True Lord Minghui was the same Lord Minghui who had defeated the enemies of Qingxu in Yangyuan County together with Zhou Bai and captured the Xuanming-class battleship.
He comes from Liangchen Valley, a hidden force at the junction of Liangzhou and Dingzhou.
The sect has a long tradition, but its disciples are few and its reputation is not great.
After Minghui entered the second realm, he felt that his luck was lacking and his Taoist heart needed to be sharpened, so he chose to become a Daoxu Taoist official.
Later, he slayed demons, and with the help of the dynasty's luck, he rose through the ranks, and even became the guardian of Bei'an County.
By the time of the Qingxu invasion, Minghui's cultivation had reached the perfection of the Yin God, and his magic power was so powerful that he was only one step away from the Yang God.
After the battle in Yangyuan, the heavenly court rewarded his merits. Master Minghui exchanged his heavenly merits for a small calamity-avoiding pill. Then he resigned from his position as guarding the immortal and returned to the mountain gate to retreat to break through the Yangshen.
Until half a month ago, he succeeded in overcoming the tribulation, and the real person became the true king. According to the rules of the spiritual world, the true king ceremony was held.
Due to the acquisition of the Little Tribulation Pill, Zhou Bai contributed a lot. The two of them cooperated well and recognized each other, so Zhou Bai also received an invitation to the ceremony.
However, Zhou Bai is already the king of a country after all, and at this time of great fortune, he cannot easily leave without permission.
So he sent Xuanyi guards and a group of Taoist priests to deliver gifts and lay nets along the way.
The two countries in Dingnan and Dingbei had a very strict blockade on Dingbei, which gradually deepened exchanges between Anbei and Liangzhou, and the number of trade and tourists increased significantly.
In order to recruit a true monarch, the gifts Zhou Bai sent were not light, such as a bottle of Yuan-Guarding Spirit Pill just exchanged from the Heavenly Court, which can also be used to stabilize Yang Shen's cultivation; another example is the simple and straightforward Five Thousand Spirit Pills. Stone, permanent use rights of Cangshan Lingmai Cave, the last batch of spiritual wine originating from Jinting Cave, etc.
Of course, there is also Zhou Bai's personal letter.
The words first reminisced about old times, and then made clear his intentions, asking him, the Great True Lord, to come out.
In this world of chaos, no one can survive alone.
If you don’t join the world and face calamity, calamity will also come to your doorstep. All the immortals and gods in heaven are falling one after another. Is it possible that the mere Yang God can be safe and worry-free?
In the future, the Tianyuan Continent will be unified, and all the creatures on it will have to face the outside world, and the struggle for hegemony among the heavens is not far away...
Zhou Bai confided in him and told Minghui what he had inferred about the future situation.
It's just that the quality of the fifth-grade Taoist official's luck enshrinement is a bit inferior to the seal of the true king of luck and the elixir and spiritual material resources provided by the Daxu royal family.
In the end, True Lord Minghui did not agree to Zhou Bai's solicitation for the time being, but he also did not agree to the envoy of the Daxu royal family.
Now it's just that the temple in Anbei Kingdom is still too small and can't support him. It's not that he is not optimistic about Zhou Bai, who has been rising strongly.
After receiving Minghui's affirmative reply, Zhou Bai felt a little confident, and immediately ordered the Wuding Sect and the Taoist Corps to select personnel to go to Liangchen Valley for exchange and study.
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After successfully testing the dragon and tiger entry method in Pingcang County, Zhou Bai traveled to major French Open nodes across the country in the next few days and burned the dragon and tiger talismans at the core of the nodes.
This caused the entire Anbei Kingdom to be under the shroud of strict laws. The chivalrous and violent criminals no longer existed, and the wanton monks also disappeared for a while.
Those warriors who swaggered through the market with force became honest and responsible, and the monks who were superior even bought the Anbei Kingdom's temporary code and recited it in full, anyway, it was easy with their memory.
After all, who wants to be humiliated by a group of mortals after breaking the law?
Of course, some casual cultivators and civilian warriors could not stand the restrictions and chose to leave Anbei Kingdom.
But most of the extraordinary people are reluctant to part with the flourishing fortune of Anbei Kingdom. It is easier to practice and break through in this land.
If you really have any grudges that need to be settled, you can apply to the government to witness the ruling, the warriors go to the ring, and the monks go to the countryside to fight.
However, the most concerning and lively event in Anbei Kingdom now is not the dragon and tiger entering the law, but the first imperial examination since the founding of the country.
This imperial examination was only divided into three levels: County Examination for Tongsheng, County Examination for Scholars, and Andu Examination for Scholars.
The Boguo was not big enough to support a true king, nor could it support too many Jinshi. Moreover, after Zhou Bai made several searches, the Jinshi talents from the three counties had already entered the court as officials.
Anbei Kingdom's imperial examination did not make many changes to the model handed down from previous dynasties. It emphasized both literary quality and luck.
Those who are truly talented can surpass the limitations of luck and win by force if they are number one in literature.
