Chapter 122: Enter the Dao Gate, worship Liu Xian, let's do the opposite!
The vision of Liu Xian's unintentional ambition on this continent far exceeded the expectations of the Thirteen Princes and Zhang Liang.
They calculated that the current Great Summer Dynasty class had solidified, and the royal family and family had monopolized the high positions and resources of the imperial court, so that it was becoming more and more difficult for ordinary cultivators to get ahead. It is also calculated that today's Great Summer seems to be calm, full of flowers, and has reached unprecedented prosperity, but it has already buried evil consequences, and once it explodes, the sky will inevitably collapse.
But they still far underestimated the terrible effects of class solidification, or the tragic situation of ordinary practitioners.
Cultivators of the Three Realms Divine Realm can start a sect.
Cultivators of the Four Realms Dharma Realm can obtain the court's favor and directly become the nobles and officials of the Great Xia Dynasty.
However, the Great Xia Dynasty restricted the sale of secret books, and the local princes restricted the sale of cultivation materials, and all resources were controlled by the powerful and the family. Ordinary cultivators have no family background, no God-given opportunities, let alone breaking through to the Faxiang realm, and even breaking through the realm of the Second Realm Divine Palace has become extremely difficult!
The decay and demise of any country is not caused by unilateral reasons, but by the long accumulation of countless problems, which eventually become a bomb that destroys everything.
The problem of the Great Summer Dynasty is not a year or two, but a hundred years and a thousand years.
Its roots lie in the original system of the Great Summer Dynasty.
Three thousand years ago, the Great Summer Dynasty was just one of the countless dynasties in this land, until the current Great Summer Emperor was born.
In order to ensure the combat effectiveness of the soldiers, and also to allow the monks of the world to actively participate in the arms of Great Xia, and expand the territory for the Great Summer Dynasty, the Great Summer Dynasty opened the road of awarding military merits. Ordinary monks want to become human beings, want to gain power and wealth, okay, we will give it to you.
As long as you join the army, expand the territory for the country, kill the enemy and make meritorious contributions, titles, land, beauties, and wealth are all given to you.
And the monks who made meritorious deeds and received the favor of the state formed the first military aristocracy.
In the process of the expansion of the Great Summer Dynasty, countless nobles were born, some big nobles and some small nobles.
These nobles were loyal to the country and served the country in order to receive the favor of the imperial court.
The country is getting bigger and bigger, and if you want to govern the larger and larger territory, you must have a set of effective management institutions.
The sub-sealing system is further strengthened.
The so-called feudal is to divide the land to the descendants of the royal family, or those nobles who have made great contributions in the process of expanding the territory of the Great Summer Dynasty, or those princes and nobles who take the initiative to take refuge in the Great Summer Dynasty.
Gradually, princes and kings were born.
They were fiefdomed and held the financial, military, and political power of the region, almost equivalent to a state within a state.
These nations may have been small, shallow, or barren at first.
But there were always some princes who stood out from the crowd, and as the princely families established more and more meritorious deeds, the area of the vassal states also expanded.
The Emperor of Heaven did not fail to think that these kingdoms within countries might be hidden dangers in the future, but what could he do?
Without vassal states, the Celestial Empire would not even be able to control the place.
In order to curb the foreign princes, the Emperor of Heaven divided his descendants into various parts of the Celestial Empire, forming more vassal states. And the fiefs of the princes and kings of these royal families divided the fiefs of the princes with foreign surnames into independent areas, and there was almost no bordering land between different princes and kings, which cut off the basis of their common rebellion as much as possible.
Once a foreign prince rebelled, the surrounding royal princes and kings could work together to suppress it, further consolidating the rule of the Heavenly Emperor.
During the period of rapid development of the Celestial Empire, whether it was an innumerable number of princes or ordinary monks who had nothing, there was a clear and reasonable way to advance. The plundered land, wealth, and beauties can meet the distribution and needs of all classes. As a result, problems with the system did not erupt and there were not many riots.
