You Have Science, I Have Martial Arts-Chapter 452 - 222: Lian Hongyin: Stay With Me Tonight
The Martial Dao values self-interest; for the strong, great power resides within themselves, thus they need not rely on organizations and groups. Therefore, they tend to act solely from their own interests, without having to compromise.
In today’s Rakshasa Woman Kingdom, vested interests are deeply intertwined, and within the kingdom, there are various factions forming four circles centered around the four veteran Martial God experts, with power struggles between them growing increasingly fierce.
Although Lian Hongying holds the noble title of Princess and possesses Martial God cultivation, she remains often detached from the "system."
The reason is simple — the royal power and resources are mainly in the hands of the Sovereign, and as long as Lian Huoji does not step down, the power in her hands will not fall into Lian Hongying’s.
Moreover, even if Lian Huoji steps down from the throne and goes to the Jade Capital to await orders from the Queen Mother of the West, it’s uncertain if the position of the Rakshasa Woman Kingdom’s Sovereign would go to Lian Hongying.
The reason is simple, the first Princess Lian Qixia has now established major influence, having painstakingly operated in the Royal Capital for years, securing more support from the aristocracy in the realm.
Moreover, Lian Qixia also possesses cultivation at the Heaven-Ascending Tenth Layer, giving her a significant advantage in the struggle for inheritance.
In contrast, over the years, Lian Hongying has been absorbed in cultivation, and apart from her fiefdom in Huajian City, she lacks other forces and connections.
In five years, under normal competition, it would be impossible to attract more support than Lian Qixia, because Lian Qixia would certainly not stand by and watch Lian Hongying overtake her.
This is the greatest dilemma facing Lian Hongying.
And the solution proposed by Ye Qingzhou is straightforwardly simple and direct: if you can’t win over the nobility, then win over the lower levels, especially those common heroes who are excluded by the ruling class.
"What exactly should I do?"
One must admit, Lian Hongying is quite tempted at this moment. Although she was born into the noble class of the Rakshasa Woman Kingdom, now that she has achieved Martial God status, she naturally considers her interests more.
Especially since Ye Qingzhou’s suggestion is closely tied to the forging of her exclusive Divine Weapon, making it even harder for Lian Hongying to let go.
"It’s simple, Martial Examination."
"Martial Examination?"
"By holding Martial Examinations to recruit the talented commoners of the Rakshasa Race, by giving them a path for advancement, a new Celestial Destiny can naturally be gathered, forming a significant force."
The Power of Thought Ability of Kunlun Grotto Heaven is basically monopolized by West Kunlun, divided among the "Hundred Gods" with the Queen Mother of the West as the head. The Eight Hundred Feudal States are not qualified to intercept it and are not allowed to privately worship other Divine Spirits besides the "Hundred Gods," otherwise it would be considered heresy, incurring heavenly wrath and divine punishment.
So, Ye Qingzhou has to find another way, starting with the "national fortune" of the Rakshasa Woman Kingdom.
Currently, in the Rakshasa Woman Kingdom, the national fortune is held by the royal family and aristocracy, while the populace is brutally exploited to the extreme, almost devoid of resistance.
Thus, if a savior were to appear willing to lend a hand to the lower class, it would immediately garner the response and support of the people.
After listening to Ye Qingzhou’s suggestion, Lian Hongying slightly furrowed her brows: "Martial Examination? Our Rakshasa Woman Kingdom already has Martial Arts Academies established in various cities throughout the kingdom to select talents for the realm. Why bother with an additional Martial Examination?"
"It’s different."
Ye Qingzhou patiently explained the difference: "Although Martial Arts Academies are set up to teach Martial Arts, they merely select warriors. What I’m talking about is using Martial Examinations to screen talents and impart advanced Martial Arts Techniques, eventually even using military merit to grant titles, so that commoners too can become new military nobility."
"Military merit for titles!?"
Upon understanding the core of it, Lian Hongying was instantly astonished.
These four words have immense impact on the Rakshasa Woman Kingdom, which still primarily utilizes a feudal aristocratic system.
Even though the Rakshasa Woman Kingdom already possesses powerful Martial God Realm experts, in terms of civilization form, it’s still under an extremely backward feudal aristocracy system.
Bringing the concept of the Three Virtues and Five Constants here can even be regarded as an advanced thought.
It must be noted that in the Rakshasa Woman Kingdom, social classes divide the entire nation into varying degrees of superiority. The commoners are brutally oppressed, and slaves are even more miserable, having no dignity as people, holding a status even lower than cattle or horses.
At the very least, cattle and horses are usually more valuable than slaves.
And what’s worse, Kunlun Grotto Heaven has no social reform, and the feudal system has persisted for thousands of years, lacking selection and promotion mechanisms like the Imperial Examination.
As a result, society has become a stagnant pool.
The people at the bottom remain forever at the bottom.
The people at the top remain forever at the top.
There is no flow of talent between the classes in the entire Rakshasa Woman Kingdom, nor is there innovation or change, only eternal exploitation and oppression.
And this is why Martial Saints like Yuan Jinyou and Duan Qianfeng are driven to rebellion. Even when they ascended to Martial Saints, without noble status, they still faced harsh oppression from the royal family and nobility, never receiving the respect they deserved.
"Do you know what doing this means?"
Lian Hongying looked intently at Ye Qingzhou, as if trying to see through all his thoughts.
Ye Qingzhou, however, maintained an indifferent attitude, after all, the one benefiting when things proceed is him, while the ones paying the price are the royal family and nobility of the Rakshasa Woman Kingdom.
So why not let others bear the burden and enjoy his own peace?
Facing Lian Hongying’s questioning, Ye Qingzhou responded quite calmly: "Your Highness, everything in this world comes at a cost. If you don’t want to take any risks, how can you achieve great success? Divine Weapons will not automatically appear in your hand; to forge Divine Weapons, blood and sacrifice are inevitably required."
