Volume 5: The World of Conferred Gods Chapter 9: Half a Step Ahead
Thinking of the recent situation of the Three Pure Ones, Jie Yin and Zhunti were even more excited.
The Three Pure Ones have different thoughts, and this is their chance. If Tongtian is really willing, then it will not be a dream for them to preach in the East.
Jie Yin and Zhunti had tried many times to sow discord among the Three Pure Ones, giving them an opportunity to take advantage.
But the facts have proved that no matter how they tried to alienate each other, it seemed to be just wishful thinking. At least on the matter of preaching in the East, the Three Pure Ones' position has always been firm. But this time, Tongtian actually took the initiative to come to them. Thinking of how Taiqing Laozi and Yuqing Yuanshi had found them before and asked them to have a unified position on how to treat the human race, but Tongtian was excluded, Jieying Zhunti, he already believed it a little bit.
What they wanted from the beginning to the end was to spread Buddhism to the East and make it flourish.
In fact, it doesn't matter what the human race is like. Even if the human race develops, can it be stronger than the saints? It's just that after the human race becomes strong, it will infringe on the interests of Laozi and Yuanshi Tianzun, especially Laozi. After all, Laozi established the Human Religion, and his original intention was to control people with religion.
As for Buddhism, it just wants to use a mere portion of the human race's luck to shut them up.
They are saints. They have long been unable to tolerate the fact that two saints share a level of human destiny. Now that there is such a good opportunity, they seem to have seen the chance for Buddhism to rise.
"I don't know what you mean?"
Facing Jie Yin Zhunti's question, Tong Tian did not hesitate too much, "If you are willing to stand with me and help the human race, then after the human race overthrows the two mountains of Renjiao and Xianjiao, the Buddhist sect can freely preach in the human race. Xuanmen and Buddhism are all based on their own abilities. I, Tong Tian, will not interfere. If Taiqing and Yuqing disagree, I can also stand with the two Taoist friends.
At that time, we can also rely on our own abilities to seize the destiny of the human race occupied by the Human Sect and the Chan Sect. "
Um!
There is no deception or threat, only naked temptation of interests.
Well, there is no room for them to bargain, the offer is really too much. However, Tongtian is really cruel. Jieyin and Zhunti looked at each other. They really didn't expect that Tongtian usually respected Laozi and Yuanshi Tianzun and was willing to be a pawn, becoming their biggest enemy for entering the East.
Now that he has become ruthless, he is showing no mercy to Laozi and Yuanshi Tianzun.
Not only do they want to deal with the Human Religion and the Orthodox Religion, but they also want to eradicate the roots of the Human Religion and the Orthodox Religion among the human race. In order to deal with the Human Religion and the Orthodox Religion, they are not afraid to invite the wolf into the house and put the entire human race cake in front of them. Such decisiveness is probably something that Taiqing Laozi and Yuqing Yuanshi Tianzun cannot do.
Every word and action of the saints represents the Tao. Jie Yin and Zhunti naturally believe in Tongtian. Most importantly, with Tongtian's character, he would not bother to lie.
Since they can offer such huge benefits, why would they not agree?
If Tongtian's idea were to be followed, there would be no Three Pure Ones in the future, just Two Pure Ones, and they would be a combination of two Buddhas and one Pure One. In the future it would be a matter of offense and defense. Haha, thinking of the ugly expressions of Taiqing Laozi and Yuqing Yuanshi when facing such a scene, Jie Yin and Zhunti could not help but laugh.
As for their previous agreement with Taiqing Laozi and Yuqing Yuanshi, well, it is automatically invalidated.
No, did they promise anything? Not at all, they just came together for the sake of interests. In their opinion, Laozi and Yuanshi Tianzun were not much better than them. They knew that Tongtian would not give up Dashan when he was preaching in Dashan, but they still insisted on attacking Dashan. Was that attacking Dashan? That was attacking Jiejiao.
This time, he really thought that honest people were weak and could be bullied. Now he is just overturning the table.
"My two Taoist brothers, I am so sorry. Tongtian has given you too much."
What's more, it seems that it is not just Tongtian. Thinking about the scene when Fuxi went to find Nuwa, the center of this catastrophe is the human race. From this point of view, things are clear. I am afraid that Tongtian has already won over the ancestors of the human race. Fuxi went to find Nuwa, probably to win over Nuwa. In this way, Tongtian originally had two saints, and with them, it was four against two.
Ha ha.
