Me and countless me.

Chapter 216: A joke about what happens after death

"Brother, this matter must be explained in detail!"

Li Ke, who had already cursed, spoke very seriously.

The reason why he was working as a paperhanger here peacefully, and even seemed to be waiting for Liu Xiu to kill him, was because of the six realms of reincarnation!

Because he knew two things.

The first thing is that if the Han Dynasty could survive, it would be best if it did not perish, because this was very important for cultivating the idea of ​​great unity and cohesion.

The second thing is that if the Han Dynasty were to be destroyed now, it would be very troublesome.

The history of the Celestial Empire is a history of fighting against nomadic peoples, and during this period, the nomadic peoples already had the vague intention of forming an empire.

In other words, if the Han Dynasty fell at this time and there was no deterrence from the Han army and internal strife broke out prematurely, then it would be absolutely no problem for a nomadic people's court like the Yuan and Qing dynasties to be established.

This matter would not be a big deal in later dynasties, because naturally there would be people willing to restore the Han territory and rely on their strong integration ability to turn these ethnic minorities into their own people.

But not now.

If something happens now, the theory of grand unification and the cohesion of the Chinese people will be shattered in an instant.

There must be a paperhanger to suppress the tendencies of these people, and then the Western Han Dynasty can be destroyed. And this person can only be him. It is not that Li Ke looks down on others, but they really can't do it.

It is impossible to expect a group of bastards who are fighting for power to win the battle despite natural disasters and man-made disasters.

In addition, he also released Yin Lihua to build his own power. Although no one knows why Yin Lihua has never written to him, the entire Han Dynasty now knows that the Yin family is their people and their own power. When the need arises, they can naturally let the Yin family take action.

As for now, it’s just not necessary yet.

He let the Yin family take things like the iron smelting plant. Li Ke only gave things like soap and distilled liquor to these aristocratic families, which were time-consuming and labor-intensive. Before grain production increased, they could not benefit the general public at all and would instead weaken their own strength.

It's not that he wasn't prepared.

And according to the theory of six reincarnations, as the actual ruler of this empire, he constantly helps the people of the empire through various means and saves more people. Both good deeds and hidden virtues exist!
Just like some of the water conservancy projects he ordered to be built, he was the one who drew the blueprints, he was the one who proposed the plans, he was the one who snatched the money from those greedy bastards, and he was the one who found the subordinates.

In this case, after a water conservancy project is completed, both merit and hidden virtue are greatly credited. In this way, even if Li Ke dies, he will have enough merit to keep his consciousness, enter the immortal path in the next life, and continue his relationship with his wives, instead of drinking Mengpo soup directly, completely forgetting everything in this life, and completely parting with his wife and parents.

Moreover, since he is at a high level, he can better protect the Yin family's power and develop its strength, instead of just developing himself.

So in this way, it is a good thing for both the Han people in this world and Li Ke's personal destiny.

Li Ke could accept it regardless of winning or losing. It was just that he, Li Ke, would have to consume some merits, which was not a big deal.

Under these conditions, he was able to stay here and be a paperhanger with peace of mind. Otherwise, he would have been thinking of ways to make a living, whether it was making himself disabled on the surface, or relying on some small props to make himself look seriously ill, it was not a problem for him, Li Ke.

But if the six realms of reincarnation do not actually exist now, then his support is gone! This means that if Li Ke dies, he will most likely go directly to hell! Really die! There is no possibility of turning over!
Yang Jian was stunned for a moment, and seeing Li Ke so anxious, he quickly began to explain.

"The current six reincarnations actually exist, but their actual operation, that is, the matter of cleaning the soul memories of mortals and then reincarnating, involves many things. Therefore, it has never been officially implemented, so it can be said that it does not actually exist."

Yang Jian paused, then spoke.

"Although theoretically, this is a good thing that will allow everyone to finally find liberation, and it can also suppress those ghosts in the underworld and hell who are unwilling to practice, as well as those evil spirits who want to return to the world and do evil, so that they can gradually understand their mistakes, but there is one very important thing... that is, is the soul that has its memory cleansed still the same person as before?"

Yang Jian's expression was very serious, and Nezha finally stopped eating, holding a big chicken leg in each hand, and nodded.

"Because the first batch of souls that entered the six reincarnations were completely different from their former selves, they were basically two different beings. Kind people became cruel, and strong people became weak. Therefore, the gods in charge of the underworld had many doubts. Because this undoubtedly killed a person completely, instead of allowing a person to be liberated through his own efforts."

Li Ke was silent. He really hadn't thought about this. Yang Jian continued to explain.

