Chapter 105: A hundred years later, there will be Taibai Jinxing...
Sometimes Taibai Jinxing was by his side, holding a whisk, looking kind and elderly. If it weren't revealed, who would know he was the master of the constellation in charge of weapons?
Because the Celestial Court was weak, Taibai Jinxing, the Celestial Emperor's most trusted confidant, naturally couldn't shake his composure. The immortals of the prehistoric world remembered him most fondly as a Celestial Emperor's messenger, and a rather unwelcome one at that.
Hearing the Emperor's sigh, Taibai Jinxing's heart moved. He bowed and said, "Your Majesty, this Fuli Fairy is a disciple of the Jiejiao Sect. Perhaps this is the opportunity for Your Majesty to break the impasse."
The Emperor of Heaven raised his head, stared at him for a moment, and murmured, "Disciple of Jiejiao...Jiejiao...seize a glimmer of hope. Are you saying that she is my glimmer of hope?"
Taibai Jinxing bowed and smiled, "Your Majesty is wise."
The Emperor's eyes lit up, and he suppressed his excitement, as if to comfort himself, or perhaps to Taibai Jinxing: "Don't worry, don't worry. Since she's interested in the way of the gods, she'll join the Heavenly Court sooner or later. If you're too eager, you'll lose your way and inevitably make her arrogant."
His Majesty's Taibai Jinxing paused for a moment, then lowered his head and agreed, "Your Majesty is right."
In reality, he was already frantic: Your Majesty, Your Majesty, what on earth are you doing? Do you even understand your situation? At this time, the three sects of Xuanmen were powerful, and their disciples were all unruly and looked down upon the Heavenly Court.
It's so hard to find a direct descendant who's willing to look the other way. If you're interested in leveraging this power, you should have shown your goodwill and won him over early on. Why are you still arguing? Is this the time for you to act rashly?
But after all, the Emperor of Heaven is the master of the Heavenly Court. However, because he has been in the position without power for many years, the Emperor of Heaven's temperament is inevitably a little too aloof, and even Taibai Jinxing does not dare to persuade him too deeply.
Taibai Jinxing couldn't help but worry: Can the Emperor of Heaven's temper be changed? If not, even if the Conferred God List is filled with masters in the future, will this Heavenly Court still have a future?
The reason why he was chosen by the Emperor of Heaven as his confidant was that he was the first new star god when this Heavenly Court was first established. He had nothing to do with the demon clan Heavenly Court, nor any connection with the three Xuanmen religions.
As a natural born star, Taibai Jinxing's future has been tied to the Heavenly Court since his birth. If the Heavenly Court is not well, then neither will he.
It can be said that many times, rather than being loyal to the Emperor of Heaven, it is more accurate to say that he is thinking about his own future.
However, the Emperor's actions since taking office had not satisfied him. He had tried his best to persuade him, but to no avail, and gradually he became discouraged.
Now he was even more disappointed with the Emperor of Heaven and more worried about his future.
With the two things combined, he suddenly remembered: There is more than one master in heaven, and there is also a Queen Mother in the Yaochi of West Kunlun.
It seems that I need to find an opportunity to get in-depth contact with the other Lord of Heaven.
The Emperor of Heaven knew nothing about Taibai Jinxing's thoughts. He was busy using the Haotian Mirror to observe Fuli, the King of Shu in the mortal world, in order to understand himself and the enemy.
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Fu Li was a very responsible king. Not only was she diligent in her work, but she was also very good at employing people. She always put the right people in the right places and gradually transformed the Shu Kingdom's court from a makeshift team into a complete and mature system.
After the floods in Shu were eradicated, the entire Sichuan Basin became a vast fertile land with no shortage of minerals and timber.
Fuli made full use of this, first filling the national treasury and ensuring that the people had surplus food. On this basis, he vigorously promoted education, decentralized government-run schools to the county level, and encouraged private schools.
She issued an imperial decree: For every five students who stood out from the crowd and were admitted to the county school, the principal of the private school would be granted one level of nobility.
