Ming Dynasty, New Rome, and Infinite Divine Machine

"Brother? Are you looking for me?"

"Shangluo, did you just propose a plan to divide the 'Wakoku' and the 'Yamataikoku'?"

"You knew that so quickly?!"

"My intelligence is quite good."

"Ah, this." Shangluo thought for a moment, "Is it not possible to do this?"

"Yes. Although it is very efficient, you can't do this - it's my fault. You used your wisdom to come up with a brilliant solution. But in reality, we can't adopt this plan. We can't separate Wa and Yamatai."

"Can I ask why?"

"Yes, of course you are qualified to ask questions, and I will answer you clearly." Zhu Xianxun's tone was helpless and firm, "Because this goes beyond the boundaries of etiquette. The empire's goals cannot be achieved by dismembering tributary states. The empire's actions cannot increase the confrontation and chaos in this world. From my personal point of view, this is indeed a wonderful solution to the problem. It can break the isolation of Japan and divide it. But-"

He sighed, "We can't do this. A scholar can be killed but not humiliated. You can destroy Japan, you can remove them from the earth, you can do it as long as the conditions are right. But you can't humiliate them, you can't split them into two parts. Because this will scare other tributary states, Korea will be terrified whether it will be split, and Ryukyu will be even more afraid of being rehabilitated. The court cannot rule the world with fear, the court must rule with virtue."

"Oh, I see. Sorry."

"No, no, no, you don't have to apologize." Zhu Xianxun replied, "I just said that I didn't explain the remote control to you before. I admire you for coming up with such an efficient solution in such a short time. I am willing to call it efficient. If the order of the court is still being established, you can do this. But now the world is stable, and this stable world order also constrains our behavior within the framework of etiquette. The court has always treated people with courtesy, and we cannot do anything beyond etiquette, no matter how efficient it is. Killing him is a great courtesy, and humiliating him is impolite. So kill him, but don't tear him apart."

"Understood. Easy to handle." Shang Luo nodded. "If this trick doesn't work, I have another trick. I will use the mirage to solve the problem. This time, I guarantee they will say 'The imperial court is virtuous.'"

"Oh, by the way, you got a lot of information about the mirage in the Dragon Palace, which I'm very interested in. This is a pleasant surprise for this operation. The Dragon King had always been obedient to the imperial court, and I couldn't find him. I didn't expect him to be so obedient. Send him more often in the future, and it would be best if you could get the location of the Dragon Palace, at any cost. Well, it's okay even if it's a little unethical. After all, as long as no one knows what the Dragon Palace is, no one will know what we did to it, don't you think?"

"Ah! I understand. I understand."

"As for this part, it's not easy for General Fu to tell you, so I called you directly. Anyway, the more things about mirage, the better. If the Dragon Palace wants to keep it secret, then they are beyond the reach of etiquette. There is no need to be polite with them."

Chapter 1127 Harmony with light

[Oh my, your proposal was rejected. ]

"Hehehe, I have many tricks up my sleeve. Since you won't let me remove the window first, I'll just have to open the ceiling in one go!"

Phaethon's voice came from the channel: "What on earth are you two whispering about? You are decent people, decent people. Don't make yourselves like villains."

"How's it going over there? Is Senior Fu drinking tea with that Shimazu in the tea room?"

"Ah, it was here just now, but now..."

"No! I'm ready, I'm Japanese!" Shimazu struggled and was lifted up by the Jinyiwei, "Didn't we agree on this? I'm Japanese! I really can be Japanese! I'm not Japanese! I really can be Japanese."

"Tsk." Fu Yuanshan shook his head. He didn't plan to say a word to this Japanese.

There was no need to pretend anymore. The friendly look he had just shown was entirely based on Shangluo's opinion. There was no need to implement this plan now, and he didn't intend to waste time building up some empathy with this Japanese.

Shimazu was dragged away by the Jinyiwei while shouting "I can be!"

Fu Yuanshan looked at the empty teacup in front of him, sighed, and poured himself a cup.

