Set up a divine needle to pacify the river and sea, build the Great Wall to resist the barbarians, destroy the six countries to pacify the world, and abolish the imperial power of the Hundred Schools!
These were the four great achievements of the Emperor of the Great Yan Empire, Ji Xuanyuan.
Xuanyuan was also the name passed down by Great Yan's imperial family.
Since ancient times, China had always used surnames as their inheritance. The son followed his father's surname, and it was common for humans to do so. Only the imperial family of Great Yan used surnames as their inheritance.
All the children of the royal family followed their mother's surname. If they could ascend the throne of the emperor, they would change their surname to Xuanyuan.
It was precisely because of this etiquette that the Great Yan Empire had not been ruled by any single family for five thousand years.
As the first emperor to unify the Central Plains since the beginning of the Primordial World, Ji Xuanyuan's reputation was unparalleled, and his might suppressed the four seas and eight wastelands.
It was said that he had the luck of the nine dragons and his martial arts cultivation was extremely high. He had nine sons and all of them had dragon luck. He was extremely talented and noble!
The First Prince, Di Xin, was granted the title of King Shou, the Second Prince, Ji Chang, was granted the title of King Wen, the Third Prince, Ying Zheng, was granted the title of King Qin, the Fourth Prince, Liu Che, was granted the title of King Han, the Fifth Prince, Yang Guang, was granted the title of King Sui, the Sixth Prince, Li Shimin, was granted the title of King Tang, the Seventh Prince, Zhao Kuangyin, was granted the title of King Song, the Eighth Prince, Zhu Yuanzhang, was granted the title of King Ming, and the Ninth Prince, Ye Qingchen, was not yet crowned as a king.
Xuanyuan Calendar Year 5721.
In the Sacred Capital, Yan Kun Hall, Human Emperor Ji Xuanyuan gathered the nine princes to test their knowledge.
"The current situation in the world, whether it's inside or outside, all the laws to strengthen the country can be explained.”Ji Xuanyuan sat on the dragon throne and said majestically.
"Reporting to Imperial Father, I believe that Great Yan's worries are not inside but outside. Xiongnu, Turkic, Tuyuhun, Khitan, Mongolia, Jurchen, Xixia, Jin, Goguryeo, and other barbarian countries all invaded the border, plundered the people of our Great Yan, and caused chaos in our Great Yan. This is the root cause of chaos.”
"Oh?" Ji Xuanyuan's eyes flashed as he nodded and said,""Continue."
Di Xin also became interested and shouted,"These barbarians outside the frontier are extremely vulgar. They value men more than women. Even their wives and daughters are regarded as goods and are abandoned for sale at will. They have no compassion for women at all. Great Yan can use this opportunity to first order the barbarians outside the Great Wall to offer beautiful women, second order the nobles to spend huge sums of money to buy beautiful women outside the Great Wall, third order the merchants at the frontier fortress to boast about Great Yan's wealth and attract women from outside the Great Wall to take the initiative to join us, and fourth order the soldiers at the frontier fortress to find opportunities to plunder women from the frontier fortress tribes.”
The more Ji Xuanyuan listened, the darker his expression became. In the end, he was about to turn into charcoal. What kind of f * cking idea was this?
However, Di Xin didn't notice this and said proudly,"If this goes on, within 20 years, the number of women in the frontier fortress will decrease by 90%. Without a daughter, there will be no descendants. When the time comes, we don't need to go on an expedition. Those barbarian countries will have no one left.”
"Ridiculous! Our Great Yan is a country of etiquette, how can we use such despicable methods?”
King Wen, Ji Chang, angrily rebuked. His face was as red as a jujube. It was obvious that he was furious at Di Xin.
Ji Xuanyuan's expression had already returned to normal as he said calmly,""Chang 'er, tell me your opinion."
Ji Chang bowed."I think we should cultivate rites and music to educate the world. With the "ritual" to divide people's identity and social norms, and finally form a hierarchy, with the "music" to subtly influence the people and alleviate social contradictions. If the two laws are implemented concurrently, then everyone will follow the etiquette system, their duties will be clearly divided, and the laws will be contradictory. Even if the court is weak, it can still exist for a long time.”
