Myriad Paths

While Li Qi was guarding the alliance altar, Humanity was not idle either.

At this moment, there were only a few people in Chang'an's court.

Court meetings, or... meetings, are an essential process for humanity, and their main purpose is to enhance communication.

Don't underestimate this.

The independence of humanity is actually very strong. Everyone's opinions are different, and there may even be completely contradictory opinions. The only thing they have in common is abiding by the rules and the status of "human beings" is the greatest.

Humanity advocates the nobility of "people", so it is natural that people must be independent. Even if there is only one person left, humanity will still be the same humanity, and it will not lose the standard of being a human being because of the loss of the collective.

Therefore, in this case, humanity is not monolithic, and this is how the former rebels came to be.

In order to make up for this situation and prevent everyone from being able to agree on something, a meeting, that is, the appearance of a 'chao hall' is essential.

However, due to the war, the court hall was empty. Only some people who were on duty in Chang'an were still here.

However, the Three Dukes and the Human Emperor, these four unshakable first-class figures are still in the court, so the standard of this meeting has not been reduced at all. The lowest number of participants is the third-grade, all noble nobles, many of them are not here physically. , but I still stayed a little distracted and listened.

The discussions here can still be implemented and implemented.

"Hey, the measures regarding Zhu Rong's lineage have been implemented, and the information from the cardinals from all realms has been sent out. The Taixue has lost a lot of money in offering wine, so let's follow the original compensation method." At this time, a well-dressed old man So said.

He was indeed well-dressed. He was wearing a long robe and a golden crown and jade hairpin. He was obviously an old man, but he had the energy of a young man and looked very energetic.

Everyone else looked at him.

At this time, a Confucian scholar present said: "Your method is too cruel, and...it seems that I didn't agree with you last time. If you act privately, do you have any rules?"

"We have autonomy during wartime. We can take actions freely in the war zone that the Zajia is responsible for. It seems that the Confucianists have no control over it, right?" The old man said with a relaxed smile.

The Confucian scholar sighed and said nothing.

The old man in front of me who looks clean, refreshing, approachable and kind is the ancestor of the Za family.

As the ancestor of the Za family, although he looks refreshing, he is actually unscrupulous, whether it is a trick or a good argument, he is always at his fingertips.

Some people commented that this ancestor's behavior was "both dirty and humble, but also clever and wise." ’

The methods are dirty, the actions are cunning, there is no arrogance at all, and they are extremely pragmatic. Although there may seem to be some very serious methods, there are always some disgraceful things mixed in.

But if you take a closer look, you will find that these methods, no matter whether they are dirty or not, are always useful.

These means always push the Zajia to move forward, and the purpose of their advancement is actually the same as that of humanity as a whole, which is the great cause of 'replacing heaven with man'.

What does it mean to replace heaven with man?

In the eyes of humanity and witchcraft, this world has a ‘nature’.

That is the ultimate nature of all reality, the essence and reason for its independent existence apart from spirit and matter.

This ontology is what shamans consider to be ‘nature’. Nature is the object that shamans support and is the essence and cause of everything.

The goal of man is to replace the ontology of ‘nature’.

Human beings exist as the ontology of the world, rather than the world’s own ontology.

Is this world natural or human? There is a very clear line between the two.

"The world of man" can serve as the ontology of man and epistemology, but it is not the ontology of the world.

The world exists for countless objective realities and connotations, all of which do not depend on human vision.

This is what humanity wants to transform, that is: human beings exist as the ultimate ontology of the world.

After the ultimate goal of replacing heaven with man is achieved, only 'man' himself will be left in this world. All unknowns will be eliminated. Man, as the absolute essence of all things, exists before all things.

At that time, people were Tao, Tao was people, nature was the embodiment of human beings, and non-human beings were the embodiment of nature.

What a grand goal, what a fascinating world.

In the face of such a great plan, it is normal in the eyes of the Zajia family to use some underhanded tactics.

The Zajia scorned the self-righteous nobility of Confucianism.

You don't even want to do this dirty work, how dare you say that you want to accomplish something great? Nonsense.

