Chapter 319: The Secret of the Divine Court

Xianyang City, Zhangtai Palace!

The old man who was playing a game of chess with Ying Zheng suddenly paused, his brows twitching.

Ying Zheng naturally noticed the change and asked curiously, "Imperial Uncle, what is wrong? What could make you show such an expression?"

As Ying Zheng's voice fell, the old man returned to his original relaxed state.

He glanced at Ying Zheng, placed the black piece in his hand onto the chessboard, and said, "I just sensed that the Forbidden Restriction I placed inside that child's body has been touched."

"Oh! By whom?"

Upon hearing this, Ying Zheng's expression froze slightly before he recovered.

"Just a reckless brat."

Knowing what Ying Zheng was worried about, the old man smiled and said, "That brat, you should know him too; he is the one for whom Wang Jian obtained a title of Daifu a few days ago by presenting a papermaking craft."

"So it is that child."

Upon hearing this, Ying Zheng immediately understood, and his eyes flickered.

"Imperial Uncle, do you think this is still a coincidence?"

"Your Majesty, do you think this child was sent out by someone to test us?"

The old man looked at Ying Zheng's expression, frowning slightly.

"Your Majesty should be clear that although that child hides the secret of the Seven Luminaries of the Azure Dragon, this secret is not important to Your Majesty or our Great Qin."

"The Seven Luminaries of the Azure Dragon, when it comes down to it, is merely the Inheritance left behind by that Taiyi Shenhuang; even if one obtains it, how much of Taiyi Shenhuang's power can one inherit?"

"Back then, since Yin Shou was able to severely wound Taiyi Shenhuang and cause him to fall, now that our Great Qin's strength is even greater than Yin Shang's, and Your Majesty is far stronger than Yin Shou, what does it matter even if Taiyi Shenhuang were to be resurrected?"

"Imperial Uncle must not underestimate those people in the Divine Court. Although Yin Shou used himself, and even the National Destiny of Yin Shang, as the price to severely wound the Taiyi God of the Heavenly Divine Court, causing that Taiyi God to eventually fall, there are still many Great Gods in the Divine Court hiding among the mountains and rivers."

"Great Zhou submitted to the Divine Court for eighty thousand years, allowing the Divine Court's strength to recover significantly; perhaps they are even more powerful. Before, when I destroyed the Six States, they did intervene. If it weren't for the fact that they have been busy searching for the Seven Luminaries of the Azure Dragon and dealing with internal strife all these years, it would not have been so simple for me to unify the world."

Ying Zheng said calmly; he had never underestimated anyone.

Moreover, this mysterious force had existed for hundreds of thousands of years, and even before Yin Shang, it was the entity that ruled the heavens and the earth.

Furthermore, Great Zhou served them for eighty thousand years.

"So Your Majesty now suspects that those people may have already begun to suspect Your Majesty, and thus brought out this child to test us?"

"It is unlikely that this child is their pawn."

Ying Zheng shook his head. "I have seen this child; he is very clean, and he actively embraces the Qi of Luck of our Great Qin, so he cannot be their pawn."

As long as the other party is not stupid, they would not send such a person. If I were to use this to Zhuisuo Benyuan, I would certainly trace it back to them."

"Then what is Your Majesty's intention?"

The old man was suddenly confused.

"The secret of the Seven Luminaries of the Azure Dragon, you and I both know it, Imperial Uncle, but not many in the world do. Aside from a few old monsters of the Taoist Sect, there are also those undying old things in the Divine Court."

"These people have always coveted the Inheritance of the Taiyi God, wanting to take a step further, but they have never succeeded. Now that I am going to send this secret out of Xianyang City, I believe those people will certainly not be able to sit still."

"I was originally wondering how to send this secret out; this child happened to appear, so naturally, it is easy to handle."

Ying Zheng's words made the old man's expression freeze, and then he hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, this child's strength is insufficient; I estimate he won't be able to lure out any big fish."

The old man understood Ying Zheng's plan.

"Of course, this child is not qualified, but Imperial Uncle, have you forgotten that child? I intend to let Gai Nie go. You should know Gai Nie's personality, Imperial Uncle. With him going to protect him, not only can we lure out those big fish, but we can even uproot some of the shadows within the Empire."

"In these years, although the Empire has been growing rapidly, the rats that come with it have also become more and more numerous. Although I do not care, the future ruler of the Empire may not necessarily be like me."

Ying Zheng radiated dominance.

"Your Majesty, you are too harsh on Fusu; he is already quite good."

"But his heart is not firm enough, and his personality is a bit soft. He actually truly believes in that set of Confucianism."

Speaking of this, Ying Zheng was also a bit angry. Back then, he let that person from Confucianism teach Fusu to cultivate him into a benevolent ruler, but not into the pedantic person he is now.

Great Qin follows the harsh path of Legalism because the Great Qin of that time needed to rely on strong power and Legalism to rapidly increase its military strength.

Now that Great Qin has unified the world, the possibility of mobilizing troops is less. Legalism is certainly fine for governing the country, but Ying Zheng is clearer about one point: Confucianism is stronger in terms of subjugating the people.

Ying Zheng is very clear that relying solely on harsh Legalism is not enough to win the hearts of the people of the Six States.

Therefore, he has also begun to change, letting Confucianism gradually enter the center of the Empire's power.

It is just that he is still somewhat dissatisfied with Fusu.

He knows that he cannot control the Great Qin Empire forever. Even if he has cultivated to his current realm and can have a long life, it is only a long life, not immortality.

Furthermore, if Great Qin wants to truly become the co-ruler of heaven and earth, it must take down the Divine Court, and Ying Zheng can also feel the power of the Divine Court.

Although there are few people in the Divine Court, every one of them is extremely terrifying and difficult to deal with.

It requires Great Qin to go all out, and he does not even know if he will die tragically on the battlefield like Yin Shou in the future.

In that Battle of Heaven-Slaying, Yin Shang was defeated and perished.

Even the confident and peerless Ying Zheng does not dare to be certain that he is necessarily stronger than Yin Shou and can truly achieve a level comparable to the Three Sovereigns.

The Human Emperor rules heaven and earth, and even the Divine Court must submit; he wants to become the fourth Human Emperor.

Not a Human King like Yin Shang, let alone the Great Zhou that bowed its head and declared itself a vassal.

"Your Majesty, Fusu just hasn't had enough tempering. Let Meng Tian take him to be tempered for a few years; I believe that once he has seen life and death, he will understand."

The old man naturally knew where Fusu's shortcomings lay, so he suggested.

"Hmm! Imperial Uncle's suggestion is good. Since those Barbarian Race in the north want to attack the northern frontier, let Fusu go to the border to inspect. Let him see the cruelty of the battlefield and let him understand how cheap the pity he previously thought he had is."

Ying Zheng thought for a moment and nodded.

"Imperial Uncle, in addition, the National Divine Artifact of our Great Qin still requires you to personally oversee it. In the coming time, I will focus my attention on the nobles of the Six States and use the Seven Luminaries of the Azure Dragon to find those people from the Divine Court."

"Rest assured, I will personally sit in Lishan from now on; no one will be able to disrupt the progress inside."