After coming out of the belly of Mount Qi, Zhang Yu and Xiang Chun returned to the Hall of Affairs together.
Xiang Chun was very polite to him now. After inviting him to sit down, he ordered someone to brew a cup of tea. Only then did he return to the main seat and talk about serious matters.
"Just before this year's meeting, in order to suppress the Army of God, the previous Duke Yao's Residence had discussed with me several times. In the end, we decided not to attack the Army of God but set our target on Chaoming City."
At this point, he paused and said, "Does Junior Apprentice Brother Zhang know about Chaoming City?"
Zhang Yu nodded and said, "I've heard a little about it."
When he had been at the official office, Jiang Dingyi had had a headache over the matters of Chaoming City. The local officials there were almost all naturalized natives. The officials sent by the office were either made into mere figureheads or chased back.
If it was just a city that rebelled against the Prefect, the Protectorate's troops could immediately suppress it. However, the problem was that Chaoming City had long been in cahoots with the Army of God.
The current situation was that this city would offer large amounts of wealth to the Army of God every year and only pay some symbolic taxes to the Prefect.
Not only that, it was said that because the Protectorate's prestige was lacking, some people in the city began to unscrupulously worship EsGods. Many EsGods that had been wiped out in the south rose from the ashes in this city. In the long run, it would be difficult to say whether the people in the city were the Protectorate's people or believers of EsGods.
Xiang Chun said, "Since Junior Apprentice Brother Zhang is clear, I won't say more. The Army of God has Chaoming City, which means that they have their own wealth and power. This is something that the Prefect cannot tolerate, so it is imperative to clean up this place. My fellow disciples and I also believe that we cannot allow the native EsGods to rise again. Thus, the Prefect decided to fully support the Xuanfu during the meeting. "
Speaking of this, he sighed. "Originally, everything was going smoothly. However, during the meeting, Mr. Yao's Mansion suddenly fell seriously ill, causing everyone to panic. At that time, the Army of God had caused trouble several times. In order to temporarily stabilize the Army of God and to take care of Mr. Yao's Mansion, Mr. Yao's Mansion gave up the position of Secretary to Liu Fengquan, who had always been neutral.
After Liu Fengquan came to power, he hesitated because of his lack of prestige. Firstly, he doubted Xuanfu's ability. Secondly, he was afraid of angering the Army of God. Therefore, he wanted to withdraw this decision.
In order to strengthen the Commissar's confidence, our Xuanfu had no choice but to encircle EsGod a few times. After that, we did not hesitate to encircle and annihilate the Plague Gods.
Fortunately, we had the full support of our fellow disciples and Junior Martial Brother Zhang's help. It was only because of this that we were able to succeed. It was also because of this that I recently went to see Liu Fengquan again. He finally agreed to continue with this plan. "
Zhang Yu knew that the matter was not so simple. Otherwise, Xiang Chun would not have needed to discuss it with him. "Is there a problem here?"
Xiang Chun sighed. "Originally, according to my plan with Mr. Yao's Mansion, he would have persuaded the Governor to borrow the manpower of the Commissar's Mansion and work together with our Xuanfu to reverse the situation …"
He shook his head. "Actually, manpower is not the most important thing. The main thing is to show that this matter was decided by the Commissar and Xuanfu together. Even if the Army of God knew about it, they would not dare to act rashly. At most, they would only make some small moves. But now, Liu Fengquan is not willing to do so, nor does he have the ability to persuade the Governor. However … "
He raised his head and looked at Zhang Yu with some anticipation in his eyes.
He also knew about the dispute over the previous ceremony. After Zhang Yu had returned to the Commissar's Mansion, the Governor had completely given up on the so-called "new ceremony". This showed that Zhang Yu had some influence in front of the Governor.
Zhang Yu understood his meaning. He thought for a moment and said frankly, "Senior Martial Brother Xiang, although the Governor is young, he has his own judgment. He is not someone who can be easily swayed by others. Perhaps Mr. Yao's Mansion can, but the Emperor does not have this ability."
Xiang Chun was slightly disappointed when he heard this. However, this was a rare opportunity to attack the Army of God. He would not give up. "Since this matter cannot be resolved, our Xuanfu can only act alone. But this way, if there is a change in the situation, the Commissar's Mansion will not stand on our side. Everything will have to be borne by our Xuanfu. Therefore, during the previous discussion, a few Junior Martial Brothers also opposed this plan."
He looked at Zhang Yu again. "Junior Martial Brother Zhang, now that you understand this matter, what is your opinion?"
Zhang Yu thought about it. They would have to go to war with the Army of God eventually. The Army of God did not move because they were not confident. Now that they could weaken this person openly, why not do it?
However, he also knew what Xiang Chun meant. If he agreed, then he would definitely have to participate in this matter.
This was not a big deal to him. He had to defeat these people who were trying to cut off the connection between the Commissar's Mansion and the mainland. This was in line with his own wishes.
