Xia Kingdom, Xia Palace

Lin Jiang is back. In the 92nd year of the Xia calendar, Lin Jiang received the news that it took several months to go to Qingzhou, but it took almost three years to come back.

Because they traveled light when they went, but the number of people increased several times when they came back. Lin Jiang brought back a group of disciples from the Wangxian Sect, including their families, which was several hundred people.

In addition, he inspected the vassal tribes on the way, which delayed him for a long time. When he arrived at the Xia Palace, it was already the summer of the 96th year of the Xia calendar.

Lin Jiang properly settled the immortal cultivators he brought with him, and did not treat them badly. He gave them all the things that should be given at once. Moreover, the social development of Xia Kingdom was much better than that of Qingzhou, and they would live more comfortably.

After leaving for a few years, Lin Jiang asked about the affairs of Xia Kingdom. There was nothing major happening in Xia Kingdom. The current society was still relatively simple. If it was a feudal dynasty with highly centralized power, and the emperor dared to leave the capital for a few years without an heir, the dynasty would have changed long ago.

Of course, this is also the reason why Zhang Ran has no ambition. If he really has ambition, the few years that Lin Jiang has been away are enough for him to usurp the throne.

"Zhang Ran, I will be gone in four years. What do you think should be done to arrange these things?"

"Your Majesty, why must it be four years? Must it be a whole number of 100 years in the Xia calendar?"

"Yes,"

said Lin Jiang. He is a little obsessive-compulsive. If he says 100 years, it is 100 years. He will never be false. "It's

okay to be late for one or two years."

"No, I will be gone soon. Otherwise, what if I don't want to give up this power? Do you really want me to be the king for thousands of years?"

"That's not a bad idea. Besides, do you think it's okay?"

Zhang Ran never thought that there was anything wrong with being a king for thousands of years, because this is how immortal cultivators are. Which ancestor retired after a few decades? Aren't they all lifelong? They can be kings for as long as they live.

What he was more worried about was that Lin Jiang looked down on the little power in his hands. After all, even Zhang Ran looked down on it. After seeing the prosperity of the world of immortal cultivation, how could he look down on the power of primitive tribes? It was like being loved by a lion, how could he look down on wild dogs.

"Let's not talk about this. Tell me, which of the candidates I chose is better to be the king?"

"There are currently three people who are quite capable, but I personally value the one called Yao more."

"Hey, our views are similar. I liked him more when I was in the martial arts academy. He is indifferent and does not fight or compete."

Lin Jiang nodded. He also recalled a face in his mind. He looked handsome, calm, and smart. He was the candidate for the king that he had valued from a long time ago.

“If your majesty really wants to retire in the hundredth year of the Xia calendar, then it’s almost time for Yao to take the throne. Give him a three-year buffer period to avoid being caught off guard.”

“Okay, I’ll announce it next year, in the ninety-seventh year of the Xia calendar. By then, Zhang Ran, what are your plans?”

“What plans can I have? I’ll just make do with my life. Anyway, there’s no hope of becoming an immortal in this life. I hope I can become an immortal in the next life.”

“Okay, I’ll give you a task then.”

“What task?”

“Now, including in the future, an awakened immortal cultivator cannot be a monarch. When you are in charge of the martial arts academy, you must strictly abide by this rule. Whoever dares to take the throne will be killed,”

Lin Jiang said coldly. Lin Jiang was still afraid that some immortal cultivators would awaken early. What if they still had a few hundred years of life left? Being a monarch for too long is not a good thing for a country, because no one can guarantee that they will always be smart and capable and will not make mistakes. The alternation of power between monarchs is an excellent opportunity for a dynasty to correct itself.

"Your Majesty, why?"

"No reason, just follow the order, this order applies to you as well."

"What if my sons and grandsons want to usurp the throne?"

"Whatever, it doesn't matter if they are descendants of immortal cultivators, but immortal cultivators are not allowed to be. If I find out, I might dig up their graves and whip their corpses."

"Wait, I hear something different, your majesty, are you going to retire and be gone for a long time?"

"Well, I'm actually going to sleep."

"Ah, your majesty, can you continue to sleep?"