Jie Yin and Zhunti were even happier. In the past, only I could bully them, but now they can also bully me and Yuanshi Tianzun.
Humph, that Yuanshi Tianzun is so arrogant that they can’t wait to see Yuanshi Tianzun get slapped in the face.
Moreover, Master Tongtian was confident. Even if they did not agree, and Tongtian and Nuwa joined forces, the four saints might not be able to defeat Tongtian and Nuwa. After all, the Zhuxian Sword Formation could only be broken by the four saints. If one of them was entangled by Nuwa, how could the remaining three be able to defeat Tongtian in a short time?
The Saint is in a stalemate here. Then who can be the opponent of the human race below the Saint?
You know, the human race has hundreds of ancestors, and there are several sub-saints alone. Even the great master Xuandu is not a match for Fuxi. It can be said that as long as the saints do not take action, the human race is enough to unify the world. However, the human race is really lucky. For some unknown reason, after the Avenue appeared, they actually stayed there and could not move forward.
"If it is really as you said, we are willing to help you. It is also too much for you two Taoists, Taiqing and Yuqing, to disregard the friendship of the Three Pure Ones. It is really wrong. The rise of the human race is a general trend, and we will not go against it. To be honest, what we ask for is never much. Now that you can fulfill our wish, we still have to thank you."
Tongtian looked at Jie Yin and Zhunti. When it comes to speaking, these two are definitely top-notch among the Six Saints.
After dealing with Jie Yin and Zhunti, Tongtian breathed a sigh of relief. Among the Six Saints, three were on his side, so this time, he would definitely win.
However, Jiale never dared to underestimate these two Buddhists. They were definitely the typical ones who would take advantage of every opportunity. Whenever there was a chance, Jie Yin and Zhunti would not let go of the idea of taking advantage of the East.
However, this is a matter of the future after all, and they only know a small part of it.
Although Jiale did not dare to say that he wanted to use the saint as a chess piece, he had already pulled the saint into the game.
Looking up at the sky, thinking back on the road ahead, from being a mortal boy in the beginning to being a Hunyuan Golden Immortal now, he has come a long way and planned all the way. Now, a high-end chess game is right in front of him. Jia Le has long been accustomed to using the opponent's force to defeat the strong, using the weak to defeat the strong. What if he is a saint? What if he is the way of heaven? When playing chess with the world, who dares to say that he cannot win half a move against heaven today!
After talking with Jie Yin and Zhunti, Jiale and Tongtian did not stay long and went straight back to Jin'ao Island.
Tongtian and Jiale ran around, but the disciples of Jiejiao were not so lucky at this time.
Following the two previous disciples who died together on the duel stage, there are now more than a dozen disciples from the Jiejiao sect on the list, and their souls have returned to the List of Gods.
And the situation is getting worse and worse. The characters of these disciples of Jiejiao are much worse than imagined.
However, these were all people who died on the duel stage. Under the undercurrent, there seemed to be a force that wanted to resist Jia Le.
Great Shang.
After gaining the support of hundreds of ancestors of the human race, Emperor Xin and Kunlun returned to the Shang Dynasty. Now that Emperor Xin had gained confidence, he acted much more domineeringly again.
He acted in a hegemonic way in affairs and in a kingly way in power. After establishing the prosperous dynasty, the eight hundred princes of the Shang Dynasty had already developed a sense of awe for Emperor Xin.
During another early morning court session, Emperor Xin suddenly brought up the two issues of civil and military affairs.
This is the way that has always existed, especially the way of martial arts, which is the most common way for mortals to advance to the extraordinary. However, the way of civil and martial arts that Emperor Xin talked about this time is obviously different from before, and the style is also very different.
In the previous Shang Dynasty, although martial arts existed, the emphasis on martial arts was not just talk but on literature and not on literature.
It is difficult to achieve success in literature and the Way of Tao. Although poor people can read, and even comprehend the truth from books, and once they concentrate their minds, they can transcend the realm of heaven, but in the end, they are only one in a million.
Martial arts are harmful to the body. If you cannot replenish your resources in time, not only will you not make any progress in practicing martial arts, but you will easily damage your body.
Supporting a warrior is not an easy task. A family that has trouble even having food cannot possibly support a warrior, even if they know how good the future of a warrior is. Therefore, although martial arts are great, warriors are also rare.
Martial artists also need qualifications. Although the requirements are not as demanding as those of immortals, they do require qualifications, especially in the later stages of martial arts.
Therefore, even in the Great Shang Dynasty, there are not many immortal realm warriors now.
