As the empress suddenly vomited blood.
Xu Qingnian’s complexion instantly changed greatly.
He did not know what was going on, why the good Empress had spat out a mouthful of blood.
Moreover, her face instantly became extremely ugly, tragically white and frightening.
“Your Majesty!”
“What’s wrong with you?”
Xu Qingnian immediately went forward to help the empress, after all, the situation was really a bit urgent.
“It’s no harm.”
As Xu Qingnian touched herself, the Empress did not recoil in any way, only slightly unexplainably strange.
She shook her head and returned to the dragon chair with Xu Qingnian’s a*sistance.
“Your Majesty, what is going on?”
“You are?”
Xu Qingnian continued to ask, knowing that something big must have happened, otherwise, it would not be like this.
Hearing Xu Qingnian’s voice of concern.
The empress was slightly silent.
But in the end, she shook her head and said.
“Now that Aiqing Xu has been crowned a marquis, I, too, will not hide it from Aiqing Xu.”
“There is a problem with the fortunes of the Great Wei State.”
The empress spoke out, directly stating what the problem was.
“There’s a problem?”
Xu Qingnian frowned slightly, the Great Wei Palace of Literature was not currently detached, it was just about to detach, so how did something go wrong?
He was curious, but did not speak, waiting for the Empress to answer.
At that moment, the empress raised her hand, and above her delicate jade-like palm, purple gas gradually emerged, and this gas flew around, eventually forming a four-legged tripod.
This was the Tripod of National Fortune.
It was just that the tripod was somewhat vague and did not have that sense of reality.
“Aiqing Xu.”
“Every national dynasty has its own national luck, it’s just that unusual countries, such as va*sal states, have a vague national luck, without any roots and underpinnings.”
“The Great Wei Dynasty is different, it can condense its national luck into a weapon tripod, this is the Tripod of the Great Wei National Luck.”
“The more solid this object is, the stronger the national fortune is. Before the Northern Expedition, the Tripod of the National Fortune of Great Wei was almost taking shape, only after the Northern Expedition, the national fortune collapsed and gradually became void.”
“Then successive years of weakness and a decline in the national fortune, if you had not come, within twenty years, the Great Wei national fortune would have automatically collapsed and formed a state of nothingness, so that even the shape of the tripod would not have been visible.”
The empress explained to Xu Qingnian.
And Xu Qingnian’s gaze also fell on the body of the tripod.
Indeed, although the body of the tripod could be seen clearly, there was a feeling of emptiness, not solidity, just like a projection.
“I hope Your Majesty will elaborate carefully, I, still, somewhat do not understand.”
Xu Qingnian understood a little, but the details were still not clear.
“Xu Aiqing, listen patiently.”
“The world we are in, called the Dust World, is divided into five regions, you should understand this, right?”
The empress’ voice was not loud, but because she was close, Xu Qingnian listened carefully.
“En.”
Xu Qingnian nodded, and then the empress continued.
“The five great domains, the Eastern Continent, the Southern Continent, the Western Continent, the Northern Continent, and the Central Continent.”
“But do you know why the world’s dynasties, gather in the Middle Continent, while the other four continents have no dynasties to speak of?”
The empress inquired.
This was something that Xu Qingnian really did not know, but he did know that among the five continents, only the Central Continent had dynasties, while the other four continents were more chaotic.
There were quite a few countries, but not a single dynasty, and now that he heard the empress say this, it was really somewhat intriguing.
“All things begin with a legend.”
“Among the legends, when the Dust Realm began, it was a chaos, and any living creature born was wild and ferocious, and they had the power to destroy the heavens and the earth, killing each other.”
“These evil gods kept on killing each other, one clan controlled the ocean, one clan controlled the sky, one clan controlled the earth, and they killed each other, creating countless sins, which eventually brought about the punishment of the heavens.”
“Above the nine heavens, a divine object fell to earth and transformed into five immortal weapons.”
“The Dragon Cauldron of the Central Continent, the Ancient Pagoda of the Eastern Continent, the Divine Hall of the Southern Continent, the Buddha Pearl of the Western Continent, and the Divine Tree of the Northern Continent.”
“These five immortal weapons were controlled by five different powers; the Dragon Cauldron was controlled by the human race, pacifying the four seas and defining the eight deserts.”
“The Ancient Pagoda of the Eastern Continent was controlled by the Wise Men, opening up the system of the Immortal Dao, suppressing evil demons and doing justice to Heaven.”