"Senior Fu?" Phaethon came over. "Why are you sighing?"

"Did Shangluo ask you to ask? Is he watching?"

Phaethon nodded.

"Sit down." He picked up the cup that Shimazu had drunk from, and casually crushed it into dust, then poured another cup for Phaethon. "I'm not sighing for him, I'm sighing for myself."

Phaethon drank a sip of tea first: "Are you unhappy about anything?"

"I suddenly realized that I could no longer empathize with humans who had nothing to do with me. Our sect's practice emphasizes being in the world, which means being one with the world and not letting your mind leave the world. Only by being one with the world can you avoid being too emotional. So you know, I usually hang out in the Qinhuai River. People often come to me to ask questions, and I often let them treat me to dinner. As the days go by, I feel that I have not actually entered the state of being too emotional. Facts have proved that I was wrong."

He looked at the empty seat next to him where Shimazu had just sat. "I don't feel the slightest bit of emotion about his departure. It was the same before. No matter how earnestly he expressed himself, I didn't care what he was thinking. Do you know why?"

"I want to know, and Shangluo also wants to know."

"Because I know that he will die sooner or later. He and we are no longer the same species. After we part today, we will never meet again, and we will no longer have any connection - I thought of this."

"But there's no 'reproductive isolation' between you and the people of Kinei, right?"

"That's... Hey, hey, hey, little girl, don't learn bad words from Shangluo to deceive me. I'm just lamenting for the future of the old humans for a while. The future of us celestials is still quite bright. Of course, the future of you Cybermen is also very bright. Everyone is doing well."

"You really are... you really have high emotional intelligence. Anyway, I'm not going to be a cyborg anymore. I want to be a heavenly being."

"Well, Miss Tianren, I want to ask you - I'm not asking Shangluo, I'm asking you."

"Ask me? Senior Fu, what do you want to ask?"

"What do you think of the barbarians? You are a Roman, and your opinion should be representative."

"Servants, it's that simple. Barbarians should serve Rome, and the barbarians should obey Rome's dispatch. The barbarians' persons and entire civilization belong to Rome, and they must also be bound by Rome. Correspondingly, according to the ethics of fair circulation, they can gain their own status and future within Rome through service. The door to promotion is open, and in addition to the Senate, they can be promoted to quite high-level military positions. For those crude barbarians, they have already reached the pinnacle that their entire civilization cannot reach."

"I think the danger of my idea lies here - at that moment just now, I didn't even intend to establish any relationship with those outsiders. Compared with my idea, your idea of ​​treating the barbarians as servants seems more tender. Servants are human beings after all. I didn't treat that guy as a human being at all just now. Now I can't even remember his name. I only know that his last name is Shimazu."

"Is that so? No wonder Senior Fu thinks this idea is dangerous. But even if you really don't regard the barbarians as human beings, you still have many of your own people, so it's not a big problem."

"Hmm? Hmm." Fu Yuanshan nodded, "Young people still have new ideas. You persuaded me twice before I understood - yes, if we have enough people of our own, we can remain normal without outsiders. As long as we have enough people of our own, even if all of them are extraordinary people, we can maintain our current daily life. What I am worried about should not happen."

"Worried? What are you worried about?"

"I'm worried that everyone will pack up and go their separate ways. It's clear that as their realms improve, all celestial beings will become increasingly dependent on the Small Zhoutian to maintain their existence. The Big Zhoutian, which relies on daily necessities and the natural world, will switch places with the Small Zhoutian from the moment they embark on the path of cultivation. If one day, all of us can be self-sufficient, will our society, our culture, and our families disintegrate? On that day, everything I know may change drastically. We may break up. I don't know you, and you don't know me."

"Will this happen?"

"Yes, and do you know why I say this? Because the mirage in the Dragon Palace makes me feel this threat intuitively - if the food made from the mirage becomes everyone's daily diet, if the mirage can easily simulate any form of taste and texture, then all restaurants must compete with such a weird spell. If the cost of making the mirage is not expensive, then the streets I often go to will probably become empty immediately."