The King of Qin, Ying Zheng, sneered and said,"Second Brother, you are wrong. Natural selection is a competition between the strong and the weak. It has always been the strong who set the rules. If the country is weak and the people are strong, the result will be that the people will rise up and overthrow the incompetent court. Therefore, if you want to make the country stable, you must first weaken the people, collect the soldiers of the world, burn the books of the world, and fool the people.”
Han King Liu Che said solemnly,"Rather than weakening the people, it is better to have a strong army. A strong army will make the country strong. We can defend against the mountains and rivers internally and repel the barbarians externally. Those who openly offend the might of our Great Yan will be killed no matter how far they are!”
"Seventy percent of the country's taxes come from merchants," said Yang Guang, the king of Sui."Therefore, merchants must first prosper in order to prosper the country. The most important thing in trade was transportation. If the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal could be dug, the north and south would be accessible, and it would be easy to double the commercial tax.”
"The way to strengthen a country is to be perceptive and follow good advice. With copper as a mirror, you can straighten your clothes and hats; With history as a mirror, you can know the rise and fall of the dynasty. Using others as a mirror, you can see the gains and losses."
Zhao Kuangyin, the King of Song, said,"Scholars are farmers, businessmen, and merchants. Scholars are the leaders of the industry. Therefore, if scholars are strong, the country will be strong." The imperial court should carry forward the imperial examination system. If you are good at learning, you will be an official. Those who are not Jinshi and have to be good officials. In this way, everyone will learn, and a strong country can be expected.”
The Wise King Zhu Yuanzhang said,"Since ancient times, greed has been rampant in the officialdom. The money and food provided by the imperial court for disaster relief have been exploited layer by layer. When it reaches the hands of the common people, there is not much left. Therefore, the law of strengthening the country should be to punish officials with heavy laws. When officials are in dire straits, the world will be peaceful!”
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Ninth Prince, Ye QingChen, sat quietly at the end of the table, listening to the discussions of the big shots. He had a smile on his face, as if this matter had nothing to do with him.
It had been more than a month since he had transmigrated to this world. Ye QingChen had basically understood the situation in this world.
To put it simply, this was a world that spanned five thousand years of China.
In the imperial court, Bi Nu 'an, Shang Yang, Fang Xuanling, Zhang Juzheng... participated in state affairs.
General's Estate, Wen Zhong, Bai Qi, Wei Qing, Yue Fei...
In the pugilistic world, there were hundreds of schools of thought and sects. The orthodox sects were led by the Compassionate Boathouse, Shaolin Sect, and Wudang Sect, while the demonic sects were led by the Heavenly Devil Cult, Ming Cult, and Sun Moon Cult. They attacked each other.
Outside the frontier fortress, the Xiongnu, Turkic, Tuyuhun, Khitan, Mongol, Jurchen, Xixia, Goguryeo, and other countries were like the sun at its zenith, eyeing the Great Yan Empire like a tiger watching its prey.
Here was Ye Gucheng, the City Lord of White Cloud City, who was known as the "One Sword Comes from the West, Flying Fairy from Beyond the Sky". He fought the Sword Demon Dugu Qiubai at the shore of the North Sea and cut off the Heavenly River that was ten miles long with one sword.
There was the Demon Cult Master, sunrise East, who said,"When the sun rises from the east, I am the only one who is undefeatable." She suppressed the heroes of Jianghu in the three states as a woman, making countless men lose face.
There were three Grandmasters, the Five Uniques of the Central Plains, and the Ten Sword Gods!
The imperial court, the army, the frontier fortress, and the martial world were filled with conflicts.
The imperial family was at loggerheads, and they would do anything to seize the position of Crown Prince.
Although Ye QingChen was also a prince, he didn't have much ambition. Facing his eight powerful royal brothers, he decisively decided to be a salted fish waiting to die.
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