Lu Yu was in a good mood as he played with the imperial seal in his hand.
Since the overall situation has been decided and the aristocratic families are no longer able to change the status quo, either actively or passively migrating outside the Great Wall, the dragon energy in this jade seal has also begun to gradually increase.
Previously, chaos occurred frequently all over the world, and the situation was not too bad. Even the dragon energy in this jade seal became less and less.
Many situations inevitably make people doubt themselves.
What if this is wrong?
At that time, the originally good situation turned into a puddle of mud, the world returned to chaos, and all the efforts were in vain. What should we do?
Even Lu Yu couldn't help but have such thoughts.
However, he was not an indecisive person and still firmed up his thoughts.
Since this is the path you have chosen, keep going!
Under Lu Yu's insistence, the situation finally began to turn for the better.
At this time, good news about the victory over Xianbei also came from Wei Sheng and Shentu Meng, which accelerated the improvement of the situation.
In addition, with the steady progress of land distribution, the aristocratic families gradually lost their base.
Although the people at the bottom cannot express their voices, they express their attitudes with practical actions.
A single spark can start a prairie fire! !
Not to mention all the people in the world?
When countless sparks gathered, the entire world situation was quickly changed.
The general situation is such that the wealthy families can only compromise.
At this moment, the amount of dragon energy in this jade seal is increasing.
After the overall situation was decided, Lu Yu couldn't help but think of what happened a long time ago.
That was when he was on the run.
The whole person was hungry, and if nothing else happened, he would starve to death.
But the accident finally happened!
He was summoned to the future. Not only was he well fed and drunk, but he also brought back spiritual stones for practice!
He became the only person in this world who could practice the true Dharma!
This opportunity allowed Lu Yu to gradually rise.
As early as when he got this opportunity, Lu Yu's first thought was——
"If I succeed in my practice in the future, will I be able to change this messy world?"
Although he has not started practicing yet, this lofty idea still appears in his mind.
Even though they were quickly forgotten, after all, thinking about these things before I even started practicing was a bit too self-righteous and unrealistic!
The reason why this idea came up at that time was because I had seen too many tragedies.
Under natural disasters, people are no longer human.
In order to survive, some people change their children to eat each other, some parents eat their children, some children eat their parents, there are couples, brothers, friends, and neighbors who eat each other.
Many tragedies were extremely shocking to Lu Yu.
After getting the opportunity to practice, he naturally wanted to change the world!
But he also understands how difficult it is to change the world.
Just him?
Is it really okay to be so ambitious?
Therefore, Lu Yu has always suppressed his innermost thoughts.
All the way to this day, he has never revealed it to anyone.
And this was also the reason why Lu Yu still insisted on expelling those aristocratic families after conquering Luoyang and bringing peace to the world.
What he wants is not supreme power or becoming an emperor, but to change the world.
Since you want to change the world, the problems of the aristocratic families must be solved.
For ordinary people, the difficulty of solving them is actually no less difficult than winning the world, or even more difficult.
Only Lu Yu, a god with absolute authority and the ability to act arbitrarily in the face of many objections, has achieved this step!
Today, after seeing the aristocratic families being gradually expelled, the overall situation has been decided, and the people have obtained their own land, Lu Yu can finally say:
"Hey, I really changed this messy world!!"
He finally fulfilled his original ambition!
In this way, obsessions dissipate, and the Taoist mind is stable and flawless!
His realm is also advancing smoothly, and he can make further progress without any hindrance.
Sixth level of Qi training, done!
At this time, Zhang Mancheng and Zhang Jiao came to report on the situation in various places.
The divine sense detected it easily.
Lu Yu walked out of the door directly and went to greet the two of them.
Zhang Mancheng and Zhang Jiao were shocked when they looked at Lu Yu coming towards them.
It's just that they haven't seen each other for a while, and Lu Yu becomes even more otherworldly.
He looks more and more like a god, where is there still a bit of earthly atmosphere?
Zhang Jiao couldn't help but sigh: "Your realm is getting deeper and deeper!"
"Master is very complimentary, it's just a small improvement." Lu Yu shook his head and said.
Listening to the conversation between the two, Zhang Mancheng couldn't help but feel a little worried.
If Lu Yu doesn't want to proclaim himself emperor, what should he do?
Or give up the position to Zhang Jiao, what should I do?
