The Tang Dynasty had three unique skills.
Li Bai's poems, Pei Min's swordsmanship, and Zhang Xu's cursive script.
The Immortal of Poetry, Li Bai, was not only brilliant in his literary talent, but his swordsmanship was also brilliant. He had been fond of swordsmanship since he was 15 years old. After that, his swordsmanship improved on its own. His attainments were so high that he was second only to the Sword Sage, Pei Min, and ranked second in the Tang Dynasty.
Perhaps even Gaia favored this reclusive immortal, so he strengthened Li Bai's swordsmanship a second time and infused it with a genuine sword art manual, turning him into a true swordsmanship expert.
In Li Bai's opinion, an official career was as fleeting as the clouds in the sky. He hadn't come to Shanhai City to seek fame and fortune, and he'd only come to visit a friend. Even so, it was enough to shake the world.
Ouyang Shuo wanted to keep this immortal poet, but he had to find a good place for Li Bai.
"Mister's swordsmanship is outstanding, so you don't want to be restrained by others. There was a mountain in the east of the city called Dongli Mountain. There was a school on the mountain named Eastern Fence Sword School. Ever since the Queen became pregnant, she stepped down from her position as the Sword Faction's Sect Leader, leaving it vacant until now. Is Mister willing to accept this position? Not only will you be free and unfettered, you will also be able to make friends here? "Ouyang Shuo said.
When Li Bai heard this, he immediately became interested.
"Was the name Dongli taken from Mr. Jingjie's poem 'Drinking Wine'?" Li Bai asked.
Mr. Jing Jie was Tao Yuanming, a poet of the Eastern Jin Dynasty. He was known as the "Ancestor of Reclusive Poets", or simply the Ancestor of Poetry. He was a true master of poetry and was the ancestor of Li Bai and Du Fu.
"Not bad!"
"Okay!" Li Bai made up his mind. "I'll take this position!"
Ouyang Shuo smiled and said, "In that case, congratulations to Mister, the rise of the Eastern Fence Sword Faction is hopeful." With the current situation in Jianghu, the Eastern Fence Sword Sect needed to rise strongly, so they had to find a grandmaster who could lead the group.
Banished Immortal Li Bai was undoubtedly a suitable candidate.
[Name]: Li Bai (Saint Tier)
[Title]: Immortal Poet
[Dynasty]: Tang
[Identity]: Headmaster of the Eastern Fence Sword Sect
[Profession]: God-level Swordsman
[Loyalty]: 75
[Root Bone]: 20 [Comprehension]: 20 [Fortune]: 10 [Charm]: 18
[Talent]: Wine Sword Immortal (Increase sword talent by 80)
[Martial Arts]: Green Lotus Sword Technique (God Level)
[Weapon]: Qingping Sword (Divine Weapon)
[Evaluation]: In the past, there was a mad man who called you an exiled immortal. His brush shocked the wind and rain, and his poems wept the gods and ghosts.
Gaia was truly biased towards Li Bai. Not only did he have a God-tier cultivation technique, he also had a Divine Weapon. His entire body was custom-made, and coupled with Li Bai's unparalleled talent, he had created an extraordinary Sword God.
It could be imagined that under the control of Li Bai and the support of Xia Kingdom, the Eastern Fence Sword Sect would certainly shine in Jianghu. It was not impossible for them to surpass Wudang and Shaolin.
Just when Li Bai took over the position of the head of the Eastern Fence Sword Faction, the system announcement sounded.
"System Announcement: The God of Swords, Li Bai, has settled down in Great Xia and is in charge of the Eastern Fence Sword Faction. He has dazzled the Nine Regions. The original title of the Land of Prosperous Martial Arts has been automatically promoted to the Holy Land of Martial Arts. Congratulations to the player!"
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Once the news came out, the world was in an uproar.
The players were not only surprised that Li Bai was the Sword God, but also surprised that such an unrestrained person like Li Bai was willing to take charge of the Eastern Fence Sword School. It was really unexpected.
"The martial world is going to be chaotic!" someone muttered to himself.