"But, Senior Fu, you have enough people - I think this is a problem that only the Romans need to consider. If the Romans really faced this choice, I think their culture would really melt away like snowflakes. But you are different, you have a lot of people. The Romans had so few people that they couldn't even fill their own army, but you are completely different. You have so many people that you can fill all the ecological positions in society. No matter what you do, this kind of 'disbanding' is a very distant future for you."

Chapter 1128 The Giant Spirit God Stands on the Earth

Fu Yuanshan took a sip of tea and said, "More people is better. It would be better if there were more people. But why do young people today never get married? Don't you think so?"

"???" Phaethon was stunned. "Is that why you said those words before?"

"40% to 60%. That's why I specifically asked you instead of asking Shangluo for his opinion. I think you guys are almost there, so why haven't you made any progress yet?"

"Well, I've actually thought about this question before. Maybe we both have some moral naivety and feel that our current relationship, which is bound together by responsibility and obligation, is not pure enough."

"You young people miss out on a lot of things because you think too much. When I was a kid, there weren't so many things. It was common to get married at 25."

"Senior Fu, the marriage rate when you were a kid didn't seem very high! Getting married at 25 means that late marriage was already popular back then! So how can the low marriage rate be blamed on this generation?"

"Tsk, you don't understand. Everything that happened before I was born was natural. Everything that happened after I turned 30 was against the will of heaven. If I can't blame my parents, I can only blame you."

"Senior Fu, you are quite self-reflective."

"I think war cannot be separated from self-reflection. This is also a kind of practice. When we are fighting against the rebels, we enter an 'unusual' state that we would not enter at other times. Taking advantage of this rare opportunity, we can take a good look at the mirror. Sometimes, fighting itself can be an exchange of information. We are not only fighting with Xu Fu, we are also honing our new fists and feet in this new era. After all, nothing in this world happens as a matter of course. Reflect on yourself three times a day, this is what a Qigong practitioner should ask of himself."

"Wait, if you say that, doesn't that mean some people won't be so self-reflective?"

Fu Yuanshan glanced at her and said, "You are smart. Now you know what I am most worried about - I am worried that some of our people have escaped from the Heavenly Palace. My attitude towards Shimazu just now was still the mentality after my training. When there is a mission, I can at least maintain normal communication with him on the surface. But once everyone is promoted to a celestial being, there is no guarantee that someone will not run away and do evil and cause chaos in the world."

"It would be so scary if that person came down to earth."

"So it seems that we not only need to establish external order, but also need to reorganize the internal order - this is what Shangluo has to worry about."

"Huh?" Phaethon was stunned for a moment. "He asked why it was his responsibility?"

"Did you choose it yourself, kid? You took on the burden of the Heavenly Monarch, so you have to be responsible for this matter. Didn't you handle it once before? You used the thunder tribulation to destroy that person's power, and I think you did a good job."

——"But the one I destroyed was not one of our own." Shang Luo called the number himself, "He was a thief who stole power. I just took back the things from Heaven from Heaven's perspective. Didn't I also say at the time that civil law matters should be left to the court? I said I would give it to the court because I couldn't handle it."

"So, Shangluo, you have to study hard. You have to learn to do it - you have to be able to do everything. How can you say you can't do it? Although the burden you took over is only the 'Lord of Heaven', if you don't understand the affairs of the human world, the affairs of the heavenly court are like rootless duckweed."

"Ah, how do I learn this?"

"Two parts. I don't know how the Imperial College arranged your courses, or how you chose them yourself. But attending classes is very important, especially philosophy. Philosophy is a course in learning to 'speak,' allowing you to learn about the evolution of human thought to the present day, and to understand the source and nature of these problems. Also, read more and eat more, like I did."

"So, if I drive a big robot to beat people, that counts as..."

"That's the practice. It's the second category."

