Chapter 90 No Old Friends in the Mountains and Rivers

France cut off a few pieces of land, and the Holy Roman coalition retreated, leaving a troop garrison.

Other small countries were either annexed or divided into several pieces.

It's not that they don't want to occupy the whole country, it's too difficult, plus there is a big enemy in the east, the Ottoman Empire. If the strength is consumed too much, it is easy to cause a complete collapse. Swallowing so much territory is already their limit.

The current situation of the Holy Roman Empire is similar to that of the Qin Dynasty in China. Many places have been changed to counties for the first time. Many nobles and their descendants are still in the territory. Although they are temporarily suppressed, once they are relaxed, these nobles will immediately counterattack.

There is only one word to deal with them: "endure", endure until they die, endure until you can cultivate a large number of officials to replace their ecological niche.

To deal with those with prestige, you can only adopt the parallel system of counties and kingdoms, and then gradually reduce the vassal states.

In addition to the army, there are also Aisiru and a group of White Emperor disciples, including foreigners and Chinese.

People walked on the streets of Paris, sewage was flowing, and feces and urine were on both sides of the road. Men wore high heels to prevent stepping on feces and urine.

"Tsk tsk, what a bunch of barbarians, is this the most prosperous capital of Europe?" Canaan, a tribesman of Aisiru, said sarcastically, not as good as Venice.

Actually, Venice was similar before, but later Aisiru and the Chinese came to improve it.

Canaan blamed them a little wrongly. The water supply and sewage here are actually quite good, but no one cleans it because of the long-term war and poverty.

On both sides of the street, there are still many people staring at them with resentful eyes. Some people still have traces of syphilis and measles on their bodies. Fortunately, no one saw smallpox, otherwise more people might die next.

"Haha, it seems that the people still don't trust us enough." Aisiru laughed.

But it doesn't matter.

According to the old practice, food is distributed first, and then free treatment is provided, especially for infectious diseases.

More importantly, syphilis, Baidi disciples who have the ability to treat syphilis will be welcomed by all walks of life in Europe.

The original church, this place was temporarily transformed into a hospital.

"Lord!! You are the real messengers. It turns out that we were deceived by the devil!"

An old nobleman with all his hair and teeth falling out, after feeling that his body, which was ravaged by syphilis, had improved slightly, immediately knelt down to the crowd.

He told the conspiracy of some people one by one.

"Haha, the truth will never fade because of others' smears, let them talk."

Soon, the reputation of Baidi Church was successfully spread. The disciples of Baidi Church who had the ability to treat smallpox, measles, syphilis, and plague were regarded as gods descended from heaven. If they did not have divine power, how could they have the means to turn death into life.

The conspiracy of the church in the old era was defeated before it was carried out. People forgot about them and Baidi Church became orthodox.

For them, they worshiped the same god, but with different names and different churches.

In the French royal palace, Louis XIV hosted a banquet for Aisiru and others.

At the banquet, the French king and other nobles were a little curious about Aisiru and others holding chopsticks.

"What is this?"

"Chopsticks from Shenzhou. Real nobles never use knives themselves."

While the servants helped him cut, Ai Xiru used chopsticks to pick up the food.

"Elegant, too elegant. I'll get a pair of chopsticks when I go back."

Thinking of this, Louis also felt that using a knife and fork was not very elegant. A group of people were slaughtering and cutting a piece of meat like killing people. They were like rude butchers. How could they be as elegant as chewing slowly with chopsticks?

The customs of drinking hot water and using chopsticks began to spread among the nobles of Western Europe.

One day, Ai Xiru suddenly had a whim and called Wang Qi, saying, "I'm going to go back to Shenzhou. I want to go and see."

"Why?" Wang Qi was puzzled. Ai Xiru was so old and was at risk of death at any time.

"My life is over. I want to return to my roots."

There is an old saying in China that entering China is China. He spent the best years of his life in China, was influenced by Chinese culture, and had already formed a sense of belonging to that place.

I heard that Shenzhou has developed well in recent years, and he also wants to go back to see it.

"Okay, go back and bring me a message." Wang Qi brought his family here. He still wants to continue to develop here. His ambition is greater than his homesickness.

The news that Ai Xiru went to Shenzhou spread throughout Europe. Some monarchs who were curious about Shenzhou also sent their princes or envoys to go there. France, Spain, Poland, Denmark, etc. either sent their own princes or other nobles.

Everyone wanted to know about Shenzhou, the mastermind behind the revival of the Roman Empire, and they wanted to see what the Tianshi with mysterious power looked like.

Of course, Ai Xiru would not take them for free, but took the opportunity to ask for many royal treasures, especially books related to mysticism. As long as they were old enough, the more the better, no matter which school, they would all be included in his bag.

These things were both real and fake, and Ai Xiru could not distinguish them, so he could only take them all.

Soon, the ship set off for Shenzhou.

This was Ai Xiru's second return to China, and it might be the last time.

The boat was bumpy, and Ai Xiru's body could not bear it, but he usually taught Chinese on the boat.

Gradually, Ai Xiru was a little tired, and sometimes he had to give up his work. When he was free, he thought of the past.