Zhang Jiao is not qualified to sit in this position now!
Once he gives up his position, some people will definitely be dissatisfied, and the distribution of benefits will definitely be uneven.
The people currently in power in Taiping Dao are basically direct descendants of Lu Yu.
If Zhang Jiao takes over, they will definitely not support it.
By then, the chaos will be huge!
In the same way, if Zhang Mancheng is allowed to take the position, other Taiping Taoists will definitely not accept it.
Only the god Lu Yu can shock everyone!
The position of the king who rules the world has a fatal attraction for everyone. If this opportunity is presented to them, no one will miss it.
Who can endure that sentence, accept the destiny of God, and live forever?
Only the otherworldly Lu Yu was different. He didn't care much about this worldly power.
He is a living true immortal, the only immortal in this world, and the attraction of mortal power to him is really too small.
Seemingly sensing Zhang Mancheng's worries, Lu Yu glanced at him and smiled lightly.
Zhang Mancheng was stunned when he saw this smile and quickly calmed down.
Soon, the two followed him into the room.
As soon as I stepped into the room, I felt like the world was spinning and the scene around me was changing rapidly.
This was the first time for the two of them to experience this feeling, and they almost lost their footing.
Looking around again, the scene can be described as completely different.
"Where is this?" Zhang Jiao asked with his eyes widened in surprise.
"A magic circle is my dojo." Lu Yu explained.
"The method of formation is really mysterious!" Zhang Jiao obviously knew a thing or two about this matter and couldn't help but praise it at this moment.
Zhang Mancheng was so shocked that he was speechless. All these things made him feel more and more extraordinary about the immortal cultivators.
When they came under the big tree and sat on the futon, the two of them immediately felt that their minds were much clearer.
"This futon?" Zhang Jiao asked in surprise, "Why is this so?"
"This futon also has a formation, and its effect is similar to the 'Calm Down Talisman'. Although it is not as good as the Meditation Talisman, it is more durable and convenient." Lu Yu explained.
"So that's it!" Zhang Jiao praised repeatedly: "Those who have attained the Tao are extraordinary. This is the real preciousness!"
"Please drink tea." Lu Yu poured tea for Zhang Jiao and Zhang Mancheng.
Zhang Mancheng took the tea cup and took a sip. He immediately felt something extraordinary and asked quickly: "Isn't this tea extraordinary?"
When Lu Yu heard this, he smiled and shook his head and said, "This is just ordinary tea, nothing special."
"..." Zhang Mancheng was a little dumbfounded. He didn't expect that this was a purely psychological effect, and he couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed.
The few people chatted for a while and soon got down to business.
Now that the world has been decided, Lu Yu's proclaiming himself emperor can be put on the agenda!
After saying this, both Zhang Mancheng and Zhang Jiao were observing Lu Yu's expression.
They all had the same idea. Will Lu Yu keep procrastinating and not be interested in becoming emperor?
However,
To their surprise, Lu Yu nodded happily.
"Okay, now that the overall situation has been decided, it's time to consider proclaiming himself emperor."
As soon as these words came out, a look of joy suddenly appeared on Zhang Mancheng's face, and he said quickly: "There are currently two sets of plans. I have been preparing them for a long time, and finally they have been sorted out. Please read them!"
Saying this, Zhang Mancheng took out a memorial from his arms and handed it over directly.
Lu Yu took it, then lowered his head and looked at the memorial seriously.
Zhang Mancheng was very well prepared.
Two options for becoming emperor.
One is to praise Taojun and establish a Taoist state based on Taiping Dao.
Zhang Mancheng talked about a series of charters and also pointed out that this was a bit too risky.
There is no example from the Tao Kingdom in ancient and modern times, and there is no reference object at all.
It is foreseeable that once a country based on religion is established, it will inevitably bring about a series of troubles.
Religion will bring considerable obstacles to the management of the country.
Political power and religion, these two things are essentially in conflict with each other!
Secular power must be absolutely higher than divine power in order to ensure the stability of rule.
In this plan, Zhang Mancheng did not hide anything and directly brought the conflict to Zhang Jiao.
His meaning is very straightforward. If you want to praise Lord Dao, it is not impossible, but first you must remove Zhang Jue's position!
If it is not cancelled, there will be endless troubles.
