Chapter 4 Seeking benevolence and receiving benevolence
Thousands of pictures went through Liu Huai's mind.
After a while, there was a killing spree in the Yang Jiande Palace, and the children who were blood relatives were killed with their own hands.
After a while, Liu Huai's demonic power was perfected, and he avenged his master. He rushed into Linzi, washed the palace with blood, and killed the old man named Jiang in front of the court.
After a while, he was standing in front of Yang Xuance's body again, and his late master Yang Jiande was looking at him with a bloody face, "Slave dog, I asked you to protect my only remaining son, why did you kill him?
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"ah!"
Liu Huai broke free from his crazy thoughts and gasped violently.
His face and body were already covered with dense beads of sweat.
However, the blood-colored words flowed over and over in my mind, becoming increasingly clear.
"No, no, I can't!"
He yelled a few words crazily, and suddenly hit his head with a backhand, causing his head to explode!
Red and white, dripping all over the ground.
Liu Huai's body lay on the ground, but the skin and flesh on his body had relaxed and were no longer as tight as they were in the previous state of fear.
However……
The window was closed, but a gust of wind came from somewhere.
The wind picked up the burned ashes of the animal skin book on the table and scattered them lightly on Liu Huai's body.
The ashes gradually disappeared, and so did Liu Huai's body.
In the end, not even a single red or white stain was visible on the ground, nor were there any bones or flesh.
There are only the clothes Liu Huai wore during his lifetime, and the clothes on them
An ancient animal skin book!
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The ripples caused by the Blood Demon Art of Killing Love and Absolute Desire in Rong Country had no impact on the Yang Domain.
The people here ushered in the rule of Qi in fear...but they quickly adapted.
There are of course many reasons for this.
For example, Huang Yixing, the "last backbone of Yangting", and Qingyang Zhennan, the "unparalleled benevolence and righteousness".
Both of them contributed to stopping the murderous butcher's knife. Huang Yixing ensured the peace of Hengyang County, and Jiang Wang established a paradise in Jiacheng City of Rizhao County during the time of national chaos. There were countless survivors on both sides.
Of course, the main reason why Jiang Wang's reputation can catch up with the former is that Zhongxuan Sheng spared no effort to build momentum. Now among the three counties of Yangdi, only the position of Rizhao County's governor is pending. This shows the great resistance, but the public voice about Jiang Wang
Already very big.
Jiang Wang also made some hopes for this.
After he was awarded the title of Qingyang Town Male, he could truly enjoy the benefits that Qingyang Town fed back to him.
Titles and official positions are never just simple honors. They are actually related to a court's rule over the country. Relatively speaking, it can naturally enjoy the benefits of national destiny.
Specific to a certain official position, it affects the official's power and also determines the "feedback" the official can receive.
For example, Xi Munan was able to issue an edict as the Lord of Jiacheng City, relying on the hearts and minds of the people of Jiacheng City. Gathering the hearts of the people can not only be used for conquest, but the more practical effect is that it can help spiritual practice.
Take Jiang Wang himself as an example.
He had actually completed the control of Qingyang Town long ago, but the etiquette was incomplete and could not be justified. Only when his soul was trapped in the Feixue Tribulation, he received unexpected feedback. But after all, it was not an orthodox method.
That carp-patterned red flag could have helped him gather people's hearts and minds for his own use, but it was a pity that it was destroyed at the hands of the dragon-faced man before he could fully integrate it with Qingyang Town.
But now that Yang Di has become Qi Tu, Qi Ting has issued an edict, and Jiang Wang has become the legitimate lord of Qingyang Town. Only then can he truly understand the saying that "people's hearts and minds are subject to ups and downs."
Reflected in his practice, the public opinion belonging to the Qingyang Town is always converging on his seal. It is a small seal two fingers wide on one side and two knuckles long, with the four characters "Qingyang Male Seal" engraved on it.
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Wearing this seal around you, you can feel the power of the soul being nourished and strengthened. Of course, this process is very slow. But if it can be done over time, it will be a considerable improvement.
And if you can get the position of governor of Rizhao County and manage the place well, it will mean more people's hearts and minds, and your soul will grow faster.
The reason why many bureaucrats do not seek political power in their positions is not because they do not see such benefits. It is because feedback is slow and trickle-down, while corruption and excessive expropriation often yield immediate results.
Generally speaking, the more prosperous the country is, the more officials are diligent and dedicated to the people, looking for long-term solutions. The more precarious the country is, the more short-sighted bureaucrats are, because they are not sure that they can get long-term gains, so they just want to seize the windfall.
Just run.
As the saying goes, "The literati of a strong country can determine the country, but the literati of a weak country are not as good as chickens." This is true.
This means that the forces mobilized by the two are not at the same level, and it also means that the feedback they receive is vastly different.
And back to Qi’s rule over Yangdi.
In Jiang Wang's view, the reason why the people of Yangdi were able to accept Qi's rule so quickly was certainly the result of Qi's years of infiltration, the influence of folk customs, and the policies of former prime minister Yan Ping.
But the most direct reason is that after the Qi army completed the de facto occupation of the entire Yang Territory, they immediately wiped out all the ferocious beasts in the territory and solved the ferocious beast disaster that was hated by countless people in the Yang Territory.
The vast majority of the people in the Yang Domain have never been out of the Yang Land in their lives. For the first time, they discovered that the ferocious beasts can be wiped out, that there are not so many dangers in the wilderness, and that outings are not limited to a few miles in the suburbs...
A stable life as a Qiren!
Maybe the people of Qi themselves didn't think much of this. But from Zhuang State to Yang State, having personally experienced the majesty of Sanshan City and witnessing countless tragic scenes, Jiang Wang couldn't understand it better.
If there is a country that is willing to eradicate the evil beasts, can city lords like Dou Yuemei who care about the people still guarantee their loyalty to the Zhuang Kingdom?
Although the matter of ferocious beasts is common, there are too many secrets involved behind it. Jiang Wang has not yet been able to understand the root cause of it. When he asked Chong Xuan Sheng, he was vague, so it is difficult to say that he understood it.
Qingyang Town, in a quiet room.
Jiang Wang slowly finished his work and controlled the Taoist dragon to fly back to the island of heaven and earth, ending today's exploration of the torso ocean.
The fog of ignorance is certainly scary, but the areas you have explored are recorded in your mind, forming a map that only you can know. As more and more locations are explored, sooner or later, you will be able to see the entire Trunk Sea. When the direction is
In my mind, the terror of the fog of ignorance was greatly reduced.
"Master." Dugu's small voice sounded outside the door.
She is a sensible person and would not bother Jiang Wang while he was practicing.
"What's the matter?" Jiang Wang asked.
"There is an old monk waiting for you in the courtyard!"
"Monk?" Jiang Wang was confused.
Except for having fought against various people in Taixu's illusionary realm, he did not remember that he had ever interacted with Buddhist people in the real world.
Still an old monk!
But Dugu Xiao also seemed confused: "He said he was destined to be with the master!"
