The world of Taoism

Chapter 354
Imperial court.

After the morning meeting, the emperor left some ministers.

These are existences that have access to the secrets of the empire.

Headed by Prime Minister Huang Youde, Minister of the Household Department, Minister of the Ministry of War, and the General of the Guards and Cavalry who commanded the imperial court's imperial army, etc.

These are the centers of empire.

The imperial court is not the emperor's monopoly.

Many things can only be decided after discussing with the ministers.

When he talked about what happened in Yangzhou, the court immediately exploded.

"This man is so daring, Liu Jing is a member of the royal family, and he killed him so easily. Your Majesty, allow your subordinates to lead a 10 heavenly army to take his head." Hussar General half-kneeled.

Other ministers also responded one after another.

"It must not be done. This person is said to be called a demon. He has hundreds of thousands of followers. If he is allowed to rebel, the consequences will be disastrous."

There were also objections.

Zhou Xuan's information was written on a memorial.

This is the memorial of Governor Pingnan, with Zhou Xuan's message written on it.

All the ministers circulated it to each other, and they were a little surprised when they saw that Zhou Xuan founded the Heavenly Master Way.

Zhou Xuan's growth trajectory was beyond their imagination.

They didn't practice spells, but it didn't mean that no one in the family practiced them.

He knows more about the cultivation world than ordinary practitioners.

Moreover, the imperial court also has its own cultivator forces and related institutions.

Not so repulsive about these strange things.

But Zhou Xuan's cultivation speed still surprised them.

In just one year since his debut, he climbed to the position of a county magistrate.

He even defeated King Chunjiang, Captain Jiangnan, Liu Jing and other powerful enemies.

The speed of growth is simply jaw-dropping, beyond the imagination of others.

It's kind of scary.

What made them more concerned was not this, but the Heavenly Master Dao he created.

It is said that Tianshi Dao enshrines the God of Heaven, and spreads over half of Yangzhou, with at least 60 or [-] believers.

As the country's core high-level, they certainly know what this concept is.

It means that standing in front of them is a person who responds to everyone.

This kind of religion is the most tightly combined, and many believers worship it.

Once it is forced to reverse, it is likely to be a chaos that will sweep the entire world.

Although it will not win the world.

If history is any guide, the decline of a dynasty is often associated with massive rebellions.

It was these that consumed the vitality of the court and eventually led to chaos in the world.

"Your Majesty, kill the rebels before they rebel."

The ministers next to him were discussing again.

At this moment, the Minister of the Household Department stood up and said: "Your Majesty, the tax burden received from Yangzhou yesterday is twice as much as before."

"Twice?" the emperor was surprised.

People around looked sideways.

In fact, if Yangzhou is really collected, it will be even more than it is now.

Many officials and aristocratic families will conceal the population of the fields.

Moreover, officials do not pay taxes, and the properties of many tenants are attached to officials.

As a result, a large amount of taxes cannot be collected.

Yangzhou was originally a big taxpayer, and this time it directly paid twice, which shows that Zhou Xuan has some tricks.

Now that the war in the north is intensifying, if Yangzhou, a big family, is lost, it will be even worse.

Prime Minister Huang Youde coughed and said:

"Your Majesty, Liu Jing is a wolf with ambition and made mistakes first. Zhou Xuan was just protecting himself."

"And he didn't hurt the court's face, he didn't falsify the imperial decree openly, claiming that he was only a temporary representative, but he still has his heart for the court."

Another minister stood up and said:

"I heard that Yangzhou has improved several times under his governance, and the tax paid to the court has increased greatly. Which rebel is paying taxes?"

It would be great to rebel and pay taxes at the same time.

It can not only help the court consume those refugees, but also bring benefits to the court.

The more such rebels, the better.

Soon the two groups started arguing.

Those who support Zhou Xuan are generally from the prime minister's faction.

Because they know how important finances are...

Once Yangzhou is lost.The army in the north cannot be paid enough, and the search can only be intensified, which may stir up civil uprisings again.

Since Zhou Xuan has no intention of rebelling at the moment, let's do it for the time being.

Soon, the emperor chose to compromise.

It's not that Zhou Xuan has no enemies, the governor of Pingnan is, and it's best to reward both sides.

Then give Pingnan the governor a general Ying Yanglang to command the entire defense of Yangzhou.

