Chapter 274: Overall breakthrough, Jiajing’s new goal, and cross-domain assistance to the national policy!
"I'm here!" Lu Fang knelt on the ground.
As Jiajing named Lu Fang, a golden light burst out from the imperial seal, and then everyone saw volumes of Lu Fang's political achievements appear in the air.
Of course, in addition to the political achievements of the Ming Dynasty, a large part of the political achievements are hidden from everyone.
Seeing this scene, many people were naturally confused and began to whisper to people they knew.
Some people who are not very smart even make up some shady dealings that they are not aware of.
However, for the Cabinet, the Imperial Household Department, and other officials who knew about the existence of the world of immortal cultivation, they naturally understood why this part of the political achievements was hidden.
Currently, only the top leaders of the Ming Dynasty know about the existence of the world of cultivating immortals. Even the other kings except Prince Yu and Prince Jing do not know about it.
Officials who knew the inside story just smiled faintly when they heard various conspiracy theories from people around them, and did not comment.
Those who don't know are immersed in their own world and cannot extricate themselves. It can be said that both sides are doing well.
"Buzz!"
As the imperial seal created ripples, the screening of Lu Fang's political achievements was soon over.
Afterwards, under everyone's watch, Lu Fang's political performance rating reached the first grade!
Seeing this scene, many officials couldn't help but show a hint of surprise in their eyes.
Officials who knew about the world of immortal cultivation were naturally surprised at what kind of achievements Lu Fang had made in the world of immortal cultivation to be rated as the first grade by the Emperor's Seal.
You must know that although Lu Fang is still the chief eunuch of the Imperial Household Department, the government affairs he has participated in over the past 30 years in the Ming Dynasty can be said to be negligible.
Even the authority of the Imperial Household Department to approve documents was delegated to Shi San and Chen Ju. Well, even Huang Jin and Chen Hong were no longer responsible for approving documents.
This also means that Lu Fang’s political achievements in the Ming Dynasty can almost be regarded as blank.
To officials who were unaware of the existence of the immortal world, this was very intriguing.
They were even more certain in their hearts that the reason why Lu Fang's performance rating reached the first rank was entirely because the emperor was taking care of this promoted companion, and they had some complaints in their hearts.
If it was just some simple gold and silver, they wouldn't care, but political achievements were completely related to the rewards for subsequent cultivation. If some people got more, naturally some would get less.
Lu Fang's political performance rating has reached the first grade, and coupled with the cultivation gained from the polishing of his natal object for more than 30 years, it means that the cultivation that they should have obtained will be damaged.
It would be strange if these people felt comfortable.
Of course, even if they had some complaints in their hearts, they dared not say it out loud, after all, this was the emperor's intention.
"Hmph, a bunch of idiots!" Yan Shifan naturally noticed the expressions on the faces of the officials around him who were uninformed, and sneered in his heart.
Others may not be aware of this, but the members of the cabinet and the six ministries know it very well.
Lu Fang has been developing Tomorrow Tower in the southern continent for so many years that it can now be regarded as a powerful force.
Moreover, Lu Fang was just one person, with at most his godson Wei Zhongxian by his side, but he was able to lay such a foundation for the emperor, which shows how great his contribution was.
With such merits, what's the problem with getting a first-class political performance rating? Even Yan Shifan is not jealous. These idiots, what are they?
Even though you have reached the plateau, your mind is still so narrow and you are not worthy of being a consultant.
Thinking in his mind, Yan Shifan glanced over and took note of the officials from his faction.
It’s better to mark some idiots in advance and kick them out of the team as soon as possible, so as to avoid making stupid mistakes later.
After all, when bad guys rack their brains to do something, sometimes stupid people will suddenly have an idea and mess it up.
Those who often do bad things are those self-righteous fools!
"boom!"
The imperial seal burst out with a brilliant golden beam of light, and then fell on Lu Fang's head and penetrated through him.
For a moment, all the eyes of the people present were on Lu Fang. Lu Fang's cultivation had already reached the initial stage of Golden Core, so the breakthrough should not be that big.
At best, within these thirty years he would be able to break through to the middle stage of the Golden Core, and Lu Bing would be about the same.
For everyone, the biggest expectation is themselves, especially those in the middle and late stages of foundation building like Yan Song. With the reward of thirty years of cultivation and the merit rating of political achievements, it is enough to break through the Golden Core Stage.
After all, that’s a lifespan of six hundred years!
