The Hordes.
As the Palace of Literature rises.
In an instant.
A billion rays of light blossomed out.
Suppressing the demons of heaven and earth.
This was the only thing Zhu Sheng could do.
“Shouren.”
“Remember, the old man can only suppress it for three years.”
“Find his true hiding place and put him to death.”
“Or unify the Central Continent, unite the Dragon Cauldron of the Central Continent, and achieve sainthood, then all schemes and tricks will be useless to you.”
This was Zhu Sheng’s final voice.
As this voice reached his ears after.
Everything was silenced.
The holy might disappeared.
The visions disappeared.
In its place was peace.
The Palace of Literature had also disappeared, to an unknown destination.
The Zhu Sheng lineage, too, had completely fallen, and the main 80% of the readers had been cleansed by Zhu Sheng on that day.
This event will forever be recorded in the history books.
At this moment.
Everyone was standing in place, and the gazes of the crowd looked a little odd.
They had both some shock and some indescribable peculiarities.
Originally, this day should have been the day the Hao Ran Dynasty was founded, but what they didn’t expect was that before the country was built, the Palace of Literature was lost first.
This scene was extremely dramatic.
It left all the guests silent.
And this time, it was not Xu Qingnian, but Zhu Sheng.
Zhu Sheng was too ruthless.
The lineage of disciples, 80% of whom were killed off, and the remaining 20%, belonged to the kind of people who studied properly and were not involved in any right or wrong, and were considered proper readers.
It was precisely because of this that they survived.
Looking at the disappearing Zhu Sheng.
Xu Qingnian’s expression, however, looked very silent.
For most people in the world, in their opinion, although Zhu Sheng had killed a group of scholars, he had used his body to suppress the demons, which was considered to have stabilised the peace of the world.
But to Xu Qingnian, an unprecedented pressure had come upon him.
The fourth generation saint was the one behind the curtain.
It had lived for five thousand years.
But now there were several questions before Xu Qingnian.
Why could he live for five thousand years?
What exactly was he plotting?
The only information Zhu Sheng gave was that it had something to do with the immortal corpse.
Thinking of this, Xu Qingnian took a long breath, too many mysteries had arisen.
Right now, although he had learned that the person behind the plot was a fourth-generation saint, it did not help, not knowing where the other party was located and unable to kill it and solve the scourge once and for all.
“We have to go back and discuss with His Majesty.”
Xu Qingnian took a deep breath, he knew he could not linger, many things had to be discussed back.
It was difficult to resist by himself alone.
So it was.
Xu Qingnian looked at Lu Ziying and the others and said.
“Gentlemen, Mister Xu will first retire and return to the Great Wei Dynasty.”
“If you are all willing, you can come to Great Wei some day, and I will definitely offer my hospitality.”
Xu Qingnian spoke, Lu Ziying, Zhan Long, Chen Yu, Wang Fei a few people are very good, Zi ah key moment for his own voice, this alone, Xu Qingnian is willing to befriend the people.
“Good, in a couple of days I will go to Great Wei Kyoto and visit Brother Xu.”
“En, come and visit in person then.”
“Don’t worry, Brother Xu, I will definitely come and bother you.”
The crowd laughed and said.
At that moment, Xu Qingnian did not nag and left directly, but as he was leaving, he glanced at the people from the Buddhist Sect, who all did not look good, while Xu Qingnian’s gaze was also slightly cold.
Only, Xu Qingnian didn’t talk nonsense as he arrived outside the city, stepped onto the dragon boat and set off to fly towards Great Wei.
As Xu Qingnian left.
The crowd also gradually retreated
The originally prosperous Wen Sheng City had now become devastated in less than half a day, such was the power of a saint.
This is the power of a saint. It makes people sigh and feel a little impractical.
It is also somewhat breathless when you think about it.
The bottom card of the Great Wei Palace of Literature, which was to revive the Vermilion Saint, turned out to be the trigger for the destruction of the Palace of Literature.
This is really true to the saying.
You never know who will come first, the future or the unexpected.
As powerful as the Palace of Literature, they probably could not have imagined that one day, they would die at the hands of Zhu Sheng.
This was really ridiculous.
Meanwhile.
On the dragon boat.
Xu Qingnian sat quietly within the dragon boat.
He sat cross-legged, while his mind sank into the Heaven and Earth Literature Palace at the first opportunity.
The Palace of Heaven and Earth Literature.
Chao Ge and the others had already seen what was happening outside.
In fact, they were filled with consternation at the fact that the person behind the curtain was a fourth-generation Man Sage.
“I have met all the brothers and sisters.”
