Chapter 347 The Supreme Imperial Scholar

Regarding Cai Ningrui’s collusion with King Jin.

Although Cai Ningrui believed that no one knew about it, not many people in Jin Dynasty recognized Cai's writing.

On that day, Li Hongyi's father had an audience with King Jin, and King Jin happened to be looking for someone who knew Cai Wen well.

When Li Hongyi's father saw this, he recommended his son.

Afterwards, Li Hongyi was not reused.

After all, King Jin didn't value Da Cai's first-rate knowledge.

At that time, Li Hongyi was shocked when he read this letter.

The content of the letter is the structure of the palace, the location of the secret passage, and the details of the Ouchi masters.

Among them are the two wizards who are hiding in the dark to protect Emperor Cai.

He also explained when Zhao Yuan would go to the palace.

It was precisely because of this letter that King Jin came up with the idea of ​​​​beheading.

Junlu alone destroyed the entire Dacai Palace and captured Emperor Cai Zhao Yuan alive.

When Cai Ningrui heard Li Hongyi's words, he suddenly seemed to have aged dozens of years.

He didn't expect that he would make a mistake in this aspect.

This is a secret that Cai Ningrui has hidden for decades. In Da Cai, he believes that no one knows about it.

Anyone who had anything to do with this matter was secretly executed by him.

But what he didn't expect was that King Jin might not necessarily think of the things he valued.

Even without Cai Ningrui's tip-off, with Junlu's strength, Da Cai would have fallen under the iron heel of Jin Bing.

But now that this has happened, Cai Ningrui's collusion with Daikin has been confirmed and cannot be changed.

He sighed, looked at Zhao Yuan, and couldn't help but ask: "I remember... when you returned from the Kingdom of Jin, Hong Yi was with you, right?"

Zhao Yuan nodded.

Cai Ningrui was a little confused: "If that's the case, why didn't you expose me earlier?"

Zhao Yuan just smiled slightly and said: "No one is a saint, and no one can make mistakes."

"Since I can see the regret from the bottom of your heart, as well as your ambition for innovation if you can ascend the throne."

"At that time, I believed that you could fulfill your position as emperor. And your ideals are the same as mine, so why would you go find someone with a shady name after you are exposed?"

"What's more, you are only temporarily blinded by power."

Two lines of clear tears dripped from the corners of Cai Ningrui's eyes.

He couldn't help but think of the dream he had during his lunch break yesterday.

If he hadn't tipped off the information, even Junlu would have had unrivaled power.

At least Da Cai could still breathe for a few years amid the advance of the Jin Kingdom.

During this period, if Zhao Yuan could make further progress, none of these things would have happened.

Cai Ningrui stood up from the dragon chair, bent his knees and knelt down in front of Zhao Yuan. He lowered his head and fell to the ground with tears: "Yesterday, I had a dream..."

His voice was choked and he slowly told what he saw in his dream.

After hearing this, Zhao Yuan just shook his head and said: "The meaning of this dream is just that you feel guilty towards the late emperor."

Cai Ningrui choked with sobs and let out a deep laugh: "Maybe."

He raised his head and looked at Zhao Yuan in front of him.

Time seems to have never left a mark on Zhao Yuan's body. Although he still has the chains on his two arms, his eyes are also weathered.

But there is no trace of aging at all.

Cai Ningrui has no children, only three daughters.

The heirs left by the late emperor were unable to leave any descendants because they were officials of the Jin people in their early years.

The rest of the clan's men and women also died decades ago.

Today, there is no one in the royal family to inherit such a huge empire.

Cai Ningrui only felt sad.

Calculations and calculations will always come to nothing.

At this moment, he no longer had any other thoughts, he just wanted to die.

Before he died, Cai Ningrui's tone was gloomy and he no longer called himself me: "Zhao Yuan, after I die, you will be the one who reigns supreme in this world."

Zhao Yuan shook his head: "I have no interest in being an emperor."

Cai Ningrui's eyes suddenly showed a trace of disbelief: "That is the most noble in the world..."

Zhao Yuan interrupted him and said: "Noble? You are wrong!"

