Chapter 53 Fooling the Hundred Officials

After living on Peach Blossom Island for half a month, Zhao Kong returned to Jinling City alone.

Feng Rong had just been resurrected, and Huang Rong naturally had to accompany her for a while.

Although the two were still a little awkward in the first few days, it was difficult for them to adapt to each other.

But fortunately, blood is thicker than water, and the two daughters are both smart people.

After running in with each other for a few days, they each accepted their due identity, and their feelings became harmonious.

But for now, the relationship is more like sister than mother and daughter.

Zhao Kong, who returned to the palace, began to make final preparations for leaving this world.

The tall altar outside the city rises from the ground, and under the hard work of more than 200,000 Nanyang slaves day and night, it is almost completed.

As early as the beginning of the construction of the altar, Zhao Kong laid down the Hidden Heaven Array to limit the scope of the altar.

Just wait for the day when he sacrifices to the heavens next year, he can let the eight innate masters as the eyes of the array, and hundreds of medium-grade spirit stones as energy.

Activate this Hidden Heaven Array and temporarily isolate the dimensional consciousness of this realm.

The valuable Zhenyuan Ding, Zhao Kong has also been redeemed for a while.

As his cultivation reached the peak of the second order, Zhen Yuanding's sacrificial refining speed also accelerated again, and at most he would definitely be able to complete the sacrificial refining by the end of the year.

Although with Zhao Kong's current strength, he can only give full play to part of the effect of Zhen Yuanding.

But absorbing the origin of the low-level Xiaoqian World is already more than enough.

"Come, send a decree to hold a court meeting tomorrow, and all officials above the fifth grade in Beijing must be present!"

Before Zhao Kong left this realm, he naturally had to make some arrangements for the imperial court.

Instead of waiting until next year to get in a hurry, it is better to have an early showdown now and deal with some of the hidden dangers.

Zhao Kong advocated the rule of Taoism by inaction, whether it was the Nanyang period or after the unification of the world, he would only formulate rules and draw the general direction of the development of Wu.

The specific implementation is completed by the cabinet, and if the cabinet is not completed well, it is enough to replace a group of cabinet elders.

In other words, Zhao Kong simply didn't want to affect his cultivation time because of state affairs.

Therefore, since the unification of the Song, Jin, and Xia regions by the Wu State.

In this whole year, Zhao Kong held court meetings the number of times, which can basically be counted on two hands.

Therefore, Zhao Kong suddenly convened a court meeting and asked all officials above the fifth grade in Beijing to arrive.

This abnormal situation made the spirits who had infiltrated the officialdom smell a little wrong.

They all hurriedly investigated, wanting to show their faces in front of Zhao Kong when they waited for the court meeting.

It's a pity that no one can find out what Zhao Kong is going to announce at this court meeting.

The next day, as soon as the sun rose, a large number of officials gathered at the gate of the imperial city.

As the palace gate slowly opened, the civil and military officials flowed in and headed towards the Taiji Palace.

Because of the reason for cultivating Tai Chi Xuanqing Dao, Zhao Kong preferred the Tai Chi Palace.

Whether it is in Tianwu City or Jinling City, it is set as a place for the court.

Hundreds of officials slowly walked into the Taiji Hall, and the vast hall was still not crowded.

They didn't have to wait long, and Zhao Kong appeared in the Taiji Palace.

The dragon walked up the royal stairs, sat on the dragon chair and glanced at the ministers below.

Because Zhao Kong didn't need a eunuch, the maid beside him shouted loudly.

"Bow down!"

Hundreds of officials in the Taiji Hall bowed to Zhao Kong.

"Ministers to see Your Majesty, long live Your Majesty, long live Long live!"

Although Zhao Kong did not like cumbersome etiquette, he also knew that this would be conducive to the rule of the dynasty.

In the past, when he was in Nanyang, Wu was still a vassal state, and Zhao Kong could ignore all kinds of etiquette.

But now that he rules the Central Plains, many things have to be done according to the rules.

He does have the ability to overturn the rules, but he also has to weigh whether it is worth it.

