Ancestor Above - Chapter 462

　　 Daqin, Chang’an.

　　 This city can almost be regarded as the largest city in the entire spiritual world.

　　 There are three floors inside and outside. The outermost layer is where ordinary people live. It is divided into hundreds of urban areas and tens of millions of people live.

　　 The inner layer is divided into more than 20 districts, and almost all of them are monks living in it.

　　 At the most core place, it is called the “City on the Clouds”, which looks like a real fairy palace from a distance.

　　The spirit veins of Chang’an City, no matter the concentration or scale, are the best in the whole practice world.

　　 It is worth mentioning that the Daqin Palace is not in the city on the cloud, but at the foot of the city on the cloud. Although this position is also a very core position in the inner city, in terms of status, it is obviously not comparable to the city on the cloud.

　　 is indeed not on the same level.

　　 Great Qin Dynasty, the emperor is of course the highest ruler of this country. However, this is just secular kingship. In Qin, there is another characteristic that is rare in other countries.

State religion.

　　 The state religion of Da Qin is the spiritual pillar of the entire Da Qin society. In theory, the common people who have never practiced and the emperors who have reached the peak of Dharma are all believers of the state religion.

　　 One can imagine how great the authority of this so-called state religion is.

　　 Of course, as the leader of the regime, the Emperor Qin was not without authority. The administrative power and army of the dynasty were still firmly held by the emperor.

　　 In the earliest days, the influence of the Great Qin State Religion on the country was not so strong. Even at the very beginning, they did not have the title of ‘national religion’. From the outside, it was just a religion that could train monks.

　　 With the development of time, they have become larger and larger, and more and more believers have penetrated into the lives of the Qin people. Both the monks and the people have received a very careful influence and eventually become the so-called state religion.

　　 But even when they first became the state religion, their influence was probably limited to being a tool for the emperor and government of Qin to rule the country.

　　 This situation lasted for a long, long time, but after the current emperor of Qin, Qin Shang succeeded to the throne, some changes slowly began to take place.

　　 On the eve of Qin Shang ascending the throne, he was only a monk at the Yuan Ying level. In the mighty Great Qin Dynasty, even the prince of the purest bloodline, if he had only such strength, it would never be possible to compete for the emperor’s throne.

　　 Great Qin, since the founding of the country, there has really been no emperor below the level of Dharma.

　　 At that time, Qin Shang had an elder sister and a younger brother, both of whom were strong at the level of the Fa, and logically speaking, the throne had nothing to do with him.

　　 Even at that time, he was supported by the state religion, which was already very influential in Qin, but according to the tradition of Qin, he was still unlikely to take the position of emperor.

　　 However, then, a magical thing happened: Qin Shang broke through directly to the Dharma Stage from the Nascent Soul level strength who was not qualified to compete for imperial power in just two years.

　　 But in fact, even if this is the case, it is difficult for him to compare with his sister and younger brother when he has become a form of law.

　　The main reason is one point: his sister and younger brother, both of whom are in old age, have entered the middle and later stages. The fight for imperial power is on the verge of imminent. Even if Qin Shang has become a monk at the level of Dharma, how can he compete with others for the new Dharma that has just broken through?

　　 However, the truth is so surprising.

　　 Qin Shang won, and during the suppression of his sister’s rebellion, with absolute advantage, he crushed and defeated and killed the opponent on the spot. And his younger brother wisely chose to surrender, and in the future, he will quickly become a member of the state religion.

　　 After becoming a believer, this younger brother of Qin Shang has also become a very loyal courtier of the entire empire, and listens to his dispatch at any time, completely different from his previous character when he fought for the throne.

　　 How he quickly broke through to the level of Dharma and how he was able to easily wipe out his rivals to the throne when he just broke through to the level of Dhamma, this is probably inseparable from the state religion.

　　 People with a little bit of knowledge and normal brains can easily realize this.

　　 It is precisely because of this that the state religion really began to move towards the foreground.

