766 What to Do? (1/2)
Regardless of how superb or influential the School of Kismet State was, it was not nearly as good as Supreme Cloud.
The solution that could be applied to the emperors of other countries in history was completely inapplicable to the Empire of Yutang, so they could only depend on other influences - by leveraging upon Supreme Cloud's reputation!
In spite of the fact that Supreme Cloud's identity had been revealed and his enemy being the continent's top sect - the Four Seasons Tower - they would certainly not live long as they loathed each other and would fight each other to the death; even the School of Kismet State could seize the opportunity to carry out an in-depth operation.
As long as Supreme Cloud died, the magnificent benefits of deification which affected the whole world would all belong to the School of Kismet State!
Even the royalty of Yutang could not get much profit from it; at most, the profits were scant.
Why should not they do it, with this being the case?
Besides, the timing was a godsend.
The trend of Yutang had already been established - the military was now expanding the empire's area of influence, yielding unparalleled merits, while the civil side and scholars' talents had become barely employed at this time.
That would be a great achievement in uniting Tianxuan!
It would be a pity if one could not have a finger in the pie.
Those who had official positions were still powerful, but how about those intellectuals with no official position?
It was simple; each of them would be given a title, so they could start preaching.
As long as they preached well, there would naturally be merits; in the future when the world was unified, they would all be meritorious officials because they had achieved merit in the war of unity!
Besides, the School of Kismet State had made contributions by indoctrinating the people of the world, and that was half the battle. It was unshakable!
The heresy and extreme tactics of sizing people up were a great market for many scholars!
Yes, one could prepare biographies for Supreme Cloud and the School of Kismet State now; once the nation was united in the future, one would naturally make a name for one's self.
At that time, the credentials would be solid and genuine, wherever one was.
One need not fight or even work, but just open one's mouth or put pen to paper. There wasn't even the slightest danger; only writing biographies and licking someone's boots. What a convenient task!
It was far easier than those fools who carried their heads into the battlefield, right? Moreover, they would be ranked much higher than those crude bastards who only knew coarse language and bloodshed when they were made officials…
This was clearly a good deal - would these scholars not come rushing for it?
Were they wrong in doing so? Was Supreme Cloud the hero of their country? What was wrong with one publishing a biography for him? Was it a crime? One should not do something for Lord Supreme Cloud? What did this mean? A rebellion?
Right, there were objections, but consigning the opposition to eternal damnation was just a snap!
It was worth mentioning that the School of Kismet State's move was indeed a brilliant tactic - capturing the mindset of Yutang's people.
If one was loyal and grateful, one's gratitude and loyalty would be put to good use.
If one was despicable and an opportunist, one's despicableness and opportunism would be used.
The virtue and evil instinct in human nature were all in the consideration!
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”Now, the tides are fierce and the repercussions will be far-reaching. It is really difficult to deal with.”
Qiu Jianhan sighed. ”Everything else is fine. The crux of the matter is that they bind themselves up with the names of Supreme Cloud and even the Nine Supremes. Is it the butterfly effect. Even if we can take any measures, there will be little effect and almost no better countermeasures under these circumstances.”
His Majesty was even more frustrated upon hearing Qiu Jianhan's explanation. How could he have not known this; he knew the key points and the severity of the matter. He just hoped that Qiu Jianhan and the others could somehow provide a solution. Who would want to listen to the root cause of the situation? That was already unimportant.
His gaze was like a flying dagger, flittering around the faces of the four personages, and finally, he let out a sigh. ”The damage of public-opinion uproar has its limits. As long as the officials intervene, it is easy to suppress any form of controversy at once. However, someone has been manipulating things this time around, and the coverage has extended far and wide. It is a fact that the law cannot be enforced when everyone is an offender, and these people still have every chance to kick up a fuss. The will of the people have always been easy to stir, so it is difficult to have a long-term foresight and sense of crisis.”
Yun Xiaoyao and the rest frowned as they nodded their heads in agreement to the point.
The commotion caused by this matter was undoubtedly serious, and the subsequent events were even severe. However, just like the emperor had said, once the mastermind behind this manipulation had been taken down, things could still be easily dealt with.
The problem would then turn to the School of Kismet State.
There were not many disciples in the School of Kismet State. How many people could there be in a school that had stayed reclusive all this while? Nevertheless, due to this reason, the disciples had intimidating abilities, and their high cultivation base was formidable!