As a violent shout rang out.
Some great scholars spoke up and outright denounced the empress as a faint-hearted ruler!
They had gone mad.
This time, this group of scholars had gone completely mad.
Xu Qingnian knew why they were so arrogant, this kind of scholar was rotten to the core.
They were rotten to the core.
When there was no reasoning, they would all scream a few words and make up lies with a stiff upper lip. Now that Zhang Ning was dead, killing and slaughtering the city themselves, it could be said that they had given them enough leverage.
How could this group of scholars not shout? And how could they not revel?
They were so excited that they were like saints standing on the moral high ground, verbally attacking Xu Qingnian, cursing whoever dared to help Xu Qingnian.
Even when His Majesty spoke out, he dared to insult a faint ruler.
The great Confucian who insulted the empress was an old man who was trembling all over and pointed at the empress and cursed the faint-hearted ruler.
As this voice rang out, everyone froze.
The people were first shocked and then enraged. The empress had just promised a three-year tax exemption, but these D*mned Confucian scholars had insulted the emperor in such a way.
They wanted to raise their voices, but these people were all scholars, and now that they seemed to have the upper hand, they defended Xu Qingnian, but no one listened to them.
The power of 300,000 scholars gathered together was terrifying.
What was even more terrifying was that these 300,000 readers, standing on the moral high ground, had defied death.
Now, even if Xu Qingnian said he would kill them, they would not be afraid, but would instead intensify the conflict.
If these 300,000 scholars, died here, the scholars of the world would not spare Great Wei.
It was not that the scholars could not be slaughtered, but they had to find a reason to do so. Confucians themselves were meant to rage against all injustice, and now they stood on the moral high ground.
If they were killed, even if Xu Qingnian was white, he would become black.
This is the tactic of the Confucians, simple and straightforward, using the power of the world’s readers to make them feel that they are on the moral high ground.
Then they can use their talents with impunity.
It was just that it was a bit too much to call a dim-witted ruler any way you like.
“Unbridled!”
“Insulting His Majesty, this is a great crime.”
Duke An yelled out, he couldn’t stand these readers either, a voice rang out and he shocked the 300,000 readers.
It had to be said that the martial general was still powerful, with one roar, the 300,000 readers instantly dared not continue to speak.
But as soon as the Duke of An finished speaking, some great scholars came forward.
The ordinary scholars did not dare to say anything, but the great scholars dared.
“An Guo Gong, where is the impudence?”
“Xu Qingnian, who killed and ma*sacred the city, went against the heavenly principle, cultivated foreign arts and became a demon, forcing Zhang Ru to die.
“The indignation of millions of scholars, the anger of millions of scholars, I implore Your Majesty to condemn Xu Qingnian, yet Your Majesty is blinded by the treacherous minister, what can be done by saying that he is a faint ruler?”
This great scholar spoke up and angrily rebuked Duke An, this was Shen Ru.
Hearing these words, Duke An’s face could not help but look at the other party and said.
“The Marquis of Ping Rebellion killed the surrender and ma*sacred the city to safeguard the lives of our generals, if we don’t kill them today, the ones who will die tomorrow will be my generals of Great Wei! Why is it against the principles of heaven?”
“Cultivating foreign arts? The last time the Marquis of Ping Chao went to the Palace of Literature to prove himself, even the will of the saints did not find out that the Marquis of Ping Chao was practicing a different art, and now you are talking about this matter? Doesn’t it seem like there’s no end to it?”
“Forcing Zhang Ru to die? You say that Zhang Ru was unjustly imprisoned, but what was he unjust about? When Wei went to war, he didn’t help, but even created rumours and caused trouble in the country, attacking the Marquis of Peace and Rebellion, so is it wrong to have him imprisoned?”
“As for forcing him to die? I rather think that this is Zhang Ning committing suicide in fear of guilt.”
An Guoguo opened his mouth and scolded back one sentence after another, scolding the group of scholars even more angrily.
“Lord An Guo, you insulted us readers!”
“You insulted Zhang Ru.”
“Zhang Ru is dead and you are still so vicious, are you a human being?”
“This time Xu Qingnian conquered the foreigners, how many good things did you collect and how many good things did you get?”
“The man is dead and you are still so vicious, you are really bullying us readers.”
Three hundred thousand readers spoke in unison, and just then, more readers walked in, they were readers from outside of Kyoto, and now they had arrived here in flames, each one with determination written on their faces.
It was clear that they were up to something big today.
Faced with hundreds of thousands of angry rebukes, even Prince An could not bear it, after all, there were too many of them, and no matter how much he explained, the other side was now dead set on the issue of Xu Qingnian.