But as the territory of the Celestial Empire became larger and larger, the number of people increased, and the descendants of the princes multiplied and needed more and more resources, the situation began to become complicated.
More than 1,000 years ago, the territory of the Great Summer Dynasty was about eighty percent of what it is now!
Now, more than 1,000 years have passed, but the territory of the Great Summer Dynasty has expanded to a limited extent.
It was from then on that the deep-rooted foundation of the Great Summer Dynasty and the system of awarding military merit began to collapse.
The ordinary monks gradually lost their way up.
This is true even of some declining aristocracy, as well as the growing number of descendants of princes and kings.
Discontent, from the folk to the aristocracy, began to permeate and accumulate.
People are hungry for a new way to gain more benefits and more power.
Soon, the Celestial Empire's war against the sect began, which lasted for hundreds of years and brought great disasters to the empire, but also greatly alleviated the social contradictions of the empire, as well as the dangers posed by institutional problems.
But with the victory of the Celestial Empire in the war against the sect, everything returned to its original track.
The wealth brought by the subsequent expansion of the Celestial Empire could no longer meet the needs of the princes and kings, as well as ordinary monks.
When the country's development comes to a standstill, or even regresses, various problems are exposed.
People are selfish.
The same is true of the princes.
When the princes found that they could not expand their fiefdoms through war and military exploits, and seek power and benefits for their descendants, they could only think of ways from the power and interests they already had. The path of advancement of ordinary monks is gradually seized by the sons of the family, and it is becoming more and more difficult to get ahead.
But just squeezing the path of advancement of ordinary monks will not solve the problem fundamentally.
In particular, the empire has not expanded on a large scale for a thousand years, and the descendants of the princes are increasing.
Gradually, some of the minor nobles, as well as the descendants of the newborn princes, enjoyed the treatment of ordinary monks.
The older generation occupies power and wealth, and the second and third generations are desperately trying to reap the benefits, eager to take the world into their pockets.
And they, the descendants of the princes of the new generation, the small aristocracy, have become the margins of society, the objects of oppression, and there is almost no possibility of getting ahead.
They hate.
They were angry.
They resent.
But there is nothing they can do.
Compared with the Emperor of Heaven and compared with the traditional princes and kings, their strength is too weak.
They want to resist, but there is no possibility of victory, no hope of success.
All they can do is lie down, let this cruel world squeeze, let this cruel world ravage, until they are completely exhausted, or completely numb.
Decade.
Century.
Millennium.
The contradictions between different strata are getting deeper and deeper, and the estrangement between different groups is getting bigger and bigger.
If there is no accident, they can only choose to lie flat like their ancestors, until they become numb and are crushed to death.
But.
Liu Xian's grand wish changed everything!
Because of the feudal system, although there were heavenly rules in the Great Summer Dynasty, there were great differences in the laws of various places. Although cultivators are accustomed to treating ordinary people as animals, the situation of the major vassal states varies greatly due to different national conditions and policies. Although some vassal states abide by the rules of etiquette, they still reluctantly show some kindness to ordinary people and ordinary monks.
But some vassal states directly designated ordinary people, and even ordinary monks, as renewable resources through the law!
The United States calls it a hardcore crop.
This is the case in Cheongju, Wonju, Seokju and other places.
Cheongju, Cheongguang.
The Qing State was one of the countless vassal states of the Great Summer Dynasty, and its comprehensive national strength could be ranked in the top 100 of the many vassal states of the Great Summer Dynasty, and it was a very famous vassal state.
Of course, in addition to strength, there is another important factor in this fame.
its special social system.
In the Qing Kingdom, people were divided into two classes.
The Qing people who were born without food and clothing, and the Yi people who were born lowly.
All Qing people, whether nobles or commoners, could receive a certain amount of money from the imperial court every year.
And their Yulu is from the Yi people.
The imperial court decreed that all Yi people, regardless of men, women, old and young, must pay maintenance taxes to the imperial court to support the Qing people in the country. If they are unable to pay enough maintenance tax, they will be reduced to slavery or death. Every year, a large number of Yi people become slaves or are executed as exemplars because they cannot pay enough maintenance taxes.
