Chapter 65: The Plan Begins (Revised)

  Generally, it's difficult for ordinary people to remove gallstones, but Shen Gong Bao doesn't need to do so. With the immortal family's magic, everything is easy.

  Shen Gong Bao grasped Emperor Yi's withered arm, slowly pouring in his magical power while his divine consciousness tightly controlled the flow of magic. Before long, he wrapped up that stone and dispersed it, slowly dissolving it away.

  Shen Gong Bao thought for a moment, then manipulated his magic to extract the scattered stone particles from Emperor Yi's body. Soon, the powder of the stone appeared outside Emperor Yi's body.

  After retrieving his magical powers, Shen Gong Bao saw that Emperor Yi was still somewhat spiritless and being tormented by pain, so he performed a universal rain-bringing technique, condensing the spiritual energy from all around and infusing it into Emperor Yi's body.

  The spiritual energy moistened Emperor Yi's aged body like a spring, and as the spiritual energy flowed through his body, it also eliminated some of the ailments on Emperor Yi's body. Thus, Emperor Yi's body had completely recovered.

  Emperor Yi suddenly sat up from bed with a spirited expression and, with a joyful face, sincerely bowed to thank Shengong Yutian: "Thank you, Daoist!"

  "Your Majesty needn't be so polite!" He said, pointing to the pile of powder on the bedside: "This is the root of the disease that has been troubling Your Majesty for many years. It's a stone that has formed in your body, which is why you often feel abdominal pain!"

  Di Yi was very perplexed, wondering how a stone could form inside his body. However, Shen Gong Bao didn't bother to explain it clearly to him, as these explanations were quite troublesome, and even Shen Gong Bao himself might not be able to make it clear.

  Emperor Yi soon shook off the confusion in his mind, and since he didn't understand medicine himself, even if he asked questions, he might not be able to understand the answers. So Emperor Yi smiled and said: "This time, we have to rely on Daozhang's brilliant medical skills, but I don't know how to reward Daozhang!"

  "This is what a poor Taoist should do, how dare I ask for a reward." Shen Gongbao hurriedly said, but in fact he had already thought of the things he wanted.

  "Those who have merits will be rewarded, those who have faults will be punished! Daozhang, is there anything you need? Just speak freely!"

  Shen Gong Bao listened and no longer pushed it off, saying: "I really have something that requires Your Majesty's intention to proceed!"

  "Oh?" Emperor Yi's eyebrows jumped up, curiously saying: "Daozhang, please tell me!"

  Shen Gong Bao changed and told Emperor Yi everything he thought in his heart. Emperor Yi listened for a long time, then suddenly clapped his hands and laughed: "If Dao Zhang's plan is really feasible, then my great grandson will be overjoyed!"

  "Is Your Majesty supporting the poor Tao?" asked Shen Gongbao, who also had some trepidation in his heart, after all, a lot of manpower and resources were needed at this time.

  "Ha ha, this is a matter of benefiting the country and its people. How could I not agree? Once my imperial decree is issued, Daozhang can take action. Since this was your proposal, let you lead the way yourself! If there's anything needed later on, just come to me directly!"

  Xun Gong Bao was overjoyed and respectfully said: "Thank you for your support, Your Majesty!"

  Emperor Yi burst out laughing and strode out of the palace to meet Wen Zhong and others who were still standing outside. Shen Gong Bao hurriedly followed him out, with that eternal and extremely lewd smile hanging on his face, feeling very delighted in his heart, as his plan could finally begin.

  The atmosphere in the imperial court has been very strange recently. Emperor Yi's face often hangs with inexplicable smiles, and his mood is also very good, often laughing heartily. Wen Zhong, Bi Gan, Shang Rong and other officials are also smiling continuously, but others do not know what they are so happy about.

  Shen Gong Bao seemed to have disappeared from public view again after curing Emperor Yi's illness in the palace that time, and was nowhere to be seen. Had he gone back to sleep in the Imperial Hospital?

  Outside the forest five miles away from Chao Ge City, a troop of soldiers was stationed. Judging by their uniforms, they were indeed the soldiers of Da Shang. The leader was a young man in his early twenties, who bore some resemblance to Huang Fei Hu. Apart from having the vigor typical of young people, he also had the same boldness and determination as Huang Fei Hu. His sturdy physique was clad in golden chainmail armor, exuding an aura of masculinity.

