On the court side, everything has been normal recently.
The order to deal with the Minister of Industry and the Minister of Industry has been issued. Surprisingly, the Prime Minister accepted it happily without any refutation.
The courtiers in other departments originally wanted to resist, but seeing the Prime Minister's style, they all stopped.
"You must have your own intentions when doing this. We should not be impulsive."
"Master Ji and Master Si have dealt with it. The crime is corruption. There must be some inside story about what this immortal cultivator wants those Aduwu to do."
"It's strange. Your Majesty stayed in Lanzhou while everyone else came back. Do you want to have a backup plan?"
"The trend in the court has been very evil recently, and your attitude is ambiguous. It's better to be careful."
"Your Majesty, with our support, has already taken an important step towards Lord Ming. Why did you suddenly issue such a confused decree?"
"It is said that the two adults from the Ministry of Industry offended Concubine De because of the renovation of Lanzhi Palace."
"Really? Is there such a thing? Why did I hear that it was a private relationship with the harem?"
Whenever the emperor makes any noise, the courtiers will naturally be considerate and consider it carefully.
There are various theories. After all, what Ji Junen and Si Tingxuan did this time are all in the scroll of mountains and rivers, and others don't know what happened.
In short, the matter is settled like this.
In the capital, Tang Derun led the embroidery envoys out frequently. Teams of people went in and out of Ji's Mansion and Si's Mansion, pulling carts of things back to the palace.
The common people had another scene.
"What happened? So many embroiderers?"
"You don't know? His Majesty led people to ransack the house again. This time it is said that it was two adults from the Ministry of Works, and they ransacked everything."
"Master Ji and Master Si? These two have the ability to serve as dragons, and they have done many practical things that benefit the people."
"Hey, it goes without saying that after the reunification, His Majesty became obsessed with the harem. If the harem gets involved in politics, what good results can it have?"
"Bah! Doesn't anyone take the lead in rebelling against this foolish king?"
"You can say this nonsense and you will be beheaded. I heard that Your Majesty was arrested and executed because the two adults embezzled hundreds of thousands of taels of silver from some projects in Lanzhou."
"In the past two years, many courtiers have confiscated their homes. Some people say that it is a waste of time and that the heroes must be eliminated."
"I don't know what the history books will write about it. We ordinary people just watch the excitement."
"Look, look, that research institute has started transporting large railways out again. I don't know what they are going to do."
"The emperor is foolish, and all major affairs in the world depend on the virtuous ministers in the court. I will go back to burn incense and pray for the peace of the country and the people."
"Oh, how can this last long if we waste people and money and rely on confiscating homes to replenish the national treasury?"
All kinds of rumors and barbaric rumors, coupled with the fact that people didn't know the truth, came down, and Xu Mochen's national destiny actually decreased a little.
But Xu Mochen could no longer take care of this. He met with local immortal cultivators in Lanzhou.
Note that it is an interview!
The meeting place was a nearby temple, which was also dilapidated.
Xu Mochen sat calmly, with a group of immortal cultivators standing in front of him.
Looking over, this group of people were wearing colorful clothes with different styles. They were obviously not from the same sect.
"So," he took a sip of tea. This tea was provided by local immortal cultivators, but the taste was too bad, so he put it down casually, "You are not unified into the same sect."
The immortal cultivators looked at each other, no one dared to speak. After staying for a while, a middle-aged man stepped forward and saluted: "Your Majesty, Lanzhou is just a remote small state with a small number of mortals and low food production. There is a shortage of various materials, so we are all small sects."
Xu Mochen nodded. Immortal cultivators rely on the human race, and this will not change no matter where they go.
"I thought that in this desolate place, there would be many immortal cultivators from other realms, such as the realm of elves and monsters." Xu Mochen waved his hand, and the maids waiting around him understood and turned around to retreat.
"Your Majesty, there is a destiny
"Some are formed by condensing the essence of heaven and earth," the middle-aged man smiled bitterly, "Some are born from the relationship with the human race.
Lanzhou is not a magical place. There are very few immortal connections with the essence of heaven and earth, so most of them rely on our relationship with the human race. We get some. "
Simply put, it means being poor.