But this time Emperor Xin obviously wanted to change the situation.
A mortal dynasty treats its people as fools, because once their wisdom is awakened, they will become dissatisfied with the dynasty for various reasons, which will indirectly lead to rebellion.
The knight uses force to break the law, but once he holds the knife in his hand, he will be murderous.
Therefore, it is necessary to restrict martial arts and limit the proportion of warriors. This was also the practice of the Shang Dynasty before.
However, the present Da Shang is different. The present Da Shang is a lucky dynasty, which has the ability to suppress everything. The stronger the people are, the more prosperous the dynasty will be. Therefore, what Da Shang needs to do now is to make its people more capable than before and make Da Shang more and more powerful.
In the next ten years, Da Shang began to implement the state-county system and strengthen the centralized system.
Then, county schools were established in counties, county schools were established in prefectures, prefecture schools were established in states, and two academies of civil and military affairs were established in Chaoge. Shang Rong and Bigan were appointed as the chief and deputy masters of the Academy of Civilization, while Di Xin was appointed as the master of the Academy of Martial Arts.
Below the county, there are township schools and village schools, which gather all the children of appropriate age to study both civil and military education, and the education they implement is compulsory.
In this compulsory education, there is a strict advancement system. As long as one can pass the exam, even a beggar can pass the compulsory education, all the way from the village school to the Chaoge Academy, and finally enter the court. Those who cannot pass the exam will have two opportunities to repeat a grade. If they still cannot advance, they must use what they have learned to enter various industries and serve Da Shang.
Of course, the money and grain needed to implement such compulsory education is a heavy burden for big merchants.
However, this is not a problem for the Great Shang Dynasty, which has now become a prosperous dynasty.
In addition to being able to appoint court officials, Yun Chao also has an ability that makes the Heavenly Court fearful, and that is the humane deification.
That’s right, today’s Heavenly Court, that is, Haotian is conferring gods, which can be said to be the way of heaven conferring gods.
However, Haotian had just taken control of Heaven and had just gathered all the forces of Heaven. Not to mention anything else, the four seas had not yet submitted, and it was even more impossible for the mountains, seas, land, rivers, and lakes in the human world to be allowed to enfeoff the gods. Haotian's real rise should have been after the great catastrophe of the Conferred Gods. Therefore, although Haotian's power was greatly weakened after the Conferred Gods, Haotian was still a great beneficiary.
At the very least, after the Conferred God Ceremony, the highest ruler of the world has become Haotian.
Now, Haotian doesn’t even have the ability to compete with Emperor Xin.
Emperor Xin has the promise of the human race, so what does Haotian have? Apart from Haotian Yaochi, the current heavenly court is just a few small cats, not even a fraction as good as the demon court.
And since Emperor Xin had Kunlun's guidance, how could he ignore such a big matter as the deification of humanity?
Immediately, they began to enfeoff human gods on a large scale, with the sages of the Shang Dynasty, the wise men of the Nine Provinces, the heroes who died in battle for the Shang Dynasty, etc. as the core.
Land gods were established in the four fields, mountain gods were established in the mountains, water gods were established in the rivers and lakes, and city gods were established in the prefectures, counties and districts.
These are the four main factions of humanity's deification.
The nine-grade Shinto shrine was established, with the ninth grade being the lowest and the first grade being the highest, with clear levels to protect the royal power.
In addition to these four main gods, there are also door gods, kitchen gods, toilet gods, etc. In just ten years, the god system of the Shang Dynasty was complete. Of course, it is better to have nothing than to have something too poor. There are still many vacancies at this time, but these are all left by Emperor Xin on his own initiative, because there will be a war later, and there will naturally be casualties in a war, and with casualties, there will naturally be gods.
Even after death, they can enjoy incense and sacrifices. With such benefits, the soldiers of the Shang Dynasty would dare not risk their lives.
Officials who entered the court system could be transformed into gods after death, so they were not afraid of sacrificing their lives for the country. They could become gods or be resurrected by Emperor Xin with his luck. In this case, why would they betray? Therefore, in just ten years, the entire Jiuzhou was condensed into one, developed its greatest potential, and made rapid progress.
The gods returned, the weather was good, and the land was fertile. Emperor Xin even ordered the selection of high-quality seeds, the distribution of land to the people, and the reclamation of wasteland on a large scale. In just ten years, the Shang Dynasty not only had abundant food and fodder to provide compulsory education, but also had a lot of surplus.
