Naruto Puppet Master

"We are all practicing martial arts Gang Qi. Hua Xiong must have just entered the realm of Gang Qi!" Dong Zhuo said in a deep voice.

"Yes, Xiang Guo." Hua Xiong nodded and thanked him: "Had it not been for Xiang Guo's cultivation, Hua Xiong would not have been able to break through to the realm of Gang Qi within a year if it had not been for Xiang Guo's cultivation. It is all thanks to Xiang Guo's kindness."

"Hahaha." Dong Zhuo said with a smile: "I just provided you with the methods and resources to move forward. Whether you can succeed in the end depends on you."

"You and Li Ji can be considered my old subordinates. They have been with me for more than ten years! I didn't forget them this time. As a result, aren't you the only one who has broken through to Gang Qi?"

"Of the four of them, it is estimated that only Fan Chou has some hope. The others do not have this qualification." Dong Zhuo shook his head and said: "Although theoretically speaking, in the innate realm, you can actually start trying to condense the flesh and blood relics of the Arhat's golden body. .”

"But after all, we are monks on the way. Basically, we are definitely not as good as the carefully cultivated seeds of Buddhism. If we try to condense the relics if we don't achieve Gangqi, the success rate is not high. Even if we are lucky enough to succeed, we will definitely not be as good as Buddhism." those people."

"As the saying goes, one step after another, every step after step. On the road to immortality, if your foundation is inherently weaker than others, your future achievements will definitely be much worse."

"So I just explained to you the method of condensing physical energy, blood and relics. You should keep it in mind first and try to figure it out at ordinary times, but don't condense it prematurely."

"It is best to concentrate when you reach the peak of Gang Qi or when you are 60 years old and realize that it is difficult to make progress." Dong Zhuo said: "During this period, you should pay more attention to accumulating your own Qi and blood or Gang Qi foundation."

"Yes, Prime Minister." Hua Xiong nodded and said.

The reason why there is a 60-year-old limit, Hua Xiong knows, is because the Gang Qi realm warriors can maintain their own Qi, blood and body until they are 60 years old. Once they are over 60 years old, although it is not obvious, the warrior's Qi and blood will indeed begin to weaken.

This is the innate limit of the life span of mortals. After all, martial arts is cut off when they reach the realm of Gangqi. It is not a method of immortality. Therefore, I don’t know how many powerful generals once their Qi and blood decline. It will not take long for them to suffer from hidden injuries that they once suppressed. And those who are frail and sickly can even be in serious danger of their lives.

"Fortunately, now we do have a new way to live forever, and we can still continue to practice martial arts." Hua Xiong thought with excitement in his heart and quickly took advantage of Dong Zhuo to ask some of his doubts and dissatisfaction. untie.

"Xiangguo, this Arhat's Golden Body technique is a Buddhist technique. Do you want me to practice Buddhist techniques?" Hua Xiong asked doubtfully.

"It's okay. You can use the Gangqi Martial Arts to condense the flesh and blood relics first. As for the Buddhist techniques, I will pass them on to you after you condense the relics. Or after a while, after I have studied them thoroughly, I will adapt the techniques later. I’ll teach you.”

At this point, Dong Zhuo shook his head and said: "Although this Arhat's Golden Body Technique is a method of immortality, it is a Buddhist skill. If we really want to practice it completely, don't we all ask to meditate and worship Buddha in the future? Can't we become monks?"

"If you don't want to, you can't understand the true meaning of the Buddha, and it's definitely impossible to practice this kind of immortality to a high level."

"So the condensed flesh and blood relics can be replaced by one or two of their own martial arts aura, but in the subsequent cultivation, the true nature needs to be carefully studied by you."

"I see, thank you Prime Minister for your grace." Upon hearing Dong Zhuo's words, Hua Xiong, who was still a little confused at first, immediately understood what Dong Zhuo meant.

Although I don’t know when Dong Zhuo had the ability to understand and adapt the Immortal Dharma, fortunately Hua Xiong himself is illiterate. Let alone the cultivation world, even the culture of the mortal world has been fighting since he was a child. Hua Xiong, who was hanging out with them, didn't know much, so he didn't feel surprised by Dong Zhuo's words.

He is fearless because of his ignorance, so not to mention that Dong Zhuo is now saying that he will be corrected, even Hua Xiong himself has the idea of ​​​​correcting him if he doesn't practice well in the future!

"Then I'll take my leave first." Hua Xiong, who had no doubts in his mind for the time being, said goodbye immediately and left, intending to go back and figure out how to condense the flesh and blood relics with the power of his own martial arts qi and blood.

