Daqin Zhentiansi

Chapter 527 Prejudice in people's hearts is like a mountain.

Zhang Yuan's voice echoed in the lobby.

Destroy Liangyuan Domain!

This statement left many people bewildered, while also giving others a glint of insight.

Liangyuan Domain can be considered the weakest among the five kingdoms and three domains of Yongtian Continent, especially since Qingyang Marquis led a large army to sweep through Liangyuan Domain during his conferment of the title.

Over the years, through merchant caravans, a steady stream of Buddhist treasures from the Liangyuan region has been delivered to the capital, allowing the people of the capital to gain a better understanding of the Liangyuan region.

This is not the point.

The key point is that Marquis Qingyang said he would send 300,000 troops out of the capital to destroy Liangyuan.

The message contained here is truly shocking.

First, the Heavenly Guards stationed in the Imperial City have not been mobilized in full for at least five hundred years, and have not left the Imperial City.

This was the heartfelt desire of countless Confucian scholars and officials in the Qin Dynasty.

The large number of troops from the Zhen Tian Division remaining in the imperial city is like a long sword hanging high, ready to fall on one's own head at any moment.

Just like when Marquis Qingyang wielded a knife and slaughtered his way from the Dali Temple to the Ministry of Justice, who would want to see such a bloody scene again and again?

Secondly, the pattern of five kingdoms and three regions has existed in Yongtian Continent for three hundred years.

In particular, the Liangyuan Domain, Qingtian Domain, and Pingchong Domain, as the tentacles of immortals and Buddhas, have remained untouched on Yongtian Continent for thousands of years.

Zhang Hengqu's gaze fell on Zhang Yuan.

His eyes revealed a deep depth.

He hadn't paid attention before, but now, listening to Zhang Yuan's words, he naturally gleaned a lot of information and deeper meaning.

The annihilation of Liangyuan marked the beginning of a transformation within the Qin court.

The emperor pushed for reforms in the court, from the formation of the cabinet to the self-examination of officials, and then to the reconstruction of the imperial city. Extending further, changes occurred on Qingtianzhou, and the Wuwei Yamen returned to the Black Ice Terrace...

Further on, the situation in Northern Yan changed, and the Marquis of Qingyang rose to power. It turns out that the emperor's plan was laid at least ten years ago!

Now, everything has fallen into place, and it's time to truly begin the process of closing the net.

The destruction of Liangyuan was just the beginning, merely a continuation of the reforms in the court and among the civil and military officials of the Qin Dynasty.

The true purpose of the Qin Dynasty was—

Zhang Hengqu's eyes shone with a starlight-like brilliance.

As a grandmaster of Confucianism and Taoism, and having drawn upon the Confucian and Taoist cultural lineage of the Great Qin Dynasty, he could already sense a trace of the flow of the Great Dao's fortune.

This allowed him to see the true purpose of the Qin Dynasty.

Nine Provinces!

Let's redefine the land and rivers of China!

Zhang Hengqu, whose hands were tucked into his sleeves, clenched slightly. Even as a grandmaster of Confucianism and Taoism, he almost lost control of his emotions.

Not to mention that Marquis Qingyang rose to power by taking advantage of the prevailing trend and achieved great success.

Just participating in such a grand undertaking proves the saying—

For the sake of lasting peace, to usher in an era of prosperity.

Having seen through everything behind the scenes, Zhang Hengqu's expression turned solemn. He raised his hands in a gesture of respect and said, "What Marquis Qingyang said is all for the sake of Great Qin. I, Zhang Hengqu, dare not refuse. If my Imperial Academy can contribute to the revival of Great Qin, I will be honored."

accepted!
In the main hall, whether they were students and instructors from the Imperial Academy or military officers from the Zhen Tian Division, everyone wore expressions of joy.

Zhang Yuan nodded, clasped his hands in a fist salute, and said, "For the sake of Great Qin."

In the hall, everyone clenched their fists and whispered, "For the Great Qin."

……

"They're out." Outside the Zhen Tian Si (Heavenly Office), many eyes were watching as Zhang Hengqu, the headmaster of the Imperial City Academy, led the students and instructors of the Imperial City Academy out of the Zhen Tian Si.

Those in the attic had complex expressions as they watched this scene, showing no joy whatsoever.

This was the scene they had hoped to see, but it was all meaningless now.