Xu Qingnian bowed towards the crowd.
“Magnanimous Brother Shouren, don’t be so polite.”
Chao Ge was the first to speak, and then did not beat around the bush much, but looked towards Xu Qingnian and said.
“This matter, it still feels odd.”
Chao Ge spoke out directly, he frowned and felt that the whole thing was still a bit odd.
“Brother, please speak.”
Xu Qingnian was somewhat curious and looked at Chao Ge.
“Who the fourth generation saint is, my brother doesn’t know and doesn’t really understand.”
“Just how did he live for five thousand years? Is it possible that he is like us and his will is stored in the Palace of Literature?”
Chao Ge stated the first point of doubt.
Five thousand years.
How long was that?
Chao Ge and the others, who were disciples of the first Great Sage, did not live for five thousand years either, except that their wills were sealed in the Palace of Literature and were not part of being alive.
Rather, the thoughts survived.
“It should not be possible, if the will survives in the Palace of Literature, how can the Vermilion Saint strike him?”
“He is still alive and is the original body, but after living for five thousand years like this, it is really inconceivable that there is any way.”
Broken Evil followed suit, and he rejected Chao Ge’s conjecture outright, after all, just now Zhu Sheng had actually fought with Li Sheng.
It had almost put Li Sheng to death.
So there was no such thing as just a consciousness, but rather an essence, or at least a true spirit body.
“You can’t say that, when you reach the Holy Realm, you are exposed to different things.”
“Perhaps there are other methods that have kept him alive until now, except that he paid a high price, not being able to defeat a single spiritual body of Zhu Sheng is proof enough that he has lost the power of a saint.”
“Unable to control the power of heaven and earth, otherwise, where would he need to hide in the shadows? As for taking so much trouble? Making so much out of it?”
The only woman in the Palace of Literature spoke up, and she did not approve of what the crowd was saying.
But the only thing she was certain of was that Li Sheng’s strength, which would not be very strong, was not that of a complete saint, but possessed partial saint power.
“En, this is true.”
“However, sometimes you can’t trust anyone completely.”
“Shouren, I don’t mean anything else, you’ve become a half-saint, the next step is a sub-saint, now you are already considered the strongest group of people in this heaven and earth.”
“You have to have your own judgement, there are many things that you have to investigate clearly on your own, just listen to half of anything and think it over yourself.”
Chao Ge reminded.
Let Xu Qingnian think properly on his own, not listen to everything from others.
“En, my humble brother understands, thank you for your guidance.”
Xu Qingnian nodded his head, a point he kept in mind.
“But there is one thing, what Zhu Sheng said is not wrong at all.”
“You don’t have much time left, his true spirit body can only suppress the world for three years, but after three years, it’s unclear what will happen.”
“The Confucian lineage has been cut too hard, although this group of readers, each one of them does not look like Confucian, but they are still readers after all, and they have the power of Haozheng within them.”
“This power can suppress evil spirits, and now that 80% of them have been cut down by Zhu Sheng, I am afraid that there will be endless trouble in the future.”
“It’s only three years’ time, it’s almost impossible for you to become a saint.”
Chao Ge said with an extremely serious expression.
He was not being alarmist.
It might seem that these readers felt of little use, but in reality, the Haozheng Qi in their bodies would coalesce into supreme Yang power, and now the Confucian lineage had been decimated.
When Zhu Sheng used his true spirit to suppress the demons in the world, he was actually suppressing the supreme yin power.
Otherwise, once the yang power is sharply reduced, the yin power will be devoured crazily, thus giving birth to countless evil spirits.
Such things as evil spirits are not just demons, but a kind of resentment that affects the mood of all things, which involves a lot of karmic talk.
It is like, you see a spiritual medicine, you want to take it, only to find that there are demonic beasts guarding it, you go to a lot of trouble to take it, however, someone appears and intercepts your treasure, you have endless hatred and develop a vengeful mindset to practice evil kung fu, or become a lackey of the demon and kill his whole family.
Such is the effect of yin power.
Or perhaps someone who is cultivating has originally set his mind at ease and intends to cultivate as he pleases, but finds that someone else, through some unknown means, has suddenly made a breakthrough, and now that he cannot bear it, he tries every possible way to raise his cultivation level.
At the same time, one will also suspect whether the other party is practising a foreign art or a magic technique, and eventually keep consoling oneself and take a path of no return.
This is what happens when Yin power is enhanced, not that countless demons are born in an instant.
If one wants to suppress the yin power, one must become a saint.