“So even though the Great Celestial Venerable has ordered the merger of the underworld, the various underworlds, the netherworld, and the underworld must be merged into one, it is still difficult to really implement the plan of the six reincarnations, because now there is no way to determine whether the person whose memory has disappeared is still the same as before, and if not, then reincarnation is meaningless… Therefore, those who enter the six reincarnations now are basically people who are practicing and evil people who have committed the ten most heinous crimes, while the rest of the people will still be assigned to the underworld according to their beliefs and where they are located.”

These words made Li Ke's scalp tingle, and he couldn't help but interrupt.

"Didn't the information say that the six reincarnations had officially begun more than three hundred years ago? How come the underworld hasn't been merged for so long?"

Li Ke's words were a little difficult, and Yang Jian and Nezha looked at each other, then asked Li Ke a soul-searching question.

"Master Li Ke, have you forgotten something?"

"what?"

"One day in the sky, one year on earth!"

Li Ke suddenly felt that he had nothing to say.

Yang Jian picked up a glass of wine, looked at the dazed Li Ke, and continued to finish off the enemy.

"Moreover, there are a lot of issues to deal with, such as the cleanup work between the various underworlds, whether all the remaining ghosts in the underworlds will be liberated, or whether they will wait until the Six Paths of Reincarnation are officially operational to go through the Six Paths of Reincarnation, who will continue to live in the underworld, who will be able to go to Laojun's Heavenly World, who will have to serve their sentences in Hell, who will escort these guilty souls, whether some ancient guilty souls need to have their sentences revised, and the verification of the contents confessed by some wronged souls. It is not that they can be merged into one underworld just like that. The most critical thing is the handover of the various departments of the Heavenly Court, as well as the authority of the gods, both large and small, which are also very troublesome matters and require sufficient time for handover and discussion."

Having said this, Yang Jian pointed at himself.

"I am not talented, but I am more or less in charge of a place, similar to a city god. I have the power to increase or decrease the life span of mortals, increase or decrease blessings and fortune, and I even have a small underworld to control and manage the birth, aging, illness and death of mortals in my jurisdiction. After the establishment of the Six Paths of Reincarnation, should I hand over my own powers, and how should I modify them? If I hand them over, how can I make the correct judgments afterwards? Is my existence as... um... the city god still necessary? These are all a series of questions. Moreover, the gods also have holidays and rotations, as well as cultivation requirements. This is why many gods have overlapping powers and departments. Many gods and powerful people who hold the power of the underworld are in seclusion. Many people don't even know that the Six Paths of Reincarnation have been established, and even the underworld they have established is their own underworld. There are even many great gods who have traveled outside the heavens. How should their powers be handed over..."

Yang Jian’s words revealed a lot, and Nezha also added a sentence at this time.

"It's like Goddess Nuwa suddenly created some more humans and rewarded some humans. Do you think that the underworld, which relies on the six reincarnations, recognizes this and gives Goddess Nuwa this authority, or does it mean that Goddess Nuwa violated the rules and should be punished by the rules of heaven?"

Li Ke felt his scalp tingling just by listening.

Because now the affairs of the underworld have been explained very clearly by these two gods.

The six realms of reincarnation have not been established, and even the underworld seems to be divided. Now it is purely a PPT stage, and I have been cheated by the ancestors.

So Li Ke took a deep breath and asked.

"So if, can I ask a question?"

Li Ke's look made Yang Jian and Nezha look at each other, and then Yang Jian asked.

"Please ask, Taoist Li Ke, for the sake of this glass of wine, I will answer you."

Looking at Yang Jian's expression, Li Ke took a deep breath and slowly said what he wanted to ask. "I have a friend... because of this, he believes that the Six Paths of Reincarnation system exists, so he has been trying to find a way to keep more people alive, hoping to exchange his merits for an immortal soul. However, um, in this situation, my friend may be pushed to usurp the Han Dynasty for various reasons..."

Li Ke was halfway through his words when Yang Jian raised his hand.

"He will die miserably, because we are now in the stage of merging the underworld, and everything will be handled severely and strictly. Once he dies, there are nine ways for his soul to be scattered."

As if afraid that he would not be able to convince Li Ke, Yang Jian even stretched out his hand and made the shape of a nine.

"Nine types!"

Li Ke was silent, then asked again.

"Then the family of my friend..."

"Same, and if he causes greater damage due to his negligence, it will be even more tragic. Because the current accumulation of merits and hidden virtues and the manpower are actually not in place. In heaven and on earth, only the results are considered, not the process. Moreover, during this period of time, the gods will continue to descend to the earth to ensure that there will be no major chaos in the mortal world during the period of integration with the underworld."

