The fake prince was exposed at the beginning, and I took office as emperor on the spot

Chapter 115 They Are All Idiots

There were twenty-eight regions in the Wei Dynasty, and the county governors and magistrates in each region were basically Confucian practitioners.

Otherwise, not only will it be impossible to suppress the immortal sects below, but even the local government troops will not be able to be controlled. Once an uprising occurs, they will become mere decorations.

Among them, in some larger and more prosperous counties, the county governors' cultivation level is generally at the third-grade Guangsha realm.

But this third level is not real, it is not achieved through real practice.

The officials appointed by the imperial court in these important counties started at the fourth rank, but as long as they made political achievements, they would have the opportunity to be promoted to the pseudo third rank in three to five years.

The so-called Guangsha Realm was also called "Incense Realm" in the ancient Zhou Dynasty.

It means that when one reaches this level, he is basically equivalent to a local deity, who can sculpt a golden body, build a temple, gather incense and vows, and be believed by people.

Those who believe in this person will feel something immediately once they recite his name, and they will arrive there with just a thought, no matter where they are.

But at the same time, this cause and effect is also mutual. If a person can gather enough wishes of all living beings, then even if he originally has no cultivation at all, he can immediately achieve the "Incense Realm".

This is the fake third grade.

Because the cultivation gained in this way, once it loses the blessing of faith in the will of all living beings, it will immediately fall back to being an ordinary person.

And this so-called sentient beings' will is now also called—

"National destiny".

This is why an emperor who is blessed with national fortune should be regarded as a practitioner of at least the third level even if he has no cultivation.

The cooperation between the imperial court and Confucianism was also based on the mutual benefit of this mechanism.

Therefore, the Twenty-Eight Daos themselves do not have special officials to manage them. Instead, the central court appoints officials of the third rank to supervise them at regular intervals.

This is to prevent someone from using this to gather their willpower and be promoted to the third rank or above.

Lin Zaisi, the prefect of Donglong County, was promoted to a pseudo third-grade cultivator through this mechanism.

It is also the most important help for Gu Yuandao's visit this time.

If they want to contact and control the dragon vein under Donglong Lake, they must force Jiange to make concessions, and then they can use Jiange's trust to mediate.

Originally, this step was to be carried out by Lin Zaisi.

It is not an easy thing to be promoted to the pseudo third rank through the power of will. At least it proves that he is not just a figurehead when he is the county magistrate, but he actually does things for the people.

As the prefect of Donglong County, Lin Zaisi also has a good relationship with Jiange.

Therefore, it would be best to let him come forward.

However, since Emperor Yong'an suddenly decided to let Gu Yuandao and Gu Fangchen decide who would be the crown prince through the "Rebellion of the Seven Clans", the candidate was naturally given to Gu Yuandao.

After all, no matter how close they are, they can never be closer than grandchildren and nephews.

If Gu Yuandao goes, Jiange’s trustworthiness will definitely rise to a higher level.

Lin Zaisi thought so too.

What's more, he admired Gu Yuandao very much and wanted to meet this outstanding fellow junior.

Although doing so might damage his reputation and cause his cultivation to regress, such sacrifices were necessary for the great cause of "Eternal Unity".

"Gu Fangchen hasn't changed his bad habits and is bullying men and women in Qufang again."

Lin Zaisi stood in front of the desk, looked at the information presented by his subordinates, shook his head and frowned.

"This kind of scourge should have been killed long ago. The King of Zhenbei raised him and allowed him to live until today. It is already a great favor. He still wants to continue to occupy the magpie's nest. He is truly ungrateful."

In his opinion, his junior fellow apprentice's life experience was really miserable.

He was switched since childhood, and through hard work and practice, he reached his current level and reunited as father and son. However, he did not expect that Gu Fangchen actually wanted to occupy the position of the prince.

"However, after these seven sects have been pacified, the position of Crown Prince will still belong to Junior Brother."

Lin Zaisi sneered and stroked his beard.

"Your Majesty set up this test, I think, to justify it, to give Junior Brother a great achievement, and to make Gu Fangchen give up completely."

In Lin Zaisi's view, the outcome of the "Seven Sects Rebellion" was no surprise at all.

It's simply a task to gild my junior brother's reputation.

What can the dude do?
For Jiange, there are only two solutions to the seven sects' abdication.

Either let a third party intervene to prove that the "evil sword" does not exist or is harmless.

As long as Jiange cannot prove that the "evil sword" is just a legend, they can only take a step back and let the Confucians go in to investigate.

Either persuade them head-on or repel the Seven Sects. Once the "Dragon Snake Rising from the Land" formation was activated, Jian Ge would lose Ning Songjun and lose the capital to crush the Seven Sects.

The seven sects had never met Gu Fangchen before. Was he going to act like he was bullying the prostitutes in red-light districts and order the seven immortal sects to leave?

Lin Zaisi couldn't help laughing when he thought of that scene.

He just curled up the corners of his mouth, put down the paper in his hand, and when he looked up, he saw a beautiful and pretty girl standing in front of him.

The little girl was looking at the paper in his hand with curiosity, looking very fragile.

Lin Zaisi frowned subconsciously and asked:

"Little girl, who are you and how did you get here..."

He suddenly stopped talking as he realized that this was the county magistrate's office.

There is no way anyone would get lost and run here.

Lin Zaisi reacted and wanted to mobilize his spiritual power immediately, but at this moment, he was unable to move...

The little girl smiled at him, walked forward step by step with her hands behind her back, and said softly:
"My name is Lu Fuyi, you can call me Yi'er."

Lu Fuyi?
Lin Zaisi's whole body stiffened, and he was confused. Among all the powerful people who flashed through his mind, there was no one with this name.

Yier looked at the paper in his hand and asked:

"What are you looking at?"

Lin Zaisi said uncontrollably:
"I'm looking, Gu Fangchen is here..."

Yier nodded and said with a smile:
"Gu Fangchen is here, so you laughed—you two are indeed in the same group."

Do not……

Lin Zaisi was about to retort when the girl reached out her hand, placed it on the top of his head and patted it gently.

"Oh!"

Lin Zaisi suddenly exploded, turning into a ball of blood mist that covered the entire study.

Yier raised her hand casually and scratched the bloodstain on the desk, leaving a "one".

She giggled strangely and said:

"As expected, they are all idiots... They just believe whatever I say."

The girl stood in the middle of the blood-red study, holding her face and biting her lips, a blush appearing on her fair face.

"But, it's really beautiful... It's really interesting and fun to be able to measure the entire world with one's own cause and effect."

She spun around happily.

"Fool, live a little longer before the furnace shatters and the Dao Fire burns out..."

After the girl finished speaking, her eyes gradually changed from clear and gentle to deep and dark.

Lu Fuyi opened his eyes and looked at the tragic scene in front of him. He frowned in confusion, raised his hand, and looked grim.

"Has my control over the power of 'Extinction' been weakened to this extent after losing the 'Wheel of Tribulation'?..."

Her face darkened, she gritted her teeth and threw her hands away:

"Damn you, Gu Fangchen! Wait until I kill these Confucian dogs, and then I'll tear you into pieces!"

……

I do not know how long it has been.

Gu Yuandao opened the door and said:

"Brother Lin, please help me..."

The strong smell of blood hit his face.

"Clap."

A bloody mass of unknown object fell from the door frame.

Gu Yuandao paused and looked palely at the study room that looked like hell. Behind him, he heard the servants' terrified shouts.

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ps: There are at least two more updates!
(End of this chapter)