But Confucians don't think so. In the eyes of Confucians, even if you want to complete such a great undertaking, you should follow the rules. Otherwise... even if you succeed in replacing heaven with man, the result will be wrong.

The wrong process will not lead to the right results.

If the procedure is unfair, the result will be unfair.

Even if the final results obtained by Zajia and Confucianism are the same in a sense, they are still different after all. Flowers planted by dirty hands are also dirty.

"Okay." At this time, Captain Humanity suddenly said: "Let's end the debate. The Za family is also working in its own war zone, and there is no violation of the rules."

Others also stopped arguing about the matter.

The Taiwei has already spoken, so there is no need to argue. You must know that the Taiwei is the military commander of the entire human world, second only to the position of General Tiance in the Human Emperor.

"In short, I have succeeded here, and the artificial man plan is also being implemented steadily. If nothing happens, Zhu Rong's lineage will win it in the near future. You should think about what to do next."

At this time, a famous expert suddenly asked: "What about the demon? Li Qi is also of Zhu Rong's lineage. Beware that the demon will take action for him."

"As for the demon, I think there's nothing to worry about." At this time, a Taoist priest suddenly opened his eyes and said.

This Taoist priest is wearing a yellow robe, looks quite young, and has a fly whisk.

As a Taoist priest, you can imagine his position by being able to appear directly in the court.

"Why don't you worry?" the ancestor of the Za family asked.

"The heavenly demon resurrected the dead demon, which caused great losses. The realm of desire collapsed. The lamp-burning Buddha blocked the dead demon in the past, and Amitabha used his body to suppress the formless realm to prevent him from continuing to show up. Therefore, the demonic path must have stopped for a while recently."

"The conflict between Huanglong and Taiyi also broke out. Haotian is shutting down, but the True Dragon's offensive has stalled a bit. We only need the Taiwei to personally guard the human-dragon battlefield, and everything will be safe."

"So, if you want to clean up Zhu Rong's lineage, now is the best time. The Za family thinks so too, right? It's just that the poor Taoist needs to make his words clear, so why bother." After the Taoist priest finished summing up, he sarcastically said One sentence.

"Haha, it's hard for me to say some things, otherwise someone would ask me, how do I know? Then how will I answer? Could it be that I am colluding with the devil?" The ancestor of the Za family said with a hearty smile, completely unconcerned.

These words made the Confucian and Legalist people next to them look slightly unhappy.

However, by now everyone is almost used to it, so they didn’t say anything.

Others, such as the famous masters and the Yin-Yang family, don't matter. In fact, they mainly preside over technical issues, and they don't pay that much attention to the policy of governing the country.

They exist as a reserve for the world of humanitarian research. As for exploring the path, that is left to a few people. This can be regarded as one of the divisions of labor in humanity.

But after saying this, the Human Emperor on the stage suddenly spoke.

He looked at the second-grade Confucian and said, "What does the saint say?"

"Where is the saint? Your Majesty, I will ask later." The Confucian scholar replied.

As a second-grade Confucian, only first-grade human emperors and Confucian saints could make him behave like this.

He asked in a certain direction, and then replied: "The sage said... three out and two in, how many days are left?"

Very simple words.

This is the classic problem that everyone faced in elementary school. Water enters a container at a certain speed and leaves at another speed. Find when the container becomes empty.

This simple calculation method is crucial to today's humanity.

This is true even if humanity is very strong and terrifyingly strong.

It is true that Humanity has a unique official position mechanism. Cardinals from all realms, coupled with the large number of Humanity Hundreds themselves, as well as some followers of Daoist Xianshi Sect, Li Dao and Martial Arts, allow them to fight against witches with one against three at the same time. Tao, true dragon, and some high-level demonic ways, but this is not lasting after all.

Injuries are increasing day by day.

So much so that humanity has launched the Zajia Artificial Human Project, just to save the lives of those inhuman things, because these inhuman things at least have the ambition to improve themselves and know how to improve themselves, and perhaps they can be hatched from them. 'People.