As for the rank of nobility, she directly copied the system of the Qin and Han dynasties. Not only could those who made great contributions to education be granted nobility, but those who could cultivate good seeds or make breakthroughs in agriculture could also be granted nobility.
She also encouraged invention and creation, and had people secretly publicize the achievements of Taiyi Zhenren, the god of industry, in agriculture and military affairs, and also publicize the high treatment received by Taiyi Zhenren and his disciple Ziyun.
He also issued an edict stating that anyone who invented a more convenient and practical tool would be granted a title.
Under her leadership, the entire Shu Kingdom prospered and flourished, exuding a vigorous and progressive spirit. In just thirty years, it ushered in its first era of peace and order.
But everything has two sides. Although a prosperous era is beautiful, it is also prone to breed corruption.
Many people who followed Fu Li in the early years, or their descendants, felt that they had worked hard and suffered so much following the king. Now that their lives have improved, what's wrong with enjoying themselves?
This is human nature, but Fu Li never considered indulging it. Enjoyment is fine, but breaking the law is not.
Anyone who embezzles money, causes harm to people, exploits farmers, or extorts merchants will be subject to the collection of evidence by the relevant authorities, and all investigations will be carried out strictly. However, anyone who shields the perpetrators will be punished with an even more severe punishment.
After finding out the complete chain of evidence, Fu Li's treatment was different.
Those demons or water creatures with cultivation would have half of their cultivation reduced and be expelled from Shu. They would not be allowed to enter again unless they had made great achievements.
As for the human race, she summoned them one by one, using evidence to appeal to their emotions and reason. Not to call back their original intentions, but simply to let the world know that it wasn't that she was mean and ungrateful, but that these people had gone too far.
If the first generation were still alive, their dignity would be preserved and they would be allowed to commit suicide, and the title would be inherited by their daughters; the second generation would be much more cruel, and they would be beheaded directly, but the title would not be conferred on them, but would be transferred to a branch of the family.
——Their mothers worked diligently to build this huge family fortune. They cultivated themselves all their lives and were unwilling to disappoint the king or bring shame to the family.
They didn't feel bad about selling their mothers' land, and just killed them with a knife. Or was it that Fuli gave them a break because of their mother's merits? What's more, they also retained their ancestral titles?
When the news spread, everyone from top to bottom praised the king's kindness.
Of course, all of the above have titles, and their families can still retain their strength and lie dormant for the time being.
Those without titles had to start their struggle all over again with their families. Not implicated their children was already merciful enough.
A series of thundering measures can only bring peace to the court for more than ten years.
But Fuli didn't care.
For her, it was just a repeat of the past ten years.
But the Emperor of Heaven in the Lingxiao Palace frowned as he watched, thinking that she was too cruel and showed no mercy to her old ministers, which was heartbreaking.
However, he was very interested in the county system of Shu Kingdom, and wanted to implement this system in the Heavenly Court after the Conferred Gods to ensure his authority as the Emperor of Heaven.
As for the Queen Mother of the West?
Because she had been away from Heaven for a long time and had been doing meaningless things all day, the Emperor of Heaven had long forgotten about her.
Moreover, the Emperor of Heaven is very confident that even if the Queen Mother of the West returns in the future, she will not be able to take away even a bit of power from him.
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Fu Li, who was in the mortal world, had no idea that she was being watched.
However, even if she knew, she wouldn't care. She was very busy, so how could she have time to care about what the Emperor of Heaven thought?
In the 100th year after unifying Shu, she sent Ziyun to oversee the construction of a plank road connecting to the Central Plains.
Now that the development of Shuzhong has reached a certain stage, the people of Shu have fully accepted and adapted to the county system and will not be easily influenced by the system of the Central Plains. It is time for the people of the two places to establish contact.
Sooner or later, the world will be unified. Fuli always adheres to the principle of being a flower grower.
As for why they didn't just use magic power to build a mountain road like the Sichuan-Tibet Highway, but instead relied entirely on manpower to build a plank road?
One reason is that doing so would do more harm than good to Shu, and the other is that Fu Li is not happy about it.
