Journey to the West: I have Nine Golden Crows Inside Me
Chapter 1456 - 970 Prehistoric World’s Sky

Chapter 1456: 970 Prehistoric World’s Sky

"Indeed, the Sky Mirror has been fully installed, and tomorrow at noon, at the third quarter of the hour, the execution of those nobles will be carried out in broad daylight."

Jiang Chen briefly mentioned recent events and made arrangements for the upcoming actions.

The Sky Mirror, with the implication of the Bright Mirror hanging aloft, is a High-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure containing thirty-six Innate divine prohibitions.

It is said that the First Emperor had a precious mirror called the Sky Mirror, capable of reflecting the human heart and clearly distinguishing the loyalty of his subjects.

This legend is true because now, this treasure is in Jiang Chen’s hands. The First Emperor hung the Sky Mirror outside the palace gate to inspect the hearts of his ministers.

After the First Emperor handed Xianyang City over to Jiang Chen, this treasure naturally fell into Jiang Chen’s possession.

After obtaining the Sky Mirror, Jiang Chen shattered this Innate Spiritual Treasure and refined it with countless Innate spiritual materials, forging it into one hundred and eight Sky Mirrors.

In addition to the ability to reflect the human heart, another ability to oversee the heavens was added to these mirrors—think of it as a weakened version of the Haotian Mirror.

Wherever the Sky Mirrors are placed, they would monitor everything happening within millions of miles.

When one hundred and eight Sky Mirrors are combined into the Star Array in a smaller Cycle, the power is no less than that of a supreme Innate Spiritual Treasure, with a range that can cover all of the Nine States.

It can be said that with one hundred and eight Sky Mirrors hanging in the sky, distributed in all directions of the Nine States, nothing can escape their surveillance.

The Bright Mirror hangs high, scrutinizing everything.

Unless one has reached the level of Quasi-Saint, even an Innate Dao Sovereign cannot evade the surveillance of the Sky Mirror.

What is called a tool for maintaining rule? This is it. All matters of the world are encompassed in the mirror, known at a thought. With this, who can act under the ruler’s nose?

Furthermore, Jiang Chen has also added a feature of projection to the Sky Mirror, colloquially speaking, a live broadcasting function.

As long as Jiang Chen wishes, the one hundred and eight Sky Mirrors can project any scene he desires onto the sky, for countless living beings throughout the Nine States to witness.

If one wants to win over the hearts of all beings, this function is essential.

Tomorrow, when executing the nobility, these one hundred and eight Sky Mirrors will take charge of live broadcasting the event, ensuring that all the commoners within the borders of the Nine States can clearly see this scene.

Thus, Jiang Chen can capture the hearts of the world.

Even when enacting laws later on, Jiang Chen can use the Sky Mirrors to live broadcast, using the simplest and most direct language to tell all the commoners in the Nine States the purpose of issuing decrees, the significance of such measures, and the benefits they stand to gain.

An order, if passed from high to low with too many intermediaries, becomes diluted or altered once it reaches the bottom.

It’s either padded out or severely discounted by others. It’s far better to bypass them and tell the commoners directly.

Of course, just that is not enough; for laws to have an effect, they must be enforced. Without enforcement, the best laws are no more than useless paper, meaningless.

Previously, Jiang Chen dispersed the Demon Suppression Heavenly Soldiers for this reason; they are his most loyal deployment, steadfastly enforcing his will without compromise.

Therefore, the laws promulgated by Jiang Chen will be enforced by them.

For Demon Suppression Heavenly Soldiers, they simply act as Jiang Chen commands, and if anyone contradicts them, it’s even simpler—no matter who they are, kill them directly. In the Nine States, they can act as they please.

"Governing a country, in essence, is a simple matter; it becomes complicated because of the complexity of human hearts."

"Due to various reasons, those who execute orders might over-enforce or selectively enforce them..."

"Even if the ruler is well aware, considering various interests, it’s difficult to take action and rectify the situation."

"In fact, even if action is taken, it might not yield good results but rather compound the problem, making the situation worse."

"Interests sway the human heart; even the best laws can turn into bad outcomes if not implemented well."

After communicating his orders, Jiang Chen suddenly recalled something and spoke to everyone with a look of reflection.

"Yes, without a united will among the people, nothing can be accomplished. Throughout the ages, the management of officials has been crucial, especially the local authorities, against their collusion with local clans."

"Far from the imperial court, once officials and merchants collude to exploit the commoners, the local people are finished—they won’t even find someone to stand up for them."

"Of course, we must also guard against high-ranking officials at court, to prevent them from taking bribes from local officials and acting as their protection..."

Hearing Jiang Chen’s reflection, the counsellors thought Jiang Chen was seeking their advice on state governance, and they all perked up, excitedly sharing their thoughts with Jiang Chen.

Having learned the arts of culture and war, selling it to the monarchy—isn’t that what I possess right now? If the Human King accepts their ideas and uses them to govern the state, they are sure to be remembered in history.

Ah no, it’s more than being remembered in history—this is the Human King, the ruler of the Human Race. If their thoughts are accepted by him, it’s not just about being remembered in history; it’s about being recorded in the annals of the Human Race, becoming a venerated sage for future generations.