Not listening to your explanations, completely just stirring up nonsense and talking dead, making people extremely suffocated and angry.
“Xu Qingnian, you say something? Keeping silent? Do you think you’re mute?”
“Xu Qingnian, are you weak-minded? Are you afraid? Are you afraid in the face of a righteous man like us?”
“I think you are afraid, have you been silent all this time, are you thinking about how to refute us?”
“Hahahahahahaha, Xu Qingnian, you are really afraid this time, today, I would like to see how you can explain all this.”
“Pretending to be benevolent on the surface, stealing chickens and dogs behind the scenes, is this you Xu Qingnian?”
A stream of curses rang out.
Peng Ru didn’t even need to step in, he had already forced the situation to a dead end.
Many people watched in silence as they wanted to see how Xu Qingnian would resolve this trouble.
However, in the face of the invective of the readers, Xu Qingnian remained very calm.
He turned around and looked at these readers.
Slowly, he spoke.
“Have you had enough of scolding?”
A light voice rang out, without any hint of anger, replaced by a calmness.
But the more calm it was, the more it inexplicably made people’s hearts palpitate.
The six ministers and the nine state princes were all silent, since Xu Qingnian had spoken, they did not say much, just leave the rest to Xu Qingnian.
“Not enough scolding, people like you, worse than pigs and dogs, scolding you for three days and nights won’t be enough.”
“Dumbfounded, just know how to moan here without a disease? Have you had enough of scolding? You are really ridiculous.”
“Xu Qingnian, kneel down and kowtow ten times to Zhang Ru, abolish your position as a Confucian and be banished 3,000 miles away, then we can forget about this matter.”
“BullSh*t, let him cut himself, one life for one life, otherwise, how can we vindicate our anger at Zhang Ru’s death.”
“Yes, let him cut himself, Xu Qingnian kneel down and cut himself.”
“Xu Qingnian, ambush the law and cut yourself!”
A chorus of voices rang out as this group of scholars roared out loudly, making Xu Qingnian ambush himself, fiercely.
They shouted that they wanted Xu Qingnian to cut himself, and that being sent to 3,000 miles was not even enough, this was to make Xu Qingnian die without a burial place.
It was clear how much these people hated Xu Qingnian.
Inside the imperial palace.
Xu Qingnian stood with his arms folded, he looked at so many readers and then spoke.
“Where is the Commander of the Eight Gates of the Capital Army?”
The voice rang out, and in an instant a voice rang out, and they instantly emerged from the ranks, kneeling outside the palace and bowing towards Xu Qingnian.
“My subordinates see the Marquis of the Pansing of Chaos.”
The Eight Gate Capital Soldiers, the eight commanders spoke in unison, they were all generals and carried a murderous aura.
“Pa*s on this Marquis’s order to mobilise the Heavenly Son Army and blockade all up and down the capital of Great Wei.”
“Control all of you readers, those who are involved in this matter, none can escape, those who are not involved in this matter, retreat immediately, otherwise if you are implicated by them, don’t blame this marquis for killing the innocent.”
Xu Qingnian spoke out.
And this sentence was so stone-cold that everyone froze.
They all knew that Xu Qingnian was fierce and cruel, and they also knew that Xu Qingnian was not a good person, but all the scholars thought that there were close to a million scholars causing trouble this time.
They didn’t expect Xu Qingnian to do what he did.
This guy, what makes him like this? Why on earth did he have such guts and courage?
It wasn’t that they were arrogant, this matter, even if the empress met it, she wouldn’t dare to say slaughter a million readers, although Xu Qingnian said he was talking about control, but in their eyes, Xu Qingnian was killing.
A million readers, this is ten times worse than slaughtering a city a hundred times worse.
It was a hundred times worse than killing a great scholar of heaven and earth.
The scholars were the highest status beings in the world, they cultivated their righteousness, were impartial to the world, and worked for the people of the world with a scholarly heart.
If they were to slaughter a million of them, the fortunes of the Great Wei Dynasty would be reduced by half.
The reason for this is that the Great Wei Dynasty has produced a saint, in other words, half of its national fortune comes from this saint.
They read sage books and cultivate their righteousness, so they naturally carry holy intent.
So when Xu Qingnian opened his mouth like this, Chen Zhengru and Wang Xinzhi’s voices were the first to ring out.
They used their Confucian divine powers to convey Xu Qingnian’s voice.
“Shouren, you can’t!”
“Shouren, this really cannot be done recklessly, otherwise, something big will happen.”
Not only these two great Confucian scholars, but many other voices rang out, the voice of Great Confucian Chen Xin, the voice of Great Confucian Zhou Min, as well as the various state princes and lords all spoke up.