Therefore, he did not hesitate and directly said, "Chaoming City worships EsGod and rejects the people of Tianxia. The Emperor believes that this matter cannot be delayed and must be dealt with immediately!"
Seeing that he agreed, Xiang Chun could not help but feel excited. He nodded and said, "Good. With Junior Martial Brother Zhang's support, I will have another helping hand. Junior Martial Brother Zhang is right. EsGod's people cannot be tolerated. I will go back and try to persuade my fellow disciples. Once there is news, I will send someone to inform Junior Martial Brother."
Zhang Yu said, "I will be cultivating in my residence for the next few days. Once the matter is settled, Senior Martial Brother Xiang can send someone to find me at any time."
After the matter was settled, he saw that there was nothing else to do and said his goodbyes. Xiang Chun personally sent him to the entrance of the hall.
After leaving Xuanfu, Zhang Yu returned to his residence and played with Lord Miao Danjun for a while. After washing up, he sat down in his meditation room and took out the half piece of Xuan Jade.
Qi Ming had said that there was a seal inside, and whether or not he could see it was up to him. However, when he tried to sense it, he found that this thing was not like the jade slips with inscriptions and seals he had seen before. There was nothing inside.
Previously, he had asked Qi Ming who was the first Daoist he saw after entering Xuanfu's main hall that day.
Qi Ming replied that he had seen it just now.
He had indeed seen it.
That Daoist was formed from the half piece of Xuan Jade in Xuan Shou's hand. Of course, it was not a living person, but a wisp of the previous sage's consciousness that was used to enlighten the future generations.
In fact, all the seals he had come into contact with before had the consciousness of the previous person in them. Every time, he would first obtain the correct guidance from these consciousnesses before reading the contents of the seal.
These consciousnesses acted as guides and were equivalent to half a teacher to Xuanxiu.
When Xuanxiu was cultivating, many people might have some doubts at the beginning. Why did they need to infuse their Divine Essence to inexplicably learn all kinds of skills and abilities when reading the seals of the Great Dao?
As time passed, many people took this as a matter of course and no longer had the desire to deliberately inquire about it. Moreover, many Xuanxiu themselves did not care about this matter. As long as you knew that it was possible to do so, why should you care about why it was possible?
But Zhang Yu was different. He had lived two lives and his way of thinking was different from the average Tianxia person. Most importantly, he had first come into contact with the cultivation methods of the old cultivators.
The old cultivators' Dao cultivation was Dao Seeking, so he had never given up on investigating the reason for this.
When he was in the Origin Chapter, he only had some vague concepts and guesses. But after he reached the Spirit Chapter, along with the increase of his cultivation level and the conscious inspection of his body, he gradually saw things more clearly.
Xuanxiu called the Great Dao Scriptures the instrument of Dao. This was not false, because Xuanxiu's cultivation relied on the Great Dao Scriptures and Dao Seals. Even Divine Essence could only be guided out and accumulated after the cultivator had sensed the Great Dao Scriptures.
Divine Essence was actually divided into "Spirit" and "Yuan". The "Spirit" here referred to a bit of spiritual light that illuminated the self and all things, while the "Yuan" referred to a person's origin, the foundation of a person's existence in the world.
With Divine Essence, one could "exchange" it with the Great Dao Scriptures.
To put it simply, when a cultivator practiced a cultivation method, they needed to spend a certain amount of energy and time. Divine Essence was the integration of one's energy and time. Moreover, it did not limit what one could learn. A cultivator only needed to focus on gathering Divine Essence. When they encountered something they needed to practice, they only needed to invest Divine Essence into the Great Dao Scriptures. Then, the amount of Divine Essence invested would be dependent on the amount of Divine Essence invested.
The more Divine Essence one invested, the more energy and time one would have to invest in learning a certain skill or ability. The same was also true for Divine Essence.
Of course, because everyone's aptitude and foundation were different, some people could easily learn something, but others might not be able to learn it no matter how much energy they put in. Thus, the Great Dao Scriptures often retained the consciousness and experience of predecessors. This way, any descendant could observe and understand it. At most, it would consume a bit more Divine Essence.
It was also because of this that the new method's inheritance spread extremely quickly. This method did not require the traditional teaching of a master and disciple. One only needed to sense the Great Dao Scriptures, and then one could practice it.
Zhang Yu's finger brushed across the half of the Profound Jade. Qi Ming said that there was a Great Dao Scripture hidden here. He guessed that perhaps the reason he could not sense it was because there was no consciousness of predecessors in it. Thus, it was unlike the previous Great Dao Scriptures, which could be communicated on the level of consciousness.
He pondered for a moment. Since that was the case, there was no harm in changing the method. He called out in his mind and summoned the Great Dao Scriptures. His gaze shifted and fell on one of the Great Dao Scriptures.
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