red man

Caojiang Tongzhi's yamen has never been lively, but there have been a lot more officials and businessmen who have come to visit recently.

Because Cao Jiang knew Wang Xianggong personally, he killed the demon king who was entrenched at the mouth of Shengyue Lake with a single sword.

Many people witnessed this demon slaying with their own eyes, including those from the Sky Surveyor and the Demon Eliminator.

According to the previous rules, the practice of spells by officials in the court was tantamount to rebellion, but after the decline of the national fortune, such things were turned a blind eye.

However, even so, in the eyes of most Beiyang government officials, Wang Fubo, Caojiang Tongzhi, should be the last person to practice supernatural powers.

Because he is the "Wu Chao Chuan Lu" and a loyal minister of the court...

"Wang Gong, the demon king's corpse, the Sky Surveyor wants to use it for alchemy and medicine. They said that as long as Wang Gong agrees, the conditions can be opened at will."

"Open at will?"

Wang Fubo laughed immediately, "Go and tell them, I want 5 ironclad warships, [-] pairs of treasure armor, and [-] pieces of medicine for healing. Also, there is no shortage of food and fodder in the sky patrol. Fifty ships must be fully loaded with grain."

"Mr. Wang..."

"Do you think my asking price is too harsh?"

"I'm afraid the sky patrol will definitely not agree."

"It's okay, you can just reply."

Wang Fubo, who didn't care about this, said with a smile, "The Sky Patrol Supervisor is not my superior in the yamen of Tongzhi Caojiang, so what if I ignore it? If I really do something, I'm not afraid of them."

"Yes!"

After his subordinates left, Wang Fubo got up, walked to the corridor, looked up at the three owls, took out three pieces of jerky from his cuffs and fed them, before asking: "Where is he now?"

"Heavenly Soldiers."

"Heavenly general."

"Chasing and killing."

The owl ate the jerky and answered the question as if it didn't answer the question.

But Wang Fubo pondered for a while, stroked his beard and said: "It seems that the situation is not very good, but I believe that there is a reason for him to do so."

After Wang Fubo thought about it carefully, combined with the recent changes in the world, he vaguely guessed that Wei Hao might be waiting for an opportunity.

But what kind of timing is it?
The recent changes made it difficult for Wang Fubo to look at the problem from the perspective of an ordinary person.

As a fellow judge of Cao Jiang, his duty was originally to take care of the safety of the river and the safety of the people, but with the increasing number of inhuman monsters, it has become commonplace for him to reinforce the embankment and patrol the river defenses. Dealing with many non-shemale aliens.

For example, some beaver spirits usually do not harm the common people. When they build their nests by the river, Wang Fubo has to be courteous before fighting. After the reasoning, these beaver spirits who are kind to others will migrate by themselves.

It doesn't make sense, Wang Fubo will also subdue demons and eliminate demons.

There are also some mass burial mounds and ancient battlefields, all of which are by the river. After the vicissitudes of life, they are now reed marshes or swamps. When dredging the river, Wang Fubo has to go to mourn and save them in person.

For example, in Kugu Mountain in the northeast of Wufeng County, he also teamed up with the ring-holding skeleton general to surpass many undead.

In the past, this was impossible. As an official of the Great Xia court, you only need to manage people, not non-humans.

However, where the national fortune has declined or even dissipated, it is impossible to make the spirits and non-people obedient by relying on righteousness.

Therefore, this has to test the ability and means of being an official.

Wang Fubo possessed a god-given light and turned into a sword in his eyes. Naturally, he was omnipotent, but most of the officials obviously hadn't reached this point yet.

"It's work."

Three more pieces of jerky were presented, and the three owls flew away with the jerky in their mouths.

Watching the owl fly farther and farther, Wang Fubo said with emotion: "Sincerity is a righteous man among birds."

Wang Fubo was extremely impressed when he sent a message for Wuchao County.

"If the heavenly soldiers who chased and killed the elephant came from different heavens, as the people from the demon prison said, then the elephant must be waiting for something."

A little irritated, Wang Fubo was quite annoyed at this time that he was only the prefect of Jiang Jiang. If he was the magistrate, he would have grasped many information more accurately.

"Beiyang Mansion is now full of monsters, Jiangwei Dao is afraid that there will be trouble, and I have received news that my sister-in-law is ready to restart the surveillance of the world, and Jiangwei Dao's observer has been appointed."