They were also angry and resentful of these scholars, who were unreasonable.
But the problem was that Xu Qingnian absolutely could not use this way, to settle this matter.
If he used such an extreme method, not to mention whether the Great Wei’s national fortunes could hold up, even if they could, he, Xu Qingnian, would be punished by the Holy Spirit.
No matter what Xu Qingnian did, the ma*sacre of millions of Confucian students was a matter of heavenly proportions and would bring about a true holy punishment.
Unless Xu Qingnian stepped into the Holy Realm, otherwise, he would die if he touched it.
“Shouren, this is Peng Ru’s poisonous plan, you must not fall for it.”
“Peng Ru is not trying to sacrifice a single Zhang Ning, he wants to sacrifice millions of readers for your life, if he slaughters millions of readers, you won’t be able to carry it.”
“The Great Wei will collapse overnight, and all the previous efforts will go down the drain.”
“Shouren, no matter what, listen to me, you absolutely cannot kill, absolutely not!”
Chen Zhengru spoke repeatedly, telling Xu Qingnian to never move to kill ah.
If he did, the Great Wei Dynasty would be completely ruined, and it would be a disaster for all living creatures.
This was no joke.
Although he also hated the idea of Xu Qingnian killing these scholars, sometimes in the face of the greater good, one had to compromise.
“I have a sense of proportion.”
Xu Qingnian gave his reply, and after saying this, his gaze fell all over the group of readers.
Burning books and burying scholars?
Xu Qingnian himself knew clearly that this was impossible, at least not before he became a saint.
But he could make this group of people pay a more painful lesson.
In fact, even if he killed them now, he would instead be falling into the enemy’s trap, and these people would not be convinced, even if they died, with resentment.
Thinking that they were not at fault, that it was he, Xu Qingnian, who was at fault.
There was no point in that, for when they died, there was no fear, but rather they would feel that they were dying generously.
Xu Qingnian would not use such simple means to make them pay the price.
It was only that the time had not yet come for him to wait, for Peng Ru to appear.
Peng Ru wanted to hide inside the Heavenly Prison and use the power of the millions of readers to bash himself and bring him down by not showing up.
It was a good idea, but unfortunately it was just a bit too much.
Tap, tap, tap!
The eight gates of Peking soldiers revealed themselves and took control of the readers as quickly as they could, while at the same time, someone else quickly went to the Heavenly Son’s barracks to gather a large army and blockade the Great Wei capital.
The capital soldiers came in with a murderous spirit, yet the group of readers gathered together with fearless eyes.
They were united in their determination.
“Gentlemen, do not be afraid, he Xu Qingnian is killing us today, we will die here today, and with our blood, we will prove to the world that he, Xu Qingnian, is afraid.”
“Hahahahahahaha, Xu Qingnian you really can’t hold back, you want to kill us and use your swords to block our mouths, don’t you? Unfortunately, you are wrong.”
“Virtue does not match virtue, virtue does not match virtue.”
“I don’t believe that you, Xu Qingnian, dare to kill us today.”
“Millions of scholars, if the blood stains the Great Wei today, the saints will all recover and kill you.”
“Hahahahaha, ma*sacre is just the last resort of the incompetent, Xu Qingnian, this time you have already lost.”
“A million corpses, Xu Qingnian, do you really dare to kill?”
The group of scholars were like demons, they laughed wildly, thinking that Xu Qingnian had lost his senses to act in such a way.
They were not afraid and had no fear of Xu Qingnian, because they thought that if Xu Qingnian really dared to kill, then it would be the end of Xu Qingnian.
A million readers, ah.
This is really ……. It was quite a sight to behold.
The fact is that if Xu Qingnian really dared to slaughter these millions of readers, the Great Wei Dynasty would be gone.
However, at that moment, in the middle of the heavenly prison, Peng Ru’s voice rang out again.
“The holy will is vast and glorious, the Great Wei has a demon, killing and slaughtering the city, there is no benevolence, practicing foreign arts, sinister and poisonous, becoming a demon to deceive the king and his ministers, is the root of the disaster, the emperor’s faint-heartedness, allowing him to be a marquis, detaining my great scholars, unjustly imprisoned, killed himself and died, tragically slandered.”
“I am Peng Yuan, today I am borrowing the power of the millions of scholars in Kyoto to suppress his demonic nature and put an end to his demonic heart. I hope that all scholars will gather their righteousness and ask the Holy Weapon of the Palace of Literature to kill the demon and return the world to a clear and clear sky.”
Peng Ru’s voice rang out.