The Confucian lineage is extremely important, and with 80% of the Zhu Sheng lineage dead, it equates to only about 30% of the world’s Confucian readers, a sharp reduction of 70%.
Who would believe it if one were to say that nothing would go wrong?
“It is impossible to become a saint in three years.”
“Forced sainthood has only disadvantages and no benefits, and it is extremely easy to become a false saint.”
The old man spoke up as he said one thing.
When this was said, the crowd could not help but look at him, curiosity in their eyes.
“Pseudo-saint?”
The crowd was a little unclear as to what this meant.
And the latter frowned and said, “I’m not particularly sure, but what I do know is that the Great Sage is not really the first saint.”
“There was another saint before him, both in realm and strength, who was like a saint, but he was not a true saint, but a false saint, it was because that person was eager to attack and achieve sainthood at the fastest speed.”
“Preempting the Great Sage by one step, he eventually lost his form and spirit and went completely mad.”
The old man spoke.
“There’s still such a thing?”
“So that’s how it is.”
“Then Shouren, you should not be too hasty, even if the world is in chaos in three years, but it will not be chaotic all at once, there will always be time to wait.”
“En-uh, if there is such a thing as a false saint, it is better not to rush, think about it, where is the saint who becomes a saint to rush out.”
The crowd nodded their heads and also comforted Xu Qingnian, telling him not to be anxious.
“My younger brother understands.”
Xu Qingnian nodded, he was not stupid and naturally understood the truth of plucking seedlings to help them grow.
“However, if we get the Dragon Cauldron of the Middle Continent, then all will be said and done.”
Suddenly, someone spoke up, and it was the scholarly-looking man.
“The Dragon Cauldron of the Middle Continent is rumoured to have an extraordinary origin, representing the world’s qi. If you can really condense the Dragon Cauldron of the Middle Continent, Shouren, not to mention becoming a saint, you can even surpass a saint with the help of the Dragon Cauldron of the Middle Continent.”
“To become the first saint of the ancient and modern world.”
His voice was calm, but his gaze was incomparably certain, he said.
“The first saint of the ancient and modern worlds?”
Xu Qingnian was a little curious, and the crowd couldn’t help but be curious too.
These five people all had great origins and knew some secrets to a certain extent, but most of their memories had been sealed away.
Now that they had heard the other side say this, how could the crowd not be curious?
“En.”
“The Dragon Cauldron of the Middle Continent is a cohesive object of the world’s qi, and there are immeasurable benefits to holding the Dragon Cauldron of the Middle Continent, and becoming a saint is a trivial matter.”
“But the exact thing, I’m not sure, it’s likely to be related to immortality.”
“The Five Great Immortal Weapons, are not legends, and the Middle Continent has been a place of attention for the world’s powers since ancient times, Shouren, although it may be a little unrealistic to say.”
“But if you can really condense the Dragon Cauldron of the Middle Continent within three years, you will become a saint, and the first saint to travel between the ancient and modern worlds.”
“At that time, all the conspiracies and tricks, all the black hands behind the curtain, will all be floating clouds.”
He said with a serious expression.
He held the Dragon Cauldron of the Middle Continent in extremely high esteem.
“Is this Dragon Cauldron really that strong?”
Some people were curious, after all, according to what he meant, mastering the Midcontinent Dragon Cauldron would enable him to control the world in general.
“En, this object is so significant that there are many legends, and I have some memories in my mind that it is extremely possible to break through to the first rank by obtaining the Midcontinent Dragon Cauldron.”
“Of course, these are all rumours, I’m not sure how exactly.”
The other party replied thus.
It left the crowd at a loss for what to say.
But when they thought about it, there was indeed some basis for it.
After all, the Central Continent had been a place of concern for the world’s powers since ancient times, and there had always been such rumours in the Central Continent.
There was a certain possibility, but it was unclear exactly how.
After all, the Zhongzhou Dragon Tripod had never appeared until now.
No one had been heard of who could unify the Middle Continent.
“If you want to obtain the Midcontinent Dragon Cauldron, the first step is to unify the Midcontinent, only it’s a difficult process.”
“It’s not just the strength of a dynasty, but more to the point, none of the world’s powers will allow a single dominant power.”
Chao Ge spoke up as he made his judgement.
Xu Qingnian nodded, this was something he knew even better.
Nowadays, there were three major kingdoms in the Central Continent.
The Great Wei Dynasty, the Sudden Evil Dynasty, and the Primordial Yuan Dynasty.
Although the Wei Dynasty is now flourishing and will become the first of the three kingdoms in a few years.
But the problem is that it is still too difficult to unify Central China.