In front of the table in the hall, Xi Jiulang held the teacup in both hands and said indifferently.

"Esou Michi observer?"

Frowning slightly, Wang Fubo immediately asked, "Do you know who it is?"

"I don't know, but those who can exercise the power of supervision are usually officials from various ministries, and the worst is a servant."

"I now suspect that someone in the court colluded with the Heavenly Court, but there is no evidence."

"If you have evidence, what can you do? You are just a fellow magistrate, not even a magistrate."

Having said that, Xi Jiulang even reminded Wang Fubo, "Also, there is finally a problem at Taichang Temple. This month's sacrifice can no longer sense the will of the former emperor."

"You use the word 'also' really well."

Wang Fubo's tone was sarcasm, while Xi Jiulang was expressionless, "First, there are problems in the local area, then the national fortune declines, then there are problems in the central government, and finally the national fortune dies. This has been the case in all dynasties."

"Okay, okay, why talk like this. A Lang, if you receive any news, you should tell Wang Gong quickly."

Suddenly, a girl with outstanding looks came out. She looked like a middle-aged beauty, but the fluffy fox tail behind her betrayed her identity.

This is a real vixen.

"Now I can confirm that among the clan, at least 50 years ago, they began to prepare for the possibility of a change of dynasty. Great Xia can perish, but their status will not change. This is their plan."

Xi Jiulang obviously listened to the vixen's words very much, so he began to say some news that Wang Fubo knew little about, "The changes in the appointment, dismissal and reuse of Beijing officials also started 50 years ago. Like Li Huairou, he is a descendant of the 'Gaotao family'. , and the rest of the important ministers are actually almost the same, they are all descendants of the ancient sages. All the important ministers of the Ministry and above, without exception, can only be regarded as having a few ordinary backgrounds when they reach the level of the servant..."

At first Wang Fubo didn't believe it, but after discussing with Xie Jiulang, he discovered that the officials of the various ministries, that is, those ministers, count as one, and they are all direct descendants of the ancient saints.

Li Huairou, the provincial servant, is just a typical example.

Wei Hao's killing of Li Huairou is nothing; Wei Hao's killing of the servants of the subordinates is just a shock to the government and the public; but Wei Hao's killing of "Gao Tao" as the head of the family is an intolerable law, and it is the anger of both humans and gods...

Some things are fine when you don't know them.

Knowing deeply, but depressed endlessly.

Wang Fubo, who was already frowning, almost disappeared at this moment. After a long time, Wang Fubo asked, "What are the benefits of colluding with the heavens?"

"Did you know that there are six heavenly courts in the heavenly realm?"

"know."

"Then you know that these six heavenly courts are actually divided into star regions, and only the human world cannot be controlled. Therefore, the six heavenly courts usually follow the human way in turn and draw divine power from the human world."

Seeing Wang Fubo's astonished expression, Xi Jiulang chuckled, "It's like a local official betting on the next Minister of the Ministry of Officials, betting on the next minister of the court. No one can always be the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, just like the minister under the door Among them, it has never been Li Huairou."

"So, what's the benefit?"

"When the opportunity to change the dynasty arises, perhaps, it will become a new generation of co-lords of the world."

"Not the Emperor?"

"It's impossible for someone to be emperor."

Said Nineteen Lang.

But Wang Fubo had a possibility in his mind: If the elephant succeeds, will he be the new emperor?
After thinking about it, Wang Fubo came up with an answer: no.

This is not because no one responds or follows, but Wei Hao himself, he will not become the emperor himself, and will even step on the crown of the emperor directly under his feet.

"It's just that the co-lord of the world is so attractive to the Queen of the Old Sage?"

"Of course it's more than that. When Taichang Temple communicated with the late emperor, it also vaguely knew some news that had been circulated in the underworld."

"Underworld?"

"The three realms have their own communication, and the three realms originally came from the same place."

I only heard Xi Jiulang continue, "The new co-lord of the world will be the 'Son of Heaven' recognized by the Three Realms."

"Emperor?!"

Wang Fubo was startled suddenly. This word contains too many possibilities and deep meanings.

Son of Heaven, Son of Heaven.

It can be explained like this.

But obviously, there must be something else.

"When I left Xiayi, I consulted many ancient books of Honglu Temple. It was vaguely mentioned in the records of ghosts and gods paying tribute in all dynasties."

"what?"

"The way of heaven."

