One hundred and eighty-four chapters of the evil dynasty
Chapter 184 The evil dynasty gathers the body of Zhou
With the success of the first barrel cart, the construction of subsequent barrel carts saved a lot of time and effort. Fifty carpenters, apprentices, and soldiers led a group of common people to build barrel carts on both sides of the Yingshui River to collect water for irrigation.
The people in the city heard about the barrel cart and came one after another after hearing the news.
For a time, both sides of the Yingshui River were crowded with people and it was very lively.
When the people saw the magical barrel cart continuously drawing water from the Yingshui River without manpower and irrigating the farmland day and night, everyone was stunned and exclaimed a miracle!
As the "inventor" of the barrel cart, Yao Yun was naturally revered and worshiped by all the people of Xidu.
For several days in a row, both sides of the Yingshui River were filled with busy figures. A drum truck appeared one after another. The drum trucks worked day and night, providing a steady stream of water. Countless thousands of acres of paddy fields were nourished by the river water and regained their vitality.
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Yao Yun keenly noticed a slight change in the way the people looked at him.
If it is said that when he ascended the throne, people were in awe of his status as a king, and then he used work as a relief and promoted cattle farming, the people were very grateful. But now, people regard Yao Yun as a king who can be relied on, rather than just a person.
The crown prince who has just ascended the throne.
The gratitude of the people was not only reflected in the eyes they looked at Yao Yun. After Yao Yun practiced [Record of All Living Beings' Thought Power to Heaven], he "saw" auras coming out of the people and flying into his body.
It's warm, very warm, but of no use.
Yao Yun was also quite depressed. He had a premonition of this extremely majestic power, but he did not have the key to unlock the treasure. The first chapter [Record of the Power of All Living Beings to Heaven] only taught Yao Yun to perceive and absorb the power of all living beings.
If you want to know how to use the power of sentient beings' thoughts, then I hope you will naturally put it in the subsequent chapters of [The Record of All Living Beings' Thoughts Powering the Heavens].
It happened that Huangshi Tianshu released the [Resolving Farmland Water Shortage] reward "Record of the Power of All Living Beings to Heaven - Chapter 2", and Yao Yun was naturally looking forward to it.
But what makes him depressed is that several days have passed. Most of the farmland in Xidu has been irrigated. Even the farmland in the hilly and highland areas has been irrigated with the introduction of ox-powered windmills, but the rewards have not yet come out.
For this reason, Yao Yun personally inspected the farmland in Xidu and re-examined it thoroughly to ensure that all farmland had water for irrigation, but the reward was still unavailable.
Now Yao Yun was depressed.
The second elder Wu Tong saw Yao Yun's depressed expression and asked with suspicion: "Your Majesty, the drought in Xidu has ended and the people's farmland has been saved. You have saved tens of thousands of people. This is a great merit. You
Why are you worried?"
Yao thought for a while and said: "Gu is still a little uneasy. It seems that there are still farmlands that are not irrigated!"
Wu Tong has extraordinary attainments in the art of divination. He did not sneer at the king's premonition. Instead, he thought about it carefully and said for a long time: "The king is a descendant of the gods of the imperial clan. His premonition should not be wrong. You said there are still farmlands that are not irrigated.
There is nothing wrong with that, it’s just the farmland on the outskirts of Xidu..."
"Yes, the outskirts of Xidu!" A flash of lightning suddenly flashed in Yao Yun's mind. When Wu Tong mentioned the outskirts of Xidu, he suddenly remembered that there were several tribes in the mountains who also experimented with several acres of paddy fields. He had been focusing on Xidu before.
They were all in the suburbs, but did not think of the tribes in the mountains.
"Second Elder, Gu thought that the fields there had not been irrigated. The Leopard tribe and several small tribes had also planted dozens of acres of paddy fields. Gu then asked Cang Man to take a few carpenters to the mountains."
Yao Yun had a look of joy on his face. The delay in awarding rewards from "Record of All Living Beings' Thought Power to Heaven - Chapter 2" made Yao Yun very worried.
Wu Tong didn't understand why the king was so happy, but he didn't ask any more questions. Instead, he considered: "Your Majesty, I have something I don't know whether to say or not."
