Chapter 19: Civil servants and military generals, the way of heaven spreads the merits!
"Thanks to your lord, I have always kept this tip bag." Shen Zhui took out the square box from the storage ring.
Wei Wenhe waved his hand, and the box opened automatically, and a dark black token flew out, surrounded by five dragons. It was a Five Dragon Token!
"When the young master of the Yang family failed to escape, this Five Dragon Token fell into my hands. I originally planned to let you use it at the critical moment of life and death, but now it seems that it is no longer necessary." Wei Wenhe smiled softly.
"It turned out to be a Five Dragon Token." Shen Zhui sighed slightly. Now he also knows the value of this Nine Nether Secret Realm.
A Four Dragon Token has a price but no market! Even if someone is lucky enough to be willing to trade it, it is enough to bankrupt a Lingqiao realm expert. In the Wu'an army, the Four Dragon Token represents a quota, and this quota is the capital of money. If he couldn't buy it, even a titled captain like Yun Duo could only fight for it for him, but had no right to directly give it to him.
As for these Five Dragon Tokens, they are even more precious, enough to make those in the magical power realm jealous.
Wei Wenhe raised his hand and pushed the Five Dragon Order across the table, but Shen Zhui waved his hand repeatedly: "Sir, this thing is too valuable."
At first, I didn't know the value of this kit and the future was uncertain, so I just accepted it. Now, now that I know how precious the Five Dragon Tokens are, how can Shen Zhui still want it?
"Although this thing is valuable, it is useless to us. Just keep it." Wei Wenhe chuckled and said: "I am a civil servant. Even if I hold it in my hand, I cannot abandon countless people and take risks in the ruins. Furthermore, our cultivation and promotion are not as troublesome as your generals, and we can improve our cultivation without practicing meditation."
"Can you improve your cultivation level without practicing?" Shen Zhui was a little confused, but he still didn't accept the Five Dragon Order.
"Not bad." Wei Wenhe said, cupping his hands upward.
"The emperor canonized the gods and built countless temples, one of which was to monitor the world, eliminate lawlessness, and protect the people."
"The second is to act on behalf of Heaven and reward and punish the subjects."
"In the City God's Temple, there are departments such as increasing blessings, injecting longevity, and imparting merit."
"When people do good deeds, they can get blessings. Even if there is no substantial reward, the blessing department in the temple will have gods to increase the good people's blessings and turn misfortune into good luck. For example, when a woman gives birth to a child, the mother and child will be safe if the blessing is deep, and the number of blessings will decrease. The chance of premature death.”
"Introducing sushi is like adding oil to a lamp, which can increase people's life span."
"These two departments follow the imperial rules and are implemented by the gods. Even princes have no right to overstep them."
Shen Zhui was a little confused and asked, "Do you know how long a person's life span is?"
Wei Wenhe smiled and shook his head: "Luck is as mysterious as it is mysterious, and blessings and longevity are indeed said to be true, but it is difficult to follow them. Even the most senior official can only sense that a person's longevity and blessings are shallow. Whether it is increasing or decreasing, it is difficult to know the definite number.”
"I'm afraid only the emperor knows about such matters involving the principles of heaven."
Shen Zhui nodded. The establishment of various departments in the temple is to guide people to do good. However, there is no definite number of longevity and blessings. No one can determine how long a person can live. This kind of thing.
Therefore, officials will not know much more than ordinary people about these two matters, let alone the right to operate, or even the inside information. Otherwise, there is no guarantee that no disaster will occur.
"The Chuan Gong Division mainly targets court officials."
Wei Wenhe asked with a smile: "Shen Zhui, do you know how long I have to be busy every day taking care of the affairs of Heyuan County?"
Shen Zhui shook his head and said, "Shen Zhui doesn't know."
"Six hours when busy, and never less than four hours when free."
Wei Wenhe said: "If it were the first two years after taking office, this time would have been longer."
"This, Shen Zhui didn't expect..." Shen Zhui shook his head. He didn't expect that as a county magistrate, he would have more trouble than his subordinates.
"Of course, if you are lazy and do nothing, that's another matter." Wei Wenhe said with a smile. "So, once you become an official, you won't have much time to practice."
"But all government affairs in the world are inseparable from cultivation. If a county magistrate doesn't even know what cultivation is about, then how can he be an official, how can he resolve cases, and how can he command his subordinates?"
Shen Zhui nodded. If an ordinary person became a county magistrate, wouldn't there be absolutely no way to deal with the two big families?
Moreover, handling huge affairs also requires strong spiritual consciousness to support it. If the Shangguan didn't know how to practice at all, but he was a layman leading an expert, their group of policemen would have died at that time.
"Your Excellency, you are saying that the function of the Gong Chuan Department..."
"That's right." Wei Wenhe said. "It just directly improves your cultivation level."
"If you want to become a seventh-grade county magistrate, you usually have to meet two conditions."