"My practice is really exciting. What I will do in a while is not easy to come across in normal times."

"Then you can learn more. Don't treat these as simple wars. The war in the heart is as important as the war outside the heart. The thieves in the mountains must be defeated, and the thieves in the heart must also be defeated. Treat this world as a teaching tool and practice the will of heaven!"

"Why do I feel like you want me to start a war?"

"If I hadn't persuaded you, wouldn't you have stopped fighting?"

"Tsk, that's not the case." Shangluo looked ahead, "Since I'm not allowed to humiliate Japan, then I'll have to use a mountain to crush them and let them experience the cultural shock of heaven and man."

After Zhu Xianxun cancelled the plan to "split Wakoku and Yamatai", there was no peaceful way to stay ahead. Shangluo did not intend to solve the problem from the inside in a simple way or in a more cost-effective way - he chose a more efficient way.

The giant spirit stood on the ground. It approached the sea and walked onto the beach.

Heavy rain fell from the dark clouds. The rain formed by the mirage created a strong mirage environment and lowered the temperature of the surrounding environment. Surrounded by clouds and mist, the more stable giant spirit god moved step by step towards the castle of the Shimazu family on the shore.

The giant god ignored the bottles and cans on the road. Shangluo saw that there were indeed people running on the road. He did not deliberately step on the places where there were people, but he did not deliberately avoid the places where there were people. Instead, he adopted an attitude of ignoring them.

The giant moved very slowly, allowing everyone to clearly discern its route and ensuring that no one would fail to notice it.

Looking down from the sky, although no sound could be heard, Shangluo could notice many eyes on the ground looking over. All kinds of human life could be seen here. But Shangluo ignored any of the eyes, and led the giant to move towards the castle step by step.

The tall castle is called "Tenshukaku" in Japan, which is mainly for decoration. When the Japanese were really fighting, there were no modern tenshukakus everywhere, and some were only defensive arrow towers. The current tenshukakus were built for the purpose of showing off wealth and military power. In fact, Shimazu would not live in them at ordinary times, so it is obvious that they are empty.

The giant waded in from the sea and passed above the castle tower. Inadvertently, he crushed the entire castle from top to bottom into rubble with one foot, and then continued to move forward - Shangluo did not deliberately destroy it, but maintained "indifferent destruction" and crushed along the diagonal line of Kagoshima.

"The target is Edo. From here, go straight all the way." Shangluo gave the order, "I want to see if anyone cares about these bottles and jars. I also want to see how long Xu Fu can endure."

Chapter 1129 The Giant's Plan

The giant walked across the entire Kagoshima, leaving a series of footprints on the ground.

Except for the castle tower which Shangluo deliberately "accidentally trampled", the others were just crushed by chance.

He was not targeting anyone, because everyone present was unimportant. In Shangluo's eyes, there were no them, only the mission itself.

The ruthless giant that towered over the sky and the earth crushed the city. This was unnecessary, because Xu Fu might not notice what happened to the city. Shangluo also knew that it was unnecessary, but he just wanted Xu Fu - or anyone else who could see this place to know that the Heavenly Court didn't even want to destroy this place.

Because destruction itself is a kind of respect. Whenever the Heavenly Court wants to plow the courtyard and sweep the cave, it can be recorded as a meritorious deed worthy of being written about. If this were put in the old army before the implementation of the military reform, as far as Shangluo knows, it would inevitably cut off the heads of a few local villagers to kill innocent people and claim credit.

Although this is no longer popular now, the meaning conveyed by Shangluo is very clear: destroying this place does not even count as a merit, and it does not count as a military achievement. The court is too lazy to kill innocent people to claim credit. The real purpose of this trip is for nothing else but Xu Fu.

[You're provoking him like this, aren't you afraid of making him mad? ]

"What I'm afraid of is that he will hide in the dark like a Buddha - he won't come out even when we crush Japan to the ground. After all, we are here for him."

A person who has lived for nearly 2000 years. Even if he can't do anything, he is worth catching and chopping into pieces.