"Will he break through to the middle stage?" Among all the people present, Lu Bing was the most concerned about Lu Fang's cultivation level.
After all, among all the people present, except for the emperor, the two of them have the strongest cultivation.
Even Prince Yu and Prince Jing are the same. Although the two princes have been working hard in seclusion to reach the Golden Core Stage over the years, they still have no results and are still counting on this reward.
When the political performance rating reaches the first grade, the rewards will be granted according to the fixed level, and will be increased with the feedback of thirty years of cultivation and the increase of political performance rewards.
Lu Fang's original state of the early Golden Elixir finally loosened, and at the same time his momentum was also rising steadily.
Finally, with a huge energy wave rising, Lu Fang's cultivation finally broke through from the early Jindan stage to the middle Jindan stage, and his aura became stronger and stronger.
However, this is not the end. Although he has broken through to the middle stage of the Golden Core, the cultivation he received as a reward still allows Lu Fang's momentum to continue to rise.
Afterwards, Lu Fang took this opportunity to consolidate his cultivation thoroughly. In just a few breaths, he achieved results equivalent to several years of hard training.
"Thanks, my master!" Lu Fang, who was sitting cross-legged, opened his eyes after his cultivation level was completely stabilized. He knelt directly towards Jiajing and kowtowed nine times.
Seeing this, Jiajing nodded slightly and said, "Stand up." After that, he looked at Lu Bing, "Lu Bing!"
"Your Majesty!" Lu Bing also knelt on the ground immediately.
Since Lu Fang was able to break through to the middle stage of the Golden Core in one go, the gap between him and Lu Fang is only a year or two, and he can also break through!
Soon, Lu Bing's political performance rating also reached the first grade, and then he began to cultivate his body.
Enveloped in the golden light, Lu Bing's aura also rose steadily, and finally to his physical strength!
"Boom!" As the violent spiritual power fluctuations appeared, Lu Bing's cultivation also broke through the middle stage of the Golden Core.
"Your Majesty, thank you very much!" Lu Bing also imitated Lu Fang and kowtowed to Jiajing.
Two Jindan middle stage people appeared one after another. All the ministers who saw this scene cast envious eyes towards them. But soon, envy turned into expectation.
After all, they were not surprised at all that Lu Fang and Lu Bing could break through to the middle stage of the Golden Core.
"Qingfeng," Jiajing looked at Qingfeng and said, "Your natal item has not been found yet, so I can only give it to you according to your political achievements."
"Yes." Qingfeng nodded slightly, not expecting much from his own political achievements.
In recent years, her greatest political achievement was to take the blame for the evil Taoist priests behind the two factories and one guard of the imperial court.
Therefore, she had already been prepared that she would not receive much political achievement in this reward.
Of course, she has frequently entered the world of immortal cultivation over the years, hoping to find a suitable natal object.
Unfortunately, her natal object is a shapeless and invisible cloud. There is no other way to obtain her natal object except to find a real cloud, but the cloud itself is also shapeless and invisible.
Even if she really found a cloud, it would turn into air and dissipate as soon as she held it in her hands.
However, in the past few decades, she has not gained nothing. At least she has made some progress in finding her natal object.
Moreover, her life force itself was extraordinary, and with the continuous supply of resources, her cultivation had successfully broken through to the middle stage of foundation building. This reward would allow her cultivation to reach the late stage of foundation building, and she was already very satisfied.
"Buzz." As the light of the imperial seal burst out, Qingfeng's political performance rating reached four in a short while.
Seeing this grade, Qingfeng was not surprised at all.
"Boom!" As the golden light poured in, Qingfeng's cultivation level also skyrocketed at this moment.
As her momentum continued to rise, as expected, her cultivation finally reached the late stage of foundation building, and stopped when she was about to touch the edge of the golden elixir stage.
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace." Qingfeng knelt on the ground, kowtowed nine times to Jiajing, and then stood up.
As Qingfeng practiced the Taoist's advanced cultivation techniques, his temperament became more ethereal and otherworldly.
Every move she made was like that of a fairy, ethereal and agile, and her increasingly plump and perfect figure made every move she made indescribably perfect.
"Chan Shuang," Jiajing looked at Chan Shuang again after Qing Feng sat down and said, "Your natal object is a green bamboo. I gave you a purple bamboo as your natal object."
"Over the years, as the resources for cultivating immortals in Daming have become more abundant, your purple bamboo has been constantly polished and fed back to your natal field. It has been a full twenty years, not bad."