At that time, Emperor Hanchang was still a local warlord, the Heavenly Master had just come down the mountain to travel, the Ming Dynasty was still there, and he was a little priest traveling in the Central Plains.

I remember that it was on the way to Changsha that I saw the Heavenly Master perform his magic for the first time.

The gears of fate began to turn from that moment, and the history of the European continent began to change.

Thinking of the past, Ai Xiru became energetic, and the whole person seemed to be glowing. On the way, he kept telling everyone about the history and culture of China, as well as their amazing resilience and knowledge.

This is a land of gods, where countless miracles are born.

Even if you fall asleep occasionally, you will wake up again and create glory again.

The remarks made the nobles fascinated.

Soon, the continent appeared in front of us.

"This is Yuezhou, we are in Yuezhou!"

As the ship approached, everyone was shocked by the scene on the shore.

"This... the Dutch coachman of the sea is just like this."

The huge port, the super-large number of ships... handling billions of goods, these goods include cargo ships from Japan, raw materials from Qiongdao, spices from the South Seas, merchant ships from all over the world, large and small, with both scale and order.

The ship docked, and the coolies on the shore also had rosy and plump faces. Except for a little dark skin, the rest of their conditions were much better than the lower class people in Europe, and they were taller.

Factories spewing black smoke can be seen everywhere on the shore.

"What is this?" asked the Prince of France.

The officials of Yuezhou took them to visit the steam factory. When they saw the large number of steel castings and textiles rushing out at an incredible speed, everyone was stunned and horrified.

"The production capacity of this factory is enough to meet the needs of the entire Shinra. Even if there is no steamization, thousands of factories in Jiangnan can overwhelm the industry of Europe." The officials of Yuezhou laughed.

I originally thought that Europe was not much different from here, but it turned out to be such a crushing lead.

The nobles couldn't help but reflect on themselves. What happened to Europe? It must be a system problem.

Ai Xiru didn't stop, but set off directly.

The railway from Yuezhou to Zhongjing has not been fully completed yet. Take a train for a distance and then set off by water.

Zhongjing is the thoroughfare of nine provinces, and is no more than two provinces away from any province.

On the way, we got off the train and went to Changsha. The rest of the people continued to Zhongjing. When they arrived in Changsha, they met their old friend Li Jianxing, who is now gray-haired.

"Haha, Lao Ai, you are still alive." Seeing Ai Xiru, Li Jianxing's eyes were red, and he still joked.

"Are you in good health?" Ai Xiru held his old friend's hand.

"Very good, I'll treat you to dinner tonight."

They hadn't seen each other for many years, and they got drunk. At their age, they saw each other less and less, and they might not have the chance to see each other again next time.

The servants helped them into the room to rest.

The next day, Li Jianxing had a splitting headache and came to Ai Xiru's room.

"This old man..."

Pushing open the door, he saw his old friend quietly, as if he had fallen asleep peacefully. Li Jianxing smiled helplessly: "This old man left before me."

The bright stars of the times faded away one by one.

The news of Ai Xiru's death was transmitted to Chang'an by train, and then Chang'an went to Zhongnan Mountain.

The bell of Zhongnan Mountain rang, bringing this news.

...

Wutong Cave Heaven.

The grass and trees are lush, and the real fire fruit, water ganoderma, and ginseng grow through the earth's air. Transparent butterflies float on the fruits. When these butterflies flap their wings, you can see a little fluorescence.

There are about six of them. This kind of butterfly is very expensive. Tianluo spent a lot of resources to find six. This butterfly can be used as medicine to improve physical defects.

In the mansion, Xu Xuan was in front of a pile of resources and classics from Europe.

Looking at the word "quiet" in the center of the hall, I don't know what I'm thinking.

The news of Ai Xiru's death has been received.

Xu Xuan didn't say much, he really regretted that he couldn't send them off for the last time.

Death is always unexpected, and dying unconsciously and confusedly is not a kind of happiness.

Those who know their death date are often suffering from terminal illnesses.

As the cultivation level improves, time becomes faster and faster.

There will be more and more such things. Why in the ancient myths of the mirror world, cultivators often have to stay away from the world, just to avoid being involved in cause and effect.

People are not plants, who can be ruthless.

Watching the past lovers, friends, and fellows pass away one by one, disappearing in time, how can there be no touch in the heart, and fear of death.

As time passes, lifespan decreases, this fear strikes the heart, devouring people themselves, until a person is destroyed and the heart of Tao is broken.

However, Xu Xuan is different from the people in the mirror world. Instead, he has no fear of death in his heart, but only a perception of death.

Perhaps the world here changes too slowly, and there is no need to fight for survival every day, and the mind is tense; in a more relaxed environment, you can calm down and think about life.

Understanding the world and cultivating the state of mind have never been the patent of top masters, but a state that cultivators must maintain at every stage, but the low-level cultivators in the mirror world do not have that stable atmosphere.

"It can be considered a good end."

The wine poured on the ground, a glass of muddy wine to toast the old friend.

The Yangtze River flows forever, and there are no old friends in the mountains and rivers. .