From a jurisprudential point of view, the troops, including Zhou Xuan's, are all under the command of the Governor of Pingnan.

This also gave Governor Pingnan a reasonable reason to attack Zhou Xuan.

Anyway, if you want it, the court has already given you a reason

As for the position of Yangzhou Mu, let Zhou Xuan do it.

You can't send others over there, otherwise you will be killed again, and you will lose face.

Five days later, the imperial decree arrived.

Looking at the eunuch with a sharp voice, Zhou Xuan saluted slightly.

Then, under his astonished gaze, he stepped forward to take off the imperial decree.

"Lord Zhou, the etiquette is wrong." The eunuch said in shock.

The next second he closed his mouth.

Zhou Xuan handed over a bank note, seeing the number on it, the old eunuch immediately smiled.

"Finally it's not temporary." Zhou Xuan said with a smile.

In fact, it doesn't matter whether you are an official or not.

Even if the imperial court sent someone down to grab this position.

He controls the entire state by himself, and basically the middle and lower-level officials and ordinary people listen to him.

It doesn't matter whether you have this name or not.

But in this world, after all, the lecturer must be famous.

Zhou Xuan has no intention of fighting for world hegemony yet.

It doesn't matter who is the emperor, as long as the Shenxiao Tianzun temples are spread all over the world to form a world without ghosts and ghosts.

After receiving the imperial decree, Zhou Xuan is the real Yangzhou shepherd.

Then it was known from the eunuch that he had just come from the governor.

"General Ying Yang?" Zhou Xuan was surprised.

Ying Yanglang will command a state army.

Except for the 2 Taoist soldiers, the other 2 soldiers are all attached to Yangzhou.

After all, it is easy to do things in the name of the official.

Speaking of which, Zhou Xuan has not behaved in violation of the rules until now.

The [-] Taoist soldiers declared to the outside world that the Taoist people, and the other soldiers and horses were the force to guard Yangzhou.

At first glance, he is a loyal minister.

"It seems that the court still wants to make trouble." Zhou Xuan said with a smile.

In this case, the name of his subordinates belonged to the governor of Pingnan.

However, it doesn't matter.

This world still needs guns to speak, and a mere imperial decree is nothing.

After receiving the imperial decree, Zhou Xuan continued to return to closed-door training.

In the days that followed, people at the foot of Yuchan Mountain often saw a sacred spectacle.

A tall tiger stood on the top of the mountain, roaring towards the sky.

Countless thunder and earth fires reflected around him.

It seems that the whole world revolves around this divine beast.

The tall figure makes mortals fear and worship.

Zhou Xuan was practicing the dragon and tiger formula.

Heaven, earth, people, dragon and tiger, ranked 4th.

People ranked 3rd.

Practicing humanistic art gave Zhou Xuan a strong physique and adaptability.

Dragon and Tiger Jue gives oneself the possibility to become a powerful beast.

Metal, wood, water, fire, and earth are a kind of assistance, allowing oneself to accept the power of heaven and earth.

The moment Zhou Xuan turned into a divine beast, it seemed as if all the magic formulas had been fused together.

Possesses the wisdom of humans, the physique of beasts, and the energy of heaven and earth.

This tiger with the blue thunder pattern on its body has far surpassed the White Tiger Marshal.

Since then, Shenxiao Tianzun has a new "skin".

Some people enshrine the portrait of Shenxiao Tianzun sitting on the back of a tiger, manipulating gold, wood, water, fire, earth, and thunder and lightning to subdue demons.

The world calls it the Nine Heavens Wind Thunder Five Elements God Tiger Tianzun.

Regarding these, Zhou Xuan did not stop them.

The more legends and titles, the stronger the believers' belief.

So far he has more than a dozen titles.

The savages call him the True King of Taiqing (Harmony).

The mountain people called him the master of Taishang Shenxiao Zhifu Cave.

Ordinary people are called Shenxiao Tianzun, or the Supreme Nine Heavens Shenxiao Emperor.

Even Zhou Xuan couldn't remember some titles clearly.

After all, we can't engage in monotheism that excludes xenophobia... Although Zhou Xuan is similar to them, he only believes in one god anyway.

But it must also conform to the habits of the common people.

Build more "skins", have more functions, disperse a little, and conform to local customs, so that faith can be deeper.

(End of this chapter)