Regardless of what the world thinks, Ouyang Ji only does what he believes is right.
Half a year has passed. Countless nobles from the five kingdoms have died or been wounded, but many have also escaped. This is unavoidable, and Ouyang Ji cannot prevent it. Ouyang Ji is not a pedantic person; he knows that if he does not eliminate the root of the problem, the surviving nobles of the five kingdoms will make a comeback sooner or later.
However, he can only entrust this matter to others in the Southern Prime Minister's office. The surviving nobles of the five kingdoms are scattered throughout the land. He is, after all, just one person and cannot be everywhere at once. Moreover, after suppressing the five kingdoms, there are still many matters that require him to handle the aftermath.
With their countries destroyed and families ruined, many places have gathered rebellious forces. These rebellious forces, under the banner of 'Resisting the God of Slaughter, Ouyang Ji,' are fighting against the Southern Prime Minister's army. If this is not handled well, the unified situation of the Southern Prime Minister's kingdom will not last long.
Emperor Gu Wanshi of the Southern Prime Minister's kingdom also knows that even if the five kingdoms are destroyed, it does not mean that final victory belongs to the Southern Prime Minister's kingdom. Only by completely destroying the surviving nobles' desire to restore their kingdoms can they rest easy.
As for how to destroy the surviving nobles' desire to restore their kingdoms, the Southern Prime Minister's kingdom says they are very experienced in this area. Don't forget that this kingdom was built on the foundation of destroying two other kingdoms. The Southern Prime Minister's founding emperor also faced the current situation, and his approach was simple: win the hearts of the people.
Whoever wins the people wins the world.
No matter how strong a country is, the foundation of its army is the people. Similarly, the rebellious forces led by the surviving nobles of the five kingdoms are also composed of the people of the five kingdoms. Otherwise, if the nobles were asked to charge into battle, would they still be called nobles?
Therefore, edicts are constantly issued from the Southern Prime Minister's palace, each one targeting the people of the five kingdoms. The most important point is: 'All who call themselves people of the Southern Prime Minister's kingdom shall enjoy the blessings of the people of the Southern Prime Minister's kingdom.'
Some people from the five kingdoms who are relatively far from the Southern Prime Minister's kingdom do not know what 'the blessings of the people of the Southern Prime Minister's kingdom' means, but the Southern Prime Minister's kingdom has long been prepared for this. The laws of the Southern Prime Minister's kingdom have been brought to other places by the soldiers of the Southern Prime Minister's kingdom. Even a small mountain village has been posted with notices of the Southern Prime Minister's laws. To prevent some people from being illiterate, personnel have been arranged to interpret the laws of the Southern Prime Minister's kingdom for the local people.
When those ignorant people learned that the Southern Prime Minister's kingdom actually maintained the interests of ordinary people so much, and compared it to their previous brutal exploitation by the upper echelons of their own countries, they resolutely called themselves 'people of the Southern Prime Minister's kingdom.'
It's not that they don't love their country, but when they love their country, the nobles representing the country don't care about their lives.
They simply want to survive in this world. The Southern Prime Minister's kingdom gives them this right, and they naturally become the people of the Southern Prime Minister's kingdom.
Survival is the most important thing, and other sentiments are secondary.
Winning the hearts of the people of various countries is not something that can be achieved overnight, but a gradual process, which is destined to be a relatively long period of time.
It took twelve years just to get the people of various countries to accept becoming part of the Southern Prime Minister's kingdom.
During these twelve years, Ouyang Ji, in the tenth year, used his age of seventy as an excuse to retire and return to his hometown. Gu Wanshi was naturally reluctant, but he knew that his teacher had done enough. If he bothered his teacher any further, then he would be too incompetent as an emperor.
In the first year of Tianyuan in the Southern Prime Minister's kingdom, the Southern Prime Minister's kingdom was renamed the Southern Prime Minister's Dynasty, entering an era of great unification.
In the ninth year of Tianyuan, Gu Wanshi, who had been on the throne for thirty-six years, abdicated to his son, who was thirty years old, and the reign title was changed to Shengli, ushering in a new era for the Southern Prime Minister's Dynasty.
The new emperor ascended the throne, and the whole world celebrated.