"The way of heaven?"

Wang Fubo was not shocked, on the contrary, he was just puzzled, and then asked Xie Jiulang, "The theory of the way of heaven has existed in ancient times. During the Great Tang Dynasty, there was also a saying of 'inducting the way of heaven'. But they all ended in failure." In the end, why does the royal family of this dynasty have such confidence?"

"Because after Taizu, there will be no emperor."

This answer made Wang Fubo puzzled again, but after thinking for a long time, he suddenly had a bold guess, so he asked Xi Jiulang, "Do you have some secrets that you can't tell?"

Xi Jiulang didn't speak, but nodded.

"I see……"

At this moment, Wang Fubo can confirm that Xi Jiulang should have been banned, and not after his birth, but before his birth, four or five hundred years before his birth, the ban was placed in advance.

This is a bloodline restriction that prevents Xi Jiulang from revealing some secrets unique to the royal family.

"It's no wonder that throughout the dynasties, there will be people trying to change the royal family..."

Wang Fubo stroked his beard with emotion. As a "biography of the five tides", classics are homework, but unofficial history novels also cover a wide range. There are many stories about the royal family, most of which are adulterous deeds such as stealing concubines, or some romantic king. Leave wild species outside.

Every story must have a prototype. According to many records, Wang Fubo summarized the remarks of Xi Jiulang at the moment. He guessed that some wealthy families in ancient times should have considered mixing their own blood into the royal family, and then stealing the secrets of the royal family. .

But obviously, this trick will not work.

Wang Fubo guessed that the bloodline restriction should be double, one is access, and the other is permission to exit.

If you don't have royal blood, you won't be able to get in touch with secrets; but if you have royal blood, you can't get rid of secrets.

"With your identity, the secrets you can grasp are indeed vast."

After thinking for a while, Wang Fubo asked again, "Then, as the fortunes of the country decline, can the secret be leaked out?"

Xi Jiulang still didn't speak, but nodded.

"Then let's find a way to deduce it."

Just do what he said, Wang Fubo informed Caojiang Tongzhi's yamen, saying that he felt a cold occasionally and was going to rest for a few days.

Afterwards, Wang Fubo began to list the questions. The questions were all broken, but they all pointed to a certain range. In this way, some guesses could be determined through this range.

What Wang Fubo first confirmed was that the blood restriction of the Si surname was personally arranged by Emperor Taizu of Daxia, and only then was the first heir born.

Then Wang Fubo used this as a basis to judge that the Human Emperor should not have done such a thing for the sake of destroying the world, so it could only be for the common people.

Emperor Zhuanxu's "Jedi Tiantong" stripped the power of the gods from the world, and what Emperor Yu wanted to do was to strengthen the last belief in the world, which was "man will conquer heaven".

That is to say, after Emperor Yu, while the human race generally respected the ancestors of Heaven and Dharma, they also believed that they could cope with natural disasters with their own abilities.

After repeated tests, he finally got the relatively vague legend of "The Way of Heaven" from Xi Jiulang.

"That is to say, the ancestors and emperors have always wanted to create the 'Day of Heaven'?"

Wang Fubo was quite shocked by this conclusion.

"why?"

Now that there is "Jedi Tiantong", since there is "man can conquer the sky", why do we have to create a "sky" above our head?

This is totally unreasonable.

Puzzled, Wang Fubo decided to think differently. The perspective he substituted was not Renzu Renhuang, but Wei Hao.

If I were Wei Hao, would I do this?What is the reason for doing this?
When thinking about this question, Wang Fubo sat in samadhi for a long time, for a whole day and night, Xi Jiujiulang stood by to protect the Dharma.

When it was dark and dawn again, Wang Fubo opened his eyes, let out a long breath, and said, "Indeed, this is a decision a hero will make."

"Are you sure you've thought of Human Sovereign's decision in just two days?"

Xi Jiulang didn't believe it at all. If it was really so easy, people in all dynasties would have guessed it long ago.

"Humph."

Wang Fubo sneered, "Perhaps in the past, there were already people like you and me who deduced Ren Zu Ren Huang's arrangement, but even if they found it, they could only do nothing."

"Why?"

"Because at least they can benefit from it, and this benefit is enough to make them shut up."

"..."