Once the Great Wei Dynasty tries to attack the Primordial Dynasty, then the Sudden Evil Dynasty will certainly try to help the Primordial Dynasty in any way possible.
Unless the Great Wei Dynasty and the Primordial Yuan Dynasty can drag each other down, the other dynasty will definitely not sit idly by as the war becomes lopsided.
Everyone knows the principle of the coldness of the teeth and the coldness of the lips.
Therefore, if the Great Wei Dynasty wanted to unify the Central Continent, it would inevitably have to declare war on the two dynasties in one breath and wipe them out in one fell swoop.
But this was almost impossible.
Unless the First Class was used.
But the problem is that other people also have a First Class, so what can you do to fight them?
This is an insurmountable dilemma.
It is also a conundrum that has remained unsolved for tens of thousands of years in the Middle Continent. Throughout the ages, the Middle Continent has given birth to an unknown number of dynasties that have kept each other in check.
No one has been able to unify the mountains and rivers.
But the seemingly unsolvable problem is not really unsolvable.
Absolute force coupled with all sorts of power and strategy will give us a chance to achieve unification.
Absolute force is simple.
Great Wei must have more than five first rankers.
The Sudden Evil Dynasty and the Primordial Yuan Dynasty have two, but there are definitely more than two First Grade martial artists in this world, and when Great Wei really declares war.
When Great Wei declares war, how can the powers of the world not come to the aid of the Sudden Evil and Primordial Yuan dynasties?
Five or more First Grade powerhouses would be able to stop these existences.
But to give birth to five First Classes is really a delusion.
Especially within these three years.
It was simply not possible.
Only Xu Qingnian had another way.
Five First Classes, it couldn’t be done.
But something like a cannon could be used instead.
Without using the One Piece again, the cannon could solve everything.
Everything within range was the truth.
At the very least, one could see hope.
At that moment, Xu Qingnian withdrew his mind, and after a few more small talk with the crowd, he left the middle of the Heaven and Earth Cultural Palace.
He still had many things to do.
The dragon boat accelerated extremely hard.
Three hours later.
Xu Qingnian returned to the Great Wei Dynasty.
Without any hesitation, Xu Qingnian went straight to the Imperial Palace.
“See the King.”
“See you, Your Majesty.”
Stepping out from the royal residence, Xu Qingnian walked all the way towards the imperial palace.
The guards along the way paid homage to Xu Qingnian, and they were naturally aware of what had happened in the Hao Ran Dynasty.
They admired and worshipped Xu Qingnian even more.
Just like that, Xu Qingnian arrived outside the palace, he did not need to report and could enter the palace directly.
“Your Majesty, His Majesty is conferring with the hundred officials in the main hall, His Majesty has asked his servant to speak to you, if you arrive, enter the palace quickly.”
A eunuch from within the palace came straight away to inform Xu Qingnian of these matters.
“Good.”
Xu Qingnian nodded and then went straight to the middle of the main hall.
At this moment.
Inside the main hall.
The empress was sitting on the dragon chair.
A hundred officials had gathered and were discussing matters.
The destruction of the Hao Ran Dynasty was a good thing for the Great Wei, and it was a vicious blow.
But the destruction of the Confucian lineage had become another problem.
They knew better than anyone else the role of the Confucians, not only in strengthening the country’s fortunes, but also in suppressing the evil spirits of heaven and earth.
Now that so many Confucianists have been killed, leaving only a few roots, a great disaster is bound to occur.
The good thing is that Zhu Sheng has suppressed the world for three years, giving the world three years of time to do so.
Now all the major powers in the world are planning for what will happen in three years’ time.
It is impossible for the Great Wei Dynasty not to lay out a good plan to come.
After all, for a dynasty, three years was really not much time.
It was also at this moment that a voice rang out.
“Your Majesty, the King of Ping Chaos is here to see you.”
As the voice rang out, all the officials within the hall looked out of the hall.
“Quickly invite the King of Ping Chaos into the hall.”
The empress spoke, her brow had been furrowed, and when she heard that Xu Qingnian had arrived, the empress could not help but stretch her brow.
In fact, to the entire Great Wei court.
Xu Qingnian seemed to have magic powers.
Whenever she heard that Xu Qingnian had arrived, she somehow felt that things were not so difficult.
The main reason for this is that everything Xu Qingnian has done over the past year has been unbelievable.
All of them were impossible to reverse, but they were all reversed by Xu Qingnian.
Especially this time with the Haoran Dynasty, everyone was worried about Xu Qingnian, thinking that the Haoran Dynasty must have a bottom card.