It can be said that the two national masters of Buddhism and Taoism each have their own strengths.
Qingfeng is a good natal star, but his natal object is hard to find. Chanshuang’s natal star is an ordinary bamboo, but his natal object is a purple bamboo given by Jiajing himself, thus completing the complementarity.
"Amitabha, thank you, Your Majesty."
Today, Chan Shuang has grown from a teenage girl to a mature and intellectual person.
Because he practices Buddhist techniques, he is always surrounded by a faint Buddhist aura.
Especially, her natal animal is purple bamboo, and where she lives is a purple bamboo forest.
Over the years, the palace maids and eunuchs who served in the palace often talked about it in private. If you didn't pay attention, at first glance, the National Master Zen Shuang looked like the legendary Bodhisattva.
"Boom!" As the reward fell, in the blink of an eye, Chan Shuang, whose cultivation level was almost the same as Qing Feng, with the reward of more than 20 years of cultivation, directly broke through to the Golden Core.
That’s right, Chan Shuang’s cultivation has broken through the Jindan stage!
Seeing this scene, even though Qingfeng has always been indifferent, his eyes couldn't help but flicker again and again.
"Have I become tired over the years..." Qingfeng couldn't help but think to himself.
At the same time, his mind couldn't help but recall the scenes of Chan Shuang practicing hard almost day and night.
She was blessed with unique talents and was deeply favored by the emperor, but it was wrong for her to be overtaken by Chan Shuang.
Logically speaking, she has an extraordinary destiny, and if she works hard enough, she might be able to break through to the Jindan stage.
Now seeing that Chan Shuang was just one step ahead of her and had broken through to the Jindan stage, she finally realized that although she did not have her natal object, she was too lazy.
“It seems I have to work hard next time!”
Qingfeng Xuanling Shouzhen Huiwu Zhenren, who was hit hard, swore secretly in her heart that she was just one step slower and there was still time to catch up. Next, she would rely on her own ability to break through the golden elixir.
"Zhu Zai'ao, Zhu Zaizhen..." After hearing their father finally read out their names, Prince Yu and Prince Jing immediately stood up excitedly and said, "Your sons are here!"
"Zhu Zai'e, your natal item has not been found, so you can only be rewarded for thirty years of political achievements."
When Prince Yu heard about his natal object, his face turned ugly. He also wanted to find his own natal object, but his natal object was a naked woman with thirty-three forms.
Where can I find this kind of destiny? Thirty-three Dharma images, well, the legendary Bodhisattva is like this!
Even in the world of cultivating immortals, there are no Bodhisattvas!
Of course, he was not completely clueless. At least in the world of immortal cultivation, the two groups of stars, Ji and Wei, where the Eastern Azure Dragon Region was located, were ruled by Buddhism.
It seems that Buddhist practitioners have achieved the status of Bodhisattva. Perhaps there really is a certain Buddhist or Taoist sect that has a remarkable woman who possesses thirty-three Dharma forms?
At that time, um, I just got it myself!
When Prince Yu thought that the natal object he would find in the future would really be a female cultivator with thirty-three Dharma forms, his heart couldn't help but feel hot.
This cannot be blamed on him. No man can say no to a woman who can change her face and figure into thirty-three kinds of natural shapes at any time. It is the same for him!
A thought flashed through his mind, and Prince Yu took a deep breath and said, "Don't worry, father. I have already got some clues. I will find my natal item soon."
Hearing this, Jiajing glanced at his son and a hint of suspicion flashed in his eyes.
To be honest, Prince Yu’s true destiny is not even recorded in the General Notes on Cultivation.
Although there are records about Prince Yu's natal star being a "human", the focus of Prince Yu's natal star is the thirty-three Dharma images.
Unless it is the legendary female Bodhisattva, but Bodhisattvas, Buddhas, Arhats, etc., these things exist only in legends even in the world of cultivating immortals.
It can even be seen as a symbol of some kind!
Therefore, it is not easy for Prince Yu to find his natal object.
What Jiajing didn't expect was that Zhu Zaigui was such a promising kid and had already made some progress.
Well, it seems that this kid is not completely incompetent.
"Not bad." Thinking of this, Jiajing couldn't help but nodded slightly and gave Prince Yu an approving look.
As for the others, especially Prince Jing Zhu Zaizhen, they cast a curious look at Prince Yu.
After so many years, he still doesn't know what the true destiny of this third brother is.
Even my father was reluctant to mention it.