However, as the Shang Dynasty grew increasingly powerful, the princes of the Eight Hundred Towns began to feel fearful while enjoying the huge profits of the Shang Dynasty. Emperor Xin had already issued an order to define the fiefs of the princes of the Eight Hundred Towns, including population, land, rivers, lakes, etc. Emperor Xin wanted to enfeoff the gods within the fiefs of the princes of the Eight Hundred Towns.
How could the princes of Babai Town not be shocked by this? The gods all obeyed Emperor Xin. If the princes were divided within their fiefdoms in Babai Town, their fiefdoms would become a sieve. If Emperor Xin wanted to take back these fiefdoms one day, wouldn't they have no choice but to surrender?
Just like the Jiuzhou Marquis, they have never forgotten the precedent of the Jiuzhou Marquis.
However, whether they like it or not, Emperor Xin's will will not change this time.
The princes of the eight hundred towns were absolutely unwilling to surrender. Their fiefdoms were their lives, and only one king was allowed to exist within their fiefdoms. Even Emperor Xin of the Shang Dynasty would be of no use to them.
The first shot that sparked the rebellion was fired from the North Sea.
Yuan Futong, Marquis of Beihai, was dissatisfied with the king's way, so he united the 72 princes of Beihai and swore to rebel.
Chaoge, inside the royal palace.
"Li Jing!"
Emperor Xin looked at the righteous general in front of him and called out to him, and the general immediately knelt down in response.
"General Li Jing pays homage to the Emperor."
That’s right, the general who appeared in this royal palace was Li Jing, the general of Qiantang Pass of the Shang Dynasty.
Kunlun was also looking at Li Jing. Li Jing was so humble and pleasing at this moment. Who could have thought that Li Jing, who was only in the Yuanshen realm, would later become the Grand Marshal of the Heavenly Court, the Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King Li Jing!
At this time, Li Jing had just come down the mountain for twenty years.
Li Jing had little chance of becoming an immortal, so he became a disciple of Du'e Zhenren from West Kunlun. However, his immortal roots were insufficient, and after decades of practice, his cultivation could only stop at the Yuanshen realm, and he could not make any further progress. Du'e Zhenren told him that his aptitude was limited, and it was difficult to become an immortal.
Therefore, Li Jing stopped forcing himself and began to learn the art of military formations. After coming down the mountain, he joined the Shang Dynasty and became the general of Qiantang Pass.
This has been going on for twenty years.
Li Jing originally had great ambitions, but after becoming the chief of Qiantang Pass, Li Jing had a romantic encounter. At Qiantang Pass, he met Yin Shiniang, whom he fell in love with at first sight. After they became his first wife, they gave birth to two sons, Jinzha and Muzha. Now she is pregnant with a little Nezha, who has been pregnant for three years.
Yin Shiniang was just an ordinary person, but she possessed all the virtues that a woman of the Shang Dynasty should have. She and Li Jing had been together for twenty years and could be said to be a model couple of the Shang Dynasty.
According to the original plot, Jin Zha and Mu Zha should have joined the Chan sect at this time.
Unfortunately, everything has changed. Li Jing's talent is not good, but his son's talent is much stronger than Li Jing. Today's Great Shang, especially the Nine Provinces, is not a place that immortals and gods can easily set foot in, not even the Chan sect.
Jin Zha and Mu Zha had already been arranged by Emperor Xin to enter the Chaoge Martial Arts Academy. They were considered Emperor Xin's disciples and had good aptitude. They were also among the best in the academy.
This time, Emperor Xin summoned Li Jing not just to see him, but to let Li Jing follow Master Wen to Beihai to quell the rebellion.
Yuan Futong of Beihai rebelled, which was within Emperor Xin's expectations.
To be honest, this was also the good opportunity that Emperor Xin had been looking for. The Shang Dynasty divided 800 princes into fiefs. It would not be good to take away their fiefs without reason. After all, the 800 town princes were different from the Nine Provinces executed without teaching, they would lose the support of the people.
Therefore, Emperor Xin needed these princes to rebel first, or at least someone had to be the first to rebel. After waiting for a long time, Yuan Futong finally appeared as he wished.
Therefore, the first shot of Da Shang's recovery of its fiefdom would begin in the North Sea.
Beihai Hou Yuan Futong is not an easy character to deal with either. Now that Emperor Xin is the Emperor, he naturally can no longer lead the army in person. However, having Grand Tutor Wen Zhong is enough.
But, after all, some helpers are needed, and Li Jing is one of them.