"Well, go ahead!" Dong Zhuo nodded and said.

Dong Zhuo stayed in the tent for the next three days and did not go out.

In the early morning of the fourth day, as soon as Dong Zhuo got up, Hua Xiong came to report that Li Ru and Lu Bu had sent someone to pick him up.

"Let's go!" Looking at Hua Xiong, whose aura in front of him had become much more condensed, Dong Zhuo nodded and said.

Half a quarter of an hour later, Dong Zhuo arrived at the gate of Luoyang City. Under the guidance of Li Ru and Lu Bu, he headed towards his prime minister's palace.

On the road, Dong Zhuo and Li Ruan were sitting in the huge carriage.

"It's all been dealt with." Dong Zhuo said quietly, looking at Li Ru who had a colder look on his body.

"Yes, Prime Minister, everything has been dealt with. Now the military control system has been implemented in Luoyang City. Fortunately, the Xiliang Army already knows the benefits of the implementation of the system because of previous events, so there is no problem in Luoyang City now. Chaos." Li Ru nodded and reported.

"Yes." Dong Zhuo nodded and said, "The system of the Han Dynasty is still good, but the people who implement it are bad. No matter how good the system is, it is useless."

"Although those boys don't know a few Chinese characters, they are not stupid in their brains. Their duties and responsibilities are clearly explained to them. There is nothing they cannot do, and they are not making any big plans for the world."

"Yes." Li Ru responded respectfully.I also admired Dong Zhuo's idea in my heart.

Thinking that he had just learned that Dong Zhuo was going to clear out the people from the aristocratic families and then let the sergeants of the Xiliang Army (starting from the lowest level corps commanders and chiefs) to replace the officials from the aristocratic families to maintain the operation of Luoyang City, Li Ru was actually thinking Not optimistic at all.

After all, after all, he, Li Ru, is also an orthodox scholar. Even if he comes from a poor family, he is still a member of the scholars. As an educated scholar, he naturally doesn't look down on those rude men who don't know Chinese characters.

Even though Li Ru had been with the Xiliang army for many years, he had a special regard for those who were strong in force or capable of commanding military formations.

But that doesn't mean that Li Ru really values ​​​​the Xiliang soldiers and officers at the bottom. Maybe Li Ru can rest assured if they are allowed to fight, but isn't it a joke to become a civil servant?

Therefore, although Li Ru obeyed Dong Zhuo's orders at first, he was also ready to send an army to directly suppress the chaos in Luoyang.

However, the subsequent reality truly told Li Ru that his preparations were unnecessary.

After Luoyang was taken over by sergeants of the Xiliang Army, not only did there not be any major chaos, there was not even a small chaos. While there were no problems in all aspects, the efficiency of various government offices was greatly improved.

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p; In this regard, Li Ru has been thinking about why this kind of thing happened since the next day. In the past, scholars from aristocratic families were responsible for managing the people and running the system.

Even Li Ru himself believed that without the help of scholars from these aristocratic families, it would be impossible to manage these positions and people well.

But now reality tells Li Ru and other people who have witnessed all this that this matter does not necessarily require scholars.

Those men who are illiterate can actually do it if they are taught a little.

At first, everyone including Li Ru and others began to doubt life because of this, and wondered what the meaning of their studies was.

It was not until later that Li Ru tried his best to observe and figure out that he realized that the key to the problem was actually in people.

The imperial system has always been implemented from top to bottom. Generally speaking, the top gives orders and the people below carry them out.

So where is the top that issues orders?

Naturally, it is the emperor and the three ministers and ministers of the imperial court.

Officials, no matter how big or small, actually have three rights: one is the decision-making power to formulate plans and issue orders, and the other is the right to execute specific affairs, as well as the associated power of actual supervision.

Because of the problem of the dictatorship of feudal emperors and the power of immortal forces, even the three gongs and nine ministers sometimes became executors and supervisors instead of decision-makers in front of a powerful emperor or when immortals intervened.

Dong Zhuo's military control actually means abandoning the impromptu decision-making power of most officials, which is rarely used or even used in their lifetime. Only those officers who do not know the Chinese characters are required to carry out the executive and supervisory powers of officials. That’s all.

In this way, as long as the respective duties are clearly assigned and the executor himself is not corrupt, it is really difficult to make mistakes under the system and experience that Dahan has perfected for many years.

"It seems that you have figured it out." Dong Zhuo nodded and said: "In this big world where mythology is practiced and personal power is attributed to oneself, the so-called wealthy families among the ordinary people you once cared about are really not. What kind of."

