Seeing a solution, Ding Yun of course thanked him and quickly took out the items sent by Yue Li Chang'e.
Just then, the Grand Eunuch also brought people.
A total of one hundred.
All were eunuchs and palace maids whom he was absolutely sure were loyal.
After they paid their respects, Ding Yun immediately gave them a heads-up, stating that after accepting the inheritance, they must work for her and fight bravely. If they were unwilling now, they could not regret it after accepting the inheritance.
However, in reality, under such circumstances, even if they were unwilling in their hearts, no one dared to say so verbally. Therefore, everyone naturally said they had no problem and no objections.
They were willing to shed blood and sweat for the Empress Dowager.
They were willing to die for the Empress Dowager.
At this time and in this era, it was obviously not the time to consider human rights. Therefore, seeing that no one objected, Ding Yun then used the inheritance jade slips newly sent by Yue Li Chang'e.
She passed down the two martial arts to them one by one.
After the inheritance, she gave them the elixirs and instructed them to cultivate according to the order mentioned in the inheritance.
In the end, the Grand Eunuch could clearly see that this was a good thing. Although he didn't know how the Empress Dowager had obtained such a miraculous encounter, the process of teaching others a lot of knowledge just by touching a jade slip to their heads did not seem like an ordinary thing, but like immortal arts.
He truly did not want to miss this opportunity, so he quickly expressed his willingness to join.
He would lead these young eunuchs and palace maids for the Empress Dowager.
Ding Yun had no objections to this. Having a leader to manage these people was indeed more convenient than her managing them herself. Therefore, she quickly inherited the Grand Eunuch as well, and even gave him an extra Innate Pill and Vajra Pill, so that his cultivation would significantly surpass that of other eunuchs and palace maids, making it easier for him to lead.
After all, as the saying goes, with powerful weapons, murderous intent arises. If some people gain abilities and there is no one to suppress those with abilities, the situation will inevitably get out of control, and some might even develop ambitions.
They might try to break free from control.
Therefore, suppression is necessary.
After everyone had inherited and received their elixirs, the next step was for them to consume the elixirs and cultivate the two martial arts passed down from the jade slips.
Because she was somewhat worried that these eunuchs and palace maids might encounter accidents midway, like her brother, Ding Yun did not rest immediately. Instead, she waited nearby, acting as a guardian for them.
Fortunately, Yue Li Chang'e was quite reliable.
The group who received the jade slip inheritance encountered no problems throughout their cultivation process. In a short time, they digested their respective elixirs and successfully mastered the martial arts. However, due to their relatively weaker mental strength, they could not absorb and digest the medicinal power perfectly. Therefore, most eunuchs and palace maids, like Xiang Yu Kui, only managed to cultivate the two martial arts to the Great Accomplishment realm after absorbing two elixirs.
They were far from reaching perfection.
Only the Grand Eunuch, because he took two more elixirs than others, and despite his older age, finally successfully cultivated to the Great Perfection realm.
"Don't move yet. Because you all had your realms forcibly raised to this level by my 'pulling seedlings to encourage growth,' your control over power is very poor.
You can't even adapt to your current abilities.
It's easy to cause some inappropriate damage.
Therefore, Eunuch Jing Hai, be a bit gentler and more careful when you take them to a secluded and open place to adapt to your sudden increase in strength. Also, lead them in practicing the sword techniques and movement techniques that come with the Innate Skill.
As early as this evening, at the latest by tomorrow morning, the Duke of An's army may arrive.
Therefore, you must seize the time to practice. But if you are sleepy, practice in shifts. Don't push yourselves. I don't want to see you all exhausted from practicing all night when the Duke of An's army arrives, which will affect your final strength.
Alright, you can all leave.
Seize the time to adapt..."
This palace had already become quite dilapidated due to her earlier display of power to her brother, and her brother's subsequent rampages out of excitement from losing control of his strength. If these one hundred and one eunuchs and palace maids were to cause further destruction due to their inability to control their strength, then she wouldn't be able to live here.
Therefore, as soon as they finished cultivating, Ding Yun immediately gave them a heads-up. They were indeed obedient and left as carefully as possible. However, even so, more than half of the floor tiles in the palace were still broken because someone couldn't control the strength in their feet, and after breaking the tiles, they panicked and kowtowed to beg for forgiveness, shattering them further. There were hardly any intact ones left.
Ding Yun knew she couldn't blame them for this, so she could only wave her hand helplessly, telling them to leave quickly.
Then, she simply moved.
She found an intact palace to live in first.
After all, her son was only three years old, and there weren't many people in the former emperor's harem. There were plenty of empty spaces in the imperial palace.
One or two palaces didn't matter.
...
Two hours later, the sky dawned.
The morning court began on time.
It was still a brief and rushed court session, mainly focused on how to deal with the impending arrival of the Duke of An.
The only difference was that this time, Ding Yun confidently stated in court that she had a plan to deal with it and told the ministers not to panic. Besides mobilizing the basic Imperial City Defense Army, they didn't need to do anything else; they just needed to ensure stability and continue their work as usual.
The ministers were a bit confused, but since they didn't think the Duke of An would exterminate them after capturing the capital, they didn't object much.
If the Empress Dowager had confidence, then so be it.
After all, if she was so laid-back,
They wouldn't be the ones suffering the most in the end.
As the court session ended, the Emperor's maternal uncle, Xiang Yu Kui, rushed to bring the dozens of Taoist priests and monks he had found by knocking on the doors of monasteries and temples in the dark of night and early morning into the palace, presenting them as seed players to Ding Yun.
Although Ding Yun now had a way to deal with cultivators being illiterate, connecting Buddhism and Taoism through this channel, and even controlling these dozens of Taoist priests and monks by teaching them corresponding martial arts,
And having them unify the Buddhist and Taoist sects,
Was undoubtedly a good idea to consolidate the imperial court.
Therefore, Ding Yun did not neglect them even though she already had a group of successfully cultivated eunuchs and palace maids. Instead, she received them even more courteously.
And she specifically split the two martial arts.
The Innate Skill was only taught to the Taoist priests.
The Diamond Indestructible Divine Skill was only taught to the monks.
Furthermore, when teaching the martial arts, Ding Yun did not use inheritance jade slips. Instead, she gave the dozens of Taoist priests in the Taoist sect a single handwritten copy of the Innate Skill, and similarly for the Buddhist side, dozens of monks shared one copy, letting them study it themselves.
After they had studied it thoroughly.
And all indicated that they understood the initial layers.
And could start cultivating.
Only then did she take out an Innate Pill and a Vajra Pill, liquefied them, and fed each of them a mouthful, ensuring that they could all get started quickly.
Anyway, Ding Yun didn't need them to resist the Duke of An's army for now, so there was no need to help them achieve perfection by "pulling seedlings to encourage growth." Giving them a taste of sweetness first would make it easier to control them later.
And to indirectly control the Buddhist and Taoist sects through them.