When his status was high enough, Shang Yijiang naturally learned what happened during the period that changed his life.
Imperial power continued to strengthen as dynasties continued to change. As for the Shang Dynasty, it had reached its peak.
Although the local tyrants who were dormant in the local area, the aristocratic families whose clansmen were in office, the middle-level forces who were colluding with each other, and the emerging poor families who formed alliances were still preserved, they were all greatly weakened during the Shang Dynasty.
It was so weakened that in the vertical system of governing the country and ruling the people, the Shang family was almost invincible. Even if there are one or two challengers, it can never be called a strong opponent.
In the Shang Kingdom, there was an emperor named Taishang. That is, the five Ningding realms. ——Shang Yijiang only found out about this later.
One man was named Hong Taiji, and it was he who named the country Shang Guo and established the capital for Shang Guo to enter the customs and dominate the world. He should have lived a long time. But the illness of justice took him away. ——No matter what kind of cultivation you have, you cannot escape from the pain.
Just like any cultivation, it must be limited by heaven and earth. A monk is always a human being. They don't suffer from mortal diseases, but that doesn't mean there aren't illnesses that kill them.
After years of accumulation, the Shang Kingdom had four more Supreme Elders.
There were two supreme emperors who stayed in the Shang Kingdom and maintained the rule of the Shang family.
Before Shang Yijiang, there was already an elder who fell into illness due to cultivation problems. His lifespan was greatly depleted, and every time he took action, he was heading towards the grave.
The remaining emperor barely maintained the majesty of the Shang family.
When Shang Yijiang returned to the capital, the remaining Taoist emperor knew that he could not support himself alone, so he searched extensively within the clan, hoping to find a few qualified disciples.
For the Shang family, we will cultivate another supreme emperor. -- before it's too late.
In fact, the Shang State at this time had already begun to decline.
In the middle period of the dynasty, it was inevitable that the power of the imperial family would be continuously diluted and shared by various aristocratic families. The new generation of the imperial family is difficult to compare with the previous generation or the imperial family of the founding dynasty in terms of power and abilities.
As a result, we have entered a situation where the danger is hanging in the air or the situation is deeply accumulated.
At this time, if the supreme combat power of the Supreme Emperor is compromised, the royal family will inevitably lose its reliance on arbitrary power.
Here, the imperial family refers to the royal family headed by the emperor and the supreme emperor as the core.
At present, the Supreme Emperor's excessive promotion of clan disciples is a confirmation of the weakness of the royal family in the eyes of the world. It is a sign that the dynasty has entered the middle stage or even the final stage when the mustache is getting older.
The appearance of the Supreme Emperor must take a long time to feed.
I can't wait. In fact, I have no confidence or ability to wait.
Shang Yijiang noticed the unusual cultivation atmosphere within the clan and the outside world's attitude towards the mysteries of the royal family.
Combining the rumors from various figures and the attitudes of key monks, Shang Yijiang suddenly became convinced that the time had come for him to change his destiny.
Then, Shang Yijiang thought of the saying "If you want to take something, you must first give something."
That night, Shang Yijiang couldn't sleep. He knew that those foreign monks would be able to give him what he wanted.
But he was a businessman with Yijiang, and he didn't want to be asked for it.
then. Unexpectedly, Shang Yijiang did not seek help from the owner of the porcelain piece during this change that could change his destiny.
Shang Yijiang chose to deal with all this on his own.
And history has proven that he is worthy of being an excellent strategist. He is also a superb self-interested politician.
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After the Shang State took control of Yuanding Province, it used Dongyin Gate as a palace for the Shang family, the six princes, and the sect forces in the southern and northern frontiers to live and rest.
During the distribution of residences, one or two of the disciples of the six great princes had conflicts with the monks from the southern and northern territories.
It was nothing more than the disciples of the six major princes fighting for a spacious and luxurious residence with the monks from the south and north. It seems to be just a small contradiction.
But the reality has revealed that the two are not compatible.
This news will be important to people like Han Yin or Li Bushu who are involved in the change.
But in the eyes of Shang Ziyin, Shang Wuyi or Shang Yijiang who gave the plan, it was not worth mentioning.
Shang Yijiang didn't even think about how to appease the two. This was not what he cared about.
At this moment, in the secret realm used by the Supreme Elder of Dongyinmen for training, Shang Yijiang stood up in front of him and opened a void with his finger.
"Tiankuang!" That piece of nothingness was actually connected to a secret pavilion.
Shang Yijiang exhaled and walked deeper.
Finally, Shang Yijiang stopped in front of a wooden box decorated with gold.
Slender white fingers opened the wooden box. Inside lay quietly two pieces of white paper made of fine spiritual jade.
Taking out two pieces of white paper, Shang Yijiang's eyes fell on them again.
"Establish the fourth disciple Yin Ning as the Supreme Emperor"
"Conferred the title of Sixth Disciple Yi Xin..."
The words on the second jade paper had been destroyed, and it was difficult to tell what position the sixth disciple Yi Xin was granted.
Looking at these two pieces of jade paper, Shang Yijiang's face that seemed to have dried up finally broke out into a smile.
It was a proud, joyful smile that only appears on the winner's face. It's a pity that there is never an absolute winner, and there is no long-lasting and true smile.
Picking up the jade paper with one hand and pressing the word "Yixin" with his fingertips, Shang Yijiang recalled alone, "Tao? The Supreme Emperor used to select outstanding disciples within the clan, and the entire royal family was in constant turmoil."
"Those who compete for power show their talents, and the speculators keep their eyes open. Everyone wants to be the disciple of the Supreme Emperor and become the new Supreme Emperor. Everyone wants to be the confidant of the disciples of the Tao? Emperor."
"Among the tens of thousands of clan disciples, there are six disciples who are most praised? The royal family's heart."
"Ha." Shang Yijiang laughed at himself, "At that time, I was still curious as to why Yin Ning, who is obviously the eldest disciple, was called Fourth Master."
Shang Yijiang put the jade paper back into the wooden box and turned his attention to Yining's jade paper.
"Among the six, Fourth Master, your talent is not the best, your character is not the best, and your intelligence is not the best."
"At the beginning, the emperor recruited many disciples. Almost no one thought highly of you and thought you would have the last laugh. Even me..."
"But Tao, who has only had a relationship with me? Emperor Ancestor, actually looked sad..."
"I remember that at that time, the Taoist Emperor had already announced that he would accept six tribesmen as disciples."
"There is a reason why an ordinary clan member like me can meet the highest-level monks in the empire."
"And the reason is that that day, the Dao Emperor accepted six disciples headed by you, Fourth Master. On that day, all the clan monks saw the Dao Emperor."
His eyes fell on the word "Yining" again.
"You know how lonely you are in the mountains at night, and you can see the smoke in the fields. Only the right person can discover things that others don't know at a specific moment."
"Just looking at it from a distance, I knew that the emperor was dissatisfied."
"So...what is he dissatisfied with?"
There was only one person in the empty pavilion, and it was destined that no one would answer Shang Yijiang's questions.
And Shang Yijiang also smiled proudly.
"Almost everyone is optimistic about Liu Ye Yixin, who has the most talent and the fastest cultivation."
"Most of the monks who follow the other five disciples are just seeking wealth..."
"I'm different! I, Shang Yijiang, am destined to be the one with the promise of power."
After closing the wooden box, Shang Yijiang slowly walked out of Tiankuang Secret Pavilion.
The sun in the Dongyin Gate Secret Realm has already turned westward, and the clouds in the distant sky are gradually getting darker.
Shang Yijiang knew it was time to make a move.
Some people died, but not completely...