"The reason why the emperor is a king is that he must perform the duties of a gentleman."

"The way of a gentleman lies in sincerity, not in supremacy."

"The reason why I didn't expose you back then was because you were able to open your heart and sincerely do things for the people."

After hearing this, Cai Ningrui did not refute, but tremblingly pulled out the sword from his waist and said again:

"If that's the case, then who will you let be the emperor?"

Zhao Yuanyan said: "Destiny is impermanent, so the virtuous will naturally live there."

When Cai Ningrui heard this, he actually smiled: "Okay! Okay! Okay! Then I will watch from the ground. Who is this so-called virtuous person?"

After saying that, as he swung his sword, a line of blood spurted out from the front of his neck.

Zhao Yuan sighed and ordered people to collect Cai Ningrui's body and give it a generous burial.

What Cai Ningrui said just now was an insinuation of Zhao Yuan.

Among the virtuous people in the world, apart from him, there is no one else who can compare with him.

After all, among the people of Da Cai today, Zhao Yuan's reputation has reached its peak.

If he became emperor, I'm afraid the people would applaud him.

As for whether the marriage was in compliance with the rules, Zhao Yuan knew that now that the Cai family had no heirs, it would be difficult to recommend anyone.

The original Jin Kingdom was cruel, and anyone who had some blood relationship with the clan would be executed.

This also made it so that even people with royal blood at that time dared to hide their identities.

Now that so many years have passed, who can tell whether they are real descendants of the royal family?

Cai Ningrui died, which caused a great uproar in the entire territory of Da Cai.

After all, Cai Ningrui has worked diligently for decades and has done many practical things.

But his mistake was that he listened to too many slanders and wanted to control Zhao Yuan.

Although Zhao Yuan was loyal to the country and the people, he was not loyal to the emperor.

It didn't matter to him who the emperor was.

Zhao Yuan just wanted to see what he wanted.

He knew that he was not necessarily on the right path.

Before that, everything he did was to conform to the noble heart in his heart.

But as Zhao Yuan's cultivation became more and more profound, he found that this noble heart had become a tool to restrain himself.

His every word and action was trapped by it.

After all, with Zhao Yuan's true character, after knowing that Cai Ningrui colluded with the Kingdom of Jin, he would definitely kill him with a knife.

Instead of leaving so-called like-minded people to reform Da Cai together.

Judging from the knowledge in Xie Que's mind, Zhao Yuan knew that he might have had a demon in his heart.

And this demon in his heart was the bondage brought to him by Haoran's heart.

Forcing Cai Ningrui to death was also the first step to get rid of the bondage of the demon in his heart.

Over the years, Zhao Yuan has figured it out.

Instead of strictly following the so-called gentleman's way, it is better to act according to your own heart.

Even if you lose Haoran's heart, what does it matter?

Zhao Yuan himself firmly believes that although his character does not conform to the saint in people's hearts.

But only those who are brave and resolute and not particular about trivial matters can truly protect this country.

Thinking of this, the Danqing sword in Zhao Yuan's hand also began to cheer and jump, as if it resonated with his heart.

...

In the next six months, although the position of the emperor was vacant.

But a large number of talents cultivated by the academy gradually flowed to various places, and after filling a large number of official vacancies, there was no need for an emperor.

As the parents of various places, they can manage their own territory very well.

The current prime minister is a disciple taught by Zhao Yuan himself, and he constantly cooperates with the supervisors.

The world gradually becomes clear.

In a trance, Zhao Yuan also felt that it would be better to abolish the position of the emperor.

But when he made this suggestion, everyone, including Li Hongyi, opposed it.

As a country, what they need is not a high-ranking emperor.

But a backbone.

After hearing this, Zhao Yuan discussed it with several great scholars in the academy.

He decided to support Cai Ningrui's daughter to ascend the throne.

This is the top priority of the world, although there have been records of female emperors in history books before.

But it is the first time that she has been supported to ascend to the throne.

At this time, the female emperor was in her thirties, a disciple of the academy, and had three sons.

After Cai Ningrui's death, Zhao Yuan still chose to preserve his reputation, saying that there was an assassin who has now been executed.