In addition to the maintenance tax, the Qing people could enjoy the public school of the Great Summer Dynasty.
The Yi people, whether they are untouchables or official status, cannot enjoy public school education.
Some Yi nobles who took refuge in the Qing clan in the early years can receive special gifts.
The oppression of the Yi by the Qing people has already made the Yi people hate it to the core.
However, the Qing clan is powerful, and there is the protection of the Celestial Empire, even if the Yi clan hates it to the bone, there is nothing to be done.
It was not that there were no Yi who wanted to resist, but all of these rebellions ended in failure.
No one was spared!
However, failure will not solve the problem, let alone resolve the contradiction, it can only make the contradiction and hatred heavier and more terrifying.
Behind this seemingly calm, a large number of Yi people are looking for opportunities for change.
With the White Lotus as a symbol, they plotted to change the world!
It is called the Mixed Yuan White Lotus Sect.
Qingguo, a small city.
Although it is a small town, it also has a population of more than 100,000. Because it is far away from the prosperous and wealthy land of the Qing Dynasty, there are very few Qing people.
At the same time, there is something unusual about this small town.
This is the headquarters of the Yi Mixed Yuan White Lotus Sect!
The officials and small people in the city are almost all members of the Mixed Yuan White Lotus Sect.
If you want to talk about the Mixed Yuan White Lotus Sect, it has a very long history, dating back to the White Lotus Sect more than a thousand years ago. In the past, the White Lotus Sect was extremely prosperous, with countless strong people and hundreds of millions of believers, making it one of the rare cultivation holy places in the world. However, because the concept did not conform to the etiquette and religion, it violated the interests of the Great Summer Dynasty, and was destroyed by the Great Summer Dynasty in the dispute between the Celestial Empire and the sect more than a thousand years ago.
However, although the White Lotus Sect was destroyed, there were still a large number of disciples who were left in the people.
Although they were not the core disciples of the White Lotus Sect, they had mastered some of the White Lotus Sect's supernatural powers. Since then, the White Lotus Sect has spread throughout the Celestial Empire, and there are tens of thousands of schools derived from it. The Mixed Yuan White Lotus Sect is one of them.
Speaking of the Mixed Yuan White Lotus Sect, it has to be said that the current leader of the Mixed Yuan White Lotus Sect.
His name is Wang Cong'er.
Born in casual cultivation, he joined the Mixed Yuan White Lotus Sect halfway, but because of his extraordinary talent, he practiced the magical powers of the Mixed Yuan White Lotus Sect to an extremely high level in a short period of time.
Now he is already a powerhouse of the Five Realms Heavenly Phenomena Realm.
A few years ago, Wang Cong'er was elected as the leader of the Mixed Yuan White Lotus Sect.
A small town, a seemingly ordinary mansion is bustling with activity.
In the secret room where dozens of enchantment formations were arranged, more than a dozen people gathered together.
There are men and women, old and young.
Some people are dressed in merchant clothes.
Some people are dressed in official uniforms.
There are also people dressed in the costumes of liturgical scholars.
There are also people dressed in ordinary peasant costumes.
If you look at them just by appearance, it's almost impossible for these people to get together.
But here, they share the same identity.
The backbone of the Mixed Yuan White Lotus Sect!
At this time, these people are gathered together, but because of the same thing.
Not long ago, Liu Xian triggered a vision of Hongyuan!
More than a dozen people gathered together, emotional and excited.
"Hahaha, happy, happy, I never thought that there were such gods in the world. I wish that all the people of the world would have something to eat, and that there would be no hunger or hardship. I hope that every person in the world will have clothes to wear, and that there will be no more hunger and cold. I hope that every person in the world will have a book to read, and that there will be no more ignorance and ignorance. I hope that everyone in the world will have a house to live in, and there will be no more cold wind and rain. What a grand ambition is this? β
"Well said, well said."