People with discerning eyes had already seen that a more chaotic martial world was approaching.
With the appearance of the major sects in the wilderness, the Eastern Fence Sword Faction, which was established by Xia Kingdom itself, was not taken seriously by the adventurers. Who would have thought that there would be such a change?
The Eastern Fence Sword Faction had the halo of the official sect of Great Xia, and it had the God of Swords. In addition, it had the Nine Yin Sutra, the Cangshang Swordsmanship, and the Yue Nu Swordsmanship. It could be said that it had the right time, the right place, and the right people. It had become a popular choice in the eyes of the adventurers.
Especially for the players who settled down in Great Xia, the Eastern Fence Sword Faction had become the best choice.
This time, the martial world was really going to be reshuffled.
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Ouyang Shuo had an ulterior motive in urging Li Bai to take charge of the Eastern Fence Sword Faction. He wanted to support the Eastern Fence Sword Faction to become the number one sect in the world, so as to subdue Jianghu and become the supreme in Great Xia.
Since ancient times, heroes had violated the rules with their martial arts. If no one intervened, there would be a big mess.
This time, under the banner of Li Bai, Ouyang Shuo could govern the martial world, and at the same time, he would not be criticized by others. This strategy of Ouyang Shuo was really beautiful, and it was something that the adventurers who only knew to watch the fun didn't understand.
Ouyang Shuo suppressed his thoughts and looked at the attributes of the new title.
[Martial Arts Sacred Land]: Increase the physical fitness of the residents of the dynasty by 50, increase the martial arts proficiency of the warriors of the dynasty by 30, and increase the martial arts comprehension efficiency of the warriors of the dynasty by 40.
It was really amazing!
Originally, if he wanted to upgrade the [Land of Prosperous Martial Arts] to the [Martial Arts Sacred Land], he would need to obtain at least two more titles of single martial arts, such as [Home of Swordsmanship], [Home of Spear Arts], and so on.
However, the arrival of the God of Swords, Li Bai, saved him a lot of trouble.
In this way, after the [Hundred Schools Sacred Land], [Craftsmen Sacred Land], and [Poetry Sacred Land], Great Xia had a fourth title. It was really a gathering of the best in the world, and it deserved its reputation as the strongest dynasty.
Gaia Fifth Year, January 22nd, Summer Palace.
The trend of the Tang Dynasty's poets seeking refuge in Great Xia gradually subsided, and Shanhai City gradually entered the Spring Festival. Whether it was the ordinary people or the nobles, they all began to buy goods to welcome the arrival of the new year.
The entire wilderness had also truly stopped fighting, and it was a scene of peace and tranquility.
The Spring Festival held a special meaning to the people of China, and no one wanted to start a massacre at this time. To welcome the festive season with the smell of blood was a bad omen, regardless of whether it was to an individual or to the dynasty.
After the end of the An-Shi Rebellion, Feng Qiuhuang successfully recruited Guo Ziyi and got what he wanted.
On the day he returned to Fallen Phoenix City, Guo Ziyi was appointed as the commander of the Blazing Flame Army by Feng Qiuhuang, and he received the rank of General, becoming the number one person in the Fallen Phoenix City army.
With the assistance of Old K, Zhou Bo, and Wang Ci, the Blazing Flame Army was extremely complete.
With this army, Ouyang Shuo did not need to worry about Feng Qiuhuang.
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That morning, Ouyang Shuo was in the Imperial Study, reading through memorials.
The few generals of the Navy were still discussing, and there were many things that required Ouyang Shuo to coordinate, mobilize the resources of the entire dynasty, and escort the transformation of the Navy.
This was a core plan that concerned the fate of the dynasty, and Ouyang Shuo naturally had to accomplish it at all costs.
Other than that, with the approach of the Spring Festival, the annual government official examination was also in full swing. The results of the examination were directly related to the promotion and demotion of government officials. Although Zhang Ting Yu was there to oversee it, Ouyang Shuo still had to ask about it from time to time.