　　 Qin people, although many, many people were true believers of the state religion before, there were not so many true fanatics and those who were willing to throw their heads to the state religion. The state religion, in the political life of the Qin people, is more like a spiritual supplement, even the pillar status can’t be mentioned.

　　 However, after the state religion successfully supported Qin Shang to the position of imperial emperor, everything has changed a lot.

　　 In the future, since the state religion can support Qin Shang to the throne, they naturally have their own demands.

　　 After Qin Shang came to power, the atmosphere of the entire Qin Dynasty began to change quickly.

　　The most concentrated manifestation of these changes is that the authority of the state religion has been strengthened step by step.

　　Although the administration of the entire empire, from local administration, to the cultivation of monks, and to the monks’ army in the empire, the court and the emperor have the final say, and the state religion has shown little interest in encroaching on this part of power.

　　 However, what they really control is the spirit of the people.

　　 A large number of people have truly become believers of the state religion, the kind that are very firm.

Although, people do things and develop mainly based on the imperial court orders and various local forces. However, in the minds of most people in Qin, a religious concept-state religion has gradually emerged. Status is supreme.

　　The beliefs of the state religion are also well packaged. They do not have a single concept of God.

　　 If it’s just a ‘god’, in the world of practice, it’s not very popular. The monks all have powerful extraordinary powers. As long as they step up gradually, although it is difficult, as long as they can go up, they can gain the ability to move mountains and fill the sea. In such a world, it is unrealistic to make people worship things like ‘gods’ too much.

　　 For the vast majority of monks with normal minds, even if there is such a thing as a god, the monks often recognize him as a stronger monk, and it is difficult to think that this is an all-knowing and omnipotent god.

　　 The interesting thing about the packaging of the national religion is that they have packaged the entire doctrine into a kind of ‘Tao’.

　　 This kind of ‘Tao’ is an idea and a value. The core concept is ‘order’.

　　The national religion does not talk about good and evil, and they do not mind good or evil people. What they care more about is ‘order’ itself.

　　 Under the impetus of the state religion, the laws of the Great Qin Kingdom have gradually become detailed and strict over the years. In addition, the execution does not speak any human touch at all, and the execution is strictly in accordance with the law.

　　 And from the monks to the general public, the recognition of order is also getting deeper and deeper under the continuous expansion of the belief of the state religion.

　　Of course, human nature, whether it is an ordinary person or a monk, cannot completely obey the order. There is always a desire for the free, or the wicked. Some of them did not like such uncomfortable restraints by nature, and some were even dissatisfied with some of the evil laws enacted by Qin State.

　　 However, such people, regardless of their status, have been brutally suppressed by the state religion.

　　 In this regard, the state religion has always dealt with it by a set of methods-first expelled from the church, then the government declared it a crime, and then dealt with it according to the strictest rules.

　　 Under this kind of disposal, a large number of people died.

　　 After receiving a lot of information about Qin, Lu Qing always had a very strange feeling.

　　 Pay attention to order, which of course is not wrong. A high degree of order means that the entire society is highly organized and has a high mobilization ability, and the entire society can concentrate its efforts on major tasks.

　　 However, everything has a degree.

　　 Strictly enforce the law, which is fine in itself, but is the law itself necessarily good? In Lu Qing’s understanding, the law itself was formulated, and of course it needs to be implemented. But when making laws, it may be because the law makers did not consider well, or the interests of the law makers, or simply because of the times and social changes, which made some originally good laws not so suitable.

　　 In this case, apart from enforcing the law, there should also be corresponding policies that allow people to discover and adjust the untimely order.

　　 However, Qin has no such mechanism.

　　 Some laws, in Lu Qing’s eyes, are simply draconian laws, but these laws are still being meticulously enforced. Don’t say it violated the law. Even if you didn’t violate the law, you would be persecuted if you just expressed dissatisfaction with the law.

　　Furthermore, when the law is enforced, it is done in full accordance with the provisions, without any consideration of the matter itself, which is of course an evil behavior.

