Chapter 1202: The Political Platform

The topic turned too suddenly, and Jiang Wang was a little slow to react.

What he thought in his heart was that no matter how strong a person is, there will inevitably be accidents...

But of course he didn't dare to say so, and he didn't want to leave Changle Palace lying down.

So he said: "Jiang Wang is dull, I really don't know."

Jiang Wuhua pulled back, sat up straight and said: "Let's talk about the official way."

Jiang Wang:...

He found that although the prince of the East Palace has always been known for his kindness and simplicity, he is actually a bit "naughty"!

Jiang Wuhua has continued: "Official way is a two-sided thing. If you are competent, your popularity will increase, and if you fail in your job, your popularity will fall. Take the outer building as an example. If the government is in harmony and the people are happy, it can help you anchor in the world. If the people are living in poverty, the popularity will be pulled, and the cause and effect will be entangled, it will make you lose your way!"

In other words, if you do a good job as an official, the official way will help you practice. If you do a bad job as an official, the official way will in turn hinder the practitioners.

Jiang Wang was not stupid enough to ask about the crown prince, so he pondered and said, "So, shouldn't there be officials who are lazy and idle?"

Jiang Wuhua smiled and said, "This is about talent. Talents are very broad. Some people have the talent for cultivation, but not for being an official. Some people are capable officials, but clumsy in cultivation. It's not that you can be a good official just because you want to be one."

The confident smile in his words seemed to say clearly that I may not have much talent for cultivation, but I have a good talent for being a crown prince!

"Officials gather popularity and resources. Sometimes popularity and resources are contradictory." Jiang Wuhua asked, "You have had experience in Qingyang Town, maybe you can understand?"

"I can probably understand."

This is easy to understand.

For example, when Jiang Wang was in Qingyang Town, he could plunder resources for his own use, which would lose the hearts of the people, that is, the so-called "popularity" of the officialdom. But he did not take a penny from the people, but instead gave them many subsidies. With fewer resources, he won the hearts of the people and was able to gain "popularity".

"Those with a promising future will naturally manage it well, and they will have a long-term flow of water, and all rivers will converge into the sea. For those with a difficult path, it is normal to exhaust the pond to catch all the fish. Popularity can help clear up ignorance, and resources can accumulate to a certain extent." Jiang Wuhua said: "So practitioners have diligence and fall, and officials have virtue and flattery, and the same is true."

Although it is said that exhausting the pond to catch fish is not desirable, for officials, exhausting the pond to catch fish can really harvest the most resources.

The official road is also a kind of practice. Every practitioner must want to move forward at the beginning. But either limited by time or trapped by luck, slowly different people will make different choices. Ordinary practitioners, such as Ge Heng in the Hu family mine, and official road practitioners, such as Shi Jing, the successor of Jiacheng, are essentially the same kind of people.

A cultivator with a bright future in the official path must, of course, walk on two legs, requiring both more resources and more popular support. When the future is hindered, it is not uncommon to have to make some ugly choices.

Listening to the prince's explanation of the official path, combined with what he has experienced and seen, it feels like the clouds have been cleared to reveal the moon.

"Jiang Wang has learned a lesson."

"In addition." Jiang Wuhua added: "'Popularity' is related to people's hearts, but it is not only about people's hearts. The importance of officialdom lies in 'achievements', so a treacherous person can also be a capable minister, and an evil person can also have virtues and achievements."

Speaking of this, he smiled: "In fact, how can good and evil be so easy to tell?"

Jiang Wang sighed: "It is indeed so."

Jiang Wuhua added: "From a town or a city to a county or a country. When in the outer building, achievements are reflected in popularity. If popularity is sufficient, there is no worry of getting lost. After the gods come, achievements are reflected in the Tao. Being an official is also the exposition of the Tao. If people leave and politics cease, those who have achieved success because of officialdom will also retreat because of officialdom. Therefore, the transmission of political guidelines is similar to the Tao. Political views differ, and often life and death become enemies!"

Until now, Jiang Wang still doesn't know what the prince wants to say to him. But the prince's discussion of officialdom is really thorough, and officialdom is also a practice!

No wonder many powerful people in the court have to find someone to inherit their political career before retiring. This is actually to protect their own practice!

