Dedicate One’s Mind

Chapter 1073 The election system is in progress

The inner demon holds the treasure of calamity energy - the black lotus. He is drifting in all directions without feeling anything. He was originally still in the north, but Wu Yi didn't know where he went after that and who he affected. The traces of calamity energy , he also looked down upon it and let the black lotus swallow the calamity energy on its own.

Letting the Black Lotus devour it by itself would be much more efficient. Before the World-Destroying Black Fire grew into the Black Lotus, it had its own weak spiritual intelligence. After being controlled by the evil demon from outside and pushing it to grow into the Black Lotus, this weak spiritual intelligence has disappeared.

By the time the demon fell, it was already an eighth-grade black lotus, and half of the last petal had been condensed. The more powerful the treasure, the harder it was to gain spiritual intelligence. I have to say that Wu Yi's luck was really enough to make everyone envious. .

The black lotus has been linked to the calamity energy of the Great Extreme Dynasty, and the energy is related to it. Besides devouring the calamity energy, it will also feed back the inner demon body. This is why letting Black Lotus devour it by itself is much more efficient.

All in all, the devil wins.

I don’t know how many days have passed, nor how many miles have passed. On this day, my mind was wandering in the world, and my body of dissolute inner demons was suddenly awakened by the huge calamity energy. When I opened my eyes, I saw that I had arrived at the capital of the Great Extreme Dynasty— —Zhongdu City.

At this moment, in the huge Zhongdu City, almost everyone gathered in one corner, the streets were deserted, and that place was the Temple of Heaven.

The Temple of Heaven, which exists in almost all human dynasties, is a legacy left by primitive tribal society.

Since there were five capitals in the Temple of Heaven in the Daji Dynasty, there were also five Temples of Heaven. The remaining four were not abandoned. If a major national event occurred, military ministers would disperse in all directions to pray together.

The Temple of Heaven in Zhongdu City, located in Dongcheng District, was a place where emperors worshiped heaven, prayed for rain, and prayed for grain. Within the Daji Dynasty, due to its own institutional reasons, another important aspect was to announce the official holding of the election system here.

In the specific process, removing the cumbersome etiquette, several candidate princes drew lots to choose the county they were about to go to, which was commonly known as the place of selection.

These counties and cities selected from the land of Kyushu were naturally selected after thousands of selections. They were finally established after the central area, officials and people, and various regions went through games.

For example, before drawing lots, King Yong knew that he would go to a county in the east or south, and it was impossible to govern in the north, because the north was the base of the Queen, Zhang Tianwen and other Yong Wang party members. Let King Yong govern here. There will only be separatism.

Basically, he is a prince who governs a party. Often that party is not their fundamental base, and they need to spend time cultivating their power in order to be able to implement their decrees, thereby testing their ability to coordinate conflicts between all parties.

Beyond that, what should be the gap between rich and poor within the county? How about real estate and fisheries? How are the folk customs? Are bandits rampant or not? All are extremely important assessment factors.

The reason why the election system is one of the most important things in the Daji Dynasty is because this system, like the imperial examination system, is a national event and cannot be decided by one place or the emperor's small team. The game involved cannot be explained in a thousand words.

It is no exaggeration to say that through the election system, even the most remote places can participate in the center of power. After all, these places may also become places of election.

This grand event can be visited by both officials and civilians. Even the emperor has no power to prevent people from entering. After the princes draw lots, the Huangmen official loudly spreads the word to all directions, leaving no time for anyone to do anything.

When the election was announced, all the people cheered, and the sound shook the sky. The majestic popularity contained in it almost defeated the inner demon body, but fortunately Black Lotus blocked it.

Facts have proved that it was not the inner demon that brought the disaster, but the disaster when it was due. There are always people who regard the fuse as the main contradiction, and putting the cart before the horse does not count.

The selection system, the game between all parties, the contradictions between them are not small. All the calamity energy in the world gathers here, and it is majestic, so it is possible to awaken the inner demon body.

But so what, when the place of selection is confirmed and people's expectations rise, the centripetal force brought is several times the calamity. At this time, even if Wu Yi takes the initiative to cause trouble, he is just asking for his own death.

This is the so-called potential! Go with the flow and do it irreversibly.

Finally, even the new emperor in the future announced his accession to the throne at the Temple of Heaven, and then came to the ancestral temple to worship, to show that he had received orders from heaven, rather than inheriting the legacy of his ancestors (despite the fact that this was the case). Under the guidance of the theory of induction between heaven and man, In fact, it is ordered by the people.

This point is very important. Don't underestimate this step. Although the election is still within the royal family, the openness is not complete, and it is still a hereditary system, the common people are enough to participate in the appointment of the new emperor.

To put it bluntly, this is democracy!

In the past, emperors said that water can carry or capsize a boat, but few truly understood this and put the interests of the people before themselves. They lacked sufficient constraints, so humane dynasties were often unable to escape the cycle of hundreds of years of change. .

The emergence of the election system of the Daji Dynasty became an important way to shape the people's sense of identity. In the form of national law, the people were truly put before the emperor, and the theory that the king was valued over the people became a reality.

In the crowd of countless people, the inner demon body saw the human body. After several years, it was the first time that the two were so close to each other. It was just impossible to say that they were connected to each other, and it was impossible for the inner demon body to manifest outside at this moment.

Wu Yi felt that even if Supreme Immortal Taiyi were here at this moment, he would be suppressed by luck and would not be able to exert much power.

In terms of the current strength of the inner demon body, he is protected by the sacred black lotus. In terms of defensive ability, he definitely surpasses the existence of Taichu Immortal. Of course, the inner demon body cannot fully utilize the power of the black lotus, so if it takes the initiative to attack, it may be a draw with ordinary Taichu immortals.

Even the inner demon body does not dare to show its face. Taiyi Shangxian is stronger, but it is not as strong as heaven.

After the drawing of lots was completed, the emperor personally recited the sacrificial inscriptions, still kneeling, apparently kneeling to the sky, but actually kneeling under the people. The general idea was that he would supervise the princes to ensure that there were no problems and to maintain the fairness of the selection system. If you have selfish motives, let others wait.

After the emperor knelt down and read it, it was just like a group of princes reciting it. The content was slightly different, saying that they would definitely work for the welfare of the people and seek happiness for the common people. If they violated it, they would remove themselves from the position of honor.

It's hard to say how useful this process is. There have been many instances in history where princes have intrigued each other and harmed each other, but they didn't dare to do anything about it. If they were found out, they would all be disqualified. This is the significance of this oath-taking process.

You may not care about the shackles, but you have to understand that one day, he will tighten them! That's what taking the oath is all about.