He was still sitting in the heavenly prison.
His voice, like thunder, mobilised the Vast Righteous Qi and will of millions of scholars.
The terrifying Vast and Righteous Qi rushed out from the Heavenly Prison, like a river, towards the Great Wei Palace of Literature.
At this moment, the voices of the millions of scholars also rang out in unison.
“I wish to invoke the Sacred Weapon of the Palace of Literature to suppress Xu Qingnian’s demonic nature and put an end to Xu Qingnian’s demonic heart, so that we can return the world to a clear and clear sky.”
The voices of millions of scholars rang out, in unison, their voices fierce and keeping in unison.
And in the Great Wei Palace of Literature.
A ruler rises to the sky, this is the Sacred Weapon of the Palace of Literature, the Eight Jade Sacred Ruler, an object used by the Vermilion Sage back in the day.
The Eight Jade Sacred Ruler appeared.
It hung above the Great Wei Palace of Literature.
The overwhelming majesty swept over them, and the devil seed in Xu Qingnian’s body surged even more, not with fear, but with an indescribable feeling of hatred and resentment.
Xu Qingnian did not understand why the devil seed was like this, but he could feel it, an unprecedented pressure.
Peng Ru had invited the Wen Gong Sacred Weapon, wanting to use it to stir up the devil seed of supernatural arts within himself.
It seemed that from the beginning to the end, Peng Ru had suspected that he had cultivated the supernatural arts.
At this moment, Xu Qingnian completely understood what Peng Ru was trying to do.
He was willing to enter the Heavenly Prison and take a Zhang Ning with him, because he knew that Zhang Ning hated himself immensely, and at the same time he had won a great victory outside, and Zhang Ning was upset, and Peng Yuan had forced Zhang Ning to die.
He made him kill himself and die.
In such a situation, Peng Yuan unleashed the power of millions of readers, who did not know that Zhang Ning would die, but Zhang Ning’s death became a powerful tool for them.
And Peng Yuan then forced himself to strike, infuriated and bloodied Kyoto, in which case the gods would not be able to save him even if they came.
Only Peng Yuan knew that he would not do so, or rather, the empress would not let him do so either, so his real aim was still the foreign arts.
He used the intention of millions of readers to activate the Holy Weapon of the Palace of Literature. After all, the Holy Weapon was only an artifact, not as unstable as the Holy Will, and when the Holy Weapon was activated, it would basically judge itself.
If he really practised the supernatural arts, these sacred weapons would be able to sanction him.
When the secret of his practice of the supernatural arts was exposed, then he would be able to kill and slaughter Zhang Ning, and everything would be confirmed, and then it would be useless for him to say a thousand words.
This is Peng Yuan’s plan. It is still a foreign art.
Xu Qingnian could sense the fearfulness of this Eight Jade Sacred Ruler, and the sacred intent was like a sea, flooding the entire capital of Great Wei.
The sky was terrified, dark clouds filled the air, in which lightning and thunder were intertwined into order, making people feel inexplicably uncomfortable and fearful.
Once the holy weapon was out.
The demonic nature within Xu Qingnian’s body became even more intense.
At this moment, Xu Qingnian did not feel that he had miscalculated, but that he was somewhat helpless and uncomfortable.
How did he not know that the Zhu Sheng lineage was targeting him?
How could he not know that Peng Yuan had been trying to get himself killed?
But what if he knew?
He had the means, but not the ability to fight back.
Was a great scholar enough?
A Confucian is not enough!
Is the Chancellor of Wei enough?
Nor is it enough.
Is a seventh-ranked martial artist enough?
Not even more so.
This is the current situation, why is one being repeatedly targeted? Why are people repeatedly trying to set themselves up?
In the end, it was because there was no absolute strength.
The Eight Jade Sacred Ruler reflected the vault of the sky, and the sacred might permeated the entire capital of Great Wei. All the readers knelt towards the Eight Jade Sacred Ruler, some cried out loudly, recounting Xu Qingnian’s sins, while others angrily rebuked Xu Qingnian and abused Xu Qingnian’s past.
The terrible will of the readers all poured into the Eight Jade Sacred Ruler.
A stronger and stronger sage power filled the air, and the pressure given to Xu Qingnian grew stronger and stronger.
Xu Qingnian had counted on everything, but indeed he had not counted on this step.
This is not because Xu Qingnian is not smart, but because you can’t stand a group of people who do nothing but think about coming to harm you.
The state of Wei, Xu Qingnian has to deal with.
The people of Great Wei, Xu Qingnian has to deal with.
He had a lot of things to do, where would he find the time to defend himself against these people all the time?
