The Dominance of Martial Arts: Starting from the Tiger Roaring Golden Bell

Chapter 421 Faith
Chaomu City, the Palace of Power.

Dong De, who was bowing his head and hunched over, was so frightened by Qin Zhiming's words that he broke out in a sweat, and his back was soaked with sweat.

Qin Zhiming ignored his reaction and said to himself:
“There are four counties in Chaomu Province, and I plan to force the people from these four counties closer to Chaomu City.

At that time, we will block Chaomu City and continue to reduce the number of people.

Until the people's faith in me can help me become an immortal, what do you think?"

Dong De's body was shaking, not knowing how to respond.

Qin Zhiming's few words turned his mind upside down.

A series of horrific and devastated scenes flashed before his eyes.

The people from the four counties were forced to approach Chaomu City. This simple sentence made Dong De think of corpses everywhere and rivers of blood.

The guy in front of me is going to force most of the people in Chaomuzhou to death.

Dong De took a deep breath, suppressed his heart that was about to jump out of his chest, and said tremblingly:

"I wonder what method the Immortal wants to use to force those people in?"

"Famine? Plague? Disaster? Which method do you think is appropriate?"

Neither way is right! You damn thing!
Dong De cursed in his heart, but said respectfully on the surface:

"I dare not speak rashly about such a big matter."

"Really? Then how many people from the Imperial Court and the noble families do you think should die?"

At this moment, Dong De's heart seemed to be grabbed by a hand.

"Immortal! If you attack the Imperial Court, you will be punished by the Shengfu!"

The next moment, a powerful pressure suddenly pressed down on Dong De like a mountain.

Qin Zhiming retracted his smile and looked at Dong De who was almost on his knees due to the pressure:

"Aren't the people of the Imperial Court and the noble families considered the people of Chaomuzhou?"

This guy! This guy is crazy! He attacked the imperial court and the noble families? Who will help him manage the people in the future? !

Thoughts flashed through his mind, and Dong Deqiang supported himself and said:

"Immortal! After you become an immortal, you will need us to help you manage the people! Always remind them not to forget the power of the immortal!
Only in this way can they continue to provide you with faith!
So! Please think twice, Immortal! "

Dong De didn't care about so much. He didn't expect Qin Zhiming to be so crazy.

All he could do now was to save his own life and the lives of his loved ones as soon as possible, and then look for opportunities to save as many others as possible.

“Dong De, in my eyes, there is no difference between the common people and your royal court and aristocratic families.

As long as I can succeed in becoming an immortal, I can accept any method.

Until now, you still haven't answered the question I asked at the beginning.

What do you think my method of becoming an immortal is?"

Dong De was stunned, then slowly raised his head and looked at Qin Zhiming.

"When it comes to the death of ordinary people, you can't bear it, and when it comes to the death of you and your family, you have an attitude that it is absolutely unacceptable.

Dong De, why do you and the noble family think that I will definitely need you?"

Of course, every immortal needs aristocratic families and the royal court to help them control the people and gain their faith.

This was a reason that needed no further explanation. Dong De thought about it, opened his mouth, but ultimately did not say it.

“In Chaomuzhou, the largest number of people are not from the aristocratic families or the royal court, but from the common people. They are also the ones who provide me with most of the faith.

Yet, you who hardly believe in Me, seek to gain greater benefits for yourselves by sacrificing them.

Don’t you think that’s a ridiculous idea?”

Looking at Qin Zhiming who seemed to be smiling, Dong De suppressed the fear in his heart and said in a voice as soft as a mosquito:
"But, without us, who will help you..."

"Are you blackmailing me?"

As soon as these words came out, Dong De knelt down and shook his head. "Beliefs are different from beliefs. Some beliefs come from sincerity and perception. Once they are successfully established, they are difficult to erase.

Some beliefs come from fear and anxiety, and need to be constantly consolidated with pressure in order to be maintained.

Most immortals tend to prefer the latter, but I am different, I prefer the former.

Because once it is established, people will voluntarily inherit and uphold it.

Therefore, I do not need you to help me govern the people, but only to help me win their faith."

After Qin Zhiming finished speaking, he stretched out his right hand and grabbed Dong De.

In an instant, looking at the right hand that was slowly getting bigger in the pupil, Dong De roared without thinking after years of being an official:
"Since the immortal wants to use the noble families to gain the people's faith, then everyone in the Chaomu City Imperial Court will do their best to assist the immortal in accomplishing this task at all costs."

Just when Qin Zhiming's right hand was about to cover Dong De's face, he stopped.

Looking at his right hand retracting, Dong De, who thought he was doomed, breathed a sigh of relief.

Then he immediately continued:

“The strange things that have happened repeatedly in the city recently were actually caused by the noble families.

They insisted on their own way, believing that the immortals would choose to harvest faith in the way they desired.

They wanted to make money and spread fear in the city before the new immortal arrived.

In this way, when a new immortal comes, they can use this to seek credit and gain the immortal’s recognition.”

Qin Zhiming smiled slightly and praised:
“What a good idea. If it were another immortal, he would probably agree with what these families did.

Who knows, they may even be rewarded after becoming immortals, and be blessed with prosperity and wealth for generations to come.

Unfortunately, I am the one who came here.

Among the four counties of Chaomuzhou, which one has the most serious situation?"

“In Ying’an County, it seems that the noble families there have a grudge against some noble families in Chaomu City.

Therefore, the noble families in the city decided to take advantage of the time when the immortal disappeared and let those things destroy the noble families in Ying'an County that were hostile to them."

"What about the marrow-training warriors there? They won't be defeated by those things, right?"

“Most of the martial arts schools in Ying’an County have decided to submit to the noble families in Chaomu City.

They will ignore the siege until the target is killed, then they will take action against those things."

Dong De answered truthfully. At this moment, he knew very well that he had to draw a clear line between himself and those aristocratic families.

Otherwise, he would be used along with them by Qin Zhiming to gain the people's faith.

“From this moment on, I hope you will be sick for a while so that those noble families can completely control Chaomu City.

I want to see what they will do to please me?

As for when you will recover, someone will let you know."

"I will obey the immortal's order."

In the blink of an eye, Qin Zhiming had disappeared.

Afterwards, he slumped in his chair, thinking about the conversation he had just had with Qin Zhiming, and his frown gradually relaxed.

The corners of his mouth rose, and he took a long breath, letting out all the anxiety and fatigue that had been suppressed in his chest for a long time.

Looking around at the large number of case files piled on his desk, Dong De chuckled:
"Looks like we can take a break for a while."

Soon after, the news that the governor was seriously ill and bedridden and refused visitors spread throughout Chaomu City.

The reactions of the common people and the noble families were different: the former were at a loss, while the latter were ecstatic.

At the same time, in the palace in the inner city, Wang Jingye met the practitioner who left the city yesterday.

"Master Li, are you talking about that convoy that is leaving Chaomuzhou?"

(End of this chapter)