How can one cultivate immortality without learning modern knowledge?

Chapter 67 Even the former imperial family burned books and buried scholars alive.

Old Qi's eyes widened: "A dragon-shaped bowl, an artifact used by the previous dynasty's royal family?"

"The royal family? The previous dynasty?" Zhou Wenju was slightly surprised.

This is the bowl that the nun Miao of Jingtian Temple always carries with her.

Even his younger sister could see the royal grandeur of the bowl, and after seeing it with his own eyes, he agreed that his sister was right.

He wondered, could this beautiful nun in Jingtian Nunnery be a princess of the current dynasty?

If she were a princess of the current dynasty, then he could come up with some ideas—

But Old Qi glanced at it and uttered a shocking phrase: the former imperial family.

"Yes! The previous dynasty's royal family valued martial arts and favored dragon motifs; the current royal family reveres literature and prefers writing implements. Twenty years ago, after His Majesty ascended the throne, he abolished all the dragon-patterned artifacts of the previous dynasty and replaced them with writing implements. If these are items used by the current royal family, the engraving inside should be in the shape of a writing implement."

"I've heard that the previous dynasty's royal family possessed abundant martial arts skills, making it the most peaceful era for the surrounding neighbors in the thousand years since the founding of the Great Yu Kingdom. But I wonder why they suddenly perished?"

"This matter is not taboo. If you want to know, I can tell you," Old Qi said. "The previous dynasty's royal family committed a grave mistake, namely, the burning of books and burying of scholars alive—"

"Burning books and burying scholars alive?" Zhou Wenju's heart skipped a beat: "Tell me in detail—"

Old Qi then began—

Although the previous dynasty's royal family also shared the surname Yan and the same lineage as the current royal family, they were not from the same branch of the family.

This royal family ruled the Great Yu Kingdom for only about twenty years, and had only one emperor, Emperor Wu.

Emperor Wu was a martial man.

Holding the cauldron of mountains and rivers, they governed the vast lands and gradually became the most powerful nation among the seven kingdoms of the Eastern Regions.

He conquered the land with his military might and established the powerful Great Yu Dynasty through his military prowess. As a result, the trust in military men was unprecedented. The direct consequence was that a large number of military men who did not understand the way of governing the country filled the court, and the people's livelihood was in chaos.

This has led to a polarization where the country is extremely powerful, while the people are extremely resentful.

The intellectuals were dissatisfied.

Various anti-rebellious poems and rebellions emerged one after another, leaving the imperial court in a state of utter chaos.

The imperial court launched a thorough investigation and discovered that the person behind it all was the Confucian Temple in the capital.

In a fit of rage, Emperor Wu burned down the Confucian Temple in the capital, reducing thousands of books to ashes and killing eight hundred scholars.

This is the infamous "burning of books and burying of scholars" in the history of the Dayu Dynasty.

This burning, this pit—

The Great Yu Dynasty is doomed to eternal damnation.

Why?

Because it angered a super being.

That is the temple.

The temple is the hall of the sages of literature and Taoism.

The Confucian Temple is a branch of the Holy Temple on earth, representing the authority of the Holy Temple. If a secular dynasty dares to defy the Holy Temple, at best it will reduce the quota of your literary roots, literary circles, and literary mountains, causing your country's literary power to wither, and at worst it will directly overthrow the foundation of your dynasty.

The temple chose the latter!

Emperor Wu, this unruly martial arts fanatic, was nailed to the pillar of the empire by a single pen from the temple.

The powerful dynasty he built collapsed.

Another royal family ascended to the throne.

This branch of the royal family was the line of the Western King, who were exiled to the northwest by Emperor Wu.

After King Yanzhong of the West ascended the throne, he emphasized literature over military affairs. The Way of Literature gradually became the orthodox doctrine in the Great Yu Dynasty. The Great Yu Dynasty forcefully corrected this deviation, gradually returning from its unorthodox path and moving towards greater harmony with other nations.