Taiping Road was, after all, founded by Zhang Jiao.
Even if Lu Yu is a living true immortal, in terms of worldly status, he is only the ninth direct disciple of the Great Sage Master!
Therefore, strictly speaking, Praise Lord is not a good choice.
The second plan is to still implement the county system and call himself emperor.
There are many precedents that can be referenced for this set. Whether it is laws or regulations, we can directly copy them. It is not too convenient.
In this way, neither stability nor the control of the imperial court can be compared to the former!
There is actually no shame in copying systems and laws.
For example, the Han Dynasty inherited the Qin system.
This is how everyone comes here.
Just copy it first, and then slowly change it later!
After a while.
After reading the two plans of the memorial, Lu Yu looked up and said, "Your plan is very good and has great reference value, but I also have my own ideas."
Hearing this, Zhang Mancheng was stunned and asked quickly: "What does Commander Lu mean?"
Lu Yu said slowly: "I am ready to implement the emperor's system and laws, and then rule the world in the name of the divine king."
Zhang Mancheng was stunned: "Are the two plans together?"
Lu Yu nodded and continued: "In addition, I have a brand new system that I am ready to implement."
Hearing this, Zhang Mancheng and Zhang Jiao subconsciously asked: "What system?"
Lu Yu said directly: "After I become emperor, I will not be able to manage government affairs."
As soon as these words came out, Zhang Mancheng was dumbfounded as if he was struck by lightning.
He quickly said: "If the emperor does not manage government affairs, how will the world run?"
Zhang Jiao was also stunned, and then said: "Yes, small matters can be handled by hundreds of officials, but major matters in the world must be decided by a king. This is very important. You just need to take time out of your busy schedule to make the decision, and you can't spend too much money on it." How long has it been like now..."
The two of them understood very clearly that Lu Yu could be a hands-off shopkeeper, but he couldn't just ignore everything.
Since you are proclaimed emperor and become the lord of the world, you have corresponding responsibilities.
How can you not take any responsibility?
Lu Yu shook his head and continued with a smile: "I have already thought about it. Please listen to my thoughts."
Upon hearing this, Zhang Jiao and Zhang Mancheng both nodded and listened quietly.
Lu Yu spoke slowly:
"It is impossible for me to stay in power in Luoyang forever, and in the future, I may practice in seclusion for several months or even years."
"So these things must be planned in advance."
"Actually, both you and Master should be able to see that my thoughts are not on worldly power."
"I told Liu Hong before that I actually have no interest in being an emperor."
"He asked me at the time: Since I have no interest in being emperor, why would I go to this point?"
"I replied: If God doesn't take it, he will suffer the blame; if the time comes, if he fails, he will suffer the disaster."
"A country cannot be without a king for a day. There must be a master in this world."
"So, I can be an emperor, a divine king, or even an immortal emperor."
"But no matter what it is, I don't have time to manage this world..."
"So these many government affairs are decided by the officials and then by the prime minister."
"The prime minister is elected every five years and can be re-elected for up to three terms. He is elected by a vote of hundreds of officials! I will then grant him the power!"
Zhang Jiao and Zhang Mancheng were shocked when they heard Lu Yu's words.
Although they had known for a long time that Lu Yu didn't have much interest in taking power.
But hearing this with my own ears now, I still have a different feeling.
Especially when I heard that Lu Yu had no time to manage political affairs, so government affairs were decided by officials and then by the prime minister, I couldn't help but feel some desire.
The officials decide, the prime minister makes the decision...
Doesn’t it mean that all major events in the world must pass through the hands of the prime minister?
In this way, except that the position of prime minister cannot be hereditary, what is the difference between the position of prime minister and the de facto emperor?
Although he can only serve three consecutive terms, that is to say, he can only serve for fifteen years at most. He has to be voted by hundreds of officials and then granted power by Lu Yu. It can be said that there are many restrictions.
But this location is so attractive!
Once you become the prime minister, it means you are at the pinnacle of power!
The taste is self-evident.
No one can resist this temptation!
To a certain extent, this can be regarded as 'the emperor takes turns'.
Before the two of them could digest the news that caught their imagination, Lu Yu released Wang Zha again.
"Nowadays, the big families have been relocated, and hundreds of officials have resigned and returned to their hometowns. There are not many people left who can be used in a big way. If you want to govern the world, disciples from poor families are the only choice."