Yao Yun was stunned. Is the second elder planning to talk to him?
"Second Elder, if you have anything to say, just say it. I will listen attentively. If there is something wrong, I will correct it and if there is nothing, I will encourage you."
Wu Tong nodded happily and said: "Your Majesty, the old man boldly said, Alas, Your Majesty's behavior is too ostentatious and unsociable. It doesn't matter in our country of Xi, but if you step into the imperial capital and ascend to the throne one day, you may be afraid.
Not liked by the princes..."
Yao Yun was stunned for a while after hearing this. He thought that ascending to the position of emperor was too far-fetched, but Yao Yun didn't think much about it, and just listened with all his ears.
"Your Majesty, I am not an alarmist. There is nothing wrong with meritocracy. However, you treat your slaves well and wantonly use low-ranking people. It will be fine in Xidu. However, once you arrive in the imperial capital, the rich and powerful clans will definitely not like you and may even reject you.
Noble status is a given, how could the clans allow lowly and low-class people to compete with them for wealth and honor!"
Yao Yun nodded after hearing this. He finally understood. Because his performance was getting better and better, Wu Tong began to train him as the future emperor.
Wu Tong continued: "Secondly, the king seems to be quite unhappy with the sacrifice, which is also undesirable. Under the auspices of the old man, Xidu Witch Temple can naturally accommodate the king, but in the imperial capital and even in the world, witchcraft and sacrifice are not allowed.
It is the foundation of the country and cannot be abandoned easily, otherwise the witches will be dissatisfied and the princes will criticize..."
Wu Tong has followed Yao Xuan for half his life, and has also reached high positions. He understands what he should do and what he should not do as the prince of Zhuxia. Now that he is giving guidance to Yao Yun, he is naturally familiar with the road.
"Your Majesty, think twice before you act. These two points alone may arouse the dissatisfaction of the princes, cause the witches to abandon you, and even the Xi family will abandon you!"
Wu Tong looked serious and serious, not like he was joking at all.
Yao Yun put away his smile and fell into thinking. If one day, Yao Yun really ascends to the throne of emperor, then what Wu Tong said will happen.
Yao Yun has no doubt about this.
The ancient emperor Di Xin from the previous life is the best testimony.
Emperor Xin was what later generations called King Zhou. In fact, King Zhou was a very talented monarch, and Taizu, a flower grower, spoke highly of him. However, he was notorious in history and was extremely evil.
Yao Yun's behavior at this time was very similar to King Zhou.
First, no longer slaughter slaves and captives and let them participate in labor;
Second, meritocracy is used to select a large number of common people and even slaves;
Third, do not sacrifice to ghosts and gods, and despise stereotypes and bad customs.
It can be said that King Zhou's behavior at that time touched the fundamental interests of the nobles, and this is why the evil dynasty gathered into Zhou's body.
If Yao Yun really becomes the prince of Zhuxia one day, it is foreseeable that Wu Tong's worries are not alarmist, but will definitely happen.
Think about the accusations against King Zhou in the history books of the previous life, appointing sinners instead of nobles, and promoting singing and dancing instead of killing slaves and prisoners for sacrifice... These "evil policies" seem to be what Yao Yun is doing.
After thinking about it, Yao Yun sighed.
When Wu Tong saw that the king was deep in thought, he did not disturb him, but waited quietly.
Yao Yun didn't speak for a long time, and said in a relaxed tone: "It's a pity that Gu is not King Zhou, but Gu is King Xi. No one in Xi Kingdom opposes him."
Wu Tong frowned and asked: "Your Majesty, what is King Zhou?"
Yao Yun smiled: "Second Elder, if Gu becomes the son of Zhu Xia now, then Gu will become King Zhou, lose the throne, and be evil to the emperor. It's a pity that Gu is not the king of Xi Kingdom!"
Wu Tong was still confused, but his other half, Yao Yun, walked away.
"Second Elder, after listening to your words, Gu feels that Gu is indeed not suitable to be the emperor, so he should continue to be King Xi! Hahahaha!"
Wu Tong froze on the spot, regretting in his heart, what happened to the king? He is not ready to be the prince of Zhuxia?