Outside Barack City,
The founding ceremony proceeded as scheduled.
Under the gaze of eighty thousand troops, countless citizens, over twenty high-ranking figures from various factions, and even some deities from the God Realm,
Yuan Tiangang held a yellow robe embroidered with a nine-colored divine dragon and gently draped it over Nangong Lingyun.
Then, he loudly denounced the aristocratic class for their extortion, extravagance, and their ruthless exploitation of the common people, treating them like pigs and dogs, leading to widespread resentment and a yearning for a wise ruler.
He then performed three bows and nine kowtows, his voice choked with tears, earnestly imploring Nangong Lingyun to save the world.
Angel Yan held a tray bearing the Imperial Seal, the Sword, and the Golden Crown,
representing the rights of the people, military power, and imperial authority, respectively.
She recounted Nangong Lingyun's brilliant achievements: developing his own martial soul, founding Kaiyuan Academy, perfecting martial soul theory, exposing the conspiracy of the aristocracy to harm the commoners' talented individuals.
The recent incident of Nangong Lingyun thrashing Tang Chen, a Limit Douluo and inheritor of a God King, was also highlighted and repeatedly emphasized.
Finally, she also performed three bows and nine kowtows, believing that only a peerless figure like Nangong Lingyun, possessing the nine virtues of the extraordinary, the heroic, the outstanding, the resolute, the benevolent, the righteous, the wise, the trustworthy, and the brave, could accomplish such a grand and challenging task of overthrowing the old system, eliminating long-standing problems, and changing the world.
The two of them tearfully pleaded with fervent anticipation.
"A saint as benevolent, kind, and valiant as you, surely wouldn't bear to see the people continue to suffer, would you?"
The third time, eighty thousand troops, the royal family of Barack City, court officials, generals, some soul masters, and a few commoners all knelt, swearing their allegiance.
They declared that they would not believe in, recognize, or follow anyone except Nangong Lingyun.
They also swore that for the Emperor, for the empire, and for that great dream, they would spare nothing, including their own lives.
After the three pleas, Nangong Lingyun had no choice but to reluctantly accept the throne.
The entire founding ceremony incorporated elements from both the local customs of Douluo and some unique aspects from his previous life.
The ceremony lasted for over two hours, encompassing nine major sections and over thirty sub-sections.
Becoming Emperor was just the first step.
Next,
Nangong Lingyun, in his capacity as Emperor, needed to formally announce the national title, imperial title, and read the founding declaration, outlining the governing principles.
He would also bestow honors upon the officials, establishing the civil and military systems and the official hierarchy.
The national title was the Holy and Glorious Heavenly Kingdom, abbreviated as Heavenly Kingdom or Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. The imperial title was Emperor of Utmost Benevolence, Righteousness, Wisdom, Courage, Divine Might, and Martial Prowess, abbreviated as Emperor Wu or Divine Martial Emperor.
The governing principles were: to abolish the aristocratic hereditary system based on bloodline, and to select truly outstanding individuals based on merit through civil and martial examinations.
Furthermore, there were policies such as equal land distribution, reduced corvée labor, light taxation, compulsory education, governance by law, punishment for the unwarranted killing of civilians, and a twenty-level system of military and civilian titles.
In terms of appointments, Yuan Tiangang was appointed as the Grand Minister of Works and conferred the title of Duke of Culture and Righteousness, holding the power of governance and finance. Angel Yan was appointed as the Grand Minister of War and conferred the title of Duke of Martial Peace, holding the power over the military and soul masters. Qian Daoliu was appointed as the Grand Minister of Education, responsible for law and supervision, with no title conferred for the time being.
The three Grand Ministers held the highest positions among all officials, ranking as First Rank.
The empire was structured with over twenty officials under the Nine Ministers. These included the Grand Minister of Ceremonies (equivalent to the Ministry of Rites), the Grand Commandant (Ministry of War), the Grand Preceptor (Ministry of Personnel), the Grand Protector (Ministry of Works), the Grand Minister of Finance (Ministry of Revenue), and the Grand Tutor (Ministry of Commerce).