But to their surprise, Xu Qingnian was able to turn his defeat into a victory even though Zhu Sheng had been revived by the Haoran Dynasty.
How could anyone not feel at ease?
“I, Xu Qingnian, pay my respects to Your Majesty.”
Stepping inside the great hall.
Xu Qingnian bowed towards the empress.
“Your Majesty, please excuse yourself.”
Looking at Xu Qingnian, the empress’ eyes showed a flash of joy, but she quickly hid it again.
However, this scene was also seen by the ministers.
In particular, the six ministers, and the Duke of An and others, all smiled inexplicably.
This was good.
“Your Majesty.”
“You have come just in time, now we are discussing what will happen in three years’ time.”
“You happen to have some ideas for His Majesty.”
Chen Zhengru was the first to speak up, informing Xu Qingnian of the purpose of this court meeting.
Now that Zhu Sheng had suppressed the demons in the world for three years and sealed the growth of Yin power, but to the people of the world, everyone only had three years.
If these three years are done well, even if there is any trouble in the future, Great Wei will be able to get through it safely.
Hearing Chen Zhengru speak in this way, Xu Qingnian nodded and then looked at the empress and said.
“Your Majesty.”
“I have rushed here at great speed, and it is for this matter.”
“It just so happens that all the state ministers are here, so I will also speak directly.”
“Great Wei is about to set its national policy.”
Xu Qingnian spoke.
He had pondered for several hours in the middle of the dragon boat.
He was certain of one thing.
That was that Great Wei was going to set a national policy.
When this was said, the officials were a little surprised, but the empress looked very calm and looked at Xu Qingnian and said.
“Aiqing speak straightforwardly.”
As the empress opened her mouth.
Xu Qingnian also did not cover up anything.
“Your Majesty, now that the Hao Ran Dynasty has been overthrown and the Wen Gong lineage has been killed by Zhu Sheng, there are only about 30% of the scholars left under the sky.”
“In three years’ time, there will be a great change in heaven and earth, demons will be out in force, and many woes will arise.”
“This matter seems to be a crisis, but I believe that this matter is a once-in-a-lifetime good opportunity for Great Wei.”
Xu Qingnian said with an unmistakable expression of certainty.
In an instant, all the officials were in an uproar, and the ministers did not understand what Xu Qingnian meant by these words.
In their eyes, it seemed that so many things had happened, especially since the Confucian lineage had been killed so cleanly.
Xu Qingnian even said that this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity?
This was somewhat odd.
The thinking was too jumpy for them to accept all of a sudden.
Sensing the doubts of the hundred officials.
Xu Qingnian did not hide, but looked at the empress and continued to speak.
“In three years’ time, the world is bound to be in turmoil, and both the Middle Continent and other continental lands will be affected by heaven and earth.”
“This is a great crisis, but if within these three years, the Great Wei Dynasty is able to complete its metamorphosis and return to its heyday, or even exceed it, it is highly likely to remain unaffected.”
“On the contrary, the Sudden Evil Dynasty, the Primordial Yuan Dynasty, and even the other great continental lands will probably be bruised and broken in the midst of this great tribulation.”
“With this and the other, the Great Wei Dynasty will be able to surpass all the powers in the world without having to pay any price.”
“At that time, whether it is the Sudden Evil Dynasty or the Primordial Yuan Dynasty, as long as Great Wei is willing, it can annex everything.”
Xu Qingnian said in a calm tone.
But after these words were spoken, they caused an uproar in the court.
“How is this possible?”
“A unification of the Central Continent?”
“Hiss, the King of Ping Chaos is really daring to think.”
The crowd was shocked, they really did not expect that Xu Qingnian’s goal was to take advantage of this great chaos in heaven and earth.
In one fell swoop, he had annexed the Primordial Yuan Dynasty and the Sudden Evil Dynasty.
Not to mention the hundred officials.
Even the empress, after hearing Xu Qingnian’s plan, could not help but reveal a shocked expression.
At this court meeting, the main issue that was discussed was how to prepare for the rebellion in Heaven and Earth three years later.
But what Xu Qingnian was thinking was how to use this opportunity to annex the Primordial Yuan and Sudden Evil Dynasties in one fell swoop.
Inexplicably, the crowd suddenly understood why Xu Qingnian had been able to become a king and a saint in just one year.
“Aiqing, continue.”
However, the empress still allowed Xu Qingnian to continue.
“The Great Wei Dynasty, after the chaos of the Northern Expedition, the country is in turmoil, and there is a shortage of silver and people.”
“But several decades have passed since the Northern Expedition, and the people’s roots have been partially restored, with no more than a problem of food.”
