Zhang Xiaozu looked at Nuwa Empress in astonishment, puzzled by her unusually violent reaction and attitude.
Empress Nuwa realized that she had lost her composure, quickly calmed down, sighed softly, and asked: "What did King Zhou say to you? It caused such a huge change in your attitude."
"He said that his remnant soul would dissipate soon and wanted to atone for the sins he had committed." Zhang Xiaozu replied.
"How can he atone for his sins?"
"Find the black turtle beetle, solve the problem of rice flower explosion, and increase rice yield."
Empress Nuwa looked stunned, and only understood the last sentence. After a moment of silence, she sighed: "He is thinking about people's livelihood, which shows that he has indeed realized the mistakes he has made. Although repairing the situation cannot change his ending, it can help his children."
It’s not too late to accumulate blessings.”
"What sin did King Zhou commit back then?" Zhang Xiaozu asked curiously.
He searched from the soul memories of Jiang Shang and Nezha to find out a lot about King Zhou's sins, such as debauchery, cruelty, beating up loyal ministers, killing fellow tribesmen, etc. However, many of the crimes were deliberately exaggerated, and there were even some unfounded crimes.
What he did was make people in the world angry and join forces to attack the merchants.
"He wanted to unify the nine states, but there were not enough soldiers, money and food, so he ordered the soldiers to be forcibly captured, and the taxes were increased, which eventually led to a tragedy. The people were displaced and starved to death everywhere. It was terrible to see." Empress Nuwa said.
Zhang Xiaozhu frowned when he heard this and did not continue to ask in detail.
Empress Nuwa looked at Zhang Xiaozu's expression and seemed to have doubts about her words. She couldn't help raising her eyes and said displeasedly: "Why, you don't believe what I say?"
"King Zhou said that he once cultivated a field outside Chaoge City and planted many crops, and the harvest was pretty good." Zhang Xiaozu said.
"Really?" Nuwa looked surprised. She had never heard anyone say this.
"A person who has personally farmed should have some understanding of the hardships of the people." Zhang Xiaozu said.
"So you think this saint is lying to you?" Nuwa said angrily, thinking that Zhang Xiaozhu's implication was that King Zhou had personally experienced the hard work of farming and understood the hardships of the people, so he would not harm the people.
Zhang Xiaozu quickly waved his hand and said: "Of course I won't, and you don't even bother to lie to me. Moreover, King Zhou also admitted personally that he had caused people all over the world to be displaced and starved to death. His sins are grave."
"Then what do you mean by what you just said?"
"I was thinking that an emperor who understood the hardships of farming, yet ignored the sufferings of the people and levied exorbitant taxes and exorbitant taxes, was he born with cruelty in his blood? Or was there some other reason that caused his temperament to change drastically?" Zhang Xiaozu said.
Empress Nuwa's eyes turned cold and she said in a deep voice: "Are you saying that the nine-tailed demon fox sent by this saint confused his mind, and that's why his temperament changed drastically?
Let me tell you, before I sent the nine-tailed demon fox, he was already stupid and ruthless, taxing and extorting money without caring about the people's livelihood.
He was blinded by power and utilitarianism. He did not cultivate himself, was arrogant, did not follow etiquette and law, was not afraid of heaven, and even dared to recite poems and blaspheme the saint in his temple.
Shouldn't I teach him a lesson?"
Zhang Xiaozu lowered his eyebrows and lowered his eyes and did not respond, but he felt in his heart that what Nuwa said was not true. Otherwise, why would Nuwa ask him to accept Ziyuan as her disciple, and sighed quietly: "I owe her this."
In ancient times, the Conferred God War was a battle of orthodoxy, and it was unclear who was right and who was wrong, so Zhang Xiaopou didn't bother to get to the bottom of it and explore what was right and wrong.
Pointless.
