Chapter 545 New World

Huo Gannian has always known that to Yun Chen, loyalty and faith are more important than life.

Once this bottom line is crossed, all the vows of love and affection are useless.

Even now, after going through untold hardships and passing the test of life and death from God, they can finally be together.

But some things, if not understood clearly, will be a thorn in their long future.

Can't hide, can't avoid.

Every touch leaves an unspeakable scar, which sooner or later makes both people tired and painful, until they separate with resentment.

That is the point that no one cares about, but Yun Chen cares about the most:

Huo Gannian was plotting to conquer the Three Kingdoms. All the past calculations, bloodshed and sacrifices... Was it all for the people of the world, or for his own desire for power?

No one cares about this issue except Yun Chen.

Yun Chen didn't say anything, and acted as if he had let the past go.

But looking at her eyes that could not lie, Huo Gannian knew clearly that she had never forgotten it in her heart for a single day.

Huo Gannian recalled the scene of discussing Taoism with Guanxu in the past.

In fact, Guanxu gave the answers to the three questions he asked in reverse order.

Now, if we take a closer look:

He asked Yun Chen, and Guan Xu's answer was "yes, no, fate, destiny".

He asked about the Nan Kingdom, and Guanxu's answer was "The Three Kingdoms belong to Nan"

He asked Huo Bang, and Guanxu's answer was "Everyone in the world has the same surname."

At that time, Guanxu also asked him, if he was with Yunchen, if they separated the world would prosper, but if they were together the world would perish, what should he do?

He didn't understand at the time why the relationship between him and Yun Chen would affect the lives of the people of the world.

Now, putting all of this together, he seemed to finally understand something.

If there is fate, there is no destiny; if there is destiny, there is no fate.

"Fate" and "fate" are mutually causal.

Between the "share" of the throne and the "fate" of Yun Chen, he can only choose one.

If he chose the throne, and sat on the high positions of emperor and empress with Yun Chen, which seemed to be above everyone else, he would be choosing to be entangled in the endless conspiracies and calculations that come with imperial power for the rest of his life.

He could almost foresee the future:

Yun Chen's past of being married twice, her experience of disguising herself as a man as a bodyguard, her mother's fraudulent marriage... everything will be dug up, distorted and magnified, becoming a stain that the court officials and nobles will hold on to.

Even if he defied all odds and made Yun Chen the queen, she, who was naturally lively and loved freedom, would have to live under countless critical eyes for a long time, with her every move criticized, and forced to become the dignified queen in people's minds...

Sooner or later she would become unhappy, which was unlike her.

Sooner or later, the court officials and nobles would find out that Yun Chen’s chances of detoxifying the Soul Devouring Pill were not only extremely low, only one in a thousand, but also extremely costly.

When Yan Lang first proposed this one-in-a-thousand method, he had clearly stated that the poison had penetrated deep into her heart and veins and was difficult to eradicate, and that she would never be able to get pregnant in this lifetime.

Faced with the reality that the royal family has no successor, people's questions, accusations, conspiracies and calculations will all pour out towards him and Yun Chen.

People would try every possible means to cram beautiful women into their harem.

He could naturally resist everything for her and refuse ten thousand times.

But that also means that she will worry and be sad about it a thousand times, and the pain and guilt accumulated over the years will eventually make her humble.

When one day, she becomes ill due to accumulated resentment and passes away, he will either go to the west with her or take revenge on the living with his anger for the loss of his beloved.

By then, he would have no interest in state affairs and would no longer be a calm and wise king. He might even be crazier than the late Emperor Nan Gaoyu.

The prophecy of "the end of the world" is about to come true.

This future was terrifying just to think about, and it was even the simplest outcome he could imagine.

If we really continue on this path, who knows how many unexpected and exhausting complications will arise from the dirty road that imperial power has brought about.

Therefore, if Yun Chen wants to remove the thorn in his heart, he cannot sit on the throne of power as the empress.

Between the "share" of the throne and Yun Chen, he can only and only wants to choose Yun Chen.

Only in this way can mandarin ducks become pairs and the world prosper forever.

After figuring everything out, Huo Gannian suddenly felt relaxed and said to Yun Chen with a smile:

"I will use this new world and this new order to prove to you that everything I do is for the people of this world. From now on, I only want to live with you."

From that day on, Huo Gannian devoted himself to state affairs, almost to the point of neglecting sleep and food.