"Hey, I thought that it would be impossible for me to succeed in such a big thing, but I never thought that I would meet such a sage at this time. This sage has the heart to let the people of the world live and work in peace and contentment, and has the ambition to let the people of the world have no worries about food and clothing, which is really a blessing for us, and we are waiting for the opportunity. β
"Speaking of which, do you fellow Daoists know where this sanctified powerhouse is?"
"All those who have become holy are all the top powerhouses who have been famous in the world for a long time, and there is no God Venerable, but I have not heard of the rumors that the Venerable has recently sacrificed to heaven and earth and longed for sanctification."
"I've heard about this, and there are rumors in the Heavenly Ruins, saying that it is Liu Shengxian, the master of the Guanwai Daomen."
"What, Daomen, is the Daomen that has caused a storm in the world recently?"
"Hey, I only heard that the master of the Daomen Gate was arrogant and ignorant, rude to the law, and did not respect the Emperor of Heaven, but I didn't expect that he was already a saint. No wonder this person is so bold that he doesn't even give the face of the Emperor of Heaven. is also a saint, even if Liu Shengxian has just entered the holy realm, he is not the opponent of the Emperor of Heaven, but he is not far behind. β
"Speaking of which, I have known Liu Shengxian."
"Have you ever heard of the recent stormy tax exemption incident outside the customs?"
"Tax-free, what's the matter?"
"I heard that after Liu Shengxian took the Guanwai, he was soon exempted from the grain tax outside the Guanwai, and then set a rule that ordinary people over the age of 50 could receive 50 catties of grain every month."
"What, is this serious?"
"It should be true, there is a lot of rumor in the heavenly ruins, and many cultivators are laughing at the door for asking for their own death, I don't know what to say."
"Hey, if that's the case, this Liu Shengxian really has the world in mind and all sentient beings in his heart, no wonder he can make such a grand wish."
"It is a blessing for us to be able to produce such sages in the world, and it is a blessing for the people of the world."
"It's a pity that Qingzhou is too far away from Guanwai, otherwise I would have to go to Guanwai to meet Liu Shengxian."
The more the backbone of the Mixed Yuan White Lotus Sect spoke, the more excited they became, and the more they spoke, the more they admired, and they just hated not to be able to meet Liu Xian and pay homage to the holy face.
While they were talking, there was a singing outside the door.
"The leader has arrived."
Then, I saw a holy beauty with a peerless style walking slowly.
The face is like Guanyin, peaceful and compassionate.
Wearing a white scarf and light veil, dressed in conservative white clothes, like a white lotus out of the mud without staining, elegant and holy.
Just standing there, it is as if Guanyin has come to the world, like the most brilliant pearl between heaven and earth, convincing and worshipping.
She is none other than Wang Cong'er, the leader of the Qingzhou Mixed Yuan White Lotus Sect.
"Meet the Chief."
When everyone saw Wang Cong'er, they all got up to greet each other and greeted each other respectfully.
"Everyone, please."
Wang Cong'er's red lips are like rose petals, and her voice is like a Buddha singing, holy and can't help but get lost in it.
"The reason why you are here today should be clear to you."
"Is the leader for Liu Shengxian's business?"
"It is a good thing that the master of the Daomen Gate has become holy and made a grand wish. In the future, when the Dao Gate enters the customs, it can be relied on for my Mixed Yuan White Lotus Sect. β
The crowd responded, and then sat back in their seats.
Wang Cong'er walked gracefully and walked to the main position.
After sitting down, he spoke.
Her expression was solemn, her eyes were like the bright moon hanging high, and she said solemnly: "The Daomen master has become holy, breaking the thousand-year-old pattern of the four saints. The concept of Daomen is not tolerated by the religion and the princes of the world, and it is foreseeable that there will be chaos in the summer in the future, and there will be holy wars. β
Everyone nodded in agreement.
Although Daomen was famous in the past, almost no one was optimistic about Daomen.
Because the difference in strength is too big.
Even though Liu Xian, the master of the Daomen, showed extraordinary strength, it was not worth mentioning compared to the Rites, the princes of the world, and the saints.