Such a small number of people who are short of luck can be provided by the court without affecting the flow of luck in the entire system.
Those with strong luck can feed back the system, and more importantly, their future journey will most likely go smoother and further than those with weak luck.
From the long-term perspective of a court and a system, it is very reasonable to add a luck screening test. The imperial examination is always a limited selection test.
The first two levels of examinations have been completed by local governments after Zhou Bai's return. A total of 550 children and 100 talents were passed in three counties, eighteen counties and one special zone across the country.
Compared with the number of places Daxu had given to the three counties, this number of admissions was on the higher side. It was regarded as Zhou Bai's grace to those who were willing to become officials.
In troubled times and political instability, many families do not want their children to become officials, lest they wait for another ruler to come to power and implicate the family.
Those who are willing to participate in the imperial examination of Anbei Kingdom must identify with Zhou Bai as the monarch in their hearts, and they believe in the future of Anbei Kingdom.
Therefore, even if the quota is increased and the luck expenditure will increase greatly, Zhou Bai is willing to admit more like-minded people.
Originally, everything was kept simple, and it would not be an exaggeration to say Enke. Logically speaking, the Level 3 exam would not be completed within a month.
On February 2, the last level of the imperial examination was held in the capital city of Andu, with Yinmu, the Minister of Rites, personally serving as the examiner.
One hundred rookies took part in the examination, and another 123 former scholars were also qualified for the examination, for a total of 223 people.
In this examination, the proportion of poetry scores has been reduced, with policy theory and Taoist scriptures accounting for the largest proportion.
Policy theory examines practical governance, while Dao Jing focuses on Taoist cultivation.
Now, under the control of Zhou Bai's luck, even the central officials can restart their practice again, let alone these reserve officials.
Before becoming king, the examination for Jinshi level will not be established, so the path to becoming a person must be opened.
These new imperial examination candidates will be the foundation for Zhou Bai to establish his dynasty in the future. They are the pioneers and the first batch of monks and officials.
Based on the amount and difficulty of the exam questions, the exam time of nine days and six nights was also reduced to three days.
On February 5th, in the newly expanded Gongyuan of Andu City, 223 scholars were busy answering questions.
Today is the last one and relatively the most difficult one, Dao Jing Ke.
Many scholars were a little confused when they read the question. The previous policy and argumentation were pragmatic. This was a trend initiated by the monarch from top to bottom.
But now the questions in the Dao Jing subject are also pragmatic. They do not examine obscure and remote interpretations of the meaning of the scriptures, but focus on common sense of practice and the basic skills of how to enter the Tao and condense the Dharma.
In the center of Gongyuan, on a high-rise building that reaches for the stars, you can have a very clear insight into every move of all candidates.
This is the Mingyuan Tower modeled after the Shenjing Gongyuan. It is usually manned by high-level Taoist officials with powerful magical powers. If there is an emergency, they can control the magic circle at will to deal with it.
The candidates and even the examiners in the Gongyuan only thought that the person upstairs in Mingyuan was Li Yuan or Kuchun San.
But in fact, in addition to the Kuchun Sanren in the Yin Shen Realm, there are also Zhou Bai and two other strange real people.
"Brother Zhou, I have never seen such a gathering of cultures since that time."
"Yes, half of these scholars have red-qi articles, and it is not uncommon to write gold-qi articles."
Two real strangers were relaxed and comfortable in front of Zhou Bai, and they talked to each other very naturally.
But the real Taoist inspector of Mingyuan Tower, Ku Chun, was cautious and did not dare to be too presumptuous in front of Zhou Bai.
Of course, some people in Kuchun San also secretly complained that these two people came to join Anbei Kingdom at this time, which was quite suspicious of them.
How can anyone compare with him, a veteran who is loyal to the king and dedicated to state affairs.
Thinking of this, Ku Chun immediately squeezed out a smile and said happily to Zhou Bai: "This time Enke, you will definitely be able to accept a group of great talents. The literary talents and luck shown by these candidates in the first two games are even comparable. The state’s previous provincial examinations were not bad either.”
Zhou Bai smiled faintly and said, "Three counties are definitely not comparable to seven counties."
However, due to the advent of troubled times, bad luck has stimulated the potential of many talents. Coupled with the recent significant increase in national fortunes, the overall level of these 223 people is indeed excellent.
There were two green poems published in the poetry section, and there were many golden articles in the policy theory section. If the examiner Yin Mu had not been experienced and followed the procedures in a timely manner, the phenomenon of Wenhua might have alarmed the whole city.
"Si Jie, Pang Lesheng, you two had better find some good ideas and be willing to take them."
"Of course, you have to take them whether you are willing or not. This batch of admitted candidates will be the cornerstone of our Anbei Kingdom to create a new era." Zhou Bai looked at them and said very seriously.
Yes, these two strangers were Si Jie and Pang Lesheng, the first two people in Tianya Pavilion to seek refuge with him.
