Don't be surprised by favor or disgrace, just watch the flowers blooming and falling in front of the court.

There is no intention to stay or go, just follow the clouds rolling and relaxing in the sky.

On the top of the mountain, surrounded by white clouds, an old man with white beard and hair sat on a stone bench, with a harp placed in front of him. From deep in the clouds and mist, the cry of the crane could be heard from time to time.

If an outsider accidentally sees this scene and hears the sound of the piano that speaks directly to the depths of his heart, he will probably say with emotion, these are the days of a god. He is carefree and carefree, playing the piano in his spare time and entertaining himself.

Boundless happiness.

If ordinary people often live here, they will tell you that if you do this, you will get rheumatism, which will make you feel very uncomfortable when you get old, and your whole body will be full of diseases.

For a person with advanced cultivation like Lu Buwei, this is just a way to pass the time in his spare time.

As soon as his nose moved, Lu Buwei opened his eyes and looked behind him. There was a fat man there, holding a crane in his hand and roasting it.

Looking at Lu Buwei who turned around, Yun Ye hummed at him, then moved his hands faster and twisted slightly, and the crane, which was about to die and was still struggling, died completely.

"Hehe, don't be angry, old man. Let me tell you, I have been attracted to your crane for more than a day or two. Ever since I learned from Taoist Brother Xiaoyao in Huashan Cave that the cranes here are the best in the world.

That’s how I came up with it.”

"Oh?" Lu Buwei said calmly, as if he was not angry.

"You don't know, I came here quietly once five hundred years ago, but I wasn't sure I could capture these cranes without leaving any traces."

"Three hundred years ago, I came again, and that time I only caught one. These cranes are worthy of being carefully cultivated by you, sir. That time I finished eating before I could recover. In my opinion, your Majesty

The ones raised in Shanglin Garden are not much different."

"Well, so the thief from three hundred years ago was you?"

"Yes, yes, but unfortunately you got alert later and never had the chance again. But fortunately, this time, sir, you invited me here, so as a guest, I can roast a few birds and eat them, so it's not a big deal."

Son."

Speaking of this, Yun Ye suddenly raised his head???

What's wrong with me?

Why did I suddenly express my true thoughts?

Bow your head, bow your head.

I didn't say anything, I didn't know anything.

"Haha, these cranes are not simple. The one you just ate was cultivated by me with the essence and blood of the Four Seas Dragon Clan. It looks like just a crane, but the essence content in the body is equivalent to that of a regular true immortal who has been practicing hard work for thousands of years.

The accumulation. That’s why you feel it’s delicious, Mr. Yun, do you want to eat more?”

At this moment, Yun Ye still didn't know that he was in trouble.

But he is just a mathematician. Does a laid-back senior executive like Lu Buwei have any need to plot against him? It seems that there is no need.

What's more, he also has a lot of friends, and he is a brother-in-law of Han Feizi, so he is not afraid of his schemes. After thinking about it clearly, Yun Ye nodded affirmatively.

"As an old man, it's okay to call you Yun Xiaozi, right?"

"No problem, sir. Please tell me. As long as you don't violate Qin's laws, Yun Ye can go up mountains of swords and seas of fire without even frowning." Yun Ye patted his chest and said affirmatively.

Isn't it just a mountain of swords and a sea of ​​fire?

Well, don’t be afraid!

I'm really not afraid!

"This year marks the 2900th anniversary of the First Emperor. The development of the empire has gone through many different stages."

"In the beginning, you could become a warrior by training yourself and building a foundation. At that time, the empire had not even unified the world. It was just a toddler, learning to talk."

"At that time, what the empire needed were materials, resources, gold, silver, copper, iron and other metal minerals. The empire also needed martial arts secrets and methods of refining gods. Even land and population were what the empire needed most at that time."

"Yes, I joined the empire at that time. What the old gentleman said was all my personal experience. It's thanks to the empire. Otherwise, I might just be a commoner in a yellow-level world in my whole life, even if I travel through time.

What can I do?"

To be honest, Yun Ye still admires the empire.

If Ying Zheng hadn't been broad-minded and sincerely accepted all the time-travelers who were willing to abide by Qin's laws, he really wouldn't be where he is today, and he wouldn't be as strong as he is now.

It can even be said that the more Yun Ye progresses, the more grateful he is to the current empire.

"As the empire developed further, it focused on one world after another. At that time, for the empire, population and land were no longer the most important factor. The world itself was the most important."

"Yes, there is such a stage. At that time, it was probably after the first year of the First Emperor's reign. The empire was frantically pursuing all other worlds to make up for the shortcomings of the main world and restore the main world to its previous level. This stage is considered to have ended until Your Majesty

The day when I join the Heavenly Court and become the Shuiguan Emperor."