"Although the culture of scholars is important, at this point in the development of humanity, many things have already been based on evidence and laws. Even if latecomers can no longer move forward, they can still rely on classical experience. Maintaining stability is nothing more than a few more humanitarian disasters.”

"But what does the calamity of mortals have to do with those superior gods and gods! As long as the genocide is not extinct, no one will really think about it from the perspective of mortals."

"The mercy of gods and Buddhas that the world talks about is just the mercy or use of the strong. It's just like how we sometimes pity the beggars and refugees outside, but how many of them take them back, even if they don't bring them back as a child? I’m afraid it’s not out of sheer pity that I’m a slave!”

"This is the reason why I wanted to seek the Immortal Team after I reached the peak of my power. If we don't enter the Immortality Law, our destiny will never be in our own hands." Dong Zhuo said quietly.

"Ru understands." Li Ru nodded and said.

"Well, as long as you understand." Looking at Li Ru, who was relieved, his expression changed, and his temperament also changed a lot, Dong Zhuo nodded and continued: "This time I got three longevity laws, one of which is Suitable for you civil servants.”

"What is it?" Li Ru asked in surprise.

Then he took a pamphlet handed over by Dong Zhuo and couldn't wait to read it.

Li Ru, who has completely reaffirmed his beliefs and ideas, is now looking forward to immortality.

"The method of incense and golden body." Seeing Li Ru start to read, Dong Zhuo also told Li Ru his opinion.

After all, Li Ru could only know one or two left-handed sorcery before, and he did not actually practice qi. Literary, military, and battlefield strategies were his true identity.

Therefore, unlike Hua Xiong's side who already had martial arts as a basis, Dong Zhuo on Li Ru's side had to explain it to Li Ru bit by bit from the beginning, otherwise it would be difficult if he made a wrong step.

......... He talked eloquently all the way to the door of the Prime Minister's Mansion. Dong Zhuo did not finish speaking, so he took Li Ru back to the house and continued to speak.

After another hour, Dong Zhuo asked: "Do you understand?"

"Thank you, Lord. Ru understands." Li Ru said gratefully.

"Well, the Incense Golden Body Technique draws on the cultivation path of Shinto belief. After adapting it with the Buddhist theory of cause and effect, the key lies in the secret technique of planting small causes to achieve big results."

"The highest level is similar to loan sharking among mortals. It is the kind where the interest is compounded the most and you have to sell yourself until death."

"You must control your heart, otherwise if you accidentally get blinded by the power that is too easy to obtain, whether it is the poison of faith or something else, it will be very fatal." Dong Zhuo finally warned.

"My subordinates know." Li Ru nodded and said.

"Well, in that case, I'll leave the compilation of the pantheon to you." Dong Zhuo nodded and continued, "Remember what I mentioned."

"Say it." Li Ru said respectfully.

"I want to establish a Shinto system called City God."

"The so-called Jade Emperor in the sky and the City God on the earth."

"The City God is a righteous god who specifically governs the blessings and misfortunes of mortals and the conquest and rule of ghosts and gods within the scope of a city. He has the right to open the government office of ghosts and gods."

"The core purpose is to let the gods and ghosts return to the gods and ghosts, and the mortals return to the mortals."

"Establish a Shinto royal court, with each city as a base, to watch over and protect mortals from being disturbed by evil magic cultivators, mountain monsters and wild monsters."

"I am the Great City God, and the City Gods of every city in the world must be rewarded and controlled by me. You and others are my civil servants, and you also enjoy the qualifications of Shinto officials that mortals believe in incense."

Dong Zhuo said calmly: "That's it for the first time. Later, you can think of a way to make it up yourself. Bring it to me for a look."

"Yes, Prime Minister." After hearing Dong Zhuo's words, Li Ru understood Dong Zhuo's thoughts, but although he was excited, he still asked one more question.

"Xiangguo, will this matter about the divine system cause too much backlash? I'm afraid the people above will not break up with us!" Li Ru said, pointing to the top of his head.

"Hahaha, don't you know that one day in the sky is one year on the earth?" Dong Zhuo said with a sneer: "You are doing it quietly. Mortals know it quickly, but gods and Buddhas know nothing! It's too late for people to practice hard! How can you have the time and energy? Go and check the life and death of mortals!"

"By the time they know it, I have already overcome the disaster and made a vow to heaven and humanity. I have proved to be a righteous god. Whether it is to straighten out the heaven and earth or to care for humanity, it is a great merit. At that time, who in the three realms can give I'll show you my face."