Shi Xiu, who came from the Wangshi family in Zhongzhou County, also wanted to come, but was persuaded by Zhou Bai. Someone was needed to take charge of Zhongyu Tianya Pavilion.
They previously relied on their Jinshi background and spiritual energy recovery to practice quickly, and they advanced to Yinshen one after another last year.
But the Yin Shen Realm, since it is the first realm in the world to be given an honorific title, must make sense.
Even the heavenly beings who have entered the heavenly realm feel the slowness of cultivation. It is difficult to make great progress just by practicing hard in seclusion.
In a time of chaos and great changes, countless stars have fallen. Si Jie, Pang Lesheng and others can see clearly that heaven is equally unreliable.
If they miss this great opportunity and are unable to achieve Mahayana ascension in the future, then even if they are admitted to heaven, they can only become little immortal officials.
If you want to ask whether heavenly soldiers, heavenly generals, immortals, gods and heavenly officials can control their own destiny and escape death in a plane war, the answer is definitely impossible.
In this way, isn't it normal for a little immortal official to be trampled under someone's feet, and even his soul will be driven away hundreds of years later?
None of the heavenly beings who can pass the Jinshi exam are fools. They foresee a future that is like stagnant water.
Therefore, Tianya Pavilion, which is a group organization, is very popular now, and all the Jinshi and Celestial Beings who were still in the mortal world in the previous years are eager to join.
"It's natural. If you take your luck to practice, you will definitely do something." Si Jie was the first to respond.
Then Pang Lesheng also nodded and casually drew a circle toward the Gongyuan examination room below: "They are all good students. I will try my best while studying in Tianya Pavilion and Wudingmen."
"I never thought that even though I was in the national system, I could still practice cultivation and not be repelled by the dragon energy."
The expressions of the two people were a little complicated. They only learned about such a secret after accepting the appointment of Tianya Pavilion.
If monks could be officials, wouldn't it be a small heaven on earth?
They were somewhat fortunate. After knowing this, everyone could see the future prospects of Anbei Kingdom.
As the first members of Tianya Pavilion to officially join Zhou Bai, they will definitely get better treatment in the future. They are the horse bones bought by Zhou Bai's daughter.
The members are just members, just exchange what they have, but the worshipers are really half Anbei officials. They are supported by luck and need to obey some orders of Zhou Bai.
After receiving the two people's commitment, Zhou Bai nodded slightly and told Ku Chun: "You can contact and inquire about these cases. Even if they are Jieyuan, as long as they are willing to learn the art of cultivating immortals, I will definitely let them go."
Kuchun Sanren was overjoyed and thanked him repeatedly. According to Zhou Bai's order, he has been leading apprentices in alchemy, formations, weapon refining, etc.
However, among the Taoist disciples who were sent to learn the art, few were spiritually gifted. In addition, due to their lack of skills, only a few alchemists have been brought out until now.
In this way, the day in the Dao Jing Department came to an end quickly, and the three of them each had many goals.
To be completely fair, it wasn't very realistic when everything was just getting started.
Those who are talented and gifted will always get more opportunities.
On the evening of February 5th, all the examiners reviewed the papers overnight, and then Zhou Bai personally reviewed the rankings and personally named one hundred candidates.
On February 6, the results of the Anbei Guoxiang Examination were released.
The admission rate of nearly half shocked the country and also shocked the entire Dingzhou.
Real merits are awarded, public servers and half-prints are distributed, and luck blessings are in place.
In this way, is there any prominent and powerful family in Dingzhou who doesn't know that Anbei Kingdom values talents and has abundant luck?
On February 7, the last day of the truce announced by heaven, Zhou Bai worshiped heaven in Andu.
The incense is thick, the spring breeze blows, the ashes in the cauldron are swept away, and the vigorous literary atmosphere dyes the sky...
Zhou Bai used dozens of wonderful articles from this imperial examination as a guide to call on the Emperor of Heaven he wanted to worship to accept the Qi Luck offering.
In Andu City, there is no Tiangong Monument.
Soon, layers of red clouds appeared, and countless fiery red ceilings fell.
Red Emperor responded!
Zhou Bai made a decisive decision and summoned the literary energy gathered in Mingyuan Tower for three days, sending 30% of it into the sky.
"Fu Wei Shang Xiang..."
A dragon roar resounded through the sky, and the shadow of the red dragon passed over Andu City for an instant.
The Red Emperor was obviously very satisfied with the "submissive" attitude of the candidate for destiny. After taking the tribute, he still had to give the "fate" that should be given.
However, after the vision dissipated, Zhou Bai's sacrifice to heaven was not over yet, and he continued to supply Qing Emperor with Yichen Wen Qi.
This person showed kindness to him without any coercion. It was necessary to get closer to him.
As for the Central Yellow Emperor, it's okay if he has no sincerity. No matter how lucky he is, he can't support the three ancestors.
On February 8th, before Dingbei and Dingbei could digest the impact of various major actions such as the imperial examination and offering sacrifices to heaven, Zhou Bai's fish and dragon scroll had already appeared on the border of Longfeng.
(End of chapter)