Zhou Wenju slowly withdrew his gaze from the shimmering river: "So, this former emperor, Emperor Wu, was actually a fool?"

"Yes, once they have some martial prowess, they become arrogant and forget that the Holy Temple is the common heaven of the Five Regions and Four Ruins! Young Master Yan is a fool, almost without question!" Old Qi said.

Zhou Wenju's gaze fell on his face, but he couldn't detect anything unusual.

Am I wrong again?

Was the Lingyan Pavilion, which was originally built by the previous dynasty, actually not?

If so, Emperor Wu should be the spiritual totem of their group, and it is absolutely impossible to define him as a "fool".

Zhou Wenju chuckled softly: "Old Qi, there's one more thing tonight—"

Old Qi's brow twitched suddenly: "Young master, now I get terrified whenever I hear you speak."

"What's wrong with you?" Zhou Wenju said, "For you, this is just a small matter, theoretically very simple."

"Then—tell me about it—" Old Qi's eyes were full of distrust.

It's not his fault. The key is that Zhou Wenju is too much of a troublemaker. In less than ten days since he came back, he's caused things that Lao Qi has never encountered in his entire life.

Zhou Wenju said, "With your cultivation level, you should be able to easily set up a soundproof ring. Help my father set one up."

"Why do we need to put soundproofing rings on the old man?" Old Qi didn't understand.

"My father needs peace and quiet tonight to focus entirely on writing his memorial to His Majesty," Zhou Wenju said. "He mustn't be disturbed by any commotion in the city."

Old Qi's eyes widened: "You—you—you've orchestrated something big in the city again!"

"What do you mean I'm setting things up? Which eye of yours saw me setting things up?" Zhou Wenju glared at him. "I just have a feeling that those lawless bastards from Hexi Valley might enter the city tonight and take back the 80% of the shops that the He and Li families have occupied."

Old Qi jumped up suddenly: "You—"

"I told you it's none of my business! I was just analyzing!" Zhou Wenju said. "But you have to admit, it's not a bad thing!"

"Young Master—" Old Qi's forehead veins bulged: "You've already caused trouble to the highest levels, do you still dare to cause trouble?"

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"You said it yourself, the matter has already reached the highest levels! Even my sister knows the saying, 'The more lice, the less itchy; the more debts, the less worry,' don't you understand?" Zhou Wenju said, "Some things, you might as well do them, even if they're pointless, so why not do them?"

Old Qi opened his mouth wide and gasped for breath.

That kid, that lawless bastard!

They had no intention of leaving anything for the He and Li families. Their foundation was destroyed, their ancestral home burned down, and now their evil claws are reaching into Qishan County.

The shops were also part of his plan!

It looks like they're recklessly flirting with death.

However, you can't deny that what he said makes sense!

Anyway, what he did had already angered the two vice ministers and had already overturned things beyond measure. In the eyes of the world, he was already deserving to die ten times over, so why would he care about dying a few more times?

This is what they call: "Many lice don't itch, many debts don't worry!"

Why not do it if it's free? Even if you do it, it'll be a waste of time! Who wouldn't do it if it's free?

"Young master, you've driven the master almost crazy—" Old Qi sighed softly.

"Old Qi!" Zhou Wen raised his hand and gently pressed on his shoulder: "I won't lie to you, my father moved me a bit tonight, and because of that, I have to help him get things done thoroughly."

"You pull him out of the oil pan, then put him back in to fry again, and that's what you call helping him?" Old Qi said.

"When looking at problems, we must think long-term! When dealing with people and things, we must have some foresight!" Zhou Wenju said, "Next, barring any unforeseen circumstances, the court will bring peace to the people! The heavy responsibility of this 'peace' rests on Father's shoulders! If the enemy forces still exist in the city right now, if the Qishan resources are still in the enemy's hands, they could cut off the supply of basic necessities such as food and cloth to the entire county in a matter of minutes. How can you expect Father to realize his grand plans and implement policies to bring peace to the people? Therefore, great chaos leads to great order; the more thoroughly the old order is smashed, the easier it is to establish a new one!"