. Xia Pingan left the Realm Pearl that could summon the Black Dragon to Tu Polu. He felt that Tu Polu would be more reliable if he had the Black Dragon with him.
The Black Dragon's ability was the bane of the Devil's Eye's members.
"You're leaving so soon?" Tu Polu was stunned. "I thought you'd meet with An Qing and Old Mo."
"I don't have time this time. Let's wait for the next time. I have to go back. We can meet often in our dreams in the future …"
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