“The South Continent Divine Hall, controlled by the Ancient Barbarians, opened up the path of the martial dao, shattering the void with martial arts.”
“The Buddha Pearl on the Western Continent is controlled by the Enlightened Ones, who call themselves Buddhas and open up a Buddhist sect, practising with the faith of all beings.”
“The divine tree of the northern continent was controlled by the demon race, nourishing everything and gaining metamorphosis, only later a group of demons rebelled and took away part of the divine tree, using the hatred, resentment and blood of all living beings to give birth to a different kind of divine object that could help people break through the realm instantly without any side effects, these are evil spirits.”
“It was because of these five immortal weapons that all the great evil gods were strangled and sealed by the five great powers, eventually putting an end to the chaos, which was the barbaric era when heaven and earth were first opened.”
“Subsequently, these five immortal weapons, also because of the sealing of the evil gods, fragmented and fused with heaven and earth.”
“The Dragon Cauldron of the Middle Kingdom was transformed into a state, but anyone who could unify the mountains and rivers could condense the Dragon Cauldron, and once it took shape, it could be empowered by heaven and earth to become the Emperor of the Middle Kingdom, breaking the shackles of a hundred years, so that all, from the emperor down to the hundred officials, could live forever.”
“In the past and present, many dynasties have been born in the Central State, all of them aiming to unify the mountains and rivers, to form the Dragon Cauldron, to confer the title of human emperor, and to raise the dynasty to immortality.”
The empress slowly spoke, revealing this peculiar secret.
These words were a real eye-opener for Xu Qingnian.
Of course the empress quickly added a sentence.
“This matter is also just a rumour, after all, the so-called barbaric era is so far away from now that it cannot be counted with ten thousand years of records.”
“It may have been made up by later generations, one can only listen to three of them and not believe them all.”
The empress added an additional sentence, for such things, indeed, had no root, if one had to say so, the Great Wei Dynasty’s national fortune, indeed, coalesced into a tripod.
But it was a hundred thousand miles away from the rumoured Dragon Tripod in Central China.
Especially when it also involves this thing called immortality.
It was even more mysterious.
Elsewhere in the Dust Realm, Xu Qingnian did not know, but with the systems known so far.
In the Confucian system, even if you become a saint, your life expectancy is at most two hundred years, and you must also know how to maintain your health, and at this level of sainthood, swallowing medicine is useless, such as the Pill King.
The press will not extend the life span, there is a ceiling shackle that blocks your path to renewal.
Otherwise a saint on earth would live for five hundred years and the demons of the world could die en ma*se.
And the martial system can live a little longer, around three hundred years.
Five hundred years in the Immortal Dao is the shackle. Of course, this is only what Xu Qingnian learned from what he read in the book, including everything and a lot of knowledge.
Is true, is false, are not certain, after all, and no personal experience, and no sage told himself, how long can live ah.
It’s not unusual that it might be disproved later.
“However, immortality is a bit exaggerated, immortality for a thousand years is not exaggerated.”
“Demons, immortals, Buddhists, foreigners, dynasties, Confucianism, all people to a certain extent, what they seek is longevity.”
“Even a thousand years of immortality is enough for them, even for me, when faced with a thousand years of life, it would be a lie to say that I am not moved.”
The empress slowly spoke out.
And this was exactly right.
At the very top of every system, the only thing they were seeking was indeed longevity.
What can one do with unparalleled battle power?
In the end, it’s just a dream.
What can be done with greatness?
In the end, it is just a skeleton.
The immortal emperor is a powerful man.
As for friends and deceased friends, they may feel sad when they leave, but at this level, they have no more desires and wants.
And who can be their ties? Eternal life and immortality is indeed a great temptation in the sky.
“What does that have to do with Your Majesty’s injuries?”
Xu Qingnian asked about the empress’ injuries, he was more concerned about this.
“Before the Northern Expedition, Great Wei’s national luck was in the shape of a tripod, a sign of a strong nation, but since the Northern Expedition, Great Wei’s national luck has declined year after year.”
“Until after I ascended the throne, the Great Wei national luck was even more collapsed, almost unable to condense its shape, once it fails to condense its line, it will bring great calamities to Great Wei.”
“The national fortune, invisible and untouchable, can really affect the development of the Great Wei Dynasty, if it collapses, then there will be ten thousand miles of red land, ten years of drought, tsunami and earthquake, and countless other calamities.”
“The impact of such a calamity, which could easily kill or injure millions, would be even more horrific.
