In the Zhongshu Mansion, three hours before the explosion, the six ministers held an emergency meeting on the Changchun Gong issue.
Minister of Personnel Lu Xiaonong said coldly: "In just two days, 36 people have died in the whole region. Each of them has a certain influence on the Internet, and there are even three celebrities. Although there are only 36 people, the pressure of public opinion cannot be suppressed."
"These practitioners are worthy of death. They appear to be docile and submissive, but they will attack if they are not satisfied. I suggest implementing Plan 213 and directly nationalize their mountain gate."
He had long anticipated the resistance from the practitioners, and all six departments had relevant plans.
It is impossible for the government to not have a clear understanding of what it is going to do. A person may be ignorant at times, but it is impossible for everyone in a power body composed of hundreds or thousands of people to be a fool.
Shangqing Palace and some local spiritual practice research scholars have jointly deduced a concept, the spiritual energy siphon effect.
The spiritual energy absorbed by a mortal practicing Changchun Gong is negligible, and he cannot have any impact on the spiritual energy concentration of the entire world. But when the number reaches 100 million, it can reduce the spiritual energy by 10 points, making the spiritual energy concentration of the surrounding area equal to that of the land outside Shenzhou.
When the population reaches 3 billion, the spiritual energy of the entire Shenzhou will be absorbed by the huge population. The concentration of spiritual energy will drop by 30 points, which means it will return to the last time the world was revived. The cultivators will not be able to absorb enough spiritual energy from the environment for cultivation.
Points are the unit of measurement for the concentration of spiritual energy. One point is enough to give birth to a person in the Qi Refining stage, 10 points in the Foundation Establishment stage, and 100 points in the Golden Core stage. The Nascent Soul stage is expected to have at least 1,500 points, or even 2,000 points.
Now the concentration of spiritual energy in Shenzhou is only 300 points, and the government wants to reduce it to 100 points.
In this way, those who are reincarnated will be greatly curbed, and native practitioners in the wild will not be able to practice without relying on the government.
This is the advantage that the government thinks of, but the disadvantage is that it will inevitably arouse opposition from all unofficial monks. A group of people who all have a certain amount of violence, their resistance no one dares to ignore.
But the government still did it because the benefits outweighed the disadvantages.
"Strike first to gain the upper hand. Besiege the mountain and seal the temple!"
Lu Xiaonong's attitude was extremely tough, even a little unreasonable.
At present, the government and the sects have not yet reached the point of drawing swords and the government has no clear evidence to point out that these things were done by them. Governing a country is not like fighting a war. What matters is not speed or accuracy, but maintaining stability.
Everything is based on maintaining stability. We must avoid taking action if possible. Once the action is taken, we must eradicate the problem completely and leave no harm.
Lu Xiaonong has been a member of the Shangqing Palace faction since the public version of the cultivation method was promoted. Naturally, he wanted to wipe out other sects. But other factions did not want to see the Shangqing Palace dominate alone, or even turn the entire Zhou land into a one-man show.
So the others remained silent and did not voice their agreement.
Someone shook his head and said, "No, we must not mobilize troops unless it is necessary. Have you forgotten the turmoil in Qi eight years ago? The army entered the city, planes took off, and there was war everywhere. The people had no way to escape."
"When the people are restless, the country is unstable, and officials should be beheaded."
This painting received nods from most people. Although they were smart people, they did not express their opinions clearly, but their meaning was obvious.
The two situations of Shangqing Palace taking the lead and Shangqing Palace being the only one left are different. In the former, they have room to maneuver, but in the latter, it is either life or death. Anything extreme will inevitably lead to destruction. As long as there is a slight deviation in the route, it will plunge into the bottomless abyss.
The last sentence is even more important. Those who fail to mobilize the army will inevitably suffer. A serious mistake in decision-making can become the fuse of their downfall. Decision-makers must always be wise and brave, and always win. If they do not win, they will not be qualified to sit in this position.
Someone else said, "This matter should be discussed in the long run, but it is not impossible to discuss. We can pull a group together to fight a group, give more preferential treatment to the powerful ones, and ensure their training conditions. As for those who are not powerful, we will do our best to suppress them, or even kill them all."
"Not all cultivators are fools. Can't they see the pros and cons?"
"So what if you figured it out? During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, when the Three Kingdoms of Jin were divided, didn't Han, Zhao, and Wei know the harm that would cause? Some people say that Han, Zhao, and Wei were the ones who caused the Warring States Period and that they destroyed the Zhou rituals, but people always have to think for themselves."
"It would be better to have more powerful monks, so that the Taoist priests in Shangqing Palace won't be too tired."
Prime Minister Pan Jun sat in the main seat as usual, remaining silent and rarely making any comments.
The six ministries below each had their own opinions. The Ministry of War, as the department that controls the largest violent machine, remained silent. The Ministry of Personnel, as the promoter of this incident, was extremely angry. The Ministry of Rites opposed it. The Ministry of Justice felt that it could still be discussed. The Ministry of Revenue held the opinion of recruiting the troops. The Ministry of Works, as the ministry with the least say, did not speak.
The Ministry of Personnel was alone and powerless, as only the Ministry of Rites opposed him. Other departments with important powers also disagreed with the Ministry of Personnel.
Not supporting means opposing to some extent.
It was normal to have various opinions in any strategic meeting to decide the general direction, but the Zhou Dynasty's court was the most complicated in the entire Shenzhou. This was because it was too peaceful under the great changes of the times. Peace meant compromise, and compromise also meant that many factions would remain.
The flying generals in Qin have the final say, the sword immortals in Qi are unstoppable, the sects in Zhao are numerous and a mess, the border of Yan is deserted, and the special status of Buddhism in Chu creates a political environment with strong religious implications.
As the ancestral land of China, Zhou has too many noble families. They not only take root in one area, but they only like Zhou. As the saying goes, China is the land of China, and all the land of China is Zhou.
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