"One is an innate being, and the other is a person who has read the books of saints and sages. This is usually the minimum requirement, but there are exceptions. More than a hundred years ago, there were seven-level official positions who were selected from the acquired realm."
"Once you officially take office, you will have to enter the Gong Chuan Division to receive divine power, and you will immediately break through to the Spiritual Bridge Realm."
"After being canonized by the imperial decree, even if you are at the elementary level of Xiantian, you can reach the elementary level of Lingqiao in a matter of seconds with the help of the great seal of the county magistrate and divine power empowerment."
There was a trace of shock in Shen Zhui's eyes. He was born at the elementary level and immediately achieved the Spirit Bridge Realm? And what Wei Wenhe meant by this was not that he had the combat power of the Spirit Bridge Realm, but that he was actually at the Spirit Bridge Realm!
"The civil service system of the imperial court emphasizes knowledge rather than cultivation. Of course, now that martial arts is flourishing, it emphasizes both knowledge and cultivation. Officials of the seventh rank are usually selected from the Lingqiao realm or the peak of innateness."
"For example, I was already in the Spirit Bridge realm before I took office."
Shen Zhui pondered: "What do you mean, my lord, since this Gong Chuan Division allows officials to directly promote their cultivation level without having to distract themselves from practicing, then the fastest way for civil servants to improve their cultivation level is through political performance?"
Wei Wenhe nodded: "Yes, if you are a seventh-grade official, you will at least reach the primary level of Lingqiao."
"If you are in the sixth level, you will at least be promoted to the peak of Lingqiao."
"If you are a fifth-grade official, you can be promoted to the realm of supernatural powers."
Shen Zhui was speechless. In this case, becoming an official is the shortcut to spiritual practice!
But if this happens, as batches of officials are promoted, won't there be more and more masters in the world?
"Sir, I would like to ask, what if my official position is reduced?"
"Of course your cultivation level will also decrease accordingly!"
Wei Wenhe seemed to understand what Shen Zhui was thinking, and said with a smile: "The lifespan of the magical power realm can reach eight hundred years! If the cultivation level can only be increased but not decreased, wouldn't the world be in chaos?"
"Whether you are retiring from office or you make mistakes and are demoted, how you rise is how you will fall."
"This is the difference between civil servants and military generals."
Wei Wenhe opened his palm, and then something appeared in his palm.
Shen Zhui's eyes widened, because what appeared in Wei Wenhe's hand was a golden heaven and earth spirit bridge!
"The Heaven and Earth Spiritual Bridge appeared in the palm of my hand. How strong is the County Lord?" Shen Zhui was secretly frightened, looking at the small golden bridge that looked like a real thing.
"Shen Zhui, take a closer look. How is this Heaven and Earth Spiritual Bridge different from ordinary people?"
When Shen Zhui heard this, he immediately looked carefully.
This golden spiritual bridge is arched and has eight base pillars with dragon patterns on them. There are 108 railings and jade pillars on the bridge, carved with auspicious animal patterns.
There are several special dragon-shaped pillars with several seals on them.
There is the seal of the Heyuan County Magistrate, Wei Wenhe's personal seal, and the household registration list in charge of the three classes and six rooms, and the residence of the students...
On the bridge, there are small words engraved on it, and it is even surprising to find that those words are actually the content of the laws of the Great Zhou Dynasty!
"This, this..." Shen Zhui was speechless.
Wei Wenhe retracted his palm and said softly: "The cultivation of civil servants is determined by the court. Improving the cultivation of officials is like building a house. The Xiantian realm is the foundation laid by yourself. The beams and roofs are built by the court."
"Once you are demoted, your cultivation will be like a tower in the sand. If you pull it out, it will fall apart and your own cultivation will be restored."
"If there are serious mistakes, just one document can destroy the criminal's original foundation."
After hearing this, Shen Zhui also roughly understood the training system of Zhou Dynasty officials.
The cultivation level of a civil servant is linked to the official level. Even if you have average qualifications and never practice, as long as you reach the official level, you will obtain the corresponding cultivation level.
But there are advantages and disadvantages. In the final analysis, the cultivation gained through being an official is not one's own.
Once there is a change in the local area, the imperial court only needs to send a random person over with a document and an order. Even if he is in the supernatural realm, he will immediately become an ordinary person. It can be said that it is absolutely impossible for civil servants to rebel and defy fate.
The generals are different!
From the current point of view, as Commander Jinwu, he is also a seventh-grade military attache, but his cultivation is at the peak of his innate ability.
If you want to demote the rank of a military attache, you can only remove the position, but your own cultivation level will still be there.
Civil and military methods each have their own pros and cons. When you are a civil official, you don’t have to worry about your qualifications. The higher your official status is, the higher your level will be, but there are also big restrictions!
The military attache's cultivation is completely achieved by his own cultivation, but the restrictions are relatively small.
In other words, the civil servant made a mistake and his life and death were not under his control at all.
The general still has a chance to resist.
Of course, with the current power of the Zhou Dynasty, even if you are in the supernatural realm, if you dare to make a mistake, you will not be able to escape death.
