Chapter 396: Chapter 210: The Virtue of the Five Elements _3
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However, it is currently in preparation, the Taiping Dao Book I am about to cultivate, which does include the Five Elements.
What’s more, the theory of Five Elements Qi Luck is a great concern to me because I worry about the cultivation issues of the Taiping Dao Book, which might affect future cultivation.
In that case, why not simply choose the Five Elements that share the same attributes as the Taiping Dao Book. That should solve the problem.
The more Lu Yuan pondered this, the more excited he felt, as if a whole new world had opened up before him.
Indeed, the Taiping Dao Book does have attributes of the Five Elements.
The Taiping Dao Book, also known as Yellow Sky Daoist Scripture, the law of the Yellow Sky, is a spiritual cultivation text based on earth.
If you cultivate this book, upon major success, you can condense Taiping Yellow Sky, which can be used as a method to achieve True Person status.
The content mentioned above, according to the Taiping Dao Book, is some description of the subsequent realms of this book.
Of course, these are merely descriptions.
When the Dan Ding Path first obtained the Taiping Dao Book, this Immortal Technique, which was excavated from the Taoist Ruins of Tranquility, was already incomplete.
Most of the content of the Taiping Dao Book that Lu Yuan currently holds is the result of the Dan Ding Path’s generations of exploration and restoration. To this day, it has only been perfected to the level of Five Qi towards Yuan.
As for finding the realm beyond Five Qi Towards Yuan, the method to achieve True Person through Three Flowers Gathering, there are only some descriptions in the damaged Dao Book.
After all, out of the generations of Dao Masters on the Dan Ding Path, aside from the first two or three who achieved True Person status after the establishment of the faction, the later generations of Dao masters only revolved around the realm of Five Qi towards Yuan.
Since they themselves have not reached that realm, how could they deduce the method for reaching the True Person status.
However, even without the following methods, the current Taiping Dao Book is almost enough for Lu Yuan.
And to be realistic.
If he is truly able to complete the entire Taiping Dao Book, then the realm of Five Qi towards Yuan perfection is already enough to suppress the now-decaying Nine Provinces.
They don’t even need to reach Five Qi towards Yuan. Achieving Three Qi’s minor completion is enough.
By using this method as Lu Yuan’s Five Elements virtue for his future dynasty, it’s more than enough to suppress a country’s Qi Luck.
‘In addition to this method, my birth data also belongs to the Five Elements of Earth, which makes it an even better fit.’
When Lu Yuan thought of this, he had already made up his mind.
Regardless of anything else, it must be Earth Virtue.
With this thought in mind, he looked at Cui Changqing and Sun Siwen and said, “I have been a mountain hunter since I was a child. Fortunately, I found an Immortal treasure in the mountains, which opened my spiritual orifices. I then started studying and practicing martial arts, which led to today’s achievement.
When I obtained the Immortal treasure, the Daoist who left it called himself Yellow Sky Daoist in the book.
The Yellow One is also Earth.
It happens that my birth data also belongs to Earth.
Isn’t this Heavenly Mandate?
Hence, I have decided that the Five Elements of the new country will be determined by Virtue, and there will be no more discussion about this.”
Lu Yuan repeated the story he once told about meeting an Immortal in the mountains, reconstituted it, and told his two ministers again.
Set Earth Virtue based on the compatibility of the Five Elements?
Upon hearing Lu Yuan’s explanation, Cui Changqing and Sun Siwen unwittingly frowned a bit.
They are slightly worried about their king choosing the least superior method out of the four ways to determine the Five Elements.
And Yellow Sky Immortal?
For this Immortal which they have never heard of, let alone being told by their king, both ministers don’t believe it at all.
They believe it is simply a product of Lu Yuan’s spur of the moment to determine the Five Elements based on his birth data.
“Your Majesty, we have never heard about the Yellow Sky Immortal. And to determine the Five Elements by the birth data, although the king should correspond to the Heavenly Mandate in the upper class and the human heart in the lower class however…” Cui Changqing wanted to dissuade him, but was interrupted by Lu Yuan halfway through.
“I’ve already said, there’s no room for further discussion on this matter.”
Looking at his two ministers, Lu Yuan had to repeat, “And I will establish a new country with Earth Virtue. In the future, after the Yue Country perishes, the New Dynasty will definitely be Water Virtue.
And Earth restrains Water.
Establishing the country with Earth Virtue is an excellent counter to the New Dynasty that will succeed Yue Country, which is a great advantage for the nation.
I have made up my mind, so there’s no need to dissuade me.”
Cui Changqing opened and closed his mouth, totally unprepared, could determining Earth Virtue be explained in such a way?
Although it’s sophistry, it cannot be denied that it sounds somewhat reasonable.
Thinking about it, he didn’t want to continue to argue with Lu Yuan on this matter.
Just determine the Five Elements by the king’s birth data.
After all, the kingdom of Changsha was established by the king, and it is barely acceptable to determine Earth Virtue based on his birth data.
In the future, just publicize a bit more about the Yellow Sky Immortal, making this Immortal known to the world, and this can also give the king additional rationale.
So, in the end, Cui Changqing said, “Respect your Majesty’s command.”
Upon seeing this, Lu Yuan could not help but smile, “That’s more like it. Cui Qing, Sun Qing, you are my confidants, and in the future, you will also be the New Country’s Ministers. Don’t you understand my temperament?
If I choose Earth Virtue today, there must be my own justification.
This is absolutely not a hasty decision made on impulse.
Changsha is the country I established, don’t I want it to last for thousands of years? You don’t need to worry.”
Regarding the matter of the Taiping Dao Book, Lu Yuan absolutely cannot tell outsiders.
Even the title of Yellow Sky Immortal is just to fool outsiders, especially to deceive the Dan Ding Path.
But for these matters, there’s naturally no need to tell the two civil officials.
Upon hearing Lu Yuan’s words, Cui Changqing and Sun Siwen thought about their king’s temperament and couldn’t help but nod their heads.
Indeed, with their king’s cautious nature, he would never do anything harmful to himself.
The decision to choose Earth Virtue today must serve his own purpose, it’s just that he can’t reveal it to us.
Thinking this way, although reluctantly, they did feel relieved.
“Since Your Majesty has given it deep thought, we can rest assured.”
Sun Siwen bowed to Lu Yuan and proceeded to the next area of discussion, “Now that the laws and etiquettes are settled, next we have to discuss the military and bureaucratic systems. The king will handle the military system and we don’t presume to suggest anything.
“However, in terms of bureaucratic system, the present world’s nations mostly adopt the Three Departments, Six Ministries, Nine Temples, and Five Supervisors as the mainstream. These twenty-three departments, if fully staffed, would require at least over five hundred people.
“Now, our country only governs one county, Nine Temples and Five Supervisors can be streamlined, and the Three Departments and Six Ministries can also reduce staff.
“But no matter how we streamline and reduce, to set up the framework of the new country, we cannot go without three hundred officials.
“In addition to the vacancies in local prefectures and counties, currently our kingdom of Changsha has a shortfall of over seventeen hundred officials.
“Therefore, I suggest, after the establishment of the country, for the king to hold imperial examinations to recruit scholars from the world, so as to fill up the vacancies in our country.”
Sun Siwen asked for the mandate.