“Nowadays, Great Wei has enough cantonal grain, and with the various seeds that have appeared, there is enough for the people of Great Wei to eat and drink.”
“Although the time is not really ripe, Great Wei already has the capital to conquer the Central Continent.”
“The three years at hand are extremely important to Great Wei, and if every move is made correctly, these three years will be worth thirty years.”
“The imperial court will do whatever it takes to emphasise the work, agriculture, heavy industry and commerce, and within three years the people of Great Wei will have enough to eat and drink and will actually feel the transformation of the country, and by then the people of Great Wei will have built up their confidence.”
“Even if the world is in chaos, what can be done? The ruler and the people of Great Wei are one, and no turmoil can stop Great Wei from moving forward.”
“The opinion of my subjects.”
“Three years of development, three years of subduing chaos, three years of rest and recuperation, and the tenth year of raising an army to conquer the world.”
Xu Qingnian’s voice was calm, but his words were deafening.
This was Xu Qingnian’s plan.
With enough food in Great Wei now, one should do one’s best to develop, not thinking about the future or not, just develop.
Talent selection in all areas, merit will be rewarded and demerits will be punished.
Agriculture must also be developed to the best of its ability. All good fields must not be abandoned, and all deserted fields must be used again.
In the past three years, Xu Qingnian’s focus has been on the Ministry of Industry, which must develop war weapons.
Otherwise, if we rely on conventional warfare, it would be a delusion to unify the Central State.
For the Great Wei Dynasty, the Ministry of Agriculture was a priority, but for Xu Qingnian, the Ministry of Industry was a priority.
Great Wei had to unify the Central Continent.
Whether or not after unification, Great Wei would coalesce the Dragon Cauldron of the Middle Continent, but carrying half of Great Wei’s national fortune would naturally be of great benefit.
Unification of the Central Continent.
This was Xu Qingnian’s goal now.
Becoming a saint was somewhat illusory, at least in three years, and Xu Qingnian could not do it.
However, it was difficult to achieve sainthood, but Xu Qingnian had some confidence in the martial dao. As long as he obtained the Eight Treasures Buddha Lotus, Xu Qingnian could break through to the second rank in one breath with the help of the supernatural arts.
Then, with the power of the Dan Shen Ancient Scripture, he could break through to the first rank.
This could be done within three years.
Only, the price to be paid was not expected to be small.
“Dare I ask Your Majesty, three years of development, how far will it go?”
“And what does three years of subduing chaos mean?”
Someone spoke up and asked Xu Qingnian.
Although the slogan sounded very good, but the hundred officials were not rash, the development of the country, how could it be achieved by shouting two slogans?
“Within three years, Great Wei will no longer worry about food, the people will be well clothed and well fed, as long as they are willing to work, they will have enough to eat and drink.”
Xu Qingnian gave his answer, and this was the goal of the three-year development.
At the very least, the people must be well fed and clothed to be considered a success.
That is why the Great Wei needs to focus on agriculture.
Putting the emphasis on agriculture in second place, because talent selection always comes first, without good talent to guide, burying one’s head in the fields is definitely not going to work.
“The three-year suppression of chaos, on the other hand, is to suppress internal unrest, and as for what it is, I think you all should understand.”
Xu Qingnian spoke in a calm tone, but the meaning of this was clear.
In reality, it was the suppression of the impending chaos in heaven and earth, as well as the resolution of the rebellion of the vassal kings.
To complete internal stability, which of course would probably include the Immortal Sect as well as other forces.
After all, the Immortal Sect has entered Great Wei, and for the time being, the disciples of the Immortal Sect are fine, working honestly for Great Wei, but who knows what will happen in the future?
Let’s wait for three years and wait for Great Wei to develop completely before slowly solving internal problems.
In fact, this town is in turmoil for three years, but also for continued development.
The three years of development is to keep the people fed and watered.
The three years of suppressing chaos was to make Great Wei rich, and once the people were well fed and watered, then the country should also start to become rich.
The last three years of rest and recuperation was to do all the planning.
The transfer of troops, the laying out of wars, all sorts of things, had to be planned in extreme detail, even to the extent of sending people to turn against them, and to measure the enemy’s situation.
These must be done, even now, by sending men to infiltrate the enemy’s country and use the three years of rest and recuperation to set the strategy.
Then in the tenth year, conquer the world.
This is Xu Qingnian’s plan.
It was also Xu Qingnian’s national policy for Great Wei.
At this moment.
All the officials were silent, even the six ministers looked silent.
It was not that they did not believe in Xu Qingnian, but the national policy was too significant and needed to be considered in the long run.