The original plan was for the Zhen Tian Si to bow down to the Imperial Academy, and for the Marquis of Qingyang to lose his ambition and the emperor's trust.

The Zhen Tian Division did indeed bow down to the Imperial Academy, and it was Marquis Qingyang who performed the disciple's ceremony. This scene was detected by many people using their divine senses.

But Marquis Qingyang has not lost his ambition, nor will he lose the emperor's trust.

Because Zhang Hengqu comprehended the true meaning of Confucianism and Taoism in the Zhen Tian Si (a government office), he compiled the inscriptions on the stele of sages.

This marked the beginning of the flourishing of Confucianism and Taoism in the Qin Dynasty, and also a demonstration of the harmonious coexistence of civil and military affairs. Compared to this harmonious coexistence of civil and military forces, and the coordinated efforts to build a prosperous Qin Dynasty, the military deterrence of the Zhen Tian Division was insignificant.

This is an outcome that even His Majesty probably did not anticipate.

When Zhang Hengqu led a group of Confucian and Taoist students out of the Zhen Tian Si, the divine souls from all sides stationed outside the Zhen Tian Si also detected it.

However, given the current situation, most people are more interested in the inscriptions on the sages' tablets at the Imperial Academy, and the Zhen Tian Division is no longer as important.

The answer has already been there.

"I have lost." In the West Garden, Emperor Yuankang smiled and looked at Consort Qi.

"Speak, you may make one request of me."

Consort Qi looked up at him, her face full of smiles.

"Do you really want me to bring it up?"

"Then let Yu Ruo come back," Consort Qi said with a smile.

Emperor Yuankang was silent for a moment, then sighed softly and said in a low voice, "Actually, you could..."

Before he could finish speaking, Consort Qi reached out and pressed his hand down, gently shaking her head.

This filled Emperor Yuankang with regret as he turned to look at the image reflected on the screen.

Outside the Zhen Tian Si (a government office), students and instructors walking out of the gate unconsciously turned their gaze to the several large bronze pillars outside the gate.

Sure enough, the pillar was mottled and rusted, and the patterns were almost invisible.

"Chief of the mountain."

Du Yuan, the instructor standing behind Zhang Hengqu, stopped in his tracks.

Zhang Hengqu turned his head and looked at Du Yuan.

The others also looked at Du Yuan.

Du Yuan's gaze fell on the mottled pillar, and he clenched his fist.

"Headmaster, I'm not going back to the Imperial Academy."

"I will return to the Imperial Academy after the Demon-Suppressing Copper Pillar has been rebuilt."

Du Yuan's words drew the attention of the students and teachers to those large pillars.

The mottled marks on these pillars are not only the ravages of time, but also the imprint of the Zhen Tian Si (Heavenly Guardian) suppressing evil spirits and protecting the Qin Dynasty.

Looking at it now, everyone's feelings are completely different.

Everything, for the Great Qin.

This statement, as evidenced by these massive pillars, is by no means empty rhetoric.

"I... I'm not going back either."

A student spoke in a low voice.

"I'm not going back either. I'm going to the Zhou Tian Library to read books and rebuild the Demon-Suppressing Pillar. Time waits for no one!" a student shouted, clenching his fist.

One by one, the teachers and students bowed to Zhang Hengqu.

Before the Zhen Tian Si, Zhang Hengqu remained silent for a moment, then looked at Zhang Yuan standing to the side.

"Lord Qingyang, they are now entrusted to your Zhen Tian Division..."

He understood that when he said those words, it meant that these students and teachers would never be able to return.

Regardless of whether the Zhen Tian Si will release him after participating in core secrets, his involvement in the major event of reshaping the Demon-Suppressing Pillar will certainly give him a certain status within the Zhen Tian Si.

Then why go back to the Imperial Academy?
Who goes to the Imperial Academy to study for a lifetime?
It's not that there aren't students from the Imperial Academy serving in the Zhen Tian Division; it's just that in the past, most Confucian scholars had prejudices and were unwilling to come to the Zhen Tian Division.

Prejudice in people's hearts is like a mountain.

"Rest assured, Mr. Hengqu," Zhang Yuan said solemnly, clasping his hands in a fist salute.

Zhang Hengqu raised his hand in return and turned to walk out.

After taking a few steps, he heard a soft gasp behind him.

"Headmaster..."

Zhang Hengqu stopped in his tracks and turned to look at Baili Xi, whose hands were clenched into fists and whose face was flushed.

(End of this chapter)