Overgod Ascension

The festival is approaching. In Dingzhou City, every household is decorated with lanterns and colorful decorations. Temple fairs and markets are going on. Even the government has lifted the curfew. At night, lanterns can be seen dimly on the moat, and people everywhere come out to enjoy the night.

At this time, a large ship was also sailing slowly on the river outside the city. There were two people sitting on the deck. They were Wu Ming and Wu Pheasant who were traveling incognito.

"When I see this scene, I feel a little bit like the human world..."

Wu Zhi wears a green shirt and looks like a scholar. Her many years of military career have not brought her any hardships. Instead, due to her advanced martial arts, her skin is like ice jade, and she has the image of a beautiful young master. She can be said to be in perfect harmony with Wu Ming next to her.

"The first is that you have managed the country well, E-shen. The second is that near the capital, if there is still starvation and death for thousands of miles, then where can there be a way to survive in other places?"

Wu Ming smiled slightly.

The capital's wealth and political aggregation effect are naturally no small matter. After all, it is at the feet of the emperor. No matter which dynasty it is in, the living standards of the people are top-notch, but it is a joke to say that it can represent the general level of a country.

The night breeze is blowing.

Wu Pheasant and Wu Ming, who had had half a day to spare, were enjoying themselves admiring the scenery on both sides, occasionally cooking and drinking.

Occasionally, other flower boats can be seen, full of flowers, with strings of silk and bamboo, and the sounds of warblers and swallows constantly coming from them. However, before they get close, they are dispersed by nearby frigates.

Even though they traveled incognito and possessed special skills, Wu Ming and Wu Zhi did not like the temperament of the white dragon fish suit, and they had no idea how many guards were secretly accompanying them.

Although it may not be able to deal with any big enemies, it is more than enough to deal with these minor troubles.

"Ding'er has reached the age of entering school. Does your husband have a suitable teacher to choose?"

Wu Pheasant looked at the rolling river water and suddenly asked.

"Ding'er is talented and intelligent. No matter what he learns, he can learn very quickly. There is no need to worry about knowledge and governance. The only thing to worry about is character. You have to think carefully about the choice of a teacher..."

To be honest, an emperor does not actually have any requirements for literary talent or martial arts. Otherwise, why would he need a bunch of civil servants and generals below him? What you really need to learn is the art of the emperor's mind, selecting and employing people, and the method of checks and balances is enough.

The most important thing is to be able to deal with the ministers and not to be deceived. As long as you do this and add a little flattery from the literati, you will be called a famous king through the ages.

"Recently, the great northern Confucian Huang Zong came to Dingzhou City to give lectures. Several Confucian scholars have recommended this person to me. What do you think, husband?"

Wu Zhi's face seemed to be smiling but not smiling.

"Pure scholar?"

Wu Ming frowned slightly.

"My husband seems to be biased against Confucianism?"

Wu Pheasant asked curiously.

"No!"

Wu Ming shook his head and said: "In troubled times, what is needed to quell chaos is the martial arts and military strategists... Of course, now 80% of the nineteen states of the Zhou Dynasty can be unified in your hands, Eshan. Ding'er only needs to be a loyal king and learn from Some Confucianism and Taoist inaction techniques are also quite beneficial, but within three generations, Confucianism still cannot be the mainstay..."

The scholars rebelled, but it took three years to succeed.

To be honest, didn’t the founders of the country know the dangers of a single family of scholars?

No!

It just doesn’t work!

Even if scholars control the world and suppress military generals, so what? Without military power, who can rebel?

After the founding of the People's Republic of China, the military strategist inevitably declined, while Confucianism rose.

Although he knew that the consequences of doing so would inevitably be depleted in the later stages of the empire, and he would be unable to fight back internally for suppression or external resistance, so what?

Looking down at the vastness of the world, how can there be an everlasting empire?

If you emphasize military force and suppress literature, even if you can dominate the world and conquer the four seas, you will always be in danger of overthrow. But if you promote civil servants and keep the weak, you can at least achieve a hundred years of national prosperity.

Does the emperor still need to consider what he will choose if he is selfish?

From a practical point of view, the Confucian system of kings and ministers is indeed quite beneficial to governance. It is the system that saves administrative resources the most. On the surface, it at least states that if the king wants his ministers to die, they must die.

As for those generals with heavy troops, you want to kill them to see if they will resist?

Comparing the two, naturally everyone knows the choice.

However, at the beginning of the founding of the country, something was different. The founder of the country would definitely use force, heavily armed, and first of all, military merit.

As for the second generation to carry on, they still need to cut off the vassal towns and mountains in the country one by one, and it is not enough to just know the civil affairs. But after the third generation, the rule will be consolidated, and the world can be governed by Confucianism. If the world is peaceful, maybe there will be a prosperous age or something. Tout.

Although the price is to enter the cycle of reincarnation at the end of the dynasty hundreds of years later, isn't it a big profit to enjoy the world as a family for hundreds of years?

"What do you mean, husband? No?"

Wu Zhi blinked his eyes, knowing that his husband's chest was in danger of mountains and rivers, which was unfathomable.

He actually came up with the examination method, military engineering method, etc. After experimenting one by one, he found that the effect was amazing.

Just from the perspective of improving printing technology, publishing a large number of books, and increasing the class of scholars, this husband's attitude towards Confucianism can be said to be very complicated.

"You can't do pure Confucianism, nor can you do pure martial arts. It's better to focus on both civil and military affairs!"