At this time, hearing Prince Yu say that his natal object had already made some progress and was praised by his father, Prince Jing became even more curious.
"Boom!"
As two golden streams of light fell, as expected, Prince Yu and Prince Jing, whose cultivation had already reached the late stage of foundation building and were about to reach the golden elixir stage, both broke through.
As expected, because of his natal item, Prince Jing's cultivation was much stronger than Prince Yu's. This gap was equivalent to at least a dozen years of hard training.
"Yan Song, Yan Shifan, Xu Jie, Hai Rui..." Jiajing named Yan Song and others, looked at the four people kneeling on the ground, full of expectation, and said:
"The four of you have the same level of cultivation, late foundation building stage, so I will reward you all at once."
After that, amid the four people’s thanks, as expected, their political performance ratings were all ranked first rank. Afterwards, four golden lights fell, and the four people’s cultivation levels broke through simultaneously.
All of them have reached the early stage of Golden Core!
Although his cultivation level is not as high as Prince Yu and Prince Jing, he is indeed a great cultivator in the Jindan stage.
"Gao Gong, Zhang Juzheng, Zhao Zhenji, Huang Jin, Xu Fan, Chen Hong, Shi San, Yan Shaoting, Hu Zongxian, Wang Chonggu and Yu Dayou, as well as the five military commanders..."
Jiajing named those people one after another who had reached the middle stage of foundation building and were just one step away from reaching the late stage of foundation building.
Almost at the same time as Jiajing spoke, the political performance ratings of these people were given on the imperial seal.
These are the absolute top leaders of the Cabinet and the Imperial Household Department, so naturally their political performance ratings are the same.
Well, but among them, the Five Army Commanders are military and have not had any political achievements in the past few decades, so their political achievement rating is only a small eighth grade, which can be ignored.
"Boom boom boom..."
Several golden lights fell, and the cultivation of Hu Zongxian and others also broke through to the late stage of foundation building.
"We, the ministers, thank the emperor for his grace!" As everyone was thanking him, Jiajing looked at the governors around him and said, "The remaining cultivation points on the Mingming Plateau will be distributed according to your respective political achievements!"
Hearing this, the ministers were overjoyed!
Most of these governors, governors-general, provincial governors, provincial judges and other officials are in the middle stage of Qi training.
The Emperor's Seal rose into the air, and in an instant, golden rays of light fell, covering everyone like a golden rain in the sky.
Above the entire natal plateau, spiritual energy is constantly surging, and at the same time, the breath of the middle and late stages of Qi training is exploding.
It lasted for nearly three hours before the breakthrough noise on the Mingming Plateau subsided.
At a glance, Jiajing instantly saw through everyone's cultivation and understood it clearly.
Now, including the two kings, the cabinet, the Imperial Household Department, and Shanghai Rui, there are a total of eight Jindan stage cultivators.
Afterwards, the six ministers, the Inspectorate, and the five military commanders all reached the middle and late stages of foundation building.
Then there were the governors-general, governors-general, provincial governors, and provincial judges from all over the country, all of whom had reached the middle and late stages of Qi training.
This time, it can be said that the Ming Dynasty as a whole has achieved a major breakthrough.
With such a powerful lineup, plus the presence of Jiajing, an ancestor-level cultivator in the Nascent Soul stage, it can be called a medium-to-large sect even in the world of immortal cultivation.
Compared with those old-fashioned sects and family foundations in the Central Plains, which have a history of tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of years, the current combat power of the Ming Dynasty is nothing.
But compared with the emerging medium and large sects, it is definitely not inferior.
However, if Ming wants to truly appear in the world of immortal cultivation without any scruples, it must reach the level of a major sect in the Central Plains.
In fact, one needs to have the strength to rival some small academies. At that time, the four major continents cannot be invaded, but the academies on other continents can also be touched!
If they could swallow up an academy, well, they couldn't even think about the four major academies, but even a small academy would be enough to rival the big sects, enough to make the Ming Dynasty fatter.
Looking at the ministers, everyone had a smile on their face, Jiajing's eyes flickered, and he was secretly calculating in his heart.
Wait a little longer, don’t rush, take your time!
When the Ming Dynasty's spiritual industry era comes to an end and it develops to the point where it can step out of the earth, into the universe, and into the sea of stars, they will have more resources.
When the Ming Dynasty develops to the second stage and makes full use of the resources of the entire solar system, by that time, the Ming Dynasty's combat power will reach an immeasurable level.