The empress spoke of the influence of the country’s luck.
There have been years of calamities, ten thousand miles of bare land, ten years of drought, including all kinds of natural and man-made disasters.
If the people of a county, in the case of Changping County, 30,000,000 people were displaced, first dying by 20% or 30%, and then fleeing into the wilderness, everywhere they went, there would be bare land and not an inch of gra*s.
The horrible famine of the victims will turn into an extremely terrifying force, devouring other mansions, burning, killing and looting, just to fill their stomachs, triggering a civil unrest that is too horrible.
And all the problems would turn into hatred, and a random person would come along and fan the flames, saying that the emperor had caused it. Take the woman claiming to be the emperor and invoking heavenly punishment, and think of what these people would do. They would hate the emperor immensely.
In this way, this force would become the strongest spear of the enemy.
“Therefore, I am tied to the Tripod of National Fortune to stabilize it.”
The empress gave her answer.
When this was said, it caused Xu Qingnian to freeze in place on the spot.
“Your Majesty, you mean to say that ……. You are bound to the Cauldron of National Fortune, and if the National Fortune dissipates, you will …….”
Xu Qingnian said this and did not go any further.
The empress shook her head and looked at Xu Qingnian and said.
“No.”
“It is not that the national fortune dissipates, but once the national fortune collapses and cannot be condensed into a tripod, I, for one, will die.”
“Just now, I ordered that the Zhu Sheng lineage be put to death, completely tearing up with the Zhu Sheng lineage, and dooming them to definitely break away from Great Wei.”
“The fate of the country has been affected, and I have suffered a backlash.”
The Empress spoke, revealing a shocking secret.
After the Northern Expedition, Great Wei’s national luck had declined year after year, and if the tripod of national luck collapsed, all kinds of natural and human disasters would sweep through Great Wei, and in order to avoid the disasters.
The Empress was tied to the state fortune and stabilised it, otherwise it would have been gone by that time.
It was just that no one would have known about this matter, otherwise, the Great Wei Palace of Literature would have only detached itself long ago.
“That is to say, if the Great Wei Wen Gong secedes, His Majesty …….”
Xu Qingnian stated his guess.
“Something like that.”
The empress did not give a very clear answer, as if she did not want to answer this question.
At this moment, Xu Qingnian took a long breath.
Then she continued.
“But now, with Great Wei pacifying the chaos, the country’s stable development, and the water chariot project in operation, it won’t be long before Great Wei will be in full bloom.”
“It should not matter if the Great Wei Palace of Literature breaks away, right?”
Xu Qingnian inquired.
“Aiqing Xu.”
“You are a great Confucian of Heaven and Earth, but in reality you do not know many things, this has to do with your character, and it is considered that I have dragged you down.”
“In the dispute between you and Yan Lei, I described your peace policy as a theory of sage policy, so that you were struck by Yan Lei, thus moving step by step towards confrontation with the Palace of Literature.”
“Otherwise, there are many things that you would understand, not like now, not understanding some things.”
“This, I still hope that Xu Aiqing will not blame me.”
The empress spoke out, it was not Xu Qingnian’s problem that he could say this, but that he had gone from being an ordinary scholar all the way to being a great scholar of heaven and earth now.
It was completely without the help of the power of the Palace of Literature, it was completely by himself, one step at a time.
So there were many things Xu Qingnian did not understand.
“Your Majesty has spoken too highly of you.”
“I didn’t understand Your Majesty at that time, but I understand Your Majesty now.”
“On the one hand, the An Guo policy does not suit the current Great Wei, and on the other hand, there are many people up and down Great Wei who do not want the country to flourish, so if we rashly take it out, we are only afraid that it will be targeted in various ways.”
Xu Qingnian opened his mouth, he did not care about this matter.
Think about it, just beheading the Fan merchants could lead to so much trouble, not to mention the An Guo policy.
If the empress hadn’t changed it in the first place, then the civil and military officials would have wanted to see what was written in the security policy.
The problem was that it was not practical and would have been suppressed by various forces, not to mention being carried out.
So the empress wasn’t wrong.
“I am very pleased that Aiqing Xu can understand.”
“You have not joined the Great Wei Palace of Literature, and you do not know much about Confucianism.”
“Xu Aiqing, do you know that there are martial dao, immortal dao, and Buddhist sects in this world, but why is the consensus all exclusive to Confucianism?”
The empress spoke out and asked so.
When this was said, Xu Qingnian was indeed curious.
