Killing Dao Fruit
Chapter 748 - 609: All the Officials Fill the Court, Heaven and Earth Change Color

Chapter 748: Chapter 609: All the Officials Fill the Court, Heaven and Earth Change Color

The dawn had yet to break.

Wang Yuan, donning the armor of Ying Buqu, was being attended to by dozens of palace attendants who cleaned, washed, and changed him into a black dignified crown robe.

He wore the Emperor’s crown with twelve pendant hanging, Sun, Moon, and dragon patterns on the shoulders; stars and mountains on the back; fire, luxurious insects, and Zong Yi patterns on the sleeves.

His sash embroidered with algae, pink rice, and Feng patterns, summed up to twelve Chapters in total.

Wang Yuan saw the palace attendants remove the wood placard hanging on the robe stating "King’s Treasury: 0009, Human Dao Relic, Emperor Shi’s Coronation Crown Robe."

It was an ancient artifact from one thousand one hundred and eight years ago, imbued with the supreme national fortune of the first united dynasty at its founding!

He who gained the crown robe would have the national fortune of Great Qin added to him, bringing about a tide of auspiciousness, unstoppable in any endeavor.

"Rat, Rabbit, Sheep, Monkey, Rooster - palace attendants turn around and retreat, please ’Corpse’ ascend the altar—!"

Other participants of the ritual were still waiting outside the palace garden on the celestial terrace, and Wang Yuan, the "Corpse," had already left the side hall, the first to appear.

Surrounded by a group of heavy armor samurai, he strode into the basalt sacrificial altar in front of the tomb mound and sat on the dark gold dragon chair.

He sat upright, the twelve pendants on his crown unwavering, every movement exuding deep authority as if he was a true emperor whose demeanor and form were cultivated by great influence.

Rather than something dredged up from a pile of junk.

Connoisseurs, seeing this, could not help but give a thumbs up and praise: now that’s professional!

A professional emperor, a professional "Corpse."

The ritual officers, though shocked by this "Corpse’s" proficiency in performing as an emperor, suppressed their astonishment for the moment.

Planning to wait until he left the altar alive before discussing further.

They did not notice, at the moment Wang Yuan flicked his sleeve, the liquor on the altar had been quietly replaced with a pot of... [Thousand-Day Drunk]!

"Third-rank and above officials, all civil and military officials, enter the palace!"

A group of officials, wearing Great Qin official robes and led by the three highest-ranking ones, entered the celestial terrace as they had rehearsed many times before.

Great Zhou was of the Fire Virtue; Great Qin usurped Zhou and thus was of the Water Virtue; black, so revered in Qin’s dress code.

Among the officials, except those above the third rank who wore green robes, the rest wore black; their heads adorned with tall mountain crowns, Dharma crowns, or military hats; swords by their sides and carrying haban at their hands, ears lined with white pens.

There was just a clear division in the uniform color of these officials, manifesting as two distinct groups.

One group consisted of ruddy-skinned Yang Officials to the left, and another of pale-skinned Yin Officials to the right.

With the merging of the two Xianyang Cities, the central officials from both sides naturally came together as well.

Wang Yuan, seated in the center of the assembly, observed these Yin Officials and Yang Officials with a cold eye.

The other minor characters passed by in a flash, but his gaze paused slightly on the two frontmost Yin Yang Chancellors.

"These two chancellors, one is Shangjun and the other is Li Si, neither are living beings.

One might say they are neither ghosts nor humans; both are Dharma Clan masters, one died by chariot split, the other by all five punishments.

Nowadays, they seem to persist in the world, albeit merely as [Human Ghosts] like those city gods!

For all intents and purposes, they are just tools for Emperor Shi to enforce his will, devoid of any independent thought, completely obedient.

While they have lost their own consciousness, by virtue of [Sui Hou Pearl]’s harmonizing power, their agility surpasses that of city gods.

They have reached a balance between humanity and divinity.

At least they have the authority to command their own Daoist Soldiers and Official Qin to repel outsiders.

It is also through their efforts that the Great Qin Empire has persisted for one thousand eight hundred years in this Small Thousand World.

"When the time comes for Post-Yan to develop the Dragon Qi Prohibition 3.0, the scale of [Human Ghosts] can continue to expand.

Not only in the upper echelons as central leaders but also on the frontline at the grassroots level.

In Yun Dynasty’s system, the official positions are various Divine Positions of Human Dao.

It is entirely feasible to recruit all sorts of esteemed figures from history to fill these ranks, becoming the guardians of the entire civilization!"

Wang Yuan was acutely aware that all humans have inherent flaws; once they don the official hat and hold power, corruption is inevitable.

This applies regardless of whether the officials adhere to Confucianism, Dharma Clan, or any other philosophy.

Corrupt officials have been a constant through every dynasty.

The saying that capitalists would risk beheading for a three hundred percent profit applies to them as well.

Although Confucian officials have always advocated governing by virtue,

it is well known that morality is only effective for self-discipline; using it to regulate others is utterly farcical.

Thus, as Wang Yuan once told Duke Bingling, the bureaucratic selection and management systems of the future Post-Yan must change.

They must take reference from Great Qin, harnessing all historically distinguished and morally upright politicians and officials to enrich the Yang Official system.

Allowing them to continue serving the nation and the people.

Entirely different from mortals, they are not driven by greed, profit, or fame and only adhere to regulations in their governance; they can truly create a "full court of upright officials"!

This was why Wang Yuan accepted Ying Buqu, who carried on the legacy of the Dharma Clan, as a student.

He planned to send this fourth disciple to Post-Yan,

to assist Big Cousin in reforming the Yang Official system while he was alive, and later, when he might die from overwork, to reform the Yin Official system using [Black Law Judge Method] after Enlightenment.

With the integration of Yin and Yang, he would ultimately achieve Wang Yuan’s pursuit of "Dao."

It’s said the greatest evil in human nature is the impulse to make life as difficult as possible for others within the limits of one’s minimal power.