Other important positions were the Imperial Treasury, the Grand Justice (Ministry of Justice), the Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Chamberlain, Ministers, Imperial Scholars (serving as the emperor's secretaries and advisors), along with the Grand Herald, the Court of Judicature and Revision, the Minister of the Imperial Clan, the Censorate, and the Generals of the Four Pacifications and Four Conquests.
All of these positions were of the second rank.
However, due to a shortage of personnel, only a few positions had been filled.
Among them, the former King of Barack was appointed Duke of Faith and Righteousness, serving as the Grand Minister of Ceremonies, and was one of the four founding noble officials of the new empire.
The other was Lou Gao, the Duke of Craftsmanship, who had successfully integrated blacksmithing techniques, basic soul guide device manufacturing techniques, and firearms.
In Nangong Lingyun's twenty-level peerage system, the bottom four levels were Esquire, the middle four were Baron, and the upper four were Earl. Each group of four was further divided into lower, middle, upper, and greater ranks.
The highest levels, from high to low, were King, Duke, Marquis, and Count, a total of eight ranks, each with its own exclusive title.
Within this system, those Kings, Dukes, Marquises, and Counts with titles using commendatory words were ranked higher than those with titles based on place names.
The four Marquis were all Upper Marquis, ranking at the sixteenth level.
The first few procedures of the grand ceremony progressed extremely quickly, often completing one in three to five minutes.
However, after forty minutes, they officially reached the seventh item, the highlight of the day: the military parade.
"Here it comes."
Beside the altar, in the guest seating area, Ning Fengzhi's eyes suddenly lit up.
Among everyone present, he and Tang San were the most interested in the firearms Nangong Lingyun had created.
If Kaiyuan Academy hadn't planned to establish an empire, or even if they had but still relied on the nobility, he would have spared no expense to deepen cooperation.
Unfortunately...
Following Angel Yan's order, long war horns and earth-shattering drums suddenly blared.
The eight military formations changed their formations in sequence, marching past the altar in a goose step.
The thundering footsteps were extremely uniform, perfectly synchronized with the drumbeats, instantly igniting the passion of the watching crowd.
The parade had two main components: the inspection and the demonstration of martial prowess.
The inspection referenced the marching parade of his previous life, combined with specially designed heavy armor, creating an incredibly stunning visual effect.
This was mainly aimed at the common people. Many of them didn't understand the true power of powerful soul masters and had great respect for the military. Seeing such a spectacle was bound to fill them with excitement.
The demonstration of martial prowess, on the other hand, was specifically targeted at nobles like Ning Fengzhi and Xue Ye.
If these people didn't witness the power of Firearms firsthand, they would forever look down on ordinary people, treating them as insignificant.
The general in charge of the martial demonstration ceremony waved his hand.
"Bring in the prisoners."
Several groups of soldiers in armor immediately escorted a line of prisoners from the distant houses.
Each person had an iron plaque hanging around their neck, detailing their crimes, their respective martial souls, and their Soul Power level.
Yes, these prisoners were all Soul Masters, specifically prepared for today to test and demonstrate the power of Firearms.
The moment the prisoners appeared, a commotion erupted from the guest seating.
No one had expected Nangong Lingyun to prepare such a sensational way to "demonstrate martial prowess."
And when they saw the words on the iron plaques, almost every face turned extremely grim.
"Thirty-eighth rank, strong attack type, Battle Soul Venerable XXX, accumulated massacre of over a thousand civilians, death sentence!"
"Forty-sixth rank, defense type, Battle Soul Ancestor XXX, plundering civilians for slavery and human trafficking, death sentence!"
"Twenty-ninth rank, control type, Battle Soul Venerable XXX, poisoned the water source causing the death of a hundred people, death sentence!"
"Fifty-one Level Auxiliary Soul King, XXXX. It enjoys eating human flesh. It has existed for forty-four years, during which it has harmed countless people. Death sentence!"
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