"It is easier for those who practice officialdom. But officialdom has two sides. Those who practice officialdom will also be burdened by officialdom. If the political program is continued, you can get out of it, gradually get rid of officialdom, and practice yourself. At that time, the politics will end, and there is nothing to worry about."

If the political program is not continued, it may be "Taoism disappears".

Hearing this, Jiang Wang couldn't help but think that this is probably the difference between the national system and the sect!

Relying on officialdom to practice, it will be faster in practice. But pure sect cultivators will also be less bound by officialdom.

It's hard to say which of the two is better, but the current pattern is already visible. Except for those top sects, there is really no country in the world.

There is no doubt that it is easier to give birth to strong people under the national system. This is why since the restart of the Taoist calendar, many countries have emerged!

The long river of history is surging, and how many waves are splashing.

The human race is also constantly evolving, and many changes have taken place.

From the numerous sects to the rise of various countries.

Later generations can only sigh "So that's how it is".

But if you were born in that time and place, you don't know how earth-shaking changes would be.

This change in the "road" and the sweeping of the torrent of humanity are so grand just by thinking about it!

"Even the real person..."

The prince seemed to be more and more interested, and suddenly asked: "Do you know Emperor Han Yin of Yong?"

Jiang Wang's heart moved slightly, and he asked back: "The Emperor of Yong?"

"He is an excellent example."

Jiang Wuhua clapped his hands and smiled, "He relied on the position of Emperor Yong to secure his position as a real person and tried to make further progress, but it was either limited by time or by power. In short, he was unable to make Yong advance an inch, and he instead harmed Yong. Although he was forced to pass the throne to Han Xu under pressure, he still held on to power and was the actual Lord of Yong. This was because his cultivation as a real person in the world required him to continuously absorb the national fortune of Yong to maintain it. If Yong could continue to grow stronger, this would be like running water that never rots. When he absorbed the national fortune, his cultivation gains could also feed back to the national situation. If Yong stopped, then he would become the biggest borer in Yong and would be punished sooner or later!"

So that's it...

So that's it!

Jiang Wuhua didn't dare to really brag about why the Saint Emperor established a crown prince.

But after explaining the official way, he had made it clear by just using Han Yin's story.

The way of the emperor is also in the national system.

The current Emperor of Qi has unparalleled cultivation and has led Qi to become the overlord of the Eastern Region, which is naturally the achievement of a heroic ruler. But it is difficult to go further on the official path.

There are actually only two paths before the Emperor of Qi. One is to sweep across the world and unify the world. With this achievement, he will naturally be unparalleled and surpass the extraordinary peak. The second is to try to break away from the constraints of the official path, but just like other official cultivators, the supreme position of the emperor must also have someone to inherit his achievements. If he abdicates and Qi declines, he will not only be unable to break away from the official path and attribute the supreme cultivation to himself, but will be dragged down by the declining country.

So whether in terms of cultivation, personal feelings, or achievements, the emperor needs an heir who can inherit his achievements and at least keep the position of the overlord of Qi!

This is why it is necessary to establish a crown prince!

The life span of a god is over 500, and the life span of a real person is over 1,000.

But few monarchs have been in power for a hundred years, because the monarch is already the highest in the system and has no progress. Once the country stagnates, it needs to constantly absorb the national fortune to consolidate the cultivation, and it becomes a borer of the country.

Either wait to be overthrown, or drag the country to perish together.

For example, Han Yin, who has made no progress in the officialdom and has no courage to break away from the national system, has been in power for more than 300 years, but has actually dragged Yong State into decay. Using Yong State's national destiny, he continued Han Yin's own cultivation as a real person.

No wonder Yong State is declining. No wonder Zhuang Gaoxian and Du Ruhui, the king and minister, dared to brazenly start a national war and use the weak to defeat the strong.

In fact, the strong man is actually strong on the outside but weak on the inside!

Jiang Wang felt that the more he thought about it, the more he felt.

Many things that he couldn't understand in the past are now suddenly clear, as if he saw a new world.

It is worthy of being the "official road" formed by hundreds of schools. No wonder it has become the mainstream of the world in less than four thousand years since the new beginning of the Taoist calendar.

What a vast and boundless world of cultivation!