By that time, his cultivation would have to at least reach the Mahayana stage, and then he could start invading small lands notified by some small academies, such as some islands.
Moreover, in Jiajing's view, if the Ming Dynasty wants to catch up with the world of immortal cultivation and reach a point where it can do whatever it wants, it must at least be able to withstand the suppression of the four major academies. Otherwise, it cannot develop the immortal way step by step.
Well, we can’t just develop the immortal way!
For example, taking the Reiki Industrial Era as the cornerstone, developing the Reiki Industry, and embarking on another path!
A new path combining cultivation with technology!
After all, with the power of technology, coupled with the powerful energy of spiritual energy, how powerful would the weapons forged be? If a cannon shot could destroy a star, what kind of cultivator could withstand it?
This is the only possibility for the Ming Dynasty to overtake others, and the Ming Dynasty is now fully qualified to embark on this path.
Whether it was the internal thoughts of the people, the theories of various schools of thought, or even the theories of overseas countries, they were all incorporated into the academy.
Or it could be external, the era of spiritual industry that was consolidated by the Ming Dynasty, and the era of convenient information connected by spiritual networks.
In addition, you can also initially set foot on outer space. Well, don't forget, there is already a teleportation array on the moon, and various resources have begun to be mined.
The nanowires needed for the spiritual network today are made from nanostones on the moon.
There are also weapons being developed in the Heavy Industry Institute that use incendiary stones as energy to replace traditional gunpowder.
All these have qualified the Ming Dynasty to initially set foot on the sea of stars and explore more possibilities!
Therefore, Daming has the qualifications to combine Taoism with technology and embark on a new path to overtake others!
However, all these have to be done slowly. Since I cannot break through to the Nascent Soul stage for the time being, this is a good opportunity for Daming to slowly begin to explore a new path.
"Your Majesty, I have something to report..." Just as Jiajing was thinking in his heart, Yan Song's voice rang out.
"Mr. Yan, please speak up if you have anything to say." After suppressing the thoughts in his mind, Jiajing's serious expression relaxed slightly.
He had noticed before that Yan Song had a new idea, and it was most likely related to the spiritual stone.
The emergence of the Lingshi business was indeed inevitable, but he didn't need to worry about these small matters. For example, this time, Yan Shifan, Yan Song and others had already dealt with it.
But the spiritual stone business has already involved a lot of things. If it is suddenly eradicated on a large scale now, it will only be a temporary solution if it cannot be cured completely.
It won't be long before things return to normal.
Obviously, Yan Song, as the chief minister of the cabinet, knew this, so he had to come up with the rules and regulations.
"What I want to report is about spirit stones..." The old fellow who had just broken through the Jindan stage was acting old again, with a hunched back and a trembling voice.
Seeing Yan Song's behavior, others, such as Gao Gong, were full of disdain.
But when they heard that it was about the spirit stone, everyone pricked up their ears and listened carefully. The provincial governors and other officials in various places also suppressed their joy at this moment.
"The spiritual stones have returned to the Ming Dynasty. Although this nationwide 'sweeping of stones' has been very effective in severely punishing corrupt officials, monks, and gang forces, it is only a temporary solution and not a fundamental solution."
Yan Song ignored the opinions of the people and continued:
“For example, if a cultivator took the risk of using spirit stones to forcibly cultivate the Dao and build a foundation, and then found a clean Taoist partner to establish a cultivation family in a remote area…”
"So, for some local officials, this is their own political achievement."
"They will even protect some monks who use spirit stones for cultivation for the sake of their own political achievements!"
"Even if we get rid of the leader of the family, what about the immortal cultivation family that is beneficial to the development of the local immortal path?"
"The imperial court cannot really eradicate it..."
When the others heard this, they also nodded slightly.
After all, these low-level officials are also their subordinates and are under their jurisdiction. If these officials have good political achievements, it will ultimately reflect the political achievements of those under their rule.
"Therefore, in order to protect the Great Ming Immortal Path and eradicate the poisonous substance Lingshi, this old minister has drafted this "National Policy on Regional Coordinated Development and Assistance for Immortal Cultivation"."
"The purpose is to allow some areas with surplus development of immortal ways to provide cross-regional assistance to some areas with underdeveloped immortal ways..." Yan Song said, taking out his own memorial.
"For example, let a district or county in Nanjing with developed Xiandao help other provincial governments, or a backward district or county, to develop Xiandao."
"In this way, the immortal path in remote areas will inevitably gradually enter a healthy development..."
"..."
(End of this chapter)
