[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-dao-lord-of-shennong":3,"chapter-dao-lord-of-shennong-shennong-dao-lord-chapter-162":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Shennong Dao Lord",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2219404,3971,"Chapter 162","shennong-dao-lord-chapter-162",162,"\u003Cp>\"The second is the invasion of exotic beliefs!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Among the fifty-two temples, seven have beast-like images, either with wings or carved with scales.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Although the Yin Spirit carvings of our Great Zhou have totems of auspicious beasts, they are all for embellishment. Only the Southern Barbarian tribes have this style.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If this continues, if there are really barbarians crossing the Canglan River, it will undoubtedly reduce the resistance of the military and civilians.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wei Xuancheng nodded slightly. Those seven temples must be torn down in this operation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why handle it only now? First, it didn't grow big, and second, it was ignored, as they were all built in mountains and marshes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Previously, Emperor Wen didn't rectify it, and everyone didn't feel there was any problem. Now that Emperor Jing intends to rectify it, it was naturally discovered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Third, the Great War is about to start. For the sake of internal stability, private folk temples should be banned. If you don't correct the excess, you won't be able to show the power of thunder, and it will easily make those with ulterior motives hold hope, waiting for the limelight to pass, to rebuild the golden body for the wild spirits, and let them rise from the ashes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Therefore, in my humble opinion, these fifty-two temples should all be removed!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Xing cupped his hands to indicate that he had finished speaking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wei Xuancheng returned the salute: \"I will repeat your words to Lord Gong word for word. Please wait here, Lord Zhao.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After saying that, Wei Xuancheng left the private room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Wei Xuancheng go out, Long Xiao immediately gave Zhao Xing a thumbs up: \"Kid, I didn't expect you to be so good at talking, bluffing them like that.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Xing smiled slightly. Keyboard warrior, who doesn't know how to be one?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Emperor Jing in history did indeed take a knife to the Yin Spirit system during the Jingxin years. He handled military, political, and Yin Spirit system affairs all together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It's just that the intensity of the latter was not that great, and the effect was not obvious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a juror, as long as he says something, as long as the general direction is correct, his position is not crooked, and it conforms to the policy trend of the imperial court, then getting an A is no problem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Great Zhou has open speech. Once, an official answered 'Cut off the connection between heaven and earth' during an exam, and nothing happened, which is enough to see.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside the tower ship, a middle-aged man in a long robe stood on the deck. The long robe had black, white, and gold stripes intertwined, and he held a statue of a Ming King in his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was looking at a magnificent temple below.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hall was thirteen zhang high, and the temple occupied five hundred acres of land, which was clearly a violation of the system.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn't investigated in the past because they didn't want to investigate, and there were people covering it up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But today, Gong Ming is going to tear down this temple that has been built for two hundred years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as he was about to issue an order, he saw Wei Xuancheng coming up from downstairs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gong Ming waited for a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wei Xuancheng is Wei Hong's younger brother, and he is intelligent, and he is also deeply liked by Gong Ming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lord Gong, the military agricultural official Zhao Xing has given his opinion.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is it remove or keep? Is there any specific argument?\" Gong Ming asked casually. He didn't take this matter to heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A genius among military agricultural officials may not necessarily understand the way of priests.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, the way of being an official is to be good to everyone. As long as this genius's answer is not too outrageous, even if he just recites a few articles from the \"Great Zhou Sacrificial Law,\" he will give a good review.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he is a fool, pointing fingers randomly and annoying people, then he can't be blamed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Zhao Xing said...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wei Xuancheng repeated Zhao Xing's words word for word.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A look of surprise appeared in Gong Ming's eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn't expect Zhao Xing to give a unified answer for all fifty-two temples.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even more unexpected was that Zhao Xing could really say something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially the first point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After hearing it, Gong Ming also sighed: \"Worthy of being an agricultural official in charge of money and grain. After his calculation, it is really, really...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It is really too impactful. Using data as the basis for the statement, the harm of wild spirits was quantified by him!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the second and third points, although there is nothing extraordinary, they are in line with the rites, which adds persuasiveness to his judgment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lord Gong, how to reply?\" Wei Xuancheng asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gong Ming thought: \"I will report to the Military Realm, rate it A-plus.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He is not the only decision-maker. Since Zhao Xing answered brilliantly and has no conflict of interest with him, he is naturally happy to send out an A-plus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes.\" Wei Xuancheng prepared to leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No rush, Xuancheng, you take people down to act.\" Gong Ming said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Obey.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Boom~\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The weather changed drastically. The area around the Yan Guang Temple was shrouded in dark clouds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wei Xuancheng followed a team of priests and rushed into the temple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gong Ming watched every move below quietly in the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The people sent down were not of high rank; this was intentional on his part.