"But how to select them is a problem. I plan to hold a large-scale imperial examination and decide their selection based on the results."
Hearing this, Zhang Mancheng and Zhang Jiao's eyes suddenly lit up. They have also been having a headache about this matter recently, and they will not have any good ideas for a while.
In the Han Dynasty, if you wanted to become an official, there were generally several ways to do it -
The first category is grammatical officials, who need to have grammatical skills. After passing the corresponding examination, they can become officials in the "Lingshi" category.
In some families, father and son learned the art of being an official from father to son, and the government often selected officials from these families, such as the Zhang Tang family.
The first category is the privileged children of bureaucrats, and there are two main ways to enter officialdom.
The first type is "appointment". After an official has served for more than three years, he can appoint one of his children to be a Langguan. Huo Guang and Su Wu fall into this category.
The second type is the chamberlain. For example, Jin Rixi's two sons, Jin Sheng and Jin Jian, became the chamberlains of Emperor Zhao of the Han Dynasty. They are known in history as the "seven generations of chamberlains of the Jin family, how prosperous they are."
The first type is Confucian scholars. The way for them to enter officialdom is through the Chaju system. The famous promotion of filial piety and integrity is a type of Chaju system. For example, Zhang Zhongjing entered the officialdom through the promotion of filial piety and integrity.
The imperial examination system was a recommendation system. By the end of the dynasty, this had become the fixed channel for aristocratic families.
Now that all the aristocratic families have been expelled, Lu Yu established an imperial examination system to select officials without any obstacles. It was a matter of course.
In fact, the imperial examination system had its roots long ago. In the early Western Han Dynasty, Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty organized policy examinations.
However, this kind of policy examination cannot be promoted nationwide.
Because there was no paper in this era, it was too expensive to use bamboo slips and cloth as carriers to provide students from all over the world to write answer sheets.
Cloth is expensive to make and difficult to preserve. As for bamboo slips, the number of words written on them is limited and they are too bulky and unsuitable for large-scale assessments.
During the Eastern Han Dynasty, Shangshu ordered Zuo Xiong to change the examination and examination system and conduct assessments. Confucian scholars were tested for classics and civil servants were tested for zhangzou. If they failed, filial piety and integrity were canceled and the recommended officials were investigated.
Later, even if the paper was improved, the influence of the aristocratic families became stronger and stronger. If they wanted to hold the imperial examination, it would have to touch the cake of a large number of people, which was really difficult.
Even in the Tang Dynasty, even if the imperial examination was held, because the test papers were not anonymous, it simply became the default game for the wealthy families.
A ruthless person who said, "I will kill hundreds of flowers after they bloom". It was because of repeated failures that he became angry and rebelled. He killed his inner treasury and burned it to ashes, and trampled all the bones of his ministers in the street!
now.
Lu Yu casually talked about the issues that need to be paid attention to when opening the imperial examination.
Zhang Mancheng and Zhang Jiao listened very carefully, their eyes getting brighter and brighter.
The two of them were greatly inspired! !
A few days later, Wei Sheng returned in triumph.
Lu Yu gave enough face and went to greet him personally.
When Wei Sheng saw Lu Yu, he was very excited and ran over quickly: "Brother, I didn't embarrass you, did I?"
"You did a good job." Lu Yu smiled and nodded.
To be honest, the victory this time and the indirect death of the grassland overlord was indeed beyond Lu Yu's expectations.
The brothers who wanted to eat meat with Lu Yu at first followed Lu Yu all the way and grew up very quickly.
Not only Wei Sheng, but Kong Yue and Ren Qingshan have also grown up and have the ability to stand alone.
Just like Fan Kuai, Cao Shen and others who followed Liu Bang in the uprising.
Do they have the ability to govern a country and conquer the world from the beginning?
Could it be that Liu Bang really had a destiny and these great talents just happened to appear around him to assist him?
Naturally impossible.
Everyone grows up step by step.
People will change and grow.
Not to mention Wei Sheng, even Zhang Mancheng didn't have the ability he has now.
"Brother, when do you plan to proclaim yourself emperor?" Wei Sheng asked directly.
Most people would not dare to ask this question, but Wei Sheng, who is a direct descendant of Lu Yu, has no such scruples.
As soon as these words came out, several people nearby pricked up their ears.