The empress had been in the academy for seven years, so she might be able to manage a county with ease.

But it was still too difficult to manage a country.

A few months before she ascended the throne, she saw that Li Hongyi seemed to be very relaxed when reviewing memorials.

But when it came to her, every question gave her a headache, and she could only keep asking the teacher for advice.

This lasted for several years.

But Zhao Yuan's inner demons were getting worse.

His original intention and Haoran's heart had already split into two camps in his body.

For one thing, there would be two ideas at the same time.

And now, Zhao Yuan's strength is far beyond that of ordinary Yangshen Zhenjun.

What he feared most was that he would destroy Da Cai after losing control.

So, in order to control himself, Zhao Yuan reforged the iron chain and confined himself to an isolated island in the sea to resist the inner demons.

Time passed.

After Zhao Yuan left Da Cai, Da Cai still operated as before.

But with the rise of the foreign countries again and the return of Junlu, the two sides once again launched a shocking war.

Li Hongyi and He Mingtao exchanged their lives for his, and with their righteous spirit, they kept Junlu on the battlefield forever.

And the two of them were also dying.

Li Hongyi suddenly thought of what Zhao Yuan had said before.

When he returned again, he wanted to see an open Da Cai.

So he let foreign beliefs invade.

Many Buddhist sects outside the pass began to pour into Da Cai.

The belief of Buddhism quickly took root in the land of Da Cai in a few decades.

Even the once glorious Confucian world also dimmed with the manifestation of the high-end combat power of Buddhism.

After several decades, Li Hongyi and the other two could no longer endure the injuries in their bodies and passed away.

After the emperor buried the two of them with great honor, he finally took back the power that truly belonged to the emperor for a long time.

What he had to do was also very simple, that is, to reduce Confucianism and promote Buddhism.

It was for this reason that Da Cai started the internal turmoil first.

Within ten years, it had been divided into several regions.

At this time, Zhao Yuan was still trapped on an isolated island overseas.

He used his true heart to fight against the shackles brought by the noble heart in his body.

After decades of not eating or drinking, and being exposed to the wind and sun, Zhao Yuan has become like a withered skeleton, with no trace of human form.

As the years passed, Da Cai became more and more turbulent.

This was a result that Zhao Yuan had already anticipated.

After all, Da Cai Guozuo was born not long ago, and it was his emergence that lasted Da Cai for these years.

God loves the people outside the country, and strong men in the four realms emerge one after another, and there is even a strong man like Junlu.

As for Da Cai, who lacks spiritual energy, it is difficult to find even a real person who has entered Taoism.

Opening up Buddhism to the customs is something Zhao Yuan has already thought about.

Because only after entering the Buddhist sect can we communicate with the gods and Buddhas, bestow the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, and change the fundamental reason why people in this land are only bullied.

Escaping from the hallucination, Zhao Yuan took a few breaths and looked into the far distance.

From the depths of the sea, a black spot seemed to be gradually approaching.

Wait until the black spot is closer.

Zhao Yuan just saw clearly that it was a black and white orca, a dragon, and a young monk.

He couldn't help but be stunned.

This scene is almost exactly the same as the one in my memory.

The young monk pointed to where Zhao Yuan was and said, "Brother, look at this man."

The orca raised its head slightly, feeling that there was terrifying power hidden in its bone-like body.

The three of them did not dare to stay for a long time, so they followed Jiaolong's words: "Senior, please excuse me."

Then he walked away.

Zhao Yuan also began to feel filled with emotion in his heart.

Da Cai... Da Cai... Isn't this the country in Xie Que's mind a thousand years ago?

I... actually got a memory from a thousand years later.

He took a deep breath, braced himself and began to tear off the cold iron chains he had forged.

It took several decades for Zhao Yuanfang to break free from this chain.

After so many years of restraint, he was almost able to ignore the negative effects of Haoran's heart on him.

Due to Da Cai's folk worship of Zhao Yuan, a prototype of divinity has also been produced in his body.

He knew that he was already standing in front of the threshold of the Sixth Realm Venerable.

But before that, it was the memories in his mind that confused him the most.