The Zajia's artificial human plan was criticized by several companies, but it was finally implemented. It can be seen that the current situation is not very good for humanity.

After the Human Emperor heard this, behind him, a complicated mechanism similar to a 'sundial' made a clanging sound and turned.

Many second-grade people suddenly looked serious, and even some people who were not here before were instantly involved in the Dharmakaya.

All Humanity personnel are present.

For the first time, five first-class people gathered together.

One emperor, three princes and one saint.

Thirteen second-level officials, including Shangshu Ling, General Fuguo, Shangzhuguo, Guanglu Doctor, as well as disciples from various great families who have arrived at the second-level.

It's all because the 'sundial' behind him moved.

the reason is simple.

The Human Emperor actually has a lifespan.

And this lifespan is actually one of the components of the sundial behind it.

Every time the sundial next to the Huabiao advances one space, the Emperor is one step closer to death.

"Okay, now, each family should have more room for action." The Human Emperor said calmly without changing his expression.

Just before he spoke, the world seemed to have changed in some subtle ways, but it was indescribable. Time was not rewritten, events were not changed, and it seemed that nothing happened.

But nothing happened.

"Sovereign One, this is not a long-term solution." At this time, the Confucian sage who had just appeared said this.

He was tall and thick, and compared to the elegant Confucian scholar next to him, he was vulgar and ugly. Even wearing a blouse could not hide his bulk, but instead highlighted his strength.

But he spoke quite gently, facing the Human Emperor's indifferent suggestion.

The Human Emperor smiled and said: "You all have your own ways, and you all have your own concerns. You can't take a step back even if you die. Since you can't take a step back, aren't I the only one who can take a step back? Isn’t that what you have to do if you are in this position?”

"I have taken this step back. Below, whether it is the front, the Zhurong line below, the Huanglong direct line, or the Luofu Mountain line, please be more careful." After the Human Emperor finished speaking, he stopped. speech.

"Then, I will act according to the previous plan." The ancestor of the Za family smiled, as refreshing as ever.

Confucian didn't say anything, but it was obvious that they acquiesced.

The other factions began to deal with matters in an orderly manner. What should be done in each war zone and what support is needed? As long as the general direction of these things is finalized, then these specific affairs are not that difficult. The computing power of the third-grade people can arrange things. Very good.

The court affairs have basically been finalized.

What happened next was already a matter of course.

Everyone completes their own thing.

Having achieved his goal, the ancestor of the Zajia family was still so cheerful. He smiled and pulled the Taoist immortal out of the court and came to Chang'an Street.

He was smiling all over his face, but the second-grade immortal next to him was not in such a good mood and seemed to still be struggling with many things.

"Tell me, if Luofu Mountain has become like this this time, will the real immortals take action?" said the ancestor of the Za family.

"I don't know if the true immortals will take action, but I'm afraid the matter at Luofu Mountain won't be delayed for long. If the Human Emperor controls the journey of the sun and the moon, then the lifespan problem that has plagued many generations of Human Emperors should be solved. , Humanity won’t give in, right? Even if you lose all other battlefields, you still want to win Chenji?” the immortal asked.

Neither of them answered the other's questions, they were just asking questions.

However, the ancestor of the Za family seemed to want to break the deadlock, so he said: "Chen Ji is definitely bound to win, but we cannot give up on other battlefields. I guess the Human Emperor is preparing to leave Chen Ji to the next one."

"...You are really humane." The immortal shook his head and seemed to be feeling a little emotional.

From the Taoist perspective, I am determined not to kill myself for others.

Taoism says that the freedom to pursue is the ultimate freedom of the individual. What is emphasized is that "chickens and dogs hear each other, and they will not interact with each other until old age and death."

That is to say, if possible, they hope that everyone will take care of themselves and not get into so many causal entanglements, which will cause everyone a lot of trouble.

However, the hermit sect wants to accomplish this through individual practice and cutting off contact with the outside world, that is, "transcendence from the world of mortals."

As for the Manifestationists, they are ready to get rid of it once and for all.