The people in Lanzhou are poor, and so are the immortal cultivators.
Therefore, the relationship between the human race and the immortal cultivators here is very peaceful, because there is no conflict of interest.
While they were talking, the maids came out one by one with plates with cups of tea on them, and Xu Mochen asked them to share them.
These palace maids were the immortal cultivators from the elf world who were originally recruited from Danzhou in the south. Their figures and looks were of course first-rate, and the eyes of the local immortal cultivators were all wide-eyed.
After taking the tea and opening the tea lid, a refreshing fragrance and spiritual energy hit my face. The local immortal cultivators had never been treated so well before, and I almost cried.
"Good tea. This spiritual energy is really abundant. I'll try to hit the realm tonight."
"I look forward to thanking Your Majesty for the reward."
Xu Mochen held the tea lid and rubbed the tea cup: "I am the emperor of the human race, so logically I have nothing to do with you.
But I have always thought that since it is Daqian land, there are some things that I have seen and cannot bear.
If you ask about me, you will know clearly what I am like. I am in the capital and other states, and have a very good relationship with the Shifang World..."
A group of immortal cultivators sipped tea and listened to his nonsense.
The relationship with Shifang World is very good, and we definitely share life and death.
"So," Xu Mochen said for a long time and then turned to the topic, "I plan to develop Lanzhou and develop Lanzhou into an important military industrial park to maximize the living standards of the people, so that the population will gradually increase.
Of course, if it develops well, there will definitely be people from other states moving there, so it won’t be a problem. "
Everyone looked at each other, and the middle-aged man said: "Your Majesty means..."
"Large-scale reconstruction and construction will inevitably involve your interests," Xu Mochen said as if I have already thought about it for you. "I will also place some strangers in Lanzhou to build their cities.
These are things I want to do, so I came here to discuss them with you. "
The immortal cultivator's silence is not only related to interests, but also to the point of breaking his muscles and bones.
However, look at the maids behind the emperor, they are no less powerful than me.
I heard that there are other masters. When did this emperor summon so many immortal cultivators?
If they fight hard, they have no absolute chance of winning.
"We have heard about what your Majesty has done," the middle-aged man gritted his teeth, "We are not opposed to the rise and development of Lanzhou. In fact, it is also good for us.
However, we also have requirements, our fundamental survival issues, which His Majesty needs to consider. "
Xu Mochen smiled: "This is natural, everything is born to exist.
You have become immortals and sensed the way of heaven, which is the existence recognized by heaven and earth and cannot be erased.
What I mean is that after all, there are differences between immortals and mortals, so everyone can live a peaceful life.
As long as they don't interfere with each other, nothing is a problem. "
The middle-aged man frowned: "Your Majesty, do you mean to isolate us from mortals?"
"It's a cognitive isolation in consciousness," Xu Mochen explained, "There is a difference between immortals and mortals. That's what I mean. It's not that you can't enter the mortal world, but you must be more cautious than before.
You can do good to others, but I will never tolerate those who do evil to others. "
To sum up what Xu Mochen means, you can be good immortals who exist in the dark and help protect the human race.
For some cultivators, this is an insult!
When immortals came in ancient times, they always held the status of immortal cultivators, superior to mortals.
At the bottom of the pyramid structure are mortals.
Now, Xu Mochen wants to turn this pyramid structure upside down.
Immortal cultivators can be at the top, but they have to hide deeper.
To put it bluntly, it becomes a kind of existence similar to belief in gods.
They can participate in the daily life of human beings, promote the development of society, and appear in various special roles.
This is the idea of "there is a difference between immortals and mortals" that Xu Mochen gradually explored.
The immortal cultivators in Lanzhou were silent for a while and exchanged glances with each other. Finally, the middle-aged man asked: "So from now on, we will participate more secretly in everything human beings do, but we must never interfere. Is that what you mean?"
Xu Mochen nodded: "What I said is just an idea. You can learn about the situation in Ningzhou Special Economic Zone and use it as a basis to implement it in Lanzhou."