If I were a person from Xie Que's era thousands of years ago, how could I be unknown?

Not even the wheel is aware of its existence.

With such doubts, he set foot on the earth again.

At this time, the turmoil in Da Cai had come to an end.

The Shuiyue Chanyuan established by Feng Zidu also established his dominance.

After Zen Master Shuiyue helped Taizu of the Great Zhou Dynasty unify the country, the two made a decision.

Burning books and trapping Confucians.

All the classics and books about Confucianism and Haoran's righteousness were killed and burned.

Zhao Yuan did not stop him, but watched quietly.

This is the trajectory of history. He knows that even if he makes some moves, his final destination will not change.

Countless monks broke into major academies to study or the mansions of wealthy people.

Almost all the records and scriptures left over from the Da Cai era were burned.

Everyone related to the Confucian world was also trapped and killed.

After Zhao Yuan witnessed the whole process, he just sighed.

He can feel it if he takes action.

In his own mind, the memory of Xie Que will disappear.

Today, he is just a lonely ghost drifting in the long river of time.

It's just a pity...

A few years after Zhao Yuan saw the completion of the Great Zhou Dynasty, he no longer cared about these worldly affairs.

He headed west, hoping to find an uncivilized world where he could teach what he had learned.

It took more than twenty years for Zhao Yuanfang to see a mountain forest controlled by evil gods.

During this period, there were no written records, only oral transmission.

And the gods in their mouths are everything to the tribe.

Zhao Yuan knew that tribes like this usually make involuntary choices only when evil gods are in a state of belief poisoning.

He is also able to completely ignore the threats posed to him by such evil gods.

After casually showing his strength, Zhao Yuan easily took over the tribe.

Zhao Yuan seemed rude among the various tribes.

He doesn't rhyme when he reads poetry, and he doesn't show mercy when he fights.

The surrounding tribes were unified by Zhao Yuan in an extremely fast time.

With Zhao Yuan taking over, he also began to re-create a civilization.

From eating hair and drinking blood to the most basic farming and animal husbandry.

Even the most basic writing, language, clothing, food, housing and transportation, as well as the change of the country's political system, Zhao Yuan completed in two hundred years.

After many tribes completed this series of baptisms, they wanted to respect Zhao Yuan as the most noble person in this country.

This time, Zhao Yuan did not refuse, but chose to accept and became the emperor of this primitive country.

But he didn't tell his real name, he just called himself "Confucian".

Therefore, in this country, "Emperor Confucianism" is the honorific title given to him by people from various tribes.

Because of their respect, the leaders of various tribes also respected Zhao Yuan as the "Supreme Emperor and Confucianism".

It means that all the dragons bow their heads and the emperor of Confucianism and Taoism is respected in all directions.

And Zhao Yuan gradually accepted such a title.

Zhao Yuan then expelled the worshipers of gods within the tribe, destroyed the temple, and established Jixia Academy.

In the academy, Zhao Yuan passed down his Confucian cultivation methods and personally taught them to talented young people.

In this country called "Confucianism", Jixia Academy is the most important position in the entire country.

This is also the place where Zhao Yuan taught them "Song of Righteousness".

During the hundreds of years of peace and contentment, folk belief in the Confucian Emperor became more and more popular.

And Zhao Yuan also broke through the six realms in one fell swoop.

What puzzled him was that he had the catastrophe because he didn't have the other six realms.

That is, cognitive impairment.

He couldn't understand it, and in the end he could only attribute it to the fact that the system he practiced was different from other ways.

After summarizing, Zhao Yuan divided his Haoran heart into several stages.

The first stage was to cultivate the heart, corresponding to the four realms.

The second stage was to choose the heart, corresponding to the five realms.

The last stage was Zhao Yuan's current realm, called the free heart, corresponding to the six realms.

Another hundred years passed, and the Confucian country, whether civilians or Confucian practitioners, all respected Zhao Yuan.

Among the practitioners, there were even those who worshipped Zhao Yuan as the great Confucian god.

But Zhao Yuan knew that since he had enlightened this country and achieved his goal, it was time for him to leave.

And the doubts that had plagued him for many years would eventually be answered.