Lu Yu thought for a while and said, "After the spring plowing is completed and the aristocratic families complete their migration, it will be the time to proclaim the emperor."
"Great!" When Wei Sheng heard this, he couldn't help but be overjoyed and felt sincerely happy.
Time flies so fast, and in the blink of an eye it is three months later.
at this time.
The migration of the aristocratic family has come to an end.
The imperial examinations were also progressing steadily, and countless children from poor families were promoted.
Many people from poor families who are full of talents but cannot put them to use can finally express their ambitions.
These people naturally became supporters of the new dynasty.
As fresh blood continued to flow in, officials from various places who participated in the strike were dismissed one by one.
The court officials who were about to retire and return home were really panicked, for fear that their positions would be replaced.
As the overall situation was decided and they recognized the reality, they all began to work hard.
In order to retain the power in his hands, he worked very hard.
This day.
Beginning of summer.
Luoyang.
The coronation ceremony is underway.
Lu Yu wore a dragon robe, first offered sacrifices to heaven and earth, and then held a grand enthronement ceremony.
To distinguish himself from previous emperors.
He used the word "immortal" to replace the emperor and became the first immortal emperor in history!
Immortal Emperor.
The immortal becomes emperor!
Immortal Emperor on Earth! !
This is the first time that the emperor calls himself the Immortal Emperor.
Even the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors have never had such a pomp.
After all, in that ancient era when spiritual energy was abundant, there were real immortals.
But now, in this world where spiritual energy is exhausted and transcendence can no longer manifest itself, no one comes to trouble Lu Yu no matter how arrogant he is.
During the enthronement ceremony, Lu Yuchuan wore the imperial crown dress, walked to the imperial palace, and sat on the imperial throne symbolizing supremacy.
As a great sage and mentor, Zhang Jiao stood in the first row. Also standing in the first row were Zhang Mancheng, Kong Yue, Ren Qingshan, Wei Sheng, Huang Zhong and other direct descendants of Nanyang.
As Lu Yu sat on the throne, everyone began to salute and congratulate him!
At this moment, everyone had different moods.
The one with the most complicated emotions is Zhang Jiao.
To this day, he still remembers the words of Lu Yu's secret letter.
Lu Yu told him that he had no interest in being an emperor and becoming the master of the world.
If Luoyang was captured, Lu Yu would not mind and would hand over power to others.
Wait until the earthly kingdom is established in the future.
Zhang Jiao is the king of people.
And Lu Yu is the divine king!
What he said at that time can be said to be sincere. Lu Yu did not lie, he really thought so.
But Zhang Jiao didn't cherish the position of Renjun that was so easily available to him, and directly rejected it...
Today, the enthronement ceremony has been held. Lu Yu has ascended to the throne and become the lord of the world. How can Zhang Jiao's mood not be complicated?
That time he made a wrong choice, and not only did he miss the position of king, but now it is very difficult for him to become prime minister.
At least, Zhang Mancheng has a better chance than him!
Ascend to the throne and announce to the world.
Changed the name to: Taiping Tao Kingdom.
Lu Yu's throne was not obtained through abdication, so the title of this year is directly the first year of the Taiping Tao Kingdom!
Hundreds of officials have warned him more than once, and only after abdication did he gain the throne.
But without exception, they were all refuted by Lu Yu.
Let Liu Hong give in?
Who is this disgusting!
I conquered this world and snatched it with one hand. So many aristocratic families have been driven outside the Great Wall, why are they still here to give in?
What a joke!
Lu Yu refused to abdicate, which made the officials feel bitter. The reason why they advised him so was naturally because they hoped that their status would be legitimate.
If Lu Yu proclaims himself emperor, then everything in the previous dynasty will be unfair, including these civil and military ministers!
It's not that Lu Yu needs to be clear and righteous, but that these ministers need to be clear and righteous!
For this status, he could only pray for Lu Yu to obtain the throne through abdication.
It's a pity that Lu Yu doesn't tolerate them at all.
His backbone is so strong that he has even taken control of the wealthy families. Why are he still afraid of these veterans from the previous dynasty?
With the end of the coronation ceremony.
Many worldly matters have finally come to an end, and Lu Yu can devote himself to practice.
In addition...the "Archaeology" department led by Captain Mojin can also be officially put into operation!
(End of chapter)
