Chapter 241 The Test of the Old Emperor
Ji Zhi and Yu Yin have been a little troubled lately.
Yu Yin invited Ji Zhi to visit the Tianyuan Dynasty, and Ji Zhi readily agreed.
The two had a pleasant conversation in front of the Minister of Rites of the Great Zhou Dynasty and the accompanying ministers of the Tianyuan Dynasty, and reached several agreements, ranging from the establishment of trading cities on the border to military peace agreements, which were of great benefit to both sides.
The ministers of both sides smiled happily upon seeing this.
The Great Zhou Dynasty and the Tianyuan Dynasty were neighbors. During the rule of the former Tianyuan Dynasty, the relationship between the two sides had not been very good. The Great Zhou Dynasty believed that the other side was a group of barbarians who only knew how to rule by force, while the Tianyuan Dynasty believed that the other side was engaging in false fairness and justice and was a pretentious moral role model.
The two sides' philosophies of governing the country are diametrically opposed.
It was not until the time of Tamaki's reign that relations between the two countries began to improve.
The legal system of the Great Zhou is unique to the Nine Provinces and is incompatible with the overall atmosphere.
People just can't figure out why the law and national destiny are connected. This doesn't fit with the spiritual practice that if one person achieves enlightenment, he won't care about the flood that will come after him.
This was the tone set by Emperor Shun, the first emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and even the Great Zhou Dynasty itself could not figure it out.
People say that it was because Emperor Shun saw the future and realized that such a national destiny would be most beneficial to the Great Zhou Dynasty that he connected the law with the national destiny.
Judging from the results, Da Zhou was indeed very strong.
The history of Jiuzhou is so long that dynasties have risen and fallen. Some rose, some declined, and some even withdrew directly. Only the Great Zhou Dynasty has remained among the top three in national power and has never wavered.
The strength of other dynasties depends on whether the emperor is wise or incompetent. If there are consecutive incompetent emperors, causing the country to be in turmoil, the dynasty will be in danger.
Regardless of whether the emperor of the Great Zhou was a wise ruler or a foolish one, the country was always in good order and nothing that would shake its foundation would happen.
Moreover, Jiang Li, who loves order, has become the Human Emperor. He has set an example for all the cultivators in Jiuzhou. Various forces have also gradually changed their customs, making the Great Zhou not too conspicuous.
The strongest people act according to the rules. What qualifications do they, the Nascent Soul cultivators who have reached the state of fusion and transformation, have to bully the weak? The ministers on both sides retreated, and the two looked at each other, their faces fell, and they sighed together.
"How do we resolve the Luban Sect issue?"
"God knows."
"They volunteered to go to your Great Zhou. They are four cultivators in the Fusion Stage and countless Nascent Souls. What's there to be unhappy about?"
"Their intentions are not pure, Comrade Yuyin!"
"Comrade?"
"It's a term Jiang Li taught me. Oh, why don't you ask Jiang Li about this? He has the most clever ideas."
"I think it's okay, but don't call Bai Hongtu. These two people can't stay together, otherwise something big will definitely happen." Yu Yin reminded, and she had a deep memory of what the two had done together.
The Old Emperor tested the mental agility and eloquence of the candidates for the Human Emperor, so he posed a question, saying that one had to sell combs to monks, and whoever sold the most would win.
When the candidates for Emperor of Man learned about this test, they complained bitterly and felt that it was an impossible task.
The man tried very hard to persuade the monks, went to three temples, and was scolded and chased by the monks countless times, but he remained unyielding. Finally, he moved a young monk and sold him a comb.
Someone went to a temple deep in the mountains. Because the mountain was high and the wind was strong, the hair of the devout men and women who came to burn incense was all messed up. The man found the abbot and said, "It is disrespectful to face the Buddha with unkempt hair. We should put a wooden comb in front of each incense table for the pilgrims to comb their hair."
The abbot thought it made sense, so he bought ten combs.
After a calm analysis, Yu Yin thought that the combs could be used as gifts for the temple, so she went to a popular temple and said to the abbot: "All those who come here to burn incense have a pious heart. The temple should give them gifts in return to bless them with peace and good fortune and encourage them to do more good deeds. I have a batch of engraved combs. Your calligraphy is exquisite, so you can engrave words like 'Jishan Comb' on them and give them to the pilgrims as gifts."
The abbot thought it made sense and bought a thousand of them.
One thousand combs, this is an extremely terrifying number. Yu Yin doesn’t think anyone can surpass him.
The fact proves that I still have little experience.
Jiang Li and Bai Hongtu prepared 10,000 combs and went to Mount Xumi to bring them to the Xumi Buddha. The Buddha was surprised and asked why they were giving me combs. Jiang Li and Bai Hongtu answered in unison: "The old emperor saw that your leg hair is too long, so he specially asked us to send some combs to comb your leg hair."
Xumi Buddha was furious and immediately smashed the combs and went to settle the score with the Old Emperor.
The Old Emperor was stunned. The two powerful men fought each other before they cleared up the misunderstanding. They realized that it was the two bastards Jiang Li and Bai Hongtu who were causing trouble. So they angrily hung the two men up and beat them.
After venting his anger, Lao Fo felt much better. Seeing that all the combs were broken, he thought that his cultivation was not enough and he got angry easily. As a lesson, he bought these combs as a warning.
Jiang Li and Bai Hongtu sold 10,000 combs and tied for first place.
They proved their thinking ability by selling combs in a unique way. They also proved their eloquence by making the old Buddha Xumi mad with just one sentence.
The Old Emperor once thought that it was the Kyushu Earth Veins that were blind and allowed these two people to become candidates for the Human Emperor.
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"Is Jiang Li here?" Ji Zhi used the remote communication talisman to contact Jiang Li. Nowadays, the emperors of the nine dynasties have all popularized the remote communication talisman.
"What's up?"
"The Luban Sect is moving to our Great Zhou."
"What does this have to do with me?"
"The Luban Clan believes that the laws of the Great Zhou are the most effective, so they want to come to the Great Zhou to marry the puppet and get the Great Zhou's approval. According to the Great Zhou's marriage laws, humans and puppets can marry."
"...I really don't have a single day to rest. Where are you now? I'll come find you."
This is no small matter. If Lingbao and humans get married, it will cause ethical problems and endless troubles.
"The imperial palace of the Tianyuan Dynasty."
"I'll be right there."
"Bai Hongtu is not next to you, right?"
Jiang Li was confused: "Why is he here with me?"
"That's good."
While waiting for Jiang Li, Yu Yin and Ji Zhi chatted, "I didn't expect you to withdraw from the Human Emperor candidate position so early. You inherited the throne too early, otherwise your current cultivation level would definitely not be limited to the Spiritualization Stage. It's a pity that you have no talent in the Way of Time."
Ji Zhi was helpless: "What can I do? Something happened to my father, and my brothers and sisters are not doing well. I have to be the emperor. I thought that after you lost to Jiang Li, you would be your crown princess. I didn't expect that you would become the emperor of the Tianyuan Dynasty."
"Who told the crown prince at that time to be weak in a fight? He was beaten to death in two blows. The old emperor wanted to kill me, but I couldn't just let him be killed. I could only fight back. The Tianyuan Dynasty is leaderless. If I don't become the emperor, a bunch of incompetent people will fight for the throne. Not only will the people suffer, but even if I take the throne, I won't be able to govern the country. I can only be the emperor reluctantly."
"Fortunately, being an emperor has its advantages. I can use the national destiny to allow me, who has just entered the Tribulation Crossing Stage, to compete with other veteran Tribulation Crossing Stages."
Both of them were very reluctant to become emperors.
(End of this chapter)