The vault of heaven trembled and thunder roared.
At this moment, as a thunderous sound rang out, majestic rain fell down, making the atmosphere even more oppressive.
In the Great Wei Palace of Literature, many great scholars looked at Xu Qingnian with cold eyes, their eyes filled with contempt.
As long as Xu Qingnian had cultivated the foreign arts, he would definitely die today, no matter who protected Xu Qingnian, even if it was the Empress of the Great Wei who forced him to do so.
It would be useless.
The millions of scholars also looked at Xu Qingnian in unison, their eyes filled with what they thought was justice, what they thought was doing justice for Heaven.
The faces of the six ministers were incomparably ugly as they clenched their fists.
The State Princes even stared at the group of scholars with a deadly stare.
They wanted to help Xu Qingnian, but they couldn’t, because the holy weapons were out, and no one could help Xu Qingnian.
The heavenly might was terrifying, and the holy thoughts were invincible.
The demonic nature within Xu Qingnian’s body struggled madly, and even the public opinion within her body could hardly suppress it.
This moment.
The empress standing in front of Xu Qingnian spoke out.
Her gaze, looking towards the group of scholars.
“The death of Zhang Ru.”
“I, for one, will definitely give an explanation to the people of the world.”
“Today, the day of the enthronement, all the amba*sadors from all countries are present, is this necessary?”
The Empress spoke, her gaze, cold to the core, this was the last time she spoke, as the Empress of Great Wei, and talked about this matter.
Whether or not Xu Qingnian had cultivated the foreign arts, right now, she did not want to cause any trouble.
This is her last line.
But.
The Empress’ concession did not meet with the approval of the Zhu Sheng lineage.
“Your Majesty, we are doing justice for Heaven, this matter is no longer the death of Zhang Ru, but a demon has come out of Great Wei.”
A great Confucian spoke up, still not giving in.
The attitude was incomparably resolute.
“We are doing justice for Heaven, and we hope that Your Majesty will come to his senses.”
The millions of scholars also spoke in unison, ready to die here, and at this moment, they were fearless.
It was to have a result.
Above the vault of heaven.
The sacred weapon was about to be completely revived.
Chen Zhengru finally could not help but speak up.
“Ridiculous!”
“The heavens are ridiculous!”
“You claim that you are doing the right thing for Heaven, but what is the thing that you are doing?”
“When the Great Wei was in danger, the Marquis of the Purging Rebellion was ordered to suppress the foreign kingdoms and kill and slaughter the cities, in order to protect the people of our Great Wei, and then look at what you people are doing?”
“The country is in trouble and instead of helping, you are adding to the chaos, is this what you are doing for Heaven?”
“Now that the Great Wei is about to flourish, you are here to cause trouble again.”
“Good!”
“Good!”
“Good!”
“Good!” “Good!” “Good!” “Good!” “Good!” “Good!” “Good!” “Good!” “Good!” “Good!” “Good!” “Good!” “Good!” “Good!” “Good!”
“Eight gates of the capital soldiers hear the order!”
“Detain all these scholars, all of them, who dares to disobey, today, Chen Mou, kill Confucius.”
This moment.
Chen Zhengru stood out.
He was the Prime Minister of Great Wei.
He knew that Xu Qingnian could not die, regardless of whether Xu Qingnian had cultivated the supernatural arts or not, he could not afford to gamble, nor could the empress.
Right now it was a certain death, Xu Qingnian could not step forward, and whatever he said would not be good for the situation.
But if this group of scholars were to continue like this, it would really cause a big problem.
Regardless of whether Xu Qingnian had cultivated the supernatural arts or not, the Eight Jade Sacred Ruler would be completely revived and the matter of Xu Qingnian killing the descendants and ma*sacring the city would be cleared.
He would not allow anyone to harm Xu Qingnian, because Xu Qingnian was the only hope for the rise of Great Wei.
And he, Chen Zhengru, had made his words back then, also for the Great Wei Dynasty.
At this moment.
Chen Zhengru stood up.
Boom boom boom!
He used his Confucian position to suppress millions of scholars. He wanted to sacrifice himself to preserve Xu Qingnian and resolve this calamity.
“Chen Ru, you’ve changed, you’ve really changed.”
“Chen Ru, don’t be like this, you are sacrificing needlessly.”
“Chen Ru, you have really gone too far.”
At this moment, one of the great scholars stood out, their voices full of anger as they angrily rebuked Chen Zhengru for this behaviour.
The crowd of scholars were also furious, after all, the person they were targeting was Xu Qingnian, they were killed, they had no fear, but dying at the hands of Xu Qingnian was the only way to achieve their goal.
