Xia Palace, Imperial Study.
Cabinet Chief Jiang Shang came under orders and bowed, "Greetings, Your Majesty!"
Ouyang Shuo smiled and said, "Have a seat, Pavilion Elder!" Perhaps it was due to his cultivation, Jiang Shang's face was rosy despite being over eighty years old. He looked very healthy.
"I called you here because I have something to ask of you, Pavilion Elder."
"Please instruct me, Your Majesty." Jiang Shang was puzzled. Logically, the King could just issue a decree and there was no need for such a request. From this, it could be seen that this matter was not simple.
Ouyang Shuo said, "In a week's time, I plan to meet with the grandmasters of the Hundred Schools at Southwest University China Hall of Contention to discuss important matters. Pavilion Elder, please make the arrangements. It would be best if you can invite me and other masters to work together. "
Until now, the Daoists had yet to enter Great Xia, hence the mention.
Jiang Shang's heart trembled when he heard that. Now, other than when he was out fighting and guarding the capital, the words he spoke and the instructions he gave were getting fewer and fewer. He often stayed in the depths of the palace, quietly observing and comprehending the rules of the dynasty. He spoke less and thought more, making plans for the future of the dynasty. He rarely made any big moves.
This was the way of governing a country.
Now that he suddenly requested to meet with the grandmasters of the Hundred Schools of Thought, it was obvious that something big was about to happen.
The Hundred Schools of Thought represented the essence of the Chinese civilization. Although they seemed to be outside of the court, they were constantly influencing the dynasty and had a deep relationship with it.
As a result, it led to bloody conflicts between the dynasty and the schools.
For example, the famous Qin Shihuang burning books and burying Confucianism, Emperor Wu of Han revered Confucianism, and Zhu Xi's Confucianism as the standard.
Now that the King was meeting with the grandmasters of the Hundred Schools of Thought, what would it be like?
Jiang Shang did not dare to think about it and only nodded, "Please rest assured, Your Majesty. I will definitely get this done." As a grandmaster of the Hundred Schools of Thought, Jiang Shang was confident.
Ouyang Shuo nodded and ended the conversation.
...
Gaia Year 5, 1st of September, Luo Feng City.
This was a very special day. Feng Qiuhuang would be holding a grand coronation ceremony on this day to be crowned as the King. Early in the morning, Ouyang Shuo led a luxurious diplomatic group to personally attend the ceremony.
Feng Qiuhuang chose the name of Jin and not the only surviving name of the Three Ancient Dynasties.
Firstly, the East River Province where Fallen Phoenix City was located was part of the Jin Nation during the Spring and Autumn Period. Secondly, Fallen Phoenix City shared a border with the Great Qin Empire, and the two sides had signed an alliance, which corresponded to the historical relationship between Qin and Jin.
The entire ceremony, be it the scale or the scene, was comparable to the one held in Great Xia.
During the military parade, when the First Division of the Great Xia Imperial Guard Army appeared on the drill ground as an ally led by Zuo Zongtang, there was a burst of exclamations.
Without a doubt, this was the wilderness' first organized gunner division.
The fact that Great Xia chose to announce the existence of the imperial guards at this time caused the various representatives who were invited to attend the ceremony to have different expressions. Some of them already had grave expressions, such as Xiong Ba who represented Great Zhou.
Ouyang Shuo was instead composed and composed, and he sat upright without moving. On the other hand, Feng Qiuhuang, who was seated beside him, smiled and said, "After what you did, I'm afraid some people won't be able to sleep well."
"I just want them to wake up a bit." Ouyang Shuo laughed.
Great Xia's proclamation of military power was a hidden warning to Di Chen. He wanted Di Chen to wake up and realize that just because he had established the Great Zhou Dynasty, he couldn't really contend with Great Xia.
The difference between the two wasn't just in terms of territory and population.
Even in terms of talents that Di Chen was most proud of, Great Xia had already caught up and was even on the verge of overtaking him. Not to mention historical talents, Great Zhou was completely defeated in this aspect and couldn't be compared to Great Xia at all.
It was reported that in order to replenish the number of generals in the army, Di Chen even accepted the infamous Yuan Dynasty's General Zhang Hongfan, who appeared in the wilderness.
As for the talents in the real world, Great Xia wasn't inferior to Great Zhou at all.
As Great Xia rose step by step, with the help of a few large-scale migrations, a large number of civilian talents gathered in Great Xia. In the recent half a year, even high-end talents began to flow into Great Xia.
This trend was becoming more and more obvious, and it had already formed an aggregation effect.
Anyone with a discerning eye could see that not only in the Huaxia region, but also in the entire world, Great Xia's position was unshakable. Since that was the case, there was no need for them to cling tightly to Great Zhou. Although the four families represented by the Di family had won over a large number of elite talents, they couldn't really represent the entire Federation.
There were pros and cons to the theory of aristocratic families.
In reality, the reason why the Di family and the other members of the Silver Hand could prosper was because of their heritage and heritage, but there was another point that was easily overlooked, and that was the survival of aristocratic families had to rely on the soil of the Federation.
Without the Federation, aristocratic families would also become rootless trees.
Just like in history, there was a saying, "Aristocratic families made of iron, dynasties made of flowing water." Although dynasties existed like flowing water, they definitely couldn't be without them.
Without dynasties, there would actually be no aristocratic families.
This could explain why these aristocratic families would experience all sorts of unacclimatization after entering the game world. They were counterattacked by Ouyang Shuo, a commoner kid, and were suppressed all the way until they couldn't lift their heads.
In the Federation, aristocratic families relied on the Federation to exist, and there was no need for them to form their own system.
But in the game world, they were separated into relatively independent game zones by Gaia, and they were isolated from each other by the wilderness. They had to slowly establish a foothold in the wilderness and start from scratch.
When the territory was small, the aristocratic families could support it alone.
Once the territory was large enough to exceed the limits of reality, it would be out of the control of the aristocratic families. This was because in reality, aristocratic families only needed to specialize in one area to thrive.
Because they specialized in one area, the gathered talents would have the phenomenon of "favoring one area". And to manage a territory well, it required talents from all aspects, and there could not be any shortcomings.
It was difficult for a single family to support a dynasty.
This was also one of the reasons why in the middle of the game, China's four large families would "willingly" come together. Using Lord Chunshen's family as an example, they mainly did business, so they could not support a dynasty.
On the contrary, the Great Xia Dynasty under Ouyang Shuo was like a blank piece of paper in the beginning. There were no restrictions or rules. All sorts of talents were needed, and they were willing to accept. They were never exclusive.
In this way, all rivers run into the sea, and they could jump out of the fence and forge a new world. Therefore, in the Great Xia, all sorts of talents could be found. Because there was no favoritism, there was no favoritism.
This was something that Ouyang Shuo had recently figured out.
As the game entered the later stages, Ouyang Shuo was already focused on how to get rid of the Silver Hand, his biggest opponent. And to get rid of an opponent, one had to first understand and study them.
Once one studied them thoroughly, one would no longer have an opponent.
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