The main reason was still one thing.
Xu Qingnian only stated a concept, how to implement it, how to deal with it, all these things Xu Qingnian did not say.
It is almost impossible to set a national policy with one’s own power.
The empress can’t even do that.
They all needed to be considered in the long run.
But Xu Qingnian had no intention of getting the hundred officials to agree, he was just voicing the idea.
And at that very moment.
This moment.
The Empress could see Xu Qingnian’s meaning.
“Xu Aiqing, this matter needs to be considered in the long run, please also write a strategy.”
The Empress spoke out and said so.
“My servant, accept the order.”
Xu Qingnian nodded her head.
The empress then continued to speak.
“Since this is the case, then let’s retire from the court, Aiqing Xu, I will wait for you in the Hall of Nourishing Heart to discuss something.”
After saying this, the empress rose.
She announced the withdrawal of the court, but told Xu Qingnian to wait for her in the Hall of the Nurtured Heart.
There were some matters that only the two of them could discuss, and as long as the Empress agreed, then things would be much easier to do.
At that moment, all the people retired from the court.
Xu Qingnian also followed the ministers and left, but Chen Zhengru’s voice immediately rang out.
“Your Majesty, if you have nothing to do in a few days, come to the Ministry of Officials.”
“I have prepared the finest tea and would like to talk to you.”
Chen Zhengru spoke, and in the official world, he naturally addressed Xu Qingnian as Your Majesty.
“Good.”
Xu Qingnian nodded, he also had something to talk to Chen Zhengru about.
Soon, Xu Qingnian walked towards the Hall of the Raising Heart.
About two quarters of an hour later.
Outside the Hall of the Raising Heart.
Zhao Wan’er’s figure stepped out from inside.
“Your Majesty, His Majesty invites you to enter.”
Zhao Wan’er opened her mouth and said so towards Xu Qingnian.
“En.”
Xu Qingnian smiled gently at Zhao Wan’er and immediately walked inside the Hall of Nurtured Hearts.
Just before he could open his mouth, Ji Ling’s voice rang out.
“Shouren, no need to be polite.”
“I am looking for you today because I have a few things to discuss with you.”
“Let’s start with the first matter.”
“Can you be more specific about the things you said in the courtroom today?”
The empress opened her mouth and looked at Xu Qingnian and asked.
Xu Qingnian had come up to set the national policy, which made the empress understand the seriousness of the matter, otherwise, according to someone as strict as Xu Qingnian, she would not have been so rash.
“Your Majesty.”
“It is not by chance that I am proposing a national policy today.”
“At present, there is no more time to waste in Wei.
Xu Qingnian spoke up, informing the empress of the matter of the black hand behind the curtain.
When this was said, the Empress immediately looked somewhat curious.
“Who is it?”
“The fourth generation saint.”
Xu Qingnian opened her mouth, but it was a voice transmission, informing the Female Emperor alone.
In an instant, the female emperor’s expression changed.
“This cannot be.”
Her reaction was fierce, just as Xu Qingnian had before.
It wasn’t that she couldn’t sulk.
Rather, it would not have occurred to her that the person behind the curtain was a fourth-generation saint, which was like saying, again, that the person behind the curtain was the Great Wei Tai Zu.
The fourth-generation saint was born five thousand years ago.
If he was the mastermind behind the curtain, then had he not lived for five thousand years?
The empress stood up as she looked towards Xu Qingnian, but the latter looked incomparably calm, which left her at a loss for what to say for a moment.
“He has lived for five thousand years, he has too many layouts, the Great Wei Dynasty may have been infiltrated by him as well.”
“The courtiers in the dynasty are fine, he doesn’t dare to extend his hand within the court so blatantly yet, but of course there’s no complete guarantee that there won’t be any of his people within the dynasty.”
“But I feel even more that there are definitely his people in the vassal kings everywhere.”
“Therefore, the matters I have raised in the court today are mainly directed at the vassal kings everywhere.”
“Earlier, Your Majesty said that behind your ascension to the throne, there was the support of the vassal kings.”
“I have thought about it day and night, but I could not understand why the vassal kings supported His Majesty’s ascension to the throne.”
“Now I may have understood some of it.”
Xu Qingnian spoke up and said so.
“Aiqing speak straightforwardly.”
The empress was also curious about this point, she had thought about it for a long time and could not understand it, now she could not help but look at Xu Qingnian, her eyes full of curiosity.
“The clan kings support His Majesty’s ascension to the throne, I think it is because His Majesty is in the body of a woman.”