　　 The combination of these two items makes the atmosphere of the entire Great Qin State very depressing and terrifying.

　　 But I have to say that the power of order is still very terrifying.

　　Under a strong order, the power of Qin can be very well concentrated. The social mobilization ability is very strong, the army is highly organized, and it is difficult for spies to operate in the environment of Qin. Various methods of monitoring the people and monks are everywhere, but these excessive powers will breed corruption…

　　 In short, this is a country that makes Lu Qing feel a little uncomfortable.

　　 And speaking of returning to Qin country itself.

　　In the Great Qin Palace, the current Emperor Qin, Qin Shang, put on a gown.

　　 This is the most solemn attire as an emperor. Not only Qin State, but almost all countries have similar attire. Because it is troublesome and uncomfortable to wear, most emperors don’t like it. Unless it is in some very formal occasions that cannot be worn without wearing, the emperors do not like to wear such a troublesome thing in ordinary times and in private.

　　 Qin Shang is the same.

　　 But today, the Great Qin Kingdom does not have any events such as dynasty meetings or grand memorials, and the emperor does not seem to have to.

　　 It’s just that Qin Shang, who is full of solemn face right now, seems to be going to announce some very important decision.

　　 In the empty Daqin Palace where he is, there is only one person by his side.

　　 Great Qin State Master, Fang Ziliang.

　　 “Your Majesty, the minister asks you one last sentence, if you take this step, you can’t look back.”

　　 “I know.” Qin Shang has a serious face, “It’s just that if this is not the case, how would you deal with Yan Kingdom?”

　　 “Stop, is it really necessary?”

　　 This is Fang Ziliang’s biggest question.

　　Before he became a national teacher, he was Qin Shang’s personal teacher and his most important adviser. Whether before or after Qin Shangcheng became the emperor, he was the most trusted person in Qin Shang.

　　 is also such an identity that makes Fang Ziliang see all the step-by-step changes in Qin Shang’s long years.

　　 He can understand that Qin Shang’s talent is rough. However, is the state religion a good thing? Fang Ziliang knew better than anyone what price Qin Shang paid to become the Emperor of Qin.

　　 Abandoning all emotions such as joy, disgust, anger, etc., with the help of the state religion ~www.mtlnovel.com~ Qin Shang became a monk at the Dharma level and became the emperor of Qin Dynasty.

　　 But without these, is it still a person?

　　 Too ruthless…Order is above everything…These things, Fang Zi’s conscience always has doubts.

　　 He doesn’t know if this path is really correct.

　　 However, this tangibly helped Qin Shang become an emperor, and it also tangibly increased Da Qin’s national power. At the very beginning, Fang Ziliang had doubts in his heart, but it was hard to object. After all, this was an agreement made by Qin Shang with the state religion in order to become emperor.

　　 But later, as the influence of the state religion grew, he felt that something was wrong with the Great Qin State Teacher, but when he wanted to do something, it was too late.

　　 There are many things, after that step has been taken, there is no way to recover them.

　　 It’s not that he doesn’t understand, Qin wants to further become stronger and continue to expand outward. However, it is really necessary for Daqin to unify the entire spiritual world? Is it really necessary to go east to fight for hegemony with the immense Yan Kingdom?

　　 Even if it is a struggle for hegemony, do you really have to pay these prices?

　　 Qin Shang, as the emperor of Qin, has grown rapidly over the years and has become a monk at the pinnacle of Dharma. He wanted to go one step further and enter the Shenhai level that only existed in the legend and that no one had seen for a long time. But last time, Qin Shang had already given up all human emotions in exchange for everything he has now, and this time? What else does Qin Shang need to pay?

　　 Fang Ziliang didn’t know, but he didn’t believe that the National Church was so kind.

　　 He knows the high-level people of the national religion. In his opinion, those are machines with no emotions. They don’t look like humans at all, they are more like pure clay sculptures.