In fact, even if it is only 500 years, it is worth studying. Because according to the only designated immortal cultivation textbook "Journey to the West" - thank Taishang Laojun, the only designated military textbook "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" is as important - when the lifespan reaches 500 years, there will be a thunderstorm from the sky, followed by

His life span has surpassed that of all known humans, and even dwarfs the four Heavenly Masters of the Tang and Song dynasties. Due to his age, he has already escaped the three disasters. We must see our nature and understand our mind, and avoid them in advance.

Another five hundred years later, a fire fell from the sky, starting from the Yongquan acupoint and burning through the Niyuan Palace, turning the five internal organs into ashes and the four limbs into ashes.

After another five hundred years, another wind disaster struck, blowing wind from the fontanelle into the six internal organs, through the dantian, through the nine orifices, causing bones and flesh to dissolve, and the body to disintegrate.

These three together are 1500 years of avoiding the three disasters. The fact that Xu Fu lived for 2000 years shows that he avoided all three disasters. Not to mention avoiding all three disasters, even if he avoided one disaster, he should be captured and cut into pieces for research. It is incredible that he avoided all three disasters.

What is even more unbelievable is that this powerful old thing had been lurking nearby for 2000 years and no one knew about it.

[If Sanzai relies on hiding, then at least his ability to hide is superb. It is hard to imagine that we can easily detect this hiding method - so, you are right, you have to trick him out. If he doesn't come out on his own initiative, we may not be able to find him. ]

"In fact, I wanted to dismantle Japan by tracing its origins, not just to find Urashima Taro, but also to see how long Xu Fu could endure. I don't believe that he lived here for two thousand years and had no connection with the local area. I also don't believe that he didn't leave any jars and pots here. Since I don't know where his jars and pots are, I might as well break them one day and see how long he can endure."

What if he can really endure it?

"Originally there is nothing, so how can there be any dust? On the other hand, if there is really no dust, then there is nothing. I have shaken this place to pieces, and if he still doesn't come out, then we can just pretend he doesn't exist. Now we have to reconsider whether the previous news about Xu Fu was just a smokescreen."

[At least this is impossible. It is hard to imagine that the "Xu Fu" incident, which involved many forces, is just a fabrication. So many people have indirect evidence, even if there is no direct observation, there should be some. ]

"Yes." Shangluo nodded, "So I just considered it from a bottom-line perspective. In fact, I think this should be Xu Fu's escape technique - this is not an ordinary escape technique, this is an escape technique to avoid the three disasters, avoiding all the disasters of thunder, wind and fire. You know, even Sun Wukong would be caught and taken to the underworld when he took a nap. How did he hide for so long?"

【If you can figure it out.】

"If we can figure it out, one of the doors might be able to make great progress. If we can figure out the three disasters, the research results will be enough for us to live on for hundreds of years. At least it won't be a problem for everyone to live another 1500 years."

This is actually a question that Shangluo has rarely mentioned until now - even celestial beings have to face the three disasters. Currently, all existing celestial masters have survived the thunder tribulation and thus have been able to prolong their lives.

According to the standards of Journey to the West, magic power is usually linked to life span, and the ability to live a long life usually means that one has great magic power. And the magic power that can survive the thunder tribulation is a powerful figure even in Journey to the West. Not to mention avoiding the three disasters, this is the longevity method certified by Bodhi Patriarch.

Even if everyone is promoted to heavenly beings, the 500-year thunder tribulation is still waiting ahead, which is unpredictable. How to live to more than 500 years old is also a common problem for everyone after ascending. It was not mentioned before because 500 years is almost immortal compared to the life span of a human.

500 years is a time of great changes. As long as you live to 500 years old, it is indeed a long life that ordinary people can hardly imagine. The court can still find a way to go up, and we can talk about it later - after all, as long as everyone can ascend to heaven, the upgrade of cabins can be put aside, and it is more important to increase the passenger capacity now.