“As long as His Majesty ascends to the throne, it is bound to stir up all sorts of gossip, and in their opinion, it will not be a difficult task to take over His Majesty’s throne, especially since the Great Wei Dynasty was also experiencing many crises at that time.”
“By allowing His Majesty to ascend the throne, there also existed the possibility of making His Majesty bear the scorn of the people, but the real purpose was the fortunes of the country.”
Xu Qingnian said slowly.
“National luck?”
For a moment, the empress was somewhat curious.
“En.”
“The most magnificent power in the Central Continent is the national luck, and if Li Sheng is truly behind the curtain, everything he does revolves around longevity.”
“And what the method of longevity is, I don’t know, but it’s definitely not something unusual, but it’s hard to guess exactly what it is, so I’ll use the simplest method to guess.”
“Superpowers.”
“Li Sheng wants to advance to Super Grade, so that he might be able to break the lifespan shackle.”
“And in the six major systems, no one has ever arrived at the realm of Super Grade, it’s not even easy to say if there is such a realm.”
“But for so many years, no one has achieved the Super Grade, which means that the realm of Super Grade is not something that can be achieved by human hands, it requires the power of Heaven and Earth.”
“The national luck is the most abundant heaven and earth power among all heaven and earth powers.”
“Then I deduce that Li Sheng has set his eyes on Great Wei’s national luck, and because of this, Li Sheng’s plan should be to have His Majesty ascend to the throne, and then, make Great Wei a mess, and the people’s resentment will be placed on His Majesty.”
“When the time is ripe, the vassal kings from all over the world will rise up, and eventually someone will succeed in their rebellion and become the new emperor of Great Wei with the help of Li Sheng’s power.”
As Xu Qingnian spoke here, he took a deep breath before continuing to speak.
“At that time, Li Sheng will use his power to give aid to Great Wei with all kinds of food, making the country peaceful and the people fed, and the tripod of the country’s fortunes will be completely solid.”
“In this way, he will then steal the Great Wei’s national luck and use it for breakthroughs or for other things.”
After saying these words.
Xu Qingnian was silent.
This was his guess.
The reason why he could think of this was entirely because of what Chao Ge and the others had said.
The Dragon Cauldron of the Middle Continent could make itself the number one saint of the ancient and modern worlds.
And what was the Dragon Cauldron of the Middle Continent? It is the ultimate metamorphosis of the country’s fortunes.
What was it that Li Sheng was plotting? Most likely it is this object. He needs the Dragon Cauldron of the Middle Continent to advance to the superlative level.
To achieve immortality.
Of course, all of this was Xu Qingnian’s own speculation.
How exactly.
Xu Qingnian was not sure.
But this guess was highly probable.
At this moment.
The Empress was silent.
She sat down again on the dragon chair, and for a moment, she did not know what to say.
After a few moments.
The Empress looked at Xu Qingnian.
“What does Aiqing mean?”
The Empress asked the crucial question.
“Rectify Great Wei.”
“At all costs.”
“There is only one voice.”
Xu Qingnian said in an icy tone.
Great Wei needed to centralise power now.
Purge Great Wei of all party members and centralise imperial power so that Li Sheng’s forces could be effectively prevented from infiltrating.
Since the other party was coming for the national luck.
Then Great Wei must be tidied up and cleaned up, and must also be on guard.
Otherwise, everything that was done would be working for someone else in disguise.
At this moment.
The empress also completely understood why Xu Qingnian was acting this way today.
She closed her eyes.
She began to think about these things.
For a full half an hour.
Finally, the empress made a decision.
“Ai Qing, I beg you to formulate a national policy in these few days.”
This was the Empress’s reply.
She had thought about it for half an hour and finally made up her mind.
What Xu Qingnian had said was exactly right.
It was highly likely that the other side was plotting the fate of the Great Wei state.
If this was indeed the case, this would be a great trouble for Great Wei.
We absolutely could not just sit back and wait for death.
In Xu Qingnian’s words.
Great Wei would have to accelerate its development across the board.
“My servant, I obey the order.”
Xu Qingnian gave his reply.
And at the same time.
Inside the Tianzhu Temple.
The Mahayana Treasure Hall.
Four divine monks but sitting quietly in the middle of the treasure hall.
An old monk, on the other hand, sat in front of them with a calm expression.
The whole hall was very depressing and quiet.
Not a single person spoke.
A long time passed.
Finally, a voice rang out.
It broke the silence.
“Amitabha Buddha.”
“Dare to ask the abbot.”
“Where did the karmic fire on the half-saint come from today, in the Hao Ran Dynasty?”
The voices rang out.
It made the great hall even quieter.