In the same year, during the Qingming Festival.
Qian Jiahua of Tianrao City brought his children and his wife to Yiguan Mountain, along with Li Wanyun, Danchun, and others.
The years have left obvious marks on them. The once youthful and beautiful Li Wanyun and Danchun have now become wives.
These people formed a deep friendship when they spoke out for Ouyang Ji back then. Since Ouyang Ji resigned, he has never returned to Tianrao City, and they come to Yiguan Mountain every Qingming Festival, replacing Ouyang Ji in paying respects to the heroic spirits who went to sea to eliminate the pirates.
This year is no exception.
After arranging everything, the group marched towards Yiguan Mountain, carrying wine.
Interestingly, after Ouyang Ji disappeared, the Changsheng Tavern also closed down.
Qian Jiahua, now middle-aged, looked around with a sigh. When he was young and ignorant, he caused trouble everywhere and even provoked the mysterious owner of the Changsheng Tavern. Looking back now, it can be considered a rare opportunity in his life, because from then on, he had the opportunity to turn over a new leaf.
That was twenty years ago.
"Dad, look, someone arrived earlier than us."
At this time, his son, Qian Wenshu, pointed to a place on the mountain and said.
Everyone else was attracted by his voice and then looked in the direction Qian Wenshu was pointing. When they saw it, Qian Jiahua, Li Wanyun, Danchun, and others were stunned.
There were three figures above, one in cyan, tall, with an extraordinary temperament, another wearing a pink dress, like a fairy, and the last one dressed as a scholar, with graying temples.
"It's them!"
Qian Jiahua exclaimed.
"Who is it?" Qian Wenshu asked.
Qian Jiahua was about to explain, but found that the three figures had disappeared. Qian Wenshu was even more confused, thinking he had seen a ghost.
"Dad, on this special day, we wouldn't have seen a ghost, would we?" Qian Wenshu said in fear.
"Nonsense!" Qian Jiahua glared at him.
Li Wanyun and Danchun exchanged glances, both sighing. They naturally recognized who the three people were. One of them they had even competed for in the past. They would never forget it in their lives.
Now their experiences are not what they used to be. They all know that Gu Changsheng and others are not ordinary people. Perhaps they are the legendary immortals.
There is a difference between immortals and mortals. They no longer have the initial thought of marrying Gu Changsheng, but instead met good men, got married, and had children!
"Let's go!"
Qian Jiahua said.
The group acted as if they had seen nothing and marched towards Yiguan Mountain, covering it with white paper.
Even after many years, the world still has mixed opinions about Ouyang Ji, but no matter what, Ouyang Ji is destined to be recorded in history. The views of later generations have nothing to do with him.
What Ouyang Ji is most concerned about now is how to pass on his noble spirit.
To this end, he has been traveling in different places in the world for so many years and has gradually found some methods.
Inside a pavilion, three people were drinking.
"Are you leaving?" Gu Changsheng asked Yao Xian.
"Yes, I have learned a lot from this trip to the mortal world." Yao Xian nodded.
"Nothing else?" Gu Changsheng asked with a smile.
"Well..." Yao Xian hesitated.
"It's okay, I'll always wait for you!" Gu Changsheng said softly.
"Okay!" Yao Xian smiled like a flower.
"No, are you two acting like I don't exist?" Ouyang Ji had a look of disgust on his face. These two are getting more and more outrageous, actually flirting in front of him. Really...
"Oh, you're still here?"
Gu Changsheng looked at Ouyang Ji with feigned surprise.
"Then I'll leave!"
Ouyang Ji left as soon as he said he would, leaving the pavilion. His goal has not yet been completed, and his noble spirit needs to be passed on.
"Then I'll go too?" Yao Xian asked.
"Yes!" Gu Changsheng said calmly.
"啵!"
Yao Xian left a light kiss on Gu Changsheng's face with lightning speed. She smiled and said, "Wait for me!"
After speaking, Yao Xian left the mortal world.
Gu Changsheng touched the place on his face where Yao Xian had kissed him and smiled, "I will always wait for you."
Yao Xian told him before that when she became an immortal, she would marry him.
After more than twenty years of companionship in the mortal world, Gu Changsheng is very satisfied with this result.
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