Wu Ming sighed quietly. At this time, he could understand the helplessness of the founding emperors.

Don’t they know the dangers of serving as a mere Confucian minister?

If you are not afraid to speculate on future generations with the worst malice, it is better to let the civil servants bully you to death than to let the military generals bully you to death.

Even if a powerful minister emerges, the most he can do is secretly kill the king and change another clan to continue to be emperor. But if the military generals are allowed to raise their heads, it will be a major event of genocide.

Of course, in this world, things are a little different.

The existence of supernatural powers such as immortals is a check and balance for any dynasty.

Apart from anything else, as long as Wu Ming is still there, even if the dynasty of his descendants encounters overthrow, it can still maintain a thread of blood and incense and continue to offer sacrifices.

Outsiders thought that he wanted to become the protector of the new dynasty, but to Wu Ming, even the dragon energy of the entire Great Zhou Dynasty, what did it mean?

If you really want to do this, it would be better for him to raise an army from the beginning, proclaim himself king and emperor, establish an immortal dynasty on earth, and reap all the luck. Wouldn't it be nice?

If you were still a heavenly immortal and became a protector of the country, there might be some benefits, but now that you are a golden immortal who lives as long as heaven and earth, doing so would do more harm than good.

At least, after three generations, the blood relationship was thin, and Wu Ming was too lazy to care about what the future generations would do.

He doesn't have enough time to pursue the road to eternity, so how can he bother to bother with this?

"We should pay equal attention to civil and military affairs? Good!"

Wu Zhi nodded happily, obviously he had the same idea: "How about Confucian master Huang Zong?"

"Although this person is a great scholar, we have to meet him first before talking..."

Wu Ming also felt a little fishy about this northern scholar suddenly coming to Dingzhou.

Maybe, this person represents the will of certain forces behind his back, and acting rashly is not good for anyone.

"Everything depends on my husband!"

Wu Zhi smiled sweetly.

"After spring begins, there will be big changes in this town, right?"

Wu Ming, holding the wine cup, suddenly asked.

"Yes!"

Wu Pheasant raised his sword eyebrows, and the original appearance of his daughter's family disappeared without a trace, adding an iron-blooded evil aura.

"Five years of gathering, recuperation, several good harvests, warehouses full of old grains, plus the newly formed Lingzhou Army, Yingzhou Army, Xuzhou Army, the total has exceeded 500,000, and the armor is complete, it is time to wipe out the world's decline. , and bring peace and prosperity to the people!"

"Shan, my husband, I wish you great success!"

Wu Ming opened his eyes. His cultivation was far beyond ordinary people. He was not picking up stars. Fuchenzi was comparable to several experienced practitioners. In addition, coupled with his close relationship with Wu Pheasant, he saw the red dragon at a glance.

At this time, the red dragon's eyes were wide open, its scales were bright, and it looked eager to try.

Even vaguely, Wu Ming sensed several dragon auras in the world, all showing signs of decline.

"The position of the true dragon has been determined, and the other dragon spirits will inevitably decline...Eshen's dispatch of troops this time is definitely the autumn wind sweeping away the fallen leaves and sweeping the world, but it still needs a cleansing internally..."

Wu Ming frowned slightly when he saw this.

…

It’s also a festive night market, but some people can barely sleep at night.

Wisteria Academy, in a wing room.

Huang Zong looked at an oil lamp on the table, but his eyes were slightly absent-minded.

'What I have seen recently is that Wuzhen is rich in food, well-equipped with soldiers, and full of vitality. I am afraid that it has decided to provoke a world war... Sigh...'

As a Confucian scholar, the concept of great unification is still deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and Huang Zong is naturally willing to see the world reunited as one.

However, he was entangled in the question of whether his surname would be Ji or another surname in this world.

Dazhou has been in control of the world for almost three hundred years, and its righteousness and honor are sometimes not worth mentioning, but sometimes its power is incredible.

Although Wu Fei successfully stabilized his rule with the help of the court's righteousness and now had the power to dominate the world, there were also constant undercurrents among the ruling group.

If Wu Ming were here, he would definitely think of the events of the Eastern Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms in his previous life.

Wu Pheasant's approach of holding the emperor hostage to order the princes was quite similar to that of Cao Cao, and just when Prime Minister Cao was proudly preparing to conquer the south of the Yangtze River in a battle, the Battle of Chibi directly put the hope of unification in vain. It laid the foundation for the future separation and confrontation of the Three Kingdoms.

If the world was really unified at that time, even if the Cao family usurped the throne, there would have been nothing like the Wu Hu Hua Hua incident later.

It's a pity that there are no what-ifs in history, and there were many reasons for the defeat in the Battle of Chibi, and the dark hand of the royalists was even more looming.

The situation Wu Pheasant is facing now is similar to this.

If we can really unify the world, relying on this huge prestige, it seems to be a logical thing for Ji Lin to abdicate obediently. Judging from Wu Pheasant's style, the chance of this is almost 100%!

And the Gong Gong princes in the court, and even those who claim to be loyal ministers of the Great Zhou Dynasty, are they really willing to see this scene?

There is no need to expect what choice they will make.

Fortunately, Wu Ming had an extra lifetime of experience and knew that there was nothing new under the sun. Since the royalists of the Eastern Han Dynasty could hold back Cao Cao for the sake of imperial power, these Zhou courtiers did not have to count too much.

Anyway, the current imperial court has reached the end of its use. If you don't kick it away, what are you waiting for?