Now Chen Zhengru appeared and tried to ward off this calamity for Xu Qingnian, and they were naturally not convinced.
But at that very moment.
Peng Ru’s voice rang out.
“One great scholar is not enough, a million readers, do you dare to kill them?”
Peng Ru spoke.
In an instant, an unparalleled and vast Qi shot out from the Heavenly Prison and entered the Eight Jade Sacred Ruler.
At the same time, the Eight Jade Sacred Ruler, suspended above the Palace of Literature, erupted with terrifying power, charging directly into Chen Zhengru’s body.
Boom.
In the next moment, Chen Zhengru’s entire body flew backwards tens of metres away, and his Hao Rang Zheng Qi was sealed inside his body.
At this juncture, Peng Yuan naturally could not let a Chen Zhengru spoil his good deed.
“Demons are out in the world, my generation of scholars, with one heart, we will exterminate the demons.”
Peng Ru’s voice rang out and was conveyed to the ears of every scholar in Kyoto.
“Kill the demon.”
Deafening voices rang out at this moment, the will of millions of scholars.
At this moment, the Eight Jade Sacred Ruler also blossomed with a radiant light, almost coming to life.
“Lord Xu can never be a demon, you Readers, you shall not die well.”
“You are just jealous of my Lord Xu, you people, we must not let them have their way.”
“Lord Xu has made such a great contribution to Wei, we can still see it in our eyes, but these scholars are like this, everyone, if they want to kill Lord Xu, they should kill us first.”
“I don’t believe it, even if the holy will is stronger, is it stronger than us, the common people, without us, the common people, what is a saint?”
At this moment, the people came back to their senses.
They had been in a state of shock and didn’t realise what was happening, but all the way up to now, they completely understood what this group of people wanted to do.
They were trying to harm Xu Qingnian, and how could the people possibly agree to that.
In an instant, some of the people stood out and stood in front of Xu Qingnian, holding it against these readers.
Soon, more and more people appeared, and they stood over, each with a steely gaze.
This was Xu Qingnian’s public opinion.
A million readers was indeed an exaggeration.
But the people of Great Wei Kyoto were far, far more numerous than these readers.
Above the vault of heaven in Kyoto.
The mighty spirit of righteousness formed a gentleman’s sword.
However, the public opinion of the people formed a huge shield.
Protecting Xu Qingnian.
It was also at this time.
Inside the palace.
Xu Qingnian had been communicating with the Palace of Literature, and when the Eight Jade Sacred Ruler appeared, if he wanted to truly resist, he had to use the Palace of Literature of Heaven and Earth in his own mind.
Other than that, there was no other way.
But if he wanted to truly awaken the Heaven and Earth Palace of Literature, with his own ability as a great Confucian, it was still not enough.
One must become a great Confucian of Heaven and Earth.
Only then could the Heaven and Earth Palace of Literature be activated.
If Chao Ge and Broken Evil were here, he would be able to do so with his ability as a great scholar.
Great Confucian of Heaven and Earth?
As he looked at the darkening sky, the wind swept through the palace, blowing his clothes around.
At this moment, there was no more noise in Xu Qingnian’s ears, instead there was peace, complete peace.
To be promoted to Great Confucian of Heaven and Earth.
He needed public opinion and knowledge of the Mandate of Heaven.
Public opinion is now completely sufficient.
As for knowing the Mandate of Heaven, it was a little more difficult.
It was not that Xu Qingnian did not know what the Mandate of Heaven was, but that he did not know what his own Mandate of Heaven was.
To obey the Divine Principle while responding to one’s heart.
Both obey the Divine Principle and follow the heart.
Think about it carefully.
Xu Qingnian carefully mulled over every single thing he had done since the time he stepped into the Confucian Way.
It was as if he was not obeying the Divine Principle.
He had disliked the Confucian scholars, made a scene at the Ministry of Punishment, beheaded the king of the county and killed the merchants, held a poetry meeting in peace, testified against himself at the Palace of Literature, and pacified the foreigners.
In almost every case, it was a desperate situation.
In almost every case, in the eyes of others, it seemed impossible for him to break the game.
But he broke them all, because he did not obey.
If one had obeyed, when Yan Lei arrested people that day, there is no telling how many people would have been implicated as a result and sent to the frontier, never to see their loved ones and friends again in this life.
If I obey, the Ministry of Justice will suppress me and I will be a member of the ma*ses for the rest of my life.
If I obey, and do not kill the Sheriff, and do not seek justice for the millions of innocent people who died in vain, my conscience will be condemned for the rest of my life, and my Confucian heart will be destroyed.