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I want to see who will come out to stop it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Below, Yan Guang Temple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the priests sealed the temple and sent people into the main hall, they were indeed intercepted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A middle-aged man in fine robes walked out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His name is Yan Kuan, a cousin of the current head of the Yan family and one of the power holders of the Yan family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am Yan Kuan. Lords, why did you suddenly seal the temple?\" Yan Kuan asked with a confused bow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Without the imperial court's conferment, how can it be called a temple?\" Wei Xuancheng looked at Yan Kuan. At this moment, his expression was serious, completely losing the feeling of being like a spring breeze on the tower ship. \"Coming here today is to tear down licentious sacrifices!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After hearing Zhao Xing's words, Wei Xuancheng looked at Yan Kuan as if he saw strings of numbers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With setbacks abroad, the aristocratic forces made a comeback, and during this period, there were even heart-wrenching events like princes uniting with sects and the Southern Barbarians rebelling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Kuan also had a slight reputation in the commandery city, but at this moment in Wei Xuancheng's eyes, he was like a human-shaped bloodsucker!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Kuan's face changed slightly: \"Lords, the Yan Guang Temple has a long history. It was built spontaneously by the common people. For two hundred years, it has always been like this. The deity of this temple has been respected by the people since its origin. For two hundred years, it has manifested many times. I dare not say how much merit it has, but it shouldn't be judged as a licentious sacrifice.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lords must have misunderstood something. Please follow me to the back hall to rest for a while, let me introduce to you...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No need to delay time!\" Wei Xuancheng interrupted, \"If you want to tip off any lord, just go ahead and do it now, but the temple, I must smash it first!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing that this team of officials was unmoved by soft or hard tactics, Yan Kuan's expression turned cold: \"Can you tell me your name, and who ordered the demolition?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am Wei Xuancheng of Anping Prefecture, just a Junior Seventh-Rank side-hall priest of the Fengtian Hall.\" Wei Xuancheng stared at Yan Kuan, \"As for which lord ordered it, if you have the ability, you can go check it yourself. Do it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wei Xuancheng was extremely impatient with Yan Kuan and didn't want to say any more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He immediately ordered to act.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Kuan originally wanted to bring out the figures behind him to delay time, but upon hearing Wei Xuancheng's name and that he was from the prefecture city, his heart went cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wei Xuancheng was nothing, but his brother Wei Hong was a Great Priest of the Proper Fourth-Rank Upper!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter how many connections he found, could they be bigger than Wei Hong?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Prefect Cui was only of the Proper Fourth-Rank Lower!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Wei Xuancheng take out the judicial statue and walk into the main hall, Yan Kuan collapsed on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was not just to destroy the temple, but to capture the Yin Spirit Yan Guang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My ancestors are finished!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Kuan collapsed on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the sky, inside the tower ship.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Xing waited and waited, but didn't see Wei Xuancheng return, so he couldn't help but feel suspicious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, he felt the drastic change in the weather outside, as if he understood something, so he sat back in his original position and waited patiently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Half an hour later, Wei Xuancheng returned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only his face had a bit more cold aura.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed that he had just experienced a battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lord Zhao, sorry to keep you waiting. Just now, tearing down the temple delayed the time.\" Wei Xuancheng said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I dare not, Lord Wei's affairs are important.\" Zhao Xing quickly stood up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just now, Lord Gong has already replied to Lord Zhao's suggestion. I believe it won't be long before Lord Zhao receives the news from the Earth Mirror.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If Lord Zhao is willing, you can leave now, you don't have to go station by station with us.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Wei Xuancheng's exhausted expression, Zhao Xing stood up: \"Since that's the case, I will bid farewell to you lords.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wei Xuancheng cupped his hands: \"Although you and I have only met once, we are like old friends at first sight. If you don't mind, let's address each other as brothers.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I have the same intention, then I will boldly call you Brother Xuancheng.\" Zhao Xing climbed up the pole. Making friends with this big shot only has benefits and no harm for now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wei Xuancheng laughed: \"Now that both of us have official duties, we can't gather much. In the future, if Brother Zhao comes to Anping Prefecture City, please be sure to come to my mansion as a guest, drink tea, and chat.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Priests have many precepts at certain times, and they cannot even drink alcohol. What would it look like to go to the statue of a deity drunk? So Wei Xuancheng only talked about drinking tea, not alcohol.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's a deal!\" Zhao Xing cupped his hands to say goodbye, then went out, went to bid farewell to Gong Ming, and thanked the other priests of the temple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After completing the process, he took the arrow-fish flying boat from the tower ship and flew away with Long Xiao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before leaving the territory of Anping Prefecture, the Military Realm sent a message from the Earth Mirror.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The evaluation of the second phase of the mission was: A-plus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Since I got an A-plus, it seems that the fifty-two temples are in bad shape.\" Zhao Xing thought to himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tearing them all down is certain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Should those Yin Spirits be killed?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I reckon that even if they are not killed, they will be beaten back to their original form, making two hundred years of Dao practice come to nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it is found that they borrowed the power of Yin Spirits to seek benefits and do illegal things, killing the Yin Spirits is not enough; people must also be killed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the general trend of the war against the barbarians, all unstable factors must be removed. No matter what prince or marquis you are, you must tuck your tail and act like a human at this time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Judging from the first two phases of the mission, Emperor Jing's determination to conquer the barbarians is unprecedentedly strong. After all, he intends to surpass his grandfather's achievements in this battle.