From Joy of Life, the Tian Gang is reversed

Chapter 214 Ten Thousand Wronged Souls, Ten Thousand Soldiers

After gaining a deeper understanding of this world, Zhao Xun discovered that although it appeared to be a martial arts world, the martial arts level was not very high and there was a significant gap between martial artists, making it not difficult to dominate the world.

Especially considering his status as the only son of a prince, possessing a whole province, it was quite easy for him.

Why is it so easy?

Are 300,000 iron cavalry really that impressive?

Believe it or not, I'll blast you to bits with one shot!
In an era where Mount & Blade reigns supreme, cannons are all you need.

Can he build cannons?

Yes, yes, yes!
Of course!
Even though this world is rich in resources and energy, and differs from his previous world in some physical constants, it doesn't matter. He has an artificial intelligence like his second soul that he can adjust, and he also has the technological accumulation from the Avengers world. It's not difficult for him to create things like cannons and firearms.

The key is timing.

In today's world, although Prince Jing'an is a vassal king, he is the weakest among the vassal kings. If he suddenly produces a very powerful firearm, and if production and manpower cannot keep up, he could easily be wiped out in one fell swoop.

Industry is all about scale, standardization, and clustering, and the Jing'an Prince's Mansion does not yet meet these conditions.

Therefore, before developing these things, we must improve our own strength. Without sufficient strength to protect ourselves and without increasing the loyalty of our subordinates, even if we develop firearms, we will only be doing the work for others.

"I have a few questions I'd like to ask you about swordsmanship."

While Zhao Xun was staring blankly at a pile of documents in his study, Yu Xuanji barged in. These past few days, Zhao Xun had been cooped up in his study and hadn't come out to instruct her in martial arts, which made her somewhat depressed.

"Swordsmanship is something you have to practice and experience more of. I've taught you everything I can. If you don't put your heart into it and rely solely on my instruction, you won't reach the pinnacle." Zhao Xun stretched and said to Yu Xuanji, "Swordsmanship is something that depends on talent. You either know it or you don't. You have to comprehend it, understand?!"

"What do you know? I think you're just being lazy." Yu Xuanji pouted, looking displeased. "I don't care, you have to teach me today."

"Why don't we go out for a walk? Xiangfan was once a major city in Western Chu, and it held off Xu Xiao for ten years. It's quite a famous city now. We've been here for several days, don't you want to go for a stroll?"

“I…!” Yu Xuanji was somewhat tempted. Zhao Xun didn’t wait for her to respond and stepped forward, taking her small hand and saying, “Let’s go, let’s go and see how the city is recovering, and also see the contributions my Jing’an Prince’s Mansion has made to this city over the years.”

A dead city that was besieged for ten years, with only one in ten people remaining, has now become a prosperous metropolis. Of course, the Jing'an Prince's Mansion deserves credit for this. As for how great their contribution was, well, that's something to boast about. Otherwise, how would the world know how great the Jing'an Prince's Mansion's contribution was?
He led Yu Xuanji out of the palace, with ten guards following closely behind, and another thirty guards secretly following as well.

Zhao Xun didn't care. As the heir apparent of the Prince of Jing'an, he was entitled to a certain pomp and circumstance when leaving the palace.

His persona is that of a calligraphy and painting genius, but not a martial artist. Although he has a third-rank martial artist by his side, Yu Xuanji is too young and there is only one of them. There are bound to be some areas that cannot be looked after, so Zhao Xun did not say anything.

Leaving the high walls and deep courtyards, the vermilion gates and copper nails of the heavily guarded Jing'an Prince's Mansion, turning onto the main street in front of the gate, a bustling and prosperous scene unfolds before your eyes. The streets are densely packed with shops, and the flow of people is like a never-ending stream. This is a thriving commercial city. Within its walls, one can see markets selling aquatic products and rice, as well as shops selling silk and handicrafts. Due to its proximity to Chun Shen Lake, the city boasts a well-developed water system, crisscrossing and crisscrossed by bridges. The streets paved with bluestone slabs have a typical Jiangnan style, with some shops built along the water's edge. The willow-lined waterways and the houses with carved wooden windows create a scene of prosperity.

“Strictly speaking, Xiangfan City also belongs to Jiangnan. Although it is located at the northernmost part of Jiangnan, it is no different from other areas of Jiangnan because of Chunshen Lake.” Holding Yu Xuanji’s small hand, Zhao Xun walked down the street, gesturing and pointing, introducing her to the city’s landscape, geography, customs and scenery.

Yu Xuanji's face flushed slightly, but she still held Zhao Xun's hand tightly and followed him as they strolled along, eating and drinking as they went. After about an hour, they finally arrived at the edge of the city wall.

Yu Xuanji's cheerful steps suddenly stopped, her smile faded slightly, and she looked up at the tall city wall, whispering, "Something's not right!"

“Of course something’s wrong.” Zhao Xun also looked at the city wall, which was 186 feet high. “Back then, Xu Xiao attacked the city, and Wang Yangming defended it for a full ten years. When the city fell, people in the city resorted to cannibalism. Of the 150,000 people, less than 10,000 survived. More than 100,000 vengeful ghosts lingered. The Celestial Master of Longhu Mountain set up a grand ritual of more than 30,000 people to perform good deeds of exorcising sins in the netherworld. He did not close the gates of the underworld and allowed the wronged souls to leave the ghost city. But even now, the celestial talisman on the top floor of Diaoyutai has not been burned, and those wronged souls have not left. That’s why you feel something is wrong!”

"A vengeful spirit? Are there really ghosts in this world?!" After all, she was just a young girl, and Zhao Xun's words made Yu Xuanji shiver involuntarily.

"Whether it's true or false doesn't matter, as long as it doesn't affect the present world!"

Zhao Xun looked up at the sky, a golden light flashing in the depths of his eyes, and a cold expression appeared on his face.

The 100,000 wronged souls who were cooked and eaten by their own relatives did not rest even after so many years of death. They became a tool in the struggle between Taoism and Buddhism. A few years later, they were forced to perform a grand exorcism in Xiangfan City!
This world is different from the world of Joy of Life.

Due to special circumstances, the world of Joy of Life is characterized by an abundance of yang energy and a lack of yin energy, making it difficult for people to become ghosts after death.

However, this world is full of vital energy and does not reject yin energy. Most importantly, this world has a yin world. All signs indicate that after a person dies, they should naturally enter the yin world. Unless they encounter special conditions, they will stay in the yang world. For example, when these 100,000 wronged souls appear, the Taoist and Buddhist religions will take action to guide the wronged souls into the yin world.

In other words, the passage between the underworld and the mortal world is controlled by Taoism and Buddhism.

From this perspective, Buddhism and Taoism have done their best and left no trouble in the mortal world. Of course, this may also be because the world was newly created, and that Xiao Meng paid great attention to this aspect. The rules of the Yin and Yang realms were relatively complete and strictly followed the rule of the separation between Yin and Yang.

But how to put it? Being responsible is one thing, but using the wronged souls as a raft to block hundreds of thousands of wronged souls in Xiangfan and prevent them from going to the underworld is wrong. On this point, Zhao Xun doesn't mind giving both sides a retribution.

Unfortunately, he is still very weak and dares not make any rash moves.

You should know that in recent years, he has been trying his best to control his luck, for fear that the Imperial Observatory might discover something amiss.

"But since the Prince of Jing'an's son is here in person, I am very polite."

After watching for a while by the city wall, just as he was about to leave with Yu Xuanji, a young man in blue robes walked over, bowed, and asked with a smile.

(End of this chapter)