The dumbfounded Xi Jiulang had no idea what Wang Fubo had guessed, but Wang Fubo was obviously not afraid of revealing the secret, and said directly: "'The way of heaven' is a shackle. No matter who is in power in the world, it is good or evil, good or bad. Even if it is bad, it cannot break the shackles. Because this is a common thing in the world, only by admitting that it is for the well-being of the world can it be recognized by the "Day of Heaven". No matter whether this person is ambitious or evil, the "Day of Heaven" Just look at the results."

"What do you mean?"

"If the demon heretics can't bear this shackle, then you must admit that you don't want to benefit the world, then at this time, the 'Way of Heaven' will let all beings understand, and then jointly suppress this demon heretic. Therefore, if you want to do whatever you want in the world , the first thing to do is smash the 'Day of Heaven', but if you want to control the world with the least effort, relying on the 'Way of Heaven' is the most convenient way."

"But once you control the human world through the 'Day of Heaven', wouldn't it be subject to...well, that's how it is..."

"You finally understand."

Wang Fubo was quite emotional at the moment, "'The Dao of Heaven' was not formed in a day, but was continuously strengthened by the ancestors and emperors of the past generations. Perhaps in the process, he also contributed his own cultivation. You know, when the heavens descend to the earth, the cultivation is too high. Can't reach the realm of immortals. Ren Zu himself obeyed this restriction, and because Ren Zu obeyed, this restriction is more recognized by all living beings."

"All beings..."

"That's right, people's willpower, I have also wondered why people's willpower is so important to the gods in the heavens. Is it just because people's willpower can be collected to improve the realm? Now it seems that it is more than that."

Wang Fubo's eyes were full of luck, and the sword's edge flew out of his pupils, and then moved quickly, and the glowing trails actually built one model after another.

"If this is the world, this is the road to heaven..."

The model in the palm is becoming more and more concrete, Kyushu is shrouded in a huge barrier, and outside the barrier, there are countless passages leading to the distant starry sky.

"With the formation of the 'Day of Heaven', people's will will not flow into the heavens at all, because it will be intercepted by the 'Day of Heaven'. One year, two years, 100 years, 200 years, or even thousands of years, may not cause any changes, but in the long run , This is the story of ebb and flow. Maybe there are still not so many immortal gods in the world, but as long as they step out of the 'Day of Heaven', they will be the most powerful and powerful."

"So, destroy the 'Day of Heaven'?"

"It's possible, but it's unlikely."

Wang Fubo said confidently, "This is the human consensus strengthened by the ancestors of the past generations. The 'law of heaven' at this moment is human and not human, conscious and unconscious. If you want to break such a 'law of heaven', you must have the ability to overwhelm all ancestors and emperors." strength."

"Is there any eventuality?"

"Maybe." Wang Fubo did not deny this, but he gave Xi Jiulang an example, "'The Way of Heaven' is a shackle, but it is for the strong who want to get involved in the world. For ordinary people, the 'Way of Heaven' "It's what they think and hope for. For example, 'fairness', maybe not everyone desires fairness. How can princes, grandchildren, and high-ranking officials desire fairness like traffickers? Unfortunately, there are more traffickers in the world than high-ranking officials. , so longing for fairness is the right way.”

"This Dao is one of the 'Days of Heaven'?"

"Exactly."

Wang Fubo's mood is extremely agitated at this moment, he has a feeling that he only hates being born late, if he traveled across time and space, tens of thousands of years ago, he would probably have seen the Emperor of a certain time and space, and made an incomparably great Decide.

"Since this is the case, the 'Day of Heaven' will be the strongest. Why did I say there is no chance, and you said maybe there is?"

"Because if it were me, I would plan for thousands of years, constantly confuse people, and try every means to deny the fairness in the hearts of traffickers and soldiers, or make them forget to pursue fairness until the thoughts in their hearts are flattened. In this way, in the "Way of Heaven" What is fair is no longer the right way..."

Wang Fubo's words were full of bewitching, which made Xi Jiulang's hair stand on end and his scalp tingling, but Wang Fubo didn't stop, but continued, "As long as you persevere in negating and deceiving, and pass it on from generation to generation, one day, there will be more fools." Foolish woman, at this moment, I want to overthrow the 'Day of Heaven', but I don't actually need to do it myself, because foolish men and women themselves, that is, all beings who deceive me, will overthrow it by themselves."

"..."

"At that time, the world will naturally change."

As soon as this remark came out, Xi Jiulang instinctively wanted to stab Wang Fubo to death.