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In the past, he was stingy, but he won't be stingy in this battle. Kill when you should kill, reward when you should reward.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In this early stage, both the military and politics will see a batch of fresh blood taking power.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My nine-phase mission is a channel.\" Zhao Xing pondered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to Emperor Jing's temperament, if we push back another ten years, how could the Military Realm issue this kind of mission?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After training, it is impossible to directly let people be Seventh-Rank officials.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So why do some people look forward to war?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because war can lead to promotion and wealth!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The third phase of the mission should be crossing the river.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two phases of the mission are enough for a reserve agricultural official to perceive the policy trend. If he still can't perceive it, he is a fool, and no matter how many phases of the mission there are, it's useless. He might as well go be a cannon fodder soldier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Buzz~\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Earth Mirror vibrated, and the third mission was soon transmitted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Third Phase Mission: Take Office in Yuncheng]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Location: Yuncheng County, Wangnan Commandery, Nine Heavens Response Mansion]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Military Realm Intelligence: Yuncheng County is bordered by the Lan River to the east, with the Zhi River and Zhi River flowing through it. To the south is the Fengming Mountain Range. The flood season is approaching. You have received a temporary appointment as the Waterway Director of the Yuncheng Agricultural Office. Please immediately go to the Yuncheng Agricultural Office to take office and prepare for the flood season harvest.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[If the flood causes heavy losses to Yuncheng, your mission will end at the third phase, and you will be reassigned.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A big job is coming!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the third phase of the mission, Zhao Xing was immediately energized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because he checked the scale of the Yuncheng Agricultural Office, this place is a commandery-level county!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The place is not as big as an inland commandery, but it is much larger than a county.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The administrative specification is higher than a county and lower than a commandery. This is usually a specification only found in war zones and the hinterland of the capital.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since flooding is a major natural disaster, the Waterway Director is the highest chief of the Agricultural Office, with a rank of Junior Seventh-Rank Lower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although it is a temporary appointment, if done well, becoming official becomes a matter of course, and even promotion is not impossible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because the specification of the Agricultural Office in a commandery-level county allows the chief to be of the Proper Seventh-Rank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Nine Heavens Response Mansion is already in a state of war readiness, so his power as a military agricultural official is very great at this time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If there are no agricultural officials higher than him in the surrounding counties, he can even order agricultural officials in other counties to act together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because flood control cannot be achieved by one county; cities along the river basin must work together to control it well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Junior Seventh-Rank Lower, this starting point is high enough.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The rank of the county magistrate is very likely lower than mine, or on par.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In this way, he cannot order me, at least I don't have to worry about being held back.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The efforts in the Ten Yang Grotto-Heaven have paid off, and the A-plus evaluations of the first two levels have also played a role. Now Zhao Xing's starting point is inherently a cut higher than others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What's going on, what makes you so happy?\" Long Xiao asked. After coaxing Aotian Meow to sleep, he saw Zhao Xing grinning foolishly as soon as he came out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Long Xiao, now I'm only two ranks lower than you.\" Zhao Xing laughed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmm? What do you mean?\" Long Xiao said, \"I am a Valiant Captain, Proper Seventh-Rank Upper, and you are already Junior Seventh-Rank Lower?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Exactly.\" Zhao Xing said, \"I am not talented, but I have been ordered by the Military Realm to temporarily act as the Waterway Director of Yuncheng County.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Agricultural Office of a county, even if it's the chief, shouldn't the highest be Eighth-Rank?\" Long Xiao was puzzled. \"How come you are Junior Seventh-Rank?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Because Yuncheng is a commandery-level county, the specification is higher.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So that's it.\" Long Xiao suddenly realized, \"But this is not necessarily good or bad. What kind of position you have, you have to bear what kind of pressure. Most of the commandery-level counties in the Nine Heavens Response Mansion face the attacks of the barbarians directly, and from time to time there are harassment by exotic tribes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Harassment? I'm afraid they won't come!\" Zhao Xing snorted, \"Thirty years of hard training, today it finally comes in handy!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What nonsense are you talking about? Counting the time as an official, you have only cultivated for two and a half years.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I trained in the Ten Yang Grotto-Heaven for one year, which is equivalent to thirty years of others!\" Zhao Xing laughed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't be too proud too early. There might be some idiot holding you back, for example, this Yuncheng County Magistrate, doesn't he have to be Seventh-Rank?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Xing smiled without saying a word.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Laozi is a military agricultural official, so the military agricultural official is the number one person in Yuncheng! County Magistrate? If he is obedient, fine, share some credit with him. If he is disobedient? If he provokes Master Zhao, then go eat shit!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Please give me the minimum monthly tickets!!!!\u003C\u002Fp>",2923,"2026-06-17T16:13:07.318Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","59efd0c911add566265fddab58c6623bf213ab84b51ce9d7ac01d2c47358c682","shennong-dao-lord-chapter-163","shennong-dao-lord-chapter-161",666,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fshennong-dao-lord-cover.jpg"]