"All the ministers are exempt!"

The civil and military officials made a big salute, and then slowly got up and looked at Zhao Kong with a solemn expression.

Zhao Kong did not have the habit of talking on the scene, and announced it directly to the ministers below.

"Ladies and gentlemen, after the winter solstice sacrifice to the heavens next year, I will use the interaction between heaven and man to shatter the void, fly to the upper realm, and find a path of immortality for our world!"

As soon as Zhao Kong's words fell, the civil and military officials in the hall were in an uproar.

Although Zhao Kong has been recognized as an immortal in the world, this kind of thing of ascending to the upper realm is really beyond their imagination.

"Your Majesty, can't you leave Wu Guo now!"

"Yes, the world is newly decided, if there is no Your Majesty in charge, it is likely to be chaotic again."

"You want to go to the fairy world, the ministers dare not object, but please be sure to leave a prince!"

Zhao Kong looked at the panicked officials below, and slapped the imperial case violently and said.

"You don't have to persuade me, next year is the best time to ascend, I don't know how long I will have to wait if I miss it, and besides, I can't come back, why should you be afraid?"

Deng Youlong, the first assistant of the cabinet of Wu, stood up and respectfully saluted Zhao Kong.

"Your Majesty, how long will it take for you to ascend to the Heavenly Realm and come back? Who will supervise the country during this period? ”

Deng Youlong and Zhao Kong have known each other for eight years and know the character of this emperor very well.

Once Zhao Kong made up his mind, no one could persuade him at all.

It used to be, and it is even more now!

Zhao Kong saw that Deng Youlong had asked the point, so he explained to the ministers in the palace with a smile.

"I don't want to ascend for my own selfishness, I received a call from Lao Jun Fu three years ago."

"If the self-realm and the upper realm are separated for a long time, and the aura is not infused for a long time, this realm will inevitably be full of disasters and difficulties, and people's life spans will become shorter and shorter, and future generations will become even more ignorant and chaotic."

"And as the human emperor of this realm, as long as I ascend to the upper realm, I can establish a passage between the two realms, so that the spiritual energy of the upper realm can flow into my realm and benefit future generations."

"Originally, it only took seven or eight months to establish the passage of the two realms, but one day in the sky and one year in the ground, I estimate that after the passage of the two realms is completed, it will take two hundred years for the lower realm to pass."

Hearing Zhao Kong say that he was going to leave for two hundred years, the officials in the Taiji Hall exploded on the spot.

"Your Majesty, you have to leave the prince no matter what!"

"Please Your Majesty recruit a wide range of beautiful girls and set up a crown prince before the winter solstice next year."

"Even if you get pregnant first, even if you are the crown princess, with the strength of my Great Wu, no one dares to say much!"

"Your Majesty, the ministers will swear to assist the prince to the death and protect my Great Wu Jiangshan Sheji."

Zhao Kong sighed at what these ministers said.

If he really wants to make a prince, I'm afraid he will only be separated from Huang Rong, and the gains will outweigh the losses.

Although today he has been talking nonsense since the previous dynasty and fooling these officials.

But making up a high-sounding reason can at least help Huang Rong reduce a lot of pressure in the future.

So Zhao Kong had no choice but to slap the imperial case again, and waited for the hundred officials to calm down before continuing.

"Don't panic, don't panic, I'm not just leaving."

"I went to the upper realm and the queen sat in the country, the queen has been practicing with me all these years, and her cultivation is not weaker than that of me a few years ago, and she can wait until I come back from the heavenly realm."

"Besides, political affairs are handled by the cabinet now, so I can do it as usual after I leave."

"And I can reveal a message to you, as long as the construction of the passage between the two realms is completed, I will have a great contribution to this world, and I will be able to canonize the Yin God in our world when the time comes."

"Even if you Aiqing can't wait for me to come back, the queen will also take note of your merits."

"I can promise you that all officials, generals, and sages who have enough merit, even if they die, can be officials in the underworld to protect the descendants of the yang world."

"Although the Yin God is not as free as the immortals, it can also survive in the world forever!"