Although she believed that unification of the world was the inevitable trend, she was the king of Shu after all. The plank road was built to allow ordinary people to enter and exit Shu, and to gradually free the Shu economy from its dependence on immortals and demons.
If the road is built too well, it will provide too much convenience for the Central Plains regime to attack Shu, which is not what she wants to see.
This plank road was also built entirely by humans and took a full ten years to build.
It was also in this year that Fuyao, who had been obsessed with cultivating immortals all his life but could never achieve immortality, passed away.
When Fu Li heard the news, he dropped everything and rushed to see her for the last time. As per custom, he asked her who would take over the position of Minister of Personnel after her.
Fuyao said, "Left Assistant Minister Feng Chi has a strong character and is quite capable. He can take over."
Fu Li: "What happens after Feng Chi?"
Fuyao: "Doctor Huang Yu is smart and has a clear conscience. He can take over."
After saying this, she smiled weakly and said, "Your Majesty, please don't ask me again in the future. The new generation replaces the old. When Huang Yu takes the throne, the court will surely be a completely different place. New talents will emerge for Your Majesty to choose from."
Fu Li sighed, her eyes burning with worry, and she choked up, "You've spent your whole life seeking immortality, but Heaven refuses to give you a positive result..."
Fuyao herself was quite open-minded and advised her instead: "There are many people in this world who want to become immortals. There are also people with better talents than me and who work harder than me, but they haven't become immortals. They haven't said anything, so why should I be unwilling?"
Fu Li asked, "Do you still want to become an immortal?"
"I do, of course I don't." Fu Yao grabbed Fu Li's hand tightly and pleaded, "Your Majesty, in consideration of my loyalty over the years, please find my next life. If there is any chance, please lead me to the immortal path again."
Fu Li suppressed her grief and nodded. Finally, a tear fell and landed on Fu Yao's cheek.
After hearing this, Fuyao no longer had any worries in the world. She smiled with relief and passed away with a smile on her face.
This man, who had served as the Minister of Personnel since the founding of the country, worked diligently in his post for 110 years and passed away suddenly.
Not to mention that the entire Ministry of Personnel was confused, the entire court was very uncomfortable.
Each of the six ministries and five temples in the court faces an official assessment every three years, and each of them must liaise with the Ministry of Personnel.
They have become accustomed to the fact that the Ministry of Personnel has an official who is smooth in his dealings and tries his best to make things convenient for others within the principles.
The officials of the Ministry of Personnel, from the left and right assistant ministers to the doctors, assistant ministers, directors, and clerks, were all accustomed to having Fuyao take the lead in everything.
As long as this official is here, they can do their work in peace and stability without fear of any storms from the outside world.
Now that this official is gone, and although his successor is the familiar Feng Chi, most people still can't help but feel worried: Can Minister Feng really withstand the pressure from all sides?
As for Feng Chi, she had no choice but to try her best to live up to the king's kindness and the old minister's recommendation.
Huang Yu, who was also recommended by Fu Yao, was promoted from Langzhong to You Shilang, and the former You Shilang Lan Ye was promoted to Zuo Shilang.
Lan Ye's talent is not particularly outstanding, but he is mature and steady, making him an excellent auxiliary talent.
What's even more rare is that she has a very clear understanding of her own position. She is not jealous of Feng Chi's becoming the Shangshu, and she can also take it for granted that Huang Yu will surpass her and become the Shangshu in the future.
Putting aside other things, just this kind of mentality is not something that ordinary people can possess.
Fu Li would not treat such a pillar of support badly. She learned that Lan Ye had two daughters and one son. The eldest daughter had passed the imperial examination, but the second daughter was not good at studying and had no talent for martial arts.
Fu Li summoned her second daughter and after personally examining her, she discovered that the girl's talent lay entirely in painting.
She immediately waved her hand and made her the imperial painter of the palace. Her initial salary was eighth rank, and she could be promoted to sixth rank with more experience.
Lan Ye was extremely grateful and worked even harder to assist Feng Chi.
The Ministry of Personnel had a smooth transition, and people who were watching from all sides were relieved.
There was only one thing that troubled Fu Li, and that was that she couldn't find Fu Yao's reincarnation.
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