If I obeyed and did not kill the merchants, the people of Kyoto would never have peace, and the city of Wei would be sucked by a group of people forever.
If you obey, the peace poets will be killed, and the prestige of the country will be swept away, and the literati of Great Wei will have no chance to raise their heads and become a laughing stock.
If they obey, they will be criticised and struck down by thunder and lightning, and will not be able to hold their heads up for the rest of their lives.
If they obey, when the iron horses of the foreign kingdoms come, every drop of blood under the swords will be the blood of the people of Great Wei.
The bones of corpses were like mountains, rivers of blood were shed, and history was forged in blood.
Every single thing appeared in Xu Qingnian’s mind.
And at this moment.
Inside the palace.
A terrifying and incomparable aura spread out from Xu Qingnian’s body.
A terrifying aura of greatness swept through the whole of Great Wei Kyoto, and Xu Qingnian closed his eyes as he stood in the midst of the storm.
Everyone was stunned by this aura.
A pair of eyes looked towards Xu Qingnian, the people of Kyoto, emissaries from various countries, millions of scholars, the great scholars of the Palace of Literature, the six ministers, the various state princes, all the court officials, including the empress.
Every pair of eyes fell on Xu Qingnian.
They did not know what had happened and why Xu Qingnian could release such a powerful aura.
But at that very moment, Wang Xinzhi’s voice rang out, looking incomparably excited.
“Xu Qingnian is having an epiphany, he’s about to step into the realm of the Great Confucian of Heaven and Earth.”
His voice rang out, and for a moment, countless people were stunned, the millions of readers were most stunned, and those great Confucians were stunned as well.
No one had expected that at this time of the year, at this juncture, Xu Qingnian would be having an epiphany.
He actually had the heart to have an epiphany, and judging from this sign, Xu Qingnian might be about to break through to the realm of the Great Confucian of Heaven and Earth.
The crowd was shocked.
If Xu Qingnian succeeded in his epiphany at this moment, and was recognised by Heaven and Earth, then some things would be self-evident.
For example, the cultivation of foreign arts.
How could a Confucian who had been recognised by Heaven and Earth practise a foreign art?
If it is proven that Xu Qingnian did not practise the supernatural arts, Zhang Ning’s death can be answered in other ways.
At most, they could only create some trouble for Xu Qingnian, but not throw dirty water on Xu Qingnian like they are doing now.
Right now, everyone is grasping at one point.
Xu Qingnian had other purposes for killing the city, he had practiced a foreign art and wanted to cause trouble and use the lives of the people of the world, whether he practiced an evil art or aided the evil-doer, no matter what, Xu Qingnian could not explain it clearly.
They can all throw dirty water on it.
But if he became a great Confucian of heaven and earth, this dirty water would not be easy to throw.
“I am Peng Yuan, the Great Confucian of Heaven and Earth in the Palace of Literature. Today, I ask for the sanction of the holy weapon to kill the demon, and if this person has not cultivated a foreign art, I am willing to abolish my position as a Confucian.”
At this moment.
Peng Yuan’s voice resounded as he used his Confucian divine power to speak out loud.
He was panicking.
He had been brewing for such a long time and had calculated a thousand things, but he had not expected Xu Qingnian to have an epiphany of the Great Confucian Realm of Heaven and Earth at this time.
There was no way he would allow Xu Qingnian to succeed in his epiphany.
Once Xu Qingnian really became a Great Confucian of Heaven and Earth, all his plans would be shattered.
Therefore, he would rather gamble everything to stop Xu Qingnian from becoming a Great Confucian of Heaven and Earth, and he would also put Xu Qingnian to death.
Boom!
The Eight Jade Sacred Ruler on top of the Palace of Writing, under the augmentation of Peng Yuan again.
It shot out an unparalleled beam of light and headed for Xu Qingnian.
Boom!
The Shield of Public Opinion, suffered a tremendous impact, but what was good was that it was blocked.
“Public opinion is like the sea, O Sage, this is the public opinion of Great Wei, don’t let the villain take advantage of it, I still hope the Sage will recover.”
At this moment, Chen Zhengru knelt on the ground, blood dripping from the corners of his mouth, pleading for the sage to recover and not to be used by villains.
“I hope the sage will recover.”
“O sage, open your eyes and see.”
“I implore the sage to recover and save my loyal subjects in Great Wei.”
The people also cried out, pleading for the sage to recover and not to go on like this.
However, how could the holy will be revived so easily?
Another ray of light, even more fiery than before, blasted against the Shield of Public Opinion.
