Chen An looked at the skinny old man lying on the ground. His cultivation was still at the Xuan realm. To him, it was naturally extremely weak.
At this moment, Chen An frowned and asked coldly, "How did your Zhang family ancestor become a god?"
Zhang You said nervously, "Legend has it that after our ancestor died, the Emperor built a temple for him. Then he suddenly became a god. But I don't know the specific reason!"
"People become gods after death?"
Chen An took a deep breath!
For a moment, I thought of the ancient China. Many people became gods after their death, and most of them were conferred the title by the emperor.
Of course, in his previous life, he had heard of them, but he thought they were just clay sculptures and wooden carvings, not gods at all.
However, Chen An now naturally feels that it is not that simple.
The path to spiritual cultivation left by the Divine Palace requires the willpower of all living beings, that is, the huge luck gathered by all living beings.
And they need to devour it for their own use to build the path to God.
The way of the Temple of God is for living people to cultivate divinity. If what Zhang You said is true, the way of the Sage of Strategy is different from that of the Temple of God.
It does have similarities with many gods in his previous life.
But people are dead. Can the gathered luck bring them back to life and make them become gods?
Thinking of this, Chen An looked at Zhang You: "Zhang You, when did you follow me?"
"I have been following Your Majesty since he was in Long'an. At that time, I swore to help Your Majesty unify the world and achieve great success!"
Chen An's pupils shrank and he thought of a word: merit!
No matter whether it was the Sage of Strategy or those famous gods in ancient times, they all had great merits during their lifetime and did many great things for the people of the world.
It is naturally a great merit for a sage to become the emperor and pacify the world!
Chen An looked at Zhang You and sighed, "If you don't tell the truth, then our relationship as king and subject will end today!"
Zhang You suddenly looked up, tears welling up in his eyes: "Your Majesty, your humble servant..."
Chen An closed his eyes, as if he didn't want to listen anymore.
Zhang You hesitated for a long time before speaking, "Your Majesty, the aspirations of a scholar should be to establish a heart for heaven and earth, to establish a destiny for the people, to carry on the lost knowledge of the sages, and to bring peace to the world for all eternity! As long as you achieve these, you will become a saint after death!"
Chen An was a little surprised when he heard the first few sentences.
Especially after hearing this in this world, Chen An couldn't help but look at Zhang You: "What is the name of your ancestor?"
"Zhang Liang!"
Chen An took a deep breath: "Zhang Liang?"
This time, Chen An was really shocked. Could it be Zhang Liang who assisted Emperor Gaozu of Han in achieving his imperial career?
Chen An narrowed his eyes, worried that the pronunciation would be the same but the characters would be different, so he asked Zhang You to write it down.
As a result, his name was Zhang Liang.
Chen An frowned, but it didn't necessarily mean that he was that guy. According to legend, Zhang Liang was good at Qimen Dunjia and was a Taoist figure with amazing strategies. The key point was that in the end, Emperor Gaozu of Han killed so many people, but only Zhang Liang retreated bravely and had a good end. He was a true wise man.
Since I can come to this world, it doesn’t mean that no one else can come to this world.
Moreover, a Buddhist scripture created the Pure Land, so where did this Buddhist scripture come from?
Maybe it also came from Earth.
The only thing that Chen An felt was not logical was that both Zhang Liang and the time when the Buddhist scriptures were written were not logical.
In Shenzhou, Pure Land and Zhang Liang appeared tens of thousands of years ago. Compared with the long river of tens of thousands of years and the time span he knew, the difference was too great.
However, Chen An thought of a question that made him a little frightened.
Could it be that tens of thousands of years had passed between the time he died in his previous life and the time he recovered his memory in Shenzhou?
Or perhaps time flows at completely different speeds on Earth and in China? Perhaps a hundred years on Earth is a million years here?
Unfortunately, no one could help him solve the problem.
Chen An could only look at Zhang You with doubt: "Do you also want to become a saint after death?"
Zhang You gritted his teeth this time and lowered his head, saying, "Scholars all want to, and I, a humble official, want to surpass my ancestors."
"Do you know that there is no essential difference between becoming a saint and becoming a god?"
Zhang You said seriously, "Yes, but they are fundamentally different. We scholars serve the people of the world and make contributions and speak out. The gods of the Divine Palace only take and don't know how to give back!"
After a long silence, Zhang You was trembling with nervousness.
Finally, Chen An spoke up: "Then what about your disciples and old friends all over the world?"
"Your Majesty, although I have many disciples, they are all capable people. There is absolutely no mediocrity. I hope Your Majesty will personally interrogate them!"
Chen An said coldly: "There is a word for your behavior, it's called forming a clique for personal gain!"
"I admit to forming a clique, but I have absolutely no interest in engaging in any corruption or abuse of power. Even though they accepted me as their teacher, I did not give them any preferential treatment or privileges. Wu Zhang and Li Feng can testify to this, as can all the civil and military officials in the court!"
As he spoke, Zhang You wiped the sweat from his forehead and said with a wry smile, "It was Liu Tong, the chief officer of the Mirror Division, who has been keeping an eye on me the entire time. If I had done anything to seek personal gain or commit corruption, I would have been apprehended long ago."
Chen An was surprised when he heard this: "Then why do you develop so many disciples?"
Zhang You said shyly, "Your Majesty, I also want to clear the name of the Zhang family. After all, I am a descendant of the Zhang family."
After hearing this, Chen An nodded. When Zhang You saw Chen An's expression, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
But Chen An's next words struck Zhang Youru like lightning.
"Zhang You, do you think I'm a fool, or do you think you can slay a dragon now?"
"Your Majesty, I have absolutely never abused my power for personal gain. As for slaying a dragon, I would never..."
Chen An waved his hand and interrupted Zhang You.
"You certainly haven't abused your power for personal gain, but in reality, you've already created an organization within the court called the Zhang Clan's Disciples. Your disciples naturally become close to them, and they naturally work together to address many issues. Do you dare to say that your subordinates haven't done anything like that?"
Zhang You's face turned pale again: "I don't think so."
Chen An's tone grew increasingly cold. "Throughout the dynasties, powerful officials have never met a good end. Since you call yourself a scholar, you must also clear the name of your Zhang family. By taking these unorthodox paths, the outcome is predictable. Your Zhang family has only two possible outcomes: one is to control the government and become the invisible emperor, and the other is for the Zhang family to be completely doomed, or even exterminated!"
"His Majesty……"
"No need to say more. If you haven't figured it out yet, go guard the city gate. When you figure it out, come see me again!"
Zhang You was directly demoted to a city gate officer.
Liu Tong came out and said, "Your Majesty, this old fellow is getting off too cheaply!"
"We are in need of people right now. Besides, Zhang You is indeed capable, there is no doubt about that. With unification on the horizon, we are short of people!"
Liu Tong suddenly spoke up, "Your Majesty, I think that we should demote half of the people on Zhang You's student list, promote one-fifth, and leave the rest alone. This will intimidate the court and also disintegrate them."
Chen An looked at Liu Tong: "Did Zhang Yutang tell you?"
Liu Tong blinked his eyes and chuckled, "Nothing can be hidden from the Lord."
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