The emperor is convening the ministers to discuss the matter of Changling Town.
So much time has passed.
No matter how backward the communication in ancient times was and how closed the information was, the imperial court finally received the news.
"Jin Yiwei and Dongchang Fanzi have been completely wiped out, and were destroyed by the immortal magic of the No. 9 pawnshop owner."
"Cihang Pudu is actually a thousand-year-old centipede spirit, and its current whereabouts are unknown!"
"It is said that the pawnshop manager No. 9 is an immortal descended to earth."
"..."
"My dear family members, how should we deal with this matter?" The emperor was sitting on the dragon throne, his face not very pretty.
Over the years, he has not been in court for a long time due to his addiction to cultivation. However, due to the existence of the secret service, he still has control over the court and his prestige remains. He looked around majestically and said in a calm tone.
The civil and military officials of the imperial court, at this time, are not like in the movie, where Cihang Pudu sucked all their flesh and blood away, leaving only skins. They are still living people with flesh and blood.
They could hear the suppressed anger beneath the emperor's tone, and all of them looked at his nose, nose, and heart in silence.
The emperor's eyes swept over the old faces of several ministers.
These ministers lowered their heads, as if they didn't feel the emperor's gaze, and still stood there.
The emperor was immediately furious and said, "Are all my ministers short-sighted?"
"Cihang Pudu, this monster, has been in and out of the imperial court for so long, and no one has noticed anything unusual?"
"There are servants disappearing every year in the Imperial Prefect's Mansion, why haven't they been discovered?"
"..."
The emperor kept squirting.
All the civil and military officials knelt down in fear, but no one dared to stand up and answer the question.
They secretly murmured in their hearts that those loyal ministers who noticed something was wrong and reported it to you have long been imprisoned by you, or had their houses raided and beheaded. Who dared to say a word? The last minister who dared to speak out about Cihang Pudu's troubled country
, called Fu Tianchou, he has been demoted to a certain place by you a long time ago!
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The emperor scolded him for a long time, but when he saw the civil and military officials below, they only said they would forgive him, but they did not say anything sincere or had any suggestions.
He is also tired.
After a moment of silence, he said tiredly, "Let's discuss what title should be bestowed upon this mysterious Immortal from Changling Town?"
All the civil and military officials stared blankly at the emperor on the dragon throne.
However, deep in the eyes of some officials, there was a flash of contempt, and - as expected.
Emperor, are you really going to lick these practitioners again?
Although some officials were disdainful, for the sake of "harmony with light", they still joined the discussion team to discuss what kind of gift should be obtained from Changling Town, a powerful man who destroyed the imperial army and exposed the identity of the national advisor.
He was given a title by a god so that the emperor could please this living immortal, so that this living immortal could say to him, "The immortal caresses my head, and I will marry my hair and live forever."
It can be said that the emperor's pursuit of cultivation and immortality has gone deep into his bones.
Country, country and country are not important, what is important is that he can live forever!
The King of Huainan who once uprooted his family and rose to prominence was his idol!
This has reached a state of obsession.
Anyone who can make him live forever, or in other words, coax him to live forever, will receive endless rewards and trust from the emperor.
This is how Cihang Pudu gained his trust before.
The emperor believed that he would do his best to worship Wu Siyuan, give him endless honors, and meet all his requirements. Wu Siyuan would definitely be able to see his sincerity, and then...hehehehe...
Therefore, several titles proposed by civil and military officials were ruthlessly rejected by the emperor.
Because he believed that the titles they came up with could not represent his sincerity.
Seeing that all the officials could not understand, or deliberately failed to understand what he meant, the emperor had to take the initiative and reminded him, "This is a living immortal, a real immortal..."
I don’t know if he is a true immortal, but the emperor’s meaning is known to all the officials.
All the civil and military officials understood it all at once, and the officials of the Ministry of Rites gave out multiple emperor titles at once, as if they had been given a shot of blood.
Although the emperor didn't say anything, the faint smile on his lips already showed his attitude.
In the ideology of the imperial period, the monarch fulfilled the mandate of heaven and governed the world as the "Son of Heaven". His power included not only ruling the people, but also presiding over sacrifices and canonizing gods.
If the gods provide blessings to human beings, the [Emperor] can canonize them, respect their status, and improve their sacrificial standards to achieve the purpose of [rewarding virtue and repaying merit].
In this case, the emperor has supreme authority, and any god can be canonized, revoked, or replaced.
Gods who are not the most virtuous and holy gods canonized by the previous dynasty can be cancelled, and the most virtuous and holy gods can replace the priesthood with other gods under special circumstances.
Gods that did not exist before were not the highest-level gods. The emperor could grant as many as he wanted, but not too many, otherwise he would become a Mao god. Just like the country, he could print as many banknotes as he wanted, but not too many. It had to be consistent with the real economic situation.
Otherwise, hyperinflation will come. In the same way, if there are more hairy gods, the inflation of gods will also come. In places like Japan, where the fart is bigger, there are so-called eight hundred gods. It’s really
Both humans and ghosts have become gods.
Of course, there are no restrictions on the emperor's canonization of gods, and there are no restrictions on ordinary gods. However, it is not that easy for the emperor to canonize gods of the highest level or close to the highest level.
Only when the emperor's authority is high enough, or by combining the right time, place, and people, or with the gradual promotion of several generations of emperors, can he be canonized.
For example, the Qin State gradually promoted the Four Emperors, Liu Bang was granted the title of Black Emperor, Liu Che was granted the title of Eastern Emperor Taiyi, the Song Dynasty was promoted to the title of Jade Emperor by Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty promoted the title of Zhenwu Emperor, etc.
According to [Yi Ding World], if a country appoints practitioners as officials, its luck will be sucked away.
Not to mention becoming a god.
Becoming a god also requires a lot of luck.
If there is too much luck expenditure, the country will be unstable. Like the Qin Dynasty, it is possible for the second generation to perish.
Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty conferred the title of Jade Emperor, which directly led to the Jingkang disaster.
This is a manifestation of the mismatch between virtue and morality!
In fact, in reality, after the emperor canonizes a god, there must be corresponding sacrifices.
The higher the level of the god, the greater the sacrifice.
And not only the imperial court offered sacrifices, but the people also offered sacrifices.
This kind of sacrifice is not a small burden for ordinary people.
Over time, it will reduce the country's strength.
Of course, canonizing gods is also beneficial to a country, but this is another matter.
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The prestige of Emperor Jiajing was not as great as that of Taizu.
Taizu was able to determine the City God’s belief.
However, Emperor Jiajing wanted to canonize a god at the level of an emperor, and there was no follower of the god. The difficulty was actually not that small.
This is not something that can be solved by an imperial edict, but whether it can be implemented throughout the country and form a belief in the hearts of the people.
Emperor Jiajing did not have this ability.
But no matter what, his attitude must be established first. He is not showing it to the world, but to the immortal in Changling Town.