Not to mention that the sect is just beginning, and there is not even a disciple who can handle it.
Why should such a Taoist sect compete with etiquette and religion, and why should it compete with the princes of the world?
Can't afford it.
But now it's different.
The Lord of the Daomen Gate is sanctified, and he is the fifth saint in the world.
Even if he has just become a saint, he can't compare to the Emperor of Heaven or the Master of the Academy, but after all, he is the supreme saint.
He and the Emperor of Heaven and the Master of the Courtyard are already in the same realm and the same status.
Even the most arrogant, conceited, and most contemptuous cultivators of the Dao Sect did not dare to pat their chests at this time to ensure that the Dao Sect was vulnerable.
Don't dare to pat your chest and say it, the master of the Daomen Gate is not worth mentioning.
That's a saint.
"What the leader said is that Liu Shengxian, the master of the Daomen, is already a supreme saint, and he will definitely enter the customs and preach in the future. Once the gate is closed, the world will be in chaos. At that time, the opportunity for me to mix with the Yuan White Lotus Sect will come. β
"Liu Shengxian has the world in his heart and all sentient beings in mind, and is the only true sage in the world. My Yi people have suffered humiliation, and have been wantonly bullied by the Qing people, if we can vote under the sages, we can change the world and relieve our Yi people of thousands of years of humiliation. β
"Chief, are we going to defect to Liu Shengxian?"
"However, Cheongju is located in the northeast of the Great Summer, and it is too far away from the Guanwai. Even if we wanted to go to the sages, we didn't have a chance. β
Wang Cong'er's bright eyes turned slightly, like a bright moon reflecting the world.
The corners of her lips curled slightly, like Guanyin Pudu in the world, and smiled: "Although we can't immediately enter the Daomen, we can act in the name of the Daomen and the sages." β
"Liu Shengxian made a grand wish to heaven and earth, and we act for the sage's grand wish, inherit the will of the sage to help the common people, and we are the protΓ©gΓ© of the sage."
When everyone heard this, their eyes were full of light and they laughed in unison.
Wonderful.
If this is the case, the Mixed Yuan White Lotus Sect will have something to rely on, and it will not be able to attract the attention of the Daomen and get the blessing of Liu Shengxian.
But there are also people who feel inappropriate.
"Leader, our Mixed Yuan White Lotus Sect has been wanted and suppressed by the Qing State for many years, even if we have Liu Shengxian's signboard now, I'm afraid it won't be easy to use, let alone use it in the open."
"That's the other way around."
Wang Cong'er's eyes narrowed slightly, as if the Buddha was looking at the world, and he was extremely coercive.
A powerful momentum swept down like the sky, making everyone tremble and their scalps tingle.
It's the other way around!?
This.
"Five years ago, the former leader of the White Lotus Sect of my mixed Yuan was killed for the Qing Kingdom, and the backbone of the three hundred sects was implicated and sacrificed. Now that the Qing Kingdom is chasing and killing my Mixed Yuan White Lotus Sect more and more frequently, if I don't do anything more, sooner or later I will end up like my predecessors. In that case, I might as well hold the banner of the saint and turn it back. β
Wang Cong'er's expression was solemn and impassioned.
Like the Buddha who enlightened the world, and like the Bodhisattva who transformed sentient beings.
There is a convincing power in the words.
Everyone was still a little hesitant, but thinking of the current situation of the Mixed Yuan White Lotus Sect, they had to admit Wang Cong'er's statement.
Time is running out for the Mixed Yuan White Lotus Sect.
Even if they can avoid the next time, but what about the next time?
Who dares to guarantee that he will not be captured and killed by the Qing State like the previous leader and many backbones.
"It's the other way around."
"Fuck it, let's listen to the leader, it's the other way around."
After a brief silence, everyone responded with anger on their faces.
A few days later, the Mixed Yuan White Lotus Sect led by Wang Cong'er held the banner of the Daomen, worshiped Liu Xian's name, shouted the slogan of seeking the welfare of all beings in the world, and launched an uprising in the Qing Kingdom!
(End of chapter)