At this moment, the shield of public opinion broke a little, not because public opinion was not strong, but because the public opinion now was only the public opinion of the people of Kyoto, and the people of Great Wei did not know what was happening.
The millions of scholars clenched their fists one by one, they wanted to see the moment when Xu Qingnian would be punished.
But what was even more worrying was that Xu Qingnian had succeeded in his epiphany at this time.
The third beam of light.
The Shield of Public Opinion was directly broken.
And the Eight Jade Sacred Ruler was still brewing stronger energy and blasted towards Xu Qingnian.
However.
Xu Qingnian did not notice anything outside, he had now been contemplating a phrase.
”Follow the heavenly principles but respond to your heart”
‘The central thought’
What exactly was his own central thought?
It was not such aspirations of making a speech for the people, but a feeling in the mind.
The only way to understand the central idea is to know the Mandate of Heaven.
The Mandate of Heaven is irreversible.
The Divine Principle cannot be reversed.
If you obey the Mandate of Heaven, the Way will flourish.
Against the Mandate of Heaven, all the world will mourn.
Heaven and earth are the laws of nature.
A Confucian knows the Mandate of Heaven, and follows nature.
Xu Qingnian felt this.
And outside.
A fourth attack came, a beam of light that cut through the sky.
The Great Wei Imperial Palace.
At this moment, when everyone thought Xu Qingnian was powerless to resist.
Suddenly.
In the Great Wei Palace.
An even more blazing beam of light shot up into the sky.
In the imperial ancestral hall.
A rusty battle sword appeared above Xu Qingnian’s head, exploding with unparalleled power and collapsing the void in a terrifying manner.
This was the Great Wei State Weapon of Suppression.
The Great Ancestor’s Long Sword.
The State Weapon shook, directly scattering the beam of light as unparalleled power appeared.
This time, it was the power of a dynasty against the power of a saint.
Buzz buzz buzz!
The Great Ancestor’s Long Sword trembled, as if it was joyful because it had not been seen for a long time.
A terrifying battle intent was also released to the Empress.
“Peng Yuan.”
“You, go too far.”
The Empress’ gaze, at this moment, revealed a killing intent.
She knew what the Great Wei Wen Gong wanted to do.
All along, she had always belonged to a state of retreat towards the Great Wei Palace of Literature, not because she couldn’t afford to mess with them, but because she didn’t wish to provoke these people.
But time and again, she had given in, but in return, she had gained an inch again and again.
Today.
She had given them four consecutive steps.
They hadn’t even gotten off.
So now, she didn’t need to give these people any steps either.
They want to fall out, right?
Then let’s take advantage of this day and just fall out.
Is it true that Wei is no longer viable without the Palace of Literature?
Does the Sudden Evil Dynasty have a Palace of Literature?
Did the Chu Yuan Dynasty have a Palace of Literature?
Did Wei have a Palace of Literature when it was founded?
They were all gone.
She did not believe that without the Palace of Literature, Wei would collapse.
“Your Majesty.”
“You have truly been blinded by Xu Qingnian.”
“But within a quarter of an hour.”
“I will let you see Xu Qingnian’s true face.”
“The Sacred Weapon has been completely activated, within a quarter of an hour, all things will be set, he, Xu Qingnian, will not become a great scholar of heaven and earth in a quarter of an hour.”
“These nine holy punishments.”
“Xu Qingnian won’t be able to stop it.”
“No one can help him, Your Majesty, please think twice!”
Peng Yuan spoke out, his words full of confidence, the holy weapon had revived and would be unstoppable, unless Xu Qingnian could become a Great Confucian of Heaven and Earth.
But a moment of time.
Would that be enough?
Obviously, it was not enough.
Peng Yuan’s words caused a chill in the eyes of the Great Wei Empress.
Only.
At this very moment, a fifth holy aura impacted.
But abruptly, a bell suddenly rang out.
DONG!
The sound came from the Great Wei Palace of Literature, and as the bell rang out.
All the visions were completely set in place.
This was the second holy weapon, the Great Wei Wen Zhong.
At the same time.
A voice of great grandeur rang out.
“Know the fate of Heaven, follow the principles of Heaven, and all laws are natural.”
“Today.”
“I, Xu Qingnian, have been given my heavenly destiny.”
As the magnificent voice resounded.
An ocean of talent fell from the sky and poured into the capital of Great Wei.
In the Great Wei Palace of Literature.
Once again, the bell rang out.
Clang!
Clang!
Eight bells sounded, signifying the addition of another great scholar of heaven and earth to the world.
Nine bells, representing the addition of another sage to the world.
And at this moment, in the capital of Great Wei.
At this moment.
It was inexplicably quiet ……..