As soon as Zhao Kong's voice fell, the Taiji Hall became audible.

Hades is an official! Forever!

The attention of the civil and military officials instantly shifted from forcing Zhao Kong to have a child to this.

Since ancient times, who doesn't want to live forever? But none of them did!

The first emperor of the ages, like the first emperor, could only die of illness in the sand dunes with endless regrets.

And at this moment, they are so close to this goal.

It doesn't matter if it's a ghost or an immortal, they don't have the right to choose.

As long as they can live forever in the world and shelter future generations, it is worth fighting for for the rest of their lives!

"Your Majesty, the ministers will obey Your Majesty's will and swear to assist the queen to stabilize the country!"

The civil and military officials in the Taiji Palace, almost no one suspected that Zhao Kong was fooling them.

After all, the ability that Zhao Kong has shown over the years is not much worse than the mythical immortals.

And Zhao Kong's boldness and generosity towards the heroes are also consistent.

The fiefdoms of the South Seas were given one by one, even if the location was remote, it was also a real fiefdom that could produce a lot of wealth and inherit it to future generations.

Therefore, Zhao Kong once again made a promise to canonize the Yin God, and there were really few people in the Manchu Dynasty who did not believe it.

Yan Dong, the secretary of the military department, who had a white beard, immediately stood up and proposed to Zhao Kong.

"Your Majesty, since you are going to soar next year, the matter of population migration must be accelerated."

"The unification of the world by Great Wu was too smooth, resulting in the population of the Central Plains still exceeding 100 million after the war."

"Even if it is supported by Shennong No. 1 rice, I am afraid that in a hundred years at most, the Central Plains will cause chaos because of less land and more people."

The Great Elder Yan Dong was already over seventy years old, even if he had rebuilt his superior internal strength over the years, but he had not broken through to the innate realm, it was difficult to say whether he could live to the age of eighty.

Therefore, Zhao Kong's Yin God Promise, Yan Dong cares more about it than everyone else.

"Ai Qing is reasonable, let the officials include the number of migrants in each county in the assessment, list the target numbers according to the actual situation of each place, and severely punish those who fail to reach it!"

Zhao Kong lightly bowed his head, thought for a moment, and then announced to the ministers in the palace.

Although he also knew that such a mess would definitely cause a stir among the people.

It is even possible that some officials have improper methods or are motivated by profit.

For the sake of their own merits or for personal gain, they forced local officials to rebel against the people.

But Zhao Kong really doesn't have enough time now, and he doesn't want to leave too many hidden dangers for Huang Rong.

Therefore, for those who oppose his policy, Zhao Kong can only forcibly suppress it by killing.

The goal pursued is different, and he is not afraid of being scolded as a tyrant by people in this world.

So this year, Zhao Kong needs to finish a lot of hateful things.

After he left, Huang Rong only needed to be a little more lenient.

You can get a lot of support from the people and quickly stabilize the Wu state.

After the court meeting and unifying his thoughts, Zhao Kong also reduced the cultivation time by half.

Every day, he flew to different places to inspect and monitor the actions of officials in various places.

Most of the areas north of the Yangtze River were captured by the Wu army himself.

During the Song-Jin War, the wealthy families in various places were not clean.

Under the coercion and temptation of the Wu army, most of them were forcibly relocated to the islands of the South Seas.

The rest was also dismembered and divided, and the title deeds were divided among everyone in the clan.

Unlike in the past, land was concentrated, forming a wealthy clan that could threaten local governments.

Therefore, the Jiangbei region does not need to relocate people excessively, and it is the Jiangnan region that really needs to be ruthless.

"It's a pity that there is still not enough time, otherwise we have to promote the official gentry to pay grain in one piece, spread the land into the mu, and return the fire consumption to the public, so as to achieve real centralization."

Zhao Kong looked at the bustling city below and sighed secretly.

His will on that day was not clear on whom he would move.

But Deng Youlong, the first assistant of the cabinet, who knew Zhao Kong's intentions, insisted on carrying this black cauldron.

Constantly hinting to local officials that the people who migrated should be mainly local wealthy families.