Zhang Ran exclaimed, this is not right, he had asked Lin Hongjin before, he wanted to continue sleeping but he couldn't.

"Of course, don't forget who did this"

Lin Jiang laughed, to restart the sleeping secret technique, at least the martial arts cultivation of a martial saint is required, because the internal strength of this cultivation is pure enough to activate some things, the key is that the sleeping treasures must be of high quality, Qingzhou's ones are not enough.

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In the 97th year of the Xia calendar, Lin Jiang selected a new monarch Yao, but Lin Jiang has not yet abdicated, so it can be regarded as a short-term two-monarch system.

In the next three years, Yao mainly followed Lin Jiang to learn and deal with the problems of the Xia Kingdom from the perspective of a monarch.

For example, conflicts between tribes, the adjustment of such problems cannot follow the logic of axioms, but must be from the perspective of balance, suppressing the big and supporting the small.

For example, for the support of some technologies, the cost cannot be used to calculate, some necessary waste is inevitable, and the monarch should be more generous.

There are also some privilege issues, when to focus on the small and magnify it, when to focus on the big and let go of the small, which are also worth pondering. These are all things that the monarch must learn.

As for the art of emperor, Xia Kingdom has not had this concept yet, but Lin Jiang has long been familiar with it. Of course, Lin Jiang will not teach him all the art of emperor. Some of them are unnecessary, and teaching in advance will do harm.

Yao is a very smart person and quickly adapted to his current status. Lin Jiang only needs to give him a little guidance. By the 98th year of the Xia calendar, Lin Jiang almost handed over everything to Yao, and he just had to cooperate with Zhang Ran. In

the 99th year of the Xia calendar, Lin Jiang trained two martial saint-level warriors for Xia Kingdom. These were cultivated by the people of the indigenous tribes, not awakened immortal cultivators.

This is of great significance. It has proved that the people of the indigenous tribes have the strength to compete with the awakened immortal cultivators. In addition, in the past hundred years, the Chinese civilization has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. This can allow Lin Jiang to leave with peace of mind without worrying about the subversion of the Chinese civilization.

"With these two martial saints, Xia country is safe, your majesty, you can leave without worry."

"You still need to be more careful."

"If your majesty is worried, you can give me more trump cards. I know that you, the return to the void and the integration of the Tao, are all old shady people, and you have a lot of trump cards."

"Zhang Ran, you are a little rude to me." "

You will not be your majesty next year, what are you afraid of?"

"You are still awesome, so you don't give me face, then I won't give you any trump cards either."

Lin Jiang laughed and didn't argue with Zhang Ran. Lin Jiang is actually very easy to talk to, as long as you are familiar with him.

He really has no trump cards. The things of the immortal cultivators are useless. There is no trump card. He can only rely on the hard power of Xia country. Two martial saints, dozens of martial arts masters, grand masters, at least hundreds of innate warriors, with this strength, unless all the sleeping immortal cultivators in Qingzhou wake up and deal with Xia country at the same time, Xia country will not be in any danger.

"Can these martial saints prolong their lives?"

"Yes, if you don't count the talismans and other external objects and magical powers, the innate warrior is equivalent to the strength of the early stage of Qi training, the martial arts master is equivalent to the middle stage of Qi training, the martial arts grandmaster is equivalent to the late stage of Qi training, and the martial arts saint is almost the great perfection of Qi training. If they are well maintained, living to 150 or 160 years old is not a problem."

Lin Jiang said, the premise is that they are well maintained. If they have fought all the way and have many hidden injuries on their bodies, they are about the same as ordinary people, about 100 years old.

"If the spiritual energy revives, can the martial arts saint advance to the foundation-building stage?

" "About the same, it's not uncommon to enter the Tao through martial arts."

"That's true, but it's a pity that the martial arts saint can't prolong our lives."

"About the same, you live longer than others." "That's right

, I just don't know how long your majesty can live."

"Not long, a little bit."

Lin Jiang laughed, his life span is a secret, anyway, no one can live longer than him.

Zhang Ran smiled and shook his head. He already knew that the person with the most secrets in Xia Country, no, in the whole world, was Lin Jiang. It was really exciting. People were looking forward to whether Lin Jiang would be the first person to become an immortal. After all, this was the wish of all cultivators.