The change in topic was too sudden, and Jiang Wang couldn't react in time.
He thought that no matter how strong a person was, it was inevitable that there would be accidents …
But of course, he didn't dare to say this out loud. He didn't want to leave Changle Palace lying down.
He said, "Jiang Wang is slow-witted. I really don't know."
Jiang Wuhua sat up straight and said, "Let's go back to the official road."
Jiang Wang was speechless.
He realized that although the Crown Prince of the Eastern Palace was known for his magnanimity, he was actually a bit "mischievous"!
Jiang Wuhua continued, "The official road is a two-sided affair. If you're competent, your popularity will increase; if you're negligent, your popularity will decrease. Take the Outer Tower as an example. If the government is harmonious, it can help you anchor the Modern World. If the people have no way to make a living, popularity will drag you down, and karma will entangle you, making you even more lost! "
In other words, if one did a good job as an official, the official road would be beneficial to cultivation. If one did a bad job as an official, the official road would instead drag down cultivators.
Jiang Wang wasn't stupid enough to take the initiative to ask about the Crown Prince. He muttered, "If that's the case, shouldn't the officials in the world not have * * * * *?"
Jiang Wuhua laughed, "This involves talent again. The scope of talent is very wide. Some people have talent for cultivation, but don't have talent for being an official. Some people are capable officials, but are clumsy on the path of cultivation. It's not something you can do just because you want to be an official. "
The confident smile in his words seemed to be saying — My talent for cultivation may not be that great, but my talent for being a Crown Prince is very good!
"The official road first gathers popularity, and second gathers resources. Sometimes popularity and resources go against each other. "Jiang Wuhua asked," You've also experienced it in Qingyang Town. Can you understand? "
"I can probably understand."
This was very easy to understand.
For example, when Jiang Wang was in Qingyang Town, he could wantonly plunder resources for his own use. This would cause him to lose the popularity of the official road. However, he didn't take anything from the people. Instead, he gave them a lot of subsidies. With fewer resources, he could win the hearts of the people and gain popularity.
"Those with a bright future will naturally manage it well. A small stream flows long, hundred rivers gather to the sea. For those whose path was difficult, it was normal to drain the pond to catch all the fish. Popularity can help sweep away ignorance, and so can resources when accumulated to a certain extent. "Jiang Wuhua said," Therefore, there are hardworking cultivators and there are downsides; there are officials who are virtuous and there are officials. "
Although it was said that draining the pond to catch fish was not advisable, for an official, it was true that draining the pond to catch fish could yield the most resources.
The official path was also a kind of cultivation. Every cultivator would definitely want to walk forward at the very beginning. However, due to time constraints or fate constraints, different people would slowly make different choices. Normal xiuzhe like Ge Heng of the Hu Family Mines, and official xiuzhe like Shi Jing, the successor to the city master of Jia Cheng, they were all the same kind of people.
Xiuzhe of the official path with a bright future had to walk on two legs. They needed more resources and more popularity. When one's future was in danger, one might have to make some ugly choices.
Listening to the Crown Prince's description of the official road and combining it with what he had seen and experienced, he felt as if the clouds had parted to reveal the moon.
"Jiang Wang has learned."
"Other than that," Jiang Wuhua continued, "'Popularity' is related to people's hearts, but it's not just people's hearts. The importance of the official path lies in 'merit.' Therefore, those who are evil can also become capable officials, those who are evil can also have merit. "
When he spoke to here, he smiled. "Actually, how can good and evil be so easily distinguished?"
Jiang Wang sighed and said, "It is true."
Jiang Wuhua continued, "It can be as small as a town or a city, as large as a county or a country. In the Outer Tower, merit is reflected in popularity. With enough popularity, one does not have to worry about getting lost. After Shen Arrives, merit is reflected in the path. An official is also a preaching path. If a person goes to politics, those who succeed because of the official path will also retreat because of the official path. Therefore, passing down the political platform is like passing down the orthodoxy. Political views are different, and they often become enemies! "
Even now, Jiang Wang did not know what the Crown Prince wanted to say to him. However, the Crown Prince's theory of the official path was very thorough. The official path was also cultivation!
No wonder many powerhouses in the imperial court wanted to find someone to inherit their political career before they went into seclusion. This was actually to protect their own cultivation!