  This man is none other than Huang Feihu's younger brother, Huang Feibao. He was sent by Huang Feihu to garrison this place and ordered not to be careless. If any mistakes were made, he would be dealt with according to military law.

  The general's family, the rules they were used to were all consistent with those in the military, and the requirements were very strict. Huang Feihu was afraid that his younger brother would still be careless about this matter, so he specially asked him to make a military order, only then did he feel at ease handing it over to Huang Feibao to guard this place.

  What secrets are hidden in this forest that Huang Feihu must be so cautious about?

  Huang Feibao was also very depressed, since three months ago he was pulled back from the army by his brother to guard this place with a team of imperial guards, and was not allowed to investigate the situation inside, even taking a step into the forest would be punished by military law.

  Huang Fei Bao was trained by his father Huang Gun with a set of military methods since he was young, and has been integrated into everything in the army since childhood. His body also carries the temperament of a soldier. As for military law, it is absolutely necessary for every soldier to follow until death. Although Huang Fei Bao was very curious about the forest, his heart was like thousands of ants crawling, but he did not dare to take half a step into the forest in March.

  Huang Feibao only knew that at the beginning, dozens of people with various skills entered, but afterwards, no one came out, and no one entered. Everything passed quietly for three months.

  "Head, do you know what's going on in here?" a deputy officer standing next to Huang Feihu asked anxiously.

  Huang Feibao lazily spat out the grass stem in his mouth and irritably replied, "How would I know? You're being mysterious and made me sign a military order, do you think I dare to go investigate?"

  The deputy officer smiled sympathetically, he also knew that once a soldier had signed the military order, they would have to abide by its contents even if it meant giving up their life. He then stretched his waist and said, "Alas... but it's been three months already, and we're not allowed to practice, this body has been idle for so long, it's getting rusty!"

  Huang Feibao nodded in deep agreement. In the past, when there was no war, he would train with thousands of brothers in the military camp every day, shouting together, and the scene was so magnificent that just thinking about it made his blood boil. However, after being sent by his father to garrison here, he had not felt that kind of passion again, and he couldn't help but feel melancholy.

  Shaking off the gloomy feeling in his mind, Huang Feihu said solemnly, "Alright, stop lamenting. Take a few people to scout around and see if there's anyone who can get close without any unexpected surprises!" The deputy general immediately took orders and left.

  Deep in the forest, only to see a large area of empty space here, all the trees have been cut down, replaced by a tall and closed stone building, surrounded by some wooden houses, which should be for those who enter to rest.

  "Sir, look!" An old man excitedly handed a somewhat yellowed paper to Shen Gongbao, his face very agitated.

  Shen Gong Bao took a look and nodded reluctantly, saying: "It's barely passable!"

  The old man opened his mouth wide, speechless for a moment, and then slightly excitedly said: "Sir, this is indeed a masterpiece of the ages, it will surely shock the world!"

  Shen Gong Bao looked at the old man with an excited expression, chuckled and patted his chest, saying: "Don't be agitated, I know this is very shocking, but this paper is still a bit yellowish, not too white, let's continue to improve it, see if we can make it whiter!"

  The old man finally understood, it turned out that the adult who looked very lustful was referring to the yellowish color of the paper. He believed that after a few improvements, he could make it whiter, and immediately the old man took the paper back to the workshop with excitement, and together with the excited workers there, they started working again.

  Upon seeing this, Shen Gong said with a sigh: "I don't know if bringing forward the paper-making technique will bring trouble or not, but for everything to go smoothly, even if there is trouble, it's a matter for later. Now, accumulating merit is the right thing to do!"

  Shen Gong Bao this guy actually brought forward the reappearance of papermaking, as for the specific craftsmanship of papermaking he certainly wouldn't know, but there were some hints from later generations

  Memory, with the help of "Huang Ting Nei Jing Jing", and a group of skilled craftsmen experimented, finally restored it.

  Three months after obtaining Emperor Yi's consent, Sheng Gongbao brought this group of craftsmen he had gathered, including carpenters and lacquerers, to make this workshop. He then told them his intentions, and since these people were all highly skilled in their respective crafts, they had strong leadership abilities, so Sheng Gongbao's plan finally took its most important step forward.

  (Sorry, make a change, replace Huang Tianhua with Wong Fei-hung instead, I forgot that Huang Tianhua shouldn't have been born at that time, sweating)