He successively issued various decrees to select talented people, strengthen national defense, encourage agriculture and commerce, promote equal rights for women, promote universal education, punish corrupt officials, etc., which benefited the country and the people.

After the Three Kingdoms were unified, the country's name remained "Nan".

The country is divided into seven continents and one hundred and ninety-seven major cities. All meritorious generals are given titles of king and noble, and are dispersed to guard the borders.

All state affairs are gradually getting back on track, and government orders and regulations are being implemented one after another.

Just when peace reigned supreme and the vast land of Nan Nation was thriving, a holy decree suddenly appeared, shocking the entire nation:

October of the 34th year of the Nan Kingdom.

One hundred and eighty-three days after Huo Gannian ascended the throne, he publicly announced his abdication.

At the same time, the imperial palace was divided into three major palaces, with three academy gates (pronounced the same as "hong") set up: Junxia Gate, Dishi Yun Gate, and Zhongsi Gate.

Among them, Junxiamen aims to open up opportunities for talents from all over the world and is a school dedicated to training, assessing and selecting new emperors.

The Imperial Tutor Yunmen was a school that specialized in training teachers to serve as emperors.

The Zongsi School was a school dedicated to training civil and military prime ministers.

All three schools are open to the people of the world, and the criteria for selecting disciples are benevolence, virtue, talent and political achievements. There are no restrictions on gender, class, age and identity, and all citizens of Nan Kingdom can participate.

As long as one passes several rounds of examinations in succession, including the county examination, prefectural examination, academy examination, provincial examination, metropolitan examination, palace examination, etc., one can choose to enter one of the three examinations. After studying and taking the examination, a qualified new emperor, imperial teacher, and civil and military prime minister will be finally selected.

After the new emperor, imperial tutor, and civil and military prime ministers take office, the new emperor's term of office is six years, while the imperial tutor and prime minister's term of office is ten years. All are subject to re-election at the end of their terms.

The successor cannot be of the same clan or relative as the predecessor, and kinship within the five degrees of mourning is strictly prohibited.

This unprecedented and shocking new order shocked people all over the world.

People never dreamed that the position of emperor, the holder and representative of the supreme feudal power, would one day become a "profession".

Anyone from the ancient noble class who has any objection to this can go and talk to the 500,000-strong Tianwei army first.

After a brief period of shock and confusion, the whole country quickly launched a nationwide craze for scientific examinations and rushed to join the three schools.

From then on, Huo Gannian's drastic measures completely ended the feudal system of hereditary imperial power that had lasted for hundreds of years.

The king's power was changed from being granted by God to being ruled by the people, and the slogan "Are kings, princes, generals, and ministers born of different races?" became a reality.

The royal family, relatives by marriage, and aristocratic groups that depended on imperial power lost their meaning, and the bureaucratic system was no longer loyal to the imperial family, but was restructured to be loyal to the country and the people.

The Kingdom of Nan entered a golden age of flourishing culture, progressive thinking, and flourishing of all schools of thought.

Huo Gannian truly made the country's surname "people" and built the most powerful elite co-governance empire on the vast land.

A new order, a new world, is born.

People say: "Huo Gannian is a selfless and fearless genius who has single-handedly opened up new horizons. His achievements will be recorded in the annals of the gods and his name will be passed down through the ages."

Others said, "Wherever there are people, there will be conflict. But at least this move makes the bloody war for imperial power meaningless, and it will only become a civilized and moderate factional struggle."

"A six-year reign means every emperor will desperately contribute all their talents and abilities, proving themselves through achievements that enrich the country and strengthen the people, seeking a name that will go down in history. In this way, the biggest beneficiaries are the common people. How wonderful!"

"But how can power be smoothly transferred? How can the selection system be free of corruption and loopholes? How can the human desire for power be mitigated? In whose hands will military power be most secure... These are also difficult questions!"

When Huo Gannian heard these words, he didn't show any surprise, and only replied calmly:

"At the end of the world, everyone will work for the public good, and the world will be one."

Seeing his confident and calm appearance, people immediately felt more at ease.

Obviously, he has taken these issues into consideration and will certainly have his own solutions in the long future.

Now, people only hope that Huo Gannian can live longer.

After a long time, Sanmen cultivated the most perfect group of wise men in the world to govern the country.

It has been so long that the Nan Kingdom has had ten new emperors, but Huo Gannian is still alive, like a god, forever establishing the heart of this country.