"It is easier for cultivators of the official path to cultivate. However, the official path has two sides. Cultivators of the official path will also be burdened by the official path. If the political platform is passed down, one can escape and gradually break away from the official path. Cultivation will return to oneself. At that time, even if the government dies, there will be no need to worry. "
If the political platform was not passed down, it could be said that "Dao disappears".
Hearing this, Jiang Wang could not help but think that this was probably the difference between a country's system and a sect's system!
If one relied on the official path to cultivate, one's cultivation would be faster. However, pure sect cultivators would also be less bound by the official path.
It was hard to say which was better and which was worse, but the situation in the modern world could already be seen. Apart from those top-notch sects, there was really no place in the world that did not become a country.
Without a doubt, under a country's system, it was easier to give birth to powerhouses. This was the reason why countries rose up together after the Daoist calendar was restarted!
The long river of history surged, and many waves splashed.
The human race was also constantly evolving, and many changes were happening.
From the rise of sects in great numbers to the rise of countries.
Later generations could only sigh, "So that's how it is".
However, if one was born in that time and place, then who knew what kind of earth-shaking changes would occur?
This kind of "path" change, the sweeping of the flood of people's dao, just thinking about it made one feel that it was grand!
"Even Enlightened Masters …"
The crown prince seemed to become more and more interested as he spoke. He suddenly asked, "Do you know the Yong emperor, Han Yin?"
Jiang Wang's heart stirred, and he asked in return, "The retired emperor of Yong?"
"He is an excellent example."
Jiang Wuhua clapped his hands and smiled. "He relied on the Yong emperor's position to stabilize his position as a Enlightened Master and wanted to advance further. However, perhaps due to time constraints or power constraints, he was unable to do so and was unable to advance Yong. Instead, he became a burden to Yong. Although he was forced to pass the throne to Han Xu due to pressure, he still grasped his power tightly and was the de facto ruler of Yong. This was because his cultivation as a present age Enlightened Master required continuous absorption of Yong's fate to maintain it. If Yong could continue to prosper, it would be like flowing water not rotting. When he absorbed the fate of the nation, the increase in his cultivation would also nourish the power of the nation. If Yong stopped advancing, then he would become Yong's biggest parasite and would be punished sooner or later! "
So that was the case …
So that was the case!
Jiang Wuhua didn't really dare to boast shamelessly about why the emperor appointed a crown prince.
However, after describing the official path, he used the matter of Han Yin to make it clear.
The path of the emperor was also within the nation's system.
The present Emperor Qi's cultivation was unparalleled, and he led the Qi to become the overlord of the eastern region. However, it was difficult to advance further on the official path.
There were actually only two paths in front of Emperor Qi. The first was to sweep through the six directions and unify the world. With this achievement, he was naturally unparalleled and surpassed the peak of the extraordinary. As for the second, he should attempt to break away from the restrictions of the official path. However, just like other cultivators on the official path, the emperor's supreme position needed someone to inherit his achievements. If Qi's power declined after his abdication, not only would he be unable to leave the official path and return the supreme cultivation to himself, he would also be dragged down by the declining country.
Therefore, whether it was in the sense of cultivation, personal feelings, or achievements, the emperor needed someone who could inherit his achievements, or at least keep his position as the overlord of Qi!
This was the reason why a Crown Prince was needed!
Shen Lin had a lifespan of over five hundred years, Zhenren had a lifespan of over a thousand years.
However, there were very few monarchs who held power for a hundred years. This was because the monarch was already at the top of the system, and there was no room for improvement. Once the country stagnated, they would need to constantly absorb the fate of the country to stabilize their cultivation, and they would become the parasite of the country.
They would either wait to be overthrown or die with the country.
Take Han Yin for example. He was unable to advance on the official path, nor did he have the courage to break away from the state's system. He had been in power for over three hundred years, but in reality, he was dragging the Yong state down with him. Using the fate of the Yong Kingdom to continue Han Yin's cultivation as a Perfected Person.
It was no wonder that the Yong Kingdom was on the decline. It was no wonder that Zhuang Gaoxian and Du Ruhui dared to start a Kingdom War, fighting the strong with the weak.
In reality, that expert was only strong on the outside but weak on the inside!
The more Jiang Wang thought about it, the more he felt that there were endless emotions.
Many things that he couldn't understand in the past suddenly became clear as if he had seen a new world.
As expected of the 'official path' formed by a hundred schools of thought. It was no wonder that it had become the mainstream of the modern world in less than four thousand years after the Daoist calendar was restarted.
This was truly a vast and boundless cultivation world!
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