Chapter 258 Soochow Accountability
The war in Xiangguo ended hastily like this, which even made Chu Yun feel a little anticlimactic, but this is not surprising in this world where martial arts are respected.
The state religion is often the foundation for a country to truly be able to establish a country, and most of the masters of a country exist in the state religion.
On the other hand, because of the strong power of the state religion, they can even dominate the rise and fall of a country and control the succession of the country's monarch.
And this form will not weaken as time goes on, but will become more intense.
Because of the special status of the state religion, it has usurped the best talents and the most abundant resources of a country, and the strong will only become stronger and the weak will become weaker.
So later, many emerging countries simply abandoned the state religion, or supported a state religion controlled by the national court, such as the Black Dragon Sect of the Black Dragon Dynasty.
However, such cases are still rare at present. In most countries, the status of the state religion is too high, and it is not easy to change it. It is even said that when the court has evil intentions, the state religion will directly change the court.
However, Chu Yun's strength is growing rapidly now, and Xuanyang Sect, the national religion, is already in the state of being a vassal. Chu Yun now also wants to imitate the way of the Black Dragon Dynasty.
Jiangbei County, the capital of the king.
All civil and military officials boarded the court hall, and Jiangbei County held a rare court meeting. Chu Yun, who had been the shopkeeper for a long time, also boarded the dragon chair wearing a dragon robe today.
"Not much nonsense, now the entire Xiang Kingdom has fallen into our hands, many civil and military officials have surrendered, and I have bestowed titles on them all."
"Especially the Prime Minister of Xiangguo and Sitian Supervisor who have made outstanding contributions. It is difficult to find their own positions at critical moments. I appreciate them a lot, and they are all named Marquis."
"The civil and military officials who attacked the city and plundered the land have already fixed the rewards and issued the imperial decree. If you have any objections, you can report to Dudu Cheng."
"But one thing is more important. I must bring it up to the court. Before that, the state religion of Jiangbei County was Xuanyang Sect, and Xuanyang Sect sent a deacon to serve as the national teacher."
"Now let's change it. Lin Xiao, the leader of the Xuanyang Sect, will be the national teacher directly, and he will be given the title of 'True Man'. In addition, Li Heishui, the head of the Qiushui Sword Sect, will also be conferred the title of 'True Man'."
"That is to say, from now on, the position of "National Teacher" in Jiangbei County will not necessarily be held by a member of the state religion, and it is not limited to one person."
Lin Xiao didn't have any objections to such a situation, or he didn't dare to have any objections. He had expected it as early as when Chu Yun ascended the throne of the county king.
What's more, the strength of the Qiushui Sword Sect seems to have surpassed the Xuanyang Sect. Chu Yun did not abolish the Xuanyang Sect's position as the state religion, and it was already because of Meng Qingshuang's love.
Li Heishui has no objection. He knows that the state religion of Jiangbei County has no detached status except for a name. Instead, it is more like a department under the imperial court.
Like Cheng Yaojin, in terms of strength, they are far inferior to the national teacher or the leader of the national religion, but their status is so high that even the leader of the national religion has to salute first.
However, not many people in the imperial court objected. The current imperial court, since Chu Yun's ascension to the throne, has basically become his monopoly.
Even if there are a few voices who want to oppose, in the face of this general situation, it is nothing more than a mantis arm blocking the traffic, and it has no effect.
The institutional system of the imperial court has not changed much, it was just that Chu Yun first threw out this system in order to appease the people of the Qiushui Sword Sect.
When Chu Yun put Jiangbei Commandery into the position of the dynasty, then the real big reform and blood change will happen.
Afterwards, a lot of miscellaneous matters were dealt with, and it was finally over. As soon as Chu Yun returned to the harem, Cheng Yaojin brought someone to report.
"My lord, someone wants to see you!"
Chu Yun had just changed out of the rolling dragon robe and put on a dragon-pattern casual dress, which was much more convenient.
"Who is it? What's the matter?"
Cheng Yaojin replied: "Two groups of people came, one is from the Eastern Wu Dynasty, and they came to ask the lord why they started the war privately."
"The other group of people are from the Guanyin Sect. The leader is Miaoshan Shennun, who said that the lord ordered them to come here."
When Chu Yun heard the words "Eastern Wu Dynasty", he knew what they wanted to do, but Chu Yun always made decisions before moving, and all of this was within his expectations.
"Go and call Li Shiqi over here, and let him go with me to meet the envoy of the Eastern Wu Dynasty. This is a good show!"
"As for the Avalokitesvara Sect, first let Chiying take my place to accompany them and deal with the affairs of the Soochow Dynasty. I will go over and discuss with them in detail."
"promise!"
The envoys from the Soochow Dynasty had extraordinary identities after all. After all, the current Jiangbei County was just a subordinate state under the Soochow Dynasty.
However, when Chu Yun met the envoys in the past, he did not make any preparations. When Li Shiqi came to the palace, the two of them walked towards the place where the envoys were entertained.
This is just a side hall, but the scenery in it is still extraordinary. It can be seen that the current Jiangbei County has extraordinary financial resources.
The messenger who came this time was led by the second prince of the Eastern Wu Dynasty, Lu Potian. They had already dealt with each other when they were hunting in Nanman.
Moreover, Lu Potian was very jealous of Chu Yun, so the two sides have always maintained a polite face and did not tear their faces.
Of course, there is another reason, because there is no obvious conflict of interest, or no
Conflict of interest revealed.
Lu Potian had been waiting here for a quarter of an hour, but he was not impatient. The breeze blew in from the window, and his yellow hair flew high.
The subordinates next to him were a little angry, or it was just the displeasure of being scorned. After all, they were also envoys sent by the superiors. How dare this small county neglect them?
Another quarter of an hour passed.
Chu Yuncai walked in very leisurely, glanced at the inside of the palace, and walked to the opposite side of Lu Potian gracefully.
"The Second Crown Prince came from afar and condescended to stay here. I, Jiangbei County and the whole country are honored, but I don't know what the Second Crown Prince does?"
Chu Yun spoke very bluntly. It was clear that the other party came to ask him to be held accountable, but he was full of anger, as if he had been wronged.