The imperial rules and military disciplines and laws are still very restrictive. When I humiliated Li Chengfeng, he did not dare to violate the rules and attack himself. This can be seen from this.
"The civil servants are weak when they say they are weak, and they are strong when they say they are strong." Wei Wenhe said with a smile. "Once I leave the boundaries of Heyuan County, my strength will be weakened."
"But within the county town, even if you are in the magical realm, you can't even think of crossing the thunder pond."
"If I have the imperial edict in hand and the emperor's sword with me, I can kill even a being that transcends the realm of supernatural powers with one sword!"
Shen Zhui nodded, this is the power of heaven. At that time, Ji Liang was the sixth-grade inspector. He tried every means to dissuade him, but he did not dare to actually stop Wei Wenhe. Because Wei Wenhe was following the emperor's order to cut off the Yin God. .
But after the Yin Shen was destroyed, Wei Wenhe had to obey the orders of the sixth-rank inspector. Thinking of this, Shen Zhui couldn't help but feel a little emotional.
But now that I think about it, Wei Wenhe's own cultivation level may not be more than the elementary level of Lingqiao, otherwise he wouldn't be unable to sense it at all.
"Now do you understand why this Five Dragon Token is useless to me?" Wei Wenhe smiled and said: "Put it away. With this Five Dragon Token, maybe it can save your life at a critical moment. If you have reached the level of cultivation, , it’s not a bad idea to venture into the Nine Nether Secret Realm.”
Starting from the Four Dragon Order, once each token is activated, it will have great power and transport people to the secret realm.
Of course, this is not possible in Wanfeng City. No matter how powerful the Jiuyou Divine Sect is, it is just a ruin that no one controls, and it cannot resist the shroud of the temple barrier in Wanfeng City.
But if you encounter danger outside, this kind of thing can be used as a life-saving charm.
However, the Nine Nether Secret Realm is not without dangers. On the contrary, the dangers are no less than those outside. If one is not strong enough and rashly teleports there with the Five Dragon Order, he will probably have a narrow escape.
But this is much better than certain death.
Seeing that he could not refuse, and that the Five Dragon Order was indeed of great use to him, Shen Zhui thanked him repeatedly before putting it into the storage ring.
Now, Yun Duo gave him a Four Dragon Token from the Blood Demon Battlefield, and the Five Dragon Token whose whereabouts are unknown, which can be said to be the two most precious treasures in his body.
Even the essence and blood of the Surabaya Snake King are inferior to what is expected.
Seeing Shen Zhui accept it, Wei Wenhe smiled and said, "Speaking of which, I have one more thing to ask of you."
Shen Zhui said sternly: "My lord, you may speak frankly, but if Shen Zhui can do it, I will die without mercy."
Wei Wenhe waved his hand and said: "It's not that serious. I want you to take a few people to Wu'an Army."
"Take people to Wu'an Army?" Shen Zhui was stunned.
"That's right." Wei Wenhe said solemnly. "I recommend three people to join the Wu'an Army, namely Wang Long, Chen Feng, and Ma Wu. If they join, you will transfer them to Baiyun Peak and serve under your command."
Shen Zhui nodded, "This matter is not difficult."
"But my lord sent them to Wu'an Army, could it be..."
Wei Wenhe smiled and said: "Now that the city has enough manpower, it is unnecessary to keep them. They are not civil servants and their own cultivation cannot be left behind."
"The yin and yang of the two major families have been wiped out, and the clan power in Heyuan County has been wiped out in the past three years. No one can take away this achievement. I guess that Dayuan Mansion will most likely transfer me back to Beijing."
Shen Zhui understood that Wang Long, Chen Feng and Ma Wu were the old men brought by Wei Wenhe from Kyoto. Now that Wei Wenhe had returned to Beijing, he would definitely be promoted. Then the strength of Wang Long and others was not enough.
"Shen Zhui congratulates you on your promotion." Shen Zhui cupped his hands and said.
"It may not be a good thing." Wei Wenhe shook his head, with a complicated look on his face. "With these repeated national policies, the situation in Kyoto will inevitably be treacherous and changeable. I hope they can stay in the Wu'an Army."
"Wang Long, Ma Wu, Chen Feng, come in."
As soon as he finished speaking, Wang Long, Ma Wu, Chen Feng and others appeared in the study.
"Commander Shen." The three of them all bowed in unison.
Shen Zhui stood up quickly: "Board leader, you don't have to be so outspoken. You can just call me Shen Zhui."
The county official said it was to train Wang Long and others, but these three people came from Kyoto, had experience and vision, and were well-informed, so they might be a help to him.
"Wang Long, Chen Feng, Ma Wu, you three will go to Wu'an Army and join Shen Zhui's command."
"Yes." The three of them agreed in unison.
Wei Wenhe cupped his hands and said, "Shen Zhui, I will leave these three brothers to you."
Shen Zhui quickly returned the gift and said solemnly: "I will definitely live up to your trust!"