This was especially so for the four provinces of Shu, Chuan Bei, Xiang Nan, and Jiang Chuan. They had just been brought under the rule of the dynasty not long ago, and there was a huge gap between them and the old provinces.
Before Shu, Chuan Bei, and Xiang Nan submitted, they did not use the same structure as Great Xia, and it would take a lot of effort just to adjust it.
It was not to say that changing the name of an organization would change the thinking of the government officials.
This matter was really complicated, and Ouyang Shuo specifically reminded Zhang Ting Yu that the Administration of Personnel should use this examination as an opportunity to carry out a comprehensive reorganization of the four provinces.
Those that did not meet the requirements would be dismissed, and they would not be tolerated.
It was said that Zhang Ting Yu was under a lot of pressure this time, and there were countless people who came to him to plead for leniency.
The situation of this examination was not optimistic, and there were thousands of corruption, dereliction of duty, and abuse of power. It was really shocking, and if they did not take care of it, something big would happen.
Not only the four new provinces, even the four old provinces of Yun Nan, Chuan Nan, Ling Nan, and Min Nan also had all kinds of problems.
When the forest was big, there were all kinds of birds.
It could even be said that as Great Xia became richer and stronger, some places were already faintly giving birth to local tyrants. Even if Ouyang Shuo formulated a good system for the dynasty, it would not be able to prevent the greed of the people.
Even though Ouyang Shuo believed that Zhang Ting Yu, an old but firm official, would be able to withstand the pressure, he could not just stand by and watch. He had to show a clear attitude and support the work of the Administration of Personnel.
Those who came to the capital to plead for leniency were not only the officials who failed the examination, but also their superiors, and it had already involved the prefectural governor. After all, if too many officials were fired from a prefecture, the prefectural governor would not be able to keep his face.
Ouyang Shuo's attitude was very firm, and he said to Zhang Ting Yu, "Whoever wants to plead for leniency for their subordinates, tell them to look for me directly. I want to hear what kind of tricks they can come up with."
Looking at the entire Great Xia, naturally, no one had the guts to do so.
The moment Ouyang Shuo's words spread, a large number of officials quietly left the capital the next day and returned to their provinces.
They knew that the Emperor was serious this time.
All the old officials of the dynasty were respectful and afraid of the Emperor. No one dared to disobey the Emperor, as that would be courting death.
With this round of updates, Gaia had given the NPCs higher intelligence and stronger selfish desires. It was bound to pose a harsh challenge to the entire officialdom.
For this, Ouyang Shuo specially summoned the Imperial Censor, Wei Zheng, and the head of the Supervisory Office. He ordered the two supervisory bodies to expand their manpower and increase the supervision of the local government offices.
In secret, Ouyang Shuo also exhorted the Mountain Sea Guard's commander, Shen Buhai.
At this point, some of Ouyang Shuo's thoughts had already changed. He hoped to use the Imperial Censor and the Supervisory Office, which were on the surface, to implement a positive supervision of the officials.
He did not want to use a spy agency like the Mountain Sea Guard.
Since he had already ascended to the throne, Ouyang Shuo did not want to instigate a reign of terror within the dynasty. That would not be a good thing. For this, Ouyang Shuo specially warned Shen Buhai to restrain the Mountain Sea Guard.
Of course, they still had to supervise.
Other than the supervision of the officials, there was also the control of the local affairs. The various provinces had set up the governor-general's office, which reduced the workload of the imperial court. However, it also made it easy for the governor-general to have thoughts that they should not have.
As for how to balance the powerful relationship between the local governments and the imperial court, it would depend on Ouyang Shuo's skill as the Emperor.
The vast dynasty spanned thousands of kilometers and had close to a hundred million citizens. Naturally, it was not something that Ouyang Shuo could look after alone. Therefore, Ouyang Shuo needed the central organization of the cabinet to lead the civil officials.
In addition to the newly appointed Yan Song, there were already three ministers in the cabinet. Each of them was an extremely experienced prime minister, and they were Ouyang Shuo's strongest right-hand men.
For this, Ouyang Shuo even divided the work among the three ministers.
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