Li Ke suddenly felt his breathing becoming difficult, and then nodded.

"clear."

I was cheated by my own teacher!

In other words, he was cheated by the Indian Sakyamuni!

But how could the six realms of reincarnation not have been established yet!
How can it still be a PPT stage? !
But it is normal to think about it this way. After all, he is Indian, and it is normal for him to make PPT to fool people.

Then there was an idea.

"But what is the Great Heavenly Venerable doing..."

If the Jade Emperor wanted to, he could solve all these problems in an instant! And in Journey to the West, it was Taishang Laojun who created the world, so Taishang Laojun could do it too!

Li Ke didn't believe that the calculation ability of the great supernatural being was not as strong as that of a young man like him. He also felt that the Jade Emperor didn't have the ability to predict the next 500 years or the next 500 years.

"Because this is originally a human matter. Taoist Li Ke, do you think that immortals are still human? To be precise, are immortals considered human beings, or are they another race? There is a need for immortals and humans to be connected, or in other words..."

Yang Jian's tone became unusually subtle.

"Do gods need to care about mortals? You may not know that during the ancient Conferred God War, using infants and pregnant women as consumables for casting spells was considered a legitimate practice at the time."

Li Ke suddenly felt a chill down his spine and understood everything.

Nezha on the side continued to eat cold lotus root slices, and was disdainful of Yang Jian's question, because he considered himself a human being. Even though he has become a lotus root now, he, Nezha, still considers himself a human being.

Immortal is just an identity, not a race, but he also knows that for some immortals, immortality has become a race.

In other words, they are born gods and are not human beings at all.

"The Great Celestial Venerable does not want to see the gods and immortals completely separated from humans, but whether one can achieve transcendence after becoming a god or a saint depends on the individual. Therefore, many problems can only be solved by mortals themselves. How to achieve a prosperous world without worries is itself a kind of practice and test."

Having said that, Yang Jian looked at Li Ke and chuckled.

"You don't think that those who hold high positions can easily obtain a large amount of merit and obtain a high position after death without any cost, do you?"

Li Ke certainly knew that there was a price to pay, just like if someone in a high position took the lead in organizing good things, they would have merits, but if they took the lead in doing bad things...

Then all the bad things done by your subordinates will be blamed on you.

After a moment of silence, Li Ke sighed.

"God willing."

Shaking his head, he roughly understood what his original "destiny" was in this Journey to the West world.

The Heavenly Court is in the process of establishing the Six Paths of Reincarnation, and needs to reform and rebuild the underworld system. Naturally, a lot of trouble will arise. He feels scared just thinking about how much trouble there will be during this period. It is estimated that many wronged souls and evil ghosts will take the opportunity to enter the human world and cause chaos in the world.

In this situation, no matter what the considerations were, the already precarious Western Han Dynasty could not be destroyed. It needed a sufficiently virtuous person to temporarily stabilize it so that another person who could establish a new order would have time to develop.

This person could be Wang Mang or Liu Xiu, but there has to be someone with enough ability to come, there is no way around it.

It just so happened that the Wang family wanted to go further, and Liu Xiu, as a relative of the Han Dynasty, naturally wanted to maintain the Han Dynasty. In essence, it was still a struggle between the aristocratic families and the imperial power, and the self-rescue of the collapsed social order.

The destiny of heaven and human will come together to form what is called fate.

Li Ke could fake his death and escape, then secretly develop his military strength, allowing Liu Xiu to come to the fore because of the will of heaven, and stabilize the imperial power as a royal relative.

But the difference is that compared to him, a paperhanger, if Liu Xiu did the job, many, many more people of the Western Han Dynasty would die.

If Liu Xiu did not have as much knowledge as him, and did not have so many new things to feed the jackals, the people of the Western Han Dynasty would have suffered a lot.

"It's probably not too late for me to regret now."

Li Ke picked up the wine glass. His mouth felt a little bitter, but he still drank it all.

"But this thing of going against the will of heaven does sound very cool."

Farming, martyrdom, and explosion with him.

These are the three main characteristics of the Chinese people, and you must try them.

He, Li Ke, naturally has such characteristics.

Yang Jian looked at Li Ke and smiled, which made Nezha, who was gnawing on a chicken leg, suddenly have a subtle feeling.

He suspected that Yang Jian came with a mission!

It doesn't seem like him, he really came here just to eat for free!

(End of this chapter)