Basically, regardless of whether it was the Immortal Dao or the Buddhist Sect, although Xu Qingnian herself hadn’t come into contact with anything, and everyone seemed to be unrelated to each other, all systems did respect Confucianism quite a bit.
But Confucianism is nothing to be revered either.
What does the Tao of Immortality have to do with teaching the people?
You say make people moral, the Buddhists can also do that, make you turn to goodness.
Seeing Xu Qingnian’s doubts, the empress spoke out.
“The reason why the Confucian Way is held in high esteem by all people is the suppression of evil spirits in heaven and earth.”
The Empress gave her answer.
Only Xu Qingnian frowned a little and said, “But the question is, the Buddhist Sect and the Immortal Dao, can also suppress the evil spirits of heaven and earth, ah?”
Xu Qingnian did feel that there was something wrong, a problem with logic.
But the empress shook her head and said.
“The Immortal Way Buddhist Sect kills demons and removes devils, while the Confucian Way suppresses evil spirits.”
“Evil spirits are not demons, they are disasters, such as the source of pestilence, the source of famine, and some murderous evil gods; in the words of the Immortal Way, these are the yin forces between heaven and earth.”
“Everything in the world, if there is yang, there is yin, something formed by the resentment of all beings, and the Confucianism’s Hao Ren Zheng Qi can then suppress evil spirits.”
“This is why Confucianism has such a status, and it can bring the Yang power of heaven and earth, making the world prosperous and the country prosperous.”
“The reason why Great Wei was able to develop so quickly and even create a flourishing nation after it was established was precisely because a sage of literature came out of Great Wei, and the whole world prospered a lot in those hundred years.”
“So once the Great Wei Palace of Literature breaks away, it won’t do any harm to the world, but it will have a huge impact on Great Wei.”
“At that time, there will be many calamities in the Great Wei Dynasty, as well as many demons haunting the country, and there will be uncountable troubles, and naturally, the fortunes of the country will also decline.”
“These are not so much about how the country itself will develop, but the fate of the heavens, which is mysterious and mysterious.”
The Empress’ explanation completely made Xu Qingnian understand the power of the system of Confucianism now.
In other words, Confucianism was bound up with the Mandate of Heaven.
It could change the destiny of others, or the destiny of a country, and the Hao Rang Zheng Qi cultivated could also suppress the evil spirits of heaven and earth in the underworld, ensuring that everywhere in the world, the country was safe and the people were at peace, and the wind and rain were in harmony.
No wonder the whole world of dust has such respect for scholars.
It turns out that it is related to the Mandate of Heaven.
“Your Majesty, is there a solution to the detachment of the Great Wei Palace of Literature?”
Xu Qingnian asked.
The empress was silent, she did not know how to answer this question.
The detachment of the Palace of Literature could not affect the world, but it could affect the Great Wei Dynasty, in other words, from the perspective of the people of the world.
The detachment of the Palace of Literature was a good thing, at least it could suppress the development of the Great Wei Dynasty, especially for the Sudden Evil Dynasty and the First Yuan Dynasty, it was a great joy.
Seeing that the empress did not speak, Xu Qingnian understood in her heart.
“What if, when the Great Wei Palace of Literature breaks away, I can become a saint?”
Finally, Xu Qingnian’s voice rang out, asking the empress.
Even this time, instead of calling himself a minister, he called himself I.
Hearing what Xu Qingnian said, the Empress was stunned, but soon she shook her head and said.
“Three days ago, if you had said this, I would have been happy.”
“But today, I am not happy, I have seriously asked many people and checked many canonical texts.”
“It is indeed more difficult for a Confucian to become a saint than I had imagined.”
“To re-establish the meaning, to understand the meaning of the sage, to attain the Way and see virtue.”
“To re-establish the words, to establish the words of the sages, to preach and teach.”
“To write again, to write the books of the saints, to benefit the people.”
“To know again the destiny, to know the destiny of heaven, and to have insight into all things.”
“Each of these things is more than ten times more difficult than before, and it is even more necessary to draw on the reading qi of the people of the world.”
“But today, 90% of the world’s readers are disciples of Zhu Sheng, held by the Great Wei Palace of Literature, and they will not draw on your qi.”
“Today, what Fang Ru said, I actually want you to agree, after all, for you, this is indeed the opportunity to become a saint.”
The empress spoke out, she understood how difficult it was to become a saint now, that was why she had this thought.
However, Xu Qingnian shook her head and looked at the Empress and said.