"At that time, on the one hand, Your Majesty joined the Heavenly Court and was restricted by heavenly rules and could not directly attack other earth-level worlds. On the other hand, for the promotion of earth-level worlds, civilization itself was far more important than various materials and resources."

Heaven!

Heaven!

Thinking of the influence of the Heavenly Court on Da Qin itself, Lu Buwei was silent for a moment, and Yun Ye also fell silent after thinking about it.

Heavenly Court is too powerful, far beyond what Da Qin can compare with at this moment.

Many local talents from Great Qin stayed in the Taishang World after seeing the vastness of Heaven, which was very uncomfortable.

"From the time Your Majesty became the Great Emperor, it can be seen as the third stage. At this stage, the empire is like a ball of cotton that has been thirsty for a long time, frantically absorbing advanced knowledge from heaven."

"The experience and knowledge accumulated by Heavenly Court over the years, calamity after calamity, have been absorbed, transformed and localized by various departments of the empire, and they are digested while ensuring the characteristics of Great Qin."

"It is precisely because of this that the empire has been able to progress at a relatively fast rate for more than two thousand years. Each year's national strength has increased by at least 20% compared to the previous year!"

Having said this, Lu Buwei stretched out his two fingers and made a two sign.

For more than two thousand years in a row, national strength has grown by more than 20% every year. What is this concept?

This is news that would make people envious to death. If economists in the 21st century knew about it, a whole bunch of them might go crazy.

"However, after so many years, the knowledge that is easy to absorb and digest has almost been completely digested by the empire. The remaining knowledge is certainly very useful and more precious, but it takes longer to digest it."

"The most direct consequence is that since a hundred years ago, the empire's national power growth rate has dropped from 20% to 10%. Last year, it was only 10.1%, almost falling to 10%.

It’s less than that.”

Having said this, Lu Buwei retracted his middle finger, leaving only one index finger.

"This is actually good news. Doesn't it mean that the gap between the empire and heaven is no longer as big as it was at the beginning. As for the growth and change of national power, there is actually no good way." Yun Ye shrugged and grabbed his right hand.

Three more cranes fell into his hands. He squeezed and twisted them gently and arranged them!

The reason why the empire could advance so quickly before was mainly because the gap between the empire itself and Heaven was too big. If Heaven took out anything and put it in the Empire, it would be more advanced and good things.

However, the dividends will eventually disappear one day, which is inevitable. Anyone with lofty ideals can predict this. The only difference is that some people think that the dividends will end in the 10,000th year of the First Emperor, while others think,

This time point should be the 30,000th year of the First Emperor, but what I never expected is that it is only the 3000th year of the First Emperor, and the dividends are obviously not enough.

But as Yun Ye said, this in itself is good news!

When the generation difference between each other exceeds two generations, it is the time for rapid development and progress. But if the gap in various technologies between each other is only one generation, or even when the empire is more advanced in some aspects, how much progress is there?

"Yes, this is indeed good news." Having said this, Lu Buwei snatched a crane leg from Yun Ye's hand in front of Yun Ye...

Yun Ye: It’s so difficult for me!

"So I think it's time to enter a new era! The empire also needs to change its direction and ideas. Otherwise, if it continues like this, even if the empire succeeds, it will be nothing more than a second heaven. Maybe there won't even be a second heaven.

You have to do it, you can only be the second Ziwei Emperor, and your Majesty can only be the second Heavenly Lord."

What the empire needs to do is never the second Heaven, but the first Great Qin!

From now on, it is time to forge the empire's own path.

This is Lu Buwei’s belief!

This is also the idea of ​​quite a few people in Da Qin!

Unconsciously, the empire faced another fork in the road.

The first path is to imitate Heaven, and slowly go down it. The ultimate form is to become the second Heaven.

But the Heavenly Court is the product of the manifestation of the Dao Fruit of the Great Heavenly Lord. Does it mean that the Qin Dynasty should be like this too?

Not many capable people would be willing to do this.

Then there is only the second way left, but how to take the second way?

Bai Qi said, I don't know either, but I dare to swing my sword at any enemy who blocks the empire's path, no matter he is a human or a ghost, an immortal or a god!

Shang Yang said that it is necessary to establish an immortal civilization with the characteristics of the Qin Dynasty.

But how to establish it?

Refer to Heaven.

What if we don’t refer to heaven?

have no idea.

Crossing the river by feeling the stones is like that. When you step out, you need courage, but who can guarantee that you will get good results after you step out?

"In my opinion, some departments of the empire are now out of date. They must be canceled when they need to be cancelled, and they must be rebuilt when they need to be rebuilt."
To be continued...