Empress Nuwa realized that she was a little out of sorts again, so she couldn't help but raise her hand and pinch her eyebrows to calm down again. After thinking for a long time, she decided to tell Zhang Xiaozu her true thoughts, so she spoke:
"When I first met you, I felt that you wanted to establish the Tiandao Academy and challenge the inheritance of the ancient Taoism. You were really arrogant and did not know the heights of the world. If you don't rein in the precipice, you will eventually be doomed.
But after some experiences, I suddenly realized that you were right.
If Kyushu wants to be prosperous and powerful, it must be unified, otherwise each family will hide their own agendas and fight for their own interests.
This is true when there are foreign enemies, and even more so when there are no foreign enemies.
If this continues, Kyushu will never progress, so changes must be made.
As the saying goes: If nothing is broken, nothing can be established.
And breaking the old Taoist inheritance system and establishing the Tiandao Academy is undoubtedly the best way.
Therefore, I have changed my mind and want to fully support you.
Who would have thought that you would also change your mind."
Empress Nuwa smiled bitterly and shook her head.
"Thank you for your trust and support."
Zhang Xiaozhu bowed deeply to Nuwa Empress, and then said: "I used to be a little arrogant. I didn't know how much I weighed. Today, after seeing the strength of King Zhou, I realized how powerful the saint realm is. I feel like
Like a clown."
This is no excuse, he was indeed deeply shocked by King Zhou's fighting prowess.
Nuwa Empress waved her hand and said: "There is no need to belittle yourself. You are good enough. Although you are far from the Saint Realm, it is only a matter of time. As long as you are given enough growth time, I believe that you can also step into the Saint Realm."
"Thank you for your praise, empress."
Zhang Xiaozhu thought for a while and thought that since Empress Nuwa had confessed to him, he should also confess to Empress Nuwa, and then said: "My original intention of establishing Tiandao Academy is to lower the threshold for cultivating immortals.
In this way, more talents will be selected. With more talents, Kyushu will naturally become stronger.
I never thought about unifying the three realms of Kyushu.
The reason for rejecting your proposal is that, firstly, I have no desire to seek hegemony and am not interested in the throne of the Overlord of Kyushu. Secondly, I do not have the qualifications and strength. If I do it forcefully, it will be like asking for trouble.
But I don't want to be the king and hegemony. It doesn't mean that I have to withdraw now and abandon the three realms of Kyushu.
I will still search for the fairyland and reshape the three realms of Kyushu.
After that, I want to stop and rest for a while and enjoy the beauty of life.
To tell you the truth, from the time I started practicing cultivation until now, I have never been able to stop and take a break. I am really too tired.
As for Tiandao Academy, I will still build it after I come back after taking some time off.
Of course, if the empress feels that its existence is a good thing, she can also build it early.
I still remember that I once invited you to be the first dean of Tiandao College, but you rejected it."
Empress Nuwa looked slightly embarrassed and said: "The first time I heard you talk about the operation model of Tiandao Academy, I was really shocked, because it has such a great impact on the inheritance of traditional Taoism. If I am not careful, it will
It would set off a war of orthodoxy that would be even more brutal than the War of Conferring Gods. For the sake of stability and peace in the Three Realms of Kyushu, I refused without much thought."
"Your Majesty, you are considering the overall situation, and your worries are not unreasonable. The boy only acted out of passion and did not consider the consequences. It is indeed inappropriate."
"It would be better to say that I am stuck in a rut and do not want to make progress."
Empress Nuwa shook her head and laughed at herself, "Putting everything to you really doesn't show my sincerity in helping you. I can promise you that I will be the first dean of Tiandao Academy and wait until you come back from rest——"
As she was speaking, she suddenly became stunned and asked, "Where are you going to rest? Are you planning to leave Kyushu?"
Zhang Xiaozu nodded and said: "The universe is vast. I want to go out and enjoy the different scenery of the world."
Empress Nuwa frowned suddenly and said in a tone that did not allow for refutation: "You can't leave Kyushu!"