At that moment, it was as if a signal flare had been fired.
After Du Ruhui finished speaking, one after another, ministers and other officials stepped forward to agree.
"I second that proposal!"
"I second that proposal!"
"I second that proposal!"
Many lower-ranking officials were bewildered, but they quickly realized what was happening and seconded the motion.
For a time, the entire Weiyang Palace was filled with the voices of ministers echoing in agreement.
"Alas, matters of great importance to the nation lie in war and sacrifice! War concerns the fate of the nation. Are all departments ready for war?"
Wang Jiande, who was sitting above, gestured with his hand, and everyone immediately quieted down. He then asked a question.
Like a charade, after hearing the emperor's words, the ministers of the three provinces and six ministries reported on their work progress one by one, all conveying the same message: everything was ready and they could immediately go to war with the enemy.
The group of low-ranking officials were stunned.
Wang Jiande nodded repeatedly upon hearing this. After all the officials had finished reporting, he waved his hand, and the eunuch beside him immediately understood, stepped forward, took out an imperial edict from his robes, and began to read it aloud.
"The edict says..."
"Your Majesty, we obey!"
After the eunuch finished reading the imperial edict with a rhythmic and deliberate tone, all the ministers bowed and cheered.
The original text of the imperial edict was very long, but the meaning was very simple. First, it ordered all counties to strictly investigate the temples within their jurisdiction. If any were found, the temples should be destroyed and the monks expelled without exception.
Secondly, it formally declares war on Buddhist sects outside the region.
Anyone who colludes with Buddhism is an enemy of Daxin!
At the same time, all 800,000 royal disciples of the Wang clan descended the mountain from Emperor's Peak to either govern their respective regions or join the army in battle.
From this day forward, the Great Xin Empire will expand outwards with all its might, leaving nothing but submission and death in its wake.
The Great Xin Empire, having accumulated power for five hundred years, revealed its claws to the world, sweeping across the entire Southern Continent with overwhelming force; even the Great Desert could not stop its advance.
After five years, Jambudvipa was unified.
It administers 687 counties, with a total population of 12.6 billion and a territory of 230 million square kilometers.
Although the territory nearly doubled and the population increased by almost double, no major chaos occurred.
Within these five years, it completed the transformation from a mortal dynasty to a cultivation-based divine dynasty.
Subsequently, the Great Xin Empire was officially renamed the Great Xin Divine Dynasty.
After unifying the Southern Continent, the Great Xin Divine Dynasty finally paused its campaigns to recuperate and digest the gains from this great war.
In each of the 687 prefectures, there were disciples of the Wang family who established martial arts training halls to teach the people martial arts and cultivation techniques.
At the same time, many convenient applications for spiritual practice have appeared before the public.
Teleportation array!
The first thing to be affected was the appearance of the teleportation array, which changed the composition of the entire Southern Continent. It only takes a breath to travel from the southernmost point to the northernmost point.
Although each use consumes a large number of energy stones, it can establish a connection between the central government and the frontier.
Its emergence solidified the rule of the Great Xin Dynasty.
The teleportation array was developed by a Wang clan disciple on Emperor's Peak, who spent hundreds of years researching it. It gained the attention of Xiao Ning and Wang Mang.
After personally testing the power of the teleportation array, Wang Mang decided to mobilize the entire nation to install teleportation arrays, striving to ensure that every prefecture and city had one.
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On the other side.
Western Paradise, Mount Ling, Great Thunder Temple.
After returning from Tushita Palace, the Tathagata only had time to greet all the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas before hurriedly going into seclusion to heal his injuries.
The sixteen-foot-tall golden body was cut down, the Buddha's relics were shattered, ten thousand years of painstaking cultivation were destroyed in an instant, and on top of that, the powerful subordinate Guanyin was lost.
Buddha's heart was bleeding, and he wished he could tear Xiao Ning, the culprit, to pieces.
Unfortunately, he was no match for his opponent and had no choice but to swallow the bitter pill he had brewed.
Filled with overwhelming hatred, the Buddha secluded himself in a secret chamber.
In the blink of an eye, five years have passed.
The Buddha finally emerged from his seclusion, temporarily regaining his mobility and finally able to meet people.
Of course, it would take at least three thousand years, and possibly tens of thousands of years, to fully recover from the injury!
The Tathagata summoned all the Buddhas, gathered in the clouds and mist of celebration, ascended the nine-tiered lotus platform, and sat peacefully.
The three thousand Buddhas, five hundred Arhats, eight Vajras, and three Bodhisattvas approached with palms joined in reverence. After they finished, they asked, "May we ask the World Honored One, did Guanyin Bodhisattva manage to save them?"
Buddha's face instantly darkened. This was truly rubbing salt into a sore spot, as if someone had to reopen old wounds.
With his eyes half-closed, he said in a low voice, "The villain was so arrogant that I was seriously injured before I could even react. Even the Venerable Guanyin has died at his hands. May the Buddha have mercy!"