“Your Majesty, if I were to join the Great Wei Wen Palace in order to become a saint, then Xu would not choose to become a saint in this life.”
Xu Qingnian spoke in a calm tone, but these words were unusually firm.
Yes, if the only way for him to become a saint was to join the Zhu Sheng lineage, he would rather not become a saint.
Hearing Xu Qingnian say this, the empress sighed, but there was still some joy within her heart.
Just as quickly, the empress continued.
“Aiqing Xu, don’t think too much, this matter is not a certain death.”
“The Great Wei Palace of Literature, perhaps, will not leave completely.”
The Empress spoke out, informing Xu Qingnian of this matter.
“It won’t leave completely?”
This time Xu Qingnian became even more confused.
“En, the Great Wei Palace of Literature should not all leave, they will leave behind a portion of their strength, and I took the initiative to speak about the Great Wei Palace of Literature breaking away in front of the people today.”
“I think that even if they are no longer so-called scrupulous, they still have to consider the public opinion of Great Wei and will choose to leave a part of the Great Confucian of the Wen Palace behind, but sooner or later they will leave all of them, three years sooner, ten years slower, I think.”
The empress replied.
“Keep a part of it?”
“They should want to squeeze the last bit of value out of Great Wei’s interests, right?”
Xu Qingnian instantly understood what the Great Wei Wen Palace was thinking, it wasn’t as simple as the Empress said, they had already torn their faces, the Zhu Sheng lineage would still care about you this and that?
The willingness to leave a part of it behind is just a desire to squeeze the last trace of interest out of Great Wei, after all, there are still many readers in Great Wei.
They can slowly work on their minds to get them to leave, or leave some undercover agents behind.
This tactic is obvious to all fools.
The empress was silent.
She did not answer, but this non-answer was in fact an answer.
“Your Majesty, if part of the Great Wei Palace of Literature is retained, will it reduce some of the impact of Great Wei’s national fortunes?”
Xu Qingnian asked calmly.
“It would.”
The Empress nodded.
At that moment Xu Qingnian understood.
If the Great Wei Palace of Literature left directly, the Empress would definitely die, but at this moment Xu Qingnian was even more convinced that the Empress no longer cared about death, what she cared about more was the Great Wei’s life.
Once the country’s fortune declines and the state censer collapses, the people of Great Wei will face endless disasters.
This is a natural and man-made calamity that cannot be stopped by human power.
When a tsunami comes, how do you stop it?
When an earthquake comes, how do you prevent it?
In other words, the Great Wei Palace of Literature, of course, was important, and the Confucian lineage was more important than one could have expected.
“Your Majesty.”
“If Mister Xu can really become a saint.”
“Would Your Majesty be willing to completely purge the Great Wei Palace of Literature?”
Xu Qingnian took a deep breath.
He asked the empress.
The Great Wei Palace of Literature was already a poisonous tumour to the entire Great Wei.
The Zhu Sheng lineage, occupying ninety percent of it, and for the other great scholars, there were only two choices before them.
One, to follow the past and enjoy the talents of heaven and earth together.
Two, refuse to follow and face the difficulties together with Great Wei.
I cannot say that all of them will agree to follow, but I think there will not be too many who are willing to stay.
And if all of the Great Wei Palace of Literature were to go, it would actually be a good thing for Great Wei; it is better to have a long pain than a short one.
The only thing that we have to worry about now is the issue of the Empress, in case we really leave in one breath and the Empress recoils and dies.
This would also be an extremely bad thing.
But leaving some of them behind is actually even more disgusting; if they stay, they will continue to target themselves and also continue to infiltrate the next generation of readers.
When the time came, it would still be a big pile of trouble.
The problem is that the Great Wei cannot break away from the Palace of Literature yet.
It can only be taken advantage of by others.
The only way is to become a saint yourself.
Even if it was a half-saint, it would be enough.
Hearing these words, the empress’ beautiful eyes fell on Xu Qingnian.
Then her tone was unmistakably certain as she said.
“If Aiqing Xu can become a saint, I, for one, am willing to build a Wen Palace for you, sculpt a holy statue, revere the School of the Heart as the School of Great Wei, and completely eradicate all the forces of the Great Wei Wen Palace.”
“But, Aiqing Xu, nothing should be forced, especially to this extent, and if anything goes wrong, all hell will break loose.”
The Empress spoke her mind.
If Xu Qingnian became a saint, she would be willing to build the Palace of Literature for Xu Qingnian, honor the School of the Heart as the School of Great Wei, and eradicate all the forces of the Palace of Literature of Great Wei.
This was full support from the emperor.
Just what the empress meant by this latter statement was also very simple.
Let all things be done within one’s means.
“I, understand.”
“Your Majesty, then you take a good rest first, I will leave first.”
Xu Qingnian nodded as he looked at the empress’s face, his complexion had turned much better, and he spoke in this way.
“En, Aiqing Xu, don’t say a word about the conversation between you and me today, especially ……. the matter of national luck.”
The empress said.
“Please rest a*sured, Your Majesty.”
Xu Qingnian nodded, then turned around and left.
Looking at Xu Qingnian who left, the Empress’s eyes were somewhat complicated.
After a while.
After Xu Qingnian’s figure had completely disappeared.
In another quarter of an hour, a figure slowly appeared in front of the Empress.
It was Daoist Wudu.
The Patriarch of the Tai Shang Sheng Sect.
“Greetings, Your Majesty.”
Daoist Dustless slowly walked, his steps light as he looked at the Empress with respect.
“Sovereign Dustless is more than polite.”
The Empress spoke out, only having difficulty squeezing a smile onto her face.
“Your Majesty, all things are ready.”
“As long as the Great Wei Palace of Literature breaks away, the disciples of the Tai Shang Immortal Sect will aid Great Wei and join the Jin Yi Heavenly Guards to stabilise the country’s fortunes.”
“But I also hope that Your Majesty will think twice before doing so.”
“Since the founding of the kingdom by Emperor Tai Zu, the Immortal Sects have not been allowed to get their hands on the imperial power, and once the Jin Yi Heavenly Guard is under the control of my Immortal Sect disciples, Your Majesty will have to grant privileges to all parties, and there will inevitably be conflicts when the time comes.”
“I don’t think it’s a big deal for an old Taoist who is halfway to the ground, but I can’t say what will happen in the future.”
Daoist Wudu spoke.
A word that spoke of the empress’ layout.
Yes.
When the Great Wei Palace of Literature broke away, the Empress still kept a hand in her heart, she lured the forces of the Immortal Sect into Great Wei, and handed over the Jin Yi Heavenly Guards, which she hadn’t gotten right before, to the disciples of the Immortal Sect.
In this way, even if some demonic disturbances occurred, with the immortal powers in place, naturally there would be much less trouble.
They would not be caught unawares.
But Daoist WuDu’s meaning was also clear: opening up his authority and allowing the Immortal Dao forces to meddle in the affairs of Great Wei was not a good thing either.
What is a disciple of the Immortal Way? Unrestrained, carefree and basically not very obedient to discipline.
And they are all proud and arrogant, believing themselves to be immortal cultivators.
If they were given the authority to kill demons, it would be difficult for these immortal cultivators not to be bewitched by all the ways of the red world when they first enter it.
Power, beauty, wealth, status, these are all demonic obstacles that can easily make them lose their heart and act in an extreme manner.
After all, how can a person with power, status and strength, plus being arrogant himself, not make mistakes?
Hearing these words of the Dustless Daoist.
The Empress sighed long and hard.
Would she not know the downside of extraditing Immortal Daoist forces, but what she knew even more was that the detachment of the Great Wei Palace of Literature would be even more troublesome for Great Wei if no new forces were brought in.
He needed a force to stabilise the state’s fortunes, and as long as the tripod of the state’s fortunes did not collapse, all was well.
Even at the greatest cost, it would be worth it.
Extraordinary times, extraordinary means.
“I can just do well in the present, let’s talk about the future in the future.”
This was the Empress’ reply.
Without making any reply, Daoist Dustless only bowed towards the empress.
“Since Your Majesty has already made a decision, then the old dao will not say much more.”
“Just that, is there any other way to make the Great Wei Wen Gong stay?”
“Once the Great Wei Palace of Literature breaks away, I’m only afraid that by then all the forces will take notice of the Great Wei Dynasty.”
“Especially the Buddha Sect, they have been eyeing the Western Continent for I don’t know how many years, they have long wanted to come to the Central Continent to preach, there are shadows of their Buddhist Sect in all the world, except for the Central Continent, take this opportunity, the Buddha Sect will only not miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.”
Daoist Wudu mentioned another matter.
When the Great Wei Palace of Literature seceded, it could be said that Great Wei would be plunged into a moment of extreme chaos, when all the powers of the world would come to the Great Wei Dynasty to get a piece of the pie.
After all, Great Wei’s national fortunes were no joke, and while casting the Dragon Cauldron of Central China was somewhat impractical, it was still possible to cast the Pill of Eternal Life.
At least as far as he knew, there were already people snooping around in secret.
“It’s still a bit difficult for the Buddhist Sect to enter the Central Continent, the Great Wei Wen Palace will not agree to this, the Central Continent is still the world of the Great Wei Wen Palace.”
“This time, the Great Wei Palace of Literature broke away and will also stay in the Central Continent and open up the kingdom of the readers.”
“Naturally, they will not allow the Buddha Sect to invade.”
“This matter, for a brief period, does not need to be worried about.”
The Empress gave her response.
And the Dustless Daoist nodded along, then shook his head and said.
“It is really an eventful time recently, the Demon Abyss Seal is foolish, and we are not good enough to directly offend the Vermilion Saint lineage, and the matter of the Demon Abyss Seal is also a merit.”
“The Confucian Way is really the meat and potatoes, the world is begging them to do something, not only do they not need to pay any loss, they can also get many benefits.”
“I can’t understand it, I can’t understand it.”
“Your Majesty, I will leave first, if there is something important, Your Majesty can just burn the incense, I will be at your beck and call.”
Daoist Wudu was rather bland in nature, although he was the patriarch of the Tai Shang Immortal Sect, he had actually reached the realm of the superior goodness, and did not care about fame and fortune, nor did he care about the so-called long life anymore.
There was nothing special to pursue, and if he had to say so, he wished that the world would be peaceful and that there would be no more innocent killings.
“Take care, Taoist Master.”
The empress shouted, while the latter’s figure, too, gradually dissipated.
And at that moment.
In the Great Wei Palace of Literature.
In the middle of a small world.
This was the Little Saint Realm.
It was the small world of the Great Wei Palace of Literature, isolated from the outside world, and only the Great Confucians of Heaven and Earth were allowed to enter it.
Hundreds of shadows appear in the small world, not real bodies, but shadows, each representing a great scholar of heaven and earth.
Of course, these Great Confucians of Heaven and Earth were the Great Confucians of the Zhu Sheng lineage, not the Great Confucians of Heaven and Earth of the Great Wei.
A hundred shadows hovered in the middle of the small world, forming a circular arc, in the middle, while Cao Ru sat closest to it.
In the centre was an altar-like thing, only there was no one sitting on it, nor were there any vapours.
“Gentlemen.”
Just then, Cao Ru’s voice rang out.
“By the order of the Half-Sage, the day of the detachment of the Great Wei Palace of Literature will be on the tenth day of the third month.”
The bland voice rang out.
For a moment, all the vapour shuddered slightly.
“Is it really time to detach?”
“Is that what the half-saints mean?”
“The Palace of Literature has seceded, never thought it would come to this after all.”
“If we break away, we can build our own dynasty of scholars and become the biggest power in the Middle Continent.
“All things are inferior but reading is superior.”
“Will you break away in three months? If we do that, I’m afraid the people of Great Wei will hate us to death.”
A voice rang out.
They had known about the separation of the Great Wei Palace of Literature before, but what they had said before was just a plan, and whether it would be implemented or not was an open question.
And now an affirmative answer was given, which meant that there could be no doubt.
But some of the great scholars of heaven and earth were a little worried, after all, Zhu Sheng had become a saint from Great Wei, and in the end, he had also relied on the blessings of the people of Great Wei, and now that Great Wei was in trouble, they had chosen to secede, and indeed incurred hatred.
“Gentlemen.”
“Don’t panic yet.”
“The choice to secede on the 10th of March also has a purpose.”
“In these three months, we must take control of the world’s discussion and mobilise all the readers in the world to impeach the Great Wei empress, including the entire Xu Qingnian.”
“Create the impression that we are being treated unfairly in various ways in Great Wei, and in that way, we can also reduce some of the impact.”
“Furthermore, it is also true that the Empress has humiliated us so much today, with the death of Zhang Ru, the beheading of Peng Ru, and Xu Qingnian killing and slaughtering the city.”
“All these are beneficial to us, especially the beheading of Peng Ru, which is enough to make the world’s readers angry.”
“And we will not do anything, we will just do the job at hand in peace.”
Cao Ru spoke up, he knew what the people were worried about and now told them not to get excited yet.
Little by little, he spoke of solutions to reduce the hatred of the people of Great Wei.
“But even if that were the case, it would be difficult to quell the people’s anger.”
A great scholar of heaven and earth asked, frowning.
However, Cao Ru shook his head in reply.
“The detachment of the Palace of Letters will lead to discussion no matter what, but the pen and paper of this world are in our hands.”
“The old man has already written an article, already denouncing the ten sins of the empress, the ten sins of Xu Qingnian, and the ten sorrows and wrath of us readers.”
“Furthermore, what is a mere matter of the people of Great Wei?”
“In front of the world’s living beings, Great Wei is just a part of it. If it were not for the fact that Great Wei occupies the Central Continent and has the national fortune, what would Great Wei be?”
“Moreover, we will also leave behind a portion of our power to continue to influence the next generation of readers, and will not withdraw immediately.”
“The Empress has openly spoken about our secession, just to cause public resentment in Great Wei.”
“Unfortunately, she does not know that this matter has been in preparation for a long time, and her words today have indeed made it difficult for us to resist, only she is extremely foolish.”
“The Palace of Literature is bound to secede, and her thoughts, as I know, are nothing more than hoping that we will leave a part of it behind.”
“However, the part left behind will not only not help the Great Wei Dynasty, but will create all sorts of trouble.”
“This force will be used to target Xu Qingnian and the Great Wei dynasty, causing them all sorts of trouble.”
“Moreover, the matter of public discontent will also be resolved, and once the Wen Palace breaks away, the forces of the world will gather in Great Wei.”
“The country’s fortunes will be divided, and va*sal kings from all over the world will also step in to impeach the empress, and by then, Great Wei will have internal and external troubles, and the people will not be able to survive, and at that time, we only need to step in to help these people.”
“Come and be a peacemaker, stop the war and be benevolent, I believe that these hundred letters will not have any complaints against us.”
“At that time, we can even take the opportunity to make a request to have Xu Qingnian come out and be convicted.”
“If that were the case, Xu Qingnian would not be able to escape this fate.”
Cao Ru flowed eloquently, full of expectation for the future.
And had everything, all thought out.
Once these words were spoken.
All the great scholars of heaven and earth fell silent.
Just after a while, a voice rang out.
“The plan is excellent, but the problem is ……. What if Xu Qingnian can become a saint?”
Someone spoke up and put forward a vision.
However, this was met with collective opposition from the crowd.
“Impossible.”
“He, Xu Qingnian, has just become a great Confucian of Heaven and Earth, and he becomes a saint straight away? A twenty year old saint? Even a Vermillion Saint couldn’t do that.”
“Trying to step into the path of sainthood at the age of twenty? That is absolutely impossible.”
“Alas, do you still not know the difficulty of the Sacred Dao? Such a vision basically does not exist.”
“The Holy Dao, has nothing to do with talent, Xu Qingnian does have immense talent, but it’s useless, he won’t be able to become a saint.”
“Yes, if there is no Wen Gong to help him, for twenty years, he won’t even be able to become a saint, even if he has the most heavenly talent, it’s useless, he won’t be able to do it with the help of the qi of the world’s readers alone.”
“Ninety percent of the world’s readers are from my Zhu Sheng lineage, what will he do to become a saint?”
“Furthermore, even if he really had the chance to become a saint, we would use the qi of the world’s readers to suppress him, Xu Qingnian.”
“It’s hard to help him become a saint, but it’s too easy to destroy his holy path.”
“Xu Qingnian’s mistake is that he is an enemy of my Zhu Sheng lineage.”
Voices rang out.
All of them did not believe that Xu Qingnian could become a saint.
And they said so with good reason.
It made the latter shut up and silent at that moment.
“Alright, don’t say such remarks, Xu Qingnian won’t be able to become a saint.”
“The next step is up to all of you, Great Wei Confucian students, keep quiet for these three months, all of you will take action to mobilize the world’s speech against the Empress and against Xu Qingnian, everything else, wait for three months later.”
Cao Ru did not continue to talk around the topic of Xu Qingnian becoming a saint.
It was because there was no need to discuss it.
It was something unreasonable.
Once this was said, the great scholars of heaven and earth nodded.
The figures then gradually dissipated.
And at the same time.
Great Wei Kyoto.
In the Shouren Academy.
Many people went in and out, carrying the things inside the academy, into the marquis’ residence.
And inside the study.
Xu Qingnian held a brush in